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.

“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.

Philippines will be the first place to showcase Samsung Galaxy Mega phablet duo. On June 15,Mega 6.3 and the Mega 5.8 phones are expected to launch although the pricing is yet to be confirmed.

The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 features  720p HD Ready& 8 mm thick display. It also contains 1.7 GHz Dual-core processor with 1.5 GB RAM. Other main specs includes 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.9 megapixel front camera, 8GB inbuilt memory, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and 3,200mAh battery.

The  Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 possess a 5.8-inch qHD TFT display. 1.4 GHz dual-core processor is the powered point inside this handset. The battery capacity is 2,600mAh quite a unique spec in this low-mid-range phone. But this phone doesn’t feature LTE, since it contains all HSPA connectivity.

By the help of Pelican Imaging, a new 16-element lens camera will be introduced into smart phone by the Finnish handset manufacturer into their premium series of handsets i.e. the Lumia soon in the next year as per hint provided by the company.

The interesting feature of Pelican Camera is that it contains 16 individual lenses & when the shutter is pressed then the lens snaps all the pictures together & every pixels carry depth information.

This is quite similar to Lytro camera, where a photographer can alter the focus of the image or can have multiple image focus points, soon the image has been captured.

The company claims that the photographers can change the image background, scale any portion of the picture or add any new elements into the picture.

Chris Pickett the Pelican’s CEO quoted that he didn’t say the name of the testing manufacturers name, but it would seem unlikely that Nokia would pump money into a company only to see others reap the benefits.

Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan were some of the special categorized falls under those 15 circles where revenue generation is up to medium range, so World’s renowned smart phone maker Blackberry has announced a special plan for Rs 129 which will provide 1 GB data usage for the users.

Hitesh Shah,Commercial Relationship Director for Blackberry announced that this new innovative plan will be for those users who possess the SIM of Aircel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone.

Blackberry Messenger is the only choice left for those users falling under this plan residing in  metros and top four telecom circles of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

 Email, BlackBerry Messenger, instant messaging, social networking, Internet browsing, as well as access to the BlackBerry World application store were some of the unique services offered from company’s end. Few smart phones like BlackBerry Curve 9220 & BlackBerry Curve 9320 with Blackberry OS comes under this plan.

Hitesh Shah quoted that “We are trying to get deeper into market with affordable plans. For 15 telecom circles which excludes metros and category A circles, BlackBerry will offer consumer access to all BlackBerry Services for Rs 129 limited up to 1GB,”

Tablet market may be dead soon in the upcoming years as per quoted by Blackberry CEO, since the tablet market is moving on quite steadily.

Thorsten Heins Chief Executive Officer of Blackberry commented in an interview “In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore,Maybe a big screen in your work space, but not a tablet as such. Tablets themselves are not a good business model,” in Los Angeles at Milken Institute conference.

Heins said that in the upcoming five years Blackberry will be the market leader in advanced mobile computing & also commented that He wants to capture as much as market share not by copy cat.

Again we saw tablet like a device in the 2013 road map but Blackberry seems to have different prospective when we talk about tablet industry.

A  new smartphone with great specification and performing excellent.

Key Specifications:

Network Supported: 2G Network GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) – GT-I8260,GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) – GT-I8262 (SIM 1 & SIM 2),3G Network HSDPA (900 / 2100).

SIM Type: SIM Optional Dual SIM.

Display: 4.3 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen, 480 x 800 pixels, Multitouch.

Memory: microSD Card up to 32 GB ,8 GB Internal 768 MB RAM.

Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA,WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0, microUSB v2.0, A-GPS. 

OS: Android OS 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.

Processor: CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz.

Colors: White, Blue.

Camera: 5 MP, 2592×1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection.

Battery Capacity: 1800 mAh.

One of the latest entry-level smart phone from Chinese Mobile Firm by making a strong comment to launch such a device which can put a value for money all level customers. This phone is quite similar to its Chinese counterpart the Ascend G330. This phone belongs to the mid-range category but if we look at its features then we can’t simply believe it.

Key Specifications:

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

Display: 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches.

Processor: CPU(Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5) & GPU(Adreno 203).

Memory: Internal(4 GB) & External(microSD, up to 32 GB).

OS: Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean).

Camera: Primary(5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus) & Secondary (VGA).

Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth, micro-USB, A-GPS.

Battery Capacity: 1600 mAh.

Colors: Black, White.

Last at Mobile World Congress 2013 Acer has announced two pair of handsets & as per latest updates company is expanding its markets outside North America by launching products like liquid E2. The Liquid E2 smart phone is the successor of Liquid E1 which runs on quad-core processor & 4.5-inch qHD display.

Liquid C1 smartphone has already been announced in Thailand earlier this year which runs on  Intel’s Atom Z2420 chipset.

Key Specifications:

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

Display: 540 x 960 pixels, 4.5 inches, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen.

Processor: CPU(Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7) & GPU(PowerVR SGX 544MP).

OS: Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean).

Memory: Internal(4 GB, 1 GB RAM) & External (microSD, up to 32 GB).

Camera: Primary(8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash) & Secondary (2 MP).

Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, A-GPS, Bluetooth, USB.

Color: Black, White.

Battery Capacity: 2000 mAh.

Talk-Time: Up to 9 h.

Stand-by Time: Up to 450 h.

Expected Price: €229 or  $300.

A dream quad-core android mobiles has been launched by Lava for the Indian consumers.

Key Specifications:

Network: GSM – 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS – 2100

Display: 4.5-inch capacitive touch screen with qHD, 540 x 960 Pixels.

Processor: CPU(1.2 GHz, Quad Core) & GPU (PowerVR SGX544).

Memory: 1 GB RAM & 4GB of internal storage, 32GB user accessible.

Camera: 8-megapixel rear camera & 1-megapixel front camera.

Connectivity: Yes, 21 Mbps HSDPA; 5.7 Mbps HSUPA, Wi-Fi, EDGE, Bluetooth.

Battery Capacity: 2100 mAh.

Talk-Time: 16 hrs (2G), 10 hrs (3G).

Stand-by Time: 360 hrs (2G), 360 hrs (3G).

OS: Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Expected Price: Rs 12,499