ZTE has joined the super-sized smartphone club with today’s announcement of the 5.7-inch Grand Memo at MWC 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. The Grand Memo seems to be the first Android handset powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, at least the first to be officially announced. A rundown of the specs, beyond the...
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ZTE will launch some of the first Android “super phones” powered by the new Nvidia Tegra 4 quad-core chipset in China before the end of Q2 2013. ZTE EVP and Head of the Terminal Division He Shiyou proudly proclaimed, “this is a clear demonstration of ZTE’s ability to quickly develop, and bring to market,...
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Add March 15 to the list of possible launch dates for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S IV (GT-I9500) flagship Android smartphone. An earlier report pegged March 22 for the announcement and April 15 as the release date. Now we’re hearing the unveiling event and subsequent release plans have both been moved up a week,...
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This is a quick look at the ZTE Grand S LTE Android smartphone. It features a 5-inch 1080p Full HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core 1.7GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 4G LTE connectivity, a 13 megapixel rear camera and 2MP front-facing camera. It’s also powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean...
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ZTE may have highlighted the Grand S LTE smartphone at CES earlier this month, but the fifth largest handset-maker in the world is now focused on hyping up its upcoming Android phablet prior to MWC 2013. Teased at a ZTE media event in Hong Kong, the Grand Memo V9815 sports a 5.7-inch 720p display,...
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In this video from CES 2013, we get a quick demo of Huawei’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 device, the Ascend W1. This smartphone features a 4-inch WVGA IPS LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8230 1.2GHz dual-core processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 4GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM, a 5 megapixel rear camera, VGA...
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Along with the Ascend D2, Ascend Mate and Ascend W1 smartphones, China-based manufacturer Huawei also had the MediaPad 10 FHD Android tablet on display at CES 2013. The tablet features a 10.1-inch 1920×1200 IPS LCD display (224ppi), Huawei’s K3V2 Cortex-A9 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 8/16/32 GB storage configurations, 3G & 4G LTE...
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The Ascend Mate phablet took most of the spotlight, literally, with its massive 6.1-inch display, at Huawei’s booth at CES 2013, but the company based out of China also unveiled another flagship Android smartphone worthy of coverage – the Ascend D2. In our demo video above, you’ll learn all about the Ascend D2′s features,...
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At a Huawei retail shop in Guangzhou yesterday, executive Richard Yu showcased the upcoming Ascend Mate phablet and its mind-boggling 6.1-inch 1080p Full HD LTPS display (361ppi). That easily trumps the Samsung Galaxy Note II’s 5.5-inch 720p screen. Huawei’s smartphone-tablet hybrid was previously rumored to feature a 1.8GHz HiSilicon K3V3 quad-core processor, 4,000mAh battery,...
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The latest leak out of China reveals that the ZTE Grand S and Z753 are one and the same. A press image of the Android smartphone also emerged, showing off its 5-inch display with 1080p resolution and 440 pixel density in all its glory. The large, high-res screen instantly puts the device in the...
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Today, at “The Fifth Element” launch event, Oppo unveiled the Find 5 Android smartphone. The Oppo Find 5 features a 5-nich 1080p Full HD IPS display with a pixel density of 441ppi, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor (same as HTC Droid DNA), 16GB of internal storage (non-expandable), 2GB of RAM, a...
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Huawei put on a runway show for their LTE collection at CEATEC 2012 in Japan. They didn’t show too many devices, but their main focus of the conference was on the Mediapad 10 FHD GT01 Android tablet and the Ascend HW-01E Android smartphone. Mediapad 10 FHD GT01 Specs: 10.1-inch UXGA 1920×1200 IPS display, 1.5GHz...
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Along with the Ascend G600 smartphone, Huawei also announced details for the MediaPad 7 Lite Android tablet. The ultra-portable device, which weighs 370g and measures 11mm thin, sports a 7-inch WSVGA IPS display, Cortex A8 1.2GHz processor, 8GB of flash memory, 1GB of RAM, a 3.2 megapixel rear camera, 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and...
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After enjoying steady success on iOS for the iPhone and iPad, TomTom will finally bring its GPS Navigation app to Android smartphones this October. The news came directly from the Dutch navigation systems maker itself at IFA 2012 this morning, so there’s no doubt that it’s on its way. In fact, you can view...
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It’s no secret that Huawei, a smartphone/tablet manufacturer based in China, has been looking to globalize their brand more than ever. In the following video, a Huawei representative takes to the streets of New York City to see if random consumers can pronounce the company’s name. Unsurprisingly, most of them failed miserably when it...
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