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Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Grand 2, successor of the Galaxy Grand. It has a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It comes with dual-SIM capabilities similar to previous grand and has Samsung’s unique features such as Multi Window, Story Album, S Translator, S Travel, Sound & Shot, Samsung Hub, Group Play, Samsung Link and more. It packs a 2,600 mAh battery that would offer up to 10 hours of video playback and 17 hours of calls.
The phone's back cover has faux leather finish, similar to the Galaxy Note 3.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 specifications
5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display with 16:9 aspect ratio
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS
Dual SIM
8.9 mm thick and weighs 163 grams
8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
1.5GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v 4.0, GPS/GLONASS
2600 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 comes in White, and Black and Pink colors and would be available in selective ...
Micromax Canvas Juice A77, a new smartphones has been listed on HomeShop18. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has Dual SIM support with Dual Standby and packs a 3000 mAh battery.
Micromax Canvas Juice A77 specifications
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dimensions - 150.5 76.2 10.2 mm; Weight - 100.5 g
5MP auto focus camera with LED flash
0.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with recording
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / aGPS
3000 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas Juice A77 comes in White colors and is priced at Rs. 7,999 online. The official launch is expected soon.
The Karbonn A15+, successor of last year's Karbonn A15 is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4.0-inch (480 × 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, similar to its predecessor, but this is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby.
It comes pre-loaded with range of pre-loaded apps including Kingsoft Office, Hungama My Play, Karbonn Live, WhatsApp, Flipboard, UC Browser, Opera Mini and more. It also comes with 500 MB 3G Data free with Vodafone for 2 months.
Karbonn A15+ Specifications
4.0-inch (480 × 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
Dual SIM (3G+ 2G) with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
5MP Auto focus rear Camera
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP and GPS
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, DTS surround sound
1500 mAh battery
The Karbonn A15+ comes in Black and Silver colors and is priced at Rs. 5890.
Xolo had already launched a lot of devices in the Q CORE series, but only the X1000 and the T1000 have a 4.7-inch HD display. The Q900 is the first device in the series with a 4.7-inch 720p display in the series. As usual this features a MT6589 quad-core chip. Is the device worth the price ? Let's find out in the review.
Unboxing
We unboxing the smartphone recently. Check out the unboxing video
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs-s3haWs8U#t=0
Box Contents
The box contents include
Xolo Q900 smartphones
1800 mAh battery
2-pin charger
micro USB cable
in-ear headset
Screen guard
Cleaning cloth
Quick start guide
Safety, Warranty and Legal guide
Hardware
The phone has a 4.7-inch display at a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels at 312 ppi. This one is a standard TFT display and is not based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology like the Play T1000 and the X1000, so the colors are not as vibrant as those devices, but the display is bright and the viewing angles are good. The display is too glossy and the sunlight legibility is average. Since the display is glossy, it is prone to fingerprints. On thing we noticed is that the colors and over saturated the display is too bright. You also get a screen guard in the box which you ...
Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Grand 2, successor of the Galaxy Grand. It has a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It comes with dual-SIM capabilities similar to previous grand and has Samsung’s unique features such as Multi Window, Story Album, S Translator, S Travel, Sound & Shot, Samsung Hub, Group Play, Samsung Link and more. It packs a 2,600 mAh battery that would offer up to 10 hours of video playback and 17 hours of calls.
The phone's back cover has faux leather finish, similar to the Galaxy Note 3.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 specifications
5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display with 16:9 aspect ratio
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS
Dual SIM
8.9 mm thick and weighs 163 grams
8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
1.5GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v 4.0, GPS/GLONASS
2600 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 comes in White, and Black and Pink colors and would be available in selective ...
Motorola has surprisingly updated the Moto X to Android 4.4 really quick and the OTA update just showed up on our AT&T unit which we have been happily using in India.The Android 4.4 KitKat update for the MotoX is about 326MB in size and bears the version number 140.44.5.en.US. The update was pretty straight forward and came in as a Over the Air update and installation took about 20 mins to complete. Motorola had already started rolling out the update for the Verizon version.
AT&T Moto X - Android 4.4, KitKat Changelog
Android™ 4.4, KitKat®
Android 4.4, KitKat, is the latest release of the Android platform. KitKat includes enhancements such as restyled status and navigation bars, a new full-screen mode, color emoji support, improved closed captioning support, stronger security, smarter power use, and more tools and capabilities for better app development.
Phone dialer
Improved the phone app with the ability to look up contacts directly from the dial pad, see and tap frequent contacts, and search your corporate directory easily.
Camera - Focus and exposure
Enhanced the "touch to focus" option with a new circular, on screen control that can be dragged by your finger around the viewfinder to adjust a photo's focus and exposure.
Gallery - Photo ...
Karbonn Titanium S7 that went on pre-order online last week, is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It comes with a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone comes with 1GB of RAM RAM and packs a 2600 mAh battery. It comes with Dual SIM support, similar to other Karbonn smartphones.
Karbonn Titanium S7 specifications
5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display based on OGS Technology
1.5 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
13MP auto focus camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
Dimensions - 72×143.5×9.3 mm
3.5 mm audio jack
1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, aGPS
2600 mAh battery
The Karbonn Titanium S7 comes in Black color and is priced at Rs. 14,998 online.
Lava Iris 456, the company's new smartphone in the Iris series has surfaced on Flipkart. It has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 1650 mAh battery. The Lava Iris 503 and Iris 352e went on sale earlier this month.
Lava Iris 456 Specificaions
4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.2 GHz dual-core processor
5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
Dimensions - 66x134x10.45 mm; Weight - 147 g
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and GPS
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
1650 mAh battery
The Lava Iris 456 is priced at Rs. 7,018 online. It is already on sale from Snapdeal at a slightly higher price.
HTC unveiled the limited edition 18 carat Gold HTC One last month. Now the company has announced the Gold colored HTC One, in addition to the already existing Silver, Black, Blue and Red colors. Apple introduced the iPhone 5s gold edition recently, BlackBerry launched the Q10 Gold Edition and even Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S4 Gold edition in Gold Brown and Gold Pink colors for select markets.
Apart from the gold color, it has all the features present in the original HTC One, including the Ultrapixel camera with HTC Zoe, dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound and more. The phone has brushed metal body in gold color with black accents on the sides, just like the other colors.
The Gold HTC One would cost similar to the standard HTC One and would go on sale across Europe with a number of partners. It reportedly expected to go on sale in Finland December 12th. It is not clear if we can expect the phone in the Asian countries.
As the first phones get the Android 4.4 KitKat update, Samsung and HTC have both begun preparing for the roll out to Google Play Edition devices. Samsung has posted the kernel source for the GPe Galaxy S4 online at its open source website. The download size of the source is 399MB and has all the open source parts of the update. These bits will only be of use to developers as it is not available as a full system image yet.
HTC too has published the kernel source as well as framework files for the Google Play Edition HTC One. For those keeping track, the software version is 3.58.1700.5 while the Kernel release is 3.4.10. HTC has already submitted the KitKat ROM update to Google and users of the Google Play Edition of the handset should expect to get the update shortly. These files are of interest mostly to developers. The file size is 371.7MB for the framework while the Kernel source is 99.8MB. The Google Play Editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One are essentially the same as handsets as the standard version but they run a stock version of Android and hence get faster updates.
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After the successful Wammy Passion Z+ launch earlier this year, WickedLeak has launched Wammy Titan 3, a 5.7 inch phablet with a Full HD display based on OGS technology. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor with Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to the Passion Z+, It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It packs 1 GB of RAM,16 GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 3200 mAh battery.
WickedLeak Wammy Titan 3 specifications
5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD OGS display
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.5 GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6589T processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU
13 Megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash and 1080p video recording
5 Megapixel front-facing camera
Dual micro SIM cards
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, expandable up to 64 GB
3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, and GPS
3200 mAh battery
The WickedLeak Wammy Titan 3 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 16,990. It now available for sale through WickedLeak’s website, which would be shipped on 1st December 2013.
Spice announced their Spice Pinnacle Stylus Mi 550 phablet sometime back in October. Spice Pinnacle Stylus falls perfectly in the mid-range phablet segment with similar specifications like the many other devices that crowd the budget range, however it sports a stylus which was seen in Micromax's Canvas Doodle 2. Spice Pinnacle Stylus is available for Rs. 15,000 and lets check out if it is worth buying or not.
Design, Build Quality and Handling
Unlike most phones in its price range, the Spice Pinnacle Stylus feels quite solid despite an a plastic dominated build. The phone definitely feels quite huge and that is mainly because of its 5.5inch display. Though it feels quite solid to hold, it tends to be on the heavier side for most people.
On the front of the phone, we have the 5.5inch display and it is flanked by huge bezels on the top and bottom. The sides bezels are thick as well and that accounts for the huge footprint of the Spice Pinnacle Stylus. Above the display, we have the earpiece. On the right side of the earpiece, we have the ambient and proximity sensors to the right of which we have the 2MP front facing camera.
Below the display, ...
Xolo launched the Q2000, the company's latest smartphone with a 5.5-inch display. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks of the device. The phone is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6589W processor clocked at 1.2 GHz with 357 MHz PowerVR SGX544 GPU. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD capacitive touch screen IPS display, 1GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Let’s find out how this compete with other devices in range of synthetic benchmark tests when compared to other smartphones.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK13JQewCgs
Quadrant Benchmark
The Q2000 clocks over 4000 points in the Quadrant benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
In the AnTuTu Benchmark 4, the phone scored 13658 points, almost similar to the Doodle 2.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
The phone clocked 1486 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML 5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
The Q2000 scored 438 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
The Xolo Q2000 clocked 37.61 MFLOPS in the Linpack single-thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
The phone clocked 117.211 MFLOPS in the Linpack multi-thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
The Xolo Q2000 clocked 46.1 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
The Q2000 clocked just 1.5 fps in GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark.
GFXBench 2.5 Egypt HD (On screen)
The smartphone managed ...
Earlier this month eveleaks revealed codenames of the upcoming Nokia phones, Goldfinger, Moneypenny, Normandy, Phantom, Spinel. Now the Twitter user has posted a render of the phone. It already revealed that "Nokia Normandy is the missing link" In the latest image it says that A real Asha. Or Lumia? So the Nokia Normandy is likely to be the combination of the Asha and Lumia.
As you can see in the image above, the phone has a back button below the display, so this might be the first Asha phone with a large screen, unlike the Asha 501 which has a 3-inch display. Since the display is large, the display resolution would also be better. The phone's back is likely to be removable just like the Lumia 625 and it also has a rear camera without flash.
Along with the phone, evelaks has posted a render of a small screen Asha phone that shows a familiar Fastlane UI, hardware back button on the bottom, and a new Bing search. Earpiece is missing from the render, so this might be not be the final render. We still don't have the complete specifications of these phones.
Gionee is all set to launch the Elife E7 later today in Shanghai, China. Now the specifications of the smartphone has surfaced on a Taiwanese website along with the Elife E7 mini with a 4.7-inch 720p display. We already know that the Elife E7 would feature a Qualcomm 8974AC quad-core chip clocked at 2.5 GHz, this chip would be available only in the LTE version and the 3G variant would feature a 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 chip, reveals the new leak. The phone would feature a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS touch screen display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and a 2.33mm narrow bezel. It is rumored to feature a 16-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone is expected to come with 2GB RAM for the 16GB variant and 3GB RAM for the 32GB variant.
The Elife E7 mini is also expected to be be launched later today, which would feature a 4.7-inch 720p display and be powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor. This would have a 13-megapixel swivel camera, just like the Oppo N1. Both these phones are expected to run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo UI.
Gionee Elife E7 rumored specifications
5.5-inch (1920 ...
Case Scenario has partnered with Pantone Universe again to bring a brand new collection of Pantone Universe cases for the iPhone 5c. The case has a transparent cover with the iconic Pantone chip printed along the bottom. The case offers full access to all controls and at the same time protection your smartphone. It also offers impact protection against accidental drops.
We already unboxed the official iPhone 5c case from Apple last month. Earlier this month Cygnett launched the Form Hard Plastic case for the iPhone 5C priced at Rs. 1099.
Features of Pantone Universe case for iPhone 5c
Coloured TPU protective bumper
Highlights color and design of the device
Full access to all controls
Impact protection
The Pantone Universe for the iPhone 5c comes in bright green, blue, yellow, pink and white colors and is priced at Rs. 1815 including taxes. It is available from Love 4 Apple starting today.
The tablet market is peculiar. It started out with a form factor of the iPad with 9.7 inches of screen real estate, and then suddenly, small tablets were all the rage, with the Kindle Fire and the Nexus 7 kickstarting the now popular form factor for tablets. Apple had to follow suit of course, with the iPad mini, and even if they wouldn't want to admit, it has definitely cannibalized the bigger iPad, as noted by the falling ASPs. It is telling that the price alone wasn't the reason(Nexus 10 is cheap too) for this form factor's success, although it played a huge role.
Microsoft was a late entrant to this market. Windows 8 was supposed to take it by storm, but with a UI focused on landscape use, 10 inch tablets entered the space and they were met with little to no interest. It is also due to the lack of interest in this big widescreen form factor, as noted earlier. Out came Windows 8.1 with much better portrait support, better snap modes with no resolution dependencies and now, we finally have a whole range of 8 inch Windows tablets from several OEMs, with surprisingly affordable price tags. One of ...
Gionee has officially launched the Elife E7, the company's latest flagship smartphone at an event in Shanghai, China. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS touch screen display based on One Glass Solution from JDI with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and a 2.33mm ultra-narrow frame, powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 processor for the 3G version and the LTE version has a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon MSM8974AC processor It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo 2.0 UI.
It packs a 16-megapixel auto focus rear camera with 1/2.3″ 1.34 µm Largan M8 sensor, 5 element Sapphire Lens and a 8-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. It comes in two variants, 2GB RAM with 16GB internal memory and 3GB RAM with 32GB internal memory. It has new ways to wakeup the screen such as Double Tap, Black Screen Gesture that lets you draw the gestures on the black screen to go to customized apps and Voice Control.
Gionee Elife E7 specifications
5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS touch screen OGS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 processor / 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon MSM8974AC (LTE) with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo 2.0 UI
16MP auto focus camera, LED flash, 1/2.3″ 1.34 µm ...
We saw Samsung and HTC post KitKat kernel sources for their Google Play edition devices yesterday and it has naturally led to the official Android 4.4 KitKat OTA update for both the devices starting its roll out today. Google announced this officially through their Android Google+ account and it seems like the devices will start getting the update anytime now. Both the devices had their own KitKat versions ready for a while now, but the green signal has been officially lit and hence these devices now join the ranks of Nexus 5, nexus 4, 7 and Moto X as the only devices running Android 4.4 KitKat right now.
The intention of releasing Google Play edition devices of flagship devices like the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One was to address the concern of delayed Android updates for a various number of reasons like customization, carrier testing and more. These devices launched with Android 4.3 and were promised to be swiftly updated just like the Nexuses from Google. So far so good, as Google seems to have kept its promise. Do note that these devices are actually have their own specific firmware like any other device, so it does take some ...
Micromax Canvas A116i, a new smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. The Micromax A116 Canvas HD was launched earlier this year, and the A116i has similar specifications as the A116. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 is the company's latest flagship smartphone and the Micromax Canvas Juice A77 with a 3000 mAh battery went on sale recently. The company continues to expand the Canvas series with a lot of mid-range devices.
Micromax Canvas A116i Specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS 16.7 million color display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
8MP rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
3G (HSDPA: 21Mbps, HSUPA: 11Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/A-GPS
2000 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas A116i is priced at Rs. 13,137 online.
