Top 5 phones with 3 GB RAM

Only a couple of year’s back, even the high end devices came with under a GB of RAM and that was plenty. The apps and games weren’t very resource hungry and neither were the operating systems. But eventually the operating systems and apps grew resource hungry. Some OEM specific operating systems take up more than a GB of RAM just to keep running, add to that the memory requirements of that new game you downloaded. So even 2 GB isn’t enough anymore. Now if you are planning to hold on to a device for long, you should pick something with more memory than that so that you are running a capable hardware for long. Here we list down some of the best devices that come with 3 GB RAM to simplify the decision for you.

Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One with 'stock' Android now available in Play Store

When it rains, it pours - that certainly seems to be case with stock Android devices. The stock Android variants of HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 are now are available in Google Play Store in the US.

HTC Butterfly S with 5.0-inch full-HD display, UltraPixel camera launched

As expected, HTC Butterfly S has been unveiled at the company's event in Taiwan slated for June 19.

Engadget Chinese reports that the phone is powered by a quad-core 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 alongside 2GB of RAM. It comes with quad-band HSPA/WCDMA radio and a 3,200 mAh battery. It has 16GB of internal storage that is expandable through a microSD card slot. Also, like its predecessor, HTC Butterfly S comes with a 5-inch screen with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels. The smartphone would run on Android Jelly Bean.

HTC One's 'downmarket' cousin M4's picture, specs leak

A cheaper version of HTC's critically acclaimed flagship phone, HTC One, has surfaced online. Codenamed, M4, the mid-range variant of the phone follows the same design language that we've seen in the One, although it's not known if it will also use the same materials. It also features two speaker grills on the front and comes with Beats audio. 

The images of the phone were brought to public domain by the notorious Evleaks who also informs that the phone would sport a 4.3-inch 720p screen, and will be powered by a dual-core processor, unlike the One's quad-core CPU. It will have 2GB RAM and the same Ultrapixel camera that featured in the HTC One. It will house a 1700mAh non-removable battery and offer 16GB of internal memory.

HTC One review: Pros and Cons

HTC One is HTC's premium flagship for 2013. From the time the phone was launched internationally, we've been enamoured by its design. It is a make or break device for HTC, which has not been doing well financially, as the Android smartphone world is dominated by Samsung. On paper, the HTC One seems to be the best in terms of hardware specifications and materials used in its construction. Do these translate in to making the phone the best performer in practical use? We try to find out.

Move over megapixels, HTC to launch 4.3 'ultrapxiel' camera sensor with M7: Report

HTC is expected to launch its next flagship smartphone M7 at an event on February 19. The device has been in the news for quite some time now. According to Pocket-Lint, HTC M7's camera will ditch megapixels and will have something that the company dubs as "ultrapixels."

It was earlier rumoured that M7 will come aboard with a 13-megapixel rear shooter. However, Pocket-Lint claims that this smartphone will feature a camera that will be made up of three 4.3-megapixel sensor layers, which will be combined to give a resulting single image. It is expected that the pictures clicked through this camera would be crisper, cleaner and have a better colour accuracy.

HTC unveils 4-inch Desire U with Android 4.0, 1GHz processor

HTC has announced a new 4-inch device in its home country dubbed as the Desire U. The device is expected to retail for 7990 New Taiwan Dollar (about $274) or at NT$ 291 per month on contract from Chunghwa Telecom. Launch details for other regions remain unknown at the moment.

HTC 2013 Relese: Reportedly working on two Windows-based tablets set to launch in late 2013

Last week we saw reports of Nokia's plans to resume work on its 10-inch Windows RT tablet that could debut at next year's MWC. The Finnish handset maker isn't the only one. HTC is also reportedly working on not one, but two Windows-based tablets.

According to a report in Bloomberg, the Taiwanese manufacturer is planning a late 2013 launch of the devices, which will feature screen sizes of 12-inch and 7-inch. They are expected to be powered by Qualcomm chips. The company has ruled out the use of Intel chips saying that would push the cost of the tablet to around the $1000 mark, which the company believes will make it difficult to sell.

HTC Droid DNA review and compare

Over the past few years, smartphones have gradually gotten bigger and tablet computers have gotten smaller. So it should come as no surprise that devices in between are starting to emerge.

These Android devices, informally known as phablets, are better described as giant phones than baby tablets, as they can be used for phone calls. And for now, they aren't much bigger than regular phones.

Review Announced one SV with 4.3-Inch Display and Dual core Processor

HTC has announced a mid-range device in the One Series in the form of HTC One SV.

Announced in London on Tuesday, the HTC One SV comes with a 4.3-inch 480x800 Super LCD-2 display, 1.2GHz dual-core S4 processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage (expandable by 32GB), 5-megapixel rear shooter, 1.6-megapixel front camera, 1800mAh battery, NFC and LTE support. Disappointingly, the phone comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich instead of Jelly Bean.

HTC M7 rumoured to have 5.0-inch full-HD display, 13-megapixel camera

You just can't seem to keep HTC out of the news - or the rumour mill in this case.

After unveiling the first smartphone in the world with a full-HD display across global markets, looks like the company is getting ready to launch another smartphone with 1080p display.

As per a report in HTC Source, HTC is planning to launch HTC M7 as early as Q1 2012, in an attempt to upstage Samsung Galaxy S IV. The blog seems to believe HTC's best bet in taking Samsung on is to release its next flagship device before the Korean manufacturer makes its next move.

HTC Butterfly goes global with its 5.0-inch, full-HD display

The first smartphone in the world with a full-HD display, HTC's J Butterfly, is set to come to international markets under the name HTC Butterfly.

Sony rises into smartphone top three; Nokia & HTC lose out big time

Sony Mobile seems to have turned the corner, or at least figured out which corner needs to be turned! The company is now comfortably in the third spot in the smartphone sales rankings. This has been established in the latest research from IDC, which states that in Q3’12, Sony holds a 4.8% market share in the global smartphone market. This puts it solidly in third place, behind Samsung and Apple.

It is interesting to note that this market share percentage is down from 5% at the corresponding stage in 2011, but Sony has risen most because of the fall of Nokia and HTC. Nokia’s quarter on quarter market share dropped from 13.6% to 3.4%, while HTC dropped from 10.3% to 4.7%. RIM’s market share also fell, from 9.6% to 4.2%. For the top two, Samsung saw an increase from 22.7% to 31.3%, while Apple improved from 13.8% to 14.6%.

Nokia Lumia 920 or HTC 8X: Which Windows Phone 8 device is better?

Thanksgiving, is it? I'll tell you what I'm thankful for: competition.

Because competition drives innovation. Innovation leads to improvement. Improvement begets happiness.

In the tech world, some companies do their most innovative work when their backs are against the wall - especially Microsoft. Last month, it took the wraps off Windows Phone 8, the most polished edition yet of its beautiful, crystal-clear software for touch-screen phones.

Apple ordered to share details of HTC deal with Samsung

A U.S. judge has ordered Apple Inc to disclose to rival Samsung Electronics details of a legal settlement the iPhone maker reached with Taiwan's HTC Corp, including terms of a 10-year patents licensing agreement.

The Korean electronics giant had earlier filed a motion to compel its U.S. rival -- with whom it is waging a bitter legal battle over mobile patents across several countries -- t o reveal details of the settlement that was reached on November 10 with HTC but which have been kept under wraps.

In August, the iPhone maker won a $1.05 billion verdict against Samsung after a U.S. jury found that certain Samsung gadgets violated Apple's software and design patents.

Nokia Lumia 920, HTC 8X US prices revealed

With the Windows Phone 8 scheduled for October 29, the AT&T Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8XWindows smartphones have gone up for pre-orders with online US retailer Best Buy, The Vergereports.

The Lumia 920, which now appears to have been pulled down from the site, was earlier priced at $149.99 with the new activation and $599 for the unactivated model. The device was listed with four available colours of cyan, yellow, red, white and black.

Lumia 920: Windows Phone 8 Invites For October 29 Event Teases Nokia Smartphone

Microsoft is planning to officially debut the Windows Phone 8 OS on October 29 at a special event in San Francisco and the company has already sent out invites for the same.

Now, there is some more information on about the event claiming that Nokia is the brand hero of the software giant.

According to a Slashgear report, the invite for the upcoming Windows Phone 8 release event shows a yellow Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone – the flagship smartphone of the Finnish manufacturer based on Windows Phone 8 OS.

Compare HTC Desire X vs Sony Xperia U: Which Mid-Range Android Smartphone Will You Buy?

In an attempt to foray into the mid-range segment of the Indian smartphone arena, which is prominently dominated by local vendors and major global manufacturers including Nokia and Samsung, HTC has come up with Desire X, a smartphone based on Android 4.0 ICS OS.

Priced at Rs 19,799, the smartphone fits into the mid-range market segment. Desire X was unveiled at the IFA 2012 expo in Berlin and was subjected to several rumors with the codename Proto.

HTC J Butterfly: 5-inch 1080p Smartphone Launched with LCD 3D Display Review

Confirming the previous rumors, popular smartphone manufacturer HTC has announced J Butterfly, the first smartphone from the company with a full HD display. The new smartphone features a 5 inch Super LCD 3D display which supports a resolution of 1920×1080.

The device will be released on Japanese Telco au by KDDI.HTC representatives have informed that J Butterfly will go on sale in Japan during December this year. The company however has not mentioned any details regarding the international release of the smartphone.

Windows Phone 8 based HTC 8X Price Revealed in UK

With the launch of highly expected devices – Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Apple iPhone 5 based on latest incarnations of the two rival platforms – Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS and iOS 6, the Windows Phone 8 is the only one which is left over.

Though handset manufacturers including Samsung, Nokia and HTC have already unveiled their products based on the upcoming Microsoft mobile platform, these handsets will be released only after the official debut of the OS, which slated to happen on October 29.

A few days back, UK pricing of the HTC’s new flagship smartphones based on Windows Phone 8 – 8X and 8S were revealed as the two handsets were available on pre-order on the Expansys website for £399 (approx. Rs 34,500) and £224(approx. Rs 19,500) respectively.

As per a recent GSMArena report, an anonymous source at Three, UK’s fastest growing mobile network has revealed that the device will be offered on a range of contracts including ‘Essential Internet’ options and the network’s unlimited data plan – ‘One Plan’ with prices starting from £29 (approx. Rs 2,400) on a £30 (approx. Rs 2,500) per month for a two year deal.

As far as the specifications are concerned, 8X includes a 4.3-inch Super LCD 2 display with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, 1.5GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, 8MP rear camera, 2.1MP front camera, 16GB internal memory, 512MB RAM, microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 32GB, 1,800 mAh Li-Po battery, Beats Audio integration, NFC, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi features.

Talking about the release dates, numerous reports from various sources suggest that the handset will be available by the second week of November