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The LG E720 appeared on a Polish site over the weekend. It is a Froyo-equipped device featuring a 3.2 inch display, along with Qualcomm’s mid-range MSM7227 core and a 5 megapixel camera around back. Pricing and availability are likely to be announced soon.
Sources:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/30/the-android-powered-lg-e720-surfaces/
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/lg-e720-with-android-leaks-its-no-galaxy-s-killer/
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Samsung Mobile has announced today that it has shipped more than 1 million of the Android 2.1-powered Galaxy S phones in the United States. The line’s popularity has increased drastically, with the AT&T and T-Mobile versions already in stores. The Sprint Epic 4G launches on Tuesday, followed by the Verizon and US Cellular versions, so we might see a couple more million of these devices being shipped soon.
Source:
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-mobile-ships-one-million-galaxy-s-devices-us
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There are reports that Verizon Wireless has started handling shipments of the Samsung Fascinate into their distribution warehouses. Previously, there were some speculation of a September launch, and this is further proven right with Verizon stating that the device will be aired around September 9th.
Sources:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/the-samsung-fascinate-to-be-released-sept-9th.html
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/08/26/rumor-verizon-fascinate-arrives-september-9th/
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/26/samsung-fascinate-launching-september-9th/
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Is the Motorola Quench XT5 set to be released soon? Specifications and an image of the Motorola Quench XT5 have appeared. The Quench XT5 will come with Android 2.1, have 256 MB RAM and 523 MB of ROM, FM radio and DivX playback ability. The processor speed is not known. The Motorola Quench XT5 is widely expected to hit Europe first.
Here are some of the specifications:
OS: Android 2.1 (Éclair)
Band/Modes: WCDMA 900/1900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE Class 12
Weight: 114 g
Dimensions: 56 x 114 x 13 mm
Display: 3.2″ 480×320 HVGA 262k
Battery: 1270 mAh
GSM Talktime: 8.2 hours
GSM Standby Time: 23.3 days
WCDMA Talktime: 6.4 hours
WCDMA Standby Time: 22.7 days
Others: FM radio, DivX video playback
Sources:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/leak-motorola-quench-xt5-specs-pix.html
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/25/specs-surface-for-the-motorola-quench-xt5/
http://www.androidcentral.com/motorola-quench-xt5-specs-revealed-no-quenching-thirst-froyo-though
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/08/25/motorola-brings-trackball-quench-xt5/
http://www.cellpassion.com/2010/08/24/motorola-quench-xt5-specs-pics/
http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/08/24/motorola-quench-xt5-diagrammed-specd/
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The Dell Aero is now available for sale at AT&T. Here are the specifications:
The only drawback for this device is that it is still running on Android 1.5 Cupcake.
Source:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/dell-aero-android-smartphone-is-now-available.html
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The Motorola Charm will drop in stores soon, debuting on August 25. This phone runs on Android 2.1 and has an updated version of MOTOBLUR. This is definitely geared toward the social users that text a great deal and keep up with social networks. It also ofers a full touch screen. A unique feature that sets the Charm from other handsets is that it offers a touch sensitive track pad that is on the back of the device.
Source:
http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/motorola-charm-specs-review-release-date/
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/moto-charm-charms-its-way-to-the-shelf.html
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Lenovo, a new manufacturer in the smartphone market, has sold 100,000 units in about a month. This is quite an achievement, considering the fact that the number of units sold is about the same number of iPhones sold when it was launched in China. Also, Lenovo is expecting to sell 1 million units by the end of the year.
Lenovo wants to make their smartphone popular in China first, before starting to sell it overseas. The smartphone market may be a major factor in saving their profits from declining. A year ago, Lenovo suffered a $16 million loss, but now it has reportedly gained $54 million.
Source:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/lenovo-sold-100000-lephone-units-in-june.html
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After so much speculation, T-Mobile has finally announced the arrival of the G2 by sending a short press release to the media and updating their HSPA+ handset teaser site. Details about the G2 with Google are still incomplete but it is more than we had before.
The G2 is a successor to the G1 launched about two years ago. It will be a Google experience phone, implying that it will host a stock version of Android 2.2. Another thing we can expect from this device is that it will be manufactured by HTC. Perhaps we can see this device at the upcoming press conference, September 15th.
The device will house a Qualcomm MSM7230, which has the same Scorpion CPU as previously commercialized in the Snapdragon QSD8x50 chipset found in other HTC phones and it has a clock speed of 800 MHz to 1 GHz. T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network supports speeds up to 21 Mbps, and this device has a theoretical peak capability of 14.4 Mbps. The HSPA+ network will deliver 4G-like speeds to 185 million people this year.
Sources:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/official-the-g2-coming-soon-and-t-mobile-teases-everyone.html
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/18/official-t-mobile-g2-coming-as-first-hspa-device/
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-announces-g2-hspa-data-speeds
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Although LG has promised Microsoft that they will be one of their main partners for Windows Phone 7, they are going to sell many more Android phones. LG has predicted that 70% of their smartphone units sold this year will be based on Android.
This is in fact quite a jump for LG in the Android market, since they haven’t been one of the companies to promote Android the most on their phones. However, Android is helping them to catch up in sales quickly with the early adopter companies. It is expected that LG would sell 4.2 million Android phones by the end of 2010.
What LG needs to do is to produce some Android phones that can compete head-on with the best phones that other manufacturers such as HTC, Motorola or Samsung has put up in the maket. Also, another thing that LG could use to differentiate from others, is to not use a skin like the others do, but instead use stock Android. LG should allow fast updates from Google, and this can only happen if they don’t skin their phones. Making it easy for developers to root and make custom ROM’s for their phones could also help them stand out from the rest.
Source:
http://androidheadlines.com/2010/08/lg-says-70-of-their-smartphones-sold-in-2010-use-android.html
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Amazon, a popular resource and buying tool for someone intending to get anything from toothbrushes to electronics, shows that Android is still the bestsellers in the smartphone and PDAs industry. Android held the top 9 spots.
To further prove Android’s dominance, the HTC EVO4G from Sprint is not included in this list because it is currently out of stock. Also, corporate purchases are usually made from the carriers so those numbers are not affecting these results at all.
Over last weekend, there were two non-Android phones that barely made it in to the top 10 of the list. The Microsoft Windows Mobile HTC HD2 and the Blackberry Bold 9700. Other than that, everything else was Android.
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