We know, thanks to previous reports, that Microsoft is cooking up two new premium smartphones the Microsoft Lumia 950 and the larger Microsoft Lumia 950 XL. The two will run the latest Windows 10 Mobile, but it is yet to be determined how much the two will cost. According to a new report, the Lumia 950 XL will be just as expensive as the Apple iPhone 6S. Since the phablet is expected to be clad in plastic and not metal, why would buyers opt to get their hands on the device? The report adds that Microsoft plans to sweeten up the deal by throwing in around £148 worth of accessories for free. Accessories galore The news comes to us courtesy of French-speaking SmartphoneFrance. The report claims that the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL will be similarly priced as the Apple iPhone 6S. We ve learned that the Lumia 950 XL will not be constructed out of premium materials, but offer premium specs. This this, however, justify being priced as much as the expensive iPhone? The report adds that, although
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HTC One M9 price leaked by Best Buy – will cost around £420
HTC is about to lift the lid on its next flagship later today, but this hasn t stopped US retailer Best Buy from leaking the HTC One M9 s price. According to the listing, the HTC One M9 will cost $649.99 in the US. This translates to around £420 in the UK. Unfortunately, a specific release date is not mentioned. All the listing says is that the smartphone is coming soon. The listing also reveals what we already know, including a 5-inch 1080p screen, a 20-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 4-megapixel Ultrapixel front-facing camera, 32 GB of internal storage, Qualcomm s Snapdragon 810 64-bit octa-core processor under the hood, and 3 GB of DDR4 RAM. The smartphone is expected to sport a 2,840 mAh battery. It will run Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with HTC’s Sense 7.0 UI slapped on top. HTC will be lifting the lid on the HTC One M9 today at MWC 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, around 90 minutes before Samsung lifts the lid on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Planning to get your
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Unannounced RM-1072 to be low-cost alternative to Nokia Lumia 830?
Adduplex has been a source of information of yet to be announced Lumia devices as it is a Windows Phone app, with the company s CEO, Alan Mendelevich, sending tweets about mystery devices. One mystery device is the RM-1072. According to NPU, this device will be a low-cost alternative to the Lumia 830. According to the site, the mystery device may be launched as a low-cost Lumia 830 alternative. It also reveals some of the device s specs. The report claims that the RM-1072 will sport an 8.7-megapixel rear-facing camera, possibly a PureView camera. Other rumoured specs include 8 GB of internal storage and dual SIM card slots on another variant. Everything else is similar to the Lumia 830. Lastly, NPU says that the RM-1072 will cost around $275, which coverts to £181. The RM-1072 has already been certified by the Indonesian equivalent of the US FCC, which suggests that the device s unveiling is just around the corner. So keep it here at Phones LTD for further updates.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus to cost around £472 in the Netherlands – coming this month
Samsung Netherlands has just revealed the Galaxy S5 Plus price as well as when to expect the device in the country. According to Samsung Netherlands, the Galaxy S5 Plus will be available in the country towards the end of October, which means it will be available sometime next week. The smartphone will cost €599 (around £472) for the SIM free version. This means that the device will be €100 (around £78) more expensive than the regular S5, which costs €500 (around £394). In case you re unfamiliar with the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, it looks exactly like the regular S5. Furthermore, it comes with the same features and most of the specs are the same. The only difference is that the S5 Plus sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core processor under the hood. The regular S5 sports a Snapdragon 801 CPU. The 805 is a more powerful processor and offers faster LTE speeds. The Galaxy S5 Plus is the same as the Galaxy S5 4G+, which was launched in Singapore. Samsung is yet to announce if the
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HTC Desire Eye to cost around £416?
The HTC Desire Eye has just made it debut. Unfortunately, the Taiwanese phone maker has remained tight-lipped when it comes to pricing. French-speaking NWE, however, claims to know the smartphone s price tag. According to the site, the HTC Desire Eye will cost €529 in France. This converts to around £416, which is around the same price of the HTC One (M8) in the country. In the UK, the HTC One (M8) cost £407.99. If NWE is right, expect the HTC Desire Eye to cost as much as HTC s current flagship. Keep it here at Phones LTD for further updates.
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John Chen says BlackBerry Passport to cost around £365 in the US
According to BlackBerry CEO, John Chen, the Canadian phone maker s new flagship the BlackBerry Passport will cost $599 (around £365) without subsidies in the US. WSJ reports: BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen said in an interview Monday that its Passport smartphone, which will go on sale starting Wednesday, will cost $599 in the U.S. without subsidies. The phone will be priced differently in some other countries based on taxes and tariffs, he noted. Mr. Chen said that compared with similar smartphones produced by competitors, the Passport should cost in the $700 range. But I figure that to try to get the market interested, we re going to start a little lower than that. The BlackBerry Passport will be launched in December. Would you like to get your hands on the BlackBerry Passport? Let us know through a comment on our Phones LTD Facebook page
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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge to cost around £692 in China?
Early this month, the Korean tech giant lifted the lid on the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, a variant of the Galaxy Note 4 that sports an edged screen. Sadly, Samsung was rather tight-lipped on the phablet s pricing. Now, if a China Mobile employee is to be believed, we now know how much the device will set you back. Well in China at least. The China Mobile employee in question is Jack_Zhu Njie. On Chinese-speaking Weibo (1 & 2), he says that the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will cost around £692. If true, we re sure the phablet will cost more with the addition of VAT. Of course, since we can t confirm if Jack_Zhu Njie is a legit China Mobile employee or not, take this with a pinch of salt. Keep it here at Phones LTD for further updates.
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LG G3 S to cost around £276 in Europe
Recently, LG lifted the lid on the LG G3 Beat for Asia and the LG G3 S for Europe. The two are one and the same device. LG s press release did not mention pricing, but now LG Germany has announced that the handset will cost €349 (around £276). The LG G3 S will hit Germany in mid-August, and we re guessing it will be landing in the UK at around the same time or shortly after. The handset will hit South Korea before everyone else (today). Want to know when the trimmed-down version of the LG G3 will be available in the UK? Keep it here at Phones LTD for further updates.
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Microsoft to provide low-cost version of Windows Phone 8.1 to manufacturers
Interest in getting your hands on entry-level handsets powered by Windows Phone 8.1? Microsoft has announced that a version of the latest version of Windows Phone for low-cost devices will be available to manufacturers. Microsoft announced in their official blog: Over the next couple weeks leading into Computex in Taipei, you’re going to see many of our hardware partners announce new Windows devices. Microsoft was built on the foundation of partner opportunity and our goal remains mutual success for us and our partners. This means a continued commitment to helping ensure our hardware partners are able to build innovative, differentiated and competitive devices on the Windows platform. Over the past year, we have done a lot of work to scale Windows to an even greater number of customers with more partners and new devices at a broader range of price points. In 2013, we began to ease our approach to device certification and reduced some hardware component requirements, helping to empo
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Huawei Ascend P7 to cost around £342 in Europe – coming in June
Just last week, Huawei lifted the lid on its new flagship, the Huawei Ascend P7. It also said that new smartphone will set you back €450 in Europe (around £367). It looks like, however, that the device will be cheaper. Amazon Germany is now taking pre-orders for the smartphone in question. It is asking €419 (around £342) for the SIM-free variant. It is expected to ship in Germany in June. It is likely to be available in the UK at around the same time. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Ascend P7, the handset sports a 5-inch 1080p screen, LTE connectivity, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera for better selfies, Android 4.4 (KitKat), and Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 910T quad-core processor. The Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One (M8) sport Qualcomm chips, which are more powerful than Huawei’s CPU. This is the reason why the two are more expensive. Although less powerful, the Ascend P7 is a great-looking device that is only 6.5mm thick. Will you be getting your hands on the
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