Sony Xperia Z3 Compact D580x specifications leaked, has Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4.2

Early in the week we saw the leaked images of Sony’s Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact. The images gave a sneak peak of the front panels of the handsets but nothing much else. A black model of Sony Xperia Z3 Compact was lying alongside the white model of Xperia Z3. Now another leak has surfaced regarding Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. This leak is from a reputed XDA developer DooMLoRD who is a reliable source of Xperia leaks.

DooMLoRD has posted a tweet on Twitter on July 2 giving out some specs of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. The device Z3 mini/compact reportedly sports a 4.5-inch screen, a Qualcomm MSM8974PRO-AC quad-core 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB of RAM, a 20.7 MP rear camera and a 2.1 MP front-facing camera. However, no word about the screen resolution, battery size etc.

Check out the DooMLord tweet:

The Xperia Z3 Compact handset is said to bear the model D580x and runs Android 4.4.2 version with build no. starting with 23.0….. as can be seen in the following ‘About Phone’ screen shot posted by DooMLord.

Since Sony is in the habit of launching a new flagship phone every half-year, Sony Xperia Z3 and XperiaZ3 Compact are expected to launch around August/September this year, probably in the IFA 2014 to be held Berlin, Germany. And as we said earlier, these leaks and rumors will continue to appear till the actual unveiling of these devices. So stay tuned with us for any further developments.

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact D580x specifications leaked, has Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4.2

HP Touchpad Gets Unofficial Build Of Android 4.4.2 KitKat

The HP Touchpad was released in 2011. It is a 9.7 inch tablet and it runs webOS 3.0. The HP Touchpad was discontinued soon after. Later these tablets were sold at huge discounts. Until now there was no real reason to buy these tablets but it seems that Android 4.4.2 KitKat for has been released for the HP Touchpad. Its all thanks to a group of Android developers from xda-developers forums.

A developer by the name of Jcsullins released the CyanogenMod 11 for the HP Touchpad. This build is based on the Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Many features that were not working on other unofficial builds of the HP Touchpad are working on this release. These features include Bluetooth, HD video playback, and the front-facing camera. The battery is also able to run longer now.

If you have an HP Touchpad somewhere or if you have access to a cheap one than maybe you could give this a try yourself. The procedure for installing this is detailed by Roland Deschain in his forum post on xda-developers.

This build is a “Data Media Build” which means that it uses a different partitioning system than older builds. The Data Media Build takes longer to install but it also gives more free space where you can install apps and store data.

Since it is a new build, some bugs should be expected to occur. Sometimes activating the Bluetooth may crash the device. Some apps like Google Maps and Netflix have been reported to give problems. As time passes most of these bugs should be dealt with.

Technical Specifications

Operating System: HP webOS

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core APQ8060 1.2Ghz

Graphics: Qualcomm Adreno core

Memory: 1GB

Storage: 16GB or 32GB

Display: 9.7-inch LED multitouch display (capacitive), XGA (1024 x 768)

Camera: Front-facing 1.3MP camera and digital microphone for live video calling

Audio: Internal stereo speakers and Beats Audio

Wireless: Wi-Fi:5 Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1

Battery: 6300mAh (typical) lithium-polymer battery

Dimensions: 9.45″ (H) x 7.48″ (W) x 0.54″ (D)

Weight: Approximately 740 grams

Even though this tablet is kinda old now, it has a big screen and its great for multi-tasking. It has nice speakers as well.

HP Touchpad Gets Unofficial Build Of Android 4.4.2 KitKat