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  • Motorola Moto X Play With 21MP Camera Launched at 18,499

    Motorola Moto X Play is launched in India with starting price of Rs.18,499 which is for 16GB variant. The 32GB variant of Moto Play is priced at Rs.19,999. Like all previous Motorola smartphones, Moto X Play also will be available exclusively on Flipkart starting Monday midnight. You can check out new smartphone from here.

    Motorola Moto X Play main attractions are camera and battery. It comes with 21-megapixel rear camera which comes with f/2.0 aperture and CCT (Colour Correlated Temperature) flash with dual-LED modules. The camera features include Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF),  record 1080p HD video at 30fps,  tap anywhere to capture; slow motion video support; video stabilisation; 4X digital zoom; burst mode; night mode; auto HDR; Panorama, and drag to focus and exposure. There is also a 5MP front facing camera. The front facing camera uses screen brightness for flash.

    Moto X Play Dual

    Motorola Moto X Play houses 3630mAh battery which is rated to provide mixed usage of up to 48 hours. Another feature is quick charge. Motorola claims that, 15 minutes of charge can deliver upto 8 hours of usage.  Users needs to but turbo charger seperately for Rs.1000. Moto X Play measures 148x75x10.9mm and weighs 169 grams.

    Motorola Moto X Play sports 5.5 inch full HD(1080×1920 pixels) display which offers a pixel density of 403 ppi. There is also a Corning Gorilla Glass protection for preventing the display from scratches. The smartphone runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box which gives almost a stock android experience with few tweaks.

    Motorola Moto X Play is powered by  1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 405 GPU and 2GB of RAM. The device is dual sim variant and accepts 2 nano sim cards.

    Motorola Moto X Play specification

    • Dual sim( 2 Nano sim cards)
    • 21-megapixel rear camera with Dual LED modules
    • 5MP front facing camera
    • 3630mAh battery
    • Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
    • 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 405 GPU and 2GB of RAM.

  • Lenovo A6000 And Lenovo A6000 Plus Android Lollipop Update

    Lenovo A6000 And Lenovo A6000 Plus are the two most popular budget dual sim Android smartphones in India.  Lenovo A6000 Plus is a incremental upgrade over A6000. It has 2GB of ram and 16GB of internal storage whereas Lenovo A6000 has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. Rest of the specs are identical. If you are owner of Lenovo A6000 or Lenovo A6000 Plus here is the good news. Lenovo started rolling out Android Lollipop update to these two smartphones.  The Android Lollipop 5.0 update will bring Material Design, bug fixes, and performance & stability improvements.

    Lenovo A6000 Review

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    How to update Lenovo A6000 to Android Lollipop

    You will be getting the notification for the update. If you have not recieved the notification, then go to settings->About phone-> Software updates.  There is also direct option of System update. Tapping on that also checks for the update. As the size of Android Lollipop update is huge, it is highly recommended to update via WiFi.

    Lenovo A6000 4G LTE Dual sim

    Common issues of Lenovo A6000 And Lenovo A6000 Plus after Android Lollipop Update

    Below are the few issues or errors reported by the users of  Lenovo A6000 And Lenovo A6000 Plus after Android Lollipop Update. Below I have given few solution which other users said to be solved their issues.  So that might be useful for you also.

    1. Google Play Store error: If you are facing this issue, try to update all your installed apps. This fixes issues in many cases.
    2. Issues with dialer or contact manage: There are many users reported that, after the update, contacts are not displaying in Whatsapp. The solution for this varies from user to user. The common solution which worked for many is syncing the contacts and removing the cache. First you need to sync all your contacts through your google account. If problem continues, go to Settings->App Management and clear all the data and cache. Once again sync your contacts with the account where you have already synced your contacts.
    3. Other general bugs: If your phone is slow or having bugs, you can restart the device and check. If problem continues, then you can try wiping the cache memory. If even then problem continues, then only solution is factory reset. Do remember that, Performing factory reset on Lenovo A6000 and Lenovo A6000 Plus will delete all the data on your smartphone.

    Have you updated your Lenovo A6000 or Lenovo A6000 Plus to Android Lollipop. How is your phone performance post update? What are the issues you are facing? You can share it in the comment section below.

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  • 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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    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.