Hong Kong
Android 4.1 coming to Optimus 4X HD, L7 & L9 in H1: LG Hong Kong
LG Hong Kong has revealed on its official Facebook page that the company will be releasing Jelly Bean update to Optimus 4X HD, Optimus L9 and L7 smartphones in the first half of this year. LG Hong Kong has not given any exact time-frame, so we will have to wait and watch.
Also, given the past track record of LG in providing software updates to its Android device, we are not very confident even about the first half schedule.
All three 4X HD, L9 and L7 currently run on Android 4.0 with company’s Optimus UI on top. The Jelly Bean will bring the latest software improvements like Project Butter, UI updates, enhanced notifications, homescreen changes, Google Now and more.
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Meizu MX2 goes on sale in China, Hong Kong and Russia
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has released its latest Flyme OS smartphone MX2 in China, Hong Kong and Russia recently. The smartphone features a 4.4-inch 1280x800p resolution display, 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, and 16/32/64GB of internal memory.
The smartphone also comes with 8MP rear camera, front camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 1,800 mAh battery.
Originally announced back in late-November, it is the third Android smartphone from the company.
The operating system in the phone Flyme, is a forked version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Pricing:
- China: RMB 2,499 ($400 / €300) for 16GB and RMB 2,999 ($480 / €360) for 32GB
- Hong Kong: HK$2999 ($386 / €291) for 16GB and HK$3299 ($425 / €320) for 32GB
- Russia: 17997 rubles ($587 / €440) for 16GB and 19997 rubles ($650 / €490) for 32GB
There is no word on the 64GB availability or pricing right now in any of the countries.
Xiaomi teases Mi2 launch in Hong Kong, sells 50K units in 5 minutes on Sina Weibo
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is finally planning to expand out of the home-market and it seems Hong Kong will be the first country outside China to see the launch of its Mi2 smartphone. In other news, the company carried out the experiment of selling Mi2 smartphone via Sina-Weibo social network earlier this week and it turned out to be a big success.
According to a report in Tech in Asia, Xiaomi teased its plans to expand in Hong Kong yesterday via a tweet from its official @XiaomiChina account. The tweet states:
“Xiaomi is going to launch a new market in [blank] on [blank].”
While the text part of the tweet did not have anything revealing the Hong Kong launch plans, the attached image listed out the key specs of its Mi2 phone in traditional Chinese script, which is used in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but not in mainland China. The same image also contained a map of Hong Kong in silhouette, and had the Bauhinia flower (as appears on the Hong Kong flag).
Making it almost certain that Hong Kong expansion is very likely to happen.
Earlier, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun had hinted towards Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore as targets for online sales by the end of the year.
In other news, Xiaomi experimented with its traditional online selling model by offering its latest smartphone Mi2 on social network Sina-Weibo. The experiment was a success, as the batch of 50,000 Mi2 smartphones was sold out in just 5 minutes and 14 seconds, claimed Xiaomi.
The buyers will be paying for the phone using Sina’s new WeiboPay e-payment service and will receive the phone in two days, reports The Next Web.
ZTE launches Grand Era LTE in Hong Kong with 4.5-inch 720p display
Chinese manufacturer ZTE has announced the launch of a new smartphone Grand Era LTE in Hong Kong today. This dual-mode LTE phone is being released as a part of China Mobile Hong Kong Co. Ltd. (CMHK)’s first commercial converged TD-LTE / LTE FDD network.
The phone features Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 1.5GHz dual core CPU, 1GB RAM, 4.5-inch 1280×720p display with Gorilla Glass, 1780mAh battery, 8MP rear camera, and ZTE’s customisable Mifavor User Interface.
“With the growing popularity of the LTE environment in Hong Kong, LTE smart terminal products will become more prevalent in the future, which will also be the model for LTE development in mainland China, further accelerating the maturity of the global TD-LTE industry, ” said He Shiyou, ZTE EVP and Head of the Terminal Division.
The smartphone is very unlikely to be released outside markets like Hong Kong and China, but we can expect it to reach Indian market too as telco’s like Airtel are using TD-LTE for their 4G networks.
LG teases “New Revolutionary Smartphones” in MWC invite
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LG has started sending out press invites for its Mobile World Congress bash, and these invites clearly mention that company is going to announce new smartphones at the event, not that we doubted it!
Motorola RAZR getting software update in India, other Asia-Pacific countries
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Motorola is rolling out a software update for RAZR users in India, and several other Asia-Pacific countries like Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Vietnam etc. This update brings improvements to camera auto-focus and other bug fixes.
Motorola announces XT531, coming to China soon
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Motorola today announced a new Android smartphone XT531. This budget Gingerbread phone will be first available in China starting this month followed by Taiwan, Hong Kong, Europe and Latin America.
Samsung Galaxy S2 debuts in Hong Kong, Taiwan
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Samsung today launched its Galaxy S successor S II in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Company hasn’t unveiled the pricing in any of the countries, but the smartphone will be soon available.
Xperia Play global rollout start today with 11 countries and 60 games
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Sony Ericsson has announced that much-awaited gaming Android phone Xperia Play has started launching in countries across the globe starting today. Xperia Play is now on sale in shops in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Hong Kong and Taiwan with further availability in an additional 6 markets over the next 2 weeks.
HTC Aria Android 2.2 update out in South East Asia, Hong Kong & Taiwan
HTC Aria
HTC has released the FroYo update for Android powered Aria in South East Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. While we are not quite sure that HTC ever launched Aria in South East Asia, though it was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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