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The Chinese smartphone giant, Xiaomi, has already seen mainstream success with its wildly popular handset ie the Mi3. Having the announced the Redmi series of phones for India, the company has now issued invites for two separate events to be held in Bangalore and Delhi to introduce the Redmi 1S.
Xiaomi Redmi 1S specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display
1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with Adreno 305 GPU
MIUI v5 on top of Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1.4ųm sensor, 1080p video recording
1.6MP front-facing camera
Hi-Fi System with Dirac sound
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 64GB
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
2000 mAh battery
The Redmi 1S is expected to give tough competition to indigenous brands and will shake up the sub Rs. 10,000 smartphone segment in India. Powered by a 1.6Ghz Snapdragon 400 processor and paired with 1GB of RAM, the handset is already ahead of the entry level Android competition but the cherry on top has to be the price point that Xiaomi is aiming at. The phone will retail at Rs. 6,999 which will invariably make this the most highly specced handset at the ...
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Celkon has launched Campus A15K, successor of last year's Campus A15 smartphone. This has the same 3.5-inch HVGA screen and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), comes with a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.
It has 2G (EDGE) connectivity, dual SIM support, multiple Indian languages, shake to transfer app and comes pre-loaded with Interactive games. Last week Celkon launched the Campus Mini A350 with 3G connectivity and almost similar specifications.
Celkon Campus A15K specifications
3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6571 processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
3.2MP rear camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
2G (EDGE), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP, GPS
256MB RAM, 512MB Internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
1400 mAh battery
The Celkon Campus A15K comes in black color and is priced at Rs. 3,449. It comes with a free flip cover.
The Nokia Lumia 520 was the most successful budget smartphone in the Lumia series sale globally. Microsoft launched the Lumia 530 Dual SIM, the company's most affordable dual SIM Lumia smartphone in India recently priced at Rs. 7,349. Check out the unboxing below.
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Box Contents
The box contents include,
Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM in Orange color
Headset
2-pin charger
1430 mAh battery
User manual and warranty information
Unlike the Lumia 520, this doesn't come with a micro USB cable in the box.
Here are the specifications of the smartphone
4-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display
1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 302 GPU
Windows Phone 8.1 OS
Dual SIM
5MP fixed focus rear camera
11.7 mm thick and weighs 129 grams
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, up to 128GB expandable memory with microSD
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / aGPS
1430 mAh battery
The phone is compact to hold and has on-screen buttons instead of capacitive touch buttons. Apart from orange, the smartphone comes in Dark Grey, White and Green colors. It has Dual SIM support that offers call waiting and call forwarding between two SIM cards.
There is a speaker grill on the back. It loses the dedicated camera button that was present in the Lumia 520. Last year's Lumia 520 was the most successful budget ...
Samsung announced its latest premium smartphone, the Galaxy Alpha a couple of days ago. The company did mention that the device would first go on sale in Russia followed by 150 other markets.
The South Korean market giant has now announced that the Galaxy Alpha will be available for pre-ordering in the United Kingdom starting August 28. So, interested consumers can either pick the smartphone from the Samsung UK store or from the selected retail partners.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha, which according to the company is the ‘next evolution’ of smartphone design, will be available in the UK on September 10 from Samsung stores, while retailers are expected to get the stocks by September 12.
If you are wondering what the Galaxy Alpha is all about, then for starters, the latest devices features a new design with a metal frame running on the sides of the smartphone. It sports a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. Under the hood, lies an Exynos chipset with octa-core CPU along with 2GB of RAM. There is a 12 megapixel senor on the back and the Alpha runs on Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box.
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The hardware specifications of the two edition of Samsung Galaxy Mega phablet was leaked just a couple of days ago. Today, we have received images of what looks like the AnTuTu benchmarking results of the upcoming Mega 2 smartphone.
The unit involved in the benchmarking carries the model number SM-G750F, which reveals that the device is one of the variants of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2. Furthermore, the results confirm that the smartphone will sport a 6-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels.
If the leaked screenshots are to be believed, the Galaxy Mega successor will be powered by an Exynos processor with quad-core 1.5GHz CPU and Mali 400 GPU. The AnTuTu score indicates that the chipset might not be a powerhouse, but its possible that we are looking at the results from an early build.
The Mega 2 will come out with 1.5GB of RAM on board and there will be 16GB of internal memory available to fit in all your content. The Galaxy Mega 2 will house an 8 megapixel sensor on the back and the device is rumored to feature a 4.7 megapixel front-facing shooter. One can expect the upcoming Samsung phablet to support a ...
Keen to make a mark on the world map, Chinese phone makers are giving it their all to expand in to as many markets as possible. Xiaomi, and now OPPO are showing the very intent to make their presence felt.
While OPPO is already active in a handful out markets outside of China including the EU and India, Australian shores are yet to be conquered by the prolific phone maker from the far east. According to Mac World, OPPO will be marking their foray in Australia as early as next month.
The event invite reportedly reads: Mark your diaries to be among the first to hear all the news from one of the leading mobile phone brands across APAC as they begin their Australian journey, and get hands on with the products for the first time locally.
OPPO is clearly looking to grab a share in the Australian market before any of its counterparts head there. It isn't yet clear what smartphones OPPO will launch in Australia straight away, but it wouldn't be surprising to see them go all-guns blazing with the top-tier OPPO Find 7 that we also reviewed.
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If productivity on the go is your thing, you'd probably be well aware of the potential and value of any hybrid Asus Transformer Pad. However, not many come with specs that lie on the high-end of the spectrum.
The Asus Transformer Pad TF303 series that's headed Europe is definitely one that can do more than just productivity. With full HD screens that they possess, the TF303 series promise a multimedia experience that's better than average.
Specifications (common)
10.1-inch 1920 x 1080p FHD display
2GB RAM
16/32GB storage
Thanks to Asus' fondness for Intel Atom SoCs and the open source Android OS, the TF303CL packs the x86-based Intel Atom Z3745 processor. However, the T303K ditches Intel for a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC, and like the TF303CL, comes with Android 4.4 KitKat.
The TF303CL and TF303K are expected to be sold for 299 and 399 Euros respectively, excluding a 50 Euro premium on both tablets for the added keyboard accessory.
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Xiaomi showcased its Mi in-ear headphones / earphones at the Mi 3 launched event last month. It comes in several variants, here we have the Piston 2 model that recently won the iF Design Award 2014 in Germany. The packing varies depending on the countries. In Singapore it comes in a box with IF logo, but in Malaysia, it doesn't have the logo, like our unit that we have for unboxing. Check out the unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enwHwyGHbgw
Box Contents
Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Earphones in Gold
Ear buds in Small, Medium and Large sizes
Specifications of Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Headphones
Cord Type : Kevlar, Silicone
Microphone : Yes
Wired Control: Yes
Maximum Practical Power: 5mW
Plug Type: 3.5mm gilded
Weight: 12g
Cord Length : 1.2m
Driver Type : Beryllium alloy
Impedance 12Ω ~ 16Ω
Sound Pressure Level: 93dB
Here are the three sets of earbuds to fit your ears, neatly arranged in the box. The Pistons can be winded up in the slick silicone winder in the box.
It has volume controls, microphone and a button to attend calls, play/pause music. It has Kevlar-reinforced cable.
Both the earphones and the 3.5mm audio jack are gold plated. Inside, it has beryllium alloy diaphragm that promises better audio transmission, extended high and stable low frequency audio. It also has Dual Damping System that provides a more balanced sound by ...
The Chinese smartphone giant, Xiaomi, has already seen mainstream success with its wildly popular handset ie the Mi3. Having the announced the Redmi series of phones for India, the company has now issued invites for two separate events to be held in Bangalore and Delhi to introduce the Redmi 1S.
Xiaomi Redmi 1S specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display
1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with Adreno 305 GPU
MIUI v5 on top of Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1.4ųm sensor, 1080p video recording
1.6MP front-facing camera
Hi-Fi System with Dirac sound
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 64GB
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
2000 mAh battery
The Redmi 1S is expected to give tough competition to indigenous brands and will shake up the sub Rs. 10,000 smartphone segment in India. Powered by a 1.6Ghz Snapdragon 400 processor and paired with 1GB of RAM, the handset is already ahead of the entry level Android competition but the cherry on top has to be the price point that Xiaomi is aiming at. The phone will retail at Rs. 6,999 which will invariably make this the most highly specced handset at the ...
Gionee has announced that it will roll out the Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for its M2 smartphone on September 5th in India. It was launched back in February running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The company released Android KitKat update for the Pioneer P4 in India earlier this week. It rolled out KitKat update for the Elife E7 mini and Elife S5.5 smartphones in India few weeks back.
Along with the Android 4.4′s features such as wireless printing, support for emojis and more, this update should bring a new homescreen layout, update for Amigo Paper, Game Zone, UC browser, Kingsoft Office and more, similar to other smartphones. The company did not reveal any details regarding the KitKat update for the Elife E7 that went on sale earlier this year.
We will let you know once the out over-the-air (OTA) update starts rolling out for the Gionee M2 smartphone.
HTC device codenamed flounder appeared twice in May. Rumors about the HTC-made Nexus tablet condemned Volantis surfaced in June. Recently a HTC tablet running Android L has been spotted at Wi-Fi Alliance website that is believed to be the upcoming Nexus tablet. According to the certification, it has Broadcom BCM4345 WiFi Chip with dual-band WiFi. It also shows 3 separate model numbers: 0P8210000, 0P8220000, and 0P823000.
According to earlier rumors, the HTC-made Nexus tablet would come with a 8.9″ (2048 × 1440 pixels) (281ppi), NVIDIA Tegra K1 64-bit processor, 2GB RAM, 16/32GB internal storage, 8MP rear camera with Sony sensor, 3MP front facing camera, Stereo front-facing speakers and aluminium build. Some rumors that said it will come with 5GB RAM turned out to be fake. It will be 7.9mm thick and weigh 418 grams. It is expected to come in WiFi and LTE variants.
Some rumors suggested that the tablet would arrive in the third quarter of 2014, but Q3 is going to end this month. Google is also expected to unveil the Motorola-made Nexus smartphone codenamed Shamu with a Quad HD display and Snapdragon 805 processor soon.
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Asus launched the Zenfone 4 (A400CG) with a 4-inch WVGA display last month for Rs. 5,999. It also launched the Zenfone 4 (A450CG) with slightly better specifications at Rs. 6,999. Today the company has announced that the the Zenfone 4 - A450CG will be up for pre-booking, exclusively on Flipkart from Sunday, August 24th midnight.
Asus Zenfone 4 (A450CG) specifications
4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection
1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU
Dual SIM with dual standby (micro SIMs)
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI
8MP rear camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
11.3mm thick and weighs 134g
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via microSD
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1750 mAh battery
Recommended: Asus Zenfone Giveaway
Asus did not say when the smartphone would ship to the users. In you Zenfone 4 (A400CG) review, we asked users to wait for the A450CG variant since it has better features at just Rs. 1,000 more than the budget variant.
Not too long back, the concept of a phone that you could upgrade and configure based on your whims and fantasies only looked like a sci-fi movie scene. However, thanks to the tremendous technological advancements that we've seen in the recent years, the modular phone idea is on the verge of being reality.
What's more, it is none other than Google that's working on a project such as this one -- Project Ara -- so you can rest assured it's not going to be restricted due to lack of budget or resources. In fact, a few early prototypes are already going around, hinting at what could be the future, very soon.
These prototypes feature chipsets from Texas Instruments (OMAP 4460 to be precise). However, Google just announced that Project Ara modules will be compatible with SoCs from China based fabricator Rockchip.
Rockchip is best known for making high-performance SoCs at a very affordable cost. However, the company has usually dealt in TV boxes and Android tablets, so something like the Project Ara will be a completely new platform for the company.
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Flipkart has just sent us an invite for a tablet launch in partnership with Intel. The invite reads What's in red, grey, pearl white and blue? It will be powered by an Intel processor. It is clear that it's going to be a tablet, looking from the invite. It has an earpiece on the top, so it is likely to come with voice calling capabilities. Since it is is more wider than normal 7-inch tablets, it could have a screen that is 8-inches or more.
Flipkart launched Digiflip Pro XT 712, its first tablet under its Digiflip brand back in June. It's a decent tablet compared to other tablets in the price range. Large-screen tablets with a screen size of over 8-inch will not be comfortable for voice calling, since it might be comfortable to hold. Let us see what Flipkart has to offer next week.
The teaser doesn't reveal the specifications of the tablet. Flipkart asks us to wait till the launch day, August 27th for a better clue. We will be there at the event to bring you more details about the tablet on launch day.
We started the Xiaomi Mi Power Bank Giveaway last week, and as promised, today we reveal the lucky winners. Before that, we would like to thank all the participants who took their time to participate in this contest, the response has been amazing with over thousand entries in the giveaway period. Are you the lucky winner of 10400mAh Mi Power Bank ? Find out the results below.
You can check out the winner selection logic in the video below. We shuffled the entries and used The Hat, a free application to pick the winners. We made sure the draw was as transparent as possible.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swVolIX_P1A
The lucky winners are
Abhimanyu Mahajan
Kishan Agarwal
Bhavesh Shelarhey
Bhavi Parwani
Sagar Aradwad
We will be getting in touch with the winners soon to dispatch the power bank.
Please join us in congratulating the winners. And for those you who did not win, enter our Asus Giveaway to stand a chance to win Zenfone 5 smartphones and Asus branded merchandise. Thank you once again for taking part.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 has been making its rounds for quite some time in the rumorland, but today, we find the device already floating in the Malaysian market. One of the countries authorized retailer – SenHeng has listed the phablet as available.
It has to be noted that the company hasn’t officially announced the Mega 2 yet, so the listing might actually be a blunder on the retailer’s part.
We confirmed the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 with our exclusive coverage and accordingly, the Mega 2 comes with 6-inch HD display, Exynos processor with quad-core 1.5GHz CPU and Mali 400 GPU. The phablet features 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory with microSD card support and an 8 megapixel rear camera.
The Galaxy Mega 2 will run on Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box and will be powered by a 2,800mAh battery. The smartphone will be up for grabs in black or white color schemes. Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 will carry a price tag of RM 1,299 (about $411) in Malaysia.
Unfortunately, there is no word on when the phablet will be officially announced, but it looks like the launch is around the corner.
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Sony has a habit of hinting at upcoming products through teasers hidden away in event invites. Taking a look at the invitation for its IFA event, it looks like the Japanese company might have a brand new smartwatch and perhaps even a tablet lined up for the event. There's been a lot of speculation around the event and expected announcements include an updated flagship, a new smart lens and the aforementioned smartwatch.
Featuring rounded corners and a design that seems to lie between the 7-8 inch territory, the device appears to be the rumored Sony Z3 Tablet Compact. There's not much to go in terms of specifications but given the pool setting and historical precedence, the tablet should be waterproof at a minimum and will likely pack high end specifications.
Next up is the smartwatch. Packing a design that is more like the first generation Galaxy Gear than Sony's own Smartwatch2, the wearable is not expected to run Android Wear which is definitely a dampner. Sony has long insisted that it would continue using it's own platform for wearables while also introducing Android Wear based products over time. With just under 10 days left for IFA, we'll soon find out what Sony and others ...
Are you bitten by the Moto 360 bug like many others? Do you think that the Moto 360 is the best looking smartwatch on the planet? If yes, you might be in for some respite.
LG is expecting to buy off a few Moto 360 fans with its new announcement that's due soon. As you would've guessed by now, the new LG smartwatch that we're talking about will come with not an angular design, but a round one, akin to the Moto 360.
The new smartwatch we're talking about -- the LG G Watch R -- is all set to get an unveil later next week, at the IFA in Berlin. There's not a lot known about the smartwatch as yet, so stay tuned for more coverage on this new round LG G Watch R!
Oh by the way, here's a teaser that LG shared on their YouTube channel:
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Here's another if there haven't been enough leaks and rumours around the iPhone 6!
According to reports from China based outlets, the iPhone 6 might just have been leaked by China Telecom. The carrier posted an image that claims, and looks like, one from the series of flyers that the iPhone 6 will be getting.
Interestingly, the device design we see in the render does agree quite a lot with the leaked renders and photos we've been treated to in the past. It isn't very common for a network carrier to post an image like this one, which makes us take this with a pinch of salt.
The iPhone 6, as you might know, is expected to be unveiled next month on the 9th. Along with a 4.7-inch iPhone, Apple is also expected to out a 5.5-inch version to mark entry into a phablet series of smart devices.
Looking at the renders, we get an impression that the iPhone 6 will have a colour scheme that's identical to the existing iPhones. Thankfully we don't have to wait too much to know it all!
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We've talked about the uber-thin Gionee phone that's been in the works in the past. According to what we're hearing, this phone will measure an insane 5mm thick ('thin' perhaps), to claim the title of the world's thinnest Android smartphone.
That title is currently held by another Gionee phone, the Elife S5.5, which true to its name measures 5.5mm thick. The Elife S5.5 comes with an impressive specs set for the thin body it has, thereby dismissing claims that thin smartphones can't have an able-enough specs set.
Gionee has been circulating this interesting-looking teaser for this new phone. Given that it received network certification a while back, we believe this teaser could hint at a launch that is around the corner. Gionee has gone on to become a popular smartphone manufacturer not only in China, but in India as well, where its budget offerings have done very well.
Gionee largely follows the offline sales channel, which isn't taken by a lot of other Chinese makers. We wonder what the company will do with the 5mm phone they have on the roadmap!
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Google has bought product design firm Gecko Design for an undisclosed sum, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The company has made the acquisition with an aim to bolster its Google X project lab which is responsible or the self driven car, Project Loon and Google Glass.
Founded in 1996 by Jacques Gagné, Gecko is a product and industrial design firm that has been involved in developing products, both hardware and software, for tech clients like Fitbit, HP, Dell, and the One Laptop Per Child Project.
"This is an incredible opportunity for everyone at Gecko. We are very excited and honored to join Google (x) and work on a variety of cutting edge products".
wrote Gecko President and Owner Jacques Gagné on the company website.
As a result of the acquisition, Gagné and other four Gecko Design employees will be joining Google X. The report also stated that the design firm has worked with Google X on projects in the past.
This is Google's fourth acquisition in August as it recently acquired image-recognition specialist Jetpac, video-editing app developer Directr, and smart texting firm Emu. While last month it had bought music streaming service Songza.
Tech companies are focusing more on design and investing in such companies and ...
