Samsung was selling one of the cheapest dual-core Android phones at $350; Google and ASUS walked in with a quad-core 7-inch tablet for $199. On paper, the Nexus 7 looked like a blunt-force weapon aimed at every budget slate and maybe even the iPad. In practice, it’s a very fast, very focused device that also […]
The Galaxy S III Wasn’t notable – But It Quietly Rewired Android
Everyone remembers the Galaxy S III as the flashy plastic Android that sold like crazy; I remember it more as the phone that locked in some of Android’s worst habits while accidentally nailing a bunch of things manufacturers are still failing at. This wasn’t a one-feature wonder. It was a pile of incremental moves that, […]
HTC One X Revisited: The Polycarbonate Pivot That Almost Worked
Can a single phone really turn a struggling brand around, or just buy it some time? The HTC One X arrived as exactly that kind of attempt: a course correction wrapped in polycarbonate. After a messy period of too many similar phones with weak identities, HTC tried to reboot its Android story around a few […]
The Xperia Arc Wasn’t About Specs — It Was About Spine
Everyone remembers the dual‑core hype train, but the Xperia Arc is the phone that actually gave Sony Ericsson its backbone again. While LG and Samsung were busy shouting about Tegra 2 and 1080p, Sony Ericsson shipped a slim, curved slab with a single‑core Snapdragon and basically said: we’re going to win you with experience, not […]