Alltel Releases the Samsung Gem For Free On a 2-Year Contract

Alltel in the US has just announced their latest Android handset and it's a mid-end one, the Samsung Gem. This one features a 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, an 800MHz CPU, WiFi / Bluetooth support, GPS, a 3.2MP camera, a microSD card slot, and Android 2.1 with the Touchwiz UI. This one was just released by the carrier for free on a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate. It's not up on their website yet but you should find it in stores.

[Samsung Hub]

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (Anzu) Gets Previewed, Actually Has the New 800MHz CPU

We already heard that Eldar Murtazin from Mobile-Review got his hands on the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X12 aka the Anzu and it looks like he wasn't kidding. His website has just previewed the smartphone and mentions that it still needs a bit of work. Right now it's only running on Android 2.1 (might be running just Froyo [2.2] when it launches, with an update to Gingerbread [2.3] after) and the camera wasn't working to its full potential.

Other than that they confirmed a few specs. The X12 actually features a Qualcomm MSM7230 800MHz CPU (same as the G2 / Desire Z), which is faster than the X10's 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. Of course, this is still in prototype form so the company still needs to put their skin over Android - which kind of sucks. Anyways, the display is 4.3-inches (with a 480 x 854 resolution), it has an HDMI output, and has a thinner body and is lighter than the X10. I'd advise you to check out the whole preview below!

[Mobile-Review]