Last Friday, we should remember the rumors and leaks: the size of Google Nexus X compared with the flagships of other manufacturers; s Temporization start producing Apple Watch may be associated with a deficit of sapphire; HTC Desire Eye and One (M8) Eye - the name of the upcoming cameraphones Taiwanese manufacturer; Xiaomi plans to release a smartphone Firefox OS; swiss designer Ivan Arpa presented concepts Apple Watch Edition cost $ 65,000.
Google Nexus X compared with the iPhone 6, Nexus 5, BlackBerry Passport and other flagships
It's no secret that the next device Nexus line of Google receives 5.9-inch screen with a resolution of 1440x2560 pixels, which is larger than the typical size of the flagship devices of the last two years. In the video, shown below, the author tried to compare the dimensions of Google Nexus 6 3 Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy S5, LG G3, Google Nexus 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and even BlackBerry Passport. Apparently, the size smartped will be somewhat larger than the Galaxy Note 3 - talking about it "live" pictures of the future leader of that we saw a couple days ago.
Delay the start of production Apple Watch may be associated with a deficit of sapphire
As it became known last week, Apple plans to launch the sale of "smart" Watch February 14 - St. Valentine's Day, and the start of mass production of the accessory has been moved from November to January. Although among the reasons cited the need to finalize the design flaws, the Taiwanese media reported today that Apple is experiencing a shortage of sapphire crystal, which is necessary to cover the screen watches. Production of this important detail is engaged partner of GT Advanced Technologies. Unfortunately, specific details related to shortage of sapphire glass, are not reported, so we can only guess what caused new problems. However, it is reported that Apple Watch Sport glass is not used sapphire, which means delivery delays will not affect the output of the model.
HTC Desire Eye and One (M8) Eye: two Taiwanese cameraphone
With each passing day the veil of secrecy over the two smartphones from HTC Eye line rises higher and higher, and today we can finally with a high degree of confidence to say that we know about these devices virtually everything, including appearance. This became known thanks to two authoritative sources: the Chinese agency website TENAA, where there was a smartphone HTC One (M8) Eye, and insiderUpLeaks, who has published several images of the smartphone HTC Desire Eye. The latter, obviously, get a smaller price tag and less advanced features.
HTC One (M8) Eye will be a variation of the company's flagship smartphone HTC One (M8) with a similar design, a 5-inch Full HD-screen hardware and filling, but instead of dual 4-megapixel cameras will be installed here UltraPixel dual 13-megapixel photomodule Duo Camera.
On the other hand, the smartphone HTC Desire Eye will receive a 5.2-inch Full HD-screen, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 801 with a frequency of 2.3 GHz, the main and the front camera 13 megapixel, each of which is equipped with dual LED flash. Expected 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory, as well as a removable battery to 2400 mAh, 6 Sense graphical shell for EYE and protected enclosure against ingress of moisture standard IPx7.
upleaks Also published an article, which said that the coming action-camera HTC ReCamera, which we repeatedly wrote this week, will work with all smartphones running Android 4.3 and newer, as well as iPhone to iOS 7 and above. All three of the above devices will be presented on October 8 at a special event HTC.
Xiaomi and Mozilla cooperate in the creation of the smartphone on the Firefox OS
Head of the department of marketing and product promotion Mozilla John Bernard posted on his Twitter page nedvumyslennoe message that hints at the company's partnership with China's largest smartphone maker Xiaomi. The report said that three of the nine largest manufacturers of mobile phones are now partners Firefox OS, including declared and Xiaomi - the fifth largest vendor in this market segment. Unfortunately, any details of future devices is still not disclosed.
Swiss designer presented concepts Apple Watch Edition
As we know, Apple unveiled September 9, 3 versions of "smart" watches: Watch, Watch Sport and Watch Edition. The latter are nothing but a premium version of the wrist accessory, the materials used and the design of a non-trivial, according to sources close to the company, may increase the price tag of up to $ 5,000 or even higher. Meanwhile, the well-known Swiss designer Ivan Arpa presented their own vision of what should be a really expensive "smart" watches. It is reported that the implementation of such concepts may increase the price tag to $ 65 000. At the heart of the body of these watches are precious materials of high grade and dozens of diamonds, and the strap is made of genuine leather.
