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Apple iPad Pro with 9.7-inch True Tone display, A9X chip, 12MP camera official, starts at $599

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Apple just announced the new iPad Pro, a smaller version of last year’s iPad Pro with a 9.7-inch True Tone Retina display, as expected. The True Tone display measures the color temperature to the ambient light and adjusts the screen to match. It has a A9X, Apple’s 3rd generation 64-bit chip and four speakers, similar to the original iPad Pro. It has a new 12-megapixel iSight camera with 4K video recording, similar to the iPhone 6s and also a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Apple iPad Pro with 9.7-inch True Tone display, A9X chip, 12MP camera official, starts at $599”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Teardown – Qualcomm Snapdragon 650

Xiaomi launched its Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 9999. We already brought you the teardown of the Helio X10 version of the Redmi Note 3, here is the teardown of the Snapdragon 650 version, which also has a new 16-megapixel camera.
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LeEco Le Max Benchmarks

LeEco (formerly Letv) launched its flagship Le Max smartphone in India earlier this year, which went on sale last month starting from Rs. 32,999. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64-bit 20nm processor that has four bigger ARM Cortex A57 cores clocked at 1.96GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.56GHz per core with 630 MHz Adreno 430 GPU. It has 4GB DDR4 RAM, packs a 6.33-inch Quad HD display, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with EUI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.

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Coolpad Note 3 Lite will be available through open sale on Amazon starting March 22

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Coolpad today announced that the Coolpad Note 3 Lite smartphone will be available without registrations through open sale on Amazon.in starting from March 22nd. It was launched in India back in January earlier this year for Rs. 6,999 and went on sale starting from 28th January. It was initially available in Champagne White color, later the company introduced the Black edition of the smartphone. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 Lite will be available through open sale on Amazon starting March 22”

QiKU F4 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced

Qihoo 360 F4

Qihoo 360 (QiKU) today introduced F4, the company’s latest budget smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with 360 OS and anti-theft security feature. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, PDAF for quick focus in 0.1 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “QiKU F4 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced”

InFocus Bingo 10 with Android 6.0, 1GB RAM, front camera with flash launched for Rs. 4299

InFocus Bingo 10

InFocus has launched Bingo 10, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Bingo series. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better images in low lighting conditions, 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, quad-core MediaTek MT6580A processor, Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and has 1GB of RAM. It is the world’s most affordable smartphone running Marshmallow and 1GB of RAM for the price, according to InFocus Continue reading “InFocus Bingo 10 with Android 6.0, 1GB RAM, front camera with flash launched for Rs. 4299”

Intex Aqua Ace II with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launching soon for Rs. 8999

Intex Aqua Ace II

Intex is all set to launch Aqua Ace II, the successor of last year’s Aqua Ace. Even though the official listing doesn’t reveal the price, according to Mahesh Telecom, the phone is priced at Rs. 8,999 and the stocks are expected tin a few days. It has a 5-inch HD display, 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the first Aqua Ace, but the rear camera has been downgraded from 13-megapixel to 8-megapixel. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Ace II with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launching soon for Rs. 8999”

Xiaomi Mi 10400mAh Power Bank with colorful covers goes on sale on March 22 for Rs. 1099

Mi Power Bank Holi Bundle

Xiaomi already announced that its Mi Bluetooth speaker will go on sale on March 22nd for Rs. 1,999. Now the company has announced Mi Power Bank Holi Bundle, which will come with Mi Power Bank 10400mAh Power Bank and four protective silicone covers in White, Blue, Pink and Black colors. It is not clear if the bundle will come with all the four covers or option to choose one cover during purchase. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 10400mAh Power Bank with colorful covers goes on sale on March 22 for Rs. 1099”

9.7-inch iPad Pro price revealed, Alibaba to foray into Indian market – FoneArena Daily

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YU YU6000 with 6-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE coming soon, reveals import listing

YU YU6000, the company’s upcoming mid-range smartphone has surfaced on Zauba, GFXBench and Geekbench. The Zauba listing, which is new reveals that the smartphone will pack a 6-inch display, even though old GFXBench listing reveals that it will have a 4.6-inch 1080p display. The benchmark listings reveal that it will have an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 SoC and 3GB of RAM. The smartphone will also come with dual SIM support and have 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “YU YU6000 with 6-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE coming soon, reveals import listing”

Lenovo K3 Note Android 6.0 Marshmallow update with TheaterMax support rolling out in India

Lenovo K3 Note Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Lenovo has finally started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the K3 Note smartphone in India. The update also adds TheaterMax support for an immersive VR experience. This feature is present in Vibe K4 Note, Vibe X3 and the latest K5 Plus smartphones. The smartphone was launched running Android 5.0 (Lollipop) in India, so it is directly getting the Android 6.0 update, skipping Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Lenovo K3 Note Android 6.0 Marshmallow update with TheaterMax support rolling out in India”

LG G5 global roll out begins Mar 31, Huawei bags Messi as brand Ambassador – FoneArena Daily

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Lava Pixel V2 3GB with 3GB RAM, Android 6.0, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10750

Lava has launched Pixel V2 3GB, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pixel series and the successor of last year’s Pixel V2. The main change is 3GB of RAM and the phone runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) out of the box. Other features are similar, including 5-inch HD display, 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash, wide-angle lens. Continue reading “Lava Pixel V2 3GB with 3GB RAM, Android 6.0, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10750”

WhatsApp for iPhone gets in-app quick reply notifications and more new features

Earlier this month WhatsApp rolled out option to share PDF for iPhone, soon after the Android app got it. Now it has rolled out few more features that are yet to arrive on Android. WhatsApp users on iPhone can now choose to save incoming media for specific chat or group so that the images and video are automatically saved in the gallery. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iPhone gets in-app quick reply notifications and more new features”

Ulefone Vienna with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced for $200

Ulefone Vienna

Ulefone has introduced Vienna, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display from Sharp, is powered by a Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a fingerprint sensor on the back that can unlock the phone in less than 0.5 seconds.

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