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Huawei A199 announced in China: 5-inch 720p screen, 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM and 8MP camera

Dusan Belic — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:53:48 +0000

Huawei A199 is a new Android Jelly Bean smartphone heading to the company’s own backyard, namely China Telecom’s portfolio. Specs wise, it comes with a 5-inch 720p HD screen, Huawei’s quad-core processor (K3V2) clocked at 1.5GHz, 2GB of RAM, dual cameras (8-megapixel on the back, 1.3-megapixel front-facing one), 8GB of internal storage and a 2,150mAh battery. In addition, the A199 also packs dual-mode support, making it work both on CDMA- and GSM-based networks. This is kinda expected since China Telecom is the only CDMA carrier and it wants to allow its customers to use phones even while roaming abroad (or while connecting to other two Chinese networks).

Yet again, we doubt many of you will be able to try out this particular Huawei device. As far as we know, it won’t make it to the West and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Quite the contrary, you can choose between other Huawei smartphones, including the Ascend D1 and Ascend P2, both of which are great devices…

[Via: Unwired View]

Samsung Galaxy S III Duos with dual-mode CDMA+GSM connectivity announced in China

Dusan Belic — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:56:21 +0000

It was back in November of last year when we’ve first told you that Chinese will get a dual-mode version of the Samsung Galaxy S III. Well now it’s here, allowing folks who get one to use it both locally (on China Telecom’s network) and while roaming around the world (using a GSM-based network).

Aside from the dual-mode capability, the Galaxy S III Duos is identical to its single-SIM counterpart, rocking a 4.8-inch 720p HD screen, 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, dual cameras (8MP on the back, 2MP front-facing one), Wi-Fi, GPS, 16GB of built-in storage and a microSD memory card slot. It does, however, have a slightly (30mAh) bigger battery, which was (I guess) needed to make switching between networks a pain-free experience — so that your phone doesn’t die out too quickly.

Again, we doubt this phone will ever be released outside of the world’s most populous country as there are not that many places that would appreciate such capability… though you never know.

[Via: Unwired View]