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ZTE unveiled three new affordable smartphones – Blade Q Mini, Blade Q and Blade Q Maxi. All three devices run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, while rocking 5-megapixel rear and VGA front cameras, HSPA+ connectivity, MediaTek’s 1.3GHz dual-core chip, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of expandable storage. When it comes to differences, the Blade Q Mini…
Samsung is killing it with the new Galaxy Note 3, having managed to move 5 million units only a month after the phablet debuted on the world stage. That’s an impressive figure for an everything-but-affordable device that costs north of $700 in its unlocked, SIM-free form. Comparing it with earlier Notes, we see that an…
Though most users are waiting to get Android 4.3 and even Android 4.4, some devices still run the first version of Jelly Bean, Android 4.1. The Sony Xperia L is one such device and the Japanese company is (finally) doing something about it, rolling out the Android 4.2 update for this low-to-mid end smartphone as…
ViewSonic announced its second-generation smart display today, the 24-inch Android 4.2 Jelly Bean-based VSD24. The device acts either as a stand-alone tablet, powered by NVIDIA Tegra 3 (not 4) chip, or as a standard monitor. It has an integrated 2-megapixel front-facing camera and microphone, as well as speakers to enable video conferencing. Unfortunately though, its…
Samsung may be working on a mini version of the Galaxy S4 Active. At least such a device has been caught at TENAA, which is the Chinese equivalent of the FCC. Design-wise, this does look like the Active’s smaller brother. However, it’s not a petite device by any stretch of imagination, boasting a rather large…
The newly announced Nokia Lumia 1520 will be available in China in December, ePrice is reporting. That’s a month after the phablet debuts in the West. It is said that the 1520 will cost 4,999 CNY, the amount that translates into some $829 or €595. Those of you who missed the last week should know…
Folks who bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from Sprint were unpleasantly surprised to learn that their brand-new phablet doesn’t deliver decent call quality. Something was wrong with the software that made phone calls awful. Moreover, keyboard handwriting mode was also broken potentially causing some funny auto-correct failures. We’re not sure how these two bugs…
Samsung will soon launch the Android 4.3 update for its last year’s flagship phablet, Galaxy Note II. The test firmware, version N7100XXUEMJ5, has been obtained by SamMobile and thanks to them we know what’s coming. Expected to be released at some point next month, the new software will include an update to core UI elements…
Good ol’ EVleaks. Their latest leak is Nexus 5… in white. As you can see for yourself, this will be one hot device with top-notch specs that include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 quad-core chip clocked at 2.3GHz, 4.95-inch full HD screen, LTE connectivity support, and 16 or 32 GB of internal storage. It is said that…
Micromax announced the Canvas Turbo, its latest flagship device that comes with some rock-solid specs. These include a 5.0-inch full HD 1080p IPS CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) display made by Sharp, 2GB of RAM, and a quad-core processor. That processor is made by MediaTek (MT6589T), boasting four 1.5GHz Cortex-A7 cores and PowerVR SGX544 graphics. In…