Huawei Ascend P2 Photo Gallery

At an event here in Barcelona, Huawei which is one of the biggest smartphone manufacturers in the world has introduced its brand new flagship. The Huawei Ascend P2 powered by a custom designed 1.5Ghz quad core processor clocks in at just 8.4 milimetres. There’s Android 4.1 on board with a custom UI layer on top that Huawei calls the Emotion UI.

In terms of design the phone looks a lot like its predecessor, the Ascend P1. There’s 1GB of RAM onboard and 16GB of storage. The Ascend P2 is part of Huawei strategy to make its foray into the B2C business. The phone is priced strategically at 399 Euros.  Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P2 Photo Gallery”

Huawei Ascend P2 with 4.7-inch HD IPS display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, 4G LTE announced

Huawei has finally announced the Ascend P2, successor of the Ascend P1 at the MWC 2013. It features a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display (rather than the rumored 1080p display like the Ascend D2) with in-cell touch technology and a 2nd gen corning gorilla glass protection. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s own Emotion UI on top.  It comes with a 13 MP auto focus camera at the back and a 1.3 MP front-facing camera. It is just 8.4 mm thick . Huawei is calling it the world’s fastest smartphone since it supports LTE Cat 4 that would offer speeds up to 150Mbps. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P2 with 4.7-inch HD IPS display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, 4G LTE announced”

Samsung Galaxy S4 image surface, to feature 1.9 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor ?

Samsung Galaxy S4 cases leaked recently, now the first image of Galaxy S4 has surfaced online showing the boot screen. According to SamMobile, the Galaxy S4 would not feature a Exynos processor and AMOLED display, instead the next phone in the Galaxy S series would feature a 1.9 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and have a 4.99-inch Full-HD SoLux Display. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 image surface, to feature 1.9 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor ?”

MWC 2013 : What to expect?

We’ve been getting settled here in Barcelona and preparing to bring you minute by minute coverage from the greatest telecom expo in the world. With the Fira having moved from Fira Montjuic to Fira Gran Vie, we are now going to witness 240,000 square metres of space divided into 8 pavilions ALL booked by the GSMA.

The latest and greatest coverage from the show floor will be brought to you by Varun, Dhruv, Sandeep, Bharad and Michael from Team FoneArena. Our computers of choice ? Retina Macbook Pros and a Samsung Series 9 laptop. Top of the line Android phones and iPhone 5’s are part of the smartphone arsenal. Divided equally between the Canon and Nikon camp, we also have Nokia PureView 808’s to fall back on! With our equipment sorted out, let’s take a look at what we expect to be announced during the week. Continue reading “MWC 2013 : What to expect?”

Samsung HomeSync Jelly Bean-powered Media Hub announced, streams content from Galaxy devices to TV

Samsung has announced HomeSync, the company’s first home hub solution for Galaxy devices. This is a media streamer that can stream content including Android games, access Play Store and strean media content from your Galaxy device wirelessly to the TV at 1080p Full HD resolution. It packs a 1TB drive that lets you create up to 8 accounts for your family, allowing them to share content with multiple devices instantly through the Hub. Continue reading “Samsung HomeSync Jelly Bean-powered Media Hub announced, streams content from Galaxy devices to TV”

Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy Note 8.0

Having repeatedly seen the images and the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 earlier, it was inevitable that the company was going to release the device soon. It was supposedly set for a MWC 2013 reveal, but looks like they have jumped the gun and revealed the Galaxy Note 8.0 in detailed photos, in the company’s facebook page.

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Samsung REX 90 Review

Samsung unveiled a range of java-based feature phones in the REX series last week. The REX 90 is the top-end model in the series that comes with dual SIM support with Smart dual SIM feature and True Hot Swap. You saw the unboxing of the REX 90 last week, here we have the complete review of the phone. Let’s dive into the review. Continue reading “Samsung REX 90 Review”

Radically smaller capacitors to enable thinner xenon flash modules for phones

Jealous of the Nokia 808 PureView owners who can take low light images and party shots with ease because of the xenon flash in their phone but not impressed by the thickness of the phone ? Researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University might have just the solution.
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Polytron Creates World’s First Transparent Mobile Phone

The concept of a transparent mobile phone is nothing new. We’ve seen it in countless sci-fi movies and TV shows. However, Polytron has now created a working prototype of a transparent mobile phone.

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Sony bags Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador for Xperia Smartphones


Sony India has announced Katrina Kaif as its Brand Ambassador for Xperia range of Smartphones.  Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor was announced as Sony’s brand ambassador, when Sony Ericsson XPERIA and VIVAZ phones were first launched in India back in 2010. Sony aims to boost the brand’s visibility in India with this new signup. Katrina Kaif was seen launching the BlackBerry Curve 9220 in India last year, but Ranbir Kapoor was roped in as the BlackBerry brand ambassador last year. Continue reading “Sony bags Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador for Xperia Smartphones”

Samsung Galaxy Camera price drops to Rs. 26000


Samsung has cut the price of the Android Jelly Bean-powered Galaxy Camera, which  is now available for Rs.26,000 in India. The Samsung Galaxy Camera was announced at IFA, Berlin last August and  launched in India last November for Rs. 29,900. We reviewed it at the end of November. Samsung announced the Wi-Fi only version of the Galaxy Camera earlier this week.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Camera price drops to Rs. 26000”

Nokia Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 press images surface

Thanks to evleaks, press renders for the both the Nokia Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 are now out. These phones would be the successors of the Lumia 710 and the Lumia 510 respectively. Both these use the similar fabula design and is expected to come in range of colors as seen in these images. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 press images surface”

LG Optimus G now available in India for Rs. 30990


LG Optimus G (E975) is now available in India from online retailer Saholic.  The LG Optimus G was announced back in August, which went on sale in Korea in September 2012.  It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 768 pixels) True HD IPS + Display with 15:9 aspect ratio, 1.5GHz quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 13MP camera with an LED flash, 1.3MP front-facing camera. It was originally launched with Android 4.0 ICS, now it would come on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “LG Optimus G now available in India for Rs. 30990”

Hands-on: Ubuntu for Phones on Nexus 4

Canonical released the Ubuntu Developer Preview for phones and tablets few hours back, and we installed it on the Google Nexus 4. Ubuntu showed off the Ubuntu for phones running on the Galaxy Nexus at the International CES 2013 last month. The Ubuntu OS for phones intuitive gesture-based User Interface that offers completely new user experience, right from the lock screen. You can just swipe to from right to left to unlock the screen. The screen shows graphical representation of several things, for example the orangeness increases based on the volume of tweets.

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