ZTE announces Blade 3...

ZTE has announced the third iteration of the company's affordable Blade series, the series has so far offered low-end specs to pursue a low price. However, the Blade 3 offers a bigger screen and larger internal storage than it's predecessor. The device also offers 4 capacitive buttons rather than the 3 physical buttons offered before.

The Blade 3 packs a 4-inch display with WVGA resolution (480x800), powered by a Qualcomm single-core processor clocked at 1GHz with 512MB of RAM which runs Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich". Camera's include a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera but no front-facing camera. 4GB of internal storage is offered and can be expanded by MicroSD card (up to 32GB).

The handset will make it's way to the UK likely under the name Orange San Francisco 3 but exact dates are unknown but once the device does hit the UK it should be price around £110-£150.

Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus confirmed by benchmarks...

We've previously had a leak regarding a Plus version of the Samsung Galaxy S2. Now, It has popped up in benchmarks on GLBenchmark sporting the model number i9105. This benchmark also confirms some of the previous leaks given specs and corrects some as well.

Confirmed is the qH (960x540) resolution display which is thought to be 4.5-inch in size. The dual-core processor featured in the handset is now said to be clocked at 1.4GHz instead of 1.5 and the device's GPU will be the PowerVR SGX 544MP. 

HTC debuts China bound One SC...

HTC has revealed a new mid-range handset for China dubbed the One SC. Being a one series phone it looks like a One X but on the back features a unique design never seen before. I have to say I like the three-tone effect.

Anyway, specs time! The device features a 4.3-inch SuperLCD display with WVGA resolution (480x800), powered by dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz with 1GB of RAM. Camera's on the device includes a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera but no front-facing camera is present. Internal storage is at 4GB and can be expanded by MicroSD card (up to 32GB). The handset runs Android 4.0 with HTC's Sense 4.0 laid over it.