Category: Handsets (General)
Confirmation has reached us that the LG Optimus 4x HD is coming to Clove in June and is available for pre-order now. Priced at £456 the 4x HD has some impressive specs including a 1.5GHz quad-core processor (NVIDIA Tegra 3), Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 4.7″ (1280 x 720) True HD IPS …
Samsung have today announced a new budget Windows Phone powered handset. The mobile, titled Omnia M, has a 1GHz processor, 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 4GB of storage and 384MB of RAM meaning it is not near the top end of the handset range. It also includes a 5mp rear …
O2 have announced the exclusive carriage of the new Huawei Y100 Android handset. The Y100 has a 2.8 “LCD screen, a 3.2MP camera without flash, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 and GPS. Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the handset has full access to Google play and all the compatible apps therein. Huawei claim that they have …
As revealed here on Coolsmartphone, the flagship Nokia Windows phone, the Lumia 900 is now exclusively available from Phones4U. Priced from free, the handset is available on both Vodaphone and Orange. It features the latest Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, an 8 MP Camera with Carl Zeiss lens, 4.3 inch …
Once upon a time the Olympics were about the best athletes in the world competing against each other to ascertain who really was the greatest. Now it seems that the Olympics are as much about buzzwords such as “partnership”, “inclusion”, “equality” or “legacy”. We can now also …
We’ve just been alerted to a pretty cracking deal that Orange are currently running for the HTC Radar. They’ve currently got it on sale in store for the bargain price of £99 when you top up £10. For your one hundred notes you’ll get a second gen Windows …
As the media began to leave last night, the O2 Guru team were busy filming demo videos to show you more of the Samsung Galaxy SIII. The girls from O2 showed off the new “Smart Stay” feature, which keeps the screen on while you’re looking at it. Unfortunately …
The people at Symantec decided to do something a bit nuts. They put 50 smartphones around major American cities and equipped them with tracking and usage software. Their “Honey Stick Project” (shouldn’t that be Honey Pot?) found some pretty interesting, if not unsurprising results. The phones, by the …
No sooner has the rumour mill died down around the Samsung Galaxy SIII than the merry-go-round starts all over again, this time the handset in question is the next Google Nexus. In a patent application filed by one Andy Rubin, Google’s VP of Engineering, it would appear that …
So.. the HTC One X. HTC’s current flagship phone. The all singing, all dancing uber phone with an all powerful quad core beating heart. So it should thrash anything else out there, right? I’ve always been a big fan of camera functionality on phones, and whilst the stills …
ZTE have today announced that Virgin Mobile will be the first UK operator to carry the new ZTE Tania. The Windows Mobile 7.5 carrying device will be available from the middle of May on pay monthly and pay-as-you-go. The Tania has a TFT capacitive touchscreen, a display of 480 …
Motorola have announced that their new RAZR Maxx is to begin shipping in the UK from the middle of May. The rather attractive looking handset delivers an astounding 17.6 hours of talk time and 380 (yes, three hundred and eighty) hours of standby time, which when combined with …
The new Samsung Galaxy S Advance has started shipping and is now available from Clove. The Android powered handset has a 1GHz dual-core processor and 768MB RAM, 8GB internal storage and a MicroSD slot expandable up to 32GB. Running on Gingerbread 2.3 complete with Touchwiz, it also has a new feature …
Finally, after all the hype, spin and rumours, Samsung have confirmed some solid detail around the next Galaxy. They have released details of the main chip to power the handset which will be called the Exynos 4 Quad. Samsung claim that the chip is special as it is built …
We have today received official confirmation that Phones4U will be the first european retailer to carry the Nokia Lumia 900. As previously detailed, there will be a slight delay in receiving stock which will be available from 14th May. By way of a small apology to those that have pre-ordered the handset, …
A mixed bag of news has emerged from the beleaguered Finnish giant as they have announced that the flagship Lumia 900 will now not ship on April 27th as previously expected but has now slipped to May 14th. In what could be seen as better news, Nokia have cited better …
Announce earlier this year at MWC and shown here on Coolsmartphone, the Xperia P and Xperia U have had their launch date delayed according to this blog post on Clove.co.uk Originally expected to launch on May 7th, both handsets will now be available from May 28th. The Xperia P will be …
As detailed in February and revealed at MWC, the Panasonic Eluga is now available in the UK. Running with a 1GHZ dual core CPU, an 8 megapixel rear camera,Wi-Fi, NFC, and running Android 2.3 (soon to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich) the phone has a 4.3″ display and …
Recently I carried out a full reset of my lovely Samsung Galaxy Nexus as it couldn’t survive more than 4 hours away from a charging source, truly shocking! I went through all my settings and my apps and removed any that I thought could be causing the problem …
We get a few press releases and research results posted through our door here at Coolsmartphone towers. This one flashed up on our radar and well, we figured it was worth telling you about. The Geek Squad asked 1,837 people about their mobile phone usage and found that …
Samsung have just officially announced a new Galaxy device, but it isn’t the one everyone is waiting to hear about. The new device is named the Samsung Galaxy Pocket and is small in size measuring 103.7 x 57.5 x12mm with a small 2.8inch display. The device will come …
Remember this stonking 41mp monster Nokia announced last week at Mobile World Congress? Well it appears Nokia’s Jo Harlow has all but confirmed the company are using that technology in upcoming Windows Phones. The actual quote is “I can’t say precisely when, but it will not take very long.” …
I am a fan of big screen phones. There I admit it, so why I may here you ask do I have HTC‘s latest offering in the Rhyme sitting in front of me for review. Well the reason couldn’t be simpler, if you are a regular reader of …
Samsung have announced that the Galaxy S2 has now sold over 20 million units since its launch in May last year. That’s pretty good going for a phone that even today, nearly a year after launch, is still one of the best handsets available, on Android or any …
Earlier today we reported on Three announcing that the forthcoming Samsung Ace 2 and Mini 2 were on their way to the network and now T Mobile have announced on Twitter that they will be providing both handsets as well. No pricing details nor availability as of yet …
O2 and HTC have combined forces last night giving people the oppurtunity to come out and meet them and get there hands on with some of the current line up. The event which was held in the Three Sisters Pub in Edinburgh gave the chance for some phone …
Pocketnow.com have reported the Motorola Atrix 3 specifications have been leaked, but sadly have updated to say this is just a concept device. Shame because the specs list looks terrific. Tegra 3 Quad core processor, 2GB RAM, you name it.. let’s just hope this one gets the nod! …
Mobilissimo have posted the following video which shows the upcoming LG Miracle handset. Specs wise this seems to be a fairly mid-range handset, with a 1GHz processor, 4″ display and 8GB storage. Let’s see where in the market LG see this being placed in just a few days at …
The folks at Techradar have reported today that Nokia is due to launch another Lumia handset, the 610. This handset is to be a budget phone, possibly ‘pay as you go’ only. The forthcoming Windows Update ‘Tango’ is alleged to be responsible for making this happen, dropping the RAM …
Clove report the ZTE Tania has dropped in price, from £249 to just £199. After our recent hands on we came away reasonably impressed, save for the 4gb of onboard memory. There really isn’t another sim free Tango handset around in this price bracket, although the Nokia 710 has …
Upon opening the Lumia 800 quick guide, I’m pointed to the Zune software……..”Well that’s one plus for Android already” I quietly say to myself before navigating to Zune.net to get the aforementioned software. Firstly, I think it’s only fair to warn you all now before you continue reading. …
Here is a quick question for you how do you make of the most successful Android Tabs in the sub ten-inch category even better? Well the answer is an obvious one. You put it on a diet send it for a lobotomy and then take it back to …
An estimate from 22 Bloomberg analysts puts Lumia sales to operators and retailers at between 800,000 and 2 million units globally. Not bad projections when the Lumia only went on sale in Europe in November 2011 and the figures are up to the end of the year. These …
ZTE have been in touch to let us know about their competition to win the ZTE Skate. The Skate is the same model rebranded by Orange as the Monte Carlo and runs Android Gingerbread with a 4.3″ screen and 800mhz processor. Full specs and details of the device …
Last night we got to see the new handset from ZTE, their first Windows Phone, named the Tania. The full announcement has already been made but we went along to get a hands-on with this new Mango handset. The device sports a fairly mid-range set of specifications, but …
Use the Car Panel much on your HTC Device? It looks like, with the Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.0 update on the Desire range HTC have changed the Car Panel app so it points to their Premium Navigation app. I know that this was a popular feature with …
So I have been a very lucky geek this Christmas in that I have managed to get my hands on the present that I really wanted (even though I had to buy it myself). I am now the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy Note. I thought it …
We’ve been invited to a launch event for ZTE’s “latest, chic handset” on Wednesday the 18th January… We will obviously have more details then, but it seems from CES reports and this post on Clove.co.uk that it’s likely to be the Tania. The Tania is a mid-range device spec-wise …
Samsung have just announced the Galaxy M, launched in South Korea yesterday. No news of when it’ll come our way, if at all, but it looks like a nice, capable mid-range smartphone. As you can see from the photo, it’s running Gingerbread and has a decent enough spec …
