Motorola Moto E launched in India with an aggressive price of Rs 6,999

Motorola has finally launched the Moto E in India after the smartphone was leaked in all its glory a few days ago. The specs are similar to the ones that were rumoured and the smartphone will go on sale at midnight on Flipkart with a slew of offers. You’ll get 50 percent off on its covers and e-books worth Rs 1,000 if you purchase the device today. Flipkart will also offer you a 50 percent discount on an 8GB Transcend memory card if bought alongside the device. Here are the specifications of the device:

Motorola Moto E Specifications

• 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and Corning Gorilla glass 3 on top of it
• 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor
• 400 MHz Adreno 302 GPU
• 1GB RAM
• Android 4.4 KitKat
• 4GB internal storage, expandable by another 32GB with a microSD card
• 5MP rear camera without flash, no front camera
• Dual SIM, 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS for connectivity
• 1980 mAh battery

Motorola has hit the bull’s eye with its pricing and the smartphone will be made available black and white colours alongside the option of changing back panels like its other siblings being on offer as well. In our opinion, this is pretty much the best sub Rs 7,000 device and Motorola is all ready to replicate the success of the Moto G with Moto E.

Nokia Lumia 630 & Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM launched in India at Rs 10,500 & Rs 11,500 respectively

Nokia has been making constant improvements in the budget Windows Phone category. Lumia 520 was one of the best-selling smartphones in the country and then they launched the Lumia 525 with upgraded RAM for about the same price. It has now launched its first Windows Phone 8.1 devices in India, the Lumia 630 and the Lumia 630 dual SIM. The single SIM variant costs Rs 10,500 whereas the dual SIM variant has been priced at Rs 11,500. A point worth mentioning is that it is also the first Windows Phone device with dual SIM capability.

Nokia Lumia 630

Nokia Lumia 630 Specifications

• 4.5 inch ClearBlack IPS LCD display with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
•  Windows Phone 8.1 OS
• 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 512 MB RAM
• 8GB internal storage which can be expanded by 128 GB and is a segment first feature
• 5MP rear auto focus camera and no front camera
• On-screen buttons
• 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and GLONASS for connectivity
• Rs 10,500 for single SIM & Rs 11,500 for dual SIM

The Lumia 630 can’t be considered as a good upgrade over the Lumia 520 though as it misses out on a 1GB RAM which is present in the Lumia 525. The screen resolution as well as the camera stays the same. Both the devices will go on sale later this month starting 16th of May. Will Microsoft be successful in pulling users from Android? Let us see how it performs in the market in the coming months.

Windows 8.1 update may speed up budget tablets

We may not have to wait long to get that Windows 8.1 interface tweak, after all. ZDNet hears from sources that Microsoft wants to release the upgrade, tentatively named Update 1, on March 11th. The patch may let you do more than pin Windows Store apps, too: Redmond's developers will reportedly be able to optimize Windows' memory and storage footprints for lower-end tablets. ZDNet also reports that the software will be more business-friendly, though it's unclear how. We wouldn't be surprised if the launch details change, but it would certainly be nice to get a significant Windows refresh at the same time that we're picking up Titanfall.

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Source: ZDNet

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