First batch of Xiaomi Redmi 1S went on sale today for Rs. 5,999. We managed to get one before it’s on sale in the country. Check out the unboxing video below.
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Announcing the first OnePlus India Fan Meetup powered by FoneArena
We are sure most of you guys know that the OnePlus One is coming soon to India.But guess what? the OnePlus Team is already in India! We decided to team up with them and host the first ever OnePlus Fan Meetup in India, and in Bangalore to be more precise, later this week. We know a lot of you folks already use a OnePlus One in India and many are eager to get hold of one. So, this might be your golden chance.
Carl Pei – Director, OnePlus Global challenged me to do the #IceBucketChallenge video last week and along with it, we decided to do something that’s really cool and here we have the Fan Meetup!
A few members of the OnePlus Team will be present at the event along with some of the members from the FoneArena team. You can interact with all of us and also get a chance to play with the device if you still haven’t seen it yet. Also, this event gives you an opportunity to get all your queries answered.
To make our meetup even more interesting and fun, the OnePlus team will be giving away some of the coolest and elusive OnePlus branded merchandise like T-shits and bags.We might also give away a OnePlus One unit to one of the lucky fans at the venue. Doesn’t that excite you? We can’t just wait to meet all of you! If you are interested to be a part of our meet up, then go ahead and register yourself for our grand event in the link below and we will get back to you.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP – for the OnePlus India Fan Meetup in Bangalore on on September 4th, Thursday between 4PM to 7PM.
Note: Space is limited and we can’t promise to accommodate every one, but we will make sure that the folks who RSVP first get a a chance to be our meetup.
HTC One M8 Dual SIM Unboxing
We managed to get the HTC One M8 Dual SIM device here at FoneArena and we decided to unbox it for you. Watch the unboxing video below and let us know if you have any questions about the device.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvyB-n8Uyw8
Xiaomi Mi Power Bank Giveaway Winner Announcement
We started the Xiaomi Mi Power Bank Giveaway last week, and as promised, today we reveal the lucky winners. Before that, we would like to thank all the participants who took their time to participate in this contest, the response has been amazing with over thousand entries in the giveaway period. Are you the lucky winner of 10400mAh Mi Power Bank ? Find out the results below. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Power Bank Giveaway Winner Announcement”
Asus Zenfone Giveaway
Update: Winners of the Asus Zenfone giveaway have been announced. Check out if you got lucky.
Hello readers! We are back with another giveaway. To celebrate the smashing success of the Asus Zenfone in India, FoneArena and Asus India have teamed up to bring you one of a kind giveaway. Asus launched the Zenfone series in India last month at competitive price points. All these smartphones have dual SIM support, powered by dual-core Clover Trail+ Intel Atom processors and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). Asus recently said that the sales of Zenfone series is nearly one lakh in India. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Giveaway”
Xiaomi Mi Power Bank Giveaway
Update: Winners of the Mi Power Bank giveaway have been announced. Check out if you got lucky.
Xiaomi’s Mi 3 that was launched in India last month is one of the popular smartphones in the country. Xiaomi showcased other devices and accessories, including the Mi Power Banks at the Mi 3 launch. These in 5200mAh and 10400mAh variants and recently got priced in India at Rs. 799 and Rs. 999, respectively and would go on sale soon. Similar to the Mi 3, these Mi Power Banks too have solid build quality. It has compact design and has anodised aluminium finish on the outside. You can check out our Mi Power Bank unboxing to know more. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Power Bank Giveaway”
OnePlus One Giveaway Winner Announcement
We started the OnePlus One Giveaway over a week back, and as promised, today we reveal the lucky winner. Before that, we would like to thank all the participants who took their time to participate in this contest, the response has been amazing with close to three thousand entries. Are you the lucky winner of the 64 GB Sandstone black version of the OnePlus One ? Find out below. Continue reading “OnePlus One Giveaway Winner Announcement”
OnePlus One Giveaway
Update: Winner of the OnePlus One giveaway has been announced. Check out if you got lucky.
The OnePlus One is a great flagship device that comes at an affordable price, but it has made a name for itself in the industry for being almost impossible to attain. The folks at OnePlus decided to go through with an invite system that ensured limited availability since launch and the fact that it ships to only a few countries doesn’t really help. We, after a long struggle, had got hold of, not one, but two OnePlus One devices. You might have seen us unbox one and show off another unopened box at the end of this unboxing video – Continue reading “OnePlus One Giveaway”
ACT Broadband is now ACT Fibernet , launches new 60Mbps plan at Rs.1999 in Bangalore
ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd.), popular for its Fiber Optic home broadband has launched its new broadband brand called ACT Fibernet. It has also updated its plans for Bangalore. Customers who are currently in older plans would be automatically upgraded to new plans automatically without extra cost.
OnePlus One Unboxing and First Impressions
OnePlus, a technology startup announced the OnePlus One, the company’s first smartphone after a lot of hype. We managed to get an invite to buy the phone. The phone packs top-end specifications and premium build, but comes at a competitive price of just $299 for the 16GB variant and $349 for the 64GB variant. The company calls it as “2014 flagship killer”. We have the 64GB variant in Sandstone Blackcolor. It runs on CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Here is the video to show you what the device looks – Continue reading “OnePlus One Unboxing and First Impressions”
ACT Broadband making a strategic announcement tomorrow
ACT Broadband is one of few ISPs in India offering very high speed internet services at reasonable prices in a few cities in South India. The company is expected to make a strategic announcement tomorrow according to an invite which just landed in our inbox. The invite reads “it’s incredible, it’s fast, it’s about to strike”. The company’s website also has a teaser which says that “We are changing the way you experience the internet, watch this space for more”. We should have more news tomorrow when the company makes the announcement.
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Exclusive : Xiaomi will have service centers in India
Xiaomi the Chinese phone maker is all set to enter India tomorrow where the company will officially unveil its products for the Indian market. While most of you including myself are impressed with the design and build quality of the Xiaomi phones, what if something goes wrong, how do I get it fixed? Most of you have been asking us if the company will have service centers in India and we just have some interesting news to share. We just heard from a reader who has supplied us with the service center list and looks like Xiaomi is going to take its India operations quite seriously with service centers in major cities across the country. You can find Xiaomi India Service Center List after the break.
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LG G3 Unboxing and First look
LG’s G3, the company’s latest flagship device, was announced on May 27th, with a quad HD display and laser autofocus touted as its USPs. The much awaited successor to G2 predictably packs bleeding edge specifications, in a bid to compete against other premium flagship devices like the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the HTC One M8. The device, with a 5.5″ display, still follows its predecessor when it comes to being sleeker than usual with a super thin bezel around an amazingly sharp display. Packed to the brim with most wanted features, with even a removable battery and a slot for micro SD cards, the G3 aims to be do-it-all this time, and has fewer compromises for a large set of people. We obviously couldn’t wait for the Indian launch, so we went ahead and got one from our friends at Clove UK, and as with every device we get, here is a video to show you what the device looks like, fresh out of the box –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmZoWv-uLHQ
50000 Xiaomi MiPad units sold in 3 Minutes 59 Seconds on launch day
Xiaomi the famous Chinese phone maker had announced its plans to enter the tablet market with the Mi Pad back in May and looks like the tablet has gone on sale recently. A post on the official company forum says that Xiaomi sold 50000 units of the MiPad tablet on launch day thereby running out of stocks. Continue reading for some more breathtaking news. The 50,000 MiPads were sold out in just 3 minutes and 59 seconds. There is no mention about the location but we place our bets on China as it is the home market for handset maker which is now headed my Ex-Googler Hugo Barra. Priced aggressively at about 240 USD / Rs.14400 for the base 16GB version , the company is clearly taking on the Apple iPad Mini with its first tablet.
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Samsung Gear Live Hands On
The Samsung Gear Live was revealed for the first time by Google during the keynote at Google I/O 2014 and it is Samsung’s first Android Wear device. We managed to spend some time with the device at the event.Here is a short video of the Gear Live watch in action.Under the hood is a 1.2 Ghz processor paired with 512MB of RAM.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ujuyjB7jM