The info comes from the Wall Street Journal, which reports Google is planning to release up to five devices that will be sold directly via its website. What features will the devices come with? Which manufacturers will design them and which carriers will offer them? Out of the five devices how many smartphones and how many tablets will there be? And most importantly, which version of Android will they feature? These are questions of utmost interest to us but which still remain with the question mark hanging on them. Next month the I/O conference will be held. Google is expected to uncover Android 5.0 Jelly Bean there. If Google really does that, then the chances it will appear on those rumored devices will drastically rise.

All in all, the aforementioned doesn’t sound unbelievable. But as long as we have no official statement, the only thing we can do is waiting.

The Samsung Omnia M sports a 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen, a single-core processor clocked at 1GHz, 384MG of RAM, 4GB of native storage, which can be expanded due to a microSD card slot, a 5MP camera on the back, a 1500mAh battery, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Built-in GPS, 25 GB free online cloud storage through Windows Live Sky Drive and runs Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS.

The phone is designed for Europe and is scheduled to be launched at $200 with a one-year contract. It’s also said if the agreement is prolonged for up to two years, the phone will cost only $99.

At this time point, we don’t know whether the phone will reach the US shores or not. Asia is out of the list too. Probably this decision is made considering the fact Americans are obsessed with Android, while Asian consumers can’t afford themselves a phone at such a price.

The LG Optimus Elite was announced last month. At the event the phone was said to be bound for both Sprint and Virgin Mobile but last month we had news regarding the latter and only. Anyway, it does not necessarily mean Sprint has refused the phone.

The Optimus Elite comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, an 800MHz processor with 512 MB of RAM, a 5MP rear camera, 4GB of built-in memory, microSD card support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, NFC (with Google Wallet) and runs Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread OS.

The selling point of this handset is the Elite’s Eco-friendliness — it is made from 50% recycled plastics. Moreover, you won’t find hazardous materials such as PVC, and it comes with fully recyclable packaging and features an extremely energy efficient charger.

The phone will be launched on May 15 at the price of $149.99.

As you guessed, the blue Motorola Droid RAZR was seen in Big Red’s inventory screens. Thus, there must be some additional info, too. According to the docs, the blue Droid RAZR is packed with the same features as the original one launched back in November, 2011. It means you can’t count on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich presence there, or a better battery. In contrast, the key features of the original Droid RAZR are very attractive and the users must be satisfied with them.

The release date of the blue Droid RAZR is set on May 18. It’s too close, and we won’t have to wait long, but if the info is true, then how come the carrier has yet not made any statement?

Unfortunately, there is no word about the pricing but we tend to think the price tag won’t differ from that of the original Droid RAZR.

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Well, the Galaxy SIII looks similar to the recently-launched Galaxy Nexus. It measures 136.6×70.6×8.6mm and weighs 133g. Thus, the phone will be very comfortable to hold in the hand. It sports a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels the density of which is 306ppi. Below the screen we can find a physical Home button, while above it there is a 1.9MP camera for video calls, though it can be used for other purposes as well.

As rumored earlier, the Samsung Galaxy SIII sports a 1.4GHz Exynos 4 QUAD processor paired with 1GB of RAM, which is enough not to run out of memory when running several tasks simultaneously. On the back you can also find an 8MP camera with LED flash (the same as on the SII). Samsung says the 16 and 32GB native storages will be available on the first bunch of the smartphones, while the 64GB variant will come later. It also supports a microSD card slot.

To provide a prosperous life-time the phone must be packed with a respectable battery. In this regard, the Galaxy SIII comes with a 2100mAh battery under the hood.

As to the software, the phone runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich but it wouldn’t sound so attractive, if there were not Samsung’s TouchWiz interface. For example, the frontal camera is used to track the user’s face to adjust brightness, or there is the S Voice feature, which is Samsung’s variant of Siri and is able to do different things by a voice command.

The Samsung Galaxy SIII will be firstly launched in Europe, and in all likelihood, on May 29. It will come in both Pebble Blue and Marble White.

According to leaked documents, the Huawei Prism with T-Mobile branding will be launched via several retailers. Best Buy and Walmart will be the first to launch it. As to timing, the Huawei Prism will be firstly available in Best Buy’s stores on May 6, while Walmart will offer the handset on May 9. The phone will be shipped to T-Mobile’s retail channels on May 23. Thus, before the end of May it will be available almost everywhere where you can notice Magenta carrier’s logo.

As to the phone itself, the Huawei Prism sports a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen with a resolution of 320×480 pixels, a 600MHz single-core processor, 2GB of native storage, which can be expanded due to microSD card slot, and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Unfortunately, the price tag is not mentioned but no one expects it will cost much.

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Now, exploring Verizon’s future flagships for the rest of 2012, we came across a rumor about HTC’s new creation, planned to land on Verizon Wireless at the end of the year, probably in fall. The device will be a strong competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Note.

The major feature to look for is the 1080p 5-inch display, which will have a better a pixel-per-inch technology, much better than that of the iPhone 4. The smartphone will most probably come with a quad-core Krait CPU and an Adreno 320 GPU. It will support HTC’s Sense 5.0 and will bring one of the most beloved smartphone accessories, the Scribe pen. Among mobile-fans this item has been almost as popular as the smartphones themselves. It will definitely win extra customers both for HTC and Verizon.

If the rumors prove to be true and HTC repeats its One line promo campaign on the new  device, it might as well help HTC recover completely.

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The Galaxy Nexus was made by the Korean manufacturer but everyone knows it as Google’s own smartphone. The Nexus line handsets are the first to get Android’s latest version. Notably, besides these features there are a myriad of others but one goal the buyers have is to enjoy the newer features added to the platform earlier than the rest

Other than that, the Galaxy Nexus is packed with a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen with a 720p resolution, a dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex A9 processor with 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, a 5MP camera on the back, a 1.3MP camera on the front capable of recording videos at 720p and runs Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich.

This move shows the tech giant is back into the hardware business, which is quite welcomed.

The new features include the phone battery, which is changed to 1700mAh. Among other eye-popping differences in the spec list we have the RAM and the internal memory. The RAM of the new quad-core Meizu MX will be 2GB (1GB on the dual-core phone), while the internal memory is increased up to 64GB (16GB in dual-core). The handset will also be packed with Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.

There is also a sweet surprise, the refreshments concern not only the phone specs but also the design. The quad-core Meizu MX can come in five different back covers. If you ask me, the colors are mostly girly, but the white looks unisex. The 32GB Meizu MX will be $480, and the 64GB one will cost $635.

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Although the Sprint LTE Galaxy Nexus was supposed to come out sometime in the middle of the year, a tipster from Phandroid shared special photos displaying posters of the coming Android mobile. The information seems to be confidential and not supposed to be displayed before April 15. Well, things don’t always go as planned.

Anyway, leaked information is not always correct. As we don’t know what the poster in the photo is meant for, we wouldn’t like to seriously get ready for the April 15 launch. Another rumored launch date of the Galaxy Nexus is April 22. There’s a probability Sprint will kick a short promotion campaign until April 22. It’s unlikely the carrier will present the new model without stirring any discussion and tension up. However, we’ll definitely keep an eye on it and gradually get ready for the launch event this month.