Weekend Roundup: 6 Sizzling Handsets Launched in India this Week

| Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 21:41 [IST]

India has been an important market for smartphone manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, LG, Nokia and other. Sadly, BlackBerry and Apple have not been able earn much from the market at the moment. But they both are trying to get their devices in India anyhow. BlackBerry brought its new BlackBerry 9720 handset in India at the midrange price section while Apple's iPhone 5C is also said to come in India soon. Moreover, India has been witnessing a lot on incoming devices lately.

To be precise, Samsung brought one of its latest handsets, Galaxy Note 3 in Indian market last month itself and at same time Sony also launched its Xperia Z1 handset in the same month.

However, GizBot has come up with top handsets that were launched in Indian market last week. To be precise, devices like LG G2, Gionee GPad G3, HTC One Mini, Sony Xperia C, Gionee Elife E6 and HTC Desire 500.

Most of the devices come with Android Jelly Bean OS and all these devices are much awaited by most. Specially when it comes to HTC One Mini, fans were quite excited. The smartphone market in India has thus been seeing a great advancement in technology as well. To talk about looks, LG G2 comes with a very unconventional rear camera button along with the volume rocker which is also placed at the rear side of the handset. All these handset are currently available in India on online stores.

Have a look at the round up of best handsets that were launched last week. GizBot has also cared to mention the price and specs of these devices in the slider below. Take a look:

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LG G2

The LG G2 packs a 5.2-inch Full HD IPS Super LCD2 display having resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels at 443 ppi. Inside comes a 2.26GHz quad-core processor powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB/32GB of internal memory. Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean comes out of the box. There's a 13-mega pixel rear facing camera sensor covered with scratch less material for protection. Also add a 2.1-mega pixel front facing camera. The main highlight of the rear camera is the coming of Optical image stabilization (OIS) feature with Auto Focus and LED Flashlight. The phone is ultra-slim at 8.99 mm thick. The device supports 4G LTE-Advanced connectivity. The IR Blaster is an addition. The makers have added a 3000mAh Li Ion battery.

Price: 40,490

Gionee GPad G3

Gionee GPad G3 comes packed with a 5.5-inch capacitive touch screen display and offers a FWVGA resolution rated at 854 × 480 pixels. To talk about power, the phablet comes powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor coupled with 1GB RAM and it runs on Android Jelly Bean v4.2. The handset is also accompanied by PowerVR SGX544 GPU. Moving on to camera, the handset features 5-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and LED flash along with a 0.3-megapixel front-facing VGA camera. There is a regular connectivity options included in the handset like 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and aGPS. Apart from that, the handset also supports a dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby. The 9.6mm thick GPad G3 also houses a 4GB internal memory which is expandable up to 32GB via microSD card and the phablet draws its energy from a 2250 mAh battery. The Gionee GPad G3 comes in Black and White color variants.

Price: 9,699

HTC One Mini

HTC One mini has a 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels at 341 ppi. The device is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC with support of 1GB of RAM and 16GB of fixed internal memory. Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean comes out of the box with Sense 5.0 and BlinkFeed UI on the top. The device packs a 4-megapixel UltraPixel rear facing camera and a 1.6-megapixel front facing camera. HTC One Mini also comes with acclaimed dual front speakers. The makers have added a 1800mAh Li Ion battery. Beats Audio comes standard with latest HTC handsets. Other connectivity features include: Bluetooth 4.0, 3G, Wi-Fi, DLNA, GPS, amongst other features.

Price: 37,299

Sony Xperia C

The Xperia C comes packed with a 5-inch TFT capacitive touch screen display and offers a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and 220 ppi pixel density. It runs on Android Jelly Bean v4.2.2 and is powered by quad-core MTK MT6589 processor clocked to 1.2 GHz and there is also a PowerVR SGX544 GPU. It is also supported by 1 GB RAM. Sony Xperia C features an 8MP rear camera with Exmor R sensor along with autofocus and LED flash. The camera can also shoot video at 1080p quality. There is a front facing VGA shooter at the front as well. Xperia C comes with a 4GB internal storage capacity but houses a MicroSD card slot that will support up to 32 GB. Sony Xperia C comes with number of connectivity options like GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB and GPS. Sony Xperia C comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Sony Xperia C draws its power from Li-Ion 2390 mAh battery capable of offering 111 hours of music playback, 12 hours of playback, 14 hours 4 minutes of 2G talk time and 24 days of standby time.

Price: 20,490

Gionee Elife E6

Gionee Elife E6 features a same 5 inch display but comes with a 1920 × 1080 FHD resolution and better pixel density rated at 441ppi. Gionee Elife E6 is powered by 1.2 GHz Mediatek quad-core processor along with 2GB of RAM and runs on Android Jelly Bean v4.2 OS. Gionee Elife E6 is loaded with 13MP auto focus rear camera with a 2nd generation BSI sensor and LED flash along with a competitive 5 MP front facing snapper. Further Gionee Elife E6 comes with a 32GB of in-built storage and has no options for memory expansion. It also features a number of connectivity options like GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB and GPS. Gionee Elife E6 is powered by a 2000 mAh battery.

Price: 21,906

HTC Desire 500

The HTC Desire 500 packs a 4.3 inch LCD display offering a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The phone is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 4GB of ROM (expandable up to 64GB via a microSD card slot). There's an 8-megapixel rear camera with Auto Focus, LED flash, BSI sensor and a 1.6-mega pixel front facing camera for long video chat. The makers have added a 1,800mAh Li Ion battery. The Desire 500 also comes with Sense 5.0, BlinkFeed UI and exceptional music quality, thanks to Beats Audio. Android 4.2 Jelly Bean comes out of the box. Other connectivity features include: 2G, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, A-GPS and DLNA among other features.

Price: 21,490

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