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Samsung Galaxy S3 Shows Up in User Agent Profile for Sprint
After reports indicated that all 4 major carriers would be getting Samsung’s latest Galaxy S3 smartphone, there were many speculations as to the form of processor that US carriers will be receiving. Now a leaked user agent profile from Sprint may be able to provide some answers for at least one of the four carriers. The folks over at PocketNow were able to dig up the document and it showed what seemed to be a mysterious device which was running on the carrier’s new LTE network. It carried the model number SPH-L710. From the specifications listed in the document, the device shared many of the specifications available on the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300).
That said however, there was one difference; it showed that the device contained one of Qualcomm’s dual-core S4 processors as opposed to the Nvidia Tegra 3 processor that comes on the international variant. In addition to that, the international version of the device is said to come in 3 different sizes, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB but the one listed in the leaked user agent profile indicates that it has 16GB of internal memory but has a microSD card slot capable of supporting up to 64GB of memory expansion. As usual with speculations and leaks like this one, it is wise to take it with a pinch of salt as long as nothing has been officially announced yet. However, are the number of cores important to you or would you rather opt for the blazing fast speeds of LTE? Let us know with a comment below.
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?