TecQ: JioPhone Pre-Booking, Android O, Canvas Infinity & More

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JioPhone Pre-Booking: Online Stores Crash, Few Takers Offline

Day one the pre-booking of the Reliance JioPhone turned out to be a dull affair, with offline retail stores looking rather deserted. However, the online portal attracted a lot of traffic as Jio stores and the MyJio app crashed when we tried to book a phone online.

Read the story and watch the video here.

Planning to Buy a JioPhone? Here Are The Steps You Need to Follow

Amid much anticipation, the pre-booking of the "effectively-free" 4G VoLTE JioPhone began on 24 August.

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani has already announced that Jio is looking to bring 5 million phones to the market a week.

While the phone comes with an "effective" price tag of Rs 0, one needs to keep in mind that a security of Rs 1,500 would be required, and the same amount is fully refundable after three years, if you return the phone.

Now, if you're already convinced that this phone is worth your money (or no money in this case!), we tell you everything that you need to do to get your hands on it.

Want to know more? Read the full story here.

It’s Official, Google Finally Names Android O As Oreo

After much speculation, Google has decided on the name Oreo for Android O, or 8.0 as you call it. The big reveal took place on August 21, which coincided with the solar eclipse in the United States.

Google has somewhat gone back to the basics with Android Oreo, focusing on user-friendly features, instead of going for a design overhaul.

More on the new Android O Oreo here.

Micromax Canvas Infinity First Look: Bezel-Less Display for the Masses

Micromax has unveiled its Canvas Infinity smartphone, which boasts a 18:9 ratio on a near bezel-less display. While other phones that come with this feature would require you to shell out over Rs 15,000, Micromax has opted for a price point of Rs 9,999.

The Quint spent some time with the Canvas Infinity and this is what we think.

Coolpad Cool Play 6 vs Honor 6x: The Dual Camera Duel

Dual camera phones these days are a dime a dozen. From a starting price of as low as Rs 14,000 to almost Rs 80,000, there are plenty of dual lens devices in the market today.

The Cool Play 6 from Coolpad is another newcomer in this category that claims it has the ‘specs to spark’. The Honor 6x, on the other hand, has been in the market for a while and sports one of the best dual-cameras in the budget segment.

So how do both fare when touted against each other? Find out here.

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