Today is update day for the HTC One X can now be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean over Wi-Fi. The Droid RAZR/Maxx is getting an update this week and other Android updates are scheduled to be released soon including 4.2.2 for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
The HTC One x update adds some AT&T software and Isis payments as well as HTC Sense 4. The update also improves power management and fixes AT&T Address Book .
November started off brisk holiday sales for all carriers, with the top seller the iPhone 5 for all carriers except T-Mobile where the Samsung Galaxy S III was the top seller, according to the latest report from Mike Walkley at Canaccord Genuity research. There's a new Samsung Galaxy device that is reaching the top three and that is the Samsung Galaxy Note II.
The top best smartphones of the fall of 2012 were represented by many manufacturers with Android the most mentioned operating system. The company checks stores over the country to find out the bestsellers.
For global sales, Walkely predicted with November checks showing strong sales and improved supply of iPhone 5 " combined with Apple’s aggressive iPhone 5 launch plans for the December quarter and solid legacy iPhone 4S/4 model sales, we anticipate 47.5M iPhone sales during the December quarter."
Walkely reported "checks indicated mixed sales of new Windows Phone 8 smartphones, including the Nokia Lumia 920 at AT&T and HTC Windows 8X at AT&T/Verizon/T-Mobile."
Previously he predicted that in October the iPhone 5 will make a big come back with 4G LTE access and a larger form factor.
Verizon Wireless announced that by Thanksgiving in time for black Friday it will start offering two new Windows 8 Phones, the 8X by HTC and Nokia Lumia 822. Previously, the only Windows Phone on the Verizon network was the HTC Trophy.
Windows Phones are being marketed on the Verizon network, differently than Android phones. In its announcement, Verizon did not reveal the specs, processors or screen sizes of any of them. Instead, Verizon showed off the operating systems and colors. Contrary to the bright neon colors of most Windows Phones, their Windows phones will come in the iconic red, black, white or grey.
Instead all that was announced where the prices and the colors listed below:
AT&T having an in-time-for-the-holidays announcement blitz and announced the super-sized HTC OneX+. It has many of the features of the HTC One X with more cores in the processor and more life in its battery.
The HTC One X+ is packed with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), quad-core processor, HTC Sense 4+, 4.7" HD touchscreen, 8MP camera, Beats Audio, 2.5 D Gorilla Glass, GPS, Wi-Fi, NFC, and front camera.
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