Sony Xperia T review

Back when the driving seat was shared with Ericsson, Sony was a little short of delivering a real winner in the high-end market, the company's top-range smartphones always a notch below the Galaxy S lineup and their HTC counterparts. Now on their own, Sony cannot shy away from the toughest of battles and the Sony Xperia T is ready to be thrown in the fire.

A true flagship, the Sony Xperia T comes properly powered by a Snapdragon S4 chipset, boasting a class-leading 13MP camera and a marvelously sounding 720p display. There's no quad-core on its resume, but the Xperia T is ready to take on the best Android offerings out there.

Key features

Quad-band GSM /GPRS/EDGE support

3G with 42.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA

4.55" 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit LCD touchscreen of 720p resolution (720 x 1280 pixels) with Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine; Scratch-resistant glass

Android OS v4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU, 1 GB RAM, Adreno 225 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260A chipset

13 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging, Multi Angle shot

1080p video recording @ 30fps with continuous autofocus and stereo sound

1.3 MP front-facing camera, 720p video recording

Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA

GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS

16GB of built-in storage, microSD card slot

microUSB port with MHL and USB-host support

Stereo Bluetooth v3.1

Standard 3.5 mm audio jack

Stereo FM radio with RDS

Voice dialing

Deep Facebook integration

PlayStation Certified, access to the PS Store

Accelerometer and proximity sensor

NFC connectivity

Main disadvantages

Display has sub-par viewing angles for a flagship

Slightly thicker than main rivals

Relatively modest battery

JellyBean update not available at launch

Poor loudspeaker performance

Video recording could be better

The Sony Xperia T hasn't got the raw muscle of some of its rivals, but there's enough to get you interested. And once you go and give it a try, the design and handling will hardly let you down. In a smartphone market as crowded as today's, handsets with this much character are hard to come by. Now, a grateful nod is well in order to old allies and the Xperia Arc.

Setting record benchmark scores is one thing, but having an excellent chipset in a body that's great to look at is to many a more than even tradeoff. The Sony Xperia T should not be afraid of facing its rivals in a raw processing power battle, though it's the beauty contests it enjoys the most.

And then there's the software enhancements, to which Sony paid more than enough attention. The Android ICS on the Xperia T comes with a great-looking UI, which Sony claims is also one of the most functional around.

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ZTE Flash Full Specifications-US Mobile phone with Android ICS and Camera 12.6 MP

One phone provider in the United States, Sprint, has just launched a new Android phone. Android mobile phone is midend from ZTE, namely ZTE Flash.

Mobile is relying on the operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as the OS on it. In addition, another advantage of this phone is a 12.6 MP primary camera is embedded in the rear. The camera is equipped with LED flash and HD video recording capabilities. To complement, there is a 1MP camera on the front.

This mobile phone comes with a screen measuring 4.5-inch IPS HD resolution. On the inside, ZTE Flash comes with a dual core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8960. The performance of these processors will be supported with a 1GB RAM. For the problem of storage, the phone is 8GB of internal memory and a MicroSD slot up to 32GB supported.

In the battery, the phone offers a battery Li-Ion 1780 mAh capacity which promises durability 8 hours talk time. Other features available on this phone include Bluetooth 4.0 and support for NFC technology. Regarding the price, this phone Sprint sells for $ 130 USD.

You can look ZTE flash full specificatios here :

Overview 2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900

3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

4G Network LTE 1900

SIM Mini-SIM

Announced 2012, November

Status Available. Released 2012, November

Design Dimensions 133.9 x 65.7 x 9.7 mm (5.27 x 2.59 x 0.38 in)

Weight 142 g (5.01 oz)

  - Touch-sensitive controls

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inches (~326 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch Yes

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

Ringtones Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

Storage Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM

Connectivity GPRS No

EDGE No

Speed Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP

NFC Yes

USB Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera Primary 12.6 MP, autofocus, LED flash

Features Geo-tagging, face detection

Video Yes, 1080p@30fps

Secondary Yes, 1 MP

Platform OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon

CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait

GPU Adreno 225

Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

Browser HTML5

Radio TBD

GPS Yes, with A-GPS support

Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Colors Black

- SNS integration

- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

- MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.263/H.264/WMV player

- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player

- Organizer

- Document viewer

- Voice memo/dial/commands

- Predictive text input

Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1780 mAh

Stand-by Up to 216 h

Talk time Up to 8 h

Source : GSMarena.com

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Review: Big, Powerful, Productive

Powerful processor, swift performance
S Pen great for navigating device

Excellent camera
Feature rich

Cons
Can be unwieldy, particularly for phone calls
S Note not so useful

Missing multi-window feature for US launch on some carriers

Quick Take:

The Galaxy Note 2 is big and powerful, and a perfect match for power users. Heavy talkers and casual users might want to look elsewhere, however.

The original Galaxy Note was large, odd, and it featured outmoded tech, as pen input had been relegated to the dustbin along with PDAs and dedicated GPS devices. So even Samsung had to be surprised it managed to sell 10 million Galaxy Notes worldwide in 2011 and 2012, perhaps proving that power users crave more productivity features than standard Android and iPhone handsets offer.

At least that's what it appears Samsung learned, as they have cranked the productivity features up to 11 on its successor, the aptly named Samsung Galaxy Note II. The screen is bigger, up from 5.3-inches to 5.55; it's more powerful, complete with a quad-core 1.6GHZ Samsung Exynos processor; the S Pen now supports 1024 points of pressure sensitivity, up from 256 on the previous stick; and there are a ton of Galaxy Note II software features, not to mention Android Jelly Bean 4.1.

The Galaxy Note II is certainly "more" than the Galaxy Note, but is it better? One knock on Samsung is that while its devices are feature-rich, those features often either lack polish or are implemented poorly (see the Samsung Galaxy S III and S Voice). Let's find out in this full Samsung Galaxy Note II review.

Build and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note II is big, and probably the biggest mainstream smartphone release ever, at least judging by corner-to-corner screen size. It's a phablet, for lack of a better term, that straddles the line between smartphone and tablet -- though it's more the former than the latter.

The device measures 5.95 x 3.17 x .37 inches (HWD), and weighs 6.35 ounces. It's taller than the original Galaxy Note to account for the 0.2-inches of added display, but thinner and lighter too.

As with other recent Galaxy devices, the Note II is heavy on the glossy plastic, which lends itself to the relatively light build, but isn't especially grip friendly. The back plate is removable, allowing users access to the battery, SIM card and SD card slots, and Samsung offers a variety of colorful flip-cover accessories that work well with the design.

In use, the Note II's large size presents a few issues. It's large, thin, and the glossy plastic makes it somewhat hard to grasp effectively for extended phone calls. The flip cover works very well to alleviate that, however, providing added grip. It's surprisingly pocket friendly, though -- at least compared to any other high-end smartphone not named the iPhone or Droid RAZR M, which are both around four inches.

Consider that the Samsung Galaxy S III has a 4.8-inch display, and the benefits of the added screen real estate from the extra .7 inches outweigh any issues from the overall added size, in the pocketability regard at least. Still, I suspect many users will find the Note II unwieldy as a smartphone, particularly those moving up from 3.5- and 4.3-inch devices.

Display

The 5.5-inch display features approximately 267 pixels per inch (1,280 x 720), which is well short of the approximately 320-plus PPI counts featured on many other, smaller, smartphones, and slightly more than the 264 pixels-per-inch found on the 9.7-inch third-generation iPad. It's more than enough, however, and users will be hard pressed to complain about image and video fidelity.

Nor will users complain about contrast and colors, both being Super AMOLED specialties. The Galaxy Note II has very deep blacks and vibrant colors, almost to the point of oversaturation. To that end, Samsung offers color presets in the settings menu, which tone things down a bit.

The display falls short in regards to brightness and the gray/green hue of the whites, which often appear drab, especially when compared to warmer displays that tend to red and orange tones.

Still, its size alone makes it an excellent smartphone for consuming media, principally video, thanks to its cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio. Also, the large display lends itself to excellent onscreen keyboard options, complete with included number rows that otherwise need to be toggled with smaller screens.

Other Buttons and Ports

The large HD Super AMOLED display dominates the front, of course, with a relatively thin bezel, and familiar oblong home button on the bottom edge, in between both "menu" and "back" softkeys

The Samsung S Pen securely docks into the bottom of the device and sits next to the microUSB charging input. There is a headphone jack at the top, the power button on one long side, and a volume rocker on the other.
There is no HDMI input, and users will have the use an MHL-enabled Samsung Smart Adapter to stream content to an HDTV via and HDMI input



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HTC Droid DNA vs. iPhone 5 (And Everyone Else): Who’s Got the Best Display?

We just got our hands on the HTC Droid DNA this morning, and our first impressions were very promising. The screen is really, really gorgeous. But, how gorgeous is it when you put it next to the other best smartphones?
We decided to pit the Droid DNA against the iPhone 5, Nexus 4, HTC One X, and Samsung Galaxy S III. All screens were turned up to maximum brightness, as can be seen in the photo above. The first thing you'll note is that the Droid DNA isn't the brightest by a long shot; that title still belongs to the HTC One X, followed by the iPhone 5. Disappointing? Yes, though it's still plenty bright enough to be visible in daylight.

But what about color? The Super LCD 2 on the One X has been our previous favorite for color accuracy, so why the is the Super LCD 3 on the Droid DNA so blue? It's definitely a step behind the One X and the iPhone 5, though it's still a little better than Nexus 4—which is slightly greenish—and the Galaxy S III, which is really, really blue. But yeah, skin tones ain't what they should be here.

But a macro shot shows where the Droid DNA really shines: pixel density. The 440 PPI on the Droid DNA packs them in more tightly than anyone else, as the macro lens on our camera can see clearly. Our eyes, on the other hand, couldn't tell much of a difference at all. If you look very, very closely you can kinda of see a little more detail compared to the other "retina" displays, but we're talking almost unnoticeably slight.


So what's the verdict? Sadly, from what we can tell, the Super LCD 3 on the Droid DNA is not an improvement over the Super LCD 2 on the HTC One X. The tiny hair of perceptible added sharpness doesn't make up for the poor color calibration or the dimmer screen.

The HTC Droid DNA isn't a bad screen by any means. But it's the banner feature on this phone, and it's a step backward; it still lags behind the HTC One X and iPhone 5. Which seems like a wasted opportunity in a major way.

Smartphone Display Rankings

1st Place: HTC One X

2nd Place: Apple iPhone 5

3rd Place: HTC Droid DNA

4th Place: Google Nexus 4

5th Place: Samsung Galaxy S III

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Google Nexus 4 already sold out at U.S. Google Play store

Just minutes after going on sale in the United States, the new Nexus 4 smartphone from Google and LG was already sold out. Visitors to the Google Play store are greeted with a "coming soon" notice for both the 8GB and 16GB versions of the device.
The phones previously sold out in the United Kingdom in less than an hour. Some customers reported having trouble accessing the store or checking out successfully. Meanwhile, Dutch blog AndroidWorld reported that a planned Netherlands launch was scrapped amid high demand elsewhere.
It's unclear how many units Google was able to produce by launch time. The Nexus 4 won praise for its low $299 starting price, the fact that it arrived without a contract, and for subtle improvements in the Android 4.2 operating system, which it is the first phone to run. But itLG Nexus 4 drew criticism for failing to run on 4G LTE networks.
The expanded Nexus 7 lineup and the new Nexus 10 tablet, which also went on sale in the United States today, were still available for purchase in all their configurations.




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MOTOROLA ELECTRIFY M SPECIFICATIONS

MOTOROLA ELECTRIFY M SPECIFICATIONS
Looks like the end of the world knows this gadget will be crowded again with the presence of Motorola Electrify M XT905, Motorola was the company not to be outdone by other Gadget companies such as Apple and Samsung are also being heavily promoted their products

DISPLAY

Screen size: 4.3 inch (101.60 mm)
Resolution: Other
Type: Super AMOLED
Touch screen: Multi-touch (Capactive)
SIZE & WEIGHT

Height: 123.1 mm (4.84 inch)
Width: 61.5 mm (2.68 inch)
Depth: 8.7 mm (0.47 inch)
Weight: 111.0 g
CONNECTIVITY & WIRELESS

Wi-Fi: Yes (802.11a/b/g/n)
Wi-Fi Encryption: WEP, WPA, WPA2
Bluetooth 3.0
Computer Sync supported: Yes
CAMERA

Resolution: 8.0 megapixels
Camera Features:
Records video
Auto focus
Digital zoom
Flash
Self-Timer
Contact pictures
Geo-tagging (location)
Secondary Camera: Yes 1.3 megapixels
OTHER FEATURES

Flight Mode: Yes
FM tuner: Yes
NFC or RFID payment: Yes
TTY / TDD: Yes
HARDWARE

CPU: 1500 MHz
RAM: 1024 MB
USB: 2.0 [Mass Storage Device, Charging]
microUSB
BATTERY & POWER

Battery type: Li-ion
Stand by time: 432 hours
Capacity: 2000 mAh
CELLULAR NETWORK

Network Technology: CDMA
Network Technology: LTE
CDMA Bands: 800, 1900
Data tethering: Yes
LOCATION SUPPORT

GPS (AGPS)
Compass
MESSAGING

SMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
INPUT

Type: Touchscreen
Predictive Text: Yes
MEDIA

Media Playback: Yes
Support Audio: AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, MP3, WAV, WMA
Support Video: h.263, h.264 / AVC, 3GP, MPEG-4 (MP4), WMV
Support Image: GIF, JPEG, PNG
AUDIO AND VOICE

Audio / Headset Jack: Yes
Speaker phone: Yes
Voice dial: Yes
PERSONALIZATION

Custom Ringtones: Yes
Sound profiles: Yes
Vibrate mode: Yes
Multiple numbers per contact: Yes
SENSORS

Accelerometer (motion)
Amient light
Gyroscope
Proximity
MEMORY

8 GB built-in memory
Memory card: SD, microSD, microSDHC
ADDITIONAL INFO

Announced At: Nov 1, 2012
Released At: Nov 8, 2012



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