Isaiah's Tech

If you're looking to get one of the best smartphones on the market then you might want to take a look at the LG Optimus 2X. This smartphone runs Android 2.2 and packs the powerful dual-core Tegra 2 1GHz chipset. Other specs include an 8MP camera with Full HD 1080p video recording, a 4-inch display, an HDMI port, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, 3G connectivity, a microSDHC card slot, and 8GB of internal storage. This handset will be upgraded to Android 2.3 sometime in the future but it's unknown exactly when that will be. Check it out on Expansys where you can pre-order it right now for a whopping 499.99 ($778 USD); it's expected to ship on February 21st.

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If you're looking to get the latest and greatest Symbian^3 powered smartphone then look no further than the Nokia E7. Expansys in the UK now has the smartphone up for pre-order right now for £584.99, which is around €690 or $923 USD. Sadly, if you do manage to pre-order this overpriced device then it actually won't be shipping until January 10th of 2011. Check it out on Expansys.

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If you're interested in the Samsung Galaxy Tab then you better have some money handy for this quite amazing device. Expansys has the tablet up for £679.99 pre-orders ($1,046 USD) and it says it'll be available on October 12th. Of course, this is unsubsidized and this model comes with 16GB of internal storage and 3G / WiFi support. If that's the case then it looks like the only thing holding back the Galaxy Tab from selling well will be the price tag. Well, that "only" is the most important factor so let's hope it gets subsidized to the max.

Update: Samsung has mentioned that the prices haven't been made official yet but they supposedly announced that it'll cost SEK 9,000 which is around $1,240. Looks like I probably won't be getting one because I'm only willing to spend $600.

[Engadget]

In the UK you'll soon be able to get your hands on Acer's best smartphone to date, the Stream. This smartphone packs a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, WiFi / GPS support, a 5MP AF camera with 720p video recording capabilities, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an HDMI port, 2GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM and ROM, a microSD card slot, Dolby Mobile sound enhancement, and Android 2.1. If you're interested in it then I hope you're willing to wait until August 3 and that you have £399.99 ($607 USD) handy. Check it out on Expansys.

Update: Slash Gear has just announced that the Acer Stream will be available exclusively on Expansys for the same price but the date has actually been pushed back to August 9th.

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First shown off at Computex earlier this month, Expansys now has the Huawei S7 Android-based tablet up for pre-orders and it'll be shipping in about a week. If you're interested, it's going for £299.99 ($450 USD). To recap, this tablet is sporting a 7-inch WVGA (800 x 480 resolution) touchscreen display, a 768MHz CPU, 256MB of RAM, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g/n, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 2MP camera, a microphone, Bluetooth 2.1, HSPA/UMTS connectivity, a SIM card slot, and Android 2.1. Slash Gear points out that the battery life is unknown, but thankfully Huawei has mentioned that it has access to the Android Market. Will anyone be getting this?

[Slash Gear]

It may be nearing the end of the week but apparently, the folks in the UK should be getting the silver HTC Desire by the end of this week - a couple of days from now. This is because Expansys (here) is offering the silver model right now on their site for £449.99 ($657 USD) unlocked. If you get it right now, Expansys says on their site that it'll ship it in just two days.

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Motorola has just announced that they'll be launching the Motoroi in Europe as the Milestone XT720. The specs are pretty much untouched, and that's a good thing except for the fact that it'll be running the same ol' 550MHz CPU along with Android 2.1 instead of "Froyo" - that update should come later though. The other specs should be mouth-watering though: a 3.7-inch WVGA (480 x 854) multitouch capacitive display, an 8MP AF camera with 720p HD video recording and a xenon flash, WiFi / GPS support, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot, an 8GB card in the box, and an HDMI output. It probably isn't a coincidence that this was announced today - with WWDC later.

Update: If you're interested, Unwired View has just pointed out that Expansys [in the UK] is now taking pre-orders for this handset if you're willing to spend £449.99 ($657 USD). This is expected to be available starting on July 2nd.

Update: According to Engadget, the Milestone XT720 got a light spec boost. The CPU inside (TI OMAP3440) is clocked at 720MHz and the RAM got a slight bump to 512MB. That's all.

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It looks like the amazing Samsung Galaxy S is accompanied with a not-so-amazing price tag because it's quite expensive - of course. Expansys is now taking pre-orders (here) this handset and it's priced at £549.99 (€637 or $850 USD). This handset comes with a monstrous spec sheet, that include: a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen WVGA display, a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, a 5MP AF camera, WiFi b/g/n, HSPA connectivity, and Android with a Touchwiz 3.0 skin over top of it.

Update: According to Phandroid, Expansys has updated their site regarding the Samsung Galaxy S. They're now taking pre-orders (here) for £479.99 ($694 USD) and it's expected to ship out on June 1st.

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Two new Android phones from Acer are now available on Expansys' website. Of course, they're both unlocked but only one handset sports Android 2.1. The one sporting Android 2.1 is above and it's the Acer beTouch E400. This handset packs a 3.2-inch resistive touchscreen display, a Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz CPU, an FM radio, 512MB of internal storage, 256MB of RAM, a microSDHC card slot, WiFi b/g / Bluetooth 2.0 support, a 3.5mm headphone jack, aGPS support, and a 3.1MP AF camera. You can get this handset here for £264.99 ($405 USD).

The other handset is the beTouch E110 and it's unfortunately stuck with Android 1.5. It sports a 2.8-inch QVGA resistive touchscreen display, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 3MP AF camera, 256MB of ROM and RAM, an FM radio, a microSDHC card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 / aGPS support, and a 416MHz CPU. This handset is available here for £159.99 ($244 USD).

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If you believe Expansys' release dates then I should inform you that their listing (found here) states that the Nokia X6 will be available for £529.99 ($878 USD), and it will be available starting on November 12th. Of course, it's available for you to pre-order now. This is pretty expensive, but the price should go down as we inch towards the release date. This handset also "Comes With Music" and is Nokia's first handset with a capacitive touchscreen display.

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It looks like a new possible release date for the HTC HD2 on T-Mobile UK has just been spotted. As you can see in the above photo it clearly states that this handset will be available on November 6th, which is at the end of this week. It'll be yours if you're willing to pay £99 ($163 USD) for the phone plus a £35 ($58 USD) monthly fee - thanks to the contract - or you can get the device free on a massive £75 ($123 USD) monthly fee. Definitely not a cheap handset.

Update: According to WMPowerUser, Expansys has also slashed the price of their HTC HD2 pre-order for £499.99 ($822 USD). This listing states that it'll be available on November 11th. Check it out here.

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This morning RIM made the Blackberry Bold 9700 all official. It's headed to just above everywhere in the world, carriers in North America include: AT&T and T-Mobile for USA and Rogers and Bell for Canada. The Bold 9700 comes with: a 2.44-inch HVGA display with a 480 x 360 resolution, a 3.2MP AF camera with a flash, 3G connectivity, GPS / WiFi / UMA support, an optical trackpad, 256MB of internal storage, a microSDHC card slot, a 628MHz CPU, Bluetooth 2.1, BB OS 5.0, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 1,500 mAh battery that should last 6 hours of talk time and 17 days standby on 3G.

AT&T and T-Mobile have already mentioned that they will launch it next month (November) for $199 on a 2-year contract after rebates. Rogers has mentioned that they will also launch it next month, but it'll be available for $299 on a 3-year contract. Bell mentioned that this smartphone will be one of their first handsets running on their new HSPA network - which should launch on November 3.

Update: Telus has also mentioned that they will be launching the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in November. According to Mobile Syrup, Telus plans on launching it (on their new network) for $299.99 on a 3-year contract.

Update: According to Pocket-Lint, it looks like Expansys now has the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for pre-orders. Their listing (here) states that it will be available on November 9th and it has a £419.99 ($699 USD) price tag.

[Electronista, Tmo Today]

Although there's been the debate on whether this handset has a 768MHz or a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU not even Expansys listing of the handset could confirm it. Instead, they played it safe with a "Qualcomm Snapdragon" listing - not mentioning the speed.

Anyways, what's important here is that Expansys has their listing for this handset already. Expansys now has the Acer Liquid (A1) available for €379.99 ($568 USD) on pre-orders, but they do mention that it will be available on November 18th. That's definitely not bad for what you're getting - in fact I'd get one if I had the money. Check out the listing here!

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It looks like the Acer F1 neoTouch is now available for £304 ($484 USD) on Expansys and for £294 ($468 USD) on Clove over in the UK. This is extremely cheap, seeing how this handset comes pre-installed with WinMo 6.5 and has a 3.8-inch touchscreen display with a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU.

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According to the online retailer, Expansys, the Nokia X6 will be available as early as this November. The 32GB model of this handset "Comes With Music" and is reportedly going to be available on November 12th and is now listed (here) at £529.99 ($870 USD). Unfortunately, the 16GB model that doesn't "Come With Music" is reportedly going to be available on February 23, 2010 and is now listed (here) as £344.99 ($566 USD). If we're going to have to wait this long, I don't know if it'll be worth it.

[Stuff.tv]