Samsung just introduced the long awaited successor to the Galaxy S3 amidst a major press gathering in New York. The phone however is more of an evolution than a flat out new device which might disappoint a few. However what we do get are class leading specifications and a device which ticks all the specification requirement checkboxes. So one year down the line, what exactly has changed ? Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 : What’s new ?”
Samsung has finally announced their next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 at an event in New York. It packs a 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display at 441ppi, powered by a 1.9 GHz Quad-Core Processor / 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor (depending on the markets) and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Full HD video recording and a 2MP front-facing camera. It has unique features including Smart Pause , Smart Scroll, S Translator, S Travel (Trip Advisor), S Voice Drive, S Health and lots more. It also has dual camera (Dual Shot / Dual Recording/ Dual Video Call).
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Specifications
The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes in Black Mist and White Frost colors. It would be available from 327 mobile operators in 55 countries starting from the end of April. No word on pricing yet.
Xolo launched the X1000 earlier today. We got some hands-on time with the device. This is the third device in the Xolo range powered by an Intel processor. Xolo launched the X900, the company’s first phone powered by an Intel Medfield Z2460 processor in India in May 2012. The Xolo X500, a budget phone powered Intel’s 1.2 GHz Atom Lexington Z2420 processor was launched earlier this year. Continue reading “Xolo X1000 Photo Gallery”
Xolo has launched the Xolo X1000, the company’s latest Intel Atom-powered Android Smartphone. It comes with a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen display at 312 ppi, powered by 2 GHz Intel Atom Z2480 processor with a 400 MHz PowerVR SGX540 GPU and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It comes with a 8 MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording and a 1.3 MP front-facing camera. It also has Full HD video playback. It doesn’t come with the Intel Atom Clover Trail+ processor as we guessed last week. This is the same processor present in the Motorola Razr i that we reviewed earlier this year. Continue reading “Xolo X1000 with 4.7-inch HD display, 2 GHz Intel Medfield processor launched for Rs. 19999”
If you are looking forward to the Samsung Galaxy S4, be prepared to stay up tonight or wake up really early tomorrow morning. Samsung is holding its Unpacked event for the next big galaxy phone in New York City and might be also live streaming it. We should be live blogging the launch of the Galaxy S4 here on FoneArena. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Live Blog”
Spice has been introducing a range of innovative smartphones over the past few months in the entry level – mid range segment of Android devices. We’ve got the latest, Spice Stellar Pinnacle, in for review and decided to put it through its paces. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Pinnacle Mi-530 Review”
Andy Rubin, the main man behind Android even before it got acquired by Google, has decided to step down from the role as the head of Android to pursue other opportunities inside Google, as the official blog from Larry Page, the CEO of Google details. Andy will be succeeded by Sundar Pichai, who is currently heading the Chrome division, consisting of the browser, OS, apps and more recently the Chromebook Pixel. Does this mean Android and Chrome might finally merge one fine day?
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XOLO has been teasing its upcoming Smartphone for the past few days under the Mission X tagline.The company is claiming it will launch the Fastest Smartphone ever today in Goa. The phone is expected to be based on the all new Intel Clover Trail+ platform.
Stay tuned to the FoneArena Live Blog from Goa to see if the new Xolo smartphone lives up to all the hype. Event will begin at 4PM India time today. Continue reading “XOLO ‘Fastest Smartphone’ launch event Live Blog from Goa”
In the run up to the most awaited launch event which is just hours away from now, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has leaked in every way possible. Blurrycam? Check, video? Check, official teaser? Check. And now, it has leaked again, with many more pictures, showing off the design and a special S-pen feature activated just by hand! Read on past the break to find out.
WhatsApp Messenger, cross-platform messaging app is now available for BlackBerry 10 devices. WhatsApp for BB10 comes with all the features that are available for existing BlackBerry devices. Continue reading “WhatsApp Messenger now available for BlackBerry 10”
LG has announced that the Optimus G Pro would get new features in a new Value Pack upgrade including Smart Video and Smart Camera features. Smart Video recognizes the position of the viewer’s eyes and automatically plays or stops the video when the viewer’s eyes are no longer focused on the smartphone display. LG unveiled the Optimus G Pro last month, that went on sale in Korea at the end of last month. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro to get Smart Video feature with eye recognition to control video playback”
We are now in the elongated Mobile World Congress post-hangover phase, because, to be honest, it all seemed like a blur at the event. You can get what we are saying if you take a look at our big MWC 2013 wrap up. But even in that blurry mess, some devices stood out, and one of them was the Nokia Lumia 720. Nokia proudly claimed they are bringing high end innovation to their new mid-range Lumia smartphones, with the Lumia 720 and the Lumia 520. In some ways, they definitely did, especially with the Lumia 720. You can read our in-depth hands on impressions here. Truth be told, we were really impressed with the display and the camera. The camera is a special one. Its 6.7 megapixel sensor coupled with a super fast f1.9 lens is aimed at providing great photos in most lighting conditions. But little did we know there is a lot more to the camera than just megapixels and the aperture. Hence, we contacted Juha Alakarhu, Nokia’s head of Camera Technology, with some questions regarding the Nokia Lumia 720 and asked him all about its imaging capabilities. Read on past the break for the full interview.
Continue reading “Interview – Nokia’s head of Imaging on the Nokia Lumia 720”
Google Now is the personal assistant which was introduced to Android with version 4.1 Jelly Bean. Google Now is based on search and local data. As of now, Google Now has only been available for Android. Just some time back Google posted a Youtube video of Google Now coming to iPhone and iPad, but this video was removed instantly. Looks like Google did not mean to show the video as of yet but was leaked somehow and has since then been removed from their channel.
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Intex Technologies has launched Matrabhasha app for their existing Android Smartphones Aqua Marvel and Aqua 3.2. Matrabhasha app is an onscreen virtual keyboard that supports input in 17 Indian languages including, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Maithili, Marathi, Bodo, Santhali, Manipuri, Sindhi, Dogri, Konkani, Nepali, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya and Telugu. This app would let users compose regional language text with ease and presents combinations of different letters and conjuncts of the respective languages. Continue reading “Intex launches Matrabhasha app with input for 17 Indian languages for Aqua Marvel and Aqua 3.2”
Motorola has been dormant since the great Google acquisition with only a couple of device launches, namely the Razr i and the Razr/Razr MAXX HD. But with this new detailed leak, few of the remaining fans might be happy to see that the company is working on a new portfolio, which might be influenced by Google design. Known for its earlier high profile leaks, the Vietnamese site Tinhte.vn has leaked a confidential prototype Motorola device that pretty much resembles the Nexus 4 on its front. This mysterious device might just be a prototype, but we would really like to see it get iterated into a real product from Motorola, mainly because it is part of Google, now, and we might actually get to see the Google influences on the devices. You have pictures as well as a video of this device, check out the video below, for a lengthy hands on(warning, it’s Vietnamese)
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Continue reading “Nexus-like Motorola prototype leaks out in pictures and video”
