Indian brand, Xolo has officially announced the Xolo Black – a new smartphone from the company’s new sub-brand. The company would have the ‘Black’ brand as an online only series of smartphone. It would be on sale exclusively from Flipkart starting July 15th for Rs 12,999 ($205). Some of the attention is focused on the […]
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.
Oukitel U10 announced with 3GB RAM, 7.9mm thin body and fingerprint sensor
Oukitel has officially announced the Oukitel U10, a dirt-cheap smartphone with high-end specs along with a fingerprint sensor is priced aggressively at just $160. It would be available in Black plus Space Grey and White plus Gold colour option. The Oukitel U10 comes with a fingerprint sensor which once used to be exclusive to high-end […]
Mstar S700 Pro Specs unveiled – Android 5.1, Snapdragon 820 and 4GB of RAM
Chinese company, Mstar is planning to release a monstrous smartphone – the Mstar S700 Pro in October. The Chinese company could be ready to change the perception people already have concerning their cheap Knock-off devices with doesn’t always turn out that good. Taking a look at the design, the Mstar S700 Pro has a CNC […]
Xiaomi Mi5 Plus Specs confirmed by TENAA
The Xiaomi Mi5 and the Xiaomi Mi5 Plus smartphones has been long rumoured to come from the company. The Mi5 Plus has passed through TENAA Certification and some of its key specs has been detailed which confirms and debunks some of the rumours we have heard before. The Xiaomi Mi5 Plus would be powered by […]
Elephone G7 with octa-core SoC, 8MP front camera and 5.5mm thin body launched in India
The Elephone G7 is the first smartphone from Elephone to launch in India; the chinese company is partnering with Snapdeal to sell the smartphone exclusively on the platform. It would be available in Black, Gold and White colour options whilst also selling for a INR 8,888 ($140) price tag. Joining the likes of Huawei, Xiaomi, […]
Midrange Vivo V1 and V1 Max smartphones announced in India
Chinese manufacturer, Vivo has announced the Vivo V1 and Vivo V1 Max smartphones in the company’s new V Series of devices. Both smartphones would be priced between INR 15,000 ($236) and INR 20,000 ($314). Vivo only revealed the specs info of the V1 while that of the V1 Max is kept under wraps. However, mere […]
Oppo R7 Lite is a slightly watered down version of the Oppo R7 Plus
Oppo Mobile launched two smartphone – the Oppo R7 Plus and the Oppo R7 Lite into the Malaysian market. Both smartphones are priced at RM 1998 ($523) and RM 1298 ($340) respectively, pre-orders start July 11th and sales starts in August. The Oppo R7 Lite has the same design as the Oppo R7 Plus but […]
Budget Zen Ultrafone Sonic 1 smartphone with 2GB RAM and Android 5.0 Lollipop OS
Zen Mobile has launched the Zen Ultrafone Sonic 1; an impressive budget smartphone which has 2GB of RAM on board and will run Android Lollipop OS from the onset. The smartphone is already selling on eBay India for Rs 5999 ($94) in Black colour only and shipping is expected to start on July 15th. The Zen Ultrafone […]
Upcoming Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset specs detailed
It is very rare to find a flagship Huawei smartphone being powered by the company’s HiSilicon Kirin SoC not to talk of some of the midrange ones. An upcoming chipset in the HiSilicon Kirin family – the Huawei Kirin 950 SoC. The chinese company along with Qualcomm, Samsung and Mediatek, all have their various portfolio […]
HTC Aero Specs tipped – QHD 2.5D Glass display and Gorilla Glass 4
Due to the struggling sales of the HTC One M9 and the way the company’s share is skydiving, HTC is expected to release another flagship smartphone – the HTC Aero. The Taiwanese company already confirmed that they have a better smartphone due to be released later this year (around September) and that device is called […]