Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini up for pre-order on official eStore for Rs. 27990


Samsung launched the  Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9192) in India last week at a price tag of Rs. 27,990. It is now available for pre-order from the official eStore. It has a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2. Jelly Bean with Samsung’s own Nature UX. It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini up for pre-order on official eStore for Rs. 27990”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Review

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The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is a part of Samsung’s two pronged approach to capture the audience looking for a device even bigger than the 5.5inch Note 2 but smaller than a tablet. Targeting the 5.8 inch and 6.3 inch segments, Samsung now has handsets at practically every screen size. The Galaxy Mega 5.8 incorporates a large screen with dual SIM capabilities to offer an interesting proposition. Is it worth taking a look at ? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Review”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 5.8 sometime back and we’ve been putting the phone through its paces. The phone is powered by a 1.4 Ghz Broadcom processor paired with a VideoCore IV GPU. Synthetic benchmarks can tell quite a bit about the performance of a device and we’ve embedded some of the more popular ones below.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Hands On

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Nokia finally unveiled the Lumia 1020 at an event in New York few hours back. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the device of impressive the device with a 41-megapixel camera sensor earlier today. We brought you a detailed comparison of the S4 Zoom with the Nokia Lumia 808, Nokia’s first 41-megapixel camera phone and the Samsung first smartphone with optical zoom. Here is the hands on comparison of the Lumia 1020 with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom from the event.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 Zoom in India today at a price tag of Rs. 29,900. We unboxed the device earlier this month. Here we have the benchmarks of the S4 zoom. Even though the phone is called a camera phone for its 16-megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom it packs a powerful Exynos 4212 dual-core Cortex A9 chip clocked at 1.5 GHz with 400 MHz Mali 400MP4 GPU. Samsung uses the same chip in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0. It runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). The Samsung Galaxy Camera that we reviewed last year uses a quad-core Exynos 4412 chip clocked at 1.4 GHz with 440 MHz Mali-400 MP4 GPU. Both these devices are based on 32 nm HKMGprocess.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Camera Review

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You have seen the camera samples, a comparison with the Nokia 808 PureView and the unboxing, and we felt that’s not enough to let you know about the camera on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. So, here is a camera review with all the details you’d expect of the camera part of the S4 Zoom. What you will read is a deep dive into the technical details of the camera with a walkthrough of the UI, the camera samples and a short conclusion, leading up to our full review later. We have documented that on video first, do watch it here and go past the break for the text.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini launched in India for Rs. 27990

Samsung has launched Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9192) along with the Galaxy S4 Zoom at an event in Mumbai. It has a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2. Jelly Bean with Samsung’s own Nature UX. It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It is 8.97mm thick and weighs just 107 grams. It comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 mini launched in India for Rs. 27990”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom launched in India for Rs. 29900


Samsung has launched the Galaxy S4 zoom, the company’s new flagship camera phone in India at an event in Mumbai. It was announced last month has a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) and Xenon Flash. It has a 4.3 inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom launched in India for Rs. 29900”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom vs Nokia 808 PureView Camera Comparison

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The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and the Nokia 808 PureView are somewhat similar products, with both the devices aimed at cameraphone enthusiasts looking at packing the best camera on a phone. While the approach taken by the two companies are largely different, the intention remains the same. One has added phone features to a point and shoot camera, while the other has added a point and shoot level camera on a phone. But in terms of camera, for a novice user who doesn’t dabble with too many settings, how do these devices fare? Lets find out.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Camera Samples

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The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom was officially unveiled and launched recently at an event in London. We had went hands on with the device earlier and even unboxed it to show you the first glimpse of what this hybrid device is all about. And yes, as you guessed right, the device is all about the camera. We took it for a spin and shot a lot of camera samples. How did it fare in every situation possible? Read on to find out.

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Samsung offers Rs. 5000 discount on Galaxy S4 in exchange for old smartphones

Samsung Galaxy S4 Smart Upgrade offer

Samsung introduced their Smart upgrade offer for the Galaxy Note 2 last month. Now the offer is available for the Galaxy S4 as well, but the company now offers just Rs. 5000 discount when you exchange your old phones, as reported by our friends at the Mahesh Telecom. Samsung also offers a free Smart S View Cover worth Rs. 2499, All-in-One data Vodafone data plan, 12 month interest free EMI on select credit cards (limited period offer) and a 1 year Screen Replacement Plan with the Galaxy S4.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro vs Galaxy Grand Duos

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand Duos in India earlier this year. The Galaxy Grand Quattro is the latest mid-range Android smartphone from Samsung that was launched back in May. We reviewed the Galaxy Grand Duos few months back and the Grand Quattro last month. Both these are mid-range smartphone with a similar design, but both these are powered by different chips and have different camera modules. Now let us compare both these phones.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to ship with 3GB RAM says Korea Economic Daily

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It is no secret that Samsung will have a next generation Note out later this year. The Galaxy Note 3 as it will most likely be known is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 800 processor. The phone will also be amongst the first to pack 3GB of RAM if a report published in the Korea Economic Daily is to be believed. Other rumored specifications for the phone range from the obvious to rather outlandish. While it is almost certain that the handset will run on Android 4.3, we’re not too sure that it will pack a flexible display. We’ve been hearing a lot about Samsung’s extremely popular phablet and have even seen a purported prototype. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to ship with 3GB RAM says Korea Economic Daily”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Unboxing

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We have an exclusive unboxing of the just announced Samsung Galaxy  S4 Zoom camera phone first on FoneArena which was showcased at an event in London last month where we got a hands on this super-sized camera phone.The S4 Zoom is basically a Galaxy S4 mini with a zoom lens attached to it on the back. It looks like a phone from the front but the moment you get a glimpse of that 10x zoom lens on the back, you just can’t continue to think of the Galaxy S4 zoom as a phone, it feels more like a mini version of the Galaxy Camera which was launched last year.The main difference between the two is that the S4 Zoom can make phone calls while the Galaxy Camera can’t.  We got hold of the retail package from the Middle-East and here is a look at the device and the package contents. Check out the unboxing video below

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Samsung plans to invest Rs. 500 crores to ramp up mobile production in India

Samsung plans to invest Rs. 500 crores to increase the mobile phone production, according to a recent report from PTI. Samsung has been launching several Android smartphone in India at varying price range. The company launched the flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 recently. These were reports that Samsung is prepping their India plant to manufacture the Galaxy S4. Samsung’s Nokia facility manufactures 3.5 to 4 crore phones annually including high-end smartphones. Samsung has launched range of smartphones in India that are priced between Rs. 5240 and  Rs. 40,300.

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