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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After announcing the mid-tier Optimus L Series II Android smartphones, LG has moved on to teasing bigger and better things: the up-sized variant of the high-end Optimus G Pro. The second rendition of the Optimus G Pro is similar to the device previously announced for Japan, however, the Korean model has an enlarged 5.5-inch...
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As you may already be aware, US and European models of the Samsung Galaxy S III Android smartphone vary depending on the inclusion of 4G LTE connectivity. Of course, that’s because the stateside Galaxy S3 units forfeit the original quad-core CPU by replacing it with an LTE-friendly Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core chip, at least...
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Pantech figured out how to squeeze a 5-inch 720p display into a smartphone chassis that’s actually smaller than that of the 4.8-inch screened Samsung Galaxy S III. The South Korean company managed this feat with their upcoming Vega S5 Android handset thanks to a “zero bezel” design for the sides of the frame. Along...
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After a slight bump in the road, Samsung is finally ready to deliver the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to the Galaxy S II smartphone. Starting today, Samsung will roll out upgrades to European countries, including Poland, Hungary and Sweden, as well as Korea. Other markets will gradually get access over time. US...
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Last week, it leaked that the Galaxy S II would get updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich this past weekend, but that notion was quickly shot-down by Samsung through social media. Now, word is getting out that the upgrade will initially be released tomorrow, March 13 at 10AM local time, on SK Telecom...
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Samsung has announced two new variants of the widely popular Galaxy S II Android smartphone, called the Galaxy S II LTE (pictured above) and Galaxy S II HD LTE (pictured below) – both headed to South Korea. The Galaxy S II LTE was announced at IFA 2011 and it’s essentially like the upcoming T-Mobile...
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The HTC Raider 4G popped up on the Taiwanese company’s Korean portal today. The Android smartphone is headed to South Korea with 4G LTE connectivity and it runs Android Gingerbread with HTC Sense. Under the hood, it boasts a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4.5-inch qHD resolution display, an 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p HD video...
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