Alcatel has launched its Alcatel Idol 4 smartphone in India. The smartphone was unveiled alongside Idol 4s at MWC 2016 earlier this year. It comes bundled with a virtual reality headset for an immersive 360-degree video viewing and gaming. The phone features a boom key on the right edge that gives access to various functions with just a press of the button. With boom key, users can control camera, music, games and other applications.
Micromax has introduced a new Vdeo series of budget smartphones with the launch of Micromax Vdeo 1 and Vdeo 2. Both smartphones pack entry level specs and support 4G VoLTE. The Vdeo 1 features a 4-inch WVGA IPS display and packs a 1600mAh battery while the Vdeo 2 comes with a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display and 1800mAh battery.
Lenovo has launched its Lenovo Phab 2 smartphone in India. As the name suggests, it is a toned down variant of the Phab 2 Plus that was launched last month, in November 2016. Under the hood, the phablet packs a quad-core MediaTek MT8735 processor clocked at 1.3GHz. Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system, it features a 6.4-inch HD display with 1280×720 pixels resolution.
LG launched its high-end smartphone- LG V20, at an event in San Francisco back in September. If you have been waiting all this long for the smartphone to land in India, well, the wait is finally over as LG has launched the smartphone in India.
US-based smartphone maker InFocus is soon going to launch a new Aadhar-enabled iris smartphone in India. InFocus’s upcoming smartphone is a variant of InFocus Bingo 20 and will support Aadhaar authentication using the iris scanner. InFocus has been awarded STQC (Standardization Testing & Quality Certification) from the government of India for its Aadhaar-enabled iris smartphone and the upcoming smartphone will allow access to all e-governance services that work on the Aadhaar platform. The company also plans to bring more devices with Aadhaar-based biometric authentication in the future.
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Gionee seems to be expanding its smartphone portfolio. With model number Gionee GN5005, a new Gionee smartphone has surfaced on Chinese certification website TENAA revealing its images and key specifications. As per TENAA listing, the GN5005 packs a 1.25GHz quad-core (unknown chipset) processor. It features a 5-inch HD display with 720p resolution and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Amigo UI.
Huawei is reportedly working on a new Honor 6 series smartphone, called the Huawei Honor 6S. Tipser @krispitech has shared a render image of the phone hinting that the Chinese company is working on the Honor 6S. The render shows the front and rear of the smartphone, giving us a fair idea how the smartphone would look like.
