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Smartphones galore Dozens of new smartphones are vying for consumers’ attention. Here’s a look at some of the latest smartphones.
Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 Windows
Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop introduces the devices during a joint event Sept. 5 with Microsoft in New York. The new Lumias are the first smartphones built for Windows 8. Analysts see the new devices as Nokia's last chance to compete with Apple and Samsung in the smartphone market.
Spencer Platt
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HTC Evo 4G LTE
The HTC Evo 4G LTE smartphone runs Android 4.0, has a 4.7-inch display and 7.5 hours of talk time. The phone also comes with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor.
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Photo courtesy of The Verge
Samsung Galaxy S III
A man uses Samsung's new Galaxy S III smartphone during its launch at The Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London May 3. The phone has a 4.8-inch, 720 HD display and an 8 MP rear-facing camera. It will run on LTE and HSPA+ networks, the company said in a release.
KI PRICE
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REUTERS
BlackBerry 10 (prototype)
Research in Motion Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins holds up a prototype of the BlackBerry 10 smartphone at the BlackBerry World event in Orlando May 1. Research in Motion is set to launch a new generation of BlackBerry 10 smartphones later this year while continuing to lose market share to Apple's iPhone and Android devices.
DAVID MANNING
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REUTERS
Panasonic Eluga
An employee submerges a Panasonic Eluga smartphone in a bowl of water to demonstrate its waterproof properties during the Mobile World Congress on Feb. 28. The ultra-thin phone has a 4.3-inch screen and comes with an 8-megapixel camera. The Eluga will hit European markets in April. It will come to North American markets later this year, USA Today reports.
Denis Doyle
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Bloomberg
HTC One X
A model displays the HTC One X smartphone during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan. HTC is marketing the new smartphone that can take four digital photos per second, a model the Taiwan maker hopes can help reverse its falling revenue amid keener competition.
Chiang Ying-ying
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AP
Sony Xperia S
Sony's Xperia S phone sits on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 12. The Android phone has a 4.3-inch display.
David Paul Morris
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Bloomberg
Visitors use mobile handsets to photograph Intel's mobile devices at the company's promotional stand at the Mobile World Congress on Feb. 27.
Chris Ratcliffe
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Bloomberg
Samsung Galaxy Note II
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is previewed Aug. 30 in Berlin.
Markus Schreiber
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AP
Droid RAZR Maxx
The Droid Razr Maxx is on display at Motorola's booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 10. The smartphone is thicker than the original RAZR and has a longer battery life, according to the Verge.
David Becker
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Nokia Lumia 900
A hostess holds the Nokia Lumia 900. The smartphone has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, an 8-megapixel camera and offers seven hours of talk time.
Lluis Gene
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AFP/Getty Images
HTC One smartphones
Attendees inspect and photograph the new range of HTC One Family mobile devices at a launch event prior to the Mobile World Congress on Feb. 26.
Chris Ratcliffe
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Bloomberg
Nokia Lumia 808
An employee demonstrates the camera function on a Nokia Lumia 808 Pure View smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 27.
Chris Ratcliffe
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Bloomberg
Nokia Lumia 800
Taken with a fish-eye zoom lens, new Nokia Lumia 800 smartphones are seen on display during the Nokia World 2011 at the ExCeL ICC center in London. Nokia unveiled its first Windows cellphones, in a bid to recapture lost ground to chief rivals in the tough top-end smartphone market. The Lumia 800 has 3.7-inch screen, a 1.4GHz processor, an 8-megapixel camera and shoots video.
Sang Tan
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AP
RIM's Blackberry 9900
A visitor tests a Research in Motio’s BlackBerry 9900 smartphone at the company's promotional stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 27. BlackBerrys haven't changed too much in recent years, but the 9900 is the latest and best, according to the Verge.
Chris Ratcliffe
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Bloomberg
Huawei's Ascend D
A Huawei Ascend D quad mobile phone, which runs on the Android 4.0 operating system, stands on display at a launch event prior to the Mobile World Congress exhibition on Feb. 26.
Chris Ratcliffe
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Bloomberg
iPhone 4S
Apple's latest iPhone is faster and has an improved camera compared with its older sibling, the iPhone 4. The iPhone 4S also comes with the personal assistant application called Siri.
Scott Eells
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Bloomberg
Galaxy Nexus
The new Galaxy Nexus phone is displayed at a Sprint event during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, on Jan. 10, 2012. The Galaxy Nexus comes with an unlocking mechanism based on facial recognition. The phone has many other features as well, including voice typing, Google+ integration with hangouts and Messenger, and the ability to take a panoramic photo with a single motion.
David Paul Morris
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Bloomberg
Motorola Droid RAZR
Sanjay Jha, chief executive of Motorola Mobility, introduces the Droid Razr in New York. Seeking an edge in the world of high-end smartphones, Motorola is bringing back the Razr name, once attached to the best-selling phone in the world. The Droid Razr will be a 4G smartphone with a thin profile — under 0.3 inches thick. The phone will have a 4.3-inch super active-matrix organic LED screen, will run Android Gingerbread and will have 1 GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera that will shoot 1,080-pixel high-definition video.
Mark Lennihan
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AP
Motorola Droid 4
Motorola's Droid 4 has an 8 megapixel camera and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor.
David Becker
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Samsung Galaxy S II
The Samsung Galaxy S II, unlocked, is the international version of the phone, which has taken the world by storm.
Lee Jin-man
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AP
Samsung Galaxy S II
The Galaxy S II is pricey without the carrier subsidies — even a good deal online is about $550 — but there's been nothing but praise for the 4.3-inch, dual-core processor, pencil-thin phone.
Jin Sung-chul
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AP
HTC Rezound
Another high-end Verizon flagship, the HTC Rezound offers a 720p display and Beats audio, as well as 4G LTE, according to the Verge.
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Photo courtesy of Verizon
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