Oppo Mobiles India has announced its partnership with Amazon India to sell its smartphones online. Oppo said that it would sell entire range of smartphones on Amazon that have been launched in India till date and the Oppo Find 7 that was launched last month for Rs. 37,990 would be available starting today, July 14th online. The Oppo Find 7a with a 1080p display that was launched along with the Find 7 went on sale last month.
Oppo currently operates in 12 major cities including, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Kolkata, Pune and Lucknow. Oppo Find 7 directly competes with the LG G3 that would launch in India next week.
As it announced at the Find 7 launch, it plans to open over 200 service centers across India in the next one year and would launch about 10 products priced below Rs 10,000 to around Rs 40,000 by the end of this year. We reviewed the Find 7a recently. Check out the Oppo Find 7a review here.
Commenting on the partnership, Tom Lu, CEO, OPPO Mobiles India, said
Consumer orientation features big on our philosophy. In today’s digital age, consumers are spending a lot of time online, out of which e-commerce grabs a big share. We ...
Oppo Mobiles India has announced its partnership with Amazon India to sell its smartphones online. Oppo said that it would sell entire range of smartphones on Amazon that have been launched in India till date and the Oppo Find 7 that was launched last month for Rs. 37,990 would be available starting today, July 14th online. The Oppo Find 7a with a 1080p display that was launched along with the Find 7 went on sale last month.
Oppo currently operates in 12 major cities including, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Kolkata, Pune and Lucknow. Oppo Find 7 directly competes with the LG G3 that would launch in India next week.
As it announced at the Find 7 launch, it plans to open over 200 service centers across India in the next one year and would launch about 10 products priced below Rs 10,000 to around Rs 40,000 by the end of this year. We reviewed the Find 7a recently. Check out the Oppo Find 7a review here.
Commenting on the partnership, Tom Lu, CEO, OPPO Mobiles India, said
Consumer orientation features big on our philosophy. In today’s digital age, consumers are spending a lot of time online, out of which e-commerce grabs a big share. We ...
Flipkart, one of India's largest e-commerce retailers, has started teasing the Xiaomi Mi3 on its social media channels, tacitly confirming their exclusive deal with the Chinese company. Flipkart's foray into exclusivity started with Motorola's devices, as the company, recently bought by Lenovo, sought to take advantage of their previously lost distribution channel partnerships here. Xiaomi, on the other hand, is used to selling exclusively on its own websites, even outside China, without the overhead of a traditional distribution channel or advertising, so the Flipkart partnership must have been natural for them.
Looking for our Xiaomi Mi3 review? Go here.
For a country as big as India, the logistics of just sending a device directly to someone's home would require a mind boggling number of partnerships with various stakeholders, but a partnership with Flipkart would solve that easily, as the company has already established itself, in scale and in trust. Xiaomi probably saw this as a better opportunity for its Indian debut, as the company prepares to enter the smartphone market here, with disruptive pricing. In fact, the Indian market overall is shaping up for a price war, as companies have started to seek different business models to bring the cost down. ...
Google has updated Google Maps for iPhone and iPad with several features. The version 3.2 now has improved search results as they now come with descriptions. Google Maps for Android and iOS got updated with support to save maps for offline viewing, Uber integration and more back in May. Earlier this year these apps got faster route notification.
The search results now appear on the map and adds support for changing between the map view of results and the list view of results. Maps for iOS now get an additional explore feature to discover new location. It is a local guide that suggests places and activities based on your location and the time.
In addition, maps will now scans a user’s Gmail account for appointments and reservations that will show up on the map thereby making navigation easy.
You can download the Google Maps for iOS from the Apple iTunes Store here
Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy Grand 2 (SM-G7102) in India. It was launched earlier this year running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 got the KitKat update in January, Galaxy S4 got it in February and the Galaxy Note 2 got the update back in May in India.
The KitKat update adds wireless printing, support for emojis, minor UI changes and under the hood improvements such as white status bar icons, lockscreen Camera shortcut, Samsung Wallet and KNOX, full screen music album art in the lockscreen, improved user interface and performance improvements.
The Android 4.4.2 update for the Galaxy Grand 2 (SM-G7102) is 360.90MB and is available in India only over-the-air (OTA). Internal documents that got leaked recently revealed that the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Mega 6.3 would get the KitKat update in June, but Samsung started rolling out the update for Mega 6.3 earlier than expected starting from Russia in May. Hope we can expect the Android 4.4 update for Mega 5.8 and Mega 6.3 in India soon.
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Xiaomi the Chinese phone maker is all set to enter India tomorrow where the company will officially unveil its products for the Indian market. While most of you including myself are impressed with the design and build quality of the Xiaomi phones, what if something goes wrong, how do I get it fixed? Most of you have been asking us if the company will have service centers in India and we just have some interesting news to share. We just heard from a reader who has supplied us with the service center list and looks like Xiaomi is going to take its India operations quite seriously with service centers in major cities across the country. You can find Xiaomi India Service Center List after the break.
We did speak to some of the service centers in that list and looks like most are multi-brand service centers servicing other brands too. Xiaomi will also have exclusive service centers starting with New Delhi and Bangalore.
While we not could verify the accuracy of the information on the list, the list itself seems authentic and from the company itself. To capture market share in a market like India, any device company needs to get a ...
Panasonic has launched GD21 and GD31, two new feature phones in India priced at Rs. 1,790 and Rs. 2,190, respectively. The company launched EZ180 and EZ240, their first feature phones in India earlier this year. Now it has expanded the lineup with the new GD series. The GD21 has a 2.4-inch QVGA screen with T9 keypad and the GD31 comes with a 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen. Both these have dual SIM support, micro SD expansion slot, rear camera and FM Radio with recording.
Panasonic GD21 specifications
2.4 Inch (240 x 320 pixels) display
Dual SIM(Standby)
Dual Band 900/1800MHz
1.3 MP rear camera
FM Radio & Recording
3.5 jack stereo audio jack
2G GPRS, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
32 MB RAM, MicroSD Card Slot expandable up to 16GB
LED Torch, Mobile Tracker, Blacklist, Security Inbox
Language Support: English & Hindi Support through Keypad
Dimensions: 120x50x14.3 mm
1800mAh Lithium Ion Battery
Colors: Dark Grey, Light Grey & Silver
Panasonic GD31 specifications
2.8 Inch (240 x 320 pixels) touch screen display
Dual SIM(Standby)
Dual Band 900/1800MHz
2 MP rear camera with Flash
FM Radio & Recording
3.5 jack stereo audio jack
2G EDGE, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
Facebook, LED Torch, Mobile Tracker, Blacklist, Data Protection , Phonebook Backup
Micro SD Card Slot expandable up to 32GB
Language Support: English & Hindi
Dimensions: 96.6x56.6x13 mm
1100mAh Lithium Ion Battery
Colors: Silver, Grey & Black
Commenting on the launch, Manish Sharma, Managing ...
Flipkart entered into Indian tablet market by with the XT 712 under its new Digiflip Pro brand. Priced at Rs. 9,999, the tablet comes with a 7-inch HDdisplay, Dual SIM support with voice calling and 3G connectivity. The specifications are definitely better compared to most tablets in the price range. What about the build quality and the performance ? Let us find out in the complete review.
Unboxing
We unboxed the tablet earlier this month. Check out the Digiflip Pro XT 712 unboxing.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq24bI9qvkk
Box Contents
Box contents include,
Digiflip Pro tablet in black
microUSB to USB cable
USB Wall charger
In-ear type earphones
USB OTG Cable
User manual
3.5mm audio jack extension cable
Display and Hardware
The tablet has a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch display at a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The display is bright, has good sunlight legibility and the viewing angles are good. Since the display is shiny, it is a fingerprint magnet. You need to wipe the screen often to remove the fingerprints. Since the tablet has a huge bezel around the display, it is not easy to hold it comfortably for one-handed usage, especially for voice calls.
It has an earpiece above the display and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera that can record videos at VGA resolution. The proximity and ...
We've all heard about this device, the one that's touted as the best looking Samsung phone ever. Not that the Korean maker has done much to change how it looks, but they're definitely said to have changed what it is made out of. Almost all leaks around the Samsung Galaxy F have hinted at a metal build, something Samsung isn't really known for.
What we're hearing now is that the device will have a 4.7-inch display (we'd heard rumors of a 5.3-inch one previously) and possibly a 'Galaxy Apha' name. The metal build is perhaps the reason the phone isn't included in the flagship Galaxy S lineup, we're assuming.
What's more, even though the device is believed to be carved out in metal, it apparently won't translate into thickness; 6mm is what we're hearing, something which will make it thinner than the iPhone 5S.
@evleaks has run a few leaked renders of the device, which are in agreement with the metal build that being talked about. However, with no scale to compare, there are still doubts regarding the screen size, something which might make us wait until launch before its known. And launch, according to ETNews, is slated for next month, i.e., August.
Does ...
A new smartphone by Samsung has appeared in benchmarks that is suspected to the Galaxy S5 Neo. The smartphone boasts a model number SM-G850 and has been spotted at GFX benchmarks.
The Galaxy S5 Neo is rumored to be a more cheaper version of the Galaxy S5. The handset will likely sport a 4.7 inch display with a HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. It is expected to be powered by 1.8GHz octa-core Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (4xCortex A15 + 4xCortex A7 - ARMv7 big.LITTLE) processor inside, paired with 2GB of RAM and Mali-T628 graphics.
With 12MP rear facing camera, the Galaxy S5 Neo will have 2MP front facing shooter and both will have the ability to take Full HD videos. Other specifications include Bluetooth 4.0,Wi-Fi and NFC F connectivity support. Finally, it will run on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. No word on the pricing and availability of the phone is available as of now.
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Xiaomi is all set to launch its Mi devices in India today. The Xiaomi Mi3 is already confirmed and the 16GB version is priced at Rs. 14,999. It is also expected to launch the Redmi Note and the Redmi 1S at the even today. Yesterday Flipkart confirmed that it would be exclusively selling the Mi3 smartphone in India. We reported that Xiaomi will have service centres in several cities across India.
Xiaomi's CEO Lin Bin, Vice President Hugo Barra and India operations head Manu Kumar Jain are at the event. We already brought you the Mi3 Review. We are at the launch event, so check back later for the pricing of other devices and hands-on impressions of the devices. Also follow us on Twitter @FoneArena for live updates.
Check out the live webcast link below
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_F2N-Vh-o
Xiaomi has launched the Mi3 in India. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with 441 PPI, based one-glass solution (OGS) ultra-sensitive touch, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM 8974AB) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on MIUI v5 on top of Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS BSI sensor, 28mm lens with f/2.2 aperture, dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel BSI front-facing camera with 30mm lens.
Xiaomi Mi3 specifications
5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with 441 PPI resolution with Corning Gorilla glass protection
2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM 8974AB) processor
Dimensions – 114mm×72mm×8.1mm, weight: 145g
MIUI V5 on top of Android 4.4 (KitKat)
13MP rear camera with dual LED Flash, Sony Exmor BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p full HD video recording
2MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p full HD video recording
2GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB internal memory
3G, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and NFC
3050mAh battery
The Xiaomi Mi3 is priced at Rs. 13,999, cheaper than the pricing that it announced last week. This is definitely a great pricing for the feature-packed smartphone. It would be exclusively available for pre-booking on Flipkart starting today, July 15th ...
Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 1S in India along other devices. It packs a 4.7-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) based MIUI ROM. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash f/2.2 aperture and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera.
Xiaomi Redmi 1S specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display
1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with Adreno 305 GPU
MIUI v5 on top of Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1.4ųm sensor, 1080p video recording
1.6MP front-facing camera
Hi-Fi System with Dirac sound
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 64GB
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
2000 mAh battery
The Xiaomi Redmi 1S comes in a range of colors and is priced at Rs. 6,999. It would go on sale in India soon.
Xiaomi has launched Redmi Note, the company's latest phablet in India. It was unveiled back in March and comes with a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on OGS technology and 178-degree wide viewing angle, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU and runs on MIUI v5 based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with 28mm lens with f/2.2 aperture, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note specifications
5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display
1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU
MIUI v5 on top of Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording
5MP front-facing camera
2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 32GB
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
3100 mAh battery
The Xiaomi Redmi Note comes in white colors with a range of colorful optional back covers and is priced at Rs. 9,999. It would go on sale in India soon .
Google announced the Project Ara in 2013, a first modular smartphone that would let users to swap the components easily to upgrade the phone. Earlier in April this year, the company revealed the Modular development kit that would let developers create different modules that will eventually turn up on your own custom Ara phone.
Now, Google has started taking orders for the development board and interested companies, organizations and developers can fill the forms till July 18th. Google will decide a requests based on technical experience and the strength of module concept. The dev board hardware that contains the circuitry which is needed to evaluate how their modules will interact with the rest of the Ara system. The company will start shipping in late July.
Google showed of Project Ara prototype at the I/O conference last month and launched a developer challenge. Also, a CNET report claimed in April that Google will launch the first modular phone will come in January 2015.
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Celkon has launched Millennium Power Q3000, the company's first smartphone in the new Millennium series that packs a 3000 mAh battery. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. As usual it has dual SIM support and also features 3G connectivity.
Commenting on the launch Y Guru, Chairman and Managing Director, Celkon Mobiles said,
We believe in constantly challenging ourselves to offer innovative and exciting products to our customers. Currently India is facing a need-gap of slim smartphones with a long battery backup. Customers are facing a challenge to find smartphones with long battery backup. Our Millennium Power Q3000 is the perfect solution with powerful 3000mAh battery backup with 9.9 mm slim exterior powered with 1GB Ram and 4GB ROM. This extremely powerful phone is designed to run for 2 days even with usage of applications which currently no other phone offers and priced very affordable at 8999/-.
Celkon Millennium Power Q3000 specifications
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor with Mali 400 GPU
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
8MP ...
Nokia Camera app has been updated with few tweaks. The version 4.8.1.1. brings improved Inline Video Playback and living images playback in Camera Roll. In addition, the camera has got improved focus indicator on devices with continuous Autofocus. Other than this the app gets bug fixes and improvements.
Besides updating the camera app, it looks like the app is getting a name change from Nokia Camera to Lumia Camera. The changed name can be found under the app settings, as noticed by WP Central. The name tweak has not been made official yet and it is not clear when will it happen. Microsoft completed the Nokia acquisition in April this year and since then has tried to add more focus on its ownership. Earlier this month render images of the Lumia 830 was spotted with Nokia by Microsoft branding.
The Nokia Camera app update is available at the Windows Phone Store.
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Celkon has launched Millennium Elite Q470 along with the Millennium Power Q3000 in the new Millennium series. It has a 4.7-inch HD screen based on One Glass Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. It has 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot and packs a 1800 mAh battery.
Celkon Millennium Power Q3000 specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touchscreen IPS display based on One Glass Solution (OGS) technology
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 GPU
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 138.4x68.8x8.3; Weight: 137 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G HSPA+,WiFi 802.11 b/g/n,Bluetooth, GPS
1800 mAh battery
The Celkon Millennium Elite Q470 comes in White color and is priced at Rs. 11,999. It comes with a free flip cover and would be exclusively available from 21st July through Snapdeal.
Samsung Galaxy Core 2 (SM-G355H), the company's latest mid-range smartphone and the successor of Galaxy Core is now on sale through the official Samsung India eStore, as expected. It packs a 4.5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz Essence UI.
It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support, has 3G HSPA+ connectivity, 768MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage with expansion slot and 2000 mAh battery. It has leather-like back cover.
Samsung Galaxy Core 2 specifications
4.5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
Dual SIM
Dimensions: 130.2 x 67.9 x 9.8mm; Weight: 138 grams
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
768MB RAM, 4 GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS + GLONASS
2000 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 11,900.
Amazon has introduced its popular shopping service #AmazonCart in India. The latest shopping experience enables Indian customers to buy products from Amazon directly through Twitter.
The feature which was first launched in the US in May, lets buyers in India add products they discover on Twitter to their Amazon.in shopping carts without leaving Twitter. In order to use the service, customers will first have to connect their Twitter account to Amazon. Next, they can add items to their carts just by tweeting the link of an Amazon.in product along with the #AmazonCart hashtag.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAm6pa9hPKA
"The Twitter and Amazon agreement now extends to India to provide the maturing e-commerce industry here with another tool to engage online shoppers as well as to extend relationships on Twitter to the core of their e-commerce platforms,”
said Arvinder Gujral, business development director, south-east Asia and India, at Twitter.
Customers will get a reply tweet from @MyAmazonIN along with an email from Amazon.in when an item is successfully added to their cart. For the customers who have not connected their Twitter and Amazon accounts, they will receive a reply tweet asking them to connect their accounts to enable the new feature. The product will be added to the customer’s Amazon.in shopping cart after ...
Xiaomi launched the three new smartphones in India today. The Xiaomi Mi3 would go on sale in India for Rs. 13,999 next week, cheaper than the price tag that was announced last week. The Xiaomi Redmi Note is priced at Rs. 9999 and would go on sale in coming weeks. We got to check out the smartphone at the launch event. Check out the quick hardware walkthrough below.
The Redmi Note has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on OGS technology and 178-degree wide viewing angle. The variant that is launching in India has a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU and has 2GB RAM. It runs on MIUI v5 ROM based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that would let you shoot better selfies.
It has capacitive touch buttons below the display that has a glows in Red color.
It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with single LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture and supports 1080p video recording.
The loudspeaker grill is present on the back. The removable back cover houses a 3100 mAh removable battery, Dual SIM slots and a microSD card slot. It has 8GB of internal storage. Xiaomi would also ...
