The white iPhone 4 is thicker, won't fit in some cases

It turns out we were wrong yesterday and the white iPhone launch was not all sunshine and roses after all. As disappointed users point out, the Great White is a fraction thicker than the black one.

What's the big deal, you ask? After all the difference is really small as seen on these comparison pics. Well, the issues come when you try and slip some protective casing on the whitey. In other words, some tight iPhone 4 cases won't fit on a white unit.

Phil Schiller from Apple is quoted saying this about the manufacturing of the white iPhone 4: "It's not as simple as making something white. There's a lot more that goes into both the material science of it - how it holds up over time…but also in how it all works with the sensors".

This might explain the added thickness to the white iPhone 4 - they've may put some extra stuff behind the white glass.

It would have been better if Apple mentioned the new thickness on its specs page, no matter how small. Surely the "actual size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process" disclaimer is enough to keep the complaints out, but the users will definitely appreciate any heads-up about the potential incompatibilities.

Official: the white iPhone 4 launches tomorrow in 28 countries

Apple has finally confirmed the launch date of the white iPhone 4 – tomorrow, 28 April. The white iPhone 4 (GSM and CDMA) will hit the shelves in 28 countries on the same price as its black sibling.

The wait is over. It seems Apple has finally managed to push the white thing into manufacturing and it will become available tomorrow – 28 April – in 28 countries - Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macau, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK and the US. More countries will follow later this year.

There is no change in the pricing – the white iPhone 4 will cost the same as the black one – both on contract and SIM-free (where available).

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play review: Bring your 'A' game

Introduction

With video gaming a sport in its own right, smartphones have no other choice but raise their game too. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play has strong ties to Sony’s gaming rigs, both portable and not, and Sony’s a big name in gaming.

So, what does all this pedigree bring? Games from the original PlayStation for one, with PlayStation 2 titles coming in the near future. The PlayStation Pocket game store comes with 50 games at launch optimized for the Play. You’ll certainly also appreciate the familiar feeling and design of the gaming buttons. .

So, let’s have a look at the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play. They stitched thumbs to the robot: meaning a DualShock controller stitched to a 4” touchscreen in a side-slider form factor. A smartphone version of the PSP Go but with more processing power isn’t far off the truth either. Especially now that the PSP Go is officially discontinued.

Here’s a quick summary of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play:
 
Key features
Side-slider with dedicated gaming controls
Quad-band GSM /GPRS/EDGE support
3G with HSDPA and HSUPA
4.0" 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit LCD touchscreen of FWVGA resolution (480 x 854 pixels)
Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread
1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset
512 MB RAM
5MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging; WVGA video recording @ 30fps
Secondary front-facing camera
Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
GPS with A-GPS
microSD slot up to 32GB (8GB card included)
Accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensors
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Stereo FM radio with RDS
microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
Voice dialing
Adobe Flash 10.2 support
Dedicated game store 

Main disadvantages
CPU and GPU not the best there is
Display has relatively poor viewing angles
Phone is a bit big for one-handed use
Unimpressive camera
No smart dialing
No shutter key
No video-calling over 3G

That’s the smartphone half of the XPERIA Play equation. It measures up pretty good as a droid and even though it can’t compete with the latest flagships, it’s got more than enough on its spec sheet for day to day use.

Mobile gaming is at an all time high. Everyone carries a phone around and everyone has gaps in their day to fill, making mobile games the time-killer of choice for millions of people.

Those are usually simple games optimized for touchscreen input, usually with just one or two controls. But some want more compelling games and those require more elaborate controls. The XPERIA Play is the first phone in recent years that has the proper hardware controls. The added tactile feedback is a major plus. Android also seems as a nice software platform of choice for its potential.

Is this what the Apple iPhone 5 will look like?

When it comes to Apple’s next iPhone, the rumor mill never seems to stop producing noise on how the iPhone 5 is going to look like and what hardware it’ll pack. Well, Engadget’s former editor Joshua Topolsky says he has some new information regarding how the next smartphone from Cupertino might look like.

What you see on the left is a mockup designed with the help of all the information and rumors from various sources that Topolsky claims are "not to ignore". While many people expect Apple to pull a “3GS” on the iPhone 5, this mockup screams exactly the opposite. According to those sources, the iPhone 5 will look more like the iPod Touch and the still hard-to-find iPad 2.

Not only that, but the home button is going to double as a gesture area and gestures are almost certainly going to be unleashed in a future version of iOS. The rumors of a bigger screen are confirmed here as well. The iPhone 5 is expected to feature an expanded 3.7-inch screen, covering the device almost edge to edge.

Hardware-wise, the next iPhone is expected to sport the faster A5 processor and an updated 8 megapixel camera, but that’s not something we haven’t heard before. According to Topolsky, Apple has been experimenting a lot with the iPhone 5 and will make the jaws of the people expecting just an iPhone 4S drop.

Whatever the case, we’ll undoubtedly witness how Apple is going to play its cards at the WWDC in July this year.

The LG Optimus Big gets an official release

The LG Optimus Big, made its first unofficial appearance back in March but now it looks like it's about to be unleashed for real.

In LG's homeland of South Korea, the Optimus Big has been officially announced under the guise of the LG LU6800. For the meantime it's only available in South Korea but if conditions are right, there's no reason why it couldn't be pushed westward, although LG haven't got plans at this point in time.

The LU6800 runs Android Froyo 2.2 out of the box, but it wouldn't surprise us if it got a Gingerbread update in the near future. It also features a 4.3" WVGA display, a 5MP autofocus camera on the back and a 1GHz processor. The Optimus Big is exclusively available on South Korea's 3rd largest carrier LG U+ from April the 28th.

Apple v Samsung: can anyone win this battle royale?

Tech giants suing each other has become as common as Coldplay headlining Glastonbury or Manchester United winning the Premier League title. It happens all the time.

But the latest legal wrangle promises to crank things up a notch, with Apple going after Samsung, claiming it’s “copied” the iPhone and iPad with its Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab, not to mention a string of other US-only phones and the Google Nexus S. The wording of Apple’s filing couldn’t be more straightforward:

"Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products."

Except, there’s a snag. A £3.5 billion one. That’s how much Apple handed over to Samsung for components for all of its products, not just iPhones and iPads, last year. That’s a vast sum by anyone’s standards and is exactly why Samsung says it’s going to, “…respond strongly”.

There’s no denying that the Galaxy S and iPhone 3G (the iPhone that Apple says has been copied), do look alike to the untrained eye. Even the icons look the same. And it’s the software that’s really the issue here.

Apple is already going after Motorola over infringement of OS patent breaches. But this isn’t really about Motorola or Samsung. It’s about Google. But the very idea of Cupertino squaring up to Mountain View and flat-out claiming that Android is copied from iOS is unlikely and may be a bridge too far even for the litigious Steve Jobs.

So what exactly is Apple hoping to achieve? Surely this isn’t about money, seeing as we’re talking about the world’s second-largest company here. No, this is all down to mindshare and proof that it’s OS was the first and best touchscreen system.

That’s up for debate, but these legal battles only serve to develop the idea that Apple is always angry and always ready to sue. Largely that’s part of its success. But it also means that those not keen on the company will always stay away.

So, who will win this face-off? Let’s be honest, neither company is going to. An out-of-court settlement is most likely, but not for many years. In the meantime, the costly wrangling will help keep tech writers in headlines and give both companies something to mouth-off about during conference calls and special events.

Partly it shows that each side cares deeply about its products. But partly you just want to give each of them a good shake and tell them to get on with working on and releasing new kit. Fascinating as this is, no one will actually triumph and sales of both companies gear will continue to surge.

Sony Ericsson announces its first Android Walkman phone, the W8

Sony Ericsson has just announced its first phone from the Walkman series to run Android (or the other way around). By the looks of it, the W8 is an XPERIA X8, but with a bit of fancy colors and a WALKMAN logo.

Just like its brother, the X8, the Sony Ericsson W8 sports a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and a 3.2MP camera. Under the hood there's a 600MHz single-core processor ticking, with 168MB of RAM.

The W8 will run Android 2.1, which is a bit unfortunate, as most Droids on the market are now running Froyo or even Gingerbread. Nevertheless, this is the first Walkman phone to run the Google mobile OS, which will be covered by the Timescape UI.

Being a Walkman, the phone will come with Sony Ericsson's stereo headset, the MH410.

The Sony Ericsson W8 will be available in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam starting from Q2 2011 in a choice of colors - Azure Blue, Metallic Red, and Iconic Orange. Pricing is yet unknown, though.

White iPhone clip leaks, showcases multi-tasking UI

A video of what appears to be the fabled white iPhone has surfaced online, seemingly running an all-new version of Apple’s iOS platform.

See the clip for yourself below

Originally sourced by Vietnamese site Tinhte.yn, the clip showcases a version of the operating system with a new approach to multi-tasking, the hub of which is a new screen showing nine – that’s one more than Android – recently running apps as thumbnails.

For long-time iFans that marks a significant departure from the multi-tasking M.O on iPhones, whereby applications you’ve got open appear at the bottom of the homescreen.

Whether the video is our first look at iOS 5 is up for debate. While multi-tasking on iKit does need a re-think, it’s stretching credulity somewhat that Apple would go with an approach that takes it cues from jailbroken iPhones.

However, you’d be foolish to discount the clip entirely. Especially given that Vietnamese sites have a habit of turning up some bona-fide exclusives, perhaps most memorably when Taoviet sourced snaps of what was later confirmed to be an iPhone 4 prototype.

Samsung sued by Apple for slavishly copying the iPhone

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Samsung for allegedly copying its products for the Korean giant’s range of Galaxy branded devices.

Cupertino claims that Samsung is in gross violation of its patents by “slavishly” imitating the technology and design of its iPhone and iPad in a variety of Galaxy branded products including the ten million-selling Galaxy S smartphone and the Galaxy Tab tablet.

The suit states: "Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products.

“Samsung’s Galaxy Tab computer tablet slavishly copies a combination of several elements of the Apple Product Configuration Trade Dress,” Apple says in its suit.”

Apple further alleges that Samsung is infringing upon its intellectual property by imitating the shape of its iOS icons.

"Even the icons in earlier versions of the Samsung smart phones looked different because they had a variety of shapes – and did not appear as a field of square icons with rounded corners"

"This kind of blatant copying is wrong," Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet said.

Apple is seeking an injunction against Big Sam with compensation in actual and punitive damages.

Samsung had denied the allegations and has vowed to “actively” respond to the lawsuit.

Kim Titus, a Samsung representative, said in an email: "Samsung's development of core technologies and strengthening our intellectual property portfolio are keys to our continued success."

Samsung is one of Apple’s biggest suppliers of chips. It is currently the manufacturer of the A5 processor that runs Apple’s iPad 2 tablet and is expected to power the fifth-generation iPhone. It is therefore in both companies' best interest to have the situation resolved amicably.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that Sammy is clearly more than a little inspired by Cupertino’s creations. Whether or not Apple is right to claim ownership over a grid of square-shaped icons is debatable, but Samsung will need to tread carefully to avoid marring a potentially long and fruitful relationship.

Do you think Samsung is guilty? Let us know in the comments section below.

HP Veer coming to Europe in June

HP Veer, the newest addition to the growing webOS family, will land in Europe, or at least Germany, in June, it has been confirmed.

Unveiled in February, the Veer looks set to become the first HP-branded webOS smartphone to arrive to market since the computer’s giant’s acquisition of Palm last summer, after O2 Germany revealed in an official tweet that it would be stocking the handset in June.

Customers living in Germany can visit O2’s website to register their interest for the handset to be notified as soon as it’s available.

The Veer was announced alongside the Pre 3 and the TouchPad, the first-ever webOS powered tablet, in HP’s Think Beyond event in the run-up to the Mobile World Congress.

It is by some margin the smallest of the devices. In fact, it is the smallest webOS phone yet, measuring just 54.5mm in width, 84.9mm in height and 15.1mm in thickness. Somehow it still manages to pack in a 4-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

It’s also home to a 2.6-inch touchscreen, five-megapixel snapper and 8GB of internal storage, plus the usual array of extras such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and A-GPS.

It’s obvious the Veer is being targeted at the teen demographic rather than being billed as a challenger to the iPhone. That responsibility will fall on the shoulders of the Pre 3, which so far has no release date but is widely expected to land before autumn.

Samsung 2GHz dual core smartphone to land next year

Samsung has revealed it plans to release its first smartphone powered by a two-gigahertz dual core processor some time next year.

With the novelty of custom skins slowly starting to wear off and smartphones becoming increasingly analogous in capabilities, intense competition between manufacturers has resulted in heavy-hitter like Sammy dramatically shifting focus on to higher and faster specs to stay ahead of the pack.

An unnamed high-ranking exec with the Korean giant has reportedly told search provider Daum: “We are planning to release a 2GHz dual-core CPU-equipped smartphone by next year.

“This product will have the data processing capacities of a regular PC.”

According to Daum, although it is cheaper and easier to develop a single core 4GHz chipset, Samsung has opted for dual core as it is better optimised for multitasking.

Another potential benefit would be the ability to use the smartphone as a portable PC with any HDTV or monitor, or even a custom-built accessory like Motorola’s ‘Lapdock’, which teams with the recently launched Atrix handset to become a fully functional laptop. It’s a prospect that’s sure to make any tech aficionado dizzy with excitement.

Keep em’ peeled for more news and announcement regarding the handset in the near future.

O2 launches YouTube-based mobile broadband tech support

Internet service provider (ISP) O2 has launched a new online tech support solution for its mobile and home-based broadband bundle customers.

The YouTube service gives O2 customers free support and advice on how to get the most out of their internet connection - be it mobile or landline-based.

O2 Guru TV is open to anyone - including people who are not currently subscribed to a broadband internet deal through the ISP.

Sally Cowdry, Marketing Director at O2, said: "O2 Gurus are our most passionate and knowledge experts.

"We know how much customers value our in-store Gurus and with the launch of O2 Guru TV we're making it even easier for anyone to get technical help and advice from O2."

Recently, ISP Be Broadband claimed that many of its customers are excited about the latest mobile internet-capable gadgets - including the iPad 2.

Motorola Atrix landing in UK on Orange early May

Orange has confirmed it will be the first UK network to stock Motorola’s upcoming all-kicking, all-screaming Atrix dual core smartie when it lands in our shores imminently.

Customers can now register their interest for the hotly awaited kit via the Atrix product page on the Orange Shop website, which, although dated as ‘coming soon’ for now, is widely rumoured to hit store shelves in the beginning of May.

According to Engadget, the handset will be free with a two-year contract starting at £35 per month, which would also entitle takers a £50 reduction for the Work and Play kit that comes with the Atrix’s Multimedia Dock, or free if they are an existing Orange customer looking to upgrade.

Meanwhile, the Atrix’s other half, the ‘Lapdock’ docking accessory, which transforms the handset into a fully-functional laptop, will also be available day and date with its release. This will set you back by up to £350 if purchased separately, making it a rather hefty proposition for the average punter.

Fortunately for those most likely to want to use it, that is workaholic types, will be able to snap it for completely free with a range of business-focussed tariffs.

Although the UK version will not boast the 4G capabilities of its cousin stateside due to LTE/WiMax infrastructure in the UK still not reaching wide-scale availability, that’s a small compromise when considering the specs on offer elsewhere.

Standout features include a none-too-shabby four-inch qHD touchscreen display, a 1GHz dual core processor, five-megapixel snapper with LED flash and autofocus, plus front-facing webcam for video calling, and a generous 16GB of onboard memory which can be expanded by a further 32GB via the microSD slot.

Alas, there is a slight snag, and that is the Atrix will launch with Android 2.2, aka Froyo, onboard rather than the newer, tastier Gingerbread. Rest assured, though, an update is promised to land shortly after launch.

Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S Android 2.3 now available

Vodafone has confirmed that the latest smartphone-optimised iteration of Android, version 2.3 aka Gingerbread, is now being rolled out to its Samsung Galaxy S customers.

With merely hours passed since news of Gingerbread was being rolled out to Galaxy S handsets across mainland Europe hit the web, the Big V announced via its official customer support forum: “A new maintenance release for the Samsung Galaxy S is now available for Vodafone customers.

“This is an Android platform update to 2.3 Gingerbread which introduces a number of fixes and improvements.”

Said improvements include a number of UI enhancements that give Android interface a cleaner, ‘greener’ appearance, and reduces power consumption. There's also a revamped on-screen keyboard with cut and paste functionality, multiple camera support and a range of performance tweaks for an all-round smoother experience.

Users ready to taste the Gingerbread man can upgrade by connecting their handset to their computers via USB and firing up the Samsung KIES application, which will automatically detect if an update is needed. From there, just follow the instructions.

In the spirit of caution, it is advisable that you back-up your data first just in case the upgrade doesn’t go quite as planned.

Via:

Vodafone

HTC prepping 16MP-toting WP7 smartphone

A Windows Phone 7 (WP7) powered, 16-megapixel camera phone is on the way from HTC, rumours suggest, as phone-makers look to stir-up fresh interest in Microsoft’s flagging platform.

Leaked in a video sourced by PocketNow, the phone’s snapper would be the highest grade yet seen on a smartphone and will be augmented with dual LED flash, which suggests it’ll be pretty damn capable in low-light conditions.

Check out the clip below

Other than its imaging capabilities, specs are under wraps right now, except for the fact that it's running the latest version of WP7.

News of HTC’s plans comes amid reports that despite a good reception from the tech press the initial slew of WP7 mobiles’ sales were disappointing, as consumers opted for Android and iPhones instead in the pre-Christmas rush.

Recent figures are unavailable, but a month after release it was claimed that just 117,000 handsets had been sold.

Nokia Indoor Positioning promoted on video, looks cool

Back in 2010 at Nokia World in London, the Nokia Research Centre demonstrated a neat concept of navigating indoors. Now, there's a new version of the system and Nokia has put up a video promoting it.

 

The system relies on a positioning beacon, which acts as a "satellite", but just indoors. It is placed on the ceiling and can track how far you are from your desired destination in real-time and is accurate up to 30cm.

A special tracking device, which can be attached to various objects and clothes is available, too. With its help, Nokia's Indoor Positioning can track valuables or even people for that matter. Useful if you have a bad habit of misplacing your belongings.

And here's the promo clip in question.

 

 

The novelty looks pretty damn promising, but unfortunately, there's no official word from Nokia when we can see the Indoor Positioning functioning in the wild and available to users.

Tablet broadband: iPad 2 rival Dell Streak 7 launches in the UK

Apple's recent dominance of the tablet broadband market could come under threat after one of its main rivals launched a second-generation device.

The multi-touchscreen Dell Streak 7 - which runs Google's Android 2.2 operating system - has gone on sale in the UK, with prices starting from £229.

Dell will hope the launch of the Streak 7 enables it to compete with Apple's iPad 2, which has been racking up millions of orders worldwide since launching last month.

The manufacturer has struggled to cope with the amount of orders placed, with initial demand for the iPad 2 exceeding supply in many regions.

As an alternative, consumers can now get their hands on a Wi-Fi-enabled Dell Streak 7, allowing them to access the internet at wireless broadband hotspots across the UK.

However, the Wi-Fi + 3G model remains in development, meaning customers will have to wait if they wish to purchase a tablet with mobile broadband capability.

Android app downloads hit 3bn

The total number of apps downloaded from the Android Market has passed three billion, as Google’s OS continues its challenge for the number one spot in the smartphone market.

The platform reached the landmark some 20 months after opening its doors, amid a 50 per cent year on year rise in downloads during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Google, which revealed the figure in its quarterly earnings call, also disclosed that 350,000 Android phones are being activated daily.

That’s pretty impressive given that this time last year just 60,000 handsets powered by the OS were being activated.

However, before you go assuming the smartphone war is as good as won, think on this: Apple’s App Store passed ten billion downloads some time ago.

What’s more, given the burgeoning market for iPad apps and the relative lack of titles optimised for Android tablets, you’d fancy Apple’s platform to stay at the top of the tree for a while yet.

Nokia X7-00: Specification

Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, Q2
Size Dimensions 119.7 x 62.8 x 11.9 mm, 85 cc
Weight 146 g
Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 4.0 inches
- Gorilla glass display
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Memory Internal 256 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included
Data GPRS Class 33
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, fixed focus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, face detection
Video Yes, 720p@25fps
Secondary No
Features OS Symbian Anna OS
CPU 680 MHz ARM 11 processor, Broadcom BCM2727 GPU
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Dark steel, Silver steel
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Digital compass
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Quickoffice document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Adobe Reader
- Flash Lite 4.0
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh (BL-5K)
Stand-by Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h

Nokia E6 hands-on: First look

Introduction

The E6 is Nokia’s latest business offer and it has just landed in our office. It’s the company’s first smartphone running the new Symbian Anna OS out of the box. The E6 is a touch phone with a QWERTY keyboard and it even has a higher pixel density than the iPhone’s Retina display.

It was a while since we’ve seen a high-end Nokia messenger. We are not trying to dismiss the previous E-series achievements, they’ve just became too conventional. Lucky for us the E6 brings a few interesting innovations to freshen up the lineup. It was about time!

The E6 is Nokia’s first handset with VGA resolution and also Nokia’s first QWERTY bar with a touchscreen. Its pixel density is even higher than the Apple’s Retina display. The E6 doesn’t stop here though – it packs the same camera module as most of its Symabian^3 siblings – an 8 megapixel fixed-focus sensor capable of HD video recording. Add the new Symbian^3 update – Anna – and we might have a potent business or messaging phone if not else.

Nokia E6 at a glance:
 General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps
Form factor: Touchscreen bar
Dimensions: 115.5 x 59 x 10.5 mm, 87 cc; 133 g
Display: 2.46-inch 16M-color VGA TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen
Memory: 8GB storage memory, 1GB ROM, hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 32GB)
OS: Symbian Anna OS
CPU: ARM 1176 680 MHz processor, Broadcom BCM2727 GPU; 256 MB RAM
Camera: 8 megapixel fixed-focus camera with dual-LED flash, geo-tagging; 720p video recording@25fps
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB port with USB on-the-go, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS receiver with A-GPS, HDMI port
Misc: Accelerometer, Stereo FM radio with RDS, Flash support in the web browser, proximity sensor, Battery: 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery

 As you can see the E6’s hardware is not top of the line, but we can assure you it’s perfectly fine for what it’s meant – replacing the Nokia E71 and E72 business messengers. The new Symbian Anna has lots of optimizations and seems to work seamless inside the E6. Surely, the E6 won’t attract everyone, but it has enough features to prove worthy.