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  • Xiaomi Redme 2 Now Available for Rs.5999

    Xiaomi Redme 2 a budget Android smartphone with 4G capability is available for Rs.5,999 after Xiaomi announced the price cut of Rs. 1000. The launch price of this smartphone is Rs.6,999.

    Xiaomi Redme 2 will be available through Mi.com, Amazon, Snapdeal Mobile store and Airtel retails stores. When launched this device was exclusive to Flipkart and available only through flash sale. The first flash sale happened on March 24.

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    Xiaomi India released a press statement which announced the price cut states that “Lower costs have enabled us to reduce the price of Redmi 2, and this translates into savings that Mi fans can enjoy.”

    Xiaomi Redme 2s

    Earlier Xiaomi reduced the prices of other smartphones Redme Note and Mi4. After the price cut, Redme 2, will the one of the most affordable 4G smartphone in India. The other available options are Yu Yuphoria which is priced at  Rs.6,999, Motorola Moto E 4G which is available for Rs.7,999 and Lenovo A6000 Plus which is retailing at Rs.7,499.

    Xiaomi Redme 2 has 4.7 inch IPS display screen with 720p HD(720×1280 pixels) resolution and 312 ppi pixel density).  The device runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat and MIUI 6 layer on top of it. Redme 2 is 4G enabled smartphone and both sim are enabled for 4G connectivity.

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    Xiaomi Redme 2 Pros and Cons review.

    Xiaomi Redme 2 is powered by 64-bit 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor (Cortex-A53) coupled with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. It comes with 8MP primary camera and a 2MP front facing camera. The camera of the device is very good considering the price. It has 8GB internal storage and support for microSD card upto 32GB.  The Redme 2 houses 2200mAh battery.

    Motoroal also reduced the prices of its popular Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen to Rs.9,999 which Rs.3000 lesser than the original release price. It will be interesting to see, how Xiaomi Redme 2 price cut helps to increase the sales of the device.

  • Asus ZenPower 10050mAh Power bank Cons and Pros Review

    Asus has launched power banks along with Asus Zenfone 2. The USP of these power bank is its compact size. With lot of extra large portable power sources, how these Asus Zenpower power banks performs? We will see a quick review on Asus Zenpower 10050 mAh power bank.

    The Asus Zenpower power bank comes in five color variants namely black, silver, gold, blue, and hot pink. The review unit which I received has silver variant. The device measures 90.5mm of height, 59mm of width and 22mm of thickness. The weight of this Asus power bank is 215 grams.

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    Asus Power Bank

    Asus ZenPower comes with 1USB port for charging devices and one microUSB port for charging the power bank. In the box, we get USB to microUSB cable.  The power bank  provides an output of 2.4A and input upto 2A for charging.

    Asus power bank was able to charge my Moto G for around 5 times which is very good. The charging is very fast. However, as I don’t have the 2A charger, I charged the Asus power bank with normal charger which took almost 10 hours to fully charge. It is better to have a 2A charger if you want this Asus power bank get charged faster.

    Asus Zenpower power bank comes with lot of safety features such as short circuit protection; reset protection, output over voltage protection, etc.  It also manages to change the voltage and current levels depending upon the device you have plugged in. These are a welcome additions for a power bank.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenpower 10050 mAh power bank

    Pros of Asus Zenpower 10050 mAh power bank

    • Compact in size: This is one of the most compact sized power banks in the market now.
    • Set of safety features: As mentioned in the review, this power bank packs lot of safety features which is very good.
    • Premium design and build quality: The device gives a premium feel and build quality too very good.
    • Fast charging: The Asus Zenpower comes with fast charging feature. This will charge your smartphone or tablet very quickly.

    Cons of Asus Zenpower  10050 mAh power bank

    • Price is little on the higher side
    • Only one device can be charged at a time.
    • Long time of charging the power bank: It would have been great, if Asus bundled 2A charger along with this power bank.

     Asus Zenpower  10050 mAh power bank Specification

    • Battery Type:Lithium-ion rechargeable cell
    • Input Power: DC 5V 2.0A
    • Output Power : DC 5.1V 2.4A
    • Capacities : 3.6V/10050mAh
    • Charging Time : 6hrs with 5V/2A standard cable
    • Dimensions : 90.5 x 59 x 22 mm
    • Load Detection: Auto-detect the plug-in and plug-out of devices
    • Safety features
      • Temperature Protection
      • Short circuit Protection
      • Reset Protection
      • input over Voltage Protection
      • output over Voltage Protection
      • Input reverse direction protection
      • Over charge/over discharge protection
      • Output Over Current Protection
      • Cell PTC Protection
      • adapter protection
      • Jeita Protection
    • Charging temperature: 0℃-40℃ (TYP)
      Working temperature: -40℃~+70℃
      Weight : 215 g.

  • Huawei Honor 4C Cons and Pros Review

    Huawei Honor 4C is a dual sim 3G smartphone within the price tag of 10k. The main attraction of this smartphone is its primary camera. Let us see the Honor 4C review to understand whether it is worth buying or not.

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    Huawei Honor 4C is powered by 64-bit 1.2 GHz Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 620 processor with 2GB RAM and Mali 450 GPU. The device has 8GB of internal storage capacity, in that 4GB is available for user. There is also provision for adding microSD card upto 32GB.  Phone performance is decent but has issues such as crashing of apps. Honor 4C runs on Android 4.4.2 Kitkat with Emotion UI.

    Huawei Honor 4C features 5 inch TFT IPS display with screen resolution of 720×1280 pixels and pixel density of 294 ppi. The sun light legibility and viewing angles are just average. In terms of call quality, Honor 4C does a decent job. However, watching youtube videos using the headphone, the audio quality is not good.

    Honor 4C Review

    Huawei Honor 4C comes with 13MP A/F primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. The phone has lot of customisation options in camera settings. Even with default settings, this dual sim smartphone takes a good images and videos in this price. Some of the customisation option available on Honor 4C are Panorama, HDC, All Focus (lets you change focus point of a picture after you have taken it) etc.

    Huawei Honor 4C houses 2,550mAh battery. The battery performance is below average. It drains fast and also gets heated up while charging. The connectivity features of the device are Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, Wi-Fi , 3G, USB tethering and WiFi hotspot. Unfortunately there is no 4G support. It surprising considering the phones which are priced much lesser than this such as Lenovo A6000, Moto E 4G has 4G support.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of  Huawei Honor 4C

    Pros Honor 4C

    • Good camera performance.
    • Competitive pricing.
    • Decent build quality.
    • Good selfie camera.

    Cons of Honor 4C

    • No Android Lollipop out of the box.
    • Battery drains faster.
    • No headphone in the box.
    • No 4G connectivity
    • Only 4GB user available internal storage.

    Huawei Honor 4C Specification

    • Dual-SIM.
    • 5-inch 720p HD TFT IPS display.
    • 64-bit 1.2GHz octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 620 processor.
    • 2GB of RAM and 8GB internal memory.
    • Expandable storage up to 32GB via microSD card.
    • 13MP A/F rear camera with Flash, 5MP front camera.
    • Android 4.4 KitKat with Emotion UI 3.0.
    • 2,550mAh battery.
    • Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G.

  • Lenovo K3 Note 5.5 inch Phablet With 4G Launched at Rs.9999

    Lenovo has launched its most anticipated 4G phablet K3 Note in India. It will available exclusively on flipkart. The registration for the device is already started. The Lenovo K3 will go on sale from July 8.

    Sudhin Mathur – Director, Smartphones, Lenovo India on the event of launch said that, “We are truly overwhelmed with the positive response from consumers for our 4G portfolio. To further enhance our consumer’s experience we are launching a device with great multitasking capabilities and unrivalled features at an affordable price. The K3 Note is certainly a disruptive offering with its future-proof features, superior multi-media experience and extraordinary performance.”

    Read: Lenovo K3 Note Review.

    Lenovo Android Phablet

    Lenovo K3 Note runs on Android 5.0 lollipop with Vibe UI. It supports both LTE bands in India FDD-LTE 1800MHz Band 3, and TDD-LTE 2300MHz Band 40.  Lenovo K3 Note sports 5.5 inch OGS IPS display with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels and 401 ppi pixel density.

    Lenovo K3 Note is a dual sim Android smartphone. It is powered by 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6572 processor with 2GB of RAM. There is 16GB internal storage and support for microSD card upto 32GB.  The Lenovo K3 Note will be available in Onyx Black, Pearl White, and Laser Yellow colour variants.

    Lenovo K3 Note comes with 13 megapixel primary rear camera with Dual LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera. Connectivity options of this phablet includes 4G (TD-LTE/ LTE), Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth, Micro-USB, tethering and WiFi hotspot.  The device measures 152.6×76.2×7.99mm and weighs 150 grams.

    Lenovo K3 Note houses 3000 mAh battery which is rated to deliver up to 39 hours of talk time on 2G and 16 hours on 2G, apart from 11 days of standby time.

    This K3 Note was first launched in China back in March. This Lenovo phablet has almost similar specifications as that of  Meizu m1 note. However, Meizu m1 note price in India is Rs. 11,999 which is much higher than K3 Note.

    Lenovo K3 Note Specification

    • Android 5.0 lollipop with Vibe UI
    • 5.5 inch OGS IPS display with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels and 401 ppi pixel density
    • 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6572 processor with 2GB of RAM
    • 16GB internal storage and support for microSD card upto 32GB
    • 13 megapixel primary rear camera with Dual LED flash
    • 5MP front facing camera
    • 4G (TD-LTE/ LTE), Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth, Micro-USB, tethering and WiFi hotspot
    • 3000 mAh battery.

  • Asus Zenfone 2 with 4GB RAM Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenfone 2 with 4GB RAM is a Android Dual sim smartphone. There are many variants are available but in this post, I will be doing the review on 4GB Variant with 32GB internal storage model.

    Asus Zenfone 2 is powered by Intel Atom 2.3GHz Quad Core 64 bit processor with 4GB of RAM and Power VR G6430 GPU. This variant has 32GB of internal storage in which 25 GB is available for the user. You can even add microSD card upto 128GB.

    Asus Zenfone 2 sports 5.5 inch IPS screen with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels which results in a pixel density of 403 ppi pixel density. The screen to body ratio is 70.1% which is a decent. The screen quality is very good. The viewing angles, sun light legibility are good. The text look crisp and touch responsiveness also good. The device comes with gesture controls which is very useful in using this device.

    Asus ZenFone 2

    Asus Zenfone 2 has 13MP primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. The camera performance on outdoor comes out very well. But low light camera performance is below average. The device houses  3000 mAh battery. The connectivity features of the device are 4G, 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth, microUSB.

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenfone 2 with 4GB of RAM

    Pros of Asus Zenfone 2

    • Great overall performance: The overall performance of the device is excellent.  Even high end games like Asphalt 8, Nova 3 etc plays without any issues.
    • Very good display screen: The 5.5 inch 1080P display is very good. It has good viewing angles and sun light legibility also decent.
    • Zen UI with Android 5.0 Lollipop: The customized ZenUI has lot of features. The features like Zenfone motion, quick settings, managing startup apps etc are very useful. Though it is a highly customised UI, it is not effecting the performance of the smartphone.
    • Attractive price: Though it has specification which is kind of flagship, price of the device is very competitive.
    • Fast charging feature: Fast charging feature of Zenfone 2 is very useful.

    Cons of Asus Zenfone 2

    • Average Camera: The primary camera of the device is not great. The low light performance is below average as the images taken has noise. The video quality also not great.
    • Non user replaceable battery.
    • Mobile data on only one sim:  Zenfone 2 is a 4G enabled dual sim smartphone. Most of the smartphones allow data on both the sim. In Zenfone 2, you can use data only on sim 1. There is no way you can enable mobile data on sim 2.
    • Cellular call quality could have been better: The voice on this device is not smooth. Also if you are in noisy place, the volume feels little low. If the other side person speaks fastly, voice does not feel clear. All other features are excellent. The signal gain on this device is excellent, There is no call drop experienced in my last 15 days of usage.
    • No LED back light for navigation buttons.

    Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML with 4GB RAM Sspecification

    • Dual sim with Dual Active
    • Android 5.0 Lollipop with ZenUI
    • Intel Atom 2.3GHz Quad Core 64 bit processor with 4GB of RAM and Power VR G6430 GPU
    • 32GB of internal storage in which 25 GB is available for the user
    • Support for microSD card upto 128GB
    • 5.5 inch IPS screen with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels
    • 13MP primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera
    • 3000 mAh battery
    • 4G, 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth, microUSB connectivity features.