If you were impressed with Qualcomm’s MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 processor from CES 2013, you will be blown away by the chipset-maker’s plans for 2014. Looking at the leaked specs for the unofficial Qualcomm APQ8084, it’s clear that it’s a significant upgrade over the current APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro with Adreno 320 GPU and upcoming...
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KDDI au announced the HTC Infobar A02 Android smartphone for the Japanese market. If the handset’s unique aesthetics look familiar, it’s because it was designed by Naoto Fukasawa, the same industrial designer who imagined the simplistic, yet colorful Infobar A01 and Infobar C02 phones. His creations are certainly one of a kind and tend...
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Sony Mobile just announced the Xperia Tablet Z for the Japanese Market. The sleek XTZ Android tablet features a 10.1-inch WUXGA (1920×1200) Reality Display powered by the Mobile Bravia Engine 2, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz quad-core processor with Adreno 320 graphics, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage expandable via microSD card...
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Move over Optimus G and Google Nexus 4, the LG Optimus G Pro L-04E Android 4.1 Jelly Bean-powered super-phone has just leaked. The OG Pro is headed to Japan’s NTT Docomo with similar specs to the aforementioned handsets, however, this one has a few upgraded features up its sleeve, including a 5-inch 1080p Full...
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UPDATE: Xperia Z vs ZL video added! Press images for the upcoming Sony Xperia Z (C660X, Yuga) and Xperia ZL (C650X, Odin) smartphones have emerged this New Year’s day. Both Android-powered handsets are expected to be showcased by Sony Mobile at CES 2013 in Las Vegas next week and we’ll be there to cover...
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The HTC Droid DNA hits Verizon stores next week and Samsung’s competing 5-inch 1080p screened smartphone is in the works for an H1 2013 launch, but what about other manufacturers, like LG? Well, if these latest benchmarks are any indication, a device running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and designated with the model number LG...
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While Motorola and Intel want to “Take You to the Edge” on September 18, LG and Qualcomm are inviting you to “Live Without Boundaries” at a joint press conference on September 19, presumably to launch the U.S. variant of the Optimus G Android smartphone. The OG is the first 4G LTE-enabled phone to feature...
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LG Korea has posted a video explaining the features and benefits of the Optimus G smartphone’s 13 megapixel ultra-slim and compact camera. The handset manufacturer is calling it the “world’s best camera” technology for mobile devices. LG also talks about the UX software features that compliment the camera hardware. Unfortunately, as the video notes,...
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After teasing us with a sprinkle of detail here and there for the last month, LG finally announced its flagship “Optimus G” Android smartphone in full. The Korea-based handset manufacturer officially revealed a press image and the following specs: Product Specifications for LG ‘Optimus G’ LG-F180: - Model: LG-F180 - Display: 4.7-inch True HD...
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LG Chem, LG Display and LG Innotek worked as a cohesive unit to develop the next-generation Optimus Android smartphone, currently named Optimus “G” behind the scenes. As a result, the upcoming LTE-enabled handset, which already has a strong following due to its powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 quad-core processor, will boast better battery...
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LG began teasing a new flagship device, currently code-named Optimus G, in recent days. Now, we get to live vicariously through an unofficial hands-on report and some leaked in-the-wild photos of the upcoming powerhouse of a smartphone. As you may recall, the Optimus G, which carries the model number LG-E973, sports Qualcomm’s next-generation APQ8064...
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LG has started touting its upcoming Android smartphone and its “second generation quad-core” chipset on a Korean teaser site. The handset-maker is, of course, referring to the beastly Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor with Adreno 320 graphics. Along with the Qualcomm APQ8064 processor and MDM9615 baseband chip, the LTE-equipped smartphone, currently codenamed “Optimus G,”...
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The mystery T-Mobile handset previously known as the HTC Era 42 has now been identified as the HTC One X+. The “plus” attached to the One X moniker suggests the T-Mobile version of the popular Android smartphone will offer a bit more than the original found overseas and on AT&T. That could mean it’s...
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 may just be the new king of mobile processors. The S4 Pro quad-core chipset with Adreno 320 graphics core was benchmarked by the good folks at Engadget and the results are nothing short of impressive. As you can see in the image above and chart below, the APQ8064...
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Today, Qualcomm announced a new line of Snapdragon S4 processors for high-end devices and the enhancement of its Snapdragon S1 chipsets for entry-level smartphones. The new S4 chipsets include: the MSM8660A, MSM8260A, MSM8630, MSM8230, MSM8627, MSM8227, APQ8060A and APQ8030. They’re based on the Krait CPU, which is the next generation of Qualcomm’s micro architecture...
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