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Samsung Galaxy S5 packs a Octa-Core Exynos Processor in India

Samsung Galaxy S5 Exynos India

Samsung India Country Head Vineet Taneja just confirmed that the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900H) would be powered by an Octa-Core Exynos processor in India as expected, similar to the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 3. It would be powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5422 (A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) processor with ARM Mali T628 MP6 GPU and Heterogeneous Multi-Processing and has XMM6360 for HSPA+ ( up to 42 Mbps) connectivity. Since it has Heterogeneous Multi-Processing, it can run combination of up to eight cores to provide optimum performance. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 packs a Octa-Core Exynos Processor in India”

Micromax Canvas Knight Review

Micromax Canvas Knight-9

Micromax launched the Canvas Knight A350 as the successor to last year’s Canvas Turbo A250. Even though this features the same 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), the Canvas Knight is powered by a more powerful 2GHz octa-core processor, features a 16-megapixel rear camera and also has a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Is this better than the Canvas Turbo ? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight Review”

Samsung Galaxy S5 might launch in India for Rs. 51500

Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India tomorrow. Now Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 51,500 in India and would go on pre-order starting March 28th for a pre-booking price of Rs. 1500. Samsung also plans to offer 15% Cash Back on Citibank Credit Cards with EMI of 6/12/18 months at applicable interest rates. So Citi Bank Credit Card customers could get the device for around Rs. 43,700 . Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 might launch in India for Rs. 51500”

ZTE nubia X6 with 6.4-inch 1080p, Snapdragon 801 and 13MP camera with OIS announced

ZTE Nubia X6

ZTE has introduced nubia X6, the company’s latest smartphone in China. It has a 6.4-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display, powered by a 2.3 GHz / 2.5 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), f/2.0 aperture, full HD video recording and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE nubia X6 with 6.4-inch 1080p, Snapdragon 801 and 13MP camera with OIS announced”

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 Octa with 5.7-inch HD display, octa-core processor launched for Rs. 14990

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 Octa

Wickedleak has launched Wammy Titan 3 Octa, a variant of the Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 that was launched last year. It has a 5.7 inch (1280 x 800) HD display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Other features are similar, including a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 Octa with 5.7-inch HD display, octa-core processor launched for Rs. 14990”

LG G2 gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in India

Last month LG UK promised that the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update would be available in UK starting mid-March. The international variant of the LG G2 got the KitKat update last week, now the update is available for the Indian G2 users. The KitKat update for the G2 would bring battery-saving location mode, speed improvements for 17% percent faster performance compared to Jelly Bean, Google Cloud Print and lots more new features. Continue reading “LG G2 gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in India”

HTC One (M8) Duo Camera: Explained

HTC has finally revealed its most awaited flagship phone, the One (M8), at an event in New York today. The flagship phone takes on a countless number of other Android flagship devices with an upgraded design and internals, bringing it up to speed, literally. The new One improves upon the older one in a lot of ways, and one of them is by innovating(again) on the camera side. The original One had the industry’s first Ultrapixel sensor, a 4.1 MP camera with pixels sized at 2 microns, which is back on the new HTC One (M8) but it is also accompanied by a secondary camera. While the Ultrapixel is all about gathering more light, this curious little camera that sits above the main unit enables a whole lot of enhancements that HTC proudly portrayed at their event. So what is this “Duo Camera” all about, and how does it really work? Let’s find out.

ICYMI earlier – HTC One (M8) Hands on and our live blog.

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HTC One (M8) Benchmarks

HTC One M8

HTC unveiled the HTC One (M8), the latest flagship smartphone earlier today. We manged to get hold of the smartphone at the launch event and range some synthetic benchmark test. The HTC One (M8) is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 801 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz with Adreno 330 GPU. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS with HTC Sense 6 on top. The Sony Xperia Z2 and the Samsung Galaxy S5 also have a Snapdragon 801 SoC. Let’s check out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “HTC One (M8) Benchmarks”

HTC One (M8) with Duo Camera, Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4 announced

HTC One M8

HTC has finally announced the new HTC One (M8) successor of last year’s HTC One (M7). The HTC One (M8) has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz / 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor(depending on the market) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with the new HTC Sense 6.0 UI. It has Duo camera setup with a primary UltraPixel camera (1/3″ BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 28mm lens, pixel size of 2.0 microns) and a secondary rear camera to capture depth information. It has dual LED flash that automatically selects the right tone and intensity based on the scene.

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HTC One M8 Launch Event Live Blog

HTC One 2014 Edition launch event invite
Taiwanese phone maker HTC is holding an event in New York City and London today to announce the much expected successor to the HTC One. FoneArena is reporting live from the New York edition of the launch event. Do follow our live blog for minute by minute updates about the new HTC One which has been codenamed as the M8 and there have been many leaks about the product. We will soon hear from HTC itself about the new features of the new HTC One and espcially the camera which is expected to be a Dual-Camera arrangement.

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LINE Messenger offers free talk time to Indian users

Line Messenger Free Talk Time

LINE Corporation has introduced a new offer to users of messaging app LINE that lets them enjoy free talk time worth Rs. 50 to all its users in India. To redeem the talk time on the mobile phone, users need to download the LINE Characters in Love sticker pack and send stickers to five LINE friends. This offer is available for both prepaid and post-paid users on platforms such as iOS, Android and BlackBerry, but not available for Windows Phone. Continue reading “LINE Messenger offers free talk time to Indian users”

Nokia X gets a minor software update, brings performance improvements

Nokia X v11.1.1 update

Nokia has started rolling out a minor software update for the Nokia X, the company’s first Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The new software update v11.1.1 brings performance improvements compared to the older version (v10.0.3). It also brings option to change the color of tiles in third-party apps. Continue reading “Nokia X gets a minor software update, brings performance improvements”

Xiaomi will soon be directly selling phones in India

Ever since Xiaomi, the popular smartphone manufacturer from China, laid out plans for expansion to Singapore, we knew that India was coming. As a confirmation to this, we have a Cnet interview of Hugo Barra talking about the company’s impending entry into the burgeoning Indian smartphone market and a tweet from the head of Google India, who had a meeting with Xiaomi’s Lin Bin and Hugo Barra as a part of the ongoing initiative. Xiaomi recently launched in Singapore, its first market outside China, and looks to expand rapidly to become a true global player.

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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet goes on sale in UK for 399GBP for the 16GB version

Sony Xperia Z was the first big tablet from Sony and it was announced in CES 2013 alongside the then flagship Sony Xperia Z. Sony skipped the tablet version when they announced the Sony Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013. But when they announced their successor Sony Xperia Z2, they also announced the tablet version – Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.

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HTC BlinkFeed and Service Pack apps released on Google Play

HTC BlinkFeed

HTC is all set to unveil the All New HTC One in less than 10 hours . The company has released two new apps, HTC BlinkFeed and HTC Service Pack on Google Play. These apps doesn’t work with the HTC One yet (may be it’ll need the Sense 6.0). Popular HTC BlinkFeed that was introduced with the HTC One is expected to get an update when it launches on the All New HTC One. Continue reading “HTC BlinkFeed and Service Pack apps released on Google Play”