Gionee M5 Plus to be announced on Dec 21 – 6-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, 5020mAh battery

Gionee recently announced that it will introduced its new ‘M series’ smartphone, the M5 Plus on December 21st. This is expected to be the GN8001 that got certified by TENAA last month. According to earlier listing the smartphone will come with a 6-inch Full HD AMOLED display, pack 3GB of RAM and a 5020mAh battery. Now a new
report from China has revealed that the smartphone will come with a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button.
It also reveals that it will come with dual fast charging feature and will be 3.5mm thick at its thinnest point.
Gionee M5 Plus (GN8001) rumored specifications
◆6-inch (1920× 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla 2.5D glass
◆1.3 GHz Octa-Core processor
◆3GB RAM, 32GB /64GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD
◆Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI
◆Dual SIM
◆8MP or 13MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
◆Fingerprint sensor
◆Dimensions: 160.7×81.0×8.2mm; Weight: 206g
◆4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
◆5020mAh battery

We should know all the details about the Gionee M5 Plus, including the pricing at the launch on December 21st.

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TCL Pride T500L with 5-inch 1080p display, Retina scanner, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10,499

TCL has launched Pride T500L, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India, exclusively on Snapdeal. It packs a 5-inch 1080p OGS display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has IRIS Retina scanner, which is a Eyeprint identification method for password-free eye-based biometric unlocking solution. It works by imaging unique vein patterns in the human eye using the smartphone’s front facing camera.
It also has 4G LTE connectivity, dual SIM support and packs a 3050mAh battery.
TCL Pride T500L Specifications:-

* 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD OGS display, 95% NTSC Color Gamut
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core (ARM Cortex A53 – 4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
* 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB with microSD
* Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
* Dual SIM
* 13MP rear camera with LED flash, Sony Exmor RS sensor, 5P lens, f/2.2 aperture
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash, 88-degree wide-angle lens, f/2.2 aperture
* Dimensions: 139.6 x 69.6 x 8.9mm; Weight: 130g
* 4G LTE/ 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
* 3050mAh battery

The TCL Pride T500L comes in White and Slate Grey colors and is priced at Rs. 10,499. It is available exclusively from
Snapdeal , which also offers 5% cashback for customers with HDFC Banks Debit Cards and exchange offers.

HTC announces One A9, Desire 828 Dual SIM for India; to go on sale in December

HTC has finally announced the much-awaited HTC One A9 smartphone for the Indian market. The smartphone was announced alongside the Desire 828 Dual SIM, which was a mid-range device which was launched for the Chinese markets. Both smartphones will arrive in India by December and for now HTC has not given out any details regarding their pricing; but stated that the same will be announced a few days before launch.
The HTC One A9 clearly needs no introductions. Its claim to fame unfortunately came from the fact that it looks pretty similar to the Apple iPhone 6 and 6s. Still then, HTC has delved into the details and upon a closer look, users will notice the differences.
The all-metal design seems inspired from HTC’s previous flagship the One M9 while the fingerprint reader on the front is similar to the one on the HTC One M9+. And expertise in metal shows with an almost seamless design with the only resemblance to the iPhone being the single colour front bezel and the gaps for the antenna bands on the back.
Inside, the flagship smartphone is pretty-much a mid-ranger and this is a bit surprising considering the smartphone’s expected price tag. The One A9 variant that has been announced for India, packs in a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. Pricing factors may have forced HTC to leave out the 16 GB version that comes with 2 GB of RAM. There’s also micro SD card expansion up to 2 TB for those who need it.
On the front, we get a 5 inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. On the back, we have a 13 MP primary camera with an f/2.0 aperture, BSI sensor behind it with Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) running the show. HTC claims that primary camera also features a sapphire lens for the cover. Coming to front-facing camera, we have a 4 MP UltraPixel unit that is similar to what we saw on the One M9.
The smartphone packs in the usual connectivity options including 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. All of the above is powered by a 2150 mAh battery and the smartphone runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow with HTC Sense UI out of the box.
Also launched was the HTC Desire 828, a mid-range device that becomes the first smartphone in its Desire series to feature OIS. The features a 5.5 inch Full HD display and a 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT6753 SoC coupled with 2 GB of RAM. There’s 16 GB of internal storage that is also expandable via a micro SD card slot. The camera department consists of a 13 MP OIS unit on the back and an UltraPixel unit on the front. The handset features a dual 4G SIM set up and powers all of the above with a 2800 mAh battery.

All Reliance subscribers in India can now access free Internet via Facebook’s Free Basics

Reliance subscribers across India can now access Free Basics by Facebook to try basic Internet services for free.
Mark Zuckerberg today through a
Facebook post announced that all Reliance subscribers across India can now access free Internet, for limited basic services, via Facebook’s Free Basics.
In October last year, Facebook had launched Internet.org to provide basic Internet services for free of cost to Reliance customers in six Indian states- Tamil Nadu, Mahararashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, and Telangana. With this announcement from Zuckerberg, all Reliance subscribers across India can now have similar access.
Facebook’s global Internet project called Internet.org was recently renamed as Free Basics by Facebook. The ambitious free Internet project took plenty of flak on social media after experts questioned the intentions of Facebook on grounds of net neutrality.
Free Basics by Facebook app is available on all Android phones.

Samsung W2016 Dual-Display Android Flip Phone With 3GB RAM Launched

Samsung has introduced a new flip phone, the W2016, in China. The latest Android-based dual-screen flip phone is now listed on Samsung's China site. Unfortunately, there is no word on the pricing and availability details of the Samsung W2016 .
The new flip phone from Samsung features two 3.9-inch Super Amoled touchscreens, on the inside and the outside of the top half of the handset, both featuring a WXGA (768x1280 pixels) resolution. It features a T9 physical keyboard alongside the dual touchscreens.

The Samsung W2016 runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with the company's TouchWiz running on top. The China listing of the new flip phone stresses that the handset has been built out of metal and glass mainly. It offers dual-SIM support and comes with 4G LTE, 3G, and 2G connectivity options. The Samsung China listing reveals that the handset supports China Mobile networks. We can expect the South Korean company to release the handset with more mobile carriers in China.
An octa-core processor powers the Samsung W2016, clocked at 1.5GHz, coupled with 3GB of RAM. The new flip phone sports a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, while there is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera also on board. The camera sensors on the Samsung W2016 can be expected to pack the same sensors as the company's high-end handsets such as Samsung Galaxy S6 , Galaxy S6 Edge, and Galaxy Note 5 . There is 64GB of inbuilt storage on the new Samsung flip phone and it doesn't support expandable storage. It comes with 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, GLONASS, and Micro-USB connectivity options.
It is backed by a 2000mAh battery with no word on the talk time and standby time delivered. The official listing suggests that the W2016 smartphone supports fast-charging that can offer up to 50 percent of charge in just 30 minutes of charging. The new flip phone from Samsung measures 120.4x61x15.1mm and weighs 204 grams.
Considering that Samsung has previously launched flip phones in India including the Galaxy Golden , which was released for the Indian market in 2014, we can expect Samsung may launch the W2016 in India. Samsung back in August,
expanding its flip phone portfolio, had launched the G9198 flip phone in China.
Notably, the Samsung SM-W2016, thought to be the anticipated Galaxy Golden 3 flip phone smartphone, was
spotted in GFXBench benchmarks last month as well as was seen in Tenaa listing earlier this month. The handset however has been unveiled without the Golden moniker.

UMi Rome launched – 5.5″ AMOLED Display, 3GB RAM and octa-core processor for US$89.99

There are more Chinese smartphone manufacturers these days than the number of fingers on your hands. One thing they all have in common is providing high end specs at low costs. However, the UMi Rome is probably one of the best when you compare the kind of specs you get for the price.
The smartphone has a design that almost clones the Samsung Galaxy Note5. It has the same curved back as well. The Rome packs a slightly smaller 5.5″ display compared to the 5.7″ display on the Note5 though. The resolution too is lower as it is a 720p panel but an AMOLED one nonetheless. It also has a curved 2.5D curved glass display.
It is powered by a 64bit octa core Mediatek MT6753 processor that’s clocked in at 1.3GHz and 3GB of RAM. There’s 16GB of internal memory but they haven’t made it clear whether the smartphone has a microSD card slot or not. The primary camera is a 13 Megapixel Sony IMX164 sensor while there is a front facing 2 Megapixel camera which has an LED flash as well.
The device has a slim waistline at 7.9mmThe device will support 4G LTE bands around the world and will have a 2500 mAH battery. The device will run on Android Lollipop 5.1 when it releases in China in December for a price of US$89.99 which translates to roughly around Rs 5,950 which is really good value for money. As of now, the company hasn’t revealed plans to release it in India but we could expect it to release sometime shortly after either.

Lenovo vibe P1

Lenovo launched Vibe P1 , the company’s latest mid-range Vibe series smartphone with a huge 5000mAh battery in India last month for Rs. 15999 on Flipkart.

Lenovo Vibe P1 smartphone in Silver color
2-pin fast charger (5.2V-2A or 7V-2A or 9V-2A or 12V-2A)
Micro USB Cable
Scratch guard
USB OTG Adapter
Transparent Case
Quick Start Guide and Warranty information

The Vibe P1 packs a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display and has Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by an Octa-core Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) processor, packs 2GB of RAM and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Vibe UI. It has a 5-megapixel camera on the front.
There is a fingerprint sensor built into the home bottom. It is pretty quick to unlock the phone.
It has OneKey Power Saver switch on side to improve the battery life. The phone is 9.9mm thick.
Pressing the power saver switch enables only basic features such as calling and SMS in black and white mode that would extend the battery.
It has a 13-megapixel camera on the back with dual-tone LED Flash and PDAF. It has metal body, which offers a solid feel when holding and it weighs 189 grams. It has 4G LTE connectivity with support for LTE bands for India.
You can’t remove the back cover or battery, but the plastic part on the top is removable. It has a SIM tray with two nano SIM slots and the phone even has a microSD card slot that accepts cards up to 128GB. It also has 32GB of internal storage. The quick charge function can rapidly charge 2000mAh of phone’s battery in just 30 minutes when using the bundled quick charger, according to Lenovo.