Google Pixel & Pixel XL gets listed on Flipkart, Here are the pricing details

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 06, 2016       

Days back, Google just revealed its first ever Smartphone i.e the Google Pixel. Made by Google inside and out, Google decided to take the next step by bringing hardware and software design together under one roof.

The Pixel comes in two size i.e. 5.5" and 5" and three colors i.e. Very Silver, Quite Black and our limited edition for the U.S. only, Really Blue.





Both the Smartphone features a 2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 on the front display and back glass to accent the aerospace grade aluminum body. The Pixel Smartphone comes out with the best smartphone camera featuring a 12.3MP rear cam with an f/2.0 aperture and big 1.55 micron pixels. The Pixel are powered with Snapdragon 821 64-Bit Quad-Core Processor, 4GB RAM and comes out with Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box.

The Devices will be available exclusively on Flipkart. The Pre-Order will start from 13th October. The Devices are now listed on Flipkart with Pricing details.

Google Pixel-

Google Pixel (Quite Black, 32 GB)-  ₹57,000
Google Pixel (Very Silver, 32 GB)- ₹57,000

Google Pixel (Quite Black, 128 GB)- ₹66,000
Google Pixel (Very Silver, 128 GB)- ₹66,000

Google Pixel XL-

Google Pixel XL (Quite Black, 32 GB)-  ₹67,000
Google Pixel XL (Very Silver, 32 GB)- ₹67,000

Google Pixel XL (Quite Black, 128 GB)- ₹76,000

Google Pixel XL (Very Silver, 128 GB)- ₹76,000

Source:- Flipkart

Motorola: If you can update the Moto G4 Play, then what's the problem in updating Moto G3/Turbo?

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 05, 2016       

A day back, Motorola revealed its plans to update Moto Devices to Android 7.0 Nougat. The expected devices that were missing from the list were 2015 Moto G, Moto G Turbo edition, 2016 Moto E3 and Moto E3 Power. 

The Moto E3 and E3 Power will probably get listed later on, but What about Moto G 3rd Generation and Moto G Turbo edition? This is unacceptable, The best selling 2015 smartphone is seeing software support drop. Could it be a result of the Lenovo acquisition and subsequent job cuts? Seems It certainly could.

Motorola either needs to commit to updating the 2015 Moto G smartphones, or it needs to stop selling it. 

Also Forget that thing that "Moto G3 cannot run Android Nougat because of its specifications". If The Moto G4 Play which is not that popular smartphone and features same specifications as the 2015 Moto G3 is getting Nougat update, then what's the problem in updating the G3? Moreover The Moto G Turbo edition which was expected to get Nougat is missing from the list. 

Let's take a few, select quotes from Motorola users and see what they think-

Moto g 3rd gen is best budget phone ever!! And 7.0 naugot update was not listed by Motorola to moto g 3 . I got angry on Motorola I next move was not to buy Motorola phones !! Their cheating the people in form of software updates. - Prashanth Reddy Nalla

Next move on moto is stop publishing and promoting such brand and their products and stop buying such idiotic products!!! Stupid lenovo-moto - Puppala Raj Kumar

Years a fan but now its time to jump ship, didnt expect this, no update for moto g turbo which is not even a year old .. Bye Bye Moto -  Vishal Kadakia

Nougat should run on Moto G Turbo Edition, I'm feeling so angry on moto!!!! - Samz Msd

This is cheating moto g3 and moto g turbo are popular phones .Motorola compulsory give the Nougat update to these phones. -Uday Kumar Chaduvula

Do you hear that, Motorola or Lenovo? Either update your Smartphones or stop selling them and start loosing your customers! 

Here are the new features of Android 7.1 Nougat

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 05, 2016       

Last night, Google just unveiled the Pixel and Pixel Smartphones which runs on Android 7.1 Out of the box. The Android 7.1 Nougat comes with some new features specific for Pixel and for non-pixel Devices.

As posted by AndroidPolice, Here is Android 7.1 Nougat changelog-

Pixel product-specific

• Pixel Launcher - swipe up for all apps, new Search Box, date/weather header on home
• Google Assistant
• Unlimited original quality photo/video backup to Google Photos
• Smart Storage - when storage is full, automatically removes old backed up photos/videos
• Phone/Chat support (new support tab in settings), screen-share functionality
• Quick switch adapter for wired setup from Android or iPhone
• Pixel Camera:
• Electronic Image Stabilization (“video stabilization”) 2.0
• Pro Features
• White Balance Presets
• Exposure Compensation
• AE/AF Locking
• Viewfinder grid modes
• HW-accelerated (on Qualcomm Hexagon coprocessor) HDR+ image processing
• Smartburst
• Sensor Hub processor with tightly integrated sensors (accel, gyro, mag) + connectivity (Wi-Fi, Cell, GPS)
• Cosmetic
• Solid navbar icons with home affordance for Assistant
• SysUI accent color theming
• Wallpaper picker with new wallpapers and sounds
• New setup look and feel
• Dynamic calendar date icon

Android Nougat 7.1

• Night Light
• Touch/display performance improvements
• Moves (Fingerprint swipe down gesture - opt-in)
• Seamless A/B system updates
• Daydream VR mode
• Developer features:
• App shortcuts / shortcut manager APIs
• Circular app icons support
• Keyboard image insertion
• Fingerprint sensor gesture to open/close notification shade
• Manual storage manager Intent for apps
• Improved VR thread scheduling
• Enhanced wallpaper metadata
• Multi-endpoint call support
• Support for various MNO requirements
• PCDMA voice privacy property
• Source type support for Visual Voicemail
• Carrier config options for managing video telephony
• Manual storage manager - identifies apps and files and apps using storage

The way how Pixel is different from other Android Devices is Pixel runs its own UI with some Pixel-exclusive features. 

Source:- AndroidPolice

Motorola Moto E3 Power hands-on: Decent phone, but priced high

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 05, 2016       

Weeks back, Lenovo launched the Motorola Moto E3 Power in India for ₹7,999. The Device is exclusively available on Flipkart and as reported earlier, One hundred thousand units of the smartphone got sold withing few minutes. 



The Mediatek powered Lenovo-Motorola Smartphone comes with a bigger battery. I spent some time with my new Moto E3 Power and here are my first impression.




One of the great feature that Motorola Moto E3 Power offers is the 3500mAh battery, plugging it in for 15 minutes will give you up to five hours of battery life with the 10W charger. 

Starting with the Box, It contains the Moto E3 Power itself, battery, charger, USB cable, Earphones, Manuals and a Screen Protector. The box has same design and dimensions as G4 Play box.



Out of the box, The Moto E3 Power is really a light and premium design Smartphone. 

At the front the device has speaker grilles both above and below the display. The 5-inch screen makes this phone feel taller than the original Moto E and Moto E 2nd gen. There's a 5 MP front facing camera.

At the back there's a secondary microphone, a 8 MP rear camera with flash and a not so deep "Moto" Dimple. Inside removable back cover, there's two sim tray, a microSD card slot and removable battery slot.

With the metal frame, the device feels quite premium. The volume and power buttons are on the right, while the left is blank. The 3.5mm audio jack is on top, and the Micro-USB charging port is on the bottom.

The Device is powered with Mediatek MT6735P chipset paired with 2GB RAM. You get 16GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot that accepts cards of up to 32GB in capacity. 

Overall the Moto E3 Power is a Decent Smartphone with nice specification. The high priced smartphone is not a budget king, but its a great device.

OFFICIAL: list of Motorola phones getting Nougat

 By Felipe Berhau on October 05, 2016       

Motorola just posted on their blog the official list of devices getting the newest Android version. As usual, expect this year products and also some of the 2015 portfolio to get the new Android N, or Nougat 7.0 by the fourth quarter. Here's what Motorola says about the new update and what it will bring to the Moto phones:

Are you ready for the sweetest OS update yet? It’s one that speaks your language (particularly if you speak fluent Emoji), offers the ability to seamlessly switch between apps with just a double-tap, more efficient notification controls and improved battery and data saver features.

The list of Motorola devices getting Nougat includes:

• Nexus 6
• Moto X Style
• Moto X Play
• Moto X Pure Edition (Style)
• Moto X Force
• Droid Turbo 2
• Droid Maxx 2
• Moto G4
• Moto G4 Plus
• Moto G4 Play
• Moto Z
• Moto Z Droid
• Moto Z Play
• Moto Z Play Droid
• Moto Z Force Droid

That's 15 Moto devices getting Nougat! Isn't that cool! As Moto said, expect the update to come before the end of the year to the current 2016 portfolio and for the other devices it will come later on.

Source: MOTOROLA

Google Pixel XL Official Specs

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 04, 2016       

Google Pixel XL Specifications
OS And Hardware
OS	Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor	2.15 GHz Quad Core CAT9-12
Chipset	Snapdragon 821
GPU	Adreno™ 530 GPU
Body
Dimensions	154.7 x 75.7 x 8.6 mm
Weight	168 grams
Colors	Very Silver, Quite Black and Really Blue
Display
Type	Quad HD Amoled
Screen Size	5.5 inches (~69.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch	Yes
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Sensors	Pixel Imprint, a fast fingerprint sensor | Accelerometer/Gyroscope | Magnetometer | Barometer | Proximity sensor/Ambient light sensor | Hall sensor | Android Sensor Hub
Memory
Card slot	No
Internal	32 | 128 GB
RAM	4 GB
Camera
Primary	12.3 megapixels (1.55um big pixel f/2.0)
Secondary	8 MP
Multimedia
Music play	Yes
Radio	FM Radio
Games	Yes
Battery and Power
Type	3450 mAh
Stand-by	456 hours
Talk time	26 hours
Releasing Date
Status	Launched, Oct 4
Expected Price
US Dollor	Starting from 649$
Indian Rs.	-