It’s 2016 and we are starting to see the dominance of midrange smartphones. Gone are the days when midrange phones used to have a low specification and plastic build quality. Lenovo, one of the major players in smartphone industry these days, has just launched two midrange phones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016. Known as K5 and K5 Plus, both these phones offer metal body, dual rear speakers, and superior hardware.
The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus sports a 5-inch 1080P display, and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 octa-core CPU (same as seen on Huawei GR5). It has 16GB of inbuilt storage with microSD card support for up to 32GB, and 2GB RAM. In terms of camera, the phone boasts a 13MP AF rear camera with LED flash and 5MP front camera. The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus focuses on entertainment with dual Dolby Atmos rear speakers. Powering the phone is a removable 2750 mAh battery, and the phone supports two SIM card slots with 4G LTE and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The Lenovo Vibe K5 features almost identical specs, but the screen resolution is toned down to 720P and is powered by Octacore Snapdragon 415 SoC. The Lenovo VIBE K5 Plus and VIBE K5 are priced at US$149 and US$129 respectively, and is available in Platinum Silver or Champagne Gold colors.
As expected, Samsung has unveiled their flagship smartphone for 2016 — The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge in the Event in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress 2016. The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge variant are almost similar to each other than its slightly rounded edges.
Easier to hold in one hand, the Galaxy S7 is 5.1″ and Galaxy S7 edge is 5.5″ with curved-glass backs and slimmer ergonomic bodies. The curve of the S7 edge has a unique edge screen, which is designed to give quick access to contacts, apps and also allows quick actions from the Newly optimized Edge.
Both these smartphones consist of Gorilla Glass 4 on both sides. Home button contains a fingerprint reader like seen on the previous Samsung models. The front panel cover glass has rounded edges and sits tight and close on an aluminum metal frame. On the bottom end of the device, there is a micro-USB 2.0, a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a speaker grill. On the top side, the phone sports a counter-noise microphone, as well as the SIM tray.
With the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge’s latest slimmer 12-megapixel camera, Samsung claims to have the best camera smartphone in the market. Even though Galaxy S7’s camera has fewer megapixels than its predecessor Galaxy S6, the smartphone possesses one of the fastest autofocus and has better low light photography. It uses larger 1.4um pixels and a lens with an f-stop of 1.7 to let 25% more light into the sensor, as well as a very fast autofocus system, to help prevent grainy or blurred photos.The camera is a Wide angle lens with capabilities of motion panorama and live video streaming on the go. The front camera is a 5-megapixels and the lens is a f/1.7 with a wide angle.
Two features which were dropped on last year’s S6 and S6 Edge: a microSD storage expansion and IP68 water resistance, are now available in the S7 and the S7 edge. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core SoC or the Exynos 8890 octa-core SoC, with 4GB of DDR4 RAM, and either 32GB or 64GB of inbuilt storage. The memory can be further expanded via microSD card upto 200GB. The Galaxy S7 comes with a huge battery of 3000mAh, substantially bigger than 2550mAh of last year’s Galaxy S6. The Galaxy S7 Edge has a 3600mAh battery to power its bigger 5.5-inch display. Both these phones support quick charging as well as wireless charging.
Key Highlights|Galaxy S7:
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
5.1-inch Super AMOLED screen with 2,560 x 1,440 Pixel Resolution; 5.5-inch on the Edge variant
Either 32 or 64 GB of storage, Micro SD card slot expandable up to 200GB
12 Megapixel Camera with f/1.7 aperture and smart OIS
5 Megapixel Front Shooter
Water-Resistant (IP68 rating)
3,000 mAh and 3,600mAh battery Respectively on Galaxy S7 and S7 edge
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor (or Samsung’s Exynos chipset in some regions)
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
Colors: Black onyx, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium
Enhanced Features in the Galaxy S7
Water and Dust resistant design: Both the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are water Resistant. With an IP68 rating, the device can withstand up to 5 feet of water for around 30 minutes.
Advanced Camera: The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge feature technology that allows for faster autofocus and captures high-quality low-light photos.
Fast wireless charging: Its now possible to wireless charge and fast-charge your device at the same time with a wireless Fast Charging stand.
For the Galaxy S7 Edge: A new Task Edge screen offers one-tap access application, quick user’s favorite activities, favorite contacts, instant publishing tools, as well as activities for third parties, such as the news and sports results.
Dedicated Gaming Feature makes it easier to record sessions and screenshots. A do-not-disturb mode blocks incoming notifications and lets the user play games without interruption
“Always-on” display, a familiar feature of Nokia phones for years, the display shows time, calendar or images from the lock screen. This Screen is customizable apart from LG G5 which does not possess that customizable feature. The Always on screen is a SuperAMOLED screen which consumes only 1 percent of battery in an hour.
Availability and Price of Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in Nepal
Even though Samsung has not announced the official price of the two new launches, it can be estimated that the S7 will cost around $750 in US and $100 more for the Edge variant. The possibility of the launch of the two smartphones is Nepal is high since we have authorized distributors of Samsung Mobiles. Even though the Galaxy S6 was not a huge success, Samsung Nepal will try to release the product as soon as possible. Looking at the trend, it can be estimated other retailers and emerging eCommerce website will bring it earlier than the official Launch from Samsung Nepal (IMS). The Price will be slightly higher than the original price. The price can be predicted to cost you NRs. 95,000.
LG has just announced the successor of the LG G4, the LG G5, at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain. The LG G5 sports a full metal body, but still manages to have a removable battery thanks to its modular design. The LG G5 is priced at Rs. 85,000 in Nepal.
What’s Inside LG G5?
The LG G5 sports a 5.3-inch Quad HD IPS quantum display with 900 nits of brightness and is protected by gorilla glass 4 protection. Considering normal user checks a phone 150 times a day, LG has introduced an Always-On Display that lights up part of the screen at all times. According to LG, the battery consumption is significantly lower at 0.8% per hour.
The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s latest SoC, the Snapdragon 820, that the company promises is twice as faster and battery efficient as compared to Snapdragon 810. In terms of memory, the LG G5 has 4GB of LRDDR4 RAM and 32GB ROM that can be further upgraded with microSD card upto 2TB.
Talking about the back camera, LG has two cameras on the back–a regular 16-megapixel imager and a 135-degree wide angle 8-megapixel camera. Both these cameras can be used individually while the later is used for wide angle photos.
The LG G5 has 2800 mAh battery with quick charge 3.0 (charge from 0% to 80% in just 35 minute) and USB type C for charging and data syncing. What’s amazing about the battery, is it’s removable, despite featuring a full metal body. On the side of the phone, there is a small key that opens its lower part giving us access to the battery, a process much similar to loading a gun. You can also insert a modular device, named LG CAM+, which turns the camera of the phone into a digital camera. The LG CAM+ offers dedicated shutter button, zoom in/out button, and sports a 4000mAh battery.
Alongside G CAM+, LG also showcased another modular device called LG Hi-Fi Plus. It is a high-end external 32-bit DAC and amplifier, build in collaboration with Bang & Olufsen Play. The LG Hi-Fi Plus offers premium sound quality and is portable in nature.
The LG G5 runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0 with the latest version of its LG UX, which is deprived of the app drawer. LG G5 also offers HD audio codec and Dolby digital plus sound for superior audio from the built-in rear speaker. The LG G5 comes in 4 different colors: Silver, Gold, Pink, and Titan. While the pricing and availability have not been confirmed yet, we can take a guess it’s gonna be available at the start of March for a price around US$650.
Gmail has been our favorite e-mail service for a long time. There’s no denying that it is one of the most organized and feature rich e-mail client. And last year, Google gave us the option to integrate our other email accounts with Gmail App by logging in separately. But now Google has taken a step forward, introducing the new Gmailify feature with which you can directly login to Gmail using either your Yahoo, Hotmail or Outlook account.
By logging in your 3rd party e-mail account into Gmail, you get the Google’s powerful spam filter and Inbox organization which makes the mailing experience a lot better. All of your email account will look and feel like native Gmail account.
Gmailify links your existing account to Gmail so that you get all the bells and whistles—spam protection, inbox organization and even Google Now cards based on your mail—without having to leave your current address behind.
We all know that 5G is arriving by the end of the decade, and we all know what it is capable of. Nokia, one of the leading research companies in 5G technology, demonstrated the 5G speed of 30 Gb/s. For starters, that’s thousand times faster than the current 4G connection. With such speed, Nokia forecasts that 5G will have some interesting capabilities in the future. Here are the 5 crazy things 5G will be able to do in the future:
Driverless car: The major problem existing right now with the self-driving cars is that the current wireless technology has a higher rate of Latency (time taken by a packet of data to get from one designated point to another). If there is high latency, there will be a lag between the car’s sensor and the data centre sending data’s to the car. Since 5G cellular technology uses the spectrum above 6GHz, it offers offer ‘virtually zero’ latency. This leads to self-driving cars being more reliable and the case for accidents and crash will be very rare.
Virtual Reality: 5G will provide a new era for online video gamers. When you put on a virtual reality machine on your head, you will be able to enjoy a virtual world by interacting with the games, different scenes, etc. However, with the help of 5G, you will be able to send remote commands in real time without noticeable latency, making Virtual Reality look like a real life experience.
Immersive UHD Multimedia Experience
If you are a sports fan, you will definitely love this one. Just imagine watching your favorite team play in real-time on your TV. With 5G’s ridiculous fast speed, you will be able to watch real-time goals, tackles, passes from various angles, and get the most out of the game. Other interesting service scenarios include interactive 360° movies, online games, remote education, and live concerts.
Smart Homes
With the capabilities of 5G system design, it will provide support for up to a million simultaneous connections enabling all your home appliances and devices to communicate with each other autonomously. Examples include a smart fire extinguisher that alerts your neighbouring home in case of emergency, a smart refrigerator that recommends a recipe to be cooked with ingredients that are already in your refrigerator and considering a number of calories your body needs, thanks to a smart watch that is constantly monitoring your energy level in your body.
Rise of the Robots With 5G’s low latency and high speed, it will immensely allow wireless robots to perform complicated tasks that you have never heard of. The Internet of Things lets masts(towers) connect with thousands of sensors and machines with which Robots can be used in various applications like robotic surgical tools, surveillance drones, etc
Ringing Bells, with immense support from the Indian government, has launched world’s cheapest smartphone — The Freedom 251. The phone is now listed on the companies official website and is available at a stupefying price of INR.251 (approx NRs.400). The company’s main motive is to make smartphone accessible to everyone in India where only 14% of a population has access to the smartphone.
With a price of NRs.400, one might think the Freedom 251 sports third-rate hardware specs. However, the phone has remarkable specs, to say the least, considering its price. It sports a 4-inch qHD display, quadcore processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB of expandable storage, 3.2MP rear camera, and 1450mAh battery.
Colors Mobile Nepal has just launched a new budget-oriented smartphone under Pride Series Colors Pride P25. The Pride P25 is priced at Rs.6175 and is targeted for the first time smartphone users.
Colors Pride P25 Specs in Detail
The Colors Pride P25 features a 4″ 480*800 WVGA IPS Screen with 2.5D curved glass, and is powered by a Spreadtrum SC7731 SoC with 1.3Ghz Quadcore Cortex A7 processor, and MALI 400MP2 GPU. As far as memory is concerned, the Pride P25 has 512MB RAM and 8GB ROM that is expandable via microSD card slot upto 32GB.
On the back, there is a 3.2 MP back camera with flash, while the front houses a 0.3MP front camera. The battery is of 1450 mAh that is removable and is rated to give a standby time of 400hours. Connectivity wise, the Pride P25 offers two SIM card slots with 3G capabilities, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and FM radio. The phone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The Colors Pride P25 is currently on sale from different Colors outlets all across Nepal. The Colors Pride P25 is available in two colors: Black and Gold, and comes with a free flip cover.
Today, Samsung will unveil its Galaxy S7, the seventh phone of the galaxy S series line. Samsung will launch the phone at its ‘unpacked’ event today, February 21st, at 11:45 p.m. local time. Like we have seen in the past with Galaxy S6, we know that the flagship will be launched alongside the S7 Edge that has a curved display. So here’s what has been buzzing around about the Samsung Galaxy S7:
Design| Samsung Galaxy S7
We would not expect any drastic changes in the design of the S7 as the S6 was a total redesign from the past galaxy s phones. Samsung has really taken the time to make the designs of their flagships more premium than ever, with metal and glass body.
From the recently leaked renders, we can see that the design of S7 and S7 Edge is not that far from S6, which isn’t a bad thing at all. Another leaked picture shows the back of the phone and again it doesn’t differ from the S6 series. The back looks more curved and it seems that there is no bump for the camera like in the S6 series.
I should say that the leaked images may be different from the official one. But it provides us with a small glimpse of what is to come from the S7 series. It looks like Samsung has taken the core design from the S6 and modified the design to look sleeker and more premium.
Specs| Samsung Galaxy S7
Every flagship from Samsung has the best screen, with the Super AMOLED display and, it won’t be different this time. Both the S7 and S7 Edge most probably will have quad HD resolution like in the S6. What we have also been hearing is that the S7 Edge will have a larger display with 5.5-inch while the regular S7 will be the same 5.1-inch.
Samsung has opted to go for the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset. But there will be variation in chipset from phones bought in different regions. It is rumored that the Snapdragon 820 version will be available in U.S. market while other S7 phones in another region will use Samsung’s new Exynos 8 Octa chipsets. Whether its Snapdragon 820 version or the Exynos version, we think that both of them will be equally powerful and there won’t be much difference to compare.
Battery| Samsung Galaxy S7
The camera, performance, and design everything were great in the S6 except for the battery life; which was really poor. Even though wireless and fast charging was there, it didn’t make up for the battery being so weak.
This time, around Samsung will include a larger 3000mAh battery in the regular S7, which is a good improvement from the S6’s 2550mAh battery. And for the S7 Edge 3600mAh battery will be opted. Like in S6 both of the devices will offer wireless and fast charging.
Camera| Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung is the manufacturer of the best cameras in smartphones – the galaxy S6, S6 Edge to the Note 5; all of them take amazing pictures. From low light shots to recording 4k videos, the Samsung phones prove their worth. We definitely wouldn’t want the camera to change but it is said that Samsung will downgrade the resolution from 16 megapixels to 12 megapixels. But the aperture of the new S7 will be better than the previous and will allow the phone to take even greater looking pictures in low light situations. I don’t think the downgrade of resolution of the camera is concerning as we all know Samsung is best in the camera department.
MicroSD| Samsung Galaxy S7
We didn’t see micro SD slots in S6 series and Note 5, and many users had a lot to say about it. Finally, Samsung may have listened to their customers and we could see the return of SD card slot in the S7. Some rumors suggest that even if they do not have the separate slot for the SD card, the sim tray may also hold the microSD.
Water Resistant| Samsung Galaxy S7
The S7 and S7 Edge will offer an IP67 water-resistant design. So the users can use the phone in the rain and they wouldn’t have to worry about the phone if it falls into puddles.
Software UI The Galaxy S7 has also been featured in a brief hands-on video, revealing the latest version of TouchWiz, layered on top of Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Pricing
It has been rumored that Samsung Galaxy S7 will cost €699 while theS7 Edge will be available at €799. Samsung will also be throwing a free Gear VR headset for early birds.
These are all the news and rumors we have heard about the Samsung Galaxy S7 series. Some of these rumors haven’t been made official yet. So, let’s see today if the rumors stand true or not and what Samsung will bring new to the table apart from the stuff we have already heard till now.
Lifecom, the authorised distributor of Lenovo smartphones in Nepal, is set to launch four smartphones in Nepal: A7000 turbo, A6000, A2010, and A1000.
Lenovo A7000 Turbo is company’s latest offering under A-series and features a 5.5-inch FullHD display, 1.7Ghz Octacore 64-bit MediaTek MT6752 SoC, 2GB of RAM, 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 5MP front camera, Android Lollipop 5.0 with Vibe UI 2.0, 16GB of expandable memory with microSD card, and 2900mAh battery. The phone was recently launched in India for INR. 10,999 (approx to NPR. 17,600), however, taking preposterous nature of Nepali smartphone market we can expect the phone to launch at a higher price tag. Let’s hope it won’t cross NPR. 25,000 threshold.
The another phone to get launched is Lenovo A6000–the phone that was launched in Jan 2015. It might look utterly ridiculous that the company is launching more than a year old phone, but if the phone gets launched for a decent pricing, it will totally make sense. The Lenovo A6000 offers a 5-inch HD display, 1.2Ghz Quadcore 64-bit Snapdragon 410 SoC, 1GB of RAM, 8MP back camera with LED flash, 2MP front shooter, Android Kitkat 4.4.4 with Vibe UI 2.0, 8 GB of expandable memory with microSD card, and 2300mAh battery.
LifeCom is also bringing in two budget intended smartphones in Lenovo A2010 and A1000. The Lenovo A2010 features a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, 1Ghz Quadcore 64bit MT6735M CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of inbuilt storage with microSD card slot upto 32GB, 5MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front camera, Android Lollipop 5.1, and 2000mAh battery.
The Lenovo A1000, on the other hand, sports a 4-inch WVGA display, 1.3Ghz Quadcore 32bit Spreadtrum CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of inbuilt storage with microSD card slot upto 32GB, 5MP rear camera with LED flash, VGA front camera, Android Lollipop 5.0, and 2000mAh battery.
As expected, Huawei Device Nepal has launched their latest midrange smartphone, the Huawei GR5, in Nepal for a price of NRs.34,000. The phone is quite identical to the Honor 5X, which was launched in India two weeks ago for INR. 12,999 (approx. NRs.20,800).
The phone features a 5.5 inch (1080 * 1920) FULLHD IPS LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 616, that comes with a two 64 bit quad core processor (1.7Ghz quad core Cortex A53+ 1.2Ghz quad core Cortex A53). The processor is supplemented by an Adreno 405 for graphics. In terms of storage, the Huawei GR5 has 16GB of inbuilt storage with a provision of microSD card expansion slot that is upgraded upto 64GB.
Huawei GR5
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The Huawei GR5 comes in a 0.8mm aluminum uni-body and feels premium for its price. It has a 13MP rear shooter with smart image 3.0 image processor and a 5MP snapper up front with f/2.2 aperture, 22mm wide-angle, 4P Lens, Blue Glass filter and an 88 degrees wide angle lens. The back is non-removable and inside there is a 3000mAh battery which supports quick charging 3.0. It also sport a fingerprint sensor on the back that can unlock the phone in just 0.5 seconds. The fingerprint can also be used to accepts calls, silence alarm, shows and clear notification, and take photos.
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In terms of connectivity, the Huawei GR5 offers dual SIM slot with 4G capabilities (micro sim+nano sim), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, and MicroUSB 2.0. The phone is currently running on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Emotion UI 3.1 on top, but according to recent rumors the Marshmallow update is also on works.
Huawei GR5 Full Specs:
Model
GR5
System
Android 5.1
Processor Model
Snapdragon 616 4×1.5Ghz+4×1.2Ghz
Design
Full metal 0.8mm aluminum uni-body
High-speed zircon sand-blast finish
5” full high definition screen
3D curved back
Metal line drawings on the back of phone create a tactile surface
Screen
5” full high definition screen
Assertive technology adjusts colour saturation and contrast in real time
Fingerprint Features
100% improved second generation fingerprint identification technology
Quick unlock; 0.5 seconds
360-degree identification
Wet and dry finger access
Multifunction:
Unlocks screen
Accepts calls
Silences alarm
Shows and clears notifications
Takes photos
Smarter functionality – swipe down and double tap to show and clear notification bar
Safer- fingerprint information store in chipset which protect your privacy in safer way.
We would not expect any drastic changes in the design of the S7 as the S6 was a total redesign from the past galaxy s phones. Samsung has really taken the time to make the designs of their flagships more premium than ever, with metal and glass body.
We definitely wouldn’t want the camera to change but it is said that Samsung will downgrade the resolution from 16 megapixels to 12 megapixels. But the aperture of the new S7 will be better than the previous and will allow the phone to take even greater looking pictures in low light situations. I don’t think the downgrade of resolution of the camera is concerning as we all know Samsung is best in the camera department.
