Its the era of the affordable quad core smartphones and every Indian and Chinese manufacturer wants to put out as many budget quad core smartphones out there as possible. Gionee has just announced that it will be launching a budget quad core smartphone Gionee Gpad G2 soon in the Indian market and it will be priced under the Rs.15,000 mark(estimated price). Gionee devices usually have a good build quality as compared with the other Chinese smartphones.
Samsung is the company which has had a habit of updating it yesteryear mid rangers and this is the reason why a lot of people choose Samsung over the rest. Samsung Galaxy S Advance, the lighter version of the Galaxy S2 which was launched last year for Rs.26,990 has now had its price dropped to Rs.14,500 and the smartphone which was launched with Android Gingerbread is now getting the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update.
Samsung has started rolling out the Jelly Bean update for its devices and Galaxy S2 got it last month. Now the Galaxy S Advance is getting it and with the price drop and the latest version of Android, Galaxy S Advance makes for a great buy. The smartphone will get a slew of features with the update which include the S3 like Nature UX which makes the device’s interface look similar to S3. It also gets features such as Direct Call, Smart Stay and Pop Up play as well.
Here, we have another quad core smartphone in Indian market. This time it is from Spice, and it has better specifications than others at the price range up to 15k. Spice Stellar Pinnacle Pro which is upgraded the version of the older the Spice Stellar Pinnacle promises more features than Micromax Canvas HD. And as considering the demand of Canvas HD this giant from Spice will surely be another choice for people who wants to buy a quad core smartphone. This phone comes with the giant 5.3 inch IPS LCS capacitive display with the pixel resolution of 960 x 540 pixel. It has dual SIM card support, or you can say dual 3G SIM card support. I have to check out that any other smartphone supports dual SIM with both SIM are 3G.
Talking about the heart of the smartphone it has the same processor that you can find with Micormax Canvas HD that is Mediatek processor along with 1 GB RAM and 16 GB built in memory. And surely you can expand the capacity up to 32 GB via a memory card. And one feature that you will not found on other launched quad core phones is that this device comes with the latest android 4.2 jelly bean operating system which is smoothest too. At the back it has 8 megapixel camera which can record up to 720p videos, and it is an auto-focus camera with panorama mode. And surprisingly it has a 5 megapixel wide angle camera for video calling support. This phone is available at saholic.com.
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Display and Size |
Size | 5.3 inch IPS LCD display |
| Resolution | 960 x 540 pixels | |
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Camera |
Primary camera | 8 megapixels |
| LED | Dual LED Flash | |
| Secondary camera | 5 MP wide angle camera | |
| Features | Autofocus,720p HD video recording,Smile shot,
Panorama mode, HiCamera app, Pizzle mode, Continuous shots |
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Features |
Operating System | Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | 1.2 GHz quad core mediate processor | |
| RAM | 1 GB | |
| Internal Memory/ ROM | 16 GB | |
| SIM Support | Dual SIM (3G+3G) | |
| Expendable Memory | Up to 32 GB via SD card | |
| Radio | FM Radio | |
| GPS | Yes | |
| Sensors | Proximity sensor,Gyro sensor,Ambient light sensor,
G-sensor |
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Connectivity |
GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | |
| 3G | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 | |
| Audio Jack | Yes, 3.5mm audio jack | |
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Battery |
Type | Li-Po 2550 mAh battery |
| Talk time | NA | |
| Stand by time | NA |
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The Indian smartphone market is currently the most exciting market to be in and it has the maximum scope for growth in future. Not a day passes when there is not a single launch taking place and the latest arrival is the Byond P1 which is a phablet from Byond. It will join the ranks with P3 and P2. The Byond P1 has been priced at Rs.10,999 and the phablet comes with a 5.3 inch qHD screen and some decent specs, but nothing ground breaking.
The Byond P1 has a 5.3 inch IPS display unit and the processor is a 1GHz dual core processor. It has been coupled with a 1GB RAM which is good seeing the fact that most budget dual core devices come with a 512 MB RAM. It gets an internal memory of 4GB which can be expanded by a microSD card by another 32GB. The smartphone will run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and expecting an Android 4.2 update is just a bit too optimistic.
Like other budget smartphones, it will be a dual sim smartphone. The device gets an 8 megapixel rear camera with a LED flash and there is a 1.3 megapixel front camera present as well. It gets a 2,000 mAH battery unit which we think is a bit too less seeing the fact that it has to power such a huge screen. The smartphone gets the usual set of connectivity features which include 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to ensure you remain connected.
The smartphone’s thickness stands at 9.7mm and it weighs 188 grams which is tad heavy. The smartphone will be made available in two colours, Blue and White and it is being offered with a free flip cover and a screen guard as an introductory offer. It is on sale now and will be competing with the likes of the Micromax Canvas 2 and the recently launched budget quad core droids like the Karbonn S1 and Intex Aqua Wonder 2 which retail for lower price points.
The major chunk of the sales of Nokia comes from sale of feature phones and the Asha range of smartphones cum feature phones is the one bringing the Finnish mobile manufacturer the bulk of its sales. And to further strengthen its Asha lineup, the company has just launched a budget QWERTY feature phone, the Asha 210 which is the world’s first Whatsapp dedicated smartphone and the owners of this smartphone will get the popular messenger free of charge.
Intellect Digest will be bringing you all the details from the Indian launch event of Samsung Galaxy S4 in India. The much talked about Galaxy series smartphone which was unveiled globally at New York in March 2013 is finally coming to India. We will bring you video reviews details of Samsung Galaxy S4 hands on experience very soon.
The Galaxy S4 from Samsung is a step ahead in the evolution from its predecessor the S3 which is still one of the finest and preferred choice in the high end Android phones. The S4 has evolved over the S3 making it more feature rich and immersive. Some of the key elements include an ergonomic and sleek design, some fun camera features like the Double Shot which allows you to take pictures using front and rear camera at the same time. See the following sections for more features details.
HTC has covered its flagship arena for this year and now it is looking to strengthen its mid range. The company has just announced another mid ranger to adorn its mid range smartphone lineup and the device is HTC Desire L. The smartphone has been launched for the Taiwanese market as of now and there’s no word on the global availability but we expect the smartphone reach us shortly and would be priced around Rs.20,000.
The Desire L features a 4.3 inch capacitive display with a resolution of 800×480 pixels. It will run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with the company’s Sense UI on top of it. The device will get 1GB RAM to help it multitask and the internal storage of the smartphone will stand at 4GB. It will get a microSD card slot as well to help expand the storage capacity by another 32GB. It will be up against the recently launched Lumia 720 which retails around a similar price point.
