Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy Ace DUOS (GT- S6802) in India. It was announced last month and went on sale earlier this month. It has Dual SIM support with hot swap function and Dual SIM always-on feature that automatically forwards calls from the phone number on SIM 2, even if a user is on the phone with SIM 1’s number. It has 3.5-inch (320 x 480 Pixels) TFT touch screen display and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. It is powered by 832 MHz processor and has 5MP Auto Focus camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos Dual SIM GSM Smartphone officially launched in India”
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HTC One S now available in India for Rs. 33,000
HTC One S is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. HTC announced the One S at MWC 2012 and the price of One S for India was revealed on TheMobileStore last month. The Saholic site says it has 1.5GHz dual-core processor, but according to HTC India site, it comes with 1.7 GHz processor which is Snapdragon S3 instead of S4 in some countries like US and UK. It runs on Android 4.0 ICS with HTC Sense 4 and has 4.3-inch (540×960 pixels) display, Beats Audio, and the same 8MP auto focus camera with flash, 1080p HD video recording and VGA front-facing camera present in the One X. It is just 7.8 mm thick and weighs 119.5 g. Continue reading “HTC One S now available in India for Rs. 33,000”
Zync Z-990 plus 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 launched in India for Rs. 6,490
Zync has launched the Zync Z-990 plus, successor of the Zync Z-990 that was launched this March. The new tablet has upgraded 1.5 GHz processor with MALI 400 GPU and glossy 7-inch display with similar 800 x 480 pixel resolution. It also has glossy back. Other specs are similar to the previous tablet such as 0.3 MP video calling camera and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Zync has also partnered with Ibibo to offer games in 40 categories including Teen Patti, Rummy, Can you Draw, Speed Wordz, Word War and more that comes pre-loaded in the tablet. The BigFlix apps in the tablet offers subscribers over 1000 movies from different categories. Continue reading “Zync Z-990 plus 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 launched in India for Rs. 6,490”
LG Optimus L5 launching in Europe this month, will come with Dual SIM and NFC in certain markets
LG has announced that the LG Optimus L5, their mid-range phone in the L-Series that was announced at MWC 2012 would be available in Europe starting this month. It has also announced that the phone would come with dual SIM capabilities in certain markets such as Asia, CIS, Middle East, Central and South America and NFC “Tag & Play “support in Europe and North America for Mobile payment and sharing. Continue reading “LG Optimus L5 launching in Europe this month, will come with Dual SIM and NFC in certain markets”
Idea launches ID-918 Dual SIM 3G Android Smartphone for Rs. 5,994
Idea Cellular has launched ID-918, their new Dual-SIM 3G Android Smartphone. It has 3.2 inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 2.3 ( Gingerbread). It has 3.2 MP camera. They launched their first 3G Android smartphones Idea Blade and Idea ID 280 last year. Continue reading “Idea launches ID-918 Dual SIM 3G Android Smartphone for Rs. 5,994”
Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #1 – Guess the Phone and Win a Sony Xperia S
We are back with another giveaway and this time a big one.If you read FoneArena , you must have heard about Snapdragon by Qualcomm and you know the Snapdragon is the Coolest Kid on the Block
We have a fun contest for you this time and you are going to love it. All you got to do is Guess the Phone in the questions below and you can walk away with one Snapdragon device – the Sony Xperia S.
Sounds easy right ? And guess what this is the just first contest in a series of several more contests and activities we will be bringing to you in the next few months in partnership with Qualcomm Snapdragon. Dive into the contest below and send in your entry. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #1 – Guess the Phone and Win a Sony Xperia S”
Sony Xperia ion coming to AT&T on June 24
The Sony Xperia Ion that was announced at CES 2012 in January would finally be available on AT&T from 24th June. The global HSPA version of the phone was announced recently. It has 4.55-inch (1280 x 720 pixels ) HD Reality display and comes with 1.5Ghz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and has 12MP auto focus camera with Exmor R mobile camera sensor with 1080p HD video recording and 720p HD front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia ion coming to AT&T on June 24”
Temple Run: Brave launches for Android, iPhone and iPad
Imangi who gave us the most popular Temple Run game has launched Temple Run: Brave a new game in partnership with Disney/Pixar. This game would let you Play Temple Run and shoot arrows as Merida in the beautiful world of Disney Pixar’s movie Brave. Continue reading “Temple Run: Brave launches for Android, iPhone and iPad”
Father’s Day apps for Samsung bada and Android phones
Father’s Day is an occasion to mark and celebrate the contribution our fathers have made to our life. Here are some apps for your Samsung bada and Android phones to celebrate this unique day which surely will make the life of father’s fun, easy and more productive. Father Day is celebrated on June 17th Sunday 2012 in most of the countries including India. Continue reading “Father’s Day apps for Samsung bada and Android phones”
Motorola Razr Maxx up for pre-order in India for Rs. 31,999
Motorola Razr Maxx is now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Infibeam. The LTE version, Droid Razr Maxx for Verizon was unveiled at CES 2012 earlier this year and the 3G HSPA version was announced in April. It was priced in UKin soon after that. It comes with a 3300 mAh battery, which offers up to 17.6 hours of talk-time and 607 hours standby on a single charge. It is 8.99 mm thick and weighs 145 grams.
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Huawei Honor Review
Here is the FoneArena review of the Huawei Honor. It was announced last year and was showcased at MWC 2012. It was available in India in April and officially launched by mid-April. It is Huawei’s first high-end phone available in India. Let’s get into the review. has 4-inch ( 854 x 480 pixels) LCD capacitive touchscreen display and is powered by 1.4GHz single-core processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) which is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The ICS demo ROM released last year for the Chinese market. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Review”
Samsung TecTiles Programmable NFC Tags launched
Samsung has launched TecTiles Programmable NFC Tags that can be customized to launch apps, send text messages, share contact information, change phone settings, send text messages automatically and more, with NFC-enabled Galaxy smartphones. Sony already launched Smart Tags, their own programmable NFC tags along with the Xperia S and the other NXT series of smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung TecTiles Programmable NFC Tags launched”
Sony Xperia tipo and tipo dual with 3.2-inch display, Android 4.0 announced
Sony has announced Xperia tipo and tipo dual, new affordable Android smartphones. These phones have 3.2-inch (480 x 320 pixels) 262 000 color TFT display and is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It offers xLOUD audio Experience and the Xperia tipo dual has dual SIM support with one touch SIM switch key. Continue reading “Sony Xperia tipo and tipo dual with 3.2-inch display, Android 4.0 announced”
Sony Xperia Miro with 3.5-inch display and Android 4.0 announced
Sony has unveiled Xperia Miro, their new phone running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream sandwich) on their Facebook page. It has 3.5-inch display and comes with 5MP camera with flash, video recording at 30 fps and secondary video calling camera. It has unique illuminations for incoming messages and social updates and has Xperia with Facebook app. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Miro with 3.5-inch display and Android 4.0 announced”
HTC Desire C now available in India for Rs. 14,299
HTC Desire C that was announced last month is now available in India from online retailer Buytheprice.com. The HTC comes with 3.5-inch HVGA display and is powered by 600 MHz processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with Sense 4 and comes with Beats audio support. It has 5MP camera. It is 12.25 mm thick and weighs 100g. Continue reading “HTC Desire C now available in India for Rs. 14,299”