Alcatel has announced the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3C smartphone – a pretty much variant of the award winning Idol 3 (5.5) with an accompanying colour for every mood. Users have the option of choosing either Green, Pink, Red, White and Yellow colour options. The Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 (4.7-inch and 5.5-inch) won the praise of […]
Phablet
Phablet is a phrase used to describe a half- smartphone and half- tablet mobile device (a phone/tablet hybrid). It is better defined as a small pocket-sized mobile device that is a bit larger than the size of an average smartphone, with a touch screen ranging in size from 5 inches to 7 inches.
While larger than a smartphone, it is much smaller than most tablets and can be held and used in one hand. Phablets typically use 3G or 4G networks for cellular calls and are Wi-Fi – enabled devices. Check this piece on TGF to know more about phablets.
PS: Words like “phablet,” that are created from parts of two different words, are known as portmanteaus.
Alcatel announces the GO PLAY phone and GO WATCH for active users
At the IFA 2015, Alcatel OneTouch has announced a new series of GO devices – the GO PLAY and GO Watch. Both devices are tipped to be the darling of actives users or those who aways like to join in the action. Alcatel OneTouch GO PLAY Starting with the Alcatel OneTouch GO PLAY which is […]
Alcatel OneTouch POP Star and POP Up announced
Alcatel OneTouch has announced two new smartphones to its POP series of devices – the Alcatel OneTouch POP Star and Alcatel OneTouch POP Up. Both smartphones are available in a wide selection of colour options and interchangeable back. Covers. There is no word on availability and pricing. Alcatel OneTouch POP Star Running Android 5.0 Lollipop […]
ZTE Axon Elite is the international version of the ZTE Axon
At the IFA 2015, ZTE has announced the international variant of the ZTE Axon – the ZTE Axon Elite. The high-end smartphone but competitively price will be available in Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America starting this September in Ion Gold colour. Moving to the specs, the ZTE Axon Elite sports a 5.5-inch (1920 x […]
5 Sub-$100 Chinese Smartphones to consider
Gradually, more Chinese OEMs are graduating into the elite category among smartphone makers. While likes of Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Gionee, ZTE are well recognised companies like Ulefone, Doogee, Elephone and others are striving to get there. Nowadays, the majority of the Chinese based OEMs now make standard devices with good specs compared to previous years […]
Trevi Reverse 5.5Q with 8MP rotating camera and a 5.5-inch display
Italian based electronics consumer good brand, Trevi has announced the Trevi Reverse 5.5Q. The phablet sized device is one of the smartphones on display at the IFA 2015 in Berlin; and it is expected to go on sale in the home country for a price tag of €200. Going in details to the hardware specs, […]
IFA 2015: HiSense showcases Pure Shot and Pure Shot Plus smartphones
Even though the big guns likes Samsung, Lenovo, Sony and Acer has been dominating the headlines at the IFA 2015 in Berlin; companies like Hisense also showcased some of their wares at the event. More famous for producing TVS, Hisense showed off two smartphones – the smartphone sized Hisense Pure Shot L671 and the phablet […]
Sony Xperia Z5 Series: Z5, Z5 Compact and Z5 Premium
Sony announced the Sony Xperia Z5 Series smartphones – the Sony Xperia Z5, Sony Xperia Z5 Compact and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium at the IFA 2015 in Berlin. All smartphones in the Sony Xperia Z5 Series bring similar experience but in a different from. The Xperia Z5 which is the flagship has a 5.2-inch FHD […]
Report: Google schedules 2015 Nexus event for September 29th
Google has reportedly scheduled the 2015 Nexus event for later this month – September 29th in San Francisco . Nexus devices which has been a yearly thing for the Search giant always usher in the company’s latest OS and this year the device(s) would run Android 6.0 Marshmallow. According to insider sources, Google would launch […]
Power packed Innjoo Fire Plus and Innjoo Halo Launched
After several weeks of teasing, Innjoo has finally announced the Innjoo Fire Plus and Innjoo Halo smartphones. Both smartphones come with a battery capacity above 3000mAh which lasts more than a day of usage. Commenting on the launch, Innjoo Managing Director, Robert Liang said; “To provide the most competitive product with considering the market requirement […]