Weekly Roundup: Meizu M5s, Canon EOS Rebel T7i, Acer Spin 3, Razer Blade and more


Meizu m5s

This week Meizu announced M5s smartphone, Acer launched Spin 3 convertible laptop and much more. Let us see what other devices were announced this week.

Acer Spin 3

Acer launched Spin 3, its latest convertible laptop with 360-degree rotating hinge, hairline-brush finish, glossy hinge caps with metallic visual effect and a 15.6-inch HD Acer Color Intelligence display. It is powered by Intel Core i3-6100U (2.3GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores) and comes with Intel HD Graphics 520, 4GB DDR4 SDRAM , 500 GB SATA HDD. The convertible runs Windows 10 Home (64-bit). It is priced at Rs 42,999.

TP-Link RE305

TP-Link launched RE305, its latest power socket-mounted Universal Wireless Range Extender in India. It catches a wireless signal and then rebroadcast it, which helps to strengthen the signal from any router. It has 2.4GHz 300Mbps and 5GHz 867Mbps dual bands supporting your dual band router without compressing on one of its best feature- Dual Band Functionality. It comes in White color, is priced at Rs. 3299 (MOP) and is available from offline stores across India and will soon be available online.

Intex Aqua Lions 4G

Intex launched Aqua Lions 4G budget VoLTE smartphone in the Aqua series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The Intex Aqua Lions 4G comes in Grey and Champagne colors and is priced at Rs. 5499.
Swipe Konnect Star
Swipe launched Konnect Star smartphone that has a 4-inch display, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, is powered by a 1GHz quad-core processor. The Swipe Konnect Star comes in Silver, Gold and and Grey colors, is priced at Rs. 3799 and is exclusively from ShopClues.
Bingo V200

Bingo Technologies has launched Bingo V-200 VR Box, its first Made in India smart VR Box that offers immersive experience with 360-degree view field. It has 42mm optical lens with high transmittance Nano-Coating Technology that reduces glare, heightens brightness level and prevents distortions and viewing fatigue. The Bingo V200 VR Box comes in black with white color, is priced at Rs. 649 and is available from online retailers such as Amazon.in, Flipkart and others.

Meizu m5s

Meizu announced M5s, smartphone an event in China. It packs a 5.2-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with FlyMe OS 6.0 on the top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that lets you focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

It comes in Rose Gold, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold and Star Gray colors, is priced at 799 yuan (US$ 116 / Rs. 7790 approx.) for the 16GB version and 999 yuan (US$ 145 / Rs. 9730 approx.) for the 32GB version. It will go on sale in China starting from February 20th.

Razer Blade

Razer announced updated version of Blade gaming laptop that is now available in 14-inch 4K UHD display and is powered by Intel’s latest seventh generation Kaby Lake processors. It comes with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5 VRAM), 16 GB System Memory (DDR4, 2400 MHz), 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB SSD (PCIe M.2) options and runs on Windows 10.

Canon EOS Rebel M6

Canon announced EOS Rebel T7i in the Rebel series of entry-level DSLR cameras, prosumer-focused EOS 77D DSLR and a EOS M6 mirrorless camera. The EOS Rebel T7i and EOS 77D have 45-point all cross-type AF system and optical viewfinder. All the three have Fast and accurate Dual Pixel CMOS AF with phase-detection that deliver the fast autofocusing speed.

These have a 24.2 Megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor and maximum ISO of 25600. These have a  Built-in Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity. Canon EOS Rebel T7i costs $749.99 (Rs. 50,150 approx.) for body only, Canon EOS 77D costs $899.99 (Rs. 60,185 approx.) for body only and Canon EOS M6 Camera -$779.99 (Rs. 52,160 approx.) for the body only.


Author: Sneha Bokil

Sneha Bokil is a tech enthusiast and is currently using OnePlus 3T but she still treasures her Nokia N70 (M). You can follow her on Twitter @snehabokil and on Google+