Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 will hit Germany on November 1

It appears that the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 duo of Windows Phone smartphones will descend upon Germany on November 1 - only a few days after Windows Phone 8 becomes officially available. The country's largest retailer MediaMarkt has listed the launch date on its pre-order page for both devices.

The Nokia Lumia 920 flagship is priced at the hefty ?649, while the mid-range Nokia Lumia 820 will set overly eager users back with a more bearable ?449. Both prices include the applicable taxes and will secure the buyer a handset with no contract commitment.

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LG Optimus 4X HD now available in Germany, to hit UK in mid-July

After leaving the factories yesterday the LG Optimus 4X HD is already available for purchase in Europe. Germany is the only country to have received it so far, though.

The white version of the quad-core LG Optimus 4X HD is currently retailing for ?505 over at Amazon.de and doesn't require any commitment. That's a pretty attractive price given the package you are getting and even more so considering that it will drop a bit when availability extends. Sadly, if you are after the black version of the Optimus 4X, you are in no luck, as that one isn't on sale just yet.

UK residents don't get any good news today either, as Clove UK confirmed the device will only be hitting Britain in mid to late July. LG has provided the time frame for the northern European countries, while the rest of Europe is still in the dark regarding when to expect the next LG flagship.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 now on sale in the UK and Germany

The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, a budget dual-core droid, has gone on sale in the UK and in Germany. Besides the dual-core processor, the Ace 2 also brings a bigger, better screen, more RAM and built-in storage over its predecessor. You can check out our preview for more info.

Anyway, in the UK the Galaxy Ace 2 can be had from Carphone Warehouse on contract (18 and 24 month contracts are available) on Vodafone, Orange, O2 and Talkmobile. The price starts at free with ?20 a month (for 24 months) or ?36 a month (for 12 months). Phones4U also has several on-contract deals.

If you don't want a new contract, Amazon UK will set you up with a new SIM-free Galaxy Ace 2 for ?215.

In Germany, the phone (with NFC) is available for ?0,01 with a contract or ?264 off contract from Guenstiger. Amazon Germany carries it for ?284 with NFC and ?320 without (a spot of weird pricing here on Amazon's part).

If you find the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 in other stores, leave a link in the comments - the other readers will appreciate it.

A hat tip to payntrix for sending this in!

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