The latest Tizen push is merely days away and it seems that the whole show may have been spoiled to us at this point. Samsung’s Z2 smartphone should be making its entry-level presence known to entry-level countries (better known as emerging markets) late this month and it seems that SamMobile has an idea of what will go down in this device, when and ...
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It was at “3” last year, as far as we know. Now, ZTE is moving this weirdly-branded line of budget phone to “4”.The company has launched the Small Fresh 4 in China. It has a MediaTek MT6753 (eight cores running at 1.3GHz), 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage (expandable with a microSD card by up to 64GB) and a 5.2-inch full HD LCD with 2.5D pooling glass on the front. The 5-megapixel selfie cam supposedly has some crazy glass in front of it, giving it a 160-degree field ...
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Ringing Bells, the Indian company behind the questionably affordable phone called the Freedom 251, is ready for primetime. With real phones.So CEO Mohit Goel said to IANS as it prepares to ship out 200,000 units of its Rs. 251 ($3.66) handset starting June 30 and go on with 200,000 additional units every month. Goel promised that deliveries would be finished by June 30.It’s a far cry from the 2.5 ...
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We can safely say that if you’re a big fan of cheap smartphones, your money isn’t safe, however little of it you have. Sure, you could go for a BLU phone or strain the value knuckles with a Lenovo Blade. And then, there’s the Meizu ...
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Looking for Windows 10 Mobile on a budget? Might not be too likely, given its continued bugs and updates woes, much less Microsoft’s near-neglect of its publicity. But if you’re a practical person looking for a practical phone,
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The Alcatel Idol 4’s packaging allows for you to repurpose it as a Google Cardboard headset. It’s a clever bit of engineering, but then again, who needs that when you can just put all that jazz inside the box.Indian smartphone manufacturer Karbonn has just released the Quattro L52 and the Titanium Mach 6. Both phones are priced under Rs. 10,000 or $150 and come with plastic VR goggles with two-axis ...
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While the company may have had clear intentions, it certainly went on fulfilling them in a dirty, dirty way.Ringing Bells is the Indian company that came out with the Freedom 251, what’s essentially a $4 smartphone. At least, that’s the selling point. But when buyers got their paws on the thing, it stunk of whiteout and dishonesty. Now, an MP has decided to file a police complaint against the ...
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Samsung and Apple have likely been feeling the effects of a consumer trend concerning to their bottom lines.German market research group GfK believes that smartphone sale revenues for Q4 of 2015 have dropped at annual rate of 0.2 percent to $115.2 billion. That said, a record 368 million phones were sold, up 6 percent ...
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Samsung’s pretty satisfied with its new mobile payments system that it’s worked hard at putting together. Money’s been trading hands at a good clip. The company’s Injong Rhee has been rallying retail support in the US. But one of the big stumbling blocks that appears in contrast with
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Same can, different taste? Is this LG’s “new Coke?” Okay, maybe for a budget phone, this decision won’t be making too many waves. But does this decision mean anything more just because of the lower profile of this LG device as well as Windows Phone? Maybe.The Windows Phone 8.1-powered LG Lancet for Verizon now has an Android 5.1.1 clone. The LG Lancet for Android shares almost every last detail ...
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