Carriers / Phones / Samsung / Verizon
by Phones Review · Published 06/16/2013 · Last modified 06/17/2013
Summer will be full of events. Two of the biggest manufacturers, HTC and Samsung will be launching soon their mini versions of the most successful handsets for both companies, Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and HTC One Mini. According to rumors Galaxy S4 Mini will be the first to arrive. The expected event for the launching of the handset is 20th...
Not long ago, the most impatient owners of Sony Xperia Z got the news for an unofficial leak of the new update Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The sources of this information confirmed that the update will be available for models with unlocked bootloaders. The risks of installing an unofficial version of the operating system are not to underestimate. Some of...
The battery capacity is one of the problematic and ignored areas in the modern high-end smartphones. The constantly increasing of size and CPU performance leads that the phone operation demands more energy, hence larger batteries are needed. But further expanding is size would be something completely different to what we have seen past few years. Now, the only option is...
Android / BlackBerry OS / Mobile OS
by Phones Review · Published 06/14/2013 · Last modified 08/20/2013
The highly anticipated BlackBerry runtime for Android apps and Android development tool plug-ins have been released and now all the customers and developers using BlackBerry 10.2 should be happy. The new beta version of the software is already available on the BlackBerry’s official developer page and it can be downloaded directly to the device, giving the users the possibility to...
What do you think if the next Apple iPhone 5S is dressed in gold? The device, which is rumored to come during the third quarter of the year could be painted in gold, as one of the color options offered, a new report from a Japanese magazine reveals. Gold is not a usual color in the smartphone market and we...
HTC has managed to capture the fifth place on the smartphone market in Japan in the first quarter of the year, according to the market research company IDC Japan. HTC has taken this position from Samsung, who are now on the sixth place in the local market. The Japanese version of the HTC Butterfly has become very popular in Japan...
Not long ago, DigiTimes announced that according to some sources, Samsung suffers from drops in the sales and the numbers of orders for Samsung Galaxy S4 units and components are going down. Two very reputable analyst houses, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan both reduced the numbers they estimate for the sales of Samsung Galaxy S4. As a result, the stock...
Almost everything connected to the producing process of the modern smartphones is a mystery for most of the mobile users. When we buy a device, we usually know what to look for. We know to choose the well protected display, the phones made by the most durable materials etc. The modern smartphones arrive with a rich package of features and...
Fans of Samsung Galaxy Note 2 who live in India will be very trilled by the great news from the company. The new smartphone will be provided at special price, thanks to the offer named “Smart Upgrade Offer.” The main idea of the deal is to give customers the opportunity to exchange their old smartphone with the very wanted in...
The first half of the year has just rolled out and we already hear rumors and plans for the next year. According to reliable sources of Apple, the company is considering the idea of releasing smartphones with larger screens and new models of colorful iPhone at more affordable price ($99USD). This strategy comes to battle with the competition to Apple’s...
