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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Samsung goes official with Galaxy S5 LTE A in Korea but thats not it!

Samsung, the South Korean multinational consumer electronics manufacturer has announced a new version of their 2014 front runner model, the Galaxy S5 exclusively for their homeland, Korea. This time the company dubs their new announcement as the brand new Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A.

Yes folks, you can guess it from the name, the new LTE-Advanced smartphone from Samsung will have three times faster than standard 4G LTE network connection speeds on board, capable of downloading data at 225Mbps.

But, thats not it, the new smartphone also features a brilliant 2K screen of Super AMOLED WQHD display at 2560 x 1440 resolution with excellent color reproduction, which is four times clearer than a High Definition panel, also representing more than 90% of the Color Gamut at only 0.01 milliseconds response time and 100,000:1 contrast ratio. The new handset also packs a faster processor and improved internals. Like the original Galaxy S5, the new model will also come out of the box with the perforated leather textured back and also sporting the same heart rate sensor on the back of the phone, aside the LED flash and below the primary lens, and a fingerprint reader integrated to the home button in front. The smartphone is also dust and water resistant up to one meter and 30 minutes underwater at IP67-certification ratings. Is this the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime we were talking about in the past?

So, the new Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A will have a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset, speeding at 2.5GHz, 5.08-inches Super AMOLED Quad High Definition screen of 2560 x 1440 resolution pixels, 16 and 32 gigabytes of internal mass storage options with a three gigabytes of LPDDR3 Random Access Memory, 16 megapixels main camera on the back with Optical Image Stabilization and LED flash light, capable of capturing 4K Ultra High Definition videos, a two megapixels secondary front facer, which can shoot footages at 1080p. There is also Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, Near Field Communication and fourth generation LTE-Advanced network support over the hood. The device will have the same 2,800mAh powered battery and runs Androids version 4.4 KitKat with Samsungs own revamped TouchWiz UX 5.0 and other proprietary new attributes like Geo News, Anniversary Reminder, Health Care, Deep Sleep, and more. The new unit is measured and weighed exactly same at at 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 millimeters in dimensions and 145 grams on mass.

The phone will be available in two new flavors, like Sweet Pink and Glam Red, along with the previously announced shades including, Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold. This smartphone will come to SKT first, followed by KT and LGU+, later this month for a price of 940500 South Korean Won, that is about 919 United States Dollars, but doesnt looks to cross the Korean shores.

Source: DROID LIFE

Sunday, November 9, 2014

LG outs the new Android powered Wine Smart flip phone in South Korea

LG Electronics have announced a new refreshment to their outdated Wine series of phones from 2007, official from their homeland of business yesterday, named as the brand new LG Wine Smart. The new handset is surprisingly a flip phone, yet being very interesting in its hardware, which found a lots of love between the mobile phone users in the previous decades (we are talking a time when Android was a dream for Andy Rubin), and it is also expected to find some interest between more mature users seeking in to the smartphone category, than the young consumers from the market. The device is pretty similar to Samsungs SW2014, unveiled last year.

It is widely believed that, the phone manufacturer is reportedly targeting a number of elderly customers, who are not very familiar using conventional LCD touchscreen from a smartphone, with their latest announcement, in confederation with Googles mobile operating system, Android. The unit also introduces the industrys first, "Kakao Talk", which is the dedicated physical buttons below the 3.5-inches LCD screen. Basically, to select an application from the new smartphone, all you need to do is press on the physical navigation buttons to move the cursor towards the desired app on the phone, or just tap the application from the screen like any other Android powered smartphone from the bazaar.

LG has also implemented their new user-friendly proprietary UX, specially designed for people with less visibility. Indeed, the phone will feature three large horizontal lines on the screen, for the list of applications and widgets, and vertical three lines with the ability to arrange them accordingly. The app icon as well as the fonts on screen will appear larger than usual, which is another impressive fact of the new user interface incorporated. The new Wine Smart will attribute a high power 1W speaker, which sounds loud beeps when a call is received, that is written even to be heard in those obstreperous and noisy surroundings. For more, theres the new "Safe Keeper" key feature, that will send the location information to a pre-set mobile number, if the phone is kept unused for a long time. You can also find an LED light for notifications on the bottom front left side.

In terms of the specifications, the new LG Wine Smart will come out of the box with a 1.2GHz speeding Quad-Core processor, aforementioned 3.5-inches screen of 480 x 320 resolution display, four gigabytes of internal memory storage (expandable via microSD card slot), one gigabyte of Random Access Memory, an eight megapixels main camera on the back along with a VGA secondary front facer, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0 and 4G LTE network connectivity support, a 1,700mAh powered removable battery and runs Androids version 4.4 KitKat, topped with LGs own customized UX. The handset will be made available in South Korea starting from 26th of this month, September, launching in both Black and White color options, measured at 118.6 x 59.4 x 16.9 millimeters in dimensions and weighs about 140.8 grams on mass.

Source: LG

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Samsung goes official with 7 inch Galaxy W smartphone in Korea

Along with their industry first smartphone with Tizen operating system, Samsung also had another announcement for the day, but from Korea. The multinational manufacturer has announced their first ever, may be the worlds first seven-inches smartphone, dubbed as the new Samsung Galaxy W. The past month we have seen the smartphones picture and specifications leak in a poster from the South Korean telecommunications operator, SK telecom.

The phone looks almost like any other Samsung made Galaxy tablet, but the new Galaxy W will pack in thinner and minimal bezels, compared to other slates. There is also that Samsungs traditional fake leather design with the stitching pattern on the back battery door. The phablet/smartphone will tot mid-ranged internals out of the box with support to South Korean countryside 4G LTE-Advanced networks.

Samsung Galaxy W will come to the markets with a 1.2GHz Quad-Core processor, seven-inches High Definition TFT screen of 1280 x 720 resolution pixels, 16 gigabytes of on board storage (expandable via microSD card slot), 1.5 gigabytes of Random Access Memory, eight megapixels primary shooter on the back with LED flash light and a two megapixels secondary front facer and a 3,200mAh powered battery, running Androids version 4.3 Jelly Bean over the hood. The new device from Samsung shows-off key features like, the landscape mode, multi-window, split-screen and pop-up play. The phone will be available in Red, Black and White color options, which is measured at 191.8 x 99.6 x 8.8 millimeters in dimensions and 245 grams in weight.

The phone is said to be a South Korean SK telecom exclusive, which will be retailed for 499400 South Korean Won, that is around 487 United States Dollars. Unfortunately, we dont hear about any dates for its availability, just yet.

Source: Samsung