Samsung Galaxy J for Japanese market leaks out

The Sony Xperia Z1 mini isn’t the only drool-worthy, Japan-only smartphone we ran into today. Samsung Galaxy J is yet another top-shelf Android handset bound for NTT DoCoMo as part of the carrier’s winter lineup. Samsung Galaxy J dressed in pink (click to enlarge) The alleged specs of the Samsung Galaxy J are a mixture of Galaxy S4 and Note 3 internals. The handset...

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Samsung Galaxy J, Sony Xperia Z1f in Japan translate to Galaxy S4, Xperia Z1

Welcome to Japan where the local time is... tomorrow (credit: RBMen) NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest wireless carrier, dropped the Samsung Galaxy S4 this summer due to poor sales, but it's reportedly coming back as a souped-up variant fit for Japan. Known as the Galaxy J, the phone features 3GB of RAM and a 2.3Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, according...

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Galaxy S5, Note 3 Active editions tipped to follow Galaxy S4's lead

Leader of the Active pack After the Galaxy S5 launches, it won't be long before a more rugged version of the next Samsung flagship hits the ground running. That's the word coming from some anonymous ET News (via SlashGear) sources, claiming that as it did with the Galaxy S4, Samsung will release a Galaxy S5 Active variant. The news comes as no real surprise...

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KDDI unveils LG isai, Fujitsu Arrows Z, Sharp Aquos Serie

Now that we explored the SoftBank's winter lineup, let's take a look at what its KDDI rival is preparing for the winter season. Two popular models are going to launch on its network in late October - the Snapdragon 800-powered Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablet and the Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone. There are four newly introduced phones though that will become available in...

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SoftBank announces Sharp Aquos Xx and Aquous Xx mini

The Japanese carrier SoftBank has just announced the Sharp Aquos Xx 302SH and Sharp Aquos Xx mini 303SH. The duo is joining the recently unveiled Fujitsu Arrows A as part of the carrier's winter lineup. Both Sharp smartphones are LTE-enabled and run on the latest Snapdragon 800 chipset (quad-core 2.2GHz Krait 400, Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB of RAM). Also, both Aquos Xx gadgets...

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Nokia ending support for MeeGo and Symbian January 1

In a rather easy to predict move, Nokia announced that it will be dropping support for the Symbian and MeeGo operating systems at the end of this year. While apps will still be available for download to customers (and developers will still continue to receive revenue for published apps), developers will no longer be able to publish or update apps on...

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LG flexes its muscles - confirms flexible smartphone display is on its way

There's about zero chance the phone will actually bend though It's almost like LG heard about the Samsung Galaxy Round rumours this morning, with the company having just announced it's to start mass producing the its first flexible OLED panel for smartphones. LG has been showing plenty of interest in the flexible space and its first flexible smartphone,...

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Diagrams, specs of the Galaxy S4 Active with Snapdragon 800 leak

A couple of months ago a Snapdragon 800 version of the Galaxy S4 Active appeared in benchmark scores but it has been keeping quiet since. Leaked docs that show diagrams of the phone break that silence and show a phone very much like the current one. It will have the same dimensions, same 5" 1080p LCD display with hardware buttons underneath, IP67 certification (water...

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LG G Pad 8.3 launch details finally unveiled

LG G Pad 8.3 to rival iPad Mini LG's latest Android tablet, the LG G Pad 8.3, is something that quietly excited us in IFA, and now we have a cheeky launch date too. Starting on home soil in South Korea, the G Pad 8.3 will launch on October 14, then will move to more than 30 countries across North American, European, Latin American, Asian, CIS and Africa...

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A couple of new Xperia Z1 mini photos surface

More than a week ago, a leaked promo brochure from Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo confirmed the existence of the Sony Xperia Z1 mini (also known as Xperia Z1 f). Today, a couple of new photos of the Z1 mini from the same brochure have surfaced. According to the brochure, the Xperia Z1 f will share a lot with its bigger brother, the Xperia Z1. It'll feature the same Snapdragon...

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Best camera phone: 6 handsets tested

Looking for the best camera phones? Look no further We're dramatically overhauling our cameraphones test in the near future to help you understand which the best snapper on the market is - so stay tuned to find out what we think about the Sony Xperia Z1, iPhone 5S, LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and Nokia Lumia 1020. A decade ago, new fangled gizmos called...

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Sony Xperia Z1 Mini turns up again - with added specs

Like this, but smaller More photos of the Sony Xperia Z1 Mini have surfaced today, showing the Xperia Z1's baby brother in all its colourful glory once again. The photos come courtesy of a blog post by rbmen, showing a device called the Xperia Z1 f. Whilst we have to say this could be an entirely different device, given different international naming strategies...

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Samsung showcases 13MP camera module with OIS

Samsung skipped optical image stabilization (OIS) on both its high-profile phones this year (Galaxy S4 and Note 3), while competitors HTC and LG both count on that to gain an edge. Samsung is working on an OIS-enabled camera though, the company demonstrated a 13MP camera module with OIS and improved low-light performance compared to current models. The new module...

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Samsung's first flexible phone to arrive in shape of Galaxy Round this week?

Unbreakable? Challenge! It's looking likely that Samsung will jump ahead of LG and announce its rumoured curved display smartphone this week. We've known that it's been coming for some time, and now Korean media source Asiae is reporting that the handset will touch down this week and with the name of the Samsung Galaxy Round, offering a plastic (and therefore...

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