They may not be household names – yet – but these Chinese companies have been behind some of the biggest selling phones of recent memory. And now they’re getting more of a foothold in the UK, pretty soon you really won’t be able to avoid them.
So what’s the secret to their success? What can we expect them to do next? And how are they shaping our mobile landscape? Read on to find out all about the companies you can’t afford not to know.
Not all 7-inch Android tablets are created equal. According to Huawei, its 7-inch MediaPad will be the first to run Google’s Android 3.2 Honeycomb update. Unlike Android 3.0 and 3.1, the new version is optimized for small-sized tablets, setting the 7-inch MediaPad a cut above the competition.
Last week we scored a sneak peak with the 7-inch Huawei MediaPad. At the time many of the details were unconfirmed, but today we’ve ironed out the kinks. We now know the MediaPad features a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixel rear auto-focus camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chatting.
Typically known for entry to mid-level smartphones, Huawei is quietly working on its first Android Honeycomb tablet. The unnamed slate will reportedly feature either a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon or a Nvidia Tegra 2 chip processor. Here’s what we know so far.
Beyond the lighting quick chip, the Huawei tablet will run Android Honeycomb (3.x) and feature a 7-inch display running at a resolution of 1280 x 800 . Normally a 7-inch display would not receive much fanfare, but considering the resolution matches 10-inch competitors, this is no small feat.
The Vodafone Smart is one of a new breed of low price Android phones, offering up the Google smartphone experience in a handset with a pricetag in the realm of double digits, not triple.
But does it represent value for money, or is it in the bargain bin for a reason? Read our Vodafone Smart review to find out.
A while back, Boris expressed his hopes that we’d all be able to use Wi-fi on the underground by the time the Olympics rolled around. Then there was the temporary BT Openzone trial at Charing Cross. But this time it’s different. This time it’s voice calls.
Before Barcelona, there was already a raft of awesome Android handsets to coo over. But now Google’s OS has found itself in a slew of slick new devices that affirm its position, for now, as mobile top dog. Still not sure which one’s your hot favourite? Well dive in now and see if you agree with our top five Android picks from Mobile World Congress 2010.
We were the first to bring you photos of the T-Mobile Pulse Mini Android phone unveiled at Mobile World Congress this morning, but though we loved its dinky dimensions, its real selling point wasn’t on show. Nope, that’s the pricetag the network has just revealed for the pico Google phone on pay as you go: under £100.
