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Xiaomi has been bringing almost all their Android smartphones to India these days. Mi Max which has a massive 6.44 inch display will be available to purchase in India online starting July 6th ( Flash Sale ). The standard Mi Max edition comes with 3GB of ram and 32GB of storage. There is also a 4GB ram, 128GB storage variant priced at Rs 19,999 which will be available at a later time. Like Xiaomi Mi 5, Mi Max is also exclusively available to purchase from Mi.com at launch. It will come in stock on Flipkart , Amazon India and Snapdeal at a later time. Mi Max Specs and Features This is powered by the same chipset that powers Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 which has an hexacore CPU and Adreno 510 GPU. This combination is great - the performance has been impressive on Redmi Note 3. The 4GB ram / 128GB storage variant is powered by more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Octacore processor, instead of 650 hexcore processor.  The display is a massive

YU has launched their mid-range 'Flagship' smartphone in India at a price of Rs 13,499 MRP. This phone was initially sold via a flash sale on Flipkart. However, now you can buy it without any flash sales, i.e Open Sale. ( check here ). Check out the YU Yunicorn Certified Buyer Reviews below ( Source : Flipkart ).  Following are derived from numerous Verified Customer reviews posted online. Reasons to Buy Yunicorn 4GB RAM - Currently there are only a few Android smartphones with 4GB ram available under 15K in India. Good Build Quality for the Price Full HD Display Fingerprint Sensor Reasons Not to Buy According to Customers  MediaTek Helio P10 – 1.8 Ghz Octa Core (MT6755) Processor is inferior to Snapdragon 650 seen on Xiaomi Mi Note 3 when it comes to performance. Poor Camera - Most buyers are complaining about average camera performance. However, some say an OTA update has improved it a bit. Android On Steroids ( AOS ) based on Android 5.1 Lollipop. And

Sony Xperia XA Dual powered by MediaTek Helio P10 octacore processor is now available in India. It is priced at Rs 20,990 MRP ( Lowest price - > Flipkart / Amazon.in ). Xperia X Series is Sony's 2016 Android smartphone line up. Earlier Sony had launched Xperia X Dual Sim in India at a price of Rs 46,990 ( check here ) .Other phones in this line up are Xperia XA Ultra and Xperia X Performance. It is available in 4 different colors - Rose Gold, Lime Gold, White and Graphite Black Sony Xperia XA Dual Specs and Features It comes with 2 GHz MediaTek Helio P10 64-bit Octa Core processor and 2GB of ram. On the front there is a 5 inch HD Curved Glass  Edge to Edge Display ( 720P resolution ). Like many other Sony mobiles, it comes with Super Vivid Mode and Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2. In the camera department, Xperia XA features a 13MP rear shooter and an 8MP front shooter for Selfies. The main camera is equipped with 1/3 inch Exmor RS for Mobile Sensor and the front selfie c

Motorola Tracks Air Wireless Headset is now selling for the lowest price online in India on Flipkart. Current offer price is Rs 1,990 . MRP price of this headset is Rs 8,999. This deal is available for a Limited time ( Clearance Sale - until stocks last ). Check out the offer link here .

SAMSUNG Galaxy J5 - 6 (New 2016 Edition) is on Offer on Flipkart. You can grab it from Rs 12,990 - Rs 1000 OFF. The launch price is Rs 13,990. This deal will end on June 30th. Check out the offer page here. Check out other Mobiles Monsoon Mania Mobile deals on Flipkart here.

So i grabbed a Google Nexus 5X 16GB recently from eBay for cheap to test out the upcoming major Android release - Android N. If you have 5X, 6P or Nexus 6, you can enroll to Android N Beta program ( check here ) and you will get an OTA update in a few minutes. This OTA update is around 1GB. Performance since updating to Android N has been normal. It doesn't feel like using a Beta version at all. Almost all features i use works without any issues. I didn't experience any severe force close issues or hanging or reboots. Sometimes Settings app crashes - to be expected in Beta test build.  Some apps in the Play Store can't be installed as they don't yet support Android N. However, if you can side load them, they should work. I tested with Sony Play Memories Mobile app and it worked flawlessly. The first thing you would notice is the Notification Drawer has changed. Every notification is now White and has the App icon on the right to indicate which app is s

All-New Kindle E-reader - Black, 6" Glare-Free Touchscreen Display, Wi-Fi - Latest Generation, launched in June 2016 is now available in India. Amazon has it priced at Rs 5,999 MRP in India. Currently the older generation 6" Kindle sells for the same price. It is available in White and Black colors. Check it out here. Amazon India has earlier launched more expensive Kindle variants such as Kindle Oasis, Kindle Voyage and Kindle Paperwhite. Check out the current lowest prices for those devices here.

OnePlus has launched their latest Android flagship smartphone in India at a price of Rs 27,999 . For that price, you are getting the fastest processor currently available - Snapdragon 820, and comes with 6GB of ram. It comes with Android 6 Marshmallow based Oxygen OS which is a close to Stock Android version. Nexus 6P / Nexus 5X on the other hand has less attractive specs comparing to OnePlus 3. 6P is powered by last year's flagship processor Snapdragon 810 and only has half the ram OnePlus 3 has - 3GB. 5X is powered by mid range Snapdragon 808 hexa core processor and only has 2GB of ram. Nexus 5X 16GB price currently is around 25K in India and 32GB will cost around 28K online. Lowest price seen for Nexus 6P was Rs 31,999 during an offer on Flipkart. So when you compare the specs and prices of these devices, it would be easy to conclude OnePlus 3 is the best value for money one out there. 6GB RAM ? Do yo really need it ? If you play high end games and run super high end

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 is currently the flagship mobile processor out there, powering Flagship smartphones by almost all manufacturers. Snapdragon 823 is a slightly more powerful variant of the 820. You can read about the difference between these here .  Snapdragon 820 comes with Quad-core custom 64-bit Qualcomm® Kryo™ cores with a maximum clock speed of 2.2 GHz. It features the latest and the fastest Qualcomm® Adreno™ 530 GPU for graphics intensive tasks and gaming. Up to 25MP cameras and supported. It can record and play 4K videos with ease.  Here is a List of Snapdragon 820 powered Android Smartphones announced / launched / upcoming in India. Xiaomi Mi 5 LeEco Le Max2 Sony Xperia X Performance Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe Motorola Moto Z and Moto Z Force ( made by Lenovo ) HTC 10 LG G5  Lenovo ZUK Z2 ( older Zuk Z1 is available for Rs 13,499 ) OnePlus 3 ( Jun 14th Launch ) One major smartphone missing from the above list is the Samsung Galaxy S7. This i