Gionee Marathon M3 and Pioneer P6 OTA update brings new features, fixes and improvements

Gionee Pioneer P6 OTA

Gionee India has announced that they have pushed a new Over-The-Air update for the Gionee Marathon M3 and Pioneer P6 smartphones. Update for P6 fixes the green shade and hanging issue while using whatsapp. It also gets notification management system, new lock screen widget for privacy issues and more. The Marathon M3 update adds new theme, fonts, updated music player and more. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M3 and Pioneer P6 OTA update brings new features, fixes and improvements”

Kingston 128GB microSDXC memory card Review

Kingston 128GB microSD XC_fonearena-01

Kingston introduced its 128GB Class 10 UHS-I Speed Class 1 (U1) microSD for smartphones and tablets last year. It is not available in India yet, but we manged to get one for review before it launches here. Since this is a class 10 Card, it promises a minimum data transfer rate of 10MB/s. The company doesn’t reveal maximum read and write speed, but we will test out both the read and write speed of the card. How good is the card? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Kingston 128GB microSDXC memory card Review”

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 4 with 16MP camera, 5330mAh battery launched for Rs. 14990

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 4

WickedLeak has launched Wammy Titan 4, the company’s latest smartphone in the Wammy Titan series. It has a 5-inch Full HD display based on OGS technology, is powered by a 1.7GHz Tru Octacore Processor with Mali 450 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Titan 4 with 16MP camera, 5330mAh battery launched for Rs. 14990”

Nokia 215 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 2149

Nokia 215 Dual SIM

Nokia 215 Dual SIM, the company’s most affordable internet-enabled smartphone is now on sale in India through the official Nokia Store. It was announced last month and packs a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA LCD screen with numeric keypad, comes with built-in MP3 player, FM Radio, Opera mini browser, 2G (EDGE) connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0 with Slam sharing feature and a VGA rear camera without flash and a built-in torchlight. It runs on Series 30+ OS. Continue reading “Nokia 215 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 2149”

Videocon Telecom to rollout 4G LTE FDD services in 29 cities across UP and Bihar

Videocon Telecom 4G announcement

Videocon Telecom has announced that it plans to roll out 4G LTT FDD services on 1800 Mhz across 29 key cities UP (East), UP (West) and Bihar circles. It will invest over Rs 1200 crores in next 3 years for 4G roll out in the cities across these 3 circles. It holds 5Mhz liberalized spectrum in the 1800 Mhz band in the circles. In remaining coverage area it would offer 2G voice on own network. Continue reading “Videocon Telecom to rollout 4G LTE FDD services in 29 cities across UP and Bihar”

Intex Aqua Y2 Remote with Android 4.4, Universal Remote launched for Rs. 4390

Intex Aqua Y2 Remote-

Intex has launched Aqua Y2 Remote, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series with universal remote option that would let you control TV, AC, Set Top Boxes, DVD Players and more. It has a 4-inch WVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Y2 Remote with Android 4.4, Universal Remote launched for Rs. 4390”

OnePlus One 16GB Silk White variant could launch in India next week

rear

OnePlus and Amazon.in have announced that the 16GB Silk White variant of the OnePlus will go on sale in India soon. The company launched the 64GB Sandstone Black variant of the OnePlus One smartphone in India back in December last year for Rs. 21,999. The 16GB Silk White variant will also require an India-specific invite to purchase. OnePlus conducted one-time open sale in India last week, which was a huge success. Continue reading “OnePlus One 16GB Silk White variant could launch in India next week”

OPPO R5 Limited Gold Edition launched in India for Rs. 29990

OPPO R5 Limited Gold Edition

OPPO India has launched a Gilded Limited Edition OPPO R5 with gold frame in India. There are just 10,000 units of the smartphone available globally, says the company. The specifications of the smartphone are similar to the silver variant that includes a 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “OPPO R5 Limited Gold Edition launched in India for Rs. 29990”

Samsung Galaxy A7 Unboxing

Samsung Galaxy A7_fonearena-03

Samsung launched the Galaxy A7 (SM-A700FD) smartphone with all metal build for Rs. 30,499 in India recently. It is the top-end smartphone in the Galaxy A series and has 4G LTE support, similar to the Galaxy A5. Let us check out the unboxing of the smartphone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7 Unboxing”

Motorola Droid Turbo / Moto Maxx launching on Flipkart in India soon

Motorola Droid Turbo Flipkart Teaser

Flipkart just teased a new Motorola device launch on their social channels. The teaser has a Motorola logo and captions Get your life Turbocharged. Accelerated Performance. Ballistic Nylon Fairing. Revving in soon. The Motorola Droid Turbo was introduced back in October last year for Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Later it was introduced as Moto Maxx for global markets. Since the Droid Turbo is only for the U.S. the device which will launch in India will be Moto Maxx. Continue reading “Motorola Droid Turbo / Moto Maxx launching on Flipkart in India soon”

vivo X Shot X710 Unboxing

vivo X Shot X710_fonearena-03

vivo entered into the Indian market few months back with the vivo X5Max with 4.75mm thickness. The company also launched a range of smartphones along with the X5Max that includes the vivo X Shot X710. The X Shot has top-end specifications and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies. There is a dedicated shutter button as well. It also has support for 4G LTE bands (TDD B40 2300MHz and FDD B3 1800MHz) for India. Check out the unboxing of the smartphone. Continue reading “vivo X Shot X710 Unboxing”

Micromax Canvas Pep Q371 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5999

Micromax Canvas Pep Q371

Micromax has launched Canvas Pep Q371, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Canvas series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), similar to the Canvas Xpress A99 that was released couple of months back. It has a 5-megapixel fixed focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel VGA front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support similar to other Micromax smartphones and also has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Pep Q371 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5999”

Mobile data traffic soars 74% in India in 2014: Study

India as recorded 74% rise in mobile data traffic in 2014, according to a latest study from Nokia Networks. The study said that both 2G and 3G mobile broadband services were responsible for the rise.

three girls chatting with their smartphones Continue reading “Mobile data traffic soars 74% in India in 2014: Study”

Lenovo Miix 3 10.1-inch Windows 8.1 tablet with keyboard goes on sale in India for Rs. 21999

Lenovo Miix 3 10.1

Lenovo Miix 3 (10.1), the company’s latest tablet running Windows 8.1 is now available in India from the official Lenovo Store. It has a 10.1-inch full HD display, is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F Processor (up to 1.86 GHz) and comes bundled with a detachable keyboard that lets you take advantage of two more modes – Laptop for productive activities and Stand for socialization, apart from Tablet. Continue reading “Lenovo Miix 3 10.1-inch Windows 8.1 tablet with keyboard goes on sale in India for Rs. 21999”

YU YUREKA will be available on Amazon on Feb 18 for some who tried and failed

Micromax YU YUREKA_fonearena-01

Amazon India has announced that the YU YUREKA smartphone will be available today for select customers those who have shown a high level of interest to buy the smartphone but were unable to get it. The sale happens today, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from 2 PM to 5 PM. Only registered customers who were unable to purchase the YUREKA will be eligible to participate in today’s sale and will receive an email from Amazon.in informing them of their access to the sale, said the company.
Continue reading “YU YUREKA will be available on Amazon on Feb 18 for some who tried and failed”