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In China Apple launched the iPhone 5S & the iPhone 5C amidst huge expectation and coverage over its features and pricing.

Apple iPhone 5S Features

Display & Body : Screen display on the iPhone 5S will be the same at 4.0 inches with a pixel density of 326 ppi. The design is also similar to iPhone 5.

64 bit A7 chip and M7 motion co-processor : The iPhone 5S is with the new A7 chip which Apple claims to be the world’s first 64 bit desktop-class architecture in a smartphone. M7 motion co-processor gathers data from the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass to offload work from the A7 for improved power efficiency. Apple allows developers’ access to the new CoreMotion APIs that take advantage of M7, thus allowing them to create better fitness and activity apps.

Touch ID – Fingerprint Scanner : Built into the home button, Touch ID uses a laser cut sapphire crystal, together with the capacitive touch sensor, to take a high-resolution image at about 550ppi of your fingerprint. Touch ID will allow you to authenticate App Store purchases and app updates besides providing security lock to the iPhone 5S.

8MP iSight Camera with True Tone Flash : The iPhone 5S claims a new 8MP iSight camera, which features a larger f/2.2 aperture and a new, larger sensor with 1.5µ pixels for better sensitivity and low-light performance. The camera has capability to shoot 10 frames-per-second in burst mode, and 120 frames-per-second slow motion video at 720p.

The dual LED Flash : called the True Tone Flash by Apple adjusts colour and intensity for over 1,000 combinations to give better images under dark light conditions.

Colours : The new iPhone 5S is likely to come in three new different colours called Gold, Silver and Space Grey. Apple has also introduced new leather covers for the device with 6 colours to choose from i.e. beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and red.

iOS 7 : The iPhone 5S comes with iOS 7, Apple’s latest redesigned UI along with the option to download the iWorks apps Suite for free which includes iPhoto, iMovie, Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps that are otherwise paid for apps.

Availability and Pricing : The iPhone 5S will be priced as 16GB at $199, 32GB at $299 and 64GB at $399

you can expect it to be priced at around Rs. 50,000 in India for the 16GB version and upwards for the others.

The iPhone 5S will be available starting Sep 20th in the US, while it is expected to be made available in India sometime during mid-November.

Apple iPhone 5C Features

Body & Design : The iPhone 5C comes in a new polycarbonate shell design which we feel, resembles the Nokia Lumia 620 a bit. It’s available in five colours viz, blue, green, pink, yellow and white.

Other Features : It sports the same features as the iPhone 5 which include:

4.0 inch Retina display
8MP iSight Camera
The A6 chip
iOS 7

The iPhone 5C comes with iOS 7, Apple’s latest redesigned UI along with the option to download the iWorks apps suite for free which includes iPhoto, iMovie, Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps that are otherwise paid apps.

Pricing & Availability : The iPhone 5C is priced as 16GB at $99, 32 GB at $199. The iPhone 5C is expected to be priced at around Rs. 35,000 in India. While the iPhone 5C will be made available in the US on the 20th of September, it is expected to arrive in India only by the mid week of November.

iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5: Pricing & Availability

The iPhone 4 has been discontinued by Apple and as such won’t be officially available in the market. You can expect the iPhone 4S to get a price drop and become available at Rs. 25,000 for the 8GB version. The iPhone 5 has been discontinued, though the existing users have no reason to worry as the device will keep getting timely updates in the future.

Important Notice : iOS 7 upgrade will be available for the entire Apple devices starting from iPhone 4 & iPad 2 from September 18th. But the iWorks apps are free only for newly bought devices with iOS7 installed on it. The prices mentioned above are from our sources in the market and there is no official confirmation by Apple India yet.

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When shopping for a smartphone, today's Indian buyer has a plethora of options to pick from. Dozens of international and domestic manufacturers have flooded the market with handsets at every imaginable price point. We understand that choosing one from this massive crowd of options can be quite confusing, and so Gizbot has picked some of the best online deals for you.

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Key Features
4.5 Inch PureMotion HD+ Display
Windows Phone 8 OS
1.5GHz Qualcomm Dual Core Processor
1GB of RAM
Metal Frame Around The Body
16 GB On-Board Storage
8.7MP PureView Camera
1.2MP Front Facing Camera
Dual LED Flash
Wireless Charging
2000mAh Battery

Key Features
5.7 super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS
1.9 GHz Octa Core processor (3G version) or 2.3 GHz Quad Core processor (LTE Version)
3GB of RAM
13 MP rear camera, 2MP front camera
32/64 GB storage, expandable
3G/LTE, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, GPS LTE-A
3200mAh battery

Key Features
5.7 inch IPS HD display
Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Processor
1GB RAM
12.0MP rear camera
5.0MP front camera
16GB Internal Memory
Expandable up to 32GB
3G, Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi
2600mAh battery

Key Features
4.7 inches TFT Display
Windows Phone v8 OS
1.2GHz Dual Core Processor
512MB of RAM
8GB of internal memory
5.0MP of rear camera
0.3MP of front camera
4G, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, USB connectivity
2000 mAh Battery

Key Features
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4.7 inch, Super LCD 3 Display
Android 4.2. Jelly Bean OS
4MP Ultra Pixel camera
2MP front camera
1.7 GHz Quad core Krait processor, Adreno 320,
2GB OS RAM
32GB internal memory
Expandable up to 32GB
3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Micro USB, Mobile hotspot
2300 mAH battery

Key Features
6.44 Inch, LCD, 16M Colors
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor
2GB of RAM
8MP rear camera
2MP front camera
16GB inbuilt storage
expandable upto 64GB
3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB, NFC and 4G LTE
3000mAH battery

Key Features
4.7 Inch, 720x1280, TFT, 16M Colors display
Android, v4.2.1, Jelly Bean OS
Quad core 1200 MHz processor
1 GB of RAM
13 Megapixels Primary
5 Megapixels Secondary camera with Digital Zoom
4 GB ROM
external memory up to 32 GB
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n, Bluetooth A2DP, GPS
1800 mAH battery

Key Features
5.0 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Dual SIM
Android v4.2 OS (Jelly Bean) OS
1GB of RAM
4GB internal memory
Expandable up to 32GB
Quad Core 1.2GHz Cortex A7
PowerVR SGX544 GPU, MTK69 chipset
8MP primary camera
1.2 secondary camera
USB v2.0, Bluetooth v4.0
Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery

Key Features
4.5-inch Super LCD 2 Capacitive Touchscreen
Dual SIM
1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad Core Processor

8 MP Primary Camera
HD Recording
Android (Jelly Bean) OS
1.6 MP Secondary Camera
Expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB
1860 mAh battery

Key Features
4.7 Inch TFT Display, Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen
Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS
1200 MHz MediaTek MT6589 Quad Core, PowerVR SGX544
1GB of RAM
8 megapixels Primary Camera
2-megapixel front Camera
4GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD card
Micro USB Port 2.0
3G, GPRS, Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP and WI-Fi 802.11, b/g/n
2000mAh battery

Key Features
4.3-Inch, 540x960 pixels, 16M Colors, Super AMOLED Display
Android 4.2 Jellybean OS
1.5GHz Dual Core processor, Mali-400,
1.5GB of RAM
16MP of Rear Camera
1.9MP front camera
8GB Internal Memory
3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth v4.0
2330 mAH Battery

Key Features
4 inches LED-backlit LCD Retina display, 640 x 1136 pixels resolution
iOS 7 Processor
Apple A7 processor, M7 motion coprocessor
8MP of rear camera with flash
2MP of front camera
16GB internal storage
4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
1440 mAH Battery

Key Features
4-inch IPS Retina display
Apple iOS v7
1.3 GHz Dual core Apple A6 Processor
1GB of Ram
8MP Rear camera
1.2 MP front camera
16/32GB inbuilt storage
3G, 100mbps LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Non-removable Li-Ion battery

Key Features
5 inch IPS Full HD capacitive touchscreen
Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.5GHz Quad Core Mediatek 6589 Turbo processor
2GB RAM
13MP rear camera
5Mp front camera
32GB internal memory
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi, 3G
2000mAh Li-Ion battery

Key Features
4.0 inch IPS LCD Display
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS
1.2GHz Quad Core processor
1GB of RAM
4GB of internal memory
5.0 MP of rear camera
0.3 MP of front camera
3G, Wi-Fi, GPSconnectivity
1500 mAh Battery

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Looking at the pace at which Micromax has been moving in the market, it seems like it'll come closer to Samsung very soon. The devices that the domestic player has been offering to the widespread customers fall in all possible price range. The manufacturer has already filled its portfolio with numerous budget friendly and midrange handset while the company has not focused much on the high end section. Which can be taken as the advantage of the manufacturer.

Micromax has been catering the need of almost all types of users. Ever since the dual SIM supported handset came into existance, the manufacturer used it as its weapon and started giving the support to almost all its phones. Thus the company evolved in such a less time. Moreover, it has kept constant focus on the pricing of the device which is why the company has been excelling in Midrange for quite some time. However, chances are that it might come up with high end devices soon.

When one talks about technology, Micromax proved itself with the launch of Canvas 4 that came with extra ordinary features like blow to unlock and gesture controlling and more. When it comes to specs, it still offers the best of it: like the 13 MP rear camera, quad core CPU, a reasonable RAM and much more. Even in the budged friendly section it has been successful. It offers the better specs in best price.

Thus justifying the popularity of Micromax in the Indian Smartphone Arena, just recently it has launched a couple of devices that are already selling in major e-commerce sectors.

GizBot has thus come up with brief rundown of the specs of these recently launched Micromax devices along with its prices. However these devices fall in almost all price category. Have a look at the sliders for specs and prices.

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Micromax A74 Canvas Fun comes packed with 4.5 inch Full Capacitive Touchscreen display featuring 720x1280 pixels FWVGA resolution supporting 16.7M colors. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz Dual Core Processor coupled with 512MB RAM and the smartphone runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Operating System. On the camera front, Micromax A74 Canvas Fun sports a 5MP rear shooter and a front facing VGA camera and a LED flash. Apart from being a dual SIM handset, connectivity features in Micromax A74 Canvas Fun includes Wi-Fi, WAP, GPRS, WLAN and Wi-Fi Hot Spot. Sharing files get easier with USB and Bluetooth. It comes with 4GB ROM, and 1.25GB Internal Memory which can be further expanded up to 32GB ans it is powered by a 1500 mAh, 3.7V Li-Polymer battery which is said to give 5 hours of talktime and 155 hours of standby time. Micromax A74 Canvas Fun comes at the price of Rs. 7,749.

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Micromax Canvas Fun A76 is a 5-inch device with a FWVGA display having resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. The phone is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor coupled with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory (expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card). It sports a 5-mega pixel rear facing camera with LED Flash light. Also add a VGA quality front facing camera. Android 4.2 Jelly Bean comes out of the box. The makers have added a 2000mAh Li Ion battery. Other highlighted connectivity options include: 3G, Wi-Fi, 2G, Dual SIM, A-GPS, FM Radio, and Bluetooth, among others. The handset is priced at Rs. 8,240.

The Canvas Fun A63 comes with a 4-inch WVGA display offering a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a 1.3-GHz dual-core processor coupled with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of ROM (expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card). Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean comes out of the box. It also includes a 2MP rear facing camera with LED Flash light and a VGA quality front facing camera. Connectivity options include: a 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, FM Radio, and miniUSB 2.0, amongst others. The handset supports 3G connectivity. The makers have added a 1,500mAh Li Ion battery. The company is yet to announce the price of the handset. But it should come below Rs. 5,000.

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Micromax Bolt A40 comes packed with a 4.5 inch TFT display offering a screen resolution of 480x854pixels. It is powered by a Spreadtrum SC6820 processor clocked at 1 Ghz along with 512MB RAM. The device sadly runs on Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 OS, which is an older version of Android compared to the 4.0 or even 4.1 and later versions. It also features G sensor. It sports a 2 MP rear camera and 0.3 MP front facing camera. Bolt A40 supports Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, Edge and GPS. Obviously it is a dual SIM handset. One can also find 512 MB internal storage capacity which can be expanded up to 32 GB via microSD card. The handset is powered by a 1500 mAh which the company claims to offer 175 Hours of standby time and 4.5 Hours of talk time. It is currently priced at Rs. 5,799.

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Priced at Rs. 17,999, Canvas Doodle 2 comes with full aluminum body with a 5.7 inch HD IPS display and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), which can be easily be upgraded through FOTA. The Canvas Doodle 2 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad core processor coupled with 1GB RAM. The massive phablet sports a 12.0 MP rear camera with LED flash and a premium 5.0 MP front camera which will facilitate video chatting. There is a 16GB of internal memory in the handset which can be expandable up to 32GB. In the connectivity front, the phablet features 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, microUSB, GPRS and EDGE. Eventually the phablet is powered by a 2600 mAh battery, which promises a talk time up to 8 hours.

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