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Officially introduced in early this year, the Sony Xperia Z smartphone is finally available at the US Sony Store. Unlike the 4G LTE-enabled Xperia Z for T-Mobile, this handset is actually the HSPA+ version. The Sony Xperia Z is listed for price of $629.99 unlocked, while Amazon is selling this Sony smartphone at $599.99 (of course, unlocked too). Customers can choose color options in black, white or purple.

The Xperia Z dust and waterproof smartphone packs a 5-inch full HD touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It boasts a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad core processor, an Adreno 320 GPU, and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. In memory term, the Sony Xperia Z delivers 2GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage, and microSD card support for expansion that enabled to hold up to 32GB of capacity space.

The South Korean electronics manufacture, Samsung has recently announced a new member of its Galaxy lineup that called the Samsung Galaxy Core. This handset is comes with mid-range specifications paired with a various touch of smart features including the Smart Alert, Smart Stay, S Voice and Motion UI. The upcoming Galaxy Core smartphone has a 4.3-inch touchscreen TFT LCD display with a resolution of WVGA (480 x 800 pixels), 5MP rear-facing camera with LED flash, and a VGA camera on the front.

Galaxy Core will be available in two variants: single-SIM and dual-SIM. The single-SIM version of Galaxy Core should arrive starting from July, while the dual-SIM model is expected this month. Running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, this phone boasts a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of built-in storage (expandable via microSD card).

The mid-range handset features 480p video recording, Accelerometer, Digital Compass sensors, 1800mAh battery, and FM Radio with RDS. In connectivity term, there are GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, Micro USB and USB 2.0 ports. Company didn’t reveal about the official price of Samsung Galaxy Core smartphone at moment but it’s expected really cheap.

BlackBerry seems preparing to unveil a new member of its affordable R-series smartphone that comes with a full physical QWERTY keyboard and BlackBerry 10 OS. It is known as the BlackBerry R10, which recently gets caught on camera in red, black, and white colors.

According to source, the BlackBerry R10 is the entry-level physical QWERTY BlackBerry 10-running smartphone. This handset will have a 3.1-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 720 pixels, and a 5MP rear-facing camera. New BlackBerry R10 will pack 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and a non-removable 1800mAh battery. As software, the R10 could be run the latest BlackBerry 10.1 OS.

Previous information, the upcoming BlackBerry R10 should be available sometime in Q3 2013 (July or September) and expected range price of $300 – $400 outright.

Lenovo is getting ready to launch a new Android smartphone namely the Lenovo P780. Interestingly, this phone comes with MediaTek’s Quad-core MT6589 processor clocked at 1.2GHz. This low-cost quad-core chipset is already adopted by several mobile manufacturers into their handsets. New Lenovo P780 smartphone is currently up on Lenovo’s China official website and expected go on sale in the second-half of May 2013. Kobe Bryant, the NBA star is seen “behind the scenes” video of Lenovo’s upcoming P780 ad campaign. He says “Are you prepared for a new style smartphone? Say hello to the Lenovo…”

Running on Goggle’s Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system, the P780 has a 5-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. In capacity of memory term, this phone brings 8GB of internal storage and 1GB of RAM. The manufacturer hasn’t confirmed regarding the expansion slot but it’s probably support microSD card (32GB or 64GB).

Lenovo P780 smartphone packs an 8MP CMOS camera on the back, and a large-capacity 4000 mAh battery. It works with WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and W-CDMA/GSM networks. This phone is also dual-SIM support and with dual-standby.

Koodo Mobile is apparently at work on launch the Nokia Lumia 520 in Canada. This Nokia WP8 handset has listed at Koodo’s website and asking priced to sell at $150 outright or you pays only $0 use Tab. The carrier didn’t mention availability of Nokia Lumia 520 but they say ‘coming soon’.

New Lumia 520 entry-level Windows Phone 8 device has a 4-inch super-sensitive touchscreen display that can be used with gloves or long fingernails. The phone has 1GHz Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor, 8GB internal memory, and microSD card support (up to 64GB).

Other features on Nokia Lumia 520 are 5MP rear camera with 720p HD video recording, 1430mAh battery, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, and mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. Weighing 124 grams, the Lumia 520 is measures 119.9 x 64 x 9.8 mm.

As expected, AT&T has officially announced to launch date of the upcoming LG flagship smartphone in the US. This handset is known as the LG Optimus G Pro, which is already released in South Korea and Japan (a 5-inch model). Like Korean version, the AT&T’s Optimus G Pro smartphone packs a 5.5-inch touchscreen Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and pixel density of 400 ppi.

The second largest US mobile carrier, AT&T will start selling the LG Optimus G Pro on May 10th, while the pre-order should be start on May 3rd. Customers will be able to get this handset for cost $199.99 on a 2-year contract. So, that is same pricing to buy another high-end smartphones such as the 32GB HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. The latest addition to LG’s Optimus smartphone family has a pocketable ergonomic design with narrow bezel, which is give more valuable to this handset.

LG Optimus G Pro from AT&T brings a 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage onboard, and a 3,140 mAh battery. It has 13MP camera on the back with LED flash, a front-facing 2.1MP camera, and Dual Recording support. Running on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system, the Optimus G Pro is equipped with QSlide 2.0 and VuTalk apps. Other high-end features are 4G LTE connectivity, QuickRemote (universal remote control), and a MicroSD card slot that support up to 64GB.

Having just launched the Galaxy S4 around the world, Samsung is now readying the release of other high-end devices, one of them being the Galaxy Note III.

We’ve heard a lot about the Note III before, including the fact that it’s supposed to be announced in September at IFA 2013. And now here we have new (and yet to be confirmed) details.

According to SamMobile and an anonymous but seemingly trusty source, the Note III will use an Exynos 5 Octa 5410 processor with 8-core Mali 450 GPU. Its display will be a 5.99 inch Full HD Super AMOLED one (most probably not flexible and unbreakable), while the rest of its features should include 3GB of RAM (why not 4GB?) and a 13MP rear camera.

It’s said that the new phablet will be as big as the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 (162.6 x 82.4 x 9 mm), managing to pack a 6 inch screen in a case of this size thanks to a narrower bezel. If this turns out to be true, the Note III won’t be significantly larger than the Note II (seen below), which measures 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm.