For years, Apple has been considered as the most subsidized smartphone maker, since its handsets tend to cost the most. After receiving subsidies, new iPhone models are typically priced at $199. However, the company just lost its title recently, since Samsung has become the biggest subsidy recipient. This shouldn’t be too surprising, since Samsung’s high-end models are as expensive as …
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Online sources recently reported that the Taiwanese phone maker, HTC, is working on a Windows Phone 8 smartphone that strongly resembles the HTC One in terms of visual appearance. It is said to arrive with a display size, measuring roughly between 4” and 5”. Other enhancements may include Beats Audio technology and a mostly aluminum chassis. Sources also indicated that …
It’s quite interesting to see how Samsung tries to capitalize the highly popular Galaxy S4 brand and comes up with a number of variants designed for specific niches in the smartphone market. They attach a compact camera to the new flagship and call it the Galaxy S4 Zoom. Also, there’s a dust- and water-proof variant called the Galaxy S4 Active. …
Sony Xperia ZU is a highly anticipated device in the market and newly leaked screenshots have confirmed expectations on the visual appearance of this smartphone model. However, instead of using 6.44” display, the ZU will have a slightly smaller usable display at 6.21”. The difference is caused by the navigation bar. While .23 of an inch is a big difference …
The Computex 2013 is all about Haswell processors and Intel has also used the opportunity to introduce the Merrifield, a new processor lineup for smartphones. It is a direct successor to Intel’s earlier mobile offerings, the Clover Trail+ and Medfield. Intel is known for its ambition to take on high-end chips based on ARM’s processors. A senior employee from said …
The NEC Medias X has a special place in the smartphone industry as it is the first smartphone with liquid-based cooling for its processor. Handsets with powerful multi-core processors are often affected with heat accumulation issues due to inadequate cooling capability. To solve this problem, NEC (Nippon Electronic Corporation) has introduced the liquid-based cooling that hopefully can keep the overall …
The Google I/O event this year is focused more on software development, instead of actual hardware launches. But that doesn’t mean that Android users can’t get direct benefits from it. One of them is the new location API, which can be used by third party developers. This should open the way for tons of new capabilities and the new location …
A new phone model internally called as the Sony Xperia S39h has been unveiled by unofficial sources. While little is known about the hardware specs, the display size used could be somewhere between the Xperia L (4.3-inch) and Xperia L (5-inch). With the phone, Sony seems to take a step backward by going for larger bezels. The phone is allegedly …
Years ago speaking about razor-thin smartphones would be considered as vague metaphor. But today, these devices are getting slimmer and slimmer every day. A little known phone maker from China, UMeox, may soon get some international acclaim for its ultra-thin device. Measuring at only 5.6mm thin, the phone could easily become the slimmest the world has ever seen. Some phone …
MediaTek is known for its affordable SoC solutions, for use in budget smartphones. It has officially announced the MT6572, an improved system-on-a-chip, designed to power entry-level Android handsets. Despite its low-cost designation, the MT6572 isn’t short in features. The 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A7 dual-core processor offers a number of integrated energy-saving tricks. It comes with built-in support for Bluetooth, GPS, …