Wednesday, April 30, 2014

XOLO Q1010i with Exmor R Sensor Video Reveiw

XOLO Q1010i is successor of xolo Q1010, and there are very few differences. The Q1010i is powered by 1.3GHz Quad Core processor sames as Xolo Q1010 with non-removable battery of 2250 mAh capacity.The Designs of XOLO Q1010i look so similar to the XOLO Q1010. Handset gives a good grip and is comfortable to hold. Weight with battery is 156 grams and thickness is 8.21mm. The back cover is thin and flexible it is made of plastic, its black color with matte finish The sides are greyish black with metallic finish




Key Feature of Xolo Q1010I
  • 1.3 GHz Quad-core Processor
  • 500 MHz Mali 400 MP2 GPU
  • FHD Video Recording and Playback
  • 5-inch HD IPS OGS Display
  • Asahi Scratch Resistant Glass
  • Android JB 4.2 and upgradable to v4.4 KitKat
  • 1GB RAM and 8 GB Internal Memory
  • Micro SD card slot Expandable up to 32 GB
  • 2250 mAh Li-polymer Battery
  • 8 MP AF Rear Camera with Exmor R Sensor and 2 MP Front Camera
  • Free Flipcover
  • OTG Cable in the Box
















Friday, April 18, 2014

Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900H Video review

Samsung most awaited smartphone Galaxy S5 SM-G900H is now available in India. The Indian version was powered by Octa core processor running on Android KitKat 4.4 over a 5.1 inch screen with FHD resolution.The box contains the handset, user manual, data cable, travel charger, earphone, earphone ear plug cap and battery of 2800 mAh capacity.






There is nothing new with reference to the design, it looks like any other Samsung smartphone, however there are some new features included. I got the shimmery white color handset for the review. There are dotted textures on the rear and the same is also replicated on the front panel. The handset is pretty light weight at 136 grams with battery.

Build quality and finishing is very good and because of the dimensions – 72.62 x 141.79 x 8.20 mm handset is comfortable to hold. Like most of the Samsung handset the S5 also comes with 3 navigation buttons – 2 touch buttons and a dedicated physical button in the centre. On the Samsung Galaxy S5 the middle physical navigational button doubles up as the finger print scanner.

The power button is on the right, volume rockers on the left and the USB 3.0 port at the bottom. An infrared port and 3.5mm audio jack are placed on the top side. There is a mic at the bottom near USB 3.0 and another on the top next to the infrared port. The USB port comes with a cover to seal off the ports to prevent dust / water from entering. The handset is IP67 certified its water resistant, but not waterproof. On the back cover under there is a rubber strip that seals off certain exposed area of the hardware like the battery, SIM/micro SD card slot etc to prevent water from entering into those areas. This is a single SIM handset and you need a micro SIM card.

The screen is super AMOLED of size 5.1 inches. The color reproduction and viewing angles are just great. The screen supports FHD 1920px x 1080px resolution. There are accelerometer, light, proximity, magnetic, gyro and pressure sensors. Touch is very smooth and responsive.

The Galaxy S5 runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. There is micro SD card slot that supports up to 64GB/128GB external cards. Apps cannot be installed on the external storage. Of the 2GB RAM, 889MB is available on the first boot and of the 16GB storage about 11 GB is available as storage for apps and user data storage. You can connect external pendrives using the OTG cable, OTG is supported.




Key Features Of SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 SM-G900H
  • Adonis Prime2 (Quad 1.9 GHz + Quad 1.3 GHz) + XMM6360 Processor
  • IP67 Certificated Dust and Water Resistant
  • Ultra Power Saving Mode
  • Ultra HD video Recording
  • Fast Auto Focus
  • Selective Focus
  • Android KitKat v4.4.2 OS
  • Heart Rate Sensor
  • Finger Scanner
  • 16 MP Primary Camera

















Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Karbonn Titanium S9 Video Review

Karbonn Titanium S9 is a 1.2GHz quad core handset with a bigger 5.5 inch screen supporting HD resolution. This handset comes with 1GB RAM and 16GB storage. Titanium S9 is priced at approx Rs. 14999.


The massive 13 megapixel camera that the Titanium S9 sports, a first of its kind in its range, lets you capture images and video with high clarity levels. The LED flash ensures that even low light pictures are great. The phone also comes with autofocus and a 5 megapixel secondary camera to ensure that selfies look perfect from now on

The phone boasts of a 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor backed by 1 GB RAM to ensure that graphics are enriched and multitasking speeds are amped up by several shades. Play games without a hitch and launch apps effortlessly – the S9 can handle it. With the Jelly Bean operating system from Android (v4.2), the phone supports the latest and most convenient features that make everyday tasks simple with its intuitiveness.

A large 5.5-inch screen that supports capacitive touch with HD resolution and IPS capabilities – that’s what the Titanium S9 has on offer. No distortion from any reading angle with sharp, clear images and a vivid viewing experience makes the phone a sweet platform to feed your entertainment needs with.

The smartphone from Karbonn comes with dual SIM support that allows you to have the best of two networks that you can customize to suit your particular needs. With Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G support, you can browse the web with amazing speeds and transfer data, music and media in less than a jiffy as well.

This phone comes with an expandable capacity of up to 32 GB apart from an in-built memory of 16 GB to ensure that all your stuff – media, music, apps, files, pictures – everything you can think of have a safe place to be stored in.



Key Features of Karbonn Titanium S9
  • 1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
  • Wi-Fi Enabled
  • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
  • 5 MP Secondary Camera
  • Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
  • 13 MP Primary Camera
  • 5.5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen











Friday, November 1, 2013

Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 Video Review

The Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 is powered by MediaTek turbo processor and sports a 5 inch screen with FHD resolution. Key features are 2GB RAM, 16GB storage and 13MP camera. The Micromax A250 is priced at under Rs. 20,000.





The Box packing is similar to the Micromax Canvas 4. However the handset looks different and does not really resembles the Canvas 4. The SAR value is 0.39 W/kg@1g head and 0.75 W/kg @ 1g body. Inside the box you will find the handset, earphone, charger, data cable, user manual, warranty statement, download goodies, ifloat app manual and SIM ejector. Screen guard is not included and we do not know if the screen comes with some added protection – it’s not mentioned anywhere.

The handset looks pretty cool, it’s made of aluminum and is light weight. I got the blue colored handset. The battery compartment is sealed and there are no visible options to remove it – this means you can get it serviced only from the service centre.

Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 weighs about 137 grams a little lighter than the Canvas Magnus A117. Thickness is 8.74mm, breadth 71.31mm and the length is 142.85mm.

Rear side is with matte finish, on the top side you will find the micro USB port, on the bottom the 3.5mm audio jack with mic, on the right side there is power / lock button and volume rockers and on the left there are the two Micro SIM slots. You need to use the SIM ejector pin to eject the micro SIM slots.

On the rear there is speaker out and 13MP rear auto focus camera with LED flash. The handset does come with accelerometer, light, magnetic, gyro and proximity sensors. Build quality is excellent and handset gives a pretty impressive look.

IPS Screen is 5 inches supporting resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. It’s with CGS technology (Continuous Grain Silicon Screen). Indoors in auto brightness mode the display looked sharp with vivid colors. I could also view the screen comfortably under direct sunlight. The colors reproduction looked good and viewing angles were very good. Touch is smooth and responsive. There is LED notification.

The Micromax A250 comes with 2GB onboard RAM of which 1.5GB is available and of the 16GB built in storage 0.98 is assigned for apps (883MB free) and 12GB as internal SD storage. There is no external micro SD card slot, so you are left with 12GB of usage space only. However OTG is supported, you can connect your pendrive and access its contents using the OTG cable. A250 runs on Android 4.2.1 with OTA (Over the Air updates).

I tried the Asphalt 7, the game play looked smooth but was not able to control the car properly probably cause of low FPS. The Dead Trigger 2 worked well but you can clearly feel the frame drop. The game play was smoother on the Micromax A117.If you are too much into gaming, Magnus A117 will be a better choice than Turbo A250.

There is 13MP rear AF camera with flash and front camera of 5MP resolution. The camera quality is as good as seen on the Micromax A117. Low light photography is also pretty decent. The handset can record full HD videos at 30fps and no doubt can play full HD videos with ease.

The camera comes with some enhanced features like GIF animation,3D panorama and remove objects. GIF Animation records a small video of few seconds and then allows user to animate particular area on the screen. The other area will show still image and the particular area selected will be running the video (animated effect), that’s how the GIF animation is created.

Remove Object also works on the same principle. It shoots several images and then allows users to merge the image to create a new image with most unwanted object removed. If you want to shoot a particular subject or an object but there is a lot of activity around –people moving, you can use the remove object feature. This will shoot several images and you can then remove unwanted people (by merging specific area of the images) and get a clear shot.

I had no issues with3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Did not check the GPS but getting a lock within 30 seconds should not be an issue make sure you enabled EPO / EPO downloads and A-GPS. Speaker sound is loud (average) and clear.

Just like on the Micromax A117, the Micromax A250 also has the BBM link from where you can download the BlackBerry Messenger app. There are several gesture based control that you can setup (check video review).

iFloat Tray: This apps when launched shows a dedicated icon on the screen, you can place it anywhere, when you tap the icon you get quick access to certain apps.

The handset does get heated up and when I was outdoor shooting sample images (in sunlight) the temperature rose to 48 degree. This is normal with many handsets. Handset temperature is not only related to the hardware processing but also the environment.

There is built in non-removable battery of 2000 mAh capacity. As per Micromax the battery gives talktime of up to 7 hours. I used the handset for 23 minutes running benchmark apps and battery dropped by 13% and temp rose from 31 to 38 degree. I played some games for 10 minutes, battery dropped by 7% and temperature rose from 32 to 40 degree.


Verdict

The handset has got a premium look; it’s with an aluminum body and loaded with powerful hardware stuffs, unfortunately the FHD resolution lowers the FPS that affects the overall gaming experience. The Asphalt 7 game did not run as smoothly as expected.

Apart from this there are no issues. The screen looks great and viewable under direct sunlight. The camera quality is good. There is 2GB RAM and limited storage of 16GB. This handset is priced at Rs. 19,999 you can get it for under Rs. 19,500.

Another handset XOLO Q1000s is already available in the market for quite some time, it is with same hardware but HD screen, 1GB RAM and 2500 mAh battery it is currently priced at Rs. 16,999. A tough choice to make cause the Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 seems a better and cheaper option, if you exclude the RAM and FHD part.


Key Features of Micromax Canvas Turbo A250
  • 5 MP Secondary Camera
  • 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT 6589T Quad Core Processor
  • 13 MP Primary Camera
  • 5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
  • Wi-Fi Enabled
  • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
  • Full HD Recording
  • FM Radio with Recording
  • Android v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) OS














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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Sony Xperia Z1 launched in India for Rs 44,990

Back at the IFA conference in Berlin, Sony grabbed the headlines with its Xperia Z1 Android smartphone that boast of a massive 20.7-megapixel camera. Though Sony didn’t reveal any dates then, we exclusively revealed that the smartphone would be launched in India on September 18. Right on cue, Sony today launched the device at an event in Delhi for Rs 44,990 and it will be available from today onwards.



The Xperia Z1 follows Sony’s ‘Omni-Balance’ design language and like other recent Xperia flagships is waterproof and dustproof. Its USP is the 20.7-megapixel rear camera, which includes a 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS CMOS image sensor, Sony’s G Lens and “BIONZ for mobile” image processing engine. Additionally the camera also offers add-ons like Info-eye (visual search), AR effect, Timeshift burst and Social live.

Talking of specifications, the Xperia Z1 flaunts a 5-inch full HD (1980×1080 pixels) display with Sony’s Triluminus display technology. It is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC, which is supplemented by 2GB of RAM and Adreno 330 graphics.

In addition to the aforementioned rear camera, the device also features 16GB on expandable memory, a 3,000mAh battery and it runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Stay tuned for our first impressions to know just how good the smartphone is.








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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Apple unveils iPhone 5c

The much awaited Apple iPhone 5C has finally been launched. The handset will be available in 5 color variants and unfortunately like other iPhone devices this one too doesn’t fit into the budget category.



The iPhone 5C will cost $99 for the 16GB version and $199 for the 32GB version (with contract) in the US. Without the contract (Unlocked version) the same will be available for approx $549 and $649 this when converted to INR it comes to over Rs. 34,000 and over Rs. 40,000. For now a budget friendly iPhone or a cheaper iPhone is still a distant dream.



The Apple iPhone 5C weighs just 133 grams with an 8.9mm thickness. The screen is 4 inches supporting resolution of 1136×640 pixels with 326ppi and what Apple calls is as the ‘Retina Display’. The handset will be available in Green, Yellow, White, pink and Blue color variants.



iPhone 5C also flaunts a 1.2 megapixel camera on the front and another 8 megapixel camera (iSight) on the rear. It is an auto focus camera with LED flash support. Full HD video recording (with video stabilization) and playback is supported.

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5C is powered by an A6 chipset and houses a single Nano SIM. This handset runs on the iOS7 OS. There are proximity, accelerometer, light and gyro sensors. The built-in Li-ion rechargeable battery gives a talk-time of up to 10 hours on 3G networks and up to 10 hours internet usage on a 4G network.

Other features are 4G, 3G, GPS with GLONASS / A-GPS and Bluetooth 4.0. There is still time for this handset to hit the Indian stores but most of you will be keen to know the Apple iPhone 5C price in India.

 

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