Android 6.0 Marshmallow rolling out to Moto G (3rd gen) in India

Motorola has started pushing out the Android 6.0 update to its Moto G 3rd Gen smartphone in India. 

SoumyodipMitra was post on Google Plus (Both Pic). This was announced by the Motorola India on twitter also.

The update weighs in at 445.5 MB and carries a software version of 24.11.25.en.US. 

As for the update, aside from the regular Android 6.0 goodies, including Doze, Google Now on Tap, and redesigned app permissions, it also includes Google's security patches for the month of December.

As in most cases, it's a gradual roll out, so it may take some time before the update hits your device. Meanwhile, you can also manually check for it by heading to Settings -> About Phone -> System Update on your handset.

Micromax Canvas 5 With 4G Support and Price Rs. 11,999

Micromax on Wednesday launched the Canvas 5 smartphone in India. The handset is the successor to the Micromax Canvas 4, which was launched in 2013. 

Micromax Canvas Series  popular in India.

As compared to the Canvas 4, the Micromax Canvas 5 includes a powerful processor, more RAM, better display, and larger battery. Although the front and rear camera sensors stay the same, the image processing tech under-the-hood has improved and more camera features have been added.

The company is also touting a 7-day doorstep service policy, and Airtel Double Data offer.

Commenting on the launch Vineet Taneja, CEO, Micromax Informatics, said, "With the launch of Canvas 5 around Diwali, we are introducing our newest Canvas flagship that will be game changer in the smartphone space targeting those who don't want to compromise and are keen to experience the new levels of multi-tasking and superb performance."

Specification :

The Canvas 5 is a dual-SIM smartphone which runs Android 5.1 Lollipop but Micromax does say an Android 6.0 Marshmallow update will be released at some point in the future.

It comes with a 5.2-inch (1080x1920 pixels) full-HD IPS display with 2.5D Curved Touch Panel and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 coating.

It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor clocked at 1.3GHz, coupled with 3GB of RAM and Mali-T720 MP2 GPU.

It comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable via microSD card up to 64GB.

Camera : 13-megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash, while there is a secondary 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

Connectivity : 4G, Wi-Fi, Micro USB, Bluetooth, 

Battery : non-removable 2900mAh 

 

Motorola Moto G(3rd Gen) 2015 in Starting receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow soak test

According to a user on Google+, the Moto G (3rd Gen) is starting to receive its Android 6.0 Marshmallow soak test, which means a thorough rollout could be right around the corner. As stated by the owner, the update appeared early this morning, containing the updated OS.

Inside Marshmallow, users will have the new Doze feature, Now on Tap, an updated camera UI experience (if you down the Google Camera app), and the updated app permissions system.

Android Authority 

If you buying a new smartphone in Diwali? Read this first

Just as computer shoppers often decide between a Windows PC, Mac and Chromebook, you’ve got a choice to make when looking for a new smartphone: Apple’s iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry.

While there are many similarities, each operating system has a different look and feel. App selection could vary greatly. And so can the price and form factor.

The following is a closer look at the features of each major platform.

iOS

Out of all of the phones available, iPhone which runs Apple’s iOS operating system is probably the easiest to use. If you’re not very tech savvy, this one is for you.

Simply tap an icon to launch an app (program) and swipe left or right on the screen to see additional apps. Swipe down to search for something or swipe up to access settings, like screen brightness and volume.

Press and hold the circle button to talk to Siri, a voice-activated personal assistant.

That circular Home button on iPhone can also read your unique fingerprint. Called Touch ID, this feature makes it easy to log into your phone, purchase apps and media (such as music), and even use your iPhone to shop at supporting retailers via the Apple Pay mobile payment service.

iPhone also works with iTunes, which you might be using to manage media on your computer, and iCloud, used to back-up your important files and wirelessly synchronize content between multiple devices. Apple’s AirPlay lets you wirelessly stream between supported devices, such as your iPhone sending photos and videos to your Apple TV box, which is connected to your TV.

Apple’s App Store has more than 1.4 million downloads, many of which are free or close to it. Almost everything you download for iPhone will work on iPad and iPod touch, too.

Apple’s iPad Air 2 (9.7 inches) and iPad mini 3 (7.9 inches) are the most popular tablets on the market, with a similar look and feel to iPhone. The larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro is due out soon, as well.

Android 

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Choice is good, but it can also be overwhelming. How do you know which phone will best suit your needs?

While there are only two new iPhones to choose from, there are literally many dozens of Android-powered devices, which give you a lot of choice.

That is, only Apple makes iPhone and iPad, but Google’s Android platform is an open and freely distributed one, meaning multiple companies create phones and tablets based on the world’s most popular operating system.

Perhaps you want a large-screen Samsung “phablet” (half phone, half tablet) or a compact LG phone? What about a waterproof Sony model? All of these companies make Android phones, as well as HTC, Motorola, Acer, Asus, Huawei, OnePlus, Kyocera, ZTE, Alcatel, Sonim, and Google itself (branded as Nexus phones). Heck, even BlackBerry now makes an Android phone, called Priv.

Amazon’s Kindle devices are built on Android, too.

Because Android is from Google, the mobile operating system has a number of integrated Google services already preloaded, such as Gmail , Chrome , Google Maps , and YouTube , to name a few. Like iTunes, Google also lets you download and/or stream media to your devices, such as music, TV shows, movies, games, ebooks, magazines, and so on.

The clever Google Now feature lets you talk to your phone like a personal assistant, but with your permission it also learns your patterns, such as leaving the home every day at 7:30am for work, and will alert you to traffic on your route and other contextually relevant information.

Android is great for those who like to multitask. For example, you can split your screen into two apps – like a video playing on top and your email open on the bottom – or you might opt for a picture-in-picture option, such as browsing the web but have a TV show playing in a small window (iPad finally added this with iOS 9, but not iPhone). While purely optional, the operating system is also ideal for those who like to tinker with the phone or tablet’s interface, layout and app selection.

Unlike iPhone and iPad, most Android devices let you expand the storage by popping in a microSD memory card (though Samsung recently abandoned this feature).

At more than 1.5 million downloads, the Google Play store has the most apps out of any mobile operating system -- but really, it’s splitting hairs, as Apple isn’t far behind.

Android-based tablets come in a range of sizes, prices, and models to choose from.

Windows 

While they might not have the market share of Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android – combined, these two make up nearly 97 percent of all smartphone platforms (IDC, Aug 2015) – Microsoft and BlackBerry are still in the game, as well.

Now called Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft’s new phone platform will roll out to existing Windows 8.1 devices in December, for free, plus a pair of new Windows 10 Mobile-powered phones -- the Lumia 950 and supersized Lumia 950 XL -- will debut before that.

Optimized for smaller screens than laptops, desktops and tablets, the free upgrade will boast a similar look and feel to other Windows 10 devices, including a customizable Start screen, familiar apps like a full version of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more), multimedia folders (Photos, Music, Videos), and a Microsoft Edge web browser.

Windows 10 users can benefit from smooth synchronization with all Windows 10 Mobile devices, and documents can also be synched via the OneDrive cloud services between hardware.

BlackBerry

Finally, BlackBerry 10-powered devices have a few unique features.

Geared more towards the on-the-go worker bee, BlackBerry devices were built with security in mind with more IT policies than all other platforms -- along with a physical keyboard (on most models) ideal for typing quickly, comfortably and accurately. Many simply prefer a

physical QWERTY keyboard over a “soft” (virtual) one on a touchscreen.

BlackBerry devices still offer the best battery out of all four platforms – up to 30 hours on the BlackBerry Passport. It also has the loudest and clearest speakerphone out of all the phones available today, if that matters to you.

Source : USAToday

Motorola Moto X Force Shatterproof Display to launch in India in November

After launching the Moto X Style and the Moto X Play, Motorola has announced another variant of the smartphone, called the Moto X Force. The handset’s USP is its survival capabilities, and the company claims that it boasts an unbreakable display.

Motorola says that a lot of effort is needed to break the Moto X Force’s screen, and boasts that it’s the world’s first shatterproof display. The Moto X Force has a shatterproof display panel courtesy Motorola's ShatterShield technology; the company is even offering a four-year warranty that covers damage to the display. The company has even used two touchscreen layers, so that the smartphone remains usable even if one of the layers is cracked.

Motorola launched the Moto X Force as the Droid Turbo 2, exclusively for Verizon users in the US. The Moto X Force is the global variant, and will go on sale in Latin America, EMEA, and APAC (including India), starting from November.

Specification :

The Moto X Force comes with a 5.4-inch QHD (1440x2560) display.

The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octa-core SoC clocked at 2GHz and paired with 3GB of RAM.

As mentioned above, it comes in 32GB and 64GB inbuilt storage options, with both variants bearing a microSD card slot expand up to 2TB.

There's a 3760mAh battery onboard, which in addition to a claimed battery life of 2-days with "mixed use", also supports Quick Charging.

On the photography front, the handset comes with a 21-megapixel rear-camera with an f/2.0 aperture and dual-LED flash and Phase Detect Autofocus, apart from a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter with flash and an f/2.0 aperature.

The new Motorola smartphone runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, and not Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The single-SIM capable Moto X Force supports 4G LTE (Cat. 4), 3G, CDMa, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, and other standard connectivity options. 

Price :

The Moto X Force is priced at $624 (Rs 40,737 approximately) and $720 (Rs 47,005 approximately) for the 32GB and 64GB variants respectively. These prices are off contract.

This video test for unbreakable display Apple, Samsung and Motorola Moto X Force (Official Motorola Video)


  

Motorola Moto G2 Successor is better than the Apple iphone 6S,Accoding to some Critics

Moto G2

The successor of the Motorola Moto G2, which is called as Moto G3 or Moto G (2015), was released to the market late in July this year, as another entry by the American handset maker to the budget smartphone segment of the retail market.

Some critics say that the Moto G3 is actually a better handset than the Apple iPhone 6S because the budget smartphone can be used for a lot of things other than make a call or send SMS messages with nary a hassle. It can be used to listen to music, watch videos, a navigation tool when on the road, read PDF files and e-books, download files, read e-mails, make file attachments to e-mails, editing, merging documents, and other functions.

While the iPhone 6S can certainly do the same functions, it is not as seamless as it is on the Moto G3. Apparently, the iOS 9 has made it a little more tedious to do all those functions on the iPhone 6S compared to doing it on the Moto G3. And that is the reason why the budget handset is considered by critics as a better smartphone compared to the iPhone 6S, details India Today.

Hobbled by its software

Accordingly, the iPhone 6S has great hardware but it continues to be hobbled by its software, referring to the iOS 9, which lacks proper file system.

Although Apple has attempted to open up its operating system a bit, it is still limited when compared to Windows, Android or even the Mac OS X. And that is the reason why that despite a great-looking iPhone 6S, its OS simply makes life a little difficult for its users.

For instance, in an Android phone like the Moto G3, if a user wants to play a song on his smartphone from a computer, he can just connect the phone to the PC and copy-paste it. But on the iPhone, it cannot be done like that. And everything holds true for all other files needed to be played or viewed on the iPhone.

While Apple may claim it as a security feature to protect the iPhone and other iOS devices from malware, bugs, and viruses, the truth of the matter is that the American tech giant simply wants to monitor its device users and their preferences. In that way, it is able to create a database of information which it can then use in upgrading its device or developing new ones in the future.

Reigning the budget smartphone segment

Since its official launch to the retail markets late in July, the Moto G3 is reportedly dominating the budget smartphone segment, notes Neurogadget.

Compared to its chunky predecessor, the Moto G3 is quite refined. While its specifications are not much of a leap forward, but the build quality is quite excellent and the number of features has also been enhanced.

The Motorola Moto G3 also comes with two storage and RAM options. It has a model that comes with a 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage and a variant that features a 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. But as expected, the bigger version is more expensive.

The Motorola Moto G3 is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset, which clocks at 1.4 GHz. It is fast in both RAM versions. Web pages are loaded fast, and there is a minimal stutter. However, multi-tasking takes a hit because games and applications are loaded much slower on the 1GB version, compared to the 2GB variant. Both phone models are easily able to handle the games on the Google Play store.

The 3rd generation of the Moto G also comes with 2,470 mAH of battery and runs with stock Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box. It also comes with a clean and simple UI to make Motorola’s features unique.

It cannot be simply described as a pure budget smartphone as it is more expensive than regular budget smartphones but the design of the Moto G3 is quite exquisite and its features and applications really worth its price.

It has been reported late last month that it will be the first in the smartphone line to get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update before the end of this year.

Motorola Moto G2, on the other hand, will follow suit and shall receive it in January next year before the sleeper success of 2013, which is the Moto G, will get the latest mobile operating system from Google in February 2016.

To make it easier for each of the devices to receive the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, Motorola has actually officially released the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update to the Moto G and the Moto G2 on September 29. As of today, all the Moto G phones already have the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop firmware update.

However, Motorola has yet to make an announcement or statement to either confirm or deny those reported roll outs of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow on its budget smartphone line so these are mere speculations at this time.

Source : Masterherald.com