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Are specs becoming meaningless in the smartphone wars?

BARCELONA, Spain–Just as dual-core chips represented the pinnacle of mobile devices last year, quad-core phones are shaping up to be the must-have feature on any premiere smartphone. The problem is, do consumers really care? Sure, the tech media and analyst community obsess over specifications, and at a show like Mobile World Congress, it’s hard to fault a vendor for putting …

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LG leans on high

BARCELONA, Spain–LG is banking that the consumer need for speed will drive sales of its mobile devices, a bet the company hopes will pay off with a larger foothold in the smartphone market. The company’s product lineup for Mobile World Congress, which was announced throughout last week, illustrates its increasing use of high-end components. The phones include Nvidia’s Tegra 3 …

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