Top 5 smartphones coming to India
Users can purchase these handsets from the latest Mobile World Congress
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Users can purchase these handsets from the latest Mobile World Congress
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge
With Galaxy S6 you’ll get a full-fledged metal body smartphone with a refreshing design language as well. It sports a 5.1-inch Quad-HD Super AMOLED display, running on the Android 5.0 Lollipop version over TouchWiz Ui. It packs an Exynos octa-core CPU with 3GB RAM and offers 32/64/128GB storage variants. It comes fitted with a 16MP rear snapper and 5.1MP front camera. Joining the Galaxy S6 is the much-vaunted S6 Edge variant. Barring the obvious Edge difference (which offers lighted notifications) hardware remains the same.
Availability End of March (approx) Price: Rs 52,000 & Rs 60,000 (approx.)
HTC One M9
The new One flagship sports a 5-inch full-HD display, running on HTC Sense 7 UI over Lollipop f lavour. It packs the latest Snapdragon 810 octacore CPU with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage innards which is further expandable. Cameras have been bumped up on the phone with 20MP residing at the back, while on the front you’ll find the HTC-common Ultra pixel count at 4 for selfies.
Availability End of March (approx)
Price TBA
Lenovo’s latest in the affordable A series is a phablet. It sports a 5.5-inch HD display and running on Vibe UI over Android 5.0 Lollipop (we suppose). It packs a 1.5GHz octa-core Mediatek CPU with 2GB RAM and 8GB storage, which is expandable further. Lenovo has backed up the A7000 with 2900 mAh battery and weighing 140 grams, this one's not going to feel bulky, like other phablets in the market. Availability MarchMicrosoft Lumia 640 and 640 XL The Microsoft Lumia 640’s full specs include a 5-inch screen, 1.2GHz quadcore chip inside, 3G & LTE functionality, an 8MP camera, 2500mAh, gorilla glass, Windows 8.1 and it is also NFC enabled. There will also be single and dual-Sim variants of the device. Microsoft Lumia 640 XL comes with a 1080p 5.7inch screen, 13mp camera and LTE. The device will also come with a one-year subscription to Office 365 and the Windows 8.1 OS will be upgradeable to Windows 10 when it is released.
Availability March-April’15. Lenovo A7000 Rs 9,999 (approx.)
Microsoft Lumia 640 and 640 XL
The Microsoft Lumia 640’s full specs include a 5-inch screen, 1.2GHz quadcore chip inside, 3G & LTE functionality, an 8MP camera, 2500mAh, gorilla glass, Windows 8.1 and it is also NFC enabled. There will also be single and dual-Sim variants of the device. Microsoft Lumia 640 XL comes with a 1080p 5.7inch screen, 13mp camera and LTE. The device will also come with a one-year subscription to Office 365 and the Windows 8.1 OS will be
to Windows 10 when it is released.
Availability March-April’15. Price: Rs 13,000 & Rs17,000 (approx.)
Gionee Elife S7
Gionee’s latest device sports a 5.2-inch full-HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It will run on Amigo 3.0 interface over Android 5.0 Lollipop version. Under the hood, the phone gets 1.7GHz octa-core Mediatek MT6752 CPU with 2GB RAM but offers 16GB storage only. Selfie fans should like the prospect of having an 8MP front snapper with 13MP shooter at the back, which is the norm these days.
Availability Early April. Price: Rs 29,990 (approx.)
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge
With Galaxy S6 you’ll get a full-fledged metal body smartphone with a refreshing design language as well. It sports a 5.1-inch Quad-HD Super AMOLED display, running on the Android 5.0 Lollipop version over TouchWiz Ui. It packs an Exynos octa-core CPU with 3GB RAM and offers 32/64/128GB storage variants. It comes fitted with a 16MP rear snapper and 5.1MP front camera. Joining the Galaxy S6 is the much-vaunted S6 Edge variant. Barring the obvious Edge difference (which offers lighted notifications) hardware remains the same.
Availability End of March (approx) Price: Rs 52,000 & Rs 60,000 (approx.)
HTC One M9
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The new One flagship sports a 5-inch full-HD display, running on HTC Sense 7 UI over Lollipop f lavour. It packs the latest Snapdragon 810 octacore CPU with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage innards which is further expandable. Cameras have been bumped up on the phone with 20MP residing at the back, while on the front you’ll find the HTC-common Ultra pixel count at 4 for selfies.
Availability End of March (approx)
Price TBA
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Lenovo A7000 Lenovo’s latest in the affordable A series is a phablet. It sports a 5.5-inch HD display and running on Vibe UI over Android 5.0 Lollipop (we suppose). It packs a 1.5GHz octa-core Mediatek CPU with 2GB RAM and 8GB storage, which is expandable further. Lenovo has backed up the A7000 with 2900 mAh battery and weighing 140 grams, this one's not going to feel bulky, like other phablets in the market. Availability MarchMicrosoft Lumia 640 and 640 XL The Microsoft Lumia 640’s full specs include a 5-inch screen, 1.2GHz quadcore chip inside, 3G & LTE functionality, an 8MP camera, 2500mAh, gorilla glass, Windows 8.1 and it is also NFC enabled. There will also be single and dual-Sim variants of the device. Microsoft Lumia 640 XL comes with a 1080p 5.7inch screen, 13mp camera and LTE. The device will also come with a one-year subscription to Office 365 and the Windows 8.1 OS will be upgradeable to Windows 10 when it is released.
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Availability March-April’15. Lenovo A7000 Rs 9,999 (approx.)
Microsoft Lumia 640 and 640 XL
The Microsoft Lumia 640’s full specs include a 5-inch screen, 1.2GHz quadcore chip inside, 3G & LTE functionality, an 8MP camera, 2500mAh, gorilla glass, Windows 8.1 and it is also NFC enabled. There will also be single and dual-Sim variants of the device. Microsoft Lumia 640 XL comes with a 1080p 5.7inch screen, 13mp camera and LTE. The device will also come with a one-year subscription to Office 365 and the Windows 8.1 OS will be
to Windows 10 when it is released.
Availability March-April’15. Price: Rs 13,000 & Rs17,000 (approx.)
Gionee Elife S7
Gionee’s latest device sports a 5.2-inch full-HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It will run on Amigo 3.0 interface over Android 5.0 Lollipop version. Under the hood, the phone gets 1.7GHz octa-core Mediatek MT6752 CPU with 2GB RAM but offers 16GB storage only. Selfie fans should like the prospect of having an 8MP front snapper with 13MP shooter at the back, which is the norm these days.
Availability Early April. Price: Rs 29,990 (approx.)
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At a time when smartphone makers are cramming their new devices with high-end processors and super high-resolution displays, consumers are demanding phones that last longer.
They want smartphones that spare them the trouble of lugging their portable chargers around.
A number of device makers have addressed the issue to some extent by packing in bigger capacity batteries that last longer.
Here’s a look at 10 smartphones that come with big batteries.
At a time when smartphone makers are cramming their new devices with high-end processors and super high-resolution displays, consumers are demanding phones that last longer.
They want smartphones that spare them the trouble of lugging their portable chargers around.
A number of device makers have addressed the issue to some extent by packing in bigger capacity batteries that last longer.
Here’s a look at 10 smartphones that come with big batteries.
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