Indian Mobile Handset Brand Intex Enters Spain

Intex Technologies forayed into the Spanish market in 2015 with the launch of its wearable device - iRist. The smart watch has been successfully embraced by the consumers ever since its launch. And now the company will soon be launching its 3G & 4G smartphones in Spain.

To give more choices to the Indian and global mobile ecosystem currently dominated by android and iOS platforms, Intex Technologies has this year announced its association with CYANOGEN (US-based mobile OS firm) for incorporating the OS in its portfolio.

Bringing latest tech innovations at affordable prices, Intex, this year at the Barcelona MWC event raised the bar higher with the launch of a range of consumer friendly wearable products and innovative smartphones.

In the wearable segment, Intex showcased its kids smart watch named iRist Junior, a wristwatch for kids to enjoy with parental guidance features like geo-fencing, calls and other security features. It also show cased Fitrist, a smart band, which will be a partner and guide for healthy living. The company also launched iRist Pro, the bluetooth smart watch. iRist Pro is bluetooth enabled without a SIM slot showing all kinds of notifications from the smart phone. It also syncs contacts and call logs of the smart phone making it easy for the user to receive/answer calls.

In the smartphone category, Intex launched Aqua ACE II, a 4G/LTE-enabled and 3GB RAM smart phone engineered to multi-task as a Pro. The smart phone comes with a fully customised version of Android OS named IDMOS. The customised OS gives a completely revamped look and feel to the interface and user features. It also has a MHL Cable, which will project everything on the device onto the TV screen, thereby giving users the Big Screen Experience.

 

LeEco Awarded Most Innovative Company at Mobile World Congress

LeEco (formerly Letv) was awarded “Best of Mobile World Congress - Most Innovative Company” by leading UK technology site Alphr.com. LeEco was recognized for its high quality products, innovation and market disruption notably in the smartphone and automobile industries, where it’s generated headlines around the world.

The Le Max Pro boasts a robust set of features, including the Snapdragon SenseTM ID fingerprint technology, the mobile industry’s first comprehensive ultrasonic-based fingerprint biometric solution, providing a more secure, spoof-resistant alternative to capacitive-based fingerprint sensors. The Le Max Pro also features 802.11ad WiFi for real-time wireless streaming and Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 for up to 75% faster charging than conventional methods.

The sleek, modern Super Bike is optimized for an eco-riding lifestyle, focused on Android connectivity, state-of-the-art software and top-of-the-line hardware to offer riders a futuristic transportation experience. The Super Bike features a smart riding system, fingerprint identification, a smart lock, two-way radio, sensor group and power management system. This first-of-its-kind bike is currently available in China and will be available in the U.S. later this year.

Freshly inked this month, LeEco announced a joint venture with luxury sports car maker Aston Martin in which the two companies plan to co-develop a range of next-gen connected electric vehicles, including a production version of Aston Martin’s RapidE slated to hit the market by 2018. The two companies will work together on research and development, production, manufacturing and sales of electric cars for brands including Aston Martin and LeEco.

Gionee introduces the S8 Smartphone At MWC 2016

Gionee has officially launched the S8 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new brand identity involves a new logo, together with “Make Smiles” as its new purpose statement. 

The S8’s full metal design features the world’s first invisible loop antenna which strikes a balance between sleek design and excellent signal strength. The phone supports full bands including b17 and b20 for global roaming, and enhances Wi-Fi and GPS signals. The S8 comes with 2.5D glass coated with colorful VM which displays a multi-color effect at different angles. With the latest 0.7mm 5.5-inch AMOLED display, the phone is able to stay compact without sacrificing quality and is still easy to hold. 

The S8 is the first smartphone to use RWB technology, as well as a F1.8 aperture and 6P lens that enables users to take optimum images in low-light scenarios. Gionee has upgraded its own camera software to Image+ 2.0. 

Using the embedded AKM4941 HD recording chip and the two highly sensitive microphones, the S8 allows users to capture videos with clear and high quality sound. Video editing is also simple as the phone’s video editor feature offers six sets of professional templates for users to apply.

Gionee has brought 3D Touch to the Android smartphone.S8 can sense 3levels of force including “touch” “tap” and “press”. The S8 carries 4G+ that allows users to enjoy free and fast mobile internet everywhere as well as better voice quality. Supporting dual 4G, FDD and TDD, and 7 modes and 14 bands, it allows users to roam globally. Moreover, the S8 is the first product equipped with Amigo 3.2 an OS developed based on Android 6.0. Both WhatsApp and WeChat messages can function seamlessly under Amigo 3.2. 

The Gionee S8 is priced at 449 Euros (appr Rs 33,000)

Product Specifications:

• Dimension: 154.3 x 74.9 x 7mm
• Weight: 147.2g
• SIM: Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
• Display: 5.5-inch FHD AMOLED, 1920x 1080 pixels, Capacitive multi-touch up to 5 fingers
• OS: Android 6.0
• Memory: Internal 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
• Camera: 16MP rear & 8MP front, f/1.8 PDAF & Laser focus
• Battery: 3000mAh

Xiaomi launches Mi5 smartphone at RMB 1999

Xiaomi has announced the launch of its flagship device, Mi 5 at the Mobile World Congress and in Beijing.The Mi5 is priced at RMB 1999 (Rs 20000 approx) for 32GB variant.

Xiaomi Mi5 smartphone features 3D glass and supports supports 4G+ network (Cat 12) and VoLTE. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset and supports up to 4GB RAM and 128 GB storage. 

The Xiaomi Mi5 features a 5.15 inch full HD display. It weighs 129 gm and has 3000 mAh battery and a front fingerprint sensor. It sports a 16MP rear camera and a 4MP front facing camera. It can also shoot 4K videos as well.

It comes with two nano SIM cards. In terms of connectivity, it has Wi-fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS with AGPS, NFC. The Xiaomi Mi5 smartphone comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow along with the MIUI 7 OS.

The company will start selling on 1 March onwards in China. 

OPPO Unveils World’s First SmartSensor Image Stabilization Tech at MWC

OPPO has unveiled a breakthrough SmartSensor image stabilization and Super VOOC Flash Charge technologies at Mobile World Congress 2016.

Alen, Vice-President of OPPO, Marketing Director of Mainland China Mobile Business

Super VOOC Flash Charge uses a 5V low-voltage pulse-charge algorithm, ensuring a low-temperature charge that’s safe for the battery. The all-new algorithm pairs with a customized super battery, as well as a new adapter, cable and connector made using premium, military-grade materials. Super VOOC Flash Charge supports Micro USB or type-C interfaces, in line with the global standard. 

Optical image stabilization technologies come in two types, lens-based and sensor-based, but due to the size limitations of smartphones, all previous solutions across the industry were lens-based. OPPO’s SmartSensor is the first-ever sensor-based solution for smartphones, as well as the smallest optical image stabilizer of any kind in the world!

SmartSensor improves on other solutions with a key advantage. Existing lens-based stablizers can only correct for vibrations on two axes of motions, the pitch axis and yaw axis, even though the most common type of unwanted shaking during photography actually takes place on the roll axis. SmartSensor solves this problem, allowing for image stabilization on three axes, pitch, yaw and the all-important roll. Making split-second adjustments with its comb-shaped monocrystalline silicon MEMS, SmartSensor achieves full three-axis image stabilization in a mere 15 milliseconds. 

At the same time, SmartSensor uses a voltage-driven sensor, reducing power consumption to as low as 10 milliwatts, 50 times less than the power consumption of lens-based solutions.

Meanwhile, whereas lens-based image stabilizers generally have a precion of between 3 and 5 μm, SmartSensor remains precise to a vibration of just 0.3μm. The size of a pixel is usually larger than 1 μm, meaning that SmartSensor is the world’s first pixel-level image stabilize. 

Obi Worldphone Launches MV1 at Mobile World Congress

Obi Worldphone today launched its latest model, Obi Worldphone MV1 at Mobile World Congress. The phone’s sculptural look was created by Ammunition, a San Francisco-based design firm that shares Obi’s ethos of fashion, form, and function. The MV1 represents a refreshing wave of design packed into a practical 4G LTE enabled device.

Image:TheVerge

MV1 comes equipped with both Android Lollipop 5.1 and Cyanogen OS 12.1.1, the latest operating system from Cyanogen. The phone features a 5-inch display with  720X1280 HD resolution. 

It is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled with 1GB RAM. The dual-sim smartphone has 16GB of internal storage and can be expanded up to 64GB via microSD card. The Obi MV1 sports a 8 megapixel rear camera on the rear and a 2 megapixel camera. It houses a 2500mAh non removable battery and weighs 149 grams.