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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Samsung Galaxy Ace Style LTE With 4 3 Inch Super AMOLED Display Launched
Samsung has silently launched in Germany a variant of the recently released Galaxy Ace 4, priced at EUR 199 (approximately Rs. 15,500), called the Galaxy Ace Style LTE or Galaxy Ace 4 (SM-G357FZ). The smartphone now packs a Super AMOLED display instead of TFT, apart from other upgrades. Despite the name, the smartphone bears more resemblance to the Galaxy Ace 4 LTE rather than the Galaxy Ace Style.
The Galaxy Ace Style LTE, listed on Samsung Germany, features a larger 4.3-inch (480x800 pixels) Super AMOLED display (compared to the 4-inch (480x800 pixels) TFT LCD display on the Galaxy Ace 4 which was launched in June. The device now packs a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, coupled with 1GB of RAM.
Previously, the company had launched two variants, the Galaxy Ace 4 LTE and Galaxy Ace 4 (3G), powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor (with 1GB of RAM) and a 1GHz dual-core processor (with 512MB of RAM) respectively.
Other specifications of the single-SIM (Micro-SIM) Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 (SM-G357FZ) include a 5-megapixel (CMOS sensor) rear camera with flash; a 1.3-megapixel (CMOS sensor) front camera; 4GB inbuilt storage which is expandable via microSD card (up to 64GB); 128.9x65.8x9.1mm dimensions; 126 grams weight; 1900mAh battery, and Android 4.4 KitKat. On the connectivity front, the Galaxy Ace 4 (SM-G357FZ) also supports 4G LTE FDD (Cat. 4) network along with 3G, NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, and GPS/ A-GPS.
As yet, the smartphone appears to only be available in Germany, and there is no word on its global release. Notably, Samsung hasnt launched the Galaxy Ace 4 in India and had only revealed the price for it in Europe - EUR 219 (approximately Rs. 17,800).
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Asus Zenfone 5 LTE Debuts and Price in Taiwan
After selling about 105,000 ZenFones in May and more than 200,000 units last month. Asustek Computer expects to ship more smartphones this month. ZenFone 5 ranked as the bestselling smartphone locally for two consecutive months, the company hopes the wider ZenFone range “will remain the bestseller in July,” following the launch of its first 4G long-term evolution (LTE) handset, Asustek’s corporate vice president Benson Lin said.
The ZenFone 5 LTE has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 1.2GHz quad-core processor and costs NT$6,990 (US$233) for a 16GB model, undercutting models with similar specifications from competitors, such as Sony Corp’s Xperia M2 at NT$9,900, and HTC Corp’s Desire 610 at NT$7,990.
Chief executive officer Jerry Shen said Asustek has targeted China’s Xiaomi Corp as its main competitor in the budget smartphone segment and is confident about its own competitiveness, as Asus smartphones are well received in Southeast Asian countries like Singapore and Malaysia.
Asustek in May told investors that it expected to sell 5 million to 10 million smartphones this year.
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