OnePlus 5 Battery Life Test

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OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone in India starting at Rs. 32,999. We already brought you the review of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 3300mAh battery, slightly smaller than the 3400mAh battery on the OnePlus 3T, but it still has its Dash Charge technology for fast charging using the Dash Charger (5V-4A).  It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Optic AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS. Check out the test results below.

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OnePlus 5 Midnight Black Photo Gallery

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OnePlus today launched the OnePlus 5 in India following its global announcement recently. We have got our hands on the Midnight Black variant of the phone, so let’s take a detailed look at specifications and hardware in this photo gallery. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 Midnight Black Photo Gallery”

OnePlus 5 Review

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OnePlus hasn’t shied away from calling it’s phones, flagship killers. The company set out to build top-notch handsets with cutting edge specifications and offered them at bargain basement prices. The OnePlus 5 however has higher ambitions. With its sight set on top end flagships and a price that isn’t too far off, OnePlus has a tough uphill climb ahead of it. The company has endowed it with all sorts of hardware bells & whistles but hardware alone doesn’t make a phone. Let’s take a closer look and see if the OnePlus 5 really lives up to the hype.  Continue reading “OnePlus 5 Review”

OnePlus 5 Benchmarks – Snapdragon 835 and 8GB RAM

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OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone in India. We already brought you the unboxing of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The OnePlus 5 is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 10nm Mobile Platform with that has four custom Kryo 280 Performance cores clocked at 2.46GHz per core and four smaller Efficiency Kryo 280 cores are clocked at 1.90GHz per core. It has 710 MHz Adreno 540 GPU, 6GB or 8GB LPDDR4x RAM, has a 5.5-inch 1080p Optic AMOLED display and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS 4.5. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 Benchmarks – Snapdragon 835 and 8GB RAM”

WhatsApp extends support for Android 2.3 till 2020

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WhatsApp has announced that it will continue to support Android 2.3 till 2020. The Facebook owned messaging app has updated its old blog stating that Android 2.3.7 and older will continue to work until February 1, 2020.

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OnePlus 5 launched in India at a starting price of Rs. 32999

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OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced at an online event earlier this week and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p Optic AMOLED display with DCI-P3 color coverage and has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) based Oxygen OS. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 launched in India at a starting price of Rs. 32999”

Karbonn Aura Note 2 with 5.5-inch display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6490

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Karbonn has launched Aura Note 2, successor of last year’s Aura Note 4G. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.25GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor that was present in the predecessor. Continue reading “Karbonn Aura Note 2 with 5.5-inch display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6490”

ZTE Small Fresh 5 with Dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced

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ZTE has announced Small Fresh 5, the company’s latest smartphone in the Small Fresh series in China. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) with MiFavor UI and has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information. This lets you adjust aperture from f/1.0 to f/8.0. There is a 5-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “ZTE Small Fresh 5 with Dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced”

Periscope Super Hearts will allow broadcasters to earn from their livestreams

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Periscope is introducing a new way for broadcasters to monetize their livestream. Dubbed as Super Hearts, the tool will allow viewers to send performers and broadcasters hearts that can be bought via in-app purchase. It is essentially a form of virtual gifts that you can give and receive during live broadcasts. Continue reading “Periscope Super Hearts will allow broadcasters to earn from their livestreams”

Samsung starts mass production of Exynos i T200 first Exynos-branded IoT solution

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Samsung has announced that it has started mass production of Exynos i T20, the company’s first Exynos-branded Internet of Things (IoT) solution. It uses 28-nanometer (nm) High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process, has Wi-Fi connectivity offering performance needed for upcoming IoT use cases. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of Exynos i T200 first Exynos-branded IoT solution”

Snapchat introduces Snap Maps to let you share your location with your friends

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Snapchat has announced a new location-sharing feature that shows you where your friends are. Dubbed as Snap Maps, the feature will let users share their locations with each other. Continue reading “Snapchat introduces Snap Maps to let you share your location with your friends”

Flipkart Flagship Phones Sale: Up to Rs. 22000 off on iPhone 7 Plus, Rs. 13000 off on Pixel and more

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Flipkart today started its 3-day Flagship Phones sale, under which it is offering some great deals on high-end smartphones like iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, Google Pixel, Moto Z and more, and is also offering good deals on some mid-range smartphones like the Galaxy C9 Pro. Continue reading “Flipkart Flagship Phones Sale: Up to Rs. 22000 off on iPhone 7 Plus, Rs. 13000 off on Pixel and more”

Worldwide wearables market to grow 20.4% by 2021: IDC

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Wearable vendors will ship a total of 125.5 million wearable devices this year, marking a 20.4% increase from the 104.3 million units shipped in 2016, according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. The wearables market will nearly double before reaching a total of 240.1 million units shipped in 2021, resulting in a five-year CAGR of 18.2%. Continue reading “Worldwide wearables market to grow 20.4% by 2021: IDC”

OnePlus 5 announced, Galaxy Note 8 could be unveiled in August and more – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the latest FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of the latest technology news. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 announced, Galaxy Note 8 could be unveiled in August and more – FoneArena Daily”

Samsung Galaxy J7 Max Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Pro and Galaxy J7 Max mid-range smartphones in India last week. Here we have the unboxing of the Galaxy J7 Max, the bigger one of the two that is priced at Rs. 17,900. Check out the video below.

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