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As MWC draws near, it’s not surprising to see an increase in leaks, and today we bring you a few more pictures of Huawei’s Ascend P2, which recently made a cameo in some unofficial product shots. The 4.7-inch full HD handset is expected to feature Android 4.1.2, a quad-core 1.8 GHz processor (developed in house), 2GB of RAM, 8GB of built-in storage (plus microSD), a 13MP shooter and a 2200mAh battery. Slotting below the 5-inch Ascend D2 and 6.1-inch Ascend Mate we saw at CES, the Ascend P2 is rumored to be less than 6.45mm thick with Nexus 4-like on-screen buttons. Of course, since the FCC is unlikely to certify such a svelte device, it’s likely we’ll see a tweaked version of this phone if it ever makes it to the US — then again, it looks thicker to us in the pictures. Pricing is supposedly targeting the 3,000 Yuan mark ($480), unsubsidized. Guess we’ll find out more in Barcelona, right? Hit the break for a couple more images.

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Much like many Chinese smartphone brands these days, ZTE sub-brand Nubia had prematurely given away the main selling points of its Z5 ahead of its Beijing launch today, but there were still some surprises. As you probably already know, here’s yet another five-inch 1080p Android phone featuring Qualcomm’s 1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064, 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage, along with a 13-megapixel F2.2 main camera (with five-element optics by Konica Minolta, plus separate touch focus and touch exposure in the app) and a two-megapixel front-facing camera. For multimedia consumption, the Z5 supports WiFi Display and MHL output should you wish to beam content to a larger screen; whereas on the audio side you are spoiled with either Yamaha or Dolby Digital Plus. But wait, there’s more!

Continue reading Nubia Z5 unveiled in China with quad-core chip, 5-inch 1080p display and 7.6mm thickness

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South Korea, the birth place of the Samsung Galaxy S3, has something special for all Galaxy S3 units in that part of the world. Basically, if you happen to own the Galaxy S3 which carry the model numbers SHW-M440S, SHV-E210S, SHV-E210K and SHV-E210L, you will then be able to obtain the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the smartphone via KIES or OTA (Over The Air). Just what kind of enhancements can you expect from this spanking new operating system update?

For starters, you will be able to enjoy the Multi-View feature, otherwise known as Multi-Windows Multitasking on the Galaxy Note 2, in addition to Page Buddy, a new Gallery App, a customizable Notification Panel, a Brightness Slider, Smart Rotation, as well as apps like Paper Artist and Group Cast. Does this mean that the other Galaxy S3 owners worldwide can look forward to the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update eventually?

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Whoa there! The next Nexus just got an early reveal over at UK retailer Carphone Warehouse. Delivery is currently pegged for October 30th and apparently it’s got brand new Android 4.2 (or Android 4.1.2 — the listing mixes in both). The preorder screen confirms plenty of details we’ve already heard, including that 4.7-inch 1,280 x 768 display, Snapdragon S4 processor and 8-megapixel camera. Unfortunately, at least according to the phone seller, there’s only 8GB of storage and no microSD card slot. Other curious parts include a “360-degree camera”, whatever that is, and an on-screen render that’s been previously been identified as a custom ROM. Diving into the supposed feature list, we’re intrigued to see whether “gesture typing” will form a part of Google’s new Android build — the Carphone Warehouse compares it to Swype‘s finger-dragging input method.

Price-wise, it looks like you could get the handset for free on contracts over £31 per month, with both O2 and Vodafone named as prospective networks for the device in the UK — but no news here on whether the 4G-capable EE will offer an LTE iteration. Excited? Good, because we’re going to hear plenty more on this next week.

Update: And the page has been pulled. Hopefully, to iron out some of those suspect features…

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Nexus 4 appears early at Carphone Warehouse, October 30th release date originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

Continue reading Refresh Roundup: week of October 8th, 2012

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Refresh Roundup: week of October 8th, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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