Samsung has officially announced the Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 in India. Both smartphones are on record as the first smartphone(s) from Samsung with a front facing LED flash. The 5-inch sized Galaxy J5 costs Rs 11999 ($189) and the 5.5-inch Galaxy J7 costs Rs 14999 ($234). There are some additional perks to enjoy […]
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.
InFocus M2 4G with 8MP front and rear camera launched
InFocus has announced the InFocus M2 4G smartphone, a slight upgrade over the InFocus M2. The device is priced at Rs 5499 ($87) and comes in Black and White colour options. It would go on sale via a series of flash sales starting July 24th on Amazon India (Amazon.in). The InFocus M2 4G as the […]
Panasonic Eluga Icon Specs tipped: HD Display, MediaTek MT6752 SoC and LewaOS
Panasonic is reportedly working on a new smartphone dubbed the Panasonic Eluga Icon; the name is yet to be known whether it is a codename or the final name. The supposed midrange device would boot custom Android ROM and have an octa-core SoC. The Panasonic Eluga Icon is said to have a display between 5-inch […]
Sony Lavender now tipped to be the Xperia C5 Ultra
Some couple of days ago, reports came in suggesting the long leaked Sony Lavender smartphone would launch as the Sony Xperia T4 Ultra. However, a new report countering such claims has surfaced and rather confirming the Sony Lavender is now expected to launch as the Xperia C5 Ultra. https://twitter.com/upleaks/status/620886877420175360 According to leakster, @upleaks, the Sony […]
Huawei Nexus and LG Nexus 5 (2015) details trickles out
Not officially yet, but Huawei and LG have both been confirmed to be working on two nexus smartphones – both of them are known as the Huawei Nexus and LG Nexus 5 2015 for now. According to serial leakser, @evleaks, the Huawei Nexus is confirmed to be a phablet sized device a 5.7-inch QHD display […]
ZTE Axon unveiled in the US with top notch specs, to cost $449.98 unlocked
ZTE has announced the ZTE Axon smartphone in the US, the device would cost $449.98 unlocked (without tax) and is looking like a US exclusive device for now. It would be available in Chromium, Ion Gold and Phthalo Blue colour options. What does the ZTE Axon have to command such a huge price tag? Well, […]
Official: The Samsung Galaxy A8 phablet is the company’s thinnest smartphone yet
Samsung has finally officially announced the Samsung Galaxy A8; the phablet sized device is the thinnest smartphone yet from the company (at 5.9mm thin) and has been listed on the company’s China website page. The Samsung Galaxy A8 features a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Like other Samsung […]
Acer S59 with front 13MP Selfie camera spotted on Benchmark listing
Compared to PCS and Tablets, Acer is much more reserved in the smartphone scene. The company has an upcoming smartphone simply known with the codename Acer S59 at least for now. The device is tipped to be a camera centric smartphone or could end up being a normal smartphone with a front 13MP camera. The […]
Ramos MOS1 with 5.5-inch FHD display and 3050mAh BYD battery goes official
Chinese company, Ramos has officially announced the Ramos MOS1 – it’s first ever smartphone. The affordable tablet maker cum smartphone maker mentioned that the smartphone would be available by August 10 on JD.com and initial reservations for the device costs – CNY 1999 ($322) in Black, White and Gold colour options. The Ramos MOS1 is […]
TCL P608L with 4G LTE and Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS Certified on TENAA
TCL Mobile communications, TCL has a new upcoming midrange smartphone debuts in China soon; that device is the TCL P608L. The TCL P608L features a 5.5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Under the hood, it is powered by an octa-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz (possibly a MediaTek SoC) paired with […]