Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Samsung Galaxy M Pro Preview
The Samsung Galaxy M Pro seems to illustrate very well the different categories in Samsung's new way of titling its smartphones. “M” should stand for “Mid-tier”, a level above the entry “Y”, and indeed, when compared to the Galaxy Y Pro, the Galaxy M Pro is taller, wider, and better looking. It also sports beefed up processor and rear camera, as well as adds a front-facing one. The screen resolution is higher than in the Y Pro at the same size, leading to better pixel density.
Are these upgrades enough to justify a price point in the higher bracket, or are they just granular improvements that don't bring along much differentiation? Read on our impressions from the prototype unit to find out...
Design:
We immediately have to say that the larger size of the Samsung Galaxy M Pro, compared to the Y Pro, is resonating with our big hands. The added width and length don't make the handset feel much bigger, since it is also thinner than the Y Pro, while carrying the same light weight, but they make it much more comfortable for typing.
You can compare the Samsung Galaxy M Pro with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.
While our thumbs were hitting two or three keys at once looking for the right letter before, on the Samsung Galaxy M Pro, with its spacing between the larger chiclet-style domed buttons, we felt right at home firing away messages. The keyboard's layout is plain and standard, which is a welcome thing, since everything is right where you expect it to be.
The 2.6” touchscreen display is capable of displaying more colors than the one on the Galaxy Y Pro, and is also with higher 480x320 pixels of resolution, increasing pixel density, and thus making text and website details appear more distinct and easily readable.
The 5MP camera on the back is now being accompanied by an LED flash, and the back cover is partially made of brushed metal, which, coupled with the two-tone chassis, make for a distinguished enough outer shell, which is easy to handle. Moreover, the physical navigational buttons and optical pad below the display are a comforting tribute to the days when we actually felt when we were pressing on something to induce an action.Samsung Galaxy M Pro 360-degrees View:
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Motorola DROID BIONIC vs HTC ThunderBolt vs Samsung Droid Charge vs LG Revolution
Design:
These four smartphones share a similar “candy bar” form factor, but each one looks and feels a bit different. Coming in at 5.04 oz, the Samsung Droid Charge is the lightest of the bunch, but we didn’t care for its slippery plastic body, which makes the phone feel cheap and that it could slip from your hand at any moment. Though we do appreciate the larger power and volume buttons on the side. It is also the only one that uses real push-buttons below the display, which can prevent accidental presses.
The Motorola DROID BIONIC is slightly heavier at 5.60 oz, but is the thinnest at only 0.40” thick near the bottom, though it does become slightly thicker at the top due to the camera hump. We like its overall solid construction and the glossy gray frame that encompasses the beveled-edge glass on the front, as well as the soft-touch coating on the back. When holding the device, it feels sturdy in the hand and fits quite nice.
The LG Revolution comes in at 6.06 oz, but is also the tallest out of the four. Because of this, the device feels like a brick in our hand and has almost no style to it, which we don’t care for.
Meanwhile, the HTC ThunderBolt is the heaviest at 6.23 oz and thickest at 0.56”, which did weigh-down our hand when talking on the phone for a while, or when using the web browser for an extended period of time, but it also felt quite solid and sturdy. We did like the two-tone gray color combination that is used and the kickstand on the back.
Display:
One of the most important features of any smartphone is its display, as you will be continually viewing it while using different apps, browsing the web, or taking pictures. All four of these smartphones have a 4.3” display, which is pretty much the standard size, but it would have been nice if at least one had a larger screen.
The one on the Samsung Droid Charge stands out, as it is the only Super AMOLED Plus display in the group, but still has a WVGA resolution of 480x800 pixels. The HTC ThunderBolt and LG Revolution have a standard TFT display, also capable of WVGA resolution, while the Motorola DROID BIONIC has a PenTile Matrix TFT Display, which means there are white sub-pixels with the RGB ones, and has a qHD resolution of 540x960.
Even though all these technical specifications sound interesting, the real key is how they perform in a variety of lighting conditions. We used several test images on the displays with the brightness turned all the way up, and found the results interesting.
When viewing indoors or in a dark environment, the Samsung Droid Charge produced the most saturated colors and had the highest contrast levels, but this over-saturation can cause images to “jump” out at you – though some may prefer this – but it also has a tendency for whites to have a blue hue to them. Despite this, the display on the Droid Charge did have the best viewing angles, where you could look at it from all four sides without any major shift in color or brightness. The HTC ThunderBolt and Motorola DROID BIONIC also did a good job for inside viewing of images and web text, but you have to look at the display mostly head-on, as any off-axis viewing will cause a loss of color and contrast. We also noticed that the PenTile display on the DROID BIONIC can occasionally create a “screen door” effect, though it seems to be most prevalent when primary colors are shown – such as blue text on a green background – or when watching videos. The LG Revolution produced average colors, but images and text didn’t look sharp and clear as the other phones.
We then took the phones outside in direct sunlight, and the display on the DROID BIONIC was the brightest and easiest to view (as long as it was head-on), followed closely by the Samsung Droid Charge with its wider viewing angles. Meanwhile, the displays on the HTC ThunderBolt and LG Revolution were not easily visible and appeared dark.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Motorola DROID BIONIC Review
Introduction:
We’ve heard the good old saying that timing makes all of the difference with things, but in the case of the Motorola DROID BIONIC, its journey has transcended most others namely due to the constant uncertainty surrounding it. Come to think about it, we managed to grasp the handset way back in January during CES 2011 – and now it has taken nearly 8 months to materialize in the flesh. On top of that, it’s now the fourth 4G LTE smartphone with Big Red, which might not seem as profound as if it were launched much sooner, but it’s able to differentiate itself for being the first 4G LTE smartphone to pack a dual-core processor.
Already, the stigma attached to Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphones is that they’re chunky, unwieldy, and pack vociferous appetites for battery life. Well folks, it seems that Motorola has been doing some tweaking and tinkering during the long journey as the Motorola DROID BIONIC attempts to shed those associations seeing that it’s the thinnest and lightest of the bunch – while offering the highest capacity battery as well. Possessing a combination of impressive advanced functionality and wicked hardware under the hood, there’s no kidding that the handset is future proof. But at $299.99, it’s still one pricey investment that will make some people reconsider – let’s see if it’s worth it!
The package contains:Motorola DROID BIONIC
microUSB cable
Wall Charger
Getting Started Guide
Product Safety & Warranty Information
Design:
Having received a significant redesign from the one we first saw at CES, the Motorola DROID BIONIC is still a nice looking phone – and that’s all we can say about the device. It’s not great nor overly compelling like the original Motorola DROID X, but rather, it stands out amongst the 4G LTE pack for its lightweight (5.6 oz) feel and attempt to be streamlined at (0.43” thick) its thinnest point. However, as much as Motorola wants to tout its thinner design, it actually bulges towards the top where the camera’s sensors are placed – much like what we see on the DROID X. Nevertheless, it feels solid all-around thanks to its tough plastic exterior, beveled contours, soft touch rear cover, and metallic looking paint job.
You can compare the Motorola DROID BIONIC with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.By now, it might not have the same effect as before, but that doesn’t stop the DROID BIONIC’s 4.3” qHD (540 x 960) display with Gorilla Glass to be one of its standouts. Again, it’s not something new to the table since we’ve seen it done by the DROID X2. Obviously, we’re mesmerized by its brilliant and detailed output, which is further supplemented by its radiant color production. However, it suffers from the same poor viewing angle issue plaguing the DROID 3. Specifically, tilting the phone just a bit away from a straight 90-degree angle results in colors fading tremendously.
Sitting beneath the display are the usual cast of capacitive Android buttons that are less prone to accidental pressing since they’re positioned far enough from the edge of the handset. Meanwhile, a front-facing VGA camera sits directly above the display, which makes good use of Google Talk’s video chat feature since it’s an Android 2.3.4 device.
Unfortunately, we’re not fans of the handset’s volume rocker and dedicated power button since they’re narrow and difficult to make out with our finger. Even worse, the straight edge that the power button is sitting on makes it even more frustratingly difficult to activate the button.
In addition to its microUSB port and 3.5mm headset jack, the microHDMI port of the DROID BIONIC offers deep Webtop integration with some of Motorola’s optional accessories for the handset. Still, connecting it to an HD television will get you the usual mirrored experience that we find ever so useful.
Besides all of the brandings plastered on its back, we find its speakerphone notch, directional microphones, and 8-megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash. Removing the all soft touch back cover, we are greeted to its beefy 1,735 mAh battery, which is the largest one to grace an LTE smartphone thus far. Moreover, we find the 4G LTE SIM card and microSD card slots tucked on top of one another.
Motorola DROID BIONIC 360-degrees View:Drag the picture or use the keyboard arrows to rotate the phone. Double click or press keyboard Space to zoom in/out
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RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 revision
Try to hold the latest BlackBerry bold 9900 for T-Mobile to zap the wallet from all your money, especially when this value is $ 299.99. Similar to what we believe in the past when rim curve favorite line comes to mind as the bears all the wonderful features found with the brothers – and prices is the economic aspect. Continuing the trend, BlackBerry Curve 9360 packs all the typical progressive upgrades over its predecessor, but will be able to determine the same now that we have spoiled some of rand'S current generation of smartphones?
Package contains: RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360Stereo headphonesmicroUSB cableWall ChargerQuick Start GuideSafety and product informationDesign:
Retain all design features related to their line of long-lasting, is undoubtedly a path device from a superficial glance. However, what is new and surprisingly refreshing about it all is that sport is a considerably thinner chassis 0.51 thick – a way to make a compact format. Although still uses a shiny plastic display, which can easily be treated in the back, looks like the discreet processing of offers a smart gun metal face. The choice of materials has also made it possible to feel extremely easy. We can not help but think about the 8900 curve with Show and all, but the curve 9360 manages to take the cake with Razor sudden appearance.
You can compare RIM BlackBerry ambit 9360 with many other phones imaging tool for our size.
See the first Visual improvement immediately, have a slightly larger "TFT display with a 2.44 higher resolution 480 x 360-in terms of resolution QVGA excursion 3 g. combine size and resolution, leads to 246 ppi, which allowed the production of many details you to readily visible from a great distance fine text. In addition, the colors are crisp and deep tone fully complements the already Nice looks. Throw in some good viewing angles and high brightness output, more than equipped to lighting up the room.
Faithful to the sibling elements, we find the optical track pad and BlackBerry buttons at the bottom of the screen. Of course, navigation is achieved easily using the trackpad, physical buttons are a little too stiff, as we like to.
So easily seen from a distance, it is a handset some sort of curve due to separate keyboard user. We, as usual, you are greeted with the same layout used by his predecessors, which also consists of these hardened plastic buttons pretty small. Overall, turn off the border and rigid limits our response rate – but certainly some patience can finally experience tolerable. We are certainly more conscious in our writing, compared with 990 bold. Not only is buttons smaller in size, but if necessary, to push steadily down a key to post. Again, is not entirely wrong, if you have some patience.
On both sides, we find a microUSB port for charging and data connectivity, a 3.5 mm jack for headphones, lock button, pressing the right stiff sense, convenience and volume rocker. In the meantime, there is a 5 megapixel snapper back together with Flash PART near as "Curve" name and speakerphone position clearly sits in the middle. Finally, pull the rear plastic cover us access to the SIM card slot, small 1000 mAh battery and microSD card slot.
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Nokia 701 review
If we are asked features that will improve the current smartphones, aside from the obvious contender battery life, one of our response to the brightness of the screen. Average population density of pixels we can live with, but the lighter less annoying outdoors, especially if you have the old yellow star shining directly on the screen of your phone when you are trying to find a contact or to check a Web site.
Nokia 701 manages to include in the brightest screen on a mobile phone so far with nits 1000-Nokia E6 was a former champion here with 900 nits. Buzz is a little outside the LG Optimus black, for example, 700 nits about 50%. Nokia 701, but uses Symbian, which is clunkier than Android, and have smaller apps to choose from.
The platform is not freezing of Nokia, however – and at the same time to work on Windows Mobile phones Nokia, a manufacturer has followed by the new Symbian Belle, who has many UI elements with Android and other mobile modern operating systems, so it is the brightest screen out there along with Belle a beautiful combination to revive the enthusiasm about Symbian handsets lure? Read our review of the Nokia 701 to learn ...
Package contains: handsetWall chargermicroUSB cable Stereo Nokia 701 headphones with microphoneDesign:
The handset is quite thin at 0.80 "(11 mm), but not anorexic as the number of sub-10 mm, which is however mainly expensive high-end handsets. Nokia 701 loaded most of the new package Symbian Belle and designing sports a premium material as easily detachable metal battery cover. The rest of plastic, but sturdy variety, and the phone feels quite solid in the hand. We also, which seems a bit like a game graves also rounded corners. Back home by any 8MP Nokia-focused shooter with dual LED flash.
You can compare Nokia 701 with many other phones imaging tool for our size.
Now let's cut to the chase and analyzes sweet 3.5 "screen LED-led IPS-LCD with 360 x 640 pixels and ClearBlack technology, which reduces reflections outside. Screen manages glow like a crazy diamond with 1000 nits of brightness, which is great. Compared to some other phones is next to sunlight outdoors, was more visible in an accelerator.
See below pictures from our comparison of Nokia 701 screen iPhone 4, sporting 600 nits above average, and Samsung Galaxy S II, which applies to approximately 400 nits:You will enjoy a very decent viewing angles for Nokia 701. Image produced by the screen is fine, intense, but not overly saturated colors. One of the major disadvantages for Symbian is aiming mainly to 360 x 640 monitors, but 3.5-incher of 701, pixel density is above average, so no complaint about it. Round items with letters from smaller font sizes will still be thanked, but sometimes.
Note the check box button dedicated voice, keeping a low profile on the right between the volume control keys. Should be useful when running, for example, and you want fire maps application, or to go from the music player, but with limited functionality that only calls on apps, and it is not a complete solution.
Nokia 701-360 degree view:
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From the appearance of only a very few things can destroy this munchkin, among them would be a potential high price. It is so? Read our review of Sony Ericsson Xperia ray where we try to solve the puzzle you ...
Design:
As a small touchscreen go smartphones, Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is almost the perfect size, not directed against the Palm, if you have large hands and excellent, if you're a regular place. The handset is a then the thinnest smartphones in 0.87 (9.4 mm), and feathers in just 3.53 oz (100 g). We have also noticed the radius of the Xperia is very convenient for a right-handed operation due to the thumb dimensions-just go everywhere as an anteater tongue.
You can compare Sony Ericsson Xperia ray with many other phones imaging tool for our size.
A large part in the middle of the phone screen out positive plays, as there are 3.3 "LCD, and Sony Ericsson does not tsigkoyneyeste on the level of detail in the image come RADIUS Xperia with 854 x 480 pixels – high enough resolution for a monitor of this size. Linking to a pixel density calculator, 297ppi returned just shy of 300ppi. The border became mainstream knowledge when Steve Jobs introduced the 326 ppi for iPhone screen from the retina 4, and said that a normal human eye more than around 300ppi cannot detect individual pixels from 10-12 centimeters of distance.
Unlike the Xperia, Sony Ericsson Xperia for ray screen sport fairly wide viewing angles, with nary a change in the contrast or brightness when seen from extreme situations. Comment, with more than the average brightness and visibility from the outside and very good sensitivity, and say that RADIUS Xperia flaunts one of the best small LCD screens you have experienced so far.
This only makes a rather provocative angle, the latest version of Android-2.3 Melopswmo, but when you add Exmor R sensor, 8MP camera with LED video light (radiant!, you cannot use it as a flash, must be activated manually), which has advantages, Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, we would have a terrible category opponent.Unlike the Sony Ericsson Xperia Xperia RADIUS arc, sports a VGA camera with front facing to the conversation, but omitted HDMI – something that had to give up. There are also only 300 MB user-accessible ROM to applications and a microSD card 4 GB included in the package.
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray is the first hit retail with new Xperia line design, which boasts a huge semi-circle half round the middle of a physical home button as well as two capacitive keys hair. Dare to say that it is better than the previous design was too thin buttons arranged in an arc below the screen, which trains whisky.Resulting design looks very elegant – a slim handset with glossy black front, but at the same time, the choice of pink, black, white and gold colors. It is actually one of the few phones that even better in person our shots, not glossy front of the justice. Has every opportunity to get the hearts of lovers of design awareness and/or female smartphone, plus performance and functionality at the front. The only thing we don't like is the location of the microUSB port on the upper left, which makes use of the phone with the cable attaching something unpleasant.
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Samsung Galaxy Y Preview
Samsung keeps churning out smartphones as if there's no tomorrow, stuffing the channels with sometimes marginally different handsets six months after it introduced the previous crop.
The Samsung Galaxy Y is not an exception to this strategy – about half a year since the company launched something like the Samsung Galaxy Mini, for instance, it announced the Galaxy Y, which, according to the new naming scheme, should be an affordable handset for teens or emerging markets.
Some of its specs are marginally better than the Galaxy Mini, like a slightly faster processor and less weight, but the camera is 2MP, for example, against the Galaxy Mini's 3MP, while the screen resolution is the same (QVGA). The biggest improvement seems to be the Android OS version – we are running Gingerbread on the Galaxy Y, but this is not a huge advantage, as software can always be updated.
So does Samsung's fresh naming scheme an event enough to merit a new, largely unchanged, low-end Android entry from the manufacturer six months later, considering it's getting somewhat crowded down there? Read on the preview of our non-final unit to find out...
Design:
The outer appearance of the Samsung Galaxy Y is differentiated from the sea of black plastic rectangles or ovals with... a silvery back cover and chrome-like sides. Alright, one for the design team here, since it found a cheap way to break from the mould. Moreover, the battery cover is dotted like snake skin, which makes the phone easier to hold for our slippery, shaking hands.
You can compare the Samsung Galaxy Y with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.
The basic 3” LCD display has the pretty appalling 240x320 pixels of resolution, but the colors are fairly bright. We know it's an entry level Android from Samsung, but a slightly larger screen would have made a big difference, or a slightly better resolution than the previous low-ends even.
Overall, the Samsung Galaxy Y chassis looks and feels like the manufacturer is skimping on many features, including telling design, in order to stay mass market and affordable, but the two-toned shell is somewhat of a compensation.Samsung Galaxy Y 360-degree View:
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Monday, October 10, 2011
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Samsung ΓΑΛΑΞΊΑ Xcover προεπισκόπησης
Selvom vi har hørt mere end et par historier smartphones overlevende alle typer misbrug – være faldet fra en planet, oregano eller løb over en bil, at nævne et par eksempler, er generelt temmelig sårbare enheder. Samsung Xcover GALAXiAS, men du ønsker ikke at adlyde denne unwritten lov og bevoksninger ud med certificering af IP67. Kort fortalt, brummer formodes for at være resistente over for støv, snavs, og iltnings i vand op til 1 meter i 30 minutter.
Men for at kunne modstå elementerne, betyder ikke, at varen tilhører GALAXiAS Xcover telefon kapacitet. Det er powered by Android 2.3.4 Melopswmo, Pack skærmen HVGA 3,65-tommers 3,2 megapixel kamera og en lommelygte med gunst tilbage. Bortset fra disse har du en GPS, Wi-Fi og en 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 3 G-radio...
I teorien er Samsung Xcover GALAXiAS så som en blanding mellem en smartphone og en hård telefon, der kombinerer forskellige bits af to verdener. Men det endelige resultat fra sådanne salat virkelig fortjener deres opmærksomhed? Lad os kigge tæt på den oprindelige enhed, som vi har her og se, hvis vi kan besvare dette spørgsmål.
Design:
Kun en kort inspektion af Samsung Xcover GALAXiAS er nok til at indse, at denne smartphone menes at være strengere end resten. Håndsættet kan ganske vist ikke blandt de smukkeste vi nogensinde har set, men det føles fast i hånden, trods det faktum, at Parlamentet er udelukkende af plast. Mærkeligt nok, vi bemærkede, at holde smartphone giver indtryk af, at du bruger en større enhed, men, opererer med en enkelt hånd er en nem proces. Håndsæt battericoveret med tekstur giver en smule mere GRIP og højderygge på den side af sæt af en fed udseende. Desuden fungerer manglen på Gummibelagt kanter som en påmindelse om, at Xcover er kun holdbare GALAXiAS støv og væsker skader og stød og slip modstand er ikke i repertoiret.
Du kan sammenligne Samsung Xcover med mange andre telefoner GALAXiAS vores imaging værktøj størrelse.
Samsung har valgt for at gå kun fysiske knapper for the Galaxy Xcover. vi er glade for at sige, at alle god ud, hvilket gør at finde dem med tommelfingeren meget let.
Hvad "på forsiden af Samsung Xcover GALAXiAS er modstandsdygtige over for en nul-tommer skærmen 3,65 med anstændige opløsning på 320 x 480 pixel.
Letter af smartphone af bagcoveret er muligt efter untwisting af lås, der har fast i sted. Det er gået, vi er behandlet til en visning af batteri 1500mAh af smartphone, for rammerne skjuler microSD og SIM-kortpladser. Man har også bemærket gummi trim, der findes til at forhindre ødelæggelse af telefon kredsløb fugtighed og støv. Telefonens isolering vil ikke være færdig, uden flytbare dækker, både 3,5 mm stik til hovedtelefoner og microUSB port beskyttet af.
Samsung Xcover GALAXiAS giver generelt indtryk af en kontinuerlig enhed uden at være overdrevent macho om det. Som det er tilfældet med andre holdbare apparater, er smartphone endnu, ikke at appellere til øjet. At beskyttelse mod skader af støv og vand ikke er nok at sætte GALAXY Xcover på toppen af fødekæden, såsom smartphone forrevne håndsættet er stadig sårbar over for stød og dråber.Samsung GALAXY Xcover 360 graders visning:
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