The Specification Of Micromax Canvas Turbo

• 128.3 x 71 x 8.6 mm
• 137 grams
• 5.0 inches (1080 x 1920 pixels)
• IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
• Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
• MTK MT6589T Chipset
• Quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU
• Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
• 16 GB Internal Storage
• 2 GB of RAM
• 13 MP rear camera with autofocus and LED flash
• 5 MP front facing camera
• Browser Support HTML5
• FM radio
• Audio Formats MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player
• Video Formats MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
• Wi-Fi hotspot
• HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
• Bluetooth v3.0
• microUSB v2.0
• GPRS, EDGE
• Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

PRICE OF CANVAS TURBO IN INDIA IS =INR 19900

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LG Optimus G Pro review

South Korean manufacturer LG is on a spree to challenge its cross town rival Samsung on all fronts in the smartphone market. While its answer to Galaxy S III in the form of the acclaimed Optimus G was much delayed, the company has taken a slight lead on Galaxy Note III (going by the rumoured specs of the upcoming Samsung phone). The company launched the Optimus G Pro in February this year, with specs that will help it match what the next-gen Note phablet is likely to offer.

At the India launch event for the Optimus G Pro, the company compared the handset to the currently available Galaxy Note II several times. While the two phones are miles apart when it comes to features and spec sheets, it is a wise comparison since the latter has a huge fan following in India.

We do a review of the LG Optimus G Pro to see exactly how good it is and whether it is a better buy than Samsung Galaxy Note II and indeed over the upcoming Note III, going by leaked specs. 

Hardware and design:
LG Optimus G Pro features a 5.5-inch screen, just as big as the one in Galaxy Note II. However, at first look you will see the difference between the two displays. The LG phone's screen is considerably clearer and brighter than that of Note II. This is because the smartphone features screen resolution of 1920x1080p, with pixel density amounting of 401ppi. In contrast, Note II user has to stay content with relatively low 1280x720p resolution and 267ppi pixel density. The LG phone has a huge advantage over its Samsung rival in this area.

The phone packs the same 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon S600 processor that we saw in LGOptimus G. The phone has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, microSD card support up to 32GBand a 3,140mAh removable battery. Its connectivity features include 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB, infrared and NFC. On the back, you get a 13MP camera with LED flash, while a2MP camera is placed in the front. All in all, LG Optimus G Pro has all the makings of a top-endphablet.



Coming to design, you will find that LG Optimus G Pro vastly differs from its sibling Optimus G. Instead of the finely cut, sharp edges that defined the look of Optimus G, you fill find that the new phablet is characterized by curves. In fact, it looks quite like Note II, albeit slimmer and longer. Nevertheless, the phone feels good in the hand and all buttons are easy to access, though we feel that the positions of the volume rocker and QMemo key should be interchanged as the former is used more often.

The phone is made entirely using plastic, instead of premium materials like glass and metal. At172gram, it is not the most lightweight phablet in the market today, but still weighs lesser than Samsung Galaxy Note II and Sony Xperia Z Ultra.

The front holds the secondary camera and the usual set of sensors above the screen and the three-key layout below it. The audio jack and IR blaster are on top of the phone, while the microUSBport is at the bottom. On the left is the QMemo shortcut key as well as the volume rocker, while the Power/Lock button is on the right. The speaker grille sits on the left side of the rear camera, while the LED flash is on its right.

The back of the device bears a shimmering pattern, similar to the design we have seen inOptimus G as well as Nexus 4 (also manufactured by LG). However, the effect is not as attractive on Optimus G Pro's plastic body as it is on the glass back of the other two smartphones.

Software:
Sadly, LG Optimus G Pro runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), in a market where all top-end handsets are powered by Android 4.2. Even though the upgrades in the latest version of Google's free OS are not too many, we would still like to have the best in hand when paying as high as Rs42,500 for a phone.

However, the Korean manufacturer has used its Optimus UI on top of the operating system in this phone. We have seen this user interface in Optimus G and OptimusL7 II dual. This skin has several good things on its side. It is very light, making the overall user experience very zippy. It is also the only Android skin that supports landscape orientation. It offers much more customization than the custom UIs of other manufacturers.



The notification bar has the usual toggles (spread across three tabs), access to floating apps, brightness etc. You can make notes or annotate on any homescreen or app via QMemo(accessible via the hardware key on top left side or the app itself). Floating apps, which Samsung and Sony also offer, are apps that open in small windows rather than taking up the whole screen. You can move them around, change their size or alter their transparency levels. By default, you get five floating apps, Videos, Web Browser, Memo, Calendar and Calculator; others can be downloaded from the app marketplace.

LG Optimus G Pro also has a notification LED light that is embedded in the Home key, instead of being placed on top of the screen, as is the case with most phones. You can choose the colour of LED light assigned to your contacts (in the Contacts app). Other customization options in the phone include home screen transition effects and preloaded themes. The phone pauses videos automatically when you look away from the screen; you can hold an icon and tilt phone sideways to move towards the right or left homescreen.

Camera:
The new Optimus G Pro has a 13MP camera on the back, which takes images with good details even though there is some noise. However, colour reproduction in the images is not exactly accurate, though it is extremely close. The daylight photos we captured were good, but lowlightimages suffered as the LED flash is not powerful enough. Volume rocker key doubles up as a hardware camera key in this phone.

The Camera app has features like Burst Mode, voice commands (say terms like LG and cheese to click images), HDR and panorama. Apart from these, the phone has several unique features like Beauty Shot, which alters features of the subject to make the face brighter and smoother. Time Catch takes quick photos even before you capture any image so that you can also save lost moments. 
The dual capture mode works while capturing photos as well as videos, wherein the front as well as rear cameras operate simultaneously to capture the subject as well as your own expressions in real time (this feature is present in other phones like Samsung Galaxy S4HTC One, and now Nokia Lumia 1020). Other cool features in the phone's camera are capturing a photo while recording a video and 360-degree panorama.

In terms of megapixel count, LG Optimus G Pro's camera ranks in the league of Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z. However, as we saw in Optimus G, LG's 13MP camera is not really a match for the best in the segment. While the image quality has improved a lot as compared to Optimus G, it still does not match the photos delivered by Samsung Galaxy S4. It is likely that S4's imaging capabilities will be replicated or even bettered in Note III.

Performance:
The Snapdragon 600 processor that Optimus G Pro carries is one of the most powerful in the market. It delivered excellent results when we tested it earlier in Optimus G and the streak continues with this phone. On Antutu benchmark, it delivered a score of over 19000, which is respectable by any yardstick. However, it is not the highest in phones currently available in India (HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 deliver higher scores). More importantly for LG, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note III is said to beat these scores by a huge margin, with leakedAntutu screenshots showing that it notches up 34000 on the same test.

The display of LG Optimus, though gorgeous, is quite reflective and easily gets smeared with fingerprints. The colours are good while viewing videos but the contrast is a little off. Nevertheless, in big-screen smartphones in India, this is one of the only two phones that deliver such display quality, the other being Lenovo K900.

If you find the phone too big for your hands, you can choose the one-handed operation feature, where the keyboard, phone dialler etc can be moved towards the left or right so that it is easier to type on the big screen.

One thing we liked about the phone is its music player app, which is smooth, clean and has aYouTube icon that allows you to search for the song's video on the video sharing website directly from the music player. The stock video player of the phone can handle all popular video formats and features in-video zooming by default.

The 3,140mAh battery of LG Optimus G Pro is one of the biggest selling points of this phone. It last us over a day on a single charge, with usage being two-three hours of internet browsing and videos, four-five hours of music playback, an hour of gaming and calling.

Rivals:
LG Optimus G Pro obviously targets the high-end phablet market that Samsung Galaxy Note II dominates. However, this phone has to not only compete against Note II, but also Lenovo K900. Lenovo is not known for its smartphones in India, but K900 is a direct competitor of Optimus G Pro, albeit with a price difference of over Rs 10,000.

Both the phones have 5.5-inch displays with 1080p resolution and 401ppi pixel densities as well as 13MP cameras. However, the LG device bags a major victory due to a more powerful processor, though Lenovo's handset is made using a much more durable material, steel, and runs on Android 4.2.

Overall, LG Optimus G Pro pushes the right buttons and can lord over the top-end phabletmarket easily.

Verdict:
If you want a top-end phablet today, then LG Optimus G Pro is the device for you. However, its stay at the top is likely to be short as Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Note III at the start of September. The upcoming gadget will have two crucial advantages - a bigger screen and a faster processor.

If you can wait for another couple of months to spend over Rs 40,000 on a phablet, then Note III would be the device of choice. But if your purchase needs to be made in the next few weeks, then we have no qualms in recommending LG Optimus G Pro over any phablet in India, including Samsung Galaxy Note II.

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LG unveils curved-screen smartphone G Flex

South Korea's LG Electronics unveiled acurved smartphone in a move to catch up bigger rival Samsung Electronics.

Curved displays and flexible screens are the new battleground for phone makers as the screens open up possibilities that could eventually transform the high-end smartphone market.

Curved smartphones provide a more comfortable grip than flat-screen models, but the lack of must-have features means they are unlikely to be big consumer hits anytime soon, analysts have said. Manufacturing costs also remain relatively high.

Both Samsung and LG's curved phones are only available in the South Korean market as they seek to gauge consumer appetite.

Samsung launched a variant of the popular Galaxy Note earlier this month as the world's first smartphone with a display slightly curved side to side.

The model launched on Monday by LG Electronics has a vertically curved six-inch display. The company said the phone will be available from next month through South Korea's three mobile carriers.

Its vertically curved display offers more immersive video watching experience and the phone uses a curved battery to support its form factor, LG said.

Changing form factors of the battery as well as phone's chip board and other components remain a challenge in achieving flexible devices.

LG is among a slew of smaller companies struggling to compete against Samsung and Apple Inc, the smartphone leaders that account for almost all the industry's profits.

LG reported last week an 80 billion won ($75 million) operating loss from its handset division for the third-quarter due to marketing costs surrounding a smartphone launch in August.

The company plans to increase marketing investment in the current quarter to raise brand awareness in the high-end market, which it hopes will help expand sales later in the mid to lower-end segments.

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Samsung India launches its most expensive smartphone

Samsung has launched its Galaxy Golden flip phone with dual-touchscreens in India. The company has priced the new gadget at Rs 51,900, making it the most expensive device in its line-up in the country.

Galaxy Golden is powered by a dual-core 1.7 GHz processor and has 3.7-inch screens on the front and back. On the imaging front, there's an 8MP rear unit with LED flash and a 1.9MP front camera. The phone runs on Android 4.2 operating system, 1.5GB RAM and packs a 1,820mAh battery.

Apart from the two touchscreens, the phone also has a T9 keypad for input. Hardware keys like Back, Options and Home are placed in the alphanumeric keypad for the inner display, while the outer touchscreen has three buttons at the bottom.

Vineet Taneja, country head, Samsung Mobiles, said, "At Samsung, we are committed to making lives easier and smarter for our customers and Galaxy Golden does exactly that. With its innovative dual display and premium golden finish, Galaxy Golden brings together the best of touch and type experience on a smartphone."

The device was unveiled in August, but was only available in the South Korean market.

Samsung recently cut the price of its Galaxy Note 3, which was the most expensive device in its portfolio till now. The device is officially priced at Rs 47,900 in the market at present. The company is also offering a 10% buyback on select cards on the phone. 

Other smartphones priced above Rs 50,000 in the Indian market are HTC Butterfly S and the upcoming Apple iPhone 5S

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BlackBerry Z10 Specification

SPECIFICATION

Display

Form Factor	Bar
Screen Type	Capacitive Touchscreen
Screen Size	4.2 inches
Screen Resolution	1280 x 768
Number of Colours	16M

Processor

Processor	Dual Core
Speed	1.5 GHz

Memory

Internal Memory	16GB, 2GB RAM
Extendable Memory	microSD, up to 32GB

Camera Features

Sensor Resolution	8MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Features	Auto Focus, Image Stabilization
Digital Zoom	5x
Video resolution / frame rate	1080 x 720 / 30fps
Video Recording
Front facing camera	2MP

General Features

OS	Blackberry 10
Bluetooth Features	4.0
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS Support
USB Connector
Browser
NFC
Available Colours	Black & White

Carrier Networks

2G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G	LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Speed	HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE, EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps

Data

EGPRS or EDGE	EDGE
WiFi	802.11 a/b/g/n

Body

Dimensions	65.6 x 9 x 130 mm
Weight  (grams)	135.4

Sound

Media Player	Music formats: MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC - Video formats: DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264
Alert Tone	Vibration, MP3
Speakerphone
Audio connector	3.5mm

Battery

Type	Li-Ion
Capacity  (mAh)	1800
Talk Time with Standard Battery   (Minutes)	10 Hrs (3G)
Standby Time with Standard Battery   (Hours)	13 Days

Miscellaneous Features

Built in Applications

BlackBerry Hub - Contacts - BlackBerry Browser - BlackBerry Calendar - BBM - Text Messages - BlackBerry World - BlackBerry Remember - Docs To Go - Pictures - Music - Videos - Story Maker - Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn - Foursquare - BlackBerry Maps - Games - YouTube - Voice Control - Weather - Clock - Calculator - Compass - File Manager - Box - BlackBerry Connect for Dropbox - Print To Go - Smart Tags - Settings - Adobe Reader - Phone - Camera/Video Camera/Time Shift - Setup - Help - SIM Toolkit - Search

Other Features

Password Protection, Screen Lock, and Sleep Mode, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Proximity Sensor, Gyroscope, Ambient Light Sensor

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