I've been getting lots of questions regarding which one I would choose. As a mass consumer of smartphones (I pretty much buy with my own money the newest handset when it comes out), people have been asking which I would choose. For me, I like "new" things - new concepts, new designs, new innovation. In that regard, the HTC One is a big win...
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HTC has announced their new flagship smartphone for the year, the HTC One. The specs are quite impressive: Full HD 1080p 4.7" screen (468 ppi), Quad-core Snapdragon, 4G LTE, and perhaps the most compelling feature, an "ultrapixel" camera. HTC spends in great detail an explanation of this process. While the camera takes just 4MP photos, they claim it can let in 3x more light as...
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Samsung has been on a pretty good run with their phones. Starting with the S2, in my opinion, they have managed to come up with a number of impressive handsets. The Note, which I reviewed sometime back, quickly grew on me and was one of my favorite handsets. When the S3 was announced, I was keen to try out the “faster”, higher-end model. ...
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HTC was without a doubt one of the brands that I thought would lead the Android revolution. In many ways, it was one of the early pioneers, but for the past year, HTC has been nearly invisible. Several poor designs, poor time to market, and before you knew it HTC was eclipsed. Samsung in particular has been very dominant of late. Creative designs, solid...
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Tag Heuer has released a glimpse of an upcoming smartphone - the Racer. While we haven't seen the full details, we do know that it comes with the "latest" Android (4.0?), a "high-speed" processor, but more important, is covered in a brilliant carbon fibre and titanium shell. All this for a mere 2,800 Euros! Looks impressive, though that is pricey. To my surprise,...
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HTC has gone very quiet in the past months as its last few handsets have been disappointing. Samsung has swept all the momentum away and has emerged as the leader in the Android space. But don't count out HTC yet. HTC announced the HTC One X at the MWC recently and it looks impressive. A quad-core engine, Android 4.0 plus a new Sense UI,...
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I just saw the Blackberry Porsche P9981 in person and I must say it is really good looking. Blackberry’s are actually quite boring devices, but the Porsche design P9981 adds a level of sophistication, coolness and just outright class to the device. Unfortunately, all that good looks comes at a hefty US$2000 price. Many of us get our Blackberry from our work so its...
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