Infinix Mobility expands its Distribution beyond Daraz.pk to Retail Stores

Infinix mobiles are among most popular mobile brands sold on daraz.pk. The reason is simple: Infinix started its mobiles business in Pakistan by selling its products online only through the daraz’s website. But as it gained popularity and demand of its product is on rise, so now it is the right time to move beyond daraz.pk to other ecommerce sites  and  selected physical stores in Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Sialkot and soon to other big cities. Here is the tweet from the Infinix Pakistan.

Good News! Ab Infinix phones aapki pohanch main!

Aaj hey humarey retail outlets visit karein!#Pakistan pic.twitter.com/BNUeQfVkym

— Infinix Pakistan (@InfinixPakistan) March 25, 2016

In past, if you were willing to buy an Infinix product, you have to buy it from daraz’s online store. Because Daraz.pk was only supplier of Infinix brand so it had a great time with Infinix's products, but the low side was that customers had to wait for long days to buy a phone, as on every other day Infinix phones were Out of Stock.

For example, Infinix’s flagship mobile Zero 3 went online for sales on 12th Feb 2016 and was out of stocks in just two days, after few weeks gap it was back in stocks on 25th of March but again it was out of stock in just one day.

Mean wile in the days when Zero 3 was out of stock, company had lost many potential buyers who couldn’t wait that long for its re-launch.

So if you are willing to buy an Infinix phone, now you can buy it from sites other than Daraz.pk. Currently Infinix products are available on following online stores also.

1. Homeshoping.pk

2. www.ishopping.pk

3. yayvo.com

Why not to buy Honor 5X in Pakistan

 Currently Chines manufacturer Huawei is gaining worldwide popularity. In fact it is the third most successful cell phone maker after the Samsung and Apple. At the moment, it offers many different mobile phones with unique features and good build quality in many different price ranges. Honor 5X is its one of new phones that comes with a premium finish and a price that is affordable to most people.

Honor 5X is 85$ more costly in Pakistan

Unfortunately its low price which is the main advantage of 5X in all other markets is not a benefit in Pakistan, thanks to ridiculously high price set by Huawei in Pakistan. Honor 5X has an official price tag of 29000PKR, which at time moment is equal to 285USD.

In other markets like Europe and India its price in 199USD and 12999INR. So obviously its price in Pakistan casts about 85USD or 8900 Pakistani rupees more. Definitely this high price is a deal breaker and it’s really unjust to charge about 50% more per peace then other markets.

Perhaps you might suppose that this price hike is imposed due to high amount of taxes imposed by the Pakistani government. But if this is true, then why Google Nexus 6P which is built by Huawei for the internet search joint has almost same prices in Pakistan as in any other country.

The price of 64GB version of Google/Huawei Nexus 6P was 42999 Indian rupees at its launch, this amount is equivalent to 67000 Pakistani rupees and its price is Pakistan was 72000PKR, so price difference was about 5000 only which is due to high amount of taxes on mobile imports. So a prices difference of 9000PKR is really a deal breaker.

Conclusion

If you are in Pakistan and want to buy Honor 5X with your hard earned cash then be patient and please step back. Its price in Pakistan is higher than other international markets and its shame that instead of facilitating a company like Huawei is looting our people.

Alternative

So you might question what the best alternative to Honor 5X is. To me it is Oppo F1. Fine F1 by Oppo has a decent camera of 13MP and 8MP front facing camera for selfie lovers. And its price is 16000 INR in India which nicely matches to its prices in Pakistan which is around 26000PKR.

Oppo Find F1 is also all metal body and 30$ cheaper in Pakistan

Mobile Companies we Love to see in Pakistan

Pakistan is a rapidly increasing market of smart phones in the world. With the increase of 3G/4G networks more and more people are buying smart phones. As here in Pakistan per capita income is very low, so naturally buying power of the average Pakistani mobile customer is also low and people here can’t afford mobile likes Galaxy S6, HTC One M9, LG G4 let alone iPhone 6S or 6S Plus. (unless you have your father or brother working oversees.)

So clearly here dominant players are mid-range and entry levels smart phone venders like QMobile. In budget and entry level smart phone also we love to see some international presence, which have good quality products but they are not operation in Pakistan. There are good chances that they can attract a lot of customers here. This will be beneficial for both parties’ i.e. Pakistani customer and that particular company. Here are the names of four mobile manufacturers whose products I would really want to see in Pakistani stores.

Xiomi Mi 5

1.    Xiomi

Xiomi Mi 4s

Among all chines manufactures Xiomi has strongest fan following and its products are popular not only in China but in all markets where it is operational. Good quality products at half price than the big name like Samsung and Apple and the motto of Xiomi. That’s why it rules in almost all emerging markets, due to good quality at really good price.

Its most recent products are Xiomi Mi 5 and Mi 4s. Mi 5 is Xiomi’s flagship with specifications comparable to Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG G5, but its main advantage is its price which is almost half of those. On the other hand Mi 4s is a midrange phone with awesome hardware. These two phone have all the potential to became a heavy hit in China and other Xiomi markets.

2.    Motorola

Although currently it is owned by Lenovo, the American manufacturer Motorola Mobility is one of the oldest in the game. Motorola has seen rise and falls and it had been sold twice, once to Google, and then again to Lenovo. Nevertheless its mobile lines Moto G and Moto E are two well admired and popular budget and entry level mobile phone. 

Moto G 3rd Generation

Currently in its 3rd generation, Moto G in one of the best budget smartphones in market. Also its younger sibling Moto E is a decent entry level smart phone at an affordable price.

Now let some high quality flagship manufactures with really good prices.

3.    Google Nexus Series

Google Nexus 6P

Nexus series mobiles are sold by Google. These devices are popular due to their low price and pure android experience. Evert year Google brings a new Nexus mobile in market, but in 2016 there were tow. Nexus 5X is made by LG, which is updated and refined version of Nexus 5 sold in 2014 and made by same OEM.

The other phone in Google Nexus 6, which is a massive 6’ phablet made by Huawei. 

4.    One Plus

One Plus is a company which has its reputation for making prime products at the most reasonable prices. Quality of the One Plus mobiles is comparable to Samsung, LG, HTC and Sony’s flagship devices but their price is much lower than all of these.

These mobile are packed with beefy hardware and came with some distinct features. Instead of stock android they are equipped with custom built ROM OxygenOS, which is more customizable and had its own unique features. Current Products of One Plus are One Plus 2 and One Plus X. One Plus two is a high-end smart phone, which is rightly called ‘flagship killer’. It had all the virtues and style of a flagship at half price. One Plus X is the budget phone by the company which also has really good hardware in that price range.

One Plus 2

Caterpillar S60: World’s toughest Smart Phone

Caterpillar has announced new phone S60 which can easily be crowned as world’s toughest and most rugged smart phone. The Best part is that it is also the world’s first smart phone that comes with an integrated thermal imaging camera. A feature that is really new to every smart phone user in world.

CAT S60 World's Toughest Phone

The thermal imaging camera feature the Lepton sensor made by Flir, the world’s leading thermal imaging manufacturer. You can take a thermal image in VGA resolution i.e. 640*480 and record videos. As this isn’t a high resolution but using this you can measure the surface temperatures, shot images in absolute dark and in smokes filled locations.

This phone is also water resistant in depth of up to 5m. It can remain operation there for an hour. So you can also use the phone with wet hands and in rain without any fear.

Phone screen is also protected with 1mm thick gorilla glass 4 protective layer. This makes the phone screen resistant to scratches. Thanks to its all hard steel body you can drop this from an height of 5 feet without any hesitation.

 CAT 360

Along with thermal imaging this phone also had a 13MP normal camera in back and a 5MP front facing camera. Inside phone comes with 617 snapdragon chipset and latest android 6.0 Marshmallow.
For smooth multitasking it has 3GB of RAM. It has an expandable 32GB storage and screen size of 4.7’ with 720P resolution and a powerful battery of 3800mAh which will provide you enough juice for daily use.
This phone is specially designed for the personnel of the construction companies and law enforcement agencies, where the environment does not suits any conventional smart phones. So despite the fact that the hardware of the phone is not that great due to its tough design and unique feature like thermal imaging camera, water resistant body and steel frame phone really appeals to the people who wants a really tough smart phone it there pocket that has immunity to accidental drops on roads and in water.

Cat S60 key features:

• Thermal imaging camera, powered by FLIR
• Strengthened Die Cast Frame
• Drop proof to 1.8m, MIL Spec 810G
• Super bright display (typical 540 nits), Gorilla Glass 4
• 4.7” HD capacitive multi-touch with auto wet finger & glove support
• Optimised battery performance (3800mAh)
• Underwater 13MP main camera with dual flash, 5MP front-facing camera
• 4G LTE
• Snapdragon 617 Octa-core processor
• 32GB ROM, 3GB RAM
• Android Marshmallow

Price and Availablilty

The latest flagship device from Cat phones will be announced at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona and it will be available in price range of 600 dollars.
Source: CAT Phones

Bookings of Word’s cheapest smart phone are closed

India is 2nd largest population in the world and it smart phones market is also one of the largest in the world. It is developing nation with low per capita GDP. Therefore people here can’t afford a smart phone and majority is using feature phone. Indian Govt. lead by PM Moodi, wants to digitize whole country therefore they are rigorously promoting made in India campaign. One of the highlights of this campaign will be Freedom 251 smart phone.

Orders Closed for Freedom 251

The 251 one in the name of the smartphone indicates the price of the phone which in 251 Indian rupees. In USD this will be only 4 Dollars making its world’s cheapest smart phone. With ridiculously low price this phone really will attract masses. Now let us look at some specifications of Freedom 251.

Freedom 251

The Freedom 251 comes with a 4 inch IPS qHD screen with a resolution of 960*540 which is really good for a 4’ screen.
It had .3MP front facing camera and 3.2MP rear camera with LED flashlight which is capable of capturing decent photos.
It comes with 8 GB internal storage capacity and 1GH of RAM, phone is equipped with 1.3GHz quad core processor and it comes with android 5.1 Lollypop. It has a removable battery of 1400mAh which would not be sufficient for a day long use but at this price you cannot ask for more. 

Freedom 251 has a removable plastic back cover with Indian flag printed on it, which clearly shows that phone’s low price in subsidized by the Indian govt.(although the comapany denies any such support from Govt.)  Inside it has a removable battery of 1400mAh which would not be sufficient for a day long use but at this price you cannot ask for more.

Backside of Freedom 251

Problem with Online Orders

As this phone is aimed for the deprived majority of the country, which have no access to internet, so how can there people will order it online as they had no previous exposure to internet, let alone online shopping. So this would be main hurdle for phone to reach its targeted consumers with no internet or no experience of online shopping. 

It is worth mentioning that before introduction of the world’s cheapest smart phone, India had also introduced world’s cheapest car and cheapest tablet for students also.

Order Closed

Due to its really cheap price and online availability people rushed to put an order online. But the overwhelming response and huge traffic the website freedom251.com crashed on 18th of Feb. 2016, and went online again on 19 of the month. In just two days company had received 60 million orders online and after then the booking is closed for any new orders.

Infinix Unveils the Poster of Incoming HOT 3

Infinix Mobility an Hong Kong based mobile manufacture has disclosed a teaser poster of its new mobile phone. The phones image was released by the company’s twitter account. The phone was dubbed as Infinix HotPlay. Here is the tweet posted on official twitter account of Infinix.

Inspiring and modern, precision engineered for optimum performance to improve your lifestyle.
COMING SOON.#PLAYHOT pic.twitter.com/dEkB29Rxir

— Infinix Mobility (@InfinixMobility) February 16, 2016

What will be the HOT 3 like?

By its name the phone gives us the hint that it will be the next iteration of Infinix Hot 2. The Hot2 was a good entry level smart phone at an affordable price. It was also the first Android One smart phone ever sold in Africa. Hot 2 was equipped with Quad core processor, 8MP rear, 2MP front and 5 inch HD screen.

This too will be an entry level phone which will have many improvements over its previous installment. Some of improvements we love to see are given

 

Photo of Infinix HOT PLAY

1.       A Better Camera

With to HOT 3 Infinix really needs to improve its camera. 2MG front camera is not a good choice now a day, because selfie fever has really gone up these days. We should be hoping for an upgrade here. A 5MP front camera should be in place for better photos.

Phone already have a 8MP camera so a camera with same pixel density but butter performance will be sufficient here. Ideally I want to see a 12MP-13MP camera in HOT 3.

 

2.       Better Processor

Hot 2 had a good quad core processor clocked at 1.3GH, so here should also be an improvement. Hot 3 will be having an upgrade in chipset and processor speed also.

 

3.       Android 6

In Hot 2 we had android lollipop, so in this year its more likely to see the latest version of the android i.e. android 6 Marshmallow.

 

4.       4G LTE Connectivity

It all growing economies the high speed 4G networks are expanding very quickly. So to remain  first choice of the customers Hot 3 really should have 4G LTE connectivity otherwise this would really be a big drawback of the phone.

With all mentioned improvements as plus point we should really be hoping for a decent battery which can provide a good backup time. A battery with capacity more than 3000mAh is what we want to see in Hot 3.

So here are the things that we wish/want to see in Infinix HOTPLAY i.e. HOT 3. We will update our article as soon as we receive any other leak online.

Infinix Zero 3 goes Out of Stock on Daraz.pk

Infinix Zero 3, the latest flagship of the Hong Kong base company Infinix Mobility was launched in Pakistan by Daraz.pk. Zero 3 goes on sale on the 12^th February 2016 online on Daraz.pk at a price of 20899 pkr. Fans loved this phone and it went out of the stock it just two days. It was available in two colors Gray and Gold. Gray color was first to sold out before the Gold. Just like its predecessor Zero 2, this phone is going to be a bit hit. Let us see why Zero 3 got so popular?

Infinix Zero 3 went out of skocks on daraz.pk

Zero 3 a flagship Killer

Infinix Zero 3 is a flagship killer mobile with beefy hardware at an amazing price. The gorilla glass 3 protected 5.5’ screen of the phone is Full HD. Now you can enjoy 1080p videos in their full glory and resolution. You can also read your ebooks more easily due to its 400ppi density.

Most exciting part of the phone is its Camera. It is equipped with a Sony IMX 230 sensor with a whooping resolution of 20.7MP. To enhance your low light camera experience it has dual LED flash lights. Also note that the camera of Sony’s Xperia M and Motorola’s Moto X Style have same sensors but these mobiles have much higher prices.

For selfie lovers phone has also a front camera of 5MP with a front LED flash light also.

Rear camera you can shoot a video a 4K resolution, a feature which is currently available in only high end smart phones and cameras. You can also shoot slow motion pictures at a higher frame rate but on a lesser resolution of 480p.

Inside phone is equipped with 64bit chipset Helio 10X made by Mediateck with a Oct Core processor clocked at a frequency of 2.0 GHz. Its Mediateck GPU IMG6200 works at a frequency of 700MHz.

For smooth multitasking it has 3GB of Ram to avoid any lag shifting between the tasks. Phone internal memory is its big draw back as it comes with SSD storage of 16GB only. But you can extend it by using an external SD card.

Zero 3 has a battery of 3030mAh and four operating modes to maximize charge time of phone. Depending upon usage you can select a mode accordingly.

Currently phone comes with android Lollipop 5.1 but it will be upgraded to android 6 in future.

Availability in Future

Currently daraz.pk has not given any particular date when Zero 3 will be in stocks again. But by looking at availability of other phones like Infinix Note 2 we can expect it to be in stores at the end to the Feb 2016.