Nokia on 12th September 2013 announced Nokia 114 in India which is one of the first phones with urdu language capabilities. Nokia was the first company to introduce regional language content in 11 Indian languages since 2008- Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Punjabi, and Marathi. They have proved it once again with the Nokia 114 that this is their domain.
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Nokia 208 Now Available For Rs. 5,299 in India
by Hans Gogia •
Nokia had announced the 208, an affordable feature phone along with the Nokia 207 back in July 2013. Today we found that the product listed on the online retailer Snapdeal showing its status as available.
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Nokia Lumia 925 and 625 Hands On Video Review, Price and Details
by Rohit Khurana •
Last week, Nokia India has launched two more Lumia devices in India strengthening its Lumia portfolio with new Nokia Lumia 925 and Lumia 625 which have been priced at Rs. 33499 and Rs. 19999 respectively at their best buy price. Along with these two phones, Nokia also launched set of sound accessories from Coloud including three headseats callsed Boom, Knock and Pop which are specially designed for Nokia Lumia series with matching colour tones and build.
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Nokia Lumia 520 Review
by Rohit Khurana •
Windows Phone has emerged in the market as the third most popular mobile operating system after iOS and Android. After WP8, Microsoft was succesfully able to overtake BlackBerry OS and baged the third position. Nokia out of all Windows Phone OEMs has a major role in its success. They have been developing apps for their devices which made Windows Phone usable and appealing apart from what Microsoft has been doing. Lumia 520 the below 10k Windows Phone which makes it the best deal for the price. Want to know why? Read our review below.
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Lumia 920 with Windows Phone 8.1 screenshots leak showing new features
by Rohit Khurana •
With all the excitement building up towards the June 26 launch of the preview build of the Windows 8.1 aka Blue update, a developer has got a little too careless with his Lumia 920. The phone allegedly running a developer build of Windows Phone 8.1 OS, or Windows Phone Blue has been spotted revealing most of the new features.
Reddit user, Chinaman28 purchased a Lumia 920 only to find that he had received a smartphone running a somewhat different version of Windows Phone 8. He posted screenshots of the new features and was soon tracked by Microsoft, who requested him to return the phone. However, the company has refunded the money the Reddit user had spent on the Lumia 920, along with giving him a brand new unit of the phone as well.
According to TheVerge the screenshots posted, the Lumia 920 ran Windows Phone 8.1 with a notification centre, something that many users have been wanting for a while. Along with that, the new OS also apparently allows you to close apps right from the multi-tasking window.
There is also an option to sort apps by frequency of use and this should come as a great respite to those who are always scrolling up and down to find their right apps. Microsoft will also be introducing Data Sense, a utility that monitors data usage, both mobile and Wi-Fi and should come in really handy for those who have smaller data caps than others.
Microsoft has clarified that the build shown on this developer phone is a much earlier one, and that the OS has undergone various iterations since then. The notification centre, before being pulled out of the update, was made a part of something called Peoples Hub. The update is expected to hit the download queue later this year, but there is no confirmed word on a release timeline yet.
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Nokia Asha 311 vs Samsung Rex 90: Entry Level Mobile Phones Declare War
by Rohit Khurana •
These days, Nokia is doing well in India with its lineup of handsets, gradually carving a niche in the market. While, the Finnish tech firm seems to be struggling hard to revive its smartphone business, it is clear that it is winning on one side by attracting more and more consumers for the Asha handsets selling at budget price points.
Moreover, the company seems to be adding new and innovative features to the Asha handsets in order to make them penetrate into the market deeper. Coming to the mobile phone market, Nokia has lost its reign to South Korean tech titan Samsung, which launched Rex lineup of handsets with Smart Dual SIM feature. Priced between Rs 3,770 to Rs 5,870, the Rex handsets were launched in order to take over Nokia Asha devices.
Analyzing the specifications and price of Asha 311, it can be said that the Rex 90 could be a stiff competitor to the Nokia offering. For those consumers who like to buy dual SIM handsets with basic specs and features, the Asha 311 and Rex 90 might be great offerings, hence, Intellect Digest has decided to do a spec comparison on both.
Display
When it comes to display, Asha 311 packs a 3-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 240×400 pixels and a pixel density of 155 ppi approximately. On the other hand, Rex 90 features a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320×480 pixels and 165 ppi pixel density approximately.
Hardware
While Asha 311 is powered by a best in class 1GHz processor, the Rex 90 is equipped with a lean 312MHz processor only.
Camera
Both the handsets come with a 3.15-megapixel rear camera and lack a front camera for video calling.
Storage
Asha 311 has 140MB internal storage and a micro SD card slot supporting up to 32GB additional storage. At the same time, Rex 90 has 10MB internal storage and a micro SD card supporting 32GB expandable memory.
Connectivity
Both Asha 311 and Rex 90 come packed with connectivity features including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and micro USB 2.0. However, Asha 311 scores more with the presence of 3G, which is lacking in Rex 90. Nokia has incorporated the Xpress Browser with 90% datsa compression in Asha 311, whereas, Samsung has loaded the Rex 90 with Opera Mini beowser with 90% compression.
Battery
Asha 311 is loaded with a 1,110 mAh battery offering up to 6 hours standby and 768 hours talk time. On the other hand, Rex 90 is powered by a 1,000 mAh battery of unknown backup.
Price
Asha 311 is priced at Rs 5,819 approximately and Rex 90 is available for purchase at Rs 5,870.
Other Features
Asha 311 comes with 40 free EA games worth Rs 2,700, while the Rex 90 does not include any freebies. Also, the Nokia offering is preloaded with WhatsApp, Nokia Maps and push notifications for Facebook and Twitter. Further, the Asha 311 includes 2GB free micro SD card free, social client with 70% data compression and data counter. Also, Asha 311 supports multiple languages including Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Bengali.
Conclusion
Both Asha 311 and Rex 90 are entry-level handsets meant for users to be socially connected and bearing reasonable price tags. Moreover, both the handsets come with basic specifications and hence, the buying decision depends on the consumers. At the end, will be you buy Rex 90 or Asha 311?
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Nokia Lumia 925 vs Galaxy S4 vs HTC One vs Xperia Z vs iPhone 5: Which Smartphone has Better Camera?
by Rohit Khurana •
On May 14, Nokia unveiled the Lumia 925 with striking features, a thinner and lighter body and many other improvements than its predecessors. Soon after the launch of the smartphone, the Finnish tech firm took sample images from their latest offering and compared them with the other rival smartphones.
Well, Nokia UK has shared these camera samples on Flickr and these images demonstrate the comparative low light performance between the Lumia 925 and its challengers including HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4.
It is of course not too surprising to see the camera capabilities of the Lumia 925 as its predecessor – the Lumia 920 has a good track record in this segment. Being an improved variant, the latest one is sure to pack improved imaging performance with the features like optical image stabilization, superior optics and advanced processing algorithms.
Comparing the camera performance with the other rival smartphones, it clear that even the others possess closer imaging performance, but the Lumia 925 is likely to win the comparison with its capability to capture good photos in almost all the conditions expect a few.
From the first set of images, it is to be noted that the sample scenes from the Nokia smartphone have an extra level of detail and color accuracy as compared to the rest. Finally, the results show the excellent performance of Lumia 925 camera
The second set of images shared by Nokia UK are arguably less fair in terms of comparison as they show the variations in lighting from one side of the image to the other, which also gives the advantage to Nokia’s Lumia 925.
On the Nokia Lumia 925, Nokia Smart Camera takes ten shots in a short burst at a resolution of 5 megapixels and stores all ten for as long as you need them. Users can set Nokia Smart Camera as the default camera interface and open it from the dedicated camera hardware button. The regular camera mode is recommended for low-light and for best picture quality images.
