February 6, 2014, 11:32 pm
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GT Advanced, manufacturer of sapphire crystal components for Apple is ramping up production. According to SEC Filings, the company entered a partnership with Apple last year which came with an exclusivity clause for "Consumer Electronics Products". The company currently manufactures sapphire crystal components like Apple Touch ID fingerprint readers and caps for camera sensors. GT Advanced already has 518 sapphire crystal furnace units and has placed orders for 420 additional units.
GT Advanced has put in orders for Intego's Sirius Sapphire Display Inspection Tool components which are meant to analyze display grade sapphire crystal. The tools will make sure that the production is of very high quality, ensure high yield. The facility that is currently operating out of Mesa, Arizona has enough capacity to manufacture between 103-116 million panels with the 518 furnace units that it already has. With the additional 420 units on order, the company will bump up production by between 84 to 94 million screen covers. GT Advanced has also placed in an order for 100 tons of graphite that is used to fire up the furnace. There is indication that this production will go towards a critical new component that is believed to be the larger display ...
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February 6, 2014, 11:49 pm
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HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, is facing a lot of heat and competition from other companies in the Android smartphone market and so they may have set their eyes on the tablet market "again". HTC had previously entered the tablet market and met with little success with two of its tablets - HTC Flyer and HTC JetStream. According to rumors, HTC is all set to make a return into the tablet market with the next generation Nexus tablets.
According to Commercial Times who did not quote a source, HTC has won orders from Google to produce the next high end Nexus tablets that will start shipping by Q3, 2014. When asked about this, HTC declined to comment and that is the usual scenario with most companies.
Google's Nexus tablets are fancied for a couple of reasons - direct updates from Google and their affordable pricing. HTC's tablets were hardly known outside the tech industry because of its huge price tag and when we are hearing rumors that HTC will be the one producing the next generation Nexus tablets, the pricing factor may not be as affordable as it was when Asus produced the first two generation of Nexus 7. These are only ...
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February 7, 2014, 12:24 am
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After its flagship Oppo N1, Oppo has launched the Oppo Neo, a mid-range smartphone in India. It was first announced in Indonesia and packs a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA IPS sensitive touch screen with glove mode, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2-based Color ROM. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It also has 3G connectivity and Smart Dual SIM feature. The frame is made of high-end materials and has Quick Reach mode that lets you draw a pattern on the screen and double tap on the display to launch apps easily. The Gesture panel lets you customize your patterns.
Oppo Neo specifications
4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch sceen display
Android 4.2 (ColorOS)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
5MP Auto Focus rear Camera
2MP front-facing camera
9.2mm thick and weighs 130g
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
1900 mAh battery
The Oppo Neo comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 11,990 (MRP) in India. It would go on sale soon.
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February 7, 2014, 1:16 am
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HTC started rolling out the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in parts of Europe, including Nordic region last week. Now HTC has started rolling out the KitKat update in India. Back in November HTC promised that it would roll out the Android 4.4 Kitkat update for the HTC One users in EMEA countries (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) starting from January-end. Even though Asia was not in the roll out list, it has arrived in India even before some European countries.
The new software update (v4.20.707.7) for the HTC One brings
Android 4.4.2 update
Cloud print service
Security enhancements
New Bluetooth profiles to support more media interactions
Even better multi-tasking.
Open & save files on Google Drive + additional 25GB of storage.
Better disk encryption.
Improved memory management
HTC has finally decided to remove Adobe Flash support in the stock HTC web browser, since it has switched to Google’s Chromium engine, which was mentioned in the changelog for Europe.
The Android 4.4.2 for the HTC One is available as a OTA update in India, which is 330.06MB. Other Asian countries have also started getting the KitKat update for the single SIM version. It is not clear when the HTC One Dual SIM would get the KitKat update in India.
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February 7, 2014, 1:32 am
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LG launched the G Flex, the company’s first smartphone with a curved display in India earlier this week. We brought you the unboxing and the Benchmarks of the device earlier today. It has a unique back cover with self-healing technology since it is coated with a special material so that scratches can be removed within minutes. We made a video about the feature recently. Check out the video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bShZiXOQwJk
Since the phone has a Curved Plastic OLED display from LG Display, the display is vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700 mm. It also has a curved 3500 mAh battery, made by stacked process developed by LG Chem, which makes the device flexible. Even though device is curved, you can easily bend it, without any problem. We had also tested the flexibility of the device in the video.
We will bring you the complete review of the LG G Flex later this week, in the mean time check out more videos of the device on our YouTube channel.
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February 7, 2014, 2:06 am
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Yesterday Xolo Q1010 with a quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor appeared online. Today Xolo Q1100, the company's first device with a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor has appeared on the official website. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on One-glass-solution, powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI 2 sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
As usual you have dual SIM support. Even though it packs just 2000 mAh battery, it has Battery Guru app to save battery life. It also charges 75% faster than other phones with Quick Charge, says Xolo. The Moto G has the MSM8226 Snapdragon chip, so the performance of the MSM8228 should be similar. The global 3G variant of the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra is also powered by the MSM8228 chip, but it yet to release.
Xolo Q1100 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on OGS tech
1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with 450 MHz Adreno 305 GPU
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI 2 sensor
2MP front-facing camera
8.3 mm thick
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February 7, 2014, 2:10 am
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With MWC just around the corner, it is highly possible that various products that are scheduled to make an appearance during the show are leaked prior to the show. That could be the case for Huawei's Ascend P7 and MediaPad X1.
Huawei announced their flagship Huawei Ascend P6 sometime in June, but the device had failed to make a name for itself or the company. Huawei hopes to change things around with their new flagship - Ascend P7. Sometime last year, specifications of Huawei's next flagship leaked and according to the leaks, the specifications of Huawei Ascend P7 are
5" Full HD 1080p screen
Huawei's HiSilicon 910 chipset
13MP main camera and 8MP front-facing camera
2,460mAh battery
LTE Connectivity
Just before the MWC, Huawei Ascend P7's back casing seems to have leaked and based on the image, it shows minimal design changs from the Ascend P6. The choice of materials however seem different.
Alongside Huawei Ascend P7, the company's upcoming tablet - MediaPad X1 seems to have also leaked. The MediaPad X1 tablet is expected to have a 7inch display in a body smaller than the Google Nexus 7 2013 and it will have the same 1920x1200 high resolution display. It is expected to be powered by the ...
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February 7, 2014, 3:46 am
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Motorola launched the most expected Moto G in India earlier this week, in partnership with Flipkart starting at Rs. 12,499. Due to huge demand, the 16GB variant sold out in less than hour. We reviewed the single SIM UK variant back in December, which came in a small box with just a microUSB cable, a getting started guide and regulatory information.Unlike the other markets likethe US and UK, the dual SIM variant of the Moto G (XT-1033) in India ships with a wired head set and a charger (5 volts, 500mA), along with the phone and manuals, as you can see on the box below.
The 16GB version of the Dual SIM Moto G is priced at an MRP of Rs. 14,499 and the MOP of the device is Rs. 13,999. Compared to the unlocked single SIM 16GB US variant that costs US$ 199 (Rs. 12,400 approx), the dual SIM Indian variant with a charger and headset, including taxes is a great deal at Rs. 14k. Even if you import it from other countries, it would be costly since you have to pay the import duty and shipping charges.
Check back later for the unboxing of the Indian retail unit of the ...
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February 7, 2014, 4:53 am
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At the ongoing Auto Expo, Samsung and Tata Motors have announced a tie up to bring closer integration between smartphones and automobiles. The collaboration revolves around bringing Samsung's Drive Link application to Tata's fleet of vehicles. A derivative of MirrorLink technology, it will let users duplicate their smartphone interface on an in car display and use it for navigation, media access as well as to answer calls. Tata is expected to introduce Drive Link integration in its passenger car range early next year.
"This is in our line of philosophy to offer new features to our customers to create differentiated products features that are relevant to the present and scalable for the future," said Ranjit Yadav, Unit President, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles.
Reports suggest that the feature will be available across the range and will not just be restricted to higher end models. Samsung has entered into a similar partnership with Hyundai and BMW as well with Tata Motors being its first partner in India. Tata and Samsung have been working together on this for the past six months. Ford announced a similar partnership last year when it launched the Ecosport with built in Microsoft Sync that offers a subset of the ...
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February 7, 2014, 7:02 am
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The Motorola Moto G had landed in India after a lot of anticipation. Moto made a splash with a brilliant pricing strategy, but for a company that is re-entering a long forgotten market, distribution has so far been a nightmare. With an exclusive arrangement with Flipkart, one of the leading e-retailers in India, Motorola set out to serve the Indian market by providing 8 GB and 16 GB versions of the Moto G through a single channel. The device would not be available in stores or any other e-retailer, so it created a mad rush which Motorola or Flipkart could and should have expected. With orders opening at 12:00 on the 6th of February, both the models sold out in less than an hour, leaving many prospective buyers frustrated.
Some woke up the next day to still find it "Out of stock" for both the variants, with Flipkart and Motorola frantically adding supplies to meet demand. Stocks were made available at 12:00 p.m on the same day and some of the buyers were able to buy it, but the 16 GB version still went out of stock in an hour, leaving only the 8 GB version in stock. But it got ...
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February 7, 2014, 8:30 pm
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A few years ago, LG was not relevant in the smartphone conversation. The optimus range was uninspiring and the flagships like 2x and 4x were duds, but all changed when the company released the Nexus 4, with Google. Continuing with the successes of Nexus 5 and the G2, LG has firmly cemented its position as one of the top 5 smartphone vendors in the world. But at this point in time, with virtually every evolutionary avenue explored, the question of "What's next?" had to be addressed in the smartphone market. The G Flex is LG's answer, as it hopes to set the precedent for the next generation of devices. Well, does it? Lets find out in our review.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIRnDc_eYaA
The LG G Flex is touted as the world's first curved and flexible smartphone. While we have seen curved phones like the Nokia "Banana phone" earlier, the G Flex is indeed the first one with a curved screen and a overall flexible body, and hence the design is very interesting. We are finally seeing the concepts come to life, with regards to curved and flexible materials put to use in smartphones.
It's all about the curve
Unlike the Samsung Galaxy Round, the G Flex is ...
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February 7, 2014, 9:30 pm
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Hey readers! A Fonearena Giveaway is back. This time we are giving away one of the coolest Android smartphones - LG G Flex. LG G Flex is the world's first smartphone that can bend and it comes with a curved display. Not just that, the LG G Flex comes with top of the line specifications.
You can win the LG G Flex for yourself by entering our give away and answering a couple of simple questions below.
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The specifications of LG G Flex are as follows
6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Curved display
2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor with 450 MHz Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Dimensions – 160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 x 8.7, weight: 177g
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording at 30 fps
2.1 MP front-facing camera
2GB DDR3 RAM, 32GB of internal memory
LTE-A / 3G HSPA, WiFi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, GPS / aGPS, NFC
3500 mAh battery
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The back of LG G Flex is self healing - meaning that scratches will disappear automatically. The LG G Flex is currently on sale in India and we have teamed up with LG India to giveaway one device for FoneArena readers. Here is your chance to win the World's First Curved Flexible Smartphone only ...
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February 8, 2014, 1:02 am
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Last year an ITC Judge ruled that HTC infringed on two essential patents owned by Nokia. The patents covered ways to remove error from signals as well as a process to deal with different radio frequencies. Today, Nokia announced that the two companies have entered into a patent and technology licensing agreement wherein the Taiwanese company will pay royalties to Nokia to end the dispute.
"Nokia has one of the most preeminent patent portfolios in the industry," said Grace Lei, General Counsel of HTC. "As an industry pioneer in smartphones with a strong patent portfolio, HTC is pleased to come to this agreement, which will enable us to stay focused on innovation for consumers."
The financial terms of the settlement remain under the wraps but HTC will be licensing this technology and will also work together on future collaboration opportunities. As Nokia moves towards completing the sale of its Device & Services division to Microsoft, Patents will become an integral focus of what'll remain of the company. While reinforcing its position in the mapping vertical through its HERE Maps division, Nokia also plans to enforce its strong technology patents portfolio that broadly covers the telecom industry. Nokia will also have a separate division ...
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February 8, 2014, 2:09 am
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Micromax Canvas Elanza A93, the company's latest smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from Snapdeal. The Canvas Turbo mini A200 with a 4.7-inch HD was launched recently, this one has a 5-inch qHD display. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
As usual you have dual SIM support. It packs 1GB of RAM and a 1950 mAh battery.
Micromax Canvas Elanza A93 specifications
5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD capacitive touch screen display
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
1950 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas Elanza A93 comes in Black, Blue and Gold colors and is priced at Rs. 9,400.
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February 8, 2014, 2:45 am
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Last year Qualcomm released Battery Guru (Beta) application for Android that optimizes Snapdragon-powered devices to offer more battery life. Snapdragon Glance (Beta) is the new app from the leading chip maker that offers access to important information such as notifications, appointment , weather and more quickly on your smartphone's lock screen.
This also suggests relevant apps and contacts based on your usage or calling pattern, so it requires the Snapdragon Battery Guru to be installed to learn your usage. There are a lot of lock screen apps on Android, but this seems promising with all the important features. The app still in beta, so we can expect lots of new features in coming months.
Features of Snapdragon Glance (Beta)
View Calendar events, Missed calls, SMS, Emails and other notification once you unlock the phone
View Time, Alarm and Weather updates easily on the lock screen
Get contacts and app suggestions based on your usage patterns
Add your favorite apps to the lock screen so that you can launch them quickly
Configure or customize your glance screen easily
Download Snapdragon Glance (Beta) - Android (Requires Snapdragon-powered device).
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February 9, 2014, 12:17 am
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A new leak doing the rounds today is giving us a first glimpse of what is expected to be the notification center in Windows Phone 8.1 . Obtained from a confidential slide deck sent internally at Microsoft, the notification center will be dubbed 'Action Center' but will pack all the functionality that we've come to expect from such a feature.
As is evident from the image, it'll be possible for users to have quick access to toggles for WiFi, Bluetooth, Airplane Mode and Driving Mode. It will be possible to customize these according to user requirements through a shortcut and a Clear All notifications option is also visible. All notifications will show up beneath these toggles. It is expected that notifications will be actionable like on competing platforms.
An interesting differentiator will be how apps can intelligently manage notifications. This includes silently adding, updating and delaying alerts according to the relevance and importance of the notifications. It will be possible for developers to ensure that alerts for games only show up in the notification center and skip Toast notifications. Windows Phone 8.1 will most likely be shown off at Microsoft's BUILD conference in April with a developer preview being available around the ...
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February 9, 2014, 6:21 pm
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The Moto G and Xperia Z 1 compact are the two benchmark devices for 'mini' phones across price segments. While the Moto G aims to give you an extremely value for money experience, the Z1 compact goes the other way around by stuffing top of the line specifications in a tiny shell. The likes of HTC on the have have typically aimed at creating a device that might have a passing resemblance to their higher end models but pack much lower specifications. If the latest leak is to be believed, this will continue to be true.
HTC M8 mini (mem_ul): SD400 (1.4GHz x4), 4.5", 720p, 1GB/16GB (+microSD), 13MP/5MP, a/b/g/n/ac, BT4.0, KK4.4.2, Sense6.0, buttons on screen.
— @evleaks (@evleaks) February 8, 2014
Evleaks has provided us a glance at what are expected to be the specifications of the HTC M8 Mini. This device will accompany the higher end HTC M8. Specifications include a 1.4 Ghz Quad Core Snapdragon 400 processor which has recently been seen powering the Moto G. Paired with this will be 1GB of RAM which does seem a bit low. A 4.5 inch 720p display is what'll be placed up front. Running Android 4.4 KitKat, expect to see Sense 6.0 on ...
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February 9, 2014, 9:28 pm
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Xolo Q1010 that appeared on Flipkart last week, is now available from the online retailer. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on One-glass-Solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2250 mAh battery.
Xolo Q1010 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display at 295 PPI
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with 500 MHz Mali 400MP2 GPU
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor
2MP front-facing camera
8.3 mm thick
3.5mm audio jack
Full HD 1080p video playback
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
3G (HSDPA: 21 Mbps, HSUPA: 5.76 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
2250 mAh battery
Xolo Q1010 comes in Black color and is priced at Rs. 12,998. The Xolo Q1100 with a quad-core Snapdragon 400 got priced at Rs. 14999 on official website. But no world on the availability yet.
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February 9, 2014, 10:50 pm
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HTC would launch more number of cheaper mid-range smartphone this year, according to a recent report from Reuters. The company's mid-range smartphone are very less in number, and are also costly, compared to mid-range smartphones from its other competitor. HTC believes that introducing more number of mid-range smartphones along with high-end ones would increase their profit.
Speaking to Reuters, HTC co-founder and chairperson Cher Wang, said
HTC will sell products in the $150 to $300 retail price range for both emerging and developed markets, along with high-end phones which can sell for over $600. HTC won't get into the "very, very low-end market"
HTC Desire 310, a mid-range smartphone powered by a quad-core MediaTek appeared on the official website last month, but it was removed immediately. Looks like HTC would use also be using MediaTek chips on their mid-range smartphones to cut the cost. They don't plan to enter very low-end market.
HTC was not in last year's top 5 smartphone vendors list for shipping most number of smartphones, according to IDC. Unaudited Q4 2013 results showed US$ 1.43 billion of revenue with operating losses of US$ 52 million USD in the quarter. Hope the upcoming HTC smartphones starting at $150 ( Less than ...
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February 10, 2014, 1:09 am
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Micromax launched the Canvas Turbo Mini A200, a variant of the Canvas Turbo A250 last month. We brought you the Canvas Turbo Mini unboxing last week. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Turo mini is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 GPU. It packs 1GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). Let’s find out how the Canvas Turbo mini performs in range of synthetic benchmark tests.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYdRHRnvMo
Quadrant Benchmark
The Canvas Turbo mini tops the Quadrant benchmark with 5911 points.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
The Turbo mini scored 16942 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark and stands in the second place.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
The Canvas Turbo A200 tops the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark by scoring 1925 points.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It managed to score 509 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
In the Linpack single thread benchmark, it clocked around 88.2 MFLOPS.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It clocked around 237.8 fps MFLOPS and topeed the linpack multi-thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 53.2 fps in the NenaMark GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
The Turbo Mini managed to clock around 6.6 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark.
Basemark X HD (Onscreen)
In the Basemark X OnScreen benchmark, it clocked around 4.7 fps.
Basemark X HD (Offscreen)
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GT Advanced, manufacturer of sapphire crystal components for Apple is ramping up production. According to SEC Filings, the company entered a partnership with Apple last year which came with an exclusivity clause for "Consumer Electronics Products". The company currently manufactures sapphire crystal components like Apple Touch ID fingerprint readers and caps for camera sensors. GT Advanced already has 518 sapphire crystal furnace units and has placed orders for 420 additional units.
GT Advanced has put in orders for Intego's Sirius Sapphire Display Inspection Tool components which are meant to analyze display grade sapphire crystal. The tools will make sure that the production is of very high quality, ensure high yield. The facility that is currently operating out of Mesa, Arizona has enough capacity to manufacture between 103-116 million panels with the 518 furnace units that it already has. With the additional 420 units on order, the company will bump up production by between 84 to 94 million screen covers. GT Advanced has also placed in an order for 100 tons of graphite that is used to fire up the furnace. There is indication that this production will go towards a critical new component that is believed to be the larger display ...
HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, is facing a lot of heat and competition from other companies in the Android smartphone market and so they may have set their eyes on the tablet market "again". HTC had previously entered the tablet market and met with little success with two of its tablets - HTC Flyer and HTC JetStream. According to rumors, HTC is all set to make a return into the tablet market with the next generation Nexus tablets.
According to Commercial Times who did not quote a source, HTC has won orders from Google to produce the next high end Nexus tablets that will start shipping by Q3, 2014. When asked about this, HTC declined to comment and that is the usual scenario with most companies.
Google's Nexus tablets are fancied for a couple of reasons - direct updates from Google and their affordable pricing. HTC's tablets were hardly known outside the tech industry because of its huge price tag and when we are hearing rumors that HTC will be the one producing the next generation Nexus tablets, the pricing factor may not be as affordable as it was when Asus produced the first two generation of Nexus 7. These are only ...
After its flagship Oppo N1, Oppo has launched the Oppo Neo, a mid-range smartphone in India. It was first announced in Indonesia and packs a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA IPS sensitive touch screen with glove mode, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2-based Color ROM. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It also has 3G connectivity and Smart Dual SIM feature. The frame is made of high-end materials and has Quick Reach mode that lets you draw a pattern on the screen and double tap on the display to launch apps easily. The Gesture panel lets you customize your patterns.
Oppo Neo specifications
4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch sceen display
Android 4.2 (ColorOS)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
5MP Auto Focus rear Camera
2MP front-facing camera
9.2mm thick and weighs 130g
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
1900 mAh battery
The Oppo Neo comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 11,990 (MRP) in India. It would go on sale soon.
HTC started rolling out the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in parts of Europe, including Nordic region last week. Now HTC has started rolling out the KitKat update in India. Back in November HTC promised that it would roll out the Android 4.4 Kitkat update for the HTC One users in EMEA countries (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) starting from January-end. Even though Asia was not in the roll out list, it has arrived in India even before some European countries.
The new software update (v4.20.707.7) for the HTC One brings
Android 4.4.2 update
Cloud print service
Security enhancements
New Bluetooth profiles to support more media interactions
Even better multi-tasking.
Open & save files on Google Drive + additional 25GB of storage.
Better disk encryption.
Improved memory management
HTC has finally decided to remove Adobe Flash support in the stock HTC web browser, since it has switched to Google’s Chromium engine, which was mentioned in the changelog for Europe.
The Android 4.4.2 for the HTC One is available as a OTA update in India, which is 330.06MB. Other Asian countries have also started getting the KitKat update for the single SIM version. It is not clear when the HTC One Dual SIM would get the KitKat update in India.
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LG launched the G Flex, the company’s first smartphone with a curved display in India earlier this week. We brought you the unboxing and the Benchmarks of the device earlier today. It has a unique back cover with self-healing technology since it is coated with a special material so that scratches can be removed within minutes. We made a video about the feature recently. Check out the video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bShZiXOQwJk
Since the phone has a Curved Plastic OLED display from LG Display, the display is vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700 mm. It also has a curved 3500 mAh battery, made by stacked process developed by LG Chem, which makes the device flexible. Even though device is curved, you can easily bend it, without any problem. We had also tested the flexibility of the device in the video.
We will bring you the complete review of the LG G Flex later this week, in the mean time check out more videos of the device on our YouTube channel.
Yesterday Xolo Q1010 with a quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor appeared online. Today Xolo Q1100, the company's first device with a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor has appeared on the official website. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on One-glass-solution, powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI 2 sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
As usual you have dual SIM support. Even though it packs just 2000 mAh battery, it has Battery Guru app to save battery life. It also charges 75% faster than other phones with Quick Charge, says Xolo. The Moto G has the MSM8226 Snapdragon chip, so the performance of the MSM8228 should be similar. The global 3G variant of the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra is also powered by the MSM8228 chip, but it yet to release.
Xolo Q1100 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on OGS tech
1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with 450 MHz Adreno 305 GPU
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI 2 sensor
2MP front-facing camera
8.3 mm thick
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With MWC just around the corner, it is highly possible that various products that are scheduled to make an appearance during the show are leaked prior to the show. That could be the case for Huawei's Ascend P7 and MediaPad X1.
Huawei announced their flagship Huawei Ascend P6 sometime in June, but the device had failed to make a name for itself or the company. Huawei hopes to change things around with their new flagship - Ascend P7. Sometime last year, specifications of Huawei's next flagship leaked and according to the leaks, the specifications of Huawei Ascend P7 are
5" Full HD 1080p screen
Huawei's HiSilicon 910 chipset
13MP main camera and 8MP front-facing camera
2,460mAh battery
LTE Connectivity
Just before the MWC, Huawei Ascend P7's back casing seems to have leaked and based on the image, it shows minimal design changs from the Ascend P6. The choice of materials however seem different.
Alongside Huawei Ascend P7, the company's upcoming tablet - MediaPad X1 seems to have also leaked. The MediaPad X1 tablet is expected to have a 7inch display in a body smaller than the Google Nexus 7 2013 and it will have the same 1920x1200 high resolution display. It is expected to be powered by the ...
Motorola launched the most expected Moto G in India earlier this week, in partnership with Flipkart starting at Rs. 12,499. Due to huge demand, the 16GB variant sold out in less than hour. We reviewed the single SIM UK variant back in December, which came in a small box with just a microUSB cable, a getting started guide and regulatory information.Unlike the other markets likethe US and UK, the dual SIM variant of the Moto G (XT-1033) in India ships with a wired head set and a charger (5 volts, 500mA), along with the phone and manuals, as you can see on the box below.
The 16GB version of the Dual SIM Moto G is priced at an MRP of Rs. 14,499 and the MOP of the device is Rs. 13,999. Compared to the unlocked single SIM 16GB US variant that costs US$ 199 (Rs. 12,400 approx), the dual SIM Indian variant with a charger and headset, including taxes is a great deal at Rs. 14k. Even if you import it from other countries, it would be costly since you have to pay the import duty and shipping charges.
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At the ongoing Auto Expo, Samsung and Tata Motors have announced a tie up to bring closer integration between smartphones and automobiles. The collaboration revolves around bringing Samsung's Drive Link application to Tata's fleet of vehicles. A derivative of MirrorLink technology, it will let users duplicate their smartphone interface on an in car display and use it for navigation, media access as well as to answer calls. Tata is expected to introduce Drive Link integration in its passenger car range early next year.
"This is in our line of philosophy to offer new features to our customers to create differentiated products features that are relevant to the present and scalable for the future," said Ranjit Yadav, Unit President, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles.
Reports suggest that the feature will be available across the range and will not just be restricted to higher end models. Samsung has entered into a similar partnership with Hyundai and BMW as well with Tata Motors being its first partner in India. Tata and Samsung have been working together on this for the past six months. Ford announced a similar partnership last year when it launched the Ecosport with built in Microsoft Sync that offers a subset of the ...
The Motorola Moto G had landed in India after a lot of anticipation. Moto made a splash with a brilliant pricing strategy, but for a company that is re-entering a long forgotten market, distribution has so far been a nightmare. With an exclusive arrangement with Flipkart, one of the leading e-retailers in India, Motorola set out to serve the Indian market by providing 8 GB and 16 GB versions of the Moto G through a single channel. The device would not be available in stores or any other e-retailer, so it created a mad rush which Motorola or Flipkart could and should have expected. With orders opening at 12:00 on the 6th of February, both the models sold out in less than an hour, leaving many prospective buyers frustrated.
Some woke up the next day to still find it "Out of stock" for both the variants, with Flipkart and Motorola frantically adding supplies to meet demand. Stocks were made available at 12:00 p.m on the same day and some of the buyers were able to buy it, but the 16 GB version still went out of stock in an hour, leaving only the 8 GB version in stock. But it got ...
A few years ago, LG was not relevant in the smartphone conversation. The optimus range was uninspiring and the flagships like 2x and 4x were duds, but all changed when the company released the Nexus 4, with Google. Continuing with the successes of Nexus 5 and the G2, LG has firmly cemented its position as one of the top 5 smartphone vendors in the world. But at this point in time, with virtually every evolutionary avenue explored, the question of "What's next?" had to be addressed in the smartphone market. The G Flex is LG's answer, as it hopes to set the precedent for the next generation of devices. Well, does it? Lets find out in our review.
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The LG G Flex is touted as the world's first curved and flexible smartphone. While we have seen curved phones like the Nokia "Banana phone" earlier, the G Flex is indeed the first one with a curved screen and a overall flexible body, and hence the design is very interesting. We are finally seeing the concepts come to life, with regards to curved and flexible materials put to use in smartphones.
It's all about the curve
Unlike the Samsung Galaxy Round, the G Flex is ...
Hey readers! A Fonearena Giveaway is back. This time we are giving away one of the coolest Android smartphones - LG G Flex. LG G Flex is the world's first smartphone that can bend and it comes with a curved display. Not just that, the LG G Flex comes with top of the line specifications.
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The specifications of LG G Flex are as follows
6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Curved display
2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor with 450 MHz Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Dimensions – 160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 x 8.7, weight: 177g
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording at 30 fps
2.1 MP front-facing camera
2GB DDR3 RAM, 32GB of internal memory
LTE-A / 3G HSPA, WiFi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, GPS / aGPS, NFC
3500 mAh battery
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The back of LG G Flex is self healing - meaning that scratches will disappear automatically. The LG G Flex is currently on sale in India and we have teamed up with LG India to giveaway one device for FoneArena readers. Here is your chance to win the World's First Curved Flexible Smartphone only ...
Last year an ITC Judge ruled that HTC infringed on two essential patents owned by Nokia. The patents covered ways to remove error from signals as well as a process to deal with different radio frequencies. Today, Nokia announced that the two companies have entered into a patent and technology licensing agreement wherein the Taiwanese company will pay royalties to Nokia to end the dispute.
"Nokia has one of the most preeminent patent portfolios in the industry," said Grace Lei, General Counsel of HTC. "As an industry pioneer in smartphones with a strong patent portfolio, HTC is pleased to come to this agreement, which will enable us to stay focused on innovation for consumers."
The financial terms of the settlement remain under the wraps but HTC will be licensing this technology and will also work together on future collaboration opportunities. As Nokia moves towards completing the sale of its Device & Services division to Microsoft, Patents will become an integral focus of what'll remain of the company. While reinforcing its position in the mapping vertical through its HERE Maps division, Nokia also plans to enforce its strong technology patents portfolio that broadly covers the telecom industry. Nokia will also have a separate division ...
Micromax Canvas Elanza A93, the company's latest smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from Snapdeal. The Canvas Turbo mini A200 with a 4.7-inch HD was launched recently, this one has a 5-inch qHD display. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
As usual you have dual SIM support. It packs 1GB of RAM and a 1950 mAh battery.
Micromax Canvas Elanza A93 specifications
5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD capacitive touch screen display
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
1950 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas Elanza A93 comes in Black, Blue and Gold colors and is priced at Rs. 9,400.
Last year Qualcomm released Battery Guru (Beta) application for Android that optimizes Snapdragon-powered devices to offer more battery life. Snapdragon Glance (Beta) is the new app from the leading chip maker that offers access to important information such as notifications, appointment , weather and more quickly on your smartphone's lock screen.
This also suggests relevant apps and contacts based on your usage or calling pattern, so it requires the Snapdragon Battery Guru to be installed to learn your usage. There are a lot of lock screen apps on Android, but this seems promising with all the important features. The app still in beta, so we can expect lots of new features in coming months.
Features of Snapdragon Glance (Beta)
View Calendar events, Missed calls, SMS, Emails and other notification once you unlock the phone
View Time, Alarm and Weather updates easily on the lock screen
Get contacts and app suggestions based on your usage patterns
Add your favorite apps to the lock screen so that you can launch them quickly
Configure or customize your glance screen easily
Download Snapdragon Glance (Beta) - Android (Requires Snapdragon-powered device).
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A new leak doing the rounds today is giving us a first glimpse of what is expected to be the notification center in Windows Phone 8.1 . Obtained from a confidential slide deck sent internally at Microsoft, the notification center will be dubbed 'Action Center' but will pack all the functionality that we've come to expect from such a feature.
As is evident from the image, it'll be possible for users to have quick access to toggles for WiFi, Bluetooth, Airplane Mode and Driving Mode. It will be possible to customize these according to user requirements through a shortcut and a Clear All notifications option is also visible. All notifications will show up beneath these toggles. It is expected that notifications will be actionable like on competing platforms.
An interesting differentiator will be how apps can intelligently manage notifications. This includes silently adding, updating and delaying alerts according to the relevance and importance of the notifications. It will be possible for developers to ensure that alerts for games only show up in the notification center and skip Toast notifications. Windows Phone 8.1 will most likely be shown off at Microsoft's BUILD conference in April with a developer preview being available around the ...
The Moto G and Xperia Z 1 compact are the two benchmark devices for 'mini' phones across price segments. While the Moto G aims to give you an extremely value for money experience, the Z1 compact goes the other way around by stuffing top of the line specifications in a tiny shell. The likes of HTC on the have have typically aimed at creating a device that might have a passing resemblance to their higher end models but pack much lower specifications. If the latest leak is to be believed, this will continue to be true.
HTC M8 mini (mem_ul): SD400 (1.4GHz x4), 4.5", 720p, 1GB/16GB (+microSD), 13MP/5MP, a/b/g/n/ac, BT4.0, KK4.4.2, Sense6.0, buttons on screen.
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Evleaks has provided us a glance at what are expected to be the specifications of the HTC M8 Mini. This device will accompany the higher end HTC M8. Specifications include a 1.4 Ghz Quad Core Snapdragon 400 processor which has recently been seen powering the Moto G. Paired with this will be 1GB of RAM which does seem a bit low. A 4.5 inch 720p display is what'll be placed up front. Running Android 4.4 KitKat, expect to see Sense 6.0 on ...
Xolo Q1010 that appeared on Flipkart last week, is now available from the online retailer. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on One-glass-Solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2250 mAh battery.
Xolo Q1010 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display at 295 PPI
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with 500 MHz Mali 400MP2 GPU
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor
2MP front-facing camera
8.3 mm thick
3.5mm audio jack
Full HD 1080p video playback
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
3G (HSDPA: 21 Mbps, HSUPA: 5.76 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
2250 mAh battery
Xolo Q1010 comes in Black color and is priced at Rs. 12,998. The Xolo Q1100 with a quad-core Snapdragon 400 got priced at Rs. 14999 on official website. But no world on the availability yet.
HTC would launch more number of cheaper mid-range smartphone this year, according to a recent report from Reuters. The company's mid-range smartphone are very less in number, and are also costly, compared to mid-range smartphones from its other competitor. HTC believes that introducing more number of mid-range smartphones along with high-end ones would increase their profit.
Speaking to Reuters, HTC co-founder and chairperson Cher Wang, said
HTC will sell products in the $150 to $300 retail price range for both emerging and developed markets, along with high-end phones which can sell for over $600. HTC won't get into the "very, very low-end market"
HTC Desire 310, a mid-range smartphone powered by a quad-core MediaTek appeared on the official website last month, but it was removed immediately. Looks like HTC would use also be using MediaTek chips on their mid-range smartphones to cut the cost. They don't plan to enter very low-end market.
HTC was not in last year's top 5 smartphone vendors list for shipping most number of smartphones, according to IDC. Unaudited Q4 2013 results showed US$ 1.43 billion of revenue with operating losses of US$ 52 million USD in the quarter. Hope the upcoming HTC smartphones starting at $150 ( Less than ...
Micromax launched the Canvas Turbo Mini A200, a variant of the Canvas Turbo A250 last month. We brought you the Canvas Turbo Mini unboxing last week. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Turo mini is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 GPU. It packs 1GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). Let’s find out how the Canvas Turbo mini performs in range of synthetic benchmark tests.
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Quadrant Benchmark
The Canvas Turbo mini tops the Quadrant benchmark with 5911 points.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
The Turbo mini scored 16942 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark and stands in the second place.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
The Canvas Turbo A200 tops the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark by scoring 1925 points.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It managed to score 509 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
In the Linpack single thread benchmark, it clocked around 88.2 MFLOPS.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It clocked around 237.8 fps MFLOPS and topeed the linpack multi-thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 53.2 fps in the NenaMark GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
The Turbo Mini managed to clock around 6.6 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark.
Basemark X HD (Onscreen)
In the Basemark X OnScreen benchmark, it clocked around 4.7 fps.
Basemark X HD (Offscreen)
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