HTC 608t smartphone outed, brings a whole lot of One in a more affordable package

by Roy Alugbue on Apr 30th 2013, 9:18am
tagged 608t, android 4.1.2, china, HTC, one, qHD

The HTC One is one hell of a smartphone— but its premium build and cost may be a bit out of reach for many customers. So with that in mind, HTC is quietly working on a stripped down version the device behind the scenes called the 608t. Design-wise, this mysterious new toy certainly mirrors One features including dual-stereo speakers on the front of the device, as well as a similar button layout. Of course the similarities end there as this Jelly Bean-powered smartphone features “modest” guts including a quad-core chip + 1GB of RAM, a 4.5-inch LCD display with a 960 x 540 (qHD?) display and an 8MP camera. Not too shabby HTC. Not too shabby.

Now for the part that you all want to know— the pricing and availability. While we don’t know the cost as of yet, the leak certainly suggests that this device will at least be headed for Chinese markets in the near-future. For those of us out in the States, there’s no word on if the 608t will ever make it out to our shores, maybe HTC will surprise us and unveil this device in the US at some point sooner than later.

source: Ameblo (Jp)

Panasonic Shows Off The 4.3-inch qHD “Eluga” at MWC

by Joe Sirianni on Feb 27th 2012, 3:16pm
tagged 4.3 inch, MWC 2012, Panasonic Eluga, qHD

MWC is well under way and the latest company to reveal a flagship device is Panasonic. The company has shown off their new “Eluga” device housing a TI OMAP 4430 CPU and 4.3-inch qHD display. On paper this device sounds like a power horse but it seems like those who’ve stopped by the booth for a demo experienced something a little unimpressive. Though the device has a pretty high-end CPU it performed less than par, rendering page scrolls slowly and sluggishly. The handset also comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB’s of storage so we’re not sure where the sluggish performance is coming from. It appears that Panasonic has a lot of work to complete with the software before the device’s final release. Check out the video hands-on demo below from our friends over at Android Police and let us know what you think. Aside from the performance, the device is extremely aesthetically pleasing and one of the thinnest devices on the market. And did we mention that it’s certifiably dust and water resistant? Well, it is. However, on another more distasteful and negative note, we regret to mention that the device will be accompanied with an 1150 mAh battery and that’s all we’ll say about that for now. Expect Gingerbread 2.3.5 as the device’s choice of OS version. We should see the handset hit the market some time in Q2 of this year. Now, is there also a tablet in the works? For more MWC coverage be sure to check out our link here.

source: Android Police

HTC Holiday visits the FCC – AT&T LTE onboard

by Jim Farmer on Sep 29th 2011, 11:18pm
tagged 1.5ghz, 1080p, 4G, AT&T, fcc, holiday, HTC, LTE, qHD, raider, sense

The HTC Holiday has been to the FCC recently and while it was there we got a peak at what frequencies it operates on. From the FCC documents, the Holiday is equipped to run on AT&T’s LTE network, so that all but confirms that the Holiday will be joining their network..erhrm..this holiday season. Toward the end of this past August, we reported a leak of the Holiday; bringing you the specifications. As a refresher, the Holiday will have:

4.5-inch qHD touchpanel
1.5GHz dual-core processor
1GB of memory
8 MP rear camera (with flash & capable of 1080p)
1.3 MP front camera
802.11b/g/n WiFi
Bluetooth 3.0
Android 2.3.4
HTC Sense 3.0

We know that HTC has already prepped a Holiday for South Korea under the moniker Raider, and with all the info and photos available, this powerful phone has got to be near launch. I supposed they may be waiting to have the Holiday’s launch coincide with holiday shopping. *rimshot*

[via FCC]

HTC Hero S press shot for US Cellular

by Jim Farmer on Sep 21st 2011, 9:02pm
tagged 4G, acquire, Alltel, design, Electrify, EVO, Hero S, HTC, Kingdom, motorola, Photon, qHD, Sprint, us cellular

We recently wrote about the HTC Kingdom coming to US Cellular under the title HTC Hero S. The Hero S is supposed to come with a single core 1.2 GHz processor, a 4-inch qHD (540×960) touchscreen, a 5 MP rear camera, and a secondary front-facing cam. The photo above is US Cellular’s first press shot of the Hero S. It’s pictured beside the Motorola Electrify; a US Cellular variant of Sprint’s Photon. The Hero S is also planned for Sprint under the name HTC Evo Design 4G. Alltel is also expected to carry this phone as the Acquire. Obviously the device is attractive to carriers, we’ll see how it fares with the consumers.

[via pocketnow]

Sharp Aquos SH8298U 3D for SoftBank Japan

by Jim Farmer on Sep 9th 2011, 5:28pm
tagged 2.3, Adreno, Aquos, Gingerbread, qHD, qualcomm, sharp, Snapdragon, softbank

Sharp is adding another glasses-free 3D phone to their stable, the Aquos SH8298U. This Aquos will sport Qualcomm’ Snapdragon MSM8255, a processor clocking in at 1.4GHz. Also onboard is an Adreno 205 GPU, 512MB RAM, 2GB of internal storage, a 4.2 inch qHD glasses-free 3D display, dual 8MP cameras on the back (for 3D content), a 1240mAh battery, and lastly Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Pick it up from SoftBank in your choice of red or white.

[via pocketnow]

Motorola Photon 4G now $99 At RadioShack

by Harold Williams on Aug 11th 2011, 10:37am
tagged Contest, Lightning Hour, motorola photon 4g, Nvidia Tegra 2, qHD, radioshack, radioshack wireless, Twitter

Anyone looking for a reason to jump onto Sprint or know someone who’s contract is about to end? RadioShack wireless is currently offering the Motorola Photon 4G for only $99 with a 2-year contract and free shipping. For a new device loaded with a 1Ghz Tegra 2 dual-core CPU , Gingerbread, and a 4.3 inch qHD display, this is an awesome deal.

If a new contract isn’t in the cards for you, Motorola is running a contest called “Lightning Hour” for a chance to win one on Twitter. The contest will be running everyday through the end of August.

[via phandroid]

DROID 3 dummy units start showing up at Verizon – imminent launch

by Jesse Bauer on Jul 5th 2011, 4:39pm
tagged Android, droid, Droid 3, droid3, dummy, Gingerbread, launch, motorola, qHD, qwerty, specs, Verizon

The Motorola DROID 3 will be launching July 7th direct, followed by a full launch on July 14th 2011. This looks to be on schedule as DROID 3 dummy units started arriving in Verizon stores as someone got a candid shot of today. Still no pricing yet, or for that matter any official statement from either Motorola or Verizon, but we’re sure it’ll be soon.

The Motorola DROID 3 has the following specs;

Dual-core processor
4″ qHD screen
Android 2.3
5-row slideout keyboard
16GB internal storage
Global capabilities
8MP camera (1080p video)
Front camera for video chatting

[via ac]

HTC Sensation 4G launches June 15th – June 12th at Walmart

by Jesse Bauer on Jun 1st 2011, 6:06pm
tagged 1.2GHz, 1080p, 4.3 inch, 4G, 8 megapixel, Android, dual-core, HTC, htc sensation, HTC Sensation 4G, launch, Launch Date, pricing, qHD, release, release date, sensation 4g, Snapdragon, specs, T-Mobile

T-Mobile is finally bringing out the big guns with the launch of the HTC Sensation 4G on June 15th. This device will be a high end Android device with it’s 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.3 inch display touchscreen, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and 4G connectivity. It’ll be selling for $199.99 on a two year contract after a $50 mail-in-rebate from T-Mobile. If you just can’t wait til then, you’ll be able to pick it up at WalMart locations across the US on June 12th as well.

Click here for press release below