Weekly Roundup: Meizu m1 note, Nubia Z9 mini, Teewe 2, New Macbook Pro, LG Watch Urbane and more

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This week two Chinese smartphone brands made their debut in India – the popular Meizu and ZTE’s sub-brand Nubia. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu m1 note, Nubia Z9 mini, Teewe 2, New Macbook Pro, LG Watch Urbane and more”

Nubia Z9 mini Hands On Impressions

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Chinese manufacturer ZTE has got its Nubia series of smartphone to India as a separate sub-brand. The company has launched its first device in the country under its Nubia brand dubbed the Nubia Z9 mini at Rs. 16,999. Continue reading “Nubia Z9 mini Hands On Impressions”

Weekly Roundup: 12 smartphones, 2 tablets, 2 fitness trackers, power bank and more

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First up is the highlight of the week from Huawei. The company launched three products in its Honor portfolio – the Honor Bee, the Honor 4C smartphones and Honor AP007 power bank. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: 12 smartphones, 2 tablets, 2 fitness trackers, power bank and more”

ZTE Grand S2 Camera Samples

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ZTE launched the Grand S2 smartphone in India in December for Rs 13,999. We have already seen unboxing, benchmarks and photo gallery of the phone. We even went hands on with the Grand S2 at CES 2014. Now lets take a look at the camera samples of the phone. The ZTE Grand S2 has a 13MP auto focus rear camera equipped with single LED flash and BSI sensor. It has a 5MP front facing shooter. Continue reading “ZTE Grand S2 Camera Samples”

ZTE Grand S II with 5.5-inch full HD display launched in India for Rs 13,999

ZTE has launched Grand S II in India at Rs 13,999. Available exclusively on Amazon.in, the Grand S II sports a 5.5-inch full-HD display and is powered by  a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.

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ZTE rolls out Blade Vec 3G, 4G and Kis 3 Max running on Android KitKat

ZTE has unveiled three new smartphones at IFA, Berlin 2014. The Chinese smartphone has launched Blade Vec 3G and 4G along with Kis 3 Max at the event.

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ZTE to pre-load Google Now launcher on Android 4.4 smartphones

ZTE has announced that it will pre-load Google Now Launchers on its smartphones running on Android 4.4. The ZTE Blade Vec 4G will be the first smartphone to get the launcher.

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ZTE to roll out six smartphones including 4G handsets in India in 2014

ZTE has announced its plans to expand operations in India by launching six new smartphones this year. The Chinese telecom maker made its debut in India last year in July by launching smartphones and 3G data cards.

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ZTE Wireless Hotspot Projector Hands on

FoneArena is live from MWC 2014 in Barcelona and there are lots of manufacturers showcasing their products here. We recently brought you a lot of hands on with latest smartphones from MWC 2014 and now, we have a very special device from a Chinese manufacturer ZTE. We have the ZTE Wireless Hotspot Projector with us on the show floor and we made a quick hands on video with the device.

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Microsoft partners with 9 more manufacturers for more Windows Phones

One of the main reasons that Windows Phones haven’t sold as much as Android smartphones is because of the lack of manufacturers. At launch, Microsoft had only a handful of manufacturers and as Windows Phone grew, the number of manufacturers shrunk and at one point, Microsoft bought out Nokia, which was probably the only company making Windows Phones.

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ZTE preps Grand Memo II, Open C for MWC 2014 alongside its MiFavor 2.3 UI

We have less than a week for one of the most anticipated events of the mobile world – MWC 2014 and ZTE, one of the many Chinese manufacturers has revealed its plans for the MWC 2014. According to ZTE, they will be launching the successor of the original Grand Memo smartphone and they will also be launching their Firefox device – ZTE Open C.

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ZTE Blade G2 Review

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The entry level Android handset market is one of the hottest and the primary driver of smartphone sales in the country. As brands capitalize on this segment, we’ve seen a proliferation of new players entering the market. ZTE too is aiming to capture a share of the market with the Blade G2. Let’s take a look at how capable this Android 4.2 running handset is. Continue reading “ZTE Blade G2 Review”

ZTE Blade G2 Benchmarks

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The ZTE Blade G2 was launched earlier this year and we finally got a chance to check out the device for ourselves. The handset aimed at the price sensitive market strikes a decent balance between power and performance. We spent some time with it and put it through our benchmark set up to pitch it against the competition. Day to day usage of the phone is more than acceptable and the phone generally blazes through casual use case scenarios. Continue reading “ZTE Blade G2 Benchmarks”