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  • Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual sim 5 inch Display Smartphone Launched

    Microsoft India has launched one more budget Windows smartphone Lumia 540. The smartphone will be available in Cyan, Orange, White and Matte Black colours. The device will be available from Monday. Microsoft Lumia 540 price in India is 10,199.  The device comes with few bundled launch offers such as including Rs. 1,000 cashback on recharges, and Rs. 200 off every month for 5 months from Paytm; cashback of Rs. 200 per recharge for the first four recharges of Rs. 500 or higher on Ola Money; 2 months free subscription to Gaana along with unlimited music downloads, as well as a ‘Double Data for 2 Months’ offer from Airtel.

    Microsoft Lumia 540 runs on Windows 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. Microsoft also promised to upgrade OS to the next new Windows OS Windows 10.  The device sports 5 inch IPS LCD screen with screen resolution of 720×1280 pixel  and 294 ppi pixel density.

    Microsoft Lumia 540 is powered by 1.2GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with 1GB of RAM. The internal storage of the device is 8GB and it supports microSD card upto 128GB. Lumia 540 also comes with 30GB of free OneDrive cloud storage.

    Lumia 540 Dual sim smartphone
    Microsoft Lumia 540

    Microsoft Lumia 540 sports 8MP  autofocus primary rear camera with LED flash.  There is also a 5MP front facing camera with wide angle lense.  The connectivity features of this Lumia Dual sim smartphone are USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi with hotspot, GPS, and 3G network support. Peer-to-Peer sharing and support for up to 8 Wi-Fi enabled devices for Wi-Fi hotspot   .

    Microsoft Lumia 540 has user replaceable 2200mAh battery . The device measures 144 x 73.69×9.37mm, and weighs 152 grams. This dual sim smartphone comes with a suite of Microsoft services including Microsoft’s Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote), Outlook, Skype, OneDrive, and users can download more apps from the Windows Phone Store.

    Recently Microsoft is launching lot of smartphones in the price range of 5 to 10k. The Lumia 640(Review) which has bit better CPU compared to this available for Rs.9,999 after discount.

    Microsoft Lumia 540 Specification

    • 1.2GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with 1GB of RAM.
    • Windows 8.1 with Lumia Denim update.
    • 5 inch IPS LCD screen with screen resolution of 720×1280
    • 8MP  autofocus primary rear camera with LED flash
    • 5MP front facing camera with wide angle lense
    • USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi with hotspot, GPS, and 3G network support
    • User replaceable 2200mAh battery.

     

  • Elephone P7000 4G Phablet With 3GB RAM and Octa Core Processor

    Elephone P7000 is dual sim 4G phablet with Dual standby feature. It has a large 5.5 inch display screen and a octa core CPU. The price of Elephone P7000 is $229. This device will be launched on Gearbest on 20th May. As pre order offer, there is additional discount of $10. This offer will be valid till 20th May only.

    Elephone P7000 is powered by MediaTek MT6752 64bit 1.7GHz octa-core CPU with 3GB of RAM and ARM MALI-T760 GPU. The device runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. The internal storage capacity of the device is 16GB.  The device microSD card upto 32GB. The device also has Touch ID.

    Budget Android 4G Phablet

    Elephone P7000 sports 5.5 inch full HD display screen with pixel density of 400 ppi.  This Android phablet has 13MP Sony IMX 214 primary rear camera sensor, with f2.0 aperture.  There is also a 5MP front facing camera for the selfie lovers.  The connectivity features of the device includes 4G, 3G, WiFi. Bluetooth, WiFi and microUSB.

    Elephone P7000 houses 3450 mAh battery. The device measures 15.5 x 7.67 x 0.93 cm and weighs 0.105 kg.  The package of the device includes Cell Phone,Battery, Screen Protector, Power Adapter, USB Cable, English Manual. Recently Asus also launched Zenfone 2 with the 4G capable phablet. It will be interesting to see how these phones compete each other.

    Elephone P7000  Specification

    • MediaTek MT6752 64bit 1.7GHz octa-core CPU with 3GB of RAM and ARM MALI-T760 GPU
    • Dual sim with Dual standby time
    • Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box
    • 5.5 inch full HD display screen with pixel density of 400 ppi
    • 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera
    • 16GB internal storage and support for microSD card.
    • 3450 mAh battery.

  • Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Starts Getting Android Lollipop Update

    Samsung is more serious on its market share. It released innovative smartphones Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. Now, it is moving fast on upgrading its Galaxy smartphones to Android Lollipop update. Not only the high end phones, even budget Samsung smartphones started getting the latest iteration of Android. New addition to this is Samsung Galaxy Core Prime.

    Samsung Galaxy Core Prime in particular model no SM-G360F next in line to get the Android 5.0.2 update. The update is available via Over the Air(OTA) as well as through Samsung Kies.  The Android Lollipop update for Galaxy core prime brings in latest Touchwiz UI with material design and many improvements of Lollipop such as improved battery life, bug and security fixes, connectivity and performance improvements among other.

    Read: Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Review

    Currently Lollipop update for Galaxy Core prime  started rolling out in Poland. You will get auto notification about the new update when available. You can also check manually for the Android 5.0.2 update on Galaxy Core Prime. For that follow the steps given below.

    Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Dual sim

    How to check for updates on Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

    • Go to Settings > About phone
    • Tap on to  Software update

    It is always better to connect to WiFi while downloading the major Android update.

    Source: Sammobile.

  • Lenovo A5000 With 4000 mAh Battery 5 inch HD Display Launched

    Lenovo A5000 officially launched in India.  Unlike previous A series smartphone, this device available on Lenovo official store. Lenovo A5000 price in India is Rs.9,999.

    This smartphone first launched in Russia last week. It is also listed on Lenovo’s official UAE page but there is no mention of the price. In India, Lenovo’s TheDoStore is started taking the pre-order  for Lenovo A5000 and it is mentioned that April 30th as the shipping date.

    Lenovo A5000 with 4000 mAh battery

    Lenovo A5000 key highlight is its 4000mAh battery which is rated to provide upto 17 hours of talk time and upto 792 hours of standby time. Unlike Lenovo A6000 and Lenovo A7000, Lenovo A5000 does not supports 4G network. It supports only 3G connectivity. The company also said that, A5000 has Quick charge feature which allows battery to get fully charged in 3 hours while a 15 minutes charge will offer 4 hours of talk time.

    Read: How to Take screenshot on Lenovo A5000

    Lenovo A5000 is a dual sim(Micro-SIM and regular sim)  running on Android 4.4.4 Kitkat out of the box.  The device sports 5 inch IPS display screen with a screen resolution of 720×1280 and 300 ppi pixel density. The device also comes with rain and splash-proof screen protection according to the company.

    The Lenovo A5000 is powered by 1.3GHz quad core MediaTek(MT6582) processor with 1GB of RAM and Mali T760-MP2 GPU. The internal storage capacity is 8GB and supports microSD card upto 32GB.  The device houses 8MP auto focus primary rear camera and LED flash. There is also a 2MP front facing camera for video calling and taking selfies.

    The connectivity features of Lenovo A5000 includes GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth. It has sensors such as accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and a proximity sensor. The device measures 140×71.4×9.98mm, weighs 160 grams. The available colors are Black and White.

    The pricing of Lenovo A5000 is confusing. The much better spec smartphones such as Lenovo A6000 Plus or Lenovo 7000 price is lesser than A5000. The extra money for just 4000 mAh battery with compromise on the other specification does not look good. Any way, once we do the complete Lenovo A5000 review, we will come to know whether it is worth or not.

  • Xiaomi MiPad With Tegra K1 SOC and 7.9 inch Display

    Xiaomi on its event on 12th March, launched two devices in India. The first one is Redme 2 and the other one is table which is named as MiPad.  It was first unveiled in China last year May month. Xiaomi first table in India is available exclusively on Flipkart. Unlike other Xiaomi devices, this will be available without flash sales. Xiaomi MiPad price in India is Rs.12,999.

    Xiaomi MiPad  sports 7.9-inch IPS Retina display with screen resolution of QXGA (2048×1536 pixel)  and a pixel density of 324ppi, all of which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen. This tablet runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat along with MiUI.

    Xiaomi MiPad is powered by ‘4+1’-core Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC ARM Cortex-A15 processor clocked at 2.2GHz with the 192-core Kepler GPU, alongside 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM. This tablets claims to pack Kepler GPU architecture and supports OpenGL 4.4 and OpenGL ES 3.1. Connectivity features of the tablet includes dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0.  The MiPad tablet houses 6700mAh Li-ion battery. The internal storage of this tablet is 16GB.

    Xiaomi Tablet

    Xiaomi MiPad houses a  8-megapixel rear camera with a Sony BSI sensor that can shoot full-HD resolution videos. There is also a 5MP front facing camera with OmniVision sensor. Both camera do feature  f2.0 aperture. MiPad measures 135.4×202.1×8.5mm and weighs 360 grams.

    Considering at the specification, this Xiaomi tablet looks of the best value for money tablet. However, real time performance will be known once we get the device for review. Only thing which strikes as of now is lack of Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.

    Xiaomi MiPad Specification

    • ‘4+1’-core Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC ARM Cortex-A15 processor clocked at 2.2GHz with the 192-core Kepler GPU.
    • 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 16GB internal storage.
    • 8-megapixel rear camera with a Sony BSI sensor
    • 5MP front facing camera with OmniVision sensor
    • 135.4×202.1×8.5mm and weighs 360 grams
    • dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0
    • 6700mAh Li-ion battery.