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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

Videocon on Wednesday launched two new budget smartphones, the Videocon Krypton V50DA and the Krypton V50DC - priced at Rs. 5,999 and Rs. 6,099 respectively. The Android 5.0 Lollipop-based dual-SIM handsets as per the company "line up to the brand's mission of reaching out to the emerging smartphone users of the country who demand the best Android experience on affordable cost." The Videocon Krypton V50DA features a 5-inch FWVGA (854x480 pixels) resolution IPS display and is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processor clocked at 1.3GHz, clubbed with 1GB of RAM. It houses 8GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 32GB). Also included are a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. On the connectivity front, the Krypton V50DA supports 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Micro-USB, GPS, A-GPS, and FM radio. The smartphone is backed by a 3000mAh battery that is rated to deliver up to 280 hours of standby tim

Meizu launched its Pro 5 smartphone back in September last year and has now launched its successor, the Pro 6. The 32GB inbuilt storage variant has been priced at CNY 2,500 (roughly Rs. 25,700), while the 64GB inbuilt storage version has been priced at CNY 2,800 (roughly Rs. 28,800). The smartphones will go on sale from April 23. The USP of the Android-based Meizu Pro 6 is its 5.2-inch Super Amoled full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution display with 3D Press functionality. The feature is Meizu's take on the 3D Touch pressure sensitive display technology that Apple debuted with the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus. The display has a pixel density of 423ppi and is protected with Gorilla Glass 3. The smartphone is powered by a deca-core MediaTek Helio X25 processor, with the 4 Cortex-A53 clocked at 1.4GHz, 4 Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 2.0GHz, and 2 Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 2.5GHz. The deca-core processor is clubbed with 4GB LPDDR3 RAM and Mali-T880 GPU. Meizu Pro 6 featu