Mobile devices
Consumer electronics manufacturer Intex Technologies has launched the Cloud Jewel and the Cloud Force smartphones in India. Cloud Jewel is a dual-SIM smartphone and features a 5 inch display with a screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels. It runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system (OS), is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor and has 2 GB RAM. The device comes with inbuilt storage of 16 GB, which can be expanded up to 32 GB using a microSD card. In addition, the smartphone features an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 2500 mAh battery and offers connectivity options such as 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and global positioning system (GPS). Cloud Force, meanwhile, features a 5 inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and has 1 GB RAM. It has internal storage of 8 GB. It runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and features a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3 VGA megapixel front camera. The smartphone is packed with a 2500 mAh battery and offers many connectivity choices like 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The market prices of Cloud Jewel and Cloud Force are Rs 5,999 and Rs 4,999 respectively and both the devices are available exclusively on Snapdeal.
InFocus has launched the Bingo 10 smartphone in India. It features a 4.5 inch FWVGA display with a 
screen resolution of 480×854 pixels. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6580A processor and has 1 GB RAM. The device has internal storage of 8 GB, which can be expanded up to 64 GB. The dual-SIM device comes packed with a 2000 mAh battery and features a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash. The smartphone offers connectivity options like 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and micro-USB. Priced at Rs 4,299, this phone is available exclusively on Snapdeal.
InFocus Corporation, a popular name in projection and display technologies, has also launched the Bingo 50 smartphone in India. The device features a 5 inch screen and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor, besides having 3 GB RAM. It comes with internal storage of 16 GB, which can be expanded up to 64 GB. It runs on the Android Marshmallow OS and features an 8 megapixel front and rear camera. The smartphone is packed with a 2500 mAh battery and offers connectivity options like 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and micro-USB. It is available in sandstone grey and leather black colour variants exclusively on Snapdeal and is priced at Rs 7,499.
Lenovo has added another device to its sub-Rs 10,000 range of smartphones by launching the Vibe K5 
Plus. The Vibe K5 Plus is powered by a qualcomm 64-bit Snapdragon 616 octa-core chipset and has 2 GB RAM. It features a 12.7 cm full HD IPS display and comes loaded with the Dolby Atmos experience over headphones. It has a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera, besides a built-in storage of 16 GB. The smartphone is equipped with a 2750 mAh battery, which is expected to last an entire day. Priced at Rs 8,499, the Vibe K5 Plus will be available for a non-registration sale exclusively on Flipkart.
Oppo has launched the Oppo F1 ICC WT20 limited edition smartphone in India. It has specifications similar to those of the original Oppo F1. The dual-SIM phone runs on ColorOS 2.1 based on the Android 5.1 LollipopOS and sports an aluminium body. It features a 5 inch HD (720×1280 pixels) IPS display with 2.5D Gorilla glass 4 protection. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 SoC processor and comes loaded with an Adreno 405 GPU graphics card. It has 3 GB LPDDR3 RAM and inbuilt storage of 32 GB. The device has a 13 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera, in addition to a proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer and digital compass. It is equipped with a 2500 mAh Li-Po battery. The smartphone comes with a gift kit that includes a 2016 ICC World Twenty20 key chain, a selfie stick and a back cover sporting the ICC logo. The phone is available in gold colour and is priced at Rs 17,990.
Vivo has launched the V3 and V3 Max smartphones in India. The Vivo V3 features a 5 inch HD display and 
is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 octa-core processor. The device has 3 GB RAM and comes with 32 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 128 GB. It has a 13 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. The smartphone is packed with a 2,550 mAh battery and is priced at Rs 17,890. Meanwhile, the Vivo V3 Max features a 5.5 inch full HD display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor. The device has 4 GB RAM and comes with 32 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 128 GB. It has a 13 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. The phone is equipped with a 3,000 mAh battery and is priced at Rs 23,980. Both the smartphones come with 4G long term evolution (LTE), Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity options.
Asus has launched the ZenFone Go 5.0 LTE smartphone in India. It features a 5 inch HD display and comes with a screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm MSM8916 SoC processor, has 2 GB RAM and runs on the Android 4.4 KitKat OS. The phone comes with 16 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 32 GB. It has an 8 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. The dual-SIM smartphone offers connectivity options such as 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, and Bluetooth 4.0. It is packed with a 2,500 mAh battery, comes in charcoal black and pearl white colour variants, and is priced at Rs 7,999.
Xiaomi has launched the Mi 5 smartphone in India. It features a 5.15 inch full HD display, has a screen 
resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and runs on the MIUI 7 OS, which is based on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, has 3 GB RAM and is equipped with a 3,000 mAh battery. It offers 32 GB internal storage, has a 16 megapixel rear camera and a 4 megapixel front camera. As far as connectivity options are concerned, the phone offers voice over LTE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The handset is available in black, gold and white colour variants. It is priced at Rs 24,999 and will be initially available on the company’s website, and subsequently on other platforms.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy J3 smartphone in India. It features a 5 inch super AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 720×1280 pixels and runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. The device is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, has 1.5 GB RAM and is packed with a 2,600 mAh battery. It comes with 8 GB internal storage, which can be expanded up to 128 GB, has an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, as well as a 5 megapixel front camera. The phone offers connectivity options such as 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Micro-USB. It is exclusively available on Snapdeal and is priced at Rs 8,990.
Intex has launched the Intex Cloud Gem+ smartphone in India. The dual-SIM phone runs on the Android
5.1 Lollipop OS. It features a 4 inch WVGA (wide video graphics array) display, has a screen resolution of 480×800 pixels and is protected by Gorilla Glass. The device is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580M processor, has 512 MB RAM and Mali 400 GPU. The phone comes with a 2 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2 megapixel front camera. It also has 4 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 32 GB. The smartphone offers connectivity options such as 3G, AGPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM radio and Micro-USB 2.0. It is available in classic black and soothing white colour variants. The device is priced at Rs 3,299 and is available exclusively on Snapdeal.
Services
Bharti Airtel has decided to offer free 4G hotspot devices for trial to its subscribers with doorstep delivery. The move is aimed at increasing the uptake of its 4G services. Subscribers wanting to avail of the offer would need to give a refundable security deposit of Rs 2,300, against which the Airtel 4G hotspot device will be provided to them. The offer allows the use of 4G services on the Airtel 4G hotspot device for a data limit of 2 GB for three days. The 4G services cannot be recharged or topped up once the 2 GB data limit has been exhausted within the offer period of three days.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has commercially launched new value-added services for its fixed line customers using next-generation network (NGN). The operator’s all-India IP Centrex service allows users to create a closed user group amongst their friends and family, and enjoy unlimited talk time within the group by paying a nominal monthly charge. The members of the group may have a BSNL landline and/or a BSNL mobile connection. Similarly, the multimedia video conferencing service allows an NGN fixed line user to set up audio conferencing or videoconferencing with up to 29 more users, who may or may not have a BSNL connection. In addition, BSNL has introduced prepaid plans for fixed connections like those available for mobile connections. The users of prepaid fixed telephony will not be required to pay any rental and will be charged only for outgoing calls. BSNL has also launched a service called fixed mobile telephony, which allows customers travelling abroad to connect their landline connection with the mobile phone and make calls without attracting any ISD charges by installing an application on their mobile devices.
