The Moto X isn’t the only Motorola phone getting a makeover. The company is also refreshing its affordable Moto G Android phone with a new 2nd generation model. It has a bigger screen, a better camera, and improved speaker placement… but some features remain unchanged from last year’s model. That might not be a bad […]
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Huawei Ascend Mate 7 is a 6 inch phone with an 8-core CPU
Huawei’s latest big-screen phone has a 6 inch screen and an 8-core processor… so clearly it’s called the Ascend Mate 7. I guess someone in the counting department decided to split the difference. The Huawei Ascend Mate features a full HD display, a hefty 4100mAH battery, and a fingerprint sensor, making it the first Huawei phone […]
Motorola Moto E is an entry-level Android phone (leaks)
Motorola shook up the smartphone space a bit last year by introducing an entry-level smartphone with a low price tag and decent specs. The Moto G has an HD display, a relatively zippy processor, and a starting price of $179 for an unlocked phone. Now Motorola is preparing to do it again… this time with […]
Sony introduces Xperia ZL2 smartphone in Japan
Sony is adding a new 5 inch smartphone to its lineup. The Sony Xperia ZL2Â is a 5 inch smartphone headed for Japan. It’s a bit smaller than the 5.2 inch Xperia Z2 introduced earlier this year…Â but otherwise the specs are petty much the same. The new phone features a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel […]
Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S5
When Samsung introduced the Galaxy S4 it felt like the company was trying very hard to make a phone that did about 10 thousand things so that every person in the world would find at least one or two of them that they couldn’t live without. The launch of the Galaxy S5 seems tame in […]
BLU’s unlocked Android 4.2 smartphones start shipping for $230 and up
Budget smartphone maker BLU’s latest Android smartphones feature quad-core processors, Android 4.2 software, and relatively low price tags. The BLU Life Play is now available from Amazon and eBay for $229.99 — and that’s the price for an unlocked, dual SIM phone. BLU will launch two new models, the Life One and Life View soon […]
Android gets cheaper: Meet the $100 quad-core phone, $59 dual-core tablet
There are a lot of very cheap Android phones and tablets out there… but a lot of them have pretty awful hardware. If the Hisense Sero 7 Pro shows us anything though, it’s that the cost of good hardware is falling rapidly. These days you can pick up one of the best 7 inch Android tablets […]
Samsung Galaxy Note: 5.3 inch Android device blurs the phone/tablet borders
As Android tablet after Android tablet has hit the market over the past year I’ve often find myself wondering why anyone would need an Android phone and an Android tablet when they fill such similar functions. Samsung has released a new device that seems custom made for people wondering the same thing. The Samsung Galaxy Note […]