Aug 29, 2011
Spice Mobiles has managed to make a decent no of fans ever since they decided to step into the Indian mobile market. Not only have they been able to produce budget phones but their phones also cover all the much needed features on multiple fronts. Apart from that, stylish design and solid built can also be associated with spice mobile phones. The newest addition to their cell phones is the Spice M-6450. Its price in India is Rs.3,200. We have reviewed what this new budget phone from Spice has to offer.
Size and Design:
The phone has a block form factor with stylish and shinny metallic body. The shinny and glossy look impressed one and all straight away. Apart from the elegant look it also has sleek design. The phone is only 10.8 mm thick and just 49mm wide. It weighs round about a 100g.
Design:
Normally we are having a 2 inch screen on entry level cell phones in the market but Spice M-6450 features a 2.4 inch TFT QVGA screen with resolution of 240*320 pixels.
Camera:
It features a 2MP camera with maximum image resolution of 1200 * 1600 pixels. Unfortunately like most of the entry level devices in the market it lacks the LED flash. However it features night mode, multi shot and photo CLI. It records video at 10fps and video playing is up to 25fps.
Storage Capacity:
The phone really lacks big time when it comes to internal storage capacity having a mere 100KB of space. It has a memory card slot though that supports sd card up to 8GB.
Connectivity:
The phone has the basic connectivity features with GPRS, WAP, Bluetooth v2.0 and micro USB 2.0. It can also be used as a webcam.
Battery:
The 950mAH battery is able to provide up to 400 minutes of talk time and up to 200hrs of standby time.
Other important features of spice M6450 is that it supports dual SIMs so you can combine your networks in to a single phone. It comes with SRS WOWHD, offering you a unique listening experience. The SRS HD effect really enhances the stereo which widens the sound big time.
Aug 29, 2011 0
Samsung C3011 is the new entry level phone from Samsung. The phone is the right choice for those who looking for a budget phone with multiple features and ergonomic design. Samsung C3011 Price in India is Rs.2,450. Following are the important features of this cell phone:
Display:
It features a decent 2.0 inch display with TFT 56K color support and resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. The display is quiet vivid and shape.
Size and Design:
The phone has a sleek and ergonomic design. It fits perfectly in hand and gives you a pleasurable feeling. It is 110.5mm long and only 45.8mm wide.C3011 is not the slimmest but still quite acceptable having a depth of 12.2mm. The phone weighs quiet light with only 85.5g of weight.
Camera:
The phones lacks on the camera front. It features only a 0.3MP VGA camera with maximum resolution of 640 x 480 Pixels. It doesn’t have an LED flash but has the digital zoom capability. It takes panoramic shots and stitch images to make a 360 degree view in a single photo. It is able to record video with maximum resolution of 176x144 pixels at 15fps.
Storage Capacity:
The phone has an internal storage capacity of 20MB only but it supports external memory expansion via micro SD card up to 8GB. It is able to store 1000 contacts in phonebook.
Connectivity:
In an entry level phone you definitely won’t be expecting Wi-Fi and 3G support. C3011 however features Bluetooth v2.0, GPRS and micro USB 2.0.
Battery:
C3011 comes with a 800mAH standard Li-ion battery that is capable of providing yp to 700 hours of standby time and up to 8 hrs of talk time. The battery performance is quiet satisfactory and you can enjoy long hours of music and video playing too.
Other Features:
It comes with FM radio with recording capability, openwave 6.2.3 browser, and mobile tracker. It also includes a new Bluetooth messenger feature via which you can send messages to anyone within the Bluetooth range. The phone also supports most of the Indian languages and 10 languages in all. It also supports java applications.
The Tablet PC market in India is flooded with new and cheap tablets at the moment. Users have a large range of prices to choose their tablets from. The bigger and famous brands like Apple and RIM’s tablets are priced above Rs 25,000, while others like Spice and Olive tablets are available at a much lower cost. Since the launch of iPad the market has witnessed huge competition and new tablets are making their way to the market every day. Taiwanese manufacturer MSI particularly known for manufacturing motherboards and laptops has launched their newest addition to the tablets manufacturers list in India.
Taiwanese manufacturer MSI launched two Enjoy series tablets today looking to make inroads in to the burgeoning laptop market in India. The tablets are based on Google Android platform and have complete PC like functionalities even with their small size.
The two variants of the enjoy series consists of a 7 inch and a 10 inch models. They portable design of these tablets is meant to provide you productivity on the move and stay in touch with friends and family. The manufacturer is targeting to sell 10 thousand copies of the tablet before Diwalli festival this year as said by the MSI India General manager Eric Kuo. Last year MSI launched their Windows based tablet named WinPad.
Both the variants feature 1.2Ghz Cortex ARM processors with 512 MB of RAM. The tablets come with decent connectivity and multimedia features like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a dual 2MP camera. The storage capacity is 4GB of internal memory and external memory support via micro SD card up to 32GB.Other features include support for Adobe Flash10.1, ecompass, Ambient light sensor and accelerometer. However it lacks GPS connectivity it is not a great concern because the market still not ripe for features as such. The general manage also added that they would be looking to launch a 3G supported tablet as the market gets ripped for it by the end of this year.
Certainly the tablets are not comparable with the iPad but it still provides the users with all the necessary features at a very affordable price. The 7inch model is priced at Rs.13,999 while the 10 inch variant is priced at Rs.14,999.
Motorola Erin EX109 is a Quad brand Dual SIM phone budget mobile phone in India from Motorola. It features a full QWERTY keyboard. It just doesn’t have the Blackberry design but it also steps up to meet your basic business needs. It supports the POP email and social networking apps like twitter and facebook. It is a Dual SIM GSM Phone and its Price in India is Rs.3,250. It should be a much preferred phone over the cheap QWERTY phones in India offered by brands like Micromax, Spice, Karbonn etc. Motorola EX109 will out perform the market of Nokia C3 also since it has dual SIM which C3 doesn't have.
Display:
Erin 109 features a TFT display on a 2 inch screen with a resolution of 220 x 176 pixels. With a QWERTY keyboard design one would have expected a display size much larger than a couple of inches but Motorola seems to have other ideas.
Size and Design:
The mini QWERTY keyboard phone from Motorola is 102mm in length. The total width is 59.5mm. The keyboard is compact but still a good one and easy to use. It is not the slimmest one though with a depth of 12.8mm.
Camera:
It features a 2MP camera with maximum image resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. It records QCIF video at 14fps. However the video player is able to play video up to 30fps. The camera lacks auto focus and LED flash but has the digital zoom.
Storage Capacity:
It has an internal storage capacity of 50MB but the memory can be extended with the help of SD memory card that is supported up to 32GB. A 2GB card is also included in the pack.
Connectivity:
The budget dual SIM phone from Motorola comes with the basic connectivity features like GPRS and WAP. It also fulfills the much needed Bluetooth connectivity with Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DPand EDR and micro USB 2.0, HS.
Battery:
It comes with Standard Li-Ion 750 mAh battery that is capable of providing up to 500 hours of standby time and 8 hours 20 min of talk time.
Other features:
Apart from the pre-installed social networking options it also has the stereo FM radio with RDS and recording capability. Java application can be installed on the device. The music player supports multiple formats like Midi, WB, AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC and MP3. The budget phone from Motorola will certainly attract the customers who want to pack dual networks in a single device with decent social networking and multimedia features at an affordable price.
Aug 28, 2011
Samsung Mobiles have announced four new Android based smartphones under the already popular brand name of Samsung Galaxy. These smartphones include both the budget friendly low end and mid range devices. Samsung will be showcasing the new Galaxy members in the IFA trade fair in Berlin later this year. The new Galaxy members include Samsung Galaxy Y, Galaxy Y Pro, Galaxy W and Galaxy M Pro. Galaxy Y and Galaxy Y Pro are both mid range android smartphones targeted at the youth. The major difference between Galaxy Y and Y Pro is that, Pro also has a QWERTY Keypad whereas Galaxy Y is a full touchscreen phone. Here we take a look at the entry level Samsung Galaxy Y Pro which along with Galaxy Y is specifically designed for the younger generation says Samsung.
Display:
Smart phones with full QWERTY keyboard and touch screen are very much popular among fans these days and specially the Youngsters. Galaxy Y pro, the smart phone for generation Y along with the full QWERTY keyboard features a TFT capacitive touchscreen with 256K colors. The screen size is 2.6 inch with resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. It also features the accelerometer for UI auto rotate and optical trackpad.
Smart phones with full QWERTY keyboard and touch screen are very much popular among fans these days and specially the Youngsters. Galaxy Y pro, the smart phone for generation Y along with the full QWERTY keyboard features a TFT capacitive touchscreen with 256K colors. The screen size is 2.6 inch with resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. It also features the accelerometer for UI auto rotate and optical trackpad.
Size and Design:
The best part of Galaxy Y pro is its sleek and slim design. Phones with candy bar form usually are on the thicker end but Y Pro is only 11.5mm in depth and weighs only 108.5 gram. The buttons are far apart and makes typing simpler. The phone has a width of 63.5mm, can be easily held in one hand when typing.
Camera:
It features a 3.15MP camera with maximum image resolution of 2048x1536 pixels. Camera comes with face detection and geo tagging features and record video with maximum resolution of 320x240 at 24 fps.
Processor and OS:
It comes with 833 MHz processor and runs the Android 2.3(Gingerbread) OS.
Connectivity:
The smart phone has the latest connectivity features having Wi-Fi with W-Fi hotspot feature. Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and micro USB 2.0
Other features include the Adobe flash support, GPS support, Google Maps, Think free document viewer and editor, Youtube, Google talk and Picasa integration, push mail, IM and RSS.
Our Opinion:
If priced between 8k to 9k then its a must buy.
Aug 28, 2011 0
Motorola Mobiles have announced the successor of their one of the best android smartphone Motorola Defy. This latest smartphone by Motorola will be called as Motorola Defy Plus.The phone is designed to withstand the most adverse weather condition and underground environments. With the IP67 certification it is guaranteed to work under water that is exceeding one meter for up to half an hour, it is also dust proof. Let us review what this smartphone from Motorola has to offer apart from the water and dust proof feature.
Display:
The display it uses is not the most impressive one compared to what the smart phones of today have. The TFT capacitive touchscreen is simply not comparable with the latest LCD and LED displays. The screen is however is 3.7 inch with resolution of 480 x 854 pixels and 16M colors. The display is gorilla glass and it also feature touch sensitive controls, multi touch input method, proximity sensor for auto turn off, accelerometer for UI auto rotate and the MotoBlur UI with live widgets.
Size and design:
Like the predecessor Defy plus also has the design that has hardly anything sexy about it, neither is it the slimmest. It is 107mm in length and 13.4mm in thickness. The phone weighs 118g. It’ll be available in Black and white colors.
Processor and OS:
It features a 1 GHz TI OMAP 3620 processor and runs the latest Android 2.3(Gingerbread) OS.
Camera:
It comes with a 5MP camera with auto focus and LED flash. The maximum image resolution that it can capture is 2592х1944 pixels. The video recording capability is 30fps. It also features the image stabilization and geo-tagging features.
Storage capacity:
It has an in internal storage capacity of 2GB with 512MB of RAM and 1GB ROM. The memory card support allows for memory extension up to 32GB like the most smart phones of today.
Connectivity:
It comes with 3G and EDGE support, features Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA and Wi-Fi hotspot. The Bluetooth version is 2.1 with A2DP and EDR. It has the micro USB 2.0 and HS.
Our Opinion:
Motorola Defy Plus launch date and price in India is yet to be announced. However, if it comes to India it should come with a price of tag of Rs.22,000 to 24,000. With the adverse weather conditions handling capacity and impressive hardware, Motorola Defy Plus can be good buy in that price range. However, if it is priced above 24,000, then it will lose to the kinds of Galaxy S2 , Optimus 2X and HTC Sensation.
Nokia has released its next version of Symbian OS called the Belle. The new OS looks and works better than before. What is intriguing is the gorgeous new widgets, built in NFC functions, new customization options, and off course the new apps. The new OS will be available on the new Nokia Symbian smartphones and those using the ANNA OS will be able to get a free upgrade. A lot of improvement has been made in this new OS to completely modernize your Symbian experience. We have reviewed a few worth mentioning features of Belle.
Amazing Live Widgets:
The common widgets like clock, calendar, organizer, email, contact and music player are gets a new design and can be used in 5 different sizes. The resizing allows you to create completely personalized screens. New toggle widgets are also added for tasks like changing the profiles or switching the Bluetooth.
More Homescreens:
Now you can personalize not only 3 but 6 homescreens in totals making everything reachable in no time.
New navigation and Status Bar:
The navigation bar at the bottom gets a completely new look, the cool new navigation bar is similar to the one that we first saw on Nokia N9. The status bar also gets a modern look; it features a pull down notification tab with common settings and notification of incoming messages, missed calls and more.
Informative Locked Screen:
The new lock screen gives you all the information about the calls missed and messages in your inbox so you can check everything you missed with just a glance at your phone.
Improved NFC Integration:
The near field communication (NFC) is deeply integrated in to the belle OS making sharing stuff and connecting accessories easier than ever.
New powerful Business Apps:
Belle includes a new set of powerful business apps from Microsoft like Lync, One Note, Exchange active Sync, Power point Broadcaster, and share point.
Visual Multitasking:
Visual multi tasking allows you to swaps between live images of open apps on the smart phone to see their status and swiftly flick between your apps.
Currently Nokia Symbian Belle will be available with the recently announced Nokia 600, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701.
Samsung Mobiles have announced four new warriors for their army of droids in an attempt to take over the already heated up smartphone market in India. The latest Samsung Galaxy Y, Galaxy Y Pro, Galaxy W and Galaxy M Pro add to the already well known and super successful Samsung Galaxy series. These smart phones from Samsung are low end to mid end devices but still promises to deliver the performance with efficient designs. The main competitor of these smartphones will be Blackberry with its low end Curve smart phones. Here we take a look at Samsung Galaxy Y, the budget friendly and generation Y targeted smart phone.
Specially designed with focus on generation Y, symbolized with the letter Y, Galaxy Y is not the most powerful mobile from Samsung but it still has a lot to offer for those looking to test out the Android OS keeping the budget friendly and not only that it will also be directly competing with BlackBerry’s new Curve range of smart phones.
Here are the important features are specifications of this smart phone.
Display:
For a budget friendly smart phone one can’t expect the phone to be featuring the latest LCD panels but the TFT capacitive touchscreen of Samsung Galaxy Y does a fairly good job. The screen size is 3.0 inches with resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. It features the TouchWiz UI and the display is sharp and responsive.
Size and Design:
The touchscreen phone has the simplest of designs. It is not the thinnest but still light enough. It has a depth of 11.5mm and weighs only 97.5 g.
Camera:
It features a 2MP camera with maximum image resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. The video recording capability is QVGA with resolution of 320x240 pixels at 15fps. Other camera features include smile detection and geo-tagging.
Processor and OS:
The processing power is 833 MHz and runs the Android 2.3 Ginger bread OS.
Connectivity:
The phone offers decent connectivity features having Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, HS, Wi-Fi and micro USB 2.0
Storage Capacity:
It has 160MB of internal memory and supports micro SD card up to 32GB for memory extension.
Other Features:
Other features include the A-GPS support, quick office document viewer, Google Maps and Youtube, Picasa, and Google talk integration and FM radio.
Our Views on Samsung Galaxy Y:
It is definitely a Mid Range Android smartphone targeted to the youth, to the college goers. Samsung Galaxy Y should be priced under Rs.10,000 and it will hit the right chord if it is available at a price around 7,000. It will also be the cheapest Android 2.3 mobile. However, not worth buying over 7-8k.
Aug 25, 2011
The trend for touchscreen smartphones with QWERTY keyboards is on a high in Indian mobile market. The latest mobile brand to join this league is Blackberry with the launch of their latest touchscreen QWERTY mobile; Blackberry Bold 9900 aka Bold 4. Nokia also recently launched a similar mobile phone; Nokia E6 in India. This post is to compare these two mobile phones.
Size and Design:
As already mentioned this is the battle between the QWERTY keyboard giants. Both the smart phones have full QWERTY keyboard design. Blackberry Bold 9900 has probably got the best one on it seen so far on Blackberry phones. Nokia’s keyboard is not far behind too. Both the smart phones have very much the same dimensions length and depth wise being 115mm long and thickness of 10.5mm. Bold however is much wider with 65mm of width compared to 59mm of E6.
Display:
Both smart phones have TFT capacitive touchscreen. Blackberry Bold 9900 has the edge though with its larger display, 2.8 inch compared to 2.46 inch of E6.however the resolution of both the phones is same at 640 x 480 pixels.
Camera:
E6 has the clear advantage on this front with its 8MP camera having a maximum image resolution of 3264x2448 pixels with fixed focus and dual-LED flash. It records HD 720p video at 25fps. Blackberry Bold comes with a 5MP camera with maximum resolution of 2592x1944 pixels and LED flash. It is also capable of recording 720p HD video. It also features geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilization. Nokia E6 features geo tagging and face detection and also has a secondary VGA camera.
Processor and OS:
Blackberry 9900 features the new Blackberry 7 OS with impressive new features. E6 also comes with the Nokia’s latest Anna OS. Both the OS are relatively new but works well for each of these devices. The processing power of Blackberry is double that of E6 having a 1.2 GHz processor compared to 680 MHz processor of E6.
Storage Capacity:
Both phones have same 8GB of internal storage capacity and memory extension supported up to 32GB. Blackberry Bold however has 768MB of RAM compared to 256MB in E6.
Conclusion:
Apart from the camera battle Blackberry Bold has a clear edge over Nokia E6 on all other fronts. Blackberry therefore is also priced on the higher side. I know you would be thinking, why did I actually even compare these two phones which are poles apart, well the only reason is their touch and type form factor. Nokia E6 is available in India at Rs.15,600 and Blackberry Bold 9900 is available at Rs.32,000
Aug 25, 2011 0
Karbonn Mobiles India have launched their latest Android mobile, Karbonn A1 in India. Indian mobile market is continuously flooded with Android smartphones. Following the mobile majors like Samsung, HTC and LG; now low cost mobile manufacturers like Micromax, Spice and Karbonn have also ventured into low cost android smartphones in India. The latest Karbonn A1 comes with Android 2.2 operating system, touchscreen, 3.2 MP Camera, 3G connectivity and Wi-Fi. Karbonn A1 price in India is Rs.6,000
Display:
It features a 2.8 inch QVGA resistive touchscreen. Most of the latest smart phones are featuring the capacitive touchscreen being more responsive and crisp. With a resistive touchscreen in Karbonn A1 with a stylus you better be ready for pressing the icon multiple times before the display finally recognizes your tap.
Camera:
It comes with a 3.2 mega pixel camera. The camera performance is quiet satisfactory under bright conditions but as soon as the conditions starts to get a bit darker the camera performance is greatly affected. The maximum video recording resolution is 320 x 240 pixels.
Processor and OS:
It features a 600MHz processor and 162 MB of RAM which is very much the basic requirement for running the Android 2.2 OS, so you really can’t expect the phone to do you wonders.
Storage Capacity:
A1 comes with an internal memory of 150MB and the external memory can be increased up to 32GB via SD memory card. A 2GB card is already included in the pack.
Connectivity:
We saw most of the budget phones lacking the 3G support but Karbonn A1 does have 3G connectivity. It also features Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity with micro USB 2.0
Battery:
It has a standard Li-ion 1100mAH battery that is capable of providing up to 20hrs of battery time while doing different tasks once fully charged.
Due to its resistive touchscreen you would hardly be inspired to buy it if you are looking for a lot of browsing and playing but it is quiet bright in the battery department and provides up to 20hrs of battery time doing multiple tasks in a single charge. It would be a good choice if you are looking to buy a budget phone without really caring about the OS it runs but you would rather be disappointed if you are buying it purely to experience the Android.
Aug 23, 2011
Motorola Mobiles India have announced their latest mid range budget mobile Motorola XT531 in India. Motorola XT531 is a Mid Range Android smartphone in India with Android 2.3 OS, 5MP camera, 800 Mhz processor. The phone is likely to compete with other mid range smart phones like Samsung Galaxy Ace, LG Optimus One P500 and HTC Wildfire S. This mobile will be available in India by September 2011 and will be priced at around Rs.14,000. We have reviewed the important features of Motorola XT531 to see how well it will be able to compete with other mid range smart phones.
Size and Design:
Motorola XT531 has a candy bar design with a big touchscreen that dominates the front view. The phone is 114mm in length with edges that are completely curved. The phone can’t be put in to the categories of the slimmest devices around; it is 11.95mm thick and weighs about 114g.
Display:
XT531 features a 3.5 inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. It also features multi touch input method proximity sensor and light sensor.
Camera:
Motorola XT531 features a 5MP camera with autofocus and LED flash, the video recording capability is not yet confirmed. It also features a VGA secondary camera for video calling.
Processor and OS:
It features a decent 800MHz processor and the latest Android OS that is Android 2.3(Gingerbread). The Ginger bread is not very common in market on low budgets. It is a nice move from Motorola to feature decent processing power and the latest Android operating system while keeping the budget in the mid range.
Connectivity:
It features a Dual-band HSDPA/Quad-band EDGE, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, Wi-Fi and Micro USB 2.0
Battery:
The budget Android from Motorola includes a 1540mAh battery that is able to provide 8 hours of talk time and 28 days of standby time in 3G mode.
The other best part of the budget Android from Motorola is that it features both single and dual SIM models in selected parts of Asia. The dual SIM models are expected to be available this fall.
Aug 23, 2011 0
Samsung Mobiles India have launched their latest tablet called the Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 in India. The 10.1 inch tablet from Samsung is going to fire up the already heated battle between Android tablets in Indian market. Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 Price in India is Rs.36,200. With the budget tablets around and other giant manufacturers looking to make their way in the Indian markets one would expect the Galaxy tab to be one out of the top drawer. We have reviewed the tablets on multiple features and here what it has to offer.
Design:
The 10.1 inch Galaxy Tab 750 impresses one and all straight away with the design. Samsung has opted for a widescreen design similar to the one find in Acer tablet but its ultra light weight makes it much superior. It is even lighter than the iPad 2 by a minute 36g margin, weighing at 565g. It also takes away the title of world’s thinnest tablet from the iPad by a minimal 2mm having a depth of 8.6mm.
Display:
It features the TFT LCD display having a resolution of 1280×800 pixels on 10.1 inch display size. The LCD is very like the mini version of Samsung LCD. It has the TouchWiz user interface that for the first time is seen with an Android device from Samsung. It WXGA display also has a 4 way rotation. Samsung, the leading manufacturers of the LCD panel also supplies LCD’s for iPad but it seems they clearly had reserved the best for Galaxy Tab.
Camera:
It comes with a 3MP primary camera that is also able to record HD 720p videos. The camera performance is not quite satisfactory though, the images are grainy and video recording is also a bit jittery. There is also a 2MP secondary camera for video calling.
Processor and OS:
It features dual core 1GHz Nividia tegra 2 processor with 1GB of RAM. With Samsung Galaxy Tab we finally get to see the Android Honeycomb on a Samsung tablet. The tablet has performance has been smooth and responsive.
Galaxy Tab 750 without a doubt is the most portable tablet yet. It is the closest thing to the iPad2 so far. It also has an impressive OS, the lack of apps is the only negative but that is also improving with new apps coming every day.
Aug 20, 2011
Bharti Airtel and Beetel launched their first Android Tablet in India known as Beetel "MagiQ". It is now the cheapest android tablet available in India at a Price of Rs.9,999. Beetal MagiQ features Android 2.2 Operating system with 1Ghz Processor. It has a small screen of 7Inches and has good connectivity features. This device is going to have a head on competition with recently launched Reliance 3G Tab in India.
Features and Specs of Beetel MagiQ:
• The 7 inch WVGA screen tablet supports both the 3G and Wi-Fi for internet connectivity and voice calls. It has a decent 8GB of internal memory.
• There is also a card slot for expansion of memory up to 32GB. There a front facing 2MP camera for video calls.
• The processing power of the tablet is 1Ghz and it runs the Android 2.2 OS.
• It features a 2200mAH battery that is capable of providing long battery time.
• The Beetel Magic comes with a nice comfortable stand adding to the portability of the tablet at any given time.
The Beetel magic does not only have a packet portable design but also an amazing low price of Rs.9,999 something that other tablets launched so far have not been able to offer. This may be the beginning of a new era in the Indian tablet market and already an alarming sign for other tablet manufactures and communication companies.
Few days back we reported about reliance communication launching the 3G Android tablet Reliance 3G Tab in India. Now, India’s largest telecom company Bharti Airtel following the footsteps has decided to launch their Android tablet. These budget Android tabs will not only be a good addition to the growing Android tablet market in India but will also help these companies to get customers for their data plans.
This is a very common practice with cell phones especially in western countries but to have the money saving data plans with budget tablets sounds an attractive deal and more companies are expected to follow the same trend. According to the telecom regulatory authority of India there are currently 852 million mobile subscribers in the country. The low priced tablets will certainly be appealing to the middle class and low class customers of India and with the competition getting tougher the priced are expected to be even lowered.
The Airtel tablet is marketed by Beetel Teletec a Bharti Enterprise group company. The tablet is launched on Wednesday for a price as low as Rs 8999 under the name Beetel Magiq. The tablet battle is not just about coming out with the least expensive one but also the one that has the best portable design.
The Airtel tablet is marketed by Beetel Teletec a Bharti Enterprise group company. The tablet is launched on Wednesday for a price as low as Rs 8999 under the name Beetel Magiq. The tablet battle is not just about coming out with the least expensive one but also the one that has the best portable design.
Aug 20, 2011 0
iBall Mobiles India have launched their latest Dual SIM Touchscreen mobile phone in India known as iBall Aura V36. It is a touchscreen mobile phone with Wi-Fi but No 3G. It features a 3 MP Camera, Bluetooth, FM Radio and good Social networking features. iBall Aura V36 price in India is Rs.4,900.
iBall Aura V36 is dual SIM phone that features a HVGA resolution touch screen with 3D UI. The phone focuses on the user demands of high tech multimedia and social networking features. We have reviewed the phone on multiple features to see what it really promises.
Display:
The phone features a 3.5inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen with 3D user interface. It has a 262K color support and screen resolution of 320x480 pixels. It also supports multi touch input method. The front view is dominated with the giant screen which is bright and crisp and watching videos on it is fun. It also features motion and gravity sensor making your gaming experience come alive. It also supports handwriting recognition.
Camera:
It comes with a 3MP camera with digital zoom and LED flash. The camera lacks autofocus features though. The maximum image resolution is 2048x1536 pixels. Its supports video recording, the recording features are not yet confirmed. The camera also supports multiple shots.
Storage Capacity:
The phone has a memory card slot which supports microSD card up to 16GB. The SMS storage capacity of the phone is up to 1000 SMS. The phonebook can hold up to 2000 entries.
Connectivity:
Aura V36 offers impressive connectivity features like WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and microUSB 2.0 however it lacks EDGE and 3G support.
Battery:
The phone has Li-Ion 1100mAH battery that can provide up to 7.5 hours of talk time and up to 200 hours of stand by time.
Aug 19, 2011
Blackberry Mobiles India have launched the thinnest Blackberry phone, Blackberry Bold 4 9900 in India. The new Blackberry smart phone is only 10.5mm in depth and equipped with the latest Blackberry 7 OS.The latest in the Balckberry Bold series, Bold 4 features the latest Blackberry 7 Operating system, Touchscreen as well as QWERTY Keypad, HD Video recording and excellent connectivity features. Blackberry Bold 4 9900 Price in India is Rs.32,000
What’s New?
What’s new in the new Blackberry is HD video recording that you must not have witnessed with the earlier Blackberry smartphones; it has got advanced browsing and business tools with the Blackberry 7 OS and a powerful processor. In short, the most advanced software and hardware features ever in a Blackberry smart phone. Here are the other important features of the smart phone.
Design and size:
It has the tradition Blackberry full QWERTY keyboard design with improved buttons and really gives you a good typing experience. Along with having a much talked 10.5mm depth the phone is 66mm wide. It weighs 130g again on the lighter end compared to other Blackberry’s.
Display:
Blackberry hasn’t paid a lot of emphasis on the display front and it is really not comparable with the ones top of the line smart phones have. However 2.8 inch capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 640 x 480 pixels will be acceptable considering it is not designed as high end entertainment smartphone.
Camera:
The 5Mp camera with maximum image resolution of 2592x1944 pixels comes with auto focus and LED flash. It also has decent image enhancement features like geo-tagging, image stabilization and face and smile detection. HD video recording has maximum 720p.
Processor:
It features a powerful 1.2 GHz processor with 768MB of RAM that would be more than enough for running the Blackberry 7OS.
Storage and Connectivity:
It provides a decent internal storage capacity of 8 GB with micro SD card support up to 32GB. It also has EDGE and 3G support with Bluetooth v2.1, Wi-Fi and micro USB 2.0 connectivity.
Aug 19, 2011 0
Huawei Mobile India have launched their latest Android smartphone in India, the Huawei Ideos X5. Huawei Ideos X5 is powered by Android 2.2 operating system and features a 5MP Camera, 3G Connnectivity, Wi-Fi and a Capacitive touchscreen. Ideos X5 lacks is terms of video calling and the most disappointing news is the price of this phone. Huawei Ideos X5 is priced at Rs.14,500 in India, which is really a high price considering the other android smartphone brands and handsets available in India. The pricing would really impact the market of this phone and It could have been well suited in the 10,000 bracket rather than Rs.15,000 bracket.
Size and Looks:
Ideos X5 can be rated as something of a plastic fantastic mess. The body is made up of soft touch plastic with round edges giving you a pleasure able feeling when held. The phone is 120mm in length, 62mm in width and 11.6 mm when it comes to thickness. It weighs 130g.
Display:
Ideos X5 features a giant 3.8 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and 16M color support. The LCD display is definitely an upgrade compared to the other smart phones around the same price range. It also has features such as accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Multi-touch input method, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Fingerprint-resistant surface and capacitive Touch-sensitive controls which at times are a little annoying, not functioning when tapped.
Processor and OS:
It features an 800 MHz Scorpion processor powered by Adreno 205 GPU on a Qualcomm MSM 7230 chipset. Considering that it features a slightly older version of Android that is Android2.2 (Froyo) you couldn’t have asked for more.
Camera:
It features a decent 5MP camera having maximum image resolution of 2592х1944 pixels with autofocus and LED flash. It is able to record HD 720p video at 30fps. There isn’t a secondary video call camera and not too many other camera features except geo-tagging.
Storage Capacity:
It comes in 2GB and 4GB variants of internal memory having 512MB of RAM and a card slot. The memory can be extended via SD memory card up to 32GB.
Connectivity:
It comes with EDGE and 3G supports with Wi-Fi Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR and micro USB 2.0.
Motorola Mobiles India (Soon going to be Google Mobiles) have launched their new Dual SIM Phone Motorola EX-119 BREA in India. The phone is noticeable for its QWERTY keyboard, sleek and light design and a decent 3.0MP camera. Motorola EX-119 features Dual SIM, 3 MP Camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and excellent social networking connectivity. This phone is going to have a good competition with other low price QWERTY mobiles in India like Samsung Chat series and Nokia X2-01. Motorola Ex-119 is now available in India at Price of Rs.5,500.
Size and Design:
Motorola has maintained a sleek and slim design even with the half and half QWERTY keyboard which is the best part of this new dual SIM phone. The phone is just 60mm wide and 12.8 mm thick. To go with the compactness the phone weighs only 87g.
Display:
It features a decent 2.4 inch QVGA TFT capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. The colors are nice and crisp and the display is quiet bright. A touchscreen to go with a QWERTY keyboard at an extremely affordable price is surely going to attract a lot of buyers.
Camera:
It features a 3MP camera with digital zoom but lack auto focus and LED flash. Having an LED flash would have been a great advantage with a 3MP camera even with no auto focus support; however it is able to record MPEG4 video at 14fps.
Storage Capacity:
The phone features 50MB of internal memory and also has a memory card slot for micro SD card support up to 32GB.
Connectivity:
The phone offers decent connectivity features with EDGE Class 10, Bluetooth v 2.1 +EDR, Wi-Fi and high speed USB 2.0 support.
Battery:
It features standard 750mAH battery that is capable of providing up to 500min of continuous talk time and up to 680h of Standby time.
Other features:
The phone offers excellent entertainment features with social networking applications included and a decent music and video player. It supports 3.5mm headset jack. The video playback is supported up to 14fps and supports audio formats like MP3, MPEG-4, AAC, MIDI, and AAC+ .With dual SIM capability at price as low as Rs.5,500 this Motorola phone can really grab a decent market share.
After months of rumors LG has finally released the LG Optimus Pad rebadged as T-mobile G slate in the United States. There were also rumors about the tablet featuring 3D video capture together with a Glass free 3D display but they all indeed turned out to be nothing more than rumors. What’s true is that we have a Tablet powered by a Tegra 2 Processor and a 5MP front facing camera 3D capture but the display is not 3D by any means. LG ptimus Pad is expected to hit Indian markets by October 2011
Size and Looks:
LG Optimus is only an 8.9 inch tablet smaller than the potential competitors Motorola Xoom and Samsung galaxy tab. LG claims that the tablet can be comfortably held in one hand but that may not be as comfortable because it is fairly heavy, weighing 630g even heavier than the much larger Apple iPad. but the idea is really to give the users a portable device with a bigger enough screen to watch movies on. As far as the looks are concerned it really lacks the wow factor as some of the other tablets around. It also doesn’t have the premium feel like that of iPad, infect feels more plastic rather than solid.
Screen:
The Optimus screen is quiet sharp and crisp. The resolution is high enough for a 8.9 inch tablet to give a nice and refined visual experience. The Motion is very responsive. The display however is not bright enough and suffers in direct sunlight but quiet efficient indoors and offers pleasurable viewing experience.
Camera:
Optimus features a Dual 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash and resolution of capturing resolution of 2560х1920 pixels. It supports stereoscopic photos & videos and geo-tagging as well. It is able to record 1080p 2D video at 24fps and captures 3D 720p video at 30fps. It also features a 2Mp front camera.
Processor And OS:
LG Optimus Pad features a dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor powered by ULP GeForce GPU on a Tegra 2 T20 chipset. The processor runs Android 3.0 (Honeycom) processor.
Storage Capacity:
Optimus Tab offers a huge 32GB of internal storage capacity but does not have a card slot for memory expansion.
Final Verdict:
Optimus Pad offers an extremely potable design and decent enough display; it is going to be a tough competitor for Motorola Xoom and Samsung Tab but probably not the iPad.
Aug 17, 2011
Samsung Galaxy S2 made a huge impact in the smartphone market worldwide and has even surpassed Samsung’s own expectations. Samsung claims that they managed to sell 5 million phones within 85 days. They are also aware of the fact that this sale would have been even higher had the price been lower. With that thought in mind Samsung has come out with a baby version of Samsung Galaxy S2 named Samsung Galaxy R. Here we have compared the two smart phones on multiple fronts to see what difference between the two devices is.
Design and Looks:
Galaxy R looks has very much the same looks as the Galaxy S2 however there is a little difference in design with Galaxy R being a millimeter thicker than S2 with thickness of 9.5mm in contrast to 8.5mm of Galaxy S. Galaxy R is also quiet heavier weighing 135g in comparison to 116g of Galaxy S2.
Display:
Galaxy S2 features Super AMOLED TFT capacitive touch screen with resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and 16M color support. The baby version comes with SC LCD capacitive touchscreen having the same resolution and color support. Good thing is that Galaxy R retains the same 4.2 inch screen as Galaxy S2 however the display of Galaxy S2 is gorilla glass display. Features like Touch wiz UI, proximity sensor, accelerometer sensor, Gyroscope and Multitouch input method are common in both the phones.
Camera:
Galaxy S2 features 8MP autofocus camera with LED flash that is able to record HD 1080p video at 30fps, there is also a 2MP secondary camera for video calling. Galaxy R has 5MP camera with autofocus and LED flash, it is able to record HD 720p video. Galaxy R also lack image stabilization, touch focus and face and smile detection features but has a secondary video call camera.
Processor and OS:
The processor in Galaxy R sees a little downgrading having Tegra 2 Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor powered by ULP Geforce GPU in contrast to Exynos Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor powered by Mali-400MP GPU. Both the smart phones have the same version of Android OS that is the latest Android 2.3(Gingerbread).
Keeping in view the success that’s Galaxy S2 is having it won’t be a surprise at all to see Galaxy R getting a decent enough market share for itself and may even surpass Galaxy S2.
Aug 17, 2011 0
Nokia mobiles have launched its new Dual SIM touchscreen slider mobile Nokia C2-06 in India. Nokia has announced three C2 series phones with a little difference in specifications. The series is very first of its kind as we haven’t seen Dual SIM touchcreen sliding phones from Nokia before. The best part of this new dual SIM series is the easy swap features which allows for easy changing of the SIM card without having to remove the battery, something that all dual SIM phones lacked up till now. You also don’t have to worry about the SIM settings as the phone is capable of remembering the setting for up to 5 SIM cards. Nokia C2-06 Price in India is Rs.5,300
Size and Design:
The pocket portable design of the phones allows you for easy handling of the phone. It has a shinny exterior and nice glossy finish. The phone is just 103mm in length with round edges. It is a little on the thicker side though but that is something quite normal for the sliding phones. The good thing is that it holds well in hands even with total depth of 17mm.It weighs 115g.
Display:
It features a TFT capacitive touchscreen with 56k color. The screen size is 2.6 inches with resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. It comes with handwriting recognition feature.
Camera:
It is equipped with 2MP camera with maximum image resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. Unfortunately it doesn’t have the autofocus feature and neither a LED flash. The video recording capability is QCIF at 15fps.
Connectivity:
It has Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and micro USB 2.0 support but lacks important connectivity features like Wi-Fi , EDGE and 3G.
Storage Capacity:
The internal storing capacity of the phone is 10MB; however the external memory can be extended up to 32GB via SD memory card.
Final Verdict:
Nokia C2-06 is a perfect choice for those looking to combine their multiple networks in a single device. The series 40 powered phone from Nokia also features Nokia Maps something that users don’t find in budget smart phones. It also fulfills your browsing needs with a pre installed series 40 browser.C2-06 can be classified as a feature packed smart phone at an extremely affordable price.
Nokia has launched its new low budget Touchscreen Dual SIM slider mobile phone in India named as Nokia C2-03. The series 40 powered Nokia cell phone is the first one of this form factor and the third Nokia phone to feature a dual SIM function. Normally it is required to remove the battery to insert the SIM but Nokia C2-03’s easy swap feature allows you to open the slot on the side of the phone and insert the SIM without having to reboot. If you have more than two SIM cards can easily replace them without having to worry about the SIM settings as it is capable of remembering it for up to five SIM cards. Apart from that, Nokia C2-03 comes with decent other important features and specifications. Nokia C2-03 Price in India is Rs.4,300
Size and Design:
The sliding touchscreen from Nokia is just 103mm in length and fits perfectly in your pocket. It is on the thicker side with total depth of 17mm but weighs just about 115g.
Display:
It features TFT capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and 56K color support. The screen size is 2.6 inch and it also supports handwriting recognition. With this touch and type device you can perform certain actions on the screen and then slide it open when ever required to reveal the keypad for typing.
Camera:
Nokia C2-03 features a decent 2MP camera with maximum image resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. It is capable of recording QCIF video at 15fps.
Storage Capacity:
Nokia C2-03 has 10MB of internal memory but it supports external memory expansion via micro SD card up to 32GB.
Connectivity:
The phone doesn’t have the EDGE or 3G support. It features Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and micro USB v2.0.Rather unfortunate is the fact that it also lacks Wi-Fi support.
Battery:
It features Standard battery, Li-Ion 1020 mAh (BL-5C) that is capable of providing up to 400hrs of standby time, 5hrs of talk time and up to 37hrs of music play back.
Nokia Maps and Browser:
Apart from fulfilling the user needs for two network connectivity it also features Nokia Maps and a pre installed series 40 browser and all that at an affordable cost.
The Indian tablet, market doesn’t have a lot of Android Tablets at the moment compared to the other parts of the world where manufacturers are slowly rolling them out. The market currently has Android tabs ranging from Android v1.6 to v2.3. Motorola Xoom featured the latest Android version honeycomb launched in February but the things didn’t really go as wished by Google and the manufacturers however other tabs like Samsung Galaxy did a very good job and it recently got a Gingerbread update as well. With not a lot of Android Tabs around it may be a good time to launch one and Indian Telecom giant Reliance has decided to take the opportunity. Reliance is launching a 3G+Wifi tablet which is expected to be released soon featuring companies 3G bundled packages.
The tablet is designed with pocket portability having a 7 inch screen. It features Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS with 512Mb of RAM. There is a memory card slot for expansion of memory up to 32GB via SD card, It also has a 2MP camera for video calls. Reliance has packed the tab with bundles of business are social networking apps like Documents To Go, twitter and Facebook etc. There are also features such as mobile TV, video recording, voice calling and GPS.
The most attractive part of the tablet however is the price. The tab is priced at a mere RS 12.999 but that not it. The user also has to choose from a bundle of data packages that includes free data usage. The data plans include both the monthly and yearly packages. The packages has two variant with one offering an annual saving of RS 1812 with 2GB of free data and the other with annual saving of RS 4812 and 5GB of free data.
At an affordable price and decent packages, the 7 inch Android tab from Reliance can give a good competition to the other 7 inch tablets in the market. Reliance has already launched its 3G services in many parts of India but to start with the tab will be available in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata from the Reliance World and Reliance stores and selected outlets in coming few days
Aug 15, 2011
Blackberry has recently announced their latest addition to the Blackberry Torch series. The new BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860 Smart phones are all touch devices. They feature the latest BlackBerry 7 OS. Blackberry Torch 9850 and 9860 launch date and price in India is yet to be known. We will keep you posted on the same.(It is expected in India by September end). They also launched the new Blackberry Torch 9810 as an addition to the existing Torch series.
Design:
The new design of Blackberry smartphones focuses on stylish looks rather than the less funky traditional BlackBerry designs. The phones with its lustrous exterior and “Waterfall” ends give a pleasing visual experience instantly. No matter whether the phone is used in the conventional portrait orientation or landscape orientation it fits perfectly in hands with its sculpted back.
Display:
BlackBerry Torch smartphones feature WVGA display with resolution of 800×480 with impressive 253 DPI. The screen size is quiet large compared to the Blackberry standards infect the biggest seen so far in the BlackBerry phones. The display is quiet sharp, bright and crisp. The face of the BlackBerry Torch smart phones is designed to fall over the edge of the phones known as the waterfall seems to lengthen the screen to enhance the visual experience equally good in landscape and portrait orientation.
Camera:
The BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860 Smartphone feature a 5MP camera with maximum resolution of 2592х1944 pixel and the ability to record HD 720p video. The phone also features continuous auto focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging and face detection features. The HD recorded video can be viewed on your TV or computer plus the photos can be uploaded to Facebook in matter of seconds through the camera app.
Magnometer: Magnometer also know as digital compass will open new ways for location based services and augmented reality. One such example is Wikitude that combines the virtual and real world to over lay the contextual information about what the user see through the camera viewfinder. Wikitude s also integrated with BlackBerry Messenger 6 which allows you to see the location f your BBM 6 contacts.
BlackBerry 7 OS:
Torch smart phones are powered by the BlackBerry 7 OS which is a great improvement over it s predecessor providing a much faster and better browsing experience. Now you can also separately manage the private and corporate data. It also supports the HTML 5 elements like HTML5 video.
Aug 15, 2011 0
HTC Incredible S is one of the finest smartphones in India by HTC. It has carried forward the reputation of HTC Desire series quite successfully. LG on the other hand is quickly emerging as a new great competitor for the already established manufacturers in the smartphone world. The latest LG Smartphone in India is LG Optimus Black. Here we have compared LG’s super smart phone Optimus Black with HTC Incredible S which already has a good launching pad provided by the predecessors.
Design and Looks:
HTC incredible S comes with the traditional sleek design crafted of high grade materials. Incredible S is 120mm in length are certainly not the slimmest and lightest having a thickness of 11.7mm and weighing 135g. Optimus Black on the other hand has a very decent design with curved edges and bevel effect on the rear. It is 122mm in length and weighs only 109g. It is also one of the thinner phones around being only 9.2mm thick.
Display:
Optimus Black features the latest IPS LCD capacitive touch screen having screen resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and 16M color support. HTC Incredible S comes with S-LCD capacitive touch screen with the same screen resolution and color support as Optimus Black. Both phones have giant 4.0 inch screen size. The latest IPS LCD display of Optimus Black may just have a slight edge over the S-LCD panel in Incredible S.
Processor and OS:
HTC Incredible S features 1 GHz Scorpion processor powered by Adreno 205 GPU and Optimus Black comes with 1 GHz Cortex-A8 processor powered by Power SGX530 GPU. Incredible S features Android 2.2 which can be upgraded to Android 2.4 whereas Optimus Black runs on Android 2.2 which can be upgraded to Android 2.3. Not a great bit of difference between the two phones on this front.
Camera:
The biggest difference between the smart phones lies in the different camera resolution with HTC Incredible S featuring an 8MP camera with autofocus and dual LED flash in contrast to 5MP camera in Optimus Black with autofocus and LED flash. However, both phones are able to record HD 720p video at 30fps. LG Optimus Black also has a 2MP front camera in contrast to 1.3MP camera in Incredible S.
Final Verdict and Price:
On the basis of the most important features that are compared above we can say that Optimus Black has a clear advantage over Incredible S expect for its higher resolution camera. The price very much eliminates that advantage as well with Optimus Black priced around RS 18000 and HTC Incredible S around RS 24000.
HTC incredible S comes with the traditional sleek design crafted of high grade materials. Incredible S is 120mm in length are certainly not the slimmest and lightest having a thickness of 11.7mm and weighing 135g. Optimus Black on the other hand has a very decent design with curved edges and bevel effect on the rear. It is 122mm in length and weighs only 109g. It is also one of the thinner phones around being only 9.2mm thick.
Display:
Optimus Black features the latest IPS LCD capacitive touch screen having screen resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and 16M color support. HTC Incredible S comes with S-LCD capacitive touch screen with the same screen resolution and color support as Optimus Black. Both phones have giant 4.0 inch screen size. The latest IPS LCD display of Optimus Black may just have a slight edge over the S-LCD panel in Incredible S.
Processor and OS:
HTC Incredible S features 1 GHz Scorpion processor powered by Adreno 205 GPU and Optimus Black comes with 1 GHz Cortex-A8 processor powered by Power SGX530 GPU. Incredible S features Android 2.2 which can be upgraded to Android 2.4 whereas Optimus Black runs on Android 2.2 which can be upgraded to Android 2.3. Not a great bit of difference between the two phones on this front.
Camera:
The biggest difference between the smart phones lies in the different camera resolution with HTC Incredible S featuring an 8MP camera with autofocus and dual LED flash in contrast to 5MP camera in Optimus Black with autofocus and LED flash. However, both phones are able to record HD 720p video at 30fps. LG Optimus Black also has a 2MP front camera in contrast to 1.3MP camera in Incredible S.
Final Verdict and Price:
On the basis of the most important features that are compared above we can say that Optimus Black has a clear advantage over Incredible S expect for its higher resolution camera. The price very much eliminates that advantage as well with Optimus Black priced around RS 18000 and HTC Incredible S around RS 24000.
Aug 11, 2011
Motorola Mobiles have launched a new Dual SIM mobile phone in India named as Motorola Gleam and also known as Motorola EX 212. The new cell phone from Motorola has a clamshell design and weighs quiet light. The phone provides with the most basic multimedia and connectivity features but lacks the ones like EDGE and 3G and WI-Fi. The phone has a stylish design and shinny looks. It is available in black and red colors at the moment. Motorola EX212 Gleam Price in India is Rs.4,600
Size and Design:
The clamshell designed cell phone has a mini screen on the outside when closed. The phone weighs is 106mm in length and with its sleek design just 53mm wide. It is a little on the thicker side with total thickness of 13.9mm but that again is quiet normal for a flip form cell phone.
Display:
When flipped open you find a nice 2.4 inch TFT display with 256K colors and resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The secondary display along with other notifications also displays the icons.
Camera:
This probably is the most attractive feature of the phone. Gleam comes with a decent 2MP camera with 1600x1200 pixels and able to record video. It doesn’t feature a secondary camera though.
Storage Capacity:
Motorola EX212 has only 5MB of internal memory but has a support memory card slot to support the external memory expansion up to 16GB.The phone book can save up to 800 entries.
Connectivity:
The phone lacks EDGE and 3G capabilities but has GPRS Class 12 that supports 32 - 48 kbps for internet browsing. Other connectivity features include Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR and micro USB 2.0.
Battery:
The phone has a Standard Li-Ion 750 mAH battery that is capable of providing up to 6h and 20 min of talk time and up to 500h of stand by time.
Other Features: Motorola EX 212 provides decent entertainment tools as well. It features a decent music and video player and an FM radio. MP3, WAV and eAAC formats can be played on the phone. You cab also change the casing according to your choice.
The clamshell designed cell phone has a mini screen on the outside when closed. The phone weighs is 106mm in length and with its sleek design just 53mm wide. It is a little on the thicker side with total thickness of 13.9mm but that again is quiet normal for a flip form cell phone.
Display:
When flipped open you find a nice 2.4 inch TFT display with 256K colors and resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The secondary display along with other notifications also displays the icons.
Camera:
This probably is the most attractive feature of the phone. Gleam comes with a decent 2MP camera with 1600x1200 pixels and able to record video. It doesn’t feature a secondary camera though.
Storage Capacity:
Motorola EX212 has only 5MB of internal memory but has a support memory card slot to support the external memory expansion up to 16GB.The phone book can save up to 800 entries.
Connectivity:
The phone lacks EDGE and 3G capabilities but has GPRS Class 12 that supports 32 - 48 kbps for internet browsing. Other connectivity features include Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR and micro USB 2.0.
Battery:
The phone has a Standard Li-Ion 750 mAH battery that is capable of providing up to 6h and 20 min of talk time and up to 500h of stand by time.
Other Features: Motorola EX 212 provides decent entertainment tools as well. It features a decent music and video player and an FM radio. MP3, WAV and eAAC formats can be played on the phone. You cab also change the casing according to your choice.
Aug 11, 2011 0
Aug 7, 2011
RIM and Blackberry has officially announced the new Blackberry 7 supported smartphone Blackberry Torch 9810 which is an update to the popular BlackBerry 9800 smart phone. The touch screen slider with QWERTY keyboard features the latest BlackBerry 7 OS. The new Blackberry Torch 9810 features Touchscreen as well as Slide Out QWERTY Keypad. It is expected to launch in India by September end and will be priced at Approx Rs.28,000.
Ergonomics:
The slider from BlackBerry is 111mm long and 61.9mm in width. It is certainly not the thinnest of the BlackBerry phones having a thickness of 14.5mm also quiet heavy weighing 161g which is very much what the earlier generation of Blackberry phones had to offer.
Display:
Torch 9810 features a TFT capacitive touchscreen with slightly improved resolution of 480 x 640 pixels and 16M color support. It also features optical trackpad, multi touch input method and proximity sensor for auto turn off. The screen size is 3.2 inches.
Camera:
It features a 5MP camera with auto focus and LED flash and resolution of 2592х1944 pixels. Features like geo-tagging, continuous autfocus and image stabilization are also included. It also supports HD Video recording.
Processor and OS:
Torch 9810 comes with an upgraded 1.2GHZ processor required to support the latest BlackBerry 7OS. The new operating system from BlackBerry allows you a better browsing experience. With the new just in time (JIT) java script the pages are loaded much faster. Other great advantage of the new OS is that you now able to manage and keep the record of your private and corporate data separately. It also offers the integration BBM6 with other applications like Wikitude which will open new doors for location based services and augmented reality.
Storage:
BlackBerry Torch has 8GB of internal storage capacity and 768MB of RAM to go with it, it also has a memory card slot which can support up to 32GB of SD memory card.
Connectivity:
Torch 9810 has support for edge and 3G with HSDPA 14.4Mbps along with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and micro USB v2.0.
Final Verdict:
Although BlackBerry Torch 9810 is not a major upgrade to the predecessor in terms of specifications but the latest BlackBerry 7 OS alone would be enough to attract a lot of BlackBerry fans mostly because Torch 9800 was a big success for BlackBerry.
The slider from BlackBerry is 111mm long and 61.9mm in width. It is certainly not the thinnest of the BlackBerry phones having a thickness of 14.5mm also quiet heavy weighing 161g which is very much what the earlier generation of Blackberry phones had to offer.
Display:
Torch 9810 features a TFT capacitive touchscreen with slightly improved resolution of 480 x 640 pixels and 16M color support. It also features optical trackpad, multi touch input method and proximity sensor for auto turn off. The screen size is 3.2 inches.
Camera:
It features a 5MP camera with auto focus and LED flash and resolution of 2592х1944 pixels. Features like geo-tagging, continuous autfocus and image stabilization are also included. It also supports HD Video recording.
Processor and OS:
Torch 9810 comes with an upgraded 1.2GHZ processor required to support the latest BlackBerry 7OS. The new operating system from BlackBerry allows you a better browsing experience. With the new just in time (JIT) java script the pages are loaded much faster. Other great advantage of the new OS is that you now able to manage and keep the record of your private and corporate data separately. It also offers the integration BBM6 with other applications like Wikitude which will open new doors for location based services and augmented reality.
Storage:
BlackBerry Torch has 8GB of internal storage capacity and 768MB of RAM to go with it, it also has a memory card slot which can support up to 32GB of SD memory card.
Connectivity:
Torch 9810 has support for edge and 3G with HSDPA 14.4Mbps along with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and micro USB v2.0.
Final Verdict:
Although BlackBerry Torch 9810 is not a major upgrade to the predecessor in terms of specifications but the latest BlackBerry 7 OS alone would be enough to attract a lot of BlackBerry fans mostly because Torch 9800 was a big success for BlackBerry.
Aug 7, 2011 0
Touch and Type smartphones, i.e. Smartphones with Touchscreen as well as Full QWERTY Keypad are gaining a good popularity in the Indian mobile market. It started with Samsung Galaxy Pro and was followed by other mobile manufacturers like Nokia, Blackberry and now HTC. Nokia and HTC have recently launched their latest smartphones in India in this form i.e. Nokia E6 and HTC Chacha. Here we have compared these devices, Nokia E6 and HTC Chacha on multiple features.
Design and Size:
In the candy bar form we mentioned, Nokia E6 seems more compact. Its QWERTY Keypad has keys are very much joined having hardly any gap between them whereas HTC desire keys are very much apart, making typing easier. HTC Chacha is also quiet wider having a width of 64.6mm compared to 59mm of Nokia E6. But Chacha weighs only 120g in contrast to 133g of E6.
Display:
HTC Chacha has a slightly bigger 2.6 inch capacitive TFT touch screen with resolution of 480 x 320 pixel compared to the same capacitive TFT display of E6 with resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. Nokia E6 has better 16M color support in contrast to 256K colors in Chacha. HTC Chacha has HTC 2.1 UI.
Processor and OS:
HTC Chacha features 800 MHz processor and the latest Android 2.3(Gingerbread), Nokia E6 has a slightly less powerful 680MHz processor but its 2D/3D hardware acceleration card with OpenVG1.1 and OpenGL ES 2.0 very much makes up for it.
Camera:
The biggest difference between the two phones lies in the camera resolution. Nokia E6 takes lead with an 8MP camera autofocus camera with dual LED flash HTC Chacha features a 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash. Nokia E6 is able to record HD 720p video at 25fps, where as the Chacha records video maximum resolution of 720x480 pixels at 30 fps.Both phones have geo-tagging and face detection feature and a secondary VGA camera.
Storage:
Nokia E6 has 8GB of internal memory, 256MB of RAM and 1GB of ROM. HTC Chacha comes with 512MB of RAM and same amount of ROM. The external memory can be extended up to 32GB via SD memory card in both devices.
Price in India:
Nokia E6 Price in India is Rs.17,500 and HTC Chacha Price in India is Rs.15,000
Conclusion:
HTC Chacha has a trendy design which may not suit everyone specially the business class, however it has an edge over Nokia E6 in terms of Processor and Operating system. However, as an overall package, Nokia E6 would be a better buy specially for its simple yet professional design.
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