Newly announced Sony Xperia ZR smartphone is packed with high-end specs and solid hardware under the hood. As the device is officially announced, it is right time to consider that in which markets, the device will be available for sale and what will be the price tag.

Regarding its availability, you may assume that it will be available globally in different markets for sale like the high-end smartphones, Sony Xperia Z and ZL. But the Sony Xperia ZR smartphone won’t be heading to the United Kingdom, Germany and France. The reason for this unavailability in those regions is not yet known. But it can be considered that the newly announced Sony Xperia ZR may cannibalize the sales of the Sony Xperia Z and ZL smartphones in the said competitive markets specially. Hence, its unavailability in the specified regions.

The Sony Xperia ZR sports a 4.55-inch Reality display with BRAVIA Engine 2 technology, powered by 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 processor, 2GB RAM, 13 megapixel rear-facing camera with Exmor RS for mobile and HDR to capture full HD videos under the water, a front facing camera, 8GB internal storage, a microSD card slot for memory expansion support, and more. It runs Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. The device also supports water resistant and dust resistant as the Sony Xperia Z smartphone and the Sony Xperia Tablet Z.

The Sony Xperia ZR is confirmed to be available in Hong Kong. It is expected to be available in Netherlands also. It will be offered in Black and White. Sony hasn’t announced the official pricing detail of the device yet. Further info is expected soon.

Read: Full specifications of the Sony Xperia ZR

Via: GsmArena

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The Sony Xperia ZR is an Android OS powered waterproof smartphone, which has got all the high-end specifications and solid hardware under the hood.

Sony Xperia ZR runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, sporting a 4.55-inch Reality display with BRAVIA Engine 2 technology at 1280 X 720 pixels of resolution, powered by 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 processor, 2GB RAM, 13 megapixel rear-facing camera with Exmor RS for mobile” and HDR to capture full HD videos under the water, a front facing camera, waterproof and dust-resistant (IP55 /IP58), 8GB onboard storage, microSD card slot for memory expansion support, micro USB 2.0, microHDMI port via MHL support, 4G LTE connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, preloaded WALKMAN, Album and Movies apps, 2,300mAh battery with STAMINA mode, a whole host of the Google servicesm and all the regular features if an Android phone.

Full Technical Specifications of Sony Xperia ZR

Price & Availability

The Sony Xperia ZR handset is scheduled go on sale around the world in 2nd quarter of this year for an unknown price tag.

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Huawei Ascend W1 was officially announced at the CES 2013 event. The device is up for sale in different markets around the world. But the device is not available in the US yet. Today, the smartphone has been announced officially for US region.  It is believed that the smartphone will be available for sale in the US this month.

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system is the platform of the smartphone. The device having a 4-inch Gorilla IPS LCD touchscreen display is packed with a 1.2GHz dual core processor with a 5 MP auto-focus camera on the rear of the device with 4X digital zoom and LED flash, and a VGA camera on the front. In order to power the device, Huawei packs a 1950 mAh battery. The smartphone will sport only 1.7GB of internal storage which will be expandable via microSD slot. The Huawei Ascend W1 is the first Windows Phone 8 OS powered device from Huawei.

The device may be introduced in multiple colors – blue, red, black and white. In the US, the smartphone is expected to come to Walmart as well as on some selective stores. Official price tag of the device is not officially announced yet.

Via: Slashgear

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Recently leaked images of the BlackBerry R10 was already spotted online and it was assumed that it will come with a low capacity 1800mAh battery. But today, according to a new source, the Canadian manufacturer will reportedly offer an average capacitive 2180mAh battery to power the device unlike expected before. The newly rumored BlackBerry R10’s battery is slightly larger than the BlackBerry Q10 which features a 2100mAh battery. BlackBerry R10 will allegedly be the first BlackBerry smartphone to come with a non-removable battery.

BlackBerry R10 smartphone will be the next smartphone after BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 smartphones which will be powered by BlackBerry’s brand new operating system BlackBerry 10.  Other expected specs of the smartphone are that it will be packed with a 720×720 pixels with a display size of about 3.1 inches. 5MP rear-facing camera will be included along with a front-facing camera. RAM is 2GB and internal storage is 8GB which may be expandable via a microSD slot.

Brief Specs of the BlackBerry R10:
# 3.1-inch display, 720 x 720 resolution
# QWERTY keyboard
# 5MP rear camera, front camera
# 2GB of RAM
# 8GB internal storage
# 2180 mAh non-removable Battery

Further specs of the device may be revealed in the coming months. The availability details of the BlackBerry R10 will be updated as soon as possible when there is any further report regarding the release date.

Via: Ubergizmo

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Nokia Asha 501 comes as a first product of the new generation Ashas with a brand new platform, carrying all the notable specifications.

Nokia Asha 501 sports a 3-inch QVGA touchscreen with 133 PPI, equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera, 128MB internal memory storage, memory expansion support up to 32GB, 4GB microSD card included, microUSB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b/g, 3.5mm headset jack, preinstalled Nokia Xpress browser, preinstalled Facebook, Foursquare, Linkedin, Twitter, Youtube apps, dual-SIM capability, 1200mAh battery to provide up to 17 hours of talk time and 48 days of standby time.

Asha 501 phone has got an unique feature called Fastlane, which gets you currently running apps, and shows messages and other notifications you’ve received.

Full Technical Specifications of Nokia Asha 501

Price & Availability

The Nokia Asha 501 will be available to purchase from June in 90 countries on 60 telecom operators, pricing at $99 before taxes and subsidies for the single-SIM version.

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Owners of the AT&T branded Nokia Lumia 900 in the United States are getting a little present today. An upgraded version of the Windows Phone OS is coming to your devices. NokiaCareUS has announced via Twitter that they have begun rolling out the Windows Phone 7.8 update for AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 handset. It’s been a long time waiting, hasn’t it AT&T L900 owners? You’ve been watching WP7.8 update roll out to Lumia 900s across the globe over the last few months.

The WP7.8 update is going over Microsoft’s Zune program and it brings new Start screen, resizable tiles, a set of 20 new theme colors, lock screen improvements and functionality fixes. After the update, the OS version bumps up to 7.10.8862.144 and the new Firmware revision number will be 2175.2307.8862.13100.

Here’s the full changelog of the Wp7.8 update for AT&T Lumia 900:

• New start screen experience with resizable tiles: to change the size, tap and hold the live tile
• Theme colors added
• Lock screen improvements: Bing photo of the day as wallpaper, and accidental input protection for the security code
• Operating system version 7.10.8862.144
• Fix for functionality issues with Live Tiles, such as Live Tiles not updating
• After the update, check out Nokia Collection in Marketplace for new or updated Nokia apps

Start mashing that update button, folks.

Source: Nokia Care US

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There is no doubt that it’s been a long time coming for the Canadian Galaxy Note owners. Finally a good new for you. The Canada version (list includes Bell, Rogers and Telus) of the first-gen Samsung Galaxy Note is now officially getting Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update. Samsung has noted that the firmware upgrade is available through Kies software tool.

Telus has made the update available via both the over-the-air system, as well as Samsung’s Kies application. Rogers also mentioned that users can update its version of the Galaxy Note to Jelly Bean build through Kies or OTA.

Android 4.1.2 aka Jelly Bean build for Galaxy Note brings most of the new enhancements and features such as Google Now, enhanced rich notifications, Project Butter and some of Samsung’s newer proprietary additions like Smart Stay, and many more

If you meet grab the Jelly Bean update, launch Kies application or head into Settings > About phone > Software updates to get your taste of new version of the Android OS. Lease make sure your handset is running on latest official firmware, have at least half the battery remaining, and connect to a proper Wi-Fi connection before you proceed to check for the OTA update.

Source: SamsungCA

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Several mobile manufacturers already announced back in March that different devices powered by a low-cost quad-core MediaTek chipset will be introduced very soon. Sony Mobile already announced that it will be introducing a 5-inch entry level handset powered by the chipset in the third quarter of this year. Lenovo is also one the manufacturers to use the chipset. A 5.3-inch Lenovo S920 smartphone equipped with MediaTek’s Quad-core MT6589 processor clocked at 1.2GHz is already up for sale on Lenovo’s official website in China. This is not the only smartphone equipped with the chipset that Lenovo is planning to introduce in the market.

Today, Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology has officially announced the Lenovo P780 smartphone which is also powered by MediaTek MT6589 processor. The smartphone will be running Goggle’s Android 4.2 Jelly Bean flavor operating system out of the box.

The 5.0-inch Lenovo P780 smartphone will sport a high definition display with a 720×1280 pixels of resolution and the 8-megapixel camera with CMOS image sensor on the rear of the device will also be an alluring feature of the smartphone. Capacity of internal storage is 8GB along with 1GB of RAM. The internal storage of the smartphone will apparently be expandable via microSD slot up to 32GB or 64GB but the manufacturer hasn’t officially confirmed regarding the expansion slot.

Besides the aforementioned technical features, one more mind blowing feature is that the Lenovo P780 supports a large capacity 4000mAh battery.

The Lenovo P780 will be compatible with W-CDMA/GSM networks and it is expected to be launched in China in last week of this month.

Via: Blog of Mobile (Google Translated)

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Samsung has just announced it has launched the new Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 tablet, a 7-inch Android tablet that will be priced aggressively at an affordable price tag. We’ve been hearing about the Galaxy Tab 3 series of tablets since early this year. This is a new tablet that comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box, and offers full-support for Google Play and the full-sledged Android eco-system. It has got resemblance to the Galaxy S4 handset’s design (which is also made by Samsung).

It touts a 7-inch TFT display with 1024 x 600 pixels of resolution, which is in the low-end of the display spectrum. There’s a couple of cameras on each side. Samsung is offering it in Wi-Fi version, and 3G version with voice call capability.

Here’s the full list of the highlights of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0:

# 7-inch TFT WSCGA display at 169 PPI
# 1.2GHz dual-core processor
# 1GB of RAM
# 3 megapixel rear-facing camera
# 1.3 megapixel front-facing shooter
# 8/16GB internal memory storage with memory expansion support via microSD card slot (64GB max)
# micro USB 2.0, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
# Samsung Hub
# 1400mAh battery
# Dimensions: 111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9mm; Weight: 302g(Wi-Fi), 306g (3G)

It’s worth noting that design-wise, this is a big-sized cousin of the famous Galaxy S4, which has launched in the United States a couple of days ago. Samsung has planned to release the Wi-Fi variant of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 in early May, while the 3G version will start hitting the stores in May. There’s no word on the price info of the device yet.

Source: Samsung PR

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Earlier this month, T-Mobile announced late May release for its version of the Nokia Lumia 521 handset in the United States. Now the carrier has come up with exact release date of the handset. The buyers will be able to purchase the T-Mobile flavoured Nokia Lumia 521 from tomorrow, April 27th.

The device will be made available during HSN.com’s Innovation Weekend, and the buyers can grab it for $149.99. and you will also get car charger and screen protector for free. HSN is also offering free shipping with a flex pay option available. Later, the Lumia 521 will be offered at Microsoft Retail Stores and Walmart beginning May 11th. Microsoft retail stores charge the same amount of $149 for the device, while Wal-Mart will offer it under its exclusive T-Mobile no contract $30 per month unlimited web and text plans (covering Interest free payments as low as $37.49).

Unfortunately, there’s no word yet on the handset’s availability at T-Mobile’s stores. Here’s a quick refresher of the specs of the Lumia 521:

# 4-inch WVGA display with 800 x 480 pixels of resolution
# Dual-Core processor clocked at 1.4GHz
# 512MB RAM
# 5 megapixel camera on back side to record 720p HD videos
# 8GB storage with a microSD slot for memory expansion support
# 9.9mm thick
# HSPA+ 21Mbps connectivity
# Windows Phone 8 OS
# A set of Nokia apps such as Nokia Music, Cinemagraph, Creative Studio, Panorama, Smart Shoot and HERE Drive, Maps and Transit.

Interested users can order the T-Mobile connected Lumia 521 now at HSN.com by hitting the below link.

Buy

Source: T-Mobile PR, HSN

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