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Sony has launched the Xperia Z2, the company's latest flagship smartphone in India. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and packs a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with Live Colour LED powered by X-Reality, powered by 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat).
It has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens with a 27mm wide-angle f/2.0 aperture custom 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, BIONZ image processing engine, 4K video recording and a 2.2-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera. It also has IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2zZktt4Iow
Sony Xperia Z2 specifications
5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with Live Colour LED powered by X-Reality engine
2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AB) processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
20.7MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor, Sony G lens, 4K video recording, LED flash
2.2MP front-facing camera with 1080p video recording
8.2mm thick and weighs 158 grams
IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
3GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory upto 64GB via microSD card
3G HSPA+, WiFi 820.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with APT-X, GPS/ GLONASS, MHL 3.0, NFC
3200 mAh Battery with STAMINA mode
The Sony ...
Oppo has launched Oppo Joy, the company's latest budget Android smartphone in India. It was announced last month and packs a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA IPS sensitive touch screen with glove mode, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Color OS). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support.
It has Hotknot that offers secure file sharing. This is the company's first phone in India to offer this feature. It comes with O-Cloud with 5GB of cloud storage.
Commenting on the new launch, Tom Lu, CEO, OPPO India, said,
Industry reports predict that India is poised to emerge as the third largest smartphone market in the world by 2017 with a major proportion of the buyers being new users. There is a scarcity of affordable smartphones with high-end features in India. The new OPPO Joy will go a long way in bridging this gap and making more and more people enjoy the feeling of possessing a smartphone in the true sense. Customers always come first during our business operation. This is why we are bringing OPPO Joy to local market, ...
Huawei has finally announced the Ascend P7, the successor of last year's Ascend P6 at an event in Paris, France. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS touch-sensitive display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, powered by Huawei's own 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei own Emotion UI 2.3 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony's BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture and Huawei's proprietary Image Signal Processor (ISP).
It has IMAGESmart 2.0, Ultra Snapshot function to launch camera in 1.2 seconds by double-clicking the down volume button from a locked mode and more. It also has a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with panorama function for panoramic selfies, 10 level auto-facial enhancement in beauty mode and 1080p selfie video.
It also has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the back that has unique micro-pattern design. It has LTE support and packs a 2500 mAh battery with ultra power saving mode that lets you stretch 10 percent of remaining battery power to last 24 hours on standby.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36XCdGJdVI
Huawei Ascend P7 specifications
5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.8 GHz quad-core Huawei Kirin 910T processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU
Android 4.4 ...
LG is the only company that is yet to announce its flagship device and it will probably be the best of what 2014 has to offer. In addition to the rumors circulating about the removable battery, a microSD card slot and a non plastic back, LG G3 is also rumored to be coming with the latest Snapdragon 805 SoC.
Earlier in the year, during January, Qualcomm had announced that the first devices with Snapdragon 805 are likely to arrive in May and the latest piece of information from an LG insider about the Snapdragon 805 powered LG G3 falls well in place. According to the insider and also previous rumors, the LG G3 will be try to push all other flagships out of the competition with its 5.5inch QuadHD display sporting a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. There will also be 3GB of RAM to support the beefy Snapdragon 805 SoC.
The internal storage is expected to be 32GB and surprisingly, there will be a microSD card slot for expansion. The battery will be a small upgrade over the LG G2 with a 3200mAh battery. The camera department will also see an improvement over the predecessor as rumors claim that LG will be ...
Lava launched the Iris 504Q+ successor of the Iris 504Q last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the device. Here we have the photo gallery of the phone so that you can view the phone in all the angles. The Iris 504Q has a 5-inch HD display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
It has a 10-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor and LED flash. It has gesture motion and voice controls to capture images.
The phone has a plastic back cover but the cover has metal plate in the centre on the inside. It has dual SIM support with a mini SIM and a micro SIM slot. It has 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory (5.33 GB user memory) and expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD. It packs a 2000 mAh battery.
It also has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has gesture feature that lets users change tracks, switch between homescreens, tune FM channels and browse gallery.
It has a chrome rim running on the sides. The phone is just 7.9 mm thick. We will be bringing you the benchmarks camera samples and the complete review of the smartphone soon, in the mean time check out ...
Lava launched the Iris 504Q+ successor of the Iris 504Q last month. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with ARM Cortex A7 cores and Mali 400 GPU, similar to Xolo Q1010i that was launched recently. It has a 5-inch HD display based on OGS technology, has a 10MP rear camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKyxG-gFAXI
Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 5952 points in the Quadrant benchmark and lies just above Q1010i.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It scored 17150 points and topped the AnTuTu Benchmark 4.
Vellamo 2 HTML5
It topped the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark by scoring 1967 points.
Vellamo 2 Metal
It scored 559 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 87.3 MFLOPS, almost similar to most other smartphones with MT6582 chips.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It clocked around 236.8 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 53.7 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It clocked 6.5 fps in GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex onscreen benchmark.
Basemark X 1.0 HD (Onscreen)
In the Basemark X 1.0 HD OnScreen benchmark, it clocked around 4.7 fps.
Basemark X 1.0 HD (Offscreen)
It clocked around ...
Chang Dong-hoon, head of the mobile design team at Samsung Electronics offered to resign last week and has since been replaced according to a report published by Reuters. Lee Min-hyouk, the VP for Mobile Design at Samsung will be replacing Chang. Lee is well known for being the youngest senior executive at Samsung.
Lee played a major role in the design of the Galaxy series of devices which are largely responsible for the massive sales demand of Samsung handsets. That said, Samsung has been fighting patent litigation the world over because of similarities drawn between the Galaxy range of devices and Apple's iPhone. Apple claims that Samsung has copied the iPhone design language.
Consumers too have shown less than stellar interest in the new flagship, the Galaxy S5. Continued use of the same design and lack of any substantial hardware innovation means are key factors. The Galaxy S5 has also been universally panned for the quality of materials used with 'band aid' like design being a common term used to describe the faux leather back. It remains to be seen if Lee, who goes by the moniker 'Midas', can change around Samsung's design related woes.
Samsung is adding bling to its flagship phone, the Galaxy S5 and fitness tracker Gear Fit. The company has launched Swarovski Collection for both these devices on its online store.
Samsung Galaxy S5 gets two types of crystal studded shiny covers available in Vibrant Blue and Mystic Black. Swarovski claims that the Crystal Fine Rocks are integrated into the back cover of the Galaxy S5, while two crystal effects are merged into one motif as an extra design feature.
Moving on, the Galaxy Fit wearable can be shined by “Charm Sliders that come in various shapes, styles and colours. These charms can be personalized and changed according to the users taste. The bar on which the charms are dangled are available in Brown, Golden Shadow and Crystal colour. Whereas, the danglers feature Siam Heart, Light Rose Heart, Crystal Skull, Anthracite Skull, Crystal Star, Blue Star and Golden Shadow Lip.
With technology and fashion so deeply intertwined, Samsung is more dedicated than ever to supporting self-expression through technological innovation and meaningful partnerships. Collaborating with Swarovski on this stunning collection of device accessories reflects our commitment to providing people with user-experiences that express their distinct personalities and tastes.
said Samsung's executive vice president of Global Marketing, IT & Mobile ...
While Android tablets have proven to sell a fair few numbers in the entry level segment, the upper end has so far been dominated by the iPad. Samsung has made a few attempts at making a dent in this segment but has failed. As part of it's attempt to throw mud at the wall and see what sticks, the Korean giant has created a ginormous tablet that doesn't really solve any specific problems. Could the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 still be worth the small fortune it commands? We find out in our review.
Hardware
It is hard to mistake the Note Pro 12.2 as anything other than a Samsung product. Nigh identical to the Note 10.1, it carries the same design identity as seen on other high end Samsung devices across product categories.
The front is dominated by the gargantuan 12.2 inch display. Below it is a hardware button that works as a home key. This is flanked by capacitive buttons on either side that correspond to back and the multitasking menu respectively. We're quite impressed by how Samsung has managed to find the sweet spot for bezel size. Just appropriate, the bezels are wide enough to hold the tablet comfortably but ...
OPPO Find 7 which was announced in March is now available for pre-order in China. The company's flagship phone will start shipping from May 29th. The Find 7a went on pre-order in several countries last month.
The phone with 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) QHD display is priced at CNY 3,498 (about $565/ Rs 34,000) and will be available in India by mid 2014. No official word about a global roll out was given by the company. Lets take a quick look at the specifications of the Oppo 7. Powered by 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor, the device has 3GB RAM and 32GB internal memory which can be expanded up to 128GB.
One of the most unique features of the phone is its 13 MP camera that software enhancements to capture images at 50-megapixel (8,160 x 6,120 pixels) resolution and also a 5 MP front facing. It packs 3000 mAh battery with VOOC fast charging technology, capable of charging the battery to 75% in 30 minutes. Available in midnight black and white colors, the phone runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Color OS 1.2 on top.
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LG Display has just announced that their 5.5-inch Quad HD LCD smartphone panel has been certified by NEMKO, Norway-based international testing and certification organization. LG announced their first Quad HD panel back in August last year and has a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels at a pixel density of 538ppi. It has the same 1.2 mm thickness, but this has 1.15 mm narrow bezel, 0.05 mm less than the panel introduced last year.
LG display has confirmed that the new Quad HD LCD panel will be unveiled with the forthcoming LG’s flagship smartphone to be launched in the first half of the year. It is clear that it will be introduced in the LG G3 scheduled to be unveiled on May 27th.
The new panel offers 100 percent RGB color reproduction standard and has achieved the same level of brightness as a Full HD panel. It has achieved higher brightness by improving the penetration ratio through enhancing the pixel structure design and aperture ratio in the LTPS backplane, said the company.
Back in March Japan Display Inc. announced that it has started mass producing 5.46-inch WQHD (1,440 x 2,560 pixels) display at 538 ppi for smartphones that is being used in Oppo Find 7. The LG Quad HD panel would go ...
At the start of this month, Motorola's Moto X+1 appeared on MotoMaker website. The company however did not give any details about the phone and deleted the references on it. According to earlier rumors the Moto X+1 comes with 25 custom backplate options, including four leather options.
Now, the Moto X+1 has made another appearance on Motorola's official website. The link was taken down at the time of writing this article. But according to reports, the website listed the Moto X+1 for AT&T however it the image resembles to the existing Moto X. The Droid Life report also states that it has viewed cached pages for Sprint and Verizon models of the phone as well. Moving on, the report claims that it also spotted black, blue, grey, and red leather custom back options for the device.
No further information and details about the Moto X+1 launch are available as of now. But, this might be an indication that the phone which is a successor to the Moto X, is not far away and will probably launch any time now. Meanwhile, Motorola has scheduled an event in India on May 13, where it is expected to launch the rumoured entry level Android phone that is touted as ...
Sony has launched the Xperia Z2, the company's latest flagship smartphone in India. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and packs a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with Live Colour LED powered by X-Reality, powered by 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat).
It has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens with a 27mm wide-angle f/2.0 aperture custom 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, BIONZ image processing engine, 4K video recording and a 2.2-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera. It also has IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2zZktt4Iow
Sony Xperia Z2 specifications
5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with Live Colour LED powered by X-Reality engine
2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AB) processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
20.7MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor, Sony G lens, 4K video recording, LED flash
2.2MP front-facing camera with 1080p video recording
8.2mm thick and weighs 158 grams
IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
3GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory upto 64GB via microSD card
3G HSPA+, WiFi 820.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with APT-X, GPS/ GLONASS, MHL 3.0, NFC
3200 mAh Battery with STAMINA mode
The Sony ...
Microsoft is the latest company that is entering the wearable market which is flooded with devices from companies like Samsung, Pebble, and others. The software and tech giant has patented a smartwatch which highlights fitness tracing.
Filed in Q4 2012, the patent shows that the smartwatch comes with a removable display which can be fitter into a fitness tracker. Moving on the device also boasts of biometric sensors to measure heart rate along with other fitness-oriented features. It will also track a user’s position and route via GPS. The smartwatch includes a touch display on its top surface and an optical light sensor on the bottom, where it will come into contact with the wearer's skin and measure various exercise-related metrics, such as the wearer's heart rate.
As per the patent there is a dock for the smartwatch which will be mostly used for charging and/or syncing the device. Along with the usual basic features of a smartwatch, Microsoft's device can perform other functions like to listen to music, set an alarm send messages and make phone calls.
However, it must be noted that this is mere a patent and hence it does not mean that the Microsoft smartwatch will offer all the aforementioned features and might add or remove some ...
LG Isai FL (LGL24) for Japanese operator KDDI that leaked last month is now official. It has a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD IPS display, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with LG's own skin on top. It has a 13.2-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 4K video recording and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
It is also waterproof and comes with Q slide dual-window feature for multitasking, isai motion feature and LG's KnockON with Knock Code customization. It has a unique design with LG's signature rear buttons. The LG G3 is also expected to feature the same Quad HD display.
LG isai FL Specifications
5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Full HD IPS display at 423 ppi
2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dimensions – 145×76×10.5 mm; Weight: 160 g
13.2MP rear camera with LED Flash, 4K video recording
1.3MP front-facing camera
2GB DDR3 RAM, 32GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD
4G LTE / WiMAX 2 + / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 , GPS, NFC
3000 mAh battery
The LG isai FL comes in White, Blue and Pink colors. It would go on sale in Japan ...
With an aim to research on 5G technologies Nokia and NTT DOCOMO have announced a collaboration. The duo will work on research and standardization of 5G mobile communication technologies to work on a 5G proof of concept (PoC) system.
The collaboration follows a memorandum of understanding signed by the companies in January earlier this year to research future radio access experimental systems. To meet the demand for extreme capacity and performance, future 5G networks will need to overcome the challenges that will become relevant for operators, such as guaranteeing cell-edge rates in excess of 100Mbps and reducing latency by a factor of 10.
Future wireless networks will interconnect not just humans but also machines and objects, creating a vibrant overlay of virtual and physical worlds with a huge variety of use cases. Together with the industry, we need to make sure that 5G technology offers the right tenets to serve these use cases flexibly and profitably.
said Hossein Moiin, executive vice president & chief technology officer of Networks in a company statement.
The duo will continue to cooperate on the research of future radio access systems, with an initial focus on exploring the potential of the millimetre wave technology at the 70 GHz spectrum ...
For the past 4 years, there is an event that most phone geeks look forward to; the announcement of the latest Samsung Galaxy S flagship. Ever since the launch of the original Galaxy S smartphone which was a big success for a flagship device at the time, we have all waited to see what Samsung brings in new every year with the successor to the previous model. Samsung have a history of providing a do it all device with every feature you could imagine packed into a single device. Naturally this year also everyone expected the same.
Each year Samsung manages to sell more and more of it’s flagship device and this year it’s expecting to do the same. However it does have some fierce competition from the likes of HTC and Sony. Only time will tell how it stands against them but let’s take a look at the S5 and how it performs.
Unboxing
We’ve already posted an unboxing of the Samsung Galaxy S5 which you can see in the video below. The box contents aren’t any different from the usual. What you get inside is:
Sasmung Galaxy S5
Battery
microUSB Cable
Wall Charger
Documentation
Earphone
Extra Eartips
Design and Build Quality
The design and build quality of Samsung Galaxy devices ...
Lava Iris 504Q+, the company's camera-centric smartphone was launched last month. It has a 10-megapixel camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor, LED flash and 1080p video recording. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the photo gallery of the phone recently. Here we bring you the camera samples from the phone in all the conditions such as daylight, macro and flash.
Lava Iris 504Q+ specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with OGS technology and Asahi Dragontrail glass protection
1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-400 MP2 GPU
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
10MP rear camera with LED Flash, Sony Exmor RS Sensor with 1.4 µm
2MP front-facing camera
7.9 mm thick and weighs 149 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
G Sensor, Motion sensor, Proximity sensor
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory (5.33 GB user memory), 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
2000 mAh battery
Here are the camera samples (click to view the full resolution image)
It can record videos at 1080p full HD resolution at 30 fps. Check out the video sample.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQOKvYd18CI
We will be bringing you the complete review of the smartphone soon.
Samsung is pushing Android KitKat update to a line of Galaxy devices, as per leaked document shared by SamMobile. Devices like the Galaxy S3 LTE, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy Grand 2, Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.3 will get the latest Android KitKat 4.4 update by June.
Galaxy Note II LTE, Galaxy Note 3 Neo and the Galaxy S3 LTE will receive Android 4.4.2 updates by the end of this month. The international Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) update has been canceled, according to this document due to some "unsolved problems". The report also states that Samsung has started testing Android 4.4.3 for the Galaxy S5 and that some of the devices in the list might upgrade directly to 4.4.3 instead of 4.4.2, which hints at the possibility that the updates might take longer to arrive.
It must be noted that the dates on this list are subject to change. Earlier this year, Samsung had rolled out KitKat 4.4 update to Galaxy Note 3, , Galaxy S4 and and Galaxy Note 2 in India. Android KitKat is now present on 8.5% of all the global active Android devices as per latest numbers from Google's Android Developers Dashboard.
Xolo launched a slightly updated version of the Xolo Q1010 in the form of Xolo Q1010i with the minor update including a better 8MP Sony EXMOR R Sensor. Other than the upgrade in the camera department, the Xolo Q1010i is pretty much very similar to the Xolo Q1010 in terms of performance, build quality and design. Lets check out how the upgraded camera and the device perform together.
Design, Build Quality and Handling
The Xolo Q1010i is one solid smartphone in the price range and quite the looker. The build quality is pretty good and the device feels very solid in the hand. The screen to phone ratio isn't the greatest and a lot of real estate goes wasted with the not so narrow bezels.
The choice of design and materials for the Xolo Q1010i is pleasing as they have decided to go with a soft matte back cover and a contrasting shiny metal rim running across the device. The metal rim across the center of the device is a bit protruding all throughout and that makes the device feel a little thinner than it actually is.
Xolo Q1010i feels quite comfortable in the hand because of the grippy matte back. On the front, ...
Sony has announced Xperia ZL2 (SOL25), the successor of last year's Xperia ZL for Japanese operator KDDI in their Summer line-up. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display powered by X-Reality, powered by 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat).
It has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, 4K video recording and a 3.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance, similar to Z2. It has all the other features present in the Xperia Z2.
Sony Xperia ZL2 specifications
5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display powered by X-Reality engine
2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AB) processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
20.7MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor, Sony G lens, 4K video recording, LED flash
3.1MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor
10.8mm thick and weighs 167 grams
IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance
3.5mm audio jack
3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory upto 128GB via microSD card
4G LTE / / WiMAX 2 +, WiFi 820.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with APT-X, GPS/ GLONASS, MHL 3.0, NFC
3000 mAh Battery
The Sony Xperia ZL2 comes in Turquoise, White and Black colors and would be available from the operator late May ...
