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Xiaomi Redmi 3S is launching in India today

August 3, 2016 by computerera

Update: Last week Xiaomi launched the model in an event in India. The same model now available on Flipkart, You can buy from Here https://goo.gl/nrKqpC

Xiaomi is launching another model of their smartphone in India today at 12 PM with the name Redme 3s. The company is also lifestreaming the entire event through its official site.

Earlier this year the same model released in the Chinese market. The models come in two variants – 16 GB and 32 GB models. 16 GB model equipped with 2 GB of RAM and the 32 GB model with 3 GB of RAM. As per the Chinese model pricing, they both come at Rs. 7,000 and Rs. 9,000 approx.

Redmi 3s comes with 5 inch 1280×720 pixels HD display. The phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, and it has a hybrid SIM slot. The phone equipped with 13 MP back camera with LED flash, PDAF autofocus and it has 5 MP front camera. The 16 GB model runs on 4000 mAh battery and the 32 GB model sports with 4,100 mAh battery.

On the security side, the phone has a fingerprint scanner on the backside. Other regular features include 4G LTE support, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS.

At the price point, Redmi 3s is the main competitor for Lenovo Vibe K5, Reliance LYF Wind 5 and Coolpad Note 3 phone models.

Forget Single Camera Phones, These are the days for dual camera phones

July 27, 2016 by computerera

Image: Redmi Pro Dual Camera

If you have any idea to buy a standard point & shoot camera or professional DSLR camera, withdraw it. Already cellphone cameras reached an excellent quality point. Now with the arrival of dual camera phones like Redmi Pro, Huawei P9, the mobile photography future is looking promising.

How can it be beneficial?

Today Xiaomi launched much anticipated Redmi Pro model in China. Within a few days, we can get it here in India. The phone consists of two camera lenses. Both the lenses are not same. One is 13 MP lens, and the other is 5 MP lens. Xiaomi embedded dual lenses to achieve DSLR type depth of the field (DOP) on the smartphone.

The Redmi Pro equipped with a dedicated depth of the field image processor. The primary camera shoots still images, while the second camera captures the depth information in the scene. So both will be processed and merged into a single stunning photo. Not only Xiaomi almost all the phone manufacturers are planning to equip dual cameras in their flagship phone models.

What is the depth of the field?

Before reading the details just observe the above image. You might already saw the same effect in movies where the hero, heroines are focussed, and the remaining background is blurred. It is called as “DOF (Depth Of the Field). To achieve this, you need to purchase dedicated DSLR camera. For example, I’m using Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera that costs Rs. 85,000. To a certain extent, the same effect can be possible through dual camera phones.

My memories with Phone cameras

I’m using cellphone cameras since the beginning days. Above you can see my first camera phone Sony Ericsson P610 bought in 2003. The same year I purchased my first touchscreen phone Sony Ericsson P900. I witnessed many drastic changes in the camera segment of the mobile phones. Smartphones are becoming powerhouses in all aspects. The latest dual lens phones will become trendsetters.

ZTE Blade V6 and Axon Mini phones launched, priced at Rs. 9,999

July 27, 2016 by computerera

ZTE today launched two new smartphone models in India named ZTE Blade V6 and Axon Mini. You can buy these phones from Flipkart immediately.

ZTE Blade V6 Specifications

ZTE Blade V6 designed with aluminum body and the thickness of the phone is only 6.8mm. The phone comes with 5 inches (1280×720 pixels) display. It equipped with 1.3 GHz MediaTek MT6735 quad-core processor and had 2 GB RAM. ZTE Blade V6 has 16 GB internal storage. We can extend it with a microSD card.

Coming to the camera, it has 13 MP back camera, and 5 MP front selfie camera. The phone supports dual SIM with 4G support. It also has the other common features WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth 4.0. It comes with USB 2.0 connectivity. ZTE Blade V6 runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.

The phone costs Rs. 9,999. At that price point, it has strong competition from Redmi Note 3 16 GB and Redmi Note 3 32 GB, Le Eco Le 1s and another model from Karbonn Quattro L55 HD.

Amazon, Flipkart has to list the phone on their websites.

ZTE Axon Mini Specifications

This is the expensive phone compared to the above one. It priced at Rs. 23,599. The phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2 GHz 616 Octa-core chip. It offers 3 GB of RAM. For storage, it has 32 GB internal storage and you can extend the storage up to 128 GB through MicroSD card.

ZTE Axon has 13 MP back camera and 8 MP front selfie camera. It supports dual-SIM 4G LTE and has other regular features like WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, micro USB 2.0 etc. The phone powered with 2,800 mAh battery and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. We can consider other popular models at this 23,599 price point. Those are Xiaomi Mi 5 and Le Eco Le Max 2.

Micromax Ignite LPQ61 laptop launched for Rs. 18,990

July 25, 2016 by computerera

Micromax today announced two new models Micromax Ignite LPQ61 laptop and Micromax Alpha. The company is focusing more on mid-range consumers by releasing these two latest models.

Micromax Alpha series will be available next month, and you can purchase the Micromax Ignite LPQ61 right now through Flipkart.

Micromax Ignite LPQ61 laptop Specifications

Micromax Ignite laptop runs on Windows 10 operating system. It equipped with Intel Pentium N3700 Quad-core processor and 4 GB DDR3 RAM. The laptop comes with 14 inch HD screen (1366×768 pixels resolution) and for storage purpose, it offers 1 TB hard disk.

For video calling the laptop provides 1 MP HD webcam. Micromax Ignite LPQ61 also comes with 2 USB 3.0 ports, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 support, Micro Card Reader facility. It offers micro HDMI port to connect to the external display.

The laptop has 4500 mAh battery capacity, dual speakers, and the processor consists of 2 MB Cache. Those looking for the budget laptop can go for it. Windows 10 genuine with 4 GB RAM and 1 TB hard disk that to at Rs. 18,990 is an excellent choice for budget laptop buyers.

Here you can buy the laptop from Flipkart for Rs. 18,990

10 Days with Mi Max – Review

July 24, 2016 by computerera

Here is the Mi Max Review Personally, I love Samsung high-end smartphones. Started with Samsung Galaxy Note 1st Generation in 2011, till now I used Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Note 4 and right now I’m using Galaxy S6 Edge plus. There are few strong reasons for my interest in Samsung high-end devices.

Why I prefer Samsung?

They come with Super AMOLED display which offers greater color reproduction and pixel density.
The build quality and the design is stunning
Moreover as a Technology magazine Editor, I must maintain a good mobile time to time to create quality content. So I prefer Samsung high-end devices.

Two years back I bought “One Plus One” by breaking my rules. I didn’t spend even a single day with it. It is not at all up to my expectations. After a long time, once again I tempted to buy another smartphone, not from Samsung. This time, I waited for Xiaomi Mi Max and luckily ordered the phone on its first flash sale on 6th July. The phone delivered to me on 13th July 2016. So I’m using Mi Max since past ten days. Here are my observations on the phone:

Battery back is awesome

Mi Max equipped with 4850 mAh massive battery. Not only on papers it proved in my usage pattern also. You can clearly notice the backup time I got with Mi Max in the above photo. In my casual usage, it offered 2 Days 17 Hours backup, still another 34% battery left on the phone. I never used such a powerful battery equipped phone till now.

The only drawback with the 32 GB model is, it lacks Fast Charging support. My first few charge cycles took almost 5-6 hours to charge the phone completely. After that, now the battery is completely charging just within 3.30 hours.

Huge Screen is my favorite feature

Personally, I love big screen phones. I read a lot of tech and not tech content all the day. Even while walking also I prefer to read information on my smartphone.

I fell love with 6.44-inch huge screen Mi Max. Now I’m more comfortable in updating my knowledge through my phone. The display is comfortable to watch movies and videos also. Many people thought that 6.44-inch phone couldn’t fit in our jeans. Just it is an assumption. Whenever I go outside, I’m placing the phone into my jeans pocket. It conveniently fits there.

Butter smooth performance

I never expected such a great performance just in 15K phone. Xiaomi is pumping more power for less price. Every app, game I used on the Mi Max phone worked smoothly without any lag.