LG G2: no surprises on the price

Business: South Korean manufacturer had not raised rates for its new flagship. A German reseller is not private to do so.

If LG has detailed and wide across its new G2 high-end smartphone, it is well kept to communicate its price. One wonders also why because this type of model rates are often the same.

The 'secret' did not long since a German reseller did not resist to disclose valuable information. Unsurprisingly, the G2 will be sold "naked" 599 euros (for the 16 GB version) and 629 EUR (for the 32 GB model). A quite conventional pricing for this range so...

Classic

Recall that this terminal is expected to be launched in October. Hosted by Android 4.2.2 it is equipped with a full screen HD-5.2 inches, a Qualcomm SnapDragon 800 processor 2.26 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 16 or 32 GB of storage and support for 4G.

The smartphone features a super 3000 mAh battery associated with the Graphic RAM technology that would save 26% of consumption. Technological originality, this smartphone supports audio encoded in 24-bit/192 kHz.

Side design, to differentiate, the side buttons are placed at the back for a better grip. Support extended the central button, which also serves to switch launches the notes or the camera. Not sure this argument is really paying but it seems to be at the centre of the communication of LG...

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Nokia unveils the Lumia 625: widescreen and 4G to tight price

Whereas for an important announcement, Nokia today confirmed the continuation of its policy of occupation of the ground on Windows Phone 8. After the Nokia Lumia 1020, new flagship photo-centric and unveiled with great fanfare there a few days, and the high-end Lumia 925, here's the 625 Lumia, a more traditional and more modest smartphone.

Available in several colors in the third quarter, it should be proposed 299 naked euros at the sale, affordable "" according to Nokia, which makes it one of the axes of its communication. The other two, "nice" and "fast", are served by correct specifications and a 4.7-inch screen, the largest to date from the manufacturer.

Mid-range good level

This Nokia Lumia 625 on Windows Phone 8 integrates a dual core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, 8 GB of memory storage - and a microSD slot, a sensor on the back of 8MP able to run in 1080 p and a VGA front-facing camera, and a 2000 mAh battery. A good camera on paper, especially given the mid-range Nokia positioning.

The phone will be customizable with five interchangeable covers. It also includes a number of advances Unveils with Lumia 1020: applications for photography as Nokia Smart Camera or Nokia Cinemagraph, etc. It also incorporates classic Nokia applications: mapping Here, or Nokia Music.

Note that the manufacturer seems to take the crease already traced by HTC and its partnership with Beats: the Finnish announcement have worked with Coloud to create a pair of earphones called BOOM and supposed, she also, provide exceptional audio qualities to the device. All this will obviously be to confirm or exclude test.

On the bottom, Nokia a little here reinforces its strategy around Windows Phone 8. The manufacturer continues to believe, while its sales always seem to grow steadily. What seems to validate his choices to a certain extent: recently, the CEO Stefen Elop explained the choice to the impasse on Android, where Nokia had felt according to him the coming dominance of Samsung.

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