January 18, 2014, 1:57 pm
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Apple calls the iPhone 5s, the most forward thinking iPhone yet. A departure from when Apple didn't care to enter the spec wars, it claims to be the best smartphone in the world. Historically speaking, the "S" editions of Apple's smartphones have changed little on the outside and have opted for substantial changes under the hood. This remains the case here as well. The iPhone 5s brings 64bit support, Touch ID fingerprint sensor and a completely overhauled operating system as well. Does all of this align to make investing in the iPhone worth it? We find out in our review.
Hardware
There's little that has changed here over the previous iteration. You still have a 4inch display which feels diminutive amidst the 5inch plus behemoths that are its competition. There's a simplicity to the design of the iPhone that has permeated through the generations and the 5s puts further emphasis on this.
A polished metal rim surrounds the glass construction. The chamfered edges further accentuate the design. The phone's measurements remain the same and it still weighs a feather light 112grams. The screen is a retina panel with a resolution of 1136 x 640 that while not as high resolution as the Full ...
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January 20, 2014, 2:46 am
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Nokia Lumia 1520 is Nokia's best Windows Phone yet. We recently reviewed the device and you can check out the review here. Along with the phone, Nokia also announced and launched an official flip case for the giant device. Keeping up with the trend of things, Nokia's Flip case also doubles as a stand for the phone. We have the case with us and we are bringing you the photo gallery of this case.
Being an official case, the device fits perfectly into the case and has no problems whatsoever. The case is priced at Rs. 2,999 and hardly looks that premium. The back has a plastic mold for fitting the device while the front is a rubbery material with vertically foldable bends in the middle.
The bendable front is meant for the case to be used as a stand when using the device in landscape orientation. Because the Nokia Lumia 1520 is quite heavy, the case is hardly able to support the device. Most of the times you will see the phone hitting the floor or desk when you use the flip case as a stand.
Unlike Apple's Smart Cover for iPad or the Samsung S-View cover for Galaxy series, this flip ...
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January 20, 2014, 2:54 am
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New Samsung TouchWiz UI for phones featuring new flat icons and Magazine UX elements leaked earlier this month. Now @evleaks has posted a new screenshot of the upcoming TouchWiz UI on phones that reveals Google Now-like notification screen. This looks similar to Windows Phone Live Tile UI that would delivers notifications, but also offers contextual information like Google Now.
More from that Samsung home screen. pic.twitter.com/5Z0jKKxXYN
— @evleaks (@evleaks) January 19, 2014
These screenshots are stitched together from multiple ones to show the features, hence it is not even. Since Google Now is available for Android devices running on Android 4.1 and later, Samsung might have used their own code to gather data regarding user’s location, recent purchases, flight information, workout activity, local weather and more.
The new TouchWiz UI is more promising than other TouchWiz interface we have seen on Samsung smartphones so far. The new UI might debut on recently launched Samsung PRO tablets or the Samsung Galaxy S5 that rumored to launch close to MWC 2014 next month.
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January 20, 2014, 3:22 am
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Samsung entered the mid-range phablet category with the Samsung Galaxy Grand at the end of 2012 and it has been a huge success for them. A year later, they announced the successor of Galaxy Grand with specifications matching(or slightly better) than their yesteryear flagship - Samsung Galaxy S3. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has just been launched in India and we brought you the unboxing just a few hours back. Now we are bringing you the photo gallery of what may be yet another successful Galaxy device for Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is undoubtedly better than the original Galaxy Grand. It outdoes the predecessor both in terms of internals and externals. The design language has seen some noticeable changes and it will be the trend that Samsung is likely to follow through 2014. The form factor of the Galaxy Grand 2 now resembles the Galaxy devices in 2013 with a taller body and thinner bezels. The core design language of Samsung Galaxy devices continues to be same with an all plastic build and a false chrome metal rim around the device.
One of the most noticeable features of the Galaxy Grand 2 is the faux leather finish on the back which ...
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January 20, 2014, 6:25 am
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Motorola has launched the dual SIM version of the Moto G in Australia and Malaysia. The phone has appeared on the official Motorola Australia website and Motorola has officially launched the Dual SIM smartphone in Malaysia, in partnership with local carrier Brightstar.Moto G is expected to launch in India in the last week of this month, which is next week. We already know that Dual SIM Moto G would launch in India this year, but it is not clear if we can expect Dual SIM or single SIM variant of Moto G in India.
Motorola Moto G specifications
4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge display at 329 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Dual SIM (Optional)
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with option to upgrade to Android 4.4 (KitKat)
5MP rear camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps
1.3MP front-facing camera
6.0-11.6 mm thick (curve) and weighs 143 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
720p HD video playback
1GB RAM, 8GB/16GB internal memory
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS
2070 mAh battery
No world on pricing or the availability of the Moto G in Australia, but it is available for pre-order in Malaysia at a price tag of 698 Malaysian Ringgit (~Rs. 12,960) for the 8GB version and 798 ...
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January 20, 2014, 7:00 am
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Images of Sony D6503 surfaced recently, now detailed specifications of the smartphone has leaked on the same XDA thread. This reveals that the phone would feature a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974AB) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) OS. It would have a 20.7-megapixel rear camera and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera.
It is expected to come with 3GB of RAM and obviously have a micro SD slot, as we had seen on the leaked images, but details about the internal storage and battery life are not available yet. As you can see, the phone has a white status bar on top with new fonts in KitKat, but the specs details on the left side still shows older Android 4.3 build. The KitKat update is also expected to bring new features to the phone.
Even though Sony had already confirmed KitKat update for a range of devices, it is still rolling out Android 4.3 for its devices. Will this be the first to launch with Android 4.4 out of the box? Let us wait till MWC next month to find out.
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January 20, 2014, 6:40 pm
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LG Electronics introduced the G Flex, the company’s first curved smartphone back in October, which went on sale in Korea in November. It was launched Singapore and Hong Kong in December, now the company has announced that the phone would go on sale in more than 20 major European markets including U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, and Austria starting February 2014.
The LG G Flex packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Curved Plastic OLED display from LG Display that vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700mm, powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It packs a 3500 mAh curved battery developed by LG Chem.
The LG G Flex was shownoff in India last month, which is expect to launch next month. It would hit U.S markets sometime in Q1 2014 on all three major carriers, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Check out our LG G Flex Unboxing and Benchmarks.
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January 20, 2014, 7:30 pm
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We just unboxed the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and showed you a photo tour of the same, but the single immediate question that arises in everyone's minds when looking at a successor of a hit device is, how better is it than the original? The Grand 2 gets an updated spec sheet, with obvious improvements in the display and the processor department, but there is always more to it than the spec sheet, right? So, how much of an upgrade is the Grand 2 over the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos? We find out in a hands on comparison video, exploring all the possible differences -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxGamlYm2ak
Here is the Galaxy Grand Duos on the left and the Galaxy Grand 2 on the right. Look very similar?
Well, because they are. Both are very much part of the Galaxy range in terms of design, as the hardware home button, the placement of the buttons and the false chrome sides are clearly the design philosophy Samsung goes with. But when it comes to build quality, the Grand 2 packs the faux leather matte back cover for a premium look and feel.
The faux leather back is not of the same calibre as the Note ...
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January 20, 2014, 8:30 pm
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Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand 2 (G7102), the company's latest mid-range smartphone last month, which went on sale in India last week. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the device. Samsung already confirmed that the phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon processor, as you can see from the CPU-Z shot above it is clear that phone has a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.19 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU, similar to the Motorola Moto G. Last year's Galaxy Grand was powered by a dual-core Broadcom BCM28155 processor. It has a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Samsung's own TouchWiz UI on top. Let’s find out how the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl3jDF6G0vo
Quadrant Benchmark
The Grand 2 is just behind the Moto G in the Quadrant benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
The Grand 2 tops the AnTuTu Benchmark 4 by scoring 16967 points.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
The Galaxy Grand 2 managed to score 1952 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark and lies just behind Moto G.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It managed to score 517 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to ...
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January 20, 2014, 10:17 pm
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Intex Aqua Curve, the company's upcoming Android smartphone has appeared on the official website. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen curved display based on One-glass-Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 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. It comes with dual SIM support, similar to most of the other Intex smartphones.
It also comes with Matrabhasha multi-language support, Intex Cloud, Intex Play, NQ Vault and more pre-loaded apps.
Intex Aqua Curve specifications
5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen OGS curved display
Dual SIM ith Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor
8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
9.1 thick and weighs 152 grams
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP and GPS
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory (1.7GB user memory), Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
2000 mAh battery
The Intex Aqua Curve comes in Black, Red and Blue colors. No word on pricing or availability yet. It is expected to go on sale later this month.
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January 20, 2014, 10:48 pm
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Huawei unveiled the MediaPad 7 Youth last year, now the company has unveiled MediaPad 7 Youth2, successor of the first MediaPad Youth tablet . It has a 7 -inch (1024 x 600 pixels) 5-point multi-touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snadpragon processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s Emotion UI 1.6 on top. It has 3G connectivity through a SIM card slot, 3-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera.
It has a sleek metallic frame and comes with a 4100 mAh battery that uses Huawei’s owb patented power-saving tech and Dynamic Power Management system for better battery. This would directly compete with the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite, that was announced recently.
Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth2 specifications
7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snadpragon processor
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei Emotion UI 1.6
3MP rear camera
0.3MP front-facing Camera
9.9 mm thick and weighs 350grams
1GB RAM, 4GB Internal memory Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
3G (HSPA+ up to 21Mbps), Wi-Fi b/g/n, GPS / aGPS
1080p Full HD Video Playback
3.5mm audio jack
4100 mAh Li-Polymer battery
The Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth2 comes in Black with champagne color. No word on pricing or availability yet.
Source|Via
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January 20, 2014, 11:31 pm
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At the CES 2014, Samsung announced a new series of Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro tablets and a huge Galaxy Note tablet. Among the three tablets of the Galaxy Tab Pro series that were unveiled, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is the biggest and has exactly same features and specifications as the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. We managed to do a quick hands on comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 and the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. You can check out the video right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8FAQutt_g
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 and Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 feature top of the range specifications as they are powered by a Octa-core Exynos 5420 SoC(Snapdragon 800 for the LTE variant), 3GB RAM and has 32/64GB internal storage. Both the tablets also feature a very high resolution 12.2inch display sporting a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels giving it a pixel density of 247ppi. The design language and build quality is quite similar to the company's latest flagship - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and is complete with a faux leather back. There is also an 8MP rear camera and 2MP front facing camera for video calls. There is a microSD card on both the tablets.
The specifications are ...
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January 20, 2014, 11:50 pm
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After the Titanium S5 and the Titanium S5+, Karbonn is all set to launch Karbonn Titanium S5i, a cheaper variant on the Titanium S5. The phone is listed on HomeShop18, which was first spotted by newgyaan. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby.
Even though it has 2000 mAh battery, it comes with just 512MB of RAM.
Karbonn Titanium S5i Specifications
5-inch (854 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1 GHz dual-core processor
8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP and GPS
512MB RAM, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
2000 mAh battery
The Karbonn Titanium S5i comes in Deep Blue color, but is listed as coming soon without any price tag. Considering the specifications, the phone is likely to be priced around Rs. 8,000.
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January 20, 2014, 11:51 pm
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We have unboxed a lot of Android smartphones ranging from Rs. 3,999 to Rs. 50,000, but today are not unboxing an Android device or in fact a smartphone. We have a feature phone from the once mighty Nokia. We will be unboxing the Nokia 108 dual-SIM feature which is as basic as a feature phone gets. You can check out the unboxing video right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jd4Iva4mGk
Box Contents
Phone
Earphones
2mm Nokia charger
User guide
Battery
Nokia 108 dual-SIM is quite small when compared to the modern day full touch smartphones. Nokia 108 has a typical Nokia candy bar form factor with a 1.8inch display sporting a resolution of 128x160 pixels. Below the display, we have a numeric keypad that can also function T9 keyboard. Below the display, we have three columns of keys. For navigation, we have a D-Pad right at the center of the device.
Among the few features of the device are its flashlight at the top which can be accessed by double pressing the up button. It also comes with a VGA camera on the back that can record QVGA videos at 15fps. There is also a music player, video player and stereo FM with RDS. There is a microSD card slot for expansion of ...
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January 21, 2014, 12:30 am
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At the CES 2014, Samsung announced a new series of Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro tablets. Among the three tablets that were unveiled, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 is the middle member and comes closest to the Apple iPad Air in terms of dimensions. We managed to do a quick hands on comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and the Apple iPad Air. You can check out the video right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnHUJIq0wxw
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features top of the range specifications as it is powered by a Octa-core Exynos 5420 SoC(Snapdragon 800 for the LTE Variant), 2GB RAM and has 16/32GB internal storage along with a microSD card slot. The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 also features a very high resolution 10.1inch display sporting a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels giving it a pixel density of 299ppi. The design language and build quality is quite similar to the company's latest flagship - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and is complete with a faux leather back. There is also an 8MP rear camera and 2MP front facing camera for video calls.
The Apple iPad Air is powered by Apple's very own 64-bit A7 Chip and has 1GB RAM. The iPad Air is available ...
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January 21, 2014, 1:33 am
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At the CES 2014, Samsung announced a new series of Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro tablets. Among the three tablets that were unveiled, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is the biggest and has a larger display when compared to Apple iPad Air. We managed to do a quick hands on comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 and the Apple iPad Air. You can check out the video right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oSUL162oWQ
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 features top of the range specifications as it is powered by a Octa-core Exynos 5420 SoC(Snapdragon 800 for the LTE variant), 3GB RAM and has 32/64GB internal storage along with a microSD card slot. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 also features a very high resolution 12.2inch display sporting a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels giving it a pixel density of 247ppi. The design language and build quality is quite similar to the company's latest flagship - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and is complete with a faux leather back. There is also an 8MP rear camera and 2MP front facing camera for video calls.
The Apple iPad Air is powered by Apple's very own 64-bit A7 Chip and has 1GB RAM. The iPad Air is available in storage ...
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January 21, 2014, 1:55 am
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The Micromax A200 Canvas Turbo Mini surfaced last month, now @MMXNewscaster the White colored . According to earlier rumors the phone would feature a 4.7-inch HD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It would be 7.9mm thick and come with a 1800 mAh battery.
Previous image in black didn't reveal anything, but the new image shows that this would also have aluminium casing on the back, similar to the Canvas Turbo. The phone looks similar to the Blu Life Play S.
Micromax A200 Canvas Turbo Mini rumored specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with Gorilla Glass 2 protection
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with dual LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
7.9mm thick
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
1800 mAh battery
Micromax launched the Canvas Turbo A250 with a 5-inch 1080p screen last October. The Canvas Turbo Mini is expected to launch in coming weeks.
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January 21, 2014, 2:06 am
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Samsung has just launched the successor of the popular Samsung Galaxy Grand in India as the Galaxy Grand 2. The Galaxy Grand 2 takes after the original Galaxy Grand to compete in the mid-range market. Following Samsung's trend of having the same design language for most of its product lineup, the Galaxy Grand 2 borrows a lot of design elements from the company's current flagship - Galaxy Note 3.
We recently unboxed the Galaxy Grand 2, brought you the photo gallery of this new device and today we will be bringing you the photo gallery of how the Galaxy Grand 2 competes against the Galaxy Note 3 in terms of design.
One of the most noticeable feature that the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 borrows from the Galaxy Note 3 is its faux leather back which is becoming increasing popular on Samsung Galaxy products. The faux leather back is a big upgrade for the Galaxy Grand 2 over its predecessor that came with a plain glossy plastic finish on the back. When compared with the Galaxy Note 3, the back of the Galaxy Grand 2 isn't that great and doesn't feel as premium as the Galaxy Note 3. The back of Galaxy Grand ...
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January 21, 2014, 3:19 am
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Samsung is expected to change a lot of things in 2014 and it is expected to start changing things with its upcoming flagship - Samsung Galaxy S5. There have been a lot of rumors floating around regarding the specifications of the device and more importantly about the announcement and availability. A Samsung VP reportedly told the Korean media(off the record) that the Galaxy S5 would indeed be unveiled at the time of MWC.
Now, a tweet from Eldar Murtazin, a popular Russian blogger, says that the Galaxy S5 will indeed be unveiled on Feb 23. The tweet goes deep into the details of the unveiling as it has even timings of the event. The tweet also mentions that the price of the device will be the same - most probably indicating that it will be priced around the pricing of Galaxy S4.
Samsung Galaxy S5 launch - 18.00. Barcelona. 23 February. Price the same. Launch - end of April. Specs - u know them :) new touchwiz ;)
— Eldar Murtazin (@eldarmurtazin) January 21, 2014
Eldar had previously predicted the announcement of Samsung Galaxy S4 precisely and hence it is expected that this too will be right on the money. There have been various rumors ...
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January 21, 2014, 3:26 am
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MTV India and Swipe Telecom has partnered once again to launch Swipe MTV Slash 4X, the company’s latest Android tablet. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on One-Glass-Solution (OGS) technology, powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, voice calling and FM Radio
The tablet would come pre-loaded with MTV apps, Count your drinks and This Day in Music and updated versions of MTV India,MTV Funny and MTV Hottie app.
Speaking on the launch, Saugato Bhowmik, Business Head, Consumer Products, Viacom 18 said,
MTV has always conceptualized products keeping in the mind the ever-changing needs of the youth. Moreover, our creativity coupled with Swipe’s technological expertise has proven to be a knockout combination. MTV Slash 4X, the most enviable Tablet PC in its genre, is fully loaded with features & attributes that personify MTV, to engage the youth.
Shripal Gandhi, Founder & CEO of Swipe Telecom said,
The MTV Slash 4X was the next logical step after the brilliant performance of MTV Slash. Our successful partnership with MTV that has helped us cater to the youth audience gives us the confidence that MTV Slash 4X ...
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Apple calls the iPhone 5s, the most forward thinking iPhone yet. A departure from when Apple didn't care to enter the spec wars, it claims to be the best smartphone in the world. Historically speaking, the "S" editions of Apple's smartphones have changed little on the outside and have opted for substantial changes under the hood. This remains the case here as well. The iPhone 5s brings 64bit support, Touch ID fingerprint sensor and a completely overhauled operating system as well. Does all of this align to make investing in the iPhone worth it? We find out in our review.
Hardware
There's little that has changed here over the previous iteration. You still have a 4inch display which feels diminutive amidst the 5inch plus behemoths that are its competition. There's a simplicity to the design of the iPhone that has permeated through the generations and the 5s puts further emphasis on this.
A polished metal rim surrounds the glass construction. The chamfered edges further accentuate the design. The phone's measurements remain the same and it still weighs a feather light 112grams. The screen is a retina panel with a resolution of 1136 x 640 that while not as high resolution as the Full ...
Nokia Lumia 1520 is Nokia's best Windows Phone yet. We recently reviewed the device and you can check out the review here. Along with the phone, Nokia also announced and launched an official flip case for the giant device. Keeping up with the trend of things, Nokia's Flip case also doubles as a stand for the phone. We have the case with us and we are bringing you the photo gallery of this case.
Being an official case, the device fits perfectly into the case and has no problems whatsoever. The case is priced at Rs. 2,999 and hardly looks that premium. The back has a plastic mold for fitting the device while the front is a rubbery material with vertically foldable bends in the middle.
The bendable front is meant for the case to be used as a stand when using the device in landscape orientation. Because the Nokia Lumia 1520 is quite heavy, the case is hardly able to support the device. Most of the times you will see the phone hitting the floor or desk when you use the flip case as a stand.
Unlike Apple's Smart Cover for iPad or the Samsung S-View cover for Galaxy series, this flip ...
New Samsung TouchWiz UI for phones featuring new flat icons and Magazine UX elements leaked earlier this month. Now @evleaks has posted a new screenshot of the upcoming TouchWiz UI on phones that reveals Google Now-like notification screen. This looks similar to Windows Phone Live Tile UI that would delivers notifications, but also offers contextual information like Google Now.
More from that Samsung home screen. pic.twitter.com/5Z0jKKxXYN
— @evleaks (@evleaks) January 19, 2014
These screenshots are stitched together from multiple ones to show the features, hence it is not even. Since Google Now is available for Android devices running on Android 4.1 and later, Samsung might have used their own code to gather data regarding user’s location, recent purchases, flight information, workout activity, local weather and more.
The new TouchWiz UI is more promising than other TouchWiz interface we have seen on Samsung smartphones so far. The new UI might debut on recently launched Samsung PRO tablets or the Samsung Galaxy S5 that rumored to launch close to MWC 2014 next month.
Samsung entered the mid-range phablet category with the Samsung Galaxy Grand at the end of 2012 and it has been a huge success for them. A year later, they announced the successor of Galaxy Grand with specifications matching(or slightly better) than their yesteryear flagship - Samsung Galaxy S3. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has just been launched in India and we brought you the unboxing just a few hours back. Now we are bringing you the photo gallery of what may be yet another successful Galaxy device for Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is undoubtedly better than the original Galaxy Grand. It outdoes the predecessor both in terms of internals and externals. The design language has seen some noticeable changes and it will be the trend that Samsung is likely to follow through 2014. The form factor of the Galaxy Grand 2 now resembles the Galaxy devices in 2013 with a taller body and thinner bezels. The core design language of Samsung Galaxy devices continues to be same with an all plastic build and a false chrome metal rim around the device.
One of the most noticeable features of the Galaxy Grand 2 is the faux leather finish on the back which ...
Motorola has launched the dual SIM version of the Moto G in Australia and Malaysia. The phone has appeared on the official Motorola Australia website and Motorola has officially launched the Dual SIM smartphone in Malaysia, in partnership with local carrier Brightstar.Moto G is expected to launch in India in the last week of this month, which is next week. We already know that Dual SIM Moto G would launch in India this year, but it is not clear if we can expect Dual SIM or single SIM variant of Moto G in India.
Motorola Moto G specifications
4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge display at 329 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Dual SIM (Optional)
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with option to upgrade to Android 4.4 (KitKat)
5MP rear camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps
1.3MP front-facing camera
6.0-11.6 mm thick (curve) and weighs 143 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
720p HD video playback
1GB RAM, 8GB/16GB internal memory
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS
2070 mAh battery
No world on pricing or the availability of the Moto G in Australia, but it is available for pre-order in Malaysia at a price tag of 698 Malaysian Ringgit (~Rs. 12,960) for the 8GB version and 798 ...
Images of Sony D6503 surfaced recently, now detailed specifications of the smartphone has leaked on the same XDA thread. This reveals that the phone would feature a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974AB) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) OS. It would have a 20.7-megapixel rear camera and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera.
It is expected to come with 3GB of RAM and obviously have a micro SD slot, as we had seen on the leaked images, but details about the internal storage and battery life are not available yet. As you can see, the phone has a white status bar on top with new fonts in KitKat, but the specs details on the left side still shows older Android 4.3 build. The KitKat update is also expected to bring new features to the phone.
Even though Sony had already confirmed KitKat update for a range of devices, it is still rolling out Android 4.3 for its devices. Will this be the first to launch with Android 4.4 out of the box? Let us wait till MWC next month to find out.
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LG Electronics introduced the G Flex, the company’s first curved smartphone back in October, which went on sale in Korea in November. It was launched Singapore and Hong Kong in December, now the company has announced that the phone would go on sale in more than 20 major European markets including U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, and Austria starting February 2014.
The LG G Flex packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Curved Plastic OLED display from LG Display that vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700mm, powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It packs a 3500 mAh curved battery developed by LG Chem.
The LG G Flex was shownoff in India last month, which is expect to launch next month. It would hit U.S markets sometime in Q1 2014 on all three major carriers, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Check out our LG G Flex Unboxing and Benchmarks.
We just unboxed the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and showed you a photo tour of the same, but the single immediate question that arises in everyone's minds when looking at a successor of a hit device is, how better is it than the original? The Grand 2 gets an updated spec sheet, with obvious improvements in the display and the processor department, but there is always more to it than the spec sheet, right? So, how much of an upgrade is the Grand 2 over the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos? We find out in a hands on comparison video, exploring all the possible differences -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxGamlYm2ak
Here is the Galaxy Grand Duos on the left and the Galaxy Grand 2 on the right. Look very similar?
Well, because they are. Both are very much part of the Galaxy range in terms of design, as the hardware home button, the placement of the buttons and the false chrome sides are clearly the design philosophy Samsung goes with. But when it comes to build quality, the Grand 2 packs the faux leather matte back cover for a premium look and feel.
The faux leather back is not of the same calibre as the Note ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand 2 (G7102), the company's latest mid-range smartphone last month, which went on sale in India last week. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the device. Samsung already confirmed that the phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon processor, as you can see from the CPU-Z shot above it is clear that phone has a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.19 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU, similar to the Motorola Moto G. Last year's Galaxy Grand was powered by a dual-core Broadcom BCM28155 processor. It has a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Samsung's own TouchWiz UI on top. Let’s find out how the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl3jDF6G0vo
Quadrant Benchmark
The Grand 2 is just behind the Moto G in the Quadrant benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
The Grand 2 tops the AnTuTu Benchmark 4 by scoring 16967 points.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
The Galaxy Grand 2 managed to score 1952 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark and lies just behind Moto G.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It managed to score 517 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to ...
Intex Aqua Curve, the company's upcoming Android smartphone has appeared on the official website. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen curved display based on One-glass-Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 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. It comes with dual SIM support, similar to most of the other Intex smartphones.
It also comes with Matrabhasha multi-language support, Intex Cloud, Intex Play, NQ Vault and more pre-loaded apps.
Intex Aqua Curve specifications
5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen OGS curved display
Dual SIM ith Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor
8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
9.1 thick and weighs 152 grams
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP and GPS
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory (1.7GB user memory), Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
2000 mAh battery
The Intex Aqua Curve comes in Black, Red and Blue colors. No word on pricing or availability yet. It is expected to go on sale later this month.
Huawei unveiled the MediaPad 7 Youth last year, now the company has unveiled MediaPad 7 Youth2, successor of the first MediaPad Youth tablet . It has a 7 -inch (1024 x 600 pixels) 5-point multi-touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snadpragon processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s Emotion UI 1.6 on top. It has 3G connectivity through a SIM card slot, 3-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera.
It has a sleek metallic frame and comes with a 4100 mAh battery that uses Huawei’s owb patented power-saving tech and Dynamic Power Management system for better battery. This would directly compete with the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite, that was announced recently.
Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth2 specifications
7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snadpragon processor
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei Emotion UI 1.6
3MP rear camera
0.3MP front-facing Camera
9.9 mm thick and weighs 350grams
1GB RAM, 4GB Internal memory Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
3G (HSPA+ up to 21Mbps), Wi-Fi b/g/n, GPS / aGPS
1080p Full HD Video Playback
3.5mm audio jack
4100 mAh Li-Polymer battery
The Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth2 comes in Black with champagne color. No word on pricing or availability yet.
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At the CES 2014, Samsung announced a new series of Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro tablets and a huge Galaxy Note tablet. Among the three tablets of the Galaxy Tab Pro series that were unveiled, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is the biggest and has exactly same features and specifications as the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. We managed to do a quick hands on comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 and the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. You can check out the video right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8FAQutt_g
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 and Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 feature top of the range specifications as they are powered by a Octa-core Exynos 5420 SoC(Snapdragon 800 for the LTE variant), 3GB RAM and has 32/64GB internal storage. Both the tablets also feature a very high resolution 12.2inch display sporting a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels giving it a pixel density of 247ppi. The design language and build quality is quite similar to the company's latest flagship - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and is complete with a faux leather back. There is also an 8MP rear camera and 2MP front facing camera for video calls. There is a microSD card on both the tablets.
The specifications are ...
After the Titanium S5 and the Titanium S5+, Karbonn is all set to launch Karbonn Titanium S5i, a cheaper variant on the Titanium S5. The phone is listed on HomeShop18, which was first spotted by newgyaan. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby.
Even though it has 2000 mAh battery, it comes with just 512MB of RAM.
Karbonn Titanium S5i Specifications
5-inch (854 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1 GHz dual-core processor
8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP and GPS
512MB RAM, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
2000 mAh battery
The Karbonn Titanium S5i comes in Deep Blue color, but is listed as coming soon without any price tag. Considering the specifications, the phone is likely to be priced around Rs. 8,000.
We have unboxed a lot of Android smartphones ranging from Rs. 3,999 to Rs. 50,000, but today are not unboxing an Android device or in fact a smartphone. We have a feature phone from the once mighty Nokia. We will be unboxing the Nokia 108 dual-SIM feature which is as basic as a feature phone gets. You can check out the unboxing video right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jd4Iva4mGk
Box Contents
Phone
Earphones
2mm Nokia charger
User guide
Battery
Nokia 108 dual-SIM is quite small when compared to the modern day full touch smartphones. Nokia 108 has a typical Nokia candy bar form factor with a 1.8inch display sporting a resolution of 128x160 pixels. Below the display, we have a numeric keypad that can also function T9 keyboard. Below the display, we have three columns of keys. For navigation, we have a D-Pad right at the center of the device.
Among the few features of the device are its flashlight at the top which can be accessed by double pressing the up button. It also comes with a VGA camera on the back that can record QVGA videos at 15fps. There is also a music player, video player and stereo FM with RDS. There is a microSD card slot for expansion of ...
At the CES 2014, Samsung announced a new series of Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro tablets. Among the three tablets that were unveiled, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 is the middle member and comes closest to the Apple iPad Air in terms of dimensions. We managed to do a quick hands on comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and the Apple iPad Air. You can check out the video right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnHUJIq0wxw
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features top of the range specifications as it is powered by a Octa-core Exynos 5420 SoC(Snapdragon 800 for the LTE Variant), 2GB RAM and has 16/32GB internal storage along with a microSD card slot. The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 also features a very high resolution 10.1inch display sporting a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels giving it a pixel density of 299ppi. The design language and build quality is quite similar to the company's latest flagship - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and is complete with a faux leather back. There is also an 8MP rear camera and 2MP front facing camera for video calls.
The Apple iPad Air is powered by Apple's very own 64-bit A7 Chip and has 1GB RAM. The iPad Air is available ...
At the CES 2014, Samsung announced a new series of Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro tablets. Among the three tablets that were unveiled, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is the biggest and has a larger display when compared to Apple iPad Air. We managed to do a quick hands on comparison between the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 and the Apple iPad Air. You can check out the video right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oSUL162oWQ
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 features top of the range specifications as it is powered by a Octa-core Exynos 5420 SoC(Snapdragon 800 for the LTE variant), 3GB RAM and has 32/64GB internal storage along with a microSD card slot. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 also features a very high resolution 12.2inch display sporting a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels giving it a pixel density of 247ppi. The design language and build quality is quite similar to the company's latest flagship - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and is complete with a faux leather back. There is also an 8MP rear camera and 2MP front facing camera for video calls.
The Apple iPad Air is powered by Apple's very own 64-bit A7 Chip and has 1GB RAM. The iPad Air is available in storage ...
The Micromax A200 Canvas Turbo Mini surfaced last month, now @MMXNewscaster the White colored . According to earlier rumors the phone would feature a 4.7-inch HD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It would be 7.9mm thick and come with a 1800 mAh battery.
Previous image in black didn't reveal anything, but the new image shows that this would also have aluminium casing on the back, similar to the Canvas Turbo. The phone looks similar to the Blu Life Play S.
Micromax A200 Canvas Turbo Mini rumored specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with Gorilla Glass 2 protection
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with dual LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
7.9mm thick
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
1800 mAh battery
Micromax launched the Canvas Turbo A250 with a 5-inch 1080p screen last October. The Canvas Turbo Mini is expected to launch in coming weeks.
Samsung has just launched the successor of the popular Samsung Galaxy Grand in India as the Galaxy Grand 2. The Galaxy Grand 2 takes after the original Galaxy Grand to compete in the mid-range market. Following Samsung's trend of having the same design language for most of its product lineup, the Galaxy Grand 2 borrows a lot of design elements from the company's current flagship - Galaxy Note 3.
We recently unboxed the Galaxy Grand 2, brought you the photo gallery of this new device and today we will be bringing you the photo gallery of how the Galaxy Grand 2 competes against the Galaxy Note 3 in terms of design.
One of the most noticeable feature that the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 borrows from the Galaxy Note 3 is its faux leather back which is becoming increasing popular on Samsung Galaxy products. The faux leather back is a big upgrade for the Galaxy Grand 2 over its predecessor that came with a plain glossy plastic finish on the back. When compared with the Galaxy Note 3, the back of the Galaxy Grand 2 isn't that great and doesn't feel as premium as the Galaxy Note 3. The back of Galaxy Grand ...
Samsung is expected to change a lot of things in 2014 and it is expected to start changing things with its upcoming flagship - Samsung Galaxy S5. There have been a lot of rumors floating around regarding the specifications of the device and more importantly about the announcement and availability. A Samsung VP reportedly told the Korean media(off the record) that the Galaxy S5 would indeed be unveiled at the time of MWC.
Now, a tweet from Eldar Murtazin, a popular Russian blogger, says that the Galaxy S5 will indeed be unveiled on Feb 23. The tweet goes deep into the details of the unveiling as it has even timings of the event. The tweet also mentions that the price of the device will be the same - most probably indicating that it will be priced around the pricing of Galaxy S4.
Samsung Galaxy S5 launch - 18.00. Barcelona. 23 February. Price the same. Launch - end of April. Specs - u know them :) new touchwiz ;)
— Eldar Murtazin (@eldarmurtazin) January 21, 2014
Eldar had previously predicted the announcement of Samsung Galaxy S4 precisely and hence it is expected that this too will be right on the money. There have been various rumors ...
MTV India and Swipe Telecom has partnered once again to launch Swipe MTV Slash 4X, the company’s latest Android tablet. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on One-Glass-Solution (OGS) technology, powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, voice calling and FM Radio
The tablet would come pre-loaded with MTV apps, Count your drinks and This Day in Music and updated versions of MTV India,MTV Funny and MTV Hottie app.
Speaking on the launch, Saugato Bhowmik, Business Head, Consumer Products, Viacom 18 said,
MTV has always conceptualized products keeping in the mind the ever-changing needs of the youth. Moreover, our creativity coupled with Swipe’s technological expertise has proven to be a knockout combination. MTV Slash 4X, the most enviable Tablet PC in its genre, is fully loaded with features & attributes that personify MTV, to engage the youth.
Shripal Gandhi, Founder & CEO of Swipe Telecom said,
The MTV Slash 4X was the next logical step after the brilliant performance of MTV Slash. Our successful partnership with MTV that has helped us cater to the youth audience gives us the confidence that MTV Slash 4X ...
