Chinese smartphone makers have released their new device Xiaomi Redmi 3S for a pre-order at $151.89 for global shipping. “The phone comes with a fingerprint sensor on the rear and has a full metal unibody design. The company has advertised the device as a budget smartphone,” says Vaikundarajan.
The device is a 5-inch HD IPS display with Snapdragon 430 processor and uses Android 5.1 Lollipop. It is supported by a fast charging technology in form of a 4100mAh battery. The device will be sold in two variants –16 GB storage with 2GB RAM and 32 GB storage with 3GB RAM.
Chinese smartphone maker, OnePlus, launched its 4th device in the series titled – OnePlus 3. The phone is priced at INR 27,999 in India and will be available via Amazon India. “Unlike its previous selling strategy that involved buyers to ask for invites, the OnePlus 3 will be available for sale directly,” says Vaikundarajan.
The smartphone will be available in a Graphite colour variant with Soft Gold variant to be released at a later stage. The device has a mental unibody made of space-grade aluminum alloy and is 7.35mm thick.
“The USP of the device is its Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC with Adreno 530 GPU on board and 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM,” says Vaikundarajan.
Much like its previous devices, OnePlus 3 will also run on OxygenOS with an Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The device has a 5.5-inch display size and fill-HD resolution. However, unlike its predecessors the display has an Optic Amoled with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It will come with a dual-SIM slot.
The phone supports a USB 2.0 Type-C port and comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack. It has a home button which features a fingerprint sensor in addition to capacitive hardware keys and alert slider.
Speaking on its camera features, Vaikundarajan says, “The device has a 16-megapixel rear camera with a Sony IMX298 sensor, an f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording support and a smile capture mode. The front camera can handle 1080p video recording.” The smartphone sports a 64GB of inbuilt storage, however, options to expand the memory is not available.
The phone is powered with a non-removable 3000mAh battery which can charge the battery up to 60% in 30 minutes.
“The Chinese Manufacturer has delivered quality in smartphones through their last 3 devices. The expectations with OnePlus 3 will be high,” concludes Vaikundarajan.
It has been a year since Motorola ended its exclusivity with Flipkart. The company is gearing up to launch its new smartphone with Amazon India next week.
“The phone is rumoured to be a 4th generation MotoG Series. This will be Motorola’s 1st device to launch on e-commerce platform other than Flipkart,” informs Vaikundarajan.
Earlier this year, Samsung listed its smartphone versions of Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 on their Chinese website. However, the price and availability of the two handsets was not revealed. Most recently, the official Samsung Korea website announced the prices of both smartphones. “According to Korean website Galaxy J5 is priced at KRW 290000 (INR 16889) while Galaxy J7 will cost KRW 362000 (INR 21138), excluding local taxes. Official announcement in India is yet to be made,” informs Vaikundarajan.
Reviewing its features, Vaikundarajan notes that both the smartphones come with a new design that features a metal frame supported by an interesting hardware. Galaxy J5 has a 5.2 inch HD display while Galaxy J7 has a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display with Full HD resolution. Both handsets run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS and come with a 4G support. The handsets will have a 13-megapixel front camera with f1.9 aperture. Running on 2GB RAM, the handsets are supported by 16GB storage memory with an option to expand up to 128 GB using microSD card.
“The South Korean model is slightly different as compared to the Chinese model which comes with a 3GB RAM. The company has not specified which model will be release for the Indian market,” informs Vaikundarajan.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 goes on sale next week on Amazon India and Mi.com. “Redmi Note 3 has received mostly positive reviews, except for its camera which fails to work in low-light,” says Vaikundarajan. “The users will have to register on Amazon.com for the purchase.”
The smartphone comes with a 5.5 inch full HD display and Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor. The battery comes with 4050 mAh and runs MIUI7 with Android 5.1 Lollipop.
“There will be 2 versions of the phone – a 2GB RAM with 16GB internal storage and a 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage,” informs Vaikundarajan. It comes with a dual-SIM support. As for the camera, the rear camera has 16MP while the front camera has 5MP. The two phones will be priced at INR 9999 and INR 11999 respectively.
The competition in India has been growing steadily. To lead the smartphone race, companies must stand out by providing unique features. Redmi Note 3 has a full metal-body design. Its display is vivid and crisp. The battery can last up to 24 hours or more for moderate to heavy usage.
“Considering the cost of the smartphone, these features do stand out. It will be interesting to see if Redmi Note 3 can rule the market despite the fierce competition,” concludes Vaikundarajan.
Panasonic announced the launch of its new smartphone, T50, costing only INR 5000. “The phone is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-Core processor with a 1GB RAM,” informs Vaikundarajan.
The smartphone comes with a host of other features such as dual SIM standby support and 8GB internal storage. The internal memory can be expanded by up to 32GB via microSD card.
Samsung, the smartphone giant, announced the launch of 2 new phones in their series of Galaxy A7 and Galaxy A5. “The new design is a mix of glass and metal that gives the phones a perfect look,” says Vaikundarajan.
The phones are equipped with 5.5 and 5.2 inch Full Super HD display and come with a 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Exynos processor. For security, a finger print scanner is also added.
The phones have a nano-dual SIM slot supporting 4G LTE. The front camera is 5MP while the rear camera has a 13MP with f1.9 aperture. Cameras for both phones will come with an Optical Image Stabilization, inform Vaikundarajan. Some interesting features added to the selfie camera are as Palm Gesture selfie, Wide angle selfie and Beautifying effects that will help people take great looking selfies or groupies.
Among other features, the phones will come with 3GB RAM and 16GB internal storage with an option to expand up to 128 GB. It also throws in a 3,300mAh and 2900mAh battery and supports quick charging.
“The cost of Samsung Galaxy A7 is INR 33,400/- while that of Galaxy A5 is INR 29,400/-. The models will be available in Gold, Black and White,” concludes Vaikundarajan.
