Xolo Opus 3 with a 5-inch display

The word ‘selfie’ has sparked the proliferation of an entirely new breed of smartphones like the Xolo Opus 3 which sports a price of Rs 8499 in India. You call a device a selfie phone when it has a good quality front camera accompanied by flash. Without the last mentioned component, it’s just a handset with a decent webcam.

The Xolo Opus 3 has a 5MP front-facing snapper with an 88-degree wide angle lens, flash unit and BSI sensor. The rear casing shows of an impressive 8MP camera powered by Sony Exmor R. It uses dual flash, embeds a 5P Lens design and offers an aperture of f/2.0. All in all, you should get some pretty decent low light performance out of it.

Source url : http://www.mobiletor.com/122537/xolo-opus-3-rs-8499-yet-another-selfie-phone/

12.2-inch Apple iPad Air Plus to feature next-gen A9 processor

A Japanese magazine dedicated to Apple fanboys, Mac Fan, has published details of the rumoured 12.2-inch iPad Air Plus including its internal hardware and expected launch date.

The magazine found a leaked blueprint of the 12.2-inch iPad, which says that the tablet will be 305.31 x 220.8 x 7mm in size and come powered by a next-generation A9 processor. It adds that the ‘iPad Air Plus’ is said to have four built in speakers on its edges to provide stereo sound. It also claims that the iPad Air Plus is scheduled to launch some time between April to June 2015.

AppleInsider has said that another Japanese publication, called Macotakara, has details which aligns with the information shared by Mac Fan. Macotakara says that the upcoming ‘iPad Pro’ or ‘iPad Plus’ will feature a 12.2-inch display with speakers and microphones on multiple edges.

According to AppleInsider, Macotakara also claims that the iPad Air Plus won’t be as thin as the 6.1mm iPad Air 2, but will be as slim as an iPhone, measuring somewhere between 6.9mm and 7.1mm.

Source url : http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/12-2-inch-apple-ipad-air-plus-to-feature-next-gen-a9-processor-improved-speakers-report-243856.html

Spice launches Stellar 362 smartphone at Rs 5,499

Spice Retail on Tuesday launched the Spice Stellar 362 smartphone, based on Android 4.4. It is priced at Rs 5,499. 

The new 3G-enabled device is increasingly relevant for sub-urban consumers as it provides a good internet experience, the company in a statement said. 

The device is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and 8.89cm HVGA capacitive touch-screen and expandable memory of upto 32 GB. 

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/spice-launches-stellar-362-smartphone-at-rs-5499/articleshow/45190859.cms

Google Nexus 6 up for pre-orders on Flipkart with exchange offers

As earlier reported by IndianExpress.com, the new Google Nexus 6 smartphone made by Motorola is finally up for pre-orders on Flipkart starting today. The Nexus 6 32 GB is priced at Rs 43,999 while the the 64 GB version costs Rs 48,999.

Flipkart also has introduced an exchange offer with both versions of the Nexus 6 smartphone and is offering a maximum discount of Rs 10,000. Consumers can exchange their old Nexus 4 or Nexus 5 smartphone to get Rs 10,000 off.

Other offers include 3 month free subscription of Flipkart First, Rs 1500 Cash Back on purchasing on various monthly EMI’s via HDFC/ICICI bank and get pre-selected Flipkart eBooks worth Rs 2100 for free.

The Nexus 6 runs on a 2.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor with the Adreno 420 GPU and 3 GB RAM. Running the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, the smartphone sports a 13 MP rear camera and has a 2 MP front camera. Powered by a 3220 mAh battery, the Nexus 6 comes with Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi, NFC and supports 4K video playback.

Source url : http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/mobile-tabs/google-nexus-6-up-for-pre-orders-on-flipkart-with-exchange-offers/