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NTT Docomo Unveils 28 New Models along with Xi LTE Service and i-mode version of Docomo Market

James — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:02:47 +0000

NTT Docomo today unveils 28 new models in 72 colors on it’s 2010 Winter – 2011 Spring product lineup which is the largest and most diverse collections ever released by Docomo. These include FOMA 3G handsets, Smartphones, eco-friendly mobile phone, Xi-brand LTE data terminals, Wi-Fi mini-router and 3G-enabled photo frame. All those devices will be launched on or after November 12. Along with this lineup, Docomo also unveils Xi (read “Crossy”) as the first Japan’s LTE Service which is scheduled on December 24 and the i-mode version of “Docomo Market” Portal.

In the Smartphone series, there are three Android phones and one BlackBerry.

LYNX 3D SH-03C (December) – Android smartphone with 3.8-inch screen for dynamic 3D images. Mobile wallet, one-seg TV and infrared-based data exchange. The Android 2.2 update for this devices is scheduled for Spring 2011.
REGZA Phone T-01C (December to January) – Android waterproof smartphone with 4-inch full-wides screen. Mobile wallet, infrared communication and one-seg TV powered by Mobile REGZA Engine 3.0. The Android 2.2 update for this device is also scheduled for Spring 2011.
Optimus chat L-04C (February) – Android smartphone with touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, many preinstalled features/apps and the highly user-friendly interface, “docomo Menu”.
BlackBerry Curve 9300 – Light, compact smartphone with QWERTY keyboard and trackpad for quick text input. Music enjoyment enhanced with advanced playback features and large storage.

The Xi LTE Service which is the successor to 3G will enable mobile data communication at a maximum down-link speed of 75 MBps. The service will be available initially for data communication for mobile computers with the USB-type L-02C. The voice calls will become possible starting April 2010 together with the launching of LTE-compatible mobile phones.

The last but not least, on December 6 Docomo will launch the i-mode version of the “docomo market” mobile portal for better access to mobile applications, music and electronic books.

LG Planning 20 Android Smartphones by the End of 2010

James — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:47:09 +0000

In order to boost up sales in smartphone business, LG recently said that they were planning to launch launch 20 sets of Google Android smartphones by the end of this year. I supposed those include the 5 handsets previously announced, LG GW 620, LG Optimus GT540, LG Ally for Verizon, LG Optimus QLU2300 and LG SU2300. So, at least there will be 15 more handsets at the rest of this year.

According to the source, the operating profits of LG’s mobile communication unit dropped to 0.9 percent in the first three months of 2010 compare to 6.7 percent a year ago. The Chief Financial Officer has admitted that LG needs “some more time” for a turnaround in its smartphone department, which probably means the lack of preparedness.

Currently the LG smartphones has already shipped to United States via Verizon Wireless. They also plan to introduce more Android phones to Middle East region.

[via: unwiredview]

Sony Ericsson Working on 5.5-inch Android Phone?

James — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:18:58 +0000

It’s always insteresting to spread out rumors and this time is the 5.5-inch Android Phone which is said being cooked by Sony Ericsson. It seems something to big to hold up to your head isn’t it? But if this is true, the phone, MID or whatever it is, should be out sometimes this fall.

As usual, there’s not much info available when it comes to prototype. But it’s said to have a 5.5-inch screen and a hinged side-out keyboard running on Android 2.1. At the moment it’s still being tested for low-level drivers. So let’s expect to see more news about this in the next few days or weeks.

[IT168 (translated) via Engadget]

Motorola CLIQ aka DEXT Introduced with Motoblur

James — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:05:33 +0000

Finally it’s official after being rumored over the last few months. Sanjay Jha on behalf of Motorola just announced the first Motorola’s Android phone in the GigaOM Mobilize Conference. Unlike previously rumored, the phone name is CLIQ for US that will be available form T-Mobile and DEXT for outside US which will be available first at Orange. Together with this Android announcement, Motorola also introduces a unique user interface of the phones with social networks integration called MOTOBLUR.

Just got a picture of the phone and the press release also available:

That’s all info we have for now. We’ll update it very soon.

Samsung InstinctQ First Photo Appearance

James — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:06:11 +0000

Another Android-powered phone Samsung InstinctQ got spotted publicly for the first time, thanks guys for these 4 beautiful pictures. It’s a landscape QWERTY slider phone which is rumored to be released on October 11th or early November and looking at the logo on the pictures it’s clearly shows that Sprint will be the carrier to bring this phone. Detail specs and price info are not available yet so far.

The Samsung InstinctQ is going to be the second Android phone offered by Sprint together with HTC Hero. However unlike the HTC Hero that features the HTC Sense with full touchscreen experience, the Samsung Instinct will come with Google Experience UI. Well, that’s all info available for now and hopefully more detail leaks are coming soon.

[via: Phandroid]

Motorola Sholes Specifications Leaks

James — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:44:12 +0000

The second upcoming Android-powered phone from Motorola is the Motorola Sholes. In summary the Motorola Sholes is slider phone with stylish QWERTY keyboard will come with a large 3.7 inch touchscreen with the resolution of 480×854, 16GB flash memory with expansion slot up to 16G and 5 megapixel camera. The phone will be available from Verizon Wireless USA and running on standard CDMA, EVDO Rev A network. However the option for 3G version is said to be available as well.

The Motorola Shole is reported to have have the following specifications:

Dimensions 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm
Weight 169g
Battery Li-ion 1400mAh.
Standby 450 hours, talk time 420 minutes
Display 3.7-inch touch-sensitive with a resolution 480×854 pixels, displays 16 million colors. Physical screen size is 45.72 mm by 81.34 mm.
16 GB Memory (FLASH / RAM): 512MB/256MB memory card microSD / microSDHC up to 16 GB
SMS, MMS, E-Mail Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-Mail
Complete embedded HTML browser
Camera: 5 MP autofocus and an outbreak of
Connectivity: USB2.0, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR 1, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g)
Supported audio formats: AMR-NB/WB, MP3, PCM / WAV, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA
Supported video formats: MPEG-4, H263, H264, WMV
GPS navigation
Package Contents: Phone Motorola Sholes, battery, charger, USB cable, memory card 8GB MicroSD and other literature.

The Motorola Shole is expected to hit the market in October 2009 but the price is not yet available.

[via: motofan.ru, Engadget]

Motorola Morrison Approved by FCC?

James — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:18:58 +0000

The first Android phone from Motorola, Motorola Morrison is now ready to jump into the Android phone pipeline. Federal Communications Commission United States (FCC) certified a new phone from Motorola which by several sources is said to be the Motorola Morrison. Currently there’s not much to say but soon in the next few days we’ll see more info coming.

Looking at the spec and design looks like the Motorola Morrison is a budget-friendly Android phone intended for young people. The only info that available is available at the moment is the quick spec of the Motorola Morrison:

Tri Band WCDMA 900/1700/2100
Quad Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Handsfree Speaker
Voice Commands
Talking Phone
Photo Camera
Video Camera
Video Player
Streo Bluetooth
Music Player
HTML Browser
Text Messaging

A photo from MiniSuit shows the Motorola Morrison with T-Mobile logo on it.

[via:BGR]

Sony Ericsson’s First Android Phone Xperia X3 Rachael Photos and Specs

James — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:36:11 +0000

I was away from this blog for about 3 weeks and probably missed some big news on the mobile phone world. And today i was surprised when i came across an article about the first Sony Ericsson’s Android phone code named Xperia X3 “Rachael” with the complete specifications and photos. And it’s likely that the X3 would come first before the X2, we don’t know.

Basically the Sony Ericsson X3 “Rachael” is a flagship smarphone and will come with luxury specs for an Android phone. It features a 1GHz processor built Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Platform chipset products QSD8250, support for high-speed HSPA network, GPS navigation, mobile TV, Wi-Fi wireless LAN access and Bluetooth functions. And another interesting specs is the 4.0 inches touch screen and a built-in 8.1 megapixel camera. The phone is likely to come with the Android 2.0 operating system.

Below is the complete list of the specification for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 “Rachael”.

Display:

800 x 400 pixels/4″ – 800 x 400 pixels / 4 “
Touch Sensitive – Touch Sensitive

Network: Network:

2G 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band) – 2G 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band)
3G: 900/2100 (Dual-Band) – 3G: 900/2100 (Dual-Band)
HSDPA (10Mbps) – HSDPA (10Mbps)
HSUPA (2Mbps) – HSUPA (2Mbps)

Camera: Camera:

8 mega-pixels (auto-focus) – 8 mega-pixels (auto-focus)
8 x Digital Zoom – 8 x Digital Zoom
LED Flash – LED Flash
Image Stabilization – Image Stabilization
Smile Shutter – Smile Shutter
Face Detection – Face Detection

Video: Video:

VGA Video Recording – VGA Video Recording

Music: Music:

Supported formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC+ – Supported formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC +

Ringtones: Ringtones:

Monophonic – Monophonic
Polyphonic (64) – Polyphonic (64)
MP3 – MP3
AAC – AAC

Messaging: Messaging:

SMS – SMS
MMS (with video) – MMS (with video)
E-mail (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, MS Exchange) – E-mail (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, MS Exchange)

Memory: Memory:

Phone Book – Phone Book
Dialled Calls – Calls dialed
Missed Calls – Missed Calls
Received Calls – Received Calls
microSDHC (external) – MicroSDHC (external)

Call Features: Call Features:

Hands Free – Hands Free
Caller ID – Caller ID
Voice Dialling – Voice Dialing

Connectivity: Connectivity:

miniUSB – MiniUSB
3.5mm AV connector – 3.5mm AV connector
Bluetooth (2.1) – Bluetooth (2.1)
Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g) – Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g)

Navigation: Navigation:

AGPS – AGPS

It’s not clear yet when the phone will be officially released. However according to some info, it’s expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of this year more likely.

[Source: via pointgphone]

HTC Hero Officially Launched Using HTC Sense UI

James — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:56:48 +0000

Finally another Android Phone HTC Hero officially launched today featuring the customized user interface HTC Sense. The HTC Sense which made it’s debut on the HTC Hero comes with three principles: Make it Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected. From now on the HTC Sense will be made available on all new HTC devices.

Comes with 3.2-inch HVGA display, the HTC Hero is optimized for web, multimedia and other content while maintaining a small size and weight that fits comfortably in your hand. Besides it also equipped with 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, GPS, digital compass, gravity-sensor, expandable MicroSD memory, and now also with 3.5mm stereo headset jack.

Check the details spec of the HTC Hero below:

Processor	Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz
Platform	Android™
Memory	ROM: 512 MB RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions (LxWxT)	112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches)
Weight	135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery
Display	3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
Network	HSPA/WCDMA: - 900/2100 MHz - Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: - 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control	Trackball with Enter button
GPS	Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity	Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g 3.5 mm audio jack
Camera	5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio Supported Formats	MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media® Audio 9
Video Supported Formats	MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9
Battery	Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 1350 mAh Talk time: - Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA - Up to 470 minutes for GSM Standby time: - Up to 750 hours for WCDMA - Up to 440 hours for GSM (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot	microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter	Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features	G-sensor Digital Compass

The HTC Hero will be available in Europe in July and in Asia later in the summer. A distinct North American version will be available later in 2009.

T-Mobile Unveiled the Second Android Phone myTouch 3G

James — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:58:50 +0000

Finally T-Mobile unveiled its second Android phone T-Mobile myTouch 3G as the successor to the previous phone T-Mobile G1. The full touchscreen myTouch run on Android OS version 1.5 with no hardware keypad like the G1. The phone will be available to pre-order for current T-Mobile customers starting July 8 for $199.99 with a two-year agreement.

Designed by HTC, myTouch features a 3.2-inch HVGA touch-screen display and virtual keyboard, which orients automatically from portrait to landscape mode in most applications. It also features a 3.2-megapixel camera, a music player with a pre-installed 4GB microSD memory card, and enhanced video capabilities to make it easy for users to record and share pictures and videos, whether via e-mail, MMS or one-click upload to sites such as YouTube™ and Picasa™. The device’s powerful mobile Web experience is supported by fast data speeds via Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s 3G network.

If you own the G1 phone, you may thinking about upgrading the G1 or not? Many people may said that the myTouch is just a G1 without a keyboard. But to be clear you better read the post about Hands-on of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G on CNET.