Gionee S6s with 5.5-inch 1080p display, selfie flash launched in India for Rs. 17999

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Gionee has launched S6s, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘S series’. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Mediatek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). The main highlight of the smartphone is its 8-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie flash. It also has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX258 sensor along with PDAF that lets you focus in 0.3 seconds and a fingerprint sensor on the back. Gionee also announced that it has signed Alia Bhatt as its brand ambassador. Continue reading “Gionee S6s with 5.5-inch 1080p display, selfie flash launched in India for Rs. 17999”

YU YUNIQUE PLUS with 4.7-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launching soon for Rs. 6499

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YU launched its affordable YUNIQUE smartphone with 4G LTE support back in September last year. Now the YUNIQUE PLUS smartphone has been listed on the official website. The only difference between the two is RAM. The YUNIQUE PLUS has 2GB of RAM compared to 1GB of RAM on the YUNIQUE. Even the internal storage is same as 8GB . Continue reading “YU YUNIQUE PLUS with 4.7-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launching soon for Rs. 6499”

Honor promises at least 24 months of update for current and new devices

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Huawei’s Honor has announced that it will roll out timely update for its existing and new smartphones. The company is committing to provide ” up to 24 months of software updates” following a device’s launch.

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Huawei P9 with Dual Leica Lens Review

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The Huawei P8 was a bold move from the company to follow up the Ascend P7 smartphone. There isn’t much to talk about the Ascend P7 but the P8 was an entirely different story. It offered one of the most fluid performances of any Android smartphone at the time and the features too were flagship material. However, the smartphone didn’t receive as much attention as it should’ve. At least not until the Nexus 6P came along. It took a bit of Google and Nexus branding for the world to recognize the kind of high level engineering that Huawei is able to achieve. The Nexus 6P is perhaps the best Nexus device ever made and I am sure a lot of people will agree with me on that. When people recognized the benefits and the quality that Huawei was able to provide, the P8 also got some attention. However, the brand needed something to follow up to the P8 and something that would really grab the attention of everyone. The result is the Huawei P9 with Dual Leica Lens which truly is an engineering marvel on paper with the dual Leica lenses. In the past, we’ve seen how such dual lens setups have failed to impress the average buyer but this time around, things seem different. Let’s find out how in the review.

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Android 7.0 Nougat update could hit Nexus devices on August 22

Google already confirmed that it will roll out Android 7.0 Nougat sometime in Q3 2016. Now Canadian mobile provider Telus has updated their software schedule that says that both the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P smartphones will get the Android Nougat update on August 22nd. Continue reading “Android 7.0 Nougat update could hit Nexus devices on August 22”

Huawei P9 Camera Samples

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Definitely the most important part of the P9 is the camera. Lets get the specifications out of the way first. The P9 has Dual 12 Megapixel Sony IMX286 sensors at the back which make use of Leica optics. One is RGB while the other is a Monochrome sensor. Both of them have a 27mm focal length, an f2.2 aperture and are assisted by Laser AF as well as a dual-tone LED flash. The pixel size is at 1.25 microns which is bigger than the 1.12 micro pixel size of the P8. Lets take a look at some samples to see how well the phone does.

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Nokia branded Android smartphones and tablets coming in Q4 2016

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Earlier in May, Nokia announced that it is coming back to smartphone and tablet market with new Android devices. Now more details about Nokia’s entry in to the highly competitive smartphone market have surfaced

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Xiaomi Redmi 4 design leaked online, metal-unibody and fingerprint sensor confirmed

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The anticipated Xiaomi Redmi 4 design has now been leaked in few purported live images by a Weibo user. While it is rumoured that the company might host an event in China on August 25 to launch the Redmi 3/3S successor, thus far we only knew few specifications of the Redmi 4 courtesy GFXBench listing. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4 design leaked online, metal-unibody and fingerprint sensor confirmed”

For the return of Nokia, HMD global appoints Ex Rovio CEO Pekka Rantala

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HMD global has appointed Pekka Rantala as Chief Marketing Officer to look after the return of Nokia brand of mobile phones and tablets. Continue reading “For the return of Nokia, HMD global appoints Ex Rovio CEO Pekka Rantala”

HTC-made Nexus 2016 smartphones spotted in FCC, new images confirm two-tone design

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In past several weeks we have seen many leaks about two anticipated HTC-made Nexus devices codenamed Sailfish and Marlin for this year. Now in addition to those, the new leaked images by Android Police in a way confirm the alleged two-tone design, and these devices have also been spotted in FCC listing in the U.S, which makes it official that HTC is making the upcoming two Nexus smartphones for Google this year. Continue reading “HTC-made Nexus 2016 smartphones spotted in FCC, new images confirm two-tone design”

Exclusive: Samsung to launch a 5000mAh battery phone in India next month, could be Galaxy A9 Pro

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Samsung is gearing up to launch a big 5000mAh battery phone in India next month in September, exclusively tipped by an insider to FoneArena. Continue reading “Exclusive: Samsung to launch a 5000mAh battery phone in India next month, could be Galaxy A9 Pro”

Google Duo video calling app launched for Android and iOS

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After showing off its one-to-one video calling app Duo at the Google I/O 2016 back in May, Google has released the app for Android and iOS devices. It relies on your phone number to get you started and can keep you in touch with anyone in your contacts list.

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Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy Note7, Gear Fit 2, Coolpad Mega 2.5D, Titan JUXT Pro and more

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This week Samsung launched its flagship Note series smartphone – the Galaxy Note7 in India, as it had promised. It was unveiled at the Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in New York last week. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy Note7, Gear Fit 2, Coolpad Mega 2.5D, Titan JUXT Pro and more”

Intex Aqua Music with dual speakers, 4G VoLTE, 3400mAh battery launched for Rs. 9317

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Intex has launched Aqua Music, the company’s latest 4G smartphone with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support and dual speakers. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

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