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List of best Windows Phone 8 Smartphones in 2012

Categories: Comparisons List of devices SpecificationAuthor Ravindra RathodPosted on

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

 

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Full Specification of Samsung I9500 Fraser

Categories: Brands Samsung SpecificationAuthor Ravindra RathodPosted on

Samsung has released a new smartphone for the developers called as Samsung I9500 Fraserbased on a new operating system Tizen. Tizen Os is an open source Os which uses most of its modules from the MeeGo Os. Samsung has introduced some of the new features into this device such as the Tizen Os and Samsung’s Super AMOLED Plus HD display. This mobile handset is a test version and a reference device for the developers for further development and it is not for sale.

Features & Specifications of Samsung I9500 Fraser Tizen Smartphone:

 

  • System of Fraser

 

– Processor: Exynos C210 chipset with dual-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor
– Os: Tizen Larkspur OS – SLP 2.0 (SLP – Samsung Linux Platform)
– RAM: 1GB
– Internal Storage: 16GB
– microSD Card: Yes, expandable up to 32 GB

 

  • Display

 

– 4.65inch Super AMOLED Plus
– Screen Resolution: 720×1280 pixels with 16M colors
– Capacitive Multi touch screen

 

  • Camera & MultiMedia

 

– Rear Camera: 8 MP with LED Flash and Auto focus
– Front-facing camera: 2MP for video calling
– Compatible Music Files: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
– Compatible Video Files: MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

 

  • Network & Connectivity

 

– GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
– Data Speed: EDGE/GPRS/HSPDPA
– a-GPS
– Bluetooth 4.0v
– NFC
– WiFi
– USB 2.0
– 3.5mm Audio Jack
– DLNA Certified

 

 

– Gyro Sensor
– Proximity Sensor
– Accelerometer
– Compass

 

  • Battery & Dimensions

 

– Type: Li-Ion 1750 mAh
– Dimensions: 153.9 x 76.4 x 14.8 mm

 

  • Release

 

– Samsung I9500 Fraser Tizen is released in May 2012 and available as a developer version device for the developers. It is not available for the commercial market yet.

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Highlighted Features of Samsung Galaxy S III

Categories: Brands Mobiles News Useful InfosAuthor Ravindra RathodPosted on

With its innovation Samsung has integrated some unique features in Samsung Galaxy S III which aren’t found in any other smartphones. Galaxy S III is programmed in such a way that it understands the intention of the user and responds accordingly.
This article exclusively depicts the unique features of the next galaxy – Samsung Galaxy S III.

    • SmartStay

SmartStay features is an intelligent feature which keeps the backlight on the phone switched on until you are looking at the phone so that you don’t have to touch the display again & again just to keep it alive. Hence with this feature Galaxy S III has the ability to track your eyes movements and control the backlight of the display based on it.

    • SmartAlert

With the Smart alert feature found on the Galaxy SIII will give a gentle vibrating nudge to let you know if you have any messages or missed calls. Your phone will vibrate to notify missed statuses when picked up after being idle.

    • S-Voice

Like Apple’s voice assistant Siri, even Samsung’s S-Voice listens & understands your voice before responding to it.
It is the advanced natural language user interface, to listen and respond to your words.
For eg: When your phone alarm goes off but you need a little extra rest, just tell the GALAXY S III “snooze.” Using this feature you can also control the volume, play your favorite songs, send text messages and emails, organize your schedules, or automatically launch the camera and capture a photo. There is no need to open an application to operate, just say what you want and it will do it for you.

    • Social Tag

Galaxy S III has the capability to keep track of your friends and family. The Social Tag feature matches people in photos to the profile images on their contact page and shows their status. So with a glance on the photo you can be up to date with your loved ones.

    • Wireless Charging

An optional feature, with the wireless charger kit for the Galaxy S III you can git rid of the cords and cables. This kit comes with a charging mat and replacement back door. The phone can be charged by just placing it on the charging mat which is in turn connected to the power source.

    • Pop Up Play

Pop Up Play shows the multitasking capability of the Galaxy S III. With Pop Up Play you can do two things at a time.
The video played can be moved anywhere on the screen while simultaneously doing other tasks (like messaging, email,web search).

    • All Share Cast

With All Share Cast feature the users can connect their Galaxy S III to their HD SmartTVwirelessly using WiFi technology to immediately transfer smartphone content to a larger display.

    • S- Beam, AllShare Cast, AllShare Cast Dongle, Buddy Photo Share, Face Recognition

Android™ Beam™ feature was initially developed by Samsung for the Galaxy Nexus device along with Google. Based on the user inputs and feedback now Samsung has come up with the expansion of Android Beam version called as S-Beam, a new NFC large file transfer service. S-Beam combines NFC technology with WiFi direct hence making it more powerful & faster. It means the communication is established using NFC but the files are transferred on the WiFi. With this feature you can transfer 1GB of movie file within 3minutes and a 10MB song within seconds by just placing two Galaxy S III devices back-to-back.
For AllShare Cast, AllShare Cast Dongle, Buddy Photo Share, Face Recognition features please watch the below video.

    • Direct Call

If you are messaging someone and instead feel like to call them then by just bringing the phone near to the ears S III will place a direct call to the recipient.

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What is a NFC technology and what are the NFC Tags?

Categories: Useful InfosAuthor Ravindra RathodPosted on
  • What is a NFC Technology?

NFC (Near Field Communication) is a wireless communication protocol which uses radio signals for communication similar to the RFID technology. Using NFC technology communication can be established between two Active devices (active devices means powered devices like a phone) or between an active and a passive device (passive devices means non-powered deives like a NFC Tag). Communication takes place at a very near distance (short distance) hence the name. The speed or the transfer rate ranges from 106Kbps to 424Kbps hence restricting it for small data exchange. Because of its simplicity it has got widespread popularity and many developers are developing new features using this technology, for example – NFC based Android Beam feature for Android Smartphones working on IceCream Sandwich Platform. Sony has produced the Xperia™ SmartTags using this technology for its Xperia lineup like Xperia S.

  • What is a NFC Tag?

Before explaining a NFC Tag let me give you a simple example corresponding to it – Companies provide RFID based Id cards/badges/tags to their employees for access. An unique Identification information of an employee is stored into this tag. These tags send this ID information to the RFID readers as soon as they come in contact with them. These tags are passive devices, it means they don’t have any battery in them, they are powered while communicating with a RFID reader. In the similar way NFC Tags also store some information in them & are passive devices and takes the power from the NFC reader during communication. These tags will be having a micro-chip built in them which helps in storing the required information. Cellphone manufacturers program these tags with the information. As soon as the tag comes in contact with the NFC reader (NFC enabled smartphone) it uses the field and transmits the information to the reader.

  • What kind of information can be stored in a NFC Tag?

Information or commands like –
– Switch on the Bluetooth, Gps navigation or Wifi
– Change the wallpaper, Turn on the alarm app
– Switch to silent mode, send sms, play tracks
– Start an application, open an url etc can be stored in a tag.

These commands are sent to reader during communication from which the reader can decode it and perform the function.

Sony Xperia SmartTags are compatible with HTC One X. Download a smart-tag application called as LiveWare™ from the Google Play to use these smarttags with other NFC smartphones.
Xperia SmartTags costs around $32 and weighs about 2g.

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Detailed Review: Nokia N9

Categories: Brands News Nokia Phone Reviews SpecificationAuthor Ravindra RathodPosted on

Nokia is one such company which always try to innovate and develop new stuffs. They never try to jump on the hot technology which isn’t developed by them, like Android. Similar to Apple they use their own technology for their devices. 2011 was not a good year for Nokia, it faced loses, laid off the employees.
In the month of August 2011 they introduced a new Smartphone Nokia N9 based on the new Os called as MeeGo. In the Nokia Nseries N9 is the first Smartphone based on MeeGo 1.2 “Harmattan” Os. MeeGo Os is a Linux based open source operating system targeted for Mobile Devices, Netbooks, Tablets and other consumer electronics like IPTV. But the company has already announced that it will not return to MeeGo for its Future devices since it has planned to use Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Os.

    • System:

N9 is built on Texas Instrument’s OMAP 3630 which is a system on chip controller which includes three other processor in it, the main core being the 1GHz ARM Cortex Processorresponsible to handle the applications and the Os tasks. The other two processor help in the the image processing, audio processing and data transmission. Phone has two versions based on the fixed storage space, 16GB & 64GB, this means there is no expandable memory card slot. 1GB of low power Mobile DDR RAM. Battery is integrated in the device. It means we can’t remove the battery, if anything bad happens then we have to send it to company for service. Battery life for GSM phone is 11 hours and WCDMA its 7 hours and is charged using the micro usb. This phone uses Micro-SIM card slot. So if you have a mini-SIM card (which most of us have) then contact your operator to replace it with micro-SIM card. As per the company you can run numerous apps simultaneously like games, maps, video player, camera. There are very few external keys, Lock/Unlock key, volume control and a reset button. This means the phones uses touchscreen as the major user interface. Phone works with full featured sensors like –

Accelerometer – Used to change the display orientation from landscape to portrait & vice versa.

Proximity sensor – deactivates the display and the touchscreen when the phone is brought near to face during a call.
Ambient light detector – Adjusts the display brightness automatically.
Dual microphone – Helps in cancelling the active noise while on call.

    • Display & Camera:

N9 has a 10cm High definition AMOLED display with the capacitive multi touch functionality and with aresolution of 854 x 480 pixels (FWVGA – Full Wide Video Graphics Array). This display looks sharp in the direct sunlight & it is built using Gorilla technology. It means the glass used for the screen is scratch resistant. There are two cameras on phone front and back which helps us during a video conferencing under a 3G network. Front camera is a VGA but the back camera is a 8MP, 4X Digital zoom with auto-focus and dual LED flash. The Carl Zeiss lens does a great job of capturing the moment.

    • Music & Connectivity:

There is a 3.5mm AV connector and a High speed USB connector. This AV connector can be used for video output where we can connect it to TV and watch videos from the phone. But as i mentioned before there is no HDMI connector in this phone. Other connectivity includes WIFI, GPS, VPN support, Bluetooth 2.1, NFC (Near Field Communication) and FM Transceiver.

    • Availability and Price:

The Phone is not available in the giant market in the Western countries it means no US, UK, France, Germany.
For the countries where Nokia N9 can be purchased directly please refer the Nokia site. As i mentioned earlier that the company has no future plans to produce anymore smartphones using MeeGo Os but there will be full support given for the released phone both for hardware and software. Price of N9 excluding taxes and subsidies ranges from EURO 480 to EURO 560depending on the handset memory storage space. This phone may be having some drawbacks but has won many hearts of its users.

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