News | Fone Arena - Part 1551

Xiaomi announces Mi Explorer program in Spain, Mi A2 Android One smartphone expected to launch soon

Xiaomi has a tradition of involving Mi Fans in device exploration before the launch of devices, these explorers get devices before the official launch and are expected to participate in challenges given by the company. Before Redmi Note 3 India launch company recruited 100 Mi Fans under the Mi generation program in 2016 and last year, company recruited 50 hardcore Mi Fans as Explorers to test and explore Redmi Note 4 before its official launch in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi announces Mi Explorer program in Spain, Mi A2 Android One smartphone expected to launch soon”

Samsung ISOCELL Plus tech offers higher color fidelity, enhances light sensitivity up to 15% in CMOS image sensors

Samsung has officially introduced its new ‘ISOCELL Plus’ technology for its CMOS image sensors. It delivers higher color fidelity along with up to a 15% enhancement in light sensitivity, and also enables image sensors to equip 0.8-micrometer (µm) and smaller-sized pixels without any loss in performance, making it an optimal solution for developing super-resolution cameras with over 20 megapixels,” says Samsung.

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Apple Watch with larger display, cheaper MacBook Air, iPad with Face ID along with 3 iPhones to launch later this year: KGI

Apple iPhone X

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of research firm TF International Securities, today in a fresh research note has detailed more details about the upcoming three new iPhones, 2019 iPhones as well. Furthermore, the company will also introduce redesigned Watch with a larger display, cheaper MacBook Air, iPad with Face ID said to launch later this year. Continue reading “Apple Watch with larger display, cheaper MacBook Air, iPad with Face ID along with 3 iPhones to launch later this year: KGI”

Samsung Galaxy Note9 and Galaxy Tab S4 pass through the FCC

Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launch is fast approaching and the flagship is now spotted passing through the FCC. The phone was approved on April 20th and the official documents have been posted this week. This launch also puts Samsung back on track with its launch cycles following the delays with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note8. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note9 and Galaxy Tab S4 pass through the FCC”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 14nm, Snapdragon 439 and 429 12nm Mobile Platforms with Dual VoLTE, AI capabilities announced

Qualcomm just announced the Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429 Mobile Platforms as new additions to Snapdragon 600 and 400 tiers. These promise better performance, better battery life, more efficient designs, impressive graphics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and are targeted at mid-range and budget devices. Compared to Cortex A53 CPUs on the Snapdragon 630, the Snapdragon 632 now uses Qualcomm’s custom Kryo 250 CPUs combined with X9 LTE modem. This promises 40% higher performance compared to Snapdragon 625/626. It is based on 14nm process technology. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 14nm, Snapdragon 439 and 429 12nm Mobile Platforms with Dual VoLTE, AI capabilities announced”

ASUS Zenfone 5Z with 6.2-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, Snapdragon 845, AI dual rear cameras launching in India on July 4

ASUS introduced its flagship Zenfone 5Z smartphone at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona earlier this year. The smartphone started rolling out from Europe earlier this month. Today the company has announced that the phone will be launched in India on July 4th exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 5Z with 6.2-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, Snapdragon 845, AI dual rear cameras launching in India on July 4”

Wi-Fi Alliance announces Wi-Fi certified WPA3 security capabilities to enhance personal and enterprise networks

WiFi Alliance

Back in January Wi-Fi Alliance announced WPA3 security protocol for Wi-Fi Protected Access, and today it again introduced the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3, the next generation of Wi-Fi security, bringing new capabilities to enhance Wi-Fi protections in personal and enterprise networks. Continue reading “Wi-Fi Alliance announces Wi-Fi certified WPA3 security capabilities to enhance personal and enterprise networks”

Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 6.1 to get Face unlock via OTA update soon, Nokia 7 Plus gets ARCore support

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Nokia promised the face unlock feature on the recently launched Nokia 8 Sirocco, 7 Plus, Nokia 6 (2018) but the feature is nowhere to be seen yet even after months since the launch. However, Nokia Mobiles on Twitter has confirmed that the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus and the new Nokia 6.1, as well as the Nokia 8, will get face unlock as an OTA update in the coming months. Continue reading “Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 6.1 to get Face unlock via OTA update soon, Nokia 7 Plus gets ARCore support”

Xiaomi launches Flame Red Redmi Note 5 (Redmi Note 5 Pro) in China

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone in India in Black, Gold, Rose Gold and Blue colors earlier this year. Later it introduced the same phone as Redmi Note 5 with better specifications in same colors in China. Now the company has introduced Flame Red color variant of the smartphone in China. The Mi 6X, Mi 8 SE, and the latest Redmi 6 Pro smartphones in China are available in Red color. Continue reading “Xiaomi launches Flame Red Redmi Note 5 (Redmi Note 5 Pro) in China”

Supercell finally releases Brawl Stars for Android beta in select countries

Brawl Stars

Supercell, creators of popular Clash of Clans and Clash Royale games announced Brawl Stars, a new 3v3 multiplayer shooter game back in June last year, exact a year later, the company has soft launched the game in Canada, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau and Hong Kong. The company has not announced when the game will be released globally. Continue reading “Supercell finally releases Brawl Stars for Android beta in select countries”

Honor 7X gets a price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 11999

Huawei’s Honor Brand launched the Honor 7X smartphone in India back in December last year starting at Rs. 12,999. Today the company has announced a permanent price cut for the smartphone. The company even introduced a limited Red Edition earlier this year that joined Black, Blue and Gold color variants, and started manufacturing the phone in partnership with Flex at its plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. Continue reading “Honor 7X gets a price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 11999”

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Pro with Snapdragon 710, 6GB RAM, Dual speakers surface

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 with model numbers M1804E4A, M1804E4T and M1804E4C got certified by TENAA in China last week. This revealed 6.99-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio screen, Snapdragon 636 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, Android 8.1 (Oreo), 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, along with a secondary rear camera with AI portraits. Now details about the Mi Max 3 Pro has surfaced in China, which is rumored to pack a Snapdragon 710 SoC and 6GB of RAM.

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Honor 7C goes on open sale on Amazon India

Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 7C smartphone in India starting at Rs. 9999 last month, and the phone went on flash sale every week exclusively on Amazon.in starting from May 31st. Now, after four flash sales, the company has started open sale from 25th June on Amazon, and also offers No cost EMI on all banks. Continue reading “Honor 7C goes on open sale on Amazon India”

Airtel appoints Ajay Chitkara as director and CEO of its B2B unit, combines domestic and global enterprise business

Bharti Airtel today announced that it has appointed Ajay Chitkara as Director and CEO of Airtel Business, and the company has integrated both domestic enterprise and global enterprise operations. Ajay will continue reporting to Gopal Vittal, who is the MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel. The company has also appointed Pankaj Miglani as CEO – Global Business. He will report to Ajay Chitkara. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bharti Infratel and played a key role in the company’s IPO in 2012.

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Google Duo 36 confirms multi-device and tablet support, drops support for Jelly Bean

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Google Duo has received a new update with version number V36, and this seems to be a small service update that doesn’t bring major changes to the table. However, it marks the end of Jelly Bean support and sets KitKat (4.4) as the oldest officially supported version. Continue reading “Google Duo 36 confirms multi-device and tablet support, drops support for Jelly Bean”