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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 launching today, in India

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The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 will be launched in India today. Manu Kumar Jain, India Head Xiaomi, just tweeted about the Note 3 that will be revealed today. This handset has already been launched in the Chinese Markets for RMB 899. Redmi Note 3  that was launched in China was powered by MediaTek chipset. As most of you are aware Xiaomi legally cannot sell MediaTek Chipsets cause  Ericsson dispute . And hence the Redmi Note 3 that will go official tomorrow will be powered by Qualcomm Chipset. Redmi Note 3 will be powered by MSM8956 64 bit  Qualcomm Snapdragon 650  hexa core @ 1.8GHz with Adreno 510 GPU. This is a dual SIM handset sporting a 5.5 inch IPS LCD screen with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. It will be running MIUI 7.0 based on Android Lollipop 5.0.2. There is 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM / 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM. MicroSD card of up to 128GB is supported. Primary camera is of 16MP resolution and secondary camera is of 5MP resolution. Both front and rear camera can shoot 1080...

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge unveiled in Barcelona

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At the Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event (Barcelona), Samsung Mobiles unveiled their next flagship model the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Both these handsets will either be powered by snapdragon 820 quad core or Samsung Exynos 8 octa core processor (market depended). Samsung Galaxy S7 This is a dual SIM smartphone using a hybrid slot that can either house a nano SIM or micro SD card. S7 sports a 5.1 inch super AMOLED screen with 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. Unique thing about this display is that it is using pressure sensitive technology and display supports ‘ always on ’. Depending on the region the  Samsung Galaxy  S7 will either house the  qualcomm snapdragon 820 64 bit Kyro quad core processor cocked at up to 2.2GHz coupled with Adreno 530 GPU or Samsung Exynos 8 8890 2.3GHz Octa Core processor. Android Marshmallow runs the show with 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, optional 32GB/64GB of internal storage and micro SD support of up to 200GB. A 12MP AF d...

2GB RAM Xiaomi Redmi 2 model hits TENAA, comes with 16GB storage

Earlier this month, Xiaomi unveiled the   Redmi 2 budget  smartphone. The device features great specs for a 699 Yuan ($112) phone, especially with its 4.7-inch 720p display and the 4G LTE connectivity. However, the 1GB + 8GB memory configuration was a bit on the lower side. But it looks like Xiaomi is going to announce another device in the market, a higher end variant of Xiaomi Redmi 2 in the coming few days. The device recently hit TENAA and improves in the memory configuration section by incorporating 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM, which is double the amount of memory that you get on the existing Redmi 2. This is definitely great news for all Redmi fans as the phone should now work much better and smoother than before. RAM and internal storage were the only two important drawbacks of the phone and now, even that is solved in this upcoming version. Since the device has passed TENAA, it shouldn’t take much time for Xiaomi to announce this 2GB RAM Redmi 2 model. The co...

HTC Desire 526 G+ 1.7GHz Octa core powered starting from Rs. 10400

HTC has announced an Octa Core powered handset, the dual SIM Desire 526 G+ packed with optional storage of 8GB and 16GB for Rs. 10,400 and Rs. 11,400 respectively. Handset is running Android KitKat with HTC sense UI. The HTC Desire 526 G+ is powered by  1.7GHz Octa Core processor  (chipset unknown) and comes with dual SIM slots. It sports a 4.7 inch screen with 960 x 540 (qHD) resolution. Weight with battery is about 154 grams and thickness is 9.8mm. The 526 G+ is running Android KitKat with 1Gigs of RAM and optional 8GB / 16GB storage. Users can use micro SD card of up to 32GB. This handset also comes loaded with dual cameras. There is a front facing camera of 2MP resolution and the rear facing camera is of 8MP resolution. Rear camera can shoot 1080p videos and the front camera can shoot 720p videos.

Oppo N3 Review – a novel camera twist flawed by design

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How does the second generation rotating camera phone from Oppo compare to the original and the competition? Keep reading to find out in our Oppo N3 review. When the Oppo N3 was released I was happy to see that Oppo had managed to shrink down the overall size compared to the N1. It was also great to see updated camera specs, along with a much more functional fingerprint scanner on the rear, but had Oppo done enough to make the N3 more mainstream or have the changes made it more of a niche products? The Evolution of the Oppo N series Original Oppo N1 It all kicked off late 2013 with the release of the Oppo N1. At the time The Oppo N1 was the first Android smartphone (not phone) to ever have a rotating camera. It also came with a Bluetooth remote and a rear touch panel. The N1 was also the first phone to ever come with CyanogenMod installed as a factory ROM. So it had a lot going for it, the issue was it had a log going against it too. Although the camera app in Co...