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LG and Google officially launch the Nexus 4 in India for Rs. 25,999

Following the nexus 4 going up for india pre orders on Wednesday, LG and Google have officially announced the launch of the smartphone in the country. The MRP of the phone is Rs. 25,999 for the 16GB variant, which retails on Google Play in the US for $349 (before shipping and taxes). While there is no official word yet, based on the announcement, it seems the 8GB variant of the phone (that is $50 cheaper) won't be available in the country.

The Nexus 4 boasts a 4.7-inch screen with 768x1280 pixel resolution. It is powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with 2GB RAM and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front camera and a 2,100mAh battery. It's worthwhile to point out that the Nexus 4 doesn't feature a microSD slot or expandable storage of any other kind.

Google Nexus devices are loved by purists who prefer the 'stock' Android experience (free of any third-party skins or apps) and availability of software updates as and when they are released by Google. 

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Soon Kwon, Managing Director, LG Electronics India, said, "LG Electronics is pleased to partner (with) Google on the release of the Nexus 4 in India. With the Nexus 4, consumers would be delighted by the perfectly balanced combination of style, function and power."

Nexus 4 specifications

• 4.7-inch 768x1280 pixel resolution (320 ppi)
• 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB internal storage (non-expandable)
• 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front camera
• Micro-USB, SlimPort HDMI, 3.5mm headphone jack
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, NFC (Android Beam), Bluetooth
• Wireless charging
• Microphone, Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light, Gyroscope, Barometer, GPS
• Unlocked GSM/UMTS/HSPA+
• GSM/EDGE/GPRS (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• 3G (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz)
• HSPA+ 21
• Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
• 2,100mAh Lithium polymer battery
• 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
• 139g

Galaxy S4 shipments top 6 million, says Samsung

Samsung claims to have shipped 6 million units of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 since its launch on April 26.

The Korean electronics giant informed local publication that it had supplied 4 million Galaxy S4 handsets to carriers across the globe in April itself and as of May 10th had shipped a total of 6 million Galaxy S4 units. It's worth pointing out that these shipments are to operators and retail partners and not to consumers and is not really an indicator of the phone's sales and popularity among them. 

"As of the end of April, we supplied four million Galaxy S4 handsets to telecommunication operators around the world," an executive at Samsung told the publication.

With this, the Galaxy S4 becomes Samsung's fastest moving flagship device. It's interesting to note that it took Samsung 85 days to ship 3 million Galaxy S handsets, 55 days to ship 3 million Galaxy S II phones and 21 days to ship the same quantity of Galaxy S III handsets.

Samsung expects to ship 10 million Galaxy S4 units by the end of this month.

The Galaxy S4 is however not the fastest selling smartphone if we take into account other devices. The Apple iPhone 5 had clocked 2 million pre-orders in 24 hours after its launch, and it's worth noting that these were direct sales to end-users and not units shipped to suppliers or carriers.

Samsung had unveiled the Galaxy S4 smartphone on March 14. The phone sports a 5-inch full-HD screen with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels, and pixel density of 441ppi. It is powered by 1.6GHz Exynos octa-core processor in some regions, and a 1.9GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor in others. It has 2GB of RAM and a PowerVR SGX544MP3 triple-core GPU.

The smartphone comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB variants but will also feature a microSD card slot for expanding the memory. The Galaxy S4 sports a 13-megapixels rear shooter and a 2-megapixel one on the front. The Galaxy S4 also offers more camera features including dual-shot, employing the use of both front and back camera, an eraser shot mode to remove people from photos, and a Cinemagram like feature called Cinema Photo, among several other tricks. It also offers a number of sensors including a temperature and humidity sensor and motion and gesture control features.

Every MacBook Will Be Updated At WWDC

Apple’s not expected to show much at WWDC that isn’t software. Tim Cook himself pretty much precluded seeing any major updates to Apple’s hardware line until fall. That doesn’t mean, however, that Apple won’t bump the specs of some existing Mac models, and it’s now expected by one of Apple’s more reliable activists that Cupertino will do just that, unveiling upgraded MacBooks across the line at the beginning of June.


The word comes from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, who also made note earlier today that it looked increasingly unlikely that Apple would be able to update the iPad mini with a Retina display for a fall launch.

In addition, Kuo said that he expects all MacBooks to be updated to Intel’s next-gen Hawell processors, which will result in a performance bump of around 7-13%. Nothing to sneeze at, but nothing revolutionary. In addition, battery life should also be improved, but don’t expect infinite power capacity: while Haswell can theoretically power laptops that run all day without a charge, you need to make major performance sacrifices to achieve that sort of efficiency.

As for whether or not Apple will have any MacBook surprises up its sleeve at WWDC for us, probably not. Ming-Chi Kuo pooh-poohs the idea of a Retina MacBook Air debuting in June, saying Apple simply can’t make a MacBook Air with Retina Display at the right price and size. Yet. Maybe 2014?

Intel-powered Android notebooks could cost "as low as $200"

Intel is looking at Android as the platform powering low-cost notebooks in the future.

During Intel's recent earnings conference call, the company's CEO, Paul Otellini, had said that the price of Intel-powered touch screen devices including of Notebooks will head south to as low as $200 (Rs. 10,850 approximately). However, he did not specify as to what operating system the new devices will run.

According to a new report by CNET, Dadi Perlmutter, Intel executive vice president and chief product officer, has informed that the low cost notebooks Otellini was talking about are expected to run Android and that these will be powered by Intel's Atom mobile processor. He said that a lot would depend on Microsoft's pricing for Windows 8 for everyone to see Windows devices in that price bracket. He also expects the PC market to improve in the second half of the year with availability of new devices.

Perlmutter also said that portable devices powered by Intel's Core line of processors could sell for as low as $399 to $499, with some higher specced Atom devices reaching the same price level.

According to IDC data, personal computer sales plunged 14 percent in the first three months of the year, the biggest decline in two decades of keeping records, as tablets continued to gain in popularity and buyers appeared to be avoiding Microsoft's new Windows 8 system.

While a major reason is Windows 8 not finding favour among consumers, another reason is that consumers want to switch to touch and hybrid touch devices, which are still priced steeply. So cheaper touch devices might help in reviving PC sales but it it will be interesting to see if Android would be able to replace Windows as an OS platform for PCs. This when Google offers a different operating system, Chrome OS, targeting PC users.

Samsung Galaxy S4 will soon carry the 'Made in India' tag

Samsung India Sunday said it will soon start manufacturing its flagship high-end smartphone Galaxy S4 in India.
"We are planning to start manufacturing of S4 soon at our Noida facility," Samsung Mobile and Digital Imaging Country Head Vineet Taneja told PTI.

He, however, refused to share any time frame by when the production will start. The Noida facility is manufacturing about 35-40 million phones annually, including 12 smartphones such as Galaxy S3.

The company currently imports the recently launched Galaxy S4 from South Korea.

Sensing huge demand for Galaxy S4, the company is also looking to double up the high-end smartphone (above Rs. 20,000) market size in India, which is currently contributing around 10-12 per cent of the overall smartphone market.

The Galaxy S4, which is packed with newer imaging features as well as 'gesture-control' technology, has a five-inch full HD super AMOLED touchscreen, 13 mega pixel rear and 2 mega pixel front camera and supports 3G networks.

Although Samsung is the market leader in smartphone market in India, competition from Apple, BlackBerry and Nokia has put pressure on it to add new software features to maintain its lead.

According to research firm IDC, the overall mobile phone market in India reached about 218 million units in 2012, growing 16 percent year-on-year.

Of this, 16.3 million units were smartphones, but the category saw a growth of about 48 percent. Samsung was the leader in the quadcore and 5-inch plus screen size models, IDC added.

The demand for smartphones is expected to be around 34-36 million units this year.

Globally, Samsung had 30.3 percent share of the smartphone market (with sales of 215.8 million units) in 2012, while Apple had a 19.1 percent share with sales of 135.9 million units, according to IDC.