Micromax Smarty 4.3 A65

Micromax, the Indian mobile manufacturer, has launched a number of devices in the ‘Smarty’ range, including the Smarty 5.4, the Smarty 3.5 and Smarty 2.0.

The dual SIM phone which runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, has a 4.3-inch TFT capacitive display with a resolution of 480x800 pixels, and a 2 megapixel rear camera. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A5 processor, and has 512MB RAM. The Smarty 4.3 A65 has an internal memory of 190MB, which is expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card slot. Micromax says that the 1,350mAh battery offers 5 hours of talktime, and 200 hours of standby time.

Micromax is the 12^th largest handset manufacturer in the world and the 3^rd largest in India. In 2012 Micromax led the Indian tablet market with a share of 18.4%, ahead of Samsung and Apple. Micromax Mobile’s rapid growth is associated with its strategy of aggressive low pricing of its products and a wide distribution setup. Most people would not be aware that Micromax made its debut in 1991 but only got noticed in 2008 and within six months, it had a market share of 0.59%. With stars like Akshay Kumar as its ambassador, Micromax hit the market with a bang and was instantly popular with its competitively priced products and well marketed designs. Micromax was out of the picture for a while after the cricket world cup due to the attractive launches of brands like HTC and SONY but now with its new devices like Smarty 4.3 and the Canvas HD priced very affordably, and designed for the Indian market, the company is clearly destined to regain its place in the market.

Acer Liquid C1

Seen at the recently happened Consumer Electronics show (CES), Acer Liquid C1 has been recently launched at a price of Rs. 19,000.

This one from Acer is backed by Intel made Z2420 chipset. It the latest chipset from the house of Intel, also launched at CES this year.

The smartphone comes with a 1.2 GHz single core processor. Acer Liquid C1 sports a 4.3 inch IPS display with a resolution of 960×540 pixels. It runs on Android`s popular operating system Ice Cream sandwich but a Jelly bean update can be expected soon. It has an 8 MP rear camera which offers 1080p video quality, 30 frames/second. Acer is also offering its own cloud storage service dubbed as ‘Acer Cloud’.

Acer Liquid C1 is expected to be out at retail outlets by this moth in the markets of Thailand followed by its release in other parts of the world.

Micromax Ninja A89

Adding a new feather in their hat, Micromax has silently unveiled a new smartphone under its Ninja series dubbed as Ninja A89 on its official website. Micromax Ninja A89 is the first in the Ninja family to possess a Dual Core processor. Like others from Micromax this one too comes with Dual-SIM capability.

It sports a 1GHz dual core Mediatek MT6577 processor and has 512MB RAM. The phone comes with a 4 inch WVGA display and has a 3MP rear camera without Flash. With 2GB of internal memory, it also allows the user to expand its memory up to 32GB via microSD card. This smartphone runs on 4.0 ICS version of Android and is powered by 1450 mAh battery.

Other features of this phone include preloaded apps like Hook up, M! live, M! store, M! Zone+ etc. There are connectivity features such as 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB support also present on this smartphone. Pricing and availability of Micromax Ninja A89 has not been disclosed by the company yet but it is expected to be priced under Rs.8, 000.

Spice Stellar Pinnacle Mi - 530

S Mobility Limited, one of the India’s leading mobile internet company today unveiled new Stellar Pinnacle – Mi-530, the largest Smartphone till date by Spice with a 5.3 inch qHD IPS display. Stellar Pinnacle Mi-530, an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS (Upgradeable to Jelly Bean) Smartphone is a stylish and powerful device which comes with 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor that churns out seamless performance for all your media and applications. It has a 13.46 cm qHD screen offering a rich and sensational viewing experience. The phone packs 8 megapixel Auto focus camera that has many advanced modes such as Panorama, Face beautification and continuous shots up to 16 pictures and to top that it is the first phone across Industry to don a 5MP Autofocus front camera. With its large, bright screen and Wide Angle Viewing (IPS Display), Stellar Pinnacle Mi -530 is the perfect device to watch movies and play games on the go.

Bluetooth 4.0, enables swift transfer of data, music and other files 13 times faster, and yet consumes lesser battery power as compared to Bluetooth 2.1. The phone has a 1 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM. Memory can be expandable up to 32 GB through a micro SD card. The 2550mAh Li-ion-Polymer battery gives a talk-time of more than 4 hours. The Dual Mic Noise Suppression technology reduces the interference from ambient sound and offers crystal-clear conversations even in noisy places. Another added feature is the on-board Magnetic Sensor that lets the user take advantage of downloadable e-Compass apps.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. T M Ramakrishnan, CEO – Devices, S Mobility said, “We have invested heavily in the research and development of the Stellar Pinnacle Mi 530 to offer a superlative user experience and are confident that this premium product from Spice will set new standards in the industry.” Stellar Pinnacle Mi-530 promises a superior user-interface & features like USB OTG, Pop-up play, Flip to Mute, Intelligent Answer, Direct Call, Gesture Screen Lock, Hi Connect, Boot Acceleration & Power Saving Mode.

Reliance and Lenovo Partners to Introduce New Range of Smartphones..

Reliance communications (RCOM) has joined hands with Lenovo to come out with a range of smartphones which will come in different screen sizes and processor speed.

Talking about this partnership, Gurdeep Singh, President & CEO – Wireless Business, Reliance Communications Limited, said, “We are confident that the unmet demand of an innovative CDMA smart-phone with exciting features at an attractive price point bundled with our most innovative “All Share” plans will fulfill the demand of every customer on our superior network.”

These smartphones will run on Android platform and will be powered by dual core 1 GHz processor. They will be exclusively available to Reliance customers on CDMA and GSM network.

According to an official statement, “The complete range of smart-phones across screen sizes and processor speed will be attractively priced and works on CDMA and GSM network simultaneously and use the Reliance ‘Dual Core’ network advantage that switch calls between the two networks automatically based on the strength and quality of RF signals.”

“The Indian smart-phone market represents solid growth opportunities where CDMA / GSM smart-phone penetration is still low. The consumer response to our smart-phones in these few months has been very encouraging,” said Liu Jun, President, Lenovo Business Group.

These smartphones will be available at all retail outlets of Reliance and Lenovo distribution channel.

HTC Butterfly..

The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, HTC has launched its 5-inch smartphone, Butterfly in India. It is expected that tis new age smartphone will cost around INR 45,990 for Indian consumers. The latest to get hold off your attention comes with Android Jelly Bean 4.1 OS and Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor.

HTC Butterfly comes with 5 inches Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super LCD 3 touchscreen. Its screen also includes 440ppi pixel density and is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass. Weighing 140 grams, it does feel bit heavy but its design makes the phone look quite sleek and slender.

The device comes with 2GB RAM and has been integrated with 16 GB internal storage. Also, Butterfly includes 25GB of free Dropbox cloud storage and supports microSD card slot. FYI, it is compatible with micro-SIM. HTC has been integrated with an amazing 8-megapixel camera with f/2.0 28mm wide-angle lens and includes 5 level automatic flash.

HTC Butterfly also includes:

• Backside illuminated sensor (BSI) and autofocus
• HTC’s VideoPic technology enable the users to snap the picture while recording videos
• The Phone includes a 2.1-megapixel wide-angle (88-degree) front facing camera
• Includes Beats Audio technology
• Operates on 2,020 mAh battery
• Supports HDMI, microUSB, infrared, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC

BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10..

BB Z10 Key Features:

• 4.2-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 768
• Dual core 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4470 processor
• 8 MPAF camera with 1080p recording; 2MP front facing camera with 720p recording
• LTE, 3G, EDGE, Wi-Fi, NFC
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP
• 16GB internal memory expandable up to 32GB via microSD
• Micro HDMI for AV out
• 1800 mAh battery

The wait is over now, Blackberry 10 devices are out. At simultaneous events worldwide, Blackberry has launched two devices dubbed as BlackBerry Z 10 and the BlackBerry Q10.

Both the devices runs on the new operating system from the company named as Blackberry 10.Another big news amongst these release is that from now onwards RIM (Research In Motion) will be officially called as Blackberry.

“Today sees a re-invented BlackBerry launching an entirely new mobile experience,” said Thorsten Heins, President and CEO of BlackBerry.

BlackBerry Q10

He further adds, “We are thrilled to be introducing BlackBerry 10 on the new BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones, to deliver a faster, smarter experience that continuously adapts to your needs.  Every feature, every gesture, and every detail in BlackBerry 10 is designed to keep you moving.”

The latest OS from Blackberry offers around 70,000 applications which will be showcased on the company`s app store (BlackBerry App World) now named as Blackberry World. Other features of the latest Blackberry 10 OS include BBM Video, BlackBerry Balance and BlackBerry Hub.

The latest devices in the BB 10 series come with fast browsers, advanced features and good cameras. The BB Q 10 offers a QWERTY keypad and come with 3.1 inch screen,it will start rolling out globally in April.

The BB Z10 is a full touch screen device which comes in Black and white color will start rolling out in Britain from today onwards, followed by a country-by-country release.  It is expected to be priced in India at somewhere around Rs. 36,000.

Karbonn S1 Titanium..

Karbonn S1 Titanium

Karbonn has unveiled a new device in the smartphone segment dubbed as Karbonn S1 Titanium at a price of Rs.10, 990. The phone is now available for a pre-booking on the company`s official website. It is expected to be soon available on other e-commerce websites as it has now made its appearance on the official website. The company has revealed the specs on the booking page. This one from Karbonn possesses similar specifications which the recently introduced Canvas HD has, like this one too runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

S1 Titanium sports a 4.5-inch qHD multi-touch capacitive touch display with 960×540 resolution. It has a 5 MP auto-focus camera at the back and a VGA on the front side. This one comes with a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor and 1GB RAM. With an internal memory of 4GB, this phone`s memory can be expanded using microSD up to 32GB. Karbonn S1 Titanium offers dual-SIM capability (GSM+GSM) and has connectivity options such as 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS and GPS. Powering all this is a 16,00 mAh battery, which the company claims will provide a 4hrs of talk time.

Idea Launches Ivory..

Idea Cellular has launched Android-powered smartphone Ivory. The smartphone is based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS and runs on 1GHz processor. The 3G smartphone from Idea features a 3.5' Full Touch Bar and offers 4GB internal memory and 512MB RAM.  Other features of the phone include G Sensor, built-in social media apps like Facebook and Twitter, IMAP, HTML and music video player. Ivory comes in two colour options white and black. 

The dual-sim smartphone from Idea is priced at Rs 7,390. Ivory is the fifth Android-based 3G smartphone from Idea. The company claims to have sold more than 2.25 lakh devices in the Indian market. Like all the other previous smartphones from Idea, the new dual SIM 3G smartphone, Ivory, also comes packed with data usage offers for Idea 3G users. The pack offers 1GB of free data every month for first three months and free Idea TV for just Rs 261. 

Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus Specs Leaked..

The successor to Samsung's affordable, Android-powered Galaxy Pocket has been detailed in a leak. The Galaxy Pocket Plus is a minor upgrade when compared to its predecessor. Samsung looks to be bringing us another smallish Android handset for those not willing to jump on the “too big for comfort” wave. The device, which was leaked by SamMobile, is called the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus, and at 2.8 inches it’s quite small.

The Pocket is said to have Broadcom BCM21654 850Mhz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a 2 megapixel camera, a 1,200mAh battery and Android 4.0.4 with TouchWiz on top. Other hardware features will include Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS, WiFi N, FM radio, USB 2.0, accelerometer support and more.

A launch period for Samsung's Galaxy Pocket Plus is said to be scheduled for the first half of 2013,, but for the time being Latin America is the only region you might be able to find it. nothing’s official yet, though, so until Samsung has a say in any of it then we can’t be too sure about any of it. Have a quick peep above.

Lava Iris 501..

Lava Iris 501

Key Features of Lava Iris 501

• 5.0” WVGA Screen
• 1 GHz Dual core Processor
• 5.0 MP Auto-Focus / 0.3 MP Camera
• Android Ice-cream Sandwich (v4.0.4)
• Dual Sim
• 3G with Video Calling
• Additional Special Back cover
• 4 GB Memory Card free

Lava has recently launched Lava iris 501 smartphone which has a 5-inch display screen with a resolution of 800×480. The phone offers you dual-SIM capability and 5 MP rear and 0.3 MP front camera. This one from Lava comes with 1 Ghz Dual Core processor and runs on Android Ice cream Sandwich operating system which makes navigation simple, interactive and customizable.

Lava Iris 501 also comes with special built in apps like Hike; for free messaging, Saavn Music player app, Fusion Music organizer app and games from Gameloft like Asphalt HD. As far as connectivity is concerned, this smartphone comes with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. This one is also 3G enabled and you can use GPS too on this device.

The price and availability of Lava iris 501 is not disclosed by the company yet but with the specs provided, we expect it to be around Rs. 9,000.

Facebook Phone..

Facebook Phone

It’s been quite a while since news about the top secret offering from the social networking giant - Facebook is making rounds in the tech circle. Some people are referring it to be a new smartphone from Zuckerberg`s company, others are pointing towards a new operating system.

According to an international gadget portal, it’s now official that Facebook is holding an event on 15^th January 2013 at California. The invite reads “Come and see what we are building”, which makes this quite apparent that it could be a phone from this multi-billion dollar company. Earlier in 2011, rumors were at their peak about Facebook coming out with a phone but the company`s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg always remained in the denial mode ever since.

But interestingly, rumors at that time indicated the release of a phone from Facebook around 2013, which is now clear after the confirmation of the event happening tomorrow. Everyone is excited  about what will Facebook offer this time- a phone or an Operating system, that we will see only after tomorrow`s event.

ZTE Grand S..

Key specs:

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with 1.7GHz quad-core CPU

Operating System: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Camera: 13 megapixel rear camera and 2 megapixel front

Display: 5 inch full-HD screen

Storage: 16GB internal storage

Battery: 1780 mAh

ZTE has unveiled what it claims is the world's thinnest full-HD smartphone, ZTE Grand S, at the ongoing Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

The 5-inch smartphone is only 6.9mm thick and is 69mm wide and 142mm tall. ZTE Grand S runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with 1.7GHz quadcore CPU. The full-HD smartphone with 1,920 x 1,080p display offers 2GB of RAM and comes with 16GB of internal storage. It is powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). There is a 2 megapixel camera on the front and a 13-megapixel auto-focus camera at the back capable of shooting 1080p video. The battery is 1780 mAh. 

ZTE Grand S is expected to hit stores in China in the first quarter of 2013, however, the company has not revealed the roadmap for its launch in other countries. ZTE has also not disclosed the price of the smartphone.

Nokia Lumia 920 Review..

Specs : 

*4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack LCD touchscreen (768x1280 pixels)

*1.5GHz dual-core processor with Adreno 225 GPU

*1GB RAM, 32GB internal memory

*8 megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash, 1080P video recording, 1.3 MP front cam with 720P video recording

*3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB

*2000mAH battery that lasts around 13 to 14 hours of average usage

*Windows Phone 8

Nokia has launched Lumia 920, its flagship smartphone, in India today. Much rides on this handset. Nokia believes the device will help the company come back in the smartphone game and match competitors like Samsung and Apple. Nokia fans — and there are many in India — are hoping that finally they will have a device that can compare favourably to the likes of iPhone and Galaxy S III. 

So, does Lumia 920 meet the expectations? Is it worth picking this device over the high-end Androids if you are looking to buy a smartphone today?

Answer: No. Hardware is fantastic, but the software lets the phone down.

Positive Points : 

1. The 4.5-inch screen on Lumia 920 is excellent. It has very good touch sensitivity and shows punchy colours. It is bright enough to be usable in direct sunlight! With a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels, the Lumia 920 screen is broader than the screens with 720 resolution, making it better for consuming multimedia content or web browsing. The high-pixel density means text is rendered crisply. Screen is flawless for all practical purposes.

2. Lumia 920 has a design similar to that of Lumia 800. With squared off top and bottom sides, it has a distinct personality. The phone uses a unibody polycarbonate shell with buttons made of tough ceramic. It's a classy design. But pay attention to the colour. Models with black and cyan colour have a matte finish while red, yellow and white have glossy finish. Glossy finish looks better but matte finish is more resistant to scratches and greasy fingerprints.

3. Lumia 920 has a camera with optical image stabilization. In our use we found the camera to be fantastic. It shoots pictures that have lots of details and accurate colours. Due to optical image stabilization, it is possible to shoot very good quality FullHD videos with Lumia 920. Another area where it excels — and trumps all other smartphones — is low-light photography. You can shoot in complete darkness and still get images that show something. Evenings and indoor shots are no problem for this phone. We would have termed Lumia 920 the point-and-shoot camera killer but it has one flaw. Lumia 920 uses a slower shutter speed by default to get better images in low-light. This means a user has to keep hands very steady for seconds after hitting the camera button. If you don't hold the hands steady, photos do not come out as sharp as they ought to be.

4. We have talked about Windows Phone 8 earlier. But just to recap, let us say it again: The Metro interface in Windows Phone operating software is unique and beautiful. It is colourful, which goes well with yellow, blue and red Lumia phones. It is also well optimized and has slick animations. There is no lag. Apps respond to touch quickly and web browsing is hassle free.

5. Lumia 920 comes with Nokia Drive and Nokia Music. Both are excellent services. Drive has detailed maps and is mostly accurate in showing directions. Nokia's Music app, which has access to lakhs of songs, allows users to stream (or download) songs for free for one year.

Negative Points : 

1. The biggest problem with Lumia 920 is Windows Phone operating system. Microsoft has improved it a lot with the recent version but it is not enough. Multitasking, for example, remains an issue. Except a handful of apps like music player, the others are paused as soon as they are in the background. Once you switch to these apps again, they are resumed. This is fine for apps like video players but not for apps like Twitter or IM+, which have to pull in data in real time. Microsoft has made the process of 'resuming' faster in Windows Phone 8 but users still have to wait before apps open and they get information. Similarly, there is a notification system in WP8 but it is not terribly useful.

2. Windows Phone continues to lag behind iOS and Android as far as apps are concerned. Good and powerful apps are hard to find in Windows Phone store and that limits the usability of Lumia 920. The situation is particularly bad if you are used to Google services like Youtube, Gmail and Google Talk.

3. Lumia 920 is a good looking phone. But it is also thick and bulky. In fact, at over 180 grams, it is one of the heaviest smartphones in the market currently.

Samsung Galaxy S II Plus..

Samsung has officially announced the rumoured Galaxy S II Plus. The new smartphone comes with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), layered with TouchWiz Nature user interface. This device has 8GB of onboard memory with support for microSD card of up to 64GB capacity. Other additions include Smart Stay, Direct Call, Smart Alert, Popup Video, S Voice, Voice Unlock, Buddy Photo Share, AllShare Play and Samsung Hubs. The phone will have 1,650mAh battery (100mAh more than Galaxy S II's) and have the option of NFC. Samsung galaxy S II Plus shares most of the hardware specifications with the original model, such as 4.3-inch SuperAMOLED screen with WVGA resolution, dual-core 1.2GHz processor and 8MP camera.

The South Korean manufacturer has not revealed the pricing and launch date of the device as of now. Samsung is yet to launch to launch previously announced devices like Galaxy S III Mini and Galaxy Grand in India, though the former is already available in certain countries. Going by the features and specifications, Galaxy S II Plus differs from its older sibling mainly on the software side. Reports say that Galaxy S II, which launched with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), is likely to get the Android 4.1 update in the next couple of months.

Sony Xperia P and Xperia U at MWC 2012..

The WhiteMagic refers to an extra white line of pixels added to the good old RGB. This phone is stuck on Android 2.3.7 and won’t get hit with Android 4.0 until the second quarter. Also, you are chained to Sony’s extensive customizations, which is a grave disappointment. From Sony’s side it’s a good thing, because you have their hooks in you by being directly plugged into their content services. However, the camera is instantaneous. The shot you take when the camera’s in sleep mode takes only one second.

Then there is the makeshift TV technology Sony slapped on to impress their most idiot of customers. Yes, there is a so-called SmartDock and TV launcher app. Your display will be reflected on a TV through the HDMI port. If you have a TV remote you can remotely control it. If not, then plug in the mouse and keyboard, yes to your phone, and you will probably need a little duct tape to hold it all together. The worst part of it all is that the Launcher is just a slap dash of shortcuts to regular Android apps.

Sony’s other vague attempt to titillate the market is the Xperia U, which was also announced during MWC 2012. It’s got a 3.5” display a 1GHz CPU, 5MP camera, and the xLoud sound processor. It is housed in a compact design. Notifications can be customized to display your favorite color. Even the bar color can be customized, but also set to match the colors of any photo displayed at the moment. Color seems to be what Xperia U is all about. It will hit the public’s hands in the second quarter as well.

The Xperia P and Xperia U are part of the Xperia NXT series. Since the demise of Ericsson, Sony has tried striking it rich with Xperia’s of all kinds. None have made it so far. In fact, the CMO seems to be delirious. He thinks that separating all the different functions each into its own phone is appealing to the public.

Near Filed Communication (NFC) is what they all share in common. Place a tag somewhere and when you are near it you tap it and the phone changes its configuration accordingly. However, the question arises, why would I want a physical tag when I could tap a shortcut on my display? This is yet another silly ideas Sony has come up with to fool people into buying their products. It is as if Sony knows they make poor products and need gimmicks to sell them.

Samsung Makes Official Release Of Galaxy S Advance..

Samsung has been rolling out devices after devices belonging to the Galaxy gene pool. It did not surprise us today when it launched the S Advance. The hype was set from January and Samsung tried hard to maintain that till its official release. This phone falls straight into the middle of OEM’s consumer scale. Its a 1 GHz dual core processor featuring Android 2.3.6. As usual Samsung promises to provide the much awaited ICS (Android 4.0) update later this year. The device runs TouchWiz 4.0 and browsing or transitions are lightning quick.

The 4 inch screen sports a Super AMOLED  display has a resolution of 800X480 pixels. The color saturation is very deep and makes for a very nice crisp viewing. The phone is built to be light and uses the same fibre body as other galaxies do. Overall it is a powerful phone and is good value for money but there is one sad news for Americans. This phone wont hit the US markets but will hit many other countries pretty soon.

Nokia Announces The Launch Of 808 PureView..

The 808 PureView from Nokia is a successor to N8 and is a magnificent imaging flagship phone. It’s finally been unveiled at MWC.  It releases in the 2nd quarter this year and hits the European markets first. The phone has a significant feature -The Camera. 

Before going into the details of the camera here are the specs of the phone :

Symbian Belle OS, 512 MB RAM,16 GB on board storage which can be further expanded via micro SD card. It sports a 1.3 GHz single- core processor and has the “NOKIA” resolution of 360X640 (nHD). It features a pentaband modem, enhancing the chance to connect even more while travelling around the globe.It also has HSPA 14.4 Mbps. Coming to the much hyped camera: has a 41 MP sensor while shooting still photographs and a 34 MP 16:9 images. As expected 808 PureView comes with Carl Zeiss lens camera and has the ability to auto-focus while taking 1080p videos. Nokia is expected to price this phone at 450 Euro. All in all we believe it will provide us a great experience while photographing.

HTC's - One X, One S And One V..

HTC announced its new smartphone and tablet series, the One. With the new brand name three smartphones were released - One S, One X and One V. All the devices under the One brand name will have three features in focus- imaging, beats audio integration and great design. The One series smartphones will no longer have aliases when released under different carriers. They will be named as they are named originally.

HTC One X

The HTC One X takes a leaf from the unibody design in several products such as the Macbook Pro and Nokia’s Lumia sets with its white polycarbonate body and the Gorilla Glass on the screen. It has an amazing 4.7-inch 720p Super LCD display. Underneath it houses a quad-core Tegra 3 chip (Global edition) or a Snapdragon S4(LTE) chip. Moreover it has 1GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory. Now that Dropbox has been integrated into HTC Sense 4, it offers storage of 25 GB on the cloud for 2 years at no extra cost. It has an 8 MP camera at the back which supports 1080p video recording and a 1.3 MP camera at the front with 720p video recording. It also uses an ImageChip silicon to help take clearer shots in low-light conditions. It also has an LED flash with 5 levels of brightness. It lacks in the battery segment with its 1800mAh battery which is locked inside and there is no slot for your memory card too. But anyway it has a great design and looks fantastic. And, by the way its codename is Endeavour.

HTC One S

HTC One S is codenamed as Ville and similar to the One X, it also packs a dual-core Snapdragon S4 chip but has a 4.3-inch SuperAMOLED screen. Its distinguishing feature is its uniformly thin alloy unibody which is made by a plasma-heated micro arc oxidation process which gives the aluminium body a smooth and tough, scratch-resistant finish. It has the similar camera hardware as on the One X and yes, it will run ICS with an HTC Sense 4 overlay.

HTC One V

The One V is codenamed as Primo and has a blackish-gray aluminium unibody with a 3.7-inch WVGA LCD display. It has a prominent butt which was seen in the Hero earlier though it does not have any use. Though the exact specs are unknown but we guess it would have a 1GHz single core chip buffered by 512 MB of RAM. It has 4 GB of memory inside but it does have a memory card slot and 25 GB of free storage in Dropbox’s cloud. It has a 5 MP camera at the back and none in the front. This clearly shows that the One V is aimed to be an economical product of the HTC One brand.

Samsung Releases Galaxy ACE 2..

Samsung has released a mid range phone at MWC. This phone is specific to the European markets for the time being, but is expected to hit the US and Asian markets by mid of 2nd quarter. This is Samsung’s latest offering of a dual core phone and it looks like Samsung is taking this entity pretty seriously. The phone is powered with is a dual core 800MHz  processor and  has android 2.3.6 as its OS. However as expected Samsung is going to provide an ICS update for this phone too.
It is customized with the Samsung’s touchwiz UI. It may provide the users a bit of a surprise as this device generates a little bit of delay while performing transitions from screen to screen. It will take some time getting used to for all those users who actually have used a higher clocked processor. Build quality is exactly as one would expect from Samsung, neither too great nor very dissatisfying. Its body is completely built from plastic and to our surprise it did not weigh very light. It does have a hefty feel to it which thankfully removes all the cheap feeling associated with some of the other Samsung products. No prices have been yet announced by Samsung for this new device.