The first 2 months of 2014 turned out to be rich in hi-tech expos. In January 2014, it was the CES. It was followed by the MWC in February 2014. These events showed us a lot of new tablets and smartphones introduced by various tech companies from around the globe.
Now it seems to be the time to see the new devices coming into market as promised by their manufacturers.
In particular, Acer and ASUS are going to introduce low-cost gadgets. Acer is about to release a new smartphone called Liquid Z5. It is expected to make rival to Sony Xperia C and Samsung GALAXY GRAND Neo. The device is equipped with a 5-inch screen and and a dual core processor -MediaTek MT6572 (1,3 GHz) along with Mali-400 as the GPU, 512Mb of RAM and 4Gb of external memory. The device will be powered by Android 4.2. Later on, the company will release an update to Android 4.4.
At the same time, ASUS is going to introduce Padfone. The devices is set to come into market on March 15th to make rival to LG G2 mini, Samsung Galaxy S4 mini.
The device is said to have a 4,3-inch display and a quad-core processor, probably Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (1,4 GHZ), plus Adreno 305, 1Gb of RAM and 16Gb of external memory.
Padfone E is another device that will be released by ASUS to make rival to HTC Desire 600, Acer Liquid E3, Lenovo S820.
At the same time, LG is set to introduce a flexible device while Huawei is about to release cheap gadgets for emerging markets.
Meanwhile, people are getting increasingly interested about the destiny of Nokia after it sold its mobile business to Microsoft. Experts say the company will stay alive and ready to stay in the industry. In particular, Nokia is going to introduce Nokia X. This devices is expected to make rival to such smartphones as Samsung Galaxy Core, LG Optimus L7 II. Unlike other Nokia devices, this one is rumored to be powered by Android OS. It will get a 4-inch display and a quad-core CPU - Qualcomm Snapdragon 200.
Meanwhile, Sony is consolidating its position in the international mobile industry. In mid March it is going to introduce Xperia T2 Ultra Dual – a dual-SIM smartphone. It is said to be competing with Samsung Galaxy Grand 2, Nokia Lumia 1320, Alcatel One Touch Hero. The new devices is likely to get a 6-inch display (that's a lot for smartphone!) and a quad-core processor Qualcomm MSM8928 along with Adreno 305 GPU..
In the second part of March, Sony will introduce Xperia E1 Dual, which is rumored to make rival to LG L7 II Dual, Samsung Galaxy Core.
Still, Sony's stock is still losing value despite the company's ambitious goals. Maybe the state of affairs improves after the company releases the new devices. The chart below, courtesy of Masterforex-V Academy, reflects the current state of affairs in the market of
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