SmartPhones Tablets

Samsung Galaxy S4 – Cost BreakDown

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The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes in many different versions depending on region and operators. We did a value breakdown analysis based on the European 3G version where Samsung’s Exynos 5 application processor would be used instead of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 (APQ8064T), and Intel’s 2/3G baseband used instead of Qualcomm’s MDM9625, which covers all mode/bands. Galaxy … Read more

Why we Like Smasung Galaxy Note 8 over iPad ?

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Samsung has unveiled Galaxy Note 8.0, an 8-inch tablet equipped with an S Pen, to compete with Apple’s iPad mini. The tablet has a screen resolution of 1280 x 800 and a pixel density of 189 ppi. It is based on Samsung Exynos 4 Quad with quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU (1.6 GHz), 2 GB RAM, with 16 / 32 GB of internal storage. It is equipped with a 5.0MP rear camera and 1.3MP front-facing camera.

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Acer Liquid E1, Z2, C1 Affordable Android SmartPhones

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Acer has kicked off 2013 smartphone line-up with three new smartphones including Liquid E1, Z2, and C1. The detailed hardware specifications are still emerging. Initial feedback on pricing is interesting, in our view. It is reported the E1 will have a retail price for €199-299 and the Z2 for €99-129, suggesting Acer is attacking the … Read more

Asus Padfone Infinity and FonePad Models Comparison

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Asus will soon launch Padfone Infinity and FonePad. The Padfone Infinity is the third generation device in the Padfone series, and is a smartphone with an integrated docking tablet. The key upgrade in Padfone Infinity to its predecessor is the use of QCOM’s Snapdragon 600 Quad-core CPU (1.7GHz), and larger 5″ display. FonePad is a 7” tablet with 3G voice (i.e., phone) functionality, but is more akin to a tablet, in our view. FonePad is Asus’ challenge to Phablets.

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Lenovo’s ForthComing Android Tablets S6000 A3000 A1000

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Lenovo announced three new Android-based tablets. The tablets included a pair of 7” tablets, the A1000 and A3000, and a 10” tablet, the S6000. Each of these tablets are running Mediatek CPUs, which suggests they will target first time tablet buyers, and/or emerging markets. Previous tablets have been larger NVDA Tegra and Intel Atom-based.

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SmartPhone and Tablet Sales Weaker in Feb-2013

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February sales were generally weaker. Except for fewer working days, the shortfall from Largan primarily reflected sluggish iPhone 5 shipments; the weakness at Wintek was due to softer demand on Apple legacy products including iPad 4 and iPhone 4S; the softness at Ichia reflected model transitions (i.e., Blackberry) on top of labor supply shortage. iPhone … Read more

Most Sought After / Popular SmartPhones in China

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iPhoneThe iPhone remained the favorite mobile phone brand among users, with a 21.2% “attention rate” (the percentage of search queries for a certain brand across all mobile phone-related search queries), up 1.2pp QoQ. Samsung (15.8%, up 0.2pp) overtook Nokia (14.6%, down 1.8pp) to become the second most searched-for mobile phone brand among Chinese users. Although overseas brands continued to fill the 3 most favored mobile phone brands, there were five Chinese domestic brands which managed to enter the top 10, including Xiaomi (8.5%, up 2.1pp), Lenovo (4.7%, up 0.9pp), Huawei (3.2%, up 0.3pp), ZTE (2.7%, up 0.1pp) and Meizu (2.3%, up 0.7pp).

In terms of the most popular mobile phone models, Apple took all top 3 positions with its iPhone4S (representing an 8.4% attention rate), iPhone5 (7.6%) and

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HTC One (M7) Competing Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5

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HTC launched its new flagship model “One” (previously known as M7) on 19 February. Compared with ‘Butterfly’, One features a smaller size screen (4.7-inch, versus 5″), more powerful AP (1.7 GHz quad core, versus 1.5 GHz), higher resolution (468 ppi, versus 441 ppi), metallic feeling (aluminium unibody casing, versus polycarbonate), better sound quality (dual front-facing … Read more