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Nokia Lumia 920 Price Dropped To Rs.31,999

by Ritij Khurana • May 27, 2013

Nokia has just launched their flagship smartphone, the Lumia 925 globally and seeing the importance India has always held in the Finnish company’s lineup, the smartphone will soon make its way to the Indian roads as well. So to make way for the next flagship, the current flagship needs to be re-positioned and so has been the case with the Lumia 920, the torch bearer of the Lumia lineup as of now.

The Lumia 920 has had its price dropped from the earlier Rs.35,999 to Rs.31,999 and the wireless charging plate that the company was offering with the device earlier will still be a part of the bundled package.

Pantel Plans to Launch 3 Android Smartphones with 3G in June, Price Starting Rs 7,000

by Rohit Khurana • May 27, 2013

Indian consumers have an inclination towards low cost smartphones and hence, handset makers are looking to make enough profit from the lucrative market by the next month. Well, in a recent development, it has been announced that Pantel Technologies, an India based vendor well known for the budget Android tablets is planning to foray into the smartphone segment.

As per PTI reports, Vijender Singh, Managing Director, Pantel Technologies stated, “We will launch three smartphones in the second week of June. The devices will be in the range of Rs 7, 000 to Rs 15, 000. We (Pantel) have tied up with BSNL to offer attractive data plans for the phones also. We already have an arrangement with BSNL for our tablets.”

The forthcoming smartphones are claimed to come with 3G connectivity, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS and equipped with 1GHz processor. The company seems to be planning to come up with a 4G smartphone later this year. The honcho has also made it clear that the company is aiming to sell 50,000 to 60,000 handsets within month of their launch.

As mentioned above, the Pantel tablets with attractive data plans have reportedly achieved a sales figure of 5 lakh devices in one year. Also, Pantel is the first company to launch an EDGE enabled voice calling tablet – Penta T-Pad WS707C at Rs 7,999. The tablet has created a huge competition in the budget tablet market with its bundled plans, free 3D glasses and specifications such as WVGA display and Jelly Bean operating system.

Some of the Pantel tablets including T-Pad WS708C, T-Pad WS707C and T-Pad WS702C are well recognized devices.

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Swipe Halo Speed Tablet With Voice Calling Gets Launched For Rs.6,990

by Ritij Khurana • May 27, 2013

Swipe Telecom, a California based company has been launching new products every now and then in India and with the voice calling tablets getting an affinity amongst the Indians off late, has launching a calling tablet in India. It runs on the latest version of Android and it comes with a slew of pre loaded applications and voice recording. It gets an Olive Office Premium Suite as well.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro: Top 6 Features of Quad Core Phablet Detailed

by Rohit Khurana • May 27, 2013

Samsung has penetrated deep into the smartphone market across the world. Especially, since 2011, the company has acquired the name of the largest handset vendor as its smartphones started gaining scorching sales.

Though Samsung initiated the phablet category with the launch of Galaxy Note and Note 2, the high price tag of these handsets made them out of reach for many. Understanding this, several Indian manufacturers came up with budget phablets to cater to the needs of those consumers who are highly price conscious.

However, Samsung did not take a long time to cover the budget phablet market. Well, the South Korean tech giant launched the Galaxy Grand with dual SIM and Rs 21,500 and the handset did witness a massive success. But, there are few shortcomings in the Galaxy Grand including its dual-core processor, which Samsung has rectified with the launch of another handset.

Samsung announced the launch of Galaxy Win in China initially and then rolled out the handset to the global markets. The same handset has made its way into India as Galaxy Grand Quattro owing to the massive success of Galaxy Grand. The handset has been priced at Rs 16,900 and has some impressive features, which are listed below.

Quad Core Processor

The 1.2GHz quad core processor in Galaxy Grand Quattro will definitely offer impressive performance apart from delivering superior multi-tasking and application handling capability.

Easy Mode

Easy Mode helps users to access primary functions such as favorite contacts, apps, dialer, and more on the homescreen with ease.

Camera Features

Consumers can enjoy a good camera experience with the 5-megapixel main camera in the Galaxy Grand Quattro, which boasts features such as Continuous Shot, Best Photo, Color

Effect and Scene Mode for enhanced photo capturing.

Samsung Apps service

Samsung Apps offers a variety of e-books, games, news, navigation, productivity, social networking apps and more with easy billing options.

Motion UI

The user interface adds simple gestures such as smart alert, which informs users of missed events soon as they pick the handset, turn over to mute and shake to update.

ChatON

ChatON connects users to their friends based on their contacts and allows them to text, share videos, images and voice messages easily.

Specwise, Galaxy Grand Quattro flaunts a 4.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480×800 pixels, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, 1.2GHz Cortex A5 quad-core processor, 5-megapixel main camera, VGA front camera, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 32GB, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a 2,000 mAh. battery

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Samsung Galaxy Star vs Budget Smartphone Competitors: Which is a Better Smartphone?

by Rohit Khurana • May 27, 2013

Samsung, the largest smartphone vendor in the world is aggressive in launching a plethora of handsets in the country, especially in the budget segment in order to attract the consumers who do not like to shed out a lot of money on smartphone purchases.

Well, a company official has once stated that the company is looking forward to make its presence prominent in all the segments of the smartphone industry starting from budget to high-end devices covering all the price points.

Recently, the company has been launching many smartphones in the budget price point and the latest one is none other than Galaxy Star, a dual SIM smartphone with a price tag of Rs 5,290.

When it comes to the technical specifications, the Galaxy Star packs a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320×240 pixels, 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM. Running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, the smartphone comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera, 4GB internal storage and micro SD card up to 32GB. Further, Galaxy Star boasts connectivity aspects such as 2G, Bluetooth, micro USB and Wi-Fi and is loaded with a 1,200 mAh battery.

Apart from these specifications, the Galaxy Star also comes with features including Intelligent Motion UI, which offers a responsive and intuitive user experience. Also, the Smart Dual SIM feature enables the users to receive calls on both the SIM cards uninterruptedly. Galaxy Star comes preloaded with ChatOn and many other applications including e-books, games, news, productivity and more.

Launched at Rs 5,290, the Galaxy Star comes with a special plan from Vodafone, which offers 250MB free 2G data per month for 2 months and is valid up to July 31, 2013.

Now, after having known about all the aspects of the Galaxy Star, it is time to look at the impact on the market due to the launch of the smartphone. There are a plethora of India based vendors who also come up with budget dual SIM smartphones and hence, Galaxy Star will enter a direct rivalry with these devices. Have a look at the competitors to the Galaxy Star below.

Nokia Asha 501

Early this month, Nokia announced the Asha 501 in India and the handset is pegged to be released in June with an estimated price tag of Rs 5,300 approximately. Asha 501 is equipped with a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 320×240 pixels and a 1GHz processor. Further, the Asha 501 comes with 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, micro SD card slot supporting up to 32GB and a 3.2-megapixel main camera. Also, the handset is packed with connectivity features including Wi-Fi, 2G, Bluetooth 3.0 and is powered by a 1,200 mAh battery offering up to 17 hours of talk time and 48 days of standby.

With increased battery backup and better camera features than the Galaxy Star, hence, the Asha 501 is a better option.

Micromax Bolt A51

Micromax is a popular and dominant smartphone maker in India. The company launched Bolt A51 a couple of months back with a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480×320 pixels and an 832MHz processor. Based on Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread, Bolt A51 houses a 2-megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera for video calling, 512MB internal storage, 256MB RAM and a micro SD card slot supporting up to 16GB additional storage. Further, Micromax Bolt A51 is packed with software features including Bluetooth, 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi and is powered by a 1,500 mAh battery offering up to 4.5 hours talk time.

Priced relatively lesser than the Galaxy Star, the Bolt A51 comes with 3G and a front camera for video calling.

Karbonn A4+

Last week, India based vendor Karbonn announced the launch of A4+ online at a price of Rs 5,190. The Karbonn A4+ features a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480×800 pixels and a 1GHz dual-core processor. A4+ is flavored with Android 4.0 ICS operating system and boasts a 3.2-megapixel main camera, 2G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Also, the handset comes with 512MB RAM, 139MB internal storage, which can be expanded to up to 32GB and is loaded with a 1,250 mAh battery.

With a similar price tag, the Karbonn A4+ has a dual-core processor, but the Galaxy Star is based on Jelly Bean OS.

Celkon A9+

Celkon has also launched a couple of handsets last week, and of the duo – A9+ is a budget smartphone priced at Rs 6,999. The Celkon A9+ boasts a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320×480 pixels, 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM. Having an internal storage capacity of 512MB, the handset supports micro SD card up to 32GB. Also, Celkon A9+ is based on Android 4.0 ICS and comes with 2-megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a 1,350 mAh battery.

Of course, with a front camera, the Celkon offering is better, but Galaxy Star is priced relatively lower at Rs 5,290.

Videocon A22

Videocon is another vendor who has started manufacturing budget smartphones. The Videocon A22 is based on Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread OS and is priced at Rs 4,499. Packing a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320×480 pixels and 1GHz processor, the Videocon A22 comes with 3-megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera, 256MB RAM and 256MB internal storage, which can be expanded to up to 16GB. The smartphone comes with connectivity features such as Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth and is loaded with a 1,500 mAh battery delivering 4 hours of talk time.

With a front camera, 3G connectivity and lesser price tag, the Videocon A22 could be a better offering, but Galaxy Star comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.

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Samsung Galaxy Star Budget Android Phone Launched- Features And Details

by Nitesh Rathore • May 27, 2013

Samsung has launched an affordable smartphone in India at price range of Rs. 5000 called the Samsung Galaxy Star. This phone’s best feature is its innovative smart dual SIM feature and intelligent motion UI. It’s innovative Smart Dual SIM feature provides total communication flexibility, allowing users to manage two phone numbers from a single phone, thus maintaining personal and professional life with ease. The feature enables the user to receive calls on one SIM number while taking a call from the other, ensuring efficient management of personal and work commitments without ever missing a call. Enhanced Smart Dual SIM UX is designed to manage both accounts with safe call dialer and message composer.