Reliance Jio extends free 4G data service till March 2017, But There's a Catch

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 01, 2016       

Reliance has announced that it will be extending Jio free 4G data, voice and video service till March 2017.

Starting from 4th of December, 2016 every existing as well as new Reliance JIO customers will be eligible for free data till 31st March 2017.



But there’s a catch to the whole situation. For fair usage, Reliance has reduced the 4GB per day data limit to 1GB. After 1GB, the download speed will be capped to 128kbps.

With 52 million users, Reliance is planning to deploy JioMoney Merchant Solutions in the coming months to increase adoption of cashless payment system among customers and merchants.



Source:- Reliance Jio (twitter)

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Android 7.0 Nougat Officially rolling out for Xperia XZ & Xperia X Performance

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 01, 2016       

Sony has finally started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat to its supported Android Smartphones. 

Xperia XZ and Xperia X Performance are the first eligible Sony Smartphones to get Android 7.0 Nougat update via OTA.



Here are the new features of Android Nougat update for Sony Smartphones-

• Multi-window support – multitasking made easy; run two apps simultaneously and double tap to switch between each
• Longer battery life – do more for longer, with improved battery life powered by Google & Sony Xperia
• Messaging – more ways to tell your story with our latest Messaging app, enabling you to share videos and audio with a few taps
• Manual camera settings control – all-new manual focus and shutter speed controls, now available for Xperia X Performance
• Home screen – a smarter and more personal Xperia home screen, with Google Now integration

The OTA rollout has just begun, So it might take some time to reach your country!

Source:- Sony

Nokia brand's return to smartphones confirmed for early 2017

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 01, 2016       

Update: Nokia Branded Android Phones confirmed for early 2017

"Elegant simplicity. Trusted reliability. Lasting quality. We are unlocking new and extraordinary possibilities for billions of people. And we’re just getting started, with new smartphones coming in 2017"  - Nokia

The Iconic brand will be back in 2017. Yes, you heard right! Nokia is all set to make a come back in the smartphone market by next year as the Finland-based company has officially confirmed return to the smartphone world.

Earlier rumor suggest that Nokia can unveil its first new Android Smartphone at MWC in February. 

Also Read:- Is this Next Generation Nokia's Android Smartphone?


Source | Via

Project Tango Module Probably Coming to the Moto Z

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 01, 2016       

Earlier this year, Lenovo and Google jointly launched World's first Tango Powered Smartphone, the Lenovo Phab Pro 2. But, It looks like the Argument Reality feature will be no-more exclusive to Phab Pro 2 only.

According to PCMag, who spoke with Motorola’s current CEO "Aymar de Lencquesaing", Motorola is likely to introduce Tango-enabled Moto Mod soon to the Moto Z phone. 



Here's how Project Tango works, You can measure objects with just your phone. Or visualize furniture like a new table or sofa to see how it looks in your home. Or simply play with your virtual pet. Wherever you go with the Tango-enabled Device, there's always more to explore.

The CEO also confirms, Lenovo owns Motorola is shifting its mobile phone products to the Moto brand. 


Via:- PCMag

Some Google Pixel Phones are facing Camera glitch

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 01, 2016       

Google Pixel users are reportedly facing issues with the device Camera. After iPhone 7 to Pixel Image bug, some users are reporting major Camera glitch.



The Google Pixel Camera has best-ever 89 DxOMark Mobile score, but there's a Camera issue which is affecting few Pixel Smartphones, Here's how a Pixel XL user describes his problem-

My Pixel XL camera is having major issues. It freezes with pink/purple vertical lines very regularly although not all the time. It also ends up with large blocks moved randomly around the screen.

After using support chat, Google told him to clear the cache and data, delete and reinstall the camera app, but the issue persists. Even the third-party camera apps do not solve the issue.

For now, Only international Pixel/Pixel XL variants are facing this issue. Google support staff is now aware of this issue, but there's no indication when the same will be fixed. 



Source:- Google Product forum | Via:- PhoneArena

This is our first look at "Triple-bezel-less" Elephone S8

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 30, 2016       

Following Sharp and Xiaomi, Elephone is soon going to launch a Triple-bezel-less Smartphone.

The Chinese Smartphone producer has confirmed the preliminary design of the Elephone S8 and the same will look somewhat like below Image-

As tipped by Company, the Smartphone will come with a Triple-bezel-less lumia-wave display. It will feature 128GB of Internal storage paired with Unknown Deca-Core Processor.

Source:- Elephone

Galaxy J1 Mini Prime is a 4-inch Smartphone from Samsung

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 30, 2016       

Samsung has a new Smartphone for compact phone lovers. The Samsung Galaxy J1 Mini Prime is now available in the US with 4" Screen size.

Pried at $89.99, the Galaxy J1 Mini Prime features a 4-inch TFT screen has a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, 1GB RAM and 8GB Internal Storage with MicroSD card support.



There's a VGA front facing camera and a 5 megapixel rear camera, The device is powered with 1500mAh battery.

Grab this tiny phone at Amazon | Ebay

via:- PhoneArena

Coolpad launches Cool Changer 1C - Check out its Specs, Price, and Release date

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 30, 2016       

LeEco and Coolpad launches Cool Changer 1C - Check out its Specs, Price, and Release date

LeEco and Coolpad have jointly launched another entry-level game changer, namely Cool Changer 1C. 

The Cool Changer 1C is priced just at 899 Chinese yuan i.e. (approx $130 / Rs. 9,000) and will go on sale via LeEco's Website from December 5 in China.



The Device features a 5.5-inch 1080p display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 64-bit 652 MSM8976 chipset clocked at 1.7GHz paired with 3GB RAM and 32GB expandable storage

Talking about the Camera, It has a 13 megapixel rear camera, 8 megapixel selfie shooter.



There's a fingerprint sensor at the back, and 4060mAh battery underneath. The phone runs on the LeEco eUI.

Source:- LeEco | Coolpad

Android 7.1.1 Nougat update coming to Pixel,Pixel XL and Nexus 6P on 5th December

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 29, 2016       

Android 7.1.1 Nougat update coming to Pixel,Pixel XL and Nexus 6P on 5th December 

Rogers, Canada's largest mobile operators has updated its software update schedule list revealing the Official Android 7.1.1 Nougat Release Date. 



As revealed earlier by Vodafone Australia, Rogers has also confirmed the Release date as 5th December for Both Pixel and Nexus 6P.

The Google Pixel and Pixel XL will be updated to Android 7.1.1, which will be an incremental update over Android 7.1 with December Security patch and bug fixes. 

The Nexus 6P will get updated from Android 7.0 to Android 7.1.1. There's no information on when Nexus 5X will get the Android 7.1.1 update.



Source:- Rogers

ASUS to start manufacturing Zenfone 3 Max in India

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 29, 2016       

ASUS to start manufacturing Zenfone 3 Max in India

This month, ASUS launched the Zenfone 3 Max in India. The phone was launched in two variants with a 5.2-inch display and 5.5-inch display.



After receiving a tremendous response from India, Asus has announced to manufacture Zenfone 3 Max in Daman, India. The production of Zenfone 3 Max will start from December 2016. This will be the third smartphone to be locally manufactured by ASUS after it initiated production of Zenfone 2 Laser and Zenfone Go, last year.

Talking about the Zenfone 3 Max, The 5.5-inch model which is priced at INR 17,999 comes with a 1080p display with Snapdragon 430, 3GB RAM, 32GB expandable storage, 16 megapixel camera with laser and phase detection Autofocus, 8 megapixel front camera, dual SIM support, fingerprint sensor, and a 4100mAh battery.

The 5.2-inch model which is priced at INR 12,999 featues a 1080p display with MediaTek MT6737T Processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB expandable storage, 13 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front camera, dual SIM support, fingerprint sensor, and a 4100mAh battery.



The Smartphone comes in three stunning colors i.e. Titanium Gray, Glacier Silver, and Sand Gold. 

Samsung Galaxy S8 rumored to feature 6GB RAM and upto 256GB internal storage

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 29, 2016       

Samsung Galaxy S8 rumored to feature 6GB RAM and upto 256GB internal storage

We have already seen multiple rumors of the upcoming Samsung's flagship. According to new reports from Weibo, the Galaxy S8 could feature 6GB of RAM and 256GB of Internal storage.



Earlier reports also says that Samsung Galaxy S8 will be powered by Snapdragon 835 processor which comes with Quick Charge 4.0.

Paired with 6GB RAM, Snapdragon 835 could perform better than previous flagships. 

We have still no idea if Both the 5.7" , and the 6.2" Bezel-Less Display variants will feature 6GB RAM or not. It could be possible that 5.7" features 6GB RAM while the 6.2" features 8GB of RAM. 



Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S8 at Mobile World Congress 2017 in February. 

Via:- SamMobile

Motorola Moto M is coming soon to India

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 28, 2016       

Motorola Moto M is coming soon to India | Price | Release date and Specs!

Few weeks back Lenovo announced Motorola Moto M in China. The Smartphone is already available in the UAE, and is coming soon to India.


The Moto M (M for all-metal) features a Splash-Proof 5.5 inch full HD display and weights 163g. With rear fingerprint sensor, the device is powered with MediaTek Helio P15 Octa-core CPU clocked at 2.2GHz. It has 4GB RAM and 32GB Storage which can be expanded upto 128GB through Micro-SD Card.'




Talking about the Camera, the Moto M has a 16MP rear camera with PDAF and dual-led flash, at the front there's a 8MP selfie shooter. The rear camera is capable of capturing 1080p video.
Priced at ¥ 1999 ($295), The Moto M has a 3050mAh battery with fast charging capability, runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Lenovo's One UI on the top,  and it comes in Gold and Cool Silver.

For Full Specifications, Go to: Motorola Moto M Official Specs


Source:- Moto India (Twitter)

Google Pixel and Other Android 7.1 devices facing issues seeing screenshots sent from iPhones

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 28, 2016       

Google Pixel Owners are reportedly seeing image bugs in screenshots sent from iPhones. The Problem occurs when one sends a screenshot from iPhone to a Pixel or other devices running Android 7.1 Nougat.



According to a discussion on Google's product forum, Pixel users claims that it (The bug) only happens with a screenshot from iPhone 7 Plus. The screenshots from older iPhones i.e. (6 and older) works fine.

Apart from Pixel/Pixel XL, a Nexus 6 user running Android 7.1 has also reported the same issue. 

Google support staff is now aware of this issue, but there's no indication when the same will be fixed. 




Via:- Android Police | Source:- Google Product Forum

Xiaomi Mi MIX has a new rival and it's Nubia's Bezel-less Slider phone

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 27, 2016       

It seems we will be seeing another Bezel-less smartphone made by Nubia very soon. The newly surfaced render from Chinese website shows Nubia's Bezel-less Slider Smartphone in works.

The newly leaked renders shows Nubia's Bezel-less "Slider" Smartphone in works. As you can see in the images, the Smartphone is fully bezel-less with a back slider to reveal the front camera along with the flash and the earpiece.

The bottom part below screen might contain Capacitive keys. Whatever, this edgeless concept looks beautiful. 

The back contains a fingerprint sensor, Nubia branding and a speaker. The back and side panel can be customized with different materials.

There's no information on When and Where Nubia is going to reveal this concept.

Nubia's Bezel-less Slider phone Images-

Source:- Mydriver | Via:- Mobipicker

OnePlus 3T gets Unofficial TWRP

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 26, 2016       

OnePlus 3T gets Unofficial TWRP  | How to Install and Download

It has been only few days since OnePlus started shipping the newly launched OnePlus 3T. 

OnePlus devices were always developers favorite and It seems that fully functional Team Win Recovery has been successfuly ported to the OnePlus 3T, Thanks to jcadduono( XDA Developer ).



If you don't know, TWRP is a custom recovery which helps in flashing mods (e.g. Xposed) and custom roms (e.g. Cyanogenmod).

You can Install TWRP on OnePlus 3T by just flashing the Recovery Image via ADB & Fastboot. Get some help by following the instructions on XDA thread (Download Link).

Android 7.1 update roll-out date for Nexus 6P revealed by Carrier

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 26, 2016       

Back in October, Google introduced us with Google's Pixel and Android 7.1 Nougat. This new Android version is an increment build over Android 7.0 and comes with tons of new features which includes Circular icons, App shortcuts and more.

Few days back, Google uploaded Android 7.1 Nougat Developer preview 2 (Final version) to supported Nexus Smartphones. 



It looks like that the Nexus 6P will get Official Android 7.1.1 Nougat update on December 6, According to Vodafone Australia. 

The Carrier also says, the update will contain December security patch and will cost 650MB.

Source:- Vodafone

Get Google Pixel's Semi-Transparent Dock on Any Smartphone running Android Marshmallow

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 26, 2016       

Google's Pixel comes out with tons of new features and a whole new User Interface which includes New navigation keys, Round icons, Pixel launcher, Google assistant and more.

Most of the features have already been ported to other Android Smartphones via Xposed and other Apps. Even the Pixel launcher works perfectly on Android Marshmallow and Nougat, but one will not get Nougat exclusive default semi-transparent Pixel launcher dock on Android Marshmallow.



However, "Pixel Dock" Xposed module can help you in enabling emi-Transparent Dock on Any Smartphone running Android Marshmallow.

Your Smartphone need to be rooted and should be having Xposed and Pixel launcher Installed, in order to get the Semi-Transparent dock.

Just Download "Pixel Dock" Xposed module and Install it, You will get the Semi-Transparent Dock on Pixel launcher. 

Moto M is now available in the UAE

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 25, 2016       

Lenovo Moto M is now available to buy in the United Arab Emirates. 

Launched a month back in China, Moto M is now finally available outside China. The UAE is probably the first region outside China, where you can grab the Moto M right now!



The Global variant (Outside China) of Moto M comes with Stock Android UI and is powered with Snapdragon 617 octa-core Mediatek processor.


Check out Moto M (China) Official Specs


Lenovo (UAE)

This Nokia Edge Concept Will Leave You Speechless!

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 25, 2016       

Nokia, the Finnish brand is soon going to unveil its Android-powered smartphones. The Iconic brand is reportedly preparing to launch two new smartphones in 2017.



We have no idea on "How" the 2017 Nokia Smartphones are going look like, but if the design is somewhat like "Nokia Hayen" concept created by Michael Muleba, It will leave you speechless!

This new concept shows a Nokia Smartphone with a bezel-less side panel and a metal uni-body structure. 

The UI is just like Samsung's latest Touchwiz which comes with S7 edge. There's also a secondary screen on the top for quick navigation. 

It has both Iris and Fingerprint sensors for security. The device is too good to be real. After all, it's just a concept.

Also Check:- Nokia Prism concept

If this goes real, will you buy it? Share your thoughts below! 

Via:- Concept-phones | Techupdate3

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