Category: Android

Samsung Galaxy E7 Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy E7 smartphone in the E series in India last month for Rs. 23,000.  We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz, similar to other A and E series smartphones.  It has a 2GB RAM, 5.5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out the performance of the smartphone in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E7 Benchmarks”

LG F60 Dual SIM LTE smartphone now available in India for Rs. 14200

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The LG F60 (D392) LTE smartphone was unveiled back in October last year and appeared on the official LG India website later that month for Rs. 15,000 (MRP). Now Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the smartphone is available from retail stores in India for Rs. 14200. The F60 packs a 4.5-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “LG F60 Dual SIM LTE smartphone now available in India for Rs. 14200”

HTC One M8 gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update in India

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HTC has finally started rolling out Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop) update for the HTC One (M8) users in India. It started rolling out to the update for unlocked smartphones in several countries few weeks back. Recently HTC said the One M7 and One M8 will miss its 90 day Android Lollipop promise since their carrier versions of the One (M8) and One (M7) will not meet 90 day goal, which is February 1st. Continue reading “HTC One M8 gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update in India”

Samsung sends invites for March 1 MWC event, hints at curved design

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Samsung has finally started sending out press invites to an Unpacked event being held in a months’ time on Sunday 1st March 2015 in Barcelona.

The event, which takes place on the Sunday before MWC 2015 officially begins, is likely to see the launch of the Galaxy S6 and the invite points to a Curved Design suggesting we’ll also see a curved edge smartphone announced. Continue reading “Samsung sends invites for March 1 MWC event, hints at curved design”

Meru Cabs adds Google Now integration

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Meru Cabs has introduced that it has added Google Now integration to its app. Google updated the Google Search app to support Google Now cards from third party apps recently. Meru Cabs becomes the first cab service in India to integrate with the Google app. The Google Now integration will send passengers reminders for cab pickups, alerting them in case they wish to avail of a cab depending on their location, as well as other such information through Now cards within the Google app for Android, says the company. Continue reading “Meru Cabs adds Google Now integration”

Lenovo A6000 Benchmarks

Lenovo A6000 Benchmarks

Lenovo launched the A6000 smartphone with 4G support last month for Rs. 6,999. We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.21GHz per core, slightly faster than 1.19 GHz in the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2, A series and E series smartphones. It has Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz.  It has a 1GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out how the smartphone performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy A5 Review

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Samsung started changing its track from polycarbonate build, changed its usual design language and finally launched the Galaxy Alpha smartphone with metal chassis, but it still had a plastic back panel. It finally came up with the A series at the end of last year with all metal unibody design The Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 were launched in India last month. The Galaxy A5 is the top-end model in the A series that is currently available in India. Samsung even introduced the Galaxy A7 with a larger 1080p display, but it is not available in India yet. All metal body gives it a premium look. What about the other aspects of the smartphone? Is the Galaxy A5 worth the price of Rs. 25,500? Let us find out in the complete review.

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HTC One M7, M8 to miss 90 day Android Lollipop update schedule

HTC has revealed that customers waiting for the Lollipop upgrade will not receive it in time for HTC’s self-imposed deadline of Feb. 1. The two phones from some carrier will not meet the 90 day update goal.

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WhatsApp voice calling feature rolling out on some Android devices

WhatsApp Mesenger’s much anticipated voice calling feature is rolling to Android devices. A Reddit user Pradnesh Patil (pradnesh07) posted screenshots and a video of WhatsApp’s new interface that features voice calling.

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Asus PadFone Mini Photo Gallery

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Asus PadFone Mini was launched in India for Rs 15,999 in November 2014. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) smartphone that docks into a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) Padfone station. Powered by 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom (Z2560) processor, it was launched running on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and got the Android KitKat update later. Continue reading “Asus PadFone Mini Photo Gallery”

Huawei rules out 4k smartphone displays over battery life fears

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If you’re looking for the next-generation display in your next Huawei smartphone, you may be disappointed as the Chinese manufacturer as advanced displays come with a battery life compromise that the company isn’t willing to accept. FoneArena spoke to Kevin Ho, President of the Handset Product Line at Huawei, in a special briefing at Huawei’s Shanghai campus where he explained the trade-off the company is facing with adopting next-generation displays. Continue reading “Huawei rules out 4k smartphone displays over battery life fears”

Lenovo S580 Battery Test

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We reviewed the Lenovo S580 smartphone recently, and as promised, here are the battery test results. The S580 has a removable 2150mAh Lithium-Polymer battery. The 5-inch display and the 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC should make the phone’s battery drain much. Let us check out the battery test graphs. Continue reading “Lenovo S580 Battery Test”

Samsung Galaxy E7 Photo Gallery

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Samsung launched the Galaxy E7 in India recently for Rs. 23,000. The phone that has a unibody design and is another device from company’s E series smartphones. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone and now lets take a look at the hardware in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E7 Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 rugged smartphone live images surface

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Samsung is working on the Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F), the latest rugged smartphone in the Xcover series. GSMArena has got hold of the live images of the smartphone. The Galaxy Xcover 2 was introduced back in 2013. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 rugged smartphone live images surface”