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.

“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.

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.

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.