iPad 4 announced

Yesterday Apple announced the iPad 4 in the same event where the iPad Mini was announced. Under the hood it packs the dual-core A6X processor which is supposed to be twice as fast the A5X running on the latest iOS 6, it will come in 16, 32 or 64GB of internal storage, a 9.7-inch Retina display, a 1.2MP front facing camera and a 5MP iSight rear camera capable to capture 1080p videos, lightning connector, WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0 and 10 hours of battery life.

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Source: Apple

Apple iPad Mini is now official

Today Apple announced the iPad Mini after so many rumours the real thing is here. It packs a 1GHz dual-core A5 processor running on the latest iOS 6, 512MB of RAM, a PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, comes in 16, 32 or 64GB of internal storage no microSD card slot though as usual, a 7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS display, a 720p front facing camera and a 5MP iSight back camera, come with the lightning adapter announced with the iPhone 5, WiFi, 4G LTE and Apple assures 10 hours of battery life. It will start from about €253 for the basic model.

Images: GSMArena & BGR.

Source: GSMArena.

HTC J Butterfly announced in Japan

Do you remember that HTC 5-inch smartphone with a full HD display ? Well, it's here and packs some really good specs. It has a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro running on Android 4.1 Jellybean, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage with microSD card slot, a 5-inch full HD display with 440ppi, a 2.1MP front facing camera an 8MP rear camera that can capture 1080p videos, IPX5 protection, LTE, WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 2,020mAh. As you can see from the images it will come in white, red and black colours. It will launch in Japan on AU/KDDI network. This model will be exclusive to Japan.

Source: Engadget & GSMArena.
Images: HTC JP

ASUS Padfone 2 unveiled

ASUS announced the Padfone 2 today at Milan, which packs some boasting specs.

The smartphone packs a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro running ICS with a Jellybean promised in the future, 2GB of RAM, it will come in 16, 32 and 64GB of internal storage, 50GB of ASUS's Webstorage for 2 years, 4.7-inch 720p Super IPS+ display, a 1.2MP front camera and a 13MP rear camera capable to capture up to 1080p videos, NFC, LTE and a 2,140mAh battery to power it all, it's not replacable though.

As for the tablet side, there is a 10.1-inch IPS display, a 5,000mAh and a 13-pin connector that's compatible with microUSB and MHL.

Source: Engadget & GSMArena.
Image: Engadget.

Sprint Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE announced

Samsung announced the Galaxy Victory 4G LTE that will be sold on Sprint's network for $99 with a $50 mail-in rebate.

Under the hood it has a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor runs on Android 4.0 ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage expandable with a microSD card, 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1.3MP front facing camera and a 5MP rear shooter with LED flash, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, S Beam, Google Wallet, AllShare Play, AllShare Group Cast, and of course it has LTE and 2,100mAh battery. It will be availableo n Sprint's network on September 16th.

Source: Android Police & Sprint.
Image: Sprint.

LG Optimus G is official ! heading to Korea in a month

The LG Optimus G is now official and will be heading to Korea in a month. Packs really good specs. This smartphone has the new Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro clocked at 1.5GHz that will be running Android 4.0 ICS, Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 4.7-inch 720p TrueHD IPS display, a 1.3 MP front camera & a 13MP rear camera that's capable to record full HD videos, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, LTE, NFC, DLNA, MHL & a 2,100mAh battery to power it all. A pretty good phone huh ? This smartphone will be heading to Korea in a month and will be available internationally at a later date.

Source: GSMArena & Phonearena.

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Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G announced for MetroPCS

Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G announced for MetroPCS. It has a 1GHz processor & runs on Gingerbread,  16GB SD card and you can expand up to 32GB, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a 1.3MP front camera & 8MP rear camera with LED flash, Dyle Mobile-TV, HDMI-out, Bluetooth, WiFi & LTE. Pretty good specs.

Source: MetroPCS.

Image: MetroPCS.

ZTE Flash for Sprint as leaked promo reveals

A leaked promo reveals that the ZTE Flash is headed to Sprint network and packs some really good specs. It has a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage expandable via a microSDXC card, 4.5-inch 720p IPS display protected with Gorilla Glass, 1MP front camera & 12.6MP rear camera with LED flash, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, WiFi & NFC. Pretty good specs huh ? As rumored it should launch on October 14th.

Source: GSMArena.

Image: GSMArena.

Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD coming up

Huawei released a video about it's new upcoming tablet, the MediaPad 10 FHD. Which boasts some pretty good specs. A 1.2GHz quad-core K3V2 processor with a 16 core GPU, 1GB, 8/16/32 or 64GB of internal storage, 10.1-inch IPS display, 1.3MP front camera and an 8MP dual-LED and capable to record 1080p, LTE, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi , GPS & A-GPS and a huge 6,600mAh battery. A pretty good tab ! video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yM9TlNjJ-ss.

Source: Huawei.
Image: Netbook news. 

Qualcomm shows of it's quad-core Krait processor

Qualcomm shows off the APQ8064 chipset. It features four Krait cores clocked at 1.5GHz and at 1.7GHz when running only one core is active, Adreno 320 GPU, 1080p HD video, 3G & 4G networks, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11n (2.4GHz/5GHz), GPS: gpsOne Gen8A, up to 20MP camera Stereoscopic 3D kit and 28nm manufacturing. It should be pretty good ! video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJgFssGEUNw&feature=player_embedded.

Source: GSMArena and Qualcomm.

LG LS860 "Cayenne" spotted again

We saw the LG LS860 "Cayenne" spotted earlier this week but now it's been spotted once with more and better specs.  It now has a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor runs on ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4-inch WVGA IPS display, NFC, LTE, a QWERTY physical keyboard and a 1,700mAh battery to power it all.

It's also rumored that it will launch through Sprint's network in Q3. It's not a bad phone maybe it's a small version of the previously leaked LS970.

Source: Phandroid.

Image: Phandoroid.

LG Optimus LTE2 announced packs a 2GB RAM

The LG Optimus LTE2 was announced today. It comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box,  it packs 2GB of RAM, 4.5-inch TrueHD IPS 720p display, a front camera probably a VGA camera and an 8MP rear camera capable to capture 1080p videos, supports Adobe Flash, A-GPS, LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and a 2,150mAh battery to power it all. Looks like a good high end smartphone but LG should have put a quad-core processor.

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Source: GSMArena.

Samsung Galaxy SIII specs and features

Yeah here it is the much awaited Samsung Galaxy SIII. Well personally I think this is the real iPhone... Bye bye iPhone and say hello to the Galaxy SIII. It has a 1.4GHz Exynos 4412 quad-core chip, Android ICS pre-installed, 1GB of RAM, will come in 16, 32 and 64GB versions, a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display 1280x780 resolution, HDMI adapter, 1.9MP front camera and an 8MP rear camera, LTE, NFC enabled and a 2,100mAh battery to power it all.

It's as thin as 8.6mm, weighs133g and has a slim bezel. As we previously said it will come in marble white and pebble blue.

As rumours claimed it has a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display 1280x720 screen resolution.

It has an 8MP camera as some rumours claimed. a 1.9MP front camera is present, with it you can capture an HD self video and you can also capture a still photo while recording a video !

This smartphone packs a whole bunch of new features. These new features are: pop-up play this works like this, if you are watching a video ad you want for example search for something on the net you can imply do it and you still watch it in a pop-up. 

S Voice. Just like Siri you can talk and the smartphone responds. Probably this is the closest service to Siri.

Another awesome feature is SmartSay. If you look at the phone the screen will stay up if you don't look at the screen the screen will go on stand by. It tracks you're eyeball movement.

The AllShare eco system.

 

AllShare Play. This service let's you access your files from anywhere.

AllShare Cast is like Apple's AirPlay.You can share videos, pictures and games onto a bigscreen.

Buddy photo share instantly recognizes people's faces in photos and let's you share with them.

Direct Call. Direct Call let's you phone people when you're messaging them. 

Social Tag. This feature let's you to keep track of your loved says Samsung.

Group Cast is a feature where a group of people can share their own screen with others.

Smart Alert. This feature will let you know if you have some missed calls or messages by vibrating the phone.


The Samsung Galaxy SIII also helps you keep track of your health with dedicated applications.