Reliance has expanded its Lyf series of smartphones with the launch of Reliance Lyf Water 8. As for specifications, it is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor paired with Adreno 405 GPU and 3GB of RAM. The phone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system and features a 5-inch HD AMOLED display with 1280×720 pixels resolution.
Updated on 29th July 2016
Nextbit has launched the Ember colored variant of its cloud based smartphone, called the Nextbit Robin. It was previously available in Mint and Midnight color options only. Priced at Rs. 19,999, the Ember color variant will be available to buy exclusively from online retailer Flipkart. It is a limited edition variant and will be available till stock lasts. It is already up for grabs in the US for $299 (approximately Rs. 20,100). As for the Indian market, the Ember Robin will be available starting next week.
ZTE has launched its ZTE Blade V6 and Axon Mini smartphones in India. Both devices feature unibody metal design. The Axon Mini is the expensive of the two and comes with aircraft-grade aluminum alloy body. It also comes with a fingerprint scanner and an eye-scan sensor for additional security.
There are plenty of smartphones in the Indian market with hefty price tags, offering high end specifications. But ‘expensive phone with high end specs’- is that all that matters in a smartphone? Imagine, that you bought a high-end exorbitant smartphone. That shiny smartphone which you are too excited to use and it suddenly drops from your hand, breaking into pieces. What is the use of spending too much on a device which cannot even sustain an accidental drop?
Dropping smartphone from our hands is a very common scenario which almost every one of us faces every day. Almost every smartphone buyer these days looks for a rugged smartphone which can keep up with his life. But are the smartphone manufacturers making enough efforts to deliver durable and strong devices to buyers? Unlike other smartphone makers, Huawei’s Honor brand is making every effort to offer sturdy products. Read on to find out what makes Honor smartphones durable and strong.
Alongside Redmi Pro smartphone, Xiaomi has launched its first ever laptop, called the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air, in China. The device comes in two variants based on display size- 12.5-inch and 13.3-inch, both with full HD displays. Both models feature thin full metal body. The 12.5-inch variant has thickness of 12.9mm and weighs 1.07kg while the 13.3-inch variant measures 14.8mm in thickness and weighs 1.28kg. Despite featuring same 13.3-inch display size as the MacBook Air, the 13.3-inch Mi NoteBook Air is 11 percent smaller and is also slimmer than the 17mm MacBook Air.
Xiaomi has finally launched its Xiaomi Redmi Pro smartphone in China. Under the hood, it is powered by a deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 or Helio X25 processor paired with Mali-T880 GPU. On the front, it features a 5.5-inch Full HD OLED display with 1920×1080 pixels resolution and 2.5D curved glass.
BlackBerry has launched its Android based smartphone, called the BlackBerry DTEK50. Highlight of the phone is its encryption capabilities. Touted as the world’s most secure Android smartphone, it is FIPS 140-2 compliant and encrypts user’s crucial information such as personal data and business data. It also alerts users if someone is remotely accessing phone’s camera, microphone or location information.
