A leaked camera sample namedrops HTC Golf droid

A brand new HTC droid was uncovered through an otherwise uninteresting photo sample. The EXIF info on the shot names the device HTC Golf and gives some specs to go along with the name.

The specs read like a lower-end version of the HTC One V - a 3.5" HVGA screen, 1GHz processor with 512MB RAM, 3MP camera, HSDPA connectivity and 4GB of built-in storage (with a microSD card to expand that storage).

The HTC Golf will reportedly launch with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and it will be available in a variety of colors.

Here's the photo in question:

The photo in the source article has its EXIF data stripped, so we couldn?t verify these claims. Also, the specs listed include stuff not usually present in EXIF data, so we guess there was an anonymous source to add the extra info.

The HTC Golf will reportedly come out from under the covers some time in late Q2.

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance sample videos surface

One of our reader shared a couple of video clips recorded from the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S Advance. As you may know, the phone has a 5 megapixel camera and can record 720p videos.

Usually the quality of the video recording in mid-range smartphones only looks good on paper but is far from impressive in the real world, which is why we were pleasantly surprised when we saw the videos below.

As you can see, the videos are surprisingly smooth and detailed. There are also very little compression artifacts and the sensor also exhibits good dynamic range, with clearly defined bright and dark areas. The audio too, despite its monophonic nature, was pleasantly clear.

As usual though, we will reserve our final judgement till we do a full review but it must be said that our expectations have definitely been raised.

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