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Auxus Prime P8000 with 5.5-inch Display, 4165mAh Battery Launched In India, Price Starts At Rs. 14,990: Specifications & Features

by Deepali Sharma • August 18, 2015

iBerry Auxus, in collaboration with Elephone, has launched its Auxus Prime P8000 smartphone in the Indian market. The Prime P8000 is essentially the Indian customized version of the Elephone P8000.

Under the hood, the Prime P8000 is powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor coupled with Mali-T720 GPU and 3GB of RAM. Running Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system, it features a 5.5-inch full HD OGS display with 1920×1080 pixels resolution.There is 16GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded using microSD card.

Lenovo & Motorola Start Smartphone Manufacturing In India

by Deepali Sharma • August 18, 2015

Lenovo, at a press briefing in India today has announced that it will start smartphone manufacturing in India as its commitment to Make In India campaign. Lenovo owned Motorola has already started manufacturing in India. The Motorola Moto E and Lenovo K3 Note will now be manufactured at the Sriperumbudur, Chennai plant in India. While Moto E has already started being manufactured at the plant, the K3 Note will follow soon.

Furthermore, for the current financial year, Motorola and Lenovo will generate a capacity of 6 million units. Lenovo and Motorola both will have separate manufacturing lines at the same facility in Chennai.

Microsoft Announces Lumia 535 Smart BuyBack Offer: Details Inside

by Deepali Sharma • August 18, 2015

Microsoft has announced Lumia 535 Smart BuyBack Offer for its Lumia fans in India. This offer lets you exchange your old phone and buy a new Lumia 535 for Rs. 5,999. The offer is available at all authorized re-sellers of Lumia devices across India and is valid from August 7, 2015 for a limited period till stock lasts.

With the Lumia 535 Smart BuyBack offer, consumers can also get a cashback of up to Rs. 3,600 in their Mobikwik wallet. The devices on which the offer is valid include Lumia 535, 540, 640, 640 XL, 730 and 430. The cashback offer can be redeemed over a period of one year for Rs.300/- per month. Customers can use code <LUMIA300> to avail this offer.

Micromax Canvas Selfie 2, Canvas Selfie 3 Launched: Price, Specifications & Features

by Deepali Sharma • August 18, 2015

Micromax has expanded its Canvas Selfie smartphone series with the launch of Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 and Canvas Selfie 3 smartphones in India. Both devices are selfie focused phones. The Canvas Selfie 2 comes with 5 mega pixel front shooter with OmniVision OV5670 sensor and 4P lens while the Canvas selfie 3 sports an 8 mega pixel front facing camera with LED flash and Sony MX179 sensor.

As for specifications, both phones are powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz paired with 1GB of RAM and house 8GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 32GB using microSD card.

Micromax Canvas Selfie 2

Samsung G9198 Flip Phone Launched: Specifications & Features

by Deepali Sharma • August 17, 2015

Samsung has launched its latest flip phone, called the Samsung G9198 in China. Under the hood, it is powered by a 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor paired with 2GB of RAM. The handset runs Android operating system. This smartphone sports two 3.9-inch WXGA Super AMOLED touchscreen displays- one on the inside and another on outside, with 1280×768 pixels resolution.

There is 16GB of inbuilt storage onboard which is expandable up to 128GB using microSD card. On camera front, it sports a 16 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5 mega pixel front facing camera. Backed up by a 2020mAh battery, it measures 120.3×61.2×16.3 mm in dimensions and weighs 204 grams. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and Micro-USB.

LG G Pad II 8.0 Tablet Launched: Specifications & Features

by Deepali Sharma • August 17, 2015

LG has launched its latest tablet LG G Pad II 8.0 as the successor of LG G Pad 8.0 in Korea. While the latest tablet takes design cues from its predecessor, there are few tweaks in hardware of the device.

Under the hood, it is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor paired with 1.5GB of RAM. Running Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system, it features an 8-inch WXGA IPS display with 1280×800 pixels resolution. On storage front, it comes with 32GB of inbuilt storage and supports microSD card for expandable storage up to 128GB. There is no word on camera resolution of the tablet as of now.

Samsung Metro B350E Feature Phone Launched At Rs. 2,650

by Deepali Sharma • August 17, 2015

Samsung has launched its latest feature phone called the Samsung Metro B350E in the Indian market. As for specifications, it features a 2.4-inch QVGA display with resolution of 320×240 pixels.The handset houses 32GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded up to 16GB using microSD card. There is a 2 mega pixel camera on the rear for capturing images.

Backed up by a 1200mAh battery with Power saving mode technology, it measures 117.5×51.3×11.9mm in dimensions. Connectivity options which this dual SIM device offers, include Bluetooth and GPRS/EDGE. Unlike smartphones with touchscreen display, this feature phone comes with physical keypad for input.