OnePlus X Champagne Edition launched in India, Price at Rs 16,999

Launched to mark OnePlus’ second anniversary, the OnePlus X Champagne edition will be finally available in the Indian. The smartphone will go on sale via Amazon India at 12AM, December 30. OnePlus has priced the Champagne model at Rs 16,999, which is the same as that of the Onyx variant.

Customers can use the existing invites for the OnePlus X to either buy the Onyx or the Champagne versions. The OnePlus X Champagne Edition has a white body made of glass and the metal frame around sports champagne gold color. The champagne model is based on the Onyx one.

The company has not yet revealed the total number of units it will put on sale for the Champagne edition. The Champagne edition will be available on weekly open sales on a first-come, first-served basis. The Champagne Edition went on sale in Europe and Hong Kong on December 22.

On the specifications and features front, there is no change except the change in color. All the specifications are similar to the Onyx OnePlus X which features a 5-inch Full HD AMOLED display, Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU, Oxygen OS based on Android 5.1 Lollipop, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 8-megapixel front-facing camera, hybrid dual nano-SIM slot, 4G LTE connectivity and a 2,525mAh non-removable battery.

Samsung Galaxy S7 to launch in three variants on February 20: Reports

Rumors around the Galaxy S7 are picking up pace, and reports suggest that Samsung might unveil its flagship smartphone on February 20. Reports also suggest that the company could unveil the device in three variants differentiated by their size.

While Samsung has yet to make an official announcement, the folks at SamMobile report that the company might be hosting its Unpacked event on February 20 ahead of MWC. Last year, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge around the same time.

After receiving their report, GSMArena claims that Samsung has decided to simplify its lineup to make it easier for customers to choose the device that suits them best.

The standard version of Galaxy S7 will pack a 5.1-inch display and won't have a curved edition. On the other hand, the Galaxy S7 edge will sport a larger 5.5-inch curved display, but a flat variant won't be available.

Thirdly, Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus will boast a huge 6-inch display and will be available in two versions: flat and curved. In fact, the Galaxy S7 Plus will be the only one to come in two variations.

Samsung Galaxy S7 specifications and features:

As for the design, the Galaxy S7 and its variants will look similar to this year’s Galaxy S6.But features that will differentiate the forthcoming smartphone include 3D-Touch like display technology, a microSD card slot.

The video mentions a few rumored hardware specifications as well. Here the Galaxy S7 edge gets a QHD display, a 4GB of RAM, a Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890 processor (depending on region), a 12-megapixel BRITECELL primary camera, an 8-megapixel ISOCELL shooter in front, a USB-C port and a fingerprint reader. It comes in gold, rose gold, silver or black.

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) with Fingerprint Sensor; Specification and features

Samsung in the beginning of this month revealed its second-generation of Galaxy A smartphones, namely the Galaxy A3 (2016), Galaxy A5 (2016) and Galaxy A7(2016). The company also promised that the handsets will go on sale in China starting mid-December.

The South Korean company, as promised, this week started selling its Galaxy A5 (2016) and Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphones in China. 

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) comes with full metallic body. It will be available in select counties soon. There is no word about its Indian launch date and price.

Galaxy A5 (2016) Specification:

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) features a 5.2 Full HD (1920×1080) Super AMOLED display. It is powered by a 1.5GHz Octa Core Exynos Processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. For graphics, it comes with Mali GPU.

Galaxy A5 smartphone comes with a 13 MP Autofocus rear camera with LED Flash and OIS. For selfies, it comes with a 5 MP front camera. It comes with 16GB on-board storage which can be further expanded up to 128GB using MicroSD Card.

Its connectivity options include 4G, LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS/AGPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth and Micro-USB. It packs a 2,600 mAh battery with fast charging support. It comes with fingerprint sensor under its home button.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop.

Asus Zenfone 3 with fingerprint scanner could launch in May 2016

The Zenfone series is a set of mobile phones developed and distributed by giant company Asus. 

According to a report published on DigiTimes, the third generation and latest unit of the Zenfone series will arrive in May 2016. It will come with a fingerprint processor, which, if true, will make the Asus Zenfone 3 the first non-high-end device to have such feature.

The first two installments of the Zenfone series have been released late 2014 and early 2015. Instead of the expected January debut, Zenfone 3 will be released in May or even the first week of June. In addition to that, the report also contained a part where it is basically said that there's a huge chance Asus' development team will use the fingerprint technology to expand the list of its device's better qualities.

Digitimes cites Taiwanese supply-chain sources saying that the next generation of the Asus ZenFone will most likely sport fingerprint scanners. The technology is to be developed by Elan Microelectronics, a tech company in Taiwan, and Goodix, a Chinese supplier.

Aside from fingerprint scanners, it is also known that the ZenFone 3 will have a USB Type-C port. Asus chairman Jonney Shih confirmed by saying in an interview with Trusted Reviews, "I think Type C is the way to go, frankly speaking."

In 2015, Asustek reached 20 million in smartphone shipments and the company aims to ship 30 million handsets next year. However, the challenge of fierce competition continues to increase as Chinese OEM players like Huawei, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Oppo, Meizu and many more are also slated to release some promising smartphones next year.

The report, published on DigiTimes has also revealed that the giant company is planning to expand its Zenfone mobile series and distribute it to previously unreached markets such as Cambodia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria and Myanmar. Asus, on the other hand, received great success not only in Southeast Asia but their Zenfone devices have also reached Russia and Brazil.

This year Asus unveiled the Zenfone 2 at CES in January, but DigiTimes claims that one will have to wait much longer for the Zenfone 3. In fact the earliest we could see the next-generation Zenfone will be in May or June.

Asus ZenFone 2 Specification and Features :  

The Asus ZenFone 2 was released in March 2015 and sports a 5.5-inch IPS capacitive touchscreen with a 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution. There are two variants of the phone having different chipsets. The 4 GB RAM variant is powered by a Intel Atom Z3580 chipset, and the 2 GB RAM variant is powered by a Intel Atom Z3560 processor.

Asus smartphones to come with AdBlock Plus Pre-installed

While Internet giants, advertisers, and publishers continue their debate over the use of ad blocking tools, smartphone manufacturer Asus has picked its side. The Taiwanese company starting in early 2016 will ship its mobile devices with Adblock Plus in its proprietary browser, with the feature switched on by default.

“We’re extremely happy to team up with ASUS, the first major hardware manufacturer to integrate ad blocking into their mobile devices. This is another call for innovation in the ad industry a call getting louder by the day,” said Till Faida, co-founder of AdBlock Plus.

While this wouldn't shake the media and other concerned industries, as Asus Browser is estimated of being used by around 15 million users compared to Google Chrome which has more than 800 million users on Android and iOS, a smartphone manufacturer partnering with an ad stripping provider could set a significant precedent.

With the release of iOS 9, Apple gave its users an option to block ads on mobile safari. For this, the user needs to download AdBlock Plus Safari extension from the app store.

Lenovo K4 Note with 3GB of RAM, Fingerprint Sensor, Metalic body to launch in January 5

Lenovo’s K4 Note, the next version of the Chinese smartphone company’s highly successful K3 Note smartphone, will launch in India on January 5, 2016. The company has been putting out teasers for the new phone.

According to a latest Twitter post by Lenovo, the K4 Note will get 3GB RAM up from the 2GB in the previous version. The tweet read, “More than 99% of you preferred 3 GB RAM in the #KillerNote2016 & that’s what you’ll get! Get ready for the RAMpage!”

Lenovo K4 Note will come with 3GB of RAM, and will possibly carry a metallic build along with fingerprint scanner.

Lenovo K4 Note Specifications and Features :

K4 Note is expected to have some killer specs as per the teaser of the company. Though it has not been confirmed about the specific hardware specifications of the phone. K3 Note came with 5.5 inch IPS screen with full HD display but without any Gorilla protection, this time it is expected that K4 Note will come with screen protection instead of a protector screen guard.

The Lenovo K4 Note will feature 3GB of RAM, which is more than what was on offer on the K3 Note. Similarly, the forthcoming phablet will also offer 32GB built-in storage, which is double of what was on offer on its predecessor.

Lenovo K3 Note comes with 13 MP primary camera and 5 MP front camera, this time the successor may come with better camera with OIS feature. 

Battery : 3400 mAh or above is preferred from this killer smartphone from Lenovo.

Price :

K4 Note Around  Rs 10,000 

Lenovo K3 Note Specifications and Features :

The Lenovo K3 Note had a 5.5-inch 1080p display and is powered by a 1.7GHz MediaTek MT6752 octa-core 64-bit processor paired with 2GB of RAM. Also on offer is 16GB internal memory, which can be expanded up to 32GB using a microSD card.

The phablet also featured a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel selfie camera, 3,000mAh battery, and connectivity options like dual-SIM card slots, 4G support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. On the software front, the phablet runs on Android Lollipop.

Vertu Aster luxury handset gets outed in India for Rs 4,75,000

Luxury mobile phone manufacturer, Vertu, has launched its new smartphone model called Aster. Touting it as the ‘quintessentially English smartphone’, the Aster has been ‘handmade and finished by craftsmen, using the most luxurious materials, in an exquisite palette of colours’. Aster can also be personalised with a monogram or engraving.

The Vertu Aster will be available in India at a price of Rs 4,75,000 in premium stores like Popley and Swiss Paradise in Mumbai and DLF Emporio in New Delhi.

The Aster sports a 4.7-inch 5th generation solid sapphire crystal screen with full HD display technology and titanium casing. The new handset features Dolby Digital Plus virtual surround sound and Hasselblad certified imaging, as well as Vertu’s full portfolio of services, which comprises Classic Concierge as well as Vertu LIFE and Vertu Certainty packages.

A quad-core, 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 2GB of RAM powers.

The rear camera still has 13 megapixels, autofocus, and a dual-LED flash, which is the same as the Signature Touch, but the images it takes are excellent.

Aster offers complimentary Classic Concierge service for six months from a team of lifestyle managers available 24/7. Vertu Concierge is accessible via voice, email or Live Chat from anywhere in the world.

You’ll find a comprehensive list of key Vertu Aster’s specs below:

– OS: Android 4.4 KitKat

– Processor: 2.3GHz quad core Snapdragon 801

– Memory: 2GB RAM, 64GB flash storage

– Display: 4.7-inch 1080p HD panel

– Connectivity: 4G LTE, HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, Wi-Fi

– Camera: 13MP rear, 2MP front

– Battery: 2275mAh (Qi wireless charging enabled)

Reliance Jio to launch 4G services on 27 December

“We are happy to share that we will unveil Jio to our colleagues first, on the eve of our founder chairman’s Dhirubhai Ambani birth anniversary,” Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani with his wife Nita Ambani said in an invitation letter to employees.

However, the launch will be restricted to the group’s 80,000-odd employees and close partners, who are likely to get up to five connections each, translating to as many as four lakh customers, senior executives of the company said, on condition of anonymity.

The services will be free for the first three months, the idea being to test the network before it goes live across the country. Once the services are launched commercially, employees will get billed. They will, however, have to buy their own devices.

Oscar-winner A R Rahman will ring in Reliance Jio’s 4G services in Mumbai on December 27 at the soft launch of the firm’s telephony services. Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani have invited more than 25,000 employees of Reliance Industries and their families for the soft launch on that day at the Reliance corporate office in Navi Mumbai, according to people privy to the development. Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is expected to be at the event these people said.

The launch event, which starts at 5.30 pm and will be telecast live to 1,000 locations across the country.

RJio has already given subscriptions to its telecom-to-television service on smartphones to more than 17,500 employees ahead of the launch, for them to use the services and give feedback before it rolls out services to the public early next year, these people said. The company will now extend this offer to its other employees, vendors and partners, they said.

Earlier this week, analysts at Bank of America Merill Lynch and Credit Suisse said in separate notes to investors that phone calls and data services on the network were working well.

“The network coverage was on par with incumbents we visited shopping malls, office buildings, marketplaces, train stations. Even while travelling at high speed, the signal was good without any drops,” analysts at Credit Suisse reiterated after testing the networks. “Overall, our take away is that the RJio network is turning out to be as strong a threat to incumbents as we had feared.”

Reliance Jio holds the highest amount of liberalized spectrum among telecom operators which can be used for deploying any technology for mobile services. It has a total of 751.1 MHz spectrum across 800MHz, 1800MHz and 2300MHz bands.

According to field trials by brokerage firm Credit Suisse, download speed on 4G network of Reliance Jio during its beta-test phase peaked at 70 Mbps but remained in 15-30Mbps range on most occasions.

Data Pack:

Reliance Jio is expected to price 10 GB 4G data pack at around Rs 600 per month, which is almost 60% cheaper than similar plans from Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India, RTN Asia reported.

India's leading carrier Airtel's 10GB of 4G data is priced at Rs 1,350, while Vodafone charges Rs 1,500 for similar pack.

With the disruptive pricing, Reliance Jio Infocomm's 4G services could pose the biggest threat to Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India's market share as their large premium user base could be early adopters of the highspeed broadband services that Mukesh Ambani's company will offer, brokerage CLSA recently said.

  

Google Nexus 6P Special Edition launched at Rs 43,999

After launching the Nexus 6P back in October, Huawei has today announced a ‘special edition’ variant in India. The Nexus 6P Special Edition will go on sale via Flipkart from 21 December. It is only available in 64GB variant and is priced at Rs 43,999, which is Rs 1,000 more than the standard edition. Nexus 6P Special Edition sports a metal body.

This special edition is essentially a Gold colored variant, which will join the Grey and Silver color variants currently available on Flipkart.

“The Huawei Nexus 6P has been well received by the Indian audience and keeping in mind the niche target group, we have introduced the gold colour Special Edition of the smartphone,” said Allen Wang, President, Huawei India – Consumer Business Group said.

Huawei Nexus 6P Special Edition specifications and features: 

The all-new Nexus 6P has a 5.7-inch AMOLED display with WQHD (1440x2560p) (518 ppi) resolution with Gorilla Glass 4 protection and comes with the integrated Nexus Imprint fingerprint sensor on the back. The smartphone features an all-metal, 7.33mm thick body in white, grey and aluminium finishes, packs a 3,450mAh battery, and comes with front-facing stereo speakers.

It is powered by an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 SoC supported by 3GB of RAM.

The smartphone also features a 12.3-megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash and 4K video recording capabilities and can capture videos at 240 frames per second, 8-megapixel selfie camera, 3,450mAh battery with fast charging capabilities.

Connectivity options include single-SIM card slot, 4G support, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and a USB Type-C port. On the software front, it runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. 

HP Star Wars Special Edition 15 Notebook is built for the Star Wars fan; Specs, Price

HP has come out with a Special Edition Notebook to celebrate the release of the upcoming movie. The Star Wars Special Edition Notebook 15-an003tx is a treat for the eyes and must have for the Star Wars fan boys. When it comes to performance it executes decently for a mid-ranged gaming laptop, but lacks in the audio department. Let us find out what sets this laptop aside from its counterparts.Star Wars movie related content such as Star Wars Command Centre, Star Wars Media Library, R2-D2 sound themes, and Marvel Star Wars Comic are preloaded in this Notebook.

HP 15-an003tx Star Wars Price in India : Rs.69,989 And also available on Amazon India, Flipkart & HP Official Online Store India.

HP 15-an003tx Star Wars Special Edition Specification :

Display : 15.6-inch Full HD IPS (1920x1080)

OS : Windows 10 

Processor : Intel 6th gen core i5 processor 2.3 GHz, 8GB RAM

Graphics Card : 2GB Nividia 940M

Red Backlit Keyboard

Star Wars themed design – images of Darth Vader & Storm Trooper

Star Wars Special Software including Command Centre Media Library, Sound themes & Exclusive Marvel Star Wars Comic

HDD : 1TB SATA 

Design:

The Laptop is all about the design. The matt finish vinyl features Darth Vader on the top of the laptop panel and a red Galactic Empire logo. While on the inside, we see a storm trooper silhouetted by the Empire logo in red again. The touchpad is in the design of a targeting panel that we see in a Tie-Fighter.

That aside, the laptop has the USB and the LED light indicators running on the sides along with the HDMI, power, SD card slot, Ethernet port and DVD-ROM. Flip it around and you will find a detachable battery and a small exhaust vent in the corner. The laptop is not outright bulky and has rounded edges. We absolutely loved the well detailed layout that every star wars fan would love to own.

The backlit keyboards sports a red light that brings out its true Sith colours. They keyboard is quite ergonomic and we didn't feel tired after prolonged use.

On the software part, the customized Windows with the Star Wars theme really sets it apart and worth the penny spent. From system sounds to the interface, nit-bits have been modified to give the user a Star Wars-y feel.

Performance:

The most phenomenal aspect of the laptop that we compelled to mention first is its display. It holds true to every word and produces crisp images, and can be viewed from any angle without any distortion whatsoever.

But, the underperformers turned out to be the speakers, which had little bass and the treble shook when playing the higher tones. We had expected more from it in the sound department as the Star Wars movie series is about graphics and super sound.

The battery lasted a good 2.5 hours while playing games that stretched out the capacity of the processor, graphics and the RAM. This is standard when it comes to gaming laptops and on regular light usage, namely watching a couple of movies and working on a bit of Photoshop or Microsoft Office, this easily lasts over 4 hours.

The laptop scored 7,447 on 3D Mark Vantage and 2,531 on PC Mark 7, both of which indicate mediocre performance. Next, we ran Witcher 3 on it to see how this trooper performs. We first ran it in 'Ultra' settings and though everything looked stunning on the full HD 1080p screen, the fps took a serious hit and the game started lagging. Geralt of Rivia (game character) did not look so fancy while taking pauses between each of his steps. So then we ran it on 'High' settings and things seemed fine, and even Geralt breathed a sigh of relief.

Over 1,100 images : Enjoy almost 40 years of Star Wars history with “concept art” created by Lucasfilm artists before the films were made, a collection of storyboards which were actually used to guide filming, and behind-the-scenes photos, set designs, costumes, models, and more.

Sound schemes and wallpapers : Replace standard notifications with iconic Star Wars sounds including R2-D2 and lightsabers. Choose among Star Wars themed wallpaper collections including black and white stills, ships, Tatooine, and more.

Aurebesh font : Type like you’re a citizen of Coruscant. Aurebesh, the Galactic Base Standard language, comes loaded in the font library of the Star Wars Special Edition Notebook.

Bonus features : The first Marvel Star Wars comic in the series, e-book excerpts from the Star Wars Universe and Star Wars movie trailers all come pre-loaded on the Star Wars Special Edition Notebook.

Witness its power : With a Full HD Display, Intel Core processor, red backlit keyboard, and Audio by B&O PLAY, you’ll revel in its galaxy-spanning power. Be prepared to surrender all of your senses.

Up to 12GB memory : Do more with more memory. Whether gaming, watching high-definition videos, or multi-tasking across applications, the Star Wars Special Edition with up to 12GB memory keeps up with you.

Yu Yutopia Micromax's Yu launches new flagship phone with 4GB RAM at Rs. 24,999 in India

Yu Yutopia is the new flagship smartphone from Micromax’s YU Televentures. Priced at Rs 24,999 this one comes with specifications that are set to pit the Yutopia phone against some of the top-end phones, a fact that YU Televentures didn’t shy away from highlighting during the launch.

Now officially announced, the device is up for pre-order via Amazon India, priced at Rs. 24,999 and will start shipping on December 26,2015. Touted as the 'world's most powerful' smartphone, the Yutopia aims to take on OnePlus 2 and others that fall in the same price segment.

 

Design, Screen:

There’s no doubt that Yutopia has an impressive design. It is sleek (7.2mm in thickness), comes with a metal uni-body and has an overall premium look and feel.

Yutopia has the familiar saturn-ring design camera bang in the centre of phone’s back, which we also saw in Yuphoria. However, the Yutopia camera unit is much bigger, and does jut out from the rest of the phone. On the right side of the phone, there is the dual-SIM and the micro-SD slot, all combined in one. It looks a bit jarring to see such a big slot for SIMs, expandable memory and one wonders if YU could have divided this into two for a neater look.

The screen is 5.2-inch 2K Display (1440x2560) that offers 565 ppi and by bumping up the specs YU has outdone other competitors like OnePlus, Moto X Style (which costs Rs 31,999 for its 2K screen) who’ve been challenging the flagship market.

Processor, Camera, Storage:

The phone has a 64-bit Snadragon Qualcomm 810 processor (2 Ghz)coupled with 4GB RAM and 32GB internal storage space and expand via MicroSD card slot up to 128GB. For those obsessed with the specs, the numbers should be good enough to pique their interest. In the little time we had with the phone, we didn’t notice any lag; switching between apps, getting the camera to respond quickly, all functioned smoothly.We were able to multitask between around 20 apps without any hiccups. Games such as Asphalt 8 and Modern Combat 5 were handled well by the smartphone. 

The 21-MP rear camera has a Sony Exmor RS IMX230 sensor, true-tone dual-LED flash, a 5P lens, and optical image stabilisation (OIS) and 8 MP on the front snapper with 77.3 degree wield range. The Camera further offers 4K recording and Slow motion Capture. The fingerprint sensor on the back can also be used to take a selfie and this works accurately most of the time. The camera’s auto-focus is definitely one of the fastest in its segment.

Battery:

One of the highlights of the device is its bumper 3,000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0 that the company claims to offer 75% faster charging as compared to the standard mechanism with the battery charging form 0 to 60 per cent in just 30 minutes.

Sound:

The phone features DTS sound and Yu is offering Little Bird in-ear headphones by House of Marley in the box.      

OS:

Yutopia comes with CyanogenMod OS 12 on Android 5.1.1. At the launch, Cyanogen said that it is currently working on OS 13, which is their version of Android 6 aka Android M, and that once it is ready, they will roll it out for Yutopia users. There are several optimisation features, themes, etc available which fans of Cyanogen will love.

Yutopia also comes with its own Around YU services. Around YU is a slew of location based services, integrated within the smartphone where users can shop, book a hotel, flight, bus or a cab, order food, check PNR for trains all from one place. Instead of the Google Now launcher, you can choose to use to the Around YU one.

Around YU will appear when users swipe to the left-side of the homescreen and users won’t have to open different apps for each. For YU, this service platform could be the key differentiator for its smartphones, as it puts a variety of services and use cases for a smartphone under one platform.

While the idea is interesting, it’s too soon to say whether Around Yu will be good enough to convince users to give up their dependence on apps, or even Google Now. Its success will also depend on how YU can expand this platform to include more services.

Motorola Moto G4 (2016) Specs, Features, Price & Release Date

Moto G 4th Gen is the upcoming flagship from Motorola. Moto G 3rd Gen flagship has been released recently by Motorola and also reviewed as very good. Usually Motorola releases new smartphone in the Moto G series every 10 months. As Motorola released the Moto G3 on July 28th, Moto G4 may come in May or June 2016. Now we will roundup some rumoured details of the Next Moto G smartphone.

Moto G4 Display and Resolution

Motorola released the Moto G 3rd Gen flagship with 5 inch Display with 720p resolution only. So Motorola may upgrade display in the next Moto G smartphone. Moto G 4th Gen may sport 5.1 or 5.2 inch IPS LCD Display with 1080p or FHD resolution. So the pixel density of Moto G (2016) might be around 500ppi. So that Display will appear more sharp and play videos much clarity. Corning Gorilla Glass 4 may act as Display protection as well as front protection for the Next Moto G.

Moto G4 Processor and RAM

Motorola used the same QuadCore Snapdragon 410 Chipset in Moto G 3rd Gen which is used in Moto E 4G. But clock speed increased in the Moto G 3rd Gen. The 8GB internal memory variant of Moto G3 comes with 1GB Ram and 16GB variant boasts 2GB Ram. According to Qualcomm, Snapdragon 430 is the chipset with powers all mid-range smartphone to be released in 2016. So Moto G (2016) may be powered by the Snapdragon 430 SoC with contains 8 cores clocked at 1.2 Ghz. Motorola is again planning to launch  2 models of Moto G4, one with 3 GB of RAM and second 2 GB of RAM. The Hexagon 536 DSP of Snapdragon 430 performs low power operations. Adreno 505 GPU will come with Snapdragon 430 which is more power efficient than its predecessor and also gives amazing performance.

Moto G4 Camera

Motorola used 13MP Rear Camera with LED flash in Moto G 3rd Gen. So Moto G4 may feature 16MP Rear Camera with Dual LED flash and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) feature. It may also feature 8MP front camera with LED flash for good selfie. The Rear Camera of Moto G 4th Gen may have capability to record 1080p videos at 30fps and 720p videos at 60fps.

Moto G4 Battery

Motorola used Non-removable 2470 mAh Li-Ion battery in Moto G 3rd Gen. So Motorola may use 3000mAh Li-Ion Non removable battery in Moto G 4th Gen.

Quick Charge 3.0

Qualcomm recently revealed some details about the Quick Charge 3.0 which is the successor of Quick Charge 2.0. Currently Moto X Style device is the only device from Motorola supporting Quick Charge 2.0. But in the next year, Motorola may extend quick charge support to Moto G series too. So we may see Moto G 4th Gen with Quick Charge 3.0 support. According to Qualcomm, Snapdragon 430 chipset which powers Moto G4, supports Quick Charge 3.0 feature. So with Quick Charge 3.0, Moto G 4th Generation can charge upto 80% in just 35 mins. But Motorola have to ship a Quick Charge with the handset. Otherwise Moto G4 users will have to buy Motorola Turbo Charger or other chargers which support quick charge.

Best Audio Quality

Snapdragon 430 chipset is coming with Fluence technology with Noise Cancellation and Echo Cancellation. It also gives 5.1 surround sound output with Dolby and DTS. Qualcomm also claim that this chipset also has support for Crystal clear quality voice calls. Moto G 4th Gen gives sound output with much quality than Moto G 3rd Gen. The call quality of Moto G4 also will be much better than Moto G3.

Price 

Motorola Moto G4 smartphone would price Rs. 11,999 In India for 2 GB RAM variant and $169 in US, The 3 GB RAM variant would cost around Rs. 13,499 in India and $199 in US.

Apple iPad Air 3 to launch in first half of 2016, won’t support 3D Touch display: Report

The upcoming iPad Air 3, which is rumoured to release in the first half of 2016, will most likely not adopt the 3D Touch feature because of production issues within Apple’s supply chain.

According to a information obtained by MacRumours, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, known for accurate Apple predictions, expects Apple to unveil the new device during the event which is to be held in March next year. Apple is also expected to unveil a new 4-inch iPhone along with the Apple Watch 2.

On iPhone 6s, 3D Touch measures the distance between iPhone's flexible cover glass and the sensor array, outputting force and location data for each finger press. Apple's next-generation 3D Touch will work on the same principle and should be transparent to the end user, the source said.

On the hardware front, the iPad Air 3 is likely to sport a 9.7-inch display and it could be powered by Apple’s A9X chipset, which is also present in the iPad Pro. With an 8-megapixel iSight camera, the iPad Air 3 is expected to be priced at $610 (which is approximately Rs 39,700).

Samsung Galaxy A9 compared with Galaxy A7 (2016) in a leaked video: Specifications, features

Samsung's yet-to-be-announced Galaxy A9 smartphone has surfaced in an unofficial video where the handset is being compared with the Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphone.

The video has been shared on Youku Tudou, the Chinese video platform, where the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) featuring a 5.5-inch display is seen compared with the Samsung Galaxy A9, which is said to feature a larger 6-inch display. 

The video shows the front and rear side of both smartphones and also the buttons and ports placement. Both smartphones feature a metal frame and a physical home button below the screen, which also doubles as a fingerprint scanner. The second gen Galaxy A-series smartphones also features a glass back design, just the Galaxy S6-family and the Galaxy Note 5.

New information comes through leaked promotional photos (above photo) that have surfaced on Weibo. The leaked photos reveal some of the key features of the rumored Galaxy A9.

Samsung Galaxy A9 specifications and features:

It flaunts 6-inch Super AMOLED full HD (1080p) display and is powered by Qualcomm’s 1.8GHz Snapdragon 620 octa-core processor, paired with 3GB of RAM, Adreno 510 GPU, 32GB onboard storage and a microSD card slot.

Other features include a 13-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with OIS (optical image stabilization) and LED flash, an 8-megapixel front facing camera for selfies, and a 4,000mAh battery. Usual set of connectivity options such as NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, and GPS are also present. It runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI running a top.

Samsung Galaxy A7(2016) specifications and feature :

The Galaxy A7 (2016) features a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED full HD (1080p) and is powered by a 1.6GHz octa-core processor. It is paired with 3GB of RAM, 16GB onboard storage and a microSD card slot.

Other features include a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture and OIS (optical image stabilization) and 5-megapixel front camera with f/1.9 aperture and a 3,300mAh battery with support for fast charging feature. In terms of connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and support for dual-SIM 4G LTE is present. The smartphone runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop wrapped under Samsung’s TouchWiz UI.

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Snapdeal to support 11 Indian languages, starts with Hindi and Telugu

Snapdeal is adding support for 11 regional languages on its platform. Starting today, Snapdeal will be accessible in English, Hindi and Telugu, while support for other languages will be added next month on Republic Day.

In time for India’s Republic Day on 26th January 2016, Snapdeal will be available in English and in 11 different regional languages – Hindi, Telugu, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Assamese and Punjabi.

With this, Snapdeal expects to reach to an additional 130 Million smartphone users in India, who use internet in regional languages.

Commenting on the launch, Rohit Bansal, Co-Founder, Snapdeal said , "Less than 2% of the Internet's content is available in Indian languages. It's such an acute dilemma. Our decision to go multi-lingual is driven by the feedback that we have received from our users."

Snapdeal's Customer Care however would continue to offer language support in 5 languages only. Seller experience and subsidiaries like FreeCharge and Shopo will have to wait too.

"We'll prioritize based on the data that we collect from consumer experience and feedback. As new consumers join our portal, we'll roll out 12, and then 22 languages. Right now we're focused on the Jan 26th deadline", Anand Chandrasekaran, Chief Product Officer, Snapdeal said.

“India’s linguistic diversity is a huge opportunity to expand the market to include those users who would prefer to engage online in their native languages. Our decision to go multi-lingual is driven by the feedback that we have received from our users,” Rohit Bansal, co-founder, Snapdeal said.

“We are sure this will enable millions of new users to join the digital commerce revolution that is sweeping across India. Snapdeal’s multi-lingual platform will redefine the rules of the game and will allow sellers and buyers from all across India to explore and transact without any constraints of language,” he added.