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Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro: Top 6 Features of Quad Core Phablet Detailed

by Rohit Khurana • May 27, 2013

Samsung has penetrated deep into the smartphone market across the world. Especially, since 2011, the company has acquired the name of the largest handset vendor as its smartphones started gaining scorching sales.

Though Samsung initiated the phablet category with the launch of Galaxy Note and Note 2, the high price tag of these handsets made them out of reach for many. Understanding this, several Indian manufacturers came up with budget phablets to cater to the needs of those consumers who are highly price conscious.

However, Samsung did not take a long time to cover the budget phablet market. Well, the South Korean tech giant launched the Galaxy Grand with dual SIM and Rs 21,500 and the handset did witness a massive success. But, there are few shortcomings in the Galaxy Grand including its dual-core processor, which Samsung has rectified with the launch of another handset.

Samsung announced the launch of Galaxy Win in China initially and then rolled out the handset to the global markets. The same handset has made its way into India as Galaxy Grand Quattro owing to the massive success of Galaxy Grand. The handset has been priced at Rs 16,900 and has some impressive features, which are listed below.

Quad Core Processor

The 1.2GHz quad core processor in Galaxy Grand Quattro will definitely offer impressive performance apart from delivering superior multi-tasking and application handling capability.

Easy Mode

Easy Mode helps users to access primary functions such as favorite contacts, apps, dialer, and more on the homescreen with ease.

Camera Features

Consumers can enjoy a good camera experience with the 5-megapixel main camera in the Galaxy Grand Quattro, which boasts features such as Continuous Shot, Best Photo, Color

Effect and Scene Mode for enhanced photo capturing.

Samsung Apps service

Samsung Apps offers a variety of e-books, games, news, navigation, productivity, social networking apps and more with easy billing options.

Motion UI

The user interface adds simple gestures such as smart alert, which informs users of missed events soon as they pick the handset, turn over to mute and shake to update.

ChatON

ChatON connects users to their friends based on their contacts and allows them to text, share videos, images and voice messages easily.

Specwise, Galaxy Grand Quattro flaunts a 4.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480×800 pixels, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, 1.2GHz Cortex A5 quad-core processor, 5-megapixel main camera, VGA front camera, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 32GB, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a 2,000 mAh. battery

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Samsung Galaxy Star vs Budget Smartphone Competitors: Which is a Better Smartphone?

by Rohit Khurana • May 27, 2013

Samsung, the largest smartphone vendor in the world is aggressive in launching a plethora of handsets in the country, especially in the budget segment in order to attract the consumers who do not like to shed out a lot of money on smartphone purchases.

Well, a company official has once stated that the company is looking forward to make its presence prominent in all the segments of the smartphone industry starting from budget to high-end devices covering all the price points.

Recently, the company has been launching many smartphones in the budget price point and the latest one is none other than Galaxy Star, a dual SIM smartphone with a price tag of Rs 5,290.

When it comes to the technical specifications, the Galaxy Star packs a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320×240 pixels, 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM. Running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, the smartphone comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera, 4GB internal storage and micro SD card up to 32GB. Further, Galaxy Star boasts connectivity aspects such as 2G, Bluetooth, micro USB and Wi-Fi and is loaded with a 1,200 mAh battery.

Apart from these specifications, the Galaxy Star also comes with features including Intelligent Motion UI, which offers a responsive and intuitive user experience. Also, the Smart Dual SIM feature enables the users to receive calls on both the SIM cards uninterruptedly. Galaxy Star comes preloaded with ChatOn and many other applications including e-books, games, news, productivity and more.

Launched at Rs 5,290, the Galaxy Star comes with a special plan from Vodafone, which offers 250MB free 2G data per month for 2 months and is valid up to July 31, 2013.

Now, after having known about all the aspects of the Galaxy Star, it is time to look at the impact on the market due to the launch of the smartphone. There are a plethora of India based vendors who also come up with budget dual SIM smartphones and hence, Galaxy Star will enter a direct rivalry with these devices. Have a look at the competitors to the Galaxy Star below.

Nokia Asha 501

Early this month, Nokia announced the Asha 501 in India and the handset is pegged to be released in June with an estimated price tag of Rs 5,300 approximately. Asha 501 is equipped with a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 320×240 pixels and a 1GHz processor. Further, the Asha 501 comes with 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, micro SD card slot supporting up to 32GB and a 3.2-megapixel main camera. Also, the handset is packed with connectivity features including Wi-Fi, 2G, Bluetooth 3.0 and is powered by a 1,200 mAh battery offering up to 17 hours of talk time and 48 days of standby.

With increased battery backup and better camera features than the Galaxy Star, hence, the Asha 501 is a better option.

Micromax Bolt A51

Micromax is a popular and dominant smartphone maker in India. The company launched Bolt A51 a couple of months back with a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480×320 pixels and an 832MHz processor. Based on Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread, Bolt A51 houses a 2-megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera for video calling, 512MB internal storage, 256MB RAM and a micro SD card slot supporting up to 16GB additional storage. Further, Micromax Bolt A51 is packed with software features including Bluetooth, 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi and is powered by a 1,500 mAh battery offering up to 4.5 hours talk time.

Priced relatively lesser than the Galaxy Star, the Bolt A51 comes with 3G and a front camera for video calling.

Karbonn A4+

Last week, India based vendor Karbonn announced the launch of A4+ online at a price of Rs 5,190. The Karbonn A4+ features a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480×800 pixels and a 1GHz dual-core processor. A4+ is flavored with Android 4.0 ICS operating system and boasts a 3.2-megapixel main camera, 2G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Also, the handset comes with 512MB RAM, 139MB internal storage, which can be expanded to up to 32GB and is loaded with a 1,250 mAh battery.

With a similar price tag, the Karbonn A4+ has a dual-core processor, but the Galaxy Star is based on Jelly Bean OS.

Celkon A9+

Celkon has also launched a couple of handsets last week, and of the duo – A9+ is a budget smartphone priced at Rs 6,999. The Celkon A9+ boasts a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320×480 pixels, 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM. Having an internal storage capacity of 512MB, the handset supports micro SD card up to 32GB. Also, Celkon A9+ is based on Android 4.0 ICS and comes with 2-megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a 1,350 mAh battery.

Of course, with a front camera, the Celkon offering is better, but Galaxy Star is priced relatively lower at Rs 5,290.

Videocon A22

Videocon is another vendor who has started manufacturing budget smartphones. The Videocon A22 is based on Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread OS and is priced at Rs 4,499. Packing a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320×480 pixels and 1GHz processor, the Videocon A22 comes with 3-megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera, 256MB RAM and 256MB internal storage, which can be expanded to up to 16GB. The smartphone comes with connectivity features such as Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth and is loaded with a 1,500 mAh battery delivering 4 hours of talk time.

With a front camera, 3G connectivity and lesser price tag, the Videocon A22 could be a better offering, but Galaxy Star comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.

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Maxx AX8 Race and AX9Z Race Launched

by Ritij Khurana • May 25, 2013

Maxx mobiles, the company which came into Indian feature phone market is now trying to get a chunk of the lucrative smartphone market. India has a hughe potential to grow as a smartphone market and Maxx has just announced two new smartphones to help it make its presence felt on the Indian smartphone arena. It has launched AX8 Race and AX9Z Race in India at prices of Rs.8,875 and Rs.12,375 respectively.

Micromax Canvas A92 Leaks Before Launch

by Ritij Khurana • May 23, 2013

Micromax has come a long way since its first started operating in India and the Canvas series has been the one that has garnered a lot of attention in the budget smartphone arena. We already have a lot of devices in the Canvas range and a new device is all set to join the ranks. The picture of the upcoming Canvas device, the Micromax Canvas A92 has just leaked on to the interweb courtesy the twitter user, @MMXNewscaster.

The Canvas A92 in the pictures sports a big screen with 3 capacitive buttons at the bottom. It is expected to come with a ‘Lite’ moniker, thus suggesting towards the fact that the device will be a budget version of the popular Canvas A110 (Video review here). It will sit above the Canvas A88 and below the A110. It is expected to come with a dual core processor like all other budget devices and will run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean most probably.

Micromax MMX377G 3G Data Card Launched At Rs.1,699

by Ritij Khurana • May 23, 2013

Micromax has been the face of the home grown smartphone makers in the country but that is not the only area it is present in. The company also sells data cards and has just launched the MMX377G data card in the country which is a 3G data card. It will retail for Rs.1,699 and will support every network. The device will be available across all leading websites and retailers starting today.

The data card will come with a slew of features that will surely be useful for you in the longer run. It will come with a pre installed YouTube tab which will let you have an access to the top 10 music videos and micromaxonline.com exclusively. Talking about the speeds on offer, it will offer a download speed of up to 14.4 Mbps whereas the upload speed will max out at 5.76 Mbps.

Dell Latitude 3330- Affordable Business Rugged Laptop Launched At Rs. 39,990

by Hans Gogia • May 23, 2013

Dell India has launched the durable Latitude 3330 keeping in mind the wear and tear it has to face. This laptop has been specially designed keeping in mind the growing businesses and schools to equip them with tools for success.

The Dell latitude 3330 offers robust computing features without compromising on the performance. Even with the sleek, lightweight and sturdy design it does full computer productivity giving up to 10 hours of battery life. This machine has been deisgned to work in any kind of IT environment possible saving both time and money. It supports Windows 8, Windows 7 and even Ubuntu Linux.

Nokia Asha 210 Launched In India At Rs. 3,999

by Ritij Khurana • May 22, 2013

A few days ago, we brought to you the news of Nokia launching the world’s first ever Whatsapp dedicated mobile phone, the Asha 210 but back then, the price of the device was not revealed. Now the device has just got itself a price and it has been officially priced at Rs.3,999 and the same can be bought from Saholic.com. The price has been given for the Single SIM variant of the device and the dual SIM version of the feature phone is expected to follow soon with a price tag of around Rs.4,500.

The Asha 210 comes across as a great device with good build quality and will get itself a following amongst those who like to text a lot and like to stay online all the time over Instant Messengers such as Whatsapp.

Here’s a list of the specifications of the device.:

Screen: 2.4inch with a resolution of 320×240 pixels
OS: Nokia Series 40 Asha
Memory: 32 MB internal memory which can be expanded via a microSD card by another 32GB
Camera: 2MP primary camera
Connectivity: 2G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Nokia SLAM file sharing functionality
Battery: 1,200 mAH
Colours: Cyan, Magenta, Black, White and Yellow
Dual SIM and single SIM support

Nokia gets the bulk of its sales volumes from the sale of feature phones and it makes a lot of sense if the company keeps on strengthening its feature phone range. The Nokia Asha 210 has a well laid out QWERTY keyboard with quite tactile keys which offer a good input.

The feature phone will come pre loaded with applications such as Youtube, Facebook and Twitter. The Asha 210 is a youth centric and a very vibrant device that serves its basic purpose of texting with ease. The Asha 210 is expected to reach a lot of online an offline retailers in the coming few days in both the guises, single as well as dual SIM.