HTC Announces the new One Mini

Following the suite of Samsung and some other manufacturers, HTC too has made the trimmed-down version of its flagship the HTC One for people who don’t adore the large form-factors of today’s smartphones.
The new One mini has a 4.3 inch HD display and an UltraPixel camera at the back.
The One mini looks remarkably similar to its bigger brother. It features the same design (including the same speakers) and aluminium unibody. It does fell short in other departments though including the hardware.
Here are the specs:

• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
• 4.3 inch HD display with resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels
• Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• 9.3 mm thick
• Weight: 122g
• 1.4Ghz dual-core processor with Krait 300 CPU and SnapDragon 400 SoC
• Adreno 305 GPU
• 1 GB RAM with 16 GB non-expandable storage
• 4 mp UltraPixel camera with Full HD 1080p video recording and HDR
• HTC Zoe, Beats Audio, BoomSound
• 1.6 megapixel HD front-facing camera
• 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, Wifi Hotspot
• 1800 mAh battery
• Available in Glacial Silver and Stealth Black

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LG Announces the new Optimus L9 II

LG has announced a new Android upper-midrange smartphone in the Optimus series. The Optimus L9 II has a 4.7 inch HD display and a dual-core processor under the hood.

At the back, it has an 8 megapixel camera with Full HD video. For connectivity, it uses Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC, IR Blaster, Wi-Fi and 3G.

On the software side, it runs on customized Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Here are the full specs:

• Customized Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
• 4.7 inch True HD IPS display with Full HD resolution
• 1.4Ghz dual-core Qualcomm SnapDragon 400 processor
• 1 GB RAM with 8 GB expandable storage
• 8 megapixel rear-camera with Full HD 1080p video recording
• 1.3 megapixel front-camera
• Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC, IR Blaster, Wi-Fi
• 2150 mAh battery
• Available in White and Black

The phone is expected to go on sale in the coming 2 months. Pricing details are unknown as of now but if priced competitively, the L9 II has the potential to be a bestseller.

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