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LG Sends Out Reminder About The Optimus 3D
The LG Optimus 3D has seen its release being pushed back a couple of times and its latest one has seen the June 20th date pushed to July 11th and in an effort by LG not to let us forget about the device (and to probably keep us excited and pumped about it) they have issued a press release about it saying that it will eventually be released. It did not mention when exactly which is a bit worrying considering that the speculations have placed it at July 11th so if they are not confirming that perhaps we might be seeing a later release? An earlier release would be a plus but all they said was that it will be launching worldwide in the next few weeks and that their European customers will be getting their hands on it first.
A quick refresher for those who have already forgotten about the LG Optimus 3D. Processor wise LG is calling it as “Tri-Dual” which basically means that it is a dual-core CPU with dual-channel RAM and a dual-channel board configuration. It also features a 4.3-inch WVGA display that is capable of displaying 3D content without the requirement of special 3D glasses, much like the Nintendo 3DS. The dual-camera configuration on the back of the phone is capable of capturing stills and video in 3D as well and with the ability to record 3D video in 720p resolution, or 2D video in 1080p resolution. To sum it up? It’s a pretty fast phone.
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?