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HTC Incredible 4G Surfaces in Leak
Up to now, not much has been known about the upcoming HTC Incredible 4G smartphone that is rumored to be landing at Verizon soon. The folks over at AndroidPolice claim that they have a trustable source that is apparently in the know about the device behind the scenes over at Verizon. The specifications while not complete are the only information that could be allegedly obtained by the source.
The Incredible 4G will have a 4-inch display with qHD resolution, 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB built-in storage, microSD card slot, 8MP rear snapper with zero shutter lag, a VGA front camera for video chat, Near Field Communications (NFC), Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL), Beats support but no headphones included, LTE and finally Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with an overlay of HTC Sense 4.0.
According to AndroidPolice, nothing about the specs is confirmed and it should therefore be taken with a pinch of salt. On top of that, PocketNow today posted a leaked press shot of the photo (pictured above) so we should be seeing the HTC Incredible 4G hitting Verizon’s shelves fairly soon. The interesting thing about that picture is that instead of the regular 4 buttons at the bottom, it has followed the HTC One line’s styling with just 3.
But back to the anonymous source from Android Police, he also apparently said that the device is “very light”, sports a raised power button, gunmetal sides akin to the HTC Rezound and an interchangeable back. While there is no official word on pricing as yet, the tipster suggested that the device would be released on a two-year contract for anything between $99 and $149.
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?