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After Oppo Find 5, the Chinese company is getting ready to launch its successor this September. The name of this phone is still unknown, but we’re hearing it will pack Qualcomm’s super-powerful Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor as well as an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Yup, the front camera sensors may be that powerful, supporting the growing…
Famous Chinese handset maker Xiaomi is preparing to launch another Android smartphone, this time packing a 4.7-inch display with (most likely) 720p HD screen resolution. According to those who had a chance to try out the upcoming “Red Rice” smartphone, it will be one fancy device that offers quite a bang for the buck ($130).…
A new leaked image of an upcoming LG device has made its way to Twitter today thanks to @evleaks. The device is being speculated as being the LG Optimus G2, which we’ve been hearing a lot about lately. Rumors pertaining to this device have been running rampant, with a photo showing the device spotted last…
More evidence of an entry-level iPhone has surfaced. The Taiwan based manufacturer Pegatron, which produces the iPhone 4S and the iPad mini is ready to hire 40,000 new workers in its Chinese plants in the second half of this year, according to Reuters. Pegatron CFO Charles Lin told Reuters that the company would post sixty…
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is looking to expand its footprint in the mobile arena by developing a few smartphones of its own. Rumors of a Kindle phone have been flying around for some time, but the new report claims that Amazon is working on a couple of smartphones, as…
According to Venture Beat, a report from Japan is pointing to iPhone 5S production, with Sharp, Japan Display and LG beginning their screen production runs in June of this year. The screen production timetable line up with Tim Cook’s earlier statements, where he indicated that there would be no new product launches until after the summer.…
If you’ve been looking forward to another tablet offering by LG, you may just get your wish this year. While the LG Optimus Pad wasn’t much to write home about, let alone most tablets at the time, LG could be prepping a new device for a Q3 release this year. Like HTC, the LG Optimus…
Another leak from SamMobile is shedding some light on Samsung’s summer release plans, giving us release dates for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Also making the list is the previously announced Samsung Galaxy Mega, which is slated to arrive in May. The Galaxy S4…
Looks like Sharp has managed to corner Apple to make LCD panels for the next-gen iPhone. According to Japan’s business daily Nikkan Kogyo, the display manufacturer will start production on LCD panels in its Kameyama plant this June. Details like screen size and resolution are still a mystery, though. Meanwhile, Japan Display — which is…
Few days ago we’ve told you about the upcoming Huawei P6-U06, which should help the company re-gain the “world’s thinnest smartphone maker” title. This time we have some “in the wild” photos to share, compliments to the French site NoWhereElse. As you can see from the image above (and few other images below), this will…