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Author: Aniruddh

  • Yu Yunique Launched in India at Rs.4999

    Micromax’s Yu Televentures launched its fourth and cheapest 4G Android smartphone, the Yu Yunique.The device is priced at Rs.4,999 in India. Users can opt for bundled two different coloured back covers at Rs.5999. The Yu Yunique is available exclusively on Snapdeal via flash sale. The registrations are already open and first flash sale will happen on 15th September at 12PM IST.

    Yu Yunique sports 4.7 inch display screen with 720p(720×1280 pixels) HD screen with pixel density of 312ppi. The display has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.  This device  is powered by 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 1GB LPDDR3 RAM and Adreno 306 GPU.

    Yu Yunique 4G Android

    Yu Yunique runs on Cyanogen OS 12.1 which is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has 8GB of internal storage and support for microSD card upto 32GB. This new Yu smartphone sports 8-megapixel autofocus camera with f/2.0 aperture with  LED flash and a 2-megapixel, fixed-focus 83-degree wide-angle front-facing camera with 3P Lens and f/2.4 aperture.

    Yu Yunique is backed by 2000mAh Li-Po battery which is rated to provide 7 hours of talk time and 271 hours of standby time. The connectivityu features of the device includes TDD Band 40 (2300MHz) and FDD Band 3 (1800MHz) for India alongside Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio and Micro-USB v2.0 connectivity.

    This is the fourth smartphone from Yu. The other three smartphones are Yu Yureka, Yu Yureka Plus and Yu Yuphoria. Yu Yunique will compete with the likes of Phicomm Energy 653 and Lenovo A2010. Looking at the spec sheet and comparing these three smartphones, Yu Yunique looks imporessive. However, we will be able to come to conclusion only after we do the complete review on Yu Yunique.

    Yu Yunique Specification

    • 4.7 inch display screen with 720p(720×1280 pixels) HD screen.
    • 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 1GB LPDDR3 RAM and Adreno 306 GPU.
    • Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio and Micro-USB v2.0.
    • 8-megapixel autofocus camera with f/2.0 aperture with  LED flash.
    • 2-megapixel, fixed-focus 83-degree wide-angle front-facing camera with 3P Lens and f/2.4 aperture.
    • 2000mAh Li-Po battery.

  • Lenovo A2010 4G LTE Available on Open Sale at Rs.4999

    Lenovo has announced an open sale for its most affordable dual sim 4G smartphone in India A2010. The open sale for Lenovo A2010 already started from today at 12PM. You can purchase the device in two color variants- Black and white. This dual sim 4G Android smartphone is available on Flipkart at Rs.4,999. If you are interested to buy, then you can visit here.

    Lenovo A2010 is powered by quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor clocked at 1.0GHz with Mali T720-MP1 GPU and 1GB of RAM. The handset has 8GB of onboard storage which around 4GB is user available. The device also supports microSD card upto 32GB.  A2010 4G smartphone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box.

    Lenovo A2010 4G LTE

    Lenovo A2010 has 4.5 inch capacitive touch screen with resolution of 854 x 480 Pixels.   The connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and microUSB. This Lenovo 4G Dual sim phone houses 5MP primary camera and 2MP front facing camera.  It has 2000 mAh Li-Polymer battery.

    Considering the price point, the specification of the device is not much impressive. The smartphones such as Phicomm Energy 653 looks more attractive than this. It has 5 inch IPS screen with 720p HD resolution. The device is powered by 1.1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor with 1GB of RAM.

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    Phicomm Energy 653 Review

    Lenovo A2010 4G LTE Specifications

    • 1.0GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor.
    • Mali T720-MP1 GPU and 1GB of RAM.
    • 8GB internal storage.
    • Support for microSD card upto 32GB.
    • Android 5.1 Lollipop.
    • Dual Sim (LTE + GSM).
    • 4.5 inch capacitive touch screen with resolution of 854 x 480 Pixels.
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and microUSB.
    • 5MP primary camera and 2MP front facing camera.
    • 2000 mAh Li-Polymer battery.

  • Lenovo Phab Plus With 6.8 inch Display Launched

    Lenovo has launched Phab Plus phablet in China. The device is priced at CNY 2,599(Approximately Rs.27,000 in India). With 6.8 inch display, it will compete with Huawei Ascend P8max which also features 6.8 inch full HD display screen. This smartphone will be available via China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom telecom providers in China. At the time of writing this post, there is no update on whether this device will be lauched in India or not.

    Lenovo Phab Plus with 6.8 inch display

    Lenovo Phab Plus runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with Vibe UI. The device sports 6.8 inch display with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels and 326 ppi pixel density. The device is powered by 1.5GHz 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. Lenovo Phab Plus has 32GB of internal storage and support for microSD card.

    Lenovo Phab Plus features 13MP rear camera with Dual LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. It is a dual sim phablet which accepts one Micro-SIM card and the other Nano-SIM. The connectivity features of this new Lenovo phablet includes 4G, 3G, GPS/ A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Micro-USB.

    Lenovo Phab Plus houses 3500mAh battery which according Lenovo, can deliver up to 24 hours of talk time and up to 350 hours of standby time. Like we have seen with Lenovo K3 Note, this phablet too comes with a rear speaker powered by Dolby Atmos. This dual sim Lenovo phablet measures 186.6×96.6×7.6mm and weighs 220 grams. The device will be available in Metallic Grey and Midnight Blue colours.

    Lenovo Phab Plus  Specification

    • 6.8 inch display with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixel resolution and 326 ppi pixel density.
    • Android 5.0 Lollipop with Vibe UI.
    • 1.5GHz 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU.
    • 32GB of internal storage and support for microSD card.
    • 13MP rear camera with Dual LED flash.
    • 5MP front facing camera.
    • 4G, 3G, GPS/ A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Micro-USB.
    • 3500mAh battery.

  • Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE550KL Review- Cons and Pros

    Asus Zenfone 2 has many variants. These variants causes confusion. You should be very careful when you buy Zenfone 2. Asus Zenfone 2 Laser  is the new addition to the list. In this Zenfone 2 Laser, there are two variants. First one is powered by Snapdragon 615 SoC with 3GB 0f RAM and another one is powered by Snapdragon 410 SoC with 2GB of RAM. In this post, we will be doing the review on Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE550KL base variant which has Snapdragon 410 chipset.

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    Asus Zenfone 2 Laser sports 5.5 inch IPS screen with resolution of 720×1280 pixels. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Colors and brightness are decent. However, if you set, auto brightness, the brightness level is little low. The device has screen to body ratio of 72%. Due to this, though it has 5.5 inch screen, phone does not feel much big. The design is identical to the Asus Zenfone 2 which we have seen already.

    Asus Zenfone 2 Laser
    Asus Zenfone 2 Laser

    Asus Zenfone 2 Laser  is powered by Snapdragon 410 SoC with 2GB of RAM. It has 16GB of internal storage and support for microSD card upto 128GB.  It is dual sim smartphone and both sim supports 4G.  The standard connectivity features such as 2G, 3G, Bluetooth, microUSB, WiFi also available.

    Asus Zenfone 2 Laser has 13MP rear camera with Dual tone flash and Laser. There is also a 5MP front facing camera.  The laser guided rear camera does a good job when it comes to taking macro shots. The laser technology based focus system is useful only for taking the close objects. The camera does a decent job. However, in bright day light, images taken with auto settings produces wash out images. Indoor and low light performance is just ok. The front facing camera performance is also decent. There is one con here. That is default camera app cannot record videos using the front facing camera.

    Asus Zenfone 2 Laser is powered by 3000mAh battery. This is one of the main attraction of the device apart from laser guided camera. The battery lasts almost a day with heavy usage and with casual usage, it lasts around 2 days. The screen on time is around 6 hours which is very good for a Android phone in this budget.

    Asus Zenfone 2 Laser run on Android 5.0 Lollipop and ZenUI on top of it. There are few tweaks which are very useful such as double to tap to wake up or go to sleep etc. Unfortunately, Asus bundled many bloatwares which cannot be uninstalled easily by the user. The day to day performance is good enough and  not felt much lag. The call quality of the device is excellant. One of the disadvantage of Asus Zenfone 2 Laser is its speakers. The volume of this speaker is bit low.

    Advantages and disadvantages of Asus Zenfone 2 Laser

    Pros of Zenfone 2 Laser

    • Excellent battery life.
    • quick and accurate auto focus on macro shots.
    • 4G connectivity on both sim.
    • Decent performance.
    • Good sturdy build quality.

    Cons of Zenfone 2 Laser

    • No 1080 display: It would have been great if it had 1080p resolution for a 5.5 inch screen.
    • Low speaker output: The speaker output on this device is bit low.
    • No video recording features for front facing camera.
    • Average camera performance on open environment.
    • No latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box

    Asus Zenfone 2 Laser Specification

    • Android 5.0 Lollipop with ZenUI
    • 13 MP Primary Camera with Dual tome flash and Laser
    • 5 MP Secondary Camera
    • Dual Sim (LTE + LTE)
    • 5.5 inch Capacitive Touchscreen with 720p resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Protection.
    • 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 Quad Core Processor with 2GB of RAM.
    • 16GB internal storage & Expandable Storage Capacity of 128 GB.
    • 3000 mAh battery.

  • Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime Review – Pros and Cons- Incremental Upgrade

    Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime is a incremental upgrade over original Redmi 2. Another USP of this device is, it is made in India. The device is manufactured at Foxconn facility in Sri City. The price of Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime in India is Rs.6,999. As it is a incremental upgrade, we will see the difference between the Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 Prime.

    Read: Xiaomi Redmi 2 Review

    Xiaomi Redme 2 Dual sim

    Difference between Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 Prime

    Display:

    Both Redmi 2 variant comes with 4.7 inch IPS LCD screen with screen resolution of 720x 1280 and pixel density of 312 ppi. There is no visible difference here. The dimensions of the devices are same at 134.00×67.20×9.40. In this section, both are same.

    Processor:

    Both Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 prime is powered by 64-bit 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 CPU processor. Once again there is no difference.

    Operating System:

    Both smartphones runs on Android Kitkat with MIUI 6 skin on top of it. It is sad to know that, there is no Android 5.0 out of the box when there are multiple smartphones with much less price available with Lollipop. In this section too, you will not get any thing more.

    Camera:

    In terms of specifications, both smartphones features 8MP primary camera with LED flash and 2MP front facing camera. But with short time with Redmi Prime, i felt that, original Redmi 2  camera is slightly better.

    Battery:

    Once again there is no change. Both Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 Prime feature 2200 mAh battery which lasts for almost full day with casual usage. There is also a quick charger feature on these devices.

    Connectivity:

    As the SoC is same, there is no difference in connectivity. The connectivity features of these Xiaomi’s smartphone are dual SIM (both SIMs of the smartphones support 4G LTE), WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM, etc. There is no NFC.

    RAM and storage:

    This is the segment where there is a difference. The Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. This is the double the RAM and storage compared to original Redmi 2. Redmi 2 has only 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage. Both smartphones support for microSD card.Redmi 2 Prime is the winner here.

    Price:

    Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime price is Rs.6,999 and Redmi 2 Price is Rs.5999.

    Verdict:

    With a extra Rs,1000, you will be getting extra 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. So if you are planning to buy Xiaomi Redmi 2, then it will be advisable to consider Redmi 2 Prime .