Asus ZenWatch 2 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Asus announced the ZenWatch 2 at the ongoing Computex 2015 earlier this week. The successor of the original ZenWatch comes in two sizes and have the same specs. We are live at the event and went hands on with the ZenWatch 2.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Review

Microsoft recently announced its Lumia 640 series, consisting of two devices – Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM. We already reviewed the former, but the 640 XL is the better-equipped smartphone.

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Microsoft with its 640 series is trying to offer a smartphone to everyone out there and thus we have these diversities. We have spent some quality time with Lumia 640 XL to understand if it offers any value to its price tag and here’s our detailed review. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM Review”

Exclusive: OnePlus One to get a price cut on June 1

OnePlus recently shared a teaser on it’s official twitter account, which stated that the company is again looking to shake the tech industry.

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While most of you predicated that the company was going to announce the next iteration of the OnePlus, sorry to disappoint you folks, but we think you’ll have to wait a bit longer. Continue reading “Exclusive: OnePlus One to get a price cut on June 1”

Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual-SIM hands on

Microsoft took wraps of its Lumia 540 smartphone yesterday. We were present at the launch and we even hand a chance to play with the device for a while. Here’s our hands-on report.

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The Microsoft Lumia 540 is the down-graded version of Lumia 640 and is targeted towards entry-level users. The latest mid-range smartphone from Microsoft will compete against the likes of Xiaomi Redmi 2, Moto E 2015 and Lenovo A7000. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual-SIM hands on”

Honor 4C and Honor Bee launching in India on May 8

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Honor, the global brand under Huawei announced the Honor 4C smartphone in China last week. Today the company has sent invite for the launch event on May 8th, where it is expected to launch the Honor 4C and Honor Bee smartphones. We already know that Honor 4C has a 5-inch HD display and is powered by 1.2 GHz 64-bit A53 Octa-core Kirin 620 processor. The Honor Bee is a budget smartphone with a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and a 1.2 GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor, according to Flipkart listing.

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Google Nexus 9 Review

After more than five years, HTC is back in the roster to build a Nexus device. The Taiwan manufacturer has taken over from ASUS and Samsung to produce the Google Nexus 9.

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The latest iterations of Nexus devices show the shift in Google’s strategy. While the Nexus series in the past came with an affordable price tag, the new ones – HTC Nexus 9 and Motorola Nexus 6 make no compromises and cost you a premium. We have spent high quality time analysing the slate and here’s our detailed review. Continue reading “Google Nexus 9 Review”

LG G4 with 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 808 processor goes official

After teasing its flagship device for quite a while, LG has officially introduced the fourth iteration of its G smartphone.

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As one can expect, LG G4 continues the trend set by the second generation G smartphone with rear-mounted volume rockers and power button. However, the overall design has been refined a bit. Continue reading “LG G4 with 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 808 processor goes official”

Lenovo A6000 Plus hands on

Lenovo officially announced A6000 Plus – a bumped up version of A6000 a couple of days ago. Today, we had a chance to play with the device for some time and here’s our hands-on report.

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Lenovo A6000 Plus carries a similar design language as that of A6000. So, what does the ‘Plus’ tag bring to table? Well, the A6000 Plus has an increased operating RAM of 2GB over the single gig in the original model. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 Plus hands on”

Lenovo A6000 Review

Of late, Lenovo as a smartphone brand is getting a lot of eye balls and one of the primary reasons for that is the way they have been aggressively pricing their latest products. The Chinese maker has managed to disrupt the market with A6000 – one of the most affordable 4G LTE offerings in the mid-range market.

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Lenovo A6000 with 4G capabilities in its armoury makes its competition look a bit overpriced and also underequipped. We have spent some high quality time with the device and of course it took a while for us to bring this review to you, but it’s better late than never. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 Review”

FoneArena’s next readers meet is happening in Delhi and will be powered by Intel

After a successful event in Bangalore, we are now hosting a reader’s meet up in the country’s capital. We received a huge number of requests from our readers in Delhi to have an event and guess what? We’ll be there on March 25.

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We have teamed up with Intel for this event and would like to give a shout out to all the folks at team Intel for making this meetup happen. Continue reading “FoneArena’s next readers meet is happening in Delhi and will be powered by Intel”

Presenting FoneArena readers meet-up powered by Intel

We are back with another readers meet up and this time we are teaming up with Intel to make this happen. And, we all know about brand Intel and the company doesn’t need any introduction.

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Intel has been a pioneer in the semi-conductor industry and we are sure that everybody has a gadget or two that’s powered by Intel. Now, we are presenting you a golden chance to meet and interact with the team behind these revolutionary products. Continue reading “Presenting FoneArena readers meet-up powered by Intel”

Apple iOS 8.2 is now seeding to iDevices

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook took to the stage to announce that latest version of the iOS will be seeding today and the update is now available across the globe for all the compatible Apple devices.

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The newest version of the iOS is a minor update that brings support for the Apple Watch. The iOS 8.2 comes with a dedicated application using which you can access the company’s smartwatch. Continue reading “Apple iOS 8.2 is now seeding to iDevices”

Apple Watch will hit stores on April 24, pricing starts from $349

Apple has finally revealed some details regarding its smartwatch. The first wearable from the Cupertino giant will go on sale from April 24.

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As we already know, the Apple Watch will be available in three different variants – Sports, Steel and Watch Edition. Continue reading “Apple Watch will hit stores on April 24, pricing starts from $349”

Apple introduces 12-inch MacBook with all metal, fanless design

Apple has unveiled a new MacBook at its ‘Spring Forward’ event in San Francisco. The all new MacBook is an engineering marvel in a lot of ways and the latest notebook is even thinner than the company’s MacBook Air.

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The new 12-inch MacBook is just about 13.1mm at its thinnest point and can it get any thinner than this? Well, we doubt it. The notebook is 907 grams in weight. Continue reading “Apple introduces 12-inch MacBook with all metal, fanless design”