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  • Samsung Will Dispose The Note 7 Not Refurbish Them

    Samsung Will Dispose The Note 7 Not Refurbish Them

    Samsung has confirmed that they will be putting the Note 7 to rest the old fashioned way. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 units will be completely disposed off, as it seems Samsung wants no reminder of its failings. Samsung has already adjusted its quarterly estimates to account for  $2 billion in losses.

    The reality is that, short of Apple’s new recycling initiatives, smartphones are not really recycled. They end up in landfills causing huge environmental damage. Samsung has in all manufactured over 2 million Note 7s, and inefficient manufacturing along with no plans of smartphone recycling  make the difficult-to-mine rare earth elements, like gold, silver, copper, platinum and aluminium among other components irrecoverable.

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    Now those with interest in mining phones should start hunting up dumping grounds where Samsung will lay the Note 7 to rest, however, it it is anything like Atari’s story, they might just show up in the future.

     

  • Samsung Giving US $ 100 Credit To People Who Return Their Note 7

    Samsung Giving US $ 100 Credit To People Who Return Their Note 7

    The Note 7 is Dead and with it Samsung has essentially lost market share, customer loyalty and a whole lot of goodwill for the fiasco, not to mention billions of dollars of losses and enormous environmental trash. But, in a last ditch effort to save face with Samsung owners atleast in the US, Samsung is offering US $ 100 in Samsung Credit (for future purchases) to those who exchange the Galaxy Note 7 with another Samsung device.

    Samsung will still give you just $25 if you decide to rather switch to Apple, HTC or any other brand. The best option might be to avoid the exchange and get a full refund where available.

    The Note 7 is not the only device affected with the battery issues, Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are also reportedly prone to battery explosions and the Galaxy S7 Active limited to certain regions also has Battery explosion issues.

    Samsung has had a horrible time getting control of the issue, and it still does not have a system in place for all the unofficial phones that pose a life risk in countries where the Note 7 has not been officially launched but available via the grey markets.

  • Google Pixel Goes Up for Pre Order in India

    Google Pixel Goes Up for Pre Order in India

    As promised the Google Pixel has gone up for Pre-Order in India starting 13th Oct. The Pixel and Pixel XL which are priced between Rs. 57000 and Rs. 76000 are a far cry from the pricing norm surrounding Nexus devices, which the pixel phones are replacing. The Phones will be available online on Flipkart and through several other outlets including Reliance Digital , Tata Croma among others. Flipkart is offering Rs. 27000 Exchange offer for a trade in of your old phone.

     

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    The Google Pixel and Pixel XL are Google’s answer to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus. DXOmark rates the Google Pixel’s camera at 89 a 3 points above the iPhone 7. The camera on the Pixel is a 12.3 MP camera with f/2.0 aperture and a 1.55 micron pixel size. You get HDR Plus, without any shutter lag and smart bursts which select the best shot.

    Google Pixel comes with unlimited online storage for Photos and Videos at full quality. The Pixel phones are the latest to run Android Nougat (version 7.1), the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system. Additionally, with Pixel  you also get a customer care on call 24/7 with Google via the settings app. You can also share your screen live with the support agents for troubleshooting. The Pixel will come with a 5 inch display while the Pixel XL comes with a 5.5 inch display. Both have a AMOLED screen. The Pixel and Pixel XL run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with 4GB of RAM. The Pixel will get a 2770 mAh battery while the Pixel XL gets a large 3450 mAh battery.

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  • OnePlus 3 Production Run Ended, OnePlus 3 Mini to Launch Soon !

    OnePlus 3 Production Run Ended, OnePlus 3 Mini to Launch Soon !

    OnePlus may have ended the production for their OnePlus 3 flagship phone, due to which the delivery times for the phone in most countries is between three and four weeks for the OnePlus 3 to ship. In India, however, stocks seem to be aplenty for both the Graphite and Gold colour variant.

    OnePlus has faced major problems securing proper supplies of the AMOLED panels which are in short supply due to their popularity. One new news emerging is that the company will be halting production of the current outgoing OnePlus 3 smartphone and replacing it with an upcoming model which will feature an LCD display. The reworked handset is expected to be the OnePlus 3 Plus or the OnePlus 3 Mini which was recently caught on benchmarks with a 4.6 inch 1920 x 1080p display along with Snapdragon 820 and 6 GB of RAM along with 64 GB of storage.

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    The limited Edition Gold Model Stocks are sold worldwide, however India seems to be the only country with stocks. OnePlus will sell out the Graphite OnePlus 3 for the time being, till the next phone is launched.

  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Unboxing

    Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Unboxing

    Xiaomi is yet to launch the Redmi Note 4 in India. However we got an early preview of the device by ordering it from China. The Redmi Note 4 is an update to the Redmi Note 3 launched earlier this year and is expected to hit India in the next few weeks. Xiaomi may launch the phone in India with a Snapdragon chipset due to patent issues, but, we have heard news that they have been resolved. So we might see the Mediatek variant in India after all .

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    The Redmi Note 4 has a 5.5 inch LCD display which has good visibility indoor and outdoor, along with wide viewing angles. The front houses a 5 MP camera, and the rear a 13 MP shooter with decent colour optimisations. The Redmi Note 4 will come with MiUi 7 However gets a quick update to MiUi 8 once you boot the handset.

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    For the China variant the price is Rs. 13500 and it can be shipped to India. The phones bought from China will support CDMA, but, when Xiaomi launches in India, the phones will be restricted to GSM, 3G and 4G LTE. The phone runs on a Deca Core Mediatek Helio X20 Chipset and has a whopping 4100 mAh battery.

    Inside the box you :

    • Redmi Note 4
    • Basic Documentation
    • Sim Ejector Tool
    • Charger
    • microUSB Cable

    Check out our Unboxing Video Below.

     

     

  • Samsung Kills Note 7 Production After Replacement Units Catch Fire

    Samsung Kills Note 7 Production After Replacement Units Catch Fire

    Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 has turned in the Achilles’ heel for the South Korean electronics giant, leading to irreparable damage to the company’s reputation.

    The new smartphone which was touted by many as being the best Android Smartphone of the year initially started to catch fire while charging. The company then issued a global recall of the smartphone, which in itself was poorly executed, while reports of more Samsung phones, including the Galaxy S7 Edge, Core Prime and some other previous models of Galaxy Note catching fire and exploding emerged.

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    Earlier Airline authorities FAA and even the DGCA in India had banned the Note 7 to the extent that the phone had to be kept off during the flight, while replacement units, ones with the green battery icon could be used.

    However, a replacement unit of the Galaxy Note 7 with a green icon, exploded aboard a US flight last week. This makes even the replacement Note 7 units unsafe.

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    Samsung, while temporarily,  has killed the production of its Note 7 handset, and may dispose 2.5 Million Recalled phones along with 1 million replacement units it had manufactured. While the company is still struggling to recall the 2.5 million phones that are already out in the world, Samsung officials shrugged off reports of overheated batteries, calling the incidents “isolated cases” related to issues of mass.

    The Galaxy Note 7 replacement process has also been stopped, meaning, you no longer can replace your affected Galaxy Note 7 phone with a new replacement Galaxy Note 7 with a green charging indicator.

    Many Galaxy Note 7 handsets sold via non official channels remain in countries like India, where a process to recall them has not ben instated, making the handsets a risk to several consumers who continue to use the phones.

     

  • Samsung Galaxy S8 May Be Bezel-less And Sport 4K Display

    Samsung Galaxy S8 May Be Bezel-less And Sport 4K Display

    According to reports from Korean publications Samsung is moving hard and fast towards the Samsung Galaxy S8. The upcoming phone will apparently ditch the home button for a full screen experience killing the top and bottom bezel as well.

    The full display front will still house a fingerprint scanner, but it will be under the touchscreen OLED Display and not in a button. The display will be a big play for Samsung for the Galaxy S8 launch allowing Samsung  to fill the front side of the phone with an edge-to-edge display.

    Samsung will keep the Dual Edges seen on the S7 Edge, while rumours in the past have mentioned a 4K display for Samsung’s next years flagship.

    Samsung is barely moving on from the Note 7 Explosion fiasco, a launch of its next model flagship may actually save the hugely affected mobile business.

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 is also expected to appear with a new Exynos chipset for Global markets and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 830s Chipset for the US and select other markets. Samsung will launch only one S8 with the edge display removing the non-edge phone from its lineup.

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 will be the first Samsung phone to feature a dual-camera setup on the rear camera. However, unlike Apple iPhone 7 Plus, the 16 megapixels and 8 megapixels sensors will not be used for a zoom feature. Samsung will also jump on the RAM cart with 6 GB of RAM and offer 128 and 256 GB storage options.

     

     

     

  • List of Moto Phones Getting Android Nougat 7.0

    List of Moto Phones Getting Android Nougat 7.0

    Moto has announced that their latest line of Moto phones will be headed for the Android 7.0 update in the coming weeks. The phones include the recently launched Moto Z and Moto Z play.

    Here is a quick Look at some of the new features in Android Nougat!

     

    The full list:

    1.  Moto G4 Plus
    2.  Moto G4 Play
    3. Moto X Pure Edition
    4. Moto X Style
    5. Moto X Play
    6. Moto X Force
    7. Moto Z
    8. Moto Z Play
    9. Nexus 6
    10. Moto Z Droid
    11. Moto Z Force Droid
    12. Moto Z Play Droid
    13. Droid Turbo 2
    14. Droid Maxx 2

     

  • Google Launches Pixel for US$ 649

    Google Launches Pixel for US$ 649

    Google at their #madebyGoogle event announced the Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones. The new smartphones come with the Pixel UI.

    The Google Pixel and Pixel XL will be the first phone that comes with Google Assistant out of the box. The Google Assistant comes with their new machine learning AI which sits right on the Pixel.

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    DXOmark rates the Google Pixel’s camera at 89 a 3 points above the iPhone 7. The camera on the Pixel is a 12.3 MP camera with f/2.0 aperture and a 1.55 micron pixel size. You get HDR Plus, without any shutter lag and smart bursts which select the best shot.

    Google Pixel comes with unlimited online storage for Photos and Videos at full quality. The Pixel phones are the latest to run Android Nougat (version 7.1), the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system. Additionally, with Pixel  you also get a customer care on call 24/7 with Google via the settings app. You can also share your screen live with the support agents for troubleshooting.

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    The Pixel will come with a 5 inch display while the Pixel XL comes with a 5.5 inch display. Both have a AMOLED screen. The Pixel and Pixel XL run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with 4GB of RAM. The Pixel will get a 2770 mAh battery while the Pixel XL gets a large 3450 mAh battery.

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    Both phones come with two storage options at 32 GB and 128 GB and three colour options subtle named Quite Black, Very Silver and Really Blue.

    Both the Google Pixel and Pixel XL come with USB Type C port, still retaining the 3.5mm headphone jack and the same cameras. Pixel is available for pre-order today in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany and the U.K. — India coming soon with pre orders starting 13th Oct. In India the Pixel will sell on Flipkart, Reliance Digital and Tata Croma stores.

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  • Moto Z and Moto Z Play Launched in India

    Moto Z and Moto Z Play Launched in India

    Moto’s Flagship series the Moto Z and Moto Z play with modular capability have been launched in India. Both the Moto Z and Moto Z play will go on Sale on 17th October on Amazon and Flipkart.  The Moto Z runs a Qualcomm snapdragon 820 with 64 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM and is only 5.4 mm thin with a 2600 mAh battery. The Moto Z  has been launched for Rs. 39,999 in India and features a 5 MP front facing camera along with front led flash. The 13 MP main camera has OIS and Laser AF.

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    The Moto Z Play on the other hand is a slightly larger and more affordable handset launched at Rs. 24999 with a massive 45 hour battery life. Snapdragon 625, Adreno 506 along with 3 GB of RAM and 32 Gb storage make up the Z play’s innards. You also get a large 3510 mAh battery. The main camera is a 16 MP, f/2.0 sensor while on the front you get a 5 MP camera with a front flash. The Moto Z play is also made in India and retains the 3.5 mm headphone port, while the Moto Z is too slim to have a headphone port.

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    The phones come a few weeks after the global launch of the Moto Z series. The Moto Z force with the shatter-shield tech has not been launched in India and remains a US Verizon exclusive. The biggest feature of the Moto Z and Moto Z play is the capability to add mods that simply snap onto the back of the handsets. Mods include the JBL soundboost speaker for Rs 6,999, Moto insta-share projector mod for Rs 19,999, HasselBlad truezoom camera for Rs 19,999 and Incipio offGRID Power Pack Rs 5,999. You can also add shells to the mix including Wood & Ballistic Nylon – Rs 1099 and Leather for Rs 1599.

    Moto Mods Pricing Launch Bundle pricing:
    JBL® SoundBoost Speaker INR 6999 INR 5999
    Hasselblad True Zoom Camera NR 19999 NR 14999
    Instashare Projector INR 19999 INR 15999
    Incipio offGRIDtm Power Pack INR 5999 INR 4999
    Style Shells:

    Wood and ballistic nylon

    Leather

    		  

    INR 1099

    INR 1599

    		  

    INR 899

    INR 1299

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    Check out our unboxing and Hands on with the Moto Z along with Mods below.

     

     

     

  • Nokia D1C To Be One Of the Company’s Comeback Android Phones

    Nokia has already announced it’s comeback to the market, this time with Android as their main operating platform. A new Nokia phone dubbed the “D1C” has been spotted son benchmark website GeekBench.

    According to the information the D1C will use the new mid-tier, octa-core Snapdragon 430 SoC, with each core clocked at 1.4GHz. This will be backed up with 3GB of RAM, and run Android 7.0 Nougat. The phone is expected to be one of the devices from it’s budget lineup, with the name being a prototyping name.

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    The budget coming Nokia D1c scored 656 to 667 in single-core performance, while scores for multi-core performance ranged from 3,120 to 3,229

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    In May Nokia granted HMD Global a 10-year license to produce tablets and smartphones under the brand Nokia which will be manufactured in China by Foxconn. However, Nokia is believed to be working on two flagships for an End of year release which will run the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset, feature 4 to 6GB RAM and upto 256 GB storage. Nokia will also be adding their PureView camera tech to the flagship phones they launch here on out.

    The Nokia D1C is expected to be a phone in the Nokia 5310 lineage with the branding ok Nokia 5320, as the name was spotted last month. The Nokia D1C is expected to launch for less than US $ 150 while in India the D1C should be priced around Rs. 8999.

     

     

  • Best Phone Deal : LeMax 2 with SD820, 4GB RAM, 32GB Storage and QHD Display for Rs. 17999

    Best Phone Deal : LeMax 2 with SD820, 4GB RAM, 32GB Storage and QHD Display for Rs. 17999

    This is possibly the best deal for a powerhouse phone for an excellent price. If you head over to lemall.com and buy the LeMax 2, you can buy the 4GB variant which would typically sell for Rs. 22999 is now available for Rs. 17999.

    That is a steal price for this phone and definitely a good deal. The Lenovo Z2 plus launched earlier this week also comes at a similar price however the LeMax 2 does include better features. Firstly you get a 5.7inch QHD or 2K resolution display that is vivid and bright. It also includes CDLA audio for a great music listening experience. The LeMax 2 also features a 21 MP main camera with an 8MP front camera.

    The price will get you the 4GB variant and make it one hell of a mid range priced powerhouse. Get it while stocks last!

    Also on a side not you get an additional 10% cashback on ICICI debit and credit cards  making the price a great Rs. 16199.

    You can check out our hands on video along with comparison with OnePlus 3 below.

     

     

  • OnePlus 3 Soft Gold Variant Unboxing and Hands On

    OnePlus 3 Soft Gold Variant Unboxing and Hands On

    OnePlus 3 in the soft gold variant just went on sale for a price of Rs. 27999. The phone virtually identical to the OnePlus 3 launched a few months back features a subtle Gold colour, hence the name Soft Gold. Check out our video of the phone below.

     

     

  • OnePlus 3 Soft Gold Colour Now For Sale In India Rs 27999

    OnePlus 3 Soft Gold Colour Now For Sale In India Rs 27999

    OnePlus has been teasing the golden colour of the OnePlus 3 since launch, and while the unit was launched a month back in many parts of the world, India finally gets the golden child. If you read our review of the OnePlus 3, the real difference in the OnePlus 3 grey and soft gold colour is basically the colour.

    Amazon will start selling the unit tomorrow onwards and the OnePlus 3 will come with 12 months of accidental damage protection, 12 months of double data on Idea network and Rs. 500 of kindle credit. Specs wise the OnePlus 3 runs on the Snapdragon 820 chipset with 6 GB of RAM and comes with 64 GB of storage. The 3000 mAh battery supports Dash-Charge and the front houses a 5.5 inch 1920 x 1080p optic-AMOLED display.

     

     

  • Lenovo and Moto Bring Back Hello Moto

    Lenovo and Moto Bring Back Hello Moto

    Lenovo may have fully acquired and integrated with Moto (previously Motorola), but it appears the chinese parent wants to keep the heritage of the Moto brand alive. What appears to be a reimagined sound for the original “hello moto” slogan was now tweeted by Moto and you can find the tweet below.

    This also just comes shy of the 4th October launch of the Moto Z and Z Play in India. The company wants to build the brand around the new logo language and you may see excessive use of the #hellomoto branding hashtag. Either way, it does bring back some exciting memories of the Moto Razr, which we though Moto will release, but they won’t. So the “Hello Moto” jingle works for the time being.

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