Perhaps Nokia thought the same thing, because in reading over the Lumia 620's spec sheet, there's a lot of decidedly low-to-middleweight hardware.
In the case of the U.S.-spec iQ, there's some packaging giveback in the engine compartment.
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If that wasn't enough, the rest of this thing's spec sheet reads like a wishlist.
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When we first read this tablet's spec sheet, we started bracing ourselves for one thick, heavy device.
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While the former 5D could theoretically handle ISO 25, 600 captures as well, its native range topped out at 6400 -- venturing beyond that territory meant taking a hit on image quality, making it a seldom-used feature that benefited the camera's spec sheet far more than our low-light snap collection.
If you've been waiting for the least burdensome tablet you could find, Sony's 17.5 ounce, 6.9mm thick Xperia Tablet Z is now up for pre-order in the US. On top of being the lightest, slimmest 10-inch slate on the market, it's not exactly slumming spec-wise either: there's a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, 2GB RAM, an 8.1-megapixel Exmor R camera, NFC, LTE, S-Force virtual surround sound, 32GB storage and a 10.1-inch 1, 920 x 1, 200 display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 tech.
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The leak has given us the first glimpse at the Lumix GF6's full spec list, which include the same 16-megapixel sensor as the GX1, a new Venus engine to assist with imaging performance, an electrostatic touchscreen and (in a first for ILCs) built-in NFC .
Under the hood, there's been spec bumps galore, including faster CPUs for both (up to 2.8GHz for the MacBook Pros, up to 2.4GHz for the MacBooks), DDR3 RAM is now in play with both systems, and on the Pro you'll get that pair of NVIDIA graphics chips, the GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT.
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The elegance of the Springboard spec is that it's absolutely nothing like a PC expansion device.
"Our browser has been around longer than the spec, and it's only been around for three years, " Wascha adds.
It's in the spec department that these two laptops start to differ.
We'll hold off on calling this thing a winner until we see it in person, but other than the lack of HSDPA 1900, there's nary a spec in the list that we find ourselves frowning over.
Third, the new U.S.-spec Passat can be had with a choice of three and only three engines, one of which, the base 2.5-liter in-line five-cylinder, is a hunk of lumber pulled from the ribs of an ancient Norse longboat.
There's the 2002 Nissan Spec-V Sentra SE-R, which, idiotic name aside, is a screaming pavement ripper loaded with all sorts of suspension and engine refinements to make it a blast in any bend.
We know, it's still draft-spec equipment, but the fact that Apple has knowingly strapped an 802.11n-compliant wireless card inside its newest refresh of iMacs could certainly be telling of a certain product's future (or not).
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Oh, Ford is selling the Euro-spec Focus ST in the U.S. now?
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As you'd come to expect on a Direct Connect device, it's also certified mil-spec 810G and IP67 and is water-resistant (it can be in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes).
While other teams have added new parts to their car over the course of the first four races, Brawn's car is in the same spec as it was for the Australian Grand Prix at the start of the season.
What's the market that involves a lot of technology, specialization, highly trained workers, quick turnarounds to spec so that the customers really feel like they're getting something special and different -- that's how you compete, because that's something that a steel mill in China or in Brazil can't do.
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Volano has submitted this benchmark to the SPEC Open Systems Group for possible use in the group's server-side Java benchmark suite.
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That's just us, though -- check out the full spec list after the break and tell us what you think.
In Popemobile spec the G500 features a fold-down windscreen along with the pope's traditional Mystic White paint.
If you somehow managed to skim through the CES mayhem and notice this gem, chances are it immediately landed on your wish list, and if you're looking for an ultralight, well-spec'd, EV-DO-equipped convertible tablet, here's your chance.
The spec-bumped version is called the Grand X IN -- it's due out next month and we've just had a chance to run some early benchmarks to test the performance of its vanilla Android 4 OS and new Intel engine.
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This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Sabin, who wants a high-spec smartphone and is prepared to venture to the dark side to get it.
It's being classified as an Ultrabook, yet it still meets the Mil-SPEC 8 standard for rigidity and durability.
As if that wasn't enough, a whole slew of images of the camera have just surfaced on RiceHigh's Pentax Blog, along with a complete (but not exactly verifiable) spec list, which offers such details as a 3-inch VGA LCD, continuous JPEG shooting at 5.2 frames per second, a viewfinder with 100% image coverage, a new 77-Segment Multi-Pattern metering system, a built-in AF assist light, and an integrated HDR mode, among countless other features.
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