Monday, December 7th, 2009
Well, if it ain’t the leak of the week?! HTC just managed to leak the entire portofolio of smartphones for the first half of 2010. The portofolio was presented in Venna in October, during a global meeting and somehow it got pictured/scanned and leaked on the web. As you can see, the handsets are divided into categories: Design, Performance, Social and Productivity.
Also, one might also notice that we’re dealing with both Windows Mobile 6.5 and Android devices. The Design and Lifestyle category includes the Legend and Salsa Android units, with the first coming in March 2010 and the second slated for a June 2010 release.
HTC Legend features a 3.2 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, 512MB of flash memory, 256MB RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and GPS. The phone also uses a 600 MHz CPU and a 1300 mAh battery, plus a G sensor, a 3.5mm audio jack and a compass.
Next up is HTC Salsa, a smartphone with a 2.6 inch flat touchscreen QVGA display, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 512MB flash memory and 256MB RAM. There’s also a microSD card slot on board, support for WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, GPS and FM radio.
Moving on to the Social category, we discover HTC Tide and Buzz, both running Android and meant to arrive on the market in April and May 2010, respectively. HTC Tide uses a 528 MHz CPU, a 2.68 inch QVGA touchscreen display, a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, 512MB flash and 256MB RAM. The microSD card slot, WiFi connectivity, GPS and 1130 mAh battery fill in the blanks on the features list.
Buzz is quite similar to Tide, featuring a 528 MHz processor, GPS, a 1200 mAh battery, a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel camera, 512MB flash memory, 256MB RAM, a microSD card slot WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR.
The Performance section includes the very, very hot HTC Bravo smartphone, wigh high end specs, like the Snapdragon QSD 8250 1 GHz CPU or the 720p HD video recording. There’s also a 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED display among the features, a 16GB microSD card in-box, a 1400 mAh battery and also an April release date attached to the story. The device runs Android and uses a 5 megapixel camera.
The Productivity category includes 3 handsets: HTC Photon, HTC Trophy and HTC Tera. These are Windows Mobile 6.5 phones coming in April, May and probably summer 2010, respectively. HTC Photon comes with a 600 MHz CPU, a microSD card slot, 512MB flash, 256MB RAM, a 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, GPS, a 3.2 inch touchscreen display and a 1300 mAh battery.
Trophy is very similar, with its 600 MHz processor, 1400 mAh battery, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, 512MB flash, 256MB RAM, 5 megapixel camera and 3 inch VGA capacitive touchscreen display.
HTC Tera is the last of the bunch, with a 3.2 megapixel camera, 600 MHz processor, 3 inch resistive touchscreen, 512MB flash, 256MB RAM, microSD card slot and GPS. What do you think about this huge list? Does it disappoint you? And what about HTC Hero’s successor meant to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2010?
[XDA Developers via BGR]
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
The folks of Mobifrance have managed to score some pictures of HTC Rome, also known as HTC Touch. B and they promise to release the specs of the device today. This mystery handset might be an Android phone and it resembles HTC Touch2 greatly, when it comes to design.
Will the phone be part of the Droid series? We’ll just have to wait and see…
I’m wondering if this is a 1 GHz CPU phone with a hot interface and all the cool specs, or a more average smartphone with a 600+ MHz processor and moderate features…
[via mobifrance]
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
Just two days before the grand debut of Nokia World 2009, we have a look at the pictures taken with the aid of one of its stars, Nokia N900. The Internet tablet was recently announced as available for pre-order in countries like Italy, France or Germany, with a pretty big $800 price tag. Here are some shots taken with its embedded camera:
Before you comment on the quality of the shots, remember that they were taken with a prototype and that the software is not final, Maemo OS that is. Notice that photos are widescreen and only few of them use the full capacity of the 5 megapixel sensor.
Looking forward to the Nokia World 2009 showcasing of the device!
[via intomobile]
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
We know that this battle can only have one winner, but the idea’s original enough to have us looking at the pictures, as we search for resemblances, defects and advantages. Esato board user Plankgatan took the following pics and the first photo below was taken with the aid of the SE C902.
Next is the photo taken using Nikon D80 and in case you’re interested in details, know that the C902’2 focal length is 5.2, while the Nikon’s is 50.0. Also, this is a battle between a CMOS (C902) sensor and the CCD one of the D80. What’s the cellphone got against the tough DSLR?
Nothing, actually and you should also know that both cams are set on full auto, while the Nikon D80 is set on 5.6 megapixels, instead of 10, giving the cameraphone a chance. Remember that in the following batch of 4 photos, the first one is always the one taken with the C902 and the second is the work of the D80.
[via Esato]
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Sony Ericsson Aino, part of the trio that was launched by SE a couple of days ago just got pictured live, in a pretty impressive gallery. We’ve extracted some shots, for you to look and drool at, revealing this superb multimedia phone in all its splendour.
We’re dealing with a touchscreen feature phone that supports Remote Play with PlayStation 3 and the PlayTV service. Sony Ericsson Aino packs an 8 megapixel camera, a 3 inch touchscreen (240 x 432 pixels resolution) and supports WiFi, A-GPS, 3G connectivity and Stereo Bluetooth.
[via dailymobile.se]
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
The leak of the day is surely BlackBerry Storm 2, also codenamed Oden, that just got pictured in the images below. We’re dealing with the GSM flavour of the handset, that also supports WiFi and incorporates a GPS. BlackBerry Storm 2 comes with touch sensitive controls, that replace the buttons usually placed below the screen.
We also learn that underneath the case there’s a faster CPU, when compared to BB Storm’s processor, plus more memory and we’re even hoping for multitasking, if that’s not too much to ask.
Rumour has it that BlackBerry Storm 2 will hit the market before the holiday season, maybe competing with a potential Nokia N98… Meh, we’re dreaming again…
[Source: Engadget via Concept Phones]
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Curious regarding the look of the brand new BlackBerry Gemini? In case you’re not familiar with this name, know that it’s the Curve 8520 handset we’re talking about. You can check it out in the following pictures, but don’t drool too hard, as it might be announced pretty soon.
Among the innovations of this hot handset there’s an optical trackball, dedicated media player buttons and a LCD protector that also covers the buttons for an more polished look. The buttons of the new Curve are coated in rubber and the device is all black, for a more elegant approach.
The downside to the Gemini is the lack of 3G support, but there are many folks out there eager to get their hands on a new Curve, specially for that optical trackball, so such a flaw can be ignored.
[via crackberry]
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
Word’s out on the interwebs that Sony Ericsson C510, also known as Kate will hit the market next month, February 2009. Known as the successor of SE K770, the handset got pictured recently in a pretty neat gallery and you can admire the device below in two of those shots.
A specs list for this promising handset surfaced online as well, including a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with LED, face detection, smile shutter, active lens cover, picture light and photo fix. Sony Ericsson Kate also comes with Cyber-shot UI 2.0, a 2.2 inches QVGA display, 160 MB of internal memory, a direct blog shortcut key and support for YouTube download/upload.
Also, SE C510 will allow its owner to use the Snapfish print service and record video with the aid of the above-mentioned camera.
[via dailymobile]
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Two of the hottest mobile phones of the moment, Sony Ericsson Xperia and HTC Touch Pro have been put one next to the other in some pictures taken by CNET Asia. The comparison makes it difficult to set huge differences, as the two handsets are very much similar.
Touch Pro looks smaller, although wider and sleeker, since it gave up old fashioned buttons to the limit. On the other hand, Sony Ericsson Xperia looks stylish and also has some positive user comments to back it up.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and so it might just be the case with these two high end mobile phones which make the best of touchscreen. So please have a look at them and tell us just what you think.
[via: wmpoweruser]
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