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Huawei Ascend P6 Unboxing

Nearly four months after its global launch, Huawei has finally brought the Ascend P6 to India. The Android smartphone is priced at Rs. 25,750. What makes this phone stand out in the massive Android market, is its absolute slim design. Aesthetics compliment the extremely light body that weighs mere 120 gms. It is one of the biggest launches by Huawei in 2013 and is expected to get a successor only next year !

Huawei Ascend P6 Unboxing-4

FoneArena has shown you several glimpses of the phone from International events, now the box is right here with us for the unboxing. Lets see what accompanies the slim phone.

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Intex Aqua HD Review

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Intex launched the Aqua HD, the company’s first smartphone with a HD display last month. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the device earlier this month, here we have the complete review of the device. We reviewed the Intex Aqua i5 with a 5-inch qHD display back in July, but this one has a 4.7-inch HD display, so the pixel density would obviously be better. We had already reviewed the iBall Andi 4.7G with a similar display and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Let’s jump into the review to find out whether Intex Aqua HD has something new to offer. Continue reading “Intex Aqua HD Review”

LG G Pro Lite Dual SIM phone with 5.5-inch display now available in India online for Rs. 18300

LG G Pro Lite Dual that was announced earlier this month is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It packs a 5.5-inch (960 ×540 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It pack a 3140 mAh battery. Continue reading “LG G Pro Lite Dual SIM phone with 5.5-inch display now available in India online for Rs. 18300”

BlackBerry Z30 launched in India for Rs. 39990

BlackBerry Z30

BlackBerry has launched the Z30, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) Supe rAMOLED display at 295 ppi, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (MSM8960T) processor and runs on the latest version of the BlackBerry 10.2. It has a 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with BSI sensor, F2.2 lens, LED flash and 1080p full HD video recording and a 2 megapixel fixed-focus HD front-facing camera. It packs a 2880mAh which battery non-removable battery that promises 25 hours of usage. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z30 launched in India for Rs. 39990”

RedBus.in app for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 gets a limited time offer for tickets

RedBus.in is one of India’s most popular bus ticket booking and reservation service, which incidentally released apps for the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 platforms earlier, with a great Metro UI based experience. But now, they have not only released updates to these apps, but also added a bit of an exclusive offer to them. With the RedBus.in app on Windows 8, you get Rs. 75/- off on a ticket, if it costs more than Rs. 500/-, till December 31st, 2013. Considering this is the holiday season when a lot of bookings are done, this seems like a perfect match for Windows 8 users wanting to book tickets for most destinations in India.

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MTS India rolls out 3GPLUS network powered by EV-DO Rev.B Phase II

MTS India 3GPLUS

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that provides telecom services under the MTS brand has announced the commercial roll out of its 3GPLUS telecom network based the Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Rev. B Phase II technology. The company received its third spectrum carrier from Department of Telecom (DoT) earlier this month, and MTS becomes the first telecom operator in India to provide 3GPLUS network coverage across all its 9 circles of operations, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh (West) and West Bengal. Continue reading “MTS India rolls out 3GPLUS network powered by EV-DO Rev.B Phase II”

Huawei Ascend G700 and G610 now available in India for Rs. 16500 and Rs. 12499

Huawei Ascend G700 and the Ascend G610 that appeared on official website last week, is now available from online retailer Infibeam in India. The Ascend G700 packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The G610 has a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these phones are powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processors, pack a 2150 mAh battery and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The Huawei Ascend P6, the company’s latest flagship smartphone also went on sale online today. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend G700 and G610 now available in India for Rs. 16500 and Rs. 12499”

Huawei Ascend P6 with 4.7-inch HD display now available in India online for Rs. 25750

Huawei Ascend P6 was expected to launch in India back in August, but it was delayed, now the phone is available from online retailer Infibeam in India. It was announced back in June and packs a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display based on in-cell LCD screen technology with responsive touch that works even when wearing gloves, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with new Emotion UI. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, F2.0 aperture and 4cm macro and 1080P full HD video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with auto facial-enhancing capabilities for self portraits. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P6 with 4.7-inch HD display now available in India online for Rs. 25750”

Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 with 5-inch HD display, 12MP camera now available for Rs. 14999

Micromax Canvas Magnus A117

Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 that appeared earlier today is now available from online retailer Snapdeal in India. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Android smartphones from Micromax. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 with 5-inch HD display, 12MP camera now available for Rs. 14999”

Whatsapp for Nokia Asha 501 coming next month, announces 350 million active users per month

Way back, when evleaks had leaked the Asha 500 press image(the same one that got announced today), one icon that stood out was that of Whatsapp. The most awaited app on the platform is finally revealed as coming next month with all the new Asha devices announced today at the Nokia World. And yes, it will be coming to the only Asha SW platform based device on the market today too, the Asha 501. I have been personally holding up on recommending the Asha 501 due to the lack of Whatsapp and now it’s a huge sigh of relief that it’s finally here, at least by the next month.

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Nimbuzz partners with Spectranet to offer International calls starting at 1 paise per second

Nimbuzz and Spectranet low-cost international calling launch

Nimbuzz, popular communication and entertainment platform, has announced that they have partnered with Spectranet hello ip to offer international calling to Nimbuzz users at affordable rates. This would let Nimbuzz users in India make international calls at rates as low as 1 paise per second, which is similar domestic calling rates. This platform hosts the Spectranet hello ip dialer where users can make international calls and also buy calling credit. Continue reading “Nimbuzz partners with Spectranet to offer International calls starting at 1 paise per second”

Nokia Story Teller, Beamer, Nokia Camera and more coming with Lumia Black Firmware update

The Nokia Lumia 1520 and the Nokia Lumia 1320 are the two new Lumia smartphones that have launched today at the Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi. Hardware differentiators like a massive screen and unibody build aside, Nokia has also announced that its own “Lumia Black” firmware will be running on top of the Windows Phone GDR3 update that started rolling out recently. This is the successor to the Amber update that is currently available for all Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices and it brings all sorts of new app experiences and improvements to the new devices launched today and eventually to other phones too. The new apps shown off today, as a part of this update are – Nokia Story Teller, Nokia Beamer and Nokia camera amongst others.

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Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 with 5-inch 720p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core CPU press shots leak

Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 leak

Micromax already confirmed the existence of the Canvas Turbo by signing up Hugh Jackman as its brand ambassador. Now the twitter user MMXNewscaster has posted press images of the Canvas Magnus A117, the company’s upcoming Canvas Smartphone. This is rumored to come with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It would come with a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 with 5-inch 720p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core CPU press shots leak”

Intex Aqua N2 with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6990

Intex Aqua N2

Intex Technologies has launched the Aqua N2, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series. It appeared on the official website last week along with the Cloud X5 and packs a 4.0-inch (800 ×480 pixels) WVGA capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Intex smartphones. Continue reading “Intex Aqua N2 with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6990”

Nokia 515 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 10505

Nokia 515 Dual SIM

Nokia 515, the company’s first feature phone with aluminium build is now available from official Nokia India Shop. It was announced back in August and has a 2.4-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) LCD display with Gorilla Glass 2 protection and has new hardened polycarbonate resin for the keymat It has a 5-megapixel EDoF rear camera with LED flash and runs on Nokia’s Series 40 OS. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and has micro SIM cards. It has Bluetooth 3.0, but lacks WiFi connectivity. It packs a 1200 mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia 515 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 10505”