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ASUS #ZenLife Giveaway

ASUS ZenLife Giveaway

It’s time for jingle bells! And, it’s also that time of a year where gifts flow in. We at FoneArena love you, our loyal readers and to thank you for being with us for yet another successful year, we are bringing you #ZenLife Giveaway.

We are teaming up with ASUS to help you end the year on a winning note. Historically, we have been picking the lucky ones based on a small contest and we plan to continue the trend this time as well, but with a small twist. Continue reading “ASUS #ZenLife Giveaway”

HTC Desire EYE reportedly available from select offline stores in India for Rs. 35990

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HTC announced the Desire EYE in India at the Double Exposure event back in October. It was supposed to go on sale in the country exclusively on Amazon late November, but it didn’t happen. Today Mumbai-based retailer Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom said that the HTC Desire EYE would be available from select offline stores in India starting today. The Desire EYE is still not available on Amazon and is expected to go on sale soon. Continue reading “HTC Desire EYE reportedly available from select offline stores in India for Rs. 35990”

LG India launches The Great Indian Selfie, aims to create world’s largest online selfie canvas

LG The Great Indian Selfie

LG India has launched The Great Indian Selfie campaign, in an attempt to create largest online selfie canvas in the world simply clicking your selfie at an LG Selfie Smile Click Studio in 11 cities or by uploading it on lg.com/in/g3/hiselfie. LG Electronics India says that it intends to enter into record books renowned in the world with this attempt. Continue reading “LG India launches The Great Indian Selfie, aims to create world’s largest online selfie canvas”

Entry-level Asus ZenFone specs leaked ahead of CES 2015 announcement

An entry level Asus ZenFone smartphone has been leaked with some specs. Android Police points to this document over on Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) that was filed by Asustek Computer Inc.

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Gionee Elife S5.1 Camera Samples

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Gionee launched the Elife S5.1, the company’s thinnest smartphone in India last month for Rs. 18,999. We brought you the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks and the battery test results of the smartphone recently, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with single LED flash, f/2.2 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.4 aperture and 88-degree wide angle lens.

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Amazon Appstore offers $220 worth free apps and games for limited period

Amazon Free Apps Dec 2014

Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer, this time for December holidays. The company offers 30 paid Android apps and games worth $220 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today, December 24th till December 26th, Friday. Last month Amazon offered 39 apps worth $130 for free for Black Friday. This time it offers some interesting apps like, Root Explorer, PicShop – Photo Editor, Plex, games like Anomaly Warzone Earth HD, Worms 3, Farming Simulator 14 and more. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers $220 worth free apps and games for limited period”

How good is the Obi Hornbill S551’s camera?

The low mid range is decidedly a hard-fought battle between manufacturers. Here, on paper specifications win the consumer but most of the times, the results hardly match expectations. The Obi Hornbill costs Rs. 9,250 but has a 13 megapixel camera, which is hardly seen at this price. It is well known that Megapixels don’t always matter, so we are putting it head on with the Xolo Q2100, a phone that is priced slightly higher, to see which comes out as the better stills camera in a tough challenge. So, how good is the Hornbill’s camera? Let’s find out.

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HTC Hima leaks again, focuses on hardware and processor

HTC Hima has once again surfaced online with more information about its specs. The phone was first leaked earlier this month with specs like 5 inch display with 1080p resolution and powerful Snapdragon 810 processor.

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ASUS Pegasus X002 with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core SoC, 2GB RAM announced

ASUS Pegasus X002

ASUS has announced Pegasus X002, the company’s latest budget smartphone in China that competes with the Xiaomi Redmi 1S smartphone. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6732 64-bit processor with ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs and Mali-T760 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Zen UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ASUS Pegasus X002 with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core SoC, 2GB RAM announced”

Samsung introduces limited edition leather backed Galaxy Alpha

Samsung is selling limited edition Galaxy Alpha devices in France. The company has joined hands with designers Free Lance and Jean-Baptiste Rautureau to sell 100 Galaxy Alpha devices.

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LG Fx0 Firefox OS smartphone with transparent body announced

LG Fx0

LG has announced LG Fx0, the company’s first Firefox OS smartphone in partnership with Mozilla and operator KDDI in Japan. The main highlight of the smartphone is its transparent body. It has a 4.7-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG Fx0 Firefox OS smartphone with transparent body announced”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launched in India for Rs. 64900

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Samsung just launched the Galaxy Note Edge smartphone in India, after reports of it launching in the country next month. The Note Edge was announced at the IFA 2014 in September along with the Note 4 and packs a 5.6-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display that bends on the right side that utilizing 160 pixels so that you can acess frequently used apps, alerts and device functionality. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launched in India for Rs. 64900”

Evolution of the Samsung Galaxy Note

The Galaxy Note series from Samsung is well known for being the one that started the big screen movement. People used to be dismissive of the concept in 2011 when the original released, but since then, all the flagships have gradually increased screen sizes, with the latest iPhone sporting a 5.5 inch screen and a Nexus sporting a 6 inch screen. Yes, times have changed, and so has the Note.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge might launch in India in Jan 2015 for Rs. 68500

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[Update: Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note Edge in India for Rs. 64,900 and it goes on sale January first week.]

Earlier: Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy Note Edge smartphone in India in January 2015 at a price tag of Rs. 68,500, according to a report from ET. The report says that it would retail for Rs. 64,900. Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 4 smartphone in India for Rs. 58300 back in October, which now retails for Rs. 57,000 on the official Samsung eStore. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge might launch in India in Jan 2015 for Rs. 68500”

Huawei Ascend GX1 with 6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced

Huawei Ascend GX1

Huawei has announced the Ascend GX1 (SC-CL00), the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Ascend series in China. It has a 6-inch HD screen with screen-to-body ratio of 80.5%, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor and runs on Android 4.4-based Emotion UI. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has several camera modes such as voice capture, quick capture from the lockscreen and more. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend GX1 with 6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”