Spice Pinnacle PRO & FLY F45s: Android gets a local touch - Indian Express

Sudhir Chowdhary : Thu May 09 2013, 10:37 hrs Domestic brands remain a top choice among India's cost-conscious, yet tech-savvy mobile phone users. Here are two Android handsets that are fast, good-looking and can match up to more expensive rivals in terms of features and performance Google's Android operating system for mobile phones might be relatively new, but its growth has been progressing quite rapidly. Every day more than one million new Android devices are activated worldwide. The pace of acceptance of Android phones in India has taken everyone by surprise too. Android's openness has made it a favourite for consumers and developers alike, driving strong growth in app consumption. Android users download more than 1.5 billion apps and games from Google Play each month. Not only that, these phones are thinner, bigger and prettier. Recently, we received two new mobile phones from homegrown handset makers, running Google's innovative mobile platform. I spent some time with both the devices. Read on to find out about their performance and features. Spice Stellar Pinnacle Pro The all new Stellar Pinnacle Pro Mi 535 from S Mobility is a 1.2 GHz quad core processor based dual SIM phone. Riding on the success of Stellar Pinnacle Mi 530, this enhanced version with Jelly Bean 4.2 features a 13.46 cm qHD IPS display and supports high definition video recording and play. Turn it on and you'll be impressed by the full high definition display. It is probably among the best-looking phones I have seen from the Spice stable. Pinnacle Pro presents itself in a sleek body, elegant contours and an impressive stylish design. This comes with 1 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM which is expandable up to 32 GB through a micro SD card and is powered by a 2550mAh Li-ion-Polymer battery. In my test-run, its fast quad-core processor zipped through all the multitasking, plus its big battery managed an entire day of call usage, rather heavy internet browsing (streaming movies from YouTube) and video recording. ... contd. ALSO READ US appeals panel supports Google's digital library plan Windows 8 hits 100 million sales, tweaks for mini-tablets in works Google Glass picks up early feedback on privacy issues NASA space telescope giving new views of 'hot Jupiter' planets Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGDTAlDsIWr7XZ7aYEOlshreuJsDw&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/spice-pinnacle-pro---fly-f45s-android-gets-a-local-touch/1113201/

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