Huawei Honor Holly launches in India with a 5" 720p display

Huawei officially revealed the Honor Holly for the Indian market. With the affordable smartphone, the Chinese company is offering an alternative to the recently launched Android One initiative. Paying the $118 (INR 6,999) price for the Huawei Honor Holly gets you a 5" 720p display and dual-SIM functionality. The phone also features a MediaTek chipset with a 1.3GHz CPU (number of cores is unknown at this point), 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The Honor Holly feature an 8MP snapper teamed up with a 2MP front-facing one. The battery of the phone is 2,000mAh and it runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box. Naturally, Huawei's Emotion UI is garnishing the OS. The Huawei Honor Holly is available exclusively at online retailer Flipkart and it doesn't seem willing to leave India's...

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Xiaomi Redmi 1S gets an update addressing RAM and heat issues

Xiaomi has pushed an over-the-air update for the Redmi 1S. The latest firmware version brings MIUI 5 v4.5 and brings a fix to several performance-related issues. One of the key issues that users report fixed is the occasional overheating of the device. With the new update the RAM handling is also improved - background apps are now given a shorter lease of life so they don't clog up your system. The update weighs in at 514.4MB and should already be waiting for you to download it. Xiaomi held several big sales campaigns for the Redmi 1S in India selling over 100,000 phones in seconds. The smartphone is offered for just $98 (INR 5,999), which considered its specifications is a spectacular price. If you want to know our opinion of the Xiaomi Redmi 1S, then head over to the extended review we published. Thanks for the tip, Bibek...

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Motorola Droid Turbo flexes Snapdragon 805 muscle

The Motorola Droid Turbo passed through another benchmark and this time left scores. The Droid Turbo is powered by a Snapdragon 805 chipset - four Krait 450 cores at 2.65GHz, 3GB RAM and Adreno 420 GPU. The phone runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat and has a 5.2" QHD screen. The results aren't stellar, it got 1,068 in the single-core test and 2,929 in the multi-core test. Here's how it stacks up against some of the flagships we've tested. .jrGraphContainer { background: none !important; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee !important;} ul.jrGraph { left: 88px !important; } JRGRAPH_EXPANDABLE_VERSION = false; GeekBench 3 Higher is better HTC One (E8) (S801) 3229 Galaxy S5 (S801) 3011 Droid Turbo (S805) 2929 Galaxy Note 4 (S805) 2925 Sony Xperia Z3 2860 LG G3 (S801) 2563 The leaked manual provided additional specifications - 5.2" QHD screen, 3,900mAh battery and 21MP camera. The Motorola Droid Turbo will launch on Verizon on October 28, you can watch the countdown here. Hopefully now that Motorola is Lenovo-owned and there will be a GSM, non-US version of the flagship as well. The Verizon teaser site doesn't offer a good look at the device, so here's a leaked product image instead. Source |...

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evleaks outs an official Motorola Nexus 6 press photo

Famous leak-agent @evleaks is officially retired, but in a sudden surge of nostalgia brought us a new leak. And not just any leak, as now we have the first official photo of the upcoming Nexus 6. The photo shows the Nexus 6 front panel and its frame which seems to be made of metal. There are two visible inlays that are required on metal panels for the antennas to work - those wouldn't be needed if the frame was all plastic. Moreover, we get to see the Android L homescreen in action as well as the new iconography style that Google is going for. The Google Nexus 6 is made by Motorola and reportedly packs a 5.9" QHD display, which makes it the first Nexus phablet. It's good to see then, that the unlock button and volume rocker are placed conveniently towards the center of the right side. Earlier today, an upcoming Google video ad of the Nexus 6 and Android L leaked, which in addition to this press photo suggest that the launch of the two is imminent. The rest of the rumored Nexus 6 specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset with a 2.65GHz quad-core Krait 450 CPU and 3GB of RAM. At the back, there's a 13MP camera with OIS standing between the two LEDs of the...

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Will.i.am smartwatch gets its announcement tomorrow

Musician and Intel's Director of Creative Innovation Will.i.am announced in April he is preparing to launch a smartwatch, but the product missed on its July launch. However, now Will.i.am says the watch is ready and has even demonstrated it live at a party. The mystery smartwatch announcement is set to take place tomorrow, Wednesday, a day before Apple's event. The musician built up excitement for his wearable gadget by playing music and placing a call from it. You can check out how that went in the video below. Anyway, no further details surrounding the watch are known for now. Will.i.am revealed earlier that it will come preloaded with Facebook, Instagram and Twitter apps. It has a curved screen and can store music locally. However, it's highly likely that it will come with a music service attached to it. Source |...

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Dual-SIM Nokia RM-1090 with 5" AMOLED gets FCC clearance

A new Lumia device has been spotted in the wild and at the FCC. The Nokia RM-1090/RM-1091 is a dual-SIM Windows Phone device the size of the Lumia 830. According to the FCC reports in measures 139.9 x 71.1mm. AdDuplex spotted the unofficial device in its logs and reports that the screen has qHD resolution (540 x 960). That would be a first for the Lumia line as current devices have (F)WVGA, 720p/WXGA or 1080p. AdDuplex reports most hits came from China and Taiwan, though that's not necessarily the target market, it could be just where the testing takes place. The Lumia handset has GSM and 3G with HSPA connectivity (no LTE, at least on the dual-SIM), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE, all of which comes together for a mid-range device. Source 1 • Source 2 |...

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