LeEco Le Max Pro with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM gets certified in China

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LeEco (formerly known as Letv) introduced the company’s flagship Le Max Pro smartphone as the first smartphone to be announced with Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor and Qualcomm Sense ID Fingerprint technology. Now the smartphone has been certified by China’s TENAA (Via). As we already know, it also has 802.11ad multi-gigabit Wi-Fi and X12 LTE with Cat. 12/13 download speeds of up to 600 Mbps. Continue reading “LeEco Le Max Pro with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM gets certified in China”

Samsung said to debut Gear 360 VR camera along with Galaxy S7

It looks like Samsung will unveil a virtual reality camera along with Galaxy S7 and S7 edge on February 21. A new report from SamMobile states that the company will introduce the Gear 360 VR camera at the event.

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) will have an Exynos 7870 SoC variant as well

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Just like Samsung released 2016 versions of the Galaxy A series, they are planning to update the Galaxy J series as well. The Galaxy J7 specifications surfaced online of a Snapdragon 650 variant and now we have details regarding an Exynos variant as well.

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Apple iPad Air 3 drawing reveals an iPad Pro like design

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The Apple iPad Air 3 is expected for a launch in March alongside the iPhone 5SE and the new Apple Watch models. A new drawing has surfaced that gives us an insight about the update iPad’s design.

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Lenovo Vibe X3 Battery Life Test

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Lenovo launched the Vibe X3 smartphone in India at Rs. 19,999 last week. We already brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results. The Vibe X3 packs a 3500mAh Lithium-Polymer built-in battery, slightly larger than the 3300mAh battery on the K4 Note. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the test results below.

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Alphabet outshines Apple to become the most valuable company

Alphabet, the parent company of Google has exceeded Wall Street expectations and recorded $21.3 billion of revenue with profits of $4.9 billion for Q4 ended December 31, 2015. With the strong revenues, Alphabet is now worth around $568bn, compared with Apple, which has a value of $535bn.

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Google said to take control over the Nexus line of devices

Google is planning to tighten its grip around the Nexus line of smartphones and tablets. The company is apparently looking forward to take Apple-like approach and control the design and build of the Nexus phones, according to a latest report from The Information.

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Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Review

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Lenovo launched Vibe K4 Note, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone and the successor of last year’s K3 Note in India recently at Rs. 11,999. Even though it has a 5.5-inch display and offers Dolby Atmos audio experience, similar to the K3 Note, this has a completely different design and also includes a fingerprint sensor. For the price, specifications of the smartphone look good on paper. How about the overall experience? Let us find out in the complete review.

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US Mobile brings Xiaomi and Meizu phones in the US without LTE support

Xiaomi and Meizu, two popular Chinese smartphone brands are entering the US market. Both the companies have partnered with US Mobile to bring some of their devices to the country. US Mobile is a prepaid carrier that uses T-Mobile’s network for service.

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100 million mobile phone units are now being manufactured in India

India has become a hot bed for mobile manufacturing plants, buoyed by a positive response from mobile phone makers to Governments ‘Make in India’ initiative. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the country is now producing 100 million mobile phone units.

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Motorola Moto X Force Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Motorola launched its ShatterShield display device – Moto X Force – in India on Monday, which according to company is “world’s first shatterproof display smartphone”. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Force Hands On and Photo Gallery”

WhatsApp Messenger crosses 1 billion user mark

WhatsApp has joined the billion users club. The Facebook owned messaging service now has over 1 billion monthly active users which translates to one in seven people on Earth. WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum announced the latest milestone via an official post on Facebook.

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FoneArena Daily: Samsung Galaxy S7 launch event, Google 5G Drones, Moto X Force and more

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Here we bring you the first ever FoneArena Daily that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news. Check out the video below and also let us know your opinion in the comments section.

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Gionee P5W with 5-inch HD display launched in India for Rs. 6499

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Gionee has launched P5W, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It was introduced back in December last year and packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Gionee P5W with 5-inch HD display launched in India for Rs. 6499”

iBall Cobalt 5.5F Youva with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 8999

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iBall has launched Cobalt 5.5F Youva, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the Cobalt series. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1GHz quad-core 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera (enhanced to 13-megapixel using software) with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera (enhanced to 8-megapixel using software). Continue reading “iBall Cobalt 5.5F Youva with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 8999”