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Nokia Asha 230 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 3449

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Nokia 220 Dual SIM, an entry-level feature phone went on sale in India last week. Nokia Asha 230 Dual SIM, the company's latest affordable touchscreen phone in the Asha series is now available from the official Nokia Shop. It was unveiled at the MWC 2014 last month and packs a 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen, 1.3-megapixel rear camera, Bluetooth 3.0 with Slam sharing feature, micro USB, expansion slot that supports cards up to 32GB and a 1020 mAh battery. It runs on the new Nokia Asha software platform v1.1 with new Nokia Fastlane features, Nokia Xpress Browser. It comes pre-loaded with WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, LINE and WeChat. HERE Maps offers walking & driving directions. As usual you get 10 free games via Nokia Store. Nokia Asha 502 specifications 2.8-inch QVGA 320 x 240 pixels capacitive touch screen display 1.3MP Fixed focus rear camera Dimensions: 99.5mm x 58.6mm x 13.2mm; Weight: 89.2 g Dual micro SIM support with dual standby Accelerometer, Proximity sensor 2G, Bluetooth 3.0 with SLAM  and FM Radio Nokia Asha software platform v1.1 with Swipe UI 64MB RAM; 64MB internal memory, up to 32GB micro SD card support 1020 mAh battery with up to 12 hours of talk time and up to 21 days of standby The Nokia Asha 230 Dual SIM comes in Bright Red, Yellow, Bright Green, White, Black and Cyan colors and is ...

Apple testing related search suggestions in App Store on iOS

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Apple has started testing related app search results in the Apple Store for iOS devices. This shows a bar with related search terms at the top of the search results page, when you search for an app or a game. If you search for "fun", it shows iPhone games, easy games and more. If you click on one suggestion, it shows more related suggestions. It is not clear if the search suggestions are based on keywords chosen by developers, popular searches or any other algorithm. Apple bought San Francisco-based App Store search engine Chomp back in 2012 to bring new features related to better search and recommendations for apps, but the iOS6 and iOS7 changelog did not mention any changes related to App Store search. Earlier this year Apple announced that the Apple App Store has more than one million apps in 24 categories. Since the number of apps continue to increase every day, it is hard to find apps suitable to your taste. If Apple continues to roll out the new related search suggestion feature across all its platforms, it might be useful for users to find more apps. This feature is not available for everyone. It is currently available only for iPhone users on iOS 7.0 ...

HTC One M8 Launch Event Live Blog

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Taiwanese phone maker HTC is holding an event in New York City and London today to announce the much expected successor to the HTC One. FoneArena is reporting live from the New York edition of the launch event. Do follow our live blog for minute by minute updates about the new HTC One which has been codenamed as the M8 and there have been many leaks about the product. We will soon hear from HTC itself about the new features of the new HTC One and espcially the camera which is expected to be a Dual-Camera arrangement. [HTML1] The HTC One won a lot of users and awards for especially the hardware design and we hope HTC would improve it further on the successor. HTC seems obsessed with the Ultrapixel concept and it is most likely we would see an iteration of the same on the new device. We should be getting all the details soon from HTC CEO Peter Chou himself who is going to be at the New York event. The HTC event starts at 11 AM New York time or 9: 30 PM India time today in a couple of hours from now. So stay tuned. Are you a fan of ...

HTC One (M8) with Duo Camera, Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4 announced

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HTC has finally announced the new HTC One (M8) successor of last year's HTC One (M7). The HTC One (M8) has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz / 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor(depending on the market) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with the new HTC Sense 6.0 UI. It has Duo camera setup with a primary UltraPixel camera (1/3" BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 28mm lens, pixel size of 2.0 microns) and a secondary rear camera to capture depth information. It has dual LED flash that automatically selects the right tone and intensity based on the scene. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 1080p video recording with HDR capability, f/2.0 aperture, BSI sensor and wide angle lens. The Duo camera brings new features such as UFocus that uses the depth information to easily change the focus of a photo, Foregrounder feature to apply fun and artistic filters to the background of an image and more. It comes with Dual font-facing stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers and HTC BoomSound technology similar to the first HTC One. The HTC One (M8) has 90 percent metal unibody build, wrapping all the way around the sides for a curved finish. It has new Zoe Camera ...

HTC One (M8) Hands On

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The much leaked next generation HTC One, also known as the M8, was just announced at an event here in New York and FoneArena was live at the venue to report on it. We've had some time with the handset that has a tall order to fill being the successor to the rather excellent HTC One. So without further ado, let's get onto our hands on with the brand new HTC One M8.  Video Hands On httpv://youtu.be/AtMPlPZ75-8 Right off the bat, you notice that the design is an evolution of the HTC One and takes cues from the entire One series of phones. The curved corners of the phone are now more pronounced and should fit better in the hand. The construction remains aluminum and the phone will now be available in a glacial silver and gunmetal color. Here we have with us the gunmetal variant of the device and we've gotta say that it definitely stands out. The front of the phone essentially consists of the 5 inch Full HD panel. Gone are the capacitive buttons at the bottom of the screen but the large bezels remain and that's a definite drawback. HTC could've managed to shrink the size of the phone substantially ...

HTC Dot View Case for the new HTC One (M8) announced

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HTC has announced the a new case called Dot View for the HTC One (M8). It has dot-matrix view on the cover and also protects the phone. The dot-matrix view lets you see your calls, texts, or the weather without even opening the cover. It doesn't require any external power source to display all these notifications. Features of HTC Dot View Case for HTC One M8 Respond to calls, alarms & calendar and see notifications without opening the case Dimensions: 180 x 73 x 12.6 mm Stylish, retro-look design Full front and back device protection No additional power source or battery needed The HTC Dot View Case comes in Warm Blac, Imperial Blue, Orange Popsicle, Atlantis and Baton Rouge colors and is priced at $49.99 (Rs. 3020 approx.) HTC would also sell the Flip Case and Double Dip case for the HTC One (M8) separately priced at $29.99 (Rs. 1810 approx) each. These accessories would go on sale soon.

HTC One (M8) Google Play & Developer Edition models available for preorder

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Craving the brand new HTC One M8 but don't want the slick new Sense UI 6.0?  Hoping for HTC to launch a Google Play edition device? Well your wish just came true as HTC has announced that their new flagship will ship in both Google Play & Developer edition variants. The former device will eschew Sense UI for stock Android. This does mean that you will lose all the nifty additions brought on by Sense UI. Small price to pay for faster upgrades? The phone will still be able to take advantage of the One's brand new Duo Camera thanks to HTC's APIs.  The Developer Edition of the phone on the other hand will retain Sense UI but will give users an unlocked bootloader. This will let you flash whatever ROM that you wish to install. Both the phones go on preorder today with the developer edition being priced at $650 and available via HTC's website. The Google Play Edition on the other hand will be priced at $699 and will be available on the Play Store.  

HTC One (M8) Benchmarks

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HTC unveiled the HTC One (M8), the latest flagship smartphone earlier today. We manged to get hold of the smartphone at the launch event and range some synthetic benchmark test. The HTC One (M8) is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 801 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz with Adreno 330 GPU. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4.4 (Jelly Bean) OS with HTC Sense 6 on top. The Sony Xperia Z2 and the Samsung Galaxy S5 also have a Snapdragon 801 SoC. Let’s check out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Quadrant Benchmark The HTC One M8 tops the Quadrant Benchmark with 24754 points. AnTuTu Benchmark 4 It scored 29545 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 4. Linpack Single Thread It managed to clock around 408.9 MFLOPS in the linpack single thread benchmark. Linpack Multi-Thread The HTC One M8 clocked around 958.33 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark. Basemark OS II It topped the Beasemark OS II benchmark by scoring 1196 points. We will be adding more benchmarks soon.

HTC One (M8) Duo Camera: Explained

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HTC has finally revealed its most awaited flagship phone, the One (M8), at an event in New York today. The flagship phone takes on a countless number of other Android flagship devices with an upgraded design and internals, bringing it up to speed, literally. The new One improves upon the older one in a lot of ways, and one of them is by innovating(again) on the camera side. The original One had the industry's first Ultrapixel sensor, a 4.1 MP camera with pixels sized at 2 microns, which is back on the new HTC One (M8) but it is also accompanied by a secondary camera. While the Ultrapixel is all about gathering more light, this curious little camera that sits above the main unit enables a whole lot of enhancements that HTC proudly portrayed at their event. So what is this "Duo Camera" all about, and how does it really work? Let's find out. ICYMI earlier - HTC One (M8) Hands on and our live blog. Duo Camera - How it works The term "Duo Camera" has been coined by HTC for its dual camera setup on the new HTC One. This is possibly the first time that we are actually seeing a total ...

Nokia schedules event for April 2nd, Lumia 630 and 930 expected

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With Microsoft's Build conference right around the corner, Nokia just sent out invitations for their own event. Scheduled to coincide with the first day of the Build developer conference. It is pretty obvious that the soon to be Microsoft owned company plans to announce new hardware.  While Microsoft's focus will be on the software side of things as part of its Windows Phone 8.1 update, Nokia is expected to announce two new devices dubbed the Lumia 630 (Moneypenny) and Lumia 930 (Martini). The two devices will straddle the upper and mid range segments of handsets. Windows Phone 8.1 brings with it a whole host of updates that have been long awaited. These range from a new Action Center to a new Notification Center. There are many more tweaks throughout the operating system making it a rather major update. Here's a list of expected changes to come with Windows Phone 8.1 8.1 might support QHD 2560×1440 resolutions On screen navigation bar support, with customization options All Windows Phone 8 devices will be upgraded to 8.1 New NFC options for tap to pay Contextual Volume control drop down Options to turn advertising ID(tracking) on or off And finally, Downloading files now possible from IE11! Battery sense (see what apps are taking the ...

LG G2 gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in India

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Last month LG UK promised that the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update would be available in UK starting mid-March. The international variant of the LG G2 got the KitKat update last week, now the update is available for the Indian G2 users. The KitKat update for the G2 would bring battery-saving location mode, speed improvements for 17% percent faster performance compared to Jelly Bean, Google Cloud Print and lots more new features. The Android 4.4.2 update for the LG G2 brings, Improved user interface with Android 4.4 KitKat: The latest version of Android includes enhancements such as restyled status and navigation bars, a new full-screen mode, improved closed captioning support, and stronger security. Improved battery efficiency: the phone plays music more efficiently and supports the battery-saving location mode, extending battery life. Faster processing speed: The latest version of Android provides a noticeable speed boost that runs applications 17 percent faster than before and web-browsing speed is mproved with the Chromium engine. Printing in the Cloud: Google Cloud Printer makes it simple to print documents via Wi-Fi or a Bluetooth connection. Enhanced “Knock On” feature: The responsiveness of LG’s Knock On feature has been improved. The update is available over-the-air (OTA) that is 534.84MB and also through the LG PC Suite. Screenshots via

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 Octa with 5.7-inch HD display, octa-core processor launched for Rs. 14990

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Wickedleak has launched Wammy Titan 3 Octa, a variant of the Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 that was launched last year. It has a 5.7 inch (1280 x 800) HD display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Other features are similar, including a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 2 GB of RAM,16 GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 3200 mAh battery, similar to the Wammy Titan 3. Wickedleak also offers optional Aquaprotect Water Resitant Technology feature, similar to the Wickedleak Wammy Passion X. WickedLeak Wammy Titan 3 Octa specifications 5.7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) HD OGS display with Dragon Trail Glass Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali MP 13MP rear camera with LED Flash and 1080p video recording 5MP front-facing camera Dual SIM (One standard and One micro SIM) 7.9mm thick 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, expandable up to 64 GB 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, and GPS 3200 mAh battery The WickedLeak Wammy Titan 3 Octa comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 14,990. It now available for pre-order on Wickedleak’s website and would start shipping from 5th April 2014.

ZTE nubia X6 with 6.4-inch 1080p, Snapdragon 801 and 13MP camera with OIS announced

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ZTE has introduced nubia X6, the company's latest smartphone in China. It has a 6.4-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display, powered by a 2.3 GHz / 2.5 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), f/2.0 aperture, full HD video recording and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. It is 7.9 mm thin and weigh around 215 grams. It has NeoVision 3.5 Camera and Dolby Digital with DTS capabilities. It also comes in 64GB variant with similar specifications, but the 128GB variant comes with 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 801 processor (MSM8974AC) processor and has 3GB RAM. ZTE nubia X6 specifications 6.4-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display with Corning Gorilla glass protection 2.3 GHz / 2.5 GHzQuad-Core Snapdragon 801 processor  with Adreno 330 GPU Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS with Mifavour UI 13MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, OIS, f/2.0 aperture, 1080p HD video recording 13MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture 7. 9mm thick and weighs 215 grams 2GB RAM for 16GB / 32GB variants, 3GB RAM for 128GB variant 4G LTE/ 3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (Dual Band), GPS/aGPS, HDMI, NFC 4250 mAh battery The ZTE nubia X6 comes in Haoyue White ...

Facebook acquires Oculus Rift, a Virtual Reality Gaming Headset company

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Facebook is on a buying spree. Recently, it had acquired the messaging company Whatsapp for a record $19billion and now, it has acquired Oculus Rift, a virtual reality company. Oculus first demonstrated the prototype in June 2012 at E3 and then raised crowd funding for its Oculus Rift product. Initially, the founders wanted to get a quarter million dollars and the funding goal was surpassed within four hours of announcement. Within 36 hours, the funding crossed a million dollars and the campaign ended with a total amount of over 2billion dollars. Now, the company has been bought by Facebook for a deal worth 2billion dollars. The deal includes a cash of $400million and the remaining 1.6$billion will be given as Facebook shares. The main scope of Oculus Rift is gaming and Zuckerberg has assured in his Facebook post that they company will not be changing that goal. Oculus Rift is one of the most highly anticipated gaming products in the coming years and the consumer version is still under development. With Facebook's backing, the consumer version could hit the market soon. Mark Zuckerberg has also mentioned in the post that post acquisition, the Oculus Rift will continue to work independently within the ...

Vodafone ties up with Disney India to launch Vodafone Games & Apps

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Vodafone India has partnered with Disney India’s Interactive business to launch Vodafone Games & Apps to offer premium games and apps for both feature and smart phones. Vodafone partnered with Hungama to launch Vodafone Music back in December last year and tied up with Star India for Vodafone Sports. Vodafone customers can download apps and games like Where's My Water?, Where's My Mickey?, Where's My Perry?, Toy Story : Smash It!, Brave, Chennai Express, Disney Utility Apps including Mickey Planner, Donald Photo booth, Goofy Weather and more with the new service. Vodafone offers premium plans, try and buy and also free games. Commenting on the partnership, Sameer Ganapathy, VP & Head, Interactive, Disney India, said, Our endeavour has always been to provide engaging games to existing and new users in India through multiple digital access points and in turn cultivate an active gaming culture in the country. Our association with Vodafone is a step forward in our strategic relationship with them and creates an additional destination for exciting games and apps for their users. Vivek Mathur, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone India, said, The launch of Vodafone Games & Apps will bring across best of premium content on an interactive platform. Our association with Disney India will help us build ...

Samsung Galaxy S5 might launch in India for Rs. 51500

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Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S5, the company's latest flagship smartphone in India tomorrow. Now Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 51,500 in India and would go on pre-order starting March 28th for a pre-booking price of Rs. 1500. Samsung also plans to offer 15% Cash Back on Citibank Credit Cards with EMI of 6/12/18 months at applicable interest rates. So Citi Bank Credit Card customers could get the device for around Rs. 43,700 . Prebook #SAMSUNG #GALAXYS5 (₹51500/-) by paying ₹1500/- ,15%cashback* on citicard .emi* 6/12/18month(condition apply) pic.twitter.com/VerAegty68 — Manish Khatri (@MAHESHTELECOM) March 26, 2014 Samsung Galaxy S5 Specifications 5.1-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) 16MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI and 4Kvideo recording 2.1MP front-facing camera IP67 ratings for Dust and water Resistance. 8.1 mm thick and weighs 145 grams 2GB RAM, 16GB / 32GB internal memory,  expandable up to 64GB with microSD Infrared LED for smart TV remote S Health 3.0, Heart rate sensor 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2X2 MIMO), Bluetooth v4.0 LE, GPS, USB 3.0 and NFC 2800 mAh Battery Samsung Galaxy S5 will be available for pre-order till April 10th and would be shipped on April 11th. Samsung is expected to launch the 16GB variant in India, but it is not clear if India would ...

Aircel launches Facebook for All to offer free Facebook access for 60 days

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Aircel has partnered with Facebook India to offer free Facebook access to both old and new customers. This would let new Aircel customers enjoy free 50 MB per month data on Facebook for a period of 60 days without any extra packs. Existing customers would 50MB of free data for 30 days to access Facebook. Last year Airtel launched a similar offer for pre-paid customers and Idea Cellular offered Free Facebook Messenger access to their customers. This offers Facebook experience in 9 different languages and includes Facebook App, Facebook Messenger and Mobile version. Aircel also offers special tariff packs for Facebook access starting at Rs. 14, so its costs as low as 50p/day. Aircel's special Facebook packs include, MRP FB Usage (2G/3G) Validity Rs. 14 100 MB 28 days Rs. 5 25 MB 5 days This offer is currently available in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra and would roll out in rest of the circles soon. Looks like this doesn't require any activation. Announcing the launch of the service, Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer, Aircel, said, Aircel has positioned itself well as a data leader by constantly innovating products and services aimed at redefining user experience, especially the youth. Over 75 million people access Facebook through their ...

LG partners with Airtel and Qualcomm to launch LTE experience zone in Bangalore

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LG Electronics has partnered with Airtel and Qualcomm to set up LTE experience zone in Bangalore for customers to experience 4G LTE. Airtel introduced 4G on mobile first on iPhone 5c and 5s for customers in Bangalore last month. LG launched the 4G LTE variant of the L2 G2 in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 46,000. This is India’s first-of-its-kind 4G LTE experiential program, says LG. The LTE zone will be live for three weeks starting from today and would have 4G- enabled G2 LTE smartphone that streams full HD videos or movies from the cloud using Airtel’s LTE network, and mirrors it live on LG’s Curved OLED TV. Apart from 4G LTE support on Airtel, other specifications of the LG G2 4G remains the same including a  5.2-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display at 423 ppi, 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android Jelly Bean OS. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), 1080p video recording and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. Airtel offered 4G for iPhone 5s and 5c customers in Bangalore at existing 3G data rates. This is also applicable for customers using 4G on 4G-enabled LG ...

Sony says no to Android Wear for now, will stick to its custom OS

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Sony was one among the first of the electronics giant to jump into the smart watch category and it has so far launched a couple of smart watches. Until now, both the products haven't really made it to the larger crowd. Sony SmartWatch does not use Android as its OS, but works with Android smartphones. Last week, when Google announced Android Wear SDK for smart watches, LG and Moto were the first manufacturers to jump aboard with their LG G Watch and Moto 360 respectively. Sony was not a part of the list of manufacturing partners at that time and Sony don't seem to be willing to be a part. Sony has announced that it will not adapt the Android Wear OS for its smart watches, but will continue to push its own OS for its smart watches. According to Sony US head, the company has invested a lot of efforts and resources into the company's own platform and it hopes to continue in that direction. In an update to the original statement, Sony has mentioned that it is still evaluating its options and is open to Android Wear. Sony has tweeted from its official account saying that doors to Android Wear isn't ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 leaked online, coming next month

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Samsung is not letting go off its budget tablet lineup and it was when evident when they launched the third iteration of the Galaxy Tab 7 in the form of Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. Popular Twitter leakster @evleaks has been spot on when it comes to rumors and leaks and today, he has tweeted the press image of the upcoming Galaxy Tab 4 7.0. The naming convention continues to remain the same and if the trend is the same, then the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 won't be that exciting. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 pic.twitter.com/nZ1TT3qwNy — @evleaks (@evleaks) March 26, 2014   The specifications of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 weren't all that exciting and you can check them out right below 7-inch (1024×600) TFT capacitive touch screen display 1.2 GHz dual-core processor Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) 2MP rear camera 9.7mm thick and weighs 310g (Wi-Fi) 1GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory and microSD card slot up to 32GB 3G HSPA+,WiFi b/g/n (2.4GHz), WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS +  GLONASS 3,600 mAh battery. If anything, the Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 will come with slightly upgraded specifications.
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