Panasonic Eluga S to get official announcement in Nepal
Allied Trade Link, the authorized dealer of Karbonn phones in Nepal, to unveil their latest mid-range phone Eluga S in Nepal. There is no word on the pricing but we expect it to be priced below Rs.20,000.
Eluga S|The Specs:
- SIM: Dual (micro SIM); 3G enabled
- DISPLAY: 5’’IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen; 720*1280 pixels
- MEMORY: 8 GB internal memory; micro SD up to 64 GB
- RAM: 1 GB
- PROCESSOR: 1.4 Ghz True-octa core processor
- Primary Camera: 8 MP with Auto focus and LED flash
- Secondary Camera: 5 MP
- OS: Android OS v4.4.2 Kitkat with Fit Home UI
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, GPS, Bluetooth 4.1 with A2DP
- Battery: Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery (non-replaceable)
- Battery Life: 90 hours of standby time and 2.5 hours of 3G talk time.
- Expected Price: Rs.18,000/-
PROS:
- Good Display
- 5 MP front camera
CONS:
- No Gorilla Glass
- Octacore Cortex A7 processor isn’t powerful enough for Single task.
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Touchkon to launch three new affordable android phones in Nepal
Dubai based smartphone maker Touchkon will be introducing three new entry level phones in Nepal ranging from Rs.6,500 to Rs.13,500. Although there is no fixed date on when these phone will be announced but we anticipate it to arrive at CAN info-tech 2015.
All these 3 new phones will have different specs and will run on Android Kitkat 4.4.4 out of the box. We are particularly interested in the android phone which will be priced around Rs.6,500 price bracket, as there are not many phones at this price range.
Android One phone from Karbonn arriving this month in Nepal
Google, at the end of last year, announced that they will be expanding the Android one phones to other south Asian markets, namely Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. And finally Karbonn Mobiles, one of the manufacturers of Android One phone, will be launching their Android One phone, named as Sparkle V, in Nepal this month. Nothing has been told about the price but we expect it to priced at around NRP 12.000.
Specs of Android One (Sparkle V):
- 4.5-inch (480×854 pixels) IPS FWVGA display
- 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor
- 1GB of RAM
- 4GB of inbuilt storage
- expandable storage support via microSD card up to 32GB,
- Dual SIM card slots
- 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
- a 2-megapixel front camera
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, GPRS/ EDGE, 3G
- 1700mAh battery
- Kitkat 4.4.4 with Planned upgrade to Lollipop 5.0
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Huawei Ascend P7 price dropped in Nepal
Huawei Device Nepal, in November, launched company’s flagship phone Ascend P7 in Nepal for Rs.53,997($540). However, the phone failed to challenge the likes of Samsung, Sony, LG and HTC as the top end of the Android market thanks to its mediocre performance and iffy software. But now, you can but it at a dirt cheap price of Rs.35,000 at CAN-infotech 2015. We believe this phone is a great deal especially for users who are looking for a mid-range phone with good camera and screen quality.
The Specs|Ascend P7
It features a 5 inch Full HD screen With a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 which is sharp and crisp and is indeed the best screen phone under 40K price bracket. It boasts a quad-core (Cortex A9) HiSilicon chipset, which isn’t fast as Snapdragon 800/801/805 processor seen mostly on flagship phones. There is a 2GB of DDR3 RAM and 16GB of internal storage with microSD support up to 64GB. It runs on Kitkat 4.4 with Emotion UI 3.0.
What we love about this phone is its 13-megapixel rear camera with a new Sony lens and the 8 MP front camera. The Front facing camera is perfect for taking selfies
Huawei Ascend P7 is also an ultra-slim smartphone and measures only 6.5 mm thick and is made of premium glass and metal materials (not as good as the HTC one or the iPhone6 though). Because of its slim figure, Ascend P7 only sports a 2500 mAh battery.
Also, Check out our Top 5 Phones Under 40,000 here.
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Shopping Guide: Top 5 Phones Under 40,000
Everyone just can’t afford to buy the latest Flagship gadget or they simply don’t want to invest a lot on them. However,in 2014, we have seen the rise of “value for money “products and at Rs.40,000, you get a whole lot of choices and some of them comes with high end specs too. In this article, we are going to narrow down your research by giving you our top 5 Android Smartphones that are priced below 40,000. (P.S We are not going to recommend an iPhone since you don’t get a brand new iPhone 5/5s/6 at this price segment and we also don’t recommend a Windows Phone)
1.Sony Xperia Z1
Priced at exactly Rs.40,000, Xperia Z1 is a water proof phone and features some great specs. It is powered by a Quad-core 2.2 GHz QualComm Snapdragon 800 processor with 2 GB RAM. The device has 16 GB internal storage + microSD (up to 64 GB) and a 5-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen (1080 x 1920 , 441 ppi) display. It has a 20.7MP rear camera and supports Wifi, NFC, GPS, 3G and 4G LTE. It packs in a Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery at 8.5mm device thickness and weight 170g, running on Android OS, v4.4 (Kitkat).
Pros:
-Build Quality
-Camera Quality
Cons:
-sports a TFT screen. Not a IPS screen
2.Samsung GS4
It’s been like 2 years since the announcement of the Samsung galaxy S4, but it is a still a powerful phone especially when its priced at Rs.36,000 here in Nepal. Talking about the specs, We love the SUPER AMOLED full HD screen of GS4. It has a Octa Core processor-1.6GHz quad-core plus 1.2GHz quad-core. TBH, we prefer the Snapdragon SoC rather than Samsung’s in-house Exynos SoC. It also has a 2GB of RAM,13MP camera and 2MP front camera. All of this is powered by 2600mAh battery. Unlike Xperia Z1, it is not water proof and houses a cheap plastic body.
Pros:
-Vivid and over saturated Screen
-Great camera
Cons
-Samsung’s UI is laggy
-Thin, plastic casing
3. Nexus 5
The LG Nexus 5 features a 1080p 5-inch display, an 8-megapixel camera with OIS, 2GB of RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. All of that combines to make the Nexus 5 on of the top pick for smartphones. Since it is a Google phone manufactured by LG, we get timely updates, for eg. it runs Android Lollipop 5.0.2 as of now. It is priced at Rs.38,000 for the 16GB version.
Pros
-Latest OS
-Attractive pricing
Cons
-No expandable memory
-Mediocre Battery Life (houses only 2300mAh battery)
4. Huawei Honor 6
We have been emphasizing on “Value For money” products and Honor 6 provides you that. With 5-inch Full HD screen manufactured by JDI, Huawei’s own Kirin Octa core processor, 3GB of RAM, 13MP rear camera and 5 MP on the back with 3000mAh battery, Honor 6 is truely a class Glass. It is available in Nepal for Rs.38,000.
Pros
-3GB of RAM
-Powerful Processing
Cons
-Runs Emotion UI and no guaranteed update to Lollipop
-13MP rear camera is not flagship quaility
5. HTC desire 820
HTC, as a company, is always known for their flagship highend phones-HTC one M8 most precisely. The midrange products from HTC are always over-rated but in the end of 2014, HTC announced HTC desire 820 which has some respectable specs and good design and build quality.
Priced at Rs.39,000, The device boasts a 5.5-inch display with a HD (1280 x 720) screen. In the performance department, we see the latest 64-bit Snapdragon 615 chipset with a 2GB of RAM. The 13MP primary camera is also decent and the 8MP front shooter is a must-have for selfie lovers. It packs a 2600 mAh battery and runs Android Kitkat 4.4 with HTC’s Sense 6 UI.
DEALS: Samsung Galaxy J available in Nepal
Samsung Galaxy J was announced in the late 2013 and it was only available in Japan (for some reasons). But now it is available for purchase in some online retail stores of Nepal.
THE SPECS
The Samsung Galaxy J is equipped with a 5 inch Super AMOLED screen with resolution of 1080 x 1920. Powering is a quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU with 3GB of RAM on board along with 32GB of native storage and MicroSD upto 64 GB for futher expansion.
The 13MP rear snapper offers 4K video capture and there is a front-facing 2MP camera. A 2600mAh cell powers the phone. It runs on the Android 4.4(KitKat). The model also supports 4G LTE connectivity.
WHERE TO BUY
- M.K.Tradeline-> Priced at Rs.42,000. CLICK HERE
- Aamachhori.com-> Priced at Rs.39,500. CLICK HERE
IS THIS THE RIGHT PHONE FOR YOU?
This phone looks much familiar to the Samsung Galaxy S4 (priced at Rs.37,500 in Nepal) but what makes the difference is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor the Galaxy J possesses. There is also a 3GB of RAM and a beautiful 5 inch Vivid Full HD screen. All in one, we believe this phone is worth every penny. Only cons the Galaxy J has is the uncertainty about the Lollipop update.
Xiaomi unveils Note and Note Pro: 5.7-inch high-end Flagships
Xiaomi announces 2 smartphones- Mi Note and Mi Note Pro with the tagline “The bigger the better.” Lei Jun, Xiaomi CEO,claimed their latest product to be “best looking phone in the company’s history.” Let’s check the specs out:
Xiaomi Mi Note
Mi Note, priced at $370 for 16GB model and $450 for 64GB model, offers 5.7 inch Full HD screen with 2.5D Gorilla Glass, a Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM, a 13MP Sony (IMX214) camera with a 6-lens f 2.0 aperture, OIS, and a two-tone flash, a 4MP front camera with large 2-micron pixels (just like HTC’s UltraPixels), a 3,000-mAh battery, and LTE dual-SIM. Design wise, the Mi Note sports glass on both the front and the back with metal frame on the sides. It comes with a 6.95mm thickness.
The Xiaomi Mi Note also sports a dedicated chip for audio (ESS ES9018K2M) and the company touted that it sports “highest quality of audio on any phone”. It offers 24-bit/192KHz lossless playback support.
Xiaomi Mi Note Pro
Mi Note Pro, priced at $530 (only 64GB version), offers similar form factor but has some bump in the hardware specs department with Quad-HD screen, Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 810 SoC, 4GB of RAM, and LTE-Cat 9 support for download speeds of up t 450Mbps.
Microsoft Lumia 435 goes official: Cheapest Windows Phone yet
After the announcement of Lumia 535, Microsoft goes a step ahead by announcing their latest Affordable Windows phone- Lumia 435. It comes in 2 variant-One with Single SIM and the other with Dual SIM. Both these variant has 3G capabilities. It is priced at Rs. 9950 in Nepal for the dual SIM variant.
About the Specs
Lumia 435 comes with a 4inch WVGA display with screen resolution of 480 x 800 and pixel density of 235ppi. It packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset with Dual Core processor, Adreno 302 GPU and 1GB of RAM. In the camera department, it houses a2MP rear shooter and VGA front-facing camera.
The Microsoft Lumia 535 weighs 132g and boasts a 1,560mAh battery,that has 12 hours of talk time on 3G and 21 hours if you’re on 2G. The phone boasts 42.2Mbps downlink speeds over 3G, which is about as good as it gets pre-LTE.
In terms of storage, there is 8GB of internal storage and you can further expand it via memory card upto 128GB. For connectivity, there is GPS, Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth. The phone runs Denim-enhanced Windows Phone 8.1.
Pricing and Availability
The price of Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM is Rs.9950 and is now available in different mobile re-sellers of Nepal. You also get a instant cash back from Rs500-Rs.2000 and a scratch card where you can win a 32 inch LCD TV. You can contact Paramount Electronics Pvt. Ltd for more info at this number- 4244111/4232111.
Samsung unveils Galaxy A7: it’s slimmest phone yet
Samsung have finally started to change their cheap looking plastic body phones into thin Metallic body. We saw this initiative taken from the Galaxy Alpha, which had a metallic body on the sides but still had a chunk of plastic on the back. But soon Samsung launched A-series (A3 and A5) which was beautifully crafted with Metallic unibody.
And now they have launched Samsung Galaxy A7 which comes with the Metallic build at just 6.3mm. It’s their slimmest phone yet.
About the Specs:
Galaxy A7,in terms of specs, looks like a midrange phone. It sports a 5.5-inch HD (720p) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with TouchWiz UI and the company said that it will receive Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update.
The Galaxy A7 has two variants which is dependent on the market. The model supporting 4G connectivity will run on the 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor (1.5GHz quad-core + 1GHz quad-core), whereas the model with 3G support will be powered by Samsung’s in-house octa-core Exynos processor (1.8GHz quad-core + 1.3GHz quad-core). Most probably we will be seeing the Exynos version in Nepal.
There is 16GB of internal storage that can be futher expanded cia MicroSD card upto 64GB. There is 2GB of RAM.
The Galaxy A7 sports a 13MP sensor on the back and a 5MP shooter in front. Despite being 6.3mm thin, there is 2600 mAh battery which is non-removable. The phone will be available in Pearl White, Midnight Black, and Champagne Gold.
Pricing and Availability:
There is no word on the official price of the smartphone, but the company has said that will have a competitive price point. But will they? We often see Samsung prices their product highly. We hope this phone to cost around 30-35K. Anything above this price range shall be considered overrated. The Galaxy A7 will hit the markets from March,2015.