News | Fone Arena - Part 1521

OPPO R17 with 6.4-inch Full HD+ display, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor, 25MP AI front camera confirmed officially

Specifications of OPPO R17 surfaced last week along with an image, now the company has been listed on official website that reveals the complete specifications of the phone and also shows how the phone will look like. This reveals a 6.4-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch and 91.5% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection, 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC, which is expected to be recently announced recently. Continue reading “OPPO R17 with 6.4-inch Full HD+ display, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor, 25MP AI front camera confirmed officially”

BlackBerry KEY2 LE with 4.5-inch FHD+ 3:2 display, QWERTY keyboard, Snapdragon 636, dual rear cameras surface

BlackBerry KEY2 LE passed through the FCC last month, now a new image and specifications of the smartphone has surfaced online that reveals that it will feature a similar 4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) display with 3:2 aspect ratio, 4-row QWERTY physical backlit keyboard, fingerprint sensor built into the spacebar (sans keyboard trackpad functionality like the Key One and the KEY2) and Android 8.1 (Oreo), but this will be powered by Snapdragon 636 with 4GB of RAM, different cameras and a 3,000mAh battery. Continue reading “BlackBerry KEY2 LE with 4.5-inch FHD+ 3:2 display, QWERTY keyboard, Snapdragon 636, dual rear cameras surface”

Unicode 12.0 to bring 179 emojis including service dog, deaf person, more couples

The Unicode Consortium is working on a list of a total 179 emojis that it will be bringing Unicode 12 in 2019. The new candidates for Unicode 12 include service dog, deaf people, and mixed-race couples. Since these are possible candidates, there’s no way to tell if these would make it up to the final list. Continue reading “Unicode 12.0 to bring 179 emojis including service dog, deaf person, more couples”

PUBG Mobile Lite beta with smaller map, 40 players released for devices with low RAM

PUBG Mobile Lite

Tencent has silently launched the PUBG lite version of its battle royale shooter in the Philippines. PUBG is company’s most popular battle royale game across the globe. The LITE version is based on Unreal Engine 4, and it’s optimized for devices with low RAM. Continue reading “PUBG Mobile Lite beta with smaller map, 40 players released for devices with low RAM”

Facebook merges its Internet projects under ‘Connectivity’ to improve internet infrastructure

Facebook today has introduced ‘Connectivity’ which is its new umbrella organization that contains the company’s various Internet-for-all projects including the Internet.org. The aim of Connectivity is to bring internet access to the 4 billion people who still don’t have it and improve internet infrastructure in less-connected parts of the world. Continue reading “Facebook merges its Internet projects under ‘Connectivity’ to improve internet infrastructure”

Google integrates News with Assistant to make it easily accessible on smart home devices

Google Smart Display

Back at Google I/O, Google launched the new ‘Google News’ to help you keep up with the news that matters to you. To bring you news while your hands and eyes are busy doing some other thing, Google today is bringing the best of Google News to devices with the Google Assistant so that you can stay up to date wherever you are. Continue reading “Google integrates News with Assistant to make it easily accessible on smart home devices”

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 now available for pre-order India starting at Rs. 67900 [Update: Pre-order on Flipkart and Amazon]

Update: The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is now available for pre-order from Flipkart and Amazon.in with exchange offers, in addition to other offers.

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Motorola P30, P30 Note with 6GB RAM and P30 Play surface in official listing, could go official on August 15

Motorola smartphones with model numbers XT1943 and XT1942 got certified by TENAA which were expected to be introduced as Motorola One and One Power with Android One branding for global markets, now the Motorola P30, P30 Note and P30 Play have surfaced on official Motorola website in China. The XT1943 could be P30 and the XT1942 could be P30 Note, and these are expected to be introduced alongside Moto Z3 in China on August 15th.

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HTC confirms Android 9.0 (Pie) update for some of its devices

Google released Android 9.0 (Pie) earlier this week for its Pixel devices and also said that it is working with several OEMs to roll out the update. Now HTC has confirmed Pie update for its flagship smartphones, including the HTC U11 that was introduced running Android 7.1 (Nougat). It is also the first company to confirm the update for several devices. Continue reading “HTC confirms Android 9.0 (Pie) update for some of its devices”

OPPO R17 Pro with triple rear cameras, Snapdragon 845 surfaces

OPPO R17 with model numbers PBEM00 and PBET00 with in-display fingerprint sensor, and cheaper PAGM00 and PAGT00 models with rear-mounted fingerprint sensor surfaced, now the OPPO R17 Pro has surfaced in first poster that reveals triple rear cameras arranged vertically. This also has a gradient design. It is said to come in two variants, one with Snapdragon 710 and the high-end version is said to be powered by Snapdragon 845 with 10GB of RAM and 128GB storage. Continue reading “OPPO R17 Pro with triple rear cameras, Snapdragon 845 surfaces”

Skyworth M20 Smart LED TV Series launched in India starting at Rs. 12999

skyworth-m20-series

Skyworth has launched the M20 SMART LED TV Series in the Indian market in exclusive partnership with Amazon.in. The new series includes three models; 32-inch, 43-inch and 49-inch screen sizes. The TV series comes packed with inbuilt game, inbuilt WiFi, live TV apps, net range app stores. Continue reading “Skyworth M20 Smart LED TV Series launched in India starting at Rs. 12999”

Airtel offers Samsung Galaxy Note 9 at Rs. 7900 with 24-month plan, 100GB data, unlimited calls and more

Samsung started taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 9 smartphone in India today. Now Airtel has announced that 128 GB version of the smartphone is available for order on its Online Store at a down payment of Rs. 7,900 and 24 monthly instalments of Rs. 2,999. This comes to a total of Rs. 79,876 for 2 years including the plan. Continue reading “Airtel offers Samsung Galaxy Note 9 at Rs. 7900 with 24-month plan, 100GB data, unlimited calls and more”

Nokia 2.1 Android Oreo (Go edition), Nokia 3.1 (3GB) and Nokia 5.1 Android One smartphones launched in India starting at Rs. 6999

HMD Global has launched Nokia 3.1, successor of last year’s Nokia 3 in India last month in 3GB RAM with 16GB storage version, now it has launched the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version in the country and also launched the Nokia 5.1, successor of last year’s Nokia 5 and the Nokia 2.1, successor of last year’s Nokia 2. Continue reading “Nokia 2.1 Android Oreo (Go edition), Nokia 3.1 (3GB) and Nokia 5.1 Android One smartphones launched in India starting at Rs. 6999”

ACT Fibernet upgrades plans in Chennai again at no extra cost, 100Mbps plan now at Rs. 999

ACT Fibernet

ACT launched its Gigabit broadband services in Chennai this week. It has also upgraded its plans for users as well at no extra cost, in just 3 months after the last upgrade. In most plans speeds have also been upgraded. ACT Fibernet’s Retail 1999 plan now comes with 250Mbps speed up from 200Mbps even though the 2TB FUP remains the same.

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Boult Q wireless over ear headphones with 3D acoustic drivers launched in India at Rs. 1710

Boult Audio Q-1

Boult Audio today has introduced their latest offering ‘Q’ in the wireless category. The headband and ear cups are covered with sweat-proof protein leather, and the ear cups fold on 2 different axes. It comes with in-line controls that let you control the music, adjust volumes, and take calls. Continue reading “Boult Q wireless over ear headphones with 3D acoustic drivers launched in India at Rs. 1710”