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The devices of the MWC 2012: Day 0

Are you having trouble keeping up with everything that is coming from the Mobile World Congress? We’re not surprised, as loads of devices have been announced today, even before the actual event is supposed to start. To help you keep up with what’s what at MWC, here is handy list of products that were announced on Day 0 of the event.

HTC One X

Class: High-end
Estimated launch: April

Display: 4.7-inch S-LCD 2 at 1280 x 720
Camera: 8 megapixels with f/2.0 lens, HDR, autofocus, LED flash, dual-shutter, 1080p video capture; front-facing camera
Chipset: Tegra 3 (Kal-El): quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 at 1.5 GHz; ULP GeForce GPU; 1 GB of RAM
Storage: 32 GB on-board (26 GB usable); no microSD slot
Connectivity: Quad-band HSPA, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Software: Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 4.0
Size: 134.4 x 69.9 x 9.3 mm at 130 grams

HTC One XL

This is the same as the HTC One X, but with a Snapdragon S4 processor and LTE. This variant will be headed to AT&T while the standard One X is for Europe.

Class: High-end
Estimated launch: April

Display: 4.7-inch S-LCD 2 at 1280 x 720
Camera: 8 megapixels with f/2.0 lens, HDR, autofocus, LED flash, dual-shutter, 1080p video capture; front-facing camera
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8960 (Snapdragon S4): dual-core Krait at 1.5 GHz; Adreno 225 GPU; 1 GB of RAM
Storage: 16 GB on-board; no microSD slot
Connectivity: LTE, Quad-band HSPA, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Software: Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 4.0
Size: 134.4 x 69.9 x 9.3 mm at 130 grams

HTC One S

Class: High-end
Estimated launch: April

Display: 4.3-inch Super AMOLED at 960 x 540
Camera: 8 megapixels with f/2.0 lens, HDR, autofocus, LED flash, dual-shutter, 1080p video capture; front-facing camera
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8260A (Snapdragon S4): dual-core Krait at 1.5 GHz; Adreno 225 GPU; 1 GB of RAM
Storage: 16 GB on-board; no microSD slot
Connectivity: Tri-band HSPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Software: Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 4.0
Size: 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm at 120 grams

HTC One V

Class: Entry level
Estimated launch: April

Display: 3.7-inch LCD at 800 x 480
Camera: 5 megapixels with f/2.0 lens, autofocus, LED flash, 720p video capture
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8255 (Snapdragon S2): single-core Scorpion at 1 GHz, Adreno 205 GPU, 512 MB of RAM
Storage: 4 GB on-board; microSD slot
Connectivity: Quad-band HSPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Software: Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 3.6
Size: 120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm at 115 grams

Sony Xperia P

Class: Mid/High-end
Estimated launch: Q2 2012

Display: 4.0-inch LED-backlit LCD at 960 x 540
Camera: 8 megapixels, autofocus, LED flash, 1080p video capture; front-facing camera
Chipset: ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500: dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 at 1 GHz, Mali-400 MP, 1 GB of RAM
Storage: 16 GB on-board; no microSD slot
Connectivity: Quad-band HSPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, FM radio
Software: Android 2.3 with Timescape
Size: 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm at 120 grams

Sony Xperia U

Class: Mid-range
Estimated launch: Q2 2012

Display: 3.5-inch LED-backlit LCD at 854 x 480
Camera: 5 megapixels, autofocus, LED flash, 720p video capture; front-facing camera
Chipset: ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500: dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 at 1 GHz, Mali-400 MP, 512 MB of RAM
Storage: 8 GB on-board; no microSD slot
Connectivity: Tri-band HSPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, FM radio
Software: Android 2.3 with Timescape
Size: 112 x 54 x 12 mm at 110 grams

Huawei Ascend D quad

There is also the Huawei Ascend D quad XL which is the same device but has a larger battery, making the device 2mm thicker and 20g heavier.

Class: High-end
Estimated launch: Q2 2012

Display: 4.5-inch IPS+ LCD at 1280 x 720
Camera: 8 megapixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash, 1080p video capture; front-facing camera
Chipset: Huawei K3V2: quad-core at 1.2 GHz, unknown GPU, 1 GB of RAM
Storage: 8 GB on-board; microSD slot
Connectivity: Penta-band HSPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0
Software: Android 4.0
Size: 129 x 64 x 8.9 mm at 130g

Huawei Ascend D1

Class: Mid/High-end
Estimated launch: Q2 2012

There is no image of this device yet

Display: 4.5-inch IPS+ LCD at 1280 x 720
Camera: 8 megapixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash, 1080p video capture; front-facing camera
Chipset: TI OMAP4460: dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 at 1.5 GHz, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, 1 GB of RAM
Storage: 8 GB on-board; microSD slot
Connectivity: Penta-band HSPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0
Software: Android 4.0
Size: 129 x 64 x 8.9 mm

Samsung Galaxy Beam

The standout feature of this device is its built-in 15 lumen pico-projector good for showing an image up to 50 feet across.

Class: Mid-range
Estimated launch: Q2 2012

Display: 4.0-inch Super AMOLED at 800 x 480
Camera: 5 megapixels, autofocus, LED flash, 720p video capture; front-facing camera
Chipset: Unspecified 1.0 GHz dual-core (possibly Snapdragon), 768 MB of RAM
Storage: 8 GB on-board; microSD slot
Connectivity: Quad-band HSPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0
Software: Android 2.3 with TouchWiz 4.0
Size: 124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm at 145g

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)

Class: Mid/High-end
Estimated launch: Q2 2012

Display: 10.1-inch PLS TFT LCD at 1280 x 800
Camera: 3 megapixels, autofocus, LED flash, 1080p video capture; front-facing camera
Chipset: Unspecified 1.0 GHz dual-core, 1 GB of RAM
Storage: 16 or 32 GB on-board; microSD slot
Connectivity: Quad-band HSPA, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n (dual-band), Bluetooth 3.0
Software: Android 4.0 with TouchWiz UX
Size: 256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm at 590g

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