Xiaomi sells 15,000 Xiaomi Mi 3 units in 2 seconds

After passing Samsung on its way to the first place in the Chinese market, Xiaomi has teamed up with Flipkart and managed to sell 15,000 units of the Xiaomi Mi 3 in a mere 2 seconds.

The Xiaomi Mi 3 might have been announced last year, but at its ~$230 price tag its good for emerging markets such as India. This sale beats last week's 5 seconds in which Xiaomi sold the 15,000 units. Xiaomi conducts the sale each week on Tuesday, and you have to pre-register in order to participate.

For those looking for a more current phone, the Mi 4 features upgraded specs for a low $310 price tag, which in case you are making your way to China any time soon, can be a bargain. Anyways, pretty impressive how Xiaomi pulls off this sale week after week. What do you say, 1 second for next week? Stay tuned.

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Oppo N1 Mini to feature Super Zoom feature

While the Oppo N1 Mini (really, not so mini as this handset has a 5' screen. Paired with the rather-big bezels, this phone is not small at all and is actually the same size as the 5.5' LG G3 dimensions-wise) has been released a while ago, it didn't launch yet and so we have yet to get full details concerning the software of it, something Oppo changed with a Facebook post.

In the post, we got a good picture of the upcoming N1 Mini (not that we were lacking), and Oppo Mobile India teased a "Revolutionary 24 Mega Pixels Ultra HD Camera, Coming Soon!". Since the N1 Mini only features a 13 MP camera, which serves both the back and the front, we would assume they're talking about a feature similar to the Find 7, which takes ten consecutive shots to produce an all-together 50 MP picture. (That mode might actually be better than a regular 50 MP camera, since you aren't sacrificing pixel size for the extra pixels, so you pretty much get the best of both worlds). So, we would say a similar feature is on the N1 Mini, this time enabling 24 MP shots. 

Additionally, the N1 Mini features a 5' 720p display, octa-core MediaTek Chip paired with 1 GB of RAM, 2,140 mAh battery and all that running the not-latest Android 4.3. 

While we didn't get a launch date nor a price yet, this phone isn't too promising since on the one hand it isn't mini at all, quite big actually, and on the other hand the specs aren't anything to be proud of. Unless the price is in the $200-250 range, we would suggest to pass on this one.

Source: Oppo Mobile India Facebook

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First Android One phone to launch in October, manufactured by Spice

We already knew of Google's intentions to have an Android One handset out in the market by October, and now it seems that Spice, one of the original manufacturers that Google announced in I/O, is to be the first one to produce such a phone.

Spice, an Indian manufacturer, intends to release it for the Indian market, and the CEO announced the handset will be ready for the Diwali (a.k.a Festival of Lights), which is happening on October 23rd. 

Android One is a platform meant for emerging markets, of which India is an excellent example, and it's designed to bring entry-level devices with Google support a a reasonable price, claimed to be under $100. Google has pre-selected hardware, which includes a 4.5' screen, dual-sim support, FM radio, and an SD card support. In this case, probably a WVGA display, paired with a dual-core MediaTek processor. Definitely entry-level, but at under a $100 it's fairly reasonable, especially considering it will have Google support and will get immediate firmware updates.

Except for Spice, Google is also partnering with Indian manufacturers Micromax and Karbonn Mobiles, and probably other OEMs will join in as well. Google is planning a massive effort on this project, as it set a $1 billion marketing budget. The vision for this is to bring Android to every home in the world, and get 5 billion users. 

What do you think of it.? If it's under a $100, would you consider getting one just for playing around? Tell us below!

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Sony releases Xperia T3 in India for Rs. 27990

Today Sony launched Xperia Z3's cheaper brother, the Xperia T3 in India. The device is targeted mainly at the mid-end market, and sports the same design as the more-premium Xperia Z3, and with down-speced internals.

It sports a 5.3' 720p display, housing a 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400, 1GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory and 8 MP camera, all powered by a 2,500 mAh battery and running Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

While this specs are definitely not the best in the market, this device is aimed at the mid-range. Nonetheless, price of the equivalent of $420 isn't going to help it win the customers' heart, since that's much higher than the usual.

To sweeten the pill, Sony added a SWR-10 Smart band and a premium case worth $150 combined. The phone is also available on Flipkart for 1,000 Rs. less, which translates to around $404. The phone will have a tough competition with the better-speced HTC Desire 816, which costs around the same.

Sony will launch the phone in India in the upcoming weeks. Interested in picking it up?

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BlackBerry Z3 selling well in India

The BlackBerry Z3 was released in India about two weeks ago, hoping to turn the company’s situation around. And the current situation, as you might know, is very bad. BlackBerry, once the leader of smartphones, has been taken over by Android and iOS, and is having a tough time stopping its decent in smartphone sales.

The Z3 will try to

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