ZTE Grand S3 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Eyeprint ID unlocking, 3GB RAM announced

ZTE Grand S3

ZTE has announced Grand S3, successor of last year’s Grand S II smartphone at the MWC 2015. The main highlight of the smartphone is its Eyeprint ID password-free eye-based biometric unlocking solution from EyeVerify. It works by imaging unique vein patterns in the human eye using the smartphone’s front facing camera, says the company.

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Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 Hands On

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Lenovo has launched A series tablet  Tab 2 A10-70 at the MWC 2015. The tablet is priced at $199 for Wi-Fi models and $279 for LTE models and will be available starting April. We went hands on with the tablet at the event. Here is a quick walkthrough about the hardware of the device. Continue reading “Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 Hands On”

Samsung new Gear VR headset works with Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

Samsung has announced new and improved Gear VR headsets that works with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. The Gear VR Innovation Edition is the successor to the Gear VR announced last year for the Galaxy Note 4.

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SanDisk Ultra 200GB microSDXC memory card announced

Sandisk Ultra 200GB microSD

SanDisk Corporation just announced 200GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I card, Premium Edition, the world’s highest capacity microSD card. It introduced 128GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC card last year. Even though most smartphone manufacturers say that they support expandable storage only up to 128GB, some companies like LG said that their LG G3 smartphone supports up to 2TB, which is the maximum capacity a microSD can offer currently, other high-end smartphone with likely support this 200GB card. Continue reading “SanDisk Ultra 200GB microSDXC memory card announced”

Lenovo ideapad MIIX 300 Windows 8.1 tablet with 8-inch HD display announced

Lenovo ideapad MIIX 300

Lenovo has upgraded its ideapad MIIX lineup with the ideapad MIIX 300 at the MWC 2015. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels), is powered by a quad-core Intel Bay Trail T CR processor and runs on Windows 8.1 with Bing. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also comes with one-year subscription to Office 365. Continue reading “Lenovo ideapad MIIX 300 Windows 8.1 tablet with 8-inch HD display announced”

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge with Quad HD display and Exynos octa-core SoC goes official

Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S6 Edge along with the Galaxy S6 at its Mobile World Congress press event in Barcelona.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

While the Galaxy Note 4 Edge comes with one curved edge, the Galaxy S6 edge features a uniform curved edge on both sides of the display. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge with Quad HD display and Exynos octa-core SoC goes official”

Samsung introduces Galaxy S6 with a brand new design

Samsung has officially taken wraps of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6 at its dedicated Mobile World Congress press event in Barcelona.

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It looks like Samsung has finally decided to come out of its cacoon and make some changes to the design of its latest Galaxy S smartphone. Continue reading “Samsung introduces Galaxy S6 with a brand new design”

Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 with 10-inch full HD display, 64-bit quad-core SoC, 4G LTE announced

Lenovo TAB 2 A10

Lenovo has announced Tab 2 A10-70, successor of last year’s A10-70 tablet at the MWC. It has a 10-inch ( 1200 x 1920 pixels) full HD display, is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes in both WiFi and LTE variants. Continue reading “Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 with 10-inch full HD display, 64-bit quad-core SoC, 4G LTE announced”

Lenovo Tab 2 A8 with 8-inch HD display, Android 5.0, 4G LTE announced

Lenovo TAB 2 A8

Lenovo has announced Tab 2 A8 in the A series with voice calling capabilities. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor and Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Tab 2 A8 with 8-inch HD display, Android 5.0, 4G LTE announced”

Mobile World Congress 2015 Coverage

Mobile World Congress, which is one of the biggest and most popular events in the mobile industry, has kick started today. Just like every year, the trade show is happening in Barcelona, Spain and as usual most of the key players in the mobile industry are showcasing their products.

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We at FoneArena are covering this event for the 7th year in succession. We have a team of 5 members on the show floor bringing you all the latest news as and when it happens. Since, our coverage will be comprehensive and spread over 3 days – we thought we will help you not miss any of the top stories.

Here’s our coverage from Mobile World Congress 2015 –

Samsung

HTC

Microsoft

Lenovo

Sony

LG

Huawei

Acer

Qualcomm

Misc

HTC One M9 Hands On and First Impressions

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The HTC One M9 has finally been made official here at a separate press event in Barcelona, just ahead of the Mobile World Congress. For HTC, the event is not just about the One M9, it’s about a bold new step they are taking, by revisiting their roots as a partner-company. But at the same time, the Taiwanese manufacturer is not letting its guard down in the smartphone space, which is slowly starting to get saturated with lack of useful innovation or differentiation. So, HTC has chosen to evolve its flagship in the most sensible way, by fixing the major flaws of its previous year’s flagship, and then some more.

All you need to know about the new HTC One M9, in this video

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlMs8ta9iOU

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HTC Vive VR headset announced in partnership with Valve

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HTC has announced Vive virtual reality (VR) headset in partnership with Valve. It uses Valve’s Steam VR tracking and input technologies and is designed by HTC. It offers Full Room Scale 360 Degree Solution with Tracked Controllers so that you can get up, walk around and explore your virtual space, inspect objects from every angle and truly interact with your surroundings, said the company. Continue reading “HTC Vive VR headset announced in partnership with Valve”