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Samsung has finally launched the Galaxy Note 3 in India as we reported last week. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was announced at the IFA 2013 and the pre-bookings for it started few days back on the official Samsung eStore. It packs a 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display, powered by 1.9 GHz Octa Core ( A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) Processor ( and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 2MP front-facing camera. It packs 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory, microSD slot (up to 64GB) and 3200 mAh battery.
It also comes with a stylus pen with Air Command, Action Memo, Scrapbook, Screen Write, S Finder, Pen Window, S Note, Multi Window, new Easy Clip and Direct Pen Input features. It is 8.3mm thick and weighs 168 grams. It has a soft and textured-touch back cover and delicate stitching that differs from all the previous Galaxy Note devices. It has support for 11 regional Indian languages including Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya and Assamese.
It comes with offers worth Rs. 15000 free. It comes pre-loaded with range of applications including Evernote, Dropbox and ...
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Micromax Canvas Fun A74, with a 4.5-inch FWVGA display went on sale online earlier this month. The Canvas Fun A63 that appeared on the official website at the same time, is not available for purchase from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel fixed focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
Micromax Canvas Fun A63 Specifications
4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
2MP rear camera with LED flash
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory (1 GB user memory), 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0,GPS
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1500 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas Fun A63 comes in Mystic Blue, Crazy Yellow and Midnight Black colors and is priced at Rs. 6,799.
Qualcomm announced its own smartwatch known as the Toq at its annual developer conference UPLINQ 2013 in San Diego just before IFA 2013 in Berlin and we were lucky enough to meet folks from Qualcomm at IFA including Rob Chandok who is President of Qualcomm Internet Services and SVP of Qualcomm Technologies. We were indeed surprised that we could get our hands on the Toq Smartwatch. This Smartwatch seems pretty interesting compared to other similar products like the Samsung Galaxy Gear and Sony SmartWatch 2. Qualcomm has been working on the product for over 2 years and this is evident from the build quality and design of the product. Feels very premium and thought out. The best part is the Mirasol display which translates to great battery life and sun light visibility. Watch our hands on video below -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhfcQKLuSQQ
Here is a Rob Chandok from Qualcomm giving us a demo of the Toq Watch
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVCkXFSWNvM
In terms of the specs , the Toq features a 1.55 inch touch Mirasol color display. You can turn on front lighting if required by tapping on a area which would come in handy in extremely low light situations. The device is completely buttonless and is operated only ...
Lava Iris 505 and Iris 506Q, two new Android smartphones are now available for sale from online retailer Snapdeal. The Iris 505 has a 5-inch (854×480 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. The Iris 506Q has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. Both these phones feature a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. These run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and come with Dual SIM support with dual standby and 3G connectivity.
These phones also have Gesture Controls similar to the Iris 504Q. Both these have 512MB of RAM and packs a 2000 mAh battery.
Lava Iris 505 Specifications
5-inch (854×480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.2 GHz dual-core processor
5MP camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory (1.9GB user memory), Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
3G (HSDPA up to 21 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP and GPS
2000 mAh battery
Lava Iris 506 Q Specifications
5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android ...
Samsung has finally launched the Galaxy Note 3 in India as we reported last week. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was announced at the IFA 2013 and the pre-bookings for it started few days back on the official Samsung eStore. It packs a 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display, powered by 1.9 GHz Octa Core ( A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) Processor ( and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 2MP front-facing camera. It packs 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory, microSD slot (up to 64GB) and 3200 mAh battery.
It also comes with a stylus pen with Air Command, Action Memo, Scrapbook, Screen Write, S Finder, Pen Window, S Note, Multi Window, new Easy Clip and Direct Pen Input features. It is 8.3mm thick and weighs 168 grams. It has a soft and textured-touch back cover and delicate stitching that differs from all the previous Galaxy Note devices. It has support for 11 regional Indian languages including Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya and Assamese.
It comes with offers worth Rs. 15000 free. It comes pre-loaded with range of applications including Evernote, Dropbox and ...
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Gear, the company's first Smartwatch in India as we reported last week. It was announced earlier this month at the IFA 2013 and is a great companion to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that was also launched in India today. It has a 1.63 inch (320 x 320 pixels) Super AMOLED display, powered by a 800 MHz processor and packs a 315 mAh battery. Once you connect it with the smartphone, it gives quick previews of incoming texts, emails and more. If you want to read the whole message, you can simply pick up smartphone, and the Smart Relay feature will reveal the full message on the screen.
It also has a 1.9-megapixel camera with BSI sensor to capture photos and record video at 720p resolution. It features two microphones and a speaker that lets you make hands-free calls and the secondary microphone is useful for noise cancellation. It also has S Voice that lets you create new calendar entries, set alarms, and check the weather using voice commands. It weighs just 73.8 grams.
The Auto Lock feature automatically secures the companion smartphone screen when the Gear is more than 1.5 meters away, and unlocks it when it is near again. Find My Device helps to ...
Asus has finally announced the new Padfone Infinity at an event in Taipei as they promised last week. The new Padfone Infinity is the fourth device in the Padfone series that lets you dock the phone in the Padfone station to convert it into the tablet. The new Padfone Infinity packs a 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) IPS display similar to the last-gen device, but this is poweed by a powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) out of the box.
Even this has a unibody frame with a brushed metal aluminium finish. It has the same 13 MP camera with LED flash, 1080p HD video recording, f2.0 aperture and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear camera now has a new app with PixelMaster, which combines multiple pixels to form a 3-megapixel image that is sharper and cleaner. It also has the SonicMaster audio technology.
The Padfone dock is same as the last-gen Infinity with a 10.1-inch (1920×1080 pixels) display with anti-finger print coating. So you can use the the new Padfone Inifity with the old one.
New Asus Padfone Infinity specifications
5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) display at 441 PPI
10.1-inch (1920×1080 pixels) display (Padfone station)
2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 ...
Notion Ink, an Indian company known for its Adam tablet, has just launched an Android application - I'm Shakti. The app is meant for usage in emergency situations and it sends out text messages with the location of the user to five emergency contacts set by the user.
The app is still in beta stage, but is available for the public use. Once installed, the users must set emergency contacts who will receive a message when situation occurs. The users can choose to send out the emergency message by touching the send emergency message button inside the application or by tapping the power button five times within 2 seconds.
The application automatically detects the user's location using GPS, Cell Tower or WiFi information and attaches it to the emergency message. A default message that was set can be sent or a message can be created at that moment and sent. There are some text message templates along with the current location of the user so that the user can send the message faster.
There are also battery saving options that will disable connectivity options and kill the background processes. There is also an option to enable/disable silent mode. As a means of assuring privacy, ...
Oppo, a relatively new player in the Smartphone world, had already impressed us with the beautifully made Find 5, its current flagship device. But as any company that looks to expand its portfolio, Oppo has sought to address the mid-range market, which brings volume as well as the ability to reach more people. The R819 is a step in that direction. Armed with a 4.7 inch 720p display, a super thin 7.3mm profile and an 8 megapixel camera, the device is a decent cut-down in specifications when compared to the Find 5, literally in every sense, including thickness and weight. Oppo is now getting into the very similar yet extremely crowded mid-range category, but does the R819 impress enough to stand out? Read on for our fully detailed review below.
Note: Check out the 360 degree view of the Oppo R819 before proceeding towards the full review!
Design, Build and Ergonomics
Unlike the Find 5 and its minimalistic design, the R819 takes it to a more conventional form factor. With rounded corners and tapered edges, it invokes a "Have I seen this somewhere?" reaction. The device is available only in white and since the bezels are also white, the display, the front ...
FIFA 14 is set for release in the next week across consoles and PC, but today we EA released the FIFA 14 app for iOS as a free app in the App Store, but only in New Zealand. The game has been released as a free game, but to unlock features and extras in-app purchases come into play.
The game comes as a 1.16GB download and requires at least 1.35GB free space on the device for it to be installed. Unlike other EA Games which thwarted the gaming experience with in-app purchases for everything, things seem to have taken a different route this time. There are two types of in-app purchase - one which involves buying in-game currency for unlocking specific features and the other in which the user pays a on-time 5.99$ for "Premium" mode which unlocks kickoff, Manager and Tournament modes.
Currently, the game is available only in NZ and it is not yet available in any other App Store. The release of its bigger brother - FIFA 14 for consoles and PC is slated for next week and this could mean that this is just another soft launch. Soft launches gives the developers a way to publicly test their ...
Another year, another Nexus smartphone and another bar story. The relationship between bars and yet to be announced phones never ceases to amuse the internet folks. A couple of weeks ago, just ahead of the IFA, Google announced their next version of Android - 4.4 KitKat with some theatrics and "accidentally" showed off the next Nexus smartphone in their video. Recent images from FCC filings have also identified the same device and it shows stronger evidence of a new Nexus device.
Yesterday, a Google employee supposedly left a Nexus 5 device unattended while it was put for charging in a bar(Yes, you heard it right, A bar) and an employee of the bar was able to make a quick video and get a couple of images of the supposed Nexus 5. The images show that the device is quite identical to the one spotted at FCC filings and the one Google showed off in their video. It has the Nexus logo at the back in horizontal orientation and there is a huge camera which was seen in the video. There is a LG logo at the bottom and a Not for Sale text above it. The design language seems to be ...
The two current flagships from their manufacturers, the Sony Xperia Z1 and the Lumia 1020 put up a good fight against each over photography. Sony announced their flagship, Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013 in Berlin earlier in the month while Lumia 1020 was launched in July. You can check out our quick hands-on comparison video of the Xperia Z1 and Lumia 1020 right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsZilVUVUd8
Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a 20.7 MP camera supported by Bionz Image processor and comes in package that is not so different from the Xperia Z. The Lumia 1020 on the other hand comes with a 41MP PureView camera and looks quite similar to the other Lumia phones in the series. The USP of both these devices is there camera and each of them are equipped with amazing cameras. Like previous Sony flagships, the Xperia Z1 is water and dust resistant.
Sony Xperia Z1 runs on Android 4.2 Jellybean while the Lumia 1020 runs on Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OS. Both the OS are very different in terms of UI and features. Sony's Xperia Z1 is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 SoC, Adreno 330 and has 2GB RAM while the Lumia 1020 has 1.5GHz ...
HARMAN India has launched JBL Charge, a new portable wireless speaker with Bluetooth connectivity in India. It offers 12 hours of playback time from a single charge and also comes with a USB port to charge mobile devices on the go. It has 2 two 1-5/8-inch (41mm) drivers, a built-in bass port, 2 x 5 watts of amplification and digital signal processing for exceptional bass. It plays from either a vertical or horizontal position.
Features of JBL Charge speaker
High-capacity, 6000mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery offers up to 12 hours of playback
Recharges your external devices with built-in USB port
Streams audio wirelessly from any Bluetooth-equipped device
Built-in bass port for thumping bass
Two 1-5/8-inch (41-millimeter) JBL drivers and a 2 x 5-watt amplifier for enhanced audio output
Durable, portable design with rugged case and grille to the rubber end rings and a rubber cap for its USB port
LED light to notify when built-in battery needs to be recharged and to show if it's in Bluetooth listening or pairing mode.
The JBL Charge comes in Grey, Blue and Green colors and is priced at Rs. 9,990. It would be available from October 2013 across India.
Alongside the Galaxy S4 earlier this year, Samsung announced their new range of cases, which included the S-View cover that comes with a unique window on the front. The S-View cover offers a glance at the clock and notifications and was the first to be used in that way. At IFA we managed to grab a look at the official Quick Window case for the LG G2, which comes with a similar touch window in the cover to display information at a glance.
With LG also launching their accessories range, how do the two covers compare?
Both covers feature a window that displays information at a glance - thanks to clever technology allowing both LG and Samsung to turn off the part of screen that is covered, these smart covers can work without effecting the battery life too much. Where as Samsung have gone for the horizontal offering the phone's UI itself, LG have created a custom smart cover UI where you can swipe up and down to go through the options.
On the back, both covers feature cutouts for the camera module and LED flash. The LG Quick Window also has a cut out for the LG G2's power and volume keys ...
In addition to the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear, Samsung announced a third device at the IFA 2013 - Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is basically a huge version of the Galaxy Note 3. You can check out our quick hands-on video right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNGlO5XXeD4
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition is the successor of original Note 10.1, but comes with a much better spec sheet. The most notable feature of the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition is its amazing high resolution 2560×1600 SC LCD display which we saw in the Samsung Nexus 10. The build quality is similar to the Galaxy Note 3 with a plastic front and a faux leather back.
It features the same Samsung Exynos Octa-core processor clocked at 1.9GHz and also has 3GB of RAM exactly like Galaxy Note 3. Just like Note 3, the Note 10.1 will come with Android 4.3 JB out of the box and feature the very famous S-Pen along with the full set of TouchWiz features and applications. There is an 8MP camera at the back and a 2MP camera at the front.
The specifications of the Galaxy Note 10.1 are as follows
10.1inch High resolution 2560×1600 display
2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 ...
It's been almost an year since Windows Phone 8 launched, but the growth has seen a spike only recently, with the Nokia Lumia 520 becoming the most popular Windows Phone, not just in India, but the world. India has definitely been a tough market to crack for anything other than Android. Even with the huge marketing and retail push by Nokia, the most trusted brand in India for quite a number of years, Windows Phone is just at 5.4% of the whole Smartphone market. With iOS and BlackBerry contributed even lesser, Android rules the market with more than 84% marketshare at least.
The second place has been maintained for the past three quarters but the only thing that is new, is the marketshare value which has increased 60% QoQ. The Windows Phone platform has actually outgrown the market at 60% which is an increase above the ~55% growth the Indian market boasts. Nokia now has a wide portfolio of Lumia devices in India, right from Lumia 520 to Lumia 925 and soon the Lumia 1020, but even with this portfolio, the company has struggled to gain marketshare in double digits. We expect that Microsoft will be putting its marketing muscle behind ...
Nokia has released the above picture on its social media channels, signaling an event in the middle east(likely Dubai or Abu Dhabi) on October 22nd, presumably for the Lumia 1520 Phablet and the Nokia Sirius Windows RT tablet launch. This news comes after rumours that Nokia might delay or cancel some of its products after the Microsoft deal, which makes some sense as some products may overlap within the same company, but if the teaser is to be believed, we will definitely see the Lumia 1520 at least, with the Sirius launch now a big question mark.
The Lumia 1520 is purportedly the company's first phablet sized device, with a 6 inch screen and a 1080p display. We had already seen various leaks detailing the device, which supposedly runs on a Snapdragon 800 processor, with Windows Phone GDR3's extra column of tiles and other new additions. There is also a 20 megapixel camera that is supposedly inside this device, which is also christened with the PureView name. The specifications seem to be nice, but the teaser reveals nothing other than the date, so we are not really sure what Nokia is upto with regards to other devices, nor can we notice ...
Gionee launched the Elife E5 in India back in July. We brought you the unboxing of the device last week. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor clocked at 1.5 GHz with PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU. Since this has a faster processor, the scores would obviously be better than the MT6589 chip clocked at 1.2 GHz present in the Elife E3 that we reviewed back in June. It has a 4.8-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED Plus display and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). Let’s find out how this compete with other devices in range of synthetic benchmark tests.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQvcYVNzV4
Quadrant Benchmark
The Gionee Elife E5 tops the Quadrant Benchmark when compared to other quad-core smartphones in the similar range.
AnTuTu Benchmark 3.3
Again the Elife E5 tops the AnTuTu Benchmark 3.3 with over 16k points.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
The Elife E5 scores over 1600 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scores 582 points and tops the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It clocked around 44 MFLOPS in the linpack single thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It clocked around 132 MFLOPS in the linpack multi-thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It tops the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark by clocking ...
Sony has finally launched the Xperia Z1, the company's latest flagship smartphone in India as they promised. It was announced at the IFA earlier this month has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens with a 27mm wide angle f/2.0 aperture custom 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, BIONZ image processing engine, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera.
It has IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance and comes with range of camera applications including Social live to broadcast live from the phone to Facebook, Info-eye which is a visual search application that offers info about landmarks, books and more from the live camera, the Timeshift burst mode takes 61 images in 2 seconds before and after you press the shutter and the AR effecsts act as a overlay a selection of fun, customizable animation using Sony’s AR augmented reailty tech. We went hands-on with the smartphone at the IFA 21013. Check out the hands-on below. Also check out the Xperia Z1 photo gallery. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg51DR0cqC4 It comes bundled with ...
Sony has launched the SmartWatch 2 (SW2), successor of the first SmartWatch in India. The SmartWatch 2 was announced at the Mobile Asia Expo back in June and comes with a 1.6-inch (220 x 176 pixels) Transflective LCD display and is made of aluminium (body) with wristband made of silicon or stainless steel. It has Bluetooth 3.0 and NFC to connect to Android smartphones running on Android 4.0 (ICS) and later. It weighs 122.5 grams and has IP57 ratings for water resistance.
It shows notifications for text messages, email, calendar, call log, Facebook, Twitter, gmail and more. When using a wireless Bluetooth headset for music, you can use SmartWatch 2 as a phone remote to make or take calls. It has SmartWatch 2 apps that can be downloaded though Google Play.
We went hands-on with the SmartWatch 2 at the IFA 2013 earlier this month. Check out the hands-on video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3v0O9JV0A0
You can also take a photo remotely from your SmartWatch, using a smart camera app, Select a mapping app on SmartWatch to check your route with a quick glance at your wrist, Read previously downloaded e-mails when not connected to your phone and more. It can charge though micro USB and offers up to 7 days of battery life with ...
Sony announced two new camera lenses for the smartphones, Cyber-shot DSC QX10 and DSC QX100 at the IFA 2013 earlier this month. Sony has officially launched these lenses in India today. These connect to Android devices and the iPhone via Wi-Fi and uses the Sony’s PlayMemories Mobile application to capture images. The DSC-QX10 has 18.2 effective megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor with Sony G Lens and has 10x optical zoom and the DSC-QX100 has 20.2 effective megapixels Exmor R CMOS sensor with Sony G Lens and has 3.6x optical zoom. These have has Built-in Optical SteadyShot that combats camera shake and lets you captures blur-free videos even in low-light conditions.
The DSC QX10 weighs 105 grams (with battery and Memory Stick Micro) and the QX100 weighs 179 g. These come with a dedicated camera attachment case to attach it to your smartphone. We unboxed the camera lens at the IFA 2013 earlier this month. Check the unboxing and the first impressions of the device below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sl-WC7j91k
Sony DSC QX10 Camera Lens specifications
18.2 megapixels 1/2.3 type (7.76mm) Exmor R CMOS sensor
BIONZ image processor
Sony G Lens, with 7 groups (including 4 aspheric elements)
F3.3(Wide angle)- F5.9 (Tele) aperture
10x optical zoom
12MP images and 1080p ((1440x1080) video recording at 30fps
Optical SteadyShot (with Active Mode for movies)
Memory Stick Micro ...
