Mobile devices

Huawei has launched the Honor 5X and Holly 2 Plus smartphones in India. The Honor 5X has dual-SIM support and comes with nano-SIM, micro-SIM, and microSD card slots. It also features a 5.5 inch 1,080 pixel full HD display and is powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor. The phone has a 13 megapixel rear camera, a 5 megapixel front camera and is equipped with a 3000 mAh battery. It runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system (OS) and Huawei’s customised user interface. The phone has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory and is priced at Rs 12,999. The Holly 2 Plus supports 4G for both CDMA and WCDMA technologies. It is packed with a 4000 mAh battery, which has a reverse-charging feature to share power with another handset. The phone has a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. It offers 16 GB internal storage and has a microSD card slot for storage expansion. The device is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and has 2 GB RAM. The Holly 2 Plus is priced at Rs 8,499.

BlackBerry has launched the Priv smartphone in India. The smartphone features a 5.4 inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1,440×2,560 pixels. It runs on the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS and is powered by a hexa-core (1.8 GHz dual-core and 1.44 GHz quad-core) Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC processor. The phone comes with 3 GB RAM, a 3410 mAh battery, and has 32 GB internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 2 TB. It has an 18 megapixel rear camera and a 2 megapixel front camera. The device offers connectivity options such as Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and micro-USB, and is priced at Rs 62,990.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has launched its Y51L smartphone in India. The device is a variant of the Y51, which was unveiled in December 2015. It runs on the company’s FunTouch OS 2.5, which is based on the Android 5.0 Lollipop, and features a 5 inch IPS display with a screen resolution of 540×960 pixels. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor and has 2 GB RAM. It comes with 16 GB inbuilt storage, which can be further expanded up to 128 GB. The Vivo Y51L has an 8 mega­pixel rear camera with LED flash, which supports full-HD video recording, and a 5 megapixel front camera. In addition, the handset comes with features like night mode, high dynamic range (HDR) and panorama, and is priced at Rs 11,980.

Lava Mobiles has launched its new flagship V5 smartphone in India. The phone features a 5.5 inch HD display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor. It comes with 3 GB RAM and 16 GB of inbuilt storage. The device has a 13 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. The 4G-enabled smartphone  supports VoLTE and is packed with a 3000 mAh battery which has a super power saver mode. The handset is available in white and comes with a one-year manufacturer’s warranty. It is priced at Rs 11,499.

Asus has launched the ZenFone Zoom smartphone in India. It features a 5.5 inch full HD screen with a resolution of 1,920×1,080 pixels. The device runs on the Android 5.0 Lollipop OS and is powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3590 processor. It comes with 4 GB RAM, a 3000 mAh battery and 128 GB internal storage, which can be further expanded using a microSD card. The phone has a 13 megapixel rear camera with a Panasonic SmartFSI image sensor that supports 3x optical zoom and a 5 megapixel front camera. The handset offers connectivity options such as 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and micro-USB, and is priced at Rs 37,990.

China-based handset vendor LeEco has launched the Le 1S smartphone in India. It features a 5.5 inch full-HD screen with a resolution of 1,920×1,080 pixels. The phone runs on the Android 5.0 Lollipop OS and is powered by a 2.2 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor. It comes with 3 GB RAM and a 3000 mAh battery, and has 32 GB internal storage. The dual-SIM phone has a 13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5 megapixel front camera. The smartphone offers connectivity options such as 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and micro-USB. The device will be available exclusively on Flipkart and is priced at Rs 10,999.

Intex Technologies has laun­ched its 4G-enabled budget smartphone, Cloud 4G Smart. It comes with a 5 inch FWVGA (full wide video graphics array) screen with a resolution of 854×480 pixels  and is powered by a 1.5 GHz cortex type A53 quad-core processor. The device runs on the Android Lollipop 5.1 OS, and comes with 1 GB DDR3 RAM and Mali-400 GPU. The phone offers 8 GB internal storage, which is expandable up to 32 GB. It comes with a 5 megapixel rear camera and a 2 megapixel front camera. The camera also comes with colour editing tools, 3 piece lens, HDR, gridlines and autofocus. The dual-SIM smartphone has a 2000 mAh battery and offers all the main connectivity options. The handset is available on Flipkart in black and white colour variants, and is priced at Rs 4,999.

Micromax has launched its Canvas Fantabulet smartphone. It features a 6.98 inch HD (720×1,280 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and has 1 GB RAM. The phone runs on the Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, and comes with an 8 megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash, as well as a 2 megapixel fixed-focus front camera. The device has 8 GB inbuilt storage, which is expandable up to 32 GB. The dual-SIM smartphone supports 3G on one SIM and 2G on the other. In addition, the phone offers connectivity options such as 3G, GPS/A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and micro-USB. The handset has a 3000 mAh battery and is available on Flipkart in the chrome gold colour variant at a price of Rs 7,499.

Karbonn Mobiles has laun­ched the K9 Smart handset in India. It features a 5 inch FWVGA screen with a resolution of 480×854 pixels and runs on the Android 4.4 KitKat OS. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, and has 512 MB RAM and a 2300 mAh battery. It offers 8 GB internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. The phone comes with a 3.2 megapixel rear camera and a 1.3 megapixel front camera. The dual-SIM smartphone offers connectivity options such as 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, global positioning system and micro-USB, and is priced at Rs 3,990.

Panasonic has launched the P66 Mega smartphone in India. The smartphone features a 5 inch HD IPS display, with a screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and has 2 GB RAM. The device runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and comes with 16 GB internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. The handset has an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5 megapixel front camera. It is packed with a 3,200 mAh battery and offers connectivity options such as 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. The phone is priced at Rs 7,990.

Videocon has launched the Z45 Dazzle smartphone in India. It features a 4.5 inch IPS capacitive display and runs on the Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, comes with 1 GB RAM, a 1,600 mAh battery and has 8 GB internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. It has a 5 megapixel rear camera and a 2 megapixel front camera. The dual-SIM smartphone offers connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, and is available at a price of Rs 4,899.

Gionee has launched the P5W smartphone in India. It features a 5 inch HD display with a screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels. The phone runs on Gionee’s Amigo 3.1 OS which is based on the Android Lollipop OS. The device is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and comes with 1 GB RAM, a 2,000 mAh battery and has 16 GB internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 128 GB. The smartphone has a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2 megapixel front camera. The handset offers dual-SIM support and offers connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. It is priced at Rs 6,499.

Xolo has launched the Era 4K smartphone in India. It features a 5 inch HD display, with a screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and has 2 GB RAM. The device runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and comes with 8 GB internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. It comes with an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5 megapixel front camera. The device is packed with a 4,000 mAh battery and offers connectivity options like 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. The phone is available at a price of Rs 6,499.

Services

Internet service provider Spectranet plans to offer fixed line broadband connections with 100 Mbps speed and unlimited data usage for Rs 1,200 per month. The company has already started a three-month trial in Gurgaon, offering 100 Mbps broadband speed at Rs 1,199 with no download limit. It plans to roll out the service in other cities including Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Chen­nai, Pune and Mumbai within a year.

Vodafone India has launched a bonus card for its customers in the Uttar Pradesh (East) circle, which will facilitate longer calls at lower rates. With the bonus card, Vodafone’s customers can make local calls at the rate of Re 0.25 per minute and also select other plans as per their choice.

Bharti Airtel has launched the Wync Games application as a part of its over-the-top business expansion strategy. The mobile gaming application will host more than 2,000 games including several premium and paid titles at no additional cost. While the company is offering a free subscription to its subscribers, other users will have to pay Rs 29 for this application.

Aircel has partnered with Gramin Healthcare to launch a primary care health helpline, Gramin Healthcare Line for its customers in Odisha. This move aims to cater to Aircel’s rural and semi-urban subscribers in the state. It will empower customers by providing them medical convenience through their mo­bile phones, thereby giving easy access to quality and professional healthcare. In order to activate the service, Aircel’s customers need to dial 55557 (chargeable at Rs 6 per minute).