Depending on who you ask, the HTC Hero is one of the best Android smartphones available on market. And, new reports have HTC hustling to keep up with high sales demand. According to Digitimes, Jack Tong, HTC’s vice president of Asia Pacific says that high demand for the HTC Hero in Asia and Europe is…
Samsung Trill and Caliber go Live on U.S. Cellular
As expected, the Samsung r520 Trill and r850 Caliber have found their way to U.S. Cellular. Both squarely occupy the mid-range and as such, don’t bring anything earth-shattering to the table. The Caliber sports a full touchscreen, slate form factor, and packs a 3 megapixel camera with video recording, stereo Bluetooth support, and all of…
T-Mobile launching Samsung Behold II on November 18th?
T-Mobile USA was the first carrier to jump on board the good ship Android with the HTC G1, and they’ve since stayed committed to the Google mobile operating system. Following on the recently launched T-Mobile myTouch3G, T-Mobile is now expected to go live with another Google-powered smartphone in the near future. If newly leaked launch…
MetroPCS Launches Samsung Code
The Samsung i220 Code that had made its way to U.S. Cellular earlier this summer is now available on MetroPCS as well. For $299.99 off contract, you get a modest package, including a 2 megapixel camera, full QWERTY keyboard, 4-way jog wheel, and Windows Mobile 6.1. Speaking of which, this is the first WinMo handset…
Verizon to drop Samsung Omnia II i920 on November 1?
The Samsung Omnia II seems to pop up every now and again, but we have yet to see or hear any details of the touchscreen smartphone coming to the US. But, if a new tip from one of PhoneArena’s readers pans out, we’ll be seeing the Omnia II going live in less than a month!…
WIND Device Lineup Leaked
The up and coming Canadian carrier, wind, is getting close to launch, and will apparently be bragging no contracts, no system access fee, free caller ID and voice mail, no long distance charges for calls within your province, and a freaking Microsoft Surface in every store. Hot damn, sign me up. Their first devices, according tipsters,…
Low-end messaging device Samsung SGH-T401G heading to TracFone
TracFone (and possibly Walmart?) will be adding a new low-end device specially tailored for heavy texters. It’s the Samsung SGH-T401G, which as you can see from the image above, boasts both a numeric keypad and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Rest of the specs include a 1.3-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), music player and a…
Samsung TouchWiz F488i adds updated TouchWiz UI on top of the original F480
Samsung has launched a new version of its highly popular F480 all-touchscreen handset. The so called Samsung TouchWiz F488i comes with an upgraded “3x TouchWiz User Interface,” which includes Shortcut Pages and Extended Desktop, offering more widgets (MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr), Feature Tab Page View and Photo Contacts. Rest of the specs seem unchanged…
Bell’s HSPA Launch List Leaks: Bold 9700, iPhone 3GS, and More
Canadian carriers Bell and Telus have been preparing to flip on the GSM switch on their currently CDMA-only networks, but we’ve heard remarkably little about what exactly they’ll be offering when HSPA becomes an option for them. Lucky for us, some generous tipsters have provided us with the list to date, along with associated price…
China Mobile to add the Samsung Omnia II i8180
Everyone wants a piece of the Chinese mobile market and Samsung is not an exception. They’ve prepared a version of the Omnia II device marked as i8180, specially customized for the consumers in the “world’s fastest growing economy.” And by special version we mean WAPI (China’s flavor of WiFi), TD-SCDMA radio (instead of HSPA/EV-DO) and…