Huawei launches two budget-friendly phones Honor 4C and Honor Bee in India

The Chinese smartphone company Huawei has introduced two new budget smartphones in India – Huawei Honor 4C and Huawei Honor Bee. Both the handsets fall in the lower range compared to the mid-range Honor 4X and much lower compared to its flagship phone Honor 6 Plus. Honor Bee, priced at Rs. 4,999 (about $78) is the cheapest and Honor 4C costing Rs. 8,999 (about $141) is the second cheapest phone of Huawei in the Indian market.

The cheapest $78 phone Honor Bee offers a 4.5-inch screen with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, a 1.2GHz SC7731 quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of native storage with microSD support, 8MP rear cam with dual LED flash, 2 MP front-facing cam and a 1730mAh battery.

Huawei’s second offering Honor 4C features a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels, a 64-bit Kirin 620 octa-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz and Mali-T450 MP4 GPU for graphics, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of native storage supporting up to 32GB microSD card, a 13MP rear cam, a 5MP front-facing cam and a 2,550mAh battery. The phone offers dual SIM support

Both the handsets run Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box with Huawei’s EMUI 3.0 on top. They are available online exclusively through Flipkart. Honor 4C is available for purchase immediately while Honor Bee is open for pre-order.

What do you think of Huawei’s two new offerings in India?

Huawei launches two budget-friendly phones Honor 4C and Honor Bee in India

ASUS ZenFone 2 with 4GB RAM and other variants launched in India

ASUS has launched ZenFone 2 in the Indian Market at an event held in New Delhi. It includes ZenFone 2 with 4GB RAM and other variants. The devices will be available online exclusively through Flipkart with prices ranging from ₹12,999 (about $204) for the basic model to ₹22,999 (about $361) for the high-end variant.

 

 

The ZenFone 2 ZE551ML model will be available in three variants:

• Top-end model with a 5.5-inch full-HD display with 1080 x 1920 (FHD) resolution and 401ppi pixel density powered by 64-bit quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 CPU clocked at 2.3GHz and PowerVR G6430 GPU for graphics.  The handset has a 4GB of RAM, making it the first smartphone to have it. This model will come with 64GB ROM or internal storage and will be priced at ₹22,999 (about $361).


• Model with same configuration but with half the built-in storage i.e. 32 GB will cost ₹19,999 (about $314).


• The third ZenFone 2 ZE551ML variant having 5.5-inch full-HD display, Intel Z3560 CPU 2GB RAM and 16GB inbuilt memory will be available for ₹14,999 (about $235).

The fourth variant of ZenFone 2 is the entry-level model ZE550ML featuring a 5.5-inch 1280 x 720p display, quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor clocked at 1.8GHz, 2GB RAM and 16GB built-in storage available for ₹12,999 (about $204).

 

 

All the ZenFone 2 variants will have dual-SIM, microSD card slot, LTE connectivity, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera and 3,000mAh battery. All models will come with Android 5.0 out-of-the-box topped with Zen UI.

The 13MP rear camera has an aperture of f/2.0 that will give good photos even in low-light conditions. It has zero shutter lag and has “the world’s best HDR technology” according to the company. The 5MP front-facing camera boasts of a beautification mode. The 3000mAh battery is fast-charging and charges from 0% to 60% in just 39 minutes. The ZenFone 2 features 4G LTE/3G HSPA+, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and GPS connectivity.

Pre-orders for the ASUS ZenFone 2 have started on Flipkart and the retailer is offering several incentives such as 40 winners will get 100% cash back, flat 30% off on Myntra and ₹3,000 worth of GoCash.

 

 

ASUS ZenFone 2 with 4GB RAM and other variants launched in India

Xiaomi Mi4 debuts in India with a competitive price tag of INR 19,999

As per the schedule, Xiaomi has announced its 2014 premium flagship the Xiaomi Mi4 in the Indian market where the company has been quite successful and has received tremendous response for its previous models like Mi3, Redmi 1S and Redmi Note all disappearing within seconds in the flash sale.

Now the company has went out announcing the 16GB variant of the device putting a competitive price tag of 19,999 Rs for the same. The registration for the handset has started at Flipkart where it will go on sale on February 10. The company has said that the other 64GB variant for the handset will also be available ahead however, there is no word regarding the pricing for it.

The Xiaomi Mi4 will straight away compete with the might of Huawei Honor 6 and the OnePlus One both of which are priced more competitively and offers similar specs on-board. The Honor 6 has already created ripples in Indian market priced for Rs 17,999 and comes with an advantage of additional expandable memory. Whereas the OnePlus One has a 64GB of flash memory already.

The device comes with a 5inch display with 441ppi density and Gorilla Glass 3 covering. It has a Snapdragon 801 clocked at 2.5GHz supported by 3GB of RAM memory and two storage options mentioned above. Its runs the Android 4.4.3 KitKat skinned with the company’s home baked MIUI v6. It has 13MP primary and 8MP secondary camera and battery life of 3080mAh. Check out our complete review of the device here.

Xiaomi Mi4 debuts in India with a competitive price tag of INR 19,999

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Model SM-G360P gets FCC certified

Although Samsung plans to reduce the number of its smartphone models, there are still a few in the pipeline. After announcing the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime a couple of months back, we had another selfie-centric phone, the Galaxy Core Prime passing through TENNA last month. It was also listed for pre-order by Indian online retailer Flipkart.

We now have the Galaxy Core Prime getting FCC certification in the US. This is an entry-level CDMA smartphone with model no. SM-G360P, headed to US carriers. The FCC label of the handset carries the customer service no. of Boost Mobile indicating that the device will probably be launched by this operator. However, the Galaxy Core Prime model SM-G360P may well be heading to Sprint as the handset supports LTE bands 25, 26 and 41 which are compatible with the Sprint network.

The specs of model SM-G360P passing through FCC are somewhat different from the specs of Galaxy Core Prime leaked via Flipkart earlier, so this may be a variant of that phone. This model has a 4.5” LCD display with a resolution of 480 x 800, 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 32-bit and 64-bit support, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal expandable memory, a 5MP rear camera, a 2MP front-facing camera and a 2,000mAh battery. The handset runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat coupled with Samsung’s own TouchWiz.

The new Samsung Galaxy Core Prime could be a good buy in the affordable segment. Indian variant of the device is priced at about $140 but its pricing in the US is not known. Since the handset has been certified by FCC, its official announcement is expected soon.

Check out the images:

Via PhoneArena

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Model SM-G360P gets FCC certified

Flipkart accidentally posts the first Android One a day before launch

Few days back, Google announced that the Mountain View giant is hosting a special event on September 15 i.e. today which is quite related to the Android One. Yesterday, Flipkart made an official posting by listing the first Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498. Looking to the image it is very clear that the phone will be priced at 6,999 nearly equivalent to USD 115. The smartphone is equipped with a 4.5inch screen, powered with a quad-core MediaTek processor clocked at 1.3GHz, 1GB of RAM memory, 4GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot for expandable memory. The device would have a 5MP primary camera at the back and a 2MP secondary camera to its front. The handset is tipped to run the latest available Android 4.4.4 KitKat on-board with a Dual SIM card support.

Spice has already started publicizing the handset on social websites and said that it would be made exclusive by Flipkart. However, after keeping accidentally for some time, Flipkart has now removed it from its website.

Later today, Android One would be announced officially where we expect similar king of models from Micromax and Karbonn as well! If you are hearing about Android One for the first time, here are the complete details about the project from Google.

Flipkart accidentally posts the first Android One a day before launch

40,000 Xiaomi Redmi 1S units disappears in 4.2 seconds

Xiaomi flash sale as always brought more frustration than smiles on customer’s faces. It occurred again with the sale of their super-budget Android smartphone, the Redmi 1S on 2nd September. 

Xiaomi placed a whopping 40,000 Redmi 1S units on the counter, for a sweet price of Rs 5,999 each. To impress the Xiaomi fans, Xiaomi also threw in a complimentary micro SIM to mini SIM card tray (convertor) and a scratch guard for the display.

Xiaomi’s global vice president Hugo Barra claimed that a total of 40,000 units were sold within 4.2 seconds today in a tweet, However, there are two points to be noted. Out of the 40,000 Xiaomi Redmi 1S units that was available in the first flash sale- 2000 was available to Flipkart First subscribers on September 1 while the remaining 38,000 units was up for sale on September 2.

The Redmi 1S is a great value-for-money smartphone. With a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, a 4.7-inch HD IPS display and an above-average 8MP camera, the Redmi 1S is a well-priced budget handset selling for a mere Rs 5,999. The Xiaomi smartphones and tablets  runs on MIUI operating system (MIUI V5), which is based on a custom Android KitKat firmware, designed by the Xiaomi team themselves.

The Redmi 1S flash sale will again take place on 9^th September exclusively via Flipkart. The registrations for the sale have already been  started  and will end on midnight, 8th September.  Xiaomi is expected to place another 40,000 Redmi 1S handsets for the upcoming sale.

If you really want to obtain Xiaomi smartphones, it seems the only way to do so is to stop all your activities on that blessed Tuesday. Hook up with the high speed Internet connection through your laptop or desktop only. Log-in two hours before on the Flipkart website. And click on ‘buy’ the moment the timer is out. And of course stay calm and keep praying!

40,000 Xiaomi Redmi 1S units disappears in 4.2 seconds