LG G3 Beat now available for pre-order in India for Rs. 24999

LG G3 Beat

LG G3 Beat that was unveiled back in July, now the smartphone is available for pre-order in India from Infibeam. It packs a 5-inch HD display with a screen-to-body ratio of 74.1%, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new flat UI.

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Oppo N1 Mini Camera Samples

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Oppo N1 Mini is the company’s latest camera-centric smartphone with a 206-degree swivel camera that was launched in India last month. It has the same 13 Megapixel camera with 1/3.06″ Sony EXMOR RS sensor, six-element lens and an aperture of f2.0 that we had seen on the Oppo N1. It has a single LED flash, compared to dual LEDs on the Oppo N1. This comes in a smaller package and is smaller than the N1.  Continue reading “Oppo N1 Mini Camera Samples”

New Moto G Hands On

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The first Moto G flagged off the successful return of Motorola, in India. Flipkart, that has fuelled this run for Motorola phones has already sold 1.6 Million phones from the brand. Motorola has announced entry of 2 new phones and 1 smartwatch, before the festive season begins, in India. On sale already, Moto G (second gen) is available only in 16GB variant at price 12,999 INR. Moto X and Motorola smart watch, Moto 360 will be available for purchase, online, by end of September 2014. Continue reading “New Moto G Hands On”

GOQii Fitness Band & Coach Review

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Most of us spend a good deal of time in front of our computers and we have little or zero physical activity and these Fitness trackers are supposed to help us exercise more and stay fit.That is how became a  big fan of fitness gadgets and it all started with my purchase of a FitBit Ultra back in 2012 and then the FitBit. Since then I have tried pretty much all the Fitness trackers out there from the FitBit to the Jawbone Up, Nike Fuel Band, Garmin Vivofit, Samsung Gear Fit and more. It all starts with a great level of usage and excitement, but sooner or later I end up giving up on the device and it end up collecting dust. Most of the fitness trackers out there have more or less the same features. Some might offer sleep tracking as a bonus feature but a Fitbit pretty much does the same work for you as a Jawbone UP or a Garmin Vivofit.  But why do I give up on every Fitness device after a few weeks with it ? The main issue is not the lack of some cool feature or such but the lack of motivation to continue exercising and to stay more fit.

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iBall Andi 4.5M Enigma with Android 4.4, 13MP camera, 8MP front camera unveiled for Rs. 8499

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iBall Andi 4.5M Enigma, the latest smartphone in the Andi series has been listed on the official website. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touchscreen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, similar to the Andi 4.5D Royale that was launched earlier this year, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi 4.5M Enigma with Android 4.4, 13MP camera, 8MP front camera unveiled for Rs. 8499”

New Moto G goes on sale on Flipkart with launch day offers for Rs. 12999

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Motorola launched the new Moto G in India yesterday priced at Rs. 12,999, it is now on sale on Flipkart, as it promised at the launch. The second generation Moto G has a larger screen, better camera, front-facing stereo speakers and a microSD expansion slot. It comes in black and white colors and only the Dual SIM 16GB variant is on sale in India. Continue reading “New Moto G goes on sale on Flipkart with launch day offers for Rs. 12999”

iBall Slide WQ32 Windows 8 Tablet with 3G support launched for Rs. 16999

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iBall has launched the Slide WQ32, the company’s first Windows 8 tablet. It has a 8-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen and is powered by an quad-core Intel Atom Z3735D processor. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with free Microsoft Office license for one year, 1TB OneDrive cloud storage and Windows Defender Antivirus and Firewall. Continue reading “iBall Slide WQ32 Windows 8 Tablet with 3G support launched for Rs. 16999”

Here’s what happened at FoneArena powered OnePlus Fan meet up in Bangalore

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FoneArena and OnePlus teamed up to do something, which fans love the most – a meetup! The fun event was scheduled on September 4 in Bangalore and more than 30 OnePlus and FoneArena enthusiasts turned up even though it was a weekday.

We had Carl Pei, Ruston McLean and Andy Zhang from the OnePlus Global team along with FoneArena crew.

The fan meet up got rolling at 5PM with Varun Krishnan and Carl Pei’s introductory note. Ruston, who leads the business development at OnePlus also thanked all the fans for taking some time out on a busy weekday.

As promised, the OnePlus and the FoneArena team were ready with some goodies to giveaway. There was two OnePlus One units up for grab as well and the team decided to run a raffle to pick the lucky fans.

There was a lot of buzz with lot of tech talk and the environment was electrifying. All the fans had a chance to interact with the OnePlus and the FoneArena team. Taking selfies with Carl and Varun Krishnan was a common sight. We had some delicious food on offer as well.

After a lot of interaction and fun activities, the moment of luck finally arrived – 2 OnePlus One 64GB Standstone Black units were at one’s disposal.

There were two lucky winners – Vinu Thomas and Mohameed Vaseem left the venue with smiling faces. We wrapped up by thanking all our fans for being there and we made sure that everybody had something to win.

We thank all our readers for supporting us and we thank OnePlus team for giving us an opportunity to organize the meet up!

You can have a look at some of the photos from the meet up below (PS: The guys in the Never Settle T-shirts are from FoneArena team and the guys with the FoneArena T-shits are from OnePlus team) –

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Varun and Carl addressing the gathering!

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Ruston from OnePlus thanking the fans for turning up!

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Andy from OnePlus team interacting with fans!

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Carl from OnePlus interacting with fans!

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There was some delicious food on offer as well!

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Sunil from FoneArena team interacting with FA fans!

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The big moment – Raffle!

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The lucky winners!

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The FoneArena and the OnePlus team!

Nokia X2 Dual SIM Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 8699

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Microsoft has launched the Nokia X2 Dual SIM, the second generation X series smartphone in India. It was announced back in  June and packs a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Nokia X software platform based on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It recently got updated to Nokia X software platform 2.1 that brought several new features, including support for Google series. Continue reading “Nokia X2 Dual SIM Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 8699”

New Moto X Hands On

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There was a time when Motorola phones had the smartest hardware with their sharp metallic hues and super slim flip styles (remember RAZR series). We forgot all about them after Moto moved out of India. The new Moto X brings back that stylish aura of its predecessors. It has a slim curved design that will set it apart from all other android devices, in its category. The new Moto X is slim and is perfectly curved for the palm and pocket. Here’s a first hands on feel of the device. Continue reading “New Moto X Hands On”

Intex Aqua Style Mini with 4-inch AMOLED display launched for Rs. 4990

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Intex has launched the Aqua Style Mini after launching its Aqua Style and Aqua Style Pro smartphones. It has a 4-inch WVGA AMOLED  display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Intex has been signed as an exclusive mobile brand partner of the upcoming biopic movie based on Mary Kom, starring Priyanka Chopra.  Continue reading “Intex Aqua Style Mini with 4-inch AMOLED display launched for Rs. 4990”

40,000 Redmi 1S units to go on sale in India on September 9

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Xiaomi has announced that 40,000 Redmi 1S units will be available for sale in India on Flipkart on September 9th. Over 2 lakh people have already registered for the sale. In September 2nd sale, less than 40,000 units of Remi 1s units have been sold on Flipkart in just 4.2 seconds, however these are expected to ship only on September 16th. So smartphones ordered in next week’s sale are likely to ship later this month. The company recently announced that it has halted the sales of Mi 3 temporarily in India to concentrate on Redmi 1S. Continue reading “40,000 Redmi 1S units to go on sale in India on September 9”

New Moto G Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 12999

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Motorola has launched the new Moto G Dual SIM in India. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with 720p HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual front-facing speakers. Continue reading “New Moto G Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 12999”

Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Headset goes on sale on Flipkart for Rs. 999

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Xiaomi Mi in-ear headset is now available for purchase from Flipkart in India. Priced at Rs. 999, it actually went on sale earlier this week, but it went out of stock in few hours. It is not clear how long the new stocks would last, so better hurry if you want to purchase it. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi In-Ear Headset goes on sale on Flipkart for Rs. 999”