5 hot smartphones under Rs 20,000

5 hot smartphones under Rs 20,000.

5 hot smartphones under Rs 20,000

Planning to buy a new phone soon but confused by all the technical jargon and the number of smartphones available in the market today? Worry not. If you are looking to purchase a swanky new sub-Rs 20,000 smartphone, then look no further. We have compiled a list of five hot smartphones available in India today that cost less than Rs 20,000 and have all the latest features.

LG Optimus L7 – Rs 15,529

The LG Optimus L7 can be purchased for Rs 18,990 and sports a 4.3-inch display with a 480×800 pixels resolution. The smartphone is powered by a 1GHz Cortex A5 processor running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and has a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash and a front-facing VGA camera.

With thickness of just 8.7mm thick. Other features include Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA and a-GPS. It includes 512MB of RAM and comes with 4GB of internal memory. It can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. It includes a 1700 mAh battery.

Nokia Lumia 800 – Rs 17,799

The Windows Phone 7.5-powered Lumia 800, from the house of Nokia, comes at Rs 17,799. The smartphone sports a 3.7-inch ClearBlack display and is powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It has 16GB of built-in storage but does not support microSD card for expandable storage. Connectivity features in the device include 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and microUSB.

Motorola Atrix 2 – Rs 17,999

This device runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and is powered by a dual-core OMAP processor clocked at 1GHz is now available at Rs 17,999. The Motorola Atrix 2 sports a 4.3-inch qHD display with Gorilla Glass protection, it includes 1GB RAM and 8GB of built-in storage, along with support for 32GB expandable memory via microSD card.

Atrix 2 has an 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video recording, a secondary front facing camera with VGA quality, and includes a 1,735 mAh battery which is rated for up to 8 hours, 50 mins of talktime.

Sony Xperia J – Rs 18,399

Sony Xperia J sports a 4-inch touchscreen of 480 x 854 resolution, sheathed by a scratch resistant gorilla glass display. It is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon processor with 512MB of RAM and 4GB internal memory (usable up to 2GB only). It comes with pre-installed Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and it will receive and is scheduled to receive Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update in 2013.

The phone’s memory is expandable up to 32GB via the microSD slot available and has a powerful 1,750mAh battery which will provide you with a talk-time of up to 7hours (3G).

HTC Desire X – Rs 19,799

This is an Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) based device powered by a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, coupled with 768MB of RAM. Additionally, it includes 4GB of built-in storage capacity, a microSD card for expandable storage and a 1,650 mAh battery.

The HTC Desire X is equipped with a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, 28mm wide angle lens, BSI sensor and LED flash. It does not include a front facing camera, unlike most of the new Android smartphones.

The device has been up for grabs at a best buy price of Rs 19,799.

Nexus 4 Now Sold Out: Poor Sales Launch by Google Read more at http://androidheadlines.com/2012/11/nexus-4-now-sold-out-poor-sales-launch-by-google.html#1dJ22eQCh8DQ7uJ8.99

So, it seems that Google has yet again struggled to launch hardware into the world. We thought that the web giant would have been over this by now what with the poor launch of the Nexus 7 but it seems like the launch of the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 10 were too much for their serves. All over Google+ we’ve been hearing word that the Play Store was an absolute mess when trying to order a device and some of our own writers have experienced this. It looks like the Nexus 4 is now completely sold out, both the 8GB and the 16GB models sold out in under 30 minutes. Which raises a whole lot of questions…

Did Google Not Think the Nexus 4 Was In Demand?
I don’t want to go off on a tangent here but did Google really not have any idea of how popular a phone of this caliber at this price point was going to be? From the way the Play Store was geared up to handle orders today it was as if the Search Giant thought they had a loser on their hands. The Play Store has been nothing but a mess of server errors, inane Google Wallet egg-timers and general confusion. Of course things are going to be a little wonky when it comes to a new product launch but, really Google? This was the best you could do on the day your flagship device went live? Historically the Nexus program has never done that well when it comes to sales – there’s a reason we never see number of Nexus phones – but how can they not see that at that price, for that phone people were going to go crazy over it?

Had Google Done Anything to Prepare the Play Store for This?
It looks like Google didn’t do much at all to help bolster the Play Store’s defences when it comes to the sheer amount of traffic they received. I’m still on the fence when it comes to ordering one of the devices but even when I was refreshing the page I got errors and whatnot when the site went live in the UK. It looks to me as if Google should really do something about the Play Store as when the devices page went live for orders in the US there was nothing but error messages and uncertainty. You can say what you will about other retailers but I doubt that a launch has been as bad as this in a very long time. How is that that the World’s biggest presence on the web can’t launch and sell their own phones and devices properly? The Play Store looked like a boxer on his last leg’s this morning and if Google are smart, they’ll do something about it, and fast.

Why Have Google Not Said Anything?
Then there’s the whole issue of waiting and wondering when the devices were going to actually go live for orders. With people not knowing exactly when they could get their hands on the devices, people were lying in wait all day long, ready and waiting to pounce on their Web Browsers like hungry Lions. This isn’t good for any server – no matter how large – as it doesn’t take a lot to flood one with traffic. If Google came clean and were vocal about the launch then I don’t think it would have been anywhere near as bad as this, there’s no word on Google when the devices will be in stock and some of you out there are still waiting on confirmation thanks to massive errors with Google Wallet. For a company that owns and runs their own social network, they don’t seem to know how to use it very well.

Did You Get One?
This is perhaps the most pressing question of all, did you get your hands on one of these Nexus devices? If you did, let us know what it was and how your experience was!

iPhone 5 a success, but is Apple losing its sheen?

NEW YORK: Apple, the world’s biggest and perhaps most admired company, seems to have lost some of its luster.
Despite the hugely successful launch of the iPhone 5 and iPad mini tablet, shares in the California tech giant have slid some 20 percent from all-time highs, and analysts are questioning whether Apple remains the leader in “innovation.”

A flubbed mobile maps programme and a major shakeup in key management have also tarnished the image of the firm that had seemed nearly invincible just months earlier.

A more competitive landscape for mobile phones and tablets, including the surge in devices using the Google Android operating system, have also changed the outlook for Apple.

Last month, Apple parted ways with Scott Forstall, the executive in charge of mobile software, following embarrassments over its glitch-ridden maps programme, as well as John Browett, who headed Apple’s real-world shops.

Some analysts say the company lacks the vision and commitment to excellence after the death last year of its admired chief Steve Jobs.

Apple stock hit a record high above $700 in September, but have since slumped more than 20 percent to $547.06 on Friday.

“Investors are confused and have lost faith in Apple management,” said Trip Chowdhry, analyst at Global Equities Research.

“Apple today is not as customer centric as it used to be, and the rate of innovation is declining when the rate of innovation of competitors has dramatically risen.”

Others argue that it is too soon to say Apple has peaked.

Charles Golvin at Forrester Research said that in a season filled with product launches from Amazon, Motorola, Nokia and others, Apple has been able “to exert a superior gravitational pull on its customers and partners than its competitors.”

And Forrester’s Sarah Rotman Epps said Apple “is entering the 2012 holiday season with its strongest product lineup ever, with wider retail distribution than it has ever had.

“Apple is already leading every game it plays. But these products will maintain Apple’s momentum,” she added.

Yet Apple has lost market share both in the tablet market, which it created with the iPad, and in smartphones.

Research firm IDC said Apple held a 50.4 percent of the tablet market in the third quarter from more than 65 percent in the second quarter, as rivals like Amazon and Google gained in the growing market.

IDC’s Tom Mainelli said many consumers interested in buying a tablet “sat out the third quarter” waiting for the new iPad mini.

“We expect Apple to have a very good quarter. However, we believe the mini’s relatively high $329 starting price leaves plenty of room for Android vendors to build upon the success they achieved in the third quarter,” Mainelli said.

In smartphones, it was a similar story with Android grabbing 75 percent of the market and the Samsung Galaxy S III getting the crown as the world’s top selling smartphone, based on surveys.

IDC said Apple’s smartphone market share slipped to 14.9 percent in the third quarter from 16.9 percent the prior period.

Even though the figures came as Apple launched the iPhone 5 — which combined with the iPhone 4S, outsold the Samsung flagship — the news was sobering for the Cupertino, California firm.

Many analysts remain bullish on Apple and say the recent stock slump is nothing to fret over.

“The sell-off in Apple’s stock in recent weeks has spooked investors but this correction is similar to the three others experienced over the past 13 months, all of which proved to be attractive buying opportunities,” said Brian White at Topeka Capital Markets.

Gregori Volokhine of the investment firm Meeschaert said one problem for investors is that Apple, because of its huge success in recent years, has become the largest holding for nearly every investment fund in the US and elsewhere.

That means any move is likely to be amplified as investors follow the trend.

“Having too much of one stock means portfolio managers will sell on declines to reduce exposure,” Volokhine said. “It’s a vicious circle.”