Android Phones
Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus vs Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs A110 Canvas 2
Micromax has released yet another 5-inch Canvas-series smartphone in the country recently. Available on its official e-store and select retailers, the phone is an upgraded version of the company’s already available A110 Canvas 2 smartphone.
Running on Android 4.2, the phone also features similar specifications to that of A116 Canvas HD smartphone apart from the HD display.
In this report, we will be comparing Micromax A110Q, A116 and A110 smartphones to see which of the three is the best smartphone for consumers right now.
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LG Optimus F3 smartphone leaked online
Third smartphone in LG’s affordable LTE line-up F-series has been spotted online. Carrying the Optimus F3 moniker, the phone would the cheapest device in the company’s F-series.
First announced at Mobile World Congress in February this year, LG Optimus F-series already include Optimus F5 and Optimus L7 phone, so, the presence of an Optimus F3 makes sense.
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Huawei Ascend P6 press render appears online, may launch on June 18
Huawei’s rumoured ultra-thin Ascend P6 smartphone is back in news, this time in the form on a leaked press render. The phone, which is supposed to be the thinnest smartphone from the company (and possibly in the world), is expected to come with 1.5GHz quad-core processor.
The latest leaked press render from evleaks matches with the previous sightings of the phone and confirms the 6.18mm thick chassis. As per a report on Engadget, Huawei Device Chairman Richard Yu has apparently revealed to his followers on Weibo that the leaked render is indeed of Ascend P6 and the phone will be officially announced on June 18 in London. The post was however deleted soon after.
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HTC One with stock Android might appear in “next two weeks”: Report
Rumours of HTC One stock Android version don’t seem to stop coming. Now, folks at tech blog Geek are reporting that HTC is reportedly working on a variant of HTC One smartphone, which will run on stock Android rather a customised one. Geek previously leaked accurate information about the impending arrival of Galaxy S4 Nexus Edition, which was confirmed by Google at I/O 2013.
According Geek’s sources, HTC will be announcing this stock Android variant within two weeks, although actual availability will begin sometime this summer.
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AT&T to exclusively sell Galaxy S4 red colour variant in US
Hours after Samsung officially announced four new colour variants of Galaxy S4, telecom operator AT&T has announced that it will be exclusively stocking the red version in the United States. The telecom operator will begin taking pre-orders for this new colour version tomorrow; however it will be available on June 14.
The price of the smartphone remains same as other colours – $199.99 with a two-year agreement.
“For our customers that love a splash of colour in their smartphone, we’re excited to bring you another exclusive that really makes a statement,” AT&T noted in a blog post.
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HTC First UK launch delayed indefinitely
UK telecom operator EE has confirmed to Android Central that Facebook has decided to hold off HTC First UK launch. The phone was supposed to launch in UK within months of US release, but now it looks like the phone might never make it to the country.
The official statement still suggests that Facebook is fixing issues with Facebook Home and chances are that an improved version of HTC First might be launched in UK on a later date, but it looks highly unlikely right now.
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Maxx, Celkon & Adcom launch budget Android phones in India
Last 48 hours have been filled with Android phones launches from India’s home-grown mobile phone companies like Maxx, Celkon and Adcom. Each of these companies has introduced several new Android phones in the Indian smartphone market with prices ranging from INR 3,199 to INR 12,375.
Talking about Celkon first, the company has introduced two new Android phones – Signature One A107 and A9+. The phones have been priced at INR 6,999 and INR 3,299 respectively.
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Five million HTC One units sold since launch: HTC exec
HTC might not have officially announced the unit shipments or sales of its flagship HTC One smartphone, but as per a report on WSJ, the company has already sold around 5 million units.
An unnamed HTC executive told Wall Street Journal that HTC One orders have been good so far but the company is struggling with the supplies.
“Orders are pretty good so far and are still more than what we can supply. This is partly due to the shortage of components. When the issue is resolved next month, we will have a better idea if it’s doing really well or not,” he told the publication.
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HTC announces Desire 600 with quad-core CPU and new Sense UI
Going on sale in early-June
Within a day of Desire 600 getting spotted in a benchmark database, HTC has made the smartphone official. The phone is also the second device from the company to come with the updated Sense user-interface, which was introduced along with HTC One.
According to a press release issued by the Taiwanese manufacturer, HTC Desire 600 will be available in Russia, Ukraine and select countries in Middle-East and Asia early-next month.
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LG announces Optimus G’s waterproof variant Optimus GJ
LG has taken the wraps of a waterproof variant of Optimus G smartphone in Taiwan. Dubbed as Optimus GJ, the phone will go on sale next month for NT$17,990 (US$600).
Expected to compete with Sony’s recently announced Xperia ZR, which is also waterproof, Optimus GJ can stay underwater for 30 minutes up to 1 meter of depth.
The specifications of the phone are almost same as Optimus G; the phone packs 4.7 inch IPS HD display, 13MP rear camera, 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, MicroSD card slot, and 2,280 mAh battery.
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