ASUS PadFone Mini is a new smartphone-tablet hybrid; it is a 4-inch Asus PadFone mini that fits into a 7-inch tablet dock. The device is priced at $555. The PadFone Mini runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and is skinned with the Asus’ ZenUI. The company has promised an Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade for the PadFone mini.
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Altcatel at CES 2014 made addition to the One Touch Pop series of smartphones with One Touch Pop C7, C8, C9 models.
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Lenovo churned out three new smartphones running Android today. Known as Lenovo S930, S650 and A859, all feature dual-SIM functionality backed with 3G support. They are powered by 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek 6582 processors coupled with 1GB of RAM, and run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
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The Sony Xperia Z1S runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box with Sony’s custom user interface. The smartphone is powered by 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm MSM8974 processor backed by 2GB of RAM. There is 32GB of inbuilt storage, which is unfortunately not expandable via micro SD card.
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The Xperia Z1 Compact is the much-awaited mini-variant of the flagship smartphone, Xperia Z1. The Xperia Z1S is available in US through T-Mobile at $22 per month, or $603 without any contract.
Taipower a Chinese tablet maker is now offering an x86 based tablet. Called the Teclast P90, it features Intel Core Z2580 processor that is clocked up to 2 GHz. Specs include 8.9 inch Samsung sourced IPS retina display, 1920×1200 pixel resolution, 2 GB LPDDR2 RAM and 7000 mAh lithium ion battery.
Battery life is said to be around 10 hours or 100 days of standby time. While unit measures only 8.3 mm. There is a 2 MP and 5 MP front and rear camera as well. For communication, you get WiDi, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
The back of the Teclast Intel P90 looks very much like an elongated iPhone 5s. It is on sale with a price tag of 999 Chinese Yuan that rounds to USD 160.
