Lava has been trying to rival the likes of the Micromax and Karbonn in India by following a dual branding approach by launching Android powered smartphones under Lava and Xolo brands. The company has covered its base in the Xolo series and now is giving the Iris series that shot in the arm. The company has just launched the country’s cheapest quad core device, the Lava Iris 458q for Rs.8,999 and the smartphone seems a nice deal for the beginners.
Spice has been launching smartphones and tablets at quite a brisk pace and the company wants to give itself a strong footing in the Indian market, something it once enjoyed in the Telecom sector. The company has already launched a slew of top end and mid range smartphones and now it is looking to strengthen its entry range of droids. The latest pawn in the army is the Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422 which comes with some modest specs and a price tag of Rs.4,790.
The smartphone is on sale from online retailers. The Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422 will be heading the company’s operations in the sub Rs.5,000 price bracket.
Samsung India launches it new smartphones in the Galaxy series or should we say phablets, the Samsung Galaxy Mega in India in New Delhi on 28th May 2013. There are two variants of Mega, the Galaxy Mega 5.8 or i9152 and Galaxy Mega 6.3 or i9202. Both are large screen Galaxy Devices and offer rich multimedia experience with their qHD and HD displays respectively. Here we give you a comprehensive hands on video review of the Samsung Galaxy Mega devices launched in India, we talk about their features, specifications, price and other details. In India, these phones have been launched with a Dual SIM version of DUOS version keeping in mind the needs of Indian buyers who prefer dual SIM phones.
HTC is having a hard time coping with the changing times but that has not put the company off track. The company has got a good response for the HTC One after it was hit with the initial supply issues and now the company has just launched a budget quad core smartphone with dual SIM functionality, the HTC Desire 600 which will run on the latest version of Android, 4.1 Jelly Bean and on top of that will get the Sense 5 UI. It will also feature the Blink Feed that first made its way on to the HTC One.
Swipe Telecom, a California based company has been launching new products every now and then in India and with the voice calling tablets getting an affinity amongst the Indians off late, has launching a calling tablet in India. It runs on the latest version of Android and it comes with a slew of pre loaded applications and voice recording. It gets an Olive Office Premium Suite as well.
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.
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.:
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.
