LeEco (Letv) Le 1s Benchmarks

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LeEco (formerly Letv) launched the Le 1s smartphone in India at a competitive price tag of Rs. 10,999 last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have its benchmarks.  It is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795) SoC with 8 ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs clocked at 2.16GHz per core and has 700MHz PowerVR G6200 GPU. It packs 3GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p display and runs on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) with LeEco’s own EUI 5.5 on top. Check out the synthetic benchmarks scores. Continue reading “LeEco (Letv) Le 1s Benchmarks”

InFocus Bingo 21 with 2GB RAM, 5MP front camera with flash, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5499

InFocus Bingo 21

InFocus has launched Bingo 21, the company’s latest selfie-focused budget 4G smartphone in India. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash for capturing better images in low lighting conditions. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lolllipop). Continue reading “InFocus Bingo 21 with 2GB RAM, 5MP front camera with flash, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5499”

BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet with 10.1 Full HD display announced

BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition

Canonical has partnered with Spanish OEM Bq to introduce Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition, which is the first commercial Ubuntu tablet and is also the first one to offer an Ubuntu convergent experience. “It can switch to an Ubuntu PC when connected with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, or when using the micro HDMI port to connect to an external monitor,” said the company. Continue reading “BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet with 10.1 Full HD display announced”

Gionee S6 with 3GB RAM, 6.9mm slim metal body launched in India for Rs. 19999

Gionee S6

Gionee has launched its latest S6 smartphone in India. It was announced back in November last year and packs a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display with a screen-to-body ratio of 77.8%, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo 3.1 UI. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee S6 with 3GB RAM, 6.9mm slim metal body launched in India for Rs. 19999”

Android Wear Marshmallow update starts rolling out, adds speaker support, new gestures and more

Android Wear OS 1.4 Marshmallow

Google has started rolling out Android Wear OS v1.4 update based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API level 23) for Android Wear smartwatches. The update brings new navigation gestures, audio support on speaker-equipped watches, and expanded support for messaging clients. The update also brings battery life improvements and adds new languages. Continue reading “Android Wear Marshmallow update starts rolling out, adds speaker support, new gestures and more”

LG G5 announcement, OnePlus X invite-free in India and more: FoneArena Daily

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Here is the new FoneArena Daily video for today that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Continue reading “LG G5 announcement, OnePlus X invite-free in India and more: FoneArena Daily”

Lenovo Vibe X3 Camera Samples

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Lenovo launched the Vibe X3 smartphone in India at Rs. 19,999 last week. We already brought you the unboxingbenchmarks and the battery test results of the smartphone. Here we have the camera samples. The smartphone has a 21-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, Sony IMX230 sensor and has 4K video recording. It also has a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X3 Camera Samples”

YU YUTOPIA incremental update brings touch issue fix and fingerprint sensor improvements

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YU today announced that it has started rolling out a new incremental update for its flagship YUTOPIA smartphone. This update brings several improvements for the fingerprint sensor. The company also said that it will fix touch issues some users have been experiencing. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “YU YUTOPIA incremental update brings touch issue fix and fingerprint sensor improvements”

WhatsApp group limit increased from 100 to 256

WhatsApp group limit 256

WhatsApp has increased its group limit from 100 to 256. The limit was increased from 50 to 100 back in November 2014. This new feature is currently available only in the beta version of WhatsApp for Android v2.12.429 or later, but it is expected to roll out for other users and platforms soon. The latest version that can be downloaded from the official website at the time of writing the article is v2.12.437. Continue reading “WhatsApp group limit increased from 100 to 256”

OnePlus X to go permanently invite-free in India starting February 5

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Last week OnePlus made the OnePlus X smartphone went invite-free for the global users, today the company has announced that Onyx Black, Champagne Gold and the limited edition Ceramic will be available on Amazon India for purchase without any invites starting midnight, February 5, 2016 onwards. Continue reading “OnePlus X to go permanently invite-free in India starting February 5”

ZOPO Hero 1 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 12000

ZOPO Hero 1

Chinese smartphone maker ZOPO has launched Hero 1, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Quad-Core MediaTek 6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to its Speed 7 smartphone that was launched last year. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “ZOPO Hero 1 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 12000”

Vodafone 4G launching in Mumbai on February 10

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After successfully launching 4G LTE in Kerala, MysoreKolkata and Delhi & NCR, Vodafone is all set to launch its 4G services in Mumbai on February 10th, Wednesday. According to ET, it will launch its 4G services in Bengaluru on February 11th, Thursday. The company already said that testing has commenced successfully and it has started rolling out 4G-Ready SIMs in these circles. Continue reading “Vodafone 4G launching in Mumbai on February 10”

VAIO Phone Biz with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Windows 10, Snapdragon 617, 3GB RAM announced

VAIO Phone Biz

VAIO Corporation today introduced (Via) VAIO Phone Biz, its first Windows 10 phone in Japan. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has single micro SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity. It also has PC-like experience using Continuum for Phones when connected to an external monitor. Continue reading “VAIO Phone Biz with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Windows 10, Snapdragon 617, 3GB RAM announced”

Apple Music for Android updated with option to download songs to SD card

Apple Music 0.9.5 Download Music to SD

Apple Music for Android has been updated to version 0.9.5 that finally brings option to download songs directly to the microSD card. You can change the download location from device storage to SD Card from the settings. The update also brings option to view ‘My Music’ library by Composers and Compilations. Check out the complete changelog below.  Continue reading “Apple Music for Android updated with option to download songs to SD card”

LG G5 announcement set for February 21 at MWC in Barcelona

LG G5 launch invite Feb 21

After the teaser last month, LG today sent out invites for announcement of its flagship G5 smartphone on February 21st, ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona, the same day Samsung has scheduled its Galaxy Unpacked 2016, where it will introduce the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones. Continue reading “LG G5 announcement set for February 21 at MWC in Barcelona”