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HTC EVO 3D Available For Pre-order At RadioShack
If you have been looking forward to one of the most anticipated devices of the year – the HTC EVO 3D – then you’re in for a treat because it seems that you may now pre-order the Android device from RadioShack. This will be the first 3D smartphone which will be a very interesting concept and we will see whether the idea will take.
Key Features:
- Dual-core 1.2GHz processor
- 4.3” 3D qHD (540×960) sLCD display
- 4G WiMAX technology
- Dual 5 megapixel main 3D cameras
- Android 2.3 with latest HTC Sense
- Front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera
- DLNA and HDMI (MHL) video output
- 1730mAh Li-Ion battery
- Dual microphones for noise suppression
- Digital compass, G-Sensor, Light sensor, GPS/AGPS
If you’re interested in pre-ordering your device at RadioShack, read more after the break to find out how.
First of all take note that when you pay a visit to your local RadioShack do not be surprised if you do not see advertisements for the HTC EVO 3D plastered all over the place as this deal is only available upon request and it will not be advertised, meaning you will have to ask about it.
Next you will have to buy a $50 RadioShack gift card which is supposed to act as a deposit of sorts for the device. RadioShack goes on to inform their employees that the launch date of the HTC EVO 3D is still unknown at this point in time, meaning what you have here would not really be so much a pre-order but a reservation process instead. Either way if you are truly interested you may head on down to your RadioShack 17th May onwards to make your reservations.
The Fairphone 2 was first unveiled in June earlier this year, where this particular handset carried a modular design while featuring majority of its components that have been sourced from conflict-free mines. It seems that this particular handset that you can purchase with a clear conscience has begun to ship to those who happen to live across Europe.
Fairphone announced in a blog post, “It’s been almost two years in the making, and some of the earliest buyers have been patiently waiting since July to receive their new phones. As community manager, I want to personally welcome the new batch of Fairphone owners to our community.” The initial 1,000 units are tipped to ship this month, before the other pre-orders follow in January 2016.
In terms of hardware specifications, the Fairphone 2 will run on a Snapdragon 801 chipset, has a 5″ 1080p screen with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 2GB of RAM, an 8MP camera, with Android 5.1 Lollipop in tow. It will be a dual SIM capable handset with a microSD memory card slot and plays nice with 4G LTE networks, retailing for approximately €525 a pop.
It looks like the upcoming flagship model from Xiaomi will feature NFC support, at least based on a document that was released by China UnionPay. Just in case you are scratching your head and wondering who China UnionPay is, they happen to be the only domestic payment gateway supplier and card organization, and hence, to see them offer detailed support concerning the newly released NFC-based payment system points to the very real possibility of the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 featuring NFC capability.
After all, the Xiaomi Mi 3 was also mentioned on the list, which so happens to feature NFC, and there is no mention of the Xiaomi Mi 4 which does not come with NFC. Still, such a new payment system would be the ideal tool to see the reintroduction of NFC to the flagship model.
OnePlus did make an announcement in the previous month that the Ceramic variant of the OnePlus X will be released on November 24. True to their word, they did exactly that – although only a pitiful number of units were made available, and not only that, this was through a charity auction. Thankfully for the rest of the masses who are on the lookout for this device, it has gone on sale officially already.
Needless to say, this particular variant is available only by an invitation, although do bear in mind that standard OnePlus X invites are not good here – you will still need to snag yourself a specific Ceramic variant invite before you make a purchase. OnePlus is also on the lookout to offer additional methods of picking up this smartphone, although no further details were revealed.
The OnePlus X Ceramic will be available only in select markets, where among them include Europe, India, and Hong Kong. To date, we do know that OnePlus had made only 10,000 units of the handset available. A case of the early bird getting the proverbial worm here?