Spice launched Spice Stellar (Mi-425), Stellar Horizon (Mi-500) and Spice Stellar Craze (Mi-355) new Android smartphones in India

Partnered with  NQ Mobile to provide security software, Spice has launched Spice Stellar (Mi-425), Stellar Horizon (Mi-500) and Spice Stellar Craze (Mi-355) new Android smartphones in India. All three phones are dual sim, support dual standby, have primary and secondary cameras, runs android 2.3 gingerbread (are upgradable to android 4.0 ICS).

Spice Stellar Craze (Mi-355) / Spice Stellar (Mi-425) / Spice Stellar Horizon (Mi-500)  

Check & compare the specifications for these three phones given in table below. 

( NOTE - specifications, status and price may vary
            - specifications are collected from various online data sources )

Feature	Sub feature	Spice Stellar (Mi-425) /  Spice Stellar Horizon (Mi-500) /  Spice Stellar Craze (Mi-355)
Price		Rs. 9999 / Rs. 11,999 /  Rs. 6499  (as on July 2012 , may vary)
Battery	Type	2,000 mAh  Lithium-ion A-class battery /  2,150 mAh Lithium-ion A-class battery /  1,420 mAh Lithium-ion A-class battery
	Stand-by time, Talk time	120hrs, 7hrs / NA / NA
Body	Dimensions	125*63.5*12.5mm / NA / NA
	Weight	110g /  NA /  NA
	Physical Keyboard	no / no / no
	Touch Screen	yes / yes / yes
Camera	Primary	5MP / 5MP / 5MP
	Features	Photo, video recording, Flash, Auto Focus, 3.9x Digital Zoom / Photo,video recording,Flash,Auto Focus /  Photo,video recording
	Secondary	VGA / VGA / VGA
	Features	video calling / video calling / video calling
Display	Type	TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 262K Colors, Multi-Touch Screen, Touch-Sensitive Controls  / Capacitive /  Capacitive
	Size	4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) /  4-inch /  3.5-inch
Data Connectivity	Bluetooth	yes / yes / yes
	EDGE	yes / yes / yes
	GPRS	yes / yes / yes
	WLAN	yes , Wi-Fi Tethering  /  Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi Tethering /  Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi Tethering
	USB	yes / yes / yes
Features	Colors	White, black / NA / NA
	Others	Redesigned search framework, Improved power management rich multimedia, faster, more intuitive text input, enhanced graphics / NA / NA
		Secured with NETQIN Antivirus /  Secured with NETQIN Antivirus /  Secured with NETQIN Antivirus
Hardware	CPU, GPU	Single-core Snapdragon 1GHz , 245MHz GPU /  Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz, 300 MHz GPU /  800MHz
	RAM	512MB / 512MB / NA
	Internal Memory	149 MB / 4 GB ROM / NA
	Card Slot	external micro SD supported /  external micro SD supported /  external micro SD supported
	Sensors	Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass /  G-sensor, proximity, light sensor / G-sensor, proximity, light sensor
	FM Radio	yes / yes / yes
	GPS	yes GPS,aGPS / yes / yes
Network	Dual SIM	yes, GSM + GSM /  yes, GSM + GSM /  yes, GSM + GSM
	Dual Stand-by	yes / yes / yes
	2G network	yes / yes / yes
	3G network	yes / yes / yes
Software	OS	Android 2.3 gingerbread (upgradable to Android 4.0 ICS) / Android 2.3 gingerbread (upgradable to Android 4.0 ICS) /  Android 2.3 gingerbread (upgradable to Android 4.0 ICS)
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash /  HTML, Adobe Flash /  HTML, Adobe Flash
	JAVA	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator /  Yes, via Java MIDP emulator /  Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM / SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM / SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Language	English / English / English
Sound	Alert Type	Vibration, MP3 ringtones /  Vibration, MP3 ringtones /  ibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	yes / yes / yes
	3.5 mm jack	yes / yes / yes
	MIC	single MIC / single MIC / single MIC
MISC	SAR (W/kg)	0.357 Watt/kg / NA / NA
	Announced	June 2012 / June 2012 / June 2012
	Status	Available in Indian Market / Available in Indian Market / Available in Indian Market

iBall launches two new dual-SIM Android phones iBall Andi 3e & iBall Andi 4d

Indian mobile manufacturer iBall has launched two new dual-SIM Android phones, iBall Andi 3e & iBall Andi 4d starting Rs. 6,990.

iBall Andi 3e & iBall Andi 4d

Check the specifications for these two phones given in table below. 

( NOTE - specifications, status and price may vary
            - specifications are collected from various online data sources )

Feature	Sub feature	Description
Price		Rs. 6990 / Rs. 9490 (as on July 2012 , may vary)
Battery	Type	1400mAh Lithium-ion A-class battery / 1630mAh Lithium-ion A-class battery
	Stand-by time / Talk time
Body	Dimensions
	Weight
	Physical Keyboard	no / no
	Touch Screen	yes / yes
Camera	Primary	3.2MP / 5MP
	Features	Photo,video recording / Photo,video recording,Flash,Auto Focus
	Secondary	VGA / 0.3MP
	Features	video calling / video calling
Display	Type	Bright LCD full capacitive / WVGA full capacitive, high bright wide angle
	Size	8.1 cm (3.2) / 10.16cm(4.0")
Data Connectivity	Bluetooth	yes with A2DP /yes with A2DP
	EDGE	yes / yes
	GPRS	yes / yes
	WLAN	yes / yes
	USB	yes / yes
Features	Colors
	Others	Special breezing light effect / Big screen, powerful, dual MIC
Hardware	CPU	650MHz / 1GHz
	RAM
	Internal Memory / ROM
	Card Slot	external micro SD supported / upto 32GB external micro SD supported
	Sensors	G-sensor, proximity, light sensor / G-sensor, proximity, light sensor
	FM Radio	yes / yes
	GPS	yes / yes
Network	Dual SIM	yes, GSM + GSM / yes, GSM + GSM
	Dual Stand-by	yes / yes
	2G network	yes / yes
	3G network	yes / yes
Software	OS	Android 2.3 gingerbread / Android 2.3 gingerbread
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash / HTML, Adobe Flash
	JAVA	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator / Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM / SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Language	English , Hindi
Sound	Alert Type	Vibration, MP3 ringtones / Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	yes / yes
	3.5 mm jack	yes / yes
	MIC	single MIC / dual MIC for noise cancellation
MISC	Announced	June 2012 / June 2012
	Status	Available in Indian Market / Available in Indian Market

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Motorola brings two new affordable Android phones with MotoSwitch UI

Motorola Mobility is bringing two stylish and unique Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) powered smartphones to its growing budget-friendly portfolio. Motorola MOTOLUXE and Motorola DEFY MINI coming to Greater China, Europe and Latin America this spring

While MOTOLUXE is a slim and sleek touchscreen device, Motorola DEFY MINI is dustproof and water-resistant, “life proof” phone for active users.

 
Motorola MOTOLUXE

 
 Motorola DEFY MINI 

Motorola’s MotoSwitch user interface changes the way you manage your life. With MotoSwitch, your smartphone learns who you talk to and which apps you use and keeps all of that information front and center. The Social Graph feature gives you easy and fast access to the people who really matter. It learns who’s most important to you and uses that information to populate the home screen. The more frequently you communicate with someone, the bigger their icon becomes. The Activity Graph gives you quick and easy access to your favorite apps, automatically changing to reflect the apps you use the most. With Music Now you can easily play your favorite music while the Smart Gallery displays your favorite pictures as collections.

Pricing and Availability

Both devices are expected to be available in Greater China, Europe and Latin America starting this spring. MOTOLUXE is already available in China under the name Motorola XT615 and is expected to be available in Greater China, Europe and Latin America starting in February. Motorola DEFY MINI is expected to be available in China under the name Motorola XT320 and in select countries in Europe and Latin America starting in February.

Motorola MOTOLUXE

Motorola DEFY MINI 

Features Sheet

	MOTOLUXE	Motorola DEFY
Form Factor	Touchscreen	Touchscreen
Software Platform	Android™ 2.3.7 (Gingerbread)	Android™ 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Dimensions	117.7x 60.5 x 9.85 mm	109 x 58.5 x 12.55 mm
Display	4" FWVGA 480x854	3.2" HVGA with capacitive touch (480 x 320) with scratch resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass
Weight	123.6g	107g
Processor	800MHz	600MHz
Battery	1400 mAh	1650 mAh
Talk and Standby Time	Talk time 2G/3G Up to 6.5h/4.5h Standby time 2G/3G Up to 450h/400h	Up to 10 hours of Talk Time and 21 days of Standby Time
Bands/Modes	850/900/1800/1900 for GSM 900/2100, 850/1900, 850/2100 for UMTS GPRS class 12 EDGE class 12 HSDPA DL7.2 Mbps / UL5.76 Mbps	Dual-band HSDPA / Quad-band EDGE 2G: 850/900/1800/1900 3G: 900/2100, 850/1900, 850/2100
Connectivity	3.5 mm stereo jack (audio out), micro USB, USB2.0 HS	3.5mm audio jack
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 3.0 w/o HS, HSP/HFP/A2DP/AVRCP	2.1, A2DP,AVRCP,HFP,HSP,OPP,SPP
Messaging/Web/Apps	Email, Google Apps™ (Google Maps™, Google Talk™, Google Search™, YouTube™, Google Calendar™, Google Voice Search™, Google News™, Google Weather™, Google Books™), Android Market™, SMS, MMS, e-mail, IM	Email, Google Apps™ (Google Maps™, Google Talk™, Google Search™, YouTube™, Google Calendar™, Google Voice Search™, Google News™, Google Weather™, Google Books™), Android Market™, SMS, MMS, e-mail, IM
Camera	8 MP rear-facing, 2x, 4x Zoom, Auto Focus, Resolution up to 3264 x 2448, Front-facing VGA	3MP rear-facing camera with flash, VGA front-facing for video chat
Audio	AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV	AMR, MP3, MIDI, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+,WMA
Video	Capture/Playback/Streaming MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DiVX	Capture/Playback/Streaming MPEG4, H.263, H.264, 30fps @ HVGA
Storage & Memory	512MB RAM x 1GB ROM	512MB RAM x 512MB ROM, up to 32G microSD slot
WLAN	802.11 b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct/DLNA
Location Services	GPS	GPS
Preloaded Applications	DLNA, FM Radio, Outdoor Dashboard	DLNA, FM Radio, Outdoor Dashboard

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