Video: Sony Xperia GX and SX

The "Sony" brand has been back for nearly half a year, but it's a surprise to see that Sony haven't yet launched a smartphone in their home market. Well, that's about to change with the Sony Xperia GX and SX..

Samsung Galaxy S III

For a long time the Samsung Galaxy S range has been the sort-of-default choice if you want a high-end smartphone and don't want an iPhone. This has meant that the Galaxy S II launched last year has been a big, big seller.. and now Samsung have managed to top it with the Samsung Galaxy S III.

This is a quad-core beasties with a 4.8" 720 x 1280 pixel HD display, an 8 megapixel primary camera and more sensors than a Star Trek tricorder. It looks pretty good too, with come curved edges and a brushed metal effect.

The good news is that the Galaxy S III will be available at the end of this month. The bad news is that it will probably be eye-wateringly expensive. Oh well.

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Video: LG Optimus TrueHD LTE

Not the catchiest of names, and not the best looking phone in the world.. but if you're lucky enough to have LTE coverage in Europe, then the LG Optimus TrueHD LTE might be just the ticket.

Rumour: Huawei to buy Motorola?

When Google bought the handset business of Motorola last year it raised a few eyebrows. Why on earth did Google want to move into the hardware business, especially with a struggling firm like Motorola? Was it just possible that Google was really interested in Motorola's massive patent library rather than the handsets?

Well, there are some rumours doing the rounds that Google was doing exactly that - and that after stripping Motorola of its patents, the hardware business is back for sale. And one of the interested parties is reported to be Huawei of China.

Now, Huawei are definitely a company to watch. They certainly have the R&D expertise to meld well with Motorola, and Motorola is still a well recognised name worldwide. So, there's a certain logic to this deal.

But there will be many people who won't be happy with a Chinese takeover of an American icon, especially given some recent controversies with Huawei's involvement in Iran. Huawei have also been recently blocked from bids due to national security issues in Australia and there are many other concerns about this firm too.

It is probably inevitable that the Motorola handset business will be sold on. The question is.. to whom? We think that a sale to Huawei would meet stiff resistance.

But perhaps a sale to a firm like LG may give both firms a boost. LG Motorola? It's a lot less strange than Google buying Motorola in the first place!

Video: Motorola RAZR MAXX

The RAZR is great.. but I'd gladly trade a couple of mm and about 20 grams for a bigger battery! Let's hope this comes over to Europe..

Pick of MWC 2012: HTC One X

I hate HTC's naming convention already, but this big screen quad-core beastie really is something else. And it is probably darned expensive too.

Pick of MWC 2012: LG Optimus 4X HD

From the hands-on reviews I have seen of the 4X HD.. it isn't ready. And it probably won't be ready for a while. Possibly not even by the time it actually starts shipping... or am I just being cynical?