LG Optimus 4X HD – 4.7″ quad-core Android 4.0 flagship
LG has yet another pre-MWC announcement for us today, and this one’s its most exciting by far. The LG Optimus 4X HD is the company’s first publicly shown quad-core smartphone, which couples a 1.5GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset with a 4.7″ 1280×720 high-res display… Read the rest
LG Optimus 3D Max – same thing, but thinner and lighter
LG has just officially announced the long-rumoured reworking of last year’s Optimus 3D, which will launch in Korea in March before gradually rolling out to Europe and the rest of the world… Read the rest
Panasonic Eluga – Android 2.3 in a water and dust proof body
Panasonic is about to make a pretty big return to the UK smartphone scene with its Eluga Android model. The Eluga is built around a 1GHz dual-core OMAP 4430 processor, with 1GB of internal RAM and 8GB of media storage space, plus an 8megapixel camera… Read the rest
LG Optimus L3, L5 and L7, arriving from March
LG has once again decided to upend its design ideas and naming strategy, today announcing plans for three all-new Android models… Read the rest
ZTE announces dual-core Mimosa X – Android 4.0 powered by Nvidia’a Tegra 2 chipset
ZTE has another exciting pre-MWC announcement for us today, revealing a phone it calls the Mimosa X. It’s based around the dual-core Tegra 2 chipset, with Android 4.0 layered over the top as its OS… Read the rest
Samsung reveals Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2
Samsung has just issued details of two updated Android models it’ll be launching soon – the Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2… Read the rest
Motorola MOTOLUXE now on sale – from £224
Motorola’s MOTOLUXE model has arrived on sale in the UK a little earlier than expected, with the many SIM-free retailers getting their stock of the new Android phone from Motorola today… Read the rest
BEST DEALS: Galaxy Nexus £399, while stocks last
Online tech specialist Expansys has GONE CRAZY with the PRICE-CUTTING AXE and reduced the RRP of the Galaxy Nexus to £399… Read the rest

INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.