Category: Smartphones

How to Install Lenovo PC Suite and USB Driver
Lenovo smartphones are getting more and more popularity with launch of Lenovo A6000, Lenovo a6000 Plus, Lenovo 7000, Lenovo K3 Note. All these smartphone are highly competitively priced and offers great specs. For connecting the Lenovo smartphone to PC through USB, we need USB drivers and PC suite. In this post, we will learn how to download and install Lenovo PC Suite. Lenovo USB drivers and Mobile Assistant PC are useful in syncing and accessing your smartphone from the comfort of PC.

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How to use Lenovo A6000 as personal WiFi Hotspot: How to guide on USB tethering and WiFi hostpot on Lenovo A6000,

How to download Lenovo PC Suite and USB Drivers

Lenovo does provide Lenovo Mobile Assistant and USB drivers in the device itself in the most of the smartphones such as Lenovo A6000, Lenovo a6000 Plus, Lenovo 7000, Lenovo K3 Note. For installing the USB drivers and Lenovo PC Suite, follow the steps given below.
- First connect your connect Lenovo smartphone to PC through USB cable.
- PC will open folder of your phone and a new drive will also get open.
- In the folder, you will find USB driver and Lenovo Mobile Assistant.
- First install the USB driver and then install the Lenovo Mobile Assistant.
- Disconnect your smartphone from PC and launch Lenovo Mobile Assistant.
- Now connect your smartphone to PC.
- Enable USB Debugging.
Lenovo Mobile Assistant
- Now you will be able to access your smartphone from your PC.
- You can view and send messages, see your contacts, manage audio and video files etc using the Lenovo PC Suite Mobile Assistant.
How to download the Lenovo Mobile Assistant from Lenovo Official page

As I mentioned above, you will be able to get the USB drivers and Lenovo PC suite from the smartphone itself. If any chance, it is not available, you can download it from the Lenovo downloads page or you can directly access from the link here.

You can also install Lenovo Smart Assistant which is a software which is useful for easy and convenient way to upgrade your phone/tablet system through PC. This is compatible with Windows 7 (32-bit),Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit),Windows 8 (32-bit),Windows 8 (64-bit),Windows XP (32-bit),Windows XP (64-bit). The size of download is 5.7MB. For download and install Lenovo Smart Assistant Click on the link here.
July 19, 2015
Lenovo K3 Note Cons and Pros Review
Lenovo K3 Note is a sub 10k dual sim Android phablet. Looking at the specifications, the device is one of the best value for money smartphone in the segment. I have been using this device from past 1 week. Based on that duration I am writing this Lenovo K3 Note review. Every devices has its own advantages and disadvantages. In this review, we will see the Lenovo K3 Note demerits and merits which I felt in these days. I will be updating the review in coming days if required as I am continuing to use the device.

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The one of the key attraction of this Lenovo smartphone is its display screen. It has 5.5 inch IPS display with 1920x1080p(1080p) resolution and 401 ppi pixel density. The screen to body ratio is 71.7 % which is very decent. The viewing angles are great and colors look vivid. Due to the full HD resolution, text looks crisp and video watching too good. It has Dolby Atomos feature.The sound output of the device is good considering the price. The call quality also very good.

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How to download PC suite for Lenovo K3 Note

Lenovo K3 Note is powered by 1.7GHz Octa Core Mediatek MT 6752 SOC with 2GB of RAM and Mali-T760MP2 GPU. It has 16GB internal storage, in that 8GB is user available. It also microSD card upto 32GB. K3 Note does support USB OTG. This Lenovo phablet runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop along with Vibe UI. The day to day experience on this device is excellant. However, high end graphic intense games like Asphalt 8 struggles a bit. While playing the Asphalt 8, I have observed occasional frame drops and bit of lagginess. Also when played for long times(Around 20 mins continuously) the top area gets bit heated up.

Lenovo K3 Note houses 13MP primary camera with Dual LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. The quality of images taken with this device and the video looks decent. In this price segment, the camera quality is justified. The connectivity features of the device includes WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G, 3G, 2G, USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot. The device access microSIM and both sim supports 4G. The Lenovo K3 Note houses 2900 mAh battery. On a casual usage, battery lasts more than a day.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Lenovo K3 Note

Pros of Lenovo K3 Note
- Gorgeous Display screen: The 5.5 inch IPS full HD screen in a sub 10k price segment is very good.
- Decent SOC and 2GB of RAM: The Octa Core CPU along with 2GB of RAM, does a decent job. The performance is good.
- Decent Camera performance: Both front and rear camera performance is good enough.
- Good Battery: The battery life is decent enough in the segment.
- Good value for money: For Rs.9,999, it has great specs .
Cons of Lenovo K3 Note

Below are the Lenovo K3 Note demerits.
- No bundled earphone in the box.
- No fast charging: For charging the device fully, it takes more than 6 hours. The fast charging features if provided would have been great.
- Heating Issue: While playing graphic intense games, it tends to get heated up a bit(Around 43 to 48 degree celsius).
- No Corning Gorilla Glass protection: However, Lenovo does ship with Screen protector. It is highly recommended to use a screen protector to safeguard the screen from scratches.
- Bloatwares: There are many apps and games in the device which requires you to download full version. Only basic link to them is provided. However, it takes away internal storage. There is no easy way to remove them.
Lenovo K3 Note Specification
- 5.5 inch IPS display with 1920x1080p(1080p) resolution and 401 ppi pixel density
- 13MP primary camera with Dual LED flash and 5MP front facing camera
- 1.7GHz Octa Core Mediatek MT 6752 SOC with 2GB of RAM and Mali-T760MP2 GPU
- 16GB internal storage and support for microSD card.
- Dual sim(microSIM) and Android 5.0 Lollipop.
- WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G, 3G, 2G, USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot
- 2900 mAh battery.
July 14, 2015
Xiaomi Redme 2 Now Available for Rs.5999

Xiaomi Redme 2 a budget Android smartphone with 4G capability is available for Rs.5,999 after Xiaomi announced the price cut of Rs. 1000. The launch price of this smartphone is Rs.6,999.

Xiaomi Redme 2 will be available through Mi.com, Amazon, Snapdeal Mobile store and Airtel retails stores. When launched this device was exclusive to Flipkart and available only through flash sale. The first flash sale happened on March 24.

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Xiaomi India released a press statement which announced the price cut states that “Lower costs have enabled us to reduce the price of Redmi 2, and this translates into savings that Mi fans can enjoy.”

Earlier Xiaomi reduced the prices of other smartphones Redme Note and Mi4. After the price cut, Redme 2, will the one of the most affordable 4G smartphone in India. The other available options are Yu Yuphoria which is priced at Rs.6,999, Motorola Moto E 4G which is available for Rs.7,999 and Lenovo A6000 Plus which is retailing at Rs.7,499.

Xiaomi Redme 2 has 4.7 inch IPS display screen with 720p HD(720×1280 pixels) resolution and 312 ppi pixel density). The device runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat and MIUI 6 layer on top of it. Redme 2 is 4G enabled smartphone and both sim are enabled for 4G connectivity.

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Xiaomi Redme 2 Pros and Cons review.

Xiaomi Redme 2 is powered by 64-bit 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor (Cortex-A53) coupled with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. It comes with 8MP primary camera and a 2MP front facing camera. The camera of the device is very good considering the price. It has 8GB internal storage and support for microSD card upto 32GB. The Redme 2 houses 2200mAh battery.

Motoroal also reduced the prices of its popular Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen to Rs.9,999 which Rs.3000 lesser than the original release price. It will be interesting to see, how Xiaomi Redme 2 price cut helps to increase the sales of the device.

July 8, 2015
Asus ZenPower 10050mAh Power bank Cons and Pros Review
Asus has launched power banks along with Asus Zenfone 2. The USP of these power bank is its compact size. With lot of extra large portable power sources, how these Asus Zenpower power banks performs? We will see a quick review on Asus Zenpower 10050 mAh power bank.

The Asus Zenpower power bank comes in five color variants namely black, silver, gold, blue, and hot pink. The review unit which I received has silver variant. The device measures 90.5mm of height, 59mm of width and 22mm of thickness. The weight of this Asus power bank is 215 grams.

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Asus ZenPower comes with 1USB port for charging devices and one microUSB port for charging the power bank. In the box, we get USB to microUSB cable. The power bank provides an output of 2.4A and input upto 2A for charging.

Asus power bank was able to charge my Moto G for around 5 times which is very good. The charging is very fast. However, as I don’t have the 2A charger, I charged the Asus power bank with normal charger which took almost 10 hours to fully charge. It is better to have a 2A charger if you want this Asus power bank get charged faster.

Asus Zenpower power bank comes with lot of safety features such as short circuit protection; reset protection, output over voltage protection, etc. It also manages to change the voltage and current levels depending upon the device you have plugged in. These are a welcome additions for a power bank.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenpower 10050 mAh power bank

Pros of Asus Zenpower 10050 mAh power bank
- Compact in size: This is one of the most compact sized power banks in the market now.
- Set of safety features: As mentioned in the review, this power bank packs lot of safety features which is very good.
- Premium design and build quality: The device gives a premium feel and build quality too very good.
- Fast charging: The Asus Zenpower comes with fast charging feature. This will charge your smartphone or tablet very quickly.
Cons of Asus Zenpower 10050 mAh power bank
- Price is little on the higher side
- Only one device can be charged at a time.
- Long time of charging the power bank: It would have been great, if Asus bundled 2A charger along with this power bank.
Asus Zenpower 10050 mAh power bank Specification
- Battery Type:Lithium-ion rechargeable cell
- Input Power: DC 5V 2.0A
- Output Power : DC 5.1V 2.4A
- Capacities : 3.6V/10050mAh
- Charging Time : 6hrs with 5V/2A standard cable
- Dimensions : 90.5 x 59 x 22 mm
- Load Detection: Auto-detect the plug-in and plug-out of devices
- Safety features
  - Temperature Protection
  - Short circuit Protection
  - Reset Protection
  - input over Voltage Protection
  - output over Voltage Protection
  - Input reverse direction protection
  - Over charge/over discharge protection
  - Output Over Current Protection
  - Cell PTC Protection
  - adapter protection
  - Jeita Protection
- Charging temperature: 0℃-40℃ (TYP)
  Working temperature: -40℃~+70℃
  Weight : 215 g.
July 2, 2015
Huawei Honor 4C Cons and Pros Review
Huawei Honor 4C is a dual sim 3G smartphone within the price tag of 10k. The main attraction of this smartphone is its primary camera. Let us see the Honor 4C review to understand whether it is worth buying or not.

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Huawei Honor 4C is powered by 64-bit 1.2 GHz Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 620 processor with 2GB RAM and Mali 450 GPU. The device has 8GB of internal storage capacity, in that 4GB is available for user. There is also provision for adding microSD card upto 32GB. Phone performance is decent but has issues such as crashing of apps. Honor 4C runs on Android 4.4.2 Kitkat with Emotion UI.

Huawei Honor 4C features 5 inch TFT IPS display with screen resolution of 720×1280 pixels and pixel density of 294 ppi. The sun light legibility and viewing angles are just average. In terms of call quality, Honor 4C does a decent job. However, watching youtube videos using the headphone, the audio quality is not good.

Huawei Honor 4C comes with 13MP A/F primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. The phone has lot of customisation options in camera settings. Even with default settings, this dual sim smartphone takes a good images and videos in this price. Some of the customisation option available on Honor 4C are Panorama, HDC, All Focus (lets you change focus point of a picture after you have taken it) etc.

Huawei Honor 4C houses 2,550mAh battery. The battery performance is below average. It drains fast and also gets heated up while charging. The connectivity features of the device are Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, Wi-Fi , 3G, USB tethering and WiFi hotspot. Unfortunately there is no 4G support. It surprising considering the phones which are priced much lesser than this such as Lenovo A6000, Moto E 4G has 4G support.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Huawei Honor 4C

Pros Honor 4C
- Good camera performance.
- Competitive pricing.
- Decent build quality.
- Good selfie camera.
Cons of Honor 4C
- No Android Lollipop out of the box.
- Battery drains faster.
- No headphone in the box.
- No 4G connectivity
- Only 4GB user available internal storage.
Huawei Honor 4C Specification
- Dual-SIM.
- 5-inch 720p HD TFT IPS display.
- 64-bit 1.2GHz octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 620 processor.
- 2GB of RAM and 8GB internal memory.
- Expandable storage up to 32GB via microSD card.
- 13MP A/F rear camera with Flash, 5MP front camera.
- Android 4.4 KitKat with Emotion UI 3.0.
- 2,550mAh battery.
- Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G.
July 1, 2015