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Nokia’s EOS PureView camera has cropped up in the wild again, now getting up close comparison-style with the Lumia 920 and showing just how little has changed from the front of the Windows Phone, at least. The new image, shared by perennial EOS tipster ViziLeaks, shows that the two handsets are largely identical, though the

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Samsung could bring a new Galaxy Camera 2 to its “Premiere 2013″ event this month, it’s suggested, with Samsung Electronics CEO JK Shin confirming that the company “will release our latest mirrorless camera that runs on Google’s Android software” on June 20. The comments, which according to The Korea Times are in regards a replacement

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HTC is readying an updated version of its Butterfly smartphone, with the HTC Butterfly S already caught in the wild complete with BoomSound speakers as on the HTC One. The new model, spotted by VR-Zone in China, is expected to be roughly the same size as its predecessor, which was HTC’s first device with a

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OK, HTC, we’re starting to see a pattern here. Following the One, the Desire 600 (including China’s 606w and 608t) and the much anticipated One Mini, it’s no surprise that Peter Chou is keen to spread some BoomSound love to more devices. This will apparently include the upcoming Butterfly S, according to the above photos obtained by our friends over at VR-Zone. The leak claims to confirm that the display is still a 5-inch 1080p panel, and naturally, the old loudspeaker on the back has been made redundant by the new front-facing stereo speakers. There’s of course Sense 5 as well, as evidenced by BlinkFeed in the above shots, but we’re uncertain of whether the camera’s been swapped with an UltraPixel version. Well, we shall find out at the launch event in Taiwan next week.

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Via: Engadget Chinese

Source: VR-Zone (Chinese)

The leaks are true: HTC’s rumored M4 is indeed the One Mini. We know because a trusted source in possession of the “petite” 4.3-inch handset has fed us a direct image, while also confirming some specs. From what we’ve seen, the few renders and blurrycam shots that bled out earlier this year appear to be dead-on. The One Mini’s a more approachable (and affordable) version of the One — both inside and out — with some notable differences. For starters, its screen size has been reduced to 4.3-inches, much like Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 Mini, making it much more palm-friendly and deserving of the Mini moniker. But we don’t yet have a clear handle on its resolution. Certainly, the Mini’s not going to ape the One’s dazzling 1080p Super LCD 3 display — what’s more likely is that this “smaller” screen is of the 720p variety.

The Mini still features the much-lauded metallic unibody HTC ushered in with the One and Beats Audio branding on the back, although now its front face is ringed with plastic. The consequence of that latter design change should aid in reducing its weight, but it also means you’re getting considerably more bezel than on the One. There’s also no IR blaster on the device, so you won’t be able to use it as a handy replacement for your tv remote. And cosmetically, that’s about as far as the Mini strays from the One.

Much could change by the time the One Mini is released later this year — should be sometime in Q3 — but for the moment, the handset’s running a Sensed-up version of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with BlinkFeed on board. Specific details on the UltraPixel cameras weren’t made available to us, but we do know the rear module’s capable of full HD video recording and Zoe share capture. As for the processor inside, our source provided us with a few benchmark results, pegging the CPU as a 1.4GHz dual-core setup — presumably, a Snapdragon 400 just like the HTC First. That’s about the extent of what we have on the One Mini. For anything further, you’ll just have to wait for more leaks or HTC’s official announcement later this fall.

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