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Tag Archives: TD-SCDMA
China: Entry-level dual core IPS WVGA (480×800) smartphones $65+ now, quad-core $70+ in June
China market: Qualcomm, Spreadtrum cutting quad-core processor prices [DIGITIMES, April 25, 2013] Qualcomm and Spreadtrum Communications have both cut prices for their quad-core products to better compete against MediaTek, which controls half of the smartphone-chip market in China, according to … Continue reading
Posted in SoC, Geopolitics, smartphones, consumer devices, consumer computing
Tagged Android, China Mobile, Qualcomm, TD-SCDMA, China, HSPA+, HSUPA, MediaTek, Spreadtrum, 2.5G, smartphones, IPS, entry level, Mogu, Mogu Phone, MOGU蘑菇手机, 蘑菇手机, dual core, WVGA, SC8825, SC6825, MOGO OS
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Phablet competition in India: $258 Micromax-MediaTek-2013 against $360 Samsung-Broadcom-2012
Allwinner in mainland China moved first to quad-core Cortex-A7 with the A31 SoC introduced with the launch of the first two tablet products, Onda V972 and V812, on December 5, 2012 (and delivered from December 24, 2012 on in mainland … Continue reading
Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones, SoC
Tagged 1080p, 2012 vintage, 2013 vintage, 28nm, 3G, 40nm, 40nm LP, 720p, affordable premium, Android, BCM21553, BCM21654, BCM21664, BCM2763, BCM28145, BCM28155, Broadcom, Broadcom VideoCore-IV, Cortex A9, Cortex-A7, Digital Natural Image engine, DNIe, Dual-SIM and Dual-Active, Dual-SIM and Dual-Standby, emerging markets, Full HD, Galaxy Grand GT-i9082, GALAXY S II Plus, graphics, HD, HSPA+, image signal processing, imaging, India, Lenovo IdeaTab S6000, Lenovo S3000, mDNIe, MediaTek, Micromax, Micromax Canvas HD A116, mid to high-end, Miracast, MiraVision, mobile Digital Natural Image engine, MT6589, multimedia, phablets, power consumption, PowerVR™ SGX544MP, Robert Americo Rango, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Grand, Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos, Samsung Wave S8500, Taiji, Taiwan, TD-SCDMA, turnkey design, ultra-low power 40nm design, vbideo, VideoCore-IV multimedia and imaging processor
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The first Windows Phone 4Afrika from Huawei for $150 = Huawei Ascend W1 for $240 (in China) and more elsewhere
It is no surprise as two years ago we had a Huawei’s IDEOS U8150 smartphone for US$86 in Kenya: 350,000 units sold in 8 months [this same ‘Experiencing the Cloud’ blog, Aug 17-23, 2011]. In that device we had the … Continue reading
Posted in Geopolitics, smartphones
Tagged Africa, Ascend W1, China, Germany, HSPA+, Huawei, Huawei Ascend W1, Huawei Device, Krait, Microsoft, Microsoft 4Afrika, MSM8230, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8230, Russia, Snapdragon S4, Snapdragon S4 MSM8230, TD-SCDMA, Windows Phone 4Afrika, Windows Phone 8
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MediaTek MT6589 quad-core Cortex-A7 SoC with HSPA+ and TD-SCDMA is available for Android smartphones and tablets of Q1 delivery
Formerly known as MT6588 but recently renamed as MT6589. About that history see my earlier post: Boosting the MediaTek MT6575 success story with the MT6577 announcement – UPDATED with MT6588/83 coming early 2013 in Q42012 and 8-core MT6599 in 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Geopolitics, smartphones, SoC, tablets
Tagged 1080p, 13MP, 1920x1080, 28nm, Alcatel, Android smartphones, Android tablets, Cortex-A7, dual SIM, Dual-Active, FHD, high-end, HSPA+, Imagination Technologies, JiaYu, Jiayu G4, Lenovo, MediaTek, mid range, Miracast, MT6589, MTK6589, PowerVR Series5XT, smart devices, stereo 3D, Tablets, TCL, TD-SCDMA, universal platform
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High-volume Nokia Lumia superphones with Windows Phone 8 extended on the top for China, and on the entry level needed for Asia and Middle-East as well UPDATE: at even lower price by 27%
After the Lumia 820 and 920 models introduced for Windows Phone 8, see: Unique differentiators of Nokia Lumia 920/820 innovated for high-volume superphone markets of North America, Europe and elsewhere [Sept 6 - Nov 13, 2012] and Lumia 920 vs. … Continue reading
Posted in Geopolitics, smartphones
Tagged 360buy.com, Adreno 305, Asia, China, China Mobile, China Unicom, high-volume superphones, Hong Kong, India, Krait 200, Lumia 520, Lumia 620, Lumia 720, Lumia 820, Lumia 920, Lumia 920T, Middle East, MSM8227, Nokia, Nokia Lumia, Snapdragon S4 MSM8227, superphones, sweet spot, TD-SCDMA, Vietnam, W-CDMA, Windows Phone 8, WP8
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Qualcomm decided to compete with the existing Cortex-A5/Krait-based offerings till the end of 2012
Update: Nvidia Tegra 3 under strong pressure from S4 Pro, say Taiwan makers [DIGITIMES, Dec 7, 2012] Snapdragon S4 Pro series processors developed by Qualcomm have brought increasing competitive pressure on Nvidia’s Tegra 3 because of its superior overall performance-cost … Continue reading
Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, smartphones, SoC
Tagged 28nm, 45nm, Adreno, Adreno 305, Android, benchmarking, CDMA/UMTS, China, Cortex-A5, Cortex-A7, entry-level smartphones, HTC, HTC One XL, Krait, LTE, mass-market smartphones, MediaTek, mid-range smartphones, MSM7225A, MSM7227A, MSM7625A, MSM7627A, MSM7x25A, MSM7x27A, MSM8225, MSM8225Q, MSM8227, MSM8230, MSM8260A, MSM8625, MSM8625Q, MSM8630, MSM8930, MSM8960, MSM8960 Lite, MSM8x25, MSM8x30, MSM8x35, MSM8x60, premium smartphones, Qualcomm, S1, S4 Play, S4 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S III, Snapdragon, Snapdragon S4, SoC, Spreadtrum, TD-SCDMA, UMTS, Vellamo, Windows Phone, World Mode
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Nokia trying the first Lumia month in China with China Telecom exclusive
Update: Nokia Recruits Locals to Compete in China [Business Week, March 28, 2012] “In China, the game is far from over,” said Derek Ling, who runs Tianji, China’s biggest professional networking site with 9 million users. “The iPhone is not nearly … Continue reading
Marvell SoCs to win both Microsoft and Nokia for Windows Phone and Windows 8 platforms (after the Kinect success)
Update: – Marvell licenses VeriSilicon DSP cores [Feb 13, 2012] SAN FRANCISCO—Marvell Technology Group Ltd. has signed a licensing agreement for VeriSilicon Holdings Co. Ltd.’s ZSP G3 intellectual property cores, including the dual-MAC ZSP800M and ZSP880M synthesizable DSP cores, VeriSilicon … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Geopolitics, smartphones, SoC, tablets
Tagged 28nm, ARMADA, China, cloud client, Jack Kang, Kinect, Lumia, Marvell, Microsoft, Nokia, Nokia Lumia, notebooks, smartphones, SoC, Tablets, TD-SCDMA, TSMC, Windows 8, Windows Phone 7, Xbox
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Nokia CEO: salespeople to deliver true WP7 retail experience supported by improved product management, marketing and accelerated global coverage with a full breadth of products
Nokia Quarter 4 results 2011 webcast [Nokia, Jan 26, 2012]: prepared remarks by Stephen Elop, President & CEO [02:00] … Lumia … In Q4 2012 Lumia was introduced to: a number of European countries Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones
Tagged 3G, Android, AT&T, carriers, CDMA, China, cloud client, ESPN, Latin America, LTE, Lumia, marketing, Microsoft, Nokia, Nokia Drive, Nokia Lumia, Nokia Maps, Nokia Music, product management, retail experience, Risto Siilasmaa, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S2, smartphones, Stephen Elop, stores, T-Mobile, TD-SCDMA, UK, US, USA, User Experience, UX, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7
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