Xiaomi To launch “Red Rice” Smartphone; Cheapest Yet

Xiaomi To launch “Red Rice” Smartphone; Cheapest Yet

Xiaomi are known for their affordable smartphones but, there’s word of them pushing things even further with the rumored “Red Rice” device that could well cost as little as $130! That’s lower than the company has even gone and would be great for teenagers and first-time smartphone buyers. The rumored specs aren’t much but, they won’t be for that much:

• Dual-core processor running at 1.2 GHz, claimed to be a Leadercore LC1810
• 4.7 inch 720p display (1280×720 pixels)
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB internal storage (no word whether it will support microSD)
• 8 megapixel main camera
• 2 megapixel front camera
• 2,000 mAh battery
• MIUI v5

Aquos Pad SH-08E Comes With Full HD 7-inch Panel

Aquos Pad SH-08E Comes With Full HD 7-inch Panel

Here’s something that will really make us Westerners jealous. Sharp are bringing a tablet to NTT DoCoMo alongside their new smartphone and it’s packing a 7-inch 1920 x 1200 display, a 1.7 Ghz Snapdragon 600 and a sizable 4,200 mAh battery inside. It’s also waterproof and dust proof. As with their new smartphone, Sharp’s IGZO panel tech will make that battery last that little bit longer. It’ll be available in Japan from July or so.

Aquos Zeta SH-06E Packs 1080p IGZO Display

Aquos Zeta SH-06E Packs 1080p IGZO Display

Here’s another device for NTT DoCoMo, this time from Sharp,
 packing a 4.8-inch 1080p IGZO panel,
a 1.7Ghz Snapdragon 600,
2GB of RAM,
a 13 MP camera.

It’ll be available in blue, red and white from May 24th. Lucky Japan!

Sony Xperia A Announced for Japan’s NTT DoCoMo

Sony Xperia A Announced for Japan’s NTT DoCoMo

It’s that time of year again in Japan and one of the bigger announcements was the Xperia A for NTT DoCoMo, following in the footsteps of the Xperia Z and ZL, this is a device that’s a little smaller and a little less on the high-end side of things but, it’s still a solid performer and will serve you well. Here are the specs:

• 4.6-inch OptiContrast OLED at 1280 x 720
• 1.5 Ghz Quad-Core Snapdragon S4 Pro
• 2GB of RAM
• 13MP rear-facing camera with dedicated camera key and 15 fps burst rate with 0.3 MP front-facing
• NFC and LTE Support
• 2,300 mAh battery
• Android 4.1

XOLO Announce Q700 Quad-Core Smartphone

XOLO Announce Q700 Quad-Core Smartphone



It’s been a little while since we heard anything from Indian company XOLO but, now they’re back with the Q700. This quad-core smartphone comes with some impressive specs and a number of special features, like the ability to set profiles for widgets etc. Let’s take a look at the specs:

• 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) 16M color capacitive touch screen IPS display at 245 ppi
• 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589W-M processor with 238 MHz PowerVR SGX544 GPU
• Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 5MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and 720p HD video recording
• 0.3 (MP) VGA front-facing camera
• 10.2 mm thick and weighs 151.3 grams
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
• 3G (HSDPA: 21 Mbps, HSUPA: 11 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
• 2400 mAh battery