HTC’s 4.3-Inch 301e Smartphone Spotted in China

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is reportedly getting ready for the launch of a new mid-range smartphone in China, and the device has already emerged in the country with model number 301e attached to it.

The handset was spotted at the country’s TENAA telephone certification center with dual-SIM capabilities packed inside and with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display capable of delivering a 480 x 800 pixel resolution. Furthermore, the yet unannounced smartphone features a 1GHz dual-core processor inside, 512MB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory, and a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 64GB of additional storage space.

The specifications list of the device is also said to include WCDMA 3G connectivity and a 5-megapixel photo snapper. As Engadget notes, the handset features the same front design as the HTC One. A handset with similar looks appears to have emerged in live photos over at Weibo. According to UnwiredView, the phone might cost around $210 (€160).

New HTC smartphone emerges in China
Image credits to Weibo via UnwiredView

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Sony Xperia Honami New Leaked Photos

A new set of leaked photos with the Sony Xperia Honami smartphone is now available for your viewing pleasure, only days before the device is set to become official at the IFA 2013 trade fair in Berlin.

Available courtesy of 365Dian, the new photos sport a much better resolution when compared to other leaked images that emerged with the device, as XperiaBlog notes, and offer a glimpse at all of the phone’s design elements. Codenamed Honami, the Android smartphone is expected to become official on September 4 as Sony Xperia Z1, though the Japanese mobile phone maker has yet to confirm specifics on the matter.

Xperia Z1 is rumored to arrive on the market with a 5-inch full HD touchscreen display, a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor inside, 2GB of RAM, and with a 20.7-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with G Lens technology.

Sony Xperia Z1 Honami
Images credits to 365Dian via XperiaBlog

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