Despite the fact that it was the first to release a smartphone with a dual-core Krait chipset, the first to launch a quad-core, and the first to put a full HD display on a phone, the company's market share has dwindled over the last few quarters.
Key features
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support; 3G with HSPA; LTE (market dependent)
- 5" 16M-color 1080p Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen display with 441ppi pixel density; Curved Gorilla Glass 2
- Android OS v4.1.1 Jelly Bean with Sense 4+ UI
- Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU, 2 GB RAM, Adreno 320 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset
- 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geo-tagging
- 1080p video recording @ 30fps, continuous autofocus and stereo sound
- 2.1 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
- Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA
- GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
- 16GB of built-in storage; microSD card slot
- MHL-enabled microUSB port
- Bluetooth v4.0
- NFC
- Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
- Accelerometer and proximity sensor
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Non user-replaceable battery
- Awkwardly placed and uncomfortable power key
- No shortcuts or connectivity toggles in notification area
- Uninspiring camera performance