Oneplus 3 soft gold is available at amazon india now!

OnePlus 3 Soft Gold is now available at Amazon India for a price of INR 27999. Those of you who are waiting for this color variant can go and buy it right now.



Get it here.

When is the OnePlus 3 soft gold coming to Indian market?

OnePlus 3 Graphite color version has already been launched in India and is deemed to be selling well when one take a look at import information.

As we all know the OnePlus 3 Soft gold version which quite a lot of people think to be a lot more better looking has been launched in the following countries already,
US - July 26, 12:00 pm US Eastern time
EU - August 1, 12:00 pm CEST
HK - August 1, 6:00 pm Hong Kong time
CA - August 1, 6:00 am Canada Eastern time

Carl Pei, the co-founder of OnePlus has said that it would launch in India soon. But it is already 1 month and still no sign of it.
So how soon is "soon" in OnePlus dictionary?

They are still importing the graphite colored version so far as recently as on 29 August 2016.
Since it still sells, there is no need to hurry to bring in the soft gold version which have demand in the countries that it has been launched.
So they can dump the graphite version here as people impatient to wait longer went and buy the graphite one, as in any case one would put a cover on it.

After demand in other market has saturated, and extra graphite colored stock has been cleared out, India would get it eventually. Thats how OnePlus currently viewed prospective Indian customers.

UPDATE: OnePlus has announced that it will be releasing the soft gold variant of the OnePlus 3 in the first week of October 2016 so everyone hold your horses, and wait for 1 month to get the soft gold version if you like that color better.

Google Nexus 6 officially launched

Google Nexus 6 has at last been launched with Motorola making the much awaited smartphones with striking similarities to the Moto X 2014. It is available unlocked at a price of $649 which is an un-Nexus like pricing.. Most people wouldn't be happy with the price tag.

CPU/GPU Snapdragon 805, Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 / Adreno 420
Display 5.96” 2560x1440 QHD AMOLED display (493 ppi) 16:9 aspect ratio Gorilla Glass 3
RAM 3GB
Memory 32/64GB
Battery 3200 mAh
Camera 13MP with optical image stabilization Dual LED ring flash f/2.0 aperture
4K video capture at 30fps, 2MP front cam HD Video Conferencing
Connectivity WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS / GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth® v 4.0 (LE)
Network GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA, LTE
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Magnetometer, Ambient light sensor
OS Android 5.0
Weight 184g
Size 82.98mm x 159.26mm x 10.06mm
Color Midnight Blue, Cloud White

Oneplus One 64 GB to launch in India by year end

Oneplus will be launching the 64 GB Oneplus One smartphones in India by year end and the company is already in talks with three major e-commerce players in the country which is expected to be either flipkart.com, snapdeal.com or amazon.in.

source: oneplus.net

Oneplus smartphones are available in other countries and sold through invitation only but in India it will follow the pre-order system notably used by Xiaomi.

The price will be around 20000 INR which will be similar to the price Xiaomi Mi4 is expected to be launched at.

Key Specs of Oneplus One:
- 5.5 inch 1080p display
- 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor
- 3 GB RAM
- 13 megapixel rear camera
- 5 megapixel front-facing camera
- 3,100 mAh battery.
- 4G LTE networks 2300 MHz band (compatible with India 4G network)
- 64 GB internal storage

Indian customers will be feeling privileged that they would get the chance to buy it without some hard to get invites, and this shows how much importance Oneplus has put on the Indian Market considering the fact that the company is in the process of assembling its first oversea dedicated teams to oversee the India's operations.

Redmi 1S India received and used

Xiaomi Redmi 1S, ordered on 2nd Sept 2014, was received on 15 Sept 2014. It came with one charger with usb to micro-usb plug cable, three screen protectors and two micro-sim adapters.
When one tried to make call, it seemed sluggish for me the first time I clicked on call, surely a phone with 1gb ram and quad core processor shouldn't be showing that lag in the call process. And the call process managed to hang for a few times, where one is given option to wait or kill the process, yes that's not promising when I am just trying to call. And in one such time, it managed to hang the phone completely and press anywhere do not register so have to restart the phone. That's not really a promising sign.

Update: 17 Sept 2014: After some use, one have not faced any issue related to lag in phone call process. So it is a one off so far and nothing to worry about. The phone is working fine and is a good deal for those who are looking for a smartphone with the given specs and at this price range.

Apple iPhone 6 and 6 plus unveiled today

Apple has unveiled the new 4.7inch screen size iPhone 6 and the bigger 5.5 inch screen size iPhone 6 Plus that everyone is waiting for. At last we now have a bigger screen iPhone and hardcore Apple fans don't have to make do with the limited screen space and if they indeed need the bigger screen space then they have to look at the Samsungs, LGs and others but now they can go for the iPhone 6 Plus.

In what respect the new iPhones are better than previous generation?

1. bigger screen
2. slimmer
3. camera more powerful
4. improved battery life
5. nfc to be used by apple pay for one tap payment at nfc supported cash registers.

What is more important to many is the price of iPhone 6 Plus' 2 years contract pricing.

  16GB iPhone 6 plus = $299
  64GB iPhone 6 plus = $399
128GB iPhone 6 plus = $499

The pre-order will start on 12 Sept 2014.
The shipping will start on   19 Sept 2014.

One would expect the larger iPhone 6 Plus to eat into the market share of Samsung note range as people who love iPhone but want a bigger screen can go for an iPhone at last, I personally found the iPhone 5s screen to be too small for what people do today with their smartphones.

Redmi 1S India shipped not yet received

Xiaomi Redmi 1S that has been ordered on 2nd Sept 2014 and claimed to have been shipped on 9th Sept 2014 after a delay of 1 week to get it imported probably. Check out the order status below.

Update 13 Sept 2013: The shipment is stucked at the point where it is expected to be received at the motherhub in the city in which one lives in. And the expected delivery date is 12 Sept 2014 and one still have not received the shipment concerned. Did someone at the airport stole the batch of shipment meant for the particular city, or is the shipment status faked because everyone is calling flipkart inquiring about the order status and why it has been so for so many days, so they decide to make the shipment appear to move to silent the customers for a while and obviously they cant make it appear to arrive at the mother hub nearest to your place so it still say expected after 2-3 days as you can go and check and they will be found out.

Redmi 1S India order still not yet shipped

Flipkart Redmi 1s order

The Xiaomi Redmi 1S sales took place on 2nd Sept 2014, and the order was as of that date, till now that is 7th Sept 2014, it has not been shipped.

Flipkart and Xiaomi claimed that there are 40000 units of Redmi 1S put up on sale as on the sale date, and they claimed to have sold out in so and so seconds, but how can you sell out something which you don't even have physical stocks of in any warehouse within the country? If they have real physical stock of the said phone then they would have packed them and shipped them already and those who have ordered would have received the phone by now.

After the sale is finished, then only they will get the said phones imported from Xiaomi's own or outsourced factories in China, so no wonder it takes some time for the imports to arrive in India.

Update 13 Sept 2014:
On searching Zauba.com for the import shipment data of Xiaomi Redmi 1S phone, it shows that the said 40000 phones put on sale on 2nd Sept 2014 were imported in two batches, the first batch of 20000 on 4th Sept 2014 and the rest of the 20000 on 5th Sept 2014. So can they claim a sold out if the phone isnt in flipkart warehouse at the beginning of sale on 2nd Sept 2014? or the shipment is meant for a latter date sale?

With this shipment data, it looks like they import the shipment only after the claimed soldout of 40000 phones
on 2nd Sept 2014.

Nokia Lumia 1320

Nokia Lumia 1320 will be available from 14 January 2014 at a price of 23,999 INR.

Nokia Lumia 1320 Key Features:-
• The Nokia Lumia 1320 runs on Windows Phone 8 with Lumia Black and also features third Live Tile in Start menu.
• The Nokia Lumia 1320 comes with 6-inch IPS LCD display with 720x1280 pixels resolution and boasts Nokia's ClearBlack technology.
• 1.7GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor along with 1GB of RAM.
• The phone has 8GB inbuilt storage which can be expandable up to 64GB with microSD card with 7GB of SkyDrive cloud storage.
• The phone also has 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with 3400mAh battery which can deliver up to 672 hours of standby time and up to 25 hours of talktime.

Nokia Lumia 525

Nokia Lumia 525 is a new version of the cheapest smartphones in Nokia Lumia lineup will be available from January 14, 2014 at a price of 10,339 INR.

Nokia Lumia 525 Key Features:-
• The Nokia Lumia 525 runs on Windows Phone 8 with the Lumia Black update.
• 4-inch (800 x 480) display.
• The phone has dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor alongside 1GB of RAM.
• with 8GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded up to 64GB with microSD card.
• 7GB of free SkyDrive cloud storage.
• 5-megapixel rear camera but no flash or front-facing camera.
• The phone has 1430mAh battery which can deliver up to 17 hours of talk time and up to 336 hours of standby time.
• Connectivity options such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, A-GLONASS and 3G.
• Navigation apps such as HERE Drive, HERE Maps, and HERE Transit.

Lenovo IdeaPhone S720 (White)

Lenovo IdeaPhone S720 (White) for 9999 INR eligible for further 15% discount at flipkart

SPECIFICATIONS OF LENOVO IDEAPHONE S720 (WHITE)

GENERAL FEATURES
Model ID IdeaPhone S720
SIM Size: Full Sim Size
SIM Type : Dual SIM
Touch Screen: Yes
Handset Color: White

PLATFORM
OS: Android OS vv4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor: 1 Cortex A9, Dual Core
Graphics: PowerVR SGX531

DISPLAY
Type : IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size: 4.5 Inches
Resolution : 540 x 960 Pixels

CAMERA
Primary Camera: 8 Megapixel
Secondary Camera: 1 Megapixel
HD Recording: HD

DIMENSIONS
Size: 68.3x132.3x9.9 mm

BATTERY
Type Li-Ion, 2000 mAh

MEMORY AND STORAGE
Internal: 4 GB
Expandable Memory: microSD, upto 32 GB
Memory: 512 RAM

INTERNET & CONNECTIVITY
3G Yes
Wifi Yes
USB Connectivity Yes, micro USB
HDMI Port No
Audio Jack 3.5 mm

OTHER FEATURES
Sensors Proximity, Accelerometer

How Samsung messed up trying to extinguish the S4 burning issue

How Samsung attempt to silence a Samsung Galaxy S4 owner who posted a video on YouTube showing how his S4 caught fire while charging and the result is the charging port got burnt and rendering the phone not usable anymore.

Here is the video posted by ghostlyrich showing the damaged and burnt Samsung S4 which has 735,154 views at the time of writing,

One would expect Samsung to simply get the phone replaced as soon as possible, but on the contrary they sent the user a document saying that they will exchange his defective device S4 only after he pulls his initial video from YouTube and agree to various other conditions that they have set in the set of documents. Check out ghostlyrich video about it for more details. The video has 1,000,971 views at the time of writing.

The attempt to clear the bad publicity ended up creating even worse publicity for Samsung. So big companies should realized that they can't simply cover up in this age of widespread use of internet enabled portable devices. In fact they could have shown themselves in good light by replacing the devices with a brand new one and other goodies to go along with it to make up for all the trouble :p