Almost a month after it went up for pre-orders in August, the Reliance JioPhone is reaching customers. Unlike other feature phones, this smart-feature-phone comes with 4G and supports VoLTE (lifetime free) technology and is priced at Rs 1,500 that is refundable after three years. Unsurprisingly, it drew a lot of attention as Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio claimed it registered a whopping 6 million... 

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 – USA 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 – EMEA HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – F8131, F8132 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – USA 4G... 

Google unveiled 2015’s Nexus smartphones – the LG-made Nexus 5X, and the Huawei-made Nexus 6P. Alongside, the new Pixel C tablet was announced, and new Chromecast products – specifically, the second-gen Chromecast dongle, Chromecast Audio, and the Chromecast App. David Burke, VP Engineering (Android) at Google, introduced the new Nexus lineup, saying the range represented the “latest... 

Way back in 1989, Asus started out as a consultancy service for motherboard manufacturers. According to industry legend, Asus got a leg up in the industry after designing a motherboard for Intel’s 486 CPU without access to a processor, even fixing problems that Intel’s own engineers had had. Today, the two are still close partners, and Asus uses Intel’s mobile processors in its smartphones... 

We’ve come to expect China-based Gionee to push the boundaries of smartphone slimness. The Elife S5.5 and its successor, the Elife S5.1  – the model numbers indicate their slimness in mm – are examples from the recent past. However, other Chinese brands such as Oppo and Vivo have launched even thinner models and the title of the slimmest smartphone now lies with the Vivo X5Max . This... 

Nearly a year ago, HTC launched the Desire 816. This phone had a serious impact on the market, because it offered solid specifications and quality at a mid-range price. This was followed by the HTC Desire 820, another successful device with an impressive feature list. The Desire 820 was also one of the first smartphones to feature Qualcomm’s 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 SoC, and showed HTC’s... 

In the past year, sub-Rs. 15,000 devices from smartphone makers including Xiaomi, Micromax, Asus, and Motorola have provided superb specifications and correspondingly, great performances. The disruptive pricing in this segment has put longtime heavyweights such as Samsung, Sony and HTC in a bit of a fix. None of these companies have managed to respond decisively to retake this part of the market. The... 

After taking the smartphone world by storm, Xiaomi is trying to repeat its success where tablets are concerned. We’ve been almost universally impressed by what the Chinese company has managed to produce given the prices it charges, and the rest of the industry has had to scramble to match this new competitive force. As customers and compulsive bargain hunters ourselves, Xiaomi has brought nothing... 

If there is one smartphone company that has made a great comeback after facing near-total defeat, it has to be Motorola. The brand has come a long way since it reinvented itself with the Moto X (Review | Pictures) in the second half of 2013. In India, Motorola now has models that cater to every budget. Are you looking for a budget smartphone? You have the stellar Moto E (Gen 2). Do you want a phone... 

Chinese manufacturer Huawei recently spun off its Honor line into a standalone brand targeting young tech-savvy buyers. Not wanting to be left behind after recent launches in the value segment, the company has put out a 4G-enabled smartphone that doesn’t pinch the pocket – the Honor 4X. 4G is still at a very nascent stage in our country and we have a long way to go before we start seeing... 

HTC, Microsoft, and Sony already have phones with powerful front cameras to cater to the selfie craze sweeping across the globe. The latest to join this bandwagon is Micromax, with its Canvas Selfie. The Micromax Canvas Selfie has a 13-megapixel front camera with flash and an app which is embellished with a ton of beautification features. The marketing campaign quite clearly indicates that Micromax... 

We wouldn’t be surprised to hear that people are beginning to lose count of how many Fonepad models Asus has released. This is a product line that Asus has been pushing for a while now, attempting to solidify its position in the voice-calling tablet market. Although a lot of people laugh at the idea of using a 7-inch tablet as their primary phone, Asus evidently has enough reason to believe that...