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After the Intex Aqua Pride and Aqua Q7N, the Indian smartphone company has launched another smartphone in the Indian market. The Intex Aqua Ring is priced at Rs. 4,999, and is being exclusively sold on Amazon India. The Intex Aqua Ring has a Sandstone back cover and a round oval ring on top which houses the camera and flash. It supports dual-SIM dual standby, and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. It features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display with 294ppi pixel density and 16.7 million colour support. It also sports Asahi Dragon trail Glass protection. The smartphone runs on a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6580A quad-core processor paired with Mali 400 MP2 GPU and 1GB of RAM. It offers only 8GB of inbuilt storage, but comes with support for expandable storage via microSD card (up to 32GB). Optics include a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash, autofocus, panorama mode, face beauty and gesture features. A 5-megapixel camera is present at the front as well. Addition

Micromax on Tuesday unveiled the Canvas 6 smartphone in India. Priced at Rs. 13,999, the new Micromax Canvas 6 will be available exclusively via Flipkart apart from the company's online store. To recall, the domestic handset maker initially showcased the smartphone last month alongside the Canvas 6 Pro. The Micromax Canvas 6 was until now available for pre-order via the company's online store alongside the Canvas 6 since last month. The company says the smartphone will be available to buy from Tuesday. One of the biggest advantages of the Micromax Canvas 6 over the Canvas 6 Pro, is that the former sports a fingerprint scanner at the back. Another highlight of the smartphone is it packs metal unibody which means non-removable battery. Much like the Micromax Canvas 6 Pro, the Canvas 6 also supports 4G LTE. According to the official Micromax listing, the Canvas 6 supports both the LTE bands in India - FDD 1800MHz (Band 3) and TDD 2300MHz (Band 40). To recall its spec

Lava has introduced its new A67 budget Android smartphone in India. Priced at Rs. 4,549, the Lava A67 is now listed on the company's website. As of now, there is no word on the availability of the Lava A67 but we can expect the smartphone to be available in the market soon. The biggest highlight of the new A67 smartphone is it sports a front-facing LED flash alongside the 2-megapixel camera. The Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Lava A67 is a dual-SIM supporting smartphone that features a 5-inch IPS display with a WVGA (480x800 pixels) resolution and a pixel density of roughly 196ppi. The handset is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor (unspecified) clubbed with 512MB of RAM. The smartphone includes 4GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 32GB). The A67 sports a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash. It is backed by a 2000mAh battery which is rated to deliver a standby time of up to 170 hours. Connectivity options of the Lava A67

Chinese company QiKU has added yet another smartphone to its portfolio. The QiKU N4 was announced in China for CNY 899 (Rs. 9,200 approximately), and the company will begin selling the smartphone from May 13 through the flash sale model. The QiKU N4 seems to be a slightly upgraded version of the QiKU F4 smartphone that was launched in March. The smartphone runs on Qihoo 360 OS on top of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and comes with hybrid dual-SIM support. It has a bigger 5.5 inch 1080p curved display, and is powered by a 64-bit 2.3GHz Helio X20 deca-core processor paired with 4GB of RAM. The QiKU F4 had a 5-inch HD display, and was powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 SoC. It offered options of 2GB and 3GB of RAM. Coming to the camera, it sports the same 13-megapixel rear snapper with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, Sony IMX258 sensor, and 1080p video recording capabilities. It also houses a 5-megapixel front facing camera. The QiKU N4 offers 32GB of storage further expand

Huawei Terminal's Honor brand has launched the V8 smartphone in China. The smartphone is up registrations on Tuesday via Vmall, JD.com and other online retailers in the country, with the first flash sale on May 17. The smartphone has been priced at CNY 2,299 (roughly Rs. 23,500) for the 4GB of RAM + 32GB inbuilt storage variant, CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 25,500) for 4GB of RAM + 32GB inbuilt storage variant with additional network support, and CNY 2,799 (roughly Rs. 28,600) for the 4GB of RAM + 64GB inbuilt storage variant with QHD display. No details about global availability were made available by the company. The main highlight of the Honor V8 is the dual-camera setup it features, with two 12-megapixel rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, laser autofocus, BSI sensor, and an f/2.2 aperture. Alongside, it bears a 8-megapixel front camera with f/2.4 aperture. The Honor V8 comes with two choices of displays depending on the model selected. The 32GB storage models come wi

Intex on Wednesday unveiled its new budget Aqua G2 smartphone in India. Priced at Rs. 1,990, the Intex Aqua G2 is targeted at first time smartphone buyers. The Aqua G2 features 2G connectivity and comes with a 2.8-inch TFT display with a screen resolution of 240x320 pixels. The smartphone runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and supports dual-SIMs. The device packs an 1100mAh battery that can offer a talk time of up to 5 hours and a standby time of up to 6 days. It sport a 0.3-megapixel front and rear cameras. The rear camera comes accompanied with an LED flash. The Aqua G2 is powered by a single-core processor coupled with 256MB of RAM and packs 512MB of inbuilt storage. It supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 16GB). It measures 105x57.4x11mm and will be available in Grey and Champagne colours. Unfortunately, there is no 3G support on the handset. The company says that the Aqua G2 will come with preloaded apps such as Opera mini. Commenting on the launch, Sanjay

Oppo on Wednesday announced that its F1 Plus smartphone is now available to purchase in India. As announced at the India launch last month, the Oppo F1 Plus will be available various stores across regions including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai among others. The F1 Plus smartphone is in fact the Oppo R9 that was launched in China in March, but has been re-branded for international markets. The highlight of the Oppo F1 Plus is its 16-megapixel front camera, which features a 78.1-degree wide-angle lens and an f/2.0 aperture. On the rear, the Oppo F1 Plus sports a 13-megapixel camera with LED flash and an f/2.2 aperture. It features PDAF (phase detection autofocus) and 4K video recording. The smartphone sports an obvious design similarity to the iPhone 6, and sports a fingerprint scanner on the home button right below the display that the company touts will unlock in just 0.2 seconds. The R9 features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) Amoled display. Under the hood,

ZTE in China on Tuesday unveiled its latest Nubia-series smartphone, the Nubia Z11 mini. Priced at CNY 1,499 (approximately Rs. 15,000), the handset is now available to pre-order via the company's online store and will go on sale starting April 25. The Chinese telecommunications giant touts the Nubia Z11 mini's "mobile phone professional photography system", which it calls NeoVision 5.8. It sports a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, 6P lens, autofocus, and LED flash. There is an 8-megapixel front camera also on board. The ZTE Nubia Z11 mini sports a fingerprint scanner at the back can be used for more functions other than just unlocking the device. According to ZTE, the fingerprint sensor on the smartphone can be used as a camera shutter button or for taking screenshots. Another highlight of the Nubia Z11 mini is it features 4G LTE as well as voice over LTE (VoLTE) connectivity, which means it will allow voice calls via mobile data on suppo

Datawind has launched a new voice-calling tablet, the Ubislate i3G7, in India. The Datawind Ubislate i3G7 is now available to buy at a discounted price of Rs. 4,444, with an MRP of Rs. 5,999. The biggest highlight of the new Datawind Ubislate i3G7 is it comes with free Internet browsing for 12 months via Reliance networks. Consumers purchasing the new Ubislate i3G7 tablet will have to tap on the UbiSurfer Internet browser app on the device and fill up the registration form to get free Internet browsing for 12 months. The company says users won't require any data plan or no monthly fees for browsing Internet.The first year of free unlimited Internet browsing via the UbiSurfer browser does not include audio/ video streaming or local-downloads. Datawind says users will have to purchase separate top-up plans for this. The tablet also packs an Intel SoC under the hood, the other highlight of the device. The Datawind Ubislate i3G7 features 1.2GHz quad-core Intel processor clu

Huawei has introduced its new MediaPad-series tablet, the MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro, which is now listed on the company's website. There is no word on the pricing or availability of the tablet. We can expect the Chinese company to announce the availability of the Huawei MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro tablet soon. Huawei can be expected to price its new MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro tablet around the MediaPad M2 10.0 which was unveiled at CES earlier this year. The Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 Wi-Fi with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage was priced at $349 (roughly Rs. 23,250) while the Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 LTE model with similar configurations was announced at $399 (roughly Rs. 26,650). Much like the MediaPad M2 10.0, the MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro tablet comes in different RAM and storage variants - one with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage, and another with the same configuration but including LTE support. The official site also lists others editions featuring 3GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, and 3

Pantel Technologies has unveiled its new 2-in-1 device, the T-Pad WS1001Q, running Windows 10. Priced at Rs. 10,999, the Penta T-Pad WS1001Q is now available exclusively via e-commerce website ShopClues. The company as a promotional optional offer is bundling a 3G dongle which will come with free 3G data from Aircel for a period of six months. At this print point, the Penta T-Pad WS1001Q 2-in-1 Windows 10 device will be up against Micromax's Canvas Laptab LT777 which was unveiled at Rs. 17,999 in October last year. Pantel is marketing its new T-Pad WS1001Q as a laptop on the e-commerce website. Much like other 2-in-1 devices, the Penta T-Pad WS1001Q comes with detachable keyboard and features a 10.1-inch (1280x800 pixels) IPS display. It is powered by a 1.44GHz quad-core Intel Atom X5-Z8300 (Intel Core Z3735F) processor with a clock speed of up to 1.84GHz that's paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of inbuilt storage. The new 2-in-1 Penta T-Pad WS1001Q supports expanda

It appears that iBall is planning to soon launch a new tablet called the Slide Co-Mate. The tablet has been listed on the website with images and specifications. The company has not detailed price or availability, but we can expect an announcement in the near future. According to the website listing, the dual-SIM supporting iBall Slide Co-Mate tablet features an 8-inch HD (1280x800 pixels) resolution IPS display with a pixel density of 188.68ppi. The Android 5.1 Lollipop-based tablet is powered by an unspecified quad-core ARM Cortex A7 processor clocked at 1.3GHz, clubbed with 1GB of RAM and Mali 400MP GPU. The tablet houses 8GB inbuilt storage, of which users get 3.64GB free for file storage and apps download. However, this should not be an issue as it supports external SD card storage up to 32GB. The iBall Slide Co-Mate includes 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash along with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. On the connectivity front, the tablet supports 3G,

iBall has introduced its new Andi Blink 4G smartphone which is now listed on the company's site. Unfortunately, there is no word on the availability and pricing of the iBall Andi Blink 4G smartphone. We can expect the handset to go on sale in India soon. The dual-SIM iBall Andi Blink 4G smartphone supports 4G on both the SIM cards and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. It features a 5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) IPS display. Under-the-hood it packs a 1GHz quad-core processor, clubbed with 1GB of DDR3 RAM. It sports a 5-megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash alongside a 2-megapixel front-facing camera also accompanied by an LED flash. Also housed on board the smartphone is 8GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via a microSD card (up to 32GB). On the connectivity front, the iBall Andi Blink 4G supports 4G, as the name suggests, apart from Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, and Micro-USB 2.0 connectivity. It comes with USB OTG while featur

Gionee, soon after launching the Pioneer P5L (2016), has now unveiled its new Pioneer-series smartphone, the P5 mini, in India. Priced at Rs. 5,349, the Gionee Pioneer P5 mini is now available to buy via the company's India site. That the smartphone was initially unveiled in Nigeria last month as the Gionee P5 Mini, and India appears to be the second market where the smartphone has gone on sale - though with the addition of the Pioneer moniker. The Android 5.1 Lollipop-based smartphone runs Amigo 3.1 UI on top and supports dual-SIM. It sports a 4.5-inch WVGA (480x854 pixels) IPS display and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6580M processor. It comes with 1GB of RAM and bears 8GB of built-in storage. The smartphone supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 128GB). The P5 mini sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and also houses a 2-megapixel front facing camera. Connectivity options on the handset include Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi, and Micro

Micromax at its 'Guts to Change' Gurgaon event on Wednesday unveiled several new devices, including smartphones, new televisions, and new tablets. A total of 19 products were unveiled at the event, with 15 new phones, however, the company only launched the Canvas 6 and Canvas 6 Pro in India. The company also unveiled a new logo and branding, as seen below. At the event, Micromax emphasised that it has worked hard to improve software and services a customer derives from its devices. Other smartphones launched at the event include the Micromax Bolt Supreme, Bolt Supreme 2, Bolt Q381, Canvas Spark 2+, Canvas Evok, Canvas Mega 2, Canvas Unite 4, Canvas Fire 5, Canvas Selfie 5, Canvas 6, and Canvas 6 Pro. The 4G-enabled Micromax Canvas 6 and Micromax Canvas 6 Pro have been priced at Rs. 13,999. While the latter has already gone up for pre-orders via the company's own site from Wednesday, the former is expected to become available soon. Both smartphon