Nokia has unveiled the Asha 230 and Asha 230 Dual SIM, the company’s most affordable Asha device at the Under the Tree event at the MWC 2014. It has a 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen, 1.3-megapixel rear camera, Bluetooth 3.0 with Slam sharing feature, micro USB, expansion slot that supports cards up to 32GB and packs a 1020 mAh battery. It runs on the new Nokia Asha software platform v1.1.1 with new Nokia Fastlane features, Nokia Xpress Browser.
Nokia has just announced its first series of Android powered smartphones, but with a heavy layer of customization. Nokia are using just the Android and instead of using Google’s cloud service, Nokia are using Microsoft’s cloud service. In addition to that, they are also heavily customizing the UI which looks like a mix of Asha’s Fastlane UI and Microsoft Windows Phone 8 UI.
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Sony Mobile just announced the Xperia M2 and M2 Dual at the MWC 2014. These phones have a 4.8-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a front-facing camera. It also has NFC support and also comes in LTE variants.
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Nokia was rumored to announce a Nokia Android budget smartphone at the MWC 2014 and they haven’t disappointed. Nokia has announced, not one, not two, but three Android powered smartphones at the MWC 2014 Under The Tree event. Among the three Nokia Android smartphones, the Nokia XL is the biggest of the lot. It competes with the 5inch mid-range Android smartphones in the Indian market.
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Sony has just announced the Xperia Z2 Tablet at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 2014, as expected. It has a 10.1-inch Full HD (1920 x 1200 pixels) WUXGA Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has IP55/IP58 ratings for dust and water resistance. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet with 10.1-inch full HD display, 3GB RAM, 6.4 mm slim body announced”
We knew Nokia Android smartphones were coming, but we din’t expect three of them. As expected Nokia announced the Nokia X which was masquerading the rumorlands as Nokia Normandy for quite some and we are also having an interesting upgraded Nokia X in the form Nokia X+. Though Nokia wasn’t exactly specific about the specifications, it is clear from the naming convention that Nokia X+ will be a slightly better version of the Nokia X.
At the MWC 2014, Nokia has just announced its first Android powered smartphone in the form of Nokia X. Nokia X was long rumored and it had been going around the rumor mill as Nokia Normandy. Nokia X’s software platform is built over AOSP with Microsoft’s Cloud services along with Nokia experience. Nokia X is one of the three Android powered smartphones that Nokia has announced today. Nokia X serves as the entry range option for the Nokia X series of AOSP powered devices.
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Sony mobile has just announced the Xperia Z2, the company’s latest flagship at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It has a a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with Live Colour LED powered by X-Reality, powered by 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens with a 27mm wide angle f/2.0 aperture custom 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, BIONZ image processing engine, 4K video recording and a 2.2-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801, 3GB RAM, 4K video recording announced”
Nokia has just announced the Nokia 220, the company’s latest affordable phone that starts at just 29 Euros or around Rs. 2,500. It also comes in a dual SIM variant, the Nokia 220 Dual SIM. It has a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixel) LCD screen and also has a T9 keypad. It has a 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and 2G support. It has Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, FM Radio, Flashlight and a 1100 mAh battery.
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Qualcomm has just announced the Snapdragon 610 and 615 Chipsets in their Snapdragon 600 lineup. Both these chips have LTE support,including LTE Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) capabilities and are based on ARM Cortex A53 cores and 64-bit ARMv8 CPU support. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 is an octa-core chip with 8 ARM Cortex A53 and the Snapdragon 610 is a quad-core chip. Both these have Adreno 405 GPU, unlike the Snapdragon 410 that has a Adreno 305 GPU. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core and Snapdragon 610 quad-core 64-bit SoCs with LTE announced”
FoneArena is live from Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona and we are live blogging the Nokia Press Conference where Nokia is expected to announce an Android Phone. Catch all the action here as the news breaks in our live blog below. This is the first time Nokia is hosting a press conference at Mobile World Congress after the acquisition by Microsoft. This might possibly be the last ever Nokia press conference at MWC as the take over deal completes. So lets see what Nokia has got up its sleeve.
Lenovo has announced the S660 at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona along with the S860 abs the S850. It has a 4.7-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and is 9.95mm thick.
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Lenovo has announced the S850, along with the S860 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and is just 8.2 mm thick. Continue reading “Lenovo S850 with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera announced”
We had already seen the Lenovo S920 with a 5.3-inch HD screen last year, Lenovo has just announced the S860 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with a similar display. It has a 5.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.5-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and is 10.3mm thick. Continue reading “Lenovo S860 with 5.3-inch HD display, 2GB RAM and 4000 mAh battery announced”
Hi guys! We are live from MWC 2014 at Barcelona and we are at LG’s booth where it is showcasing the Android smartphones which it had recently announced. LG G Pro 2 is the latest flagship from the company is mainly aimed to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 and other high end phablets. We went hands on with the device and also have clicked a few photos which you can check out right below.
