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  • Honor Play To Launch In India On 6th August

    Honor Play To Launch In India On 6th August

    After the company launched a flagship and a mid-range smartphone today, Huawei is all set to launch a gaming smartphone soon with is sub-brand, Honor. The company has announced that it will be launching a gaming oriented flagship in India called the Honor Play on 8th August. The smartphone will be an Amazon exclusive device. For people in India who were waiting for Xiaomi’s Black Shark smartphone, this is exciting news. The Honor Play first launched in China in the month of June.

    Honor Play
    Huawei Nova 3

    The trend of launching gaming smartphones has picked up the pace in the recent years. Brands like the Asus ROG and Razer, which usually make gaming PCs, have launched their own gaming smartphones. The Asus ROG was the world’s first smartphone to launch with a 3D vapour-chamber cooling system. While the Razer gaming phone was the world’s smartphone with a 120Hz screen. Now the Huawei sub-brand, Honor, is launching the company’s first gaming-focused smartphone in India. Even though the smartphone does not feature any over the top hardware, Huawei recently announced their GPU Turbo software update. With this update, which the Honor Play may launch with out of the box in India, the smartphone can achieve better gaming performance and battery optimization. The company claims 60% better gaming performance and 30% less battery consumption than conventional smartphones.

    Also Read: Asus ROG Gaming Smartphone Launch In India Confirmed

     

    What Does The Honor Play Have To Offer?

    The Honor Play has a lot in common with the recently launched Huawei Nova 3. Both the smartphones have the same 6.3-inch IPS LCD panel with 2340 x 1080 px resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The smartphones also share the same Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset. This SoC has 4 x 2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 cores and 4 x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 cores. The Honor Play might also have the AI shopping features unveiled with at the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i launch event today.

    However, unlike the Nova 3 with a total of four camera sensors, Honor Play only has three. The primary camera of the smartphone has a 16MP sensor with a f/2.2 aperture and a 2 MP with f/2.4 aperture. The smartphone launched with two RAM variants of 4GB or 6GB RAM with 64GB storage in China. We can expect the same variants to launch in India as well.

    Honor Play
    Honor Play
    Pricing And Availability

    The Honor Play had a starting price of CNY 1,999 (Rs. 20,238.88 approx) in China. We expect the smartphone to be priced similarly in India as well. The sale for the smartphone could start on the day of the launch itself. The GPU Turbo update is yet to arrive in smartphones. However, if the company delivers on its claims with the update, then this could be one of the best competitively priced gaming smartphones. We will have to wait and find out once the device launches on 8th August.

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  • Motorola G6 Plus Coming To India Early August

    Motorola G6 Plus Coming To India Early August

    Motorola has always had excellent success with its G series smartphones. The Moto G series phones are always placed in a category around the Rs. 15000 price bracket making them a good value proposition. This category has however become crowded recently and while Motorola did launch the Moto G6 recently, the Moto G6 Plus is a phone that Motorola loyalists look forward to. The phone was already announced earlier this year so there remains little to speculate about. The Moto G6 Plus is expected to hit India within the next two weeks considering the company has begun teasing the phone.

    The Moto G6 Plus has a 5.9 inch 18:9 aspect ratio display with a 2160 x 1080px resolution, finally bringing it up to speed with widescreen devices. The phones also use Corning Gorilla Glass 3, as both the front and back of the phone now have glass. While the global variant of the G6 plus was launched with a Snapdragon 630 chipset, India is expected to get a different spec variant possibly with Snapdragon 660. The Xiaomi Mi A2 which launched recently with a Snapdragon 660 is also expected to launch in India on the 8th of August.

    Read Also : Moto G6 Unboxing

     

    The Moto G6 Plus continues the camera legacy of the plus variant with a 12 MP, f/1.7, dual pixel sensor paired with a 5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor. the front of the Moto G6 Plus gets a 8 MP, f/2.2 sensor. Both the front and rear cameras will get an LED flash. The Moto G6 Plus has a 3200 mAh battery and irrespective of what version of the Snapdragon chipset the India variant gets, will have  Qc 4.0 charging support. The phone will also be available in two variants at the least one with 4GB of RAM and 64 GB of onboard storage. While the other variant will have 6GB Ram and 128 GB storage. Moto could launch more options for India, for example the 4GB could be launched with both storage options of either 64GB or 128GB.

    The Moto g6 Plus while priced around Euro 300, in the European market, is expected to launch in India starting Rs. 15000 for the lowest spec variant. While the fully loaded variant is expected to hit anywhere from Rs. 18,000-20,000. The phone will be an Amazon exclusive with sales beginning almost immediately after launch.

     

     

  • Honor 9N Launched In India

    Honor 9N Launched In India

    Honor has launched, what effectively is their update to the Honor 9 lite, the Honor 9N. The new phone from the company has a starting price of Rs. 11,999. Honor continues to stress the fact that smartphones don’t necessarily have to cost a lot to offer flagship-like features. The company plans on selling the smartphone exclusively via Flipkart from 31st July at 12 PM. We can expect this to be a flash sale so prospective buyers should be ready to place their orders as soon as the device is live on Flipkart. The smartphone will also be available on Honor’s own website.

    Honor 9N

    Display And Design

    The Honor 9N, while a mid-range smartphone, has impressive specifications and features. Starting with the display, the phone features a 5.84-inch Full HD+ 2160 x 1080 px screen. The display follows a 19:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone has a striking similarity to the Honor 9 Lite. One of the reasons for this could be that both devices belong to the same lineup. With the exception of a microphone, which sat between the rear-facing camera and LED flash in the Honor 9 Lite. In the case of the Honor 9N, the two microphones sit on the top and bottom of the device.

    Honor 9N Display
    Specifications

    Honor 9N uses the EMUI 8.0 which is the company’s custom ROM based on Android 8.0 (Oreo). We can expect the phone to later be updated to Android 9. The smartphone is powered by the Kirin 659 chipset which is an octa-core SoC. Out of the eight cores, four run at 2.3 GHz and the other four at 1.7 GHz.  The SoC has the Mali-T830 MP2 GPU in it as well. The smartphone also has three storage variants. The 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage variant will cost Rs. 11,999. The 4GB RAM and 64GB variant will cost Rs. 13,999. And lastly, the 4GB RAM and 128GB variant will cost Rs. 17,999. The smartphone also has a microSD card slot allowing users to expand storage up to 256GB.

    Honor 9N

    Camera

    Huawei has been proactively implementing AI to its smartphones and the Honor 9N is no exception. The major area where the AI capabilities of the device will be evident is in the camera. The camera setup on the smartphone consists of a total of 3 cameras. The primary camera has a 13 MP sensor and 2 MP sensor. The secondary camera on the device is a 16MP sensor which the smartphone will also use for face-unlock.

    The Honor 9N is yet another mid-range smartphone offering a neat design and a value for money performance. The current trend of mid-range smartphones goes out to show that you do not have to own a flagship in order to enjoy a similar experience. Smartphone manufacturers are making sure that users still get an uncompromising experience without having to spend a lot of money. Stay tuned to iGyaan for a full review of the smartphone. Here’s the link to buy the Honor 9N.

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  • Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i To Be Launched On 26th July In India

    Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i To Be Launched On 26th July In India

    The company has been teasing the Huawei Nova series for a while. Now Huawei has made an official announcement for the India launch of the devices on Twitter. The phone will be launching in India on 26th July. The rumours around the phone suggest that these phones could feature the new GPU Turbo. The smartphone is expected to go on sale via Amazon for pre-order. The company did not make any announcements about the price. However, several leaks suggest the smartphone could go on sale for roughly Rs. 35,500.

    Little Insight

    Huawei Nova 3 is the successor of the Nova 2 which the company announced back in May 2017. The smartphone sports the same colour options as seen on the Huawei P20 Pro. The Nova 3 features the notch on its display and a dual front-facing camera setup.

    Specs

    The Huawei Nova 3 features a 6.3-inch 2340 x 1080 pixels display with the aspect ratio of 19:9. This makes the pixel density of the device peak at 409 ppi. The screen to body ratio of the display is somewhere around 84%.

    The Nova 3 could  be launched with the 970 chipset. This SoC will be paired with a 6GB RAM and have two storage variants, 64GB and 128GB.

    The Huawei Nova 3 camera setup is comprised of a 16MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and a 24MP Black and White sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. Furthermore, the front camera setup is a dual setup with one 24MP sensor and the other, a 2MP sensor.

    Must Read: Samsung Galaxy Note9 Renders Reveal Rear-Facing Fingerprint Sensor And Thin Bezels

    Conclusion

    Companies like Oppo and Vivo are bringing a notch-less and an almost bezel-less experience. This toughens the competition in the smartphone market. For Huawei Nova series to do well, the company will have to price its smartphones carefully.

    The Indian launch date of the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i is right around the corner. We will soon get to know how it fairs against other devices in its price segment. Stay tuned to iGyaan for further updates.

     

     

     

  • Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Launch Set For 19th July

    Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Launch Set For 19th July

    Xiaomi has confirmed that the Mi Max 3 is going to launch on July 19th in China. Fans speculated that the Mi Max 3 would launch in the month of May alongside the launch of Mi 7. However, the CEO of the Chinese manufacturer, Lei Jun confirmed at that time the launch would happen sometime in July.

    Prior to the launch confirmation, Lei Jun also teased the retail box of the Xiaomi Mi Max 3. The cuboidal box is white and has the “Max 3” embossed on the top in gold colour.

    Xiaomi Mi Max 3
    Mi Max 3 Retail Box

     

    The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 will have a 6.9 inch Full HD+ IPS LCD panel with a 2160 x 1080 px resolution. The aspect ratio for this smartphone is 18:9 and the screen-to-body ratio due to the lack of the notch is 79.8%. The Mi Max 3 will launch with MIUI 10 out of the box, based on Android 8.1 Oreo.

    Xiaomi is likely to go with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor paired with the Adreno 509 GPU. The other likely alternative for the Xiaomi Max 3 is the Snapdragon 710 processor with the Adreno 616 GPU. According to some rumors, is also a possibility that we may see a Pro version with the latter SoC.

    Xiaomi Mi Max3

    The phone is expected to be launched in three storage and RAM variants. The first variant will have 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. The other variant will have a 4GB RAM and a 64GB internal storage. The third variant will have a 6GB RAM and a large 128GB internal storage.

    Also Read: OnePlus 6 Vs Xiaomi Mi 8: Top Notch Flagships

    For the expected price of CNY 1,699 (roughly Rs. 17,400), Xiaomi decided to not put a notch on its 2018 Max smartphone. This is surprising, considering the fact that other manufacturers have adopted the notch, even for their sub Rs. 20K phones. To name one, The Nokia X6, which is yet to be released outside of China, has a notch. Xiaomi also has the Redmi 6 pro with a notch which will be launched in India later in the year.

     

  • Oppo Find X Launched In India

    Oppo Find X Launched In India

    Oppo has finally launched the Find X in India for a price of Rs. 59,990 exclusively through Flipkart. The company also plans on selling the Oppo Find X through offline stores. Pre-orders for Find X will begin from 25 July and the phone will go on sale starting 3rd August. The hefty price may be a turn-off for some people but it would be nice to see how well the phone does in the Indian market. Oppo is among the first manufacturers from China to release a phone at this price range. There is still no official word on when the Indian market will see the Oppo Find X Automobili Lamborghini Edition .

    Oppo Find X
    Oppo Find X

    The Oppo Find X looks astonishing with its unique and close to truly bezel-less design. The whopping 98.3% screen-to-body ratio is another feature which makes the Oppo Find X one of the top devices of 2018. The way this smartphone manages to achieve such a ratio is by moving the front camera behind the display. The front camera along with the rear camera is docked away in a motorized panel which pops-up when needed.

    Must Read: Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 With Pop-Up Front Camera Revealed In Promotional Poster

    The two colour variants in which the Oppo Find X will be sold in India are Glacier Blue and Bordeaux Red.

    The motorized mechanism has a high probability of failure. Although Oppo has tested the pop-up mechanism for 300,000 slides. The company says that the average person unlocks their phone 100-150 times a day. This puts the mechanism’s shelf-life to about 5 years of failure-free usage.

    Oppo FInd X Camera
    Stealth 3D Camera

    The OPPO Find X misses out on a fingerprint sensor and instead uses Face Unlock which they call it the Stealth 3D Camera. The company claims that it is a bit more advanced than the software-based Face Unlock found on other modern day devices. The Find X uses a dot matrix projector to scan the face to allow the unlock, this is quite similar to the tech seen on the iPhone X.

    Under the hood, the smartphone runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset coupled with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Powering the smartphone is a 3730 mAh battery with support for VOOC Flash Charging. Out of the box, the smartphone will run Android 8.1 Oreo with ColorOS 5.1 on top of it.

    The sliding module houses a 16MP and a 20MP aperture rear-facing dual camera setup. These are 1.26″ sensors with an aperture of f/2.0 aperture. The smartphone is capable of recording 4K videos at 30fps but, we know that the chipset can handle 4K videos at 60fps. The camera on the front is a 25MP sensor with a f/2.0 aperture.

    In Europe, the Oppo Find X retails for a price of 999 Euros which is why most people speculated this smartphone will launch in India for Rs. 80,000. The smartphone will go on sale in India for a relatively cheaper price. Stay tuned to iGyaan as we will be taking an in-depth look at the device.

     

  • Huawei Nova 3 Set To Release On July 18th

    Huawei Nova 3 Set To Release On July 18th

    Huawei is all set to release a new smartphone in the month of July according to a poster released by the company on Weibo. This news comes after Huawei dubbed the P20 Lite as the Nova 3e in Europe and select Asian markets so it is still to be seen what the device would be called. The company is calling it the Huawei Nova 3.

    Huawei Nova 3

    The overall look and feel of the device, at least from the pictures, is much similar to that of the P20 Lite. With that said, Huawei has teased a couple of interesting colour variants for the Nova 3. While nothing is confirmed, we believe that the Huawei Nova 3 may come in Light Blue, Gold, and Aurora colour variants.

    Huawei Nova 3 Gold

    Must Read: Unboxing The Huawei P20 Pro

    The Huawei Nova 3 also sports that notch seen on other Huawei devices released this year. What is worth noting is that the notch is somewhat elongated and now houses a dual camera setup. This is the company’s first phone to feature a front-facing dual camera setup with 24MP and 2MP sensor. The rear camera setup will have 16 and 24MP sensors. It will be intriguing to see how Huawei plans on using the camera setup.

    The Huawei Nova 3 will have a 6.3 inch 2340 x 1080 pixels display with the 2018 aspect ratio of 19:9. According to TENAA, the Nova 3 will run on the octa-core Kirin 710 chipset.  This chipset will be paired with 6GB RAM and either 64GB or 128GB of internal storage. The post on TENAA also reveals the dimensions of the device; 157 × 73.7× 7.3 mm with the weight at around 166 grams. All of this will be backed by a 3,650 mAh battery and the smartphone is expected to have fast charging capabilities which the company calls Super Charge.

    Huawei has managed to turn a lot of heads with its flagship P20 Pro with its triple camera setup and now the company is all set to launch a dual front-facing camera smartphone. We will be covering this story closely and will also take a look at how fast Super Charge is when the Huawei Nova 3 is released so stay tuned for further details.

     

     

  • Xiaomi Redmi S2 With 18:9 Aspect Ratio, 16MP Front Camera Launched

    Xiaomi Redmi S2 With 18:9 Aspect Ratio, 16MP Front Camera Launched

    Xiaomi has launched a yet another budget smartphone in China, the Xiaomi Redmi S2. The smartphone from Xiaomi will be available in two variants, one with 3GB RAM/32GB storage and the other with 4GB RAM/64GB storage. The base model is priced at RMB 999(Rs 10500 approx.) and the other one is priced at RMB 1,299 (Rs 13800 approx.).

    There have been rumours that the Xiaomi Redmi S2 might launch in India as an Android One smartphone. The Mi 6X could launch as the Mi A2 while the Redmi S2 will be a more affordable offering from Xiaomi, both running stock Android OS. However, these are all speculations so far and nothing can be said for certain.

    Redmi Note 5 Pro

    The Redmi S2 takes a lot of design cues from other Xiaomi smartphones launched in 2018. It has the same vertically place dual-camera setup found on the Mi MIX 2s and Redmi Note 5 Pro. The aluminium unibody design is also familiar along with a circular fingerprint sensor placed on the back of the smartphone.

    The Xiaomi Redmi S2 has a 5.99 inch IPS LCD display with a 1440 x 720 px resolution. This translates into an 18:9 aspect ratio which has become the norm for even budget smartphones.

    Under the hood, the Redmi S2 runs on the Snapdragon 625 chipset, a tried and tested SoC for Xiaomi. That chipset is coupled with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM along with either 32GB or 64GB of storage which is expandable via a microSD card. Powering the device is a 3080 mAh battery, which will charge via a micro USB port.

    Mi MIX 2s

    The Xiaomi Redmi S2 runs Android 8 Oreo out of the box with MIUI 9 on top.

    To the back of the smartphone will be a 12MP primary sensor along with a 5MP depth sensor. To the front is a 16MP AI-powered camera which is capable of clicking portrait mode selfies using just the software.

    The Redmi S2 appears to be another impressive budget smartphone from Xiaomi’s sub-brand. It will be interesting to see if Xiaomi decides to launch the Redmi S2 in India as an Android One smartphone. If priced at under Rs 10,000 the device could be a great contender against the likes of Honor 9 Lite.

  • Amazon India Confirms OnePlus 6, Enables Notify Me

    Amazon India Confirms OnePlus 6, Enables Notify Me

    Amazon India in a Statement has confirmed that the OnePlus 6 will be launched soon and will be also available in India. The statement comes directly from the e-commerce giant who has been the exclusive online partner for OnePlus since the launch of the OnePlus One.

    Calling it one of the most anticipated smartphone of 2018 the exclusive page for the notification will go live tonight at 11:59:59pm.

    The statement also confirms that the OnePlus 6 will have Snapdragon 845 paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. Also, according to Amazon the display “offers more screen without compromising on size” which also confirms the notch.

    The OnePlus 6 is said to be available in India mid- May 2018 for a price starting Rs. 39,999. While this may put the brand out of the “Flagship Killer” territory and more in to the “Flagship” territory. The company is focused more on marketing and brand awareness which is also leading to a big hype for the upcoming OnePlus 6.

    The OnePlus 6 is said to have an all glass design with a composite Aluminium frame, possible inclusion of wireless charging and a dual camera setup at the back. While the phone will have a notch, much like the Huawei P20 pro, users will be able to disable the appearance of the notch by making the status bar completely black, something, that should work well with the AMOLED display fo the OnePlus 6.

    Stay tuned for more updates for the India Launch.

     

  • Lenovo Launches K8 Note In India Starting At Rs 12,999

    Lenovo Launches K8 Note In India Starting At Rs 12,999

    Lenovo has announced the newest entrant to its ‘K Note’ series, the K8 Note, at a price of Rs 12,999 for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage and Rs 13,999 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage. The successor to the K6 Note was unveiled today in Delhi at a launch event which had been teased by Lenovo India on social media for the past couple of weeks.

    The Lenovo K8 Note packs the Helio X23 chipset with a 2.3GHz high-performing deca-core processor and the Mali T-880 MP4 GPU. The device has two variants – 3GB RAM with 32GB onboard storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB onboard storage which is expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card and features USB OTG support for added storage options. The phone features a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 px display with a pixel density of 441ppi and a Corning Gorilla Glass with oleophobic coating for scratch resistance. The smartphone is powered by a 4,000mAh battery with turbo charge. The K8 Note is splash resistant due to its P2i coating although the resistance might decrease with time due to wear and tear.

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    The Camera is key for the new Lenovo K8 Note, with a 13Mp Pure cell sensor mated with a 5MP Samsung BSI sensor dual camera setup and dual LED flash at the back. The phone is capable of depth mode effects along with  1920 x 1080 px  Video capture. A 13MP camera with LED flash and an f/2.0 aperture sits on the front of the device above the display. The camera UI will also feature a stock android layout with no customisation offered by Lenovo apart from the depth mode.

    Lenovo has given a lot of importance to media consumption with a TheaterMax feature for content consumption via VR. The Dolby Atmos app lets you customise the music settings according to your preference when a pair of headphones is plugged in. The device has a dedicated music key on the left, under the SIM card and microSD card slots which can be programmed to launch an app and control music playback.

    Lenovo recently announced that it will drop Vibe Pure UI from all forthcoming devices and adopt a pure Android skin starting with the K8 Note. The phone runs on Android 7.1.1 out of the box with a clean stock Android UI, Lenovo has included the Lenovo Help App, along with basic features like double tap to wake and color modes for the display. The fingerprint sensor sits on the back of the phone under the dual camera setup , and is extremely responsive. Stay tuned for our unboxing.

  • Moto G5S And G5S Plus Announced, India Launch Mid August

    Moto G5S And G5S Plus Announced, India Launch Mid August

    Lenovo-owned Motorola has announced the much awaited Moto G5S and Moto G5S Plus. The Moto G5S is priced at EUR 249 (Rs 18,000 approx.) and the Moto G5S Plus is priced at EUR 299 (Rs 22,600 approx.) and will be available in two colours – Lunar Grey and Fine Gold.

    The Moto G5S

    The smaller of the two siblings, the Moto G5S features a 5.2 inch 1920 x 1080 px display with a fingerprint sensor sitting below it which can also double up as a single navigation button. It has a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.  A 3,000mAh battery powers the Moto G5S and features Moto turbo charge. Motorola claims that with turbo charge, you get “5 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes of charging.” The Moto G5S runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset with a 1.4 GHz octa-core CPU along with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of onboard storage. The phone supports storage expansion up to 128GB via a microSD card. The Moto G5S features a 16MP primary camera with an f/2.0 aperture with rapid focus technology, a single LED flash and a 5MP wide angle front camera with an LED flash, the main camera captures 1920 x 1080 px video. . There are additional Moto features like Night Display and Quick Reply.

    Moto G5S Lunar Grey

     

    The Moto G5S Plus

    The bigger variant, the Moto G5S plus features a 5.5 inch 1920 x 1080 px display with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protecting it. Just like the Moto G5S, this one is also powered by a 3,000 mAh battery with included turbo charge capabilities. The Moto G5S plus differs from the Moto G5S also with the chipset, as the plus variant runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, a 2.0 GHz octa-core CPU with 3GB RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. Just like the Moto G5S, the storage can be expanded via a microSD card.

    The next big difference is in the camera department, the Moto G5S Plus features a dual-camera setup at the back. Two 13MP cameras placed horizontally with an f/2.0 aperture and 4K video capture. The dual camera captures Bokeh, and selective focus shots, along with other capabilities of background replacement and exposure management. On the front is a wide angle 8MP camera with a single LED flash and a new panoramic mode. There are additional features such as Night Display and Quick Reply as part of a more meaningful software experience according to Motorola.

     

    Moto G5S Plus Fine Gold

    While the announcement makes the phones official, they will be available later this month, with a launch in India expected mid August. The Moto G5s Plus is expected to launch in India for 17,999 even though the US price is much higher.

  • Moto Launches Moto Z2 Force With Shattershield Display

    Moto Launches Moto Z2 Force With Shattershield Display

    Lenovo-owned Motorola has launched its flagship for the year, the Moto Z2 Force with a shatterproof display technology. With a lot of high-end specifications, the 2nd-gen Moto Z phone will be the flag-bearer for Moto this year. It goes on sale in the USA on August 10th and is already available for pre-orders.

    Moto Z2 Force has got the hardware to compete with any flagship device this year with 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. It has Android Nougat out-of-the-box with a promised update to Android. Let’s just say, pretty standard stuff for an expensive 2017 flagship device. The USP of Moto Z2 Force is three-fold. It has a shatterproof display that won’t crumble after a few regular drops thanks to a shatter-resistant coating on the display. Next up are the Moto Mods, which is why the design and the feel of the phone have been retained, except that it’s much thinner now thanks to a 2,730 mAh battery. The previous gen Moto Z had a 3,500 mAh battery, so to ship a new phone with that big a slump in battery size, just to make it thinner seems like a tricky decision. What’s also missing is our beloved 3.5mm headphone jack, so if you’re still living in the good ol’ days of wired headphones then you need to either make a shift to the wireless universe or live the dongle life, a USB C dongle is included in the box. Another significant change is the camera setup. It now has a dual-lens camera setup with dual 12MP sensors with an f/2.0 aperture. One camera shoots in monochrome, and the other shoots in colour, similar to what we saw on Huawei devices and recent Nubia M2. The Z2 Force also has laser AF, phase detection but no mention of optical image stabilisation. Similar to Apple’s portrait mode, the dual-lends setup has allowed Moto to implement a depth-of-field effect on the Moto Z2 Force.

    The Moto Z2 Force doesn’t have the edge-to-edge display from the Galaxy S8 or a huge / relatively large battery one would expect, but with a price tag of $720 (roughly INR47,000), it competes with the big boys of the current flagship market aka the Samsung Galaxy s8 and its bigger sibling the S8+, Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 plus. The release date in India has not been specified and it is likely that the phone may not launch in India at all as the company stayed away from the Force variant last year.

     

  • Moto Moto G5 Plus Launched in India

    Lenovo has launched the Moto G5 plus in India with a starting price of Rs. 14,999, while the company is expected to launch the Moto G5 with a removable back panel at a later date.

    The Moto G5 Plus is a big departure from its predecessor, the Moto G4 plus. For starters, the Moto G5 plus has an all metal unibody design, while the Moto G4 Plus only had a polycarbonate construction.

    The Moto G5 also is running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, a chipset that was used in the Moto Z Play, the company’s sub-flagship smartphone in 2016. On the front the Moto G5 Plus has a 5.2 inch LCD display along with a 1920 x 1080p resolution. It comes with Gorilla Glass 3 cover which gives it additional scratch and damage protection. The Moto G5 Plus also runs Android 7.0 out of the box that comes along with some simple customisations from Moto. You also get the usual Moto gestures, that include double chop for flashlight, and a twist of the wrist for quick launch of the Camera. What’s interesting is that you can now use the oval fingerprint sensor as a one button navigation tool. You can swipe left and right to go back or launch the multi-tasking window. You can also press it down to lock the screen or press it down longer to launch the Google Assistant.

    Perhaps the most exciting feature is the camera now comes with 4k Video recording at 30FPS which is a first for phones in this price bracket. The rear camera comes with a 12MP dual pixel lens and the front has a 5MP camera. You can also capture Slo-Mo video at 720p/120FPS.

    The Moto G5 Plus Goes on sale at midnight tonight.

  • Moto G5 Plus To Launch on 15th March as Flipkart Exclusive

    Moto G5 Plus To Launch on 15th March as Flipkart Exclusive

    A lot of people are eagerly waiting for the launch of the Moto G5 Plus in India. Flipkart and Moto both, have been teasing the launch of the phone over their social media platforms, and now have officially announced that the phone will be a Flipkart exclusive. The Moto G5 Plus was announced at MWC 2017 and comes with a complete redesign of the G Series. An all metal body along with some serious upgrades on the inside the phone will start selling 15th March onwards and shipping soon after.

    While no details of pricing are available, the Moto G5 plus is expected to launch around the Rs. 15000 price bracket, much like last year’s Moto G4 Plus. Also much like last years launch, the company will only sell the Moto G5 Plus initially and later launch the Moto G5, and possibly a “Play” variant down the line.

    The Moto G5 has a 5-inch LCD display, while the G5 Plus has a bigger 5.2-inch screen, both of which have a 1920 x 1080 px resolution. The optics on the Moto G5  consist of a 13-megapixel Sensor along with an Aperture of f/2.0 with phase detect autofocus with a 5 Mp front camera, the G5 Plus, however, gets a 12-megapixel f/1.7 camera with dual-focus pixels and can record 4K video, while the G5 is limited to 1080 p Full HD. The Moto G5 Plus too has a 5 MP front camera.

    The Moto G5 Plus gets a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with 2.0 GHz octa-core CPU and 650 MHz Adreno 506 GPU. Stay tuned for more updates.

  • Moto M Heading to India Early December

    Moto M Heading to India Early December

    Moto M is being by the company’s Twitter account, as it is  heading for India to launch early December. The phone which will be the first Moto phone to sport a fingerprint sensor at the back will feature  5.5-inch full-HD 2.5D IPS display with a pixel density of 401ppi. Running a 64-bit MediaTek Helio P15 chipset with a 2.2GHz CPU and 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM.

    The Moto M will come with  32GB of inbuilt storage and have microSD card expandability(up to 128GB) via a  hybrid SIM slot with a  Micro-SIM or microSD card in the second SIM slot.

     

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    For Optics the Moto M sports a 16 MP main shooter with PDAF and f/2.0 along with an 8 MP front camera. With a 3050 mAh battery the phone will support a turbo charging via the supplied turbo charger Type – C in the box. The Moto M works with 4G LTE networks in India and will support VoLTE. The Moto M comes with a USB – C port and also has NFC. The Moto M is expected to launch for Rs. 18,999 in India making it a good prospect for under 20k phone.

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