14
Mar
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Samsung Just Officially Unveiled 'The Next Big Thing' – Come Meet The Galaxy S4!

Posted by in Galaxy S4, News, Samsung, Videos
Last Updated: March 15th, 2013

Well, the day is here, boys and girls – Samsung's newest flagship is a go. As expected (and never doubted), it's called the Galaxy S4, and it picks up where the GSIII left off. Offering even more eye-tracking features, more horsepower under the hood, and a few tricks from the Note II's playbook, the GS4 is a worthy successor to the world's most popular Android phone. Let's get down to the nitty gritty.

  • 5" 1080p Super AMOLED HD display (441 PPI) – it even works with gloves on (!)
  • 1.9GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor / 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos processor (depending on market)
  • 2GB DDR3 RAM
  • 13 MP Rear shooter, 2MP front camera – you can shoot videos and take pictures with both at the same time
  • 16GB/32GB/64GB Storage, microSD card slot with support up to 64GB
  • Android 4.2.2 with a "totally new and upgraded user experience"
  • Available on 327 operators in 155 countries
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • 4G LTE Support
  • 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi
  • IR Blaster
  • MHL 2.0
  • Temperature and humidity sensors (!)
  • 2,600mAH battery
  • 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm, 130g
  • Two colors: Black Mist, White Frost

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As hardware progression is a given with new devices, the specs alone aren't all that impressive.

18
Jan
2013-01-18_10h25_32

Leaked Slide Shows Off LG Optimus G Pro With A 5" 1080p Display, 3,000 mAh Battery, And Snapdragon S4 Pro

Posted by in Leaks, LG, News, Optimus G Pro
Last Updated: January 21st, 2013

Just yesterday, an LG rep let us know that, among other things, the "G" branding would continue to be representative of the company's top-tier hardware. Today, we get a glimpse at what the next great handset could look like. This leaked slide shows off the LG Optimus G Pro with a gorgeous 5" 1080p display, a gargantuan 3,000 mAh battery, a gratuitous Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, and a glorious 13-megapixel rear camera.

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Here's the full list of generous specs, partially courtesy of Blog of Mobile:

  • 5" 1080p display
  • 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor
  • 2GB RAM
  • 32GB storage
  • LTE
  • 3,000 mAh battery
  • Jelly Bean (4.1)
  • 13MP rear camera
  • 2.4MP front camera

Before you get too giddy, though, this gleaming bit of hardware is likely destined for Japan in its current condition.

11
Dec
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HTC Announces One SV, A 4.3" Dual-Core Mid-Range Device That Completely Confuses The HTC One Brand

Posted by in HTC, News

Back when HTC announced that it wouldn't be making any more "cheap, cheap phones," a lot of us hoped that this would lead to a much more simplified handset lineup from the company. Especially after the reveal of the One Series, it looked like figuring out which device was better than the others would finally become simple. Now, to utterly ruin that hope, here is the HTC One SV! It's better than the One V, but not quite as good as the One VX in some ways, but also doesn't measure up to the One S in others, and frankly my head is spinning at this point.

07
Dec
2012-12-07_11h58_55

HTC Butterfly Coming To China As X920e, Plus A 3G Version Being Released Internationally

Posted by in HTC, News

We've heard mixed reports about international availability of the HTC J Butterfly/Droid DNA beyond Japan and the U.S. (respectively). Today, HTC saw fit to announce some new countries. For starters, the device with the retina-melting display will be coming to China as the HTC Butterfly X920e in mid-December. Additionally, a 3G version of the device simply called the Butterfly will be released in international markets.

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The Chinese version of the device will launch on China Unicom for ¥4,799 (roughly USD$770) and will come in three colors: brown, red, and white. It will carry the same specs as the other variants around the world:

  • 1.5GHz Quad-core Snapdragon processor
  • 5" SLCD3 1080p display
  • 2GB of RAM
  • 16GB storage
  • 2020mAh battery

Outside of China, the device will launch internationally simply as the HTC Butterfly.

27
Oct
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Say Hello To The Nexus 10 With Android 4.2 – Photos, Specs Emerge [Update: Video]

Posted by in Leaks, News, Nexus 10

UPDATE: BriefMobile has just given us another treat, catching a (very) quick video of the Nexus 10, showing off – to some extent – its speed, and the 4.2 lockscreen in landscape mode. While the video is short, it does more justice to the device's overall form factor than probably any single photo we saw yesterday.

The post also suggests that the slate's display might be an IPS panel after all, as BriefMobile's source indicates the display has color reproduction and clarity similar to HTC's SLCD2 panel.

11
Oct
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Samsung Announces The Galaxy S III Mini, Same Nature-Inspired Design In A 4" Display

Posted by in Galaxy S III Mini, News

We were expecting this, but today Samsung took the wraps off of the Galaxy S III Mini, though, as Cameron pointed out yesterday, this isn't the same beast of a phone in a tinier display. Packing an unnamed  dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, an 800x480 Super AMOLED display, and a 5MP rear shooter, this device is designed to fit in a mid-range slot on carriers' lineups.

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Here's a full spec list:

  • 4" WVGA Super AMOLED Display
  • 1GHz dual-core processor
  • 1GB RAM
  • 5MP rear shooter
  • 8 or 16GB built-in storage, microSD card slot
  • NFC
  • 1,500mAh battery
  • Android 4.1
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 900/1900/2100 and EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900

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Samsung hasn't shared any details on pricing or availability yet.

05
Oct
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MoDaCo Sources Share Alleged Spec Sheet For LG's Rumored Nexus Device, Including Snapdragon S4 Pro And Android 4.2

Posted by in News, Rumors

If you happen to have any grains of salt handy, now would be a good time to pull them out. MoDaCo is reporting that sources have filled the site in with details on the rumored Nexus device to come out of LG. The specs sound about in line with what we would expect from a device of this caliber, sporting a quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro, Android 4.2, and a curious 8GB/16GB set of storage options. Given Google's preference for leaving off microSD slots, we're a little surprised to see 16GB as the maximum size option. Sure, they did it with the Nexus 7, but that was an incredibly inexpensive tablet.

23
Aug
2012-08-23_16h33_09

HTC Proto Shows Up In Photos, Could Be A Successor To The HTC One V

Posted by in HTC, News

Today, the Verge posted photos of what is supposedly known internally as the HTC Proto. Previous reports said that it would be a 4" device with a dual-core Snapdragon processor, a 5-megapixel camera, 4GB of storage, 512MB of RAM and HSPA support. It's no beast by any means, but still a solid device for a low-end phone.

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The device continues HTC's preference for capacitive buttons on the front. Unlike the One V, however, this phone does not appear to have the trademark "chin". All-in-all, it's not a huge spec bump from previous iterations of the One V, assuming this is a successor, but it seems to at least be a nice refresh.

27
Jul
2012-07-27_15h27_58

ARCHOS' 97 Carbon Tablet Is Now On Sale, Costs $249, Redefines Cheap Tablets (As 'Expensive')

Posted by in 97 Carbon, ARCHOS, News

I hate to be the Negative Nancy or the Debbie Downer here. Mostly because I hate those disgustingly cute terms for "pessimistic". However, the ARCHOS 97 Carbon tablet arrives at a particularly rough time. Today, ARCHOS' newest tablet is available via the company's web store. ARCHOS has a history of being the leader in inexpensive tablets. Unfortunately, with the advent of the Nexus 7, the competition just got a lot stiffer.

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Take a look at the spec list for the 97 Carbon:

 

  • 1GHz single-core ARM Cortex A8 processor
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 21.8 ounces
  • 0.45" thick
  • 9.7" IPS display
  • 16GB of internal flash memory
  • microSD card slot
  • Google app access, including the Play Store
  • Android 4.0

Yes, you read that right.

30
May
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Canadian Galaxy S III Will Launch On June 20th Packing LTE, 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4, And A Monstrous 2GB Of RAM

Posted by in Galaxy S III, News

While Samsung pushes its newest flagship, the Galaxy S III, out all over the world, a few markets have been rumored to get a version with modified guts. Rumors previously circulated that the Japanese variant of the device would include twice the RAM of its global counterpart, and now we're hearing straight from Samsung that the Canadian variant will, in fact, come with 2GB of RAM. Additional internal changes include a 1.5GHz S4 processor (sorry, no quad-core Exynos in the Great White North), and LTE.

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While the rumors of a Japanese variant including 2GB of RAM were not yet officially confirmed, this certainly lends a huge amount of credence to the story.

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