According to a report, LG is working on its next G series smartphone, believed to be dubbed LG Gx, which is looks to a be phablet that is lower-specced than the company's current flagship, the LG G2.
A Korean publication has posted purported specifications of the alleged LG Gx smartphone, which were first spotted by Phonearena.
As per the Korean site, the alleged LG Gx will come with a 5.5-inch display, however, there is no word on the display technology or screen resolution. The Gx will supposedly be powered by a Snapdragon 600 processor, coupled with 2GB of RAM. While the report says the Gx will include 32GB inbuilt storage, it makes no mention of expandable storage options.LG LCD
The rumoured LG Gx is also said to sport a 13-megapixel rear camera, and pack a 3140mAh battery. The site also claims that the alleged LG Gx would support LTE connectivity. The site has also posted an image of a poster that appears like a marketing material of the alleged LG Gx. The image in the poster shows a phone believed to be the LG Gx and it clearly reveals a front physical home button in the device. As of now, there is no word on the availability and pricing of the alleged LG Gx.
LG is also rumoured to be working on a mini-variant of its 2013 flagship smartphone, the LG G2, dubbed G2 mini.
The rumoured LG G2 mini smartphone is expected to include a Snapdragon 800 chipset, the same seen on the LG G2; 2GB of RAM, and a 4.7-inch display. LG is expected to release the alleged LG G2 mini at CES 2014 in January at Las Vegas.
Recently, a report emerging from Korea suggested that sales of LG's flagship smartphone, the G2, have been below expectations. As per the report, LG sold around 600,000 units of G2 in South Korea since the launch; and about 2.3 million units internationally, while the South Korean had set a sales target of 3 million for the G2 globally.
2013年12月11日星期三
LG G2 sales below expectations
Sales of LG's flagship smartphone, the G2, have been below expectations, according to a new report emerging from Korea. When LG launched the G2 in August this year, the smartphone created a lot of buzz thanks to its unique design, as it features the power button and the volume rocker on the back of the phone, instead of the sides of the phone, as is usually the case.
However, a Korean publication Asia Today has revealed in a report that LG has been unable to cash-in much on its uniquely designed LG G2 smartphone. As per the report, LG sold around 600,000 units of G2 in South Korea since the launch; internationally the South Korean major sold about 2.3 million units, while the company had set a sales target of 3 million for the G2 globally.LG LCD
The report also notes that LG had spent a lot in terms of marketing and advertising for the LG G2 but the results have been disappointing.
LG launched the LG G2 globally back in August. The LG G2 features a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920) display, with a pixel density of 423ppi. It is powered by Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor that's clocked at 2.26GHz. The device comes with 2GB of RAM and offers 16GB and 32GB storage options.
The LG G2 sports a 13.0-megapixel rear camera with Optical Image Stabilisation and a 2.1-megapixel front shooter. LG's latest flagship runs Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and is powered by a 3,000mAh battery. The LG G2 sports dimension of 138.5x70.9x8.9mm, weighs 143 grams.
On the other hand, LG's chief competitor and another South Korean major, Samsung claimed on Tuesday that its Galaxy Note 3 touched the 10 million mark in just two months.
A recent report suggested that LG might be working on a mini variant of the LG G2, believed to be dubbed LG G2 mini. The report further speculates that LG might launch the alleged LG G2 mini at CES 2014 in January at Las Vegas.
2013年12月5日星期四
It's an iPad and Galaxy Christmas! Apple and Samsung increase tablet shipment orders for December
A few months ago, Tim Cook famously said that this year we would be having an "iPad Christmas", which sounded all well and good until you started looking at some of the recent trends in tablet sales. The iPad is still the most popular single tablet, but overall the Android army is taking over the tablet market, led by Samsung. Now, we're hearing that both companies are looking to increase tablet shipment orders for December.iPad Parts
The report comes from DigiTimes and its (hit-or-miss) sources in the Taiwan supply chain. Word has it that Apple has increased the Q4 2013 iPad shipments orders from about 20 million units up to 23-25 million units; and, Samsung is also increasing its tablet orders for the quarter from over 10 million units to about 12 million units.
The important info that is missing from the report is how many of those new Apple orders are on the full-size iPad Air, or the iPad mini with Retina Display. We would hope that it is for the mini, because that is the tablet that has been having production issues and shortages on store shelves. It's unlikely that you'll have trouble finding an iPad Air if you want one, but the minis are still hard to find.
The report comes from DigiTimes and its (hit-or-miss) sources in the Taiwan supply chain. Word has it that Apple has increased the Q4 2013 iPad shipments orders from about 20 million units up to 23-25 million units; and, Samsung is also increasing its tablet orders for the quarter from over 10 million units to about 12 million units.
The important info that is missing from the report is how many of those new Apple orders are on the full-size iPad Air, or the iPad mini with Retina Display. We would hope that it is for the mini, because that is the tablet that has been having production issues and shortages on store shelves. It's unlikely that you'll have trouble finding an iPad Air if you want one, but the minis are still hard to find.
Samsung Galaxy S5 to reportedly feature aluminium unibody metal chassis
Samsung's next flagship device, rumoured to be dubbed Galaxy S5, might be the first smartphone from the South Korean giant to sport a metal chassis.
As per a report published by Japanese site, EMS One the alleged Galaxy S5 would sport an aluminium unibody chassis and that it would be manufactured by Taiwanese based company, Catcher. The report claims that Catcher would be manufacturing between 10 million and 30 million Galaxy S5 metal unibody cases.
Notably, Catcher has been the company manufacturing aluminium unibody for devices like HTC One, Apple iPad mini 2, notes Phonearena.Samsung cell phone Parts
In addition, the RB Men blog has posted a purported image of the Galaxy S5 with metal chassis. The alleged image reveals an unnamed Samsung device's rear panel which features metal back, instead of the plastic we have seen in other Galaxy smartphones.
Prior to this, a set of images allegedly showing a structural component of Samsung's next flagship smartphone, the rumoured Galaxy S5, was spotted online.
Earlier a report suggested the South Korean manufacturer plans to release two versions of the alleged Galaxy S5. As per the report, there would be two variants of the Galaxy S5: a premium variant sporting a metal chassis and a flexible OLED, and a variant which would come with the usual plastic body, as found on other Galaxy smartphones.
Further, the report also speculated that Samsung would initially manufacture around 800,000 to 1 million units of the alleged Galaxy S5 in January, and would increase the number up to 6 million units in February. The report claimed that Samsung would likely release the Galaxy S5 in March or April 2014.
Rumoured specifications of the alleged Galaxy S5 include a 64-bit Exynos chipset or a Snapdragon chipset; 3GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel camera, a 4000mAh battery and Android 4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz UI on top.
As per a report published by Japanese site, EMS One the alleged Galaxy S5 would sport an aluminium unibody chassis and that it would be manufactured by Taiwanese based company, Catcher. The report claims that Catcher would be manufacturing between 10 million and 30 million Galaxy S5 metal unibody cases.
Notably, Catcher has been the company manufacturing aluminium unibody for devices like HTC One, Apple iPad mini 2, notes Phonearena.Samsung cell phone Parts
In addition, the RB Men blog has posted a purported image of the Galaxy S5 with metal chassis. The alleged image reveals an unnamed Samsung device's rear panel which features metal back, instead of the plastic we have seen in other Galaxy smartphones.
Prior to this, a set of images allegedly showing a structural component of Samsung's next flagship smartphone, the rumoured Galaxy S5, was spotted online.
Earlier a report suggested the South Korean manufacturer plans to release two versions of the alleged Galaxy S5. As per the report, there would be two variants of the Galaxy S5: a premium variant sporting a metal chassis and a flexible OLED, and a variant which would come with the usual plastic body, as found on other Galaxy smartphones.
Further, the report also speculated that Samsung would initially manufacture around 800,000 to 1 million units of the alleged Galaxy S5 in January, and would increase the number up to 6 million units in February. The report claimed that Samsung would likely release the Galaxy S5 in March or April 2014.
Rumoured specifications of the alleged Galaxy S5 include a 64-bit Exynos chipset or a Snapdragon chipset; 3GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel camera, a 4000mAh battery and Android 4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz UI on top.
2013年11月29日星期五
Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM and Asha 503 go on sale
Nokia put two Asha 50x phones on sale – the 502 Dual SIM and the 503. The two are based on the Asha 501 design, but add a transparent outer layer on the back (while being every bit as colorful underneath).
The Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM improves the phone's photography skills by bumping the camera to 5MP and adding an LED flash. The video recording is still at the abysmal QVGA@15fps, though.Nokia LCD
As the name suggests, it comes only in dual-SIM. This model has only 2G connectivity, but Wi-Fi is available and so is WhatsApp. Note that the Asha 502 has a slightly smaller battery.
The Nokia Asha 503 comes in single- and dual-SIM versions. It also brings back the 3.5G connectivity from the 501, while keeping the improved camera. The battery is back to the original 1,200mAh capacity too.
Both the Asha 502 and the 503 have 3" QVGA screens (240 x 320) protected by Gorilla Glass 2, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, microSD card slots. They also feature social networking integration (Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo, LINE, WeChat) and Nokia's data compressing Xpress Browser.
The Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM and Asha 503 are available right now in select IMEA (India, Middle East and Africa) and Asia Pacific regions.
The Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM improves the phone's photography skills by bumping the camera to 5MP and adding an LED flash. The video recording is still at the abysmal QVGA@15fps, though.Nokia LCD
As the name suggests, it comes only in dual-SIM. This model has only 2G connectivity, but Wi-Fi is available and so is WhatsApp. Note that the Asha 502 has a slightly smaller battery.
The Nokia Asha 503 comes in single- and dual-SIM versions. It also brings back the 3.5G connectivity from the 501, while keeping the improved camera. The battery is back to the original 1,200mAh capacity too.
Both the Asha 502 and the 503 have 3" QVGA screens (240 x 320) protected by Gorilla Glass 2, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, microSD card slots. They also feature social networking integration (Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo, LINE, WeChat) and Nokia's data compressing Xpress Browser.
The Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM and Asha 503 are available right now in select IMEA (India, Middle East and Africa) and Asia Pacific regions.
2013年11月21日星期四
Google unveils Nexus 5 Bumper Case, LG QuickCover and Nexus 7 Sleeve for India
Google finally launched the much-awaited Nexus 5 smartphone and Nexus 7 (2013) in India on Wednesday. The search engine giant has also introduced a new Nexus 5 Bumper Case and LG QuickCover, and a Nexus 7 Sleeve.
As of now, the Bumper Case for Nexus 5 is available at Google Play Store for Rs. 2,499 and comes in four colour variants - Black, Grey, Red and Yellow. As per the Play Store listing, the bumper case features a hard outer shell to absorb shocks caused by drops. Nexus 7 LCD Screen
The Nexus 5 QuickCover has been priced at Rs. 3,299, though it is still listed as 'coming soon'. It will be available in Black and White colour variants.
On the other hand, the Nexus 7 Sleeve is priced at Rs. 1,999 and still sports the 'coming soon' tag. It will be available in three colours - Black, Grey and Yellow. Further, the Nexus 7 Sleeve can also work with the Nexus 7 (2012) tablet.
The Nexus 5 smartphone and Nexus 7 (2013) tablet are available via the Play Store. The Nexus 5 is available in two variants - the 16GB model at Rs. 28,999, and the 32GB variant at Rs. 32,999 in India.
On the other hand, the Nexus 7 (2013) tablet starts at Rs. 20,999 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only model, while the 32GB Wi-Fi only model is available at Rs. 23,999, and the 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G (HSPA+, LTE) model at Rs. 27,999.
2013年11月19日星期二
Smartphones accounted for 55 percent of global phone sales in Q3: Gartner
Smartphone sales accounted for 55 percent of global mobile sales in the third quarter as customers in China and Latin America swapped their old phones for the higher end of the range gadgets, research firm Gartner said on Thursday.
Worldwide smartphone sales rose nearly 46 percent from last year to 250.2 million units, it said, while overall mobile phone sales were up less than 6 percent at 455.6 million.
"Sales of feature phones (normal handsets) continued to decline and the decrease was more pronounced in markets where the average selling price (ASP) for feature phones was much closer to the ASP of affordable smartphones," said Gartner analyst Anshul Gupta.Samsung Touch Screen
He said he expected smartphone sales of just below 1 billion devices for 2013. Samsung kept the top spot in the smartphone segment, with a 32.1 percent market share, selling 80.36 millionsmartphones, up from 55 million in the same quarter last year, helped by its Note 3 large display smartphone.
Apple sold 23.2 percent more smartphones at 30.33 million, but its market share dropped to 12.1 percent from 14.3 percent.
Sales of Apple's new iPhone 5s and its low-cost iPhone 5c model had a modest impact on sales as both phones went on sale in September, the last month of the quarter.
Lenovo took the third spot with a 5.1 percent market share in the smartphone segment, just ahead of LG Electronics and Huawei, with market shares of 4.8 percent and 4.7 percent respectively.
All the companies are in especially fierce competition in the Chinese market, where customers are still replacing their old models with smartphones.
Of the smartphones sold, 81.9 percent were running on Google's mobile platform Android, while 12.1 percent used Apple's iOS and 3.6 percent were on Microsoft's Windows Mobile, Gartner said.
Worldwide smartphone sales rose nearly 46 percent from last year to 250.2 million units, it said, while overall mobile phone sales were up less than 6 percent at 455.6 million.
"Sales of feature phones (normal handsets) continued to decline and the decrease was more pronounced in markets where the average selling price (ASP) for feature phones was much closer to the ASP of affordable smartphones," said Gartner analyst Anshul Gupta.Samsung Touch Screen
He said he expected smartphone sales of just below 1 billion devices for 2013. Samsung kept the top spot in the smartphone segment, with a 32.1 percent market share, selling 80.36 millionsmartphones, up from 55 million in the same quarter last year, helped by its Note 3 large display smartphone.
Apple sold 23.2 percent more smartphones at 30.33 million, but its market share dropped to 12.1 percent from 14.3 percent.
Sales of Apple's new iPhone 5s and its low-cost iPhone 5c model had a modest impact on sales as both phones went on sale in September, the last month of the quarter.
Lenovo took the third spot with a 5.1 percent market share in the smartphone segment, just ahead of LG Electronics and Huawei, with market shares of 4.8 percent and 4.7 percent respectively.
All the companies are in especially fierce competition in the Chinese market, where customers are still replacing their old models with smartphones.
Of the smartphones sold, 81.9 percent were running on Google's mobile platform Android, while 12.1 percent used Apple's iOS and 3.6 percent were on Microsoft's Windows Mobile, Gartner said.
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