Saturday, February 1, 2014

French government website lists HTC One 2 single and dual-SIM

There have been a lot of purported names for the HTC One's successor flying around the internet; the One+, the M8, but it looks like these previous stories are false, that is, if a report by a French government website is to be believed.

The HTC One successor may be called the One 2, and there is a dual-SIM variant in tow. The new nomenclatures were spotted on the New Caledonia's Office of Posts and Telecommunications site, so it looks like this lead is fairly solid.

There isn't much information on the devices, except that they will both have 3G connectivity. It is also interesting to see that HTC will be launching a dual-SIM version of their flagship phone. Dual-SIM functionality is usually relegated to handsets with less than impressive tech specs, so if the rumors are true, dual-SIM fans may have reason to rejoice.

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Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/french_government_website_lists_htc_one_2_single_and_dualsim-news-7719.php

Huawei MediaPad X1 tablet certified in China

A 7” Android tablet from Huawei was certified by Tenaa (China‘s equivalent of the FCC). The tablet is called Huawei MediaPad X1 (7D-501u).

It’s more compact and lighter than the Nexus 7 (2013) and has a similar 7” TFT screen with 1920 x 1200 resolution. It measures 183.5 x 103.9 x 7.5mm and weighs 239g.

The MediaPad X1 is powered by the Hisilicon 910 Kirin chipset like the one in the Ascend P6S, which has a quad-core Cortex-A9 processor at 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM and a brand new Adreno 450 GPU. The tablet runs a relatively old Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

It features tri-band 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. There’s also a USB port and HDMI out. The built-in memory is expandable via microSD cards.

The Huawei MediaPad X1 features a 1.3MP front-facing camera and a 5MP back camera with 1080p video capture.

It's yet to be unveiled officially, so there's no info on launch date or pricing for the MediaPad X1.

Source (in Chinese) | Via


Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mediapad_x1_tablet_certified_in_china-news-7718.php

2014 week 5 in review: the news that you might have missed

It’s been a busy week with events ranging from small (pre-orders and such) to large (the sale of a cornerstone company). Here's the week in review with all the must-know events of the past few days.

The big news, of course, is that Google sold Motorola to Lenovo. Motorola virtually invented mobile phones but its recent history has been less than glamorous with poor quarterly financials.

Google bought Motorola for a whopping $12.5 billion in 2011 and sold it this week for $2.9, but it may not have spent as much as you would think. Plus, Google kept the patent licenses and the forward-looking Project Ara.



Samsung unveiled an affordable phablet line with the Galaxy Note 3 Neo, essentially a faster Note II with Note 3 looks. Our review of the device is now live too!



If you're on the lookout for a new phone or tablet, you should be aware of several launches. First, the super mini Sony Xperia Z1 Compact went on sale in the UK and Germany, as did the entry-level Xperia E1.



Another phone launched in the UK, the Moto X, which was promptly discounted to £300. The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 pre-order rounds off the UK launches.

While new devices are entering the market, the previous flagship are finding it increasing hard to stay afloat – the revelation that the iPhone 5c is under-performing contributed to Apple's stock taking a hard hit, despite a solid quarter.



Nokia ramped up the Nokia Black update rollout hitting the highly popular Lumia 520 and the Lumia 720. Also, the old HTC Butterfly got Android 4.3, to the ire of One X and X+ owners who'll stay on Android 4.2.

There were a number of notable leaks this week too. A photo seemingly confirmed the Galaxy S5 will have a 16MP (or even 21MP). Speaking of leaked photos, samples from the Xperia Z1 successor codenamed Sirius hit the web too. The LG G Pro 2 also leaked, but with more solid evidence and the Android-powered Nokia X (Normandy) hit the rumor mill a couple of times.



Samsung might have a Tizen phone to show us at the MWC, like the Z9005, while Microsoft may be readying Windows Phone 8.1 with a notification center for its BUILD conference in April.

Samsung unveiled new color versions for some of its devices – a Rose Gold Note 3 for Verizon and Black Editions for the Galaxy S4 and S4 mini. Then there's the red Nexus 5, but that's not official yet.


Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/this_week_in_review_the_news_that_you_might_have_missed-news-7713.php