Smartphones and phone accessories, from carrier price plans to screen protectors and the newest launches.
The Nokia 808 PureView is now available in Singapore at a recommended S$839, without contract and including 7% GST. Black and white are available at launch, with no word on red. The price feels steep for a Nokia Belle phone.
From 1st July 2012, SingTel's new Flexi plans affect new and re-contracting customers. The data bundle drops from 12GB to 2GB on Flexi Lite, where most of us sit, while the SMS quota rises from 550 to 800. Disappointing.
The Samsung Galaxy SIII arrives in Singapore from Wednesday, 30th May 2012, retailing for S$998 including taxes and without contract, at all three operators, SingTel, M1, and StarHub. Pre-orders begin the day before, on the 29th.
The Sony Xperia P, U, and sola are now available in Singapore at all Sony stores, Sony centres, Xperia concept stores, and local telcos. The Xperia P retails for S$688 in silver or black, with a 4-inch Reality Display.
The Nokia Lumia 900 arrives in Singapore from Saturday, 26th May 2012, retailing for S$849 including taxes and without contract, at all three operators, SingTel, M1, and StarHub. The Singapore unit is the non-LTE version, running HSDPA+ at 42Mbps.
Samsung announced the Galaxy SIII, successor to the Galaxy SII and its new flagship, at Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 in London yesterday. Samsung live-streamed the event, but oddly the NDA for major tech sites lifted right before it.
The Nokia Lumia 610 arrives in Singapore from Saturday, 5th May 2012, retailing for S$379 including taxes and without contract, at all three operators, SingTel, M1, and StarHub. White, black, and magenta launch with cyan following from 12th May.
Here are some sample photos taken with the Nokia 808 PureView, the standout camera phone of Mobile World Congress 2012. None of them have been edited; they're straight from the 808 PureView and uploaded to Flickr.
The Nokia Lumia 900 was announced at CES 2012 with LTE, exclusive to AT&T. At Mobile World Congress 2012, Nokia revealed a HSDPA+ Dual Carrier variant for high-speed data, up to 42Mbps download, in countries without LTE, like Singapore.
The Nokia Lumia 610 was the only new Lumia announced at MWC 2012, the 900 having debuted at CES. It arrives alongside Microsoft's strategy of lowering Windows Phone's minimum hardware requirements, and thus cost, by supporting cheaper chips.
The first three phones announced at Mobile World Congress 2012 were the Nokia Asha 202, 203, and 302. The Asha family is affordable and aimed at emerging markets, first introduced at Nokia World 2011. All run Nokia's Series 40 OS.
The HTC One X and HTC One V are available in Singapore from today, 2nd April 2012, at S$898 and S$398 respectively. The One X features a striking polycarbonate unibody, just 8.9mm thick yet lightweight and sturdy.
I bought the white Galaxy Nexus from the SingTel Shop at ComCentre on 18th February 2012. The white was initially online-only via SingTelShop.com, but since I was at the store, I asked the officer and they had it.
Announced at CES 2012, the Sony Xperia S is Sony's first smartphone since parting ways with Ericsson. Its specs impress, with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, and NFC support. My only gripe is that it ships with Android 2.3.
The Nokia Lumia 900 was announced at CES 2012, though for now it's exclusive to AT&T. I'm sure other countries will follow, perhaps SingTel bringing it to Singapore with LTE. If only Nokia had added NFC, it would be perfect.
Samsung has several phones and tablets launching in Singapore in early 2012. The Galaxy Nexus arrives on 11th February at a recommended S$948, the world's first phone running Android 4.0, with a 4.65-inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display.
The Prada Phone by LG 3.0 retails for S$1,088 without contract. LG holds a one-day sale at its LG LIVE Store in Marina Bay Sands on 21st January 2012, where every purchase comes with a limited edition LG Prada Cradle.
The Nokia Lumia 800 arrives in Singapore from 10th December 2011 at a recommended S$775, with the Lumia 710 to follow in the coming weeks at S$505. All three local operators, SingTel, StarHub, and M1, will offer both phones.
This is my third look at the Nokia N9, after first trying it at Nokia Connection 2011 and again at the N9 Blogger Event. Having used it as my work phone for a week, I'll focus on software not covered.
The Motorola RAZR goes on sale in Singapore from tomorrow, 11th November 2011, at a recommended S$888 without contract, and at all three local telcos, SingTel, StarHub, and M1. I tried it at last week's media event.
The Samsung Galaxy Note arrives in Singapore tentatively on 18th November 2011 at a recommended S$998, including taxes and without any telco subsidy. The Galaxy Nexus follows by January 2012 at S$948, also including taxes and unsubsidised.
SingTel's price plans for the iPhone 4S, launching on 28th October 2011 at midnight, at Suntec Convention Hall 402, Hall F. Here I break down the various SingTel tariff options for getting the iPhone 4S, whether on contract or otherwise.