Tag: specs

Oppo Confirms Two Variants Find 7, Coming Soon

Oppo was rumored to launch the Find 7 soon. This was also surrounded with rumors like this device will be equipped with a 50 MP camera and more.

Sometime back, Oppo had teased that ‘they are coming’, rumors also suggested that the company is looking to launch two variants of its flagship. Find 7 will launch in two variants, possibility is; one with a 5 inch 1080p display and the other with a 5.5 inch 2K display. Oppo has also used an image to show two variants of its new flagship on twitter.

Apart from the rumors of a 50 MP camera and two display sizes, this flagship is also rumored to come up with a 4000 mah battery and a memory card slot to expand the storage of the device. We will update you with more information as we hear it, Stay tuned.

March 5, 2014
Micromax Funbook Ultra HD P580 With 7.8″ HD Display Available For 11,990 INR

Micromax has silently added a new 3G enabled tablet in its vast range of products. The Funbook Ultra HD P580, is now available at an e-commerce website for 11,990 INR.

The new Funbook Ultra HD sports a 7.8 inch IPS HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. This tablet is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor which is coupled with a 1 GB of RAM. The Funbook Ultra is packed with a 8 GB of inbuilt storage which is expandable upto 32 GB via MicroSD card.

Furthermore, this device is equipped with 5 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front facing camera, which can be used for video calls as this device comes with voice calling as well as 3G. The Micromax Funbook Ultra HD P580 tablet runs on a 3600 mAh battery, and runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

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February 28, 2014
Report: Samsung Galaxy S5 is Said to be Cheaper than its Competition

Samsung has just launched the Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress 2014. While, the company has unveiled the device and all of its features, the price of the Galaxy S5 still remains unsaid.

However, putting some light on how well priced the Samsung Galaxy S5 will be, the Korean Media has reported that the device will be priced lower than its competition(Sony Xperia Z2). Samsung will partner with various carrier providers internationally and that might include India as well, this can be true after considering what happened with iPhone 5s.

Meanwhile, considering other rumors the Galaxy S5 is also said to be priced cheaper than the launch price of the Galaxy S4. Which means cheaper than 41,500 INR and this definitely, does not sound realistic. The official details should not be away, as this device will be launched on 11th April in 150 countries.

If you have not, check out our Hands-On video and benchmark video below:

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February 27, 2014
Micromax Canvas Blaze HD Listed Online

Micromax is said to be working on the Canvas Knight, which will be the new flagship device for the company. However, working on the launch of the flagship device does not stop the company to showcase their mid-range smartphones.

Micromax has listed two new smartphones on its official website, Canvas Blaze HD and Canvas Duet II. The Blaze HD EG 116 is the successor to the Canvas Blaze which was launched in December last year.

This device sports a 5 inch IPS display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. Micromax Canvas Blaze HD is powered by a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor coupled with a 1 GB of RAM. Furthermore, the device is equipped with 4 GB of inbuilt storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB via microSD card. The device sports an 8 MP rear camera and 2 MP front-facing camera. It is packed with a 2000 mAh battery, and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Just like its predecessor, this device will also come with MTS partnership, as the company’s logo is embedded at the back of the device.

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February 27, 2014
Hands on With Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo

Talking about the new launch, Samsung has now left the Galaxy tag with these new watches because of the change of OS from Android to Tizen. Samsung says that with the new operating system and the new Samsung Gear 2, users can get a 3 days of battery power in one charge.

Furthermore, the company has not only made software changes but also has changed the design. Having said that, the new Samsung Gear 2 has a camera at the front, which certainly enhances the look of the wearable as it avoids the big bump as on its predecessor. Even the mic has shifted to the watch from the strap. Both these changes can allow users to swap the bands, and allow users to personalize the look of these devices.

Samsung has also included its favorite home button to the new Gear 2, which was missing on the Galaxy Gear. As Samsung has launched two variants, the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo; the specification remains somewhat same for both. Talking about the specifications, the new wearable device sports the same 1.63-inch 320 x 320 pixels touchscreen, the watches are powered by a 1 GHz Dual Core processor, which is am upgrade from the 800 MHz processor seen before. Further in, the Gear 2 is packed with a 4 GB internal storage and 512 MB RAM, infrared, S Voice, a heart rate sensor, IP67 certification(Water and Dust resistance).

The only major difference between the newbies Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo is of the camera. The Gear 2 features a 2 MP AF camera which can take 720p video and on the other hand, the Gear 2 Neo is missing on the camera. Samsung has not shared the price details, but it should be out soon. Check out our Hands-On video above and the image gallery below:

Samsung Gear 2:

Gear 2

Samsung Gear 2 Neo:

Gear 2 Neo

February 26, 2014
Hands-On With Samsung Gear Fit: First Wearable Device With a Curved Super AMOLED Display

Samsung has launched one of a kind wearable device with a curved Super AMOLED touch display, to which the company claims is the first wearable device with a curved Super AMOLED display. The Gear Fit is launched at the MWC 2014 along with the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo.

The Samsung Gear Fit sports a 1.84 inch curved Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 432 x 128 pixels. This new wearable device is equipped with a pedometer, heart rate monitor, and a sleep monitor. Furthermore, the Gear Fit has a fitness app, an exercise mode, stopwatch, timer, schedule, smart relay, media controller.

The Gear Fit wearable device is a fitness band which is focused on health. However, the company proudly says that this fitness wearable is different for any available alternative in the market as this has the capability to perform tasks like show notifications, reject calls, and play music.

The Gear Fit is dust and water resistant with IP67 certification. This wearable device is loaded with Bluetooth 4.0 LE (low energy) wireless connectivity. The Gear Fit is powered by a 210 mAh battery, and the company claims will give usage of 3 to 4 days, and up to 5 days with low usage.

Users can swap the wrist bands of the Gear fit, and replace with the other color options Samsung has. The company has also launched some more, designer bands for their wearable devices. You can check our Hands-On video above and image gallery below:

Gear Fit

Gear Fit

February 26, 2014
Hands On With The Slimmest Tablet: Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet

The Xperia Z2 Tablet is the successor to the Xperia Z Tablet. This tablet comes with many considerable changes, it measures 6.4 mm in thickness which can put the iPad Air to shame when it comes to thickness.

However, being slim is not only the USP here, as the company has also upgraded the specifications. The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet sports a 10.1 inch Live Color LED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels.Sony has used its BRAVIA TV technology to generate brighter and more consistent colors, by using a mix of red and green phosphor and blue LEDs.

The Xperia Z2 Tablet is powered by a 2.3 Ghz Quad-Core CPU with a Snapdragon 801 chipset. Packed with a 3 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, expandable storage via MicroSD card. The device is included with an Exmor RS sensor for this tab’s 8.1 MP primary camera, and a 2.2 MP front(Secondary) camera retains the same Exmor R sensor as on the Xperia Z tablet.

The device is packed with a 6000 mAh battery and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. Retaining all these features the Xperia Z2 tablet still manages to be waterproof keeping up the names of Xperia devices and should be available in major markets by March. Check out the image gallery and our hands-on video coming soon.

February 26, 2014
Samsung Gear Fit is the First Wearable Device With a Curved Super AMOLED Display

Samsung has launched one of a kind wearable device with a curved Super AMOLED touch display, to which the company claims is the first wearable device with a curved Super AMOLED display. The Gear Fit is launched at the MWC 2014 along with the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo.

The Samsung Gear Fit sports a 1.84 inch curved Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 432 x 128 pixels. This new wearable device is equipped with a pedometer, heart rate monitor, and a sleep monitor. Furthermore, the Gear Fit has a fitness app, an exercise mode, stopwatch, timer, schedule, smart relay, media controller.

The Gear Fit wearable device is a fitness band which is focused on health. However, the company proudly says that this fitness wearable is different for any available alternative in the market as this has the capability to perform tasks like show notifications, reject calls, and play music.

The Gear Fit is dust and water resistant with IP67 certification. This wearable device is loaded with Bluetooth 4.0 LE (low energy) wireless connectivity. The Gear Fit is powered by a 210 mAh battery, and the company claims will give usage of 3 to 4 days, and up to 5 days with low usage.

Samsung understands that the next generation of wearable mobile solutions must directly reflect of the diverse interests and needs of consumers,” said JK Shin, CEO and President of IT & Mobile Division, Samsung Electronics. “In response, our Gear product portfolio continues to expand with unique devices for a wide range of lifestyles, including the new Gear Fit designed to help those consumers striving to live more fit and active lives without sacrificing their own personal style or their ability to stay connected on the go.”

Pricing information is not yet available, but we will update you once we hear more. Stay tuned!

February 25, 2014
Hands-On With Sony Xperia Z2: With 5.2″ FHD Display, 4k Video and Snapdragon 801

Sony has unveiled its flagship device for 2014, the Xperia Z2 at the Mobile World Congress 2014. The Sony Xperia Z2 is the latest member in the Xperia series, and comes with many considerable changes.

Sony Xperia Z2 has borrowed alot from its already available brother, the Xperia Z1. Talking about the specs, the device sports a 5.2 inch full HD Live Color LED Triluminos display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The Xperia Z2 is powered by a 2.3 GHz Quad-Core CPU and Snapdragon 801 chipset and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. The device is packed with a 3 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage with expandable memory upto 64 GB via MicroSD card.

Talking about the camera, Sony Xperia Z2 sports the same camera as we have seen on the Xperia Z1; a 20.7 MP Exmor RS camera. However, the same camera brings different features, as the new Xperia Z2 will record videos in 4k resolution and will also be able to record slow motion videos at 120fps(720p). The user interface has also modified, small things like the clear all button will make the user experience great.

The Xperia Z2 comes with IPX5 and IPX8 waterproof rating and IP5X dust proof rating. Further in, the Xperia Z2 is packed with a 3200 mah battery which seems fair with these boosted specs that we see. No price information is available yet, but we will update you once we hear more. Check out our hands-on video above, and the image gallery below:

February 25, 2014
Samsung Launches Galaxy S5 With Fingerprint Scanner, Water and Dust resistance and Heart Rate Sensor

Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy S5 globally. The Galaxy S5 was the most awaited launch at the Mobile World Congress 2014.

Coming straight to the point, Samsung Galaxy S5 features a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The Galaxy S5 is powered by a 2.5 Ghz Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. This latest flagship from Samsung is packed with a 2 GB of RAM and 16/32 GB internal storage options along with expandability of 64 GB via MicroSD card.

Furthermore, the Galaxy S5 is equipped with a 16 MP camera, which does Ultra High Definition Video. The camera application has alot of new features like Shot & More etc. The Galaxy S5 is also equipped with a 2.1 MP front shooter. Other connectivity options include an IR remote, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 BLE/ANT+, Cat 4 LTE. The Galaxy S5 is packed with a removable 2800 mAh battery.

The Galaxy S5 shares the typical Samsung design, the Galaxy S5 has new hardware features like the fingerprint scanner, heart rate sensor, and a toned-down TouchWiz UI. The device has a leather like back, but not the one we have seen on the recent devices. Furthermore, the Galaxy S5 is IP67-certified, which water and dust resistance.

Overall, Samsung has gone out of the box today, by including features like the fingerprint scanner, Heart Rate Sensor, the first Galaxy Device being a water and dust resistance. While you take a deep breath and realize that this just happened, we shall bring more information on this. Stay Tuned!

February 25, 2014
Nokia 220 and Asha 230 Launched, Adding to Its Vast Range of Feature Phones

After the launch of Android Smartphones from Nokia, if you are still interested in feature phones the company will not disappoint you. As Nokia 220 and Asha 230 were also launched besides of the new X family from Nokia.

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The Nokia 220 features a 2.4 inch QVGA LCD display and sports a 2 MP. This feature phone supports expandable storage up to 32 GB via microSD card. Has Bluetooth and supports Micro USB. Available in single or dual-SIM versions, users can take advantage of the pre-loaded Twitter and Facebook applications. The company proudly says that the new Nokia 220 has been built after seeing the success of the Nokia 110 budget phone.

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On the other hand, the Asha 203 features the Fastlane UI, which is seen on Asha devices and now also on the X family. The phone comes preloaded with apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, LINE and WeChat. Keeping the name of Asha phones it will be available in Red, Green, Black, Cyan, White, and Yellow.

The Nokia 220 feature phone is priced at 29 euros and the Nokia Asha 230 has been priced at 45 euros. More information to be out soon.

February 24, 2014
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Launched With 10″ FHD Display, Snapdragon 801 & Thin Design

Sony unveiled three new devices today, the Xperia M2, Xperia Z2 and the Xperia Z2 Tablet. The Xperia Z2 Tablet is the successor to the Xperia Z Tablet. However, this comes with many considerable changes, the new tablet measures 6.4 mm thickness which can put the iPad Air to shame when it comes to thickness.

However, being slim is not only the USP here, as the company has also upgraded the specs. The Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet sports a 10 inch Live Color LED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.Sony has used its BRAVIA TV technology to generate brighter and more consistent colors, by using a mix of red and green phosphor and blue LEDs.

The Xperia Z2 Tablet is powered by a 2.3 Ghz Quad-Core CPU with a Snapdragon 801 chipset. Packed with a 3 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, expandable storage via MicroSD card. The device is included with an Exmor RS sensor for this tab’s 8.1 MP primary camera, and a 2.2 MP front(Secondary) camera retains the same Exmor R sensor as on the Xperia Z tablet.

The device is packed with a 6000 mAh battery and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. Retaining all these features the Xperia Z2 tablet still manages to be waterproof keeping up the names of Xperia devices and should be available in major markets by March. More information to follow soon.

February 24, 2014
Sony Xperia Z2 Unveiled With 5.2″ FHD Display, 3 GB RAM, 4k Video & Snapdragon 801

Sony has unveiled its flagship device for 2014, the Xperia Z2. The Sony Xperia Z2 is the latest member in the Xperia series, and comes with some considerable changes.

Sony Xperia Z2 has borrowed alot from its already available smartphone, Xperia Z1. Talking about the specs, the device sports a 5.2 inch full HD Live Color LED Triluminos display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The Xperia Z2 is powered by a 2.3 GHz Quad-Core CPU and Snapdragon 801 chipset and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. The device is packed with a 3 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage with expandable memory via MicroSD card.

Talking about the camera, Sony Xperia Z2 sports the same camera as we have seen on the Xperia Z1; a 20.7 MP Exmor RS camera. However, the same camera brings different features, as the new Xperia Z2 will record videos in 4k resolution and will also be able to record slow motion videos at 120fps(720p).

Further in, the Xperia Z2 is packed with a 3200 mah battery which seems fair with these boosted specs that we see. No price information is available yet, but we will update you once we hear more.

February 24, 2014
Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo: Everything You Would Like To Know

Putting all the rumors to an end, Samsung has officially unveiled the Samsung Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo. Just after five months of the Galaxy Gear’s launch, Samsung is now ready with the new generation of the Gear by removing its much loved ‘Galaxy’ tag.

Samsung at Mobile World Congress has started with announcing the Samsung Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo, both of which should address most of its predecessor’s negative points, as per Samsung. The Galaxy Gear was launched last year along with the company’s entry into the wearable devices. However, the Galaxy Gear was not appreciated by many folks, simply because of the price it was offered for and the limitations of usability. Samsung’s Galaxy Gear was launched in India for 22,900 INR and after a considerable price drop, interested gear lovers can now own it for roughly 15,000 INR.

Talking about the new launch, Samsung has now left the Galaxy tag with these new watches because of the change of OS from Android to Tizen. Samsung says that with the new operating system and the new Samsung Gear 2, users can get a 3 days of battery power in one charge.

Furthermore, the company has not only made software changes but also has changed the design. Having said that, the new Samsung Gear 2 has a camera at the front, which certainly enhances the look of the wearable as it avoids the big bump as on its predecessor. Even the mic has shifted to the watch from the strap. Both these changes can allow users to swap the bands, and probably will give users a chance to personalize the look of the device.

Samsung has also included its favorite home button to the new Gear 2, which was missing on the Galaxy Gear. As Samsung has launched two variants, the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo; the specification remains somewhat same for both. Talking about the specifications, the new wearable device sports the same 1.63-inch 320 x 320 pixels touchscreen, the watches are powered by a 1 GHz Dual Core processor, which is am upgrade from the 800 MHz processor seen before. Further in, the Galaxy Gear 2 is packed with a 4 GB internal storage and 512 MB RAM, infrared, S Voice, a heart rate sensor, IP67 certification(Water and Dust resistance).

Gear 2

Gear 2 Neo

The only major difference between the newbies Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo is of the camera. The Gear 2 features a 2 MP AF camera which can take 720p video and on the other hand, the Gear 2 Neo is missing on the camera. Samsung has not shared the price details, but it should be out soon. Stay tuned for more details!

February 24, 2014
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Launched at a Price of 36,990 INR

Sony launched the little brother to its flagship Xperia Z1, the Xperia Z1 Compact at the CES 2014. The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact was expected to launch in the Indian market in the month of March, but the company has unvieled the device today at a price of 36,990 INR.

The Xperia Z1 Compact has powerful specs when compared to other devices in its category — like the HTC One mini, LG G2 Mini and Samsung Galaxy S4 mini — as it comes with a 4.3-inch display (1280 x 720 resolution), 2.2Ghz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage and a 2300 mAh battery.

What makes it something to consider is that it continues the lines of bringing “the best of Sony” into every product as it sports a 20.7 MP rear-facing camera with the f/2.0 G Lens, plus a 2 MP front-facing camera, NFC, HD Voice and Qi wireless charging and LTE connectivity. Overall dimensions are 144.4 x 73.9 x 8.5mm and weighs in at 140 grams.

The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact will be available in white, black, lime yellow and pink colors. However, the only disappointment is the price, as for this price tag, users can easily purchase the Xperia Z1 itself. What do you think ?

February 20, 2014