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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.

Huawei Honor Smartphones To Come With SOS Feature

by Deepali Sharma • August 14, 2015

Honor, a brand under Huawei has announced that it will embed SOS feature in its Honor smartphones in India.

The SOS feature will act as an emergency alarm. It will send SMS to three numbers which users will have to pre-set. Users can choose the action to activate the feature. In case of emergency, users will be able to send their location to the pre-set numbers. The SOS feature will be embedded in upcoming batches of Honor smartphones. The Honor smartphones which have been already sold will also get the feature by updating software. The feature will be embedded in existing smartphones including- Honor 6 Plus, Honor 4X, Honor 4C and Honor 6.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ vs Galaxy S6 Edge: What’s Different?

by Deepali Sharma • August 14, 2015

Samsung has unveiled its much anticipated smartphone, dubbed the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+. It will be rolled out for sale in the US and Canada starting August 21, 2015. There is no word on pricing and availability of the phablet in the Indian market.

The device succeeds the Galaxy Galaxy S6 smartphone which was launched earlier this year. Thus in this post, we have compared Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ vs Galaxy S6 Edge to ascertain what changes does the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ brings with it over its predecessor. Read on to find out how Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ vs Galaxy S6 Edge compare with each other in terms of specifications and features.

BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite Edition Launched In India At Rs. 99,990: Specs & Features

by Deepali Sharma • August 14, 2015

BlackBerry has launched its premium smartphone- BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite Edition in the Indian market. The BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9983 was initially introduced in September 2014 while Graphite Edition was unveiled in April 2015.

The Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite Edition comes with exclusive graphite-metallic colored elements and hand-wrapped leather on the back door cover. The device also comes with a unique PIN feature which is an exclusive Porsche Design PIN provided to every user. Under the hood, it is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor paired with 2GB of RAM. Running BlackBerry OS 10, it features a 3.1-inch OLED display with 720×720 pixels resolution.