At long last, Microsoft has launched its 2014 line-up of phones in the mid to high segment, but the rather steep prices have disappointed a few fans. The Lumia 730 and 830 are mid-range smartphones, while the 930 is at the high end, or what Microsoft today called ‘a true flagship’. The prices, at Rs […]
LG Electronics India will launch the LG L Bello, priced around Rs 15,500, in India next week, and will follow it up with the launch of L Fino in coming days. The LG L Bello and L Fino are mid-range variants that espouse LG’s new aesthetic reflected in the LG G3. While the Fino is […]
Sometimes, you have to give it to marketing departments of phone companies. They are optimistic. Such is the case of Samsung in India, which has just launched its latest model smartphone, the Galaxy Alpha, in India at a price of Rs 40,000 ($660). Now, 40,000 is really a lot of money, and you’d be forgiven […]
Nokia is gearing up for its biggest launch of this year so far – the Nokia Lumia 930 and the 830, and the phones are likely to set new benchmarks in value-for-money in the higher end segment. UPDATE- Nokia is launching the Lumia 830 on Wednesday in Mumbai. Expected price Rs 22,000. The Lumia 930, […]
Flipkart has started shipping the Moto X2 Second Generation, also known as the Moto X+1 2014, to users in India. The phone, arguably the most value for money high-end smartphone in India, was listed for preorder earlier this week on Flipkart at a price of 32,000. The white version is priced at Rs 34,000. The […]
HTC One DS, India’s first CDMA EVDO Rev B phone with 3G, has been launched by Reliance Communications at a price of Rs 43,299. Add Rs 16,500 and you’ve got unlimited SMS, phone calls, roaming and data on Reliance as well. What must be noted is that not only is this India’s first EVDO Rev […]
India Tablet PC Market shipments volume reached 3.44 million units for the year ending June 2014, according to research by 6Wresearch India. In comparison, an estimated 250 mln mobile handsets are sold in India in a year, including around 50 mln smartphones. Samsung continued its dominance in the India Tablet PC market followed by Micromax […]
HTC Eye, a 5.2-inch smartphone from the Taiwanese brand, will be positioned just below the HTC E8, the lower-priced version of the flagship M8 model, and is expected to be available in a month. According to our sources, the HTC Eye, which would be announced globally at an event in New York on October 8, […]
If you have a weak heart, please don’t read ahead: The iPhone 6 Plus 128 GB is retailing at a whopping Rs 1.8 lakh ($3000) per piece in the grey market in India, and the smaller iPhone 6 is going for Rs 80,000 for the 64 GB version. If you think the grey market sellers […]
So you’re excited about the Google Android One platform, and want to buy one the three phones launched by Micromax, Karbonn and Spice. But just before that, you want to check out other options. Here’s a low down of the alternatives to Google One in the market, all of which have the same quad-core processor, […]
It’s raining superphones (yes, smartphones are passe) this week and the latest is indeed the greatest. Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro K920 can test the conviction of even the most faithful, including those holding out for the launch of the Note 4 in India. Best of all, as of Oct 6, Flipkart has slashed the phone’s […]
The HTC Desire 820, to be launched in India on Tuesday, will be priced at around Rs 20,000-22,000, and will be India’s first 64-bit Android phone. It will also be one of the cheapest LTE phones in the market till date. The phone, which will NOT be available in stores immediately after its launch on […]
Priced at just Rs 2,700, it had the potential to upset the apple cart for many people, including Google and its Google One platform and even Mozilla. But Intex’s Aqua 4X Android phone, unfortunately, comes with a key drawback – it is fitted with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The 4-inch phone is the cheapest Android […]
The Sony Xperia Z2 is still going strong, but voila, the new, LTE-enabled Xperia Z3, arguably the one of the most advanced phones in India, will be launched in India next week at a price of around Rs 50,000. The Z3 compact, which will come with a 4.6-inch screen, would be priced around Rs 38,000 […]
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini has achieved the dubious distinction of being among the least liked phones in recent times by reviewers on e-commerce website, thanks to its high price. The phone, which was expected to be priced at around Rs 18,000, has debuted at Rs 26,499 on Flipkart, the only seller. Out of 593 people […]
After weeks of promos, Snapdeal will next week launch Jolla, the eponymously named smartphone from Jolla Oy, a Finnish company that was formed from the remnants of Nokia and Intel’s MeeGo operating system project. Jolla’s Sailfish operating system was supposed to be one of the challengers to Android, along with Samsung’s Tizen, but while the […]
Micromax will launch a new mid-range Android KitKat 5-inch mobile phone in its Canvas series this week at a price of around Rs 15,000. The phone is likely to have a model number between A310 and A325. The phone, which will be placed above the Canvas Turbo A250 and Canvas Nitro A310 but below the […]
The Samsung Note 4, the Korean Brand’s latest high-end smartphone will be launched in India next month with a price tag of around Rs 55,000. The model is expected to be launched in India at the same time as it is in the UK, where the date has been projected as mid October. According to […]
When it rains, it pours. Days after the introduction of the Xiaomi Redmi 1S priced at Rs 5,999, a host of cheap 5-inch Android phones are hitting the market, with the Karbonn Mobile’s Titanium S12 being the latest. The Titanium S12 will be launched in India next week along with the Spice Android One Dream […]
Soon after the successful launch of its ZTE V5 smartphone, the Chinese brand is planning to follow up with two cheaper models – the Blade L2 and the ZTE V969. The first model model, which unfortunately comes with Android 4.2, will be priced in line with its current entry-level 5-inch model, Grand X Quad V987. […]
