We first got wind of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.3 last week, but now some specifications have been revealed for the pair of Android smartphones. If this rumor holds true, it’s pretty clear these devices will be categorized as mid-range handsets for the year. Still, both have massive displays at...
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Samsung is planning to introduce a new Galaxy Mega line consisting of two Android smartphones with massive displays that purportedly trump the current 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II. The Galaxy Mega 5.8 (GT-I9152) and Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200) are rumored to sport 5.8-inch and 6.3-inch screens, respectively. This could explain why multiple sources have pegged...
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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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Along with the PadFone Infinity, Asus also announced the Fonepad. It’s basically a mid-sized tablet with cellular capabilities for making voice calls. Asus is trying to sell it as an all-in-one that could substitute the need for carrying multiple devices, but we think it’s more suitable for those who rarely make phone calls and want a...
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After jumping the gun with the Optimus G and Optimus L series II of Android smartphones ahead of MWC 2013, LG is now teasing two more device announcements for February 25th. The teaser above doesn’t reveal much, but notice the capitalized letters in the keywords that appeared in the video: the styLe, the Freedom,...
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Good news for users of the original, international variant of the Galaxy Note GT-N7000 phablet, as it’s now being updated from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean build JZO54K. Released a year and a half ago, the Galaxy Note is now equipped with the same Nature UX software that’s running...
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LG officially announced and unveiled the super-sized 5.5-inch Optimus G Pro Android phablet tonight. The smartphone-tablet hybrid is scheduled for a late February release in South Korea and it’s unknown at this point whether we’ll see it in other markets in the future. The handset-maker only confirmed the screen size, 1080p Full HD resolution...
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The Big Pitch is here! Samsung just posted its 2-minute Super Bowl XLVII TV advertisement on YouTube, which can be viewed above, prior to the big game between the Ravens vs 49ers; or maybe I should say before the “Big Plate” featuring the San Francisco “50-Minus-1-ers” v.s. the Baltimore “Black Birds.” Like the much shorter teaser,...
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It appears Samsung will again pay top dollars to unleash a new ad during Super Bowl XLVII this Sunday. Last year, during Super Bowl XLVI, the Korean manufacturer enlisted the help of Justin Hawkins, lead singer of The Darkness, in order to hype the original Galaxy Note Android smartphone-tablet hybrid, otherwise known as a...
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Samsung’s next-generation S Pen could see significant improvement, as the Korea-based manufacturer has just purchased a five percent stake in Wacom, the leading producer of graphic tablets, for 5,344,687,960 Yen or roughly $58.5 million. In case you’re unaware, Samsung’s pressure-sensitive digital stylus (S Pen) for its Galaxy Note line of smartphones and tablets has...
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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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Android phablets announced over the past year, including the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note II and 6.1-inch Huawei Ascend Mate, sport massive 720p HD displays. Although 1280×720 is a respectable resolution for devices that are much, much smaller than tablets, we know it could and should be bumped up to 1920×1080 like we’ve started to...
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Information posted on the Digi-wo forum, including the image you see above, suggests Sony is working on an Android phablet of its own that could rival the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note II and 6.1-inch Huawei Ascend Mate. It may even rival the upcoming 6.3-inch Galaxy Note III. The photo, which looks like it was...
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With the the International CES recently concluding and Mobile World Congress fast approaching, it’s not surprising to hear rumors of the next generation of Android smartphones for 2013 popping up on the Web. According to sources close to the situation, the Samsung Galaxy Note III will feature a 6.3-inch display, likely of the Super...
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Sharp displayed its 6.1-inch WQXGA (2560×1600) IGZO mobile display prototype at CES 2013. That’s the same resolution found on the 10-inch Nexus 10 Android tablet, but in a much smaller display size, which translates to a pixel density of nearly 500ppi. Keep in mind, Sharp showed off its 5-inch 1080p “prototype” display just months...
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