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Archos 53 Titanium Hands On

During IFA 2013, little known player Archos announced a range of new Android powered smartphones and tablets – the Titanium range is their entry-level offering and comes with dual-SIM functionality in four screen sizes. The Archos 53 Titanium is the largest of the bunch and sports a 5.3 inch TFT FWVGA display that has 854 x 480 pixels resolution – as you can imagine, the low resolution combined with large screen make for a relatively dull viewing experience.

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Archos 80 Xenon Hands On

Everyone needs a tablet to use on the go and that’s Archos’ philosophy with the Archos 80 Xenon, their latest debutant in the 8 inch tablet class. At first you may take a look at the specs and be less than impressed and it’s easy to see why but it’s worth remembering that whilst the Archos 80 Xenon isn’t as good as the LG G-Pad 8.3 (which has the only 1080p display in the 8 inch class), it will still provide good value for money as it’s likely to cost A LOT less than its rivals. Continue reading “Archos 80 Xenon Hands On”

Archos 45 Titanium Hands On

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During IFA 2013, Archos unveiled a range of new smartphone and tablets powered by the Android operating system. Alongside the mid-range Platinum series and premium Oxygen flagship range, the company revealed the Titanium range which features entry-level specs with a variety of screen sizes to suit any need.

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Archos 45 Platinum Hands On

At IFA 2013, Archos unveiled a range of Android powered smartphones and tablets. The company’s Platinum range is targetted towards the mid-range sporting a variety of screen sizes and mid-range specs to offer an affordable cost-effective mid-range package in a variety of sizes to satisfy all customers. One unique feature of the Platinum range is that they sport dual-SIM capability without skimping too much on the specs themselves.

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Vestel HL50 smartphone hands on

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Whilst in Berlin for IFA 2013, we came across Turkish company Vestel’s booth showing off their latest developments in the fields of television, set top boxes, white goods and mobile devices. The Vestel HL50 is their latest smartphone offering and targets the high end Android smartphone market.

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Vestel HL47 smartphone Hands On

During IFA 2013, Turkish manufacturer Vestel introduced a range of new products including everything from Ultra HD televisions and set-top boxes to Android powered smartphones. The Vestel 47 is the company’s mid-range offering and offers moderate specs at an equally moderate price.

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Vestel ML43 smartphone hands on

During IFA 2013 in Berlin, Vestel had a large booth dedicated to showing off the latest from the manufacturer – the booth included everything from 4K Ultra High Def televisions and augmented reality TVs to Android powered smartphones and tablets.

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Archos 50 Oxygen Hands On

Archos is back in the smartphone race with a bang – that bang is the Full HD Archos Oxygen smartphone that boasts a stunning display without the hefty price tag and offers a lot of bang for your buck. The Oxygen is one of a total of 9 devices that Archos showed off at IFA, including the Archos Titanium and Platinum entry-level and mid-market range. These were announced ahead of IFA.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition Hands-on

In addition to the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear, Samsung announced a third device at the IFA 2013 – Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is basically a huge version of the Galaxy Note 3. You can check out our quick hands-on video right below.

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Sony Xperia Z1 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 Hands-on

The two current flagships from their manufacturers, the Sony Xperia Z1 and the Lumia 1020 put up a good fight against each over photography. Sony announced their flagship, Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013 in Berlin earlier in the month while Lumia 1020 was launched in July. You can check out our quick hands-on comparison video of the Xperia Z1 and Lumia 1020 right below.

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Qualcomm Toq Smartwatch with Mirasol Display Hands On

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Qualcomm announced its own smartwatch known as the Toq at its annual developer conference UPLINQ 2013 in San Diego just before IFA 2013 in Berlin and we were lucky enough to meet folks from Qualcomm at IFA including Rob Chandok who is President of Qualcomm Internet Services and SVP of Qualcomm Technologies. We were indeed surprised that we could get our hands on the Toq Smartwatch. This Smartwatch seems pretty interesting compared to other similar products like the Samsung Galaxy Gear and Sony SmartWatch 2. Qualcomm has been working on the product for over 2 years and this is evident from the build quality and design of the product. Feels very premium and thought out. The best part is the Mirasol display which translates to great battery life and sun light visibility. Watch our hands on video below –

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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 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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Garmin HUD (Heads-Up-Display) hands on

One of the biggest issues with using a satellite navigation (sat-nav) in your car is that you need to find a way to attach the suction cup to the windscreen so you can see the information displayed without the sat-nav being a distraction whilst you’re driving. If you’re using a sat-nav on your mobile device, you have the same issue with the added distraction of possible calls and messages diverting your attention away from the road.

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LG G2 vs Motorola Moto X Hands-on

LG announced their flagship smartphone, G2, nearly a month back and the Moto X was announced just before it and is already available while the LG G2 is yet to be available. LG G2 is equipped with top of the shelf features like a monstrous Quad-core Snapdragon 800 SoC and a Full HD 1080p display while the Moto X is a lot more subtle with a dual-core processor and a 720p display. Check out a quick comparison video of the two just right below.

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