Sony is adding another option to its smartphone lineup with this Xperia A it just announced in Japan. Spotted a few days ago in an FCC filing, the SO-04E will be released on the 17th on NTT DoCoMo.

Japanese carrier NTT Docomo has officially announced the Sony Xperia A smartphone as part of 2013 summer election.

 key specifications

Display: 4.6-inch HD reality display with a resolution of 720×1280 pixels.

Processor: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor.

Memory: 2GB RAM, 32GB internal storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD.

Camera: 13-megapixel Exmor RS autofocus camera with LED flash & VGA front camera.

Connectivity: 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, LTE, NFC.

OS: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

The company has added a new smart phone in the canvas series named as A88 Canvas Music. This phone already featured in the  at the Micromax MTV Video Music Awards in Mumbai last month. This phone possess unique application known as Mlive via. which users can download 4 Lakh songs. Micromax has partnered with leading headphones brand JBL to offer a free JBL Tempo headset with the Canvas Music A88.

 Technical Specifications

Display: 4.5-inch display with a resolution of 480×854 pixels.

Processor: 1GHZ Mediatek dual-core processor.

Memory: 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, 1.93GB user accessible, expandable by up to 32GB via microSD card.

Camera: 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera.

Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, 3G.

OS: Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean).

Battery Capacity: 1,800mAH battery.

Colors:  Pearl White and Midnight Black.

Price: Rs 8,499

“At Micromax, we are continuously channelizing our energies to innovate finest devices that are relevant to our customers. Canvas Music A88 coupled with JBL headset and unlimited songs download via MLive! Application serves as a perfect offering to the youth echoing our vision of providing a fulfilling entertainment experience to all the music and multimedia lovers. Through our latest device, we aim to further build the Canvas success story to unprecedented heights,” commented by Country Head Smartphone Division, Ajay Sharma.

Display: 5.3-inch display with 540×960 pixels resolution.

Recently in world wide smart phones market Samsung has been releasing quite rapidly this new handsets under name ”Galaxy”. This new branding has change the market appearance in a short period of time.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini will come in both Single SIM supported variant and Dual SIM Supported variant. Single SIM variant may have the Quad Core processor, while Dual SIM may have Dual Core processor.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini will have 4 different versions. The Single SIM version with model no. I9190 is the base model. Other 3 devices with model no. I919x. Dual SIM version with I9192, LTE version with I9195 and China version with I9198 model no.

Key Specifications:

Network Supported: GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – GT-I9190), GSM [850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)], HSDPA (900 / 1900 / 2100), LTE – GT-I9195

Display: 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches, Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

OS: Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean).

Processor: Dual-core 1.6 GHz

Memory: Internal(8/16/32 GB), 1 GB RAM, microSD, up to 32 GB.

Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot,   Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR, NFC, micro-USB

Color: White, Blue, Titan Gray.

Price:  Not Known Yet.

In 2020, Samsung, the Korean handset maker is aiming to develop the new core technology for the 5G network. Its a super fast wireless generation network which can download a movie just in one second. As per comparison to current 4G network, this network will work at 28 Gigahertz waveband to successfully send the data at 1 Gbps.

It is also said that users will be able to” transmit a large files of data i.e. high quality digital movies without any practical limitations.”

This new technology is based on incredible platform to cater the download & upload speeds at a speed of tens of gigabits per second as compared to the speed of 75 Mbps used by the 4G technology.

Real time signals are being exchanged by the smart phone with the help of  64 antenna elements. As per company’s statement this technology would be soon become an international standard.

The company has found a way to discover the new techniques to use the millimeter wave band which now has become a new update for the mobile industry.

Around 20 million 4G users are present in South Korea  in the widest area covering the whole world.

The new Xperia ZR the little sibling from Xperia Z & World’s first water resistant smart phone announced by Sony Mobile Communications. If we compare Xperia ZR  with Xperia Z then the last one is more compact & smaller in design. The new handset can take photos & also can shoot HD videos under water.

This new handset is based on Android operating system with latest technologies catered from Sony Engineering & some exciting features like a 4.6” HD Reality display, 13 megapixel fast capture camera, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ S4 Pro quad-core 1.5 GHz processor, and 4G LTE.

“Bringing together the best of Sony’s leading technology, media applications and easy one-touch connectivity with the largest ever range of NFC-enabled accessories, the Xperia ZR delivers the unique smartphone experience that people can expect from Sony,” Director of Xperia Marketing at Sony Mobile Communications, Calum MacDougall.

“VERTU TI is our most significant product for a decade. Android 4.0 delivers a proven and intuitive environment for users while the design and craftsmanship of the handset remains uniquely Vertu,”  as per quoted by Vertu President and CEO on its launch.

 key specifications

Network: GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) & HSDPA (850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100).

Display: 3.7-inches the WVGA screen.

Processor: 1.7GHz dual-core processor.

Memory: 1GB RAM,64GB internal storage.

Camera: 8-megapixel rear camera & 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

OS: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, micro-USB.

Colors: Black/Gray.

Price: Rs 6,49,990.

LG will soon roll out 4G/LTE based smart phone world wide based on  LTE TDD (Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplexing) service. Already in Saudi Arabia LG has launched its flag ship handset-the Optimus G to the Saudi Telecom Company. Later this year company is taken initiative to launch TD-LTE phones in regions like India, China, Japan, Australia and North America.

LG Electronics Mobile Communications, President and CEO Jong-seok Park commented that ”LTE TDD is a superior alternative in some countries due to its flexibility in uploading and downloading content ” & ”We’re excited to offer consumers LTE TDD capable smartphones based on our unparalleled knowhow in 4G LTE technologies. With the commercial introduction of LTE TDD service, LG will build upon its expertise in 4G LTE by offering future device options utilizing this standard.”

In this years Mobile World Congress LG has featured the handsets containing TD-LTE service.

If we want to define LTE-TDD then this technique allows same frequency for transmitting & receiving data at the same time. Two different frequencies for transmitting and receiving data is the technique also named as LTE FDD.

In recent times Motorola’s mysterious X Phone will be hitting the stores soon. This phone is then following the courtesy of Droid life which gives us a concrete information on this given handset.

Again by FCC report lots of information about this handset has revealed. As per the latest & updated info, this handset has a model number XT1058 & this handset is already pre-equipped with different network bands under AT & T services.Bluetooth 4.0 and a Wi-Fi antenna capable of connecting to 802.11ac bands were some of the connectivity features associated with this handset.

This id the truly the first handset after the two IT giants merger between Google & Motorola, already leaked earlier about its existence & this has been duly proved by the  another AnTuTu benchmark test result. Recently in past also several benchmark tests has been leaked out but all tests & its results has been declared as fake, but recently in one of Japanese blog Ameblo, obake_verizon has been revealed as the code name of this phone, where it shows about the specs & the test results are same as compared to the earlier test result. Motorola XT1055 also another phone model number also earlier appeared on this An Tu Tu web site.

As per rumor in the handset industry the XT1055 smart phone has also revealed Ghost as its code name. This code name is translated from Japanese obake & all the recent X Phone is heading towards all major U.S. carriers like Verizon as well as AT&T. This phone is runned by quad-core 1.7GHz processor and running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean as per recent Benchmark score suggests.

Canvas HD Pro is the another device in the Canvas segment soon to be launched by Micromax.

On June 30th, 2013, Canvas HD Pro will be unveiled as per news came from Gadgetronica.com. 5.5-inch full-HD display is one of the unique features in this new Canvas phone. This phone again features 2GB of RAM with Cortex A7 quad-core processor. In terms of memory this phone consists  8GB of internal storage & 64 GB expandable by  microSD card.

This handset runs on OS like Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) & powered by 3,000mAh battery.  If we talk about the camera there is also quite an improvement i.e. rear camera is of 13 MP & front camera is of 3.2 MP.

There is still no confirmation about the price of this phone. But if its true about the specifications discussed above then this phone will be  a great hit.

Micromax has already launched a 3D content based phone named as  A115 Canvas 3D for Rs 9,999.

This phone is the fourth member from the Canvas family. This phone features 1GHz dual-core processor alongside 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, which is expandable by another 32GB via microSD card. It also powered up by 2,000 mAh battery. In terms of data connectivity it contains Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, 3G and USB.

It also features 5-megapixel rear camera with auto focus and a VGA front camera for video chatting.