Tag: Smartphones

Among top-level smartphones there is a new device : Sony Xperia X with 5″ curved TRILUMINOS multitouch screen with Full HD 1080p resolution and 23 MP camera. In it following are built in : 4-cores processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards with 200 GB max capacity and 2 Nano SIM cards slots. It supports 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE+LTE-A Cat. 9 networks; GLONASS and GPS+A-GPS satellite navigation; and in it orientation and acceleration sensor and fingerprints scanner are built in.

In Sony Xperia X Performance two very good for smartphones cameras are placed : 23 MP main one ( with 1/2.3″ Exmor RS sensor, autofocusing and image stabilization and 24 mm G Lens F2.0 with f/2 diaphragm ) and 13 MP frontal one ( with 1/3″ Exmor RS sensor, image stabilization and 22 mm lens with f/2 aperture ). It supports wireless Wi-Fi Miracast, Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices. On its external panels following are placed : Micro USB port for connection to computer, external devices plugging in and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector, stereo microphone and speaker, as well as power and volume control buttons. Battery charge is 2700 mAh – this is an average value for smartphones; device sizes are 70.4 ( width ) x 143.7 ( height ) x 8.7 ( depth ) mm and mass is 165 g; its body is made from metal.

Package contains : Sony Xperia X Performance smartphone itself, USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is of top-level, it has according functions and price, I personally would not buy such device and would buy instead optimal Windows or Android smartphone + tablet PC + good camera with interchangeable lenses and for smaller sum; but if somebody needs exactly top-level smartphone, then this one quite fits this role.

One of the new devices of Prestigio company is an Android 5.1 smartphone Grace Q5 with 5″ multitouch IPS screen with HD 720 x 1280 pixels resolution, 1 GB of RAM and GPS navigation. In it following are placed : 4-cores processor Spreadtrum SC7731, working on 1.3 GHz frequency, graphical chip Mali-400 MP2, 8 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards with 32 GB max size ( larger ones are, probably, also supported ) and 2 slots for SIM cards. It supports 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ) and 3G networks, without 4G LTE support; it has GPS+A-GPS satellite navigation and orientation and acceleration sensor.

Prestigio Grace Q5 has 2 good for smartphones cameras : 8 MP main one with flash and 5 MP frontal one; it supports wireless Bluetooth and Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n ) connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On external panels it has : USB port for connection to computer and bettery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector, power and volume control buttons and microphone and speaker. Li-pol accumulator capacity is 3200 mAh – this is a good parameter for smartphones; device’s sizes are 70.9 ( width ) x 142.5 ( height ) x 8.3 ( depth ) mm and mass is 150 g.

Package contains : Prestigio Grace Q5 smartphone itself, USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is good : with large IPS screen, powerful system, good cameras and capacitive battery, its price is around 100 USD, which is quite adequate for its functions. There is need to note, that for smaller sum there is ability to buy less functional Android and Windows smartphones.

Company Samsung presented new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones with 5.1″ and 5.5″ multi touch AMOLED screens with 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, OS Android 6.0 and metallic body. In them following are built-in : 8-cores processor, 4 GB of RAM, 32 or 64 GB of built-in memory ( depending on modification ) with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards with 200 GB max capacity and 2 SIM cards slots ( one of them is combined with flash card slot ). Smartphones can work in 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE networks; GPS satellite navigation and lighting, proximity and Hall sensors, gyroscope, compass, barometer and finger prints scanner are added to them.

In Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge two good for smartphones cameras are placed : 12 MP main one with LED flash and 5 MP frontal one with light-strong f/1.7 lenses; they support wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n/ac ), Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices. On their external panels following can be found : Micro USB port for connection to computer, external devices plugging in and battery charging; 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector, speaker and microphone and buttons for powering and volume control. Devices’ body is made from metal and glass, screen’s glass is tough and their bodies are water and dust proof; Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge sizes are 69.6 ( width ) x 142.4 ( height ) x 7.9 ( depth ) mm and 72.6 ( width ) x 150.9 ( height ) x 7.7 ( depth ) mm and masses are 152 and 157 g. Their batteries capacities are : 3000 and 3600 mAh, with remote charging support, these are good parameters for smartphones.

Package contains : Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge smartphone itself, USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphones are great : with large screen, powerful system, tough body and good cameras; currently they are available for pre-order and will show up in shops at 11 March of this year; taking into account their characteristics, there is ability to anticipate very high price on them : its is quite possible, that it is better to buy quality Android or Windows smartphone with not so advanced characteristics and good tablet PC or camera with interchangeable lenses, or them both, maybe even cheaper.

Chinese company KENEKSI introduced new Android 5.1 smartphone Helios with 5.5″ multitouch IPS screen with HD 720 × 1280 pixels resolution, metallic body and tough glass. In it following are built-in : 4-cores processor Media Tek MT6735 MP, working on 1 GHz frequency, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards and 2 SIM cards slots. It supports 2G ( GSM 900 and 1800 ), 3G and 4G LTE networks and GPS + A-GPS satellite navigation, in it lighting, proximity and acceleration and gravitation sensors and fingerprints scanner are built-in.

In KENEKSI Helios two average for smartphones cameras are placed : 8 MP main one with autofocusing and flash and 2 MP frontal one; it supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 4.0 connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On its external panels following can be found : Micro USB port for connection with computer and battery charging, 1/8 mini jack headsets and headphones connector, microphone and speaker, flashlight and power and volume control buttons. Smartphone supports FM radio broadcasts receiving; its body is made from metal, its sizes are 152.9 ( height ) × 77.4 ( width ) × 7.6 ( depth ) mm and mass is 153 g; it is supplied in 2 colors variants : black and gold. Li-ion battery capacity is 2650 mAh : this is enough for 300 hours in stand-by mode and 13 hours of talking, these are average values for smartphones.

Package contains : KENEKSI Helios smartphone itself, USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is good and is notable with its large screen, metallic body and tough glass in a first place, its other characteristics are also good, and with 120 USD price this is a very good and competitive device, which can occupy first places among other Android and Windows smartphones in value/price ratio respect.

Company HTC presented new top-level smartphone One M9s with 5″ multitouch screen with Full HD 1080p resolution and tough glass, 13 MP main camera with HDR and 8-cores 64-bits processor MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795, under OS Android 5.0 operation. In it following are built-in : graphical chip PowerVR G6200, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via flash memory cards with 2 TB max capacity and 1 Nano SIM cards slot. Smartphone can work in 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE networks; it has support of GLONASS, GPS ( +A-GPS ) and BDS satellite navigation systems and lighting, proximity, acceleration and gravity and magnetic field sensors with gyroscope and compass.

In HTC One M9s two good for smartphones cameras are placed : 13 MP main one with HDR support, double LED flash and 28 mm lens with f/2 diaphragm, optical image stabilization ( OIS ) and autofocusing and 4 MP frontal one with HDR, 27 mm lens with f/2 diaphragm and 1/3″ sensor. It supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct and hotspot ), Bluetooth 4.1 ( A2DP and apt-X ) and NFC connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices; device can receive FM radio signal. On its external panels following can be found : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headset and headphones connector, microphone and speaker and power and volume control buttons. Charge of built-in Li-pol battery equals to 2840 mAh – this is an average value for smartphones; device’s body is made from metal. Its sizes are 69.7 ( width ) x 144.6 ( height ) x 9.61 ( depth ) mm and mass is 158 g.

Package contains : smartphone HTC One M9s itself, USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. It costs around 400 – 450 USD, from one side this an adequate price for its functions, from the other : there is ability to buy Windows or Android smartphone not so oriented on photos and videos making ( because smartphones cameras will not give high quality photos and videos due to small sensors and lenses ) with similar characteristics and good novice or entry-level professional camera with interchangeable lenses and receive much better photo and video quality with all smartphones functions.

Company LG at the beginning of year released a couple of new smartphones, among them there is K4 K130E – 4.5″ multitouch Android 5.1 smartphone with 4G, 4-cores processor MediaTek MT6735M, working on 1 GHz frequency, 1 GB of RAM and 5 MP main camera. Judging by photos, screen has good angles of view and IPS, AMOLED or other quality matrix is used; its resolution is 854 x 480 pixels; in device following are also built in : 8 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via flash memory cards with 32 GB max capacity ( larger are, probably, also supported ) and 2 Micro SIM cards slots. Smartphone can work in 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE networks; it has A-GPS satellite navigation system and gravity sensor.

In LG K4 K130E two relatively good for smartphones cameras are placed : 5 MP main one with LED flash and 2 MP frontal one; it supports wireless 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 its external panels following can be found : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection with computer and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack connector for headset and headphones, microphone and speaker and power and volume control buttons. Device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 131.9 ( height ) x 66.7 ( width ) x 8.9 ( depth ) mm and mass is 120 g; battery charge is 1940 mAh – this is not big value for smartphones; device is released in 2 color variants : blue indigo and white.

Package contains : LG K4 K130E smartphone itself, USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is good : with large screen, powerful system, relatively good for mobile devices cameras and 4G LTE support; its minus is only weak battery. There is need to wait for device to appear in shops and there’ll be an ability to say what competition it can make to other simillar Android and Windows smartphones.

Company ZTE recently released new not pricey Android 4.4 smartphone Blade Q Lux 3G with 4.5″ multitouch IPS screen with 480 x 854 pixels resolution, 2-cores processor MediaTek MT6572M with 1 GHz frequency and 512 MB of RAM, which costs around 60 USD. In it also are built-in : 4 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards with 32 GB max capacity ( larger are, probably, also supported ) and 2 Micro SIM cards slots. Smartphone can work in 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ) and 3G networks, without 4G LTE support; it supports GPS satellite navigation system and proximity, lighting and acceleration sensors.

In ZTE Blade Q Lux 3G two not bad for smartphones of such price cameras are placed : 8 MP main one with LED flash and autofocusing and 2 MP frontal one; it supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 3.0 ( +EDR, +A2DP ) for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On its external panels following are placed : Micro USB port for connection with computer and Li-ion battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headset connector, microphone and speaker and power and volume control buttons. Battery charge is 2200 mAh, which is enough for 16 hours of talking or 308 hours of stand-by time; its body is made from plastic, its sizes are 67.5 ( width ) x 134.5 ( height ) x 10.3 ( depth ) mm and mass is 144 g.

Package contains : ZTE Blade Q Lux 3G smartphone itself, recharger, USB cable, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. For its price – this is a good smartphone, for approximately the same amount of money there is ability to buy entry-level Windows Microsoft Lumia smartphones and Android or Windows tablet PCs with larger screens, powerful systems and ability to be used as phone. So, among them there is need to chose, based on personal taste and convenience of use.

One of the mobile novelties of the end of 2015 year – beginning of 2016 is an Android 5.1 smartphone Philips Xenium V377 with 5″ multitouch IPS screen with Full HD 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, 5000 mAh battery ( which is very good for smartphones ) and 5 MP main camera. In it are also built in : 4-cores processor MediaTek MT6580, working on 1.3 GHz frequency, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD and Micro SDHC flash memory cards with 32 GB max size ( larger, probably, are also supported ) and 2 Micro SIM cards slots. Smartphone can work in 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ) and 3G networks, without 4G LTE support; it has GLONASS, GPS and A-GPS satellite navigation systems.

In Philips Xenium V377 two cameras are placed : 5 MP main one ( which is average for smartphones ) and 2 MP frontal one; it supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 4.0 connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On its outer panels following are placed : USB port ( for connection with computer and battery charging ), 1/8″ mini jack headset connector, microphone and speaker and volume control and power buttons. Battery charge is 5000 mAh, which is very good for smartphones, it is enough for 29 hours of speaking and 1152 hours of stand-by mode; device’s body is made from plastics, its sizes are 74 ( width ) x 145 ( height ) x 10.9 ( depth ) mm and mass is 188.5 g.

Package contains : Philips Xenium V377 smartphone itself, USB cable, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is good : with high-capacity battery, large 5″ IPS screen, powerful system and good enough for smartphones cameras, wherein its price is around 130 USD; for smaller sum there is ability to buy similar Windows and Android smartphones and the same way for smaller sum there is ability to buy Windows or Android tablet PCs with larger screen, powerful system and ability to be used as phone. So, here choice is between device’s compactness and battery size between similar smartphones.

Company LG recently released new smartphone with slightly strange name K10 K410, with 5.3″ multitouch IPS screen with HD 1280 × 720 pixels resolution, 8 MP main camera, 4-cores processor, working on 1.3 GHz frequency, and 1 GB of RAM. In it also following are built in : 16 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via flash memory cards with 32 GB max capacity ( larger cards are, probably, also supported ), 2 SIM cards slots and GPS and A-GPS satellite navigation. Smartphone supports 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ) and 3G networks, without 4G support.

In LG K10 K410 two relatively good for smartphones cameras are placed : 8 MP main one and 5 MP frontal one with support of photos and videos recording via hands gestures; it supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct ) and Bluetooth 4.1 LE connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On its external panels following are placed : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection with computer and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headset connector and microphone and speaker. Device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 74.8 ( width ) x 146.6 ( height ) x 8.8 ( depth ) mm and mass is 140 g; smartphone is released in 2 colors variants : blue indigo and white; battery charge is 2300 mAh, which is not much for smartphones.

Package contains : LG K10 K410 smartphone itself, USB cable, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. All in all smartphone is good, its price is around 200 USD, mainly it is due to functional for smartphones cameras, large screen and powerful system. There is need to note, that there is ability to buy smartphones with simillar characteristics, but not so advanced cameras for much smaller price; and for smaller price there is ability to buy Windows and Android tablet PCs with ability to be used as phone, larger screens and powerful system.

One of the novelties among Android 5.0 smartphones is ZTE Blade GF3 – device with 4-cores processor Spreadtrum 7731G, working on 1.2 GHz frequency, 8 MP camera and 70 – 80 USD price. In device following are also built-in : 4.5″ multitouch LCD screen with 480 x 854 pixels resolution, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via flash cards with 32 GB max capacity ( larger cards are, probably, also supported ) and 2 Micro SIM cards slots. Smartphone can work in 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ) and 3G networks, without support of 4G LTE; it has only GPS satellite navigation and proximity, acceleration and lighting sensors.

In ZTE Blade GF3 two relatively good for mobile devices cameras are placed : 8 MP main one with autofocusing and flash and 2 MP frontal one; smartphone supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 2.1 ( +EDR ) connections for remote data transfers without support of NFC. On its external panels following can be found : Micro USB port for connection to computer and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headset connector, microphone and speaker and power on and volume control buttons. Battery charge is 1850 mAh, which is not much for smartphones; device’s body is made from plastic; its sizes are 133.9 ( height ) x 67.5 ( width ) x 9.4 ( depth ) mm and mass is 155 g.

Package contains : ZTE Blade GF3 smartphone itself, USB cable, recharger, headset, warranty card and user’s guide. Smartphone is good : with powerful system, 8 MP camera and adequate price for its functions; manufacturer does not tell which matrix is used for screen, but, judging by angles of view on screenshots, this is not TN, maybe, it is IPS or OLED; so, before purchase there is need to look on angles of view and colors reproduction quality. Also, there is need to say, that for approximately the same price there is ability to buy Windows or Android smartphoes, in which for sure IPS screens are used.