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Xolo Q1000S Benchmarks

Xolo launched the Q1000S, successor of the Q1000 at a price tag of Rs. 18,999 last month. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor clocked at 1.5 GHz with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU. Since this has a faster processor, the scores would obviously be better than the MT6589 chip clocked at 1.2 GHz present in the Q1000. The Spice Pinnacle FHD Mi-525 that was launched back in July also has the same chip. The Q1000S has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) OGS display similar to the Q1000, but the device is a lot slimmer and has Let’s find out how this compete with other devices in range of synthetic benchmark tests.

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HTC One Max images surface again, leaked poster details the specs

HTC One Max leak

HTC One Maxx has been rumored for few months now. Even though the leaked press images did not reveal a fingerprint sensor, images of the phone showing off the finger print sensor on the back surfaced last month. Now a weibo user posted images of the phone with the model number HTC 8088 showing off the fingerprint sensor and the contacts for wireless charging on the back. HTC had already made the the HTC One variant, the HTC One mini official in July. Continue reading “HTC One Max images surface again, leaked poster details the specs”

Google Glass Hands On – The future of wearable computing is here!

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As you all know , the FoneArena team was IFA 2013 bringing you tons of content from the German capital Berlin.Just when we thought IFA2013 was coming to an end and we had to pack our bags to fly back home, we got a chance to try out Google Glass and hence we managed to record a demo too! If you are excited about wearable gadgets like smart watches , Google Glass is certainly going to impress you. Glass was launched almost a year ago at Google I/O and is still not available to the general public and it is selectively available only in the US to a hand picked set of developers and partners. So we were super lucky to get hold of one thanks to our friends over at AndroidWorld.it who let us play with their unit. Check out our hands on demo below!

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LG rumored to be working on a 6.4-inch smartphone

Sony unveiled the Xperia Z Ultra with a huge 6.44-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display and a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor back in June. Now rumors have started to crop up that LG is also planning to launch a large sized smartphone. According to a report from AndroidSAS, LG is working on a smartphone with a 6.4-inch display with 418 ppi pixel density, a quad-core Snadpragon 800 (MSM8974) processor and 3GB of RAM. Continue reading “LG rumored to be working on a 6.4-inch smartphone”

Jolla’s Sailfish OS now fully compatible with Android apps and Android hardware

Seen as a major move from a small, yet significant new player in the mobile industry, Finalnd’s Jolla(pronounced as yo-la) announced today that the Sailfish OS is now fully compatible with Android apps as well as Android hardware. It was already confirmed that Sailfish would run Android apps, but the question was when. Now we know.

Taking advantage of the already robust and immensely popular Android ecosystem is what Jolla have done, on top of the unique UX the Sailfish OS offers. Not only you can download popular Android apps on the Sailfish OS, which Jolla claims, is without any modifications, the operating system is also Android hardware compatible. Meaning Vendors can take Sailfish OS and make devices with their current Android-based hardware implementations. Or one day, you can possibly load Sailfish on your Android phone, if you wish.

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Nokia 108 affordable camera phone announced

Nokia 108 Dual SIM

Nokia has just announced the 108, an affordable camera phone. The company announced the 105, an affordable phone at the MWC 2013 earlier this year which sold more than a million in India alone. The Nokia 106 and Nokia 107 Dual SIM was announced recently and the Nokia 108 has similar features that brings a VGA camera at an affordable price point and also comes in Dual SIM variant called 108 Dual SIM that lets you select which SIM card to use when making a call or sending a text message. It has softly rounded corners and raised island key. Continue reading “Nokia 108 affordable camera phone announced”

Samsung plans to launch sub-Rs.15000 smartphones in India this month

Samsung plans to launched two new devices this month priced less than Rs. 15,000 in India, according to a recent report from PTI. Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 zoom and the Galaxy S4 mini in India back in July that are price more than Rs. 25,000. The company also launched a range of tablets in the Tab 3 series and the Tab 3 210 went on sale earlier this month. Both these phones are aimed at mid-segment market. Continue reading “Samsung plans to launch sub-Rs.15000 smartphones in India this month”

Micromax Canvas Fun A63 now available for Rs. 6799

Micromax Canvas Fun A63
Micromax Canvas Fun A74, with a 4.5-inch FWVGA display went on sale online earlier this month. The Canvas Fun A63 that appeared on the official website at the same time, is not available for purchase from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel fixed focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fun A63 now available for Rs. 6799”

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear pre-booking starts in India

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Samsung would launch the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Gear in India at an event on September 17th. Samsung India has started taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 3 from the official eStore The pre-order price is Rs. 2000 . The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 along with the Galaxy Gear is also available for pre-order separately at the same cost. This was first reported by BGR.in. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear pre-booking starts in India”

Nokia was testing Android on its Lumias before the Microsoft acquisition, could it have worked out?

This has been blowing up on the Internet for the past few hours. New York Times reporter Nick Wingfield initially had this scoop that Nokia was testing Android on its Lumia range of devices as a “Plan B” if Windows Phone completely fails to take off. Yes, Nokia was indeed testing Android on its Lumias and it is speculated that it might have been a possibility in light of growing tensions between the two companies, with Microsoft failing to deliver features at a pace Nokia wanted it to. It is believed that this would have played a role in pushing Microsoft to acquire Nokia, but not a huge one, as insiders say that Microsoft was aware of this early on in the partnership.

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LG G Pad 8.3 Hands-on

LG announced their first tablet in nearly two years at IFA 2013 in Berlin – LG G Pad 8.3. The G Pad 8.3 has its design language from the company’s current flagship, G2 and has a very big 8.3inch display. We managed to get our hands on the LG G Pad 8.3 and do check out that video right below.

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Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 Review

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So far all the flagship smartphones had a 5-inch starting from the Micromax Canvas A100. Even the Micromax Canvas 4 that we reviewed recently had a 5-inch HD display. Micromax launched the Canvas Doodle 2 A240 recently with a 5.7-inch HD display at a price tag of Rs. 19,990. We reviewed the first A111 Canvas Doodle last month, which was launched back in May. Even though the Doodle comes under the Canvas series, it was not the company’s flagship phone. The Canvas Doodle 2 costs twice as much as the first Doodle. You can check the 360° view of the phone, to check how the phone looks. Is the phone worth the price ? Let’s dive into the review to find it out. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 Review”

Google Nexus 5 images spotted at FCC

LG Nexus 5 leak

LG device with the codename – LG D820 has passed the FCC for approval last week, now images of the same device has been spotted in the FCC filings. First spotted by PhoneScoop, these images look similar to the upcoming Nexus device spotted in the official video that surfaced last week with a large camera. However this doesn’t have a Nexus branding on the back, since this might be a prototype device for testing. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5 images spotted at FCC”

Google Nexus 7 2013 LTE Version Unboxing

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I was in Berlin, Germany for IFA 2013 last week and managed to pick an LTE version of the Nexus 7 2013 which is currently on sale only in a few countries including Germany and UK. We had already unboxed the WiFi only version previous on FoneArena and like always we are always excited about any device with a SIM card slot and here we have the unboxing of the Nexus 7 2013 LTE version.

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LG G2 Unboxing

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We covered the launch of the LG G2 in New York just a few weeks back and and this fully loaded smartphone is about to go on sale in the US and several other markets soon. We managed to grab one just in time for a quick unboxing. The G2 is one of the first phones to be powered by the blazing fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor like the Sony XPERIA Z Ultra. LG has done away with all buttons on the front and the sides of the phone and decided to put them on the back for easy access.How do the volume keys and power button look on the back of a phone ? Find out in our unboxing video below.

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