HTC ONE ME

HTC has announced the launch of a new smartphone, One ME, in India for Rs 40,500. The smartphone will be available starting from June end in Classic Rose Gold and Meteor Grey colours. The dual SIM HTC One ME comes with 4G connectivity and a 5.2 inch display with Quad HD resolution (1440x2560 pixels). The One ME also offers fingerprint sensor and comes loaded with Android 5.0.2 Lollipop operating system. The OS runs on the 2.2 GHz Mediatek MT6795 octa core processor and 3 GB RAM. Storage wise, the HTC One ME particularly looks superb with 32 GB built in memory and a 128 GB micro SD card slot (According to some reports it is 2TB expandable slot). The smartphone offers a 20 megapixel (as per some reports it is 20.7 MP) auto-focus rear camera with dual LED flash light while in its front lies a 4 megapixel selfie taker. In HTC One ME there is a non-removable 2840 mAh battery that claims to offer 13 hours of talktime. With dual band WiFi, WiFi Direct, WiFi Hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, Infrared and micro USB port, the phone offers plenty of connectivity features. There is GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS in One ME for navigation. It also has Dolby Surround sound as well.

Sony Xperia Z3+

Sony has released its new flagship smartphone - the Xperia Z3+, in India for Rs 55,990. This new handset retains the water proof and dust proof abilities as well as the same glass design and ofcourse offers powerful cameras. The Sony Xperia Z3+ comes in a sleek (6.3mm) body with glass coating on front and rear panels. It weighs just 144 grams even with the 5.2 inch display and a 2930 mAh battery. The IPS display has though only full HD resolution and not Quad HD like other high end smartphones. Made with Triluminos technology, this display promises superb 700 cd brightness and with X-Reality for Mobile technology promises superb colour output. The older Xperia Z3, which is retailing now for around Rs 40,000, too have the same size display and a bigger battery but is thicker (7.3 mm) and heavier (152 mm). The new handset though is a bit taller (146.3 mm against 146 mm of Z3) but less wider (71.9 mm against 72 mm of Z3). The new Sony Xperia Z3+, despite having a smaller battery than its predecessor, promises better talktime (17 hours against 16 hours of Z3). The new Sony Xperia Z3+ comes with Android Lollipop operating system that runs on 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octa core processor. The Z3 has Snapdragon 801 processor. But like the older one, it has 3 GB RAM, 32 GB inbuilt storage and the 128 GB micro SD card slot. Like the Z3, the new Xperia Z3+ has a 20.7 megapixel rear auto focus camera that comes with 8X digital zoom, 4K recording, HDR, superior auto, wide angle lens, Sony Exmor R sensor, SteadyShot for video stabilisation, image stabiliser, and geotagging facility. However this time Sony has bumped up the resolution for its front camera to 5 megapixel as compared to 2.2 megapixel resolution for the front camera of the older Z3. The new Sony Xperia Z3+ retains all the connectivity features including 4G, Bluetooth 4.1, DLNA, NFC, Miracast, micro USB port, WiFi, WiFi Hotspot, and GPS with AGPS and GLONASS. The Xperia Z3+ also offers FM radio and comes with many sound enhancing technology like Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, xLoud, Hi-Res audio and DSEE HX.

Intex Extreme II

Intex has launched a new budget Aqua-series smartphone, the Aqua Extreme II, priced at Rs. 9,590. The smartphone is available to buy from online retailers. The Intex Aqua Extreme II is a dual-SIM (GSM +GSM) smartphone which runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the-box. It comes with a 5-inch (720x1280 pixels) HD IPS display. The smartphone is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592M processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. Display 5.00-inch Processor 1.4GHz Front Camera 5-megapixel Resolution 720x1280 pixels RAM 2GB OS Android 4.4.2 Storage 16GB Rear Camera 13-megapixel Battery capacity 2000mAh

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