Sharp introduces 5.5-inch 4K UHD IGZO LCD display with 806ppi

Sharp 806ppi 4K IGZO panel

Sharp has introduced its new 5.5-inch Ultra HD 4K IGZO LCD panel with a resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels and a pixel density of 806ppi at the China Information Technology Expo 2015 in Shenzhen last week. The panel has a display area of 121 × 68 mm.This is bigger and sharper compared to 4.1” IGZO LCD display with 736 ppi that was introduced by the company last year. Continue reading “Sharp introduces 5.5-inch 4K UHD IGZO LCD display with 806ppi”

boAt Rugged Bluetooth Speaker with in-built Power Bank launched for Rs. 2919

boAt Rugged

boAt, one of the new companies in the audio industry has launched its Bluetooth speaker RUGGED on Amazon in India. It has twin drivers offering rich audio and thumping bass. It is portable, splash proof and also has a built-in 1800 mAh battery that lets you charge other devices through a USB port. Continue reading “boAt Rugged Bluetooth Speaker with in-built Power Bank launched for Rs. 2919”

iberry Auxus BEAST with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 13990

iberry Auxus Beast

iberry has launched Auxus BEAST, the company’s latest smartphone in the Auxus series in partnership with Snapdeal. It has a 5.5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core 64bit MediaTek MT6752 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) OS. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has Dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) Indian LTE bands. Continue reading “iberry Auxus BEAST with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 13990”

YU YUREKA Cyanogen OS 12 Android Lollipop update submitted for certification, to roll out soon

YU Yureka_fonearena-14

YU YUREKA’s upcoming major Cyanogen OS 12 update based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) has been submitted to Google for certification, said Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of YU. The company already promised Android Lollipop for the YUREKA smartphone during its launch last December. YU started beta testing its Cyanogen OS 12 ROM recently though it forum. It also plans to launch YU YUPHORIA smartphone based on Cyanogen OS 12 this quarter.

Continue reading “YU YUREKA Cyanogen OS 12 Android Lollipop update submitted for certification, to roll out soon”

Sony Xperia Z3 Dual, Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra Android 5.0 update now rolling out

sony-xperia-z1-compact-photos-19

Sony has announced that It has started rolling out Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update (v23.1.A.0.690) for Xperia Z3 Dual, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperia Z Ultra smartphones. It rolled out Lollipop update for Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet last week. It already promised to update Xperia C3 and Xperia T2 Ultra smartphones. Both these smartphones including the Dual SIM Xperia C3 variant will get the Lollipop update next week said Sony. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 Dual, Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra Android 5.0 update now rolling out”

Xiaomi Redmi 1S Unboxed units go on sale today on Overcart for Rs. 4999

Redmi 1s_fonearena-001

Xiaomi recently partnered with GreenDust and Overcart to sell refurbished and unboxed Redmi 1S smartphones. The Redmi 1S is now available from Overcart at Rs. 4999, cheaper than the cost of new unit in sealed box. The devices will be covered under a six-month manufacturer warranty from Xiaomi, says the company. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 1S Unboxed units go on sale today on Overcart for Rs. 4999”

Honor 4X Benchmarks

Huawei Honor 4X Benchmarks_fonearena

Honor, the global brand under Huawei launched the Honor 4X smartphone in India last month for Rs. 10499. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone.  The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.21 GHz per core and has Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400MHz.  It has 2GB RAM, 5.5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Emotion UI 3.0. Let’s find out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Honor 4X Benchmarks”

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G launched in India for Rs. 7999

motoe1

Motorola launched the Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G in India last month for Rs. 6,999. We brought the review of the smartphone recently. Today the company has launched Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G that is powered by a faster 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor. Other specifications are similar, including a 4.5-inch qHD screen, Android 5.0 Lollipop, 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a VGA front-facing camera.

Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G launched in India for Rs. 7999”

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) Battery Life Test

Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen One Charge Rating

Motorola launched the Moto E (2nd Gen) in India last month. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have the battery life of the smartphone. It has a 2390 mAh built-in battery, larger than the first Moto E. It has a 4.5-inch qHD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snadpragon 200 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop).

Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) Battery Life Test”

Microsoft Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones Build 10051 released, supports more phones

windows-10-logo

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10051 for phones. The first build that was released back in February supported  Lumia 630, Lumia 635, Lumia 636, Lumia 638, Lumia 730, and Lumia 830. The new build support even more phones. Lumia 930, Icon, and 640 XL is not supported in this release as it promised recently since there is an issue with scaling on these device making the UI too small to be usable, says Microsoft. Support for this build will be available in future. Check out the complete list of devices that is now supported in the latest Technical Preview build. Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones Build 10051 released, supports more phones”

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Benchmarks_fonearena

Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 58,900. It went on sale today, and we unboxed it too earlier today. Now let us check out the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Galaxy S6 Edge is powered by a Octa-Core 14 nm Exynos 7420 SoC which has four ARM Cortex A57 CPUs clocked at 2.1 GHz and four ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz. It has 772 MHz Mali T760 MP8 GPU and 3GB RAM LPDDR4 RAM. The smartphone has a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Benchmarks”

Xiaomi schedules global Mi Phone Premiere in India on April 23

Xiaomi Mi Phone Premiere India

Xiaomi just announced its Global Mi Phone Premiere event in New Delhi, India on April 23rd. Xiaomi is giving Mi Fans a chance to attend the premiere with a free ticket. 10 fans will get privileged access to the premiere and an exclusive session with Hugo Barra. The registration page Witness the first global launch with Mi, so we can expect something big.This is the first time Xiaomi has scheduled a huge event in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi schedules global Mi Phone Premiere in India on April 23”

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge gets the first OTA update, includes improvements and new features

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge update

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge went on sale in several countries including India today. We unboxed the smartphone today and received the first over-the-air (OTA) update once we switched on the phone and connected it to WiFi. This update adds many stability, performance improvements and new features, says Samsung. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge gets the first OTA update, includes improvements and new features”

Saavn for Android and iOS updated with Social features

Saavn for iPhone v3.6

Saavn, one of the popular music streaming apps has received a major update on both Android and iOS that adds Saavn Social, a set of in-app social features. This lets you Tag, Follow, Chat, and Share on Saavn. You can Tag one or multiple friends in songs and playlists. Everyone tagged can comment on the content and engage in Music Chats for real-time digital conversations around music. Continue reading “Saavn for Android and iOS updated with Social features”

Sennheiser sports headphones range launched in India, starts at Rs. 4990

Sennheiser MX 686 SPORTS

Sennheiser has launched new sports range – MX 686 SPORTS, CX 686 SPORTS, PMX 686 SPORTS and OCX 686 SPORTS in India. These are water resistant for durability and have oval-shaped cable that offer tangle-free listening experience and reduced cable noise. These have remote and microphone that allows easy controlling of volume, tracks and calls while exercising. All these come with a protective, cushioned carrying pouch made of quick-drying and breathable fabric to keep the headphones safe when stored. Continue reading “Sennheiser sports headphones range launched in India, starts at Rs. 4990”