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Here is the list of windows phone 8 based smartphones in which some of them are released in 2012 and some are scheduled to be released in January 2013 in India. Windows Phone 8 smartphone one of the beautiful mobile phone available in the cell phone market today.

1. Nokia Lumia 620

Nokia Lumia 620 is a 3.8 inch WP8 powered smartphone which was recently announced from Nokia in December. The device is running on 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor with 512MB RAM and has 8GB of internal storage. The memory can be expanded upto 64GB with the help of microSD card slot and also the phone comes with a 7GB of Skydrive space.
Lumia 620 not specifically being a successor of Lumia 610 is a whole new product in terms of specs, design and features when compared to Lumia 610. The display screen is designed with a clear black technology for scratch resistance. The phone supports Near Field Communication, Bluetooth 3.0v and Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n. It also has a micro-USB and 3.5mm headset connector. 5MP camera of resolution 2592 x 1936 pixels comes with autofocus and LED flash.
The handset is up for pre orders in UK for $280 (appx Rs 15k) and is yet to be announced in India. It is speculated that Lumia 620 will be released in January 2013 in India.

Features and Specifications of Nokia Lumia 620
– 3.8inch TFT Capacitive touchscreen with ClearBlack technology
– 480×800 resolution with 16million colors and 246ppi density
– 1GHz Snapdragon S4 Krait Dual-Core processor
– Adreno 305 GPU
– 512MB RAM
– 8GB in-built memory
– MicroSD support, expandable upto 64GB
– 5MP rear camera with autofocus and LED FLash
– VGA front camera
– Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass, Ambient Light sensor
– Band supports: Quad band 2G 850/900/1800/1900, Quad band 3G HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
– Battery capacity: Li-Ion 1300 mAh

2. Samsung Ativ S

Samsung Ativ S is a high end WP8 smartphone featuring 4.8inch HD Super AMOLED display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution. Powered by 1.5GHz Dual core processor with 1GB RAM and 16GB or 32GB of internal storage. The memory can be expanded upto 32GB using the microSD card. The handset contains a removable battery of 2300mAH capacity and has a 8MP camera with AF and LED flash alongwith a 1.9MP front camera for video chatting.
The device supports NFC, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0v, GSM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA, GPS. Sensor list includes accelerometer, gyro, proximity and compass. Samsung has recently released an official hands on videos on this smartphone.
Samsung ATIV S is expected to be released in India by Jan 2013 with an expected price tag of Rs 35k.

Features and Specification of Samsung Ativ S
– 4.8″ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with Corning gorilla glass 2 protected
– 720 x 1280 pixels display resolution with 306ppi density
– 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-Core processor
– Adreno 225 GPU
– 1GB RAM
– Internal storage: Two variants, 16GB or 32GB
– microSD support, expandable up to 32 GB
– 8MP Camera with AF and LED Flash
– 1.9MP front camera
– Quad band support on 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
– Quad support on 3G: HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
– Battery: Li-Ion 2300 mAh

3. HTC Windows Phone 8S

HTC’s Windows Phone 8S is a mid range smartphone released in November. WP 8S has a 4 inch Super LCD capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution. The screen is protected from Gorilla Glass technology for scratch resistance. Powered by 1GHz Snapdragon S4 Dual-Core processor with 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage. Memory can be expanded upto 32GB with the microSD card. The device supports USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.1v, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS.
HTC Windows Phone 8S is released in India for Rs 19K.

Features and Specifications of HTC Windows Phone 8S
– 4inch S-LCD Capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass protected
– 480×800 resolution with 16million colors and 233ppi density
– 1GHz Snapdragon S4 Krait Dual-Core processor
– Adreno 305 GPU
– 512MB RAM
– 4GB in-built memory
– MicroSD support, expandable upto 32GB
– 5MP camera with autofocus and LED FLash
– Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity
– Band supports: Quad band 2G 850/900/1800/1900, Dual band 3G HSDPA 900/2100
– Battery capacity: Li-Po 1700 mAh

4. Nokia Lumia 920

Nokia Lumia 920 is the top end smartphone running on Windows Phone 8 Os from Nokia. The handset has a 4.5inch IPS Capacitive touchscreen display of 768 x 1280 pixels resolution. Powered by 1.5GHz Krait architecture based dual-core processor supported by 1GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory one can expect a smooth performance from it. But the device doesn’t have a microSD card slot.
Lumia 920 has an 8MP camera designed with Carl Zeiss optics. The camera supports AF and has a Dual LED flash. In terms of Camera’s image quality the Lumia 920 out performs compared to other Windows Phone 8 devices available in the market. The phone has a 1.3MP front camera for video chatting on apps like Skype. Nokia Lumia 920 is scheduled to be released in Jan 2013 in India. Expected price tag would be around Rs 40000.

Features and Specifications of Nokia Lumia 920
– 4.5inch IPS Capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 2 protected
– 768 x 1280 resolution with 16million colors and 332ppi density
– 1.5GHz Snapdragon Dual-Core processor
– Adreno 225 GPU
– 1GB RAM
– 32GB in-built memory
– 8MP rear camera with autofocus and Dual LED FLash
– 1.3MP front camera
– Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass
– Quad band support on 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
– Quad support on 3G: HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
– Quad support on 4G: LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600
– Battery capacity: Li-Ion 2000 mAh

5. HTC 8X

HTC Windows Phone 8X is a unibody, slick and thinner smartphone with beautiful looks. Handset has a 4.3inch Super LCD 2 Capacitive touchscreen with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The device has more pixel density per inch (342ppi) compared to any windows phone 8 devices available in market. Hence one can expect sharp and crisp image quality from this beast. The screen is protected from Corning’s Gorilla Glass 2.
WP 8X is running on 1.5GHz Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Dual-Core processor and Adreno 225 Graphics processor. It has a 1GB RAM and only 16GB Internal memory storage with no MicroSD card slot.
In the camera segment, HTC 8X has an 8MP AF camera with LED flash and a 2.1MP front camera. Battery capacity is Li-Ion 1800 mAh. HTC 8X is released in India and cost around Rs 34K.

Features and Specifications of HTC 8X
– 4.3inch S-LCD2 Capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 2 protected
– 768 x 1280 resolution with 16million colors and 342ppi density
– 1.5GHz Snapdragon Dual-Core processor
– Adreno 225 GPU
– 1GB RAM
– 16GB in-built memory
– 8MP rear camera with autofocus and LED FLash
– 2.1MP front camera
– Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass
– Quad band support on 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
– Quad support on 3G: HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
– Quad support on 4G: LTE 850/1700/1900/2100
– Battery capacity: Li-Ion 1800 mAh

6. Nokia Lumia 820

Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 shows the gamble of the company on producing the high end sophisticated devices to grab the lost market share. The Finnish company is alot dependent on these models which would place the company on the spot where once upon a time it used to be.
Similar to the Lumia 920 even the Nokia Lumia 820 also supports wireless charging. The 4.3inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen looks beautiful with the Nokia’s ClearBlack technology integrated on it. The device is powered by 1.5GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor supported by 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory.
Lumia 820 supports NFC, Bluetooth v3.1, Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n and USB 2.0v.

Features and Specifications of Nokia Lumia 820
– 4.3inch AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen with ClearBlack technology
– 480×800 resolution with 16million colors and 217ppi density
– 1.5GHz Snapdragon Dual-Core processor
– Adreno 225 GPU
– 1GB RAM
– 8GB in-built memory
– microSD support, upto 64GB
– 8MP rear camera with autofocus and LED FLash
– VGA front camera
– Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass
– Quad band support on 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900
– Quad support on 3G: HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
– Quad support on 4G: LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600
– Battery capacity: Li-Ion 1650 mAh

Tags: NFC, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8 devices, WP8

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.

Tags: Dual Sim, Indian Market