Lenovo's ZUK Z1 launches with Cyanogen OS in India

Lenovo backed startup ZUK has launched it's smartphone Z1 in India running Cyanogen OS. The phone is said to feature an optimized user experience with the Cyanogen 12.1 tuned for maximum performance and stability. It features a 5.5-inch Full HD LTPS display, Snapdragon 801 clocked at 2.5 GHz, 3GB DDR3 RAM and USB Type-C with Gen-1 speeds so 5Gbps, Fingerprint sensor and a 4,100 mAh battery. It's priced at Rs 13,499.

iPhone 6s and 6s Plus gets huge price-cut of around Rs 12k

Apple released iPhone 6s and 6s Plus launched in India in the month of October. It was launched with an initial price of Rs 62,000 for iPhone 6s 16GB variant and Rs 72,000 for iPhone 6s Plus. At that time everyone complaint that the price was too high and most of people went for previous generation iPhone 6 which was available for about 15k less. Considering no visual or design changes were made to the latest iPhone, most users went with previous generation. Now, two months later Apple has understood that the price is too high for the Indian market and has reduced price to increase the sales.

Moto G Turbo launches in India with Snapdragon 615 and Fast Charging

Motorola has been teasing the device through Flipkart, now Moto has launched the Moto G Turbo edition on Flipkart. It is essentially same as Moto G with two differences. One, an updated processor from the Quad-Core Snapdragon 410 to the Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 and secondly, it comes with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 charger which the phone supports for fast charging. Motorola claims the Quick Charger can give 6 hours of usage from 15 minutes of charge.

Google Nexus 6P & 5X is now on sale

Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X was released a couple of weeks ago and now it has started to appear for sale in some major countries like US, Canada, UK, Ireland, India, Korea, and Japan. The prices vary from $379 to almost $500 from country to country for the 5X, same case has been found for the 6P also.

YU-Cyanogen Deal is over, Yuphoria now ships with Stock Android

Yu has announced that their deal with Cyanogen Inc is over and their current devices will now ship with pure Android instead of Cyanogen OS. Along with the change they have also made a price-cut to Yuphoria from Rs 6,999 to Rs 6,499.

Google launches Nexus 6P made by Huawei

Google has announced their update to Nexus line-up with the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. The Nexus 6P is made by Huawei unlike it's predecessor which was made by Motorola. The 6P features an all-metal finish with a glass insert at back where the camera is located. The new devices also marked the launch of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with new features like Doze and Now On Tap.

Google announces Nexus 5X with Snapdragon 808 at $379.99

 

Google has launched Nexus 5X the long awaited successor to the Nexus 5. Google has again partnered with LG to make the Nexus 5X. The phone is well designed and features a 12.3 MP sensor with large 1.55µm pixels.

Asus Zenphone GO announced in India, Priced at INR 7,999

Asus has launched Zenphone Go on Flipkart. Zenphone Go is the low-end variant of the Zenphone family. It features an HD screen and a Quadcore Mediatek processor and is priced at Rs 7,999. It will be available exclusively through Flipkart.

Ola Cabs to invest $20 million in Safety Features and privacy : Introduces Number Masking

The bengaluru based startup Ola has seen an enormous growth since it's launch. Ola has announced that they will invest $20 million for improving customer privacy and safety. Along with a number masking feature, for a more secure experience.

Google Play Gift card now available in India

Google has announced the availability of physical Google Play Gift cards in India. Google announced prepaid cards in June in India. The cards available at the moment are priced at Rs 750, Rs 1000 and Rs 1,500. These cards can me used to buy Apps, Games, Magazines or Movies from Play Store using the Redeem Code provided in the card.

Moto X Play available in India, Starting at Rs 18,499

Motorola has launched Moto X Play in India. It is sold exclusively on Flipkart. Both the 16GB and 32GB versions are available at a price of INR 18,499 and INR 19,999. The phone was launched month back it is a slightly downgraded Moto X Style for the Mid-Range market.

Meizu MX5 launches in India priced at Rs 19,999

Meizu has started selling MX5 in the Indian market exclusively via Indian online shopping site Snapdeal at a price of INR 19,999. Earlier Snapdeal had placed launch notification on their page. Only 16GB version with two color options Silver Black and  Silver White are available in India currently. 32GB and 64GB options are expected too arrive soon.

Micromax developing it's own skin for Android

According to a report by The Economic Times, Micromax is developing it's own skin for their Android devices.

Meizu MX5 going to launch in India

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu has announced that they will be launching MX5 in India. It will be sold exclusively on Snapdeal, where you can register for notification when it becomes available.

MX 5 features a 5.5-inch Full-HD AMOLED display covered with Gorilla Glass 3, The rear camera features a 20.7 MP , f/2.2 aperture,6-element lens and laser auto focus system. The front camera is 5MP one with f/2.0 aperture.The processor used is Mediatek Helio X10 (MT6795) which is a Octa-Core Cortex A53 clocked at 2.2GHz paired with 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM.

On the connectivity front it features Dual-Band WiFi b/g/n and ac support, along with Bluetooth 4.1. It also supports 4G LTE. No pricing details have been published.

Source: Snapdeal

Xiaomi gearing up for India - Upgraded Redmi 2 and Offline availability

Xiaomi is prepping up for some new announcements on August 13,including Redmi 2 Prime, Redmi Note 2, MIUI 7 and a collaboration with Redington for selling their devices in Stores. MIUI 7 will be based on Android 5.1 which will be a welcome upgrade considering MIUI 6 being stuck on Android 4.4.

Meizu M1 Note priced at INR 11,999 in India, goes on sale today

 

Chinese smartphone vendor Meizu has finally revealed that price of its M1 Note smartphone for the Indian market. According to the company, the phone will retail at INR 11,999.

ZTE nubia Z9 mini debuts in India, priced at INR 16,999

As we had anticipated, ZTE on Tuesday launched the new nubia Z9 mini in the Indian market. The smartphone is now available exclusively via e-retailer Amazon India at INR 16,999 (267$). You can head over to this link to order the phone now.

ZTE launches its Nubia brand in India on May 19

Last week we found out about ZTE's intentions of taking its Nubia brand to India. At that point some leaked information claimed the Z9 Mini would be the first Nubia smartphone to be released in the subcontinent.

BlackBerry Leap launched in India

BlackBerry customers in India looking to pick up a new BlackBerry Leap will be able to do so starting May 12th at BlackBerry Exclusive stores and online retailers with pricing set at Rs. 21,490.

Android One makes it to Turkey with much improved specs

Today Google has taken its Android One initiative to Turkey. Over there, a new Android One smartphone has been unveiled - the General Mobile 4G.

While Android One has surfaced in more countries following its initial launch in India, so far we've seen pretty much identical specs for all devices. The General Mobile 4G is different, though.

It comes with a 5-inch 720p IPS touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 4, a 13 MP rear camera with dual-LED flash, a 5 MP selfie shooter, 2GB of RAM, as well as 16GB of storage space. It runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, it's powered by Qualcomm's 64-bit Snapdragon 410 chipset, and it has support for 4G networks (as its name clearly states). This handset is in fact the first Android One device to work on such high-speed networks.

The General Mobile 4G will become available in Turkey on May 15 for TRY 699, which means about $262 or €233 at the current exchange rates. So it's clearly also a step up in terms of pricing when compared to Android One handsets of the past.

Then again, it does come with some solid midrange specs, as well as pretty good design, so perhaps people will consider it's worth the price. As you may know, because this is part of the Android One initiative, Google will be providing over-the-air software updates for two years after its launch.