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Chinese smartphone producer ZTE released Blade A2 Plus smartphone in India with a price tag of Rs 11,999 or approximately 183 US Dollar.

The Blade A2 has 5.5 inches, sports with 13MP main camera and 8MP for front shooter. The handset is powered by octa-core MediaTek MT6750T processor along with 4GB RAM and runs with the latest Android Marshmallow OS.
 
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ZTE India Terminal CMO, Sanchin Batra said, "Through this phone, we take the first step to reach millions of Indians who are going digital."

Furthermore, the handset has 5000mAh battery that provides a talk time almost 22 hours.

LG announced its newest smartphone with affordable price also pack with stylus the -  LG 
Stylus 3.

President of LG Electronics Mobile Communication, Juno Cho said, “Our 2017 mass-tier, mid-range smartphones focus on giving our customers a wide variety of options and choices for their smartphone lifestyles. What's consistent in all our K Series and Stylus 3
devices is that they look and feel premium, offer replaceable batteries and all come with expandable memory slots, what customers consider key factors when buying smartphones in this category."
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The LG Stylus 3 is offer as a mid-range handset schedule to be feature at CES 2017. Still no words about the price yet, buy rumored has it that this handset will debut at very affordable price.

LG Stylus 3 will be available in Pink gold color, metallic and redesigned stylus. The stylus feels more like pen with better contact point and sensitive fiber tip.

LG added new proximity sensor that notifies you when the phone moves too far from the stylus. In addition, it features a screen-off note-taking and use automatic memo application.

LG Electronics has began improving its flagship smartphone GP with Nougat, Google’s
newest Android 7.0 mobile OS. With Google’s reference handset Nexus series excluded, the LG G5 turned the initial Android smartphone to get the Nougat update.

LG Electronic Senior Vice President Kim Hyung-jeong mentioned, "We could provide a well-prepared upgrade service as we have actively received customer opinions through a preview program, we will continue to promptly provide after-sales services that customers need in the future."
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Handset manufacturer launched a beta version of the Nougat operating system last August and offered the newest operating system to 2,000 LG G5 users in Korea. Within the process, the company received complaints and suggestions from test candidates and reflected their views in the upgrade.

The Android 7.0 Nougat includes new features such as incorporated application search called In-Apps and multi-window performance.

G5 users can download a dedicated application called LG Bridge from the company’s website or download center in the device, to connect the device to the company and upgrade it.

Mobile phone maker LAVA International Ltd released its innovative LAVA A97 WITH 4G 
Accessibility and a 5MP front camera. Lava A97 broad range of features includes 5-inch screen of FWVGA resolution, 5MP both back and front camera and has LED flash each, 4G VoLTE connectivity and more.

The  Lava A97 loads with new camera features such as GIF mode, Face beauty to beauty selfie, to capture video images, Audio Picture to save images with an audio note and a Panorama mode.
 
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This full HD device is equipped with 1.3GHz Quad Core processor and supported by 1GB of RAM. Lava A97 also loads with 8GB of memory that can be expand up to 32GB.

Also, a Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS improves the overall user experience with the new advantages such as ‘Google Now on Tap’ feature ‘Doze’ feature. It also comes with a 2350mah battery.

Founded in India, Lava has offshore operations in Thailand, where there are the market leaders and existing in Pakistan, Bangladesh Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mexico, Russia, Middle East and Indonesia.

The Lava A97 will be offer nationwide around all retail stores and multi-brand outlets.

The 7th generation of mobile operating system from Android also known as the Android

A promotional image for the Android 7.0 Nougat Facebook/AndroidOfficial

Nougat will eventually arrive on Motorola devices. Based to the mobile company official blog, the Android 7.0 Nougat will obtain its way to some of their handsets. The Android Nougat update will start to roll out this fourth quarter of the year and will land on the fourth-gen of the Moto G as well as the Moto Z.

Other Motorola handsets will also get the update including the fourth-gen of Moto G Plus and Moto G Play, third-gen of Moto X Pure Edition, Moto X Play, Moto X Style, Moto X Force, Droid Turbo 2, Droid Maxx 2, Moto Z, Moto Z Droid, Moto Z Force Droid, Moto Z Play, Moto Z Play Droid, as well as the Nexus 6.

In the meantime, rumors said that Samsung past-generation leading smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5 will also get the Android 7.0 Nougat. 

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Bases to Mobi Picker, the South Korean mobile developing began to test the newest mobile OS on the said units, and they are aiming to roll out the update during the first month of 2017. Furthermore, there’s also a report that claiming the Samsung is preparing to incorporate the Android 7.0 Nougat to their latest lineup of top products including the Galaxy Note 7, Galaxy S7 the Galaxy S7 edge before the end of 2016.

Devices that will run with the Android 7.0 Nougat will have the splice-screen display mode, where two application can run at the same time. The new Android 7.0 Nougat that came out on August 22 also comes with modified feature featuring smaller icons. Other phone manufacturer will also roll out the new Android update in the future.

Samsung has started mass production of their Exynos 7 Quad 7570, Samsung newest mobile software processor built designed on 14nm process technology. Exynos 7570 is the first phone AP in its class developed with the state of the art process. 

Additionally, it is the first Exynos process to incorporate a Cat 4 LTE 2CA modem and connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, FM, Bluetooth and global navigation sat system in a single chip. 

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“With Exynos 7570, more consumers will be able to experience the performance benefits of the advanced 14nm FinFET process in affordable devices,” said Samsung.

The yearly trade show is one of the premier in Europe and is due to discover hottest

LG V20

smartphone releases by Sony, who are anticipated to unveil the newest version of Xperia Z range, as well as flagship smartwatches from Huawei and Samsung.

The new LG V20 is set to be one of the first handset to ship with the next version of Android’s mobile OS 7.0 Nougat, also expected to be revealed during the event, which was visited  more than a 245,000 people last year, with these many people no complain heard about the event.
 
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The said event gives the consumer the chance so see and test new gadgets for the first time, well ahead of their on sale dates.

Samsung are expected to introduce the Gear S3 smartwatch, while Chinese manufacturer Huawei will try to boost their reputation in Europe with a follow-up to the Mate 8 smartphone together with the Huawei Watch, which was introduced at IFA last year.

The number of notices comes just days ahead of Apple hosting their own event last September 7 where the company announce the next-gen of iPhone.

Apple released their new iPhone app that has been develop to enable users to control
their newest Apple TV set-top box using Siri.

The innovative iPhone app enable users to navigate the newest Apple TV hardware using Siri and the phone touch screen rather of the physical remote control, which is supplied by Apple.

The new Apple TV Remote application is offered to download straight from the iTunes App Store, sad to say, it has not been optimized for the iPad as for now, unlike the older Apple Remote App.
 
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Apple Company describes a little more regarding the new Siri supported Apple TV Remote iPhone app features and performance.

Apple TV Remote is a great companion to Apple TV, delivering the best of the Siri Remote. With Apple TV Remote, you’ll never need to put down your iPhone to enjoy Apple TV. Control Apple TV with a swipe of your finger or use the keyboard to quickly enter text. And you can use the app along with the Siri Remote.

•  Navigate Apple TV with touch gestures
•  Quickly enter text, email addresses, and passwords using the keyboard
•  Ask Siri to find something great to watch, listen to, or play
•  Control the movie, TV show, or song that’s currently playing
•  Play games using the accelerometer and gyroscope
•  Turn on Game Mode for simplified game controls

Apple again level up their ttechnology by this remote app. what is your thought about this app? 

Source: iTunes

Recently, there are some rumors that the new Samsung Galaxy Note 6 would probably
come with 6GB RAM and now based to a latest report the Galaxy Note 6 will come with the Samsung newest RAM chips. The company recently presented their new 6GB RAM which built using their 10nm developing procedure and these chips will surprisingly debut in the new Galaxy Note 6.

The company are expected to release an Iris scanner along with the launch of their new Note 6, the handset is rumored to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 processor. Some other rumored features on the new Note 6 is the range of storage choices form 32GB to 256GB.
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This Samsung Galaxy Note 6 is expected to feature a 5.8inch QHD display with a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels and surprisingly be offered in a Note 6 Edge product. When it comes to camera the new Galaxy Note are rumored to be have the same as the Galaxy S7 which include a 5MP on the front and a 12MP on the back.

Samsung company will launch their new Galaxy Note devices this August and the handset are rumored to go on sale in the 15th of August so better mark your calendar for this sale from Samsung.

Any person who consider that smartphones are all expensive clearly they have not come
across to the newly release Vodafone Smart Prime 7 for £75 and the Vodafone Smart First 7 for an unbelievable £25 on pay as you go.

With your £25, Vodafone Smart First 7 features a 3.5inch screen, a 1.3GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor, 512MB of ram, 4GB internal storage, a 2-megapixel camera, 1400mAh battery and runs with Android Lollipop. These are some amazing specs for the handset.

The Vodafone Smart Prime 7 is the successor of the Vodafone Smart Prime 6 which has better equipped, featuring a 5inch HD screen, 8-megapixel main camera, 5MP front shooter, quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor that supports by a 1GB of RAM, a 8GB internal storage, 2540mAh batter and runs with Android Marshmallow.

Obviously it is far from high-end devices, however it is decent entry-level specification. Each handset is available now on both pay as you go and contract.

If you are still undecided about the phone, consider your budget and check them out.

With just £25 this handset is indeed useful as backup phone.

The new update release of the Samsung Galaxy J2 seemed in some benchmarks, the
device comes with the unit number SM-J201F and it appears like there may be two types of the device.

This newest benchmarks for the J2 occur form AnTuTu and the device is listed along with a Spreadtrum SC330 quad-core supports by 2GB of RAM, the past benchmark listed revealed a 1.5GB RAM model.

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The handset runs with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow in the benchmarks and the screen is 720x1040px, as of now there are no information about the size of the display. 

Other specs includes 16GB of storage, maybe there is a microSD slot.

The new Samsung Galaxy J2 feature a 5MP front facing camera and a 12MP for its main camera, as yet there is no information reveal when the device will be made official.

HTC will be having a press event for their new HTC 10 on the 12th of April and seems like
the release date for the device will be this coming 15th of April.  Based to a latest report, HTC will start offering their new HTC 10 smartphone a few days after the handset is introduce.

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HTC 10 featured a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with 4GB RAM, also comes with storage options that can be expand with the help of microSD slot. Furthermore, the device comes with 5.1inch Super LCD display with QHD resolution of 2560x1440px and a 3000mAh battery, also a high end camera at the back and front that has 12 megapixels it is not clear as yet on whether the cameras have the exact same sensor and features. The new HTC 10 comes with the latest version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge features Qualcomm Quick Charge, which was also on the

Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge

Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, however the Samsung has not incorporate the newest Quick charge 3.0. Just like their predecessors, the Samsung Galaxy S7 feature with Quick Charge 2.0 which is superb in itself, however still not the most recent version of the technology that enables you to charge your device batter in a few minutes. It is rarely an offer and might not be worth talking about at all if Samsung was not recognized for selecting the very finest specifications for its flagship smartphones. Samsung company surely had time to put the Quick Charge 3.0 in to the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge with the technology ready for more or less six months.
 
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All the questions can be found in the two versions of Samsung newest handset flagships. The international Samsung Galaxy S7 boost with Sammy’s own Exynos 8890 processor, which does not support Quick Charge 3.0, while the U.S version feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, it seems like the Samsung down want to undersell if own processor or maybe they wanted more equal specs with the two versions of the Samsung S7.

What can you say about these smartphones? Share your thoughts at the comment section.

Still looking for an affordable smartphone, then let’s talk about this pocket dynamite
handset.

Indian phone space is in major trouble as a fine month old company releases the world cheapest smartphone and you read it right the WORLD CHEAPEST SMARTPHONE. The freedom 251 priced at a jaw dropping $4 dollar and launched by Ringing bells last February 17.

Runs with an Android Lollipop 5.1 operating system, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, it enabled you to access to all applications offered on Google Play store. The camera has 3.2 megapixel and comes with 8GB internal storage. Also has a one-year warranty from the company.

It is not clear how Ringing Bells has been able to produce a smartphone this unbelievable cheap, but reports said that the Narenda Modi government might be subsidizing the phone manufacturer under its flagship “Make it India” program. Possibly that why the Freedom 251 comes with preinstalled applications for some of Modi’s pet projects such as the Swachh Brahat and Woman’s Safety. Ringing Bells will sell the handset via 650 suppliers in India.

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There are also cheap smartphones available in India but not that cheap as the Freedom 251. The Alcatel Fire C which uses Firefox OS and has a price tag of Rs.1729 or approximately 25 US dollar. And other low end smartphones in Asia’s third largest economy range between Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 3,000 that also from India.

According to Ringing Bells the Freedom 251 will “empower citizens, even in the remotest rural and semi-urban centres of India, with the latest in digital technology at incredible affordable prices and cascade knowledge, news and current issues so that all experience the confidence of inclusive growth and equal opportunity”.

As for now the booking for the Freedom 251 is closed. Did you manage to book for the handset?

Less than a week from today the begin of Mobile World Congress also known as MWC, and
like the previous major tech even before it, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, organizations are commencing to make merchandise ads ahead of the big event.

The LG launched their newest addition to its Stylus fam with budget-friendly phablet smartphones. The Stylus 2 will ship later this year, this phablet smartphone equipped with a 5.7 inch 720p display, Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2Ghz, 1.5GB RAM, a 16GB internal storage that can be expand via microSD slot, huge battery life with 3000mAH and this device runs with Android Marshmallow.

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In the press release, LG notes that the Stylus 2 will ship with a few of pen improvements to its typical Android skin, such as a feature called Pen Keeper that will alert the user when their phone is in movement yet the accompanying stylus is not properly put in its bay.

As stated, LG has yet to publicizes the price and availability of the new Stylus 2. The original Stylus was never released in Canada even though the similarity set G Stylo did make its way to the Great White North of Wind Mobile.

LG fans will surely wait for this release of the new Stylus 2 phablet smartphone. What is your thought about this device? Share it below in the comment section.
 

The India based phone manufacturer which is the Intex, released a budget friendly
smartphones over the past few months. Lately, the manufacturer showed two cheap 4G LTE enabled smartphones, the Intex Aqua Raze and the Intex Aqua Wing which cost RS 4,599 and RS 5,199. Now, Intex released a new Android smartphone which targeted consumer who don’t want to spent lots of money on devices. The new phone will come out on Indian market at RS 6,190.

Based to Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, the Intex Technology MobileBusiness Head, “the new Aqua Craze is a brilliant device from the house of Intex and is a true delight for the consumers. The affordable 4G smartphone has features which will leave the consumers to spell bound. Indian company is honoured and delighted that this latest offering from Intex has been launched by the Honorable Secretary. This will surely act as an impetus for us and encourage us further in our Made in India journey.”

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With regards of technical specifications Aqua Craze comes with a 5-inch IPS display with HD (720 x 1280) resolution and 294 ppi pixel density, while the processing tasks are handled by a 64-bit quad-core MediaTek MT6735P chipset running at 1 GHz and mated with a Mali-T720 GPU and 1GB of RAM. The terminal comes with dual SIM dual standby and comes pre-loaded with Android 5.1 Lollipop customized with Intex’ proprietary interface. On the back of the terminal there’s an 8 MP main shooter with LED flash, while the front panel has 2 MP secondary camera which is good enough for video calling and selfies. It also supports 8 GB of internal storage and support for microSD cards up to 32 GB.

 There are quite a few per-installed apps such as Opera Mini, Clean Master, Newshunt, Myntra, Chaatz and more apps. In terms of connectivity, Aqua Craze arrives with 4G LTE, HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, GPS/A-GPS, and microUSB 2.0. All these are kept alive by a 2,500 mAh battery which, according to the company, should be able to get the device through a full day of normal usage. Intex’s latest phone is 143.5 mm tall, 71.4 mm wide, and 8.95 mm thin and it will be available in three colors: Grey, White and Champagne Gold.

CES event was held last January 2016, where they introduced mobile phones which are 
not only with high quality but also affordable.

People wants to buy a very good phone but we know that those phones are very pricey. But now, even average people can buy a handset with many good features with low price. There are handsets this year that can be purchase that costs less than $200.

Usually, when we say good handset, Apple iPhone, Samsung galaxy and some LG devices will come to our mind. Because of so many phones with good features, users go for the lesser known brands.

To know which handset is good for you is to know the internal memory, RAM and the processor.

The first in the list is the Moto G which costs below $200.


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Next is the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3, which the 2000mAh battery is the only problem. The price of this phone is $179.

The third phone is the Asus ZenFone2 which cost you $199. It is available in black, silver, gold, red and other colors in future.

Moto e 2015 is another mobile phone which cost only for $149.

Fake mobile phones can cause great hazards of brain ailments. Selling of fake mobile
phones continues in several parts on the country, because of this, IT experts and Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) gave warning.

An official from the Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP) said, “We have reports of fake mobiles being sold in the country and our teams confiscate them on a regular basis.”

Copy of Samsung’s model like Grand, Note Series such as the Edge can be bought from R075 to R0100. These fake mobile phone usually sold at small outlets. The minor difference in size, display et cannot be seen by an untrained eyes.

TRA has circulated an SMS that gives warning to people about these phones as they are health hazards.

A TRA official said, “We have received some complaints about such fake phones. They pose a severe threat to health.”

Fake phones are not capable to control radiation because they are made of cheap materials.

Dr Sandeep D’Souza, medical director of Al Hayat International Hospital in Ghubra, said, “Radiation levels from fake mobile phones are much higher, which cannot be tolerated by the body. The radiation can affect the brain. Moreover, they can explode while charging and in extreme temperatures.”
 
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Nadra al Amri, IT security consultant at Protiviti, said, “The major issue with fake mobile phones is that they they’re not tested for compliance with industry safety standards and even worse, they’re mostly manufactured from cheap materials and some contain harmful levels of dangerous elements such as lead. “We have also heard of mobile phone batteries exploding.  This is due to flaws in the design or assembly of their batteries. There are also other poor features associated with fake mobile phones. They usually have inoperable speakers, low-resolution camera and slow and old processors that result in very poor network connectivity. The public should be well aware and only purchase approved devices which comply with European standards to safeguard their health.”

Sangeetha Sridhar, eGovernment consultant, Information Technology Authority, added, "In a cost-conscious market it is tough to control the proliferation of duplicate devices that come with very low price tags. But when spurious devices are sold as originals, it is time for authorities such as TRA and PACP to do the needful in terms of actions and awareness to protect the mobile user.”

“Duplicate devices are made up of cheap components, sensors and power circuits. Sensors may not cut off circuits at dangerous operational levels. Components made of cheap plastics emanate unhealthy chemicals when heated up. Batteries may also blow up randomly. Performance such as signal range may be affected.”
 
That is the big threat in buying fake mobile phones, For getting a very cheap phone with a high risk to your health better think again
   

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone producer know for cheap and good performing handsetsis betting that your current biggest qualms with smartphones are high price and has a poor battery life.

Their latest phone is the Xiaomi Redmi 3 that targeting to fix both issues. The handset is 5inch Android phone with a powerful battery of 4,100mAh and the price is just 106US dollar.
The company managed to fit the battery into a metal case that’s measure a 0.33inch or 8.5mm thick with a total weight of 5.1 ounces. Redmi 3 features a 720p screen, octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor along with 2GB RAM, 13-megapixel main camera and 5-megapixel front facing, a 16GB storage that can be expand via microSD. The price is perfect because it’s a budget friendly, very attractive to consumers.

Other specs include a dual-sim option and three color choices of the handset which is gold dark gray and silver. the OS will be run by Xiaomis MIUI Android shell, though there is no official statement on which version of Android will be inside.
 
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The Redmi 3 comes half year after the release of Redmi 2 which had a plastic case and powered by a 2,200mAh battery.

The Redmi 3 is now available only in China, however you you can pre-order the handset in a bit higher price from international shipping sites.

India, Asus just revealed their newest Zenfone series smartphone, the Zenfone Go 4.5.
Knowing by the phone features, this may be the most budget friendly Zenfone smartphone released by Asus. Even though the handset was already introduced in India the handset will not be available until the second week of this month (January 2016).

Furthermore, Asus affirmed that the handset is available for purchase exclusively through Flipkart with a price tag of Rs. 5,299 or approximately $80 US Dollar outright. Buyers will also get a discount on exchange up to Rs, 2,000 or $30US dollar. 

With the price mention above expect a low end inside, however the smartphone ships with Android 5.1 Lollipop.

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Inside of the new Zenfone Go 4.5

Zenfone Go 4.5 sports with a 4.5inch capacitive touch screen display that backs up with 854x480 pixels resolution.  Inside is a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processor, Mali 400 MP2 graphics and a 1GB RAM.

In Addition, the handset has 8GB on its internal memory that can be expand up to 64GB via microSD. Featuring of the back is the 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus. LED flash and video recording also has a front camera good enough for video calls and selfies.

Connectivity options for the Zenfone Go 4.5 are 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and AGPS support and dual-SIM. The whole handset is powered by a 1,600mAh battery.