Category: Smartphones

Samsung Galaxy A3 Cons and Pros Review
Samsung Galaxy A3 is the most affordable smartphone of the premium uni-body designed A series of Samsung. It is available in single sim variant and Dual sim variants.The other two smartphones with this premium design are Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7. The Samsung Galaxy A3 price in India is Rs.20,500.

Samsung Galaxy A3 is powered by 1.2GHz Quad Core snapdragon 410 chipset(64 bit ARM Cortex A53) with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. It has 16GB of internal storage and supports microSD card for external storage. However, you will not be able to use microSD card and second sim simultaneously.

Samsung Galaxy A3 sports 4.5 inch Super AMOLED screen with resolution of 540×960 pixels and 245 ppi pixel density. The screen to body ratio is around 65.5%. The screen has Corning Gorilla Glass protection to prevent the scratched to the display screen. The connectivity features of the device are 2G,3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, WiFi Hotspot and USB tethering.

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Samsung Galaxy A3 houses 8MP primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. It has 1900 mAh battery which lasts for more than a day on casual usage. The Galaxy A3 runs on Android 4.4 Kitka with Touchwiz UI. Overall in simple, A3 is the trimmed version of the Samsung Galaxy A5.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy A3

Pros of Galaxy A3
- Premium Build Quality: The full metal body with unibody design gives a premium feel. It is light weight and feels great in hand.
- Good performance: The performance of the Galaxy A3 is good. There is very minimal or no lag while using the device. The high end games such as Modern Combat and Asphalt 5 runs without any issues.
- Decent Display: The Super AMOLED screen provides good viewing angles and sunlight legibility also good.
- Low SAR Value: It is one of the smartphone with very low SAR value.
- Good front facing camera: Galaxy A3 front facing camera does pretty good job.
- Battery and Call quality: The battery life is decent and the call quality also good.
Cons of Galaxy A3
- Second sim and microSD card cannot be used simultaneously
- No LED notification
- No USB OTG support
- Low light or artifical light camera performance is average
- NO 4G support
- Over priced: There are many other devices with same chipset available for much lower prices.
- No Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.
Samsung Galaxy A3 Specification
- 1.2GHz Quad Core snapdragon 410 chipset(64 bit ARM Cortex A53) with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU
- 16GB internal storage and support for microSD card
- Android 4.4 kitkat with Touchwiz UI
- 4.5 inch Super AMOLED screen with resolution of 540×960 pixels
- 8MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera
- 2G,3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, WiFi Hotspot and USB tethering
- 1900 mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy A3

6.5 / 10 stars
March 17, 2015
Xiaomi Redmi 2 Launched in India at Rs.6999
Xiaomi Redme 2 is the successor to popular budget dual sim Android smartphone Redme 1s. The device is priced at Rs. 6999 and will be available exclusively on Flipart. Like Redme 1S, this also available through flash sales. The registration starts from today and sale starts on March 24. The limited edition Redme 2 with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage will be launched in India on later date.

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Xiaomi Redme 2 has many features same as its predecessor and some upgrades. It is powered by 64bit 1.2GHz quad core Snapdragon 410 processor with 1GB of RAM. The device has 8GB of internal storage and supports microSD card for additional storage. It runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat with MIUI 6 UI. Redme 2 is dual sim 4G and both sim supports 4G.

Xiaomi Redme 2 sports 4.7inch IPS display with screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels and 312 ppi pixel density. The display has Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection. The device is 9.4mm thin and has matte touch back cover along with fingerprint and grease resistance.

Xiaomi Redme 2 houses 8MP primary camera with LED flash and 2Mp front facing camera. The connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, 4G, Bluetooth and GPS. The device also supports USB OTG. Xiaomi Redme 2 will be available in pink, yellow, green, grey and white colors. This device will compete with other budget 4G smartphones in India such as Lenovo A6000, Yu Yureka and Moto E 4G edition.

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Xiaomi Redmi 2 Specifications
- 64bit 1.2GHz quad core Snapdragon 410 processor with 1GB of RAM.
- 4.7inch IPS display with screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels and 312 ppi pixel density.
- 8GB of internal storage and support for microSD card.
- 2G, 3G, 4G, Bluetooth and GPS
- Android 4.4 Kitkat with MIUI 6 UI
- 2200mAh battery.
March 13, 2015
Asus Zenfone C Cons and Pros Review
The budget Dual sim Android market is becoming crowded. Even Asus launched smartphones under Zenfone series for the budget conscious market. Asus Zenfone C is one of them which got released recently. Does this worth buying? When we have so many options such as Xiaomi Redme 1S, Lenovo A6000, Moto E etc, where it stands? Let us have a look into it. Asus Zenfone C price in India is Rs.5,999.

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Asus Zenfone C is powered by 1.2GHz dual core Intel Atom Z2520 which is based on Intel’s previous generation Cloverview platform. This is the same processor we have seen in the Zenfone 4. It has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. There is a provision for adding microSD card upto 64GB.

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Asus Zenfone C sports 4.5 inch screen with FWVGA 854×480 pixel resolution which results in 217 ppi pixel density. This display panel is not very good in the budget. Low screen resolution coupled with poor viewing angles, dull colours and harsh reflection puts this behind other same priced smartphones Moto E or Redme 1S.

Asus Zenfone C comes with 5MP primary camera with LED flash. It record videos in HD resolution. But the video clarity is once again, below average. Photos taken are grainy and just dull. There is a also a VGA front facing camera. The connectivity features include 2G,3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0. The device has 2100 mAh battery. Asus bundled a app called Smart Saving which offers three modes namely Ultra-saving, Optimized, Customized mode.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenfone C

Pros of Zenfone C
- Reasonable performance: When it comes to performance in terms of casual games and day to day, it does decent job.
- Good Build Quality: Overall, it comes with good build quality.
- ZenUI: The customised ZenUI and Android 4.4 Kitkat provides good user experience.
Cons of Zenfone C
- Below average camera: Both primary camera and front facing camera are not impressive.
- Poor Display panel: With poor viewing angles,Low screen resolution and heavy reflections especially in outdoors, this is at par with competitors.
- Average Battery: Even with Ultra saving mode, battery drains faster.
Asus Zenfone C Specification
- 1.2GHz dual core Intel Atom Z2520
- 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage
- 4.5 inch display with FWVGA 854×480 pixel resolution
- 5MP primary camera and VGA front facing camera
- 2G,3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
- 2100 mAh battery
February 25, 2015
How to use Lenovo A6000 as Modem
Lenovo A6000 is one the most affordable 4G Dual sim Android smartphone in India. The good internal hardware coupled with decent build quality and competetive price is the key attraction of this smartphone. In this tutorial, we will see, how to use Lenovo A6000 as modem through WiFi hotspot and USB tethering.

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How to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi Hotspot

As I mentioned earlier, Lenovo A6000 supports 4G speeds. So even if you are outside, you can get the broadband speed on your smartphone. It is worth to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi hotspot to connect to internet from your laptop or PC. Do remember that, using WiFi hotspot will incur charges as per your data plan also it will drain your device battery faster. Let us have a look into how to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi hotspot.
1. Enable the mobile data.
2. Now go to settings->More…
3. Tap on to Tethering & hotspot.
4. Now enable the WLAN hotspot moving the slider to right.
5. It will enable your Lenovo A6000 as WiFi hotspot.
How to customise Lenovo A6000 WiFi hotspot Settings.

If you want to customise the settings such as SSID, password and security type, follow the step given below. Even if you wanto see the Lenovo A6000 hotspot password or just want to change or reset Wi-Fi hotspot password of Lenovo A6000 and A6000 Plus, follow the step given below.
- Tap on to WLAN hotspot
- Now go to Set up WLAN hotspot.
- You enter or edit the SSID, password and security type in this page.
- Once you are done, tap Save.
How to use Lenovo A6000 as modem through USB tethering
1. Follow the same steps mentioned above till the step 3.
2. Now connect your device to PC or laptop using the USB cable.
3. Now enable the USB tethering.
4. Now mobile data will be shared to your PC.
Video Guide on How to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi Hotspot
February 24, 2015
Lenovo A6000 Cons and Pros Review
Lenovo A6000 is a budget Dual sim Android smartphone with support for 4G connectivity. The device is available exclusively on flipkart through flash sales. The price of Lenovo A6000 in India is Rs.6999.

Lenovo A6000 is powered by 1.2GHz quad core 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. Internal storage of the device is 8GB in which 4.19GB is user available. The device also supports expandable storage upto 32GB. You can even install most of the apps to microSD card as default storage location.

Lenovo A6000 sports 5 inch IPS screen with screen resolution of 1280×720 pixel(720p HD) and 294 ppi pixel density. The viewing angles and colors reproduction are great. The texts and video looks crisp. The sunlight legibility also good. Overall it is very good display panel in this price range.

Lenovo A6000 houses 8MP primary camera with LED flash and 2MP front facing camera. Both camera can record videos at 720HD resolution. The connectivity features of the device includes 3G, 4G(LTE Cat 4 speeds of up to 150Mbps download and up to 50Mbps upload.), Bluetooth, WiFi, USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot. The device has 2300 mAh battery.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Lenovo A6000

Pros of Lenovo A6000
- Great Display panel: The 5 inch 720p HD screen provides excellent viewing angles and sunlight legibility. The colors look great. It is one of the best display screen within the price of 10k.
- Good battery life: With heavy usage, it lasts almost a day. However with causal usage it last close to 2 days. Standby mode consumes very minimum power.
- Excellent performance: The quad core 64 bit processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU coupled with minimalistic UI provides lag free experience.
- Good sound output: The dual speaker with Dolby features produces excellent sound quality. The output through 3.5mm headphone jack too good.
- Good build quality: Though it is 5 inch smartphone, it feels very comfortable to hold in hand as well as keeping it in pocket.
- Decent cellular call quality: The call quality on this device is good.
- Good value to price: It is overall good value for money device.
Cons of Lenovo A6000
- No OTG support: Lenovo A6000 does not supports OTG.
- Lack of sensors: Lenovo compromised on the sensors like Gyroscope, compass etc. The device comes with only light, proximity and accelerometer sensors.
- Max video record resolution is 720p: Max resolution at which video can be recorded on this device is 720p. There is no 1080p video recording available on this device.
- No LED notification light.
- The capacitive touch buttons are not back illuminated.
- No screen protection: The display screen does not features any protective glass such as Corning Gorilla glass. The display screen is finger print magnet.
Lenovo A6000 Specification Summary
- 1.2GHz quad core 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU.
- 5 inch IPS screen with screen resolution of 1280×720 pixel(720p HD) and 294 ppi pixel density.
- 8GB internal storage in which 4.19GB is user available.
- microSD support upto 32GB.
- 8MP primary camera with LED flash.
- 2MP front facing camera.
- 2300 mAh battery.
February 17, 2015