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Looking for a new smartphone? Then your search is over, as we bring to you the 10 hottest smartphones launched in the country in the past couple of months. Whether you want to spend less than Rs 6,000 or more than Rs 40,000 on your next smartphone, we have enough options to cover all price points. And we have you covered on features too, giving you sufficient options on criteria like best screen quality, camera features, battery life, etc. So, take a look at our pick of the 10 best smartphones launched recently… OnePlus 2 – Rs 24,999 OnePlus 2, which has been priced at Rs 24,999 for the 64GB variant, recently went on sale. The smartphone has a 5.5-inch Full HD screen and runs on the company’s Android 5.1 (Lollipop)-based OxygenOS software. Powered by a 1.8GHz octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor with 4GB RAM, the new smartphone has an integrated fingerprint sensor and metallic frame. On the back of OnePlus 2 is a 13MP rear camera with laser autofocus and dual-tone dual-LED flash,...

Motorola has unveiled the latest update to its popular Moto G smartphone, offering the usual combination of low price and premium specs, but with added water-resistance and the ability to customise the device using Motorola's Moto Maker service. When Google first launched the Moto G in November 2013, it was widely praised for its low price, quad-core processor and HD screen, offering a wallet-friendly alternative to some of the premium devices on the market at the time, like Apple's iPhone 5c. Less than a year later, Motorola updated the device with a bigger screen, better cameras and microSD storage expansion, and raised the price from £135 to £145. Now the company has unveiled the third-generation Moto G – the first to be launched since Lenovo bought Motorola from Google for $2.9bn (£1.8bn) in 2014. The new Moto G runs Android Lollipop and has a 5-inch HD display, all-day battery life and built-in SD card support. It ...

Hours after its  India unit unveiled  the third-generation Moto G smartphone, Motorola announced two new smartphones of its Moto X range in the US.  While the new Moto X Style is priced at $399 (unlocked), its smaller sibling Moto X Play costs $299 off-contract. The former will hit the market in September, and the latter in August.  Notably, Moto X Style will be in direct competition with  the new OnePlus 2 smartphone , which costs $389 ( Rs 24,999 in India ). However, there is no word when the company will bring Moto X Style to the Indian market.  Moto X Style sports a 5.7-inch QHD (1440x2560p) resolution and runs on the 1.8GHz hexa-core 64-bit Snapdragon 808 chipset with 3GB RAM. It will come with 64GB of internal storage, with microSD card support up to 128GB. The smartphone has a 5MP front camera, 3,000mAh battery, and universal 4G support, and the "world's fastest turbo charging technology." Moto X Play, on the other hand, has a 5.5-inch Ful...

Google has launched its next generation Android One smartphone with Lava Pixel V1. The phone has been priced at Rs 11,350, approximately Rs 5,000 costlier than the three first generation Android One phones, which were launched last year. The smartphone will be exclusively available on Flipkart Monday onwards. The new Android One smartphone features a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280p) IPS display which comes with Asahi Dragon Trail Glass protection to guard against minor scratches. Lava pixel V1 is powered by a 1.3GHz qcta-core processor with 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage (around 25.47GB is usable). The phone features a microSD card slot to expand storage. The smartphone sports a 13MP rear camera with flash. It has a 8MP front-facing camera for selfies. The earlier version had 5 MP and 2 MP cameras respectively. The dual-sim phone supports 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM radio and GPS. It packs 2,650mAh battery.

Less than a week is left for the  launch of OnePlus 2 , but the smartphone's specifications and images have been leaked by Chinese certification agency TENAA. The images show that the upcoming OnePlus flagship will look quite similar to its predecessor complete with the sandstone back panel, but feature a metal frame on the sides. On the back, the camera setup now includes a laser-focus system, which we have seen previously in LG G4 smartphone. Additionally, the design is a little tweaked, as the smartphone will have a hardware Home button, which was missing in the first model. This Home button has likely been added to accommodate the fingerprint sensor, which the company says will be faster than Apple's TouchID. On the left side the sim card slot, whereas the volume rocker and power buttons are placed on the right. OnePlus has already announced a few features of its upcoming smartphone, including  4GB RAM , 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 810 chipset, 4G support, and...

Samsung has  revealed  its new 8-inch and 9.7-inch Galaxy Tab S2 models, and they're considerably different from last year. As revealed by a leak  yesterday , it shrunk both of last year's models  and killed the widescreen (16 x 10) aspect ratio, instead giving them an iPad-like 4 x 3 format. The company said that'll help "recreate the viewing experience of browsing through traditional print media," and make it easier to read e-books and web pages. On the other hand, less of the screen is now available for watching movies, particularly since both Galaxy Tab S2 models have also taken a step down in resolution from QuadHD to 2,048 x 1,536. Obviously, Samsung thinks people use their tablets for reading more often than watching movies. It's placed extra emphasis on that with the new Super AMOLED screen, which has a reading mode that "modifies the screen's brightness level to help users read content for longer periods of time." Helping as well is t...

Hackers always enjoy a product launch, and for good reason. Come the public release of any new smartphone, app, or service, hackers are given a new challenge and toy to play with, and will race to be the first group or lone wolf to crack its defences. This is particularly true for Apple products, where there is a massive jailbreaking community.  Jailbreaking is a popular practice that lets hackers remove the controls Apple builds into its products to stop people taking certain actions -- like downloading applications from third-party stores.  As a result, it's no surprise in the run-up to the release of Apple Pay, a contactless payment service, everyone from the Hacker News to The Guardian warned hackers would find ways to exploit the service.  Yet, come the release of Apple Pay in the UK on July 14, the doomsaying didn't ring true and we're still yet to hear about a successful scam or proof of concept attack targeting the platform.  According to security firm Fir...

OnePlus has finally announced the launch date of its next flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 2. On July 27, the Chinese smartphone maker will unveil its new product, but with a twist: it will be launched via virtual reality (VR). In what is being billed as the first smartphone to be launched via virtual reality, the company has said it will come out with its own virtual reality headset made of cardboard, which must be used to see the launch. The company has designed their own custom VR headsets that are tailored to fit the One smartphone. The VR cardboard will be available for free, but one will have to pay for the shipping charges. However, no further details, like when can one order it or how long will it take to arrive, have been shared on the company's blog. The event is scheduled for 7 PM Pacific Time on July 27, which will be 7:30 AM on July 28 for the Indian audience. The blog post by Carl Pei, co-founder, OnePlus, stated, "In our industry, product la...

Apple has removed Civil War games from the App Store featuring the Confederate flag, according to a report from Touch Arcade   Ultimate General: Gettysburg  and the  Civil War  games by developer Hunted Cow no longer appear for sale. A statement from a developer of  Ultimate General  confirms that the studio's game was removed by Apple. . Apple isn't the only company to pull merchandise featuring the Confederate flag. Following the tragic shooting at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a movement has called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina capital building and a re-evaluation of the nation's relationship with the symbol of the Confederate army. In response, Amazon and eBay have removed or banned Confederate flag merchandise, and Warner Bros. has scrapped plans for toys featuring the banner. Apple's decision is likely to draw more controversy. Removing games in wh...

"We would only design them and license the brand name," Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri told a German magazine. If you had any doubt that Nokia wants to  return to the phone business  in 2016, allow CEO Rajeev Suri to extinguish them for you. “”We will look for suitable partners,” Suri told the German language  Manager Magazin The company could still back off from its hopes and dreams, but it sure looks like Nokia’s phones will rise from the ashes in 2016. As previously reported, Nokia wouldn’t try to rebuild the devices and service business it sold to Microsoft. “Microsoft manufactures mobile phones. We would only design them and license the brand name," Suri explained. Instead, third-party manufacturers would pay for the rights to make Nokia-designed phones and sell them under the Nokia name. Rumblings about this plan have been going on for some time. In late 2014, Nokia Technologies President Ramzi Haidamus said there was value in designing and licensing hand...