Earlier today we reported that the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, now the company has official launched the smartphone in India at a price tag of Rs. 36,990 (MRP). The Z1 Compact has a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens, 1080p video recording and a 2.2-megapixel HD front-facing camera.
The phone has OmniBalance design, dust-resistant and waterproof (IP55 & IP58).It comes with unique social camera apps such as Time shift burst, Info-eye, Social live and AR effect. Sony offers Sony Music with 6 months free unlimited streaming and music download and Sony LIV video streaming app that lets you watch 77 programs and over 4500 hours of videos from Sony channels.
Sony Xperia Z1 compact Specifications
4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) Triluminos Display with X-Reality for Mobiles
2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Single Aluminium frame with tempered glass on the front and back
20.7MP Primary Camera with Exmos RS sensor, HDR photos & videos, 1080p video recording.
2.2 MP front-facing camera with 720p video recording
9.4mm thick and weighs 140 grams
IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance
3.5mm audio jack
2GB RAM, 16GB ...
Earlier today we reported that the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, now the company has official launched the smartphone in India at a price tag of Rs. 36,990 (MRP). The Z1 Compact has a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens, 1080p video recording and a 2.2-megapixel HD front-facing camera.
The phone has OmniBalance design, dust-resistant and waterproof (IP55 & IP58).It comes with unique social camera apps such as Time shift burst, Info-eye, Social live and AR effect. Sony offers Sony Music with 6 months free unlimited streaming and music download and Sony LIV video streaming app that lets you watch 77 programs and over 4500 hours of videos from Sony channels.
Sony Xperia Z1 compact Specifications
4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) Triluminos Display with X-Reality for Mobiles
2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Single Aluminium frame with tempered glass on the front and back
20.7MP Primary Camera with Exmos RS sensor, HDR photos & videos, 1080p video recording.
2.2 MP front-facing camera with 720p video recording
9.4mm thick and weighs 140 grams
IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance
3.5mm audio jack
2GB RAM, 16GB ...
Acer unveiled the Liquid Z5 with a 5-inch FWVA display earlier this year, today the company has announced the Liquid Z4, ahead of MWC 2014. It has a 4-inch 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 rear camera with f2.4 lens, LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
It has front-facing camera and DTS Sound technology, similar to the Liquid E3, that was also unveiled earlier today. It has Acer RAPID button on the back for one-hand control to unlock and/or wake-up the screen, launch the camera, take a picture, launch apps from home screen and pick up phone calls easily. It has Quick Mode profiles such as Basic Mode, Senior Mode, Classic mode and Keypad mode, Acer Float User Interface for better multitasking.
It is 9.7 mm thick and weighs 130 grams. It comes with usual set of connectivity features such as 8.8 mm thick and weighs 147 grams 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. It has 4GB internal memory and expandable memory up to 32GB. Details about RAM and Battery capacity are not available yet.
The Acer Liquid Z4 comes in Essential White and Titanic Black colors and would be available in Europe starting from April at ...
Asus unveiled the Padfone Mini 4.3, the first mini version of the Padfone few months back. Unlike the Padfone with a 5-inch display that docks into the Padfone station with a 10.1-inch screen, this has a 4.3-inch screen and a smaller Padfone station with a 7-inch display. Remember, there are two Padfone Mini variants. The Padfone Mini 4.3 that we have unboxed has a 4.3-inch qHD screen and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, while the new Padfone Mini that we saw at the CES 2014 last month has a 4-inch WVGA screen and is powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z2560 chip.
Check out the unboxing video below
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ww3M4Pxee4
Box Contents include,
Asus Padfone mini 4.3 smartphone
7" Padfone Docking Station
micro USB cable
5.25V - 1.35A 2-pin US charging plug
In-ear headset with ear buds
User manual
1500 mAh removable battery for the phone
That's the Padfone Mini 4.3 smartphone. It has dual SIM support with micro SIM slots. It runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with custom skin from Asus on top.
Unlike the Padfone with metal build, this has plastic build. You have a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. You can remove the back cover to insert the SIM cards and the micro SD ...
Samsung introduced the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 with a huge 12.2-inch screen at the CES 2014 last month. It was launched in India at the Samsung Asia Forum 2014 in Bali earlier this week at a price tag of Rs. 64,900. We got to check out the tablet at the event. The NotePRO looks similar to the TabPRO 12.2 and also has almost similar specifications, but this has a S Pen stylus and Wacom Digitizer for pressure sensitive input.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZHH7Psz5Y
It has a 12.2-inch (2560×1600 pixels) WQXGA display, powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5 processor. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung own Touchwiz UI on top, It has S Note(Easy Chart), S Planner and Air Command features such as Action Memo, Scrapbook, Screen Write, S Finder, Pen Window and lots more S Pen features.
It also has office suit called Hancom office with has Hword, Hcell and Hshow, alternate for Word, Excel and Power point. You can connect a Bluetooth keyboard and a mouse to use it as a portable PC.
It has a 8-megapixel camera on the back with LED flash. It comes with 3GB RAM, 32 or 64GB Internal Memory variants and microSD slot that supports Up to 64GB of expandable storage. It packs a 9,500 mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy NotePRO comes ...
Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) users starting from Russia, according to SamMobile. The 3G Exynos variant has started getting the KitKat update before LTE Snapdragon variant, even though a build already leaked. Samsung promised Android 4.4 update for 14 Galaxy device in the U.S earlier this week. The Samsung Galaxy S4 got the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update in India last October.
The build number is I9500XXUFNB3 and the firmware build is dated Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:33:19. The KitKat update adds wireless printing, support for emojis and lots more new features. The Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the Galaxy S4 brings minor UI changes and under the hood improvements such as,
Status bar icons now in KitKat White from Green
Lockscreen Camera shortcut
Samsung Keyboard layout improved in landscape mode
Full screen music album art in the lockscreen
Performance improvements
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 got the KitKat update in India last month, so the KitKat update for the Galaxy S4 might not be far away. Official changelog for the update is not available yet. The update would gradually roll out worldwide, so it might takes months for the roll out to complete.
HTC may not be announcing its flagship at MWC 2014, but it isn't coming empty handed. HTC Desire 8 is a mid-range device headed for the Chinese market and the rumored HTC A5 may be the international variant of the HTC Desire 8. HTC Desire 8 is expected to be unveiled on February 24th in China and we are expecting to see the HTC A5 at the upcoming MWC 2014.
Popular Twitter account @evleaks has tweeted the specifications of the upcoming HTC A5 and he is hardly wrong about the leaks. The leaked specifications of the HTC A5 are as follows
5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD SLCD2 pixels display
1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8928) processor
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) with Sense 6.0
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5 MP front-facing camera
3.5 mm headset jack, Beats Audio
HTC BoomSound, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
1.5GB RAM, expandable memory with micro SD
8GB internal storage
3G, WiFi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, GPS with a-GPS
The colors rumored to be available are black, white, red, yellow and purple.
Asus unveiled the Padfone Mini 4.3, the company's first Padfone device with a smaller smartphone and docking station. We brought you the unboxing recently, here we have the benchmarks of the device. The phone has a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.40 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU, bit faster than the Motorola Moto G and the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 that were clocked around 1.2 GHz. The phone has a 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD IPS screen and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). et’s find out how the device performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
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Quadrant Benchmark
The Padfone Mini 4.3 scores 10180 points in the Quadrant Benchmarks.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It tops the AnTuTu Benchmark 4 by clocking 20136 points.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It managed to score 2187 points the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 627 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
In the Linpack Single Thread benchmark, it managed to clock around 103.4 MFLOPS.
Linpack Multi-Thread
In the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark, it managed to clock around 304.4 MFLOPS.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 59.2 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It clocked a14.8 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex benchmark, better than the HTC One.
Basemark X ...
When Canonical announced the Ubuntu smartphone OS, they had announced phones would be shipping in late 2014 and after a long time, we are hearing from Canonical about hardware partners. The first hardware partners for Ubuntu smartphones will be China's Meizu and Spain's Bq manufacturers.
Meizu is name is hugely popular in China and is starting to make a global appeal while Spain's Bq is a name that doesn't ring any bell yet. Canonical says that carrier support is very strong for Ubuntu smartphones and have agreed to bring Ubuntu smartphones into the market this year.
Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical and Ubuntu, adds; “The mobile industry has long been looking for a viable alternative to those that reign today. Ubuntu puts the control back into the hands of our partners and presents an exciting platform for consumers, delivering an experience which departs from the tired app icon grid of Android and iOS and provides a fluid, content-rich experience for all.”
Canonical says that it will be bringing smartphones with top of the shelf specifications to compete with the Android flagships that are currently dominating the market. Devices will be available for the users to purchase across the sites of Bq, Meizu and ...
Back in December 2013, Fleksy Keyboard, one of the popular third party keyboards in the Android market announced an SDK for iOS apps which allows the apps to use Fleksy Keyboard inside the application. Apple imposes strict rules on third party content inside its core features and that is on of the reasons Fleksy has to be used by the developer in his application(and not by the user like in Android).
Recently, we saw SwiftKey Note, an adaptation of a keyboard application from Android to a Note taking application in iOS. Fleksy keyboard SDK allows iOS app developers to use Fleksy keyboard inside their application instead of the usual iOS keyboard. The SDK is free and developers can start using the Fleksy keyboard within their apps starting now.
For this to work, the user has to download the Fleksy Keyboard stand alone application that basically serves as the repository for your words, meanings and predictions. When an application has support for Fleksy keyboard, it shows up near the copy paste icons. The founder of the application, Ioannis Verdelis, is confident that his application will receive good response from developers as there is almost "zero lines of code" to include the keyboard and it ...
Broadcom, today announced the industry's first Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) system-on-chip (SoC), BCM4771 for low-power wearable devices such as smart watches and fitness trackers. We had already seen Intel Edison, a 22nm ultra-small computer based on Quark technology. The Broadcom SoC is based on 40nm process technology and has sensor hub that integrates sensor inputs, location capabilities, wireless connectivity and more.
Highlights of Broadcom BCM4771 GNSS SoC
Lets users accurately track and manage health with precision activity tracking and location data
Constantly monitors user activity levels and location history to improve accuracy
Combines location capabilities with an integrated sensor hub, contextual awareness, and GNSS to save battery life in wearable devices
Has Broadcom's Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) Smart for wireless connectivity
Designed in 40 nanometer (nm) process technology
The BCM4771 SoC would be available from sampling by the end of Q1 2014. The company will showcase the new SoC and other innovative products at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. We will be there at the event to check out all the new innovations and devices. Follow our MWC 2014 coverage here.
Huawei is expected to unveil Ascend G6, a mid-range smartphone at the MWC 2014 next week. Today, evleaks leaked the press image of the phone. It looks similar to the Ascend G6-U00 that got certified in Tenna last week, that also revealed some specifications of the device.
The phone looks like the Ascend P6, but it has a 4.5-inch qHD screen instead of HD screen on the P6. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor (MT6582 likely) and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
Huawei Ascend G6 rumored specifications
4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels)IPS display
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
8MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash
5 front-facing camera
Dimensions: 65 x 130 x 7.5
3.5mm audio jack
expandable memory with MicroSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
Huawei had already teasing their upcoming devices on Weibo with letters GXME. For G we have the Ascend G6, X would indicate the Huawei Glory X1 Smartwatch, M indicates the MediaPad X1 tablet and E indicates its upcoming 4G router, that usually has model number that starts with E.
The MediaPad X1 ( 7D-501u) got certified in Tenna last month, complete specifications and live images of the tablet with voice calling capabilities has surfaced online. It is ...
LG unveiled the G Pro 2, successor of the G Pro last week. The smartphone is now on sale in Korea earlier than expected. The G Pro 2 has a 5.9-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with slim bezel, powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS+, 4K Ultra HD video recording and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has high-power 1W Hi-Fi sound that is 30% louder than G Pro, Knock ON with Knock Code, a new customizable option to unlock the phone and lots more features.
LG G Pro 2 specifications
5.9-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with slim bezel
2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dimensions – 157.9 x 81.9 x 8.3mm, weight: 172g
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, OIS+, 4K video recording, Slow motion video at 120 fps
2.1 MP front-facing camera
3GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB / 32GB of internal memory, micro SD card slot
LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, GPS / aGPS, NFC, SlimPort
3200 mAh battery (removable)
The LG G Pro 2 comes in Titan, White and Red colors and is priced in Korea at 999,900 South Korean Won (Rs. 57,770 approx), that is more than the ...
The Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus is one of the latest budget devices to enter the Indian market. The phone is powered by a 1.3Ghz quad core processor and is paired with 1GB of RAM. The display is a 5 inch panel with a resolution of 960x540. Being paired with a relatively low resolution display removes one of the bottlenecks for the lowly processor and helps it achieve decent performance. We put the phone through our benchmark suite. Here are the results.
AnTuTu Benchmark
The phone scores 15671 points in AnTuTu which places it right in the middle of the competition.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML 5
With a score of 1894, the Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus is one of the best performers in its category.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
The phone scores 492 points in the Vellamo 2.0 Metal benchmark.
Linpack
The Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus scores 86.784 in the single threaded benchmark test.
In the multithreaded test, the phone scores 162.963 points.
NenaMark 2
The Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus achieved 61FPS in the GPU centric NenaMark 2 benchmark.
GFXBench 2.5 Egypt HD
The phone manages to reach 18FPS in the GFXBench Egypt HD benchmark.
Similarly, it scores 8.6 FPS in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex benchmark which places it at the top of the competition.
The phone has ...
As the market gets flooded with large display devices at ever more appealing price points, buyers are spoilt for choice. While the likes of Micromax and Spice are the elephants in the room, Karbonn isn't far behind either. The brand new Karbonn Titanium S5 Pro brings a large display, above average performance to a very appealing price point. Read on to find out our opinion of the phone.
Hardware
First impressions make a difference and the Karbonn Titanium S5 Pro certainly makes a good one. Clean lines are visible with the white front surrounded by a faux chrome bezel. Above the display is an earpiece grille flanked by the front facing camera and the proximity sensor. The dimensions of the phone are quite svelte at just 138 x 70.5 x 7.9 mm. The slim bezels around the display further make the device feel quite small.
Karbonn has eschewed the capacitive buttons for onscreen controls and the end result is a very clean design. The buttons hide away during media playback and so don't really encroach upon screen estate. We were very pleasantly surprised by the 5inch qHD panel used here and we'll talk more about this later in the review.
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Moving over to the sides, ...
When Google bought Motorola, they got most of their teams and when they let go, they made sure they kept the ATAP(Advanced Technology And Projects) group. Now, Google has announced their latest Project Tango which is a smartphone that can measure dimensions of the surroundings. Project Tango is an ambitious project from Google and is now currently a 5inch Android running smartphone that comes with specialized software and hardware to map the world around it.
The prototype phone comes with sensors allow the phone to make over a quarter million 3D measurements every second, updating its position and orientation in real-time, combining that data into a single 3D model of the space around you.The device runs on Android and supports development APIs to provide position, orientation, and depth data to standard Android applications written in Java, C/C++, as well as the Unity Game Engine. According to Google, these early prototypes, algorithms, and APIs are still in active development.
Google is currently inviting developers to try out their new Project Tango device and they have only 200 dev kits. They want developers to build applications that make use of indoor navigation/mapping, single/multiplayer games that use physical space, and new algorithms for processing sensor data.
We just reviewed the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact a couple of days back, and saw the official launch of it happen in India yesterday, with it priced at Rs. 36,990/-. The phone carries forward almost all the USPs of its bigger brother, the Xperia Z1 and one of the constants is the Sony EXMOR RS 20.7 MP sensor. We detailed its performance in the review, which was really good considering the competition and factoring in the now known price. So, we thought instead of burying it in a review, it would need a special showcase of sorts, so here you go, all the full resolution samples from the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact's 20.7 MP camera.
Daylight
Low light
20.7 MP without flash
Superior Auto image in almost pitch black conditions
Same scene with the 20.7 MP manual mode
Image with flash
Comparison with Oversampled images
8 MP in Superior Auto - Oversampled
8 MP in manual mode
20 MP low light shot
8 MP oversampled shot
20.7 MP graffiti in bright light
8 MP oversampled shot of the same scene
Macro shots
We hope you clicked on the picture to view the full resolution samples, which might give a way better idea than what we have on the website. Let us know what you think ...
Among many things that will be introduced in the next week at MWC 2014, Oral-B, a toothbrush manufacturer, has announced the world's first BlueTooth connected electronic toothbrush as a part of Smart Connected Bathroom. The new innovative Bluetooth toothbrush will be showcased at the upcoming MWC 2014 and we will be surely bringing a hands on video right from the show floor.
The Bluetooth connected toothbrush gives you excellent control over your oral care through an Android or iOS application. With the connected toothbrush and the application, you get real-time guidance while you brush, and the brush records brushing activity as data that you can chart on your own. It also allows you to share the data with dental professionals, helping to create smarter and more personalized brushing routines.
Speaking at launch, Wayne Randall, Vice President, Global Oral Care at Procter and Gamble said “Oral-B has been a leading innovator in oral care for more than 60 years, and we’re proud to introduce this new interactive electric toothbrush with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, which was developed in conjunction with leading dental experts around the globe. It provides the highest degree of user interaction to track your oral care habits to help improve your oral health, and ...
Opera Software has announced Sponsored Web Pass, new mobile internet packages to consumers that lets operators team up with advertisers to sponsor mobile internet access for a limited time, free of cost. Opera Web Pass that was announced back in 2012 lets operators offer time or site specific, mobile internet offerings to their users. Opera’s Sponsored Web Pass now allows operators to increase their revenues from data services by enabling their participation in ad revenue monetization, says Opera.
Airtel launched Opera Web Pass in Africa, MTS launched it in Ukraine and a local operator Avea introduced it in Turkey. Indian operators are yet to enter introduce Opera Web Pass. Most of the Indian operators had already partnered with Facebook and Twitter to offer free access to these apps for a limited period. It would be a great advantage to bring Sponsored Web Pass to India both, that would benefit both the operator and the advertiser.
This would let users enjoy one day of mobile internet, or one hour of Twitter usage sponsored by an advertiser. Sponsored advertiser would offer short advertisement before continuing to the content, after that users can enjoy Web Pass for its entire duration. After the free period is ...
MediaTek, the maker of chipsets that usually find their home in low - mid range devices, is making a push for LTE connectivity. We reported on the MediaTek MT6595 chip earlier this month that aims to combine a Cortex A17 based quad core chip with a 4G LTE modem. Now the company is all set to launch offerings in the entry level to midrange segments. The MT6732 chip will do just that.
The MediaTek MT6732 is a 64 bit quad core chipset with a built in 4G LTE modem. The Economic Daily News reports that this chipset will be introduced at MWC. The MT6732 is poised to give competition to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 410 chipset. The Snapdragon 410 is Qualcomm's first 64bit chipset that is based on the Cortex A53 architecture. Aimed at mainstream smartphones, it also includes LTE connectivity. While the MT6732 will be introduced in Q3 2014, the company is also said to be planning an octa core 64 bit LTE enabled chip for Q4 2014. The proliferation of low cost LTE handsets is great news as it will help in connecting the next billion to high speed internet and the benefits that come with it.
[Via - DigiTimes]
