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Google Nexus 5X made by LG comes to India; Price starts at Rs 31,990

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:30:00 +0000

Google Nexus 5X Specifications

Chipset: 1.8 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 808
Operating System: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Display: 5.2-inch Full HD IPS (1920 x 1080 / 423ppi)
Memory: 2GB LPDDR3 RAM / 16 or 32GB eMMC ROM
Rear camera: Up to 12.3MP with F2.0 Aperture
Front camera: 5MP with F2.0 Aperture
Battery: 2,700mAh (embedded)
Size: 147 x 72.6 x 7.9mm
Weight: 136g
Network: LTE-A Cat 6
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac / Bluetooth 4.2 / NFC / Type-C USB
Colors: Carbon / Quartz / Ice
Other: 4K Video / Dual Flash / IR Laser Auto-Focus / Fingerprint Sensor

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Huawei made Google Nexus 6P launched in India; Price starts at Rs. 39,999

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 10:31:57 +0000

Huawei Nexus 6P Special offers Flipkart is offering special offers for those pre-booking Huawei Nexus 6P in their Big billion days sale and the benefits include 10% bank discount on select banks, a chromecast and few other goodies. If you are planning to buy it offline, few early buyers can get a free premium Bluetooth Logitech speaker worth Rs.2450. Airtel users can also avail 4G/3G double data offer for 6 months. Plus, Huawei has also partnered with Yatra for offers worth Rs 28,000. ]]>

New Nexus 7 vs old Nexus 7 – Know the differences

Lakshmi Rajan — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:02:52 +0000

Google has announced the new Nexus 7 made by Asus, an upgrade to the last year’s successful and critically lauded 7-inch Nexus 7 Android tablet. So what is new in the new Nexus 7 ? Let’s find out.

Display

While both the devices has a 7-inch IPS display, Google has upped the game on resolution scale. Featuring a very impressive and stunning full HD display with a 1,920 x 1,200 pixel resolution replacing the 1,280 x 800 resolution of the last years model, the new device crunches 323 PPI outsmarting the 216 PPI of the earlier model.

OS

What makes Nexus brand of devices interesting is the fact that they are the first ones to get the latest Android updates. The new Nexus 7 is baked with the very latest Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS. Though we can expect the latest android update to the older device also which currently has Android 4.2.2.

Processor

New Nexus 7 sees a boosted processing power with a 1.5GHz, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset replacing the 1.2GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 of the last year’s model.

Memory

Not just the processors, new Nexus 7 sees an increased RAM power with a 2GB packed in replacing the 1GB of RAM in the earlier model.

Camera

A rear camera finds its place in the new Nexus 7. While a 1.2-megapixel front camera is common in both the devices, a 5MP rear camera is newest addition to this year’s model.

Connectivity

An LTE (optional) can be availed in the new Nexus 7. Bluetooth is also upgraded to the Bluetooth 4.0 version replacing the version 3.0 of the previous model. Both the models include NFC, WiFi, GPS / GLONASS etc.

Thickness and weight

The new Nexus 7 is lighter and thinner. It sheds around 50 grams weighing 317.5g now while the last year’s model was slightly heavier at 340gms. At 8.65mm thickness the new device is also slimmer compared to the 10.45 mm of the earlier Nexus 7 device. ]]>

LG finally outs Google Nexus 4 in India, priced at Rs 25,999

Lakshmi Rajan — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:29:49 +0000

Just when we though 4 would never make an official appearance in India just like Nexus 3, LG officially launched the much anticipated Google Nexus 4 here. Google Nexus devices has a tremendous fan following being a flagship device with stock android OS made under direct supervision of Google. For each Nexus device Google chooses different partners. Nexus 3 was co-branded with Samsung while the current Nexus 4 is made by LG. The main interests for Nexus device is due to the fact these devices gets the first taste of official roll out of all Android updates from Google. So not surprisingly Nexus 4 comes with the very latest version of Android Jelly Bean currently i.e version 4.2.2 and packs a snappy Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4 Pro processor, 2GB RAM all in a device with a 4.7inch True HD IPS Plus display. The 1280by768 pixel resolution stacks up 320 ppi. Nexus 4 camera fits in a 8 MP snapper on the rear that is capable of recording full HD 1080p video.and a 1.3 MP front camera capable of 720p HD video. Nexus 4 comes with a much talked about photo sphere feature. This new feature that is part of Android 4.2 allows users to snap pictures in every direction and the software automatically stitches them together to give a 360-degree shot experience. Google Nexus 4 also features Android Beam which works on Near Field Communication technology and helps in sharing images, videos, contacts, apps and other content with a gentle tap over another NFC enabled device. It also has wireless charging capabilities. LG’s Nexus 4 is priced at Rs 25, 999.

Google Nexus 4 specifications

4.7-inch display
1280 x 768 pixel resolution (320ppi)
CPU Qualcomm SnapdragonTM S4 Pro CPU 1.5 GHz Krait
2GB RAM
16 GB internal memory
Android 4.2 .2
Main Camera 8MP Full HD
Front Camera 1.3MP HD
2,100mAh/Lipolymer battery
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
Weight 139g

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Google unveils Samsung Galaxy S4 edition with Nexus user experience

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:22:53 +0000

At the Google I/O event at New york today Google dropped an unexpected pleasant surprise, A Samsung Galaxy S4 edition that will deliver the Nexus user experience. [caption id="attachment_3537" align="aligncenter" width="954"] Galaxy S4 Nexus edition[/caption] In case you are not aware of what it means, the special edition will come with stock Android OS without the Samsung TouchWiz overlay and any customizations, similar to what one experience in the Nexus devices. It also means this special edition Samsung Galaxy S4 will be first to receive all the Android updates Google will keep pushing. No more waiting games. [caption id="attachment_3538" align="aligncenter" width="954"] Samsung Galaxy S4 nexus edition[/caption] Apart from running stock Android, the device would be a completely unlocked device that comes with an unlocked bootloader and available at Google Play Store beginning with US market starting from June 26. The device runs on both T-Mobile and AT&T’s LTE networks and comes with 16GB of storage. The special edition Samsung Galaxy S4 Nexus edition is priced at US $ 649. So, Samsung Galaxy S4 edition with Nexus user experience. A BIG news it is. ]]>

Now buy Nexus 7 in India via Google Play Store for Rs.15,999

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:23:55 +0000

Google has started retailing Nexus 7 tablet in India via Google Play Store. Currently only 16 GB WiFi version of the tablet is available and is listed at Rs. 15,999. If you are placing an order today, expect a delivery date by 5th of April. Play Store accepts payments through credit or debit card and though the seller page mentions the price does not include shipping charge, while check out there seems to be no extra charges being added for shipping. Recently Google Play Store started retailing books and with the Nexus tablet now being available signals the growing interest Google sees in Indian e-commerce market and the growing Android user base in India. The Nexus 7 was first showcased in June 2012 and went on sale from mid-July. The Google branded Nexus 7 is made by Asus and at the time of its launch, the 8GB Wi-Fi version of Nexus 7 was available for $199, but later for the same price 16 GB was made available. Though the price seems to be big higher in India in comparison to the US retail price, other variables like transit cost and import duties has to be taken into account for. The 7-inch tablet features a IPS HD display screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixel (216 ppi) and runs Android Jelly Bean 4.1 and is powered by the Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor clocked at 1.3 GHz and 1 GB RAM. The tablet has a 1.2 megapixel front camera and a 4325 mAh battery. It also includes NFC functionality and micro USB port. ]]>

Nexus 7 hits the stores tomorrow in India, 16 GB Priced at Rs.19,900

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:39:13 +0000