OnePlus announces limited "Colette Edition" version of OnePlus 3T

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 15, 2017       

The company started teasing a new device color back from last week, and now the Company has officially unwrapped the limited edition "Colette Edition" version of OnePlus 3T.

OnePlus 3T colette edition is the latest edition to the OnePlus family. With Matte Black color, the device comes only in 128GB Storage option. It costs 479 Euros and will go exclusively on sale at colette in Paris. Few first buyers will also receive a free pair of OnePlus Bullets to go along with their device.

OnePlus has only 250 colette edition in store, you can grab one at at colette in Paris on 21st of March at 11AM.

Source: OnePlus

2017 Google Pixel Phones to be codenamed “Muskie” and “Walleye”

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 15, 2017       

The Nexus line (and now Pixel) has a long history of fish or aquatic life inspired device codenames, and the same have an equally long history of getting leaked via rumors and AOSP commit comments.

According to Android Police, the codenames for the 2017 Pixel devices are “Muskie” and “Walleye”. Walleye being the Smaller Pixel device while Muskie will be the larger one. Confirming the codename, Walleye has already made its way to the AOSP gerrit.

We already have several rumors going on for the Next-Gen Google's Pixel, catch them here.

Source: Android Police | AOSP | Image: Deepal Pallav

Moto G5 Plus is now Official in India with a Starting Price of ₹14,999

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 15, 2017       

Motorola has finally launched it's budget Smartphone Moto G5 Plus in India. The Smartphone will go on sale on Flipkart on starting Today from 23:59 midnight onwards.

Moto G5 Plus comes in two variants, 3GB/16GB which is priced at 14,999 and 4GB/32GB priced at 16,999. The device packs in a 5.2-inch IPS FHD display. Inside, we get a now ageing Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset. You get a microSD card slot that accepts cards of up to 128GB in capacity.



Coming to the Camera, the handset features an 12MP camera on the back and a 5MP unit up front. The Device carries a 3000mAh Non-Removable battery. 

Check out our Unboxing of the Moto G5 Plus (Brasil variant)-



Moto G5 Plus Camera Review-

Motorola is Announcing the Moto G5/ G5 Plus Today, Watch the Event Live Here!

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 15, 2017       

The 2017 Moto Gs will be officially announced today during a live streamed event from New Delhi, India at 12:30 PM (IST). We already know that the new Motorola Moto G5 Plus and Moto G5 will be a Flipkart Exclusive in India.




During this Livestream, we are sort of expecting to see the price of the Smartphone and Launch day offers. You can watch out the live event here-



The Moto G5 (or Moto G 5th gen) sports a 5" Full HD display (1080p), 5MP front camera, 13MP rear camera, 2800mAh removable battery, Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, 2GB/3GB RAM, 16/32GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging.


The Moto G5 Plus is the exact same phone as the Moto G5 in terms of design, Specs wise, the G5 Plus features a 5.2 Full HD display (1080p), 12MP Dual Autofocus Pixels camera, 3000mAh battery, Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor, 2/3/4GB RAM, 32/64GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging.

Gmail Android App Now Lets You Send and Request Money

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 14, 2017       

Google today announced an update to the Gmail Application for Android devices and web, which includes the ability to send and request money, even with those who don't have a gmail id.



With this feature, Sending money will be as simple as sending an attachment, All you have to do is just tap on the attachment icon and choose whether you want to send or request money. A pop-up appears allowing you to input the amount, add a memo, and send.

Recipients will be able to receive money right from the email or even directly into their bank account, without having to install a payment application. This thing is completely free.

For now, this feature is only available for Gmail (Web or Android) users in the U.S. , Anyone get the option yet?



Source: Google | Image: Dina Tarek

Nokia's first Android Smartphone "Nokia 6" Goes through burn, bend and scratch test

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 14, 2017       

Nokia mobile has long been known for its durability and strength. With its entry in the Android world, with the Nokia 6, consumer's curiosity have gone more than what the manufacturer had specified. 



But the question is How durable is the Nokia 6? Well "JerryRigEverything" will answer you by doing a brutal bend, scratch and burn test!

Google and Reliance Jio reportedly working on a budget smartphone

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 14, 2017       

Last year, Speaking at the 'Google for India' event in Delhi, Sundar Pichai claimed that "Project Android One" was success in all the 20 countries across the globe. 

Now, according to the latest report by Business Line, the tech giant "Google" and "Reliance Jio" are working on an affordable Android Smartphone that will support all 4G network. Such a Smartphone would help both Reliance Jio for increasing data adoption, and Google for spreading the Internet.



Google and Reliance has not said anything yet so naturally you should take it with a grain of salt.

Source: Business Line

Snapdragon 660-powered Smartphone spotted online

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 14, 2017       

According to the rumoured specifications that were leaked earlier, Qualcomm's mid-range chipset Snapdragon 660 is said to be come with similar specifications as the Snapdragon 820.



Now, an unknown device powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip has been spotted online showing the AnTuTu Benchmark score. The device is likely a prototype for testing the un-announced SD660.

Going with earlier leaks, the Snapdragon 660 processor appears to be built up Samsung’s 14nm FinFet LPP manufacturing process, with four 2.2 GHz cores and four 1.9 GHz cores. The chip employs an Adreno 512 GPU, X10 baseband, and two channel LPDDR4X-1866 memory with UFS 2.1 flash memory.

Via: Krispitech (twitter)

Images reveal Galaxy S8's Home Screen Setup With Launcher and Icons

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 14, 2017       

The internet is filled with Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus leaks, of late. Yes, the upcoming flagship phone from Samsung has been making rounds in the internet for a long time and today, we have some decent images of the phone's new launcher and icons.



The Screenshots of the Galaxy S8 launcher and app icons came from inside the latest version of Samsung Smart Switch app. The Galaxy S8 is said to be come with latest Android 7.0 Nougat with new Touchwiz UI including a revamped launcher and minimalist icons.

As you can see in the image above, the Samsung Galaxy S8 won't feature capacitive navigation keys, instead, Samsung is going with the on-screen navigation keys, for the first time. 

Also Watch: How to Get Galaxy S8 On-screen keys on Any Android Smartphone



via: Sammobile