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Jan 31, 2015

The post-2013 commoditisation of Android phones and the future

Steve Litchfield

The climb in terms of size and specification was bound to plateau, of course. Long time Android watchers will remember giddy excitement this time four years ago, in 2011, over the appearance of the Samsung

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 28, 2015

ZTE Blade S6 4G LTE officially unveiled with a 5-inch display, 13MP camera and more

Evan Selleck

On Wednesdya, January 28, ZTE took to the 'net to officially announce a brand new member of the company's Blade lineup, the Blade S6 4G LTE. The device was announced for several international markets,

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 26, 2015

The Nexus 6 does not have a fingerprint sensor because of Apple

Rajesh Pandey

Back when the Nexus 6 was launched, AOSP commits about the device revealed that it was supposed to ship with a fingerprint sensor, but it was removed at the last minute. The reason? Apple. In

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 16, 2015

Samsung Galaxy S6 to incorporate touch-based fingerprint scanner

Rajesh Pandey

Samsung has included a swipe-based fingerprint sensor on all its high-end devices since the Galaxy S5. Compared to Apple's Touch ID, Samsung's fingerprint sensor implementation is not up to the mark

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 15, 2015

Xiaomi unveils Mi Note Pro with 5.7-inch 2K Display, Snapdragon 810; along with Mi Box mini and Mi Headphones

Rajesh Pandey

Xiaomi also announced a beefed up version of the Mi Note at its event today -- the Mi Note Pro. If the Redmi Note was packed to the brim, the Note Pro takes things to the

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 12, 2015

Samsung unveils the 6.3mm thin Galaxy A7 with an octa-core processor

Rajesh Pandey

Samsung today announced the latest addition to its Galaxy A series -- the Galaxy A7. Like the other Galaxy A offerings from Samsung, the A7 has a slim metal unibody design and packs in more power

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 6, 2015

Blu Products announces Vivo Air, Studio Energy, new Life One models and more at CES 2015

Evan Selleck

Blu Products has managed to make some of the best low-cost Android-based smartphones to date, and while big companies like the Life's Good crew have taken the majority of attention at CES

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 6, 2015

Kodak IM5 offers a 5-inch display, 13MP camera and more

Evan Selleck

At the tail-end of December, Kodak, along with the Bullitt Group, officially announced plans to launch brand new Android-powered devices beginning in 2015. And now, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 6, 2015

Samsung unveils Galaxy E5 and E7 in India alongside the Galaxy A3 and A5

Rajesh Pandey

At an event in Mumbai, India today, Samsung launched the Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5, Galaxy E5 and the Galaxy E7 in India. While the Galaxy A3 and A5 are already available in certain markets of

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 6, 2015

HTC Desire 826 goes official with a front-facing UltraPixel camera

Rajesh Pandey

Aside from the Desire 320, HTC also unveiled the Desire 826 that will be gradually released in all major markets of the world. The handset comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and a

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 6, 2015

HTC Desire 320 is a low end handset with a quad-core processor and Full HD video recording

Rajesh Pandey

Remember that Desire tease from HTC for CES 2015? Well the company has gone ahead and made its latest Desire-able handset official — Desire 320. The handset remains largely the same as its

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 5, 2015

Panasonic Lumix CM1 with its 20MP camera is coming to the U.S. for $1000

Evan Selleck

The Panasonic-branded CM1, an Android phone with a ridiculous camera on the back, was unveiled in September 2014, and now it's been confirmed that the device is indeed launching in the U.S.

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jan 5, 2015

LG G Flex 2 tech specs

Rajesh Pandey

LG has just announced the successor to the original G Flex at CES 2015 in Las Vegas. The G Flex 2 improves on its predecessor in every way, including a smaller screen to aid ergonomics

ANDROID 5.0

Jan 5, 2015

LG G Flex 2 goes official with a 5.5-inch curved P-OLED display, ‘self-healing’ back and more

Rajesh Pandey

As expected, LG has officially announced the G Flex 2 at CES 2015 in Las Vegas. The G Flex 2 is the successor to the original G Flex, which was announced back in IFA at

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 4, 2015

Images of Samsung Galaxy S6’s metal chassis leak

Rajesh Pandey

After the disappointing sales of Galaxy S5, a lot depends on the Galaxy S6 for Samsung. Rumors and leaks indicate that the company has gone back to the drawing board for its 2015 flagship with

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 4, 2015

LG’s promotional poster at CES 2015 gives a glimpse of G Flex 2

Rajesh Pandey

LG is yet to officially unveil the G Flex 2, but the promotional poster of the device at the CES 2015 event hall has all but confirmed its impending announcement. The promo poster does not

ANDROID PHONES

Jan 3, 2015

Alcatel’s latest PIXI smartphones can run Windows Phone, Android or Firefox OS

Rajesh Pandey

Alcatel might be a relatively unknown smartphone vendor in the industry, but its latest offering -- the Pixi 3 -- sure is interesting. The handset comes in four different screen configurations and will be available running three

ANDROID PHONES

Dec 29, 2014

Qualcomm teases upcoming smartphone reveal at CES 2015

Evan Selleck

At the start of January, the next big Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, and there a lot of new devices will get unveiled. While many manufacturers use their own