Here comes another Galaxy smartphone for the US market. The new Samsung Galaxy Axiom, a budget-friendly LTE smartphone, has just landed US Cellular for $79 with a 2-year contract or $399 for those who don’t want a contract. With similar design and specs, the Axiom is like the little brother of the Galaxy S III Mini. Powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, the LTE handset runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It gets a 4-inch WVGA 800×480 touchscreen display, a 5 Megapixel main camera with LED flash and a 1.3 Megapixel front-facing camera. Other than Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi,

Sony unveiled its new flagship Android smartphone, the quad-core Xperia Z, at the CES 2013. Combining a styish, unique design with high-end hardware, the Xperia Z is built to challenge Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III. Measuring just 7.9mm thin, Sony’s Xperia Z features a OmniBalance design with subtly rounded edges and smooth reflective surfaces on all sides. The round-shaped machined power button on the right side makes the phone unique. With durable, tempered glass and anti-shatter film on the front and back, and IP55/57 dust and water resistance, the handset

U.S. Cellular is launching the Motorola ELECTRIFY M, a new 4G LTE smartphone. With similar features as the DROID RAZR M for Verizon Wireless, the new ELECTRIFY comes without aircraft-grade aluminum frame and Kevlar fibre, yet it still comes with a splash guard coating. Like the RAZR M, it sports the a 4.3-inch virtually borderless edge-to-edge touchscreen display with 540×960 qHD resolution. The Super AMOLED Advanced display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. The ELECTRIFY M is boosted by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. Its 8 Megapixel main camera has auto

The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD has been unveiled at the AT&T Developer Summit. Not to be confused with the original Galaxy S II Skyrocket, the new HD model features a large 4.65-inch 1280×720 HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display. Heading to AT&T, the Skyrocket HD supports the carrier’s 4G LTE mobile network for high-speed data. The Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD is powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 2.3. It features a 8 Megapixel auto focu camera with LED flash, and front-facing camera for video call. The phone 720p phone supports 1080p Full HD

During the CES 2012, Verizon Wireless showed the upcoming LG Spectrum LTE 4G smartphone with a 4.5-inch Ture HD IPS touchscreen with 1280×720 and 329ppi screen density. The new phone supports Verizon’s LTE 4G mobile network and gives users access to the ESPN ScoreCenter application for ScoreCenter stats, images and videos in 720p HD. Its screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. The Spectrum is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade available the first half of 2012). It features a 8 Megapixel

Verizon and Motorola are launching another DROID smartphone, the Motorola DROID 4, which is the thinnest and most powerful 4G LTE QWERTY smartphone. Like its predecessors (DROID, DROID 2, DROID 3), Motorola’s new Android device packs a QWERTY keyboard in a slim body. The DROID 4 adds support for Verizon’s 4G LTE mobile network for high-speed data. The Motorola DROID 4 is powered by a dual-core 1.2Ghz processor and 1GB of RAM. It sports a 4-inch qHD touchscreen with scratch and scrape resistant glass, and its five-row QWERTY keyboard features a PC-like layout and edge-lit

Other than the large HD screen Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, AT&T will also release in 2012 the Samsung Exhilarate, the first 4G LTE smartphone built to meet many environmental and sustainability standards. According to Samsung, the phone is made from 80 percent recycled post-consumer materials. It also offers eco modes and tools such as an Eco calendar and calculator. It was certified as Platinum by UL Environment – their highest level of sustainability certification. The Samsung Exhilarate sports a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, front and rear facing cameras. It also

If you look at LG’s line-up for the MWC 2012, each phone has its own selling point, 3D, NFC, and quad-core. What LG’s Optimus Vu is selling is probably its large 5-inch display that comes in 4:3 aspect ratio, unlike most touchscreen smartphones. The 4:3 5-inch display offers a tablet-like viewing, making makes viewing documents, books, internet and multimedia contents easier and more comfortable. The screen is based on IPS LCD and has 1024×768 resolution. The Optimus Vu is powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz processor with 1GB of RAM. It comes with 32GB internal memory. Measuring

Along with the quad-core Optimus 4X HD and 3D Optimus 3D MAX, LG is also bringing the Optimus LTE Tag to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, which is built on the Optimus LTE. Featuring a slim and sleek design, the handset comes with built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communication) and supports LG Tag+ (that are acutally also available on 4X HD and 3D MAX). Using the special stickers called Tags, users can change the phone’s settings easily with just a swipe. Swiping a tag upon entering the office could put the Optimus LTE Tag in silent mode and activate Wi-Fi. A tag on

ZTE PF200 ZTE is going to show two new LTE 4G mobile phones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, the PF 200 and the N910, both running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system with ZTE’s custom UI. The former is powered by a 1.2GHz processor while the N910 sports a 1.5GHz chipset. The PF200 works with LTE, UMTS 3G, and GSM/EDGE mobile networks and the N910 supports LTE FDD and CDMA/EDVO networks. ZTE N910 The ZTE PF200 comes with a 4.3-inch QHD capacitive touchscreen, a 8 Megapixel camera, a 1080p front-facing camera for video chat, while the N910 sports a 800×480