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Samsung unveils Galaxy E5 and E7 smartphones in Nepal

Yural Maskey

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March 12, 2015

Samsung unveils Galaxy E5 and E7 smartphones in Nepal

International Marketing Services Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributor of Samsung mobiles in Nepal, has unveiled two mid-range smartphones – the Galaxy E5 and the Galaxy E7. The smartphones have been priced at NRs. 27,500 and NRs. 32,500 respectively, and are available for purchase at the nearest Samsung store all across Nepal.

Samsung has been shifting from their sluggish Plastic body to more premium metallic body and these two E-series is no exception. Both these phones offers 7.3mm-thin aluminum back and feels premium. However, the frame on the sides of these smartphones are still plastic. If you want a full metal body, have a look at Galaxy A-series.

The Samsung Galaxy E7 features a 5.5 inch 720p Super AMOLED display, a quad-core 64 bit SoC (Snapdragon 410) running at 1.2GHz, 2GB RAM, 16GB on-board storage (with microSD card support), a 13MP rear snapper and a 5MP front-facing selfie camera. The phone is powered by a 2,950mAh non-removable battery. The smartphone has been priced at NRs. 32,500 in Nepal.

The Samsung Galaxy E5, on the other hand, has a 5 inch 720p Super AMOLED display, a quad-core64 bit SoC (Snapdragon 410) running at 1.2GHz, 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB of on-board storage (with microSD card support), an 8MP rear shooter and a 5MP front-facing one. The phone is powered by a 2,400mAh non-removable battery. Galaxy E5 is priced at NRs. 27,500 in Nepal.

Both these phone runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI on top and features ‘Hybrid Dual-SIM’, allowing the second SIM slot to be used as a microSD card slot. In terms of connectivity, both these phones comes with Wi-Fi b/g/n. Bluetooth, and GPS with A-GPS.
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Panasonic P55 Review: One of the most affordable Phablet

Yural Maskey

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March 12, 2015

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Panasonic P55 Review: One of the most affordable Phablet

Panasonic P55 was launched here in Nepal for Rs.15,100 and features a big 5.5 inch High definition screen, rather outdated Quad core CPU (MT6589), 1GB of RAM, lower internal storage with 4GB, 8MP back camera that can record videos upto 1080P, 2MP front camera and a reasonable 2500mAh battery. Looking at the specs, it’s not astonishing, but there is a huge 5.5 inch HD screen that could lure the Multimedia users. So, does Panasonic P55 punches above its weight? Let’s see on our review:

BUILD:

Build Quality: Tile Back pattern with plastic build.
Look & Feel: Feels great in the hand and looks premium.

DISPLAY:

Screen Size: 5.5 inch
Screen Resolution: 720*1280
Technology: IPS
Pixel Density: 263ppi
Gorilla Scratch Protection:No
Our Rating: 3.5/5

PERFORMANCE:

User Interface: Snappy (runs kitkat 4.4.2)
Multitasking: Fluent (sports QuadCore CPU for all your multitasking needs)
Task Performance (light uses): Using light apps like browsing, chats,etc works fine.
Task Performance (medium uses): Playing games like Temple run works fine without any lag.
Task Performance (heavy uses): Playing high graphics demanding games in this phone performs with lags and dropped frame rates.
Our Rating: 3.5/5

CAMERA:

Rear Camera: 8MP
Flash:Yes
Performance: Okay
Front camera: 2MP
Performance: Okay
Our Rating: 3/5

BATTERY:

Battery Capacity: 2500mAh
Performance: Mediocre
Video Play back: 4hours 29mins
Light uses: upto 36hrs
Medium uses: upto 16hrs
Heavy uses:upto 4hrs
Our Rating: 3.5/5

STORAGE:

Internal Storage: 4GB, which should not be enough for those who want to install a lot of apps.
MicroSD support: Yes; upto 32GB
Our Rating: 3/5: 3
Our Verdict:3.5/5

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge price [Global]

Samsung

Yural Maskey

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March 11, 2015

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Samsung launched their flagship handsets- Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge at the Mobile World Congress last week. According to some reports, the phone will be available for purchase from April 10 or a week or two later for many countries.

Europe Price List:

Galaxy S6: 699 euros (32GB); 829 euros (64GB); 949 euros (128GB)
Galaxy S6 edge: 849 euros (32GB); 999 euros (64GB); 1,049 euros (128GB)

There has been no official price list in the U.S.A or other Asian counties. Usually, the trend is Samsung keeps the pricing high in European countries, so we might expect the S6 (32GB version) to be priced here in Nepal for less than 600 Euros.

Specs of these phones:

This year’s Samsung’s flagship has a metal body and a Gorilla Glass 4 on the back. The Galaxy S6, looks much similar to the Note 4, and is perhaps the best design we see in the Samsung flagship. Below are some notable specs of Galaxy S6:

Display: 5.1 inch Quad HD (2560×1440) 577ppi, Super AMOLED
Processor: Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5Ghz, Octacore Processor (Exynos 7240)
OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Camera 16MP OIS(rear), 5MP (front)
Connectivity: WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile hotspot, Bluetooth: v4.1
RAM: 3GB, LPDDR4
Internal Memory: 32/64/128GB, UFS 2.0
Wireless Charging: WPC1.1(4.6W Output) & PMA 1.0(4.2W) compatible
Dimensions (S6):143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm, 138g
Battery: 2,550mAh

While the Galaxy S6 is the successor of the Galaxy S5, the S6 Edge is kind of a experiment done from Samsung. The specs between them are strikingly similar, expect the Galaxy S6 has a curved display on both sides. Below are some notable specs of Galaxy S6 edge:

Display (S6 Edge): 5.1inch Quad HD(2560×1440) 577ppi, Super AMOLED, Dual edgo
Processor: Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5Ghz, Octacore application processor
OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Camera 16MP OIS(rear), 5MP (front)
Connectivity: WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile hotspot, Bluetooth: v4.1
RAM: 3GB, LPDDR4
Internal Memory: 32/64/128GB, UFS 2.0
Wireless Charging: WPC1.1(4.6W Output) & PMA 1.0(4.2W) compatible
Dimensions (S6 Edge):142.1 x 70.1 x 7.0mm, 132g
Battery: 2,600mAh

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Top 5 budget Android Lollipop phones

Yural Maskey

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March 11, 2015

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Top 5 budget Android Lollipop phones

1. Android One

Karbonn Mobiles, one of the manufacturers of Android One phone, launched their Android One phone named as Sparkle V for the price tag of Rs.11,990 (8% discount as well). Although it runs kitkat 4.4.4 right now in Nepal, but Karbonn has already rolled out Lollipop update in India and other counties. So, we can expect it to have Lollipop in a week or so. As far the specs of Karbonn Android One is concerned, it boasts a 4.5 inch touchscreen, Quadcore processor, 4GB of storage with microSD card support, 1GB of RAM, 1750mah battery, 5 MP camera and a 2MP front camera.

2. Xolo One

Priced at Rs.11,500, Xolo one comes with Android Lollipop 5.0.2. Even though the Xolo One is not an Android One device, it possesses similar specifications as Android One devices expect Xolo one comes with 8GB of internal storage. Xolo One comes with a faux leather back which to some extend provides premium feel and has better build than Android One phones.

3. Moto E 2015

Motorola, last week announced their latest iteration of Moto E, known as Moto E 2015, and has some bumps in the specs. Last year’s Moto E didn’t WOW the audience because of the competition is given by the likes of Xiaomi and Huawei in terms of providing spectacular specs at a budget price tag, but this year’s Moto E 2015 looks promising with its bigger 4.5 inch screen, Quad core 64 bit processor and a bigger 2390 mAh battery.Learn more here: Moto E 2015 goes official for $150

4. Micromax Canvas Xpress

Micromax Canvas Express launched in Nepal

Micromax Canvas Xpress A99 comes with Android Lollipop 5.0 pre-loaded, which in fact is Micromax first phone to have lollipop version. It is available for purchase in Nepal for Rs. 12,815. Canvas Xpress a99 sports a 4. 5-inch IPS screen and is powered by the quad-core MediaTek MT6582 CPU clocked at 1.2GHz. In addition to this, it has 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage, which can be expanded with a microSD card slot upto 32GB. On the back, the phone has a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with a LED flash and a 1950 mAh battery. On the front, there is a 0.3-megapixel camera. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. It is a dual-SIM smartphone with 3G connectivity.

5. Moto G 1st gen

In a price sensitive market like Nepal, the MotoG first gen still appears to be quite the deal. The Moto G has a 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display at 329 ppi with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The Moto G is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU. The 2070 mAh lithium-ion battery offers great battery life too. The phone runs Android Lollipop 5.0.2 as of now. It is priced at Rs.16,000 for the 8GB model in Nepal.

Gionee Elife S7 to arrive in Nepal

Gionee

Yural Maskey

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March 10, 2015

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Gionee announced its latest flagship phone from Elife series -“ Gionee Elife S7 ” at Mobile World Congess 2015. The phone is a successor to the Gionee S5.5 and S5.1 smartphones. The Gionee Elife S7 will launch in Macau on March 18th and in India on April 3 for €400 (Rs.45,000). Gionee Nepal teases with a tagline “Elife S7 Coming Soon to Nepal” on their Facebook page, which means the phone is going to get unveiled here in Nepal, however the exact date is yet to be revealed.

Gionee Elife S7 is one of the thinnest phone measuring only 5.5mm thick, yet premium since the phone is build by aviation-grade alloy and a stainless steel sheet with nano-molding plastic making the phone solid and durable. It’s uni-body design consists of Gorilla glass 3 on the front and rear. The body has grooved sides, something Gionee calls a U-shaped skeleton.
In terms of display, Elife S7 sports a 5.2” AMOLED screen with 1080p resolution. It’s ACL screen technology is said to reduce the power usage by 25%. The 2,750mAh battery of the Gionee Elife S7 is aided by a number of power-saving features based on its research. It is powered by Mediatek’s new 64-but 1.7Ghz octa core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage. It is a dual sim phone with 4G LTE capability.

On the software front, it is the first phone to come with Gionee’s new Amigo 3.0 user interface that is based on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop. The device is powered by MediaTek MT6752 chipset which is made up of a 64-bit processor with eight 1.7GHz Cortex-A53 cores and Mali-T760 GPU with 2GB of RAM. Gionee says that the HPM technology enables the processors to run at a high speed allowing the performance on this phone to be smooth with very few lags here and there.
Elife S7 comes with a 13MP rear camera with Gionee’s new “image+” image processing system which enables the phone to capture 6 pictures in 1 second which is really impressive. What is even more impressive is that it can capture a picture with only 500 milliseconds, and its focus time is only 300 milliseconds. On the front, it has a 8MP selfie camera. The S7’s 8MP front camera incorporates intelligent Face beauty 3.0 technology with which the device can estimate peoples’ gender and age, and recommend the best over the face beauty effects for more natural selfie photos.

S7 offers superior sound quality with instinctive Hi-Fi standard sound system that features sound restorations. With the built-in tailor-made speaker and Smart PA, users can enjoy music accompanied by louder and richer sounds, bringing a home theater system like experience to an ultra slim phone with DTS audio enhancement.

About the battery life, Gionee says that they have added a lot of optimization to this phone for better battery life with its 2750MAh battery. ACL technology used in its display reduces power consumption by 25%. There’s also a Dark theme, which further drops power draw by 30% compared to the default theme. A new sensor hub enables the CPU to wake up 20% less. Gionee estimates they have improved battery life by 32% and the phone should go for two days. Gionee has also include a extreme mode in case of emergencies, which restricts the phone features and gives 33hours of standby by freezing functions except calling and text messages to ensure basic communications on just 10% of battery.

Micromax Canvas Xpress A99 with Lollipop 5.0 launched in Nepal

Yural Maskey

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March 9, 2015

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Micromax Canvas Xpress A99 with Lollipop 5.0 launched in Nepal

Micromax Canvas Xpress A99 is now officially available for purchase in Nepal for Rs. 12,815. The phone comes with Android Lollipop 5.0 pre-loaded, which infact is Micromax first phone to have lollipop version.

Micromax Canvas Xpress A99 is a dual-SIM smartphone with 3G connectivity. It has a 4. 5-inch IPS screen and is powered by the quad-core MediaTek MT6582 CPU clocked at 1.2GHz. In addition to this, it has 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage, which can be expanded with a microSD card slot upto 32GB. On the back, the phone has a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with a LED flash and a 1950 mAh battery. On the front, there is a 0.3-megapixel camera. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.

The phone has a HotKnot feature which is used to share music, video, files, web URL’s just by touching two mobiles screen to screen.

Key Features and Specification of Micromax Canvas Xpress A99:

– 11.43 cm (4.5 inch) FWVGA IPS Screen.
– 8 GB ROM & 1GB RAM
– 1.3 GHz Quad Core
– Android v5.0 Lollipop OS
– Dual Sim ( 3G +2G)
– 3G Connectivity
– 5 MP Primary Camera & 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
– Expandable Memory till 32 GB
– Smart Wake & HOTKNOT
– 1950 mAh Battery

Our Verdict:

Micromax Canvas Xpress A99, priced at Rs.12,815, offers tough competition to smartphones like Android One and Mote E, but we still think that phones like Xiaomi Redmi 1s and Huawei Honor Holly are better value for money products. Moreover, phones like Redmi 2s and Moto E second gen will be arriving soon, which would arguably be even better value for money.

Samsung Smartphone Price in Nepal

Samsung

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March 9, 2015

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Samsung Smartphone Price in Nepal is a topic lot of people want to know sitting home. IMS, the authorized distributor of samsung mobiles in Nepal, has silently slashed the price of samsung smartphones in nepal. The list includes the Note 4, Galaxy S5, Galaxy A5, Galaxy A3, Grand 2, Grand prime, Core Prime, Core 2 and Ace 4 CDMA.

Samsung Smartphone Price in Nepal

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is now available at Rs 78,900 compared to its earlier price tag at Rs 85,900, which is a significant drop. Samsung Note 4 features a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED screen with Quad-HD resolution and sports Octa-Core Exynos 5433 Chipset coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage. Powered by 3220 mAh battery, the phone has a 16MP camera with IOS.

Ahead of the launch event of Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, Samsung Nepal has also slashed the price of Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S5 is now available for Rs.49,500 compared to its earlier price tag at Rs 59,500, which is a significant drop from its launch price of Rs 65,999.

Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5, which was launched here in Nepal at CAN infotech 2015, also gets a price cut. Galaxy A3 is now priced at Rs.30,500 and Galaxy A5 is priced at Rs.37,400.

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 was launched in Nepal for Rs.36,900 and now is priced at just Rs.25,900. Grand 2 sports a 5.2 inch HD screen, Quad core Snapdragon 400 chipset, 1.5GB of RAM, 8MP camera and 2600 mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, one of the best mid-range phone, is now priced at Rs.21,000.Grand Prime sports a 5 inch qHD screen, 64 bit Snapdragon 410 chipset, 1GB of RAM, 8MP camera, 5MP wide angle selfie camera and 2600 mAh battery.

Similarly, there has been reduction in the prices of other Samsung smartphones too. Here are the list:

Also Check out the latest Samsung Products Galaxy E5 and E7 here in this LINK.

About Samsung Nepal

Samsung Mobiles in Nepal is available to approximately 20 million people by covering all 14 zones of the country and 55 Districts. International Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd. (IMS) Founded in 1993 is the Authorized Distributer of Samsung Mobiles since 2001 in Nepal.

Exclusive Mobile Showroom:-
1).Samsung Mobile Plaza
01-4428378, 01-4441571, 01-4441584
Hotel Royal Singi Arcade, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal
2). Tele World
01-4157501
Peoples Plaza, Khichhapokhari, New Road, Kathmandu, Nepal

Exclusive Mobile Service Centers:-

1). Kathmandu- Tamrakar Complex, New Road. 01-4267258, 4267259
2). Narayanghat – Pulchowk. 056-521952
3). Itahari – Pathibhara Market. 025-587375
4). Kohalpur – Near Pipalchautara, Surkhet Road. 081-541785
5). Pokhara – Mahendrapul Pokhara, 9802002749

Note: Samsung Smartphone Price in Nepal differs acc. to resellers. This is the official price of Samsung mobiles Nepal.

Intex Aqua Amaze With Octa Core processor launched for Rs.23,374

Intex

Yural Maskey

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March 7, 2015

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Intex Aqua Amaze With Octa Core processor launched for Rs.23,374

Intex Aqua Amaze has been launched here in Nepal for a price of Rs. 23,374 (Rs.20,500 after discounts). The phone is available for purchase either from the CG digital retail outlets or from CG’s online eCommerce website.

Intex Aqua Amaze Specs:

Intex Aqua Amaze features a 5 inch ONCell IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 540 * 960 pixels and packs 1.4 gigahertz (GHz) Octa Core Processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. It also comes with 13MP rear camera with LED flash that can take FullHD videos. There is a 5MP front camera for selfies and self portrait.The 8GB inbuilt storage on Intex Aqua Amaze is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). On the connectivity front, the Intex Aqua Aqua Amaze offers Dual SIM with 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, and FM radio options.

The Phone is backed by a 2000mAh battery that company claims can deliver up to 8 hours of talk time (3G network) and 240 hours of standby time. The smartphone also comes with OTG support and runs kitkat 4.4.2 out of the box. The smartphone measures 145.5x70x7.6mm. It is available in Black/Grey color options. The price tag that CG has listed is a bit inflated, since the phone is priced at INR 10,500 in India, which according to the current exchange is NRs.16,800.

The company has also listed Aqua Style X for purchase by an e-commerse site. Intex has already launched two of its budget smartphones under the ‘Aqua’ series, namely Aqua KAT and Aqua Y2 Pro. Both handsets run Android KitKat 4.4.2 out-of-the-box.

Samsung Galaxy S6 : Removed the Best 2 Features

Yural Maskey

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March 7, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy S6 : Removed the Best 2 Features

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Edge were unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2015 and we might see these phones arriving here in Nepal before the end of April. The Beautiful looking Galaxy S6 has alot of good features to talk about– the 16MP Camera, 5.1 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display and a fingerprint sensor and many more. But unfortunately, the best feature of Samsung which usually made it behave different from the likes of Apple’s iPhone were the features like removable battery and the memory expansion slot. This used to be a features which made Samsung somewhat different from Apple’s iPhone. But will removing these features haunt Samsung? We leave the question to be answered upto you via this poll:

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Expansion Slot:

Even though Samsung offers six different models variant (32GB base, 64GB, 128GB) for both Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge it is a frustration to user not to have a expansion slot. We personally believe this set back can be a strategy to get the most out of cloud storage.

Removable Battery:

For people who carried spare battery to power up their smartphone, It is a disappointment because Samsung now planned to remove the removable battery option. One of the best feature Samsung could boast about was a removable option of a battery.That also means you can’t carry around an extra battery to swap in case you run out of juice.

Removal of a microSD card slot and a non Removable battery brings the Samsung Galaxy S6 closer together with Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Read More about Samsung Galaxy S6 : Click Here

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 receiving Lollipop update in Nepal

Yural Maskey

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March 5, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 receiving Lollipop update in Nepal

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is receiving Lollipop update in Nepal via Over the Air (OTA). The update size is 837.27MB and you can check for an update by heading to Settings >> About device >> Software update >> Update. It’s strange to see Samsung pushing the update faster than expected, especially when the current flagship Note 4 still hasn’t received the update yet. Last month only, Samsung updated their older Galaxy models S4 and S5 to Lollipop 5.0.

Android Lollipop on the Note 3 brings battery improvements, a new material design look, lock-screen notifications and more. The update also includes some enhancements and fixes:

-Wi-Fi calling experience

-Resolved Wi-Fi calling one way audio

-Resolved IPv6 email setup

According to some rumors, Samsung will also be rolling out the Lollipop update to Note 4 anytime soon. In case, you are not aware of Samsung Galaxy Note 3, it is still a great phablet and is listed at e-commerce website M.K.Tradeline for Rs.48,000.