Samsung has confirmed plans to announce its 2013 flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, on March 14th in New York City. That’s actually just one day earlier than the rumored date we reported a few weeks ago. “We introduced the Galaxy S III in London last year and this time we changed the...
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Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 Android tablet at MWC 2013 today. As expected, the mid-sized device, which fits nicely between the larger Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and smaller Galaxy Note II smartphone, houses an 8-inch WXGA (1280×800, 189 ppi) display, Exynos 1.6GHz A9 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of...
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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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The new HTC One Android smartphone has officially been announced and unveiled for the world to drool over. The feature-packed handset rocks a 4.7-inch 1080p FHD Super LCD 3 display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core 1.7GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of internal storage, a 4 megapixel UltraPixel rear camera, 2.1 megapixel front-facing...
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An unannounced Samsung smartphone with SCH-I545 model number appeared in a recent NenaMark2 benchmark listing. The handset is apparently equipped with a 1.9Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor with Adreno 320 graphics, 1920x1080p display, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. We’re thinking it’s the next-generation 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600, not to be confused with Snapdragon 800,...
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Archos detailed pricing and availability for its Platinum line of Android tablets. We went hands-on with the 8-inch Archos 80 Platinum and 9.7-inch Archos 97 Platinum at CES 2013, however, the French manufacturer introduced a larger, 11.6-inch model, the Archos 116 Platinum, today as well. All three tablets sport sleek aluminum designs with similar...
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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 choice in processor has often determined the success level of new Android smartphones and tablets in recent years, so it’s fairly big news to learn that Google may actually switch from Nvidia to Qualcomm for the second-generation Nexus 7 by Asus. According to Michael McConnell, Pacific Crest analyst, Google has specifically selected Qualcomm’s...
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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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If you were impressed with Qualcomm’s MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 processor from CES 2013, you will be blown away by the chipset-maker’s plans for 2014. Looking at the leaked specs for the unofficial Qualcomm APQ8084, it’s clear that it’s a significant upgrade over the current APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro with Adreno 320 GPU and upcoming...
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New rumors have surfaced revealing some of Samsung’s plans for its next generation of Galaxy Android tablets in 2013. According to a trusted “Korean insider,” the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 and 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 are expected to be announced soon, possibly at Mobile World Congress 2013 in late February. The two...
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Sony Mobile just announced the Xperia Tablet Z for the Japanese Market. The sleek XTZ Android tablet features a 10.1-inch WUXGA (1920×1200) Reality Display powered by the Mobile Bravia Engine 2, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor with Adreno 320 graphics, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage expandable via microSD card...
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This is an overview video from CES 2013 of the Archos 80 Platinum and 97 Platinum Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablets. These aren’t to be confused with the Titanium line, also from the Elements series. Both Platinum devices feature an Allwinner ARM Cortex-A7 A31 quad-core 1.2GHz processor with eight-core PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU, 2GB...
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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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At CES 2013, we had a chance to witness an Nvidia Tegra 4 powered Android development tablet outputting a 4K video sample to a $20,000 84-inch LG Smart TV (84LM9600) with ULTRA HD 4K resolution (3840×2160). The Jelly Bean tablet played the “After Earth” movie trailer flawlessly and the 4K video looked brilliant on...
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