A Message from Josh Vagar at CES 2015
Hello everybody, I'm Josh Vagar from Android Authority, and welcome to our live coverage of CES 2015. We're coming to you live from the show floor, where we have a full team of YouTube creators with us today. Unfortunately, things didn't quite go as planned this year when it comes to Android, but don't worry, we've still got some exciting announcements to share with you.
We Did Get a Chance to Look at HTC's New Phone
One of the highlights from our coverage was HTC's new phone, the Desire 826. As you may recall, we previously discussed the Glex 2, which is another Android device that's been making waves in the market. The Desire 826 also features an Ultra Pixel camera up front, and it shares a similar design language with the Desire Eye, one of my personal favorite designs. I really enjoy what HTC has done in terms of their design this year, and the two-tone color scheme is particularly striking.
The Zen Phone 2: A Nice Option for the Price
We were also able to get our hands on the Zen Phone 2, which is a very nice device, especially considering its price point. There are actually several versions of the phone available, with different specifications and features. The 199 version we saw comes equipped with 1080p resolution and 2 GB of RAM, but some higher-end models feature 4 GB of RAM, making it more comparable to other Android devices in the market.
A Great Experience at Showstoppers
We're currently attending the Showstoppers event, which is another big gathering for media creators like ourselves. The atmosphere is lively, with plenty of food and drinks available, and it's always a treat to meet up with fellow personalities from the industry. We've got Nicole from Mobile Geeks with us today, who's working alongside Edgar from Mobile Geeks in the background.
We Also Met Up with High Deetta and Pocket
Over in the back, we met up with High Deetta and Pocket, who are also part of our team covering CES 2015. It's great to have them here, and I'm sure they'll bring some exciting insights from their experiences at the event.
A Busy Day at CES 2015
It's been a busy day so far, with plenty to see and do on the show floor. We got in a quick visit to Sony, where we saw the Smartwatch 3 with a metal band and Android capabilities, as well as a 4K Bravia-based TV with Android. The Smartwatch 3 is looking pretty great, and I'm excited to share more about it later.
Not Much from Nvidia or Samsung This Year
Unfortunately, neither Nvidia nor Samsung made any major announcements this year, which was a bit disappointing for some of us in the Android community. However, we did get to see some exciting devices from other manufacturers like LG, Alcatel, and HTC.
A Big Thanks from Android Authority
Finally, I want to take a moment to thank you all for tuning in to our live coverage of CES 2015. We're proud to be your source for all things Android, and we'll continue to bring you the best news, reviews, and analysis from the event over the coming days. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel if you haven't already, as we'll be bringing you exclusive interviews with some of the biggest names in the industry.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enall right it's Josh vagar from Android authority what's going on everybody and I'm here coming to you live from CES 2015 live on the floor yes we do have a full YouTube team today but uh we kind of split up for a little bit and actually in reality a lot of the stuff that we saw today didn't really pan out in terms of Android and if you've been following the CES coverage from all of the different channels including ours you would know that maybe this isn't going to be the uh main CES 2015 uh in in in the case of Android we do have the glex 2 which we already talked about in previous recap but we also have today uh we we did get a chance to look at uh HTC's new phone the desire 826 which was announced a little bit while a little while back but it now has a standard Ultra pixel camera up front it requ it it brings the same type of design from the desire eye which is actually one of my favorites I do like this two-tone color design and I really enjoy what I see from HC in terms of their design but other than that we were able to get around and take a look at the Zen phone 2 which you probably are seeing a video on if not now it's if not already it's coming very very soon uh the Zen phone 2 was a very nice phone uh especially for the price point there are actually a few different versions of the phone and the 199 version is the one with uh 1080p resolution with 2 GB of RAM so that 4 GB of RAM is not quite going to be uh available for that very uh very very easy price point but nonetheless we've been running around all day today we're here at showstoppers and it's another one of those big events much like pepcom which you saw yesterday and usually there's a lot of food there's a lot of drinks around here and one of the best parts about being able to come to CES and different shows like this is well generally you are as a media person working for the most part alone especially if you're a telecommuter and stuff like that but we do get and you just saw Edgar from Mobile Geeks coming around he's right over here hey hello but that's one of the best parts about being at shows like this is the fact that you get to meet up with all of the other personalities if you haven't uh noticed already over in the background we have Nicole from Mobile Geeks Who is working with with Edgar over here but we also at high deetta over back there with pocket now we're out at the show floor and it's just an absolute mad house we did get a couple of videos over at Sony but as Kevin and law told me on the way there it was just a craziness getting past all the mobs of people and trying to Traverse the Las Vegas Convention Center nonetheless they were able to bring you some really great footage of the Smartwatch 3 now with a metal band but also a 4K Android based curved oh not curved sorry Sony has a 4K Bravia based uh TV that has Android now and uh those look really great and we're looking forward to seeing even more over the next coming days no CES is not the biggest event when it comes to Android iterations uh and Mobile in general if you didn't notice already uh we didn't see too much from Nvidia like I said already but we also didn't see too much from Samsung and we did talk about a little bit already yesterday how disappointed we were that Samsung wasn't really doing anything really all that big even mid-range devices they didn't really put out but LG was able to pick up the slack for that and we were able to see other stuff from people like Alcatel and HTC uh but nonetheless it's been already a great time and we hope that you've been enjoying all of our best coverage here of CES 2015 we'll have even more for you over the next coming days including exclusive interviews with a number of different companies that pretty much put together what is the Android experience that we know you guys love and we love too that's why we're Android authority because we are your source for all things Android we want you to stay tuned and stay subscribed to our Channel And subscribe rather subscribe if you haven't already because we're bringing you all the best from CES 2015\n"
