The battle of Supremacy in the Mid-range smartphone segment
The battle is now out in the open. Good bye Micromax and Sayonara Karbonn. Indian smartphone consumers have found a new mid-range segment and that too with the presence of some of the big names of the world like HTC, Blackberry, Motorola, Asus etc. The new mid-range segment that we are talking about is no more 10-15 thousand Rupees but has extended itself to 12-17 thousand Rupees. Now, If you have this much money to spend on a brand new smartphone, we are staging a battle of the tough ones, loaded with big features which are once considered to be the property of only the flagship phones.The scores and final score is based upon the exhaustive expert as well as user review. So, let the battle begin !.
And…the contenders are….
Panasonic P81
Spec Sheet Score/100 | |||
Display Size | 5.5”, IPS | 85 | |
Resolution | 1280 x 720p | 75 | |
Pixel per inch | 267 ppi | 69 | |
Processor | Mediatek | 65 | |
RAM | 1GB | 70 | |
ROM | 8GB (+) | 80 | |
Cores | 1.7 Ghz, Octa core | 82 | |
Camera | 13 MP | 66 | |
Selfie Camera | 2 MP | 63 | |
Video Recording | Full HD | 70 | |
Battery | 2500 mAH | 80 | |
Operating System | Android 4.2 | 65 | |
Design | Sleek bar | 88 | |
Thickness | 7.9 mm | 85 | |
Sim | Dual Sim | 80 | |
Uniqueness | Gesture Play | 60 | |
Price range | 16-17 K | 80 | |
Brand | Panasonic | 67 | Final Score – 73.88 |
Alcatel One touch Idol X+
Spec Sheet Score/100 | ||
Display Size | 5.0”, IPS | 80 |
Resolution | 1920 x1080p | 80 |
Pixel per inch | 441 ppi | 85 |
Processor | Mediatek | 65 |
RAM | 2GB | 82 |
ROM | 16GB (-) | 68 |
Cores | 2 Ghz , Octa core | 87 |
Camera | 13.1 MP | 73 |
Selfie Camera | 2 MP | 62 |
Video Recording | Full HD | 77 |
Battery | 2500 mAH | 78 |
Operating System | Android 4.2 | 65 |
Design | Sleek bar | 85 |
Thickness | 8.1 mm | 81 |
Sim | Dual Sim | 80 |
Uniqueness | Gorilla glass2 | 70 |
Price range | 16-17 K with free boomband & JBL earphones | 86 |
Brand | Alcatel | 55 | Final Score – 75.5 |
Asus Zenfone 5
Spec Sheet Score/100 | ||
Display Size | 5.0”, IPS | 80 |
Resolution | 1280 x 720p | 77 |
Pixel per inch | 294 ppi | 72 |
Processor | Intel Atom | 75 |
RAM | 2GB | 89 |
ROM | 16GB (+) | 77 |
Cores | 1.6 Ghz , Dual core | 71 |
Camera | 8 MP | 70 |
Selfie Camera | 2 MP | 64 |
Video Recording | 77 | |
Battery | 2110 mAH | 74 |
Operating System | Android 4.3 | 69 |
Design | bar | 80 |
Thickness | 10.3 mm | 69 |
Sim | Dual Sim | 80 |
Uniqueness | Gorilla glass3 | 73 |
Price range | 12-13 K | 89 |
Brand | Asus | 71 | Final Score – 75.38 |
HTC Desire 616
Spec Sheet Score/100 | ||
Display Size | 5.0”, IPS | 80 |
Resolution | 1280 x 720p | 75 |
Pixel per inch | 294 | 73 |
Processor | Cortex A7 | 79 |
RAM | 1GB | 73 |
ROM | 4GB (+) | 66 |
Cores | 1.7 Ghz , Octa core | 78 |
Camera | 8 MP | 77 |
Selfie Camera | 2 MP | 68 |
Video Recording | 1080p | 79 |
Battery | 2000 mAH | 71 |
Operating System | Android 4.2 | 68 |
Design | bar | 79 |
Thickness | 9.2 mm | 73 |
Sim | Dual Sim | 80 |
Uniqueness | Sense 5.5 UI | 70 |
Price range | 16-17 K | 75 |
Brand | HTC | 84 | Final Score – 74.88 |
Xiaomi Mi3
Spec Sheet Score/100 | ||
Display Size | 5.0”, IPS | 80 |
Resolution | 1920x1080p | 82 |
Pixel per inch | 441 ppi | 85 |
Processor | Krait 400 | 80 |
RAM | 2 GB | 88 |
ROM | 16GB (+) | 88 |
Cores | 2.3 Ghz , Quad core | 83 |
Camera | 13 MP | 73 |
Selfie Camera | 2 MP | 66 |
Video Recording | 1080p | 71 |
Battery | 3050 mAH | 92 |
Operating System | Android 4.2 | 68 |
Design | Sleek bar | 87 |
Thickness | 8.1 mm | 80 |
Sim | Single Sim | 65 |
Uniqueness | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset | 75 |
Price range | 14-15 K | 84 |
Brand | Xiaomi | 50 | Final Score – 77.61 |
Blackberry Z3
Spec Sheet Score/100 | ||
Display Size | 5.0”, IPS | 80 |
Resolution | 960 x 540p | 65 |
Pixel per inch | 220 | 63 |
Processor | Krait 200 | 69 |
RAM | 1.5 GB | 75 |
ROM | 8GB (+) | 73 |
Cores | 1.2 Ghz , Dual core | 67 |
Camera | 5 MP | 74 |
Selfie Camera | 1.1 MP | 64 |
Video Recording | 1080p | 70 |
Battery | 2000 mAH | 70 |
Operating System | Blackberry 10.2.1 | 73 |
Design | bar | 80 |
Thickness | 9.3 mm | 72 |
Sim | single Sim | 65 |
Uniqueness | Can play Android apps | 78 |
Price range | 14-15 K | 79 |
Brand | Blackberry | 82 | Final Score – 72.16 |
Moto G
Spec Sheet Score/100 | ||
Display Size | 4.5”, IPS | 73 |
Resolution | 1280 x 720p | 76 |
Pixel per inch | 326 | 79 |
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 | 83 |
RAM | 1GB | 74 |
ROM | 16GB (-) | 68 |
Cores | 1.2 Ghz , Quad core | 72 |
Camera | 5 MP | 73 |
Selfie Camera | 1.3 MP | 66 |
Video Recording | 720p | 72 |
Battery | 2070 mAH | 70 |
Operating System | Android 4.4 | 80 |
Design | bar | 76 |
Thickness | 11.6 mm | 68 |
Sim | Dual Sim | 80 |
Uniqueness | Gorilla glass3 | 70 |
Price range | 13-14 K | 74 |
Brand | Motorola | 80 | Final Score – 74.11 |
And…the winner of this Best among the equals battle is… The Newly Launched – XIAOMI MI 3 !
Airtel disappoints its GPRS-EDGE surfers
Airtel has slashed the data usage limit to half in India. Previously it was 2GB with one time recharge of Rs 98 and now it is 1GB with 1 month validity.
It’s a disappointing move considering the hike in call tariffs last month. Subscribers are already facing expensive call rates and now this expensive internet package will compel the airtel subscribers to use number portability provided that other operators decide not to change their plans.
In coming days, it’s expected that other players like idea, vodafone will also jump to the bandwagon. Dropping profit margins and competetion with 8-9 other service providers in a single circle is the reason behind this revision. So, wait and watch for few days if you want to leave your present network.
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