Interesting Facts and Review of Panasonic P55 Novo

Panasonic had in November launched the P55 smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 10,290. The company on Thursday has launched a follow up handset called P55 Novo. Priced at Rs. 9,290, the P55 Novo will be available from the first week of July.

The selfie-focused Panasonic P55 Novo runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the-box, and comes with dual-SIM support. It features a 5.3-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display, and is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core processor (unspecified) coupled with 1GB of RAM. The smartphone includes 8GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB).

The smartphone sports a 13-megapixel autofocus rear camera with triple-LED flash, while also housing a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. Connectivity options on the Panasonice P55 Novo include Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, FM radio, Micro-USB, GPRS/ EDGE, GPS/ A-GPS, and 3G.

It packs the same 2500mAh removable battery like in the P55, with no word on talk time and standby time. Measuring 147.9x73.8x8.15mm, the Panasonic P55 Novo features Tap Play, which allows users to wake up the smartphone without pressing the physical power button, and Gesture Play, which allows launching of apps via gestures.

"With consumer priorities changing radically, we believe in enhancing customer experience by providing them with smart technology on the go. With the new smartphone, we are here to to offer a new dimension wherein the model has been specially designed to provide easy accessibility to consumers looking for a single app to control all home devices," said Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India during the launch.

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Lg Flex 2 Hidden features, specs, and Review

Lg Flex 2 Specifications

DISPLAY- 5.5" Curved Full HD P-OLED Display

REAR CAMERA- 13 MP OIS+ Laser Auto Focus Rear Camera and 4K Ultra HD Camcorder

FRONT CAMERA- 2.1 MP HD Front-Facing Camera and Full HD Camcorder

BATTERY- 3,000 mAh Battery with Fast Charge1

PROCESSOR

·       Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810 Processor with (Integrated)

·       2.0 GHz 64-bit Octa-Core CPU

TOTAL INTERNAL MEMORY32 GB

·       Supports microSDHC™ card up to 2 TB (sold separately)CONNECTIVITYWi-Fi® 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

·       Bluetooth® Version 4.1PLATFORMAndroid 5.0 (Lollipop)DIMENSIONS5.87" (H) x 2.96" (W) x 0.37" (D)WEIGHT5.36 oz

Latest Flex 2 Specs Review

The LG G Flex 2 is the first big announcement to come out of CES 2015: after testing the waters with futuristic curved phones in 2014, LG has tazen the experiment and concepts to reality with a well-thought out mass-market gadget, the G Flex 2.

After the gigantic, 6-inch original G Flex, LG has taken a more moderate approach and claims to have found the optimal size for the G Flex 2: it’s a 5.5” display.

The signature features include the same, 700R (700mm) curvature, plastic OLED display with a 1080p resolution, the new octa-ocre 64-bit Snapdragon 810 system chip, scratch self-healing back cover, and quick charge technology. What’s not to like? Before we officially approve those new features, let’s first explore them in more depth, though.

Camera and Media: 13MP, OIS+

The LG G Flex 2 does not offer much novelty in the camera: it uses a 13-megapixel main camera with optical image staiblization (OIS+) with laser auto-focus, or what seems like basically the same camera hardware as in the G3. That, however, is not a bad thing at all. The G3 has one of our favorite cameras of any 2014 flagship, with fast focusing and pleasing colors.

When it comes to media, we’d like to point out the positive effect on outdoor viewing that comes with a curved screen. The reason for this is that there are less reflections (the curve blocks a lot of them), so it’s much easier to use the device outdoors, be it to show a couple of images or share a funny YouTube video when you’re out.

Battery: fast charged

One of the most transformative innovations of 2014 was Qualcomm’s QuickCharge on real flagships. Smartphone makers have come up with different names for fast charging tech, some have also improved it, but at the core it is all a Snapdragon feature. LG is also finally joining this game with G Flex 2 and we’re happy to hear the news: the 3000mAh (non user-removable) battery supports high-speed charging that will get you from 0 to 50 percent in about 40 minutes. This type of charging requires the charger in the box connected to a wall plug.

Once again, it’s worth mentioning that expectations for the battery life of the LG G Flex 2 are much brighter than those for most other flagships. The reason for this lies in the less taxing 1080p screen resolution, while others have to cope with a more pixel-heavy Quad HD resolutions.

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Yu Yuphoria launched at Rs. 6999

Yu Televentures, a subsidiary of Micromax, on Tuesday launched its second smartphone, the Yu Yuphoria. The Yu Yuphoria has been priced at Rs. 6,999 and, like the Yu Yureka, it will be exclusively available via Amazon India. The first flash sale of the Yu Yuphoria is scheduled for May 28 for which registrations begin starting 5pm IST Tuesday. The smartphone will be available in Buffed Steel and Champagne Gold colours.

Commenting on the launch, Rahul Sharma, Founder Yu, "We stepped out to do everything that's exciting and new and today's launch is all of that. We are proud to say that with Yuphoria, we are breaking the flagship myth and introducing our first smartphone that has been designed and assembled in India."

For specifications, the Yu Yuphoria features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) TFT IPS display and sports third-generation Corning Gorilla Glass for protection. Sharma at the launch claimed that the screen to ratio on the Yuphoria is 67 percent. The Yuphoria runs Android 5.0 Lollipop-based Cyanogen OS 12.

The handset is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. It features 16GB of built-in storage.

The dual-SIM based Yuphoria supports 4G and features accelerometer, ambient, proximity, gyroscope, and e-compass. It sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.2 lens and LED flash. while also featuring a 5-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture. It is backed by a 2230mAh battery, and weighs 143 grams.

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How to root Lg G3

LG G3

The LG G3 is the 2014 successor to the popular LG G2 flagship device. The G3 retains styling elements of the G2, but improves on internal hardware and screen size. The display is a 5.5" QHD IPS LCD with a resolution of 1440x2560. The device is powered by a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, and 2GB or 3GB of RAM depending on the model. Internal storage is available in either 16GB or 32GB. The G3 also features a 13MP camera, with "laser autofocus", giving it a claimed fastest autofocus time of any smartphone. The exterior features a scratch-resistant metallic polycarbonate finish. All this is backed up by an impressive 3000mAh battery.

(Read:Full Specs and hidden features of Lg G3 )

How to root Lg G3

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Lg G3 Hidden Features and Specs

The latest smartphone in LG's award-winning G Series.

Now, with a larger, clearer display, a laser-precise

Camera and superior smart interactivity.

5.5" Quad HD Display

The LG G3’s new 5.5" Quad HD (2560 x 1440) display transforms the smartphone visual experience at 4 times the resolution of HD. Stunning graphics and life-like colors seem to jump off the screen, showing imagery in its finest detail and clarity at 538 pixels per inch.

The LG G3’s Laser Auto Focus measures the distance

to the subject using laser technology. Laser Auto

Focus allows for improved focusing speed and object detection even in low-light situations.

With Knock Code, your device is more secure than ever.

Simply tap a secure 3 to 8 point code based on a 4  quadrant pattern. Choose from over 86,358 different code possibilities.

The LG G3 Quick Circle™ case offers colorful protection and  a round window of instant-access functionality. It’ s just what you would expect for LG’ s most innovative phone yet.

The G3 is the first Quad HD smartphone in the US with 78% more resolution than the Samsung Galaxy S5.

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Nokia Lumia 640 Reviews, features and Pros and Cons

Microsoft really does a great job when it comes to building a budget smartphone. The company’s latest line of Lumia smartphones, the Lumia 640 and the 640 XL are very attractive and also have reasonably powerful specs, even though they’re relatively cheap.

The new Lumia smartphones from Microsoft are very similar in terms of design to the previous Nokia models. It’s true that neither of the two smartphones is to die for but they are pretty nice, not to mention that they’re both ready for the new Windows 10.

PROS

- Great quality of plastic

- Compatible with Windows 10

- Great specs

- Lumia 640 XL has great cameras

- Both smartphones are affordable

CONS

- The devices are still running on Windows 8.1

- Lumia 640 doesn’t have great cameras

Here is our Microsoft Lumia 640 review.

This time around the corners have been a little more rounded off but it still feels a little slippery in the hand, it doesn't have the best grip available at this range.

The thickness of the handset has been knocked down a little, though Microsoft has yet to confirm the exact dimensions of the new handset. The buttons and features all remain in the same place with the power button sitting comfortably on the right for your thumb and a volume rocker just above.

Battery

We can’t really say if the battery will last as long as Microsoft claims it will but the batteries inside the two smartphones are quite big. The Lumia 640 XL comes with a 3,000 mAh battery and the smaller one comes with a 2,500 mAh one. Microsoft claims that the battery life on both Lumia’s will last for two days.

Windows 10

Both devices are running Windows 8.1 as Windows 10 is not yet available for mobile phones. However, both the Lumia 640 and the 640 XL are ready for Windows 10. The update to Windows 10 will come to these two devices as soon as Microsoft launches its new OS. The two smartphones perform very smoothly in Windows 8.1 and the Lumia Denim update works really well.

Camera

The Lumia line-up has always been great at taking shots. While the Lumia 640s don’t have incredible cameras, they both take pretty decent photos, mainly thanks to the camera software. You can adjust lighting, control exposure and have several effects at your disposal and you can also create living pictures that will show you the changes you’ve made to your image from start to finish in a format resembling GIF. Lumia 640 shoots lesser quality photos, however. For some reason, the smaller Lumia comes with weaker cameras. It comes with an 8MP camera on the back and a 1MP camera on its front. Seeing how selfies are the new trend right now, we can’t understand why Microsoft chose to put such a small front-facing camera on its device.

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How Free Appps are Killing your smartphones Android

Free mobile apps with ads drain your smartphone's battery faster, cause it to run slower, and use more network data, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found.

When compared to apps without ads, the researchers found that apps with ads use an average of 16 percent more energy than apps without ads.

That lowers the battery life of a smartphone from 2.5 to 2.1 hours on average - or down to 1.7 hours at the high end of energy usage.

Researchers at the University of Southern California, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and Queen's University in Canada said that a phone's Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like its brain - and ads eat up a lot of that brain power, slowing it down.

Apps with ads take up an average of 48 percent more CPU time - 22 percent more memory use and 56 percent greater CPU utilization (the amount of time the CPU was used).

Since the ads themselves are content that has to be downloaded, apps with ads cause smartphones to use much more data - up to 100 percent more, in some cases.

On average, these apps use around 79 percent more network data.

Together, these frustrations and expenses led users to rate apps with ads lower - costing them an overall average of .003 stars on a five-star rating scale.

"In absolute terms, this is very low, but in the crowded and competitive world of apps it's a huge difference. It can make the difference between your app getting downloaded or going unnoticed," said William Halfond, co-corresponding author of the study at the University of Southern California.

Halfond along with Meiyappan Nagappan of RIT and other colleagues compared 21 top apps from the past year - culled from a list of 10,750 that had been in the top 400 of each of Google Play's 30 categories from January to August of last year.

They then measured their effect on phones using analysis tools loaded onto a Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone.

Next, Halfond said he hopes to create models that will allow app developers to predict how well their products will be received by the public - both with and without ads.

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Samsung Galaxy E7 Reviews, Hidden features and Specifications

Samsung didn’t have a great year in 2014. It lost most of its market share in the budget price range to the competitors including Micromax, Xiaomi, Gionee, and Huawei. With the launch of Samsung Galaxy E7 smartphone, Samsung is trying to keep its market share intact in mid price range. The E7 smartphone has been priced at Rs. 23,000 which went on sale on January 20 in India.

The Galaxy E series was launched along with the A series where both had the same specs. The only thing that makes them apart is that the E series smartphones are made out of the plastic. That’s the reason the Galaxy E7 smartphone is cheaper than the Galaxy A7.

Overview:

The E7 will feature a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED screen of HD (1280×720) resolution, a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 16GB of expandable internal storage, and a 2,950mAh battery. The E7 will be considerably thin at 7.2 mm, while its full dimensions will be 151×77×7.2 mm. As listed above, the phone will run on Android Lollipop

Design & Hardware:

Let us first discuss the design and build aspect. The Galaxy E7 follows the standard design form of Samsung. It has the metal frame that we have already seen in Galaxy S5. The smartphone is light in weight in comparison to Xiaomi Mi4, while the back cover is made up of polycarbonate material, and has a glossy finish. The Galaxy E7 has the unibody design with a non-removable back cover. SIM and microSD slots have been provided on the right side and volume rocker on the left side of the phone. The second SIM card slot can act as a MicroSD card slot, so you will have to sacrifice the Dual SIM functionality for more space or vice versa. One design aspect some may not like is that rear camera is sticking out from the handset’s body.

Software:

Samsung Galaxy E7 SoftwareOn the software front, Galaxy E7 runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS, with the TouchWiz UI and is expected to get 5.0 Lollipop update sooner. I personally never liked the TouchWiz UI, and always have been a fan of stock Android ROM. TouchWiz has always been known to be one of the heaviest ROMs out there, bloated with unwanted features and apps. The Galaxy E7 also comes with bloatware you find on the other Samsung smartphones. Samsung has provided many features in its camera apps such as Wide Selfie, Palm Selfie, a GIF feature and Beauty Shot, which all the selfies lovers would like to explore.

Initial impression

The Samsung Galaxy E7 is a decent smartphone overall. But at this price point, users have better options including Xioami Mi4, OnePlus One and Lenovo Vibe X2. This was our hands on and the quick review. Stay tuned for our full reviews, in which we will test phone’s performance, camera quality, battery life and gaming.

Pros & Cons of Samsung Galaxy E7 Mobile

Pros

✔ Inexpensive

✔ Realistic colour

✔ Built-in speakers

✔ Durable

✔ Lightweight

Cons

× Too big

× Low screen resolution

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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs S6 Comparison, reviews and Features

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 wasn’t exactly a flop, but at the same time could hardly be considered the company’s most successful handset to date. Samsung itself admitted the handset didn’t sell as well as it had hoped, and there was a reasonably sizeable backlash of criticism from fans and press about the S5’s lackluster design and hardware. In short, it did not live up to the hype.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is a plastic handset with a removable rear cover that has a perforated texture, supposedly in order to feel more natural and aid grip in the hand. It's a removable cover, allowing access to the also removable battery and microSDXC slot.

With the Samsung Galaxy S6 we find a more premium-looking design with a metal chassis and mirrored finish to the rear and tougher Gorilla Glass 4 at both front and back. The device is no longer waterproof (for that check out the rumoured Samsung Galaxy S6 Active), and the battery no longer removable. With 32GB of storage as standard, Samsung has also removed the microSD card slot. We thought the design would look more similar to the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 reminds us more of the iPhone 6.

Display Comparison

The Galaxy S5 packs a fairly modest display panel compared to a lot of the supersized, Ultra-HD examples strutting around the market at present. It has a 5.1in Super AMOLED at 1920x1080 pixels and 432 pixels-per-inch. It’s still nice and sharp, however, with great color and brightness levels, good viewing angles, and at full HD rather than anything beefier it’s not going to drain your battery like a newly awoken vampire. Samsung did go the whole hog on the Galaxy Note 4 by bumping the resolution up to QHD at 2560x1440 pixels and its gone and done exactly the same thing on the Samsung Galaxy S6, which is a 5.1in QHD Super AMOLED panel with a 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution and an eye-bursting pixel density of 577 ppi.

Camera Connectivity

Both Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S6 are fitted with 16Mp rear cameras, but the S6's version has been improved with smart optical image stabilization (as seen on the Note 4), plus a f1.9 wide-angle lens that allows for better shots in low light. The S6's camera is always on in the background too, so it will spring into action and be ready to shoot in just 0.7 seconds. Plus an IR sensor can automatically detect and adjust white balance. The front camera has been boosted from 2- to 5Mp, and now supports real-time HDR, while 4K video recording is supported at 30fps.

Audio Comparison

Sound quality in the S5 is acceptable, but nothing out of the ordinary. With the S6 Samsung claims the built-in speaker (still a single speaker) offers 1.5 times the volume.

Battery Life Comparison

The Samsung Galaxy has a 2800mAh removable battery and an Ultra Power Saving mode that ekes out every bit of life (up to 24 hours) from the last 10 percent of juice by turning off all unnecessary functions and using a greyscale display. The S6's battery capacity has a reduced capacity of 2550mAh, but has some nice upgrades. Wireless charging is optional, while you can get up to four hours use from a 10-minute charge. Samsung says the S6 charges in half the time of the iPhone 6.

Software 

While the Samsung Galaxy S5 is sold running Android KitKat, the S6 will come with Lollipop. You can read up on the key differences in our Android KitKat vs Android Lollipop review, but keep in mind that Samsung is also rolling out Lollipop to the S5. TouchWiz features on both S5 and S6, but in the S6 Samsung says it is no longer leggy. There's the S Health 4.0 app, which will track your activity thanks to the various sensors including a barometer and is also used in conjunction with the heart rate scanner on the rear of the device.

Samsung's new Samsung Pay is made available thanks to the NFC chip, too, though it isn't set to launch in the US until the second half of 2015 so won't arrive in the UK for a long time. One interesting thing is that the S6 comes with Microsoft Apps pre-installed, and you'll get OneDrive with 115GB of space for two years, as well as Microsoft's OneNote app. Samsung KNOX is present with security features including Find My Mobile.

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 Reviews and Features

With great power comes great responsibility. Today's smartphones and tablets have more processing power than what NASA had to work with back in the 60s to get human beings on the moon.

In just a short period of time, we've gone from single-core to quad-core mobile processors being the norm, and for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung is giving consumers worldwide a taste of its Exynos octa-core chipset.

While power efficiency has improved, it's still no easy feat to power our mobile devices of today. From Full HD and beyond displays to the hoard of apps we use, there's a lot to keep up with. In keeping up with the Joneses, things can get a little heated. In most cases, it's nothing out of the ordinary. In the alleged case of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810, it's far from it.

Snapdragon 810 Processors

The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810 processor, the "ultimate connected computing processor," with 64-bit computing on 8 CPU cores and leading modem capabilities, is designed to enable the most advanced connected mobile user experiences, including streaming 4K Ultra HD video, sharing top-quality digital photos, online 3D gaming, and virtually seamless communications, along with outstanding battery life for premium smartphones and tablets.

Snapdragon 810 User Experiences

When you need premium tier mobile computing capability, the Snapdragon 810 processor offers highly advanced features, performance and power-efficient design.

Sound of the cinema

Smartphone audio will also receive a huge boost in the Snapdragon 810, both in terms of capturing and pumping out sound. In terms of output, Dolby Atmos support will provide a surround sound-like experience on a simple set of stereo headphones. Your Netflix sessions on the train home are destined to get even more cinematic. As for recording, Fluence Pro support will allow devices that sport three microphones to record full 3D sound. You’ll even be able to manually select the direction you want to record sound in.

4G LTE

X10 LTE with 3x20MHz fully integrated LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation supports download speeds up to 450 Mbps for intensive use cases like 4K streaming.

Video

Support for hardware based HEVC playback and capture at 4K resolution supports power efficient 4K streaming and uploads.

Battery Life

Tight integration and support for Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 technology and Qualcomm® WiPower™ technology

Graphics

New Qualcomm® Adreno™ 430 GPU and display engine enable 3D gaming on 4K displays

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Kyocera Brigadier for Verizon Wireless Reviews and Hdden feature

The Kyocera Brigadier packs a punch. This rugged Android handset for Verizon Wireless is one of the toughest available in Big Red's lineup. Here is Phone Scoop's full report.

Designed for extreme conditions Shock, Dust and Water Proof

Get the durable construction of a Military Standard 810G Rugged device with the versatility of an Android smartphone in one. The Kyocera Brigadier is shock, dust and water proof, making it ideal for health care, shipping, and construction sites. Plus, it's certified for use in hazardous work environments (Class I, Division 2 Nonincendive, T4) where concentrations of flammable gases, vapors, or mists may occur.

Verizon Exclusive Sapphire shield

The rugged Kyocera Brigadier's ultra-durable 4.5" HD touchscreen with glove and wet touchscreen operation offers greater scratch and impact resistance. Sapphires are second only to diamonds in hardness, so manufactured sapphire provides best-in-class resistance to scratches. Sapphire Shield™ can sustain impact of a drop on to a rock from up to twice the height compared to the leading strengthened touch panel glass.

Powerful and Secure

Enforce simple security policies and get wireless email, calendar, and global address book access with Exchange ActiveSync. Protect sensitive corporate information on your FIPS 140-2 validated Kyocera Brigadier using on-device encryption settings and manage everything with leading Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions.

Travel internationally with confidence

The Kyocera Brigadier makes traveling simple and keeps you connected to the critical information you need to stay productive while working overseas.

Loud and clear Sonic receiver

Get great conversation quality even in the noisiest environments with a Smart Sonic Receiver and powerful, dual-front speakers.

Signal

The term "signal hound" is an apt descriptor when discussing the Brigadier's performance on Verizon's LTE 4G network. Seriously, it grabbed hold of Verizon's network and held on for dear life. It never let go. If the Brigadier was a bull rider, it would have won the rodeo. The Brigadier delivered strong performance across signal strengths. It always connected calls on the first dial and never dropped any. Data speeds were solid across the board, and only dipped a little under the weakest network conditions. It delivers excellent network performance.

Video

The video camera, which can shoot 1080p HD, fares slightly better. It delivered more consistent exposure and white balance, and focus was somewhat improved. I'd say the Brigadier is fine for everyday recording needs, but don't use it to shoot your Magnum Opus.

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Lenovo A7000 probably launching on 7th April

Lenovo A7000 probably launching on  7th April

Lenovo Company will be launching a new smartphone on 7th April 2015, they have already sent out invites for the event. Most likely it could be the Lenovo A7000 that was already showcased at the MWC event.

The Lenovo A7000 will be an upgraded version of Lenovo A6000 that is currently a hot selling smartphone in India. The A7000 if priced right could also turn out to be a big hit. Inside the hood the A7000 will be using the MediaTek MT6752M octa core processor clocked at 1.5GHz coupled with Mali T760 GPU.

Lenovo A7000 Reviews - mobilereviewslatest.blogspot.com

This dual SIM handset with 4G support will be running Android 5.0 with VIBE UI out of the box over a 5.5 inch IPS screen with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. Weight with battery is 140 grams and handset is 7.9mm thick. There is 2GB onboard RAM, 8GB storage and micro SD support.

A 7000 also comes with 8MP auto focus camera packed on the rear with LED flash and a 5MP camera on the front. Key features are 4G, 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, GPS, 1x speaker, Dolby Atmos and Bluetooth 4. A 2900 mAh battery powers up the handset with up to 16 hours of talk time on 3G networks.

Lenovo A7000 was unveiled at MWC with a price tag of $169. It would be interesting to see what they price it in India, it could under Rs. 11,000.

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Huawei honor 4x reviews

We all know that Huawei is known for making some cheap phones, cheap as in aggressively affordable that is. One of them in particularly, the Huawei Honor 4X, was present in the company’s showroom floor during CES 2015 – so we thought it’d be great to check it out. What’s notable about this smartphone is its inexpensive price point, which is available for $130 (1GB) and $160 (2GB).

Huawei honor 4x reviews

Look and feel

Huawei hasn't done much different with the design of the Honor 4X except for adding a textured pattern on the rear cover that looks distinct. Otherwise, it is quite a standard candybar-shaped Android smartphone. The Honor 4X is an undoubtedly chunky device at 8.7mm and 165g but it feels more compact than the similarly-sized Yu Yureka thanks to its small screen bezels. That said, the Honor 4X is still a pretty large phone and using it with one hand won't be very easy. Only a white colour variant of the phone is available in India.

The power button and the volume rocker are on the right edge of the phone. For some reason the power button is black and the volume rocker is white. This colour distinction doesn't make sense because most people feel for these buttons more often than they look for them.

Display

The Honor 4X doesn’t skimp out when it comes to the size of its display, which is a sizable 5.5-inch 720 x 1280 IPS display. To our own surprise, it’s detailed and exhibits many favorable qualities to make it stand out – instead of being forgettable, much like the junk we see in some other entry-level smartphones. Details are sharp, plus, its color reproduction favors a neutral tone. Best of all, it seems to produce a potent brightness too – allowing our eyes to make out the display in bright conditions.

Processor and Memory

In keeping its cost very low, the handset is powered by Huawei’s very own 64-bit based 1.2GHz octa-core Kirin 620 processor with either 1GB or 2GB of RAM (depending on the model). Basic tasks, of course, all run pretty smoothly with little hiccups to its performance. Still, we’re curious to see how it handles more intensive operations, such as gaming, before we can soundly pass judgment regarding its overall performance.

Camera

Somewhat of a strange revelation, Huawei has opted to outfit the Honor 4X with a 13-megapixel rear camera – while the front one is a 5-megapixel snapper. That’s a surprise, naturally, since this device isn’t spec’d to be anything more than an entry-level offering. Nevertheless, we’ll take the higher-than-normal camera here with the Huawei Honor 4X, but we seriously hope that it can actually take some decent looking snapshots.

Expectations

Even though the Honor 4X is only available in China, it’s impressively cheap for a phone with its screen size and specs. Specifically, the 1GB and 2GB models sell for $130 and $160 respectively, which make them great replacement devices if you’re strapped for cash. Additionally, the smartphone is also a dual-SIMed device – so that really helps to deepen its overall value.

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Lava Iris fuel 10 Review and specification

Lava international has launched its latest low budget smartphone Lava Iris Fuel 10  for the price of INR 6541 . Recently we have seen Micromax and Karbonn launching there budget smartphone in market. Most smartphone launched by these companies are priced under 7000, thereby increasing the competition in List of Best Smartphone Under 7000 in India 2015.

Lava Iris Fuel 10 features a 4.5 Inch WVGA display which supports 800 x 480 pixels resolution. Powered by 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, Iris Fuel 10 has 1GB of RAM and wil have 8Gb of expendable internal storage. in memory segment Lava Iris Fuel 10 gives much more than what it is priced for. 1GB RAM is sufficient for multiprocessing.Lava Fuel 10 will be based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS.

Upfront, it features a 5MP primary camera with LED flash and a BSI Sensor. On front side it has a 2MP front facing camera. It will have all basic connectivity option like Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS, Dual Sim supports etc. Lava Fuel 10 will feature a massive 3000 mAh battery giving it a back up of around 20Hrs on 2G network making it one of the best smartphone for battery life under 7000.

Lava Iris Fuel 10 specifications

4.5-inch WVGA display

800 x 480 pixels

1.3GHz quad-core

MediaTek processor

1GB RAM

8GB internal memory

expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD

Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop)

Dual SIM

5MP AF rear camera with BSI+ Sensor

LED Flash

2MP front-facing camera

3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio

3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS

3000mAh battery

Price INR 6541

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Google Nexus 6

ANDROID FANS in the market for a phablet are currently spoilt for choice, but the Nexus 6 and Galaxy Note 4 stand out as the most notable contenders vying for buyers' attention this Christmas.

Samsung's Galaxy Note range has long held a reputation for being among the biggest smartphones on the market, and often the go-to phablet for many, but Google's Nexus 6, with its 6in screen and large dimensions, makes the Galaxy Note 4 look almost petite.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Google Nexus 6

Design

The Nexus 6 and the Note 4 belong to the 2014-2015 generation smartphones with a metal frame. The main weakness of Android phones’ has long been the choice of designs and materials, aside from the HTC One (M8) and the Sony devices since the Xperia Z. This is of course subjective, but I feel that Android phones are really getting nicer this year. The Note 4 and the Nexus 6 were able to squeeze out of the ugly mold and are both quite elegant.

The Nexus 6 was crafted in the image of the Moto X (2014), aside from it being bigger and including a few changes: the volume and power buttons have been moved down, the same goes for the camera and the flash, though they remain in the middle of the device. The Galaxy Note 4 has a plastic backing with an aluminum frame, and has the same physical Samsung buttons that we’ve become accustomed to.

One point in which the Nexus 6 is better than the Note 4 is that the Google phone is water-resistant, while the Note 4 is not. What it lacks in water resistance though, it make up with the included S Pen stylus which fits snuggly into the chassis.

Display

Much like in the design department, the Nexus 6 and Galaxy Note 4 are fairly evenly matched when it comes to displays, sporting 6in 1440x2560 Amoled and 5.7in 1440x2560 Amoled screens respectively.

Given its smaller screen size, the Galaxy Note 4 has the higher pixel density, which comes in at 515ppi compared with the Nexus 6's 493ppi.

However, in terms of quality, it's hard to judge a winner between the two. Both offer great brightness, sharpness levels and viewing angles, but we did notice that both suffer from slight color distortion probably owing to the Amoled technology.

Getting one up on the Nexus 6, the Galaxy Note 4 has the added bonus of stylus input, allowing users to doodle and make notes on the display.

Thanks to this, and the fact that the Nexus 6 is extremely difficult to use with one hand, the Galaxy Note 4 wins another round.

Performance

Both devices come with top notch processors and stunning QHD displays. However just like the LG G3, such a demanding screen often has an effect on the overall smoothness of a phone's performance, especially when playing HD games. This was noticed when playing games on both either device. However, for the most part, everything ran impeccably for either device, apps opened right away, animations were crisp and what can be observed are two of the best performing smartphones around. There was no clear winner in this section.

Software

As previously mentioned, the Nexus 6 runs a stock version of Lollipop, while the Galaxy Note 4 runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat overlaid with Samsung's TouchWiz skin.

Samsung has hinted that the Galaxy Note 4 will be updated to Lollipop, but has yet to say when.

This means that the Nexus 6 comes with all the latest features Google has to offer, including the new Material design which has a cleaner look and smoother animations and is a huge improvement on KitKat.

There are also other features such as improved multitasking, enhanced security and a battery saving mode.

The Galaxy Note 4, on the other hand, comes with the TouchWiz interface, which has a reputation for being one of the heaviest Android skins.

This rings true on the Note 4, which is stuffed full of custom features, such as a Flipboard homescreen overlay, a bunch of Samsung's own apps and a handful of apps that you're not likely to look at, including Pizza.de and HRS Hotels.

Camera

The Nexus 6 was finally able to break away from the poor camera quality that plagued previous Nexus phones and does a standup job with its 13MP back shooter. Motorola also included the optical image stabilizer. The benefits of this technology could be seen in the results: images taken in low light situations turned out great and offer little noise. The Galaxy Note 4 on the other hand has a higher resolution rear camera of 16 MP, in addition to an ISOCELL sensor, an optical image stabilizer and a long list of shooting modes.

It's also interesting to note that that either device was treated differently in terms of front camera resolution. The Nexus 6 only comes with 2 MP on the front, while the Note 4 has 3.7 MP. Samsung clearly understood that the current selfie trend in adopting a better camera on the front. They also included a neat feature which allows users to use the back facing camera to take selfies which uses the heart rate monitor as a sensor.

Battery

The Nexus 6 and Galaxy Note 4 both pack 3,220mAh batteries. Google and Samsung quote up to 24 and 20 hours of talk time respectively.

Despite Google's claims, we found that the Galaxy Note 4 managed to outlive the Nexus 6 during our battery burn tests. The Nexus 6 lasted eight hours, while the Galaxy Note 4 managed nine hours.

For those not watching video 24 hours a day, we found both smartphones easily offered a full day of use, and on average made it into a second day without any problems.

Both come with quick charge modes onboard. Samsung's custom Fast Charging feature enables the Note 4 to be charged from zero to 50 percent in 30 minutes, while Motorola's Turbo Charger juices the Nexus 6 with six hours of battery life in just 15 minutes.

Storage

The Nexus 6 is available in 32GB and 64GB capacities, with no room to expand via microSD.

The Galaxy Note 4, on the other hand, comes in a 32GB variant only, but with an onboard microSD offering an extra 128GB.

Overall winner: Galaxy Note 4

There's barely a whisker in it, but the Galaxy Note 4 trumped the Nexus 6 in four out of seven categories.

Google's latest smartphone would be an obvious choice for those after a stock Android 5.0 Lollipop experience, but we found the Galaxy Note 4 more manageable owing to its smaller screen size and dimensions.

It also came out top when it comes to battery life and storage, offering the option to expand the 32GB internal memory via microSD.

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