As the leaves turn to gold and flutter from the trees, the Engadget team digs out their scarves and mittens to get ready for the mad rush of phone launches that take place ahead of the holiday season. We've seen big devices (both large and high-profile ones) enter the world over the last few months, including new heavyweights from Apple and Google. Then there's Samsung, Nokia and HTC, which are all following the philosophy that bigger is better.
But it's not just on the hardware side that things are getting exciting. T-Mobile's eliminated roaming charges and Verizon is doubling its LTE speeds to a whopping 80 Mbps. AT&T is offering customers a $5 daily pass for internet and is making mobile share plans the standard rather than the exception. Of course, if you'd prefer unlimited data, Sprint is promising that its Spark LTE will beat the field -- but it's currently only available in NYC, LA, Chicago, Tampa and Miami. Whether you're looking for a smartphone right now, or if you're contract is about to expire, this is your guide to the best ones on the market.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Apple, Samsung, HTC, Nokia, Google, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, LG, Blackberry, T-Mobile
We’re a month closer to the rumored release of the HTC Mini One this August. While HTC hasn’t made any official announcement yet (and it doesn’t look like they’re about to anytime soon), the leaks just keep on coming. Late last month, specs about the HTC Mini One’s screen resolution was leaked online. A few days before that, a few sources led speculation to an August release date.
This time around, we don’t have much specs-wise, but we do have a couple of images of the rumored smartphone. It’s the smaller, budget-friendly version of the highly-popular HTC One, which many reviewers found to be better than Samsung’s Galaxy S4.
As a quick refresher, the HTC One Mini is rumored to have a 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. It will run on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and come equipped with a quad core 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor.
VIA [ Geeky Gadgets ]
"Can you think of anything else that packs a big punch into a small package?" That's an inquiry posed by HTC on a fresh company blog post, lathered with hyperbole and dominated by an infographic that can be seen in part after the break. It's tough to tell when the company plans to officially unveil the more bantam edition of its glorious One, but here's something that's bankable: it won't be long.
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Source: HTC
The HTC One Mini is all but officially confirmed with the leak of these specs on the device’s screen resolution. Rumors have been ride about the yet-to-be-announced device that will be going head to head against Samsung’s Galaxy S4 mini, which will be launched in the next few months.
HTC-owned domain HTCMMS published a user agent profile on the device that contains the device’s name, HTC One Mini. The page also indicates that the device will have a 1280×720-resolution display and that it will run on Android 4.2.
The page also indicates that the HTC One Mini will have GPRS and 3G connectivity, although LTE is notably absent. That could change by the time the device is launched, though.
VIA [ Electronista ]