Tag: Smartphones

Among unusual mobile devices there is a novelty appeared : LG X View LGK500DS – Android 6.0 smartphone with 2 multi-touch In-Cell Touch displays ( 4.93″ – main with HD 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, and 1.76″ – additional with 520 x 80 pixels resolution ), 2 GB of RAM, 4G LTE and 13 MP main camera for 250 USD. It also has : 4-cores processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, working on 1.2 GHz frequency, graphical chip Adreno 306, 16 GB of on-board memory, Micro SD flash cards bay with 2 TB max size ( combined with port for second SIM card ) and 2 SIM cards slots. Smartphone can work in networks 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G ( HSPA+ 42Mbps, B1, B2, B5 and B8 ) and 4G LTE ( CSFB B3, B7, B20 and B38 ) and supports GPS+A-GPS satellite navigation.

LG X View LGK500DS has 2 good for smartphones cameras : 13 MP main one and 8 MP frontal one with virtual flash, for which main screen acts like a flash. It supports wireless connections Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n, +Direct ) and Bluetooth 4.1 for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On external panels of mobile device following can be found : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headphones and headsets connector, microphone and speaker, as well as power and volume control buttons. Battery charge is a 2300 mAh, which is a weak value for smartphones, device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 71.8 ( width ) x 142.6 ( height ) x 7.1 ( depth ) mm and mass is 120 g.

Package with LG X View LGK500DS contains : USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide; it is supplied in 4 color variants : white, black, pink and gold. All in all, smartphone has average characteristics for such price : it has large main screen, powerful system with 2 GB of RAM, instead of 1, as many close mobile devices have, support of 4G LTE and good cameras. There is need to note, that battery charge is quite small and there is ability to buy Windows and Android smartphones of LG and other manufacturers production with close characteristics for much smaller price.

Company LG announced its new Android 6.0 smartphone Stylus II K520 with 5.7″ IPS multitouch screen with HD 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, 4G LTE, 1.5 GB of RAM, 4-cores processor, working on 1.2 GHz frequency, and 13 MP main camera. Mobile device also has : 16 GB of on-board memory, flash cards bay with 32 GB max capacity and almost for sure present support of larger memory modules and 1 slot for Nano SIM cards. Smartphone can work in networks 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G ( HSPA ) and 4G LTE ( +LTE-A Cat. 4 ) and supports satellite navigation GLONASS and GPS+A-GPS.

LG Stylus II K520 has 2 good for portable devices cameras : 13 MP main one with autofocusing and 8 MP frontal one; they both can record Full HD 1080p video with 30 frames/s rate. Smartphone supports wireless connections Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n ), Bluetooth 4.1 ( +A2DP ), DLNA and NFC for remote communications with other devices and data transfers. On its external panels there are : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector, as well as volume control and power buttons and microphone and speaker. Its battery capacity is a 3000 mAh – which is a good value for mobile phones, its body sizes are 155 ( height ) х 79.6 ( width ) х 7.4 ( depth ) mm and mass is 145 g, judging by its view, it is made from metal.

Package with LG Stylus II K520 contains : stylus, USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. All in all, smartphone is quite good : with large IPS screen, powerful system, good cameras, stylus, wireless connections support and satellite navigation, as well as capacitive battery; there is also wish for second SIM cards slot for full functions spectrum. Faster of all, LG will not set high price for this device, when it’ll appear in shops, so, when one is being chosen, there is ability to look on this device or Windows or Android portable devices of this or other manufacturers.

Xiaomi acts big and releases Android 6.0 smartphone Mi Max with 6.44″ IPS screen with Full HD 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and tough Corning Gorilla Glass 4, 4G LTE, 16 MP main camera and 4850 mAh battery. From other modules it has : 8-cores processor Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 or 6-cores Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650, depending on modification; 3 or 4 GB of RAM; graphical chip Adreno 510; 32, 64 or 128 GB of on-board memory, also depending on modification; bay for Micro SD flash cards with 200 GB max size; and 2 Nano SIM cards slots. Smartphone can work in 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 and CDMA 800 and 1900 ), 3G ( HSDPA 850, 900, 1900 and 2100, CDMA 2000, 1xEV-DO and TD-SCDMA ) and 4G LTE ( 2100, 1800, 2600, 1900, 2300 and 2500 ) networks, supports GLONASS, GPS+A-GPS and BDS satellite navigation and contains acceleration and proximity sensors, gyroscope, electronic compass and fingerprints scanner.

Xiaomi Mi Max has 2 very good for smartphones cameras : 16 MP frontal one with autofocusing, HDR and double LED flash, as well as 5 MP frontal one; it supports Full HD 1080p and HD 720p video recording with frame rate up to 120 per second. Smartphone can establish wireless connections Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual-Band, Direct, DLNA and Hotspot ), Bluetooth 4.2 ( A2DP and LE ) and NFC for remote data transfers and communications with other devices; also it can interact via infrared port. On its external panels there is ability to find : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer, battery charging and external devices plugging in via OTG and USB Host; 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector; microphone and speaker; as well as power and volume control buttons. Xiaomi Mi Max works on MIUI 8 platform, based on Android 6.0 operating system, there is ability to acquire Android applications for it in Google Play, Yandex.Store and other shops.

Mobile device’s sizes are 173.1 ( height ) x 88.3 ( width ) x 7.5 ( depth ) mm and mass is 203 g; its body is made from metal and battery charge is 4850 mAh, which is a good value for smartphones. Package with Xiaomi Mi Max contains : USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is very good : having large IPS screen, operating system Android 6.0, 4G LTE, high-level cameras, powerful system and capacitive battery; it should appear in shops in May of this year, its cost will be according, but, taking into account company Xiaomi prices policy, there is ability to anticipate, that it’ll be one of the smallest among similar to it smartphones.

Company HTC announced its new top-level smartphone HTC 10 under OS Android 6.0 operation, with 5.2″ Super LCD 5 screen with Wide Quad HD resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels and tough Gorilla Glass, 4 GB of RAM, 4G LTE, 12 MP main camera ( +4K video ) and 3000 mAh battery. It also has : 64-bits 4-cores processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, working on 2.2 GHz frequency, 32 GB of on-board memory, Micro SD flash cards bay with 2 TB max size and 1 Nano SIM cards slot. Smartphone can work in 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE networks, supports satellite navigation GLONASS, GPS+A-GPS and Beidou and contains lighting, proximity, acceleration and magnetic fields sensors, gyroscope, as well as fingerprints scanner and Sensor Hub for fitness applications.

HTC 10 has 2 good for smartphones cameras : main one with 12 MP BSI sensor, autofocusing, optical image stabilization ( OIS ), f/1.8 aperture, 26 mm focal length with 80 degrees field of view and support of HDR, RAW ( 12 bits ) format images saving and 4K video recording. As well as 5 MP frontal one also with BSI sensor, autofocusing, f/1.8 aperture, 23 mm focal length ( FOV is 86 degrees ) and support of HDR and Full HD 1080p video recording. On external panels of HTC 10 there are : USB 3.1 connector ( top-level smartphone, indeed ) for connection to computer and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector, microphone and speaker, volume control and power buttons, as well as Display Port for connection of stand-alone monitors. Smartphone supports wireless connections Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac ), Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC for remote communications with other devices and data transfers. Battery charge of HTC 10 is equal to 3000 mAh, which is a good value for smartphones, it is enough for 19 days in stand-by mode or 27 hours of talking; its body sizes are 145.9 ( height ) x 71.9 ( width ) x 3-9 ( depth ) mm and mass is 161 g.

Package with HTC 10 contains : USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is great in most characteristics : with very powerful system, very good cameras with 4K video recording support, 4G LTE, satellite navigation GLONASS, GPS+A-GPS and Beidou, USB 3.1 and all modern wireless connections standards. There is ability to anticipate, that its price will be according. From its minuses there is only ability to note only 1 slot for SIM cards and not the biggest battery capacity. If such top-level characteristics are not needed, then there is ability to buy much cheaper optimal Windows or Android smartphone + tablet PC + good photo camera, wherein receiving better functionality and more devices.

Company Xiaomi released its new device Redmi 3 Pro – Android 5.1 smartphone with 5″ multitouch IPS screen with HD 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, 8-cores processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2, 3 GB of RAM, 4G LTE and 4100 mAh battery for approximately 220 USD. It also has : graphical chip Adreno 405, 32 GB of on-board memory, connector for flash cards with 128 GB max capacity ( it is combined with second bay for SIM cards ) and slots for Micro SIM and Nano SIM cards. Smartphone can work in 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE ( LTE-A, EV-DO Rev. A ) networks and has satellite navigation GLONASS, GPS+A-GPS and BeiDou, as well as proximity, acceleration, gravitation and lighting sensors, gyroscope, compass and fingerprints scanner.

Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro has 2 good for smartphones cameras : 13 MP main one with flash and autofocusing and 5 MP frontal one with fixed focus; it supports wireless connections Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac ) and Bluetooth 4.1 for remote data transfers and communication with other devices and does not support NFC. On its external panels there are : 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector, Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer and battery charging, microphone and speaker, as well as power and volume control buttons. Battery charge is 4100 mAh, which is a good value for smartphones; device sizes are 69.6 ( width ) x 139.3 ( height ) x 8.5 ( depth ) mm and mass is 144 g.

Package with Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro contains : USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone has great characteristics : large IPS screen, 4G LTE, very powerful system, very capacitive battery, good cameras and modern wireless connections standards, its price is far lower, then similar devices of other manufacturers have. So, it safely can be bought, if such functions are needed; if they are not needed, then there is ability to buy much cheaper optimal Windows or Android smartphone and tablet PC.

Company Huawei brought mirth again and released new Android 5.1 smartphone Honor 4C Pro with 4G LTE, 5″ multitouch IPS screen with HD 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, 13 MP main camera, 2 GB of RAM and satellite navigation GLONASS and GPS+A-GPS for around 180 USD. It also has : 4-cores processor MediaTek MT6735P Cortex A53, graphical chip Mali-T720, 16 GB of on-board memory, Micro SD flash cards connector with 128 GB max capacity and 2 slots for Мicro SIM cards. It can work in 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE ( +LTE-A Cat. 4 ) networks and contains lighting and proximity sensors.

Huawei Honor 4C Pro has 2 good for smartphones cameras : 13 MP main one with autofocusing and flash and 5 MP frontal one. On its external panels there are : 1/8″ mini jack headphones and headsets connector, Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer and battery charging, power and volume control buttons, as well as microphone and speaker. It supports wireless connections Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n, +Direct ) and Bluetooth 4.0 for remote data transfers and communications with other devices and does not support NFC. Battery charge is 4000 mAh, which is a very good value for smartphones; device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 71.8 ( width ) x 143.1 ( height ) x 9.7 ( depth ) mm and mass is 160 g.

Package with Huawei Honor 4C Pro contains : USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is great : it has 4G LTE, large IPS screen, powerfull enough system, very capacitive battery, satellite navigation GLONASS and GPS+A-GPS, modern wireless connections, good cameras and it is not overpriced for its functions. If such functions are not needed, then there is ability to buy much cheaper optimal Windows or Android smartphone and tablet PC.

Company Huawei presented its new powerful Android 6.0 smartphone P9 with 5.2″ multitouch IPS screen with Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, 4G LTE, 4 or 3 GB of RAM, depending on modification, 8-cores 64-bits processor Huawei Kirin 955 with four 2.5 GHz cores A72 and four 1.8 GHz cores A53, 12 MP main camera and 3000 mAh battery. It also has : 64 or 32 GB of on-board memory, flash cards connector, combined with second SIM card slot or independent, and 2 or 1 slots for Nano SIM cards, depending on modification. Smartphone works in networks 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE ( +LTE-A Cat. 6 ) and supports satellite navigation GLONASS, GPS+A-GPS and BeiDou; has acceleration and gravitation, proximity, lighting and Hall sensors, as well as gyroscope, compass and fingerprints scanner.

In Huawei P9 two good for smartphones cameras are placed : 12 MP main one with BSI CMOS sensor, lens with f/2.2 aperture and flash and 8 MP frontal one with f/2.4 diaphragm. On its external panels there are : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headphones and headsets connector, power and volume control buttons, as well as microphone and speaker. Smartphone supports wireless connections Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, +Direct ) and Bluetooth 4.2 ( +BLE ) for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. Device’s body is made from aluminum, its sizes are 70.9 ( width ) x 145 ( height ) x 6.95 ( depth ) mm and mass is 144 g; battery charge is 3000 mAh, which is a good value for smartphones. It is supplied in gold, cream white, pink, gold-gray, titanium and silver color variants.

Package with Huawei P9 contains : USB cable, recharger, 2 headsets, warranty card and user’s guide. All in all, smartphone is great : it has large IPS screen with Full HD resolution, powerful system, good cameras, 4G LTE, modern wireless connections systems, satellite navigation GLONASS, GPS+A-GPS and BeiDou, large amount of sensors and capacitive battery. Its price at the time of appearance in shops will be according, but, knowing prices policy of Huawei, there is ability to say, that device’ll not be overpriced; if such characteristics of smartphone are not needed, then there is ability to buy much cheaper optimal Windows or Android smartphone + tablet PC + good photo camera with interchangeable lenses.

Company Xiaomi presented new top-level Android 6.0 smartphone Mi 4s, in which are placed 5″ multitouch IPS screen with Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, 4G LTE, 3 GB of RAM, 6-cores 64-bits processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 and 13 MP main camera and which costs around 340 USD. It also has : graphical chip Adreno 418, 64 GB of on-board memory, slot for Micro SD flash cards with 128 GB max capacity, combined with second SIM cards connector, and Micro SIM and Nano SIM cards slots themselves. It supports 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G ( WCDMA 850, 900, 1900 and 2100 ) and 4G LTE ( 1800, 2100 and 2600 ) networks and GLONASS, GPS+A-GPS and BeiDou satellite navigation; in it lighting, proximity, Hall and gravitation and acceleration sensors and gyroscope, electronic compass and fingerprints scanner are built-in.

Xiaomi Mi 4s has 2 good for smartphones cameras : 13 MP main one with flash and lens with f/2.0 aperture and 5 elements and 5 MP frontal one with 85 degrees wide-angle lens with f/2.0 aperture, they both support Full HD 1080p video recording. It supports wireless connections Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac ) and Bluetooth 4.1 for remote data transfers and communications with other devices and does not support NFC. On its external panels there are : 1/8″ mini jack headphones and headsets connector, Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer and battery charging, microphone and speaker and power and volume control buttons. Battery charge is 3260 mAh – this is a good value for smartphones; device’s body is made from aluminum, its sizes are 70.8 ( width ) x 139.3 ( height ) x 7.8 ( depth ) mm and mass is 133 g.

Package with Xiaomi Mi 4s includes : USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is great : it supports 4G LTE, satellite navigation GPS+A-GPS and BeiDou, has large IPS screen, powerful system, good cameras, capacitive battery and wide spectrum of wireless connections options; for its functions its price is not hight. If such characteristics are not needed, then there is ability to buy for smaller sum optimal Windows or Android smartphone and tablet PC; also there is ability to acquire with them good photo camera.

Lets look today on smartphone LG K10 K430n, working under Android 6.0 OS operation and having 5.3″ multitouch IPS screen with HD 720 x 1280 pixels resolution, 4G LTE, 13 MP main camera, GLONASS+GPS+A-GPS satellite navigation, 2 GB of RAM and 8-cores processor, working on 1.14 GHz frequency, with price around 250 USD. If also has following modules : graphical chip Adreno 306, 16 GB of on-board memory and ability to use Micro SD flash cards with 32 GB max capacity ( with almost for sure available ability to use larger data storage modules ) and 1 slot for SIM cards. It can work in 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G ( 850, 900, 1900 and 2100 ) and 4G LTE ( 2100, 1800, 2600, 900 and 2300 ) networks.

LG K10 K430n has 2 good for smartphones cameras : 13 MP main one with auto-focusing and flash and 5 MP frontal one. It supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n ), Bluetooth 4.2 LE and NFC connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices. On its external panels there are : 1/8″ mini jack headphones and headsets connector, Micto USB 2.0 port for connection to computer and battery charging, microphone and speaker and power and volume control buttons. Battery charge is 2300 mAh, from one side : this is enough for 400 hours in stand-by mode or 15 hours of talking, but from the other : with intensive use of smartphone it’ll not be enough for long-time work; so, battery is one of its weaknesses. Device’s sizes are 74.8 ( width ) x 146.6 ( height ) x 8.8 ( depth ) mm and mass is 140 g; it is supplied in white and indigo-black color variants.

Package with LG K10 K430n contains : USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. From one side : smartphone has advanced functions and optimal price for them : 4G LTE, large IPS screen, good cameras, GLONASS+A-GPS satellite navigation, very powerful system and full set of wireless connections; from the other : it has weak battery and only 1 SIM cards slot. So, it can be bought, if its advantages outweight its disadvantages for specific tasks; otherwise it is better to look on other Windows and Android smartphones and choose from them appropriate one.

Another one novelty of Lenovo is an Android 5.1 smartphone A3690 with 5″ multitouch IPS screen with HD 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, 4G LTE, satellite navigation GPS+A-GPS, 8 MP main camera and Bluetooth 4.0 for 100 USD. It also has : 4-cores 64-bits processor MediaTek MT6735, working on 1 GHz frequency, graphical chip Mali-T720, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of on-board memory with flash cards slot with 32 GB max capacity ( larger ones almost for sure work too ) and 2 Micro SIM cards slots. It has gravity, proximity and lighting sensors; it can work in 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G ( WCDMA 850, 900, 1900 and 2100 ) and 4G LTE ( 1800, 2100 and 2600 ) networks.

In Lenovo A3690 two good for smartphones cameras are placed : 8 MP main one with flash and lens with f/2.2 aperture and auto-focusing and 2 MP frontal one. On external panels of device there are : 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones output, Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer and battery charging, microphone and speaker, as well as power and volume control buttons. It supports wireless connections Wi-Fi ( 802.11a/b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 4.0 for remote communications with other devices and data transfers and does not support NFC connections. Battery charge is 2300 mAh – this is a low value for smartphones; device’s sizes are 141 ( height ) x 71 ( width ) x 8.8 ( depth ) mm and mass is 140 g.

Package contains : Lenovo A3690 smartphone itself, USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide. From one side : smartphone is good, with 4G LTE, large IPS screen, satellite navigation GPS+A-GPS, good cameras and modern wireless connections standards and optimal price for such functions. From the other : it has quite weak battery and there’ll be need to recharge it often. So, everybody decide on their own, whether its advantages overcome this one weakness; if there is need in more capacitive battery, then there is ability to look on close Windows or Android smartphones with not very different price.