Lenovo has launched Vibe X3 smartphone in India. The sale for the device will start from 28th January 2PM via Amazon.in. The Lenovo Vibe X3 price in India is Rs.19,999. As of now only Matte White option available for open sale.
Lenovo Vibe X3 sports 5.5 inch IPS display screen with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution. Lenovo claims it has unique display that offers 100 percent NTSC colour reproduction,1500:1 contrast ratio and features 178 degree wide viewing angle. Lenovo Vibe X3 has hybrid dual-SIM slots, which means users can use either two SIM cards or a single SIM card alongside a microSD card.
Lenovo Vibe X3 is powered by hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor(dual core A57 at 1.8GHz + quad-core A53 at 1.4GHz) paired with 3GB of DDR3 RAM and Adreno 418 GPU. The onboard storage is 32GB and supports microSD card upto 128GB. It packs 3500mAh battery and offers a fingerprint sensor at the rear panel.
Lenovo Vibe X3 houses 21-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX230 sensor, LED flash, PDAF (phase detection autofocus), 6P Lens, f/2.0 aperture, and 4K video recording support. There is also a 8-megapixel front facing camera. Vibe X3 offers has Vibe Enhancement features such as the Pro Mode, Smart Assist, Slow Motion, and Nightscape.
The connectivity features of Lenovo Vibe X3 are 4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, USB OTG and Micro USB. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with VIBE UI on top. The smartphone comes with two front-facing stereo speakers powered by Dolby Atmos tech. It uses Wolfson-powered audio technology for calls, along with Hi-Fi Lenovo Sound with HD audio. Lenovo has bundled some of the gesture controls such as tap-to-wake, flip to sleep etc.
Lenovo Vibe X3 supports TheatreMax,which enables a larger viewing experience by using an AntVR headset. Customer who need AntVR headset can buy it by paying additional Rs 1,299. One more additional accessory is Skullcandy Ando earphones which is also available for purchase at Rs 1,299. Coming to design aspect, Vibe X3 is made up of high quality thermosetting synthetic resin build at the back. The device measures 9.3mm at the thickest and 3.4mm on the sides. The actual performance we will know, once we complete the Lenovo Vibe X3 review.
Lenovo Vibe X3 Specification
5.5 inch IPS display screen with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution.
hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC with 3GB of DDR3 RAM and Adreno 418 GPU.
32GB internal storage and support for microSD card upto 128GB GB.
Hybrid Dual sim Slot.
21MP primary camera and 8MP front facing camera.
4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, USB OTG and Micro USB.
Almost an year after it first announced in January 2015, Asus Zenfone Zoom finally launched in India. The main selling point of this Asus smartphone is its 3x optical zoom. As a bundled offer, customer will get tripod and ZenFlash along with this smartphone with discounted additional price. Asus Zenfone Zoom price in India is Rs 37,999 and for the tripod and ZenFlash bundled offer price is Rs 39,999.
The Asus Zenfone Zoom comes with 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The key feature of the primary camera includes 3x optical zoom, 10-element Hoya lens configuration which uses a dual prism periscope module design to capture more light, 4 stop optical image stabilization which ensures stutter free handheld shots even for 1 sec exposures. The camera also has all the good features we have seen on other Zenfone such as laser auto focus, manual shooting modes, super resolution etc. Apart from this, Zenfone Zoom supports 32 second exposure mode. But do remember that, this feature can only be used along with tripod.
The new Asus Zenfone Zoom comes with Intel Atom Z3590 quad core processor which is clocked at 2.5GHz couples with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The device supports microSD card for additional storage. Unfortunately, Zenfone Zoom supports only one sim card. The connectivity features of the device are Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, 4G LTE (Cat 4) and microUSB 2.0. It runs on Android Lollipop with ZenUI on top.
Asus Zenfone Zoom sports 5.5 inch full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. The display offers good viewing angles and good levels of brightness. The device is made up with aerospace-grade alloy which provides a solid-looking construction. Zenfone Zoom houses 3000mAh Li-polymer non removable battery. It comes with 18W power adapter. According to company, this can charge the battery from 0 to 60 percent in just 39mins.
These are only the first impression on Asus Zenfone Zoom. This is done based more by looking at the spec sheet. However, in the coming days we will be making an indepth review on Asus Zenfone Zoom.
Asus Zenfone Zoom Specification
5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection.
2.5GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3590 processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU.
4GB LPDDR3 RAM, 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB via micro SD.
Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with ZenUI.
13MP rear camera with OIS, 3X optical zoom, f/2.7-4.8 aperture, Laser AF, Real Tone flash
5MP front-facing camera.
Dimensions: 158.9 x 78.84 x 5~11.95 mm; Weight 185g.
Motorola has already started rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to its Moto G Turbo smartphone. The update size is aroung 500MB which comes with January security updates. Below are the few useful new features of Android 6.0 on Moto G Turbo.
Motorola Moto G Turbo Android 6.0 Marshmallow update new Features
Android 6.0 improves overall smartphone performance. It includes better battery life, new app permissions etc. Below are the summary of new features of Android 6.0 on Moto G Turbo.
App Standby: This features provides an option to reduce the battery drain of Moto G turbo by moving rarely used apps to reduced activity state. You can customise on which apps are applicable to App standby. You can follow the steps for the same.
wipe the status bar down with two fingers and tap the gear icon at the top right corner of your screen.
Once in the Settings menu, scroll down and select Battery.
Tap the menu icon (3 vertical dots) at the top right corner of the screen and select Battery optimization. The greyed out list of apps under “Not optimized” cannot be added to App Standby.
Select “All apps” from the drop down list, then tap the app you want to adjust:
Select “Optimize” to include the app in App Standby to optimize battery life when it’s not in use.
Select “Don’t optimize” to remove the app from App Standby. Apps listed as “Not optimized” may keep running in the background and may drain your battery more quickly.
App permissions: With Marshmallow update, you can control what you want to share with the apps. With this new feature apps designed for Marshmallow only ask for permissions at the time it’s needed to use a feature, instead of all at once when you install the app. You can change permissions granted to apps at any time from the settings menu, or you can look at permissions by type and see which apps have that permission granted.
How to change App permission on Moto G Turbo with Android 6.0
Swipe the status bar down with two fingers and tap the gear icon at the top right corner of your screen.
Once in the Settings menu, scroll down and tap Apps, then select the app you want to adjust.
Go to Permissions in the app menu and tap the switch of the permission you want to grant or revoke for that app.
To modify permissions by type:
Swipe the status bar down with two fingers and tap the gear icon at the top right corner of your screen.
Once in the Settings menu, scroll down and tap Apps, then tap the gear icon at the top right corner of the Apps screen.
Go to App permissions and select the type of permission you want to adjust from the list.
Tap the switch for the app you want to grant/revoke that permission.
Expandable Storage: Moto G Turbo supports USB OTG and microSD card. However, option to move apps to microSD card on Moto G Turbo was limited. But with Android 6.0 Marshmallow update, you can set microSD card as internal storage. Once done, you can directly install apps to microSD card or move apps to microSD card. So here is the guide to use microSD card as internal storage in Moto G Turbo after upgrading to Android 6.0.
Back up and preserve any data you have on the card, as formatting for internal storage will erase it.
Swipe the status bar down with two fingers and tap the gear icon at the top right corner of your screen.
Once in the Settings menu, scroll down and tap Storage & USB, then select your portable SD card from the list.
Tap the menu icon (3 vertical dots) at the top right corner of the SD card screen and select Settings.
Select Format as internal and follow the steps in the tutorial.
Note: When the SD card is changed as internal storage, it will get formatted and encrypted to protect the information. One this is done, you cannot remove and transferred stored data to other device. If you want to use the SD card as portable storage or in another device after adopted as internal storage, then you need to format it. When doing so, please remember that formatting erases all the data stored in your SD card.
Direct Share: This is another useful new feature of Android 6.0. It enables sharing something directly to a contact or conversation within an app. Tap the share icon in the app and at the top of the share panel, a list of contacts with app icons next to their names will pop-up. Then just pick the contact and hit send.
These few new features, we think most useful for the users. Other features like Now on Tap, new ways of controling volume, Do not disturb etc are also useful.
How to update Moto G Turbo to Android 6.0 Marshmallow
You can update your Moto G Turbo to Android 6.0 through OTA update. It is highly recommended to connect to WiFi network for uninterupted download.It is also recommended to update the phone while its battery is atleast 50%. Below is the steps to update your Moto G Turbo to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
If you already got notification for the update follow the steps given below.
Select “Yes, I’m in”.
After the software is downloaded, select “Install now”.
After the software is installed, your phone will re-start automatically.
Your phone is now updated to Android 6.0.
If you have not received a notification message for this update, follow the steps below to manually update Moto G Turbo.
Select the Settings icon in the apps menu.
Select “About phone”.
Select “System updates”.
Select “Yes, I’m in”. After the software is downloaded, select “Install now”.
After the software is installed, your phone will re-start automatically.
Samsung has unveiled the dual sim variant of Galaxy Note 5 in India. It accepts 2 nano sim cards. The price of the device is Rs.51,400 for the 32GB variant in India.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual sim sports 5.7 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display with a 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution and a pixel density of 518ppi. It runs on Android 5.1 based TouchWiz UI. The Note 5 Dual comes in 32GB and 64GB variant. As of now, only 32GB variant is launched in India. It does not supports microSD card.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual is powered by Samsung’s 64-bit Exynos octa-core (2.1GHz quad-core + 1.5GHz quad-core) processor with LPDDR4 RAM. The connectivity features of the device are Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, GPS, Bluetooth 4.2 and support for NFC. It packs with Li-Po 3000 mAh battery .
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual is equipped with 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture and optical image stabilisation, along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The dimensions of this phablet are 153.2×76.1×7.6mm, and weights 171 grams. It will be available in Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, and Silver Titanium colour variants.
The 64GB of Galaxy Note 5 Dual is also due to launch in India soon and it is expected to be priced at Rs. 57,400. In addition, Samsung has announced price cut for the single sim variant of Galaxy Note 5. The 32GB variant of single sim Galaxy Note 5 is priced at 47,900 while the 64GB storage variant will be available for Rs 53,900.
Samsung India, Mobile Business Director Manu Sharma said that “Samsung has always focused on driving innovation based on valuable customer insights. The evolution of the Note series since its launch in 2011 has been attuned to the changing consumer needs and is carried forward in the Galaxy Note5 Dual SIM, which delivers superior productivity packaged in a stylish design. The Dual SIM edition of the Galaxy Note5 complements today’s consumers’ lifestyles by seamlessly balancing their personal and professional lives.”.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual Specification
16 MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture and optical image stabilisation.
Bangalore Lalbagh which is covered in area around 240 acre is considered to be one of the most diverse botanical garden in South Asia. It is located in the southern part of Bangalore city. It is one of the popular tourist spot of the city. Every year, on occasion of Independence day and Republic day celebration, flowershows are consucted. Every flowershow is different. With different themes, the glass house is decorated with flowers on each occasion. 26th January 2016 flower show will be the 203rd flowershow conducted in Lalbagh Botanical garden Bengaluru.
The Lalbagh flower show started about 102 years ago by Mysore Horticulture Society. When started, this shows were called as “Summer Show” and “Winter Show”. However, from the year 1951, Lalbagh flowershow are being synchronized with Republic Day and Independence Day. Currently on each flowershow events are witnessed by more than lakh visitors. Here are the some of the flowershow events which are conducted in the last 2 years.
Lalbagh Flowershow Themes List for Last two years
Lalbagh Flower Show 26th January 2016
This is the current flowershow happening in Lalbagh botanical garden. It got inaugarated on 16th January 2016 and will last on 26th January. This times flowershow will mark the 150 birth anniversary of Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel and the birth centenary of Dr. M.H. Marigowda, both renowned horticulturists. The timing will be from 9AM to 6PPM. Enty fee for the flowershow will be Rs.50 on weekdays and Rs.60 on weekends.
Lalbagh Flowershow 15th August 2015
This floral extravaganza at Lalbagh happened in between 7th August 2015 to 16th August 2015. Theme for this flowershow was replica of Bangalore Palace which created using 200,000 Dutch roses, apart from the 5 Maharajas of Mysuru made using flowers.
Lalbagh Flowershow 26th January 2015
Highlight of this 2015 republic day flower show was 50 feet long, 28 ft high and 40 ft wide replica of Red Fort. This was made using more than three lakh roses of different colours for decoration. A flower replica of the Statue of Liberty was also made at the Glass House of Lalbagh. This flower show started on 17th January 2015 and continued till 27th of Jan.
Lalbagh Flowershow 15th August 2014
This was the 200th flowershow on Lalbagh Bangalore.
