Sony Mobile has announced the Android 4.1-powered Xperia Tablet Z.The Tablet Z comes equipped with a 10.1-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) display complete with the Mobile Bravia Engine 2, 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of on device storage, a microSD card slot, NFC, and an 8.1 MP Exmor R camera, a Qualcomm quad-core APQ8064 processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, with LTE .As rumored, the Tablet Z is also extremely thin (6.9 mm) as well as water and dust proof like it’s slightly smaller cousin the Xperia Z.

Finally we have a tablet to challenge the iPad on style and looks.

Galaxy Note 8 specs :

8.0”1280×800 TFT (Super Clear LCD)
1.6 Quad-Core CPU
2GB RAM
16/32GB storage with microSD up to 32GB
5 Megapixel Rear camera, 1.3 megapixel Front Facing camera
3G : HSPA+21.1Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps (850/900/1900/2100)
BT 4.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, A-GPS
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Battery4600 mAh battery
211.3×136.3×7.95mm @ 330 gram

Looking at photo, it’s got a slim bezel like the iPad Mini. This could be a popular device for Samsung, but android does need sort out dedicated tablet apps still.

LG seem fairly ready to launch the Optimus G Pro later this year. The device features several improvements over the original including a 5-inch 1080p display. Other specs listed are a 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro, 13MP camera, and 3000mAh battery. It will launch with Android 4.1.

Is it me, but this sounds like it could be a new device from a number of other companies. Where is the USP?

The photo below is claimed to be of the new HTC M7. Lets hope there is something unique about this phone, as from the photo it could be any HTC.

Have you tried buying a Nexus 4? If you have it was probably out of stock on Google Play.

So whats up? Well Cathy Robin, Head of LG France claims that Google got the demand wrong by 10 times. Google has other theories, but the fact of the matter remains, you can’t just go out or online and order one from Google.

I just wonder if other android manufacturers put pressure on Google not to produce so many as it undercut their devices? Or did Google really misjudge the demand but such a whopping margin.

Whatever the reason or reasons, Google just dont have the slick business skills of selling hardware without chaos. I recall my Nexus 7 experience with Google. That was the most awful experience ever with Google lacking any form of customer service.

What this does show, is if a reasonably priced smartphone is made available, it will sell like hot cakes. This puts pressure on premium pricing brands like the iPhone.

Huawei is likely to unveil the Ascend P2 at MWC. The handset is aiming to take the crown as the thinnest smartphone in the world and the most powerful.

The device will sport a 1.8GHz quad-core K3V2 processor produced in-house, a 13 megapixel rear camera, a 1.3 megapixel front camera, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and a 3,000 mAh battery. It also stands to come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box, though it’s possible that we could see Android 4.2 by the time it launches.

My main concern about these thin handsets is battery life. I would rather have some extra thickness and have a phone that can lasts more than 2 days.

Whichever company invents battery technology to make a phone last a week, that will be innovation and a credible feature.

Over at xda develpopers a firmware update for the Sony S which includes mirroring, find my phone and a new lock screen.

Other features include a new power standby mode.It is good to see Sony updating last year phones, and hopefully a track record they will now continue to do with their newest phones as well.

There is rumblings on the web, that Motorola is possibly going to launch the X phone at Google I/O and it will come pre loaded with android lime pie.

Well great news if it does, but seriously unless Google sort out their customer service for hardware sales, there is no way I would buy anything from them.

Lets see what happens and if the X phone gets lauched, whether or not it is a start of the art device.