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HTC One Unboxing

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If there is a fading brand in the world of smart phones, especially in the Android space, it would be HTC. We have been hearing a lot about how HTC has supposedly been falling in the past couple of years. Their HTC One X and series of devices were considered an initiative for a turn around in 2012, and the same mantra is now being applied for the HTC One, their newest 2013 flagship device that launched just before the Mobile World Congress. This flagship from HTC is one of their most interesting efforts. You can see the fruits in every department including design, build, hardware, and definitely the camera. We have had some hands on experience of the One at the Mobile World Congress, but we now have it in our labs. And as a precursor, we start with the ritualistic unboxing of the device.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Hands On

Samsung launched their flagship Android phone the Galaxy S4 in New York City on March 14,2013 amidst a lot of hype and excitement very similar to what the iPhone has always received.The Galaxy S4 is a beast in terms of specs packing a 5inch SuperAMOLED 1080p display, 8-core processor, 13MP Camera, LTE, Android 4.2.2. Can the Galaxy S4 live up to its expectations? Watch our hands on video of the S4 we are bringing you from the launch event, below.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 – the features that matter, explained

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It has happened, and how! Yes, the Samsung Galaxy S4 launched today in full glory, with a feature packed spec sheet. Sporting all the flagship hardware features you can imagine, plus a ton of Samsung specific features added to improve the experience, it is rather easy to miss out on the most important ones. We can understand that because we felt exactly the same, too much to swallow at once. So we are going to try to explain and lay out the most important Galaxy S4 features that matter, explained with whatever information we know as of now. Read on past the break.

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The Big MWC 2013 wrap up

The Mobile World Congress 2013 has been one hell of a ride! Our team was there at the event in full force and we got to cover a lot of stuff, churning out more than 70 posts and 38 videos right from the show floor. Pretty crazy, right? We really do hope it will be more than this on our next MWC adventure, but as of now, this is it, so lets get to the big wrap up then! Check out our video of the same –

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Micromax A116 Canvas HD Review

Hands down the most awaited handset in a while, the Micromax A116 Canvas HD is finally available. Hitting all the checkpoints in a modern Android handset, the Canvas HD is an extremely enticing handset. We’ve been playing with it over the past few days to get a good feel of the smartphone. Worth the hype ? Read on to find out! Continue reading “Micromax A116 Canvas HD Review”

Micromax A116 Canvas HD Unboxing

A few weeks ago Micromax, the popular Indian smartphone manufacturer, showed off its next Android flagship. Catering to the budget minded audience, the Micromax A116 Canvas HD packs a punch in terms of specifications at an extremely wallet friendly price point of Rs. 13,990.

The handset pairs a quad core processor with a 5inch 720p screen and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bran. We’ve got a handset over at our office and decided to put up an unboxing as a teaser while we put it through its paces. Continue reading “Micromax A116 Canvas HD Unboxing”

Exclusive: Xolo A1000 with 5-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 coming soon

Xolo has its plans set to make 2013 a big year for the company. Within a span of a month, Xolo has another big product set to hit the market. A 5-inch phone that fits the hand and the budget, comfortably. Xolo A1000 has a width of just 70mm, that makes working on the phone with a single hand , much easier. It is just 8.8 mm thick. We spotted the prototype strutting around in the capital city. Warm your eyes with some snapshots of this dual-core (not Intel) and 2100 mAh battery powered phone. Continue reading “Exclusive: Xolo A1000 with 5-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 coming soon”

BlackBerry Z10 – first BB10 phone announced with 4.2inch display

It is finally here – The BlackBerry Z10 in both Black and White, the first BlackBerry 10 phone from Research in Motion which is dropping the RIM branding. The phone packs a nice 4.2 inch display with 356 pixels per inch. In terms of internals , it is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and packs 2GB of RAM. It is powered by the BlackBerry 10 OS.

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Xolo X500 Photo Gallery

Xolo X500, the first smartphone powered by the Intel’s 1.2 GHz Atom Lexington Z2420 processor was launched in India last week for Rs. 8,999. We have got our hands on one to check out the hardware and the features of the phone in the hands-on photo gallery. Continue reading “Xolo X500 Photo Gallery”

Nokia Lumia 920 vs the flagships – a feature

Just days after the Nokia Lumia 920 won the Ultimate Smartphone flagship title, we decided that it is time we directly pitch it against other flagships with in depth video coverage. Not only that, the Nokia Lumia 920 just launched here in India, so it is more of a need that we compare it with other devices, mostly current flagships and see if it’s worth it, right? Lets get started then.

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Apple iPad 4 vs iPad 3, is it worth the upgrade?

Earlier this month, we unboxed the Apple iPad 4 and have been testing it out in our labs for our upcoming review. At the same time, we have also been pondering why Apple released an iPad so soon, over the iPad 3. It was widely believed that the iPad 3 lacked in performance due to the burden that the retina display that brought with it. So, yes, we are comparing the two on video, so lets take a look at that first.

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Fonearena – Battle of the Flagships 2012 #BOTF12

Note: The above chart is regularly updated with each result, check below for the complete chart as it was in the beginning.

2012 has been a great year for the smartphone industry. It has grown leaps and bounds and has been nothing short of a revolution. The major innovations in the mobile industry this year have been larger beautiful high resolution screens, better cameras that can see in the dark, and more larger beautiful, even higher resolution screens and on the software side of things, we have innovation in the form of new entrants like Jolla. But when it comes to company flagships, the bar has always been set high. So, we thought, why not take a look at all the major flagship phones that have been released this year and make them battle it out for the ultimate top spot. And that’s precisely what we are going to do now!

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FoneArena Apple iPad mini Giveaway !

It is the holiday season and at FoneArena, we have decided that we should spread joy and the holiday spirit! So, we are going to giveaway a brand new “limited edition” Apple iPad mini, the white 16 GB WiFi version! Read on to find out more about the contest.

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Google Nexus 4 Unboxing

The Nexus 4 is a mobile phone collaboration between Google and LG and was launched worldwide last week. Thanks to its incredible specifications and low price point, the handset sold out within minutes, and is now one of the most sought-after pieces of mobile tech, with phones currently changing hands for twice their original purchase price on auction sites. We managed to get our hands on one, and we’re going to inflict the usual unboxing treatment on it for your viewing pleasure.

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Apple iPad mini Unboxing

The Apple iPad mini was announced on October 23rd and was launched across select countries worldwide on November 2nd. We managed to get our hands on the device and bring this unboxing for you.We have both the white and black versions of the iPad mini with us and we will also be comparing it with Nexus 7 and the iPad 2.

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