LG G2 launched in India for Rs 41,500/-

By Vijay

LG has launched the G2 in India for Rs 41,500 for the 16GB model and Rs 44,500 for the 32GB variant. The LG G2 is the company’s flagship smartphone for the second half of 2013. The phone has already been up for pre-order for Rs 40,499.

The phone is packed to the hilt with the latest processing chops and will compete with the Sony Xperia Z1 and the Samsung Galaxy Note III. It packs a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU clocked at 2.3GHz, a 5.2-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 1080p, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB/32GB of internal memory. There is no micro-SD card slot.

It also has a 13-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization, a 2.1-megapixel front facing camera and has an IR Blaster and a 3,000-mAh battery. It also is one of the first smartphones in the world, which will be able to relay 24-bit audio.

Interestingly, LG has innovated with the design of the device and placed the power button and the volume keys on the back right beneath the camera module claiming better ergonomics.

As always the phone runs a custom skinned version of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on top which LG has implemented its Optimus UI. As a part of this one gets access to a number of Q-Slide applications, a multi-windows mode and new swipe gesture enabled multitasking system. LG also allows the user to choose between various permutations and combinations of on-screen software Android controls. As an introductory offer, LG will also be offering QuickWindow case free for a limited time.

 

Celkon launched A63 Campus in India for Rs 4,499/-

By Vijay @ 11:22pm

Celkon Mobile has been in the limelight recently. You might have observe it has been all over the television with its ads appearing in the India, Sri-lanka and West Indies tri-series and the India’s tour of Zimbabwe. Now, the company has launched the A63 Campus in India which just costs Rs 4,499/-.

The phone has a 4-inch display with a resolution of 800×480 pixels and runs on a dual-core CPU clocked at 1.2GHz. It has 256MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM and has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera and a front facing camera to boot.The device also runs fresh version of Android Jelly Bean, which is 4.2. It also comes with a standard suite of sensors, a 1,500 mAh battery and has a microSD card slot that supports 32GB of memory.

Sony Xperia ZR battery life test done by GSMARENA

By Vijay @ 01:35pm

As usual GSMARENA’s greatest asset of doing Battery Test, of latest mobile devices. Today its turn for Sony Xperia ZR.

The Sony Xperia ZR is the little brother of the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL, which can almost say as a mini version of Xperia Z series. Xperia ZR consists of 4.55″ 720p display, which should be kinder to the equally large 2300 mAh battery inside the phone.

Identical chipsets and batteries plus a smaller screen of lower resolution give the Xperia ZR every chance of beating its premium rivals.

The Sony Xperia ZR did 17 hours and 48 minutes of 3G calls before its 2300mAh battery went dead. That’s nearly 5 hours more than Sony officially says the phone is capable of, which is quite impressive on its own, but even more so considering that its better than the Xperia Z achievement by a bit over an hour and a half.

Web browsing time is equally good as Sony Xperia ZR tops everything we’ve ever tested by scoring 11 hours and 20 minutes. The combination of Chrome as a default browser and the smaller screen are probably to thank for this great result.

And in Video playback the Xperia ZR did alright, but nothing breathtaking. Thanks to its 720p screen it beat the 1080p display rocking Xperia Z (5:39) and Xperia ZL (5:28) by scoring two hours more – 7 hours and 30 minutes. That’s not a particularly impressive score, but it’s not half bad either.

Gsmarena ran the test with Mobile BRAVIA 2 turned on as how most users will be using their Xperia. Nevertheless, even with it switched off, the battery life wasn’t affected in a noticable way.

In the end, thanks to its efficient talk times and optimized web browsing, the Xperia ZR managed to pull off an endurance rating of 62 hours.

You can read more about how GSMARENA done the battery tests here.

Courtesy: GSMARENA

HTC Desire 600 Dual Sim Quick Review

By Vijay @ 09:51pm

HTC Desire 600 is the latest mobile from Htc with Dual Sim option, to conquer the Indian market where dual sim phones market is high.. It is the first phone from HTC to feature Dual Active SIM support that allows you to have two SIM cards active all the times, enabling you to receive a call on first SIM, even if you are already using the other. Since this is a Dual SIM Active device you don’t need any setup like the Samsung’s Smart Dual SIM feature.

Box Contents

 

• HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM
• 1860 mAh Lithium Ion battery
• 2-pin charger
• micro USB cable
• In-ear earphones with ear buds
• Safety and regulatory guide
• Quick start guide
• Leaflet abut inserting SIM and micro SD cards
• Warranty statement

Specifications are mentioned with Beats audio and internal memory of 8GB with expansion upto 64GB with microSD card. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor and packs a 1 GB of RAM.

The phones has a  4.5-inch super LCD2 display at a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels at 245 PPI pixel density. It has BoomSound feature offers enhanced audio output with Dual frontal stereo speakers like HTC One and built-in amplifiers has Beats Audio integration. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 5.0 and HTC BlinkFeed Homescreen widget.

It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, BSI Sensor and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI Sensor. The phone has removable back cover too.

It is priced at a MRP of Rs. 26,990, while the MOP (Best buy) of the device is Rs. 26,860. Currently this is the best dual sim phone from HTC…