Samsung S5830 Specs and Photos Leaked: an iPhone 4 Look-a-Like and Galaxy S brother?

Samsung is expected to showcase new handsets in the forthcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain next month – and it looks like there are new images already of its S5830 Froyo smartphone hitting the web.



Update: Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 Official Specs and Philippine Price

Samsung S5830

The image above shows what is claimed as the Samsung S5830, in which at first glance would resemble the looks of the iPhone 4, or perhaps the little brother of Galaxy S. But nope, it didn’t beat the SoPhone 4 if we’re going to talk scrupulous copying of the iPhone!



Flaunting a 3.5 HVGA display, the S5830 is powered by an 800 MHz processor on Android 2.2.1. There’s the 3.5mm audio jack on the top, the speaker at the center-top, a home-button, a slot on the right side (perhaps for memory) and another button beside it (Volume control?). Other purported specs include a 5MP auto-focus camera with LED Flash and HD video recording, Wi-Fi, and micro-USB slot. There’s another Samsung trademark at the back, but there’s no Google logo just yet. It's required for Android devices if you don't mind J.



The folks in Thailand are calling the S5830 as the Samsung Galaxy Cooper, and since it’s just 29 days more to go (as of this writing) before the next MWC- let’s just see if this bad boy shows up and what official name it gets. Stay tuned!



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HTC Desire HD Arrives in the Philippines, Order Now!

Oh yeah, HTC committed to having the Desire HD in the country late this month. Well, here it is. You might not be seeing this on local shelves just yet, but some authorized dealers of HTC products already have the units, waiting for your calls to have it sent at your doorstep.

But if you’re somewhere near in Parañaque; consider picking it up instead. Just don’t forget to place your reservation first. Yes, only limited units are available, in fact we got a tip Top Electronics only received 10 units from HTC.



If you’re here in Cebu, or in Davao, or where the heck you’re hiding – have your phone ready and dial 0927-9794883 to put your order. Here’s the catch.



You’ll be surprised hearing that Top Electronics is selling Desire HD 3K less than what has been announced previously- that’s Php 32,000 to be exact. That includes free shipping, 1-year warranty, 7-day direct replacement, and is payable through bank deposit (BDO, BPI Family, and RCBC). The HTC Desire HD has 1.5GB internal storage, but my source said the Php 32K Android device comes with a free 8GB MicroSD card. Great deal!



Cebuanos, I’ll also sneak a quick look around the city if this unit is already available, so just stay tuned. I did that thing with HTC Desire Z if you don’t mind, I’ll always do to bring you the latest.



So, are you buying? [via]



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LG Optimus 2X, the First Dual-core Smartphone: See Specs, Features, Price, and Availability

We have to admit. It’s not something that will twinkle in the sky, so the Korean company won’t call it as LG Star – instead they named it LG Optimus 2X.

Though it doesn’t exactly resembles its ancestor by name, the LG Optimus One P500, in terms of form factor – the LG Optimus 2X looks similar with Apple’s iPhone 4 at the first glance.

This newest gadget from LG is the first in the world to run a dual-core Tegra 2 processor at 1GHz clock speed. It initially runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo), but is upgradable to Android 2.3 or Gingerbread.

Check out the key specs below.



Android 2.2 OS

1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor

4-inch WVGA screen

8GB memory (up to 32GB via microSD)

8MP rear camera

1.3MP front camera

HDMI

1080p MPEG-4/H.264 playback and recording



Pricing and Availability



LG Optimus 2X will be available in Korea next year, January 2011 to be exact. Countries in Europe and Asia will follow, so perhaps the Philippines will get to see this smartphone as early as first quarter next year. As of the moment though, no official prices have been released yet –so just stay tuned as we are going to sneak around for the latest updates. [via]



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