Allied Tradelink Pvt. Ltd., the authorised distributor of Karbonn Mobiles in Nepal, has officially launched a budget-oriented phone Titanium Moghul in Nepal. The company has priced the phone at Rs. 9,190 and is available for purchase from different offline retail shops all across the nation.
Specs wise, the Karbonn Titanium Moghul features a 5-inch qHD display with scratch resistance dragon trail glass. It is powered by a 1.2Ghz quad-core processor (unknown chipset) and 1GB of RAM. In terms of storage, there is 8GB of onboard memory with microSD expansion slot upto 32GB. The phone sports an 8MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2MP front camera. Fueling the Titanium Moghul is a 2000mAh battery.
The phone is currently running an outdated OS in Android Kitkat 4.4 with no sign of future upgrades. As far as connectivity goes, you get dual SIM support with 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS. At this price point, there is Colors Pride P80 that features superior hardware specs like higher resolution HD display, more internal storage in 16GB, and bigger 3200mAh battery.
Vatsal Impex Pvt. Ltd., the official distributor of Xiaomi phones in Nepal, has launched the Xiaomi Mi Max for Rs. 35,000 (3GB RAM variant). You can pre-book the phone right now and get Rs. 2000 discount .
[Update: The Xiaomi Mi Max is now available in Nepal for Rs. 32,000]
Mi Max is the largest phone from Xiaomi and is also one of the biggest size phablets you can buy right now with a massive 6.44-inch display. So with the increasing size of mobile displays, we have to stand back and ask ‘How big is too big?’ We already have tablets starting from 7-inches in size and now there only remains a thin line between what we generally consider as tablets and phablets.
Mi Max despite its massive size is a beautifully crafted device with an unibody metal construction with a curved back. The front houses the mammoth 6.44-inch full HD display with 342ppi and is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The huge display is certainly a plus point for watching movies, playing games or reading books, but when you have to place a call, you’ll look ridiculous holding a massive phone on your head. The phone is running on MIUI 7 on top of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Mi Max has two variants: one with 32GB storage, 3GB of RAM and Snapdragon 650 chipset and another with the 128GB storage, 4GB RAM, and Snapdragon 652 chipset. The one that’s being launched in Nepal is the 3GB RAM variant and if it succeeds to entertain the market we will probably see the higher variant as well. Both the variants come with expandable storage up to 256GB via SIM 1 hybrid slot.
Talking about the camera, Mi Max sports a 16MP Rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and PDAF. The rear camera can shoot videos in 4K resolution at 30fps. The front houses a 5MP camera with f/2.0 aperture. Typical of Xiaomi, you get a fingerprint sensor on the back as well. And powering this colossal device is the 4850mAh non-removable battery.
But what about the pricing?
Vatsal Impex has yet again launched a new Xiaomi product, the Mi Max, at a sky-high price of NRP. 35,000. The phone was launched in India couple of weeks ago for INR. 15,000 (NRP. 24,000). So, we are paying exactly Rs. 11,000 more for basically the same device. No matter how you look at it, you cannot justify the pricing of the phone.
Yes, the device has got some serious specs underneath, but that’s what Chinese brand Xiaomi is all about. They are well known for providing a powerful phone for affordable pricing. But, at NRP. 35,000, the Xiaomi Mi Max is no more an affordable offering.
Allied Tradelink Pvt .Ltd., the official distributor of Karbonn smartphones in Nepal, has officially launched their new budget phone, the Karbonn Quattro L52, in Nepali market. The phone comes with a Virtual Reality headset out of the box and is priced at Rs. 15,000.
Key specs of Karbonn Quattro L52:
5 inch IPS HD display ( 720 X 1280 pixels)
1.3 GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6735P chipset
2 GB RAM
16 GB onboard storage with MicroSD expansion upto 32 GB
8 MP rear auto-focus camera with LED flash
5 MP front-facing camera
Android 5.1 (Lollipop) upgradeable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
2250 mAh Li-Ion battery
The Karbonn L52 comes with stock Android 5.1 Lollipop and also supports dual hybrid sim slots with 4G LTE connectivity. The L52 packs a 1.3GHz Quad-core 64 bit MediaTek MT6735P processor with 2GB of RAM. The phone comes with a 16GB onboard storage expandable upto 32GB with a MicroSD card. The phone packs a 2250 mAh battery which company claims will provide a full day on normal usage with 3 hours of youtube videos and 4 hours of browsing. On the back, the phone houses a full metal body which looks and feels premium for the price tag. The front houses a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, however, gorilla glass protection is missing.
Camera wise, the Karbonn L52 sports an 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front snapper. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and FM radio. The main selling factor of the phone is its VR feature at such a low price tag. The phone has a g-sensor for the VR headset which is very rare to find at this price range. Moreover, it comes pre-loaded with engaging games and video content and users can also create their own VR videos using the pre-loaded VR app.
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Xiaomi has unveiled two of its latest product — a smartphone called the Redmi Pro and surprisingly a laptop as well called the Mi Notebook Air. Both the devices look surprisingly good in terms of looks and specs and are cheap as one would expect from Xiaomi. Redmi Pro lies in the budget lineup, but by the looks and pumped up specs, it seems rather like a top tier mid-range device which shows the standard where today’s budget phones stand. On the other hand, the Mi Notebook looks stunningly similar to the Mac Book Air which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Redmi Pro:
Redmi Pro features a unibody metal construct with a 5.5-inch Full HD OLED panel with 2.5D glass. This is the first phone from Xiaomi to include an OLED panel and it doesn’t stop there, it even features a dual camera setup for an immersive bokeh mode. With the dual camera setup, the usual fingerprint sensor on the back has shifted to the front home button. Talking about the camera, it features a 13MP camera and a second 5MP Camera to capture the depth information to give immersive bokeh effect which was also present on the recently launched Huawei P9.
There are three variants of the Redmi Pro based on their storage, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB. Both the 32GB and 64GB version comes with 3GB of RAM but the 128GB comes with 4GB of RAM. The 32GB variant sports Helio X20 SoC while the 64GB and 128GB version comes with the more powerful Helio X25. Both the Helio X20 and X25 are deca-core processor offering great performance.
Besides this, Redmi Pro features a 4,050mAh battery with quick charging via its USB C port. It is currently running on MIUI 8 on top of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Talking about their prices, the base model with 32GB storage costs $225, 64GB variant costs $255 and the exclusive edition 128GB costs $300.
Specifications Redmi Pro:
5.5 inches(1080 x 1920) @401ppi with OLED Panel
MIUI 8 on top of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Mediatek MT6797T Helio X25 Chipset with Deca-core 2.5 GHz CPU (128GB)
Mediatek MT6797T Helio X25 Chipset with Deca-core 2.3 GHz CPU (64GB)
Mediatek MT6797 Helio X20 Chipset with Deca-core 2.1 GHz CPU (32GB)
Mali-T880 MP4 GPU
128 GB Internal Storage, 4 GB RAM
32/64 GB Internal Storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable up to 256GB via MicroSD card
Dual 13 MP/5MP Rear Camera with f/2.0, phase detection autofocus
5 MP Front Facing Camera
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Fast Charging
Fingerprint Sensor
Non-removable Li-Ion 4050 mAh battery
Mi Notebook Air:
Xiaomi is called the Apple of China and with the introduction of Mi Notebook Air, it’s evident that this claim will be speculated widely in the future. Mi Notebook Air has two variants, first a small 12.5-inch base model and a 13.3-inch high-end model. Both the devices sports a metal body with backlit MacBook Esque keys and runs on Windows 10. The 13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air features an Intel Core i5 processor with 256 PCIe SSD, 8GB DDR4 RAM and a slot for another SSD along with Nvidia GeForce 940MX graphics card with which Xiaomi claims you can easily play games like Dota 2 on high settings. The 12.5-inch Mi Notebook Air features Intel Core M3 processor with integrated graphics, 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD. The 12.5-inch variant is priced at $525 and the 13.3-inch variant is priced at $750 and will be launched on August 2nd, exclusively in China.
iHub Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of OnePlus smartphones in Nepal, launched the OnePlus 3 in Nepal on 29th July, 2016. The phone, priced at Rs. 49,900, has seen a price drop of Rs. 4000 and is available for Rs. 45,900 from a retail shop and online store olizstore. But, the best deal can be found at Kaymu.com for Rs. 39,999.
Watch our Review of the One Plus 3 here:
The OnePlus 3 sports a 5.5-inch FullHD display with AMOLED technology and 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is powered by the latest and greatest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit quad-core CPU with maximum cores clocked at 2.15GHz. It is one of the few phones to feature a mammoth 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM with 64GB of inbuilt storage. There is no microSD card slot, but we’ve dual nano-SIM card slot. It is currently running on Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 with OnePlus’s in-house software Oxygen OS 3.1 layered on top of it. The UI is simple and bloat free like most of the Nexus devices.
In terms of camera, the OnePlus 3 now features a Sony IMX298 sensor with a 16-megapixel primary camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture lens, Phase detection Autofocus, Optical image stabilization, and 4K video recording at 30 fps. The front houses a Sony IMX179 sensor with an 8MP camera and F/2.0 aperture lens.
Like the OnePlus 2, the OnePlus 3 also houses a fingerprint sensor on the front which the company claims will unlock the phone in less than 0.3 seconds. Connectivity wise, we have 4G LTE support with Voice Over LTE, dual-band WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS, and NFC. For charging and data syncing, the OnePlus 3 has a USB Type-C port. The phone has a 3000mAh non-removable battery with fast charging or OnePlus likes to call it a dash charging with 5Volts and 4Amperes that can charge 60% battery in just 30 minutes and cooler during charging.
The OnePlus 3 now has an aluminum unibody design and comes in graphite and soft gold which looks much similar to the HTC one M9 or the iPhone 6s Plus. The company is providing back cover that comes in five different varieties. Like the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X, there is an alert slider button on the right side. Commenting on the launch, OnePlus Founder and CEO Pete Lau, said:
We know that the best smartphone is the one that works exactly how you want it to. The OnePlus 3 delivers that experience. It combines what our customers already love about our products with what they want and expect next. For example, Dash Charge sets a new standard for fast charging technology. It’s a flagship smartphone inspired by – and made for – our fans.
Talking during the launch event, director of iHub Pvt. Ltd. (OnePlus authorised distributor of Nepal), Lokesh Oli said:
The OnePlus 3 is one of the most premium smartphone to buy right now. It is priced competitively at Rs. 49,900 and competes with other high end smartphones from Samsung and apple. The phone will be available from both online and offline Shops.
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Gadgets are used the most these days which are all strong and premium in terms of design, but the most fragile part of these devices are its display which is easily scratchable and breakable when dropped. Most often we need to put an extra layer of protection in tempered glass, but these glasses make the brightness and touch sensitivity of the phones poor. Recently, the American Company Corning has launched the latest iteration of Gorilla Glass called as the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 that aims to be the toughest while maintaining optical clarity, touch sensitivity, and damage resistance.
over 85% of smartphone owners have dropped their phones at least once per year and 55% have dropped their phones three times or more. Additionally, more than 60% of smartphone owners reported dropping their devices between shoulder and waist height.
Corning has a history of making display Protection glasses called Gorilla Glass which has been protecting around 4 billion devices till now. The latest edition, the Gorilla Glass 5 is the best product in the Gorilla Glass lineup. The Glass 5 protects your display not just from drop and brakes, but now it protects the display from scratches upto degree 8 and also protects your display from drop impact.
The GORILLA glass 5 delivers an up to four times improvement in drop height to failure and can survive drops up to 1.6 meters (which just happens to be the global human height average), up to 80 percent of the time.
Corning Gorilla Glass is used in many products which are common these days like Smart Phones, Smart Watches, Tablets, Laptop etc. According to rumors, the device which will be featuring the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for the first time will be the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 which is scheduled to launch on August 2, 2016.
Huawei Mobiles Nepal has launched its flagship phone of 2016, the Huawei P9, for Rs.59,999. The device was launched back in April in different color variants and storage options, however, only the gold variant has been launched in Nepal with 32GB ROM and 3GB of RAM.
The Huawei P9 Nepal launch event was eccentric in many aspects. Rather than going for a mundane venue, the folks at Huawei espouse the ground floor of City Centre, Kamalpokhari. The event saw many celebrities like Namo Buddha, Sugam Pokharel, and Cartoon crewz entertaining us with their awesome performance. The event was open to all the wanderers of the city centre and it was soon filled with the crowd. Overall, it was a great experience.
Talking about the phone itself, the main highlight about the Huawei P9 is its dual camera sensor. Both the camera has a 12MP sensor. The first camera has an RGB sensor and the second camera has a monochrome sensor which only takes black and white photos. Both the camera simultaneously takes the photo and combines them to produce a greater quality image. The monochrome sensor allows the camera to capture just the light, not the color, so it has higher details and sharpness, while the RGB sensor takes the photo in color which filters the lights coming to its sensor resulting in loss of details so when both the photos are combined a better quality image is obtained. This is noticeable particularly in bright highlights and dark shadows where details are easily missed by single/small sensors.
Also, the dual camera sensor on the Huawei P9 allows us to select multiple focus points which give a greater depth of field with closer shots. But the P9 doesn’t come with Optical Image Stabilization. All and all the camera on P9 is supposed to be crazy fast and take high-quality photos and seems like the dual camera will be a thing in all smartphones in coming years but as of now only the P9 and LG G5 have a dual camera.
HUAWEI CLAIMS THAT USING TWO SENSORS LETS THE P9 CAPTURE 270 PERCENT MORE LIGHT THAN AN IPHONE 6S, AND 70 PERCENT MORE LIGHT THAN A GALAXY S7.
Here are the quick overview specs of the Huawei P9:
5.2-inch Full HD IPS-NEO 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 955 processor with Mali T880-MP4 GPU and i5 co-processor
3GB RAM with 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android Marshmallow 6.0 with EMUI 4.1
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/ nano+microSD)
12MP dual rear cameras with Leica SUMMARIT lenses, dual-tone LED flash, Laser AF, f/2.2 aperture
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.4 aperture
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
Dimensions: 145×70.9×6.95mm;Weight: 144g
3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
4G LTE CAT6, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
2016 has been a year of midrange smartphones, but it has also been a year of portable Bluetooth speakers. You will get plenty of Bluetooth speakers in the market ranging from Rs. 2000 to high end ridiculously priced speakers from KEF, Boss, and JBL. In such market, it’s a dilemma for users to choose a decent Bluetooth speakers that will fit your budget. Today, Allocacoc has launched a portable Bluetooth speaker, the Audiocube, that is priced at Rs. 7900 which we believe is an excellent budget offering from the company.
As the name suggest, the Audiocube is cubical in shape and although it’s not quite as portable as one would expect, but it feels well-made and has some heft to it, weighing around 1330gms. It is made up of hard polycarbonate giving the device a premium look and feel. In terms of connectivity, we get Bluetooth 4.0 for wirelessly streaming full bandwidth CD-like quality music. For non-wireless devices, we have a 3.5mm aux input. For controls, you get all the basic buttons like pause/play and volume buttons.
The sound coming out from the drivers are spectacular with large volume for such a portable device. Moreover, the Audiocube uses four omnidirectional speakers providing a surround sound experience. The sound is clean, with good detail in the treble. However, what I really liked about the Audiocube is its Bass; its top notch for the price you are paying. Having said that, the sound does have its limitations as you will notice some distortion at higher volumes. The Audiocube takes 4 hours to charge from 0 to 100%, and will provide 12 hours of music playback time.
If you are an audiophile with a budget of around Rs. 8000, you won’t regret buying the Allocacoc Audiocube. There are plenty of affordable Bluetooth speakers out there in the market, but quality wise the Audiocube is soundstage. There are also plenty of high-end speakers, but they all are priced ridiculously high. For a fraction of the price, you can get the Audiocube and you won’t miss out on too much.
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Intex Mobiles Nepal has launched the company’s first smartband, the FitRist, for Rs. 2,199. The FitRist Smartband is compatible with both iOS and Android phones and pairs with it via Bluetooth.
The device sports a 0.86-inch (96×32 pixels) OLED display and is water resistant. The battery life is excellent as it can provide 7 days of backup on a single charge and will only require 1 hours to charge. The FitRist comes with a lot of sensors that tracks steps, distance travelled, calories burnt and monitor the quality of sleep.
The Intex FitRist also has a “Find my Phone” feature that alerts the device with vibration when the phone stays away from the smartband. The display shows time and provides notifications during call or message. The Intex FitRist is available in Dark Blue and White colors and the size can be adjusted via clip cable.
Intex FitRist Highlights:
0.86-inch (96×32 pixels) OLED display
Compatible with Android 4.3 or Above & iOS 7 or Above
