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It looks like Archos will be jumping into the Android smartphone game. Some new intel and pictures have come out that solidify these rumours with some very detailed info. Here’s a quote,
The most interesting one is a Galaxy S III look-alike, the Archos 48 Platinum, a flagship device with a 4.8-inch IPS display with a 800 x 1,280-pixel resolution and the popular MediaTek MT6589 chipset with a 1.7GHz quad-core processor. The best thing about the Archos 48 Platinum is its price – it will only cost 249 euro (around $335) at launch, which is slightly more than a third of other flagship devices. The device will run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Of course, the quad-core MT6589 is not quite on par with the Exynos 4412, but nonetheless its a pretty impressive chip for its price. Performance is expected to be around 50% to 60% of that of the Samsung device. The flagship Archos 48 Platinum will go on sale in May.
Next on the list is the Archos 52 Titanium, a 5.2-inch Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-based smartphone. It will obviously be an even more affordable solution given its 480 x 800-pixel display and dual-core 1.2GHz processor with 512MB of RAM. There is no info on its price yet though.
Finally, Archos will also ship a purely low-end device in the form of the Archos 35 Carbon. This smartphone will feature a 3.5-inch 320 x 480-pixel screen, a single-core 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, and 512MB of internal storage (expandable via microSD cards). The Archos 35 Carbon will run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and cost only 90 euro (around $120) at launch.
As you can see, Archos is not leaving its "budget-friendly" ideals behind. Still, the phones could be a relative bargain and it will be nice to see some upward-moving market pressure on pricing. If more of these inexpensive devices can start to make a dent, then the big dogs will have to get a bit more competitive with their pricing as well.
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This week only the guys over at eXpansys are offering a deal in the iPhone 5.
You can grab the white iPhone 5 (16GB) for £30 less than the Apple store this week – (only £499 inc. delivery)
http://www.expansys.com/apple-iphone-5-16gb-uk-white-239725/
There is also a value bundle for £529.99 which comes with a case and spare lightning/usb cable (for use in the car etc)
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Offer ends 5pm on Friday
Posted by: Matt
Once again there are plenty of rumours circulating about the possible (likely) Samsung Galaxy S4. There is no denying the massive popularity of the Galaxy S3, and the S2 before it, so it only makes sense that Samsung would attempt to keep the momentum going with another iteration of the product family.
So the latest ‘information’ about the S4 is that it will have a 5″ FullHD Super AMOLED Plus screen with a pixel density eclipsing the retina displays from Apple. A Samsung Exynos Processor, that’s 8 cores, 4 Cortex A15 CPU’s and 4 A7’s. So designed to save power when you have light duty tasks but that can then be ramped up when performance is required. There’ll likely be 2GB ram and 32GB and 64GB memory models in the mix.
With the way the rest of the industry is going we can expect the S4 camera to be something like 12 or 13 megapixels simply to keep up with the 13MP offerings from the likes of Sony with the Xperia Z. Although I do wonder when we’ll be able to stop talking about megapixels and concentrate on optics and image quality!
MWC starts next week so I would expect to hear some big announcements from Samsung throughout that event but personally I think that we’ll hear about the S4 during the keynote.
Watch this space!
Posted by: Matt
A visit to HTC’s website is met with a simple countdown on the homepage at the moment. The countdown of the expiry coincides with HTC’s press event being held on the afternoon of 19th February.
The exact details of the event are a closely guarded secret but it is expected that we are to be introduced to the much rumoured HTC M7 which is almost universally claimed to be the HTC One.
As always, I’ll be on had covering the event on Tuesday afternoon and will have full details as soon as I am able to share. For now it’s just a case of sit and wait and be hypnotized by the ticking down of the seconds!
Posted by: Matt
The new Sony Xperia Z may not yet be available to buy but thanks to Phones 4U, you can get your hands on it in one of its 300+ stores to try the phone out before it goes on sale.
I’m not aware of this being done with any other phone before so it’s a great opportunity to see what the phone is like before you go ahead and pre-order one. You can pre-order from today and the Xperia Z starts shipping on the 28th Feb.
This is a great idea and one that I hope to see in future with other handsets and manufacturers.
Full press details follow.
Sony, formerly known as Sony Ericsson, were already the parent company to Ericsson anyway so last year they decided to buy that company out and simply call the company Sony, but with this change also came a shift in the company’s priorities when it came to smartphones.
The company decided to go full on with smartphone development to catch up with its vast competition and to also ensure that its customers who buy their products were more than happy to use them every day.
So with that strategy they built the latest in a line of ‘Bond’ phones named the Sony Xperia T, it made a very brief appearance in the latest Bond film Skyfall but can still be named the bond phone.
So can the New Bond phone live up to the hype and expectation of smartphone fans around the world?
Read on to find out the answer…But first you must watch Matt’s Xperia T unboxing and demo video to know exactly what you will be reading about.
While Nokia’s Symbian OS may be losing subscribers worldwide, the Finnish company are still releaseing new hardware as this week sees the annoucement of the Asha 310. With Dual SIM and WiFi support the well priced device may well appeal to many smartphone users who currently have to carry two phones due to single SIM’s.
With Nokia’s built-in Easy Swap Dual SIM technology, consumers can use the external slot on the Nokia Asha 310 to insert a secondary SIM card, while keeping their principal SIM card in place behind the battery. The Nokia Asha 310 puts the user in control, with the ability to shift between SIM cards for personal or work use without turning off the phone. They can also swap SIM cards while on-the-go, to get the best available tariffs when commuting. Nokia Easy Swap Dual SIM makes it possible to assign and store unique profiles for up to five SIM cards. Users can designate SIM cards for text, voice and data and switch between them at their convenience.
The addition of Wi-Fi in the Nokia Asha 310 gives users a fast and easy way to enjoy more online, including streaming videos from YouTube or downloading the 40 free EA Games from Nokia Store. The ability to connect to free Wi-Fi hotspots whether at home or on the go means users aren’t constrained by their data plan.
HTC are continuing the use of their ‘One’ brand with the HTC One SV, following in the footsteps of the older One X, S, and V.
This latest model brings with it 4G connectivity and NFC but in every other respect seems to be pretty much a middle-of-the-road handset with specs that hardly wow it goes up against cheaper 4G capable rivals from Huawei that are otherwise similar in spec but significantly cheaper in price. Can the One SV compete?
It has been quite a while since I have been in the review seat and HTC have made some changes with HTC Sense 4.1 and several other tweaks to their long standing lineup of bundles apps.
I’ve had the HTC One SV with me for a few weeks now and have been using it as a backup phone. So, read one to find out more about it and what I think of it as a daily phone.
Looking to pick up a new high end Android smartphone SIM free? You could do a lot worse than thinking about the Motorola RAZR HD which Expansys now have in stock. The SIM free price is a reasonable £419.99 which also includes free shipping.
Designed to keep up with you all day, Motorola RAZRT HD is built for action. With a slim, premium design, beautiful 4.7-inch HD display and the best of Google, Motorola RAZR HD will keep you entertained and connected all day – on a single charge.
Now you can watch everything on-the-go in stunning HD detail. Movies, photos, magazines and websites shine through with vibrant clarity on Motorola RAZR HD’s 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display. It’s the same display you’d expect from an HDTV – except in a much smaller package.
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Posted by: James
It looks like Archos will be jumping into the Android smartphone game. Some new intel and pictures have come out that solidify these rumours with some very detailed info. Here’s a quote,
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