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Huawei Y625 and Gplay Mini to get official announcement

Huawei

Yural Maskey

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April 10, 2015

Huawei Y625 and Gplay Mini to get official announcement

Huawei Y625 and G Play Mini is set to launch 2 new products- in Nepal by Huawei Device Nepal. The pricing and its availability details is yet to be announced.

Huawei Y625 is a mid-range phone with 5 inch FWVGA (480 x 854) touchscreen display with Quad Core Snapdragon 200 chipset, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of expandable storage, 8 mega- pixel rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front snapper and 2000 mAh removable battery. In terms of Connectivity options, the phone sports GPS/AGPS, Wifi 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, and G-sensor. It runs Android 4.4.2 Kitkat layered with Emotion UI 2.3 Lite. The expected price of this phone should be around NRs.14,000. The phone measures 142mm * 72.6mm * 9.6mm.

G Play mini is another smartphone to get announced in Nepal. Gplay mini, dubbed as the successor of Huawei Honor 3c, will sport a 5 inch HD IPS screen with a resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels. The phone is equipped with Huawei’s in-house Kirin 620 chipset with an octa core Cortex A53 64 bit processor supplemented by 2GB of DDR3 RAM and 8GB in-build storage. The phone storage can be further expanded via a microSD card slot up to 64GB. Huawei Gplay mini will feature a 13 mega pixel rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The phone still runs on older version of Android 4.4, but will soon get lollipop update. The phone is powered by 2550 MAh battery. As connectivity options, it bring on board features like Bluetooth, WiFi b/g/n, USB, 3G, GPRS, EDGE, FM radio, etc.

Huawei Device Nepal also comes with Lucky Draw competition. Upon a purchase of any Huawei smartphone, you get a chance to win a smartphone every week and a round trip for a couple to Malaysia.

Recently, Huawei device Nepal has also slashed the prices of Ascend G7, Ascend P7 and Honor 6. Ascend G7 is priced at Rs. 33,000, Ascend P7 at Rs.37,400 and Honor 6 at Rs.35,500.

Indian Police to use Pepper-Spraying Drones to control uncontrollable crowds

Featured

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April 9, 2015

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Indian Police to use Pepper-Spraying Drones to control uncontrollable crowds

The Lucknow Police Department has confirmed that they will be using Pepper-Spraying Drones to control uncontrollable crowds. Lucknow, the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, is a common place of constant rebel and clashes. Keeping that in mind, Pepper-Spraying Drones could be a valuable asset to control huge crowds.

“The results were brilliant. We have managed to work out how to use it to precisely target the mob in winds and congested areas. Pepper is non-lethal but very effective in mob control. We can spray from different heights to have maximum results,” -Yashasvi Yadav, Police chief of Lucknow.

The Lucknow police department is the first one in India to purchase five weaponised drones that can spray pepper on rowdy crowds. Each drone can carry a load of up to 2 Kilo grams and costs approx $9600 (Approx NRs.9,60,000).

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Apple releases iOS 8.3

Apple

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April 9, 2015

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Apple’s iOS 8.3 is now available for download to all supported devices. You can get the update by navigating to the ‘Software Update’ section of the Settings app on your iPhone/iPad and get started by tapping to download and install. The update is around 1.4GB.

iOS 8.3 brings the following things:

-Number of bug fixes
-Performance improvements
-Support for over 300 new emoji
-Wireless CarPlay support
-Messages app improvements
Check out this link to know the full features fixes list from Apple for iOS 8.3:

To know about the price of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in Nepal, check out the this link here.

LG G4 launching soon with leather back

LG

Yural Maskey

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April 9, 2015

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LG has officially confirmed that they will unveil the LG G4 on April 28 in New York City. LG G4 will be the successor of the present flagship LG G3. The G4 is expected to pack a 5.5 inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 810 SoC, 4GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage and ƒ/1.8 lens with Optical Image Stabilization on the rear camera.

LG also shows off the ‘professional-grade’ camera inside the LG G4 in a teaser video. As this phone comes with OIS, we can expect a good video camera. LG G4 will also run the company’s new UX 4.0 software interface. The teaser video shows the new UX UI from LG will include a newly build:

Multitasking
Improved camera UI
New Calendar app
Weather App

According the teaser photo, LG G4 is expected to have a faux leather texture with volume & power keys on the back. We will know more about the LG G4 on April 28. The LG G4 will go head to head against the Galaxy S7 and the latest iPhone. We can expect the phone to launch in Nepal too.

HTC One M9 plus with Quad-HD screen officially unveiled

HTC

Yural Maskey

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April 8, 2015

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HTC One M9 plus with Quad-HD screen officially unveiled

HTC today in Beijing announced the larger variant of its current flagship One M9. Named as One M9 Plus, the phone is nearly identical to the One M9 and features the same unibody metal design, but there are some notable changes like the addition of finger print sensor, Quad HD screen and using a MediaTek SoC instead of Snapdragon.

Here are the key specs of the One M9 plus:

Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC ‘China Sense’
Dimensions: 150.99 x 71.99 x 9.61mm
5.2-inch LCD display with 1440 x 2560-pixel (Quad HD) resolution
MediaTek MT6795T octa-core chip clocked at up to 2.2GHz
3GB of RAM
32GB of internal storage
20MP main Duo camera, ‘UltraPixel’ front cam
BoomSound with Dolby Audio surround sound simulation
2,840 mAh Non-removable battery

The phone will be available in three colors: a combination of silver and gold on the side, an all-gold one, and a gunmetal grey model.

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge is difficult to get repaired says iFixit

Samsung

Yural Maskey

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April 8, 2015

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge is difficult to get repaired says iFixit

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge might look sexy with its slim figure and edge display, but according to iFixit.com teardown, the phone is difficult to get repaired. It scores 3 out of 10 in repairability score, which means it’s a nightmare if your S6 Edge gets damaged.

Since the Galaxy S6 Edge has a unibody design with Gorilla Glass 4 on the front as well as the back coupled by Adhesive materials, it makes the phone difficult to open, unlike other Galaxy S-series which had a removable back.

Inside the phone is a non-removable battery which is even more difficult to get replaced. The battery is held captive, all the way under the motherboard.

However, there are good things about the S6 Edge too. The phone features modular components in the Galaxy S6 edge., which is easy to ger replace. For eg. you don’t need to remove the display to replace the motherboard, which can be marked as an improvement.

Source: Via

Sony working on a $250 phone with 1080P Display

Sony Xperia

Yural Maskey

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April 8, 2015

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Sony working on a $250 phone with 1080P Display

Sony is currently working on a mid-range smartphone with some interesting specs. Codenamed Lavender, the phone features a Full-HD screen, MediaTek 64 bit MT6752 SoC and Android Lollipop 5.0. The phone is expected to launch before or together with Xperia Z4.

Leaked Specification about Sony Lavender so far:

Model Number – Sony E5503
Processor – MediaTek M6752 64 bit Octa-Core
Display – 1080p
Type number – PM-0861-BV
Firmware – 29.x firmware i.e Android Lollipop 5.0

According to the leaks, the price should be around $250 margin, which would give tough competition to other chinese manufacturer like Xiaomi and Meizu. We will keep you updated as soon as more info about Sony E5503 Lavender comes along.

Huawei Honor 6 now available for Rs.35,500 in Nepal [UPDATE]

Huawei

Yural Maskey

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April 8, 2015

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Huawei Device Nepal has reduced the price of their powerful Android smartphone- Honor 6 from NRs.37,999 to NRs.35,500. There is also 0% EMI option for this phone.

Huawei Honor 6

Huawei Honor 6 sports a 5-inch 1080p IPS display and is powered by a Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 920 SoC and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with Emotion UI 2.3. The smartphone packs a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony sensor, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The device comes with 3GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage and a 3100mAh battery along with Huawei’s Patented Power Saving Technology that promises 30% more battery life compared to other smartphones at similar prices. It also looks to be well built, as it sports an aluminum alloy frame and diamond-style texture on the back. Here are all the exact specifications of the Huawei Honor 6:

5.0 inches 1080p Full HD IPS Display with 445 ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection.
HiSilicon Kirin 920 Chipset.
Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU
Mali-T628 MP4 GPU
3 GB of RAM
16 GB Variant, Expandable upto 64 GB
13 MP (4128 x 3096 pixels) Rear Camera with autofocus, dual-LED flash, HDR
5 MP Selfie Camera
NFC and Infrared
4G LTE support
Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh battery

The Huawei Honor 6 is available in black and white colors option and you will be able to buy it from different Huawei outlets all across the country. Looking at the overall hardware specs and build quality of this phone, it’s a great phone but we still feel that the price here in Nepal is inflated, since you can buy it in India for INR. 17,999 ( NRs.28,800). If it was around NRs.30-32K price margin, it would have been a steal.
Huawei has already launched its successor- Honor 6 Plus in India for INR. 26,499, which is better than its precedence in every possible way. So, it would be wise if you could wait for the official announcement of Honor 6 Plus in Nepal.

LG G2 priced at Rs.31,299 in Nepal

CTC Mobile Expo to start from April 10

Yural Maskey

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April 7, 2015

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CTC Mobile Expo is being organized by CTC Mobile Store from April 10. The event will take place at CTC Mall, Sundhara and will continue till the first week of Nepali new year. The title sponsor of this expo is Samsung (Read About Samsung Galaxy J1), whereas Colors and Gionee Mobiles are the co-sponsor.

In this expo, however, all most every smartphone brand that currently exist in Nepal like Sony, Micromax, LG, Huawei, Intex, Lava, Xolo, Ark, Rage, Spice, Panasonic, Karbonn, Videocon and BQ will be showcased. But, it’s a shame that smartphone brands like Xiaomi, Asus, Motorola, Meizu and Lenovo is no where near entering Nepali market.

You might also like: LG G2 is now available for NRs.31,299

Sandip Man Shrestha, president of CTC Mobile Store, said visitors will get up to 55 percent cash discount through scratch cards. Similarly, they will also be offered 55 percent cash back offer. “Similarly, five lucky winners will win mobile phones every day through lucky draw. SLC appeared students will be directly eligible for the daily luck draw.”

The expo will have more than 100 stalls including food court and gaming zones. Different phones from different manufacturer might get official announcement at the Expo, but the biggest aim of this event is,however, to make CTC Mobile Bazaar as the central point for sales and other services related to smartphone in the Kathmandu Valley. Hope that CTC Mobile Expo creates the best Mobile Hub in the town so that it can be an example to create other Hubs all over Nepal in a similar way.

Gionee Nepal to launch Elife S7

Gionee

Yural Maskey

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April 7, 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 phone has already launched in India for INR 25,000 (NRs.40000).

Gionee Nepal, meanwhile, 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. [Update: Gionee Elife S7 launching on April 12]

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 newAmigo 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. Gionee claims that they have broken the stereotype that a thinner phone always has a poor battery life, but we shall tell you that as soon as we get the review unit. So stay tuned!