Posts Tagged ‘smartphones’
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Sony has just announced at IFA 2014 the mid-range Xperia E3 smartphone; Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact phablets & Z3 Tablet Compact tablet; as well as its new SmartWear gadgets – SmartBand Talk and SmartWatch 3.
Update (16 September, 2014):
The slew of products announced during IFA 2014 were showcased at the Xperia Z3 SEA launch event in Singapore.
Local pricing and availability below.
| Model / RRP |
Availability |
| Xperia Z3
$998 |
Pre-order on week of 22 September 2014.
Launch on 4 October 2014
|
| Xperia Z3 Compact
S$798 |
| Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
S$TBA |
Price and availability to be announced closer to launch date. |
| Xperia E3
S$298 |
| SmartBand Talk
S$228 |
End Oct 2014 |
| SmartWatch 3
S$298 |
The Sony Xperia Z3 series and SmartWear devices. (The Xperia E3 is not shown above – see below).
Sony has rolled out a slew of new gadgets – from premium flagships to novel SmartWear devices, whilst keeping an eye on the budget conscious mid-range.
Xperia Z3 series phablets/tablet
All three new members of the Xperia Z3 series run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 2.5 GHz quad-core CPUs and 3G RAM, with fully integrated Qualcomm Adreno 330 GPU.
The Xperia Z3 is 7.3mm thick and is available in white, black, copper or silver green. The Xperia Z3 Compact is 8.6mm thick and weighs 129g, and is available in orange, green, white or black. The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact (not shown here) is available in white or black.
They are waterproof and dust-tight (IP 65/68)
The Xperia Z3 flagship phablet comes only six months after its Xperia Z2 predecessor.
The screen is of similar size to the Z2 at 5.2 inches, but the Z3 is smaller, thinner and lighter.
Together with the Xperia Z3 Compact, the Z3 has a 20.7-megapixel camera with 1/2.3-inch “Exmor RS for mobile” image sensor, new 25mm “G Lens” and ISO 12800 sensitivity.
A dual SIM variant is also on offer in select markets.
The Xperia Z3 Compact phablet is a smaller version of the Xperia Z3 but with the same CPU and graphics chip.
It is a replacement for the Xperia Z1 Compact. Its 4.6-inch screen is larger than the 4.3 inches in the Z1 Compact.
Sony claims that the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact tablet is the world’s slimmest and lightest compact tablet, at 6.4mm thick and 270g weight.
It features an 8-inch Full HD TRILUMINOS.
Xperia E3 mid-range smartphone
The Xperia E3 sports a 4.5-inch 480 x 854 IPS display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core 1.2GHz processor, and Adreno 305 graphics, with 1GB of RAM, and 4GB of internal storage.
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Tags:IFA, phablets, SmartBand, smartphones, SmartWatch, smartwatches, SmartWear, Sony, tablets, Xperia, Xperia E3, Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
Posted in Accessories, Android, Announce, Gadgets, gadgets, newArrivals, Phones, Seminars, smartphones, smartwatches, Sony, Sony Mobile, Specifications, Tablets, tablets, Tech news, Tickers, Watches, Xperia | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
Samsung has announced the new Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge smartphone, the Gear VR mobile VR headset, as well as the Gear S smartwatch and Gear Circle earphones at the Unpacked Episode 2 press conference in Berlin, Germany.
Update (18 September, 2014):
Samsung showcased in Singapore today most of the new devices it unveiled during IFA 2014 in a media preview.
It also displayed accessories that Montblanc has specially designed for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
The Galaxy Note 4 will be available in “Charcoal Black,” “Frost White,” “Bronze Gold,” and “Blossom Pink” in global markets starting in October.
The Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge are the latest additions to the Galaxy Note family.
Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge Android smartphones
The Galaxy Note 4 has a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440) Super AMOLED display and sports the Multi Window feature for multi-tasking.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
It ships with a 16-megapixel rear camera with Smart Optical Image Stabilizer, and a 3.7-megapixel front camera with f1.9 lens with 120 degrees wide angle.
The Note 4 also has a Fingerprint Scanner and a UV sensor.
The Galaxy Note Edge has a 5.6-inch screen that wraps around the right side of the device.
The Galaxy Note Edge will be available in “Charcoal Black” and “Frost White” in select markets through Samsung’s retail channels, e-commerce and carriers later this year.
Gear VR mobile headset
Samsung and Oculus has collaborated to create the mobile VR headset optimised for the Galaxy Note 4.
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Tags:Android, Berlin, earphones, Galaxy, Gear, Gear Circle, Gear S, Gear VR, headsets, IFA, Note, Note 4, Note Edge, phablets, Samsung, smartphones, unpacked, VR
Posted in 3D, Accessories, Android, Announce, Audio, audioVisual, earphones, fitness watches, Gadgets, gadgets, GALAXY, headsets, newArrivals, Note, Phones, Samsung, Seminars, smartphones, smartwatches, Specifications, Tech news, Tickers, Watches | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, August 27th, 2014
The highly-affordable 5-inch Android 4.4 smartphone will be priced at S$249 (1GB RAM, 8GB memory), S$269 (2GB RAM, 8GB memory) and S$299 (2GB RAM, 16GB memory).
The ZenFone 5 LTE will be available in Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red and Champagne Gold colours (Champagne Gold will be available for only 16GB model). The purple colour shown above is not available in Singapore.
ASUS officially launched its ZenFone 5 LTE in Singapore today at Suntec Convention Centre.
The ZenFone 5 LTE will be available at all ASUS brand stores, Best Denki, Challenger and Newstead stores on 30 August.
It will also be available at the ASUS Official Online Store and Lazada.
All three major mobile operators – M1, SingTel and StarHub – will offer the ZenFone 5 LTE with their respective LTE data plans.
What catches the attention is the affordable price tag. ASUS boasts that the sub-S$300 phone gives consumers the best value-for-money market.
And I can believe that.
Shipping with the latest Android 4.4 KitKat, the phone is smooth and responsive, and more than enough for what most people use their smartphones for – making calls, sending messages, taking photos, checking social media status, and surfing the Web.
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Tags:Android, Android 4.4, Asus, KitKat, LTE, PixelMaster, Singapore, smartphones, ZenFone, ZenFone 5
Posted in Android, Asus, Availability, Events, Gadgets, gadgets, Launch, newArrivals, Phones, Prices, smartphones, Specifications, ZenFone | No Comments »
Saturday, August 23rd, 2014
The Lumia 530 is now available in Singapore at an RRP of S$159 at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solution Partners. M1 will also be retailing the device bundled with data plans.
Windows Lumia 530 – available at S$159 in Singapore from 23 August 2014.
This is the most affordable Lumia to date, with a price below S$200.
The Lumia 530 is powered by a 1.2GHx quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor and has a 4-inch FWVGA LCD display.
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Tags:Lumia, Lumia 530, Microsoft, Nokia, Singapore, smartphones, Windows Phone
Posted in Announce, Availability, Gadgets, gadgets, Lumia, Microsoft, newArrivals, Nokia, Phones, Prices, smartphones, Specifications, Windows Phone 8 | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 13th, 2014
The third of four large annual IT exhibitions in Singapore will be in town in two weeks. It will return to Suntec Singapore at Levels 4 & 6.
COMEX 2014 in Singapore.
As in past IT shows, I’ll be compiling promotions and flyers from the exhibitors in the COMEX 2014 photo album on the tech4tea Facebook page.
You can browse the album or directly access a specific flyer via the list of links below. So far, only the flyers for TomTom are in.
Embargoes for most of the flyers will only be lifted on the first day of COMEX 2014, as exhibitors vie to safeguard the promotions that they plan to offer.
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Tags:accessories, audio, cameras, COMEX, COMEX 2014, computers, IT exhibition, printers, promotions, Singapore, smartphones, Suntec, tablets
Posted in Events, events, Exhibition, Gadgets, gadgets, GPS, Promotions, Shopping, smartwatches, TomTom, Watches | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
The 5-inch Android HTC One (E8) will be available in Singapore from Saturday, 26 July with SingTel, StarHub, M1 and selected retailers. RRP for 16GB HTC One (E8): S$658.
The HTC One (E8) will be available in Polar White, Electric Crimson and Misty Gray.
The HTC Dot View case for the HTC One (E8) will be available in Grey at S$59.
The HTC One (E8) weighs 145g and measures 146.42 x 70.67 x 9.85 mm.
It is essentially the plastic version of HTC’s flagship HTC One (M8), with a different rear camera and other slight differences.
The smartphone ships with Motion Launch, HTC BoomSound, 5-megapixel front camera and 13MP rear camera. Both cameras support full 1080p HD video recording.
Powered by a 2,600mAh battery, the HTC One (E8) has 2GB RAM and 16GB onboard memory with expandable microSD storage capacity up to 128GB..
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Tags:Android, Android 4, Android 4.4, available, HTC, HTC One, HTC One (E8), prices, Singapore, smartphones
Posted in Android, Announce, Gadgets, gadgets, HTC, HTC One, newArrivals, Phones, Prices, smartphones, Specifications | No Comments »
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
The Moto G with 4G LTE will be available in black only, through open channel across Singapore from 16 July 2014. The suggested retail price is S$348.
The Moto G with 4G LTE supports the fastest mobile networks – 4G LTE – in Singapore.
Motorola claims that the Moto G with 4G LTE delivers a premium smartphone experience at a third of the price of current high-end phones.
Features include:
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Tags:Android, KitKat, LTE, Moto, Moto G, Motorola, Singapore, smartphones
Posted in Android, Announce, gadgets, LTE, Moto, Motorola, newArrivals, Phones, Prices, smartphones, Specifications | No Comments »
Saturday, July 12th, 2014
The new ASUS ZenFone 6 will be available at S$329 from today at ASUS brand stores and ASUS Official Online Store. All three local telcos (M1, SingTel and StarHub) will be offering the phone with data bundles.
The ASUS ZenFone 6 will be in 3 colours – Charcoal Black, Pearl White and Cherry Red.
With the 6-inch HD (1280 x 720) screen, the ZenFone 6 is the big brother of the ZenFone series.
It runs on an Intel Atom Z2580 processor running at 2.0GHz, and ships with Android Jelly Bean 4.3 (upgradeable to Android 4.4 KitKat) with ASUS ZenUI.
Promotional price
The ZenFone 6 is now offered at a special promotion price of S$299 with free flip cover and complimentary 24-hours delivery service on the ASUS Official Online Store.
The ZenFone 6 has a 13-megapixel rear camera with image stabilisation and F/2.0 lens, as well as a 2MP front camera (F/2.8).
Weighing 196g and measuring 166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5~9.9 mm, the phablet is powered by an internal 3300 mAh polymer battery.
The ZenFone 6 comes with 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, and MicroSD card support up to 64GB. It can accomodate two Micro-SIM cards.
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Tags:Android, Asus, Jelly Bean, KitKat, phablets, Singapore, smartphones, ZenFone
Posted in Android, Asus, Availability, Gadgets, gadgets, newArrivals, Phones, Prices, smartphones, Specifications, ZenFone | No Comments »
Thursday, July 10th, 2014
The new Lumia 930 smartphone with Windows Phone 8.1 will be available in Singapore stores and all three telcos at S$789 from this Saturday on 12 July.
Update (12 July, 2014):
The Lumia 930 from Microsoft Devices is now available in Singapore at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solution Partners, at an RRP of S$789.
All three local operators will also be retailing the device with bundled data plans.
The Lumia 930 will be available in a range of colors including bright orange, bright green, black and white.
The Lumia 930 integrates the best of Microsoft into the Lumia family of smartphones to deliver better video and imaging experience on a smartphone.
“In today’s social world, capturing and sharing video is more important than ever. The Lumia 930 provides the perfect blend of Microsoft and Lumia to deliver cutting-edge imaging technology for an unrivalled video and imaging experience on a smartphone,” said Vlasta Berka, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Microsoft Devices.
It is the new flagship smartphone from Microsoft Devices after Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s mobile business.
The device packs a rich suite of applications and services into a beautifully crafted design with metallic details and vibrant new colours, while keeping content like photos, videos and documents in sync across Windows Phone, PC, tablet and Xbox devices.
In terms of key specs, the Lumia 930 has a 5-inch Full HD OLED display with the signature convex screen that enables a 180-degrees viewing angle.
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Tags:launch, Lumia, Lumia 930, Microsoft, Nokia, prices, Singapore, smartphones, Windows, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8.1
Posted in Events, Gadgets, gadgets, Launch, Lumia, Microsoft, newArrivals, Nokia, Phones, Prices, smartphones, Specifications, Windows Phone 8 | No Comments »
Saturday, May 3rd, 2014
The large Android Xperia T2 Ultra (S$598) and Xperia T2 Ultra dual (S$548) phablets sport large 6-inch HD （720×1280) displays and is now available in Singapore from Sony Stores and Sony Centres.
Prices are without contracts.
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra and Xperia T2 Ultra dual
Both phablets ship with Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and runs on a Snapdragon Quad-core 1.4 GHz processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of on board storage, with a Micro SD slot expandable up to 32GB.
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Tags:Android, Android 4, Android 4.3, Jelly Bean, launch, phablets, Singapore, smartphones, Sony, T2, tablets, ULTRA, Xperia
Posted in Android, Events, Gadgets, gadgets, Launch, newArrivals, Phones, Prices, smartphones, Sony, Sony Mobile, Specifications, Tablets, tablets, Xperia | No Comments »
