LG unveils G4 with leather back, Quad HD display

LG, the South Korean electronics company, unveiled its much-awaited flagship smartphone G4 on Tuesday.
The LG G4 is available in handcrafted, genuine full grain leather in six colours.
It is also available in plastic with a metallic finish.
The device supports 16-megapixel rear camera and 8 MP front camera. The camera has laser autofocus and an infrared color spectrum analyzer for more accurate color reproduction and also a full-manual shooting mode.
The phone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and weighs 155 gram.
The LG G4's design features a 'Slim Arc', which runs along its entire body. LG claims that Slim Arc offers 20 per cent better durability than a flat smartphone in face-down drops, while also offering a better grip.
Other features of the G4 include a 5.5-inch, quad HD screen, a replaceable 3,000mAh battery, and a microSD card slot.

Xiaomi launches Mi4i, Mi Band in India

Xiaomi on Thursday unveiled and announced the Mi4i at its first global smartphone launch in New Delhi. The new smartphone has been priced at Rs 12,999 and will be available on Flipkart starting April 30.

The Mi4i features a 5-inch full HD display with 441 ppi. It is powered by a 1.7Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (1.1GHz quad core + 1.7GHz quad-core) processor and is paired with 2 GB of RAM. It has 16 GB of internal storage and does not support expandable memory card. Running on Android Lollipop operating system, it has the MIUI6 onboard.

It also features a 13 MP rear camera with 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, and LED flash. It has a 3,120 mAh battery with quick charge support that can charge 40 per cent battery in an hour.

Xiaomi claims that a single charge can last up to 1.5 days. The Mi4i has a unibody polycarbonate body and will be available in black, white, orange, light blue, and pink. It weights 130 gm and is 7.8 mm thick.

Samsung Z1 price cut to Rs 4,990 in India

Samsung has cut price of its affordable smartphone Z1. The phone which was launched at Rs 5,700 is now available on thecompany's e-store website at Rs 4,990.

The phone is a tizen-based device and sports a 1500 mAh battery. It has a front VGA camera and 3.1 MP rear camera. The dual-sim smartphone has a 4-inch display. It has internal 4GB memory. The external user memory can be extended up to 64 GB via micro SD card.

Xiaomi cuts Mi4 price by Rs 2,000, now at Rs 17,999

Xiaomi has slashed the prices of its flagship smartphone, Mi4, by Rs 2,000 in India.

The Mi4 16 GB model will now be available for Rs 17,999, as against Rs 19,999 priced earlier.

 

 

On the other hand, the Mi4 64 GB version will now be available for Rs 21,999, as against Rs 23,999 priced earlier.

The new prices will be effective from Thursday noon onwards and will be available at Flipkart as well as The Mobile Store.

"Mi India offered a special price for Mi 4 during Mi Fan Festival, and it was very well received. We have thus decided to make this price drop permanent," the Economic Times reported quoting a release by the company.

The Mi 4 sports s stainless steel body and features a 5-inch IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution at 441 ppi. It has a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection display.

Oppo launches A31 smartphone with snapdragon 410

Oppo has launched a new dual-SIM phone aimed at the mid-tier segment.  The OPPO A31 is priced  around Rs 10,000.
The phone sports a 4.5 inch screen which comes in resolution of 480 by 854 pixels. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset that features a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU and is assisted by 1GB RAM.

It has 8GB inbuilt memory expandable through micro SD slot. It has a 8MP rear camera and 5 MP fron camera.
The phone supports 4G LTE network SIMs in both SIM slots and has a 2,000 mAh battery.
The device is currently available exclusively in China and will make its way to other Asian as well as European markets.

Google launches its cheapest chromebook yet

Google is releasing its cheapest Chromebook laptops yet, two versions priced at $149 aimed at undercutting Microsoft's Windows franchise and gaining ground in even more classrooms.

Various PC manufacturers have been working with Google to design lightweight laptops running on the Chrome operating system since 2011. The newest versions are made by Hisense and Haier. Hisense's Chromebook can be ordered beginning Tuesday at Walmart.com and Haier's version can be bought at Amazon.com.

Their arrival coincides with Microsoft's rollout of a lower-priced Surface tablet in an effort to reach students and budget-conscious families. Pre-orders for that device began Tuesday, too.

As the prices for tablets and smartphones have been declining, it has forced on PC makers to lower their prices, said International Data Corp. analyst Jay Chou. The success of the Chromebook line is intensifying the PC pricing pressure.

"It has been good news for consumers, but not so good for vendors," Chou said.