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Samsung has launched the Galaxy S6, the company's flagship smartphone at an event in New Delhi, as promised. The Galaxy S6 was unveiled at the MWC earlier this month, packs a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED display, is powered by a Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S6 specifications
5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED display
Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor
3GB RAM, 32/64/128GB internal memory
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
16MP rear camera with LED Flash, OIS,
5MP front-facing camera
IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance
Dimensions: 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm; Weight: 138g
Infrared LED for smart TV remote
S Health 4.0, Heart rate sensor, Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2X2 MIMO), Bluetooth 4.1 LE & apt-X, NFC
2,550mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy S6 comes in White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum and Blue Topaz colors and is priced at Rs.49,900 for the 32GB variant, Rs. 55,900 for the 64GB variant and the 128GB variant costs Rs.s 60,900. It goes on sale across India from April 10th. Samsung is offering one time screen replacement for pre-book orders. We went hands-on with ...
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LG is rumored to be working on a new Nexus smartphone, as per a report from Korean media eToday. Google engineers are said to have met with LG executives earlier this month to describe the deal, said the report.
Earlier rumors had suggested that Chinese smartphone maker Huawei might provide the hardware for the next Nexus phone. Google’s Android engineers paid a visit to LG’s Display and R&D facilities in Korea apart from other units responsible for wireless charging parts, and Optical Image Stabilization.
LG was responsible for previously manufactured the Nexus 4 and 5, while the latest Nexus 6 was made by Motorola. Samsung provided the hardware for the two versions before that, and HTC built the original Nexus One. There is no word on about the next Nexus phone yet from Google.
Gionee has sent out invites for the launch of its Elife S7 in India on April 4th. The smartphone was announced at the MWC earlier this month and packs a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6752 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with Amigo 3.0 UI on top. Even the back is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The smartphone is just 5.5mm thick.
Gionee Elife S7 specifications
5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory
Amigo 3.0 (based on Android 5.0 Lollipop)
Dimensions: 139.8×67.4×5.5mm; Weight: 126g
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash, Sony IMX214 sensor
8MP front-facing camera
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB OTG, GPS
2750mAh built-in battery
The Gionee Elife S7 comes in White, Black and Blue and Pink colors. We should know the Indian pricing of the smartphone at the launch in a couple of weeks. We went hands on with the Elife S7 at the MWC, check out the video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6CdM8TsVkc
Motorola launched the Moto E (2nd Gen) in India last week for Rs. 6,999. We went hands-on with the 4G variant of the Moto E (2nd Gen) at the MWC earlier this month, here we have the unboxing of the 3G variant of the smartphone.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LirHOTr6S6U
Box Contents
Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) smartphone in Black
Earphone with microphone
2-pin AC charger (5V - 550mA)
Quick start guide
It doesn't come with a USB cable in the box since the charger cable is attached to the charger.
The new Moto E has a 4.5-inch display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It even has a VGA front-facing camera that was not present on the first-gen Moto E.
It comes with a 5-megapixel auto-focus rear camera without flash. It has a slightly larger 2390mAh built-in battery. The back cover is not removable like the Moto E, but it comes with interchangeable bands. A pack of interchangeable bands are available for Rs. 999 and grip covers are available for Rs. 899. We will bring you the photo gallery, benchmarks, battery life test and the complete review of the smartphone soon.
Vector has introduced Vector Watch, the company's first smartwatch at Basel even in Switzerland. It uses memory LCD that promises 30 days of battery life. It is also compatible with with iOS, Android & Windows platforms, says the company. Vector brand is a team by ex CEO of Timex Joe Santana, ex Nike Designer Steve Jarvis and Vector CTO Andrei Pitis.
It comes in Luna with circular dial and Meridian with a rectangular dial. It offers step, calorie and distance activity tracking and sleep tracking as well. It has sensor-activated notification system that lets you to acknowledge messages with the flick of a wrist, and has built-in contextual awareness that allows the device to understand patterns in user behavior.
It will also partner with web-based service IFTTT that has popular recipe platform that would let users create their own Do and IF ‘recipes’ to streamline daily activities & routines. Once the Vector watch & IFTTT channel integration is launched, users will be able to create & share their own recipes for a huge range of web-based services including Facebook, Evernote, Gmail, & Nest, said the company.
Luna, a 42.5mm round model is priced at $399 in Nylon Nato and Leather Nato Straps. The Meridian, a 40.5mm rectangular design with Nylon Nato Strap is priced ...
Airtel has launched 4G services in Moga, Punjab. Airtel had already launched 4G services in Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara, Kapurthala and Patiala in Punjab and Haryana circles, this becomes the 11th town in the state to get Airtel 4G services.
In Moga, Airtel customers can access 4G on dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers) and mobile phones. It home Wi-Fi CPEs costs Rs. 2500 and comes bundled with a host of affordable 4G packs/plans.
Airtel’s 4G home Wi-Fi. Customers will be able to connect to the fastest ever internet service and enjoy capabilities like high definition video streaming with zero buffering, download 10 movies in less than 30 minutes, upload full holiday albums in less than 5 minutes by uploading 2 high quality photos per second and connect multiple devices without any experience constraint.
Commenting on the launch, Manu Sood, Hub CEO –Upper North, Bharti Airtel (India) said:
We are delighted to launch 4G in Moga and empower customers with a choice to upgrade to cutting edge 4G technology - the most advanced broadband experience available across the globe today. We invite our data savvy customers in the city to enjoy this world class data experience which we are offering at unbeatable prices.
Special demo zones ...
Motorola announced the Moto E (2nd generation) in February and the phone was launched in India earlier this month for Rs. 6,999. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, let's take a detailed look at the hardware of the phone in the form of photo gallery.
The Moto E (2nd gen) sports a larger 4.5-inch display, but has the same qHD resolution seen in the first generation Moto E. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC. The phone has a 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory and expandable memory with microSD.
There is a VGA front facing camera at the front along with the earpiece at the center. Proximity and ambient light sensors are present next to the camera.
It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box and has on-screen buttons as usual.
The power buttons and volume rockers are present on the right side.
The micro USB port is seen at the bottom.
The 3.5 mm audio jack is present on the top. The phone measures 66.8×129.9×5.2 – 12.3 mm and weighs 145 grams.
The phone has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera at the back without flash. There is also a secondary microphone next to the camera.
The back cover has a matte finish and the Motorola logo ...
Lenovo launched the A6000 smartphone in India back in January and the first flash sale happened at the end of January on Flipkart. Now the company has announced that the smartphone will be available without registrations in open sale from March 23rd till March 25th, 2015 on Flipkart. It says that the offer is valid till stocks last, but it is not clear if the stocks will be replenished every day of the sale till March 25th.
Lenovo A6000 is one of the few budget smartphones in India with 4G support. It also competes with Xiaomi Redmi 2 that goes on sale in the country on March 24th in the first flash sale on March 24th at the same price tag of Rs. 6,999.
We will bring you detailed comparison between the Xiaomi Redmi 2 and the Lenovo A6000 in a few days, to help you choose which budget 4G smartphone to get.
Motorola announced the Moto E (2nd Gen) in February and the phone was launched in India earlier this month for Rs 6,999. The first-gen Moto E that was launched in India last year for Rs. 6,999 got a price cut to Rs. 5,999 recently. Lets' compare Moto E (2nd gen) to the original Moto E in the form of photo gallery.
The Moto E (2nd gen) sports a 4.5-inch display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, but has the same qHD resolution and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC with 400 MHz Adreno 302 GPU. Running Android 5.0 Lollipop, the phone has a 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD. While the Moto E has a 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor with 400 MHz Adreno 302 GPU. Running Android 4.4 KitKat the device has a 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD.
The Moto E (2nd gen) has an earpiece and a VGA camera at the front while the Moto E has an earpiece and no front-facing camera.
Both the devices have on screen touch buttons while the Moto E has an additional speaker at the bottom.
Both the devices ...
Flipkart has started teasing the arrival of the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone ahead of the launch event on March 23rd, Monday. Flipkart is also expected to sell the Galaxy S6 smartphone. Even though the launch event is scheduled next week, the smartphone is expected to go on sale only on April 10th.
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To remind you, the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge have a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED displays. The S6 Edge’s display has curved edges on both the sides. These are powered by a Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor, run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and pack 3GB DDR4 RAM. These have a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. These also have Cat.6 LTE support and a range of connectivity features. The Galaxy S6 has a 2,550mAh battery and the Galaxy S6 Edge has a 2,600mAh battery. Both these come in 32,64 and 128GB variants without an expansion slot.
We should know the pricing of all the variants of the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge at the launch in a couple of days.
Spice Dream UNO got the Android 5.1 (Lollipop) yesterday, Micromax has announced that the Lollipop over-the-air (OTA) update is now available for the Canvas A1 smartphone. Last month Google said that it has started rolling out Android Lollipop update for the Android One smartphones, which will be rolled out each week to more phones selected at random.
Android Lollipop update brings Material Design with bold, colorful, and responsive UI design, better notifications, battery saver feature, better security including Android Smart Lock, New Quick Settings, Improved network hand offs, flexible sharing, faster, smoother and more powerful experience with ART, 15 new languages and more. The Android 5.1 adds several tweaks and features.
Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for Micromax Canvas A1 is 409.8MB, similar to the Spice Dream UNO. Since the update will roll out gradually, it might take sometime to reach your smartphone. The update should roll out for Karbonn Sparkle V smartphone soon.
After a successful event in Bangalore, we are now hosting a reader’s meet up in the country’s capital. We received a huge number of requests from our readers in Delhi to have an event and guess what? We’ll be there on March 25.
We have teamed up with Intel for this event and would like to give a shout out to all the folks at team Intel for making this meetup happen.
Intel as a brand doesn't need any introduction. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few decades, you'd know that Intel is a pioneer in the semi-conductor industry and is one of the leading innovation companies in the world.
With our reader’s meet in Delhi, we once again present you an opportunity to meet some of the best brains in the industry. We will have some executives from Intel with whom you can interact and get all your queries answered.
Of course members from Team FoneArena will also be present at the venue and yeah, we’ll be carrying some cool gadgets that you'll get to play with.
We have a bit of a tradition of giving away some goodies at our events and we plan to continue the trend. So, get ready to win some ...
Motorola launched the Moto Turbo smartphone in India earlier this month. It was first introduced as Droid Turbo in the US and as Moto Maxx for the global markets. We went hands-on with the smartphone at the MWC recently, here we have the unboxing.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR6zxLZOZV8
Box Contents
Motorola Moto Turbo in Black color
2-pin charger
micro USB cable
Earphones with microphone
Quick start guide
The Moto Turbo has a 5.2 (1440×2560 pixels) AMOLED display with 565 ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by a 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) processor with 600 MHz Adreno 420 GPU, packs 3GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It has a 2MP front-facing camera and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop).
The back has Ballistic Nylon finish that makes the smartphone look premium. It is also water resistant and weighs 169 grams. There is a 21MP rear camera with dual LED flash, f/2.0 aperture and supports 4K video recording. It has 4G LTE support, WiFi 802.11a/g/b/n/ac (dual band), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS, GLONASS and NFC. It has a 3900 mAh built-in battery.
Images by Sandeep
Google has started rolling out a new feature to some Android users that will make it the unlocking of a smartphone very easy. The company is adding "On-Body detection" to Smart Lock.
The On-Body detection feature make it sure that your smartphone remains unlocked when you are holding your device or carrying it with you. It uses your device’s accelerometer to detect whether your device is still being carried on the body. "If your device detects that it's no longer being held, your device won't stay unlocked," reads Google's note. When you place it on a table or some other surface, it locks your phone again.
The screenshots are apparently from a Nexus 4 running Android 5.0.1 and Google Play Services 7.0.97. The owner says that the feature appeared after performing a factory reset on the device. The device will remain locked when you pick it back up. And if you pass an unlocked phone over to another person it remains unlocked.
On-body detection appears to be gradually rolling out now to users running Android 5.0 or newer with the latest version of the Play Services app.
Facebook has launched a couple of apps like Slingshot and Messenger on the mobile. Now, the social network is working on a new dialer and caller ID app for Android.
The description of the app seen in the screenshots features a "FB-only" tag, which suggests that the feature is still in testing period and has been accidentally leaked. As per the screenshots the information of the app that is dubbed as phone shows who is calling and automatically blocks calls from commonly blocked numbers.”
It is not known whether that means Facebook's dialer would block calls from people that you have already elected to block on your specific device or people you have also blocked on Facebook. Facebook confirmed the app's existence to VentureBeat. "We are always testing things and have nothing to announce at this time," the company said. There is no word about when the app will be launched.
Motorola has started testing Android 5.1 for Moto X (2nd Gen) following the soak test recently. The latest update is adding a number of new features for the Moto X.
Motorola has posted the changelog on its website that brings long list of changes and improvements. As per the list, the phone will get benefit from camera enhancements, as well as get the Device Protection feature, which Google had indicated would only be available for the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 and devices that ship with Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. Other additions includes usability improvements to notifications and interruptions, a reduction of noise in low-light camera shots, better ART runtime, bug fixes and pull down menus of Wi-fi and Bluetooth from the Quick settings.
Users can now add icons to the volume settings panel that match those that will show in the status bar. The update also brings minor changes in the animation of the toggles in the quick settings. The official Android 5.1 update should be released OTA to unlocked devices in the coming weeks.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy S6, the company's flagship smartphone at an event in New Delhi, as promised. The Galaxy S6 was unveiled at the MWC earlier this month, packs a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED display, is powered by a Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S6 specifications
5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED display
Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor
3GB RAM, 32/64/128GB internal memory
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
16MP rear camera with LED Flash, OIS,
5MP front-facing camera
IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance
Dimensions: 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm; Weight: 138g
Infrared LED for smart TV remote
S Health 4.0, Heart rate sensor, Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2X2 MIMO), Bluetooth 4.1 LE & apt-X, NFC
2,550mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy S6 comes in White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum and Blue Topaz colors and is priced at Rs.49,900 for the 32GB variant, Rs. 55,900 for the 64GB variant and the 128GB variant costs Rs.s 60,900. It goes on sale across India from April 10th. Samsung is offering one time screen replacement for pre-book orders. We went hands-on with ...
Samsung has launched the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone at an event in New Delhi along with the Galaxy S6 smartphone. The Galaxy S6 Edge was unveiled at the MWC earlier this month along with the Galaxy S6, packs a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED display that is curved on both the sides, is powered by a Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge specifications
5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED curved edge display
Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor
3GB RAM, 32/64/128GB internal memory
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
16MP rear camera with LED Flash, OIS,
5MP front-facing camera
IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance
Dimensions: 142.1 x 70.1 x 7.0mm; Weight: 132g
Infrared LED for smart TV remote
S Health 4.0, Heart rate sensor, Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2X2 MIMO), Bluetooth 4.1 LE & apt-X, NFC
2600mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge comes in White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum and Green Emerald colors and is priced at Rs. 58,900for the 32GB variant, Rs.64,900 for the 64GB variant and the 128GB variant costs Rs. ...
Samsung has started rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the Galaxy S5 in India. The update is available via OTA in India and can also be downloaded via the Samsung Kies application.
The update 875MB update and takes about 3GB of memory to install the OS. It brings Material Design features that brings bold colors and refreshed UI, better performance, improved battery life to the Galaxy S5. Samsung's TouchWiz UI which has been made lighter and slimmer to complement for the Lollipop update. Some of the major changes will include the lockscreen notifications and guest mode, which allows the user to create different profiles within the phone.
Samsung Galaxy S5 has already received Lollipop update in international markets like UK, Korea and others.
Starting out with laptops, the depth-sensing "Real Sense" technology from Intel has had slow adoption, mainly due to the fact that innovation was mostly around mobile. At this year's MWC, we had seen how Intel is finally Moving Mobile, and as a part of this effort, Real Sense is now available in smaller devices, like the Dell Venue 8 7000 series tablet. We tried to find out what Real Sense is all about, on this device.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gzGUG_oH8I
The Real Sense setup at the back of the Dell Venue 8 is intriguing, to say the least. First of all, to bring down the thickness of a multi-camera setup is hard, and to install it in a 6.1mm tablet is even harder. Apparently, the depth cameras are now just 3.5mm thick, so they occupy space at the bottom of the back, on a black strip, below which is the primary rear-facing camera which has all the pixels to record data.
The two Real Sense cameras on the strip are spaced in a way that it resembles the human eye. For comparison sakes, other implementations have had a single depth sensing unit, which worked in tandem with the main camera, but here, the sensing is more ...
In a bid to put more focus on digital privacy, BlackBerry has announced BBM Protected support for Android and iOS. This will allow those smartphone owners to access a more secure enterprise-based version of its BBM messaging service.
Earlier BBM protect was only accessible through Blackberry devices but now devices running Android and iOS can also use the feature. BBM Protected for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry phones uses encryption keys which are generated by the communicating mobile devices themselves. It is part of the BBM Protected IM service which offers the standard IM app-like features along with boosted security.
To use the service one can start a Protected conversation on the BBM Protect and even invite non-BBM protected users into the conversation, as long as they have the BBM app on their device. This feature is geared towards business users who once exclusively relied on BlackBerry hardware and software. BBM Protected is available for BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, iPhone, and Android devices. Blackberry claims that their software will save the consumer from 'man in the middle' hacker attacks to provide greater security than other instant messaging apps present in the market.
