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Spice Mobility has launched Stellar 431, the company's latest budget smartphone in the Stellar series. It comes with 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It features a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. It comes pre-loaded with OLX, WhatsApp, Opera, AskMe and more.
Commenting on the launch, Prashant Bindal, CEO, Spice Mobility Ltd, said,
The Spice Stellar 431 is a budget friendly fully loaded smartphone, combining best-in-class technological innovations and superior looks targeted at our younger consumers. Keeping in mind their need to be always connected, we have designed the phone to support an impeccable internet experience at a very pocket friendly price.
Spice Stellar 431 specifications
4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz dual-core processor
512 MB RAM, 4GB Internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
Dual SIM with Dual Standby
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
3.2MP rear camera with LED flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, GPS
1400 mAh battery
The Spice Stellar 431 comes in Blue color and is priced at Rs. 3,499. It comes with four additional back panels in vibrant ...
Samsung has started rolling out Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop) update for the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) smartphone in India. It rolled out Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the smartphone about one year back. Samsung has still not revealed the list of devices that would get the Lollipop update, but it started rolling out the update for Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy S4 users in some markets. It is surprising that the company has not rolled out the Lollipop update for Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 3 users in India yet.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop update brings all-new material design, quick notifications on the lock screen, enhanced performance and more. When it rolled out the update in Russia, Samsung said that some pre-loaded apps like Google Play Books, Movies and others will be removed to make space. Users can download them Google Play. It also said that the available internal memory will be less after the update.
The Android 5.0 update for the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) is 991.07MB and is available Over-the-Air (OTA) in India. It should also be available via Kies soon.
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Benchmarking is considered a somewhat-suspect subject when measuring the performance of a handset but before launch, it can give us a real indication of how well a handset is likely to perform. Samsung's new smartphones - the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge - are both likely to be announced in under a couple of weeks and as we're now seeing from an AnTuTu leak, they could be the most powerful smartphones yet.
According to the leak, the Galaxy S6 Edge scored 60,978 which simply put is the best result ever recorded on AnTuTu and by quite some margin; the previous best was the Galaxy Alpha scoring 50,829 and the suggestion of 20% better performance on the Galaxy S6 Edge could whet the appetite of many prospective buyers. As a point of reference, last year's Galaxy flagship, the Galaxy S5, scored 46,557 which, whilst a respectable figure itself, pales in comparison to the purported performance of its successor.
In addition to the benchmark scores, the leak also confirms that the SM-G925W8 model sports a 5.1 inch display with Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) resolution and is powered by a 2.1GHz Samsung Exynos octa-core processor. It also supposedly features 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, ...
Another day, another leak related to MWC 2015 and as it seems, yet another leak related to Samsung's pair of new devices - the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. Both handsets have appeared several times in leaks recently and the latest leak shows the latter will offer more than just a unique display.
The Galaxy S6 Edge has appeared in popular benchmark Geekbench's benchmark database and shows impressive performance that means not only will it offer a unique display but it'll be a powerful smartphone as well. According to Geekbench, the Galaxy S6 Edge is powered by a Exynos 7420 processor and scored 1,492 points in the single-core test and 5,077 points in the multi-core test.
The single-core test is somewhat lower than the iPhone 6 Plus and Nexus 9 but the multi-core test shows that Samsung could introduce the world's fastest smartphone yet with the score of 5,077 far surpassing any other result in the database. In comparison, the Snapdragon 805-powered Galaxy Note 4 has a single-core score of 1,054 points and a multi-core score of 3,374 points, which are impressive but slouch in comparison to Samsung's next flagship.
The Galaxy S6 Edge which made an appearance at Geekbench is likely ...
Lenovo has announced P70, the company's latest smartphone in P series in China. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 Processor processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and is 8.9mm thick.
It has 4G LTE support, packs 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 4000 mAh battery that promises up to 34 days standby and up to 46 hours talk time on 2G, up to 29 days standby and up to 18 hours talk time on 2G . You can also charge other devices on-the-go using the included micro USB cable. It also comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage depending on the markets.
Lenovo P70 Specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD capactive touch screen display
1.5 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor with 700 MHz Mali T760-MP2 GPU
1GB / 2GB RAM, 8GB / 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual micro SIM
8.9mm thick and weighs 149g
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G LTE ...
Google's much anticipated I/O developer conference will take place on May 28 and 29 in San Fransisco. The company's head of Chrome and Android, Sundar Pichai posted the official dates on Google+.
Registrations will open on March 17 at 9AM PDT and close on March 19 at 5PM. As usual, the event will be live streamed so that those who are unable to attend the event can also watch it. The I/O conference website has gone live and is full of animations and Material Design elements. Last year, one the main announcement of the I/O conference was Android L which later became Android 5.0 Lollipop. Also announced were Google Fit, Material Design, Android Auto and Android Wear.
Google's plans for this year's I/O conference are not known yet. The event schedule is live on the website but there is no information about the sessions.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy J1 smartphone in India on Amazon.in as it promised. It packs a 4.3-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat).
It also comes with several offers worth Rs 2,000 that includes 500MB of free 2g/3G data per month for 6 months for Aircel and Reliance customers worth Rs. 600 and free streaming and premium content on starsports.com, wapsite and apps worth Rs. 1,400 for 3 months.
Samsung Galaxy J1 specifications
4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) display
1.2 GHz dual-core processor
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
5MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
8.9mm thick and weighs 122 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1850mAh battery with ultra power saving mode
The Samsung Galaxy J1 comes in White, Black and Blue colors and is priced at Rs. 7,190. It is currently available exclusively on Amazon.in.
ZTE has launched N919D, the company's latest Android smartphone with Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) that 3G CDMA or GSM on one slot and GSM on the other. It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
ZTE N919D specifications
5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, Expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD
Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM)
8MP rear camera with LED flash
0.3MP front-facing camera
10.25mm thick and weighs 165.5g
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G CDMA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2500mAh battery
The ZTE N919D comes in white color is priced at Rs. 6,999 and is available exclusively from ebay.in. It comes with free unlimited data for three months for Reliance customers.
Commenting on the launch, Sudhir Gaur, Mobile Business Head, ZTE India, said:
We are proud to add yet another smartphone to our portfolio for the Indian consumers which will be available exclusively on ebay.in. We have made it a point to offer the best mobility experience to our Indian customers, and each smartphone we launch is keeping in mind the unique needs of the ...
Sony demoed the SmartEyeglass prototype at CES 2015 last month. Now, the SmartEyeglass which is a wearable eyewear device has passed through the FCC.
The Sony SmartEyeglass eyewear is equipped with a glass see-trough displays, together with an embedded camera, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass and brightness sensors. Sony had said that that the wearable gadget would go on sale before the end of March 2015. The FCC filing does not give much detail about the product except for a diagram. As per the filing, the device is present under the model number SED-E1 and will be equipped with both Bluetooth and WiFi antennas. The battery installed in the test device is a 630mAh unit.
Following its visit to the FCC, Sony has also released a couple of apps that will run on the SmartEyeglass. For starters, Sony has launched Facebook and Twitter apps for the eyewear device. B0th the apps are available to download at the Google Play Store, but will not function as the SmartEyeglass device is yet to be launched. Sony SmartEyeglass will be compatible not just with Xperia handsets, but with all smartphones running at least Android 4.1.
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Asus has launched Zenfone C (ZC451CG), the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Zenfone series in India. It was announced coupled of few weeks back a packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS screen, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera
It has 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and packs a 2100mAh battery.
Asus Zenfone C (ZC451CG) specifications
4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display with anti-fingerprint coating
1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI
5MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
Dimensions: 136.5x67x10.9mm; Weight: 149g
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2100mAh battery
Asus Zenfone C comes in Black color in India and is priced at Rs. 5,999. It is available exclusively from Flipkart.
HTC is touted to unveil a smartwatch at MWC next month along with the One M9. Now popular leakster Upleaks has revealed some specs about the HTC smartwatch.
As per upleaks the HTC smartwatch will have a 1.8″ 32×160 POLED display. Codenamed as PETRA, the watch will apparently come in three sizes- S,M and L, weigh 23 gms and have a ST Micro STM32L151 chipset. Moving on, the smartwatch will not opt for the popular Android Wear and instead run on HTC's custom OS. It will sport a 3-day battery along with support for both Android (Android 4.4 or later), and iOS(7.0 or later). The HTC smartwatch will be available in two color combinations (teal and lime as well as black and blue-gray).
It will support Bluetooth and GPS and has features as Alarm, Timer, Stopwatch, Music Control, Camera Shuttor, Sleep Analysis, Sports Analysis/ see today’s schedule, weather, your phone’s notification. Upleaks also adds that the watch will come with footpad that can help it more accurate count steps.
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We have already seen many reports and leaks about Samsung Galaxy S6. Today, a new report from SamMobile is giving out further details about the camera on the Galaxy S6.
SamMobile's inside source got their hands on a Galaxy S6 prototype that features a 20 MP rear camera with OIS and a 5MP front facing shooter. Both sensors are made by Samsung (model numbers SLSI_S5K2T2_FIMC_IC and SLSI_S5K4E6_FIMC_IS). The rear camera will take photos in 20MP, 15MP, 11MP, 8MP, 6MP and 2.4MP (2048×1152) resolution.
The report further added that Samsung has updated its camera app with a brand new ‘Pro’ mode. In the new ‘Pro’ camera mode on the Galaxy S6, users can save images in RAW format as well as control shutter speed. In addition, Samsung is said to add some tweaks to the Gallery app on the Galaxy S6 to make it more user-friendly with easier controls. The visual style is also said to now include text along with icons to help users figure out what to do easier.
Finally, the report states that it is a prototype and the aforementioned details can vary from the device that will be launched at MWC on March 1st. Last week a leaked schematics had ...
Gionee today sent out invites for its MWC 2015 press conference where it will announce the Gionee Elife S7. The Chinese manufacturer has long been expected to unveil the world's latest smartphone at next month's event in Barcelona but the name of the new handset suggests the company could be of the world's thinnest smartphone race.
The race to be thin began with Gionee's Elife S5.5 which has a 5.55m thin body and was then surpassed by the Elife S5.1 (with a 5.15m profile) before the Oppo R5 (4.85 mm thick), Vivo X5 Max (4.8 mm) and Coolpad Ivvi K1 Mini (4.7 mm) all took the crown in succession. The invite to Gionee's MWC 2015 event (as seen above) reveals the new handset will be dubbed the Elife S7 and unless the company has made a drastic change to its naming policy, chances are the Elife S7 will have a 7mm thick body.
The suggestion that Gionee are leaving the thinnest smartphone race is further enhanced by comments made by Oliver Sha - the company's head of global marketing - who stated that:
"The race to make the slimmest smartphone was getting out of hand. Going so slim is actually not benefiting user experience without ...
Xiaomi announced the Redmi 2 smartphone in China last month. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.21GHz per core, similar to the Lenovo A6000. It has Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz. It has a 1GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out how the smartphone performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
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Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 11932 points in the Quadrant benchmark and lies behind all the other smartphones powered by the same Snapdragon 410 SoC.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
In contrast, it scored 21155 points in AnTuTu 4 and topped the benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It managed to score 1555 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 616 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 108.7 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It clocked around 235.2 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked at 54fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It clocked at 9.6fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark.
Basemark ...
Xiaomi announced the Redmi 2 smartphone in China last month. It is a budget smartphone from the company that supports 4G LTE connectivity. We have seen the unboxing and photo gallery of the phone and now lets compare the phone with Xiaomi Redmi 1s in this photo gallery.
Redmi 2 has a 4.7-inch HD screen and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC. Running on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with MIUI 6 on top, the phone comes with 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD support up to 32GB. On the other hand Redmi 1S has 4.7-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with Adreno 305 GPU. Running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) based MIUI ROM, it has 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 64GB.
Redmi 2 has a 2MP front-facing camera that supports 720P HD video recording and earpiece at the center. Redmi 1S has a 1.6MP front-facing camera.
Both the device have three red capacitive buttons below the display for menu, home and back.
Both the devices have volume rockers and the power button present on the right side of the phone.
The 3.5mm audio jack is also present on ...
Motorola has started rolling out soak tests for Android 5.0 Lollipop on Moto Maxx and Moto E. The company is starting the soak test for Moto Maxx users in Brazil and Mexico, along with the Moto E users in Brazil and India.
Motorola said that as this is a soak test the Lollipop update will hit to a small test group. If the update gets a good feedback and review from these users, the company will expand it to a larger group. Moto E users in India can prepare for the upgrade by making sure they have the latest version of Motorola Update Services from the Play Store.
Motorola started rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update to Moto G (1st and 2nd generation) last month in India. While the Moto X 2nd generation began the Lollipop update in December 2014 in the country. Earlier this month, Android distribution numbers from Google revealed that 5.0 Lollipop is present on 1.6% of all current Android devices as of February 2. The percentage will surely increase as more and more manufacturers start rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update.
Microsoft has confirmed that it has acquired the popular calendar app Sunrise. The official announcement comes from the company following a report about the same last week.
Previous report had stated that Microsoft had acquired Sunrise for over $100 million, but the company did not reveal any financial details. Sunrise allows users to import their calendar from iCloud, Microsoft Exchange and Google Calendar. It also integrates with apps like Evernote, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Facebook and Github to fill out events with more information. The Sunrise app will continue to work as a separate app and will be available for download.
"The Sunrise app will accelerate Microsoft’s path to that future of calendaring. By connecting your calendar with a range of services, it provides a far better view of your day, week or month ahead. It acts in a helpful and automatic way, pulling relevant details from across your digital life. It has a simple and beautiful design across devices for a reliable, consistent experience".
posted Microsoft Rajesh Jha, Corporate Vice President, Outlook and Office 365 in a blog.
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Microsoft acquired email app Acompli for more than $200 million in December. Last month, the company also launched new Outlook apps for iOS and Android that is powered ...
Oppo has introduced Oppo 3000 smartphone in China. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Ktikat) with Color OS 2.01 ROM on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1/3.2″ Sony IMX179 sensor with pixel size of 1.4 microns, f/2.0 aperture, 5-element lens and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has dual SIM support, 4G LTE connectivity, comes with 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2000mAh battery.
Oppo 3000 specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor with Adreno 306 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Color ROM
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
8.95mm thick and weighs 126 grams
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2000 mAh battery
The Oppo 3000 comes in Grey and White colors and is priced at 1599 Chinese Yuan (US$ 256 / Rs. 16,000 approx) in China. It is available from official Oppo online Store in China, but no details about the global roll out.
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Samsung has started releasing Android 5.0 Lollipop update to Galaxy Note 4 in Poland, according to a report from SamMobile. At present, it is an OTA update and is expected to show up in the KIES tool soon.
The update is available OTA to the SM-910C (Exynos) variant. As expected the update has Material Design elements such as bold colors, small animations and colorful UI. The phone will also get expandable lock screen notifications from stock Lollipop. Other features for the Galaxy Note 4, include TouchWiz upgrades, improved battery life, faster performance, heads-up alerts, multi-user support for phones, Smart Lock, MirrorLink and more. A couple of Samsung apps have also been refreshed with Material Design features.
In December, Samsung started rolling out Lollipop update to Galaxy S5 in Poland and other European countries. Also, earlier this month Galaxy S5 Exynos variant received Lollipop update in Kazhakhstan. Galaxy Note 4 users in Poland can check for the update now by heading into Settings > About Phone > Software updates and hitting the “Check now” button.
OPPO has introduced Mirror 3 smartphone in India. It was first introduced in Vietnam last month and was launched in China as OPPO 3000 in China. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Ktikat) with Color OS 2.01 ROM on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
The camera has PI 2.0+ technology that includes snap shot offering depth of field, Double Exposure, selfie mode Beautify Mode 3.0 and more. Front camera lens with 5 megapixels will make you fall in love with selfie-taking and admiring yourself from every angle. It has dual micro SIM support, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2000mAh battery.
It has classic dotted design on the back cover, where precisely engineered 0.5 mm embossed dots are molded three dimensionally after 10 printing procedures and protected by scratch-resistant UV coating, resulting in transparent and three dimensional texture effects, says the company.
Commenting on the launch, Tom Lu, CEO, OPPO Mobiles India said:
The smartphone technology is constantly evolving. We are excited to introduce Mirror 3 to our picture-loving Indian customers. It comes with phenomenal camera quality. No ...
Spice Mobility has launched Stellar 431, the company's latest budget smartphone in the Stellar series. It comes with 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It features a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. It comes pre-loaded with OLX, WhatsApp, Opera, AskMe and more.
Commenting on the launch, Prashant Bindal, CEO, Spice Mobility Ltd, said,
The Spice Stellar 431 is a budget friendly fully loaded smartphone, combining best-in-class technological innovations and superior looks targeted at our younger consumers. Keeping in mind their need to be always connected, we have designed the phone to support an impeccable internet experience at a very pocket friendly price.
Spice Stellar 431 specifications
4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz dual-core processor
512 MB RAM, 4GB Internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
Dual SIM with Dual Standby
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
3.2MP rear camera with LED flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, GPS
1400 mAh battery
The Spice Stellar 431 comes in Blue color and is priced at Rs. 3,499. It comes with four additional back panels in vibrant ...
