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  • Samsung Sees Underwhelming Sales of the Galaxy S5 in India Drops Price to Rs. 50,500

    Samsung Sees Underwhelming Sales of the Galaxy S5 in India Drops Price to Rs. 50,500

    Update : The Price appears to have further dropped to Rs. 49,000 as of April 14th 2014, just 3 days post launch.

    Yesterday Samsung launched the Galaxy S5 into the Indian market on retail sale for a price of Rs. 51500. After seeing more than disappointing sales, the execs at the Korean company’s India office have authorized distributers and dealers to offer discounts and deals to users. 

    One of the south Delhi distributors said that Samsung issued notices last night to their chain ; asking them to be a lot more aggressive in selling the Galaxy S5. 

    Samsung has usually seen excellent response from the Indian market for their smartphones, however this time around the company may have hit up on its worst nightmare. 

    According to people, the biggest reason for the general disappointment with the flagship device, is that Samsung has launched the Galaxy S5 with the Exynos chipset and not the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 in India. 

    Samsung has been following this policy in the Indian market since the time of the Galaxy S2, after initial sales of the dual core Galaxy S2 a special India edition was launched which actually had a single core processor vs the Dual Core offered in the Global variant at the time. The performance of the Galaxy S5 handsets on these separate chipsets differ in many ways. The Exynos based version also lacks several features including LTE but now includes 4k Video capture, which was missing from the Indian version of the Galaxy Note 3. 

    While the price has been fluctuating since last night, the Galaxy S5 is available from a price bracket of Rs. 50,000 – 51,000 depending on the mood of the seller. If you were considering buying this phone, we expect huge drops in price in the coming weeks so holding out may actually not be such a bad idea. 

    Do you think that Samsung should further reduce the price of the Galaxy S5? Or feel that they should launch the Snapdragon 801 variant ? Let us know below or tweet us @iGyaan and include @SamsungMobileIn ! We will ensure that Samsung gets the message.

    Our review of the Galaxy S5 will be up shorty ! Stay Tuned.

     

  • The Samsung Galaxy S5 goes on Sale in 125 Countries

    The Samsung Galaxy S5 goes on Sale in 125 Countries

    The Samsung Galaxy S5 is finally here, in a total of 125 countries to be precise. However, despite being one of the most anticipated phones the Galaxy S5 has many a users to please. 

    The Samsung Flagship is boasting quite a bunch of new unique changes, including the all new water resistant body, a heart rate sensor and an “improved” 16 MP camera.

    However in markets like India, Samsung has chosen to launch the handset with a newer Exynos Chipset as opposed to the Snapdragon 801 chipset for Markets like the US. The new Galaxy S5 is also slightly thicker in feel and a lot more plasticky in looks. The bezels feel cheap and have a torrid feel.

    Galaxy S5 2

    Samsung has also launched and made available to buy the trio of smart watches : Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit.

    Pricing seems a bit high, as the Samsung Galaxy S5 is available at a Best buy price of Rs. 51,500/-. Galaxy Gear 2 is priced at Rs. 21,900/- and both Galaxy Gear 2 Neo and Galaxy Gear Fit are priced at Rs. 15,900/- each. These devices are now available across India through Samsung’s retail stores and e-commerce website.

    Check out our Hands on Video below and stay tuned for a Unboxing coming up.

     

  • Nike Fuelband will work with Strava, My FitnessPal and Run Keeper in the Future

    Nike Fuelband will work with Strava, My FitnessPal and Run Keeper in the Future

    Up until now Nike’s FuelBand was only favored and bought by those with an Apple iDevice whether  iPhones or iPods, simply because of the ease with which they could sync up their bands. 

    Now, with the launch of the Nike+ Fuel Lab in San Francisco, the sports group is planning to bring more to the user with partnerships and collaborations. Nike plans to bring integration with MyFitnessPal, RunKeeper and Strava. According to Nike, thanks to this partnership Millions of people will have a “common universal currency to monitor and evaluate” all kinds of activity.

    [quote text_size=”small” author=”Stefan Olander” author_title=” Nike’s Vice President of Digital Sport.”]

    We are excited about evolving NikeFuel to deliver richer experiences that make it easier for all athletes to reach their potential, The demand for simpler data-powered experiences is soaring, and all-day sensing is more available on mobile and wearable devices than ever before. Nike is committed to broadening the use of NikeFuel through collaborations with industry leaders to create smarter products and services.

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  • Nokia 225 is the Slimmest and Most affordable Internet feature phone

    Nokia 225 is the Slimmest and Most affordable Internet feature phone

    Nokia has gone across the marks to announce that their latest Nokia 225 is the slimmest and most affordable internet capable phone  at 10.4mm thin and priced at approximately Rs 3,200. The Nokia 225 runs on Series 30 and will have access to the internet and preloaded Facebook and Twitter. 

    Specification details are scarce but what we do know is  that the device has :

    • 2.8-inch QVGA display
    • 2-megapixel rear camera
    • microSD card slot
    • 36 day battery for single-SIM variant
    • 27 day battery fordual-SIM variant
    • 1,200mAh battery
    • 21 hours of talk time
    • Series 30 Software
    • Colors black, white, green, red and yellow

    The handset will be available in Summer in European and Asian regions.

     

  • 5 Things you should know about the HTC One M8

    5 Things you should know about the HTC One M8

    HTC’s recently launched the new One aka M8, which could possibly be the sole reason that the company struck a profit this quarter. Despite its instant availability and fanfare around the launch, here are a few things that you really must know about the HTC One M8. (Especially if you didn’t already know them)

     

    1. Build Quality :

    Carving a phone structure out of a single block of metal is now really old news, and especially after Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPad, this process was repeated time and again. The HTC One M8 takes the candy bar form factor to the next level. The M8 has been punched out of a single sheet of metal alloy, that not only covers the back of the phone, but also curves around to the front. Anyone who has worked with metal would know what a difficult process this is, even with todays available technology. 

    2. Hardware

    Last year, when HTC launched the HTC One, they decided to stick it with an underpowered chipset, the Snapdragon 600, even though a better and more powerful snapdragon 800 was available. This time around however, HTC has thrown in the best of the lot, the Snapdragon 801 which puts it right up there with the competition. 

    HTC One M8 Launch 0

    3. Camera

    Even though it feels under-rated the M8 has possibly the most advanced camera on a Smartphone today. Sure you have the Lumia 1020 and the Xperia Z series phones with their high MP camera shots. The HTC One M8 takes the focus selection to another level al together. It’s excellent in low light and even though their software is relatively amateur the use of the hardware in the future may do wonders. The fact that the company has opened the dual camera API to developers means that the hardware may be put to excellent use in third party apps.

    HTC One M8 Launch 4

    4. New Sense

    Although Sense 6.0 looks like a minor change on Sense 5.0 its a whole new world in there, the UI functionality has been improved, nifty shortcuts and good looking icons make a world of a difference. Quick launches from the lock screen make it really usable and exciting. Overall HTC has managed to give an exciting new look to something which used looked really bland to us, make it fast, responsive and more functional. 

    HTC One M8 Launch 2

     

    5. Awesome First Party Accessories

    HTC did it with the HTC One Max when they launched the extended battery case, they basically proved to us that they can make excellent accessories for their own devices. They have done it again with the HTC One M8 and the Dot View case. This case itself deserves an award for how simple and noble the idea behind it is. it gives protection and functionality to the phone. thanks to the touch sensitive design it gives you the ability to use the phone with the cover still on. Simply Genius!

    One Max Battery Case
    One Max Battery Case

     

    Unboxing and Hands On 

     

  • Hands On: Gionee ELife S5.5 Slimmest phone in the World

    Hands On: Gionee ELife S5.5 Slimmest phone in the World

    The Slimmest Phone in the world moniker goes to the Gionee E Life S5.5, but it does impress us in other domains as well.

    Gionee held a mega event in India and launched the slimmest phone in the world. The company launched a smartphone that is only 5.5 mm thick or should we say 5.5 mm thin. The Gionee Elife S 5.5 was globally launched at MWC 2014 where the company showed off a pre build version of the device. The final version meant for India will be available for purchase starting April 27th for a price of Rs 22900 .

    First Impressions

    The Elife S 5.5 does not only seem to aim to be the slimmest phone by any means necessary, it actually impresses in many other domains. The handset is superbly well built with a great mix of metal and glass, with the later taking care of the front and back of the handset.

    Gionee Elife S 5.5 17

    [quote text_size=”small”]5.5 mm is about as slim as we can take[/quote]

    Honestly 5.5 mm is about as slim as we can take, any slimmer and a smartphone will become uncomfortable. The ELife S 5.5 despite its metal and glass appearance manages to not be very sharp at the edges. The S 5.5 has rounded off edges at the back to give it a more tapered design making it more easily handle able and pocketable.

    Gionee Elife S 5.5 14

    Hardware on the Elife S5.5 is on the up side as well, with a true octacore Mediatek chipset clocked sat 1.7 GHz, no its not the turbo version seen on the Micromax Canvas Knight, but it is the same chipset sans turbo of course. You also get 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB Storage, with a 13.0MP AF +5.0MP camera combination both with wide angle lenses and 1080 p video capture.

    Gionee Elife S 5.5 1

    Gionee has come leaps and bounds in terms of the user interface, the new Amigo 2.0 is not only faster and more responsive it also looks a lot better and has interesting elements which were earlier missing from the UI. The new themes and colors option along with smoother transitions and good looking animations make the S 5.5 slim smartphone look and behave the part of being a smooth operator (pun intended)

    Gionee Elife S 5.5 4

    The battery life also seems to have come really far on the new S 5.5 with the handset doing much more with less drainage. One thing the unit lacks is LTE capability, however our country mostly lacks that too so can’t really complain.

    Gionee Elife S 5.5 12

    The handset turns out to be a beautiful mix of design, looks and capability for an impressive price, however only extended testing will reveal the true outcome.

    [quote text_size=”small”]Beautiful mix of design, looks and capability for an impressive price[/quote]

     

    Stay tuned for our hands on video.

  • Sony steals the 2nd place spot from Apple in India

    Sony steals the 2nd place spot from Apple in India

    Sony India has overtaken Apple in their sales for smartphones in India becoming the second largest mobile phone shipper in 2014. This aggressive movement has been rewarded to Sony thanks to the company’s focus largely on the Rs 10,000-20,000 smartphone space, backed by Rs 300-crore marketing spend.

    The number one spot was retained by Korean smartphone giant Samsung with 43% market value share. Sony took second place with 9.1% value share in the Indian smartphone market in the October-December quarter of 2013 against Apple’s 7% share.  

    This decline in Apple’s sales has been thanks to the company’s decision to withdraw sales of their largest selling unit the iPhone 4, and hence the disappearance of Apple from the under Rs. 20,000 price bracket. Apple did relaunch the iPhone 4 specially for the Indian market but failed to gather any response from the market who were hoping for a cut on the price of the iPhone 4s.

    Sony Executives claim : 

    While this loss of sales prompted Apple to relaunch iPhone 4 once again in India in January, sales have not picked up since it is not at all spending on marketing or offering any buyback offer and even the initial euphoria around iPhone 5S has sobered down,

    Kenichiro Hibi, managing director at Sony India, said the company’s smartphone business has attained similar revenues as its flagship television business in the fiscal ended March 31. 

     

    [quote text_size=”small” author=”Kenichiro Hibi, ” author_title=”Managing Director at Sony India”]The smartphone business doubled in last one year which led to 20% growth in overall sales in 2013-14. We expect to grow at a similar pace this fiscal as well to touch Rs 12,000 crore sales[/quote]

    While this may be considered a big loss for Apple, the company has seen decline of sale during the months that lead up to the launch of their next flagship.

     

  • Apple Confirms WWDC for June 2-6

    Apple Confirms WWDC for June 2-6

    Apple’s Annual Developer Conference will run from June 2nd to 6th in San Francisco 

    Apple has just announced that its annual World Wide Developer Conference has been scheduled for the 2nd of June through 6th in San Francisco. To mix things around the company will now select attendees randomly instead of a first-come-first-served basis.

    If you are a developer, you probably already got the email to register your account for a lucky draw to be able to attend the WWDC 2014. We can expect to see all of the latest iOS 8 madness alongside the next OS X developments, maybe even the elusive iWatch and Apple iTV that we have been long hearing rumors of.

    Apple was recently in the news as the company is in talks to buy Renesas Electronics Corporation, a unit that designs liquid crystal display chips for iPhones for about ¥50 billion, Apple is expected to complete the stake purchase by summer. 

     

  • Nokia X Dual Sim Hands On

    Nokia X Dual Sim Hands On

    Nokia’s First Android Handset Targets the Budget Audience with Dual Sim Capabilities

     

    Nokia launched the Nokia X (aka Normandy) earlier this year at Mobile World Congress 2014. The handset was a first of a kind for a company which basically started off by purely thrashing Android as an OS and now embracing it in their products.

    Nokia X Dual Sim 15

    The Nokia X has a very basic strategy, it is a cheap android phone with build and promise of Nokia, without the actual support of Google. 

    The Nokia X runs a Hybrid OS, An Unlicensed Android 4.1.2 alongside Nokia’s own Fastlane UI from the Asha lineup of devices. What that means is, you get the Android experience but you don’t get Google Apps, including the Play Store, Gmail etc. But there are always workarounds considering that the whole UI is essentially built on Android.

    Nokia X Dual Sim 9

    Build is impressive, the Nokia X has a sturdy matte finished back, with replaceable panels. Its like a better built version of the Nokia Asha 502/503 lineup almost as good as high end Lumia phones. The back is smooth and fits well in the hand thanks to its polished off round edges. The layout of the buttons and ports is also very identical to the Asha 503 so it looks like a design lift. 

    On the hardware front the Nokia X is loaded with a Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play with a Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5 CPU. You also get an Adreno 203 GPU all of this is supported by a 1500 mAh battery. On the memory front you have 4 GB Storage and 512 MB RAM along with microSD card expandability up to 32 GB.

    The handset runs Nokia X platform 1.0 UI essentially Android 4.1.2, on a 4 inch 480 x 800 px IPS LCD capacitive display with 2 point multitouch. There is no front camera and the main 3.15 MP camera only does 480p video and lacks a LED flash.

    Check out our hands on images and the Video Unboxing Up Top. Stay tuned for a final review.

  • Meet Cortana , Microsoft’s Alternative to Siri

    Meet Cortana , Microsoft’s Alternative to Siri

    Microsoft has finally shown off its new mobile search assistant, Cortana, its version of Siri and Google Now.

     

    As a part of Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 8.1 update, Cortana is a new Voice Recognition based personal digital assistant. Named after the AI in the popular XBOX title “Halo” the “personal digital assistant,” has the ability to search the Internet, set up alarms, shift calendar appointments, find restaurants, send messages, place calls and more.

    Cortana is quite identical to Siri on an iPhone, tap a button and ask the ui a question, however like Google Now Coranta can also tap into applications and and the phone’s core services to deliver you contextual information.It can offer the weather where you’re located, deliver favorite sports scores, or scan email and provide updates on a flight status or package delivery.

    Cortana runs on Bing and has a lot of intriguing features, for example it learns from habits of its users when and how they do their tasks. One unique feature of Cortana is that it can actually push the results of its searches over to other apps. Also like competition, Cortana doesn’t need to learn your voice and tries to interact with you naturally.

    Cortana wasn’t the only new aspect of Windows Phone 8.1, which now has a notification drawer called Action Center, which collects text messages, emails, calls and updates from social networks and other apps. It also has quick toggles for things like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi seen on Android and iOS both.

    Microsoft Also plans to push this Windows for free for hardware makers to use on phones, tablets with screens under nine inches. This should considerably bring down the costs of hardware running Windows. 

  • Nokia announced Lumia 930 with 20 MP Pureview Camera

    Nokia announced Lumia 930 with 20 MP Pureview Camera

    The Nokia icon was the envy of the global audience, well no more! The new Lumia 930 is essentially the global version of the Nokia Icon and it features a 5-inch full HD display and a 20-megapixel PureView camera with a Zeiss lens. The phone also ships with a Creative Studio app that’ll let you add Instagram-style filters to your snapshots. A 1.2 MP wide-angle camera adorns the front

    Lumia930-MixRadio-in-line

    The Front of the Lumia 930 has a 5-inch, 1080p Full HD display (1920×1080; 441ppi), with Gorilla Glass 3, Super Sensitive Touch and a near 180-degree viewing angle. The handset features Integrated Dolby Surround Sound.  Hardware wise a 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 32GB of internal storage (7GB free OneDrive cloud storage) and 2GB of RAM finish it up with a 2420 mAh battery.

    Lumia930-Hero-in-lineThe handsets will ship with Windows Phone 8.1 out of the box and contain apps like Nokia Camera, Nokia Storyteller, Nokia Creative Studio and Nokia Refocus. A new new Living Images feature will even turn statics pictures in movie styles.

    With Windows Phone 8.1 the handset will finally get a notification center and the all new “Cortana” Microsoft’s answer to Siri and Google Now. The Nokia Lumia 930 is roughly priced at US $ 599 and is expected to hit Europe first and then Asian countries starting June.

  • Gionee Launches Elife S 5.5 in India for Rs. 22900

    Gionee Launches Elife S 5.5 in India for Rs. 22900

    Gionee has officially launched the new Gionee Elife S 5.5 in India for a price of Rs. 22,900/- at an event held in Goa. The ELife S 5.5 comes just weeks after its global launch at MWC 2014 in Barcelona. 

    The Gionee S5.5 sports a 5? display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080p, a 1.7Ghz Octa Core chipset from MediaTek 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB Of storage. The Sleek phone has a 13 MP rear camera, and 5 MP  front shooter.

    The Gionee Elife S5.5 is the slimmest smartphone yet and measures only 5.5 mm. Retaining the slim structure, the devices manages to be equipped with a 2300 mAh battery. 

    The phone has been launched in India in all five colors, and will be available starting April 27th.

    Specifications

    5.0” Super AMOLED Plus display
    Octa- Core 1.7GHz CPU
    Single SIM
    13.0MP AF +5.0MP AF Camera 95 Degree Ultra-Wide Angle
    AMIGO OS 2.0 (based on Android OS, V4.2)
    Memory: 16GB+2GB
    Ultra slim 145.1 x 70.2 x 5.55mm
    GSM-850/900/1800/1900MHz
    WCDMA-850/1900/2100MHz or 900/1900/2100MHz
    3.5 mm Earphone Jack
    WIFI/GPS/BT4.0/FM/G-sensor
    Non-removable 2300mAh Battery
    OTG

     

  • Samsung Launches Galaxy S5 in India with True Octa Core Processor

    Samsung Launches Galaxy S5 in India with True Octa Core Processor

    Samsung today launched its first flagship product for this year, the Samsung Galaxy S5. However, the company has not revealed any pricing of the product. Alongside, the Samsung Galaxy S5, the company has also launched three of its newly launched wearable devices; the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and the Gear Fit.

    The Galaxy S5 is IP67 Dust and water Resistant, which means; it can be used in rain, and wet condition, but keeping in mind it is not water proof. The Galaxy S5 also features a heart rate sensor, located just below the back camera and next to the new layout led flash. It also offers a Fingerprint Scanner, providing a secure, biometric screen locking feature and a seamless and safe mobile payment experience to the users. 

    The Samsung Galaxy S5 sports a 5.1 Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The Galaxy S5 is powered by a true Octa-Core chipset which Samsung India failed to elaborate more on, but we believe it to be the Exynos 5422 (Octa-core application processor Quad 1.9 GHz + Quad 1.3 GHz) processor with Heterogeneous Multi-Processing and has XMM6360 for HSPA+ connectivity. 

    This new Galaxy is packed with a 2 GB of RAM and 16/32 GB of storage which is expandable to 128 GB via MicroSD card. Just like the global variant it has a 16 MP camera with an enhanced menu and user interface that allows users to take, edit and share photos. The Galaxy S5 offers the world’s fastest autofocus speed of 0.3 seconds. The new Selective Focus feature allows users to focus on a specific area of an object while blurring out the background. Most importantly, the Galaxy S5 also is capable of shootin 4K videos.

    The device is packed with a 2800 mAh battery which is removable if required. Samsung has introduced a Ultra Power Saving Mode which turns the display to black and white, and shuts down all unnecessary features to minimize the battery consumption. During the keynote, the company said if the S5 is at 10% battery level and if you switch on the Ultra Power Saving Mode, the device will further be active on standby for 24 hours.

    Stay tuned, as we will share more details as soon as we get them. Moreover, going through the leaks, the device is expected to launch around the price tag of Rs. 51,000. Even though our earlier reports pegged the price down to Rs. 41,000 it seems the company will be selling it much higher.

     

     

  • HTC One M8 vs the Galaxy S5 vs the Xperia Z2 vs iPhone 5s

    HTC One M8 vs the Galaxy S5 vs the Xperia Z2 vs iPhone 5s

    With the HTC One M8 officially announced, the list of flagship devices for many companies is now complete. The HTC One M8 sees only a few changes vs the previous generation and a lot of difference between the two main competition for this year the Galaxy S5 and the Xperia Z2. 

    The HTC One M8 misses out on few things that the company could have simply added. 4K video recording is one thing that HTC should not have left out on, the other being a fingerprint sensor. The HTC One Max had it and naturally the M8 should have had it as well.

    The HTC One M8 also misses out on being a water resistant device like the Z2 and now the S5. check out the full breakup of differences below

     

     Device
    HTC One (M8)
    Samsung Galaxy S5
    Sony Xperia Z2
    iPhone 5s
    OS
    Android 4.4.2 KitKat
    Android 4.4.2 KitKat
    Android 4.4.2 KitKat
    iOS 7.1
    Display
    5.0″ Super LCD3 
    5.1? Super AMOLED FHD
    5.2? IPS LCD Triluminos display
    4.0″ Retina Display
    Resolution
    1920 x 1080px
    (441 ppi)
    1920 x 1080px
    (431 ppi)
    1920 x 1080px
    (424 ppi)
    640 x 1136 pixels
    (326 ppi)
    Height
    Width
    Thickness
    146.4 mm
    70.6 mm
    9.4 mm
    142.0 mm
     72.5 mm
     8.1 mm
    146.8 mm
    73.3 mm
    8.2 mm
    123.8 mm
    58.6 mm
     7.6 mm
    Weight
    160 grams
    145 grams
    158 grams
    112 g
    Processor
    Snapdragon 801 chipset
    Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
    Snapdragon 801 chipset
    Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
    Snapdragon 801 chipset
    Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
    Apple A7
    Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone 
    GPU
    Adreno 330
    Adreno 330
    Adreno 330
    PowerVR G6430
    RAM
    2GB
    2GB
    3GB
    1 GB RAM DDR3
    Storage
    16GB/32GB
    16/32GB
    16GB
    16/32/64 GB
    microSD card slot
    Yes, up to 128GB
    Yes, up to 128GB
    Yes, up to 64GB
    N/A
    Primary camera
    Dual 4 MP, 2688?1520 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, automatic simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, HDR, panorama
    16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR; 2160p video recording at 30fps
    20.7 MP, 5248×3936 pixels,
    autofocus, LED flash, image stabliziation, 2160p@30fps, HDR, video stabilization
    Simultaneous HD video and image recording
    8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels,
    autofocus,
    dual-LED (dual tone) flash
    1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps,
    video stabilization,
    Front camera
    5 MP
    1080p@30fps
    2.1 MP
    1080p@30fps
    2.2MP
    1080p@30fps
     1.2 MP, 720p@30fps,
    face detection,
    FaceTime over Wi-Fi
    or Cellular
    Battery
    Li-Po 2600 mAh
    Li-Ion 2800 mAh
    Li-Ion 3200 mAh
     Li-Po 1560 mAh battery
    Battery life
    Standby: 496 hours
    3G talk:20 hours
    Standby: 390 hours
    3G talk: 21 hours
    Standby: 370 hours
    3G talk: 17 hours
    Standby: 250 hours
    3G talk: 10 hours
    Wi-Fi
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
    802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4, 5GHz)Wi-Fi hotspot
    Bluetooth
    Yes, v4.0 LE with A2DP
    Yes, v4.0 LE with A2DP
    Yes, v4.0 LE with A2DP, EDR
    Yes, v4.0  with A2DP
    Network
    Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
    Quad-band UMTS/HSPA
    LTE support, 
    LTE-Advanced
    Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
    Quad-band UMTS/HSPA
    LTE support, 
    LTE-Advanced
    Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
    Penta-band UMTS/HSPA
    LTE support, 
    LTE Advaced
    Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
    Penta-band UMTS/HSPA
    LTE support, 
    LTE Advaced
    NFC
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    NO
    Speakers
    Stereo
    Mono
    Stereo
    Mono
    Distinctive features
    • Dual UltraPixel cameras
    • Aluminum body design
    • Front-facing dual speakers
    • Fingerprint sensor
    • Heart Rate monitor
    • IP67 water and dust resistant
    • IP58 certified – dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
    Touch ID scanner.
  • Facebook Acquires Oculus VR For $2 Billion

    Facebook Acquires Oculus VR For $2 Billion

    Mark Zuckerberg and his team are following up their Whatsapp acquisition with another big acquisition of the virtual reality company Oculus VR for $2 billion in stock and cash.

    Confirming this through a Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg said “I’m excited to announce that we’ve agreed to acquire Oculus VR, the leader in virtual reality technology.

    Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. For the past few years, this has mostly meant building mobile apps that help you share with the people you care about. We have a lot more to do on mobile, but at this point we feel we’re in a position where we can start focusing on what platforms will come next to enable even more useful, entertaining and personal experiences.

    This is where Oculus comes in. They build virtual reality technology, like the Oculus Rift headset. When you put it on, you enter a completely immersive computer-generated environment, like a game or a movie scene or a place far away. The incredible thing about the technology is that you feel like you’re actually present in another place with other people. People who try it say it’s different from anything they’ve ever experienced in their lives.

    Oculus’s mission is to enable you to experience the impossible. Their technology opens up the possibility of completely new kinds of experiences. 

    Immersive gaming will be the first, and Oculus already has big plans here that won’t be changing and we hope to accelerate. The Rift is highly anticipated by the gaming community, and there’s a lot of interest from developers in building for this platform. We’re going to focus on helping Oculus build out their product and develop partnerships to support more games. Oculus will continue operating independently within Facebook to achieve this.

    But this is just the start. After games, we’re going to make Oculus a platform for many other experiences. Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face-to-face — just by putting on goggles in your home.

    This is really a new communication platform. By feeling truly present, you can share unbounded spaces and experiences with the people in your life. Imagine sharing not just moments with your friends online, but entire experiences and adventures. 

    These are just some of the potential uses. By working with developers and partners across the industry, together we can build many more. One day, we believe this kind of immersive, augmented reality will become a part of daily life for billions of people.

    Virtual reality was once the dream of science fiction. But the internet was also once a dream, and so were computers and smartphones. The future is coming and we have a chance to build it together. I can’t wait to start working with the whole team at Oculus to bring this future to the world, and to unlock new worlds for all of us.”

    It is clear that Facebook will run Oculus as a seprate entity all together after the Acquisition.  Zuckerberg called out virtual reality as one of the computing platforms of the future following desktops and mobile. Stay tuned for more information on this acquisition! 

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