Updated Vertu Signature Touch goes official with Snapdragon 810 and 4GB of RAM

Vertu took the wraps off and updated Signature Touch smartphone. The latest iteration of the handset features Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 chipset and 4GB of RAM.

The rest of the newcomer’s specs include 5.2″ 1080p display covered by sapphire crystal, 21MP main camera with 4K video capture, and 2.1MP front-facing unit. There’s 64GB of built-in memory on board, coupled with a microSD card slot with support for cards up to 2TB in size.

Vertu Signature Touch packs a duo of stereo speakers. Its connectivity options include Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, and 4G LTE support. The smartphone boots Android 5.1 Lollipop with Google Services, as well as Vertu’s own concierge goodies.

The smartphone will be available for pre-order in select company boutiques between September 28 and October 8, with sales due to kick off on October 16. Pricing of the latest Signature Touch ranges between £6,500 and £13,700 depending on the combination of metal and exotic leather you…

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HTC Aero A9 color schemes leaked

We’re getting more and more info about the HTC Aero A9, and it’s looking to be a pretty nice phone. The latest leak shows off the colors the device will be available in. There’s more variety than most phones offer, which is a nice touch. There will be six colors offered, including two golds.

As for specs, we should be seeing a Snapdragon 617 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a 5-inch full HD AMOLED display, a 13MP camera and a 4 Ultrapixel camera, a 2150 mAh battery, a fingerprint reader, a microSD slot, and a thickness of just 7mm.

The device will be launching sometime in November so we’ll have official specs then. What do you guys think of this device?

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Samsung Pay is off to a robust start in Korea with $30 million in transactions in the first month

Samsung revealed that Samsung Pay is off to a robust start in Korea. The Korean giant’s recently announced payment service has raked in $30 million in transactions in the first month after its launch.

Thanks to wide acceptance among local businesses, Samsung Pay accumulated more than 1.5 million transactions through September 20. Curiously, 60% of all payments have been made by the Samsung Galaxy Note5.

Samsung Pay will launch in the United States in less than a week, on September 28. The tech giant has plans to roll out the service in the United Kingdom, China, and Spain in the near future.

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