Meizu MX2 Review

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The first words that usually come to our mind at the mention of a Chinese phone are cheap, unreliable and poorly built. But it didn’t take long to see that these are plain misconceptions, especially with devices like the Oppo Find 5. The Meizu MX2 invoked similar reactions from us, as we were starting to use and test this gorgeous device. As a company that has been widely known for making iPhone clones like the M8, the Meizu MX was a refreshing change and a departure from the cloning legacy, and the MX2 is an improvement upon its predecessor in good measure. So, how good is the Meizu MX2? Read on to find out.

Video Review

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Maxx Mobile launches 15 new devices including 4 Android smartphones and a tablet

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Maxx Mobile has launched 15 new devices in India, just in time for the Independence Day. This include, 10 feature phones, 4 Android smartphones and a tablet. These devices are available at varied price points based on the customer’s need says Maxx Mobile. The Android smartphones include, AX5 Plus, AX40, AX353 and the AX50. The Maxx Tablet is the Tab 722 and the feature phones include, MT280, MX426, MX425e, MX501, MX514, MX247, MX152T, MX153T, MX504, MT350. Continue reading “Maxx Mobile launches 15 new devices including 4 Android smartphones and a tablet”

Samsung W789 Hennessy flip phone with dual 3.3-inch displays, Android 4.1 announced in China

 

Samsung SCH-W789 Hennessy

Samsung has made Hennessy (SCH-W789), their latest Android smartphone with dual displays official. It is a flip phones that has a pair of 3.3-inch (320 x 480 pixels) touch screen displays, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It comes with dual SIM support (CDMA + GSM) and packs a 1500 mAh battery. The font display lets would perform all the actions easily since it has touch screen support and comes with capacitive touch buttons. It also comes with ChatON messenger. Continue reading “Samsung W789 Hennessy flip phone with dual 3.3-inch displays, Android 4.1 announced in China”

Sony Xperia M now available in India for Rs. 12990


Sony Xperia M that was announced back in June, is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has LED illuminations for notification and NFC connectivity for one-touch functions. Continue reading “Sony Xperia M now available in India for Rs. 12990”

iBall Slide i9018 with 9-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9990

iBall Slide i9018

iBall has launched the Slide i9018, a new tablet in the Slide series.  It has a has a 9-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capactive multi-touch IPS display and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2. (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It  comes with Bluetooth support and an HDMI support, but it doesn’t have a SIM card slot. Continue reading “iBall Slide i9018 with 9-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9990”

Lava Iris 356 and Iris 402 with Android 4.2 officially launched for Rs. 4499 and Rs. 5499

Lava Iris 356

Lava has launched the Iris 356 and the Iris 402 that went on sale online earlier this month. The Iris 356 has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The Lava Iris 402 packs a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display. Other features are similar to the Iris 402. These have 3G support, Dual SIM with dual standby, rear and front-facing cameras. Continue reading “Lava Iris 356 and Iris 402 with Android 4.2 officially launched for Rs. 4499 and Rs. 5499”

HTC’s new Ad with Robert Downey Jr leaked [Update: Official]

Just yesterday, we brought you that HTC have official signed Robert Downey Jr for their $1 billion “Change” campaign. Not a day has passed, but we have a leaked video of an Ad starring Robert Downey Jr which HTC has teased in 15 second segments.

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LG rumored to produce Nexus 5 at Nexus 4’s price point

Rumors are floating high about who will be producing the next Nexus device. Earlier this year, we had rumors that LG would be the one to produce it, but recent rumors indicate that Motorola would be doing it. But new reports from South Korean website, MyDrivers point to LG as the producer of next Nexus.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 Unboxing, AT&T Unlocked Version

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The Nokia Lumia 1020 just arrived at FoneArena today and guess what, we managed to get hold of a unlocked unit from a US retailer.  The device is currently exclusive sold only on AT&T in USA and Nokia is yet to launch the SIM-free/unlocked version in USA or any other market but how can you get one ? Read on to find out. This is indeed the Lumia 1020 for AT&T with the carrier branding but the good thing is it can accept any GSM SIM card, be it T-Mobile, Airtel or Vodafone. This supports LTE on AT&T but would work over 3G, HSPA in many countries including India. The device has evolved from the 808 PureView which was running on Symbian and subsequently the Lumia 920 which was one of the first Windows phones with a PureView camera. Today we have a combination of the best of the imaging from the 808 and 920, improved leaps and bounds, and delivered in the form of the Lumia 1020. So go ahead and watch the first unboxing of the Lumia 1020 camera phone in India only on FoneArena –

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Google Nexus 7 (2013) Benchmarks

Google Nexus 7 2013 Benchmarks

Google released the new Nexus 7 manufactured by Asus last month. We brought you the unboxing of the device last week, here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064) CPU and Adreno 320 GPU and has 2GB of RAM. The first Nexus was powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 GPU and had 1GB of RAM. We had already seen the Snapdragon S4 Pro chip in several smartphones including the Nexus 4 and the Sony Xperia Tablet Z. Let’s see how it performs on the new Nexus 7 with a 7-inch 1920×1200 HD display and the latest Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS.

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BlackBerry 9720 with 2.8-inch display, BB OS 7.1 announced

BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry has announced 9720, a budget smartphone running on BlackBerry OS 7.1. During Q1 earnings conference call BlackBerry announced that it would release a phone running OS 7 later this year, even though they have moved to the BlackBerry 10. It was also leaked last month. It comes with 2.8-inch (480 x 360 pixels) capacitive touch screen display with 246 ppi and a Full QWERTY keyboard. It is powered by 806 MHz processor and runs on BlackBerry OS 7.1. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It also has a dedicated BBM key that is user customizable. Continue reading “BlackBerry 9720 with 2.8-inch display, BB OS 7.1 announced”

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle Unboxing

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Micromax launched the A111 Canvas Doodle back in May. It is the company’s first smartphone in the Canvas series to come with a stylus. It has a 5.3-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display,  powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor similar to the Karbonn S5 Titanium and the Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean).

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iBall Andi 4a Radium with 4-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 6990

iBall Andi 4a Radium

iBall Andi 4a Radium, a new budget smartphone in the Andi series is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen IPS display and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other iBall smartphones. Continue reading “iBall Andi 4a Radium with 4-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 6990”

Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and Tablets to get support for 9 Indian languages

Samsung Galaxy Grand Indian Language support

Samsung today announced support for 9 Indian languages for their Galaxy smartphones and tablets. This would let the Samsung smartphone users to access the user interface and content in these languages. The 9 Indian languages include, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Gujarati. These Indian languages will be supported on Galaxy Grand, Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Tab 3 starting from today. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and Tablets to get support for 9 Indian languages”

SwiftKey Cloud Beta updated with bug fixes and improvements

SwiftKey released v4.2 Cloud Beta few weeks back with backup and sync and trending phrases feature. Now the company has released an update to the app that brings lot of improvements and bug fixes. These fixes includes better responsiveness for flow predictions, crash fixes in cloud preference and Gmail personalization and lots more. Even though there are lot of fixes, it also has some known issues, which would eventually be fixed in the final release. Continue reading “SwiftKey Cloud Beta updated with bug fixes and improvements”