Mobile device

Indian smartphone manufacturer Xolo has launched the Era X smartphone in India. It is a dual-SIM smartphone, which runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system (OS). The device features a 5 inch HD (720×1280 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, a screen resolution of 294 pixels per inch and a 178 degree viewing angle. The handset is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830A processor, and has 2 GB DDR3 RAM and Mali 400 MP2 GPU. It has an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5 megapixel front camera. The phone has an inbuilt storage of 8 GB, which can be expanded up to 32 GB using a microSD card. The Xolo Era X offers connectivity options like 4G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, global positioning system (GPS) and micro-USB 2.0. It is packed with a 2500 mAh removable battery, offering talktime of up to 16 hours 43 minutes on 2G, and up to 10 hours 35 minutes on 3G. The phone also provides multilingual support for regional languages. It is currently available on Amazon India at a price of Rs 5,777.

Intex Technologies has laun­ched the Cloud Crystal 2.5D smartphone in India. It features a 5 inch HD IPS display and a 2.5D curved glass design. The device is powered by a 1 GHz quad-core processor and has 3G RAM. It runs on the Android Lollipop 5.1 OS. The smartphone has an 8 megapixel rear camera, a 2 megapixel front camera and 16 GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. It is equipped with a 2200 mAh battery and offers connectivity options like 4G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The handset is available exclusively on Amazon India and is priced at Rs 6,899.

Domestic handset manufacturer Ringing Bells has launched the world’s cheapest smartphone, Freedom 251, in India. The dual-SIM smart­phone features a 4 inch WVGA IPS display with a screen resolution of 540×960 pixels. It runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. The device has 1 GB RAM and 8 GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. It comes with a 3.2 megapixel rear camera and a VGA front camera. The handset is packed with a 1450 mAh battery and offers connectivity options like 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It is priced at Rs 251.

Domestic handset manufacturer Swipe has laun­ched the Konnect 5.1 smartphone in India. The dual-SIM phone features a 5 inch FWVGA display with a screen resolution of 854×480 pixels. It runs on the Android 4.4 KitKat OS and is packed with a 3000 mAh battery. The handset is powered with a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. It comes with 1 GB RAM and has 8 GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. It has an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2 megapixel front camera. As far as connectivity options are concerned, the device offers 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The Konnect 5.1 is available for Rs 3,999.

Micromax has launched the Canvas Amaze 4G smartphone in India. It is a dual-SIM phone that runs on the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS, featuring a 5 inch IPS display and Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor and has 1 GB DDR3 RAM. It has an 8 megapixel rear camera with autofocus and a 2 megapixel front camera. The phone comes with 8 GB of inbuilt storage, which is expandable up to 32 GB, and offers connectivity options like 4G, 3G (HSPA+), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, micro-USB 2.0, GPS/A-GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The handset is equipped with a 2230 mAh battery, which delivers up to 160 hours of standby time and up to seven hours of talktime. In addition, the smarphone includes an accelerometer, ambient light sensor and proximity sensor.

Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 3 phablet in the Indian market. It features a 5.5 inch IPS display with a screen resolution of 1920x 1080 pixels, and comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor and runs on the MiUi 7 OS. The phablet has a 16 meagapixel rear camera with a phase detection autofocus feature, f2.0 aperture and dual tone flash along with a 5 megapixel front camera. It offers connectivity options such as 4G, VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, infrared port, FM radio with recording and USB host support. The device is available in two variants – 2 GB RAM with 16 GB internal storage and 3 GB RAM with 32 GB internal storage. It is priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 11,999 respectively.

US-based handset vendor BLU Products has launched the Life Mark smartphone in India. It features a 5 inch IPS display, with a screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels and runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. The smartphone is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, has 2 GB RAM and is equipped with a 2,300 mAh battery. It has 16 GB of internal storage which can be further expanded using a microSD card, and comes with a 13 megapixel autofocus rear camera, and a 5 megapixel front camera. The dual-SIM phone offers connectivity options like 4G/long term evolution (LTE), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Micro-USB. The device is available exclusively on Amazon and is priced at Rs 8,999.

Micromax has launched the Canvas P702 tablet in India. The dual-SIM voice calling tablet features a 7 inch HD display with a screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and has 2 GB RAM. The device has 16 GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. It runs on the Android 5.0 Lollipop OS and is packed with a 3,000 mAh battery. The tablet has a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2 megapixel front camera. The phone offers connectivity options such as 4G/LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The tablet is exclusively available on Snapdeal for Rs 7,999 and comes with seven Kindle eBooks worth Rs 1,500 for free.

Reliance Retail has laun­ched the LYF Flame 1 and LYF Wind 6 smartphones in India. The LYF Flame 1 smartphone features a 4.5 inch FWVGA (full wide video graphics array) display with a screen resolution of 854×480 pixels and runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. It is powered by a 1.1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, has 1 GB RAM and is equipped with a 2,000 mAh battery. The handset has 8 GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. It comes with a 5 megapixel autofocus rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. The dual-SIM phone offers connectivity options like 4G/LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. The device is available for Rs 6,490. Meanwhile, the LYF Wind 6 smartphone features a 5 inch FWVGA display with a screen resolution of 854×480 pixels and runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. It is powered by a 1.1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, has 1 GB RAM and is packed with a 2,250 mAh battery. The handset has 8 GB of internal storage which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. It comes with a 5 megapixel autofocus rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. As far as connectivity options are concerned, the dual-SIM smartphone offers 4G/LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11b/ g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. The device is priced at Rs 7,090.

Panasonic has launched the T50 smartphone in India. It features a 4.5 inch IPS display with a screen resolution of 480×854 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, has 1 GB RAM and 8 GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. The smartphone runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and is packed with a 1,600 mAh battery. It comes with a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2 megapixel front camera. The phone offers connectivity options such as 3G, Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n., and is priced at Rs 4,990.

Intex has launched the Intex Aqua Twist smartphone in India. The dual-SIM phone runs on the Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and has a 5 inch IPS display with a screen resolution of 480X854 pixels. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processor and has 1 GB RAM. The device comes with 8 GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB. The phone is equipped with a 2,200 mAh battery. It has a 5 megapixel rotating camera, which can be used as rear and front camera. As far as connectivity options are concerned, the device offers 3G (HSPA+), Wi-Fi, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB 2.0, GPS/A-GPS and a 3.5 mm audio jack. It is available in two colour variants, black and white, and is priced at Rs 5,199.

Services

Bharti Airtel has launched a new service pack offer for its post-paid corporate customers, whereby they can access additional data through prepaid recharges. The operator’s standard prepaid data recharges start from Rs 99. Customers can recharge their account through various channels such as retail, online or mobile wallet. Through this service pack, the operator aims to provide flexibility to corporate customers and simplify their data experience.

Idea Cellular is offering a chance-based data pack through which users can receive up to 1 GB of 2G/3G data for Re 1. In order to avail of this offer, Idea’s prepaid users are required to install the My Idea application and make an online recharge of Re 1. Following the recharge, all users will get at least 100 MB of free data; however, the total data limit will differ from user to user.

Tata Teleservices Limited has anno­un­ced different day and night plans for its Photon users in the Delhi circle. The company has introduced four plans, ranging from Rs 850-Rs 1,500, applicable to Photon Wi-Fi Max and Photon Wi-Fi Max Duo services for new and existing customers. These plans will allow the customers to opt for 50 per cent extra data during the night hours at the same tariff. For instance, at Rs 850, the plan offers 7 GB data during the day and 3.5 GB at night; and at Rs 1,500, the plan offers 20 GB data during the day and 10 GB at night.