Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launched in Korea

Samsung-Note-Edge-fonearena

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note Edge, the company’s first smartphone with a curved edge screen in their homeground Korea. It was announced at IFA last month and packs a 5.6-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) QHD Super AMOLED display that is curved on the right side that utilizes 160 pixels and gives you access to frequently used apps, alerts and device functionality even when the cover is closed. The Korean variant is powered by a Octa-Core Exynos (1.9GHz Cortex A15 + 1.3GHz Cortex A7) processor. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new Samsung UI, comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera with Smart OIS and a 3.7-megapixel front-facing camera with f/1.9 aperture. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launched in Korea”

Philips I908 with 5-inch 1080p display listed on official India website

Philips I908

Philips I908, the company’s top-end smartphone has been listed on official Philips India website. It has a 5-inch 1080p screen, powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Philips I908 with 5-inch 1080p display listed on official India website”

Amazon introduces Fire TV Stick, a $39 streaming stick

Amazon Fire TV Stick

Months after introducing the Fire TV, an Android-based streaming box, Amazon has introduced Fire TV Stick, the company’s first streaming stick and the competitor of Google Chromecast stick. It connects to the HDMI port on HDTV and uses USB port for Power, similar to Chromecast so that you can stream content such as movies, TV shows, music, photos, apps, and games from Amazon content library, mirror your phone or a tablet and automatically upload photos or videos to Amazon Cloud Drive. Continue reading “Amazon introduces Fire TV Stick, a $39 streaming stick”

LG isai VL with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, 3GB RAM and VoLTE announced

LG isai VL

LG introduced the Isai FL (LGL24) for Japanese operator KDDI back in May. Today the company has refreshed the smartphone and introduced a new variant called isai VL (LGV31) with 3GB RAM and Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) support. Other specifications are similar to the Isai FL, including a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD IPS display, 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 13.2-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 4K video recording and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG isai VL with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, 3GB RAM and VoLTE announced”

Obi Fox S453 and Racoon S401 smartphones now available for Rs. 5418 and Rs. 4190

Obi Fox S453

Few weeks back Obi Crane S550, Leopard S502 and Falcon S451 smartphones went on sale in India. Now the Obi Fox S453 and Racoon S401, two new budget smartphones are available for purchase online from Indiatimes Shopping and Saholic. The Obi Fox S453 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and the Racoon S401 has a 4-inch WVGA screen. Both these are powered by dual-core MediaTek processors, run on Android 4.4 (KitKat), come with 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Obi Fox S453 and Racoon S401 smartphones now available for Rs. 5418 and Rs. 4190”

Lenovo Smartband SW-B100 listed on official website

Lenovo Smartband SW-B100

Few weeks after getting certified at the FCC, the Lenovo Smartband SW-B100, the company’s first fitness tracking band has been listed on the official Lenovo website ahead of the official announcement. It can track your activities such as steps and distance, track your calories, sleep and even your heart rate. You can customise notifications to improve both work and life efficiency and automatically log in on a PC without entering a password., says the description. Continue reading “Lenovo Smartband SW-B100 listed on official website”

Mobiliya partners with Wham! Mobiles to launch new smartphones in India

 

Wham Wiry W1

Mobiliya, an AgreeYa Mobility company has partnered with Wham! Mobiles to launch a range of smartphones in India. These come with anti theft protection, parental control, location tracking and child mode. All these smartphones are powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processors and 4-inch or 5-inch AMOLED displays depending on the model. These have 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS connectivity. Continue reading “Mobiliya partners with Wham! Mobiles to launch new smartphones in India”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Snapdragon 805 Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Snapdragon 805 Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 4, the company’s latest smartphone in the Note series powered by a Snapdragon 805 SoC earlier this month . We already brought you the unboxing of the device, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Quad-Core Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) 28nm HPm Krait 450 CPU clocked at 2.65 GHz with Adreno 420 GPU. It has a 5.7-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Snapdragon 805 Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy A7 UA Profile shows up, reveals 1080p display and 64-bit processor

Samsung-Galaxy-A5-Black-Front

It is already known that Samsung is working on new A series smartphones with a premium look. The Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5 already appeared in several leaks, even the press images of the Galaxy A5 surfaced earlier this month. Now user agent profile of the Samsung Galaxy A7 (SM-A700FD) has surfaced on the official Samsung website. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7 UA Profile shows up, reveals 1080p display and 64-bit processor”

Google’s Sundar Pichai said to oversee Google+, Search and other major products

Sundar-Pichai

Sundar Pichai, who is currently Senior Vice President at Google, overseeing Chrome, Android, and Google Apps will be overseeing research, search, maps, Google+, commerce and ads, in addition to the products he already handles, according to reports from Recode and Reuters. Six executives who previously reported to Larry Page, including the heads of research, social media and search, will now report to Pichai, says Recode.

Continue reading “Google’s Sundar Pichai said to oversee Google+, Search and other major products”

Huawei Honor X1 Benchmarks

Huawei Honor X1 Benchmarks_fonearena

Huawei launched the Honor X1 tablet in India last week at a price tag of Rs. 19,990. It is powered by Huawei’s own quad-core HiSilicon Kirin 910 processor based on ARM’s Cortex A9 clocked at 1.6 GHz per core. It has ARM Mali 450 GPU and 2GB RAM. It comes with 7-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4..2.2 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s own Emotion UI on top. Continue reading “Huawei Honor X1 Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 20900

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM- G750H) is now available for sale in India from the official Samsung India eStore, as expected. It has a 6-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 20900”

Rockstar Mobile Sale: GTA San Andreas at $3.99, GTA III and Vice City at $2.99

GTA San Andreas

Rockstar Games have started their discounted sale to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It offers all the three GTA games for Android, iPhone and iPad at a discounted price. These games include, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Both the Grand Theft Auto III and the GTA Vice City are available for $2.99 each, while the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is available for $3.99. Continue reading “Rockstar Mobile Sale: GTA San Andreas at $3.99, GTA III and Vice City at $2.99”