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Coolpad has launched its flagship smartphone in India, the Coolpad Max, priced at Rs. 24,999. It will be available exclusively from Amazon India from 12pm May 30 in Rose Gold and Royal Gold colours. The Coolpad Max runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop overlaid with the company's CoolUI 8.0. The smartphone has dual-SIM dual-standby capabilities which means that the user could use both the SIM cards at the same time. Apart from having dual-SIM and dual standby support, the smartphone also offers a 'Dual in One' system. It sports a separate external system and a secure, encrypted internal system. This enables Dual Spaces, with one section for office apps and the other for personal apps. It also bears a fingerprint sensor on the back panel that is claimed to work with wet fingers as well. Talking about the specifications, the Coolpad Max has a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display with pixel density of 401ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It is powered by the 64-bit 1.5GHz octa-core...

Lenovo has launched the Zuk Z1 smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 13,499. The smartphone will be available on its first flash sale at 2pm on May 19 via Amazon India , with registration beginning on Tuesday at 1pm. The biggest highlight of the Lenovo Zuk Z1 is that it runs Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, which means that users will get many options to customise their phones. Under the hood, the Lenovo Zuk Z1 smartphone packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2.5GHz alongside Adreno 330 graphics, coupled with 3GB of RAM. The Lenovo Z1 packs 64GB of inbuilt storage, but there's no option for storage expansion. Another notable feature of the Lenovo Z1 smartphone is that it packs a large 4100mAh battery. The dual-SIM phone supports two Nano-SIM cards, both of which support 4G LTE connectivity and Indian LTE bands - FDD Band 3 (1800MHz) and TDD Band 40 (2300MHz). The smartphone sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with a Sony IMX214 sensor and optical image...

Xiaomi at its Tuesday event in China unveiled its new MIUI 8 ROM. The Chinese company apart from the new ROM also revealed the new Mi Max smartphone. The new Xiaomi Mi Max featuring a massive 6.44-inch full-HD (1080x1920) 342ppi display will be the biggest smartphone in the company's lineup in terms of screen size. Xiaomi in a tweet, wrote, "Meet #MiMax, our largest smartphone yet." The Xiaomi Mi Max sports an all-metal body and will be available in Dark Grey, Gold, and Silver colours. The smartphone comes with slim profile of 7.5mm. The new phablet from Xiaomi also features a fingerprint scanner which is located at the rear panel. Xiaomi has announced that the Mi Max will be available in three variants - CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs. 15,000) for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage model powered by a 1.8GHz hexa-core Snapdragon 650 processor; CNY 1,699 (roughly Rs. 17,000) for the 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage model powered by a 1.8GHz octa-core Snapdragon 652 processor, and a thir...

Coolpad has launched another variant of its Note 3 smartphone in India, the Coolpad Note 3 Plus. Priced at Rs. 8,999, the smartphone bears a full-HD (1080x1920 pixel) display instead of the HD (720x1280 pixel) display of its predecessor. The Coolpad Note 3 Plus will go up for sale via Amazon India on May 13 in White and Gold colour variants. To recall, the Coolpad Note 3was launched in October last year at the same price - Rs. 8,999 - but earlier this month received a minor price cut to Rs. 8,499, evidently in anticipation of the launch of the Coolpad Note 3 Plus variant. It launched the basic variant of the smartphone, the Coolpad Note 3 Lite, in January. The Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Coolpad Note 3 Plus bears a 5.5-inch full-HD IPS display, and is powered by 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek 6753 SoC, coupled with 3GB of RAM. The dual-SIM smartphone (Micro-SIM + Micro-SIM) bears a 13-megapixel rear camera, and a 5-megapixel camera in front. It also sports a fingerprint sensor. The Note 3...

LeEco on Tuesday, alongside launching its 'Supertainment' services in India, also announced a new variant of its Le 1s smartphone in India. Rather confusingly called the LeEco Le 1s (Eco) , the smartphone is priced at Rs. 10,899. It comes with a free 1-year subscription to LeEco Membership, which is priced at Rs. 4,900. The 'Made for India' and 'Made in India' smartphone will feature support for 10 Indian languages. The company also announced that the smartphone will be available at a special introductory price of Rs. 9,999 in its first flash sale at 2pm on May 12 via Flipkart . 100,000 units will be offered in the first sale. Featuring a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixel) In-cell IPS LCD display with 500-nit brightness and a pixel density of 403ppi, the Android 5.0 Lollipop-based LeEco Le 1s (Eco) runs the company's EUI interface, and is powered by an 64-bit octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 SoC clocked at 1.85GHz, coupled with 3GB of RAM. The smartphone spor...

HTC this year with the launch of its HTC 10 smartphone appeared set to ditch the 'One' moniker it has been using for its last three flagships. However, the Taiwanese company appears to be keeping the 'One' series alive for mid-range smartphones by introducing theHTC One S9. The new metal-clad smartphone is listed for EUR 499 (roughly Rs. 33,700) on the company's Germany website without any availability details. Talking about the design, the HTC One S9 features nearly the same design as last year's One M9. While the back panel looks similar, there is a slight change at the front. The One S9 now features two speaker slits instead of the grille seen on the One M9. The front-facing camera and sensor placement remains the same. As for the specifications, the HTC One S9 features a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution Super LCD display with Gorilla Glass protection and a pixel density of 443ppi. The Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based smartphone runs HTC Sense UI ...

Asus on Monday launched a refreshed version of its ZenFone Go 4.5 smartphone in India. The new Asus ZenFone Go 4.5 (ZB452KG) will be going on sale in two different camera variants. The first featuring a 5-megapixel rear camera and 0.3-megapixel front camera has been priced at Rs. 5,299, while the second variant featuring an 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera has been priced at Rs. 5,699. To recall, Asus launched the original ZenFone Go 4.5 in December last year, pricing it at Rs. 5,299. The Taiwanese company says that the new ZenFone Go 4.5 (ZB452KG) will be available via various platforms including Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, Paytm, Shopclues, and will be also available via the company's exclusive stores and other offline stores. The smartphone will come in Glamour Red, Pearl White, Lemon Yellow, Glacier Grey, Silver Blue, and Sheer Gold colour variants. Some of the camera features of the new ZenFone Go 4.5 include low-light mode, backlight (HDR) mode, zero sh...

April has been the month of the Chinese flagships. We have seen so many powerful devices in the past 21 days that it has become hard to keep a track of all the smartphones announced recently. Now, add ZUK Z2 Pro to the list as the company calls it the true flagship smartphone of this year. Why this sudden claim? Well, the phone comes with so many powerful features that it can claim to be the ‘first’ in a lot of things. For example, the phone is reportedly the first on to use a “true 3D mirror body design”. There are a bunch of other firsts, but more about that later. First up, the phone’s design is unique because of its 3D mirror design. The 3D glass body comes with an arch design. The frame in the middle has gone through 10 processors and 260 steps to ensure durability. Further, it uses a roll cage design for addition protection. Coming to the screen, the ZUK Z2 Pro will limit the black borders to mere 0.05mm, which is pretty impressive. There will be a Super AMOLED 5.2-inch displa...

China-based tech firm LeEco on Wednesday took the wraps off its three new next-generation smartphones at a launch event in China. Called the Le Max 2, Le 2, and Le 2 Pro, the smartphones are the successors to the Le Max, Le 1, and Le 1 Pro smartphones launched last year. The company says these three smartphones are the world's first to forgo a typical 3.5mm headphone jack and instead feature USB Type-C audio connector. The metal-clad handsets unveiled in an event in Beijing run Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box with Emotion UI 5.6.01 skin on top. The three smartphones will also be compatible with the VR headset the company introduced at the same event, set to launch in China in May. The three smartphones are now available to pre-order from the company's China site. The Le Max 2 has been priced at CNY 2099 (roughly Rs. 21,500), CNY 2,299 (roughly Rs. 23,500), and CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 25,600), for the 4GB RAM+32GB storage, 4GB RAM+64GB storage, and 6GB RAM+64GB storage ...

Vivo has launched two new smartphones in China, the Vivo X6S and Vivo X6S Plus. Like their predecessors that were launched in December last year, the Vivo X6 and Vivo X6 Plus, the two smartphones are nearly indistinguishable with almost identical specifications. Also like their predecessors, the Vivo X6S and Vivo X6S Plus are music-focused smartphones with DACs and signal processors, and bare much the same specifications as the previous generation. The smartphones are also one more nearly identical to the iPhone 6 in terms of looks. For now, no pricing or availability information has been provided by Vivo. Coming to the differences between the two smartphones - Vivo X6S bears an AKM4375 32-bit DAC, while the Vivo X6S Plus bears an ES9028 DAC in its Yamaha YSS-205X signal processor. The Vivo X6S Plus also sports a high-resolution 16-megapixel camera complete with PDAF, while the Vivo X6S continues with the 13-megapixel camera of its predecessors. The Vivo X6S Plus bears a 3000mAh batte...

Xiaomi has launched the Mi 5 flagship smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 24,999. The company has so far only brought a single variant of the smartphone in India, what was unveiled as the 'standard edition' in China, featuring 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage. The smartphone will be available in its first flash sale on Mi.com from April 6. It will be available via Xiaomi's e-commerce a few weeks later. To recall, two other Xiaomi Mi 5 variants had been launched in China - the 'prime edition' with 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 64GB inbuilt storage, and the 'pro edition' featuring 4GB LPDDR4 RAM and 128GB inbuilt storage. The dual-SIM (Nano + Nano) Xiaomi Mi 5 features a 5.15-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) with curved 3D Ceramic glass, and a pixel density of 428ppi. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor coupled with Adreno 530 GPU. It sports a 16-megapixel Sony IMX298 camera sensor with PDAF (phase detection autofocus) and LED flash. The rear...

Samsung on Thursday launched its Galaxy J3 aka Galaxy J3 (6) smartphone in India, first unveiled last year in China. The smartphone has been priced at Rs. 8,990, and will be available in India exclusively via Snapdeal from Thursday. The Samsung Galaxy J3 (6) variant launched in India features dual-SIM support. It sports a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) Super Amoled display. The handset is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1.5GB of RAM. It packs 8GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 128GB). The Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Galaxy J3 features the Samsung TouchWiz UI on top. It sports an 8-megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash. There is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera also on board. The smartphone measures 142.3x71x7.9mm and weighs 138 grams. Apart from 4G (with support for Indian 4G bands), other connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and Micro-USB. The handset is backed by a 2600mAh battery. The biggest feature of...

Xiaomi on Tuesday unveiled a variant of its Redmi 3 smartphone in China, called the Redmi 3 'Pro' or 'high version', featuring some upgrades in the memory, inbuilt storage, and sensor areas. The new Xiaomi Redmi 3 variant has been priced at CNY 899 (approximately Rs. 9,000) and will become available in China next month, with its first flash sale on April 6. To recall, the original Redmi 3 was priced at CNY 699 at launch. As of now, there is no word on the handset's availability in other markets including India. It will be available in Gold, Grey, and Silver colours. The new Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro features bumped RAM and storage. It also packs a fingerprint sensor which was missing on the original Redmi 3. The rest of the features and specifications of the Redmi 3 Pro are identical to the Redmi 3. The Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display and packs an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor, with four cores clocked at 1.2GHz, and four cor...

Vivo has launched its new 4G-enabled Y31L smartphone in India. Priced at Rs. 9,450, the Vivo Y31L smartphone is now available to buy in Black and White colours. The new Y31L smartphone is an India-specific model of the Vivo Y31A that recentlylaunched in China. The Vivo Y31L is a dual-SIM supporting smartphone that runs FunTouch OS 2.1, based on Android5.1 Lollipop. The handset features a 4.7-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) resolution IPS display and is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, clubbed with 1GB RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. The handset packs 16GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 128GB). It sports an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash, along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone camera can record and playback videos in full-HD resolution. The Vivo Y31L on the connectivity front features 4G, 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM radio, and Micro-USB. The Vivo Y31L measure...

Samsung's 3G-capable Gear S2 Classic, a traditional-looking smartwatch that can handle data transfer in the absence of a connected smartphone, launches today in the US. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile will all support the device on their wireless networks. AT&T and Verizon started accepting pre-orders for the a few weeks ago. AT&T is pricing the 3G Samsung Gear S2 Classic at $250 with a 2-year service agreement, while Verizon has the wearable on sale at $350 on a 2-year contract or $400 outright. T-Mobile has yet to announce its pricing details.  As the name suggests, the Samsung Gear S2 Classic was designed to imitate the look of a traditional analog wrist watch. Verizon and AT&T both sell the 3G variant with a black stainless steel body and a genuine leather band. Fortunately, you can customize the wrist piece using any standard 20mm watch band. The wearable offers a 1.2-inch circular Super AMOLED display running at 360 by 360 pixels at a densi...

iBall appears set to launch two new handsets in India, the Andi 5.5H Weber 4G and the Andi 5Q Gold 4G. Although the smartphones are listed on the company website with images and specifications, their prices have not yet been mentioned. According to the listing, the iBall Andi 5.5H Weber 4G supports dual-SIM dual-4G standby functionality and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. It features a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display with a pixel density of 267ppi. The handset is powered by a 64-bit quad-core processor clocked at 1GHz, clubbed with Mali-T720 MP2 GPU and 1GB of RAM. The Andi 5.5H Weber 4G houses 16GB of inbuilt storage, out of which users would get around 11.5GB to store their data and apps. However, the device also supports microSD card (up to 32GB) for expanding the inbuilt storage. An 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash, along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera is also included in the smartphone. Some of the camera features that co...

Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE earlier this week made its Blade D2 smartphone available to buy in Vietnam. It has now launched another smartphone in Japan, the Blade V580, listing it on the region-specific website. The ZTE Blade V580 can be pre-ordered only in Japan for now with a price tag of JPY 27,800 (roughly Rs. 16,600). It will start shipping from March 25 this year. The smartphone's availability details outside the region are not yet known. The smartphone sports a 'high-precision' fingerprint at the back that also works as a camera shutter button besides for other security purposes. As mentioned on the website, the dual-SIM (Nano SIM+Nano SIM) supporting ZTE Blade V580 is made of a metal body. It features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution display and runs Android5.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box. An octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor clocked at 1.3GHz clubbed with 2GB of RAM powers the smartphone. The ZTE Blade V...

Samsung has officially announced the launch of its flagship smartphones the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge in India. Pre-bookings for the two smartphones that were  unveiled  at MWC 2016 last month open on Wednesday, with the smartphones available from March 18. Those who pre-book the smartphones by March 17 will receive the  Samsung Gear VR  headset bundled for free. he  Samsung Galaxy S7  has been priced in India at Rs. 48,900, while the  Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge  will be available at Rs. 56,900 - both prices for the 32GB variant. The price for the 64GB variant has not been announced at this stage.  The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge come with a new Samsung Concierge service that's available inside the My Galaxy app. The Samsung Concierge service comes with four key benefits: My Assistant (powered by  Haptik ) that will let customers order flowers, do Web check-in, set reminders, and use other services; Fast Track access at Samsu...

After unveiling its two mid-range 'Blade' handsets at MWC 2016 last month, ZTE has launched the budget Blade D2 budget smartphone on the Vietnam website. The handset is priced at VND 2,690,000 (roughly Rs. 8,100) and for now is available in Vietnam only. The company is yet to officially launch the smartphone. As mentioned in the listing, the highlight of the ZTE Blade D2 is its 4000mAh battery. We have already seen smartphones with similar battery capacity in the past such as Xolo Era 4K, Huawei Y6 Pro, Xiaomi Redmi 3, Gionee Marathon M5 Mini and more. The company says that the Blade D2 can also act as a battery charger for other smartphones. The smartphone is made of plastic body along with a "sophisticated design of the frame." It features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) resolution IPS display and runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out-of-the-box. A quad-core MediaTek MTK6735P processor clocked at 1.3GHz clubbed with 1GB of RAM powers the smartphone. The ZTE Blade...

Lava appears set to launch a variant of the Iris Fuel F1 smartphone, the Iris Fuel F2, priced at Rs. 4,444. Although the handset is available to buy via an e-commerce website, the company is yet to officially launch the smartphone in India. It is worth mentioning that the Lava Iris Fuel F1 was launched with a higher priced tag of Rs. 8,700 in October last year. The dual-SIM dual-standby (GSM+GSM) supporting Lava Iris Fuel F2 runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box. It features a 5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) resolution display with pixel density of 196ppi. The smartphone is powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz clubbed with 512MB of RAM. The Lava Iris Fuel F2 houses 8GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via a microSD card (up to 32GB). It sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, along with a VGA (0.3-megapixel) front-facing camera. In the connectivity section, the handset supports 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1, ...