Yu, the company responsible for smartphones like the Yu Yutopia, Yuphoria, Yureka and more have this time levelled up its game in the smartphone industry by launching its latest flagship model of 2016, the Yu Yunicorn. The handset is available at an introductory price of Rs 12,999 exclusively on Flipkart starting June 7. The Micromax subsidiary company claims the Yunicorn is its best smartphone till date. The handset is not only the first metal-clad device coming from Yu, but also its first to feature a fingerprint sensor. The smartphone as an overall package is sure attractive, not only in looks but also on paper when it comes to under-the-hood specifications. Yu here seems to be shifting its design strategy and looking at the specifications, is also trying to give its Chinese competitors a hard time. We have been using the flagship Yu Yunicorn from quite a while now and have tested it in different environments. Here is our review. Design and displa...
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Samsung India is selling smartphones for Re 1 as part of 'Make for India Celebrations'. The buyers can pay the remaining amount in 10 EMIs, according to the company's website. There are attractive discounts on several of the company's other smartphones too. These include Galaxy S6, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy A7, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy Grand Prime 4G. Other than smartphones, the company is also offering deals on TVs, ACs, Refrigerators, washing machines and microwave The world's largest smartphone maker Samsung recently reported better-than-expected jump in net profits, boosted by the successful early release of its new flagship Galaxy S7. The company rolled out the latest version of its Galaxy S series, Galaxy S7 smartphone, in March. The strong Galaxy S7 performance came in the face of a flattening global smartphone market that saw arch-rival Apple report its first-ever drop in iPhone sales since launching the handset in 2007. According to research...
Technology giant Apple's much-awaited iPad Pro finally launched in India recently. The biggest-iPad so far, the 12.9 inch iPad Pro marries a tablet with a keyboard. Though the idea is surely not new, it is defintely a first-timer for Apple. The company that once dismissed the concepts of styluses and hybrid laptops now offers both with iPad Pro. Targeted at the enterprise segment, Ipad pro is being touted as designers and creative professionals. Before we start telling you how good or bad Apple's latest iPad is, let's just address the big question here: Is the iPad Pro a laptop replacement: Both Yes and no. Wondering how? We'll get to that. First, let's just see what Apple has to offer in its latest iPad. Design and display The Apple iPad Pro comes with the familiar golden unibody aluminium design with a 6.9mm thickness, which is the same as the iPhone 6. The front of the iPad Pro is dominated by its 12.9-inch Retina display featuring the 2,732x2,048 reso...
Xiaomi's upcoming Mi Max smartphone featuring a 6.4-inch screen will run the new MIUI 8 interface based on Android Marshmallow operating system. The Mi Max smartphone along with MIUI 8 will be launched in Beijing on May 8. The company had rolled out its MIUI 7 update to its smartphones in India in October last year. "MIUI 8, a new big update of Mi phones' operating system, will be launched on May 10. Evolving from the first version in 2010, MIUI has served as the operating system for over 150 million across the globe. I am sure all of your devices have updated to the latest version of MIUI 7, no matter you are using stable or developer ROMs," according to an official blog post by the company. Xiaomi gave a glimpse of its MIUI 8 in a short YouTube video showcasing the new integrated notification bar. The new interface seems to be continuing with same icon designs available on the MIUI 7. Also, the shortcut...
After Xiaomi's flagship Mi 5, all eyes are now on the OnePlus 3. While initial leaks indicated that OnePlus 3 would feature 4GB of RAM, another benchmark listing now hints at a model coded as 'Rain Rain' featuring 6GB of RAM. With the launch date nearing, either one of the listings is correct or OnePlus 3 might come in two storage version with 4GB and 6GB of RAM respectively. According to a report by a German website, the OnePlus 3 might be launched on May 28 and quoted a GeekBench listing with 6GB of RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. As per the rumour mill, this time the company has worked a lot on the design element of the handset. The leaked images highlight quite a different design. The smartphone in the images flaunts curvier edges as compared to its predecessor. There is also a dedicated camera button on the side panel. The front houses a curved glass with a larger speaker grille at the bottom which coul...
Apple is widely rumoured to be working on an iPhone phablet featuring a 5.5-inch display . However, the company is reportedly having trouble keeping the input costs down in this upcoming handset. A Weibo user citing supply chain sources has posted online that the manufacturing cost of the 5.5-inch iPhone's sapphire screen is as high as $280. This high component cost would push the final retail price of the device to 8000 yuan ($1,285) in China . In contrast, all the components of iPhone 5S together cost $191, according to an IHS teardown. The report also says that Apple only plans to make 10 million units of this screen. KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo had earlier said that the top-end 64GB variant of the Apple phablet will feature sapphire display. Therefore, the company many have set a smaller sales figure for the most expensive variant of 5.5-inch iPhone model. The Weibo user also claims that the 5.5-inch iPhone will not be launched alongsid...
Motorola has announced that it will soon launch a smartphone "Made to last. Priced for all." According to the press invites sent by the company, the device will be launched on May 13 . The company is hosting the event in various locations, including New Delhi and London . This announcement has sparked rumours that Motorola will unveil the Moto E smartphone, which had leaked earlier, at the event. Moto E is said to have a 4.3-inch screen , and though the resolution has not been confirmed yet, it is expected to have a 720p display. Other key specifications of the device include 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 5MP camera and 1,900mAh battery. The smartphone will have 4GB internal storage and support for microSD cards, which is missing in both Moto G and Moto X. Moto E will reportedly run on stock version of Android 4.4 (KitKat) and come in single-as well as dual-sim variants; India is expected to get the dual-sim variant of the model. The smartphone will come...
A few weeks after launching the top-end Lumia 925 in India , Nokia has rolled out the Lumia 1020 in the country . This smartphone has a 41MP camera , making it the smartphone with the highest megapixel count in the market today. The company has not revealed the price of this device in the market. The company said that the phone will hit the shelves on October 11 and the price will be announced on October 10 . It cited currency fluctuation as the reason for not revealing the same. The 41MP camera of Lumia 1020 has a Carl Zeiss lens and Nokia's proprietary PureView imaging technology. This camera also has optical image stabilization as well as six element lens and uses oversampling technology to process images, says Nokia. At the launch event, Nokia showcased Lumia 1020's lossless zooming technology, where the phone captures images first and then allows users to zoom into it later without losing clarity. Photos taken by most smartphones get...
Nokia is ready to roll out its most powerful camera smartphone Lumia 1020 in India on September 26 . The Finnish smartphone maker promises the phone will "zoom into details that reveal more than your eyes can see." Lumia 1020 will reinvent the zoom, claimed the company. Nokia has already launched all its Lumia devices, except Lumia 1020, in India. Lumia 1020, which was showcased globally in July, appeared on the company's India website just a week later. Its highlighting feature is the 41MP camera with PureView technology . The 41MP Zeiss camera has six lenses and features Nokia's PureView imaging technology, along with two types flash one LED and the other Xenon. This smartphone also features a technology called Dual Capture , which takes two shots at the same time, one at 38MP resolution and the other at 5MP . The former is meant for photo editing, while the latter is ideal for social media uploads, said Nokia. Other hardware specs of the Lumia 1020 inc...
Considering LG's G2 was leaked many times before it became official , we're a little surprised that the company managed to keep the Vu 3 under wraps before today . The Korean firm's latest Android smartphone drops the Optimus tag of its predecessor , but keeps the Vu series' signature 4:3 aspect ratio for its 5.2-inch IPS display (1,280 x 960 resolution). Specs include a Snapdragon 800 processor , 13-megapixel camera and LTE-A radio. Aside from the stylus, translucent QuickView cases and a couple of LG software titles we recognize (like guest mode and KnockON), there's not much else to glean from the Korean press release. If your linguistic skills (or Google Translate translation skills) are better than ours, however, the source awaits you.