The HTC One Max phablet again made an appearance in a few leaked live photos where it was wearing the Verizon tag, and the sources did claim that there was a removable back cover in place along with a fingerprint sensor on the back. The rest of the rumors are still the same, where one is expecting a Snapdragon 800 SoC processor, a 6-inch display with the 1080p resolution and the same HTC One camera with the 4-megapixel Ultrapixel technology lens.

The phone is expected to be made official in the coming week or two.

More clearer photos of the HTC One Max have come out, and it’s again through Weibo, and it clearly shows the Fingerprint Scanner and a lot more things, with the specifications too. So, just like what was being expected and leaked before, is what you are actually going to see in the One Max. The HTC One Max 8088 is going to come with a 5.9 inch screen with the 1980 x 1080 pixels screen resolution, and there would be a 1.7 GHz processor (we haven’t been able to see the chipset, whether a Snapdragon S4 Pro or a Snapdragon 800, as we had found both in the different rumors), 2GB RAM and a 5-megapixel camera which could be the ultrapixel one.

16GB of onboard storage is what is being shown, and the battery capacity is 3300 mAh. And as expected, it would be the new Android 4.3 KitKat version that the device would come with. The pricing is expected to be around $800, and the expected launch is around October 2013, and we might have to wait for the Android KitKat based Nexus device for the One Max to become official.

The HTC One Max is being rumored a lot, but the latest leaks show a very interesting feature which was introduced by Apple in the iPhone 5S – the Fingerprint scanner. The scanner though doesn’t take it’s place on the front button area but it lies below the camera lens on the rear side with a squarish design which might have just the single purpose.

The One Max is codenamed the HTC 8088 and it is expected to come with a 5.9 inch full HD display, and as the leaked screenshots suggest, there would be the GSM and LTE support in it. The internal powering is expected to be 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor along with 2GB of RAM and the camera is the UltraPixel one, which was introduced in the company’s flagship HTC One smartphone earlier this year.

The screenshots even suggest that we might be seeing the new HTC Sense UI in the Android 4.3 KitKat version that was recently announced by Google, and we might see that officially along with the announcement of the Nexus 5 device.

It won’t be a long wait before we get to see this device officially announced, but that shouldn’t come before the Nexus 5 entry, we guess.

Nexus 5 vs. iPhone 5s: Does The New Google Device Beat Apple's Smartphone In Graphic Benchmarks

Nexus 5 will be the main Google device that will in a way act as the main "official" Android flagship and rival of the iPhone 5s. Recent benchmarks show that in addition to sharing a number, and potentially the 5s and 5c designation, the Nexus 5 slightly beats the iPhone 5s in graphic benchmark scores. A recent graphic benchmark came from the GFXBench website and it clearly shows that the Nexus 5 is leaps and bounds ahead of all its Android rivals, and slightly surpasses the iPhone 5s in capabilities beating it by a score of 23.1 to 23.

The Nexus 5 specs include a 5-inch HD 1080p display with a Snapdragon 800 and Adreno 330 GPU. It turns out that the Nexus 5 scores 23, matching the iPhone 5s at 23 and surpassing the Sony Xperia Z1 at 21, LG G2 at 20, Samsung Galaxy S4 at 16, HTC One at 15 and the iPhone 5 at 6.8. Phones arena shows that the Nexus 5 scores excellently when it comes to two game simulation tests including the T-Rex 2.7 test which is a graphically intensive benchmark that is, "designed to show off maximum workload that games will put on mobile devices.

" A score of 23.1 frames per second for the Nexus 5 means that the Googledevice will perform excellently when it comes to games and clearly indicates that the Adreno 330 GPU used by the device can match the Imagination Technologies' 6 series chips and Power G6430 used by the iPhone 5s. The only other chip capable of supporting the technology is the ARM Mail-T6xx. This is encouraging for Android users following news of the first touchscreen benchmark, which the iPhone 5s dominated. In terms of touchscreen sensitivity, the iPhone 5s display showed that it was 2.5 times more responsive than the nearest Android flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One and Moto X. The fact that the Nexus 5 can likely hold its own against the iPhone 5s is good to hear. The 5-inch device will likely outstrip the iPhone 5s as a gaming device and in terms of multimedia capabilities.

The Nexus 5 and iPhone 5s graphics benchmark scores show that Android flagships are more than capable of taking on the Apple flagship. Another benchmark test for the 2.5 Egypt HD CZ24Z16 off-screen test shows the Nexus 5 at a staggering 59.2 FPS. There is little doubt that the Nexus 5 will be the Android device of the year, particularly if Google makes it about as affordable as the Nexus 4. By our estimation the Nexus 5 will likely cost about $360, a fair price taking into account its bleeding edge hardware and software. The Nexus 4 16GB is currently $299 by comparison.

To get a frame of reference to compare the Nexus 5 to the iPhone 5s, the latest specs leaks suggest that the device has the following:

- 4.96-inch display, 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution

-Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chip (MSM8974)

-Android 4.4 KitKat

-Multiple LTE bands - support for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile

-Pentaband HSPA+ (works across the globe)

-Nexus 7-like design

-2300mAh battery

The Nexus 5 and iPhone 5s will be interesting to compare to side by side. The Nexus 5 is the closet equivalent we have to a Google flagship despite being produced by LG. The Nexus 5 will get dedicated Android OS update support, being the first device to run Android 4.4 KitKat and be the first in line for updates. This is something many Android devices have struggled with, and fragmentation in the Android market continues to be a major problem to grapple with in contrast to the super-optimized iOS7 hardware and software. For the first time with the Nexus line of devices, and the Android 4.4 KitKat update, we might see a significant reduction in Android fragmentation. Then Apple will really be given a run for its money.

Mobile phones have completely transferred into a smart phone device which can be used as a device to perform all of your digital needs with flexibility. From time to time specifications and hardware parts are improved to dual core, quad core processing. Other important thing is that apart from this improvements, the devices still maintains the same thickness.

Within this year we have seen many smart phones debut claiming the world’s thinnest smart phone but here we go through the slimmest smartphone in the Android platform and listed here are the few devices.

Vivo X3

This Smart Phone has broken all the records and has now come to the number 1 spot by offering a thickness of just 5.57mm which is amazing. The device does look like a music player and not a phone but well its a Android 4.1 based Phone. It comes with a HD Display of 5″ with a resolution of 1280 x 720p. The device comes with a price tag of $410 and is something which looks a value for money.

Huawei Ascend P6 – 6.18mm

The Ascend P6 got launched this year at a decent price of $500 with the best feature of this being the thickness which is at just 6.18mm making this reach the top of the charts. It comes with a 1.5 Ghz Quad Core Processor, 2GB RAM and a 32Gb Internal Memory. Over all the other smart phones this one is recommended if you want to have a truly slim device.

ZTE Athena – 6.2 mm

ZTE Athena teases the ultra-thin Android segment and this device easily beats Motorola Droid Razr, Oppo Finder and Huawei Ascend P1 S. ZTE Athena measure a thickness of 6.2 mm and it’s spotted with Kevlar back.

Going through the specifications of the ZTE Athena, this would be seen with 4.3 inches touchscreen display. Its powered with multi core Cortex A 15 processor and boast with 64 GB of internal memory storage capacity. This would see with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS.

Vivo X1 – 6.55mm

The Vivo X1 Android Smart Phone came with just 6.55 mm thickness which is quite thin to handle and yes thats the reason its being added in this list. The phone comes with a 4.7″ IPS Display with a 1.2 Ghz Cortex A9 Processor. With a good battery capacity of 2000 mAh its something which you should miss. Even though the device is hard to find for purchase out of China, its something which you should consider importing because of the $400 around price of this device.

Oppo Finder – 6.65 mm

Then we spotted Oppo Finder all the way from China which measures a thickness of 6.65 mm. This device is now available for pre order but for sale in China only. Going through the specifications of it, it includes 1.5 Ghz dual core processor with 1 GB of RAM and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich along with 4.3 inches Super AMOLED Plus display. This would be seen with 16 GB of the internalstorage capacity. Oppo Finder is a high end smart phone and it comes from nowhere to challenge of slimmest Android smart phone.

Oppo Finder got the attention from international users as the world’s slimmest phone but their talks trended for certain days only as ZTE Athena.

Huawei Ascend P1 – 6.68 mm

Motorola Droid Razr enjoyed the success of the world’s slimmest Android smartphone for a considerable amount of time for almost 8 months as the Ascend P1 S debut by Huawei stating that the device would measure a thickness of 6.68 mm and takes down the crown as the world’s thinnest Android smartphone. This device was rushed for the Mobile World Congress 2012 launched in Spain this year and it still to be launched in several parts of the world.

Just when Huawei Ascend P1 S was announced in January 2012 at CES 2012 and still this device is not yet available with no confirmed dates. Still Huawei isn’t clear about this smart phone and the launch of it is gets delayed.

Motorola Droid Razr – 7.1 mm

The competition among the thinnest Android smartphone started when the Motorola released Droid Razr in competitor of Galaxy Nexus just a day before the launch. The Droid Razr got a critical success as the device was thinnest, slimmest and provided hand some of features but eventually both the devices here didn’t make any bigger impact. For most of the reasons Motorola Droid Razr is known for it slim design with thickness at 7.1 mm.

When it debut, the device dethrones the previous title holder Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc by 1.6 mm which is a major consideration in terms of the design. However the run of Droid Razr didn’t last long as many other manufacturers have realized the design should be important criteria along with the hardware and the software design.

Motorola Droid Razr is with 4.3 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display. The device measures dimensions of 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm and weights 127 grams. This is with dual core 1.2 GHz Cortex A9 processor and 8 mega pixel camera makes this smartphone best use of all the features.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc – 8.7 mm

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc when debut in January 2011 it was promoted as the world’s slimmest Android smartphone measuring the thickness 8.7 mm but at that time, thickness wasn’t an important part as the evolution from single core to dual core was on high, thus thickness got shadowed. But the Xperia ARC is the device which arose the needs the device to be slim enough even though the features are on high end.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc equipped with 4.2 inches LED backlit LCD display screen with Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz dual core processor and upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich available. Various other features like 8 mega pixel camera and others made this smartphone as the top end device.

So with each of these device we have learnt that the thinnest smart phone available is Motorola Droid Razr but several manufacturer have teased their product but their device is not yet available in the market. So Motorola Droid Razr is till the world’s slimmest smart phone available.

Nexus 5 specs get confirmed as an alleged press shot leaks

An alleged official press photo of the Google Nexus 5 has surfaced after the smartphone made severalappearances in the past weeks. The press shot of the Nexus 5 confirms the phone's exterior, while a good chunk of its specification sheet also leaked in a benchmarking website GFXBench.

It confirms the LG-made Nexus 5 is going to rock a Snapdragon 800 chipset with four 2.3GHz Krait 400 cores. On top of that, as with every Nexus smartphone, Google will debut a new version of Android. In the case of the Nexus 5, that'll be Android 4.4 KitKat. Nothing that the earlier FCC documents didn't specify, but still.

GFXBench reports the resolution of the Nexus 5 will be 1794 x 1080 (read 1920x1080). The codename of the device is reported as Hammerhead. Additionally, Google is reportedly going to make the LG Nexus 5 official by the end of October, if casemaker SPIGEN is to be believed (and we have a good reason to believe it is.)

The rest of the LG Nexus 5 specifications remain a mystery at this point. However, our educated guess is that there'll be 2GB of RAM and no microSD card slot. The Nexus 5 seems to be based on the LG G2, so a 13MP main camera isn't going to be a surprise.

Finally, if the Nexus 5 topic is of interest to you, you may as well check out a user-made 3D render of the Nexus 5 that's based on all leaked images so far. You can check it out below.

Sony launched their latest best Android device, the Sony Xperia Z1 Honami which took many aspects from its predecessor, the Xperia Z, retaining the 1080p display and some internal specs too, but the camera took a major upgrade. It now includes a whooping 20.7 megapixel camera with the Sony G Lens, and this was one of the best expected features in the device before its announcement. On the other end, the LG G2 was announced few days back, and it came up with a new concept of button placement, where the power and volume toggle buttons are placed on the back panel. Interesting, but how good is the LG G2 against the new Xperia Z1? Let’s see.

With all the specs taken 5, it looks like Sony took the advantage of LG’s delay in making the LG G2 available for the public, and announced the Xperia Z1 at the right time to compete just with this one, because many internal specs are the same. The display of the Xperia Z1 is a 5-inch TFT one, with the 1080p one having a better pixel density, as the 441PPI is due to the 5-inch factor compared to the 5.2-inch Full HD IPS LCD display of the LG G2, which gets a pixel density of 423 PPI. The G2 has an extra layer of protection, with the Scratch-resistance along with the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

Processor wise, it’s the Qualcomm MSM8974 Quad Core processor clocking at a speed of 2.2 GHz, and there’s backing of 2GB of RAM in the Xperia Z1, but the LG G2 is no less, with the Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core processor clocking at 2.26 GHz speed, and this too has got a 2GB of RAM for the multitasking. Both the devices have got the same GPU – Adreno 330.

Camera – This is where one can easily vouch for Sony’s Xperia Z1 because of the new G Lens from the company, which has got a 20.7 megapixel Sony Exmor RS and it’s a 1/2.3″ sensor size, while there’s a 13-megapixel camera in the LG G2, which can compete well enough with the other flagship devices of the year such as the Galaxy S4, HTC One etc. but it’s really no match based on the specs, to the Xperia Z1. Still, we haven’t got any test capturing done with both, so won’t really know how good the new lens from Sony is. And it’s not just the sensor and lens we get to mention here, but Sony has opened up a plethora of options and features which can enhance the capturing experience and the quality, with the different shooting modes – Superior Auto, AR Effect, Picture Effect, Sweep Panorama. There’s something called the TimeShift Burst which can make the Sony Xperia Z1′s camera take 61 pictures in 2 seconds.

Other features – As we already mentioned in the title, it’s the camera which is a major difference between the two devices because the battery too is similar in both, having a 3000 mAh battery capacity, and the battery is non-removable in both the devices. Both the Z1 and G2 are coming with the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS out of the box, and given the hardware the Android 4.3 should be available to both after it’s release.
Waterproofing is another factor where the Sony Xperia Z1 would pull in more attraction, because one cannot always protect a device from moisture, rain and water in any way, and Sony’s Xperia series has been known good for now for the waterproof feature.

It could be due to the camera lens and stuff, that the Z1 from Sony has got a heavier body although a little lesser thickness, being 170gm with the 8.5mm thickness but the G2 from LG is 8.9mm thick but weighs 143gm. We’ll do a comparison of the camera captures when the devices are reviewed and then a perfect conclusion can come out, but the G Lens from Sony is something we have seen in the digital cameras and thus the quality is expected to be more than what the LG G2′s 13-megapixel shooter would have.

Sony Xperia Z1 vs LG G2 Specifications Comparison

Specification	Sony Xperia Z1	LG G2
Dimensions	144.4 x 73.9 x 8.5 mm	138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
Screen	5-inch	5.2-inch
Display	1080 x 1920 pixels, 441 PPI	1080 x 1920 pixels, 424 PPI
Processor Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974	Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
CPU	Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait	Quad core, 2260 MHz, Krait 400
GPU	Adreno 330	Adreno 330
RAM	2 GB	2 GB
Camera – Rear	20.7-megapixel, Autofocus, Dual LED Xenon Flash	13-megapixel, Autofocus, LED Flash
Video Recording	1080p, 30 fps, HDR	1080, 60 fps
Camera – Front	2-megapixel, 1080p video	2.1-megapixel
Battery	3000 mAh	3000 mAh
OS	Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean	Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Storage – Internal	16 GB	16 GB / 32 GB
Special Features	Waterproof, IP 58 certified	No buttons on side panel, power & volume keys on back