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The Huawei M835 lands on MetroPCS, Save $50 as part of back to school promotion

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by Robert Nazarian on
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MetroPCS just announced that they will be carrying the Huawei M835, which is an entry-level device that sports Android 2.2. It features a 2.8-inch (320 x 240) display, a 3.2MP camera, 1200 mAh battery, GPS, 3G data, and delivers “crisp and clear audio” thanks to DTS Envelo Virtual Sound Technology. It will run you $79 and the $50 smartphone service plan is required.

In addition to launching the M835, MetroPCS also announced special back to school pricing on the Kyocera Torino (retailing for $29), Samsung Messenger III (retailing for $69), Samsung Galaxy Indulge (retailing for $299), and LG Optimus M (retailing for $99).

It looks like things are heating up in the prepaid category. Earlier we told you about Cricket and Virgin Mobile’s offers of the Huawei Acsend II and the Motorola Trimph.

[via intomobile]

U.S. Cellular Q3/Q4 roadmap includes the Motorola Electrify (aka Photon) plus 10 other Android phones

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Back in June, we reported that U.S. Cellular would be launching 7 new Android phones and 1 tablet by the end of 2011. Well their Q3 and Q4 roadmap leaked, and it features 11 Android phones as well as the HTC Flyer.

The Motorola Electrify arrives in October and it appears to be the Photon which launches July 31 on T-Mobile. It has a 4.3-inch display, dual-core processor, 8MP rear camera, VGA front camera, HDMI output to 1080p, DLNA, Swype, and the ability to use GSM networks overseas.

The LG 855 will launch in September which happens to be the Optimus Black. It has a 4-inch Nova display, a 1GHz processor, 5MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, and Android 2.3.

The rest of the lineup includes the HTC Desire II, HTC Wildfire S (both for October), and the Huawei Ascend II for November

We did not receive marketing slides for two Samsung phones: the Samsung Character for July and the Repp for October. We will let you know when we hear more.

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Cricket launches the Huawei Ascend II for a no contract price of $180

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by Robert Nazarian on
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With 5.8 million subscribers, Cricket is one of Amercia’s smaller wireless operators. They have just announced the Huawei Ascend II, which is the successor to the Ascend that launched last year. It has a 600MHz processor, a 3.5-inch (480 x 320) screen, 5MP camera, and Android 2.3. More importantly the Ascend II can be yours for $180 with no contract, and they offer an unlimited everything plan for $55 per month.

As good as this deal is, there is some other options for no contract phones:

Virgin Mobile offers the Motorola Triumph for a no contract price of $300 with the same $55 per month plan, but you you get a 1GHz processor, a 4.1-inch (800 x 480) screen, 5MP camera, and video recording at 720p. The downside is that it runs Android 2.2.

If you want still want better hardware, check out Simple Mobile. They use T-Mobile’s network and offer SIM cards with unlimited everything, including 4G data for $60 per month or 2D data for $50 per month. You can pop the SIM in anything you want, including an imported Samsung Galaxy S II.

Hit the break and check out a couple of Ascend II overview videos.

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T-Mobile Sonic spotted at FCC, AT&T 3G compatible, NFC, and first to support 42 Mbps HSPA+

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by Robert Nazarian on
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The Huawei Sonic launched last month in Turkey with Near Field Communications (NFC) and pricing below 200 Euros, but apparently that won’t be the only place, as it looks like it is coming to the U.S. according to a recent FCC filing.

It will be called the T-Mobile Sonic and will include NFC as well as support for AT&T’s 3G network. Most interesting, is that it will be T-Mobile’s first smartphone that will be compatible with their 42 Mbps HSPA+ network.

Nokia has been the only company to make devices compatible for both T-Mobile and AT&T, but their presence in the U.S. is basically non existent. With the pending merger of AT&T and T-Mobile, we can only assume this will be the beginning of a new trend as it will make the transition so much easier. The merger, pending approval, is supposed to complete by next March.

[via intomobile]

Huawei announces the MediaPad tablet, First device with Android 3.2?

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by Robert Nazarian on
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There is no question that 2011 is an explosion year for tablets. With every tablet announcement there is always something that makes it just a little bit different than the others. Here comes Huawei with yet another. Apparantly they are coming out with the MediaTab which is a 7-inch tablet that will sport Android 3.2. UPDATE: This appears to have been a typo in the press release. The MediaTab will ship with Android 3.1.

This is the first we are hearing of 3.2 so what is the difference? According to Huawei this version of Android is designed to work on smaller tablet devices.

The MediaPad will come with a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor and will have a high pixel density (1024 x 600) display which will be 217ppi. This beats the Motorola XOOM and Apple IPad 2 which is 160ppi and 132ppi respectively.

Other features include support for 1080p over HDMI output, a 5-megapixel real camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, HSPA 3G at 14.4Mb/s, Bluetooth 2.1, and 802.11n WiFi. There are no plans for a WiFi only model.

Pricing was not made available, but they are planning a fall release.

[via electronista]

US Cellular adding 7 more Android smartphones and tablets by end of 2011

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by Jesse Bauer on
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Within the next few months, and working towards the end of 2011, US Cellular has announced its plans to launch another 7 Android devices to their roster of smartphones and tablets. The following manufacturers are said to be bringing the Android goodness to US Cellular, which include three devices from HTC (2 smartphones and a tablet), one smartphone from Motorola (4.3 inch 1GHz), one smartphone from LG with a 1GHz processor and 4 inch display (LG Optimus Black?) and a couple of mid-range Android devices from Samsung and Huawei.

This will round out a good selection of Android devices for US Cellular customers to choose from.

[via us cellular]

Huawei Building A “High-End” Android Phone For The Second Half Of This Year?

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by Axl Logan on
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It looks like Huawei continues to keep their staff pretty busy these days as we are now hearing rumors slowly emerging of the company in the works to produce a “high-end” Android device sometime after Q3 rocking a 3.7-inch display and a custom 3D UI over Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).  Most of us would agree, we’re a little beyond any type of skinning these days, but you never know, maybe they’ll come out with something interesting.  It’s no surprise that companies these days are trying to separate their devices from the rest, hence the skins and unnecessary add-ons. but when it’s all said and done, just give us stock!   Just whip up a slick looking piece of hardware and wrap it up for delivery with a nice affordable price tag and let the masses come flooding in.  Anyway, that’s just one man’s opinion.  We’d love to hear yours though, feel free to drop it in the comments below.

[via intomobile]

T-Mobile’s 2011 Road Map Leaked, Comes With Tons Of Android Goodness

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by Axl Logan on
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The guys over at Thisismynext have scooped up a rather juicy piece of news on the Magenta home front and subsequently we aim to do some informing.  Among a plethora of devices to be revealed for the remainder of 2011, we’ve sifted and filtered out all of the Android material so you don’t have to.  Below is a list of devices that will be released over the next few months (June-Oct) and some speculation of other devices beyond Oct for T-Mobile’s network.  Some devices we’re already aware of and some we are not.  But you know us, if Android is slapped on that bad boy, we’re going to feed it to you like there ain’t no tomorrow.  So lets get to it shall we?   » Read the rest

First Look At Cricket’s Samsung Indulge and Huawei Ascend 2 At CTIA

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by Axl Logan on
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Cricket, making an appearance at CTIA this year, announced a couple of devices they have in the works to be released “very soon” (Q2).  The company introduced two handsets that look to be promising in the up and coming year for the company.  First up to bat, the Huawei Ascend 2, a pretty descent successor to the original Ascend which we saw released last year.  The device will tout an HVGA screen (same as the original Ascend) however, the company is looking to keep the price point along the same lines as the original model, coming in at $150.00.  In addition, the device will sport an updated camera coming in at 5MP from the previous 3.2MP along with an 800 MHz CPU.

Next on the smartphone arsenal list is the Samsung Indulge, running on Cricket’s standard 3G bands, as the company currently does not have an LTE network.  The Indulge also sports an HVGA screen and comes with a bit of a hefty price tag coming in at around $350 for a new 2 yr agreement.  Keep heading back to Talk Android as we continue to dig for more info on release dates and confirmed official pricing for these handsets.  And as always, let us know what you think of them in the comments below.

[via engadget]

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