HTC reportedly working on new 5-inch screen smartphoneAugust 7, 2012 - 19:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is reportedly working on a new 5-inch screen smartphone for launch later in the year that will come with Full HD resolution, Digital Spy said. The DigiTimes website cites its "industry sources" as saying that HTC will move into the large-size smartphone market by launching a new flagship model later in the year. According to the site, the five-inch display will feature a pixel resolution of 1794 by 1080 pixels, which The Verge deduces to mean that it will have the full 1920 x 1080 panel, but without the 126 vertical lines for the on-screen novigation buttons introduced for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. DigiTimes suggests that HTC has been given confidence by the success of Samsung's Galaxy Note 5.3-inch phone/tablet hybrid, which has sold more than 5m units since it went on sale last year. Samsung intends to launch the Galaxy Note 2 later this month, featuring a reported 5.5-inch display. LG Electronics has also moved into the large-screen device market by launching its 5-inch Optimus Vu in May 2012. DigiTimes is notoriously patchy with its predictions, but there could be some basis to the 5-inch HTC phone report, as a GLBenchmark result recently matched the stated resolution. The GLB information sheet also indicated that the as-yet-unnamed handset would come with Qualcomm's MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 SoC with Adreno 320 graphics. HTC has previously updated its Android lineup twice a year, meaning the 5-inch flagship handset come be announced in the autumn. However, the company may not want to draw attention away from its expected new handsets running Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |