Difference between Intex Aqua 5.0 and Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500

Currently in Indian cell phone market there are quiet a few five inch smartphones released from the Indian brands. The list includes iBall Andi 5C, Zync Cloud Z5, Micromax Canvas II A110, Intex Aqua 5.0 and Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500. All the listed smartphones at a top level have similar features and come with more or less similar price.
Out of this list here is a quick comparison on the features and specifications of the two Indian made 5 inch Android smartphones the Aqua 5.0 from Intex and the Stellar Horizon MI 500 from Spice Mobility which were released in the last quarter of 2012.
Both the dual-sim handsets which can also be called as Phablets fall in the low cost mobile phone category.
With the name of Intex Aqua one may perhaps get a doubt whether the smartphone is waterproof or not, but the Intex’s Aqua series is just a brand name and the cell phone released under this label until now are not water resistant.
On the other hand Spice Stellar series have a special feature, all the Stellar smartphones comes with Pre-installed NETQIN antivirus software to prevent any malware attacks.
Below is the brief comparison between Intex Aqua 5.0 vs Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500.

System:
Aqua 5.0 and Stellar Mi 500 smartphones are running on Android 4.0 Icecream sandwich operating system. Both the devices are powered by 1GHz dual-core processor for better performance throughput. But the RAM size of 512MB would fall short for such huge phones with 2 cpu cores in it. 1GB RAM would have certainly helped for any future android upgrades or perhaps helped with reliable performance while playing high graphics games. But given the fact that these phones fall in low cost section so expecting more than this would not be fair.
The user accessible internal memory capacity on both the handsets is 2GB. The memory can be expanded upto 32GB capacity using the microSD card slot. Intex Aqua 5.0 may come with a 4GB external memory card as complimentary but this is not 100% sure. Both the smartphones have dual sim slots which supports 3G WCDMA and GSM network.

Display:
The highlighted feature of Aqua 5.0 and Stellar Horizon Mi-500 is its huge 5″ capacitive touchscreen display. But for such screen size the resolution of 480 x 800 pixels would be less. Also there is no scratch resistant or IPS technology on both the displays which wouldn’t give a better viewing experience from all the angles.

Camera & Battery:
Both the handsets features 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash at the back. But the camera doesn’t support HD recording.
Aqua 5.0 has a 1.3MP front camera and a 2000mAH removable battery which would be sufficient for 1 day on normal usage where as Spice Stellar Horizon has a VGA front camera for video calling and a powerful battery of capacity 2400mAH.
In the connectivity section both the devices support 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi, USB and Bluetooth.

Price:
Price of Intex Aqua 5.0 in India is around Rs 9700 and price of Spice Stellar Horizon Mi500 is around Rs 11500. Both the smartphones are released in India and available in the leading stores. One can even buy them from the online retail stores.

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Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X

HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 920 are currently the top two WP8 smartphones released this year. Both the handsets are powerful, beautiful and are built for different audience. HTC 8X is a thinner and slick device where as Lumia 920 is bit thicker and wider device. Below is the brief comparison of the features of both the handsets which can be helpful for the people who are bit confused on which one to buy.

Os:
HTC Windows 8X and Lumia 920 are running on the latest Windows Phone 8 Os from the Microsoft. WP8 is the second generation of the WP Os as the apps running on the WP 7. X are not compatible with the WP8 and vice versa. Major advantages of WP8 Os is it supports multicore Cpu’s, high resolution displays, microSD support, security components, NFC capability where you can transfer the data not only with a WP device but even with a Windows 8 desktop or tablet.

System:
As the WP8 supports multitasking, both the devices are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon dual core 1.5Ghz processors. Which means more or less they perform with same speed. Integrated with 1GB RAM which would be sufficient to open multiple apps at a time. Both the handsets has Adreno 225 as the GPU. Windows Phone 8X has 16GB in-built memory and Lumia 920 has the double i.e, 32GB internal storage. Both the handsets doesn’t have the microSD card slot for memory expansion.

Display:
The 8X has a 4.3 inch Super LCD2 touchscreen with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution where as Lumia 920 has a bit longer screen size of 4.7 inch TFT LCD type display with 1280 x 768 pixel resolution which makes it a wider phone compared to the HTC 8X. Display’s of both the devices are protected from Gorilla Glass for scratch and damage resistance.

Camera:
Both the handsets feature an 8MP rear camera with 1080p video recording. HTC 8X has a single LED flash with touch focus where as the Lumia 920 has a dula led flash with auto focus. Nokia’s PureView technology is used in Lumia 920 camera which gives an extra edge over anyother smartphone.
HTC 8X has a 2.1MP front facing camera and Lumia 920 has a 1.3MP camera at the front for video chatting.

More:
HTC 8X has comparatively a lower capacity battery of 1800mAH than Lumia 920 which has a 2000mAH battery. The 8X supports beats audio which can be an advantage compared to the Lumia 920 which has no exclusive technology in the Music section. Both the devices are integrated with GPS for navigation, supports NFC, Bluetooth v3.1, USB 2.0, 3G & 2G and Wifi in the connectivity section.

Looking at the above mentioned specs and features one can decide wisely which one to go. For me both the handsets looks almost the same but somewhere Nokia Lumia 920 wins the comparision, be it in looks or in the camera.
HTC Windows Phone 8X is released in India and cost around Rs 35000, Nokia Lumia 920 is available in some markets but it is scheduled to be released in India perhaps in Jan 2013 and the expected price of the handset would be around Rs 32000.

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Nokia Lumia 620 a WP8 budget smartphone unveiled

Lumia 620 is an affordable Windows Phone 8 based smartphone from Nokia. Beautifully designed Lumia 620 is priced at $249 only (around Rs 13k).
The device being the third WP8 smartphone from the Finnish handset maker has a decent spec and is most probably targeted for the youths. According to Nokia, Lumia 620 will be available by Q1 of 2013.

Nokia Lumia 620 is powered by 1GHz dual core snapdragon S4 processor from Qualcomm with a 512MB RAM sitting beneath the 3.8inch clearblack WVGA LCD touchscreen display. The phone is complimented with an 8GB of internal memory which can be expanded upto 64GB using the microsd card. In the connectivity section the Lumia 620 supports WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth, GPS and microUSB. Battery of capacity 1300mAH gives the phone 14.6 hours of talktime and 330 hours of stand by time which is quite impressive. Lumia 620 is integrated with two cameras with 5.0MP at the rear and VGA in the front.

Features and Specifications of Nokia Lumia 620
– 1 GHz dual-core S4 processor
– 512 MB RAM
– 3.8 Inch wvga LCD display with 800 x 480 resolution
– Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 Os
– 8GB Phone memory
– MicroSD card slot expandable upto 64GB
– 5 MP rear with HD recording and LED flash
– VGA front camera for video calls
– Wi-Fi802.11 a/b/g/n, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, microUSB

– 1300 mAh battery capacity
– Price of Nokia Lumia 620 is $249 excluding the taxes
– Nokia Lumia 620 will be available in globally in the early 2013

Apart from Lumia 620 the other two WP8 smartphones from Nokia are Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 which are expected to be released in the Indian market some time soon in this month.

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Fed up of Spam SMS or Calls? India Against Spam is the solution

I registered my phone number to “Do Not Disturb” but this service only stops the unwanted spam calls from the telemarketing guys and not there sms’s. Even till today I get the spam messages mostly from the Real estate or insurance guys. To get rid of these I searched and found an interesting android app for my HTC One X.
India Against Spam is an Android app which reports the spam sms/calls which is also termed as Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) to the concerned authority. This app is freely available on the Google Play store.
Whenever a spam sms/call has disturbed you all you need to do is just open this app and it automatically filters the spam numbers from others and then you need to select the spam sms/call from the list and send it. The message will be sent to the TRAI’s toll free number 1909 and a complaint will be registered against the spammers. There after you will be free from spam messages or calls. The app is very simple to use and is less than 1MB in size.

If you don’t need this app and wish to block the spammers then you need to follow the TRAI’s facitlity to lodge the complaint which is little complicated. You have to send an SMS to 1909 in the following format “COMP TEL NO XXXXXXXXXX; dd/mm/yy; Time in hh:mm; short description of Unsolicited Commercial Communication” where XXXXXXXXXX is the phone number or header of the SMS, from which the unsolicited commercial communication originated, for each such unsolicited communication. If you install the app then the above mentioned complex job will be taken care by the app itself.
This app also allows one to register or deregister there number to Do Not Disturb service. You can download the app from here or just type “India Against Spam” in the google play store and download.

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Get to know what is Microsoft Surface in Brief

The below article contains the information of the latest devices in the Tablet Market the Microsoft Surface RT and the Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet Computers.

On June 18th 2012 in Los Angeles, Microsoft unveiled its two new hardware devices named as SurfaceTM RT and SurfaceTM Pro running on the latest and beautiful metro tiles packed Windows 8 Operating System. The device has a dual identity, its a tablet as well as a computer.
SurfaceTM is a series name given to the Microsoft branded tablets. All the future MS tablets will be named under the Surface series. Microsoft designed and branded these tablets but the actual manufacturing is done by some other company.

As published earlier the Microsoft’s Windows 8 Os comes in three editions – Windows RT (or Windows Runtime) which is based on ARM architecture, Windows 8 Pro which is based on x86 Intel i5 chipset and Windows 8 Enterprise similar to Windows 8 Pro but with more reliability and targeted only for the serious business purpose.
Surface and Surface Pro tablets come with a Convertible Form Factor meaning the tablets can be used with or without physical Keyboard. The devices have an in built kick-stand for better viewing experience.
Between the two the Intel based Surface Pro is stronger as it is packed with some extra features like more memory, Full HD display, more battery power and more apps available in the market. This could be the replacement for all the models of Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Both the devices have a 10.6inch HD display with multitouch support (5-point digitizer). Infact the Surface Pro has a full HD display with 1080pixels where as the RT version comes with the 720pixel HD display. RT edition is lighter (676grams) and thinner (9.33mm), the Pro edition is little heavier (903grams) and thicker (13.5mm). Both the tablets have two cameras (front and rear) and come with a configurable memory models. Surface Pro comes with 64GB/128GB internal memory and Surface RT comes with 32GB/64GB of memory. Memory can be expanded using the microSD card slot on both the devices. It is said that the tablets doesn’t support LTE (4G Network) but this is yet to be confirmed.
Currently there is no details regarding the price or the availability. But looking at their features (and internet sources) the Surface RT and Surface Pro tablet can be priced anywhere between $450 – $600 and $600 – $700 respectively and will be released in three months from now.

Specifications of Surface RT:
– Chipset: ARM based NVIDIA Tegra CPU
– Os: Windows 8 RT edition
– Memory: 32GB and 64GB model
– Display: 10.6” ClearType HD display with 720 pixels
– Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), microSD, USB2.0, Micro HDMI port, 2×2 MIMO antennae
– Software: Office 15 apps, Touch Cover, Type Cover
– Weight: 676grams
– Thin: 9.3mm
– Power: 31.5 Watt Hour
– Accessories: VaporMg Case & Stand

Specifications of Surface Pro:
– Chipset: Intel x86 i5 based Dual-Core processor
– Os: Windows 8 Pro edition
– Memory: 64GB and 128GB model
– Weight: 903g
– Thin: 13.5mm
– Display: 10.6” ClearType Full HD display with 1080 pixels
– Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), microSDXC, USB3.0, Micro Display port, 2×2 MIMO antennae
– Power: 42 Watt Hour
– Software: Office 15 apps, Touch Cover, Type Cover
– Accessories: VaporMg Case & Stand

Official Promotional Video