Category: Android
A few days ago a load of leaks and pictures of the new Nexus 7 leaked out, if you missed them recap it here. Above is another image of the new Nexus 7 by Asus which has been leaked by @evleaks this time. You can see the rear …
The Moto X phone should be great, an important evolution of the smartphone in some substantial ways and a resurgence for Motorola. How have I come to this conclusion? Let me explain… A couple of weeks ago I bought the Motorola RAZRi which we reviewed here. This phone …
In this day and age we have come to expect products to leak out before they are released. The above image shows what is to come from Motorola very soon. The Moto X seems to be a mid range device with an average spec, designed to appeal to …
Evening my lovely people. Friday here in merry ‘ole England feels like Cancun. The heat is rising but luckily we’ve all got bottles of water to keep us cool. In no way is it beer. Back in Barcelona we chatted with Motorola and spoke to Senior Marketing Director, …
7.4 million phones in 3 months. That is 2.46 million phones a month. The figure above details Nokia’s handset sales of Windows Phones in 3 months. not bad going that eh!? Now lets take the city of Birmingham in the Midlands, UK. At the last census in 2011 …
You follow us on Twitter, right? What? You don’t?! Pish! Come on, whack that button, we’re @coolsmartphone and we’ve got all the juiciest reviews, news and gossip from the smartphone and tablet world. Last night we posted this tweet and it’s sparked quite a bit of interest, so …
The LG Optimus L3 was part of the surprisingly successful L-Series of budget Android phones. So successful that there is a second series now available. I’ve had the entry level Optimus L3 II for a couple of weeks to see what all the fuss is about. Tech Specs …
Oi! Youth! Wanna MediaPad? Huawei have just announced their new tablet and it’ll be available in Russia, China, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Europe in Q3. It’s just 9.9mm thick and runs a dual-core 1.6GHz processor alongside a GPU for fast and smooth gaming. Built using a strong …
A case made of bamboo. It’s not something you hear of every day, but that’s what he people from The Snugg have loaned us. It’s currently £29.99 or $29.99 (don’t get me started on that currency conversion) and here’s a look at it. First up. Yes, it’s very …
As is often the norm with with OS updates different manufacturers release their updates at totally different times. Earlier on in the week we saw certain users of the Samsung Ativ S are getting the update already (mine still hasn’t), but today it’s the turn of the HTC …
We mentioned back in March that the LG Optimus G was due to arrive in the UK but now the successor has been announced by LG, and we can say goodbye to the “Optimus” name. Their Korean office has just put this press release live along with the …
The Huawei Ascend Mate marked a new era of enormous oversized phones, along with the Galaxy Mega they push the limits of people’s pockets. Leigh reviewed the Ascend Mate a few weeks ago and now you can pick one up from £29 per month on Vodafone here. I’m …
The Galaxy S4 Zoom is an intriguing device, the one thing I’m mainly interested in is the camera UI and how fiddly it is. Luckily Samsung have posted a hands on video on their YouTube channel showing me how the thing works. Here it is, enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqiBdo22mrg
Samsung seem to be attempting to get into the Guinness Book Of Records for “the largest number of screen sizes in their portfolio” record with a different phone for each and every increment from 3″ up to 11″. Nokia increasingly seem to be heading off down that worrying …
The Asus / Google Nexus 7 is probably the most successful Android tablet ever. It has become the one tablet I actually pick up every day and actually use, rather than just dust off and recharge, like my Surface RT. Google have historically updated their devices annually and …
HTC are unveiling more and more of their HTC One Mini. It’s a trend we’re seeing with lots of mobile handsets, a powerful and hugely advertised handset (like the Galaxy S4 or the Galaxy S3 from Samsung) is followed up shortly after by a ever-so-slightly-less-powerful version which has …
Think about all of the technology that the world could possibly need. Go on, admit it, the first thing you thought of was another Samsung Galaxy handset. After all, there quite simply aren’t enough phones in the Galaxy range and another one is bound to improve all of …
This is a phone with a ma-hoo-sive 6.4″ Full-HD “Triluminos” display. It’s waterproof, dust resistant and has a quad-core 2.2GHz Qualcomm CPU. Our earlier story shows some lovely pictures of this slim handset, which is just 6.5mm thick. Sony also have some great shots of the device here, …
At what point in history did the camera become the most important on a new smartphones spec sheet? Don’t get me wrong here, I love a decent camera phone, but increasingly I’m seeing manufacturers chase the “best camera ever” type of tagline and other specs or form factors …
Morning lovely reader. Let’s talk backups. No, no. Don’t switch off. Yes, I know it’s one of those “things” that you really don’t want to do but, let’s admit it, this is something you should look at. The G Cloud Backup app has always let you protect and …
Oppo are a little known Chinese Android handset manufacturer that we’ve recently become smitten with, via the reseller Oppo Style eager Europeans have been able to purchase the Find 5 which Ronnie reviewed here. But something interesting has occurred on Sina Weibo (the Chinese equivalent of Twitter), the …
The Nokia Lumia 620 is a great phone, I really liked it, apart from the fact it was just a bit too small for me (I reviewed it here). In answer to many similar reactions to the Lumia 620 it seems Nokia are going to make a bigger …
If like me you’re the proud owner of the most underrated Windows Phone 8 device, the Samsung Ativ S, then you’re in for a treat soon. It seems like some Germans are getting the GDR2 update for their unlocked Ativ S phones. GDR2 is the next big update …
While the Optimus G Pro (we mentioned here) has been available since February in LG’s home country of Korea, it has made a slow but steady march out to other countries around the world and is ready to reach a whole lot more in Q3. LG is announcing …
Photo editors are ten a penny in the mobile app world, ranging from nice intuitive and easy to use through to something designed by an elephant with a hammer. I prefer the former myself and when something like Aviary comes to Windows Phone 8 it makes me happy …
Overnight it looks like the Google Play store has been updated to match the look and feel of their latest Android phone and tablet app. We’ve all used the new-look app on Android got a while now. We saw a sneak peek at this new design back at …
Ooo lookie here. HTC talking about something small? Something that’ll pack a “BIG PUNCH” ? That’s definitely nothing to do with the HTC One Mini we saw earlier or those pictures of a HTC One Mini or even these other leaked shots. Ohhh.. no. No way buddy. HTC …
A few months ago the first Firefox OS mobile became available. They were the Keon and the Peak. In response to the community Geeksphone have decided to release another model with a higher spec, the Peak+ After the success achieved by Keon and Peak Firefox OS Developer Preview …
It’s fair to say that we get a lot of emails from developers about their app or game. Some, sadly, don’t make it onto Coolsmartphone but this one had me hooked so it definitely deserves a mention. Bubble popping and breaking is something we’ve all seen before, but …
Marketing and promo videos are often a little surreal and this video from Asus advertising their FonePad is rather strange. Maybe they’re pointing out the ideal size of human to use the 7″ phone or maybe they’re just being a bit odd. Either way here is the video.
Not much we can add to this really is there? The HTC One is getting an update delivered as we speak, although as usual you might have to wait a little if you got your phone direct from a network. Your phone should automatically check for this, however …
The HTC One Mini could possibly be the one to revitalise the fortunes of HTC. People do like a smaller cheaper version of a well known flagship. At first we thought that the HTC One Mini was going to be very similar spec wise to the One, but …
A lot has been made about the lack of apps on Windows Phone 8 but it must be said that there are a lot of ingenious developers who make unofficial apps. With the likes of Swapchat (a Snapchat client – since removed from marketplace) and Itsdagram, already having …
OK, not really, but if you want a phone to match your suntan then nip down to Phones 4U, because this weekend the ‘Glamour Red’ version is finally available. We first heard that the UK release would be in mid-July, then pre-orders became available with no official date, …
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is a gorgeous bit of kit that will survive a dunk in a bath, but it’s far less likely to survive a drop on the floor. This is why any owner should be looking at cases. I have a couple of cases that …
If you’re thinking about treating yourself to the wonderful OPPO Find 5 (like I did!) you may want to get in quick, because if you order one between now and the 31st July you will get a case and screen protector thrown in for free (unlike me!). If …
Yesterday I watched the Lumia 1020 wondering quite how left behind me and my recently purchased Lumia 925 were going to be. I had imagined that I’d be yearning after new hardware and new software and boys was I right. Nokia demonstrated the new Pro Camera app and …
After what has to be the most leaky build up to a device unveiling ever Nokia have announced the Lumia 1020. It is their new flagship, their new PureView device and more than likely the thing they’re pinning their hopes on. As to be expected the Nokia CEO …
The thought of owning a Huawei Ascend Mate is quite an appealing one, seeing our own Leigh Geary struggle to use it one handed in his review recently made me eager to get one. It’s just what you do with a large oversized phone. The good news is that …
Is it a camera? Is it a phone? Is it a camera with a phone bolted on? Is it called the EOS still? Well, we can hopefully state something about the latter, because it’ll be known as the Nokia Lumia 1020 and we’ll reveal all at 4PM BST …
