Huawei today introduced what it calls “the world’s fastest quad-core smartphone,” the Huawei Ascend D quad. It will be powered by Huawei’s own quad-core K3V2 processor which can run as high as 1.5GHz. “We’ve listened to people’s top demands from smartphones: speed, long-battery life, high quality visual and audio capabilities, and a compact, lightweight handset. The Huawei Ascend D quad […]
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MWC 2012: Sony Mobile unveils Xperia P and Xperia U
At what it described its first Sony press conference, Sony Mobile today unveiled the Sony Xperia P (codenamed LT22i Nypon) and Xperia U, its first Sony smartphones and part of the NXT series with the now shipping Xperia S. Sony Xperia P: Processor: 1GHz dual-core U8500 Operating system: Google Android 2.3 (upgradeable to 4.0) Connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and quad-band UMTS/HSPA […]
Motorola to unveil Intel Medfield-powered Android 4.0 smartphone at MWC?
A leaked image obtained by PocketNow suggests that Motorola and Intel could unveil an Intel Medfield smartphone at Mobile World Congress. The device could also be Motorola’s first smartphone to be powered by Android 4.0. The report adds that the device will run a new version of Motorola’s Motoblur user interface and will sport an instant-on camera capable of 15 […]
ASUS MWC 2012 teasers
ASUS has released some teasers for next week’s Mobile World Congress. Both videos are short (and short on details). The first promises “twice the detail, twice the fun” and “endless possibilities.” Android looks set to be part of the announcement judging by the picture the Android tablet homescreen made up of bouncing balls. Perhaps the TF300T tablet? The second appears […]
HTC teaser for MWC 2012
HTC has posted a teaser image ahead of next week’s Mobile World Congress. The tagline “This Sunday you’ll discover something fast” accompanies a smartphone silhouette with the number 5 on it. As for what the 5 represents, it could be any number of things. Is it a reference to the five cores in the Tegra 3 processor that is expected […]
Nokia to unveil high-end camera phone at MWC?
A teaser video by Nokia suggests that it could unveil a high-end camera phone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. Taglines such as “Pure detail,” “Pure depth” and “Pure definition,” suggest that such a device could boast some impressive camera specifications. It remains to be seen if this device could be the rumoured Nokia Lumia 900 variant with 12MP camera […]
MWC 2012: ZTE to unveil two LTE Android 4.0 smartphones
ZTE today announced that it will unveil two LTE Android 4.0 smartphones at next week’s Mobile World Congress. “These LTE devices are the fore-runners of a wide range of LTE devices ZTE will bring to the market in the coming months, and as more and more LTE networks come on stream,” said Mr. He Shiyou, Executive Vice President and Head […]
NVIDIA to unveil quad-core smartphones at MWC?
NVIDIA’s invitation for a Mobile World Congress press event suggests that the chipmaker could announce a quad-core smartphone (or perhaps more than one). It promises “quad-core firsts.” With the Tegra 3 already in the ASUS Transformer Prime, smartphones are a logical guess for that next first. Both HTC and LG are rumoured to be bringing quad-core smartphones (the HTC Edge/Endeavor […]