It is known fact that Sony is the official partner of Bond series films since Casino Royle. A couple of weeks before we posted an article regarding the Xperia Z5 smartphone that might be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810Soc, which is supposed to be the upcoming flagship smartphone for the year 2015. Sony has released a poster today that says " Made for Bond" along with a blurred alphabet and five next to it(can see in the below image). Now we are not sure whether the company launches the smartphone before the Movie releases, or the smartphone will make an appearance in the film.
But at the end of the day Sony is working on flagship smartphone, i mean it wouldn't make sense to introduce a budget smartphone in a reputed tech spy thriller. The movie is all set to release in November 2015, so we need to wait for some more time before coming to any conclusions. Sony has already launched the Xperia Z4 which is only meant for Japan market and Z3+ for international markets. Stay tuned with us as we are pretty excited about the Z5 smartphone and the new Bond movie as well.
LG has officially launched the Max smartphone in India. The device sports 5-inches FWVGA display (854 x 480 pixels) and powered by 1.3GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 5.1.1 lollipop out of the box. There is an 8-megapixel autofocus primary camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel fixed focus selfie shooter. There is Dual SIM slots, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Micro-USB port for charging and data syncing. The camera on Max lets you take selfies without pressing any button but by simply opening and closing a hand in front of the camera and has Selfie Flash that turns the phone’s display into a soft flash. The back cover has grooved circular pattern that also offers better grip and texture. The LG Max comes in White, Titan and Gold colors and is priced at Rs. 10,990 in India.
LG Max Smartphone specifications
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA display
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM, 8GB Internal memory, SD card slot.
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
8MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
3G (HSPA+ 21Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
Motorola has been on the news for some time now, the company is busy in sketching new generation of Moto smartphones and is gearing up to launch them in the coming week. The device might come in different variants as we have been seeing many different specifications, but for now the video which got leaked showcases key feature of the smartphone which also include the specifications of the same, the device sports 5-inches HD 720p display with corning gorilla glass protection. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Soc clocked at 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor, has IPX7 certification which means the device is water resistant. There is a 13-megapixel autofocus primary camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera. 4G LTE and a battery that will last for an entire day.
Do note the video is made by Motorola Brazil which means that the Brazilian markets might witness a single variant of the Moto G 2015, unlike the international markets. There is possibility of another version that is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 with 1080p display as the smartphone was listed on a Spanish retail site couple of days ago(Posted Here). But for now do check out the official video of Moto G 2015 before it gets deleted.
Motorola has been the victim of many leaks recently, A couple of days ago we saw Moto G(2015) live images surfacing online and a Spanish retail store briefly listed the specifications of the device. Today we get to see the all new Moto X(2015) that features a similar design with two front grills which are supposed to be speaker vents and narrow bezels, and in addition to this we are now able to witness a front facing flash which is new on a Motorola smartphone.
The earlier leaks(posted here) suggests that the device sports 5.2-inches QHD SUPER AMOLED display with corning gorilla glass protection and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Hexa-Core processor coupled with 4GB of Ram and 32/64GB internal storage. There is a 16-megapixel primary camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel selfie shooter with LED flash. The device runs on Android 5.1.1 lollipop out of the box and has a 3280mAh battery.
Motorola has scheduled an event on 28th July which is when we might actually witness the launch of the smartphone along with Moto G(2015). Stay Tuned.
You are forgiven if you get confused over the Asus zenfone 2 naming, as the company introduced yet another smartphone under Zenfone 2 series called as Zenfone 2E which will be an AT&T exclusive device. The device will be made available via AT&T stores from July 24th and will hit BestBuy by 2nd August. Talking about the specifications, the smartphone sports 5-inches 720p HD display and powered by Intel Atom Dual-Core processor coupled by 1GB of Ram and 8GB internal storage that can be further expanded.
There is an 8-megapixel autofocus primary camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel fixed focus selfie shooter. The battery is of 2,500mAh capacity. LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth are built-in. Runs on Android 5.0 lollipop out of the box. Smartphone is priced at $119 sans contract from Walmart and Target stores. Source | Via
The Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivi has just unleashed two brand new smartphones; they are V1 and V1 max. Both these smartphones look alike, but they differ in display size and some internal specifications. The V1 smartphone sports 5-inches HD(1280*720p) display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Soc clocked at 1.2GHz 64bit Quad-Core processor with Adreno 306GPU coupled with 2GB of Ram and 16GB internal storage and an SD card slot for memory expansion. The device runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with FunTouch OS on top. There is 13-megapixel autofocus primary camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel fixed focus selfie shooter. 4G LTE, Dual SIM, WiFi, Bluetooth are built in. Priced at Rs. 17,890, while the Vivo V1Max comes in Silver color and is priced at Rs. 21,980
Commenting on the Launch:
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new smartphone series. With ‘V’ series we bring unbeatable proposition, price and products in the mid-segment category. Our first device in the category, Vivo V1 incorporates cutting-edge technologies, exclusive music features and the highest quality camera shots. said Alex Feng, CEO of Vivo smartphones India.
OnePlus is quite confident about its next years flagship killer smartphone, yes we are talking about the Two smartphone. The device has already been given to popular YouTuber MKBHD to test its performance and camera and he has already posted the full camera review of the smartphone. Today the company's CEO Lau posted images taken on Oneplus Two smartphone on china OnePlus forums comparing the snaps from iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6. Just like you would except the images captured from Two smartphone did a little better in low-light than its rivals.
But we think its a bit too early to judge the performance of the camera, there is probably a 16MP sensor or the 13MP sensor accompanied with laser autofocus and a 5MP front camera. With the event going to take place the coming week the company has revealed most of the specifications, it is powered by improved Qualcomm Snapdragon 810Soc which is known for overheating but then again company says to have it control. Has 4GB of Ram while the internal storage may vary according to the markets. But we are more excited to see the price tag of the smartphone for which the company says it will be priced lesser than $450. Stay Tuned for more updates.
But for now do check these images comparing with current flagships.
On the Occasion of its one-year anniversary in India, Xiaomi has been teasing about the launch of new smartphone, but from the teasers it was quite obvious that the new device is indeed an upgraded model of the mi4i where in we get 32GB of internal storage instead of the 16GB version. The 32GB version of mi4i is priced at Rs.14,999 and the first sale of the device will go on 28th July 2015, Registrations for the first sale have already kick-started in Mi.com/in. To remind you mi4i sports a 5-inches FHD display and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 v2.0 Soc with Adreno 405GPU coupled with 2GB of Ram, There is 13-megapixel primary camera and 5-megapixel front camera.
Keeping aside the mi4i 32GB launch, Xiaomi has also introduced Mi over the ear and in-ear style headphones in India. Over the ear headphones are priced at Rs.5,999 while in-ear style are priced at Rs.999. There are many other attractive offers on Mi products, so head over to mi.com/in to check out the offers.
LG has launched the G4 smartphone, A latest flagship smartphone from the company. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 808Soc clocked in at 1.8GHz Hexa-Core processor. There is 3GB of Ram and 32GB internal storage and an SD card slot to expand the memory furthermore. The device sports 5.5-inches with QHD display(2560×1440 pixels) with a pixel density of 538PPI, The display has Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Specifications wise the device sounds perfect, and it should compete with this year's most successful flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S6 duo. So how well the LG G4 fares at the performance end? That is the real question here, let's find out in our full in-depth review.
Display: LG has never comprised on Display quality on any of their flagship smartphones, last year's G3 had an excellent display but has some saturation and sharpening problem. LG made no such mistake this year, G4's display is amazing, sporting a 5.5-inches that is on par with G3, and has a pixel density of 538PPI. The "Quantum" display over the IPS grade screen makes the other flagships like S6 and iPhone 6 look a bit dull, we are not complaing here but something worth mentioning. The display is fantastically sharp and has perfect color reproduction and accuracy. I can't stop raving about how beautiful the display looks. LG claims that G4 has 20% richer and brighter sunlight legibility that turns out to be true on some levels as the display is visible in broad daylight thanks to the non-reflective nature of the display. The display consumes less amount of battery despite that fact of being a Quantum display, thanks to negative IPS technology employed. Overall a great display that a smartphone can ever have, but then again the AMOLED display on Samsung's S series is no less.
Build and Design: G4 has LG's style of build quality and style equation. Deciding to go with Pure Leatherback is one of the best decisions LG has taken. The build quality is excellent, however at the first glance you might not notice any significant changesover the G3, it's a just routinely build huge Android smartphone that is curved at the back giving a good grip while using the smartphone. Flip the phone to the other side you will witness some design changes, but then again don't imagine massive design changes from plastic to metal and vice-versa. The leather panel on the back gives it an elegant and premium look. The double stitching that runs in the middle of the back is left to the matter of taste- being a review we liked it as it doesn't damage the look. The volume rockers and power on/off buttons are placed below the camera module just like we have seen in last year's G3-this placement makes sense, and us liked their arrangement. Yes- the back panel can be removed so is the battery unit revealing the SIM card and SD card slots. Unlike Samsung, LG has decided to include the SD card slot and a removable battery unit for which we will appreciate LG.
The smartphone is just 9.8MM thick which is very comfortable to hold in one hand so one handed usage won't be a problem unless you are the one with small hands. On top, there is a secondary mic for noise cancelation and IR blaster. While, on the bottom, there is 3.5MM audio jack and micro USb port. While there is nothing on the either of the sides. The leatherback does feel good even though it is hard to get rid of stain marks, we would still recommend the Leatherback though the company has made plastic and ceramic back panels. On whole. LG has pulled the right cords in the build and design section.
Performance and U.I: The LG G4 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 clocked at 1.8GHz with Adreno 418 GPU coupled with 3GB of Ram, all this come down to a smooth performance, snappy U.I. As we said earlier the display is just awesome to watch videos and play games, we played Fifa 15, Asphalt 8, San Andreas games, all those games ran with ease no lag and stutters. Same goes with the Multitasking as well; we had multiple apps in the background while playing games and we didn't notice any lag even when switching between the apps. But we would have appreciated if the speaker volume could have been a bit louder, don't get me wrong but while playing games and listening to music the sound is a bit flat to my liking. The device runs on Android 5.1 with LG's custom overlay called U.X 4.0 however, i am not a big fan of custom skins, i must say i really loved theG4's U.I which gives near stock experience with come interesting tweaks that makes even better. Dual Window feature is nothing new but it allows apps to run simultaneously on the same screen. To sum it up the performance of G4 has never disappointed us, cool U.I, snappy performance, awesome multitasking and the list goes on.
Camera and Multimedia: There is 16-megapixel autofocus primary camera with LED flash and Laser autofocus and an 8-megapixel selfie shooter. G4's camera is a rockstar; i can't stop talking about the camera performance anytime soon that fantastic the camera performance is. Probably the best smartphone camera in the recent times, although Samsung's S6 gives a tough competition, we still vote to G4. LG has done a fantastic job with the G4 camera; the colors look perfect and accurate and sharp at the same time. We really don't care if its the f 1/8 aperture or the laser autofocus as long as the camera performance is excellent. The camera app has three different menus, one is simple where you just touch the screen, and it captures the image, second being the auto mode in which the camera sensor adjusts the settings according to the environment. While the third is for the pro's in this menu we can change the ISO, WB, Shutter speeds, and many others now if you are the one who knows what you are doing then you will definitely love the Manual settings feature. The front camera is an 8-megapixel shooter, i must confess it is one of the best front camera I've used in the recent times, be it night or be it daylight the front camera manages to pull the thread with ease. Another thing that i liked about the G4's camera is that i barely got to switch on the flash as the camera can capture amazing images even in the night times where there is minimal lighting. Do check out the video below for camera samples. Like i said earlier it would have been good if the speaker volume is a bit louder, as the sound from speakers is low while playing audio/video files out loud, but it is decent when i popped in the headphones. G4 can play and record 1080p videos although i never tried 4K videos, but my guess is it won't have any problem playing 4K videos as well. There is 32GB of internal storage out of which around 25GB is available fo users also there is a slot for MicroSD card which means storage shouldn't be an issue at all. If there is one thing that i liked more about the G4 that should be the camera.
Battery: If there is any disappointing feature of G4 it is the 3000mAh battery. The battery tries hard to survive the QHD display and heavy tasks that users put on such a powerful smartphone but at the end it fails. I had to charge the battery twice a day to pull it off the entire day, the maximum screen on time i could get is around 3.5 to 4 hours. Quantum HD display to blame? No use is blaming, we would have appreciated if the battery life could have been a bit decent. Same goes with other flagships launched this year.
Others: The device supports 4G LTE bandwidths and has Dual SIM slots, Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi are built-in, there is NFC and IR blaster. OTG does work as it detected OTG pen drives. There is LED notification light. The device does support Qualcomm Fast charging 2.0, but you are going to have to purchase the fast charger separately as the G4 come with normal charger.
Conclusion: So What do i think about G4? Well, it is best in the class performer, a fantastic camera, beautiful display, all is very good, but the price of Rs.50,000($750) justify the smartphone in the time where Xiaomi, Lenovo, Motorola, Asus are performing really well with top class specs at an affordable price? Well that is the real question here.So all this comes down to personal preference, if you are looking a top class performer with no budget constraints then we would definitely suggest you G4( do note G4 sits in the top in the price segemnt compared with S6/S6 edge, One M9 and Z3+). OUR SCORE: 85/100 Suggested Accessories:
OnePlus has been teasing a lot about the upcoming flagship killer smartphone, there are numerous leaks, rumors all over the internet for some time now. The rumored and confirmed specifications of the device really sound interesting and fascinating but then again certain section of critics and partly we are also concerned about the fact that the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 which is quite a heater. However, OnePlus has promised to solve the issue and said to underclock the clock speed of the device to control the heating. Keeping aside all these, the device gets benchmark score again.
OnePlus Two(A2001) smartphone being benchmarked yet again and the A2001 variant is powered by Snapdragon 810Soc and the device scores pretty decent score of 63,719. The device score close to Mi Note Pro suggesting a promising start for the company. AnTuTu really tests the hardware and software part of the smartphone, unlike other benchmark applications. But what we are expecting here is that OnePlus two smartphone free;s from the overheating disaster. Rest of the specifications are it sports 5.7-inches QHD display with 515 PPI(pixels per inch) and has a 16-megapixel primary camera and a 5-megapixel selfie camera. There is 4GB of DDR4 Ram and has Dual SIM support.
The device is scheduled to be official on 27th July 2015. So Stay Tuned.
Motorola Moto G-3rd Gen being leaked yet again, The smartphone is being listed on Spanish Retail site fnac.es. The device sports 5-inches HD display and has 2GB Ram which coincides with the previous leak. powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 610Soc clocked at 1.7Ghz Quad-Core processor which is new, as the previous leaks suggested that it will be powered by Snapdragon 410 with 1.5Ghz Quad-Core processor. Looks like we might be seeing various variants of Moto G-3rd gen. The listed reveals that the device is priced at 199 euros which is equivalent to $215 or 13,730. Rest of the specifications are being revealed in the previous leaks. Motorola has scheduled an event on 28th July, we might be able to answer some of your questions on the day, so stay tuned.
Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) rumored specifications:
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
Yu, A subsidiary brand of Micromax has launched the Yu Yureka smartphone back in November. The smartphone made a decent number of sales and also changed the fate of Micromax in India. Thanks to Cyanogen OS, which is supposed to be one of the success mantra for Yu. The company is riding high on the success of both the smartphones that it launched( Yureka and Yuphoria) today the company has come up with an upgraded model of Yureka. Though there are no significant changes over the original, but it has some changes that might change certain facts here. Starting off with the changes, the original Yureka featured a 720p display over a 5.5-inches display, now the Yureka Plus features a 1080p(1920*1080) display over the same 5.5-inches display.
The rest of the specifications, however, remain the same, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 615Soc clocked at 1.5GHz 64-bit Octa-Core processor with Adreno 405GPU. There is 2GB DDR3 Ram and 16GB internal storage with an SD card slot to expand the memory. There is 13MP primary camera with LED flash and a 5MP front camera. A 2,500mAh battery powers the device, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, Dual SIM, 4G LTE are obviously built-in. The device will be available exclusively via Amazon and registrations have already begun. The device comes in Moondust Grey and Alabaster White and Priced at Rs.9,999. Here is the video of Yureka Plus.
Samsung has finally wrapped up the Galaxy Tab 2.0 duo. The galaxy Tab 2.0 comes in two different display sizes, one with 8.0-inches latter with 9.7-inches. The tablets feature a QXGA SUPER AMOLED display (2048×1536 pixels), the tab 2 8.0 is powered by Exynos 5433 Soc clocked at 1.9+1.3GHz Octa-Core processor with Mali T760MP6 GPU coupled with 3GB of LPDDR3 Ram and has 32/64GB internal storage and an SD card slot to hold up to 128GB. The tablet runs on android 5.0 lollipop out of the box. There is an 8-megapixel primary camera with no LED flash and a 2.1MP selfie shooter at the front. The tablets come with thickness of just 5.6MM, making them the world's slimmest tablets till date. The home button has the fingerprint sensor. Availability and pricing are not ye revealed by Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 specifications:
8.0-inch (2048×1536 pixel) QXGA Super AMOLED display
LG has announced the Bello II smartphone in the Bello series, The company has announced the Bello I smartphone last year. The smartphone has similar specs to the last year's Bello I with 5-inches FWVGA display that has no display protection and is powered by 1.3GHz Quad-Core processor. The device boots 1GB Ram and 8GB of Rom that can be further expanded up to 32GB. There is an 8-megapixel primary camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel selfie shooter. The device runs on Android 5.1.1 lollipop out of the box. The device is expected to go official later this month in the USA, India and other markets. LG has also planned to introduce the device in Europe and CIS later this year. Pricing and availability not yet announced, so stay tuned.
LG Bello II Smartphone specifications:
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM, 8GB Internal memory, SD card slot.
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
8MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM (optional)
2,540 mAh battery
3G (HSPA+ 21Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
