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HTC Mobiles coming with new Android Smartphone HTC Rhyme. This Smartphone will be launch soon in Indian Market. HTC Rhyme has awesome userfriendly features like 1GHz Scorpion processor, 3.7 inch S-LCD capacitive display, 5MP Camera Autofocus Camera, Android Gingerbread 2.3 OS and other features which are as under.

HTC Rhyme Price in India:

The HTC Rhyme will available soon in india at priced around Rs.24,000.

Available Colors:
-Lavender
-Silver

HTC Rhyme Features & Specifications:

Phone Type:
-Touchscreen

Display:
Type: S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 3.7-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- HTC Sense UI 3.5
- Touch-sensitive controls

Dimensions:
-Dimensions: 119 x 60.8 x 10.85 mm (4.68 x 2.39 x 0.43 inches)
-Weight: 130 grams

Special Features:
OS: Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) with HTC Sense
CPU: 1GHz Scorpion processor

Network Band:
HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/2100 MHz
Upload speed of up to 5.76 Mbps and download speed of up to 14.4 Mbps

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz(Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)

Camera:
5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and LED flash
720p HD video recording
VGA front-facing camera

Memory and Storage:
-Total storage:4 GB
-Available storage:up to 1 GB
-RAM:768 MB


Battery:
-Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery 1600 mAh
Talk time:
-Up to 480 minutes for WCDMA
-Up to 620 minutes for GSM
Standby time1:
-Up to 340 hours for WCDMA
-Up to 295 hours for GSM

Sensors:
-Ambient light sensor
-G-Sensor
-Digital compass
-Proximity sensor

Connectivity:
-3.5 mm stereo audio jack
-Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
-Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
-DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to your TV or computer


Multimedia:
-Audio supported formats: Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
Recording: .amr, .m4a, .aac

-Video supported formats:Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)
Recording: .3gp, .mp4


Other Features:
- Light-up Charm Indicator accessory
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- SNS integration
- Digital compass
- Dedicated search key
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV player
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input

Motorola Just announced Motorola XT615 Android Smartphone launch in January 2012 in Indian Market. Motorola XT615 has excellent features like 800MHz Processor, Big 4" Display, 3G, Bluetooth, 8MP Camera with LED Flash, Android Gingerbread 2.3.7 OS and other Excellent features which are as under.


Motorola XT615 Price in India:
The Motorola XT615 will available in India at price tag around Rs.17,000.


Available Colors:
-Dark Grey
-White
-Licorice

Motorola XT615 Features & Specifications:
Phone Type:
-Touchscreen

Display:
Type: TFT capacitive touchscreen
Size: 480 x 854 pixels, 4.0 inches

Dimensions:
-Dimensions: 117.7 x 60.5 x 9.9 mm
-Weight: 123.6 g

Special Features:
OS: Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
CPU: 800 MHz processor, Qualcomm MSM7227A-0 chipset
Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

Network Band:
Bands : WCDMA, HSDPA / Quad-band GSM
2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100

Camera:
8 Megapixel
LED flash
VGA front

Memory and Storage:
-Internal: 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
-Card slot: microSD, up to 32GB


Battery:
-Standard battery, Li-Ion 1390 mAh
-Stand by: Up to 110 h
-Talk time: Up to 5 h

Connectivity:
-GPRS
-EDGE
-3G:HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
-WLAN:Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
-Bluetooth: Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
-USB: microUSB v2.0, HS

Multimedia:
-Video & Audio : capture / playback / stream MPEG4, H.263, H.264
-Audio formats : AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV
-Sensors : Contact sensor, gravity sensor, eCompass


Other Features:
-Speakerphone
-Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call
-Call records: Practically unlimited

Motorola just launched the Motorola XT615 mid-range Android handset in China, Taiwan & soon likely to launch it here in India at an expected price of 17,000 in January 2012.
The Motorola Xt615 is Powered by an 800MHz processor, runs on Google Android v2.3 Gingerbread OS, 8MP Camera with LED Flash, Great Ultra Slim Foam factor to the mid-range segment, lanyard hole to attach your keychains or charms to add a personal flavour & other Great features in this Android Smartphone.

The Motorola Xt615 Android phone offers a unique proposition with a large 4 inch screen, Besides, it has 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS. This combination has been chosen so that price could be kept lower without compromising on feature list.

Every other aspect of the phone seems to be high-end except for the processor. Even RAM and ROM are 512 MB and 1 GB respectively and this we believe will afford the phone a decent performance.

"Motorola has always been about connecting style with technology," said Ritchie Ma, general manager of Motorola Mobility Taiwan limited.

"The new Motorola XT615 embodies the connection of style and technology with one more great advantage: a price that's almost too good to be true. Now an amazing combination of power and style is within the reach of more people than ever before," he added.

There will be two colours - dark grey and white. The phone will be available in Taiwan starting December 15th. Given Motorola's budget credentials and past history, the device is expected to be launched in India by end of January or probably before that. Notably, Moto Razr came to India within a month of its international launch.

However for Motorola, the biggest challenge will be to price the phone right. In Taiwan currently it has been priced at an India rupee equivalent of Rs 18,600. However at that price it will be undercut by Samsung Galaxy S I9003, which has same screen size and bigger 1GHz processor, though only a 5 megapixel camera. And LG Optimus Black with a similar feature set as that of the Samsung Galaxy S I9003. Both the phones are selling at close to Rs 17,500 to Rs 18,000.

Mobile video service Vuclip has set up Starlight Cinema, a site where you can watch trailers, movie clips, short feature films, song reviews etc in various Indian languages.

And it’s not just for smart phones. Since the website does not stream the video, even users of low end feature phones that have basic 2.5G internet connectivity on the mobile can visit it to download the clips. This is unlike Jigsee, which offers an app for mobile videos for feature phones, and streams videos using algorithms for smooth playback.

Vuclip is hoping to cash in on the regional advertisement opportunity, by offering clips in a variety of Indian languages. Movies in 13 Indian languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi, Oriya, Rajasthani, Kashmiri, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam will be available.

For Starlight Cinema, Vuclip has entered into content partnerships with UTV Motion Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Vega, Whacked Out Media and MAA TV. The content served is a mix of old movies, recent blockbusters as well as upcoming ones such as Barfee, Agneepath, Rowdy Rathore and Ladies Vs. Ricky Bahl. There are also trailers of Hollywood movies such as The Adventures of Tintin, The Awakening, Hugo and Tresspass. The site has 9,000 clips from 350 movie titles in Indian regional languages.

In the pilot testing stage of Starlight Cinema, it recorded two million user visits and 11 million video views.

Salman Hussain, MD, Vuclip India

Salman Hussain, vice president – business development and managing director, India & Middle East, Vuclip, talks to Techcircle.in about the mobile video advertising market, the genesis of Starlight Cinema, ways to monetise it further and operational expansion plans.

What is the traction seen for mobile video in India over the past year?

If you look at when we started in January 2008 in India, the mobile internet growth story was yet to start and we have actually witnessed the growth story of mobile video. Just to give some metrics, in October 2010, we were doing 48 million videos per month. Now in a year’s time, we have crossed 100 million videos per month.

Globally, what is interesting about 5 billion videos we serve, is the growth rate. Since we started, the first billion was achieved in 34 months. The second billion was achieved in nine months and the third in three months. It’s been a hockey stick growth.

Has 3G helped boost traffic to Vuclip?

3G is still to take off. I would say that what it brought was awareness. Users think – I have a ton of bandwidth and what do I do with it. Here, video becomes a use case. Watching a video is an impulse, what we call “snacking”, to kill some time. So now users watch 2-3 mins of their favourite comedy scene or a movie clip.

This was the reason for launching Starlight Cinema. We keep a track of what videos are being viewed and we thought it would be a good amalgamation of content. That was the genesis of Starlight.

How are brands and advertisers innovating using the mobile video medium for reaching out to their target audience? Also can you compare it to online videos?

Advertisers started talking to us and asked us to create a video ad that entertains users but also subtly puts his brand there.

What’s most interesting for brands is their demographic. And what we have seen is mobile video on Vuclip has an audience of 14-18 years, 25-35 years and they are male. This is the target group for advertisers too.

Mobile ads for video have better retention rate than banner ads as videos are engaging.

Tell us more about the social sharing feature.

We have an off-deck site and have not done a ton of marketing, or TV ads, for that matter. We grew our user base because of the sharing aspect. If you like a video, you can share by SMS or to your friends on Facebook.

In India, Facebook / Twitter usage is minimal. SMS is big chunk of sharing here because people are used to the concept of forwarding text. It’s a natural fix for them. Around half of the 120 million views is via sharing.

How is Vuclip different from mobile TV companies like Apalya or start-ups like Jigsee that streams video clips?

We are not in mobile TV. Our primary mode of entertainment is 2-3 minute clips. And we don’t need an app. That’s a mental block, and a big put off. We leverage the handset capabilities and allow you to download the clips.

Around 34 per cent of our users are smartphone users. The majority is feature phone – say a Nokia 5233 and c101. They are the ones who contribute to traffic.

The advantage we had is we got in before the market grew and how to position ourselves. We have a huge target audience. We don’t have anyone doing videos at this scale. From an India perspective, we are the market leaders.

How is Starlight faring? What are your plans for it?

We have got two million eyeballs already and are doing a south Indian version next. We will segment it further. This is just version one and as traffic grows and as we engage with advertisers, we will change, localise, add more contextual advertising, sponsorships by brands, do viral videos and pre-roll advertising. We are reaching out to all top advertisers – FMCG, automotive majors.

Do you have any other monetisation plans for the site? What are your expectations from it in terms of a percentage of revenues?

We are looking at a couple of areas – advertising is obvious. These revenues will form a significant portion of revenues over the next 6-8 months.

What about subscription-based plans?

We are going to keep Starlight Cinema advertising-only and are not moving into the subscription play. There are other aspects of Vucclip like a freemium model that we can look at.

What are your operation expansion plans?

We have a small team of 18 people in India. They are spread all across – Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad. What’s key more than anything else is to be where customers are present. Regionalisation is important and our localising in state/circle. Vuclip is scalable and highly automated so we do not need to grow our employee base a lot.

We have also launched in South East Asia. Our focus is to grow out and launch new services like Starlight and video alerts and also evangelise business in new regions.

One of the superior concerns nearby Samsung's Galaxy Nexus is the all-important stuff of its U.S. release date. Samsung's much anticipated Smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Nexus will live in USA Soon. Company Spokeswomen wrote, "Samsung/Google/Verizon Wireless are on track to launch the handset but we don't yet have a firm date."

There has been a lot of uncertainty as to when Samsung and Google's Galaxy Nexus would launch in the U.S. When the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone was first announced, the company said it would be available in November. But, November is almost Over.

The Android-based Galaxy Nexus has so far earned high marks from reviewers. Samsung Galaxy Nexus features a 4.65-inch touchscreen display at 1280 x 720 resolution with HD Super AMOLED technology, 16GB or 32GB flash storage, 5-megapixel camera on the back with full HD video recording and flash, a front-facing camera for video conferences, 1GB RAM, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, barometer, GPS, WiFi, dual microphones, and a 1,740mAh battery among others.

We just got confirmation from Samsung that the Galaxy Nexus will launch on Verizon in December instead. Still no word on pricing or an exact release date.

Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc., and ZTE, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced availability of the ZTE Chorus™ featuring Cricket's Muve Music service.

The ZTE Chorus is ideal for value-conscious consumers looking for a single device to simultaneously manage their mobile and music needs. The bar-style feature phone delivers high functionality with 3G web browsing capabilities and 600 megahertz of processing power while serving as an ideal platform for Cricket's innovative and unlimited Muve Music service. The ZTE Chorus incorporates SRS WOW HD technology for advanced audio playback quality and a dynamic 3D entertainment experience with a deep, rich bass and high-frequency clarity. Users can customize their sound preferences with SRS sound settings that complement popular music styles including acoustic, blues, hip hop, pop and rock.

The ZTE Chorus provides a robust multimedia experience with its vibrant 3.2-inch WQVGA TFT display with resistive touch screen, 2.0MP camera/camcorder, music and video players, stereo Bluetooth™, and speech recognition capabilities. XT9 Trace technology and a virtual keypad provide a convenient messaging experience with fast and easy text entry. In addition to Muve Music, the ZTE Chorus comes preloaded with Mobile Web, MyBackup, MyAccount, Cricket Storefront and three customizable idlescreens.

"We are excited to bring the ZTE Chorus to our line-up of Muve Music enabled phones," said Matt Stoiber, senior vice president, devices for Cricket. "With the enhanced audio features, it's like having your music library with you wherever you go. The quality music experience of Muve Music and the great value the ZTE Chorus offers offer an unbeatable combination for our customers."

"ZTE is again pleased to work with Cricket to bring consumers an affordable device with unique features that enhance the mobile experience," said Lixin Cheng, CEO, ZTE USA and President, North America Region, ZTE. "The ZTE Chorus was designed to enrich users' interaction with their music without sacrificing the functionality of a well-built phone."

The ZTE Chorus, with an MSRP of $119.99, is available for as low as $39.99 for a limited time at www.mycricket.com, Cricket branded retail stores and dealers.

With the $55 per month Muve Music plan for the ZTE Chorus, Cricket Wireless customers will enjoy unlimited song downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as unlimited text, picture, and video messaging, 3G mobile data, mobile video, data back-up, and 411 assistance.

Muve Music is the first unlimited music service to be included as part of a wireless rate plan and now has more than 270,000 customers. By applying its philosophy of unlimited services and value innovation, Cricket and Muve Music have given their customers a new music experience that ranks high in customer satisfaction.

Christmas is coming near & Samsung is coming with Great Christmas Gift for those who dreaming of a white Christmas. Because Samsung is coming with their own variety of wintery colour in the form of the snowy White Samsung Galaxy S II.

Apart from the redesigned body colour, there are no significant improvements to the Samsung Galaxy S II.That’s not necessarily a bad thing when you consider how well-esteemed the smartphone is: Samsung’s display technology is excellent, with vivid colors and broad viewing angles, and the phone has a great 8-megapixel camera capable of 1080p Full HD video recording.

Still running on Android Gingerbread (though presumably set to receive the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade in the near future), the handset has a 4.52 inch WVGA Super AMOLED Plus display and 1GHz dual-core processor, whilst boasting 1080 video recording from the 8MP camera.

amsung Galaxy S II White mobile which AT&T had exclusive rights to in the US, whilst T-Mobile also look set to launch the same version before the Christmas holidays.

Samsung & T-Mobile are not saying when, exactly, the white Galaxy S II will go on sale, though we will told to expect more details – including pricing – within the next few weeks.T-Mobile currently sells the Black Galaxy SII for $229.99 with a fixed term contract.

LAVA Mobiles, one of the fastest growing mobile handset brands, adds one more gem to its crown - M70. Coupled with looks and technology, this 5MP camera and full-touch screen, music phone has loads of features to offer. With large 3.2" Hi – brightness IPS screen, LAVA M70 makes watching videos and images on phone, a different experience altogether.


Let's have a close look at LAVA M70:

Smart Camera:
* 5 MP Camera with dual LED flash is one of its unique feature. This powerful 5MP camera captures every moment beautifully.

* Owing to its technology, LAVA M70's most advanced feature is the unique 'Smile' and 'Blink' detection. When you smile and the face is in the perfect location, the phone will take the photo automatically. Same as in Blink detection.

Best in class Music experience:

* The dual speakers with metallic diaphragm of LAVA M70 deliver a crystal clear sound.

* Feel the beats of the music with the special earphone designs of Lava M70.

* With the help of SRS Wow HD and YAMAHA codec (PA + Codec), you can customize your all the built in 16 music effects as per your choice. High definition video experience

* Enjoy the High definition video with ultra clear quality with the help of 3.2" IPS screen.

* Record your memorable moments of life with the help of high clarity video recorder of Lava M70. The clarity would remain the same while recording and while playing back the same video. What comes as a surprise is the fact that the LAVA M70 can be all yours for a mere Rs. 5999/- a price too humble for a touchscreen phone packed with so much substance! Don't dream it, just own it!

Lava M70 Features:

1. 3D user-interface

2. 3.2" Hi-brightness IPS screen

3. Gravity Sensor (G-Sensor)

4. Chat style messaging

5. Social networking – Facebook, Opera mini and ngpay

6. Instant messaging – Skype, Yahoo and MSN

7. Privacy protection – With this feature you can lock your phone book, call logs, messages

8. Use as webcam and modem

Samsung has launched its latest smartphone ‘Galaxy Note’ in India. The mobile phone was first unveiled during the IFA 2011 event in Berlin, Germany. We had earlier predicted the price of the device at around Rs. 35,000 and the actual number is very close to it. The Samsung Galaxy Note Price is Rs. 34,990. Let’s have a brief look at the specifications of the device.

The device comes with a mammoth display screen of 5.3 inch (the largest offered till now by Samsung) high definition super AMOLED multi-touch display screen (1280×800 pixel resolution) and it runs on the Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) operating system (which will be upgradable to Android Ice Cream Sandwich). The company is additionally providing ‘S-Pen’, an advanced stylus, for better input. Also, Samsung has combined the Samsung TouchWiz user interface with Samsung Live Panel user interface for enhanced user experience.

Galaxy Note runs on a dual-core 1.4 GHz Exynos microprocessor with Mali-400MP graphics chip and it has 1GB of RAM. The internal memory of the device is 16GB which can be extended up to 48GB with the help of a 32GB microSD card.

It comes with an 8 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash that can record full high definition (HD) videos (1080p) at 30 frames per second (fps). A 2 mega pixel front facing camera is also provided for video calling. The phone also has a new music player with SoundAlive feature (enhances audio) and a Stereo FM radio with RDS.

The dimensions of the device are 146.85mm x 82.95mm x 9.65mm and its weight is 178 grams. The device has a 2,500 mAh battery and comes with A-GPS with Glonass.

The closest competitors of the device in the Indian market in terms of price and specifications are Samsung’s own Galaxy S II (Rs 30,000), HTC’s Sensation (Rs 29,600) and EVO 3D (Rs 35,000), BlackBerry’s Torch 9810 (Rs 30,099) and Torch 9860 (Rs 28,000) and LG’s Optimus 3D (Rs 35,000). Additionally, Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus will also compete with the device once it is launched in India.

First there were mobile phones; then came the wave of smartphones which was directly followed by the Tablet rage. With the launch of devices like the Galaxy note one cannot help but wonder which category to put it in. It offers the functionality of a smartphone and the convenience of a Tablet, so I guess we will just come up with a new category for such devices. We will call such devices ‘Tab-phones’.

Day by day Android Smartphones demand are increasing now a days. & If you are thinking for buy new Android Smartphones or thinking that which Android mobile to choose from the endless devices that have flooded markets worldwide, we suggest wait some more and let these upcoming Android smartphones land into stores.

The below 5 Upcoming Android smartphones listed are sure to tempt you into pocketing one.

Take a look!

1 – HTC Rhyme

Seemingly, smartphones from HTC have not always managed to catch the fascination of the eve-clan. And with a view to please all women out there the company has crafted the HTC Bliss which is apparently renamed as HTC Rhyme. Employing the HTC Sense 3.5, the smartphone is said to cram in powerful specs in a simple chassis. Though aimed at women, the multitouch smartphone will also be drenched in shades of dark blue and silver. Rumor has it that the handset may appear on the product page of Verizon Wireless this month itself.

2 – LG Marquee

And next smartphone to feature on our list of upcoming Android smartphones is the slim and sleek LG Marquee fuelled by a 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM. Sporting a 4-inch Nova display, the smartphone employs a 2MP front-facing camera in addition to a 5MP rear-facing shooter. Featuring Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth, this smartphone will keep you connected at all times. The handset carrying a price tag of $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate will be available through Sprint in October. It is slated to go up for pre-order this month.

3 – LG Optimus Hub

Apparently, the LG Univa which was showcased at the Qualcomm India On is gearing up to appear as the LG Optimus Hub. This successor to the Optimus One boasts of nothing less than the Android Gingerbread OS. This DLNA certified device sports a 3.5-inch display along with a 5MP snapper. Need we mention this smartphone too offers Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth. Those of you who find this smartphone interesting may not have to wait for too long as it is gearing up to set its foot in Europe in October and carries a price tag of €199.

4 – Samsung Galaxy W, Y, Y Pro and M Pro:

After the super success of Galaxy smartphones across the globe, we are bound to have high expectations from Samsung and that’s exactly why the recently announced Galaxy W, Y, Y Pro and M Pro have featured on our list. All handsets run on the latest Google Android Gingerbread platform. The range caters to all users as these smartphones include business features, multimedia capabilities and social hubs to keep in touch with family and friends. Though the rumor mills are abuzz with speculations of these devices hitting markets very soon, we cannot be sure about when they will grace store shelves.

5 – Philips X726

If you are planning to treat yourself to an Android smartphone this festive season, we give you another option in the form of Philips X726 which will make its debut in India during Diwali. The Gingerbread based device will possess dual SIM capabilities along with touchscreen user interface. Also, it will boast of a long battery life lasting up to 15 hours. This is all we know about the device’s specs as of now but we’ll keep you posted as soon as we could get our hands on some interesting details.


These above 5 upcoming Android smartphones are gearing up to enter the market space very soon. So what do you think? Are they worth the wait?

AT&T has geared up to venture in even more markets with the introduction of Android-based HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket running on the carrier’s 4G LTE network. These first AT&T smartphones running on 4G speeds will be available starting November 6.

The HTC Vivid smartphone acquires its multitasking capabilities through the 1.2GHz processor. The device operating on the Google Android platform promises faster web browsing with the help of the 4G LTE network. It adorns a 4.5-inch qHD display capable of offering 540 x 960p resolution. The 16GB internal memory can be expanded through the expansion slot using memory cards of up to 32GB capacity.

The phone boasts of an 8MP camera featuring f2.2 28mm wide angle lens. It records HD videos at 60 frames per second and 1080p resolution. Additionally, it supports slow motion playback and allows trimming videos for faster uploads on social networking websites. And needless to say, this smartphone comes with the latest HTC Sense for sharper graphics and better user interface through the customizable lock screen.

“The two LTE-powered superphones will be our 20th and 21st Android devices in 2011, adding to an outstanding year of Android success. We’ve far exceeded our commitment to offer 12 new Android devices this year –now including our first 4G LTE smartphones. We’re delivering an incredible amount of innovation to our customers, which is a huge reason why more than half our post-paid subscribers are using a smartphone,” stated David Christopher, chief marketing officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.

Another 4G LTE enabled smartphone to be included in the AT&T portfolio is the Gingerbread powered Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. Sporting a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display of resolution 800 x 480p, it employs the 1.5GHz dual-core processor under the hood. And similar to its counterpart, the 8MP camera with built-in LED flash records 1080p high definition videos. The 2MP front-facing webcam facilitates online video conferencing.

The HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G LTE smartphones priced at $199.99 (approx. Rs. 9,820) and $249.99 (approx. Rs. 12,265), respectively will hit AT&T stores on November 6. They will be available with a two-year agreement and AT&T data plans like DataPlus and DataPro starting as low as $15 per month.