Press shots of white LG Nexus 4 leaked, but will it bring Android 4.3?

Some rather official looking shots leaked this weekend

The Google-branded, white LG Nexus 4 smartphone has made another appearance, this time in the form of rather official-looking press shots.

AndroidPolice has obtained the snaps, which it posted over the weekend, showing the device with a black front plate, but a white rear.

The device appeared at Google I/O last week, where it was not officially announced, while rumours have been swirling since January that it may be on the horizon.

Previous reports have suggested that Google may drop the device on June 10, which is the same date Apple has earmarked for its WWDC keynote.

Android 4.3 on board?

With the device now appearing in the flesh and in press shots, the only questions left are the exact specs.

It is hoped that the white Nexus 4, whenever it arrives, will pack v.4.3 of the Android operating system, although a June 10 arrival date would make that possibility a little less likely.

The other piece of major speculation has centred around whether the device will get a 32GB iteration. The black Nexus 4 only came in 8GB and 16GB iterations.

The tipster who leaked the press shots to Android Police will only come with 8GB and 16GB of storage.

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White LG Nexus 4 appears live again, getting closer to release?

The White flavor of the Google Nexus 4 has leaked numerous times. Recently we also got a video and the official photo of the smartphone. Now, one of our readers has sent us some live images of the white LG Nexus 4 smartphone and the tipster claims to have bought the device in India.

White Nexus 4

However, the IMEI sticker on the back suggests that the device is might not be a retail device and the images could well be of a developer's unit. Furthermore, the tip also claims that the device is running on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean).

Unfortunately, there is still no official word from Google or LG on the rumored white Nexus 4 model.

Thanks Veer Anand, for sending this in!

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ZTE Grand S launch reportedly delayed in the US

ZTE announced its flagship smartphone, the Grand S, at the CES 2013 back in January and the device was expected to make its way to the US market soon. Unfortunately, the ZTE Grand S will not be released there anytime soon, according to a report from CNET.

In an interview, ZTE's Lixin Cheng, who is the head of the North American division of ZTE, shared that the specific requirements of the carriers in US is the cause for the delay and the launch of the smartphone in US has been pushed back to 2014.

However, ZTE will be bringing its Grand Memo phablet, which was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress, to the US, later this year.

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HTC Desire 600 goes up for pre-order in Russia, priced at $509

HTC recently announced its dual-SIM Desire 600, a smartphone that is said to bring many of the premium features from the company's flagship smartphone, the HTC One. HTC did not reveal the pricing of the smartphone during its announcement, but now, the device is up for pre-order from the official HTC online store in Russia.

The Snapdragon 200 powered smartphone is priced at 15,990 ruble (about $509) from the HTC online store and the device is also available for pre-order from the Messenger for a price tag of 16,990 ruble (about $541).

To recap some of the specifications of the HTC Desire 600, it comes with a 4.5-inch Super LCD2 display with a qHD resolution, 1.2 GHz processor along with 1 GB of RAM, Adreno 203 GPU, 8 GB inbuilt memory, 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.6 megapixel front camera, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a 1,860mAh battery.

Thanks Denis, for sending this in!

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Samsung teases new Galaxy and Ativ devices for June 20 reveal

S4 mini: The worst kept secret in the world

Samsung will announce a range of new devices in June, according to a poster released by the South Korean manufacturer today.

The event is called the "Samsung Premiere 2013" and will include new devices for its Galaxy and ATIV portfolio.

The event will be held at Earls Court, London, on the 20th June and it will be streamed on its YouTube channel, at 7pm GMT, for the rest of the World to watch.

The event poster includes up-close photos of what could be a new mobile and possibly a new tablet.

Old rumours, new tricks?

Samsung could have another attempt at cracking the Windows Phone market via its ATIV range, alongside releasing the much rumoured Galaxy S4 mini.

The downsized device has already had a troubled few months, with its specifications being leaked back in April and a continuously delayed release date.

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Samsung to hold a Galaxy and Ativ "premiere" event on June 20

Samsung has sent out teaser images for a new event, but rather than an Unpacked event like we see for the Galaxy flagships, this is a joint Galaxy and Ativ event. It's called Samsung Premier 2013 and will be held on June 20 in London.

The teaser images shows three close-ups of, well, something. The Galaxy brand is Samsung's Android lineup, so we can expect either a phone or a tablet, but Ativ concerns only Windows 8 devices – Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 tablets and laptops.

The image in the upper right corner certainly looks like the back of a laptop, while the one in the lower left looks like a tablet hybrid with a slide out keyboard (maybe something like the Sony Vaio Duo 11).

Of course, the image in the upper right can be the back of a phone with a glossy hyperglazed plastic and an underlying honeycomb pattern. It's really anyone's guess.

Then there's the image in the lower right, which is the most curious of the three – it has the shape of a camera lens ring and the only camera between the Galaxy and Ativ lines is the Samsung Galaxy Camera, which doesn’t have such a ring.

Would that be the rumored Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, which is an S4 mini with a 10x optical zoom lens according to early unofficial reports of the device? A leaked roadmap put the S4 Zoom launch in early to mid-June, which is close enough to June 20 to make it a strong possibility.

There's also the Galaxy Camera GN120, which got a Bluetooth certification a while back and the Galaxy NX trademark.

So, at first blush it seems that Samsung is readying a new Galaxy device, possibly the S4 Zoom or the S4 Mini, a new Windows 8 tablet with a keyboard of sorts and finally, another tablet or a phone.

By the way, Samsung will most likely be live-streaming the event, which starts at 19:00 BST on June 20, on YouTube.

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Huawei to update Ascend D1, P1 and Honor 2 to Android 4.2

Huawei has announced that it will be rolling out Android 4.2 update to its current range of smartphone. The devices that were mentioned specifically include the Ascend D1, Ascend P1 and the Honor 2. These phones will also be receiving Huawei's Emotion UI 1.6 with the OS update.

Along with these devices, Huawei has also promised the Android 4.2 update to some of its other smartphones but haven't exactly clarified which ones those would be.

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Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_to_update_ascend_d1_p1_and_honor_2_to_android_42-news-6100.php

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