HTC One mini hands on photos leak, compare it to the One

The early HTC One mini rumors were mostly hearsay, but now we have something more solid. Estonian site Forte got hold of the actual device and took a few photos of it and its big namesake.

The HTC One mini shares many of the great features of the big HTC One – an attractive aluminum body, 4MP UltraPixel camera, stereo speakers on the front and Beats audio.

The screen is smaller, obviously, it's 4.3" in diagonal and has 720p resolution (342ppi pixel density). The processor was also stepped down to a dual-core (most likely a Snapdragon chipset), but the RAM remains at 2GB. The internal storage got the cut though, it's 16GB.

HTC One mini next to the big HTC One

The HTC One mini reportedly runs Android 4.2.2, though that's not 100% certain (the version info was hidden somehow). Still, it's going to be stiff competition to the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini.

The mini seems to be about as wide as the regular One, but it is shorter. Surprisingly, it appears thinner (mini versions are usually thicker), but this could be due to the camera angle.

According to Forte the HTC One mini will launch in August at the earliest and be priced around €400.

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Huawei Ascend P6 appears in live photos, benchmark database

The official photo of the Huawei Ascend P6 leaked earlier and now the live photos of the upcoming flagship smartphone have appeared along with its benchmark results.

Live images of Huawei Ascend P6

The images of the Huawei Ascend P6, which will be one of the slimmest smartphones in the market, show the presence of volume rockers, power button and the two SIM card slots that are located on the right side of the smartphone.

Benchmark results of Huawei Ascend P6

The yet to be announced Huawei Ascend P6 has been spotted in the GLbenchmark database too and according to its scorecard, it sports a 4.7-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. Furthermore, the Ascend P6 will be powered by a 1.5 GHz Hass K3V2 quad-core processor and run on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

Huawei Ascend P6 is said to come out with 2 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal memory, 5 megapixel rear camera and Emotion UI 1.6.

Huawei is expected to introduce its flagship smartphone at a press event in London on June 18 and the Ascend P6 might be priced around $330.

Thanks Sushil Goyal, for sending this in!

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HTC One mini could arrive at the same time as Galaxy S4 Mini

Honey, I shrunk the smartphone!

The HTC One mini, a rumoured cut-down version of the flagship HTC One, could arrive this summer pretty much at the same time as its Samsung rival.

According to hit-and-miss Taiwanese site Digitimes and its dubious "industry sources" the HTC One mini is set to roll off the production line in July, but may be announced sometime this month.

This would see it go head to head with the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini which we expect to also go on sale in July, and sets both handsets up for an almighty tussle for market dominance.

The sources go on to claim that the HTC One mini will have a 4.3-inch 720p display, dual-core processor, metal chassis and come running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

That's not all folks

Apparently HTC is also lining up a number of other smartphones for this year and we've already heard mutterings on a super-sized handset currently dubbed T6.

The same report cites sources revealing the T6 will sport a metal chassis as well as a 5.9-inch full HD display and punchy 2.3GHz quad-core processor.

We've already seen the HTC Desire 600 launched by the Taiwanese firm, but the industry insiders go on to reinforce reports that an entry-level HTC Desire 200 is also on the cards.

We're not getting too carried away with this news however, as Digitimes' sources are often pretty unreliable, so we'd suggest taking everything here with a decent pinch of salt.

Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/htc-one-mini-could-arrive-at-the-same-time-as-galaxy-s4-mini-1156693

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Samsung officially announces the IP67 Galaxy S4 Active

After numerous leaks, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has finally been officially announced by Samsung.

The most notable feature of the new smartphone is the addition of IP67 certification for dust and water protection, thanks to the newly-designed body. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is able to capture underwater pictures with its 8MP camera, and there's even a special "Aqua Mode" that will "increase visual quality and clarity for enhanced underwater images and video."

Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active official images

Apart from the camera downgrade, you also get an LCD display rather than the Super AMOLED found on the vanilla Galaxy S4. Everything else is in large part the same as the I9505 Galaxy S4: the 1080p display measures 5 inches and there's a 1.9 GHz quad-core Krait processor under the hood. The 16 GB of memory are expandable via the microSD card slot, while the 2 GB of RAM will enable trouble-free multitasking.

LTE, IR-port alongside the latest wireless ac band and NFC, complete a perfect connectivity combo. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is powered by a 2600 mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active next to the Galaxy S4

The smartphone runs on the latest Android 4.2.2 release, which comes with Samsung's Air View and Air Gestures, and the S Health fitness and WatchON IR apps.

As far as measurements go, the Galaxy S4 Active is slightly larger and thicker than the original, coming in at 139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1mm (compared to the 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm on the vanilla Galaxy S4). The weight has also gone up by 21 grams to 151 g.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active will go on sale in the summer in Urban Grey, Dive Blue and Orange Flare color versions. Samsung is remaining vague on exact pricing, but it did say initial markets would be the US and Sweden.

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UK will get treated to Samsung Galaxy S4 Active this summer

Get ready to get active with your wallet

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active will be coming to the UK this summer, so if you like the idea of the Galaxy S4 but feel it's just too fragile then you're in luck.

Samsung has confirmed that the UK will be treated to all three colour variants of the Galaxy S4 Active which have been lovingly-named Urban Grey, Dive Blue and Orange Flare - fancy.

There's currently no word on the S4 Active price, but if we were to take a guess we'd expect it to cost pretty much the same as the normal Galaxy S4.

Phone for you

High street retailer Phones4U has already come out and confirmed it will be stocking the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, although there's no word on tariffs or which networks it will offer the rugged device on.

You can register your interest on its website if you fancy getting your hands on the dust- and water-proof S4 Active which features a 5-inch Full HD display, 1.9GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 8MP camera and Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2.

Make sure you keep an eye out for our hands on Samsung Galaxy S4 Active review, which will be going up towards the end of this month after we check out the handset at Samsung's June 20 event in London.

Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/uk-will-get-treated-to-samsung-galaxy-s4-active-this-summer-1156674

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iPhone 4, iPad 2 3G for AT&T infringe on Samsung patents

Samsung just won a patent victory against Apple, but it's an empty one. The South Korean company has successfully argued that some Apple products violate Samsung's 7,706,348 patent. The devices in question? The iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3 (presumably they mean the 3G), the iPad 3G (first gen) and iPad 2 3G, all for AT&T.

The patent is essential to 3G network connectivity and Apple's older devices were found to infringe on it (but Wi-Fi only devices are safe). Also, newer Apple devices use Qualcomm chipsets which do not infringe on the patent in question, neither does Verizon's iPhone 4, which also uses a Qualcomm chipset.

Due to how the US patent system works, Apple can continue to import the infringing devices during a period of Presidential review (the President has a 60-day window during which he can veto the ITC's decision), provided Apple files a bond. In this case, the bond is for the amount of "zero percent of the entered value," so it's a formality.

Also, it's not like AT&T and Apple are selling tons of these devices – in fact, the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 3G are the only ones still on sale. Apple said it will appeal and there won't be any impact on iPhone and iPad availability in the US (for now anyway).

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active officially announced

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active officially announced

Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy S4 Active - a rugged phone that brings top-end specs but lets you throw it in the bath.

Coming with a quad-core 1.9GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and a Full HD 5-inch screen, it bears a strong similarity to the original version.

Developing...

Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s4-active-officially-announced-1156659

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