Froyo-powered Huawei Ideos X5 and Ideos X6 announced

The world leading networking equipment supplier Huawei has just announced a couple of new Android smartphones. Both Huwaei Ideos X5 and Ideos X6 are running on the Froyo edition of the Google OS, but rumor has it that they might see a Gingerbread update soon.

The Huawei Ideos X6 comes with a 4.1-inch capacitive LCD touchscreen of WVGA resolution. The smartphone is powered by a 1 GHz CPU and packs excellent all round connectivity. Wi-Fi b/g/n, GPS and 3G with HSPA up to 14.4Mbps are all supported and there's also an HDMI port on board.

The 5 megapixel snapper of the Huwei Ideos X6 is capable of recording HD videos. The list of highlights is completed by Dolby mobile surround sound.

The other new announcement, Huawei Ideos X5 is slightly more compact, coming with a 3.8 display. It also offers HSPA-supporting radios as well as Wi-Fi b/g/n and A-GPS. The Ideos X5 5 megapixel camera is accompanied by a LED flash.

Unfortunately there's still no information regarding the availability or pricing of either of the new Huawei smartphones.

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Google Nexus S reviewed: liked, but D1 video confirmed

The Google Nexus S was announced just two days ago and isn't even available just yet but its first review just surfaced. The first Gingerbread running smartphone made a very good first impression, but unfortunately the reviewer confirmed that it only records D1 videos.

The Google Nexus S looks just as attractive in those live shots as in the official press materials and its performance is obviously pretty great (not that we expected anything else). Despite the new platform it offers, the author claims that user experience doesn't differ all that much and Android users will feel right at home.

Google Nexus S live shots

Still, there are new transition effects and animations added, plus the support for NFC (Near Field Communication) and new video and audio codecs. The reviewer comments that the camera still image quality is dubbed equal to that of Galaxy S, but the video is worse even if you don't count the lower resolution. Ouch!

Android 2.3 Gingerbread screenshots

The contour curved display was found pretty comfortable to use and generally the Nexus S was a great handset to use even though it comes good 6 months after the Galaxy S.

On a side note, the review source has also shed some more light on the Nexus S version distribution. Reportedly, it will be Europe and Russia getting the short end of the stick with Super Clear LCDs, while the rest of the world will be able to enjoy Super AMOLEDs.

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Nokia X7-00 caught on camera again, is headed for a preview

The Nokia X7-00 makes another appearance (with an AT&T badge this time). It's still not officially announced by Nokia but that won't stop the X7 getting an early preview. And those four speakers might turn out to be a sham.

So, someone got their hands on a Nokia X7-00 (codenamed Sushi) and posted a few new photos online. The AT&T logo on the phone means that it will launch in the US but rumor has it that it's going to be available in Europe as well.

More shots of the Nokia X7-00

Anyway, Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review.com (who isn't exactly on the best of terms with Nokia) said he's busy writing a preview of the X7 - and in another tweet he shares he's not a big fan of the device. It's the same story as with the N8 - the hardware of the Nokia X7-00 is good but Symbian^3 doesn't cut it (according to him, anyway).

From what we know about it, the X7-00 is like a C7 except for a bigger screen (possibly the same 4" AMOLED used in the Nokia E7) and the four speakers. But some new info has surfaced saying that there are only two loudspeakers despite the four grills in the corners of the Nokia X7-00 (which was the case with the Nokia X2).

As for the camera on the back of the Nokia X7-00, it seems to be the same as the one on the C6-01, C7 and E7 - that is 8MP fixed-focus with dual-LED flash.

Source: Howard Forums, Twitter

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