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)

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.

Recent sources has confirmed that DoT has asked Tata Teleservices to vacate the additional CDMA spectrum in the different circles across India except Delhi & Mumbai with the other telco operators.

DoT sources has stated that the Telco body may request TTL to surrender its one 1.25  MHz of CDMA spectrum in all respected service areas except Mumbai & Delhi without any such reason.

The reason behind the steps taken by DoT to ask the operators to give up their additional spectrum is mainly because government has impose one time access fee for the airwaves holding beyond the limit that was assigned to it for resuming the wireless network services.

The company will not surrender the extra spectrum as per DoT demanded, the company will wait for the final results of the petition held up before  Kolkata High Court and Bombay High Court. As a result of which ”DoT would be bound to restore forthwith the surrendered spectrum in the event DoT actions are held invalid”.

120 days time frame has been asked by the company before surrendering its CDMA spectrum & re-organise its network, since the DoT may ask the company to impose one time spectrum fee.

Rs. 1,155 crore is the one-time spectrum fee imposed on TTSL’s CDMA license.

Already the company has paid 63 crore rs as an installment fee for holding up the additional license in Delhi & Mumbai circle as a protests to the Government.

“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.

Nokia Asha 501 is all set to hot the Nokia press stage in India as announced by Stephen Elop. One of its first new kind of generation falls to Asha platform. Lumia is the main inspiration & red color is the signature uniquely used in its design. Its expected to shop around June 2013 & $99 would be the expected pricing without any taxes. It would be come out via. 60 operators and distributors in more than 90 countries worldwide.

Key specifications

Network: GSM (900 / 1800 RM-899, 850 / 1900 – RM-900).

Display: 3-inch QVGA TFT capacitive touch display.

Camera: 3.2-megapixel camera.

Memory: 4GB microSD card bundled with the phone, cards up to 32GB supported.

Connectivity: Wi-Fi/GPRS/ Edge/ Bluetooth.

OS: Asha platform.

Colors: Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black.

Battery Capacity: 1200 mAh

Stand-by Time: Up to 1152 h (Single SIM) & 624 h( Dual SIM).

Talk Time: Up to 17 h.

Music Play Time: Up to 56 h

Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z tablet is making its way to Japan and will be available Friday, March 22nd. Pre-orders start March 9th and consumers can expect a cost around 85,470 Yen or $906 US for the LTE version. The WiFi-only version won’t go on sale in Japan until April 13th with pricing expected to be around 60,000 Yen or $652 US. Here are the specs in case you’ve forgotten:

Key Specifications:

Network: GSM (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900), HSDPA (850 / 900 / 2100) & LTE (800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600)

Display: 10.1 inch 1920×1200 shatter proof and scratch-resistant display

Processor: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 quad-core processor & Adreno 320 GPU.

OS: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Memory: 2GB RAM & 32GB internal storage with microSD card support.

Camera: 8 megapixel rear-facing camera & 2.2 megapixel front-facing camera with 1080p video support.

Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, micro-USB, Infrared, NFC.

Battery Capacity: 6,000 mAh

Colors: Black, White

Expected Price: $500 for the 32GB model and $600 for 64GB.

A new ICRA to be signed on between two big private operators one is Aircel & another is Reliance to continue uninterrupted services by expanding the network coverage across the whole country by offering handsome amount of facilities.

Already RCOM’s possess network foot print which would be expanded by 10,000 base stations which will attract 100 million customers where the market value is around 10,000 crore. So, Reliance is very much interested in ICRA which going to be initiated soon to the existing 2G GSM operators across India. The main advantage will be for the roaming customers as they will not be charged any additional fee.

‘Pay As You Use’ model is the term mentioned in the agreement between Aircel & Reliance to improve quality of service & also to operate efficiently. Capex and Opex will get optimized as soon as the alliance becomes effective which will really improve network coverage like in-building & outdoor.

At the end of second quarter Reliance is hoping that some positive outcome will be there as the company is in talk with several other operators.