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BlackBerry Z10 likely to launch in India for Rs.39000 on February 24th

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Here is some exclusive news regarding the launch of the upcoming BlackBerry Z10 handset from RIM BlackBerry. FoneArena has learnt from reliable sources that the first BlackBerry 10 handset is going to launched here in India as soon as February 24th. And the price will be similar to the Z10’s no-contract price in UK and other markets at around Rs.39000. India is a huge market for BlackBerry especially amongst youth and business users. The z10 is surely bound to attract business users with the all new BlackBerry 10 operating system.The Z10 is surely a huge step forward for the company in the touchscreen device segment after the Storm and the Torch.

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Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC One X

We’ve been doing the Nokia Lumia 920 vs the flagships series, and you could have seen the Nokia Lumia 920 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 comparison earlier. This time, it’s the Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC One X. The HTC One X launched at the Mobile World Congress 2012 and was heralded as one of the most beautifully designed smartphones ever, while the Nokia Lumia 920, known for its own design too, was launched recently at Nokia World on the 5th of September. Both these devices share several traits and vie for the consumer’s wallets being placed in the same price bracket. So, which will come out on top? Lets see in the in depth comparison video below –

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BlackBerry Z10 – first BB10 phone announced with 4.2inch display

It is finally here – The BlackBerry Z10 in both Black and White, the first BlackBerry 10 phone from Research in Motion which is dropping the RIM branding. The phone packs a nice 4.2 inch display with 356 pixels per inch. In terms of internals , it is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and packs 2GB of RAM. It is powered by the BlackBerry 10 OS.

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Can BlackBerry 10 save RIM ?

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Research in Motion , maker of BlackBerry devices will be announcing its first devices running on the BlackBerry 10 platform in a few hours from now in New York City. It is the biggest test for RIM CEO Thorsten Heins who took over the reins from RIM founders Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis just about a year ago. I have seen the BlackBerry 10 OS running on developer devices and the OS does look promising and a huge refreshing change from the traditional BlackBerry experience. It does provide a user experience which is a lot different from Android or iOS or Windows Phone . To be honest I’m bored of iPhone’s dated UI which is over 6 years old. Android Jelly Bean is interesting but the Droids have their own drawbacks . Windows Phone has come a long way but still does not offer a notification center or proper multitasking. The big question today is does BlackBerry 10 have a chance in today’s crowded smartphone market place ? The short answer is yes. For the long answer read on. Continue reading “Can BlackBerry 10 save RIM ?”

Xolo X500 Photo Gallery

Xolo X500, the first smartphone powered by the Intel’s 1.2 GHz Atom Lexington Z2420 processor was launched in India last week for Rs. 8,999. We have got our hands on one to check out the hardware and the features of the phone in the hands-on photo gallery. Continue reading “Xolo X500 Photo Gallery”

Karbonn Smart Titanium I vs Micromax A116 Canvas HD specs comparison

Like we witnessed earlier, with the launch of the Micromax A116 Canvas HD, the mid range smartphone segment just got way hotter in India. And the launch of the devices like Samsung Galaxy Grand and the Karbonn Smart Titanium I is a testament to that fact. These devices are perfect for the budget minded smartphone buyer, and each device offers specs and features at different price points. We had initially compared the specs of the Micromax A116 Canvas HD and the Samsung Galaxy Grand, and now, we are going to take a look at the Karbonn Smart Titanium I in comparison with the stalwart of the mid range segment in terms of specs – the Micromax A116 Canvas HD.

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Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Samsung Galaxy Grand specs comparison

It’s been quite exciting for the past few days, especially for the mid range smartphone segment here, in India. All that excitement is largely attested to the launch of two new devices serving the needs of the budget minded Indian Smartphone buyer. Just a day after Micromax launched the A116 canvas HD, Samsung followed suit and revealed the Galaxy grand, with similarities being huge 5 inch screens on both the phones. So, how do they compare with each other on paper? That’s exactly what we are going to see right now.

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Announcing the Apple iPad mini giveaway winner!

It’s been almost a month since we started the Apple iPad mini Giveaway on our YouTube channel. And the time has come, to announce the lucky winner of this contest, who will receive a brand new specially engraved Apple iPad mini from us! Read on to find out who and how we chose the winner!

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HTC Butterfly Photo Gallery

The HTC Butterfly is the international variant of the J Butterfly (Japan) and the DROID DNA (USA) variants. We have got our hands on one and this gallery is first among the articles we plan to cover on this phone.

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Fonearena – Battle of the Flagships 2012 #BOTF12

Note: The above chart is regularly updated with each result, check below for the complete chart as it was in the beginning.

2012 has been a great year for the smartphone industry. It has grown leaps and bounds and has been nothing short of a revolution. The major innovations in the mobile industry this year have been larger beautiful high resolution screens, better cameras that can see in the dark, and more larger beautiful, even higher resolution screens and on the software side of things, we have innovation in the form of new entrants like Jolla. But when it comes to company flagships, the bar has always been set high. So, we thought, why not take a look at all the major flagship phones that have been released this year and make them battle it out for the ultimate top spot. And that’s precisely what we are going to do now!

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FoneArena Apple iPad mini Giveaway !

It is the holiday season and at FoneArena, we have decided that we should spread joy and the holiday spirit! So, we are going to giveaway a brand new “limited edition” Apple iPad mini, the white 16 GB WiFi version! Read on to find out more about the contest.

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Apple iPhone 5 Review

The Apple iPhone 5 which is the latest and greatest iPhone ever made by the Cupertino based company is here.The iPhone 5 sports an all new design which reminds us of the first iPhone which had a metallic back. The iPhone 5 also features a lot of new components on the inside. Does the iPhone 5 live up to it’s expectations ? Find out in the FoneArena review below Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5 Review”

Exclusive : Asus PadFone 2 Android 4.1 JellyBean update rolling out right now

When Asus launched the PadFone 2 back in October , it launched the device with Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich on-board. We have exclusive news first on FoneArena that the PadFone 2 has indeed got the update to Android 4.1 JellyBean as promised.The update is rolling out right now via an OTA update.Here are some screenshots which show that our PadFone 2 is running on Android 4.1 JellyBean.The build number is JRO03L 10.4.5.33-0 on our Taiwanese PadFone 2. Continue reading “Exclusive : Asus PadFone 2 Android 4.1 JellyBean update rolling out right now”

Cyan Nokia Lumia 920 Photo Gallery

The Nokia Lumia 920 is here at FoneArena and it is definitely a beast ! It is one of the most heavy Nokia  phones ever made but also one of the best Windows Phones in the the market today. We had a chance to take the Cyan Nokia Lumia 920 for a spin and we decided to bring a photo gallery of the handset.

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Apple iPad mini WiFi+Cellular Version Unboxing

Here is a quick unboxing of the Apple iPad Mini WiFi+Cellular version. We had already unboxed the WiFi only version few days ago and here we have the Cellular version.We like to simply call as iPad mini 3G or 4G or even the iPad mini with LTE. Since LTE still is not widespread like 3G , we are going to be using this iPad mini over a 3G HSPA network. Watch the unboxing video below

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