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LG Optimus LTE P936 rocks a pose for the camera, gets benchmarked
The LG Optimus LTE P936 passed through FCC last week but the device was only described as the Optimus LTE. The paperwork generated by the FCC revealed that the p936 was only tested on AT&T 2G frequencies. Obviously this phone is not meant to be for release in the U.S. Today for those of us who are following the device, we get a look at a hands-on video as well as some benchmark numbers.
Although we get a chance to see how the phone generally looks and its performance on the benchmark test, we can only make educated assumptions about the specifications as the folks over at GSM Dome have not yet reported anything else except that the handset will have a 1.5 GHz processor (no mention of core count), 720p display and will feature an 8MP camera. They also drop a hint that it has a pixel density of 320 pixels per inch (ppi) which works the screen size out to about 4.6” with a 720p screen.
About the quadrant results which you can see at the end of the video embedded above, it tots up a score of 2564. While it is not the fastest figure, a safe assumption would be that the processor is in the comfy dual-core zone. Hopefully we will get more information regarding the device and if any of you have any information regarding the device, do not hesitate to comment below because we would love to know.
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?