Motorola Droid Turbo Back Panel Image Leaked; 3900mAh Battery Tipped

Motorola's much anticipated Droid Turbo handset, the user manual of which was purportedly leaked last week, has once again shown up - this time in a leaked image on Twitter.

The image tweeted by @DroidLanding shows the Droid Turbo's red-coloured textured back panel featuring a camera and two LED flash modules on either side just as expected, a design first introduced with the Moto X (Gen 2). A Motorola logo in the centre and Verizon branding at the bottom are also visible in the leaked image.

Also, as seen in the leaked user manual (which didn't contain an image of the back panel) previously, the Droid Turbo in the leaked image also features a power button and two volume buttons on the right-side bezel.

The image tweeted by @DroidLanding has now been deleted. However, Phonearena managed to get its hands on the image.

Moreover, the Motorola Droid Turbo smartphone is also being tipped to feature a 3900mAh battery that can be fully charged in 3 hours. The image of the battery showed Motorola EQ40 printed on it, which is the same codename used when the handset was approved by the FCC as per Phonearena.

The Motorola Droid Turbo, as per its leaked user manual, features a 5.2-inch display, a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash, and features like Moto Actions, Moto Display and Moto Connect.

Besides 4G LTE, the Droid Turbo also features Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity options. Qi wireless charging compatibility is also mentioned as one of the features of the handset, along with support for Motorola's Turbo Charger.

A report from August claimed that Motorola is planning to debut 8 new devices before Christmas. However, out of 8, the company has now already introduced Moto X (Gen 2) and Moto G (Gen 2) handsets.

The report claims that the company is also planning to launch the Droid, the Droid Maxx, the Droid Turbo, the Moto X Play, the Moto S and the much-anticipated next Nexus smartphone codenamed 'Shamu' before the end of the year.

Samsung Gear S Tizen-Based Smartwatch Launched at Rs. 29,500

Apart from launching the Galaxy Note 4 in India, Samsung also launched the Gear S 3G-enabled smartwatch that was unveiled ahead of IFA 2014. The Gear S has been priced at Rs. 29,500 (MRP), and Samsung estimates a market operating price of Rs. 28,900.

The Gear S smartwatch is standalone in the sense that it allows users to make and receive calls via 2G or 3G, unlike other smartwatches, and also offers Bluetooth 4.1 and Wi-Fi connectivity. Samsung says the smartwatch will always remain connected, and can also switch between multiple networks to stay synchronised with the paired smartphone.

However, to be precise, the Gear S smartwatch is not truly standalone, as it requires one of 20 Samsung smartphones during initial setup, and to download apps.

Running on the company's own Tizen operating system, the Gear S now has a separate slot for a SIM card (Nano-SIM) on the back panel along with the heart rate sensor and four pogo pins.
The Gear S features a 2-inch curved Super AMOLED display with a 360x480 pixel resolution. A dual-core 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM powers the Samsung Gear S. It comes with 4GB of inbuilt storage and is backed by a 300mAh Li-ion battery, rated to deliver 2 days of charge with typical usage.

The IP67-certified dust and water resistant Gear S shows notifications from text messages, social networks, calendars and other applications independently without the need to access the smartphone. Samsung is also touting S Voice functionality for dictating and voice commands, apart from the onscreen keyboard.

Samsung has included its own S Health app, apart from Nike+ Running, to help users track their health statistics. Also onboard is turn-by-turn pedestrian navigation provided via Here Maps, a 24-hour news service from the Financial Times, and more. The device will be available in Black and White colour variants.

"Samsung is leading this exciting and rapidly developing wearable category through progressive innovation," said JK Shin, CEO and head of IT & mobile communication at Samsung Electronics. "The Samsung Gear S redefines the idea of the smart wearable and the culture of mobile communication. It will let consumers live a truly connected life anywhere, anytime."
Samsung, along with Gear S, also launched the Gear Circle in India - priced at Rs. 8,500. The Samsung Gear Circle is a Bluetooth 3.0-enabled in-ear headset that clasps around the users' neck via a magnetic lock when not in use. The headphone can be paired with the smartphone to make/ receive calls, access music, and take S Voice and other voice commands from users. To alert users for an incoming call, Gear Circle also comes with a vibrating function. The device is backed by a 180mAh Li-ion battery rated to deliver 300 hours of standby time, 11 hours of talk time and 9 hours of music play time.