The Nexus line smartphones will be receiving the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop starting today. This updated can be obtained through OTA update or through factory image which is available for download.
The devices which will start receiving the Lollipop update are WiFi only versions of Nexus 7 2012 tablet and Nexus 7 2013 tablet, Nexus 10 and Nexus. The Nexus 4 users need to wait for few more days as it is yet receive Lollipop factory image.
The users of Nexus 7 table of 2012 and 2013 with Cellular version will get Lollipop update little bit late. Apart from this, Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 will also receive some minor bug fix updates today.
Today, Motorola Moto X 2014 Pure Edition and Moto G 2014 also will get Android 5.0 Lollipop update. LG too not left behind. It announced that, LG G3 has also begun receiving the heavily customized Lollipop build.
It is surprising to see that, no word on the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the Android One smartphones such as Micromax Canvas A1, Karboon Sparkle V and Spice Dream Uno.
Samsung has launched its biggest smartphone of the year Galaxy Mega 2 in India. It will be the successor to the last years Galaxy Mega 6.3 and Galaxy Mega 5.8. The price of Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 in India is Rs.20,900.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 is powered by 1.2 GHz quad core processor with 1.5 GB of RAM. Like all other recent smartphones, this time too Samsung not revealed the model of the chipset. The device comes with 8 GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 64 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 sports 6 inch TFT capacitive touch screen with 720p resolution. This large screen Galaxy device runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat along with Touchwiz UI. Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 houses 8MP primary rear camera and 5MP front facing camera. Connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB 2.0. It also supports USB tethering and WiFi hotspot features.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 houses 2800 mAh battery. This new Samsung Selfie Phablet will compete with the likes of HTC Desire 816, Nokia Lumia 1320, Xperia C3 etc.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Specifications
1.2 GHz quad core processor with 1.5 GB of RAM
6 inch TFT capacitive touch screen with 720p resolution
8 GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 64 GB
Android 4.4 Kitkat along with Touchwiz UI
8MP primary rear camera and 5MP front facing camera
Year 2014 seen the game changer smartphones from Chinese mobile manufacturers. Started with Xiaomi Mi 3 which set the standards for a mid range smartphone and Redme 1S for the entry level smartphones. Now it is turn for Huawei. Till so many years they were focused on more on other fields such as routers. Though they were in smartphone manufacturing, it was marketed through other brand names mostly. But with Huawei Honor 6, it entered market with great interest among the consumers. Let is have quick look into Huawei Honor 6 Pros and Cons to understand whether it is a best sub 20k smartphone available today.
Huawei Honor 6
Huawei Honor 6 is powered by 1.7GHz Kirin 920 Octa Core Processor which uses four 1.7GHz Cortex A15 cores and four Cortex A7 cores. This is developed by Hisilicon a subsidiary of Huawei. Unfortunately, the GPU Mali-T628 MP4 gives a mid range performance. The Honor 6 comes with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It does supports microSD card upto 64GB.
Huawei Honor 6 has 13MP primary camera with Dual LED flash. It also has 5MP front facing camera to take self portrait and video calling. Connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth USB, NFC and Cat 6 LTE. 2.3GHz band used by Indian service provider such as Airtel 4G is not supported in the device. It also has USB tethering and WiFi hotspot.
Huawei Honor 6 runs on Android 4.4.2 along with Emotion UI 2.3. The device has 5 inch LCD capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels and 445 ppi pixel density. The viewing angles and sunlight legibility are just average as it is not a IPS screen. Honor 6 comes with 3000 mAh battery. It lasts on average 10 hours with battery saving features on.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Huawei Honor 6
Pros of Huawei Honor 6
Fast Performance: With Octa core processor and 3GB of RAM, provides a super fast performance. There is no or negligible lag is visible.
Front facing camera: Honor 6 front facing is of 5MP. It does take good quality photos and videos. It is one feature many of the selfie enthusiast can look into.
High resolution screen: The 5 inch screen comes with 1080p resolution which results in crisp and clear display.
Great Value for Money: Priced at 19k, it is a great value for money we can purchase.
Cons of Huawei Honor 6
Build Quality: The glossy back panel attracts lot of scratches. In a day to day use, we have seen that, it very prone to scratches. Also the device feels slipper while holding.
Average Graphics Performance: As mentioned earlier, the GPU in the device is of mid range.
Average Battery life: Though it has 3000 mAh battery, it performance very similar to the other smartphones 2600 mAh battery.
Average Viewing angle: As it doesn’t feature IPS display screen, the viewing angles and sun light legibility are not upto the mark.
Sound Crackles at volume : In spite of having Dolby DTS technology, at higher volumes sound crackles. Even earpiece volume is low in phone calls.
Huawei Honor 6 Tips and Tricks
Take screenshot: To take screenshot on Huawei Honor 6, you can use the UI way. Just swipe down on the screen on which you want to take screen shot to get the quick toggle menu. In that, take screenshot option is available. Tap on it to take the screenshot.
Use as Modem: You can use Huawei Honor 6 as modem through USB tethering or WiFi hotspot features.
Huawei Honor 6 Specifications
1.7GHz Kirin 920 Octa Core Processor with 3GB of RAM
Android 4.4.2 along with Emotion UI 2.3
5 inch LCD capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels
13MP primary and 5MP front facing camera
16GB internal storage and support for 64GB microSD card.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is a selfie focused Android smartphone. It is current trend in smartphone to launch selfie focused smartphones. We have seen Sony Xperia C3, HTC Desire Eye, Lava Iris X5 etc which has good front facing camera. Let us a quick review on Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime to know where it stands in the crowd.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is dual sim and runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat. It is powered by 64 bit Quad core processor 1.2GHz with Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset and Adreno 306 GPU. It has 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage in which 5GB is user available. Grand Prime also supports microSD card upto 64GB.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has 5 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with screen resolution of 540×960 pixels and 220 ppi pixel density. Connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and WiFi. As a android feature, it does supports USB tethering and WiFi hotspot to use Galaxy Grand Prime as modem.
Biggest attraction of the device is its camera segment. It has 5MP wide angle front facing camera and 8MP primary camera. The camera is capable of recording 1080p videos at 30fps. Comparing to Galaxy Grand 2 and Galaxy Grand which has only 2MP front facing camera, it is welcome move. Galaxy Grand Prime houses Li-ion 2600 mAh battery which is rated provide upto 17 hours of talk time and 75 hours of music playback.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
Pros of Galaxy Grand Prime
Display screen: The display screen has good viewing angles and good colour reproduction.
Performance: Galaxy Grand Prime does performs great on day to day usage. The games like Asphalt 8 plays without any much lag or frame drop. Graphic intensive games like modern combat does shows some frame drops
Price: Price of the Galaxy Grand Prime is competitive and good value for money.
Good Camera: The front facing as well as secondary camera does takes good photos and records quality videos.
Cons of Galaxy Grand Prime
No 720p HD Screen resolution: 5 inch screen without even 720p resolution, is downside. Considering many budget smartphones features 720p screen which are priced very much lower than this.
No NFC and OTG support: It is not a deal breaker considering , it supports microSD card.
Average battery life: In normal usage, it lasts one day. However, on heavy usage, need to charge twice.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Specification
Dual sim and runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat
5 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with screen resolution of 540×960 pixels
1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage
Expandable storage support upto 64GB through microSD card.
Last week we have seen two of big events with unveiling of great tablets and smartphones. There were lot of rumours and anticipation on launch of Nexus 6 smartphone, Nexus 9 tablet and Apple iPads. Both Google and Apple didn’t disappointed the gadget enthusiasts. Apple launched Apple iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, upgradation for iMac series and launch of iOS 8.1 with lot of new features and bug fixes. Similarly, just one day ago to apple event, Google unveiled Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 with latest Android OS 5.0 Lollipop. According to Google Android 5.0 is one of the major update in the Android history. In post we will discuss the features of of newly launched Nexus 9 tablet.
HTC Google Nexus 9
Google Nexus 9 tablet is manufactured by HTC. It marks many new things. One of them is the 8.9 inch display screen Nexus Tablet. The screen has 1536×2048 pixel resolution with 281 ppi pixel density. The display screen has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection which helps in reducing the scratches on the screen.
HTC Nexus 9 is powered by Dual core 2.3GHz Denver CPU with Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset and Kepler DX1 GPU. The new tablet has 2GB of RAM and 16GB or 32GB of internal storage. Like previous Nexus devices, this too doesn’t comes with support for microSD card.
Google Nexus 9 sports 8MP autofocus primary camera with LED flash. It record 1080p videos at 30fps. There is also a 1.6MP front facing camera which can record videos at 720p resolution. Connectivity features includes WiFi, Bluetooth, microUSB, NFC and GPS. Cellular connectivity is a optional.
Google HTC Nexus 9 comes with Indigo Black, Lunar White and Sand Colours. It houses Li-po 6700 mAh battery which according to Google will last for 10 hours of video playing or surfing. New Nexus 9 runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box which is optimized or better battery utilization.
Nexus 9 Tablet Price
Just a day after global unveiling, Nexus 9 is listed in Google Play store India website. The price of Nexus 9 is given below.
Nexus 9 16GB WiFi only variant Price: Rs.28,900.
Nexus 9 32GB WiFi and Cellular variant Price: Rs. 44,900.
