CES 2013: Samsung Announces Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, Heading To Verizon Within This Month

(GSM Insider) - CES 2013: Samsung Announces Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, Heading To Verizon Within This Month.

Samsung unveiled tons of gadgets at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, but still lacks of tablet and smartphone. Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE was announced at that event. 

This Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE tablet is equipped with 4G LTE. But the overall specs still similar like the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 global version. Off course it does come with S-Pen as well.

This Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE is heading to Verizon of USA. It is exclusively available at the United States carrier only. So you found it at retail stores. 

Reminder: This Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE only works at the Verizon network. It is the locked version. 

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BlackBerry Z10 For Verizon Placed Side-to-Side With iPhone, Showed Us The First Look

(GSM Insider) - BlackBerry Z10 For Verizon Placed Side-to-Side With iPhone, Showed Us The First Look.

Seems like the leaks for BlackBerry Z10 are not enough yet. This time, the BlackBerry Z10 for Verizon makes its appearance. Its definitely heading to the American carrier soon. 

There were two BlackBerry Z10 devices placed side-to-side with the iPhone at the middle. The BlackBerry Z10 on the left is the one heading to Verizon as there is a logo for the carrier on top left corner of the device. While the BlackBerry Z10 on the right supposely is the one for global market. It could be the one available for AT&T as well. But you cant find any AT&T logo there.

From the comparison, the iPhone is definite smaller in size overall with its 3.8-inch display compare to the display of BlackBerry Z10. According to Business Insider, the boot-up time for BlackBerry Z10 used less than 1 minutes. This is very impressive for the new OS from RIM. The BlackBerry Z10 comes with Evernote and BlackBerry App World preloaded. 

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Arrives At FCC With Verizon-Friendly LTE

(GSM Insider) - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Arrives At FCC With Verizon-Friendly LTE.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 that available in the market is yet to compatible with the LTE connectivity. But this going to change soon as LTE version arrives at FCC.

According to document from FCC suggests that Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 with LTE arrives for inspection. The LTE connectivity on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is compatible with the 4G LTE of Verizon in the United States.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 compatible with Verizon's Band 13 and Band 4 (AWS) spectrum. Besides the LTE connectivity, this 10.1-inch LTE tablet comes with Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity as well. 

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HTC Confirmed Android 4.0 ICS Update Arriving Soon To HTC Thunderbolt

(GSM Insider - December 23, 2012) - HTC Confirmed Android 4.0 ICS Update Arriving Soon To HTC Thunderbolt

Oh Yes. Its HTC Thunderbolt again. In the latest tweet from HTC, it was tweeted that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update arriving soon to the HTC Thunderbolt. However, it is not the first time HTC promised on the update for HTC Thunderbolt. 

HTC made similar promised in the past since early of this year which HTC unable to fulfil. Again, HTC made announcement on it. Perhaps this time is real. 

Sometimes, it is not a bad thing to trust again on these international company. Perhaps they have special reason on the delayed in the past few months. If HTC unable to fulfil the promise again this time, it is really speechless and only disappointment. 

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Alleged Nokia Lumia 922 Handset Leaks, New Windows Phone 8 Flagship Heading To Verizon?

(GSM Insider) - Nokia Lumia 922 Handset Leaks, New Windows Phone 8 Flagship Heading To Verizon?

The introduction of Nokia Lumia 920 received many positive from consumers especially the sales performance as it was sold in many countries. Seems like Nokia slowly gaining the momentum and on the way forward. 

Recently, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop stated that new device coming soon from Nokia and people going to excited. He added that the upcoming device is the collaboration between Nokia and Verizon Wireless. But it is not related to Nokia Lumia 920 at all.

According to tipster, the upcoming Nokia brand smartphone is the Nokia Lumia 922 and the handset already leaked as well. However, not the whole handset leaked but the camera lens. As you can see the alleged Nokia Lumia 920 is in red colour and it has a round camera lens. 

At the moment, AT&T has the exclusive rights for the Nokia Lumia 920 up to six months in the USA market. So the announcement of Nokia Lumia 922 at the Mobile World Congress 2013 is just right on time. The Nokia Lumia 922 going to make the people there excited. 

Rumours added that the Nokia Lumia 922 has enhanced camera which is 12-megapixels. The camera of Nokia Lumia 920 only at 8.7-megapixels only. Other specs are yet to available at the moment. 

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Samsung Galaxy Camera With 4G LTE And WIFI Announced, Coming To Verizon For $549.99

(GSM Insider) - Samsung Galaxy Camera With LTE And WIFI Announced, Coming To Verizon For $549.99

There have been months since Samsung introduce the Galaxy Camera which is the digital camera that powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. There have been much speculations whether Samsung is going to release the LTE version of Samsung Galaxy Camera.

Samsung just announced the Samsung Galaxy Camera with 4G LTE-enabled brings all the speculation to an end. It is indeed officially announced by Verizon. 

This 4G LTE version Samsung Galaxy Camera available for $549.99 at Verizon starting from 13 December 2012 . It comes with black and white two colours. 

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Motorola Confirmed 4.1 Jelly Bean Arriving To Droid Razr HD and Razr Maxx HD On Next Week

(GSM Insider) - Good news! Motorola confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update coming to two of its devices - Motorola Droid Razr HD and Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD.

Last month, the Motorola Droid Razr M received the 4.1 Jelly Bean update after two months on sales. Soon, two of its cousin getting the Jelly Bean treat.

The Jelly Bean update added features like Google Now to your device. It also brings more "smoothness" to your Motorola device.

Since the announcement said the update going to arrive on next week. You should manually check for update starts from Monday. Good luck!

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Report: China Mobile is No.1 in Profits, AT&T is No.1 in Income

(GSM Insider) - In the latest reports found out that China Mobile scores the highest profits among mobile carriers in the world in year 2012. China Mobile is world's largest mobile operator in terms of subscriber.

In the latest reports, China Mobile ranked the first ahead of Vodafone UK and Verizon of United States. Last year, this throne was hold by AT&T. In year 2012, AT&T ranked at only 9th position. The fourth position was Telefonica, followed by NTT Docomo, America Movil, France Telecom and Softbank. 

However, from the income. AT&T ranked at the first position as it scores highest income among others. The second highest is the NTT Docomo and the third is Verizon of United States. China Mobile ranked at the fourth position for income.

From here, we believed that China based operators will continue to perform well due to the large subscribers. 

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LG Nexus 4 vs HTC Droid DNA - Multiple Benchmarks Comparison

(GSM Insider) - HTC Droid DNA is the first 1080p Full HD smartphone to enter the United States while the LG Nexus 4 is the latest Nexus smartphone from Google. In the past, we already compared the specs of both devices with HTC Droid DNA scores the winner. How about the benchmarks of both devices?

At the AnTuTu Benchmark results, HTC Droid DNA scores 14537 points that are more than 10048 points of LG Nexus 4. Although both with the Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and Adreno 320, HTC Droid DNA scores higher marks than the LG Nexus. 

As for the Quadrant Benchmark results, LG Nexus 4 only scores 4870 points and HTC Droid DNA scores 8142 points. From the benchmark image, you can see the LG Nexus 4 is just a fraction better than the HTC One X. So disappointed with it.

Here are the scores of Smartbench 2012 for LG Nexus 4 and HTC Droid DNA. From the image above, the HTC Droid DNA is definitely scores higher points than the 1080p smartphone for Verizon. Well done HTC!

In the Vellamo Benchmark results, the HTC Droid DNA continues to dominate the LG Nexus 4. LG Nexus 4 scores 954 points for the HTML5 benchmark while the HTC Droid DNA scores 1751 points. For the Vellamo Metal, HTC Droid DNA scores 630 points while the LG Nexus 4 scores 621 points. 

From these benchmark results, we can understand that the HTC Droid DNA is better than the LG Nexus 4 although both with similar specs. 

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Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD Red Colour Limited Edition Spotted In Wild, Available For Staff Only

(GSM Insider) - Phewwitt! This is the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD limited edition. This limited edition smartphone features the red and black two colours in mix.

From these two images, the kevlar back casing featuring two colours, red and black. Usually, the Kevlar back casing featuring black and grey two colours in mix. 

This Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD Red Colour Limited only available for Verizon staff at the moment. These two images were provided by Verizon Staff. 

Although it is the limited edition, the specs still the same like the ordinary black colour Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX HD. It features 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8 mega-pixels rear camera, 3300mAh battery and 4.7 inch of HD display.

At the moment, there are no pricing yet. We might see Motorola releases it soon. 

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HTC Droid DNA vs HTC J Butterfly - What Are The Differences That You Never Spotted?

(GSM Insider) - Both have different names, both are available in different countries but both are from HTC. One is the HTC J Butterfly in Japan and another is the far American cousin HTC Droid DNA for Verizon Wireless. Since both are cousins, there are similarities between both devices. 

HTC J Butterfly

Here are the comparison between the key specifications of HTC Droid DNA and HTC J Butterfly:

	HTC Droid DNA	HTC J Butterfly
Display size	5 inches	5 inches
Resolution and ppi	1920 x 1080 (441ppi)	1920 x 1080 (441ppi)
Processor	1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064	1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Core	Quad-core	Quad-Core
GPU	Adreno 320	Adreno 320
RAM	2GB	2GB
Internal Memory	16GB	8GB, 16GB
MicroSD Expansion	No	Yes, Up to 32GB
Operating System	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Front Camera	8MP with LED Flash	8 MP with LED Flash
Rear Camera	2.1MP	2.1MP
4G LTE	Yes	Yes
NFC	Yes	Yes
GPS	Yes, with GLONASS	Yes, with GLONASS
Bluetooth	Yes, 4.0	Yes, 4.0
Dimension	141 x 70.5 x 9.7 mm	143 x 71 x 9.1mm
Weight	138g	140g
Battery	2020mAh	2020mAh

Honest enough, HTC J Butterfly and HTC Droid DNA are almost the same in terms of specs. Both are powered by Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, having 2GB of RAM memory, Adreno 320 GPU, 8 mega-pixels of rear camera and 2.1 mega-pixels of front camera.

There might be slightly different in the design for both handset. HTC J Butterfly supports microSD expansion but this is not the case of HTC Droid DNA. It is confirmed that HTC Droid DNA does not support microSD expansion. So you should satisfied with 16GB of internal memory if you decided to purchase it. 

Both HTC Droid DNA and HTC J Butterfly running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and HTC Sense 4+. Both having features like NFC, GPS, WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth and 4G LTE compatibility. 

There are slightly different in sizes of both devices. HTC Droid DNA is a bit thicker with 9.7mm compared to HTC J Butterfly with only 9.1mm thick. But the one in Japan is slightly heavier than the one in the United States.

Another cousin with the name of HTC Deluxe is coming soon as well after the press image leaked on yesterday. Seems like HTC going global with its 1080p Full HD smartphone. 

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HTC Droid DNA vs LG Nexus 4 - Which One To Purchase?

(GSM Insider) - The HTC Droid DNA unveiled by Verizon Wireless in United States a few days before. It is the first 1080p Full HD smartphone to arrive at the American shore. You no need any extra explanation for the LG Nexus 4. We covered a lot of LG Nexus 4 smartphone in the past few days, it already sold out and no longer. So how this FHD HTC Droid DNA coming up against the red hot LG Nexus 4?

HTC Droid DNA for Verizon

Here are the comparison between the key specifications of HTC Droid DNA and LG Nexus 4:

	HTC Droid DNA	LG Nexus 4
Display size	5 inches	4.7 inches
Resolution and ppi	1920 x 1080 (441ppi)	1280 x 768 (318ppi)
Processor	1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064	1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Core	Quad-core	Quad-Core
GPU	Adreno 320	Adreno 320
RAM	2GB	2GB
Internal Memory	16GB	8GB, 16GB
MicroSD Expansion	No	No
Operating System	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Front Camera	8MP with LED Flash	8 MP with LED Flash
Rear Camera	2.1MP	1.3MP
4G LTE	Yes	No
NFC	Yes	Yes
GPS	Yes, with GLONASS	Yes, with GLONASS
Bluetooth	Yes, 4.0	Yes, 4.0
Dimension	141 x 70.5 x 9.7 mm	133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm
Weight	138g	139g
Battery	2020mAh	2100mAh

Overall, there are many similarities between both LG Nexus 4 and HTC Droid DNA in terms of specs. The processor (Snapdragon S4 Pro), GPU (Adreno 320), RAM memory (2GB), internal memory (16GB) and main camera (8MP) are the same. 

The main different between both smartphones are the displays. LG Nexus 4 with 4.7 inches display with 720p HD resolution while HTC Droid DNA with 5 inches display with 1080p Full HD resolution. The display of HTC Droid DNA has up to 441ppi. 

LG Nexus 4 available in 8GB and 16GB versions while HTC Droid DNA available in one 16GB version. Both devices are not support the microSD expansion. Bad bad news! 

The LG Nexus 4 with latest Android 4.2 while HTC Droid DNA with Android 4.1. Both also named as Jelly Bean. LG Nexus 4 is compatible with global GSM networks and the same goes go HTC Droid DNA as well. 

At the moment, LG Nexus 4 already sold out across USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. However, it is also available at T-Mobile USA at the price of $199 with 2 years commitment. HTC Droid DNA is not available elsewhere except Verizon Wireless. At the price of $199 with 2 years commitment, you able to get this HTC Droid DNA. 

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