10.or G with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 626, 13MP dual rear cameras launched starting at Rs. 10999

Earlier this month 10.or (pronounced Tenor) made its debut in India with the 10.or E. Today it has launched 10.or G with 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass screen, Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform, Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) that will be upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), Dual 13-megapixel rear (RGB + Monochrome) camera with phase detection auto focus (PDAF), dual-tone LED flash and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash.

It has a metal design, comes with a fingerprint on the back and packs a 4000mAh battery.

10.or G specifications

• 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS 2.5D display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
• 2.2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
• 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
• Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 Oreo
• Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
• 13MP (RGB) + 13MP (Monochrome) Dual rear cameras with Dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size
• 16MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, Samsung sensor
• Fingerprint sensor
• 3.5mm audio jack, dual speakers
• Dimensions: 155x76x8.5mm; Weight: 170g
• 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
• 4000mAh (typical) / 3910mAh (minimum) battery

The 10.or G comes in Beyond Black and Go Grey colors, is priced at Rs. 10999 for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version and Rs. 12,999 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version and will be available from October 3rd exclusively on Amazon.in. The 10.or E will finally go on sale from September 29th. Registrations for both are already up to Amazon.

Launch offers include,  No-Cost EMI offer on all major credit cards, up to Rs. 1000 additional off on exchange of your old mobile phone mobile, data offers and up to 5 bestselling books worth Rs. 385 free in the Kindle store. Amazon Prime members will get an additional year of extended warranty for both the devices.

Nubia Z17 mini Limited Edition with Snapdragon 653, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage launched in India for Rs???

Nubia has launched Nubia Z17 mini smartphone in India with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage in India back in June. Today it has launched the Limited Edition 6GB RAM and 128GB storage version of the phone in the country that comes in new Aurora Blue color. The new version is also powered by Snapdragon 653 instead of Snapdragon 652.

It packs dual 13-megapixel rear cameras, one with monochrome lens and the other one with RGB lens, offering crisp shots. It has ultra fast focus in 0.1 seconds and supports aperture adjustment from f/1.0 to f/16.0. It also has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with 80-degree wide-angle lens.  It comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, has a unibody metal design and is just 7.45mm thick.

Nubia Z17 mini Limited Edtion specifications

• 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display  with 1500:1 contrast ratio, 85% NTSC color gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass
• Octa Core Snapdragon 653 Mobile Platform (Quad 1.95GHz ARM Cortex A72 + Quad 1.44GHz A53 CPUs) with Adreno 510 GPU
• 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 200GB with microSD
• Nubia UI 4.0 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
• Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
• 13MP (monochrome) + 13MP (RGB) dual rear cameras with  Sony IMX258 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, OIS, 4K video recording
• 16MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 80-degree wide-angle lens
• Fingerprint sensor
• Dimensions: 146.65 × 72.5 × 7.45mm; Weight: 155g
• 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C
• 2950mAh battery with fast charging

The Nubia Z17 mini Limited Edtion is priced at Rs. 21,499 and will be available exclusively from Amazon.in starting from tomorrow, September 15th.

Micromax to launch a smartphone with narrow bezel screen on August 22, Canvas Infinity expected

Every company is now keen on launching phones with bezel-less display. Micromax has sent out invite for the launch of its new phone with minimal bezels and more screen on August 22nd. The invite just says ”Let’s put a number to infinity” along with the launch date and the image of the phone.

The phone has a curved glass on the front and the sides of the phone is curved. On the top bezel there are sensors, earpiece and the front camera, bu the fingerprint sensor is not present on the bottom bezel, so it will likely be present on the back of the phone.

According to a recent report, the phone is expected to launch the Canvas Infinity with a 5.7-inch display with 18:9 aspect ratio and is said to run on  Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC.

Coolpad to launch the Play 6 in India

Coolpad published an event on Facebook, teasing the launch of the Play 6 in India. With series of posts, the company will lead to the actual release of the phone. Once the event reaches its end date of August 20, the Coolpad Play 6 will start hitting the shelves.

The Coolpad Play 6 comes with It has a Snapdragon 653 chipset, putting itself on par with the Oppo F3 Plus and ZTE nubia Z17 mini. One of the more impressive specs is the 6 GB RAM, coming along with 64 GB storage and a microSD slot.

A dual camera setup is located on the back with a fingerprint scanner keeping company below it. Both sensors are 13 MP with f/2.0 lens, PDAF, and there is a dual-LED flash. The OS running on the Play 6 is Android Nougat 7.1.1. The device will rely on 4,060 mAh battery capacity to take you through the day.

The expected price of the phone is around INR15,000 around

Reliance JioPhone run special version of WhatsApp!!?

Reliance Jio is in talks with WhatsApp to create a special version of the popular messaging app for newly launched JioPhone, according to a latest report from Factor Daily. Both the companies are planning to introduce a toned-down version of WhatsApp on the feature phone.

The discussions, between the Jio team and WhatsApp, still seem to be in its preliminary stage. Although the JioPhone comes pre-loaded with Jio Music, Jio Cinema and Jio TV, it lacks basic ability to run WhatsApp, which has a over 200 million users in India. The phone is also said to include Facebook and YouTube apps. Poweredby Qualcomm 205 platform, the JioPhone runs on KaiOS, a forked version of the Firefox operating system. WhatsApp doesn’t have a version that runs on the KaisOS and therefore the duo are in talks for a special version.

The JioPhone is company’s first VoLTE feature phone that is ‘Made in India’. The phone has a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, Alphanumeric keypad, 4-way Navigation key, microSD slot, rear camera, torch light, FM Radio, comes with 22 major Indian languages and has voice commands call someone, reject a call, browse internet, open apps  and more. The JioPhone is effectively free, but to avoid misuse, the company is collecting Rs. 1500 as a security deposit, which will be refunded after 3 years

Reliance Jio launches new Rs. 399 plan with 84 days validity, revises old plans

Reliance Jio launched Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer back in April after the Summer Surprise Offer was withdrawn as per TRAI’s recommendation. As the 84-day Dhan Dhana Dhan offer ends this month for those activated it back in April, it has launched new plans for the Prime members. It has also revised Rs. 309 Dhan Dhana Dhan pack that offered 84 days validity to 56 days validity and has launched the same 84-day validity plan for Rs. 399 with 1GB data per day.

The Rs. 509 plan that offered 2GB data per day now comes with 56 days validity instead of 84 days with the Dhan Dhana Dhan offer. Old 999, 1999, 4999 and 9999 have been revised with more validity and data. Rs. 149 and other basic plans remain the same. Check out the list below.

All these get unlimited local and STD calls and SMS. You can check more details about the plans on jio.com

GST impact on motorcycles, two-wheelers: Change in prices of Royal Enfield, Bajaj, TVS and Honda motorcycles

Good and Services Tax is the buzz word for the day. Although it is far from as simple as advertised,  it has to many simplified their entire business model albeit sending a few chartered accountants into the insane asylum. The way it works is that all goods and services are to be taxed equally, however ultimately it works out quite differently. This means that some products get more expensive while some will get cheaper. Now if you have been in the market for a new two wheeler, depending on which one you had your eye on, you probably want to know whether it will get more expensive or not. Ultimately, there is one overall guideline that you could follow, if it’s above 350cc, like a Bullet then it will get more expensive, while the newly launched Duke 250, it will get cheaper. Not that all of this is really that simple either, considering that companies like these that manufacture automobiles will be facing some changes (either more or less) on the prices of their raw materials and parts, and thereon they can decide if they want to pass down those rates to the customer. Point being is its very complex. If you still feel the need to get specific, we’ve got a list of popular bikes and an approximation how they’ve been affected.

GST Impact on Bajaj Motorcycles  

Bajaj has been on the front foot for the last few years bringing in some great motorcycles (the likes of KTM and Kawasaki) and even bringing their R&D forward a great bit. I suppose Mr. Bajaj isn’t all that “mad in India” after all. Most of Bajaj’s range will make it under the 350cc mark and therefore will get a 4% rebate on the existing tax structure. That is of course excluding the Dominar 400 which is above the bracket and find a marginal increase of .8%.

Pre-GST Prices of Bajaj Pulsar Range: Rs 82,147-1,37,862
Post-GST Prices of Bajaj Pulsar Range: Rs 78,861-1,32,347

Pre-GST Prices of  Bajaj  Discover :Rs  57,326
Post-GST Prices of Bajaj  Discover: Rs 55,033

Pre-GST Prices of  Bajaj Dominar: Rs 1,54,503
Post-GST Prices of Bajaj Dominar: Rs 1,55,739

GST Impact on Royal Enfield Motorcycles

The last seven years have been a renaissance of sorts for the Royal Enfield Brand. Apparently if those people who had bought Royal Enfields motorcycles in 2010, had instead bought their stocks they’d have had money to buy a Rolls Royce. Oh ! The irony. Needless to say that, Mr. Sidd Laal won’t be too happy about the GST considering that Royal Enfields have literally been made the end marker for the GST’s bad side,

Pre-GST Prices of  Royal Enfield Classic 350cc: Rs 1,52,865
Post-GST Prices of Royal Enfield Classic 350cc:Rs 1,54,087

Pre-GST Prices of  Royal Enfield Himalayan:Rs 1,82,364
Post-GST Prices of Royal Enfield Himalayan: Rs 1,83,822

Pre-GST Prices of Royal Enfield Bullet 350cc:Rs 1,28,409
Post-GST Prices of Royal Enfield Bullet 350cc: Rs 1,29,436

GST Impact on TVS Motors

TVS Motors is an endearing sort of company. It has both earned its pedigree with global standards in R&D and made some great alliances (BMW, Sherco and Suzuki !!) along the way. They’ve even managed to lock in a great image for their brand. Luckily since even the biggest TVS in the future is going to be no more than 310cc, they will all also the standard 4% reduction.

Pre-GST Prices of  TVS Star City Plus:Rs 51,888
Post-GST Prices of TVS Star City Plus:Rs 49,812

Pre-GST Prices of  TVS Apache RTR 200 4V:Rs 1,05,609
Post-GST Prices of TVS Apache RTR 200 4V:Rs 1,01,304

Pre-GST Prices of TVS Victor:Rs 59,286
Post-GST Prices of TVS Victor:Rs 56,914

GST Impact on Honda Motorcycles

Very few people expected Honda to make the most of their Hero divorce, but they did and how. Meanwhile Hero-Honda which was dwindles on the sidelines. The same 350 cc rules apply, and since Honda has stakes in both the upper and lower segments of the range, they will see 4% decrease in the lower categories and about 8% in the higher categories.

Pre-GST Prices of Honda CB Unicorn 160: Rs 85,215
Post-GST Prices of Honda CB Unicorn 160: Rs 88,623

Pre-GST Prices of  Honda CB Shine SP:Rs 70,147
Post-GST Prices of Honda CB Shine SP: Rs 67,341

Pre-GST Prices of Honda CBR 650 F: Rs 8,64,249
Post-GST Prices of Honda CBR 650 F: Rs 8,71,162

Note: All prices are indicative and may differ from the actual cost at a certain dealership. All prices are ex-showroom Delhi.