Manufacturers Eyes Low-cost Smartphones

Indian mobile manufacturers like Micromax and Karbonn are going to focus more on low-cost smartphone market. This new flourishing market seems to be a promising field for these handset makers to compete with big giants like Nokia and Samsung.

Indian handset makers previously tried their luck with dual-SIM phones; sadly they were not that lucky. Making the smartphones come under a sub-5000 range seems to work in this smart and price sensitive market.

The new software ‘AISHA’ of Micromax having similar functionality like Apple’s Siri and the instant messenger and push-mail service in Karbonn phones functioning same as BlackBerry’s messenger are the proofs that Indian manufactures are trying to give their phone a high-end feel.

The target markets for these phones are the youngsters of the tire-II and tire-III cities. Micromax has already got 1 lakh pre-order for AISHA handsets. This shows that the plan is actually working.

"We've been holding our guns and wanted to fire in the right direction," says Rahul Sharma, executive director and co-founder of Micromax. The company has been manufacturing smart phones for over a year, but it hopes to make it big with Aisha, reports Times of India.

Lava Mobiles is also bidding high in this market in a different way along with Intel. With all the new strategies and efforts these companies will give high-end experience without doing much damage to your pocket. And these local players seem determined garb some pie from the mobile giants.

4 Quad-core Smartphones

 Smartphones are becoming more powerful than your desktops or laptops. When dual-core smartphones came into existence, they literally swiped the market and we hope for the same in case of quad-core ‘superphones’. Right now there are only four such high-performing handsets and you should know about these trend setters.

1. HTC One X:

HTC first showcased this performer at MWC 2012. HTC One X comes under the company’s One series smartphone and the whole series got launched in India recently.HTC One X is the company’s flagship phone which is engineered with 1.5 GHz Nvidia quad core processor and runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system with HTC’s Sense 4.0 user interface. Price: 37,899

2. Samsung Galaxy S III:

Galaxy S III, the most anticipated smartphone of Samsung got unveiled few days back. This new elegant phone is powered by new ARM based 1.4 Ghz Quad-core processor which comes with a High-k Metal Gate (HKMG) low-power process technology. The device runs on Google’s latest Android 4.0 and is expected to reach Indian market by this June. Price: Around 38,000.

3. LG Optimus 4X HD:

LG entered the ‘superphone’ race with its Optimus 4X HD. The device has a 1.5 GHz Nvidia Tegra3 quad-core processor and runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Presently the phone is not available in the Indian market. During the launch the company said that they will start the shipment to European market in the second quarter of this year. With the launch of HTC One X in India we can expect that LG will launch their Qaud-core baby soon to fight with One X. Price: Around 35,000.

4. Huawei Ascend D:

With Huawei Ascend D the company has gone one step ahead of in competition. This new superphone has an in-house developed quad-core processor- Huawei K3V2. Like Apple, Huawei is also steeping forward to have a strong foothold in the field of own application processor. Availability and price of this phone is not disclosed yet, but it is expected to hit the Indian market in the second quarter of this year and is supposed to be much affordable when compared to other competing products. Price: Around 27,000.

Luxurious iPhones

1. Desert Edition:

This lavish iPhone is made of alligator leather. The perfect leather is clubbed with the excellence of artisans making it a marvel in itself. This model also comes in different colors to grace your individual personality and flavor. The cost of this edition starts from around  1,11,430.

2. Gold Edition:

This edition has a gold mirrored back and comes in two options, with 24ct-gold plating or with 120 grams of 18ct gold. The back of this phone is so finely polished that it gives a gold mirror-like reflection. The starting price of this edition is 1,20,361.

3. Full Diamond Edition:

This is a masterpiece phone which is studded with 4057 diamonds. This apex of luxury comes in Gold, Rhodium or Black Chrome finish. If you have some specific preference you can also order for blue sapphire, rubies, black diamonds and emeralds versions. The price of this edition is available only upon request.

New iPad In Indian Stores on April 27

Apple’s third generation iPad which has a stunning Retinal Display will be available in India from April 27, said the company on April 16. The basic model of this best selling tablet will be costing 30,500 and depending on the variants the price can reach up to 50,900.

The new iPad which got launched on March 16 this year has been in news for both good and bad. This new tablet comes with an advanced AX dual-core processor, new display with 2048x1536p resolution, 5 megapixel rear camera, a back-illuminated sensor, a 5 element lens called iSight and a front camera named Facetime camera. One disappointing factor in this new iPad is that it doesn’t have the full functional Siri software which is one of the most popular element in iPhone 4S and all Apple fans expected that the new iPad will be having this interactive tool.

The new iPad will be available in black and white colors, the Wi-Fi only model will cost 30,500 for 16 GB, 36,500 for 32GB and  42,500 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi+4G models will cost you  38,900 for 16GB,  44,900 for 32GB, and 50,900 for 64GB.

Nissan Reveals Self-healing Smartphone Case

Nissan, the world-class carmaker has decided to change some tracks and is now associated with smartphones too. The company has announced the world’s first self-healing iPhone case which claims to heal itself from any scratches or cuts by using a scratch-healing paint that’s used on Nissan and Infinite models.

Nissan self-healing iPhone case is made of ABS plastic shell which is coated with ‘Scratch Shield’ paint; the case has a craggy texture, it is rigid, robust, and tight-fitting and doesn’t have a glossy, slippery finish like other cases.

The magical paint used in this case is polyrotaxane-based; the polyrotaxane has the ability to react to changes and can repair its chemical structure to original state. Nissan claims that small scrape will heal in an hour while deeper cuts may take a week to glue up.

The use of this Scratch Shield paint is already done on Japanese mobile phones like Style Series N-03B of NTT DoCoMo. Nissan is now trying to bring up this technology to other mobile devices and products. The new iPhone case is still in its beta testing stage, the company says the product will be available in the market by the end of this year.