While all eyes are still on the company’s recently unveiled G2 flagship, LG is poised to fill out the second-generation of its mid-range L-series, preparing a sequel to last year’s Optimus L9. Like last year, the Optimus L9 II will follow its linemates (L3 II, L5 II, and L7 II) by several months, delivering the most robust feature set of the bunch. Powered by a dual-core, 1.2GHz Snapdragon S4 MSM8320 SoC from Qualcomm (Adreno 305 …
Invitations for the launch presentation just went out a few hours ago, but you won’t have to wait until August 1st to check out the mightily-hyped Motorola Moto X (or is it moto x?) Designed not as an early adopter’s phone, but instead as an everyman phone, the X is the new Motorola’s first attempt to push some serious volume under new-ish owner Google. With a mid-range spec-sheet, but a decked-out feature set — and …
Even before the modern smartphone era, Motorola recognized the importance of handset aesthetics, infusing some of its featurephones with bright hues at a time when LG and Samsung were still churning out barely-distinguishable black and gray flips. It’s been no surprise, then, to watch the American manufacturer continue offering colorful, special editions such as the recent blue DROID RAZR HD, and DROID RAZR M, or the pink M for Valentine’s Day. For the launch of …
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Motorola’s upcoming Moto X is not going to be the flagship device that many Android fans were hoping for. Ever since Android and Me suggested that the Vienamese handset leak from mid-March was actually an early version of what was then still known as the X Phone, the Nexarati have been in denial that such a…normal phone…could possibly represent the first major collaboration between Google and its expensive hardware acquisition. …
While all eyes are on the upcoming, US-built Moto X, Motorola also has some higher-end fare incoming, with its best handsets naturally adopting the DROID moniker and landing on Verizon Wireless. Just like last model year, Moto is bringing three separate devices to the table: the DROID MAXX (XT1080M), DROID Mini (XT1030), and the phone pictured above, the DROID Ultra (recently seen in white, also coming in red, as XT1080, XT1080W, and XT1080R, respectively). As …
Forget just a new paint job: Verizon Wireless is going all in for its next attempt to differentiate its version of the world’s best-selling Android handset. Rather than just a single option like its upcoming Autumn Brown, the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTD will allegedly offer multiple configurations over a range of branding partners — namely, toy maker Kid Robot, urban apparel designers Undefeated, toy and clothing designer KAWS, and art supply house KRINK. Besides the …
It’s no secret that Samsung’s got a full complement of Galaxy S 4-derived handsets trickling out over the next few months; the company just revealed the S 4 Mini, and next up we’re expecting a more rugged, full-sized device known as the Galaxy S 4 Active (codename: J Active). Active, a (self-)reported five-inch, full HD handset powered by a quad-core, 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 chipset from Qualcomm, will attempt to muscle in on some of the …
HTC is indeed working on a so-called phablet-class smartphone with pen-based input, we’ve learned, an attempt to challenge the market dominance of Samsung in larger-screen Android handsets. T6, as it is codenamed, has been tipped as a 5.9-inch, full HD beast of a device, powered by a top-of-the-line Qualcomm MSM8974 — a quad-core chipset clocked at 2.3GHz and better known as the Snapdragon 800. If the upcoming HTC M4 is a quote-unquote One mini, then …
With the launch of the Lumia 925 “Catwalk,” Nokia has only further cemented itself as one of the elite industrial designers of modern smartphones. Perhaps only Apple (and now, HTC?) puts more care into the form and function of its products than the proud Finnish manufacturer — which is why it’s a pity, frankly, to see these beautiful handsets sit unsold, while cookie-cutter, plastic-fantastic, budget Android phones fly off the shelves. Windows Phone is a …
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