Author: Sajin Seethi

Nokia has just put online their dedicated Pureview webpage. The new webpage built exclusively for the Nokia Pureview 808 camera phone also features a count down timer set of a June 5th launch if no further delay is ceased. The phone was expected to be launched some time in May, but the company failed to ship it in time even after telling everyone early in May that it was coming that month itself. The site is nokiapureview.in and all it does is tick down. Nokia had said Russia and India are among the first countries to get the 808, so atleast we arent at the back of the queue.

Price is still a mystery. Nokia Indias online store had Rs 29,999 sitting in its page source a couple of weeks ago, but a spokesperson told us that was only a placeholder and the real price would come later. Europe got a 450 euro tag when the phone was announced, so somewhere around 30k here wouldnt shock us.

If you came in late, the 808 packs that 41MP sensor with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash, a 4 inch AMOLED at 640×360 under curved Gorilla Glass, 1.3Ghz processor, 512MB RAM, 16GB storage, 1080p video with Rich Recording and Symbian Belle. The timer stops on the 5th, though going by these India launches we may only be holding one on the 6th. Cant wait ?? Stay tuned.

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Samsung has officially launched the Samsung galaxy SIII officially in India today at a special launch event held at Delhi. The price of 16GB is Rs 43,180 which translates to $765 for the 16GB model. There has been no word on the 32GB and 64GB versions’ launch yet. The Samsung Galaxy SIII will be in stores from tomorrow, June 1st, but only in Marble White for now. The Pebble Blue one comes next week, so hold on if you want blue. Pre-booking was already running on the Samsung eStore and sites like Snapdeal and Infibeam. Vodafone customers also get 3GB of free data for 2 months, valid till 31st August.

Now about that price. Most of us were expecting something around Rs 38,000 and the last rumour said Rs 42,500, so Rs 43,180 is a bit of a shock. Samsung India’s Ranjit Yadav told the press “The price is the same across the globe. The product has been priced carefully.” They also claim 46 percent of the Indian smartphone market and want 60 percent this year, so they clearly arent worried about it.

Specs wise nothing different from the global version. 4.8 inch 720p Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 8MP camera, 2100 mAh battery and Android 4.0 ICS with S Voice, S Beam, Pop Up Play and Smart Stay. We will try to get our hands on one soon, so stay tuned !!

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The Mobile Store has listed on their site that HTC one S will be available on June 8 for a price of Rs 33,000/-. The Mobile Store is already taking pre-orders for the device. So if you want to grab it first, place your order now. The HTC One S is the immediate younger sibling of the HTC One X. HTC announced all three One series phones at MWC back in February, and the One X and One V reached India in April at Rs 42,999 and Rs 19,999 MRP (best buy Rs 37,899 and Rs 18,299). The One S sits right in the middle of the pack.

If you were wondering what you get for Rs 33,000, the One S packs a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED display with 540 x 960 resolution, a 1.5GHz dual core Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB RAM and 16GB storage with no memory card slot. Camera is 8MP with 1080p video recording and theres a VGA one on the front. It runs Android 4.0 ICS with Sense on top and has a 1650mAh battery. The best part though is the body. Its an aluminium unibody thats just 7.8mm thin.

Rs 33,000 does look a bit steep when the One X is going for around Rs 37,899 on the street, but we’re guessing the street price will drop a bit once its actually in stores. We’ll keep you posted on the official launch, so stay tuned!!

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