News | Fone Arena - Part 1507

Apple ‘Gather Round’ special event scheduled for September 12, new iPhones, iPads and more expected

Apple has officially announced its September 12th event, after recent rumors. This year’s invite The event takes place at Steve Jobs Theater located at the company Apple Park campus. Apple is expected to announce three iPhone – 6.5-inch OLED iPhone X Plus, 5.8-inch OLED iPhone X successor and a cheaper 6.1-inch LCD model all with a notch, Face ID with gesture-based control system and new A12 processor. Continue reading “Apple ‘Gather Round’ special event scheduled for September 12, new iPhones, iPads and more expected”

Honor Magic 2 with bezel-less display, slide-out design, Kirin 980, 40W super fast charge coming soon

Huawei’s Honor brand along with the global launch of the Honor Play, teased the upcoming Honor Magic 2 smartphone, successor of the Honor Magic which was introduced back in 2016. The successor will feature a full-screen display with ultra narrow bezels. For this, the company has adopted a slide-out design, which it calls Magic Slide full screen with high screen-to-body ratio.

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Diesel Full Guard 2.5 Wear OS Smartwatch with heart rate sensor, built-in GPS launched in India for Rs. 24495

Diesel has launched a next-gen smartwatch including heart rate tracking, NFC payment capabilities, and GPS tracking. Dubbed as Full Guard 2.5, this touchscreen smartwatch is compatible with both Android and iOS platform. Continue reading “Diesel Full Guard 2.5 Wear OS Smartwatch with heart rate sensor, built-in GPS launched in India for Rs. 24495”

Xiaomi-backed ZMI enters Indian market with range of accessories via Shyam Telecom Group

ZMI, a Xiaomi funded- ecosystem company has collaborated with India-based Shyam Telecom group, to launch its range of product for the Indian consumers. Continue reading “Xiaomi-backed ZMI enters Indian market with range of accessories via Shyam Telecom Group”

Sony WH-1000XM3 with HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1, WF-SP900 truly wireless water-resistant sports headphones and more announced

Sony at the IFA announced WH-1000XM3 in the 1000X series of wireless noise cancelling headphones with new HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1 that promises four times greater performance to cancel mid to high-range noise such as street noise and human voices. The high quality internal headphone amp for the HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1 realizes stunning high sound quality. The WF-SP900 truly wireless sports headphones is water-proof and dust-proof and has internal memory to play music without a smartphone. Continue reading “Sony WH-1000XM3 with HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1, WF-SP900 truly wireless water-resistant sports headphones and more announced”

Sony Xperia XZ3 with 6-inch QHD+ OLED HDR display, Snapdragon 845, Dynamic Vibration System, Android 9.0 (Pie) announced

Sony Mobile just announced the Xperia XZ3, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at the IFA, as expected. It has a 6-inch QHD+ P-OLED 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform and runs Android 9.0 (Pie). It has a new Dual Motion Eye camera with 19-megapixel 1/ 2.3″ Exmor RS memory stacked sensor, 960 fps super slow motion videos (FHD/HD), Predictive Capture, Anti-distortion shutter, Triple image sensing technology and 5-axis image stabilization for shake-free videos. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ3 with 6-inch QHD+ OLED HDR display, Snapdragon 845, Dynamic Vibration System, Android 9.0 (Pie) announced”

Jaybird X4 wireless in-ear water-resistant Sport headphones announced

Jaybird today announced Jaybird X4 Wireless Sport Headphones with a waterproof design, thanks to IPX7 waterproof rating so that it can handle rain, snow or even accidental submersion down to one meter for up to 30 minutes. It promises 8 hours of battery life, and ten minutes of charging will give you one hour of play, thanks to Quick charge.

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YU ACE with 5.45-inch HD+ display, Dual 4G VoLTE, 4000mAh battery launched starting at Rs. 5999

Micromax’s YU has officially launched the YU ACE, the company’s latest budget smartphone, as it had promised. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by a MediaTek MT6739 SoC with up to 3GB RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front camera with LED flash and face unlock. Continue reading “YU ACE with 5.45-inch HD+ display, Dual 4G VoLTE, 4000mAh battery launched starting at Rs. 5999”

HTC U12 Life with 6-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 636, dual rear cameras, Dual Tone Liquid finish announced

HTC has announced U12 Life, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone ahead of IFA, as expected. It has a 6-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by Snapdragon 636 with 4GB of RAM, has a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a 5-megapixel secondary rear camera to capture portrait shots, Dual LED display, along with a 13-megapixel front camera with LED flash.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 will get Global stable Android 8.1 Oreo update this week

Update – August 30: After beta update recently, Xiaomi has finally announced that it will roll out MIUI Global Stable ROM based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) update later this week.

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Phase One introduces 150-megapixel XF IQ4 Camera System with ‘Capture One Inside’

Phase One, a company specialized in high-end digital photography equipment and software has announced Phase One XF IQ4 Camera Systems, built upon the new and expandable Infinity Platform. Continue reading “Phase One introduces 150-megapixel XF IQ4 Camera System with ‘Capture One Inside’”

Xiaomi Redmi 6, Redmi 6 Pro and Redmi 6A launching in India on September 5

Xiaomi has posted a teaser confirming the launch of three new smartphones in the Redmi 6 series – Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and the Redmi 6 Pro. The company already confirmed that it will not launch the Mi A2 Lite in India, so it will be launching the Redmi 6 Pro instead. The event is set for September 5th.

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OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T OxygenOS Beta update brings front camera portrait, Gaming mode 3.0 and more

OnePlus has released new beta updates (Beta 17 for the OnePlus 5 and Open Beta 15 for OnePlus 5T) for the OnePlus 5 and 5T smartphones that finally brings front camera portrait that was first introduced with the OnePlus 6. It also brings Gaming mode 3.0 that brings new features, New OxygenOS UI, UI optimization for Oneplus Switch and more. Check out the complete changelog below.

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Facebook Watch starts rolling out globally

A year after the launch in the U.S, Facebook has announced the global roll-out of Facebook Watch, a video platform similar to YouTube and Netflix. As per the company, this feature allows the people to discover and engage more with the videos of their choice. Continue reading “Facebook Watch starts rolling out globally”

Samsung Q900R 8K QLED TV with 8K AI upscaling, Quantum Processor 8K announced

Samsung has introduced Q900R QLED 8K TV range (65″, 75″, 82″ and 85″) with 8K AI Upscaling ahead of IFA 2018 this week. It has Real 8K Resolution, Q HDR 8K and Quantum Processor 8K for the best experience. It features Real 8K Resolution capable of 4,000 nit peak brightness that allows TV to produce four times more pixels than a 4K UHD TV and 16 times more pixels than a Full HD TV.

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