The Galaxy Note Edge Specifications

When Samsung wants to wow, it goes back to hardware. The Korean electronics giant unveiled the Galaxy Note 4 phablet, the latest model of its phone-tablet hybrid with a 5.7-inch screen and stylus.

But it's a new variant of the Note line, called the Galaxy Note Edge, that really offers something different for mainstream smartphone users. Users can see quick notifications, such as sports scores or trending items on Twitter, or click on app shortcuts, even while watching a movie on the main screen.

Specifications

• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is an Androidv4.4.4 (KitKat) based Smartphone powered by 2.7 GHz Quad Core Processor

• The device has 3 GB RAM & 32 GB Inbuilt Storage, expandable Up to 64 GB

• With 5.6 inches touch screen, the mobile has 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution

• The GSM device has a 16 mp rear camera & 3.7 mp front camera

• Connectivity options include 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB, HDMI & NFC

• The phone comes with 3000 mAH of Battery Capacity Less

Top 5 China Mobile Phones You Should Buy

Chinese Mobile makers are now growing their market with well featured mobile devices. Chinese brands, best known for their low price phones with all smart features and proved its appearance. Indian market is best for Chinese Mobile phones for presenting its versatile phones with affordable price range, powerful features and attractive built.

Xiaomi Mi4

The Xiaomi flagship has been talked about extensively. It has a 5 inch 1080p display, 2.5GHz quad core Snapdragon 801 coupled with a 3GB RAM, 16GB/64GB internal storage, 16MP rear and 8MP front camera and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with MiUI on top of it.

OnePlus One

The OnePlus One has been winning hearts globally with its pricing of a mid ranger and specs that can put any other flagship device to shame. It comes with a 5.5 inch 1080p display, 2.5GHz quad core Snapdragon 801 mated to a 3GB RAM, 16GB/64GB internal storage, 13MP rear and 5MP front camera and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat Cyanogen Mod 11S.

Oppo Find 7

The Oppo Find 7 has just gone on sale in India for Rs 37,990 and is the only handset from a Chinese manufacturer to support a QHD display of 5 inches. It has the same internals as the Mi4 in terms of processor and RAM and gets an internal storage capacity of 32GB which can be expanded further by another 128GB.

Gionee ELIFE S5.5

It runs on Android Jelly Bean OS. This multi-touch handset is accompanied with 2 GB RAM along with 16 GB in-built storage. It looks very pretty with its 5.55MM sleek design and has AMOLED display of 5 inches. It’s Octa-core 1.7 GHz processor is fast and provides the powerful battery of 2300mAh capacity. Camera of this smartphone is good for capturing quality images with its 13 MP rear camera and counts in the premium phones.

OPPO N1

It has buzzed the entire world by presenting world’s first rotating camera smartphone which takes pictures without any disturbance and distortion. Its 13MP camera uses 6 physical lenses. The mobile is equipped with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS and supports Quad-core 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor which makes the device’s performance better.

Micromax Canvas Knight A350 With Octa Core CPU

Indian mobile device maker, Micromax, has announced the launch of its new flagship Android smartphone, the Canvas Knight. The device is Micromax’s first true octa-core processor-based smartphone and is priced at Rs 19,999. Even though this is Micromax’s first octa-core based smartphone, devices from other brands like Gionee, Intex and iBerry have already been in the market since last year.

Nevertheless, Micromax has tried to differentiate the Canvas Knight from the competition. The device gets an aluminium unibody design that is both good looking and sturdy. Along with this, Canvas Knight is also the first flagship single-SIM Android smartphone from the brand.

To power it up, Micromax has made use of a MediaTek MT6592T processor aided by a healthy 2GB RAM, promising fast performance and smoother multi-tasking. For the display, the Canvas Knight gets a 5-inch IPS LCD panel manufactured by Sharp, boasting full HD resolution at 443ppi pixel density, offering better visuals with zero pixilation.

In terms of storage, the Canvas Knight gets 32GB on-board, without an option to expand it further.

At the back, the device gets a 16-megapixel camera with OmniVision’s sensor and a M8 Largan Lens. At the front, the device gets an 8-megapixel camera. Both cameras are capable of recording full HD videos at 30 fps. The smartphone also gets a Yamaha audio processor, promising better sound output and quality.

Sony Xperia C3: The Best Selfie Phablet

Of late all of Sony’s phones have been pushing for better camera quality. After the 4k on the flagship Xperia Z2, the new Sony Xperia C3 sports what the company calls the best selfie camera. But can a 5MP phone camera make a phone better equipped to shoot selfies? We took the C3 for a spin during the IFA in Berlin.

Our Verdict:

For selfie lovers, Sony has kept to its word and the Xperia C3 offers a great front facing camera. For an average smartphone user, this a good enough smartphone with large real-state on the display, smooth UI and decent performance. The design and build is impressive and even the hardware manages to work well.

Quick Tech Specs:

5.5-inch IPS LCD 720 x 1280p display | Quad Core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor | 1GB RAM | 8GB internal memory, microSD slot for 32GB  | 8MP rear camera, 5MP front | dual micro-SIM (GSM) | 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4 | 2500 mAH battery | Android Kitkat

HTC Desire Eye: The Best Selfie Smartphone

HTC has finally unveiled HTC Desire Eye and HTC RECamera. HTC Desire Eye remained into the news due to numerous leaks suggesting a 13MP front camera. We do knew that HTC would be releasing a Selfie centric smartphone. However the leaks turned out to be true as the Full Specification of HTC Desire Eye do include a 13MP front shooter with wide angle lens and also a Dual-LED flash. So this is something which came as a surprise element even though there were rumours about it.

Highlights:

• 2.3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad Core Processor

• 2GB RAM

• 5.2 Inch 1080p Display

• Nano SIM

• 13MP Front And Rear Cameras With Dual LED Flash

• LTE

• Dual Front Facing BoomSound Speakers

• NFC

• Watter Resitant (IPX7)

• 2400 MAh Battery

Android 4.5 Lollipop Release Date And Its Features

During the Google I/O Conference last week, a lot of people expected the Android 4.5 Lollipop release date, or at least some details about the upcoming version.

Fortunately, Google did not disappoint and was able to introduce to us the new version which is now available for Google's partner developers to tinker with. However, it decided to tease the version name to just 'L'.

New Android L: New Features

Enhanced Notifications
Android L will make notifications even better. For starters you can get them on the lock screen – and they will be automatically ordered in priority. You will be able to swipe them away like normal or double tap to open the relevant app.

New Lockscreen
Part of the Android L redesign is a new lockscre en which will show you notifications (see above image). You’ll need to swipe up to unlock (if you don’t have a lock pattern or other unlock method) but you can also swipe right to launch the dialler or left to launch the camera.

New Multi-tasking
Forget a 2D list of open apps, the new recent apps section of Android L brings a Google Now card style layout. The open apps flow on a sort of carousel and can be swiped off to either side to close them as before.

New Notifcation Bar
The Android L notification bar looks quite different to before. It works in the same way as before so a swipe from the top of the screen grants access. There’s a new layout and colour scheme.

Security – Personal Unlocking
Google said that security is a key element for Android and its users. A new feature will enable users to unlock their smartphone when physically near enough a device like an Android Wear smartwatch. It’s a bit like cars with keyless entry.

Battery life – New Saver Mode
Better battery life is something we always want and Google promises that Android L will bring it via a new battery saving mode. Project Volta will allow developers to identify how their apps are using battery so they make improvements.

Performance
As we expected, Android L will support 64-bit processors and it will also support the ART software library which Google says will be twice as fast as Davik.

Freecharge Android App Review

Introduction
If you have a debit card and didn’t learn about Freecharge, chances are you were wasting your precious time at the recharge retails to obtain your phone up and calling again. After providing a smoothly functioning recharging portal for almost.

Freecharge has been made into a mobile app which was launched recently. The app allows you to do almost everything that you could do on the website, but in a mobile way, letting you make payments (and choose a free coupon of same value) and obtain the recharge done.

The app itself is very light and measures just 2.4 MB. Whichever placed you may be at, network could be much easily found than the usual recharge shop. You just need to switch on the Internet and the app after connecting to some server using a secure link, is needed you do the rest.

Freecharge also maintains a blog through which it shares some interesting facts, program codes and much more geeky stuff at geekry.freecharge.in.

What all are you able to do with Freecharge app?

• Pay your postpaid mobile bills for the major operators (Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance, Tata Docomo, Idea, Aircel, BSNL etc)
• Recharge all the mobile phones (Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance, Tata Docomo, Idea, Aircel, BSNL etc)
• View the tariff plans and recharge accordingly
• Recharge your DTH for the major carriers (Tata Photon, Reliance Netconnect, MTS Mblaze, Vodafone, Airtel, etc)

Initially download the app in the Google Play and then the app will a Google account to register or you can sign in with your Facebook account also. Later on the top you can find the options like prepaid, postpaid, DTH and Data card and choose that is required. Then enter the mobile number and select the Operator the mobile number that you would like to recharge. Enter the quantity of the recharge or the bill amount that you would like to make and recharge or spend the money for bill accordingly.

You also have the choices of knowing all your recharges by tapping the settings within the top left of the app in which you will find all the options. Freecharge enables you to to add credits so that you can easily create a recharge when ever required. Proceeding further towards the payment, you need to select the payment mode and enter all details necessary. This is an easy way to recharge or pay your bill in your finger tip with the fast and secured service. When the transaction is not successful the amount will be credited in your credits you can use for later transactions.

The size of the download is 2.2 MB that requires Android 2.3 or even more to work on your mobile. The app got a rating of 4.3 on Google Play store and all sorts of transactions are 128 bit SSL secures using the trust seal of VeriSign and PCI-DSS. You also have the option of choosing coupons and pay less on their behalf so that you can save money.