Gionee M6s Plus with 6GB RAM and 6,020 mAh Battery
Gionee has recently announced a phablet which has a whole lot of beefed up specs. The new Gionee M6s Plus is the upgraded version of last years M6 Plus. The phone keeps a lot of things the same but also has few notable changes. What caught our attention was its massive 6GB of RAM and the huge 6,020mAh battery.
Gionee M6s Plus comes with 6inch AMOLED screen with Full HD display. It’s a mid-range phablet powered by Snapdragon 653 Octa-Core Chipset which is clocked at 1.9Ghz. The phone comes with 6GB of RAM which is an upgrade from 4GB of its predecessor. The phone offers two variants, one with 64GB storage and the next with 256GB. All the other specs remain the same in both variants. If the given option isn’t enough for you, then you can expand the storage via Micro SD card up to 128GB.
Talking about optics, the phone carries a 12MP camera on the back with f/1.9 aperture and on the front holds an 8MP Camera. The phone is backed up by a 6,020mAh battery, which by the looks of the specs should last for two whole days. The only major drawback of the phone is, it’s still running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The phone will go on sale from May 2nd. The 64GB variant is priced at $510 and the 256GB variant is priced at $625.
Mi Nepal teases the launch of Xiaomi Redmi 4X; Nepal launch expected soon!
Vatsal Impex Pvt. Ltd. is at its work right after the launch of Mi TV 4A as the company looks set to launch the Xiaomi Redmi 4X here in Nepal. The company has posted a series of teasers through Mi Nepal’s Facebook account.
Talking about the specifications, the Xiaomi Redmi 4X is a mid-range device. Underneath the hood, it is powered by an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz. This Octa-core CPU is aided by 2GB or 3GB of RAM and Adreno 505 GPU. It ships with Android v6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box with few rumors mentioning that the software could get updated to Android v7.0 Nougat.
On the display front, the Xiaomi Redmi 4X sports a 5-inch IPS LCD display with the resolution of 720 x 1920 pixels. The display could be a let off for some as devices worth Rs. 20,000 currently feature a full HD display. Storage wise, the device comes with 16GB or 32GB of onboard storage depending on the variant. The 16GB variant is coupled with 2GB of RAM while the 32GB variant has 3GB of RAM. There is an option to expand the storage up to 128GB.
As far as the optics is concerned, the Xiaomi Redmi 4X is equipped with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture. At the front resides a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter with f/2.2 aperture. Connectivity wise, the Xiaomi Redmi 4X features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, infrared port and FM Radio. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and also a gyro sensor for virtual reality.
The Xiaomi Redmi 4X packs a huge non-removable 4,100 mAh Li-Po battery that has fast battery charging configuration. The battery has to be the best selling point of the device as we can expect it to last long due to its size and the fact that the device has a 720p display.
The Xiaomi Redmi 4X is expected to carry a price tag of Rs. 20,000.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Xiaomi Redmi 4X:
| DISPLAY | 5.0-inch 720 x 1280 pixels with 294 ppi Pixel Density |
| CHIPSET | Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 |
| CPU | 1.4 GHz Octa-core processor |
| GPU | Adreno 505 |
| Operating System | Android v6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| INTERNAL MEMORY | 16GB or 32GB |
| EXPANDABLE MEMORY | Up to 128GB via microSD |
| RAM | 2GB or 3GB |
| REAR CAMERA | 13MP |
| FRONT CAMERA | 5MP |
| FINGERPRINT SCANNER | Available |
| SIM | Dual Hybrid SIM |
| BATTERY | Non-Removable Li-Po 4100mAh |
| COLOR(S) AVAILABLE | Champagne Gold, Cherry Pink, Mate Black |
| PRICE | Rs. 20,000 (expected) |
Deals: Asus Zenbook 3 Gets Rs.39,000 off For Limited Period of Time
Remember the Asus Zenbook 3 that was released at the CAN infotech 2017 for Rs. 2,37,500? Now the company is offering Rs. 39,000 off and is available for for Rs 1,98,500. We don’t know how long the offer is going to last, but it’s a price drop nevertheless.
The Asus Zenbook 3is the world’s lightest and thinnest laptop with an Intel core I processor right now. It has a 12.5″ IPS-Type Full HD display with 178° viewing angles encased in Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Powering the device is a core i7-7500U Kabylake processor from Intel. It’s a dual core processor with Turbo boost upto 3.5 GHz and intel HD Graphics 620. In terms of memory, it has 16 GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 512GB of NVMe SSD. 6 Cells 40 Whrs Polymer Battery is present and Asus claims it will provide up to 9 hours of battery life and supports fast charging (60% in only 49 minutes).
Just like the 12-inch MacBook, this also has only one USB-C 3.1 port and an audio jack. This might be a really futuristic thinking from Asus but we hate the lack of ports such as USB 3.0 and SD card slot. But, you do get a Mini Dock (Type C to Type A/Type C/HDMI). The best thing about this laptop is how well it’s built and how light it is. This laptop weights 910g, and it’s 11.9mm thin. That’s as thin as most smartphones these days.
Asus’s new laptop runs fairly cool and is a serious looker — all because of copper-alloy heat pipes and liquid-crystal-polymer fan. Other features include Windows 10 Pro OS, Fingerprint scanner, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, 1x USB 3.1 Type C, 1.2MP Webcam, and Harman Kardon speakers.
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) spotted on GFXBench!
The first quarter of 2017 is about to end and the Samsung has some devices due for the release this year. Out of those devices, the Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) is certainly the one that the brand loyal budget oriented customers are waiting for. But the release of the device seems much closer than ever before. It is due to the fact that, the device was recently spotted on GFXBench with the device name SM-J330.
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017): Leaked Specs Compilation
The spotting of the device on GFXBench reveals some major specs of the phone. The phone will have a 4.8inch HD screen. The phone comes with latest Android 7 Nougat out of the box. Under the hood, the phone is powered by Exynos 7570 Quad Core CPU clocked at 1.4GHz. As far as the memory is concerned, it will have 2GB RAM and 16GB onboard storage. The another improvement in the phone as compared to the last year’s model is in the camera department. The leaked specs suggest the phone have a 12MP unit on the back and 5MP on the front. Both the cameras being able to shoot up to Full HD videos. However, the battery capacity of the phone is still in the shadow. The only excitement left is regarding how the device is gonna look like.
The only excitement left is regarding how the device is gonna look like. But if the images flooding on the internet are taken into consideration, the device is gonna look like a toned down version of the J7 2017 that has released in the US bound with various carrier networks.
Pricing and Availability:
The device is certain to make up to the market of Nepal after a month or two from its international release. The expected international announcement is in May 2017 at the earliest. However, there’s no word regarding the pricing of the product. What we think is, it’s likely to be priced equal or near to last year’s Samsung Galaxy J3.
Doogee Mix: a new cheap bezelless smartphone
Xiaomi, the company well known for copying the design language of others, somehow managed to get an innovative tagline with the release of Xiaomi Mi Mix. The Mi Mix got a warm welcome in the smartphone industry for its bezelless design, at least on the three sides of the screen. But, the Doogee launched a new phone at the Global Sources fair in HongKong named “Doogee Mix” that doesn’t just sound like Mi Mix but also looks like Mi Mix. That said, these two phones have pronounceable differences as well and that’s what you’ll find in this post.
Doogee Mix: What We Know so Far
Doogee, the Chinese company that is popular in its homeland for producing quality budget phones, recently managed to get international attentions with its latest release. There are two reasons for that. The first being the tri-bezelless screen and the second being the pricing. The phone that looks like Mi Mix will cost you less than half of its price. The rumors claim the phone to be a sub$200 one. Plus, not just the design but the specifications of the phone look equally impressive on paper. As far as the naming is concerned, the company says it came up with the name “Mix” as the combined form of Minimum and Maximum. The phone with smaller form factor sports a maximum display. The display is said maximum not because of its size but for its design that has been stretched to three sides of the phone.
Coming to the differences between Mi Mix and the Doogee Mix, the first is the screen size. The Dooze Mix has a smaller screen size of 5.5inch, Full HD IPS LCD screen. This new cheap bezelless smartphone comes with Helio X25 processor, 4GB RAM and the 64GB storage. The rumors claim there will be a higher-end variant of the phone that will have Helio X30, 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. Unlike the Mi Mix, the phone has a slim physical earpiece on the top and the front mounted fingerprint sensor. For the cameras, it has a dual lens (16MP + 8MP) on the back and the 8MP unit on the front chin. The phone runs on Android 7 Nougat and houses a 4050mAh battery.
Verdict:
Well, the phone looks and sounds interesting but the fact is the phones like this will never make to the market outside of its homeland, China. So, it’s better not to expect availability of the phone in Nepal. However, this phone launch is hinting towards the bezelless era of smartphones. We now can expect to see more phones with smaller bezels and larger displays not just in flagship ranges but in mid and budget ranges as well.
Apex Digital Launched Smart Diary in Nepal
Apex Digital, has launched Smart Diary in Nepal last week. The diary is available for purchase exclusively at any Apex Digital Smart Stores. The diary comes in three different colors (pink, green and black) and is priced at NRs. 3,999. The smart diary comes with 10000mAh battery pack so that you can charge your phones on the go. Additionally, you can also find a flash drive with a capacity of 8GB placed beautifully on its clip.
A Closer Look at the “Smart Diary” from Apex Digital
The smart diary from Apex Digital comes in three different colors of Pink, Green, and Black. Not just the colors, these diaries differ in the texture used on their covers as well. The Green one has a little rough texture to it and the black on has a smoother on and that of pink is just in-between. The diary gives a nice feeling to the hands while carrying. Thanks to the leather like material on top and padding used inside of it. The diary has a magnetic clip to it and the detachable flash drive is placed well in it. When opening the diary from the front there’s nothing much different about it with some card compartments underneath the cover and first page to mention the personal information. Turning further, you’ll find some important emergency numbers followed by the map of Nepal. The following three pages have the month calendar for the year 2017. Thereafter, comes the regular diary pages for keeping the memorandum.
It is at the last page of the diary that you’ll find the instruction paper. In case, you’re wondering what’s so smart about the diary then it comes after turning the last page. That is when you’ll find three different connecting cables of the power bank with the capacity of 10,000mAh. The first USB cable connector is for charging the power bank itself. Next two cables are for charging your iOS or Android device with lightening port or USB type B port, respectively. There are also four LED lights for the indication of battery level of the power bank. To turn on the power bank there’s a button alongside the battery indicator. When you’re done charging your device, just detach your device and the power bank will turn off by itself after few seconds from detachment.
Verdict:
Well, it’s kind of a new product and we don’t get to see many of such products in Nepal. As far as my opinions are concerned, I’d say this isn’t the diary for everyone. It is for those who keep carrying three things, pen drive, power bank and a diary, separately almost like every day. With a purchase of this smart diary, you can have all those three things more organized.
But in my daily use, this dairy was a little heavier than the last ones I used, it may be because the 10000mAh battery pack contributing good weight to the overall weight of the diary. It won’t be out of place to mention the diary itself and the pages used in it are of good quality.
10 Messenger Bots You Need To Try
Messenger is a common conversation platform for a billion users now. In Nepal, most of the online conversations take place via the Facebook messenger itself. Facebook has become a common ground for multiple stuff and it is taking a similar step as the WeChat in China where you can do everything from a single app.
Messenger bots have been here for a while, but we don’t seem to use them that often. There are hundreds of Messenger bots out there which can be beneficial for you. The good thing about bots is that they can remove the need of having to use an entirely different app for some specific purpose. Being on a single app, you can do so much more with the help of a bot. Today we’ve shortlisted 10 of the Messenger Bots that are worth trying.
You can click on the name of the Bots in the list to open them in your Messenger. If you can’t figure out how to use the bot, type ‘help’ without quotes to get a guide.
Health Tap:
Getting a quick answer to your health query is definitely a great thing. With the use of Health Tap Bot, you can search for the health queries you have and it’ll reply you with a list of results based on previous queries. Your query will be sent to 100,000 doctors in the US and if you can’t find the answer you can directly get connected to the doctors in chat or in a video call. And with this chatbot, your identity will be kept completely anonymous and confidential.
Jarvis:
Jarvis sounds like something straight out of Iron Man movie. As much as the name sounds intimidating, it is a simple bot used for setting reminders. You can ask the bot to remind you of something by giving it a specific date and time and it’ll remind you as a form of Facebook Message. You can set reminder using the following pattern:
Remind me to + <stuff you want to do>+<day/date you want to do it>+ at <time>
Trivia Blast:
If you are having a lazy day and just want to spend your time playing trivia games, then the Trivia Blast is the perfect Bot for that. You can play the trivia on many topics like General Knowledge, Cars, TV Shows and whatever tickles your interest. The questions are pretty straight forward and you can slack for hours. You can even play it with your friend.
Recharger:
Recharger is a bot that sends you inspiring quotes daily. It can generate random quotes upon request, or a random TED talk video and even books. It’s a great bot if you want to keep yourself inspired throughout the day.
Meditate Bot:
If you are like me, who has to sit countless hours in front of the computer screen then the Meditate bot is a life saver. This bot is powered by Calm Meditation App and like I said before, the beauty of bots is not having to use a separate app for different purposes.
With this bot, you can unwind and relax through 3, 5 or 10 minutes of guided meditation session. You can choose options based on your preference like Gratitude, Letting Go, Resilience and so on. Also, there’s an option to schedule your practice at a certain time of the day as well.
CNN Bot:
CNN bot helps you get up to date on the news from all around the world. You can search for topics you want to read about like Politics, Sports, Lifestyle and son on. Based on that, it’ll provide the headlines of the latest news related to that topic. You can also subscribe to the bot to get daily news.
Product Huntian:
Product Huntian Bot lets you discover all the latest things happening in technology and pop culture. You can find the latest products that are in the market or that are in the making, latest Bots in various platforms, new and popular podcasts, games, books and more. If you want to find interesting stuff to dwell on, this bot will definitely give you something that’ll grab your attention.
WTF Is That:
This is another fun bot that can help you identify unknown objects. If you find something, that you haven’t seen before, you can take a picture of that object and send it to the bot. It’ll take a minute or so to process the image and will get back to you with what that object really is. It’s useful at times but mostly it’ll give you weird results. It’s still worth a shot!
Dankland:
Dankland Bot is something, you can use for days without getting tired. It’s a bot that automatically creates a meme based on the photo you send. This bot will identify the photo and based on the context will add suitable text to create a meme. This bot really has got some serious memes for you!
theScore:
If you are a sports fanatic, then theScore is the perfect bot for you. You can follow your favorite teams and get notifications when they have a match. You can also see live score of games ranging from ICC, NBA, LIGA, NFL and more.
MasterCard adds Fingerprint scanner on their payment system
MasterCard has just introduced a new card with a fingerprint scanner. This means you will not have to enter or remember your PIN codes anymore.
The way this works is there is a fingerprint sensor located on the upper right corner of your card. You will have to get your fingers scanned by your bank. They allow you to store up to two fingerprints and both of the fingerprints need to be yours.
These new cards will no longer have a magnet strip. Instead, they will come along with a chip and pin due to security reasons.
The early adopters from South Africa say that the authentication process is quick and overall more convenient that entering your PIN. Mastercard does plan to roll out this tech globally in 2017. The only obstacle now is that your bank needs to adopt this tech before you can use it.
LifeCom Opens Pre-Booking of Lenovo K6 Note in Nepal
LifeCom, Lenovo’s authorized distributor in Nepal, has started to take pre-orders for Lenovo K6 Note in Nepal. The Lenovo K6 Note is expected to go on sale somewhere in May 2017. The phone comes in three colors (gold, silver, gray) and is priced at Rs. 29,999. Plus, the pre-bookers will get a discount worth Rs. 1000 along with some free goodies. But at the moment, the LifeCom hasn’t shared what will the free goodies be.
How to Pre-book Lenovo K6 Note?
Pre-booking of the phone can be done by going to the booking section in Lenovo Nepal’s official website or you can do so by clicking on the link below:
In the pre-booking section, the interested buyers need to fill in some details along with their color choice for the phone. To confirm the pre-booking, you should deposit Rs. 1000 in any of the 8 banks mentioned in the form. This amount is not refundable in case you cancel your pre-booking. Lifecom has said to make the phone available within the month of May 2017 (first week, most probably).
Lenovo K6 Note: What’s Inside?
The Lenovo K6 note is a 5.5inch Screen phone with Full HD resolution. Under the hood, the phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 CPU, coupled with 4GB RAM and backed by Adreno 505 GPU. The phone comes with 32GB of storage that is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, it has 16MP on the back and 8MP on the front. The phone runs on Android 6 Marshmallow. The device gets its juice from 4000mAh battery. It sports a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.
Specs Highlights of Lenovo K6 Note:
- 5.5inch IPS LCD Display, 1920*1080 pixels (401 PPI)
- Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430, Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
- Adreno 505 GPU.
- 4GB RAM; 32GB storage (expandable up to 256GB)
- Rear Camera: 16 MP, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
- Front Camera: 8 MP
- Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
- Rear-mounted Fingerprint sensor.
- accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass sensors.
- Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery; microUSB v2.0
- 4G LTE support, and Dolby Atmos audio enhancement.
- Dual SIM (hybrid SIM tray).
Verdict:
Lenovo K6 Note comes at the most competitive price range in Nepal. There are already many good phones in the price range of around 30K in Nepal. So, where exactly the phone will find its spot is something we can’t say at the moment. On paper, the phone does look impressive. But, how well it performs in real life use is something we’ll surely let you know in our coming reviews after spending some time with the phone.
