Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Grand

Samsung Galaxy Grand GT-I9082

The dual-SIM Galaxy Grand is powered by the same dual-core chipset as the recently released Galaxy S II Plus. Switching from Exynos to Broadcom looks like a minor step down in terms of GPU, but as we saw on the S II Plus the superior power efficiency more than makes up for it. In fact, combined with the low (by today's standards) screen resolution this might turn the Galaxy Grand in one of the longest lasting smartphones on the market.

Key features

• Quad-band GSM (SIM 1 & SIM 2) and 3G (SIM 1 only) support
• Dual SIM stand-by
• 21.1 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support (SIM 1 only)
• 5.0" 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) resolution
• Android OS 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with Nature UX
• 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU, 1GB of RAM
• 8MP autofocus camera with LED flash, face and smile detection, image stabilization
• 2MP secondary camera
• 1080p HD video recording at 30fps with stereo sound
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n support; DLNA and Wi-Fi hotspot
• GPS with A-GPS connectivity and GLONASS; digital compass
• 8GB of inbuilt storage, microSD slot
• Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• microUSB v2.0 port with MHL
• Stereo Bluetooth v4.0
• FM radio with RDS

The Finest One Yet

HTC One

The new HTC One boasts an all-aluminum body that’s truly gorgeous. In fact, the attention to detail seen in the design of the entire phone is spectacular.

The phone’s display — a 4.7-inch touch panel with a 1920×1080 resolution and a density of 468-pixels-per-inch — is a stunner. It’s bright and renders colors faithfully, and both text and images are remarkably clear. It’s a bit dim in direct sunlight. Not so dim that it’s unusable, but dim enough to be annoying and make you cup your hand over the screen to see it clearly.

HTC Zoe: Your photo gallery brought to life.

Capturing a moments takes more than one image. That's why the new HTC One includes the HTC UltraPixel Camera. Press the shutter and the HTC One automatically captures up to 20 photos and a 3 second video a picture tha's alive. So your entire photo album becomes a living, breathing gallery.

HTC BoomSound: Sharper, richer, louder.

On the average smartphone, sharing music or a video with friends is a frustating experience. A tiny speaker will tame even the most ferocious track. But the new HTC One's BoomSound changes all that. Dual frontal stereo speakers powered by built-in amplifiers deliver bigger sound with less distortion and more detail.

HTC One Specs:

CPU SPEED

NVIDIA Tegra 3 1.7 GHz, Quad core

PLATFORM ANDROID

Android with HTC Sense

SIM CARD TYPE

microSIM

MEMORY¹

Total storage : 64GB, available capacity varies

RAM:1 GB

NETWORK²

HSPA/WCDMA:

·         850/900/1900//2100 MHz

GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

·         850/900/1800/1900 MHz

GPS

Internal GPS antenna with GLONASS

SENSORS

·         Gyro sensor

·         G-Sensor

·         Digital compass

·         Proximity sensor

·         Ambient light sensor

CONNECTIVITY

·         3.5 mm stereo audio jack

·         NFC capable³

·         Compliant with Bluetooth 4.0

·         Bluetooth with aptX™ enabled

·         Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n

·         DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer

·         micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection (Special cable required for HDMI connection.)

SOUND ENHANCEMENT

Studio-quality sound with Beats Audio built in

CAMERA WITH HTC IMAGESENSE

·         8 megapixel camera with auto focus, LED flash, and BSI sensor (for better low-light captures)

·         F2.0 aperture and 28mm lens

·         1080p HD video recording

·         1.6 megapixel front camera (720p for video recording)

·         Dedicated HTC ImageChip

·         VideoPic: Capture a 6 megapixel photo while shooting HD video at the same time

·         Continuous shooting: One-press continuous shooting captures up to 99 shots

·         Smart Flash: Five levels of flash automatically set by distance to subject

·         Sightseeing mode: Ensures that your camera is always ready for your next great shot

·         Video stabilization: Removes shakiness for smooth, professional videos

·         Slow motion video capture and playback

MULTIMEDIA

Audio supported formats:

·         Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)

·         Recording: .amr

Video supported formats:

·         Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3)

·         Recording: .mp4

BATTERY

Embedded & rechargeable Li-ion Polymer battery

Capacity :2100 mAh

AC ADAPTER

Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

DC output: 5 V and 1 A

The world’s most innovative smartphone

NOKIA LUMIA 920

THE MOST INNOVATIVE LUMIA

Colourful unibody design with Carl Zeiss lens, PureView technology with Optical Image Stabilisation, and a 4.5’’ PureMotion HD+ display.

CAPTURE THE MAGIC

Create Perfect group photos with smart shoot by picking the best expression for each person.

DESIGNED TO WOW

Show off with vibrant colours, a one-piece polycarbonate body, and ceramic zirconium camera detailing and side keys.

Sleek unibody design with built-in wireless charging means you don't have to plug your Lumia 920 in to charge it. Just put it on a wireless charger and you’re good to go.

At a glance

• 8.7 MP PureView megapixels
  Main camera sensor
• Nokia PureView 
  Camera
• 4.5 ''
  Display size
• Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4
  Processor name
• 10.8 h
  Talk time (3G)
• 460 h
  Standby time (3G)
• 74 h
  Music playback time
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Meet the BLACKBERRY Z10

Introducing a completely new way to use your smartphone. A new experience where features and apps work together seamlessly and share your train of thought to help you complete tasks faster and with ease.

BlackBerry Z10: Performance

All of these apps require large amounts of memory and that’s where the specs list comes in. Under the hood you’ll find a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, which may not sound like much but it’s actually on par with Sony’s flagship Xperia Z and most of the Nokia Lumia range, making the handset pretty zippy.
You also get a very impressive 2GB of RAM, something which at present is limited to high-end Android tablets. Hidden inside you’ll  find a 4G antenna which means you’ll be able to use the current 4GEE service from EE and also any upcoming 4G networks. NFC comes as standard as well letting you add BBM contacts and send images.

There's also a Micro HDMI which means you’ll be able to throw the latest HD films and TV shows from BB World straight up onto your HDTV.

BlackBerry Z10: Camera

BlackBerry claims to have paid as much attention to the camera with the Z10 sporting an 8MP snapper on the back and a 2MP front-facing camera for video calls.

One of its key features is Time Shift where you can take a picture of a group and then change each face to several seconds back or forward until you’ve got them all with their eyes open (or closed if you’re feeling mean).

The camera itself is reasonable - images are very clear but a little dark and rather oddly, you have to drag and drop where you want to focus making it a less than speedy process.

BlackBerry Z10 Specs:

• 1.5GHz dual-core CPU
• 2GB RAM
• LTE, HSPDA, EDGE, GPRS
• 4.2-inch 1280 x 768, 356 ppi, LCD screen
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n dual-band
• Camera, 8MP autofocus. LED Flash
• Front Camera, 2MP, 720p, 30fps.
• Battery: Li-Ion 1800 mAh
• 3.1-inch AMOLED screen
• Biggest battery in a BlackBerry smartphone (according to an official video, but size not confirmed)
• Physical QWERTY keyboard
• Glass weave body for strength and weight reduction.

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How much power Samsung Galaxy S4 have?

Fast, faster, Samsung Galaxy S4: benchmark

Although Samsung Galaxy S4 itself with the strong emphasis on functionality and practicality, it is of course secretly anyway nice to know how fast the device is. And the first tentative tests show that it is fast. Incredibly fast. The fastest, actually.

--The table is taken from the database of the Geekbench benchmark, a test that measures how fast the processor and the memory of a device. The advantage is that the Geekbench test a cross-platform test, where many other tests – Quadrant, AnTuTu – limited to the Android operating system. Or in other words: if we know how fast the Galaxy S4 is compared to the iPhone 5.

The tested Galaxy S4 is of the same type that later in our country the shelves: with Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon processor 600.

Starting a Production of New iPhone?

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Apple is planning to start production of a new iPhone synonymous in size and shape to its latest version in the second quarter of the year.

Apple iPhone 5

The business daily, summoning persons informed with the device's production, mentioned the newest model of the smartphone could be ready for a summer launch, but the newspaper also said that Apple declined to give comments on that matter.
The Journal stated that in the meantime Apple was continuing to work with its Asian partners on a cheaper version of the iPhone that could be launched as early as the second half of this year.
The iPhone 5 proceeded on sale at the end of September in the United States and in nine other countries.
In just three days, more than five million of the devices were sold which was higher than the previous model but seems falling inadequate of some analysts' expectations.