The 3.5-inch screen was bright, although noticeably grainier than HTC's more premium models.
This was achieved by the company's differentiated strategy of focusing on premium models for developed economies and region-specific models in emerging markets.
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Samsung's standout lineup of LED TVs, including premium models targeting advanced markets and TVs tailored to emerging markets, has also improved quarter-on-quarter earnings.
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All Samsung Plasma TVs will have Samsung's proprietary Real Black Filter, previously only available in premium models, to deliver improved black levels and color contrast.
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High-price PC-based premium portable models can now perform cardiology, radiology, and obstetrics functions that once required much more expensive machines.
Instead, it will focus on the S-Class as its premium luxury models.
ESPN.org and Consumer Reports have successful premium content models.
ESPN.com and Consumer Reports has successful premium content models.
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Hertz lets customers reserve its "premium" models specifically, and not as one of a broader class of cars usually the case with average rentals, where availability determines what someone will drive away in.
But those cars still command a premium over similar models that run only on gasoline.
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Not only that, the companies themselves charge a premium for diesel models.
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The worldwide smartphone industry has effectively become a duopoly as consumer demand has polarized around mass-market Android models and premium Apple designs.
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Select S Series models sport a premium and elegant design in Black or White with magnesium and aluminum materials, and all of them incorporate a built-in lithium polymer battery that when coupled with the all new and advanced large-capacity optional sheet battery, you can stay mobile and unplugged for up to 15 hours.
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Despite the large amount of space that the new convention center has added, space to show off both existing and new models is at a premium.
Already the best-selling premium wireless headset company, two new models expand Turtle Beach's high-end for wireless gaming.
Revenues grew even faster (up 63.5%), fueled by strong demand for pricey luxury models from Audi and other premium brands.
Select models of Toshiba's premium consumer laptops will include built-in WiMAX technology.
The S Series is also available in 13.3-inch Premium and 15.5-inch models.
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Gourmet Live is exploring new media business models by combining social gaming and premium real-time recipes and stories.
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Gateway EC14D models come with Windows 7 Home Premium, which makes mobile computing more reliable and responsive, enhancing the user experience.
The Mobile Drive Mg will only be available through Apple Premium Resellers in a range of three different models, all of which are future ready and are an exact colour match with Apple's popular MacBook.
Increased sales in developed markets for the company's premium TVs, such as the flagship ES7000 and ES8000 models, and expansion of region-specific LED TV models in emerging markets spurred a significant lift in earnings compared with the same quarter of last year.
All models come either the powerful Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit or 32-bit Edition with SP1.
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At 3.9kg (8.6 pounds) it's reasonably light for a system with this screen size, and with an all-aluminum chassis, it has a more premium feel than other MSI machines (not to mention some competing models from brands like Alienware).
He explained that some of these design elements will likely be incorporated into future (non-mobile) products and that the both the Xperia Z and Tablet Z are premium, aspirational devices which will become reference points for more affordable models.
Regardless of whether this Kickstarter project meets its goals, the pair told me the new Swivl will still go to market with two models: a lower-end white version and a premium silver edition, the latter of which includes a remote that controls tracking and doubles as a wireless mic as well as enhanced speakers that should output roughly the same quality as an iPad.
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Then came premium cable channels and satellite radio, which blazed early trails in the frontier of media subscription models.
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Bad News for Old Business Models Less crazy than Amazon's market cap, I believe, is its premium over traditional booksellers.
Given that Sculley says Apple must have low priced entry level models clearly the firm should refuse to even think about them and concentrate instead of making premium priced and aspirational products.
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On the other, it reduces the risk premium applied to future cash flows, which, in turn, lowers the price targets calculated by commonly used valuation models.
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