New York: HTC announces 8X...

HTC has announced the 8X at their event in New York, the Windows Phone 8 running handset features some impressive specs but nothing new.

The phone packs a 4.3-inch SuperLCD2 display with 720p resolution (720x1280), powered by Qualcomm's S4 processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM which runs Windows Phone 8. Camera's include a 8-megapixel rear-facing camera paired with a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls. Internal storage is at 16GB and can be expanded by MicroSD card (up to 32GB).

Similarly, The device has been said to be available in November but no price has been given, I'd estimate a price of £290-£340.

UPDATE: The price of the handset is £399 from Unlocked Mobiles

iPhone 5 announced!

Well, finally after so many rumours and so much anticipation. Apple has announced the iPhone 5 which follows on from the 4S with a taller display, new processor chip and thinner form factor. The new iPhone is really thin at 7.6mm thick and is only bigger in height being 123.8mm in comparison to the iPhone 4S's 115.2mm.

Specs wise, the iPhone 5's display is taller making it 4-inches with a resolution of 1136x640 and retaining that retina goodness, powering it is Apple's newest generation A6 processor, however there isn't any details on number of cores or an actual clock speed but has 1GB of RAM and run iOS 6 well. Camera's include a 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls. Internal storage is the usual 16/32/64GB variants with no way of expanding.

I'm disappointed, yes, the screen and processor -which are arguably the most important features on a phone, may have been changed. But Apple really needs to come up with a different design, it's old and boring and it needs a refresh. Still, It's nice to see a new iPhone and it will most likely sell well.

Nokia announce Lumia 920 & 820 with WP8...

Nokia has just recently announced two new Windows Phone 8 handsets at there event in New York. The devices namely, the Lumia 820 and 920 feature Microsoft's newest Windows Phone version as well as ClearBlack displays.

The Lumia 820 is the less costly of the two coming with a 4.3-inch display with WVGA resolution (800x480), powered by Qualcomm's S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM. Camera's include a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera and a front-facing VGA camera for video calling. Internal storage is at 8GB and can be expanded using MicroSD card.

Then we have the Lumia 920, the flagship device of the two, coming in with a 4.5-inch display with 720p resolution (720x1280), powered by Qualcomm's S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM. Camera's include a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera with Nokia's PureView technology and a front-facing 1-megapixel camera for video calling. Internal storage in the device weighs in at 32GB and can't be expanded.

Samsung making a 5.8" Galaxy Player?

Pictures and specs of a possible upcoming Galaxy Player have popped up on SamMobile, They received a tip pointing to a possible 5.8-inch Galaxy Player variant which runs Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich". A Galaxy Payer with this size of a screen might be welcome, I'm interested in seeing how this goes when marketed.

Anyway, specs! It packs a 5.8-inch display with qHD resolution (960x540), powered by a dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz with 1GB of RAM. Snappers include a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video calling. The internal memory storage hasn't been leaked but the device does support a MicroSD card up to 32GB, battery capacity is at 2,500mAh and it runs Android 4.0 out of the box.

Like I said, I'm interested to see what type of people buy this product. It's like the Galaxy Note, but it isn't a phone, could say it's a tablet? However, I don't see the point of these Galaxy Players, I'd rather get a Galaxy phone thus resulting in me carrying only one device. 

Sony LT30 leaks, bluetooth certified...

An not yet announced Sony device has made it's way onto a official Bluetooth certification page. The device sporting the codename "LT30" brings along with it some very impressive specs including a 720p display and 13MP camera.

The exact specs indicate the device will pack a 4.6-inch display with 720p resolution (720x1280), the device's processor hasn't been leaked. The rear-facing camera on the device is 13-megapixels with compatibility to record in 1080p, this camera is accompanied by a 720p capable front-facing camera.

So far the device sounds great, and what ever CPU is featured in this phone has it's work cut out. If I were to take a guess as to what CPU may be featured, I'd say a dual-core processor, unless they surprise us with a quad-core which is more than welcome.

Powerful HTC smartphone on the horizon...

A new HTC smartphone is in the works, this has been revealed by a benchmark done on the device via. GLBenchmark. The device is Verizon bound with 4G LTE radios on board and is looking to be a successor to Verizon's HTC Rezound based on the model number the device is showing.

One thing about this device is that it is packing a 1080p (1080x1794) screen, that's right a full HD display on a smartphone, another interesting spec is the device's quad-core Snapdragon processor paired with an Adreno 320 GPU clocked at 1.5GHz. This device is going to take the market by storm but all that grunt under the hood will mainly be used to control that dense screen.

Motorola Anounces RAZR V bound for China...

Motorola has announced a new addition to their RAZR smartphone range, The RAZR V XT889. The device which features a different design in comparison to the normal RAZR design, taking away the physical buttons in exchange for on-screen ones will be available in China from June 15th.

Specs-wise, the device features the same specs as the original RAZR (4.3in, 8MP, Dual-Core 1.2GHz) except for the fact that this is running Android 4.0 out of the box.