Motorola Moto E: An Entry Level Smartphone With Great Performance

Who said that good can not be cheap?

Although the Moto E is an entry level smartphone, it has better specs than many of the mid-range smartphones that we had a couple of years ago.
This is the company’s latest effort to capture the hearts of the budget-conscious smartphone customers... and they surely will. And it's because the Moto E is simply beautiful, powerful, and cheap.
Motorola is clearly trying to make affordable smartphones with good quality and being attractive to users who do not even have a smartphone.

This is the first handset launched by Motorola since being bought by Lenovo. The Moto E design allows a good hand grip, thanks to its comfortable curved back. It features a 4.3″ qHD -256 ppi- display (swathed in Corning's Gorilla Glass 3 no less) that is reasonably sharp and produces decent colors. It is reasonably bright, too, but looking at it from an angle is not a pleasant experience because there’s notable contrast compression and color shift. It has a Snapdragon 200 processor running at 1.2 Ghz and 1 GB of RAM. Its internal storage capacity is only 4GB but you can easily expand it with a microSD card (up to 32GB).

Its performance while running Android 4.4.2 KitKat is impressive. Everything is really quick with no lags or freezes, despite the modest nature of the CPU. Motorola is always synonymous with strict software optimization.

Here we have some benchmark results of Moto E:

Quadrant 2.0	5,264
Vellamo 2.0	1,173
AnTuTu 4.0	12,510
SunSpider 1.2 (ms)	1,626.2
GFXBench 2.7 Offscreen (fps)	4.4
CF-Bench	6,483

Below the changeable back cover of the Moto E lies a 1,980 mAh battery and Motorola assures it can power the phone for a full day. A decent 5MP camera with LED flash is also present in the phone. The Moto E also features an FM Radio.

You can buy this great smartphone unlocked for just 110€ in Europe or $129 in the US. The phone is also available in dual SIM configuration and with Black, Turquoise, White, Pink, Blue, Red and Lemon back panel options. Motorola also announced an enhanced version of the Moto G with LTE and a microSD card slot for 183€ and $219 in Europe and US, respectively.

Motorola Moto E Full Specifications.

Operating system
Android™ 4.4, KitKat®

Processor
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 200 with 1.2GHz dual-core A7 CPU
Adreno 302 400MHz single-core GPU

Capacity
4GB standard
MicroSD slot supports up to 32GB expandable memory
1GB RAM

Dimensions and weight
Height: 124.8mm
Width: 64.8mm
Depth: 12.3mm
Weight: 142g
Display
4.3 inches
540 x 960 qHD, 256ppi
Features anti-smudge coating and Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3

Connectivity
MicroUSB, supports USB 2.0
3.5 mm headset jack
Micro SIM
Battery
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion, 1980mAh
Mixed usage up to 24 hours

Rear camera
5 MP

Video capture and playback
Capture 30fps FWVGA (MP4, H.264, H.263)
Up to 720p playback displayed in qHD resolution
Audio playback
AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, PCM,
FLAC, MIDI, QCELP, EVRC, OGG/Vorbis

Networks
US GSM Model:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 1700 (AWS), 1900 MHz)
Requires a microSIM card (not included)

Global GSM Model:
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
Requires a microSIM card (not included)

CDMA Model Coming Soon!
CDMA/EVDO Rev A (850, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n, 2.4GHz
Bluetooth® Technology
Version 4.0 LE
Location services
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou

In the box
Moto E in black or white
One-piece charger
Quick start guide

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The new Samsung Galaxy NX Camera: Leaked press photos appeared in a vietnamese portal

The New Samsung Galaxy NX Camera

Samsung will present the new Galaxy Camera NX at the June 20th event in London. Today, some press images of this gadget were leaked by the Vietnamese page Tinh te.

The images show a big camera with interchangeable lenses and a pop-up flash, Android Jelly Bean as Operating System, At least 20,3 MP thanks to the APS-C optical sensor, 1080p Full HD video recording, ISO range up to 25600.
The screen seems to be at least 4,3", and the hardware setup could be a Quad Core CPU, 1 or 2 GB RAM, and several hardware buttons to control the camera.

Lenses could be ranging from 18-55 OIS to 18-200 OIS. And it's possible that this camera will be released as a body-only configuration or in a package with a standard lens included.
Yesterday Samsung confirmed they will release a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses, but no one expected we could have its pictures so soon!.
This appears to be a very high end Camera so do not be surprised if the new NX line of cameras meet the Android world.




Source: Tinh te
Images: Samsung

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HTC One will have Google Edition this summer

HTC One Google Edition

HTC plans to launch a stock Android 4.2.2 edition of its flagship smartphone, the HTC One, for release in the US. Early this week a similar announcement was made by Samsung that it would launch a Google version of their Galaxy S4

The HTC One is a great, fast and innovative smartphone, it has the best speaker system found on a smartphone and an excellent camera, and it has sold 5 million units in the first month according to HTC.

So why to develop a 'senseless' stock android version?... There are million people who prefer the light and well known interface of stock Android, and don't like all that refinements HTC puts on their devices (I'm one of them), although it means to miss the Beats Audio experience.
Another advantage would be the Android updates directly from Google and all their latest apps right at your hand with this phone.

This rumor was published first by Geek.com and confirmed by CNET today. It's unclear if the HTC One Google Edition will be sold at Play Store, or if some carriers in the US will subsidize it. It worth mentioning that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition is sold with an unique price of $650 USD, and in selected carriers only.

The Android modding community will be happy with this phone as it's less difficult to tweak and mod, HTC already have a bootloader unlock mechanism for those who like to install modded Roms to their phones, i'm sure this one will not be the exception.

Source:   Geek.com  |  CNET

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5 Gadgets You Can't Miss This 2013

Here's our Top 5 Gadgets for 2013.

I excluded some gadgets as Playstation 4, Xbox 720, Google Glasses and Nvidia Project Shield, because they are in development stages yet. But they surely will be in this list later this year.
These are the gifts people will appreciate more this year.

Here's the list:

	Microsoft Surface Pro Surface PRO 10" is equipped with a 1.7GHz Intel Core i5 CPU, Intel HD Graphics 4000 video processor, 4GB DDR3, 16GB to 128 GB storage.  Read More>>>
	Samsung Galaxy S4 Eight-Core 1.6GHz Exynos 5 Octa processor, 2GB RAM, 13MP Camera, 5" 441dpi Super AMOLED screen, 4G, Android 4.2.2. Read More>>>
	Apple iPad Best tablet: 4G, up to 128 GB Storage, 2.048x1.536 Retina Display, A6X CPU, WiFi, Bluethoot, iSight Camera, iOS 6. Read More>>>
	Samsung Galaxy Camera Android 4.1, quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage,  21x optical zoom, 4.77" 308 dpi multitouch display. Read More>>>
	Pebble SmartWatch Watch for the 21st century. Connects to iPhone and Android via Bluetooth, vibration alerts for notifications. Stopwatch, GPS, mp3 player. Read More>>>

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Nokia Lumia 928 Officially Confirmed. With Videos

The rumored Nokia Lumia 928 has been officially announced by Nokia with a teaser Web Site.
The billboard spotted over last weekend boasts about the camera, but now a full page ad in the Vanity Fair Magazine tells us more about this new Smartphone.
Although there are not any official specifications or details of the Nokia Lumia 928, the printed ad confirms the low-light abilities of the Lumia 928, PureView technology, optical image stabilization, and Carl Zeiss lens.

Nokia's advertising doesn't show the device clearly, but it looks very similar to previous leaks and will surely be launched by Verizon as known before.

"While we continue to work closely with Verizon and Microsoft to promote Windows Phone, we have made no new product announcements at this point. All I can say is you should expect to hear more from us soon," said a Nokia spokesman. But in the teaser site you can watch a video in which they took the new Lumia 928 and a Samsung Galaxy SIII to a subway jam session by the Underground Horns in NYC, and make a comparison of the audio recording quality:


Nokia also took the new Nokia Lumia 928 to Adventureland in Farmingdale, New York and strapped it to the front row of a rollercoaster called "The Hurricane". They took a video footage with the Nokia alongside the Samsung Galaxy S III as well as the iPhone 5. Here is the comparison video from Nokia:



In the next video they attached the Lumia 928 to a remote control helicopter and filmed as many remote, scenic and inaccessible locations as they could to show image stabilization features



Source: Nokia USA Youtube Channel

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Toshiba Calimeo S40: A Compact Full HD Camcorder That Fits In Your Pocket

With the size and the weight of a Smartphone, Toshiba presents the new Slim HD Pocket Camcorder Camileo S40. The Toshiba Full HD Camileo S40 is eye catching in more ways than one. Its attractive, super-slim design allows you to take it everywhere, so you can capture everything that pleases you.

This camcorder weights only 140 gr (battery included), and the size is 56 (W) × 112.5 (H) × 17.5 (D) mm, it has a 5 MegaPixels CMOS light sensor, and integrates image stabilization, 10X Digital Zoom (5X in Full HD Mode), and Backlight for low light scenarios.

The ports include mini HDMI and micro USB, the internal storage is provided by a 128MB NAND-Flash memory, and also has a slot for MicroSD/SDHC-/SDXC cards. The display is a 16:9, 960x240, 3 inch multitouch screen.
The Toshiba Camileo S40 camcorder has photo/video editing capabilities included, and you can share your media with the bundled software Camileo Uploader.

An useful flashlight, for picture taking, is located above the lenses it also acts as a light source for low light environments when recording videos. Some other features are: Webcam function up to VGA, Motion Detect, Face Tracking (only video), Smile Detect (only photo), Slow Motion, Time Lapse, Cut 'n' Save (internal video editing), Continuous Play, Self Timer, Date Printing, Slide Show, Zoom in/out in photo playback mode, Pre-Record, Snapshot during video recording.


The Camileo S40 looks like a Smartphone and that's why it's comfortable to carry in your pocket, and it comes in various colors Blue, Purple, Silver and Orange.

Its price is around $150-200 USD in North/South America, and €150 in Europe.

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Meet the Samsung Galaxy Camera: Full Review and Specs

The Samsung GALAXY Camera has Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage,  21x zoom (F2.8, 23 mm, 21x Optical Zoom Lens), a 4.77" 308 dpi multitouch display, expandable microSD slot. Samsung Galaxy Camera acts like an Android smartphone, but features a 16.3-megapixel camera with telescopic lens and a lots of photo features.

Design

There`s a chance you think it's a smartphone, but if you look closely it's very much like a midrange digital camera, with a big lens to one side, and a prominent bulge on the other to hold the battery, slots for microSD and Sim Card and make handling easier

When you look at it from the back, it looks like a smartphone. Almost the entire rear occupied by the 4.8 inch screen, with an astounding resolution of 1,280x720.

With 300gr it's easy to carry in your pocket like a phone. On top is located the power button and a large shutter button with a knob you can twist to adjust the 21x optical zoom. On the sides you find the microUSB port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a lanyard loop, a speaker and flash button which you can press for the flash to jumps up out of the top. On the bottom, below the bulge, there's a cover that protects the battery, microSD card, Sim Card and a mini HDMI port.

Image: Samsung

Software

In the past there have been some cameras running Android OS, like the Polaroid SC1630 or the Nikon CoolPix S800c. But this is the first to run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Samsung said an upgrade will be available soon. Android 4.2.2?... may be. Anyway you still can enjoy Google Now and the clean operating system tuned by Samsung. You also can download any app from Google Play.

The Samsung Galaxy Camera comes integrated with Dropbox and it automatically prompts you to set up your account for storing or sharing your photos. A great 'plus' is that this camera will bag you 50GB free for two years, but after that you'll have to pay.

The use is the same as any Jelly Bean smartphone except you can not make calls. Samsung has implemented a camera widget to scroll through the settings before you fire it up, so you can choose any of the shooting modes: Beauty face, Best photo, Continuous shot, Best face, Landscape, Macro, Action Freeze, Rich Tone, Panorama, Waterfall, Silhouette, Sunset, Night, Fireworks and Light trace.

Camera Features And Performance

The Galaxy Camera image quality is outstanding, you get realistic colours, and sharp details even with the highest zoom settings. Low light performance is also impressive and very  noiseless.
The Xenon flash softness produces more natural colours in your pics.

The zoom is totally physical, not the digital zoom found on phones which magnifies pixel size and makes your pics look awful. You can focus on distant objects as well as it can in close-up to deliver crisp, vivid and clear images.

The Samsung Galaxy Camera has a back-illuminated CMOS sensor capable of delivering 4,608x3,456-pixel images. The aperture varies from f/2.8 at its maximum to f/5.9 when the zoom's at full. The shutter speed stretches from 16-1/2,000 of a second.

The basic set-up shows camera, video icons, and a mode button, which takes you to Auto, Smart and Expert icons. This last item pulls up a terrific-looking virtual zoom lens and allows you to get deep and nerdy with your focus and light settings.

The Galaxy Camera performance is very good thanks to the quad-core 1.4GHz processor.  In our benchmarks it scored 5000 points with Quadrant Advanced benchmark tool, its a good score beating smartphones like the HTC One X. The camera's loading process takes some time, and there's a delay after you take a pic, it's not so good for quick snaps.
To help with this you have the Best Photo feature, which takes pics both before and after you press the shutter.

With the voice control you can take pictures by saying one of four commands: "smile", "cheese", "capture" or "shoot" as well as record a video or zoom in or out.

You also can automatically stamp photos with date/time and GPS coordinates and share the images easily using your preferred application: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, G+, email, WhatsApp, Viber, Skype, etc.

The big 4.8 inch screen makes easy to edit video on board, either with the Video Editor bundled or another downloaded from Google Play.

The battery life is not as good as we expect. It has a very fast 4 cores processor, a big screen, a motorized lenses and a small battery. Fortunately battery is removable so you can buy extra batteries to take with you Galaxy Camera.

Conclusions

The Samsung Galaxy Camera is centered on its purpose: Take high quality pictures and videos, have all the sharing options at your hands, and editing capabilities on the fly.

This is a serious digital camera with smartphone capabilities (not calls), instead of a smartphone with digital camera built-in. The optics, picture and video quality are excellent for daily use.
The Galaxy Camera also performs very well with low light environments.

You can buy it in the U.S. and Latin America for $459USD approximately.

PROS	CONS
High Quality both Pics and Videos	Battery Duration is Short
Fast Quad Core CPU	Very Expensive
Android advantages
4.8" 720p screen
Full 3G support for mobile data
Manual settings for the experts
Real Optical Zoom
microSD Slot, HDMI

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New Android Tablet Acer Iconia A1: 7,9 Inch and only $169USD

The Acer Iconia A1 has a solid-feeling plastic body (0.44 inch, weighing 0.9 pound), and back is white. Very similar to Nexus 7, but the big difference is a 7.9-inch, 4:3 IPS display (1,024x768 pixels), the same size and resolution as the iPad Mini. This is very good for reading PDF's, since it's more like the dimensions of a sheet of paper.

The Acer Iconia A1 features a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB or 16GB onboard storage. The Iconia A1 runs Android Jelly Bean 4.2, and has a built-in 3G option in addition to b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. Front- and rear-facing cameras 0.3 megapixel (640x480, 30 fps) and 5 megapixels (1080p 30fps), respectively. A microSD slot supports up to 32GB of extra storage. Micro-USB, HDMI ports, Gyroscope and GPS are also included.

The Acer Iconia A1-810 with 16GB of internal Storage will be available this June for $199, and the 8GB version for $169. Based on its aggressive feature set and fuller screen, it could merit some consideration in the very crowded field of 7" tablets.

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Google Glasses: The most expected gadget of this year

One of the most expected gadgets in all times are the Google Glasses. Specifications have been just revealed by Google in their FAQ page.

Watch how the Google Glasses feel:

This gadget is made with flexible materials, even the nosepads are totally adjustable, the idea is the glasses to fit any size of face and be as comfortable as possible.

When you wear the Google Glasses it's like having a 25 inches screen at 8 feet (2.5m) of distance. This was measured by engineers to be an ideal distance for watching everything that Google Glass shows without distracting us from what is happening around us. 

Has a 5 megapixels camera and record videos at 1280x720, quality is excellent thanks to a HQ light sensor, this way you can make video-calls at 720p. Google glasses don't have conventional earphones, instead have a system that transduce sound directly to the bones around your ears. You can connect it through WiFi and Bluetooth. Internal storage is 16GB , although only 12GB will be available. Anyway you can synchronize with Google Cloud and get more virtual storage. To send SMS and use the GPS features you'll need the MyGlass companion app and at least Android 4.0.3.

According to Google the battery of our Google Glasses will last one full day of typical use. Some features, like Hangouts and video recording, are more battery intensive.

Google Glasses could be available at the end of this year with a cost of $1500USD. A very expensive gadget for the average user.

Google Glasses Specs:

Fit

• Adjustable nosepads and durable frame fits any face.
• Extra nosepads in two sizes.

Display

• High resolution display is the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight feet away.

Camera

• Photos - 5 MP
• Videos - 720p

Audio

• Bone Conduction Transducer

Connectivity

• Wifi - 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth

Storage

• 12 GB of usable memory, synced with Google cloud storage. 16 GB Flash total.

Battery

• One full day of typical use. Some features, like Hangouts and video recording, are more battery intensive.

Charger

• Included Micro USB cable and charger.
• While there are thousands of Micro USB chargers out there, Glass is designed and tested with the included charger in mind. Use it and preserve long and prosperous Glass use.

Compatibility

• Any Bluetooth-capable phone.
• The MyGlass companion app requires Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher. MyGlass enables GPS and SMS messaging.

Source: Google

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Blackberry Z10: The messiah sent to save Blackberry?

Overview

The Blackberry Z10 is the first handset from the company featuring the Blackberry 10 Operating System, and the first one since RIM changed its name to Blackberry. This phone's first mission is not only compete on the smartphones market, but save the company from disappear. For no one is hidden blackberry has been in decline for the past year or so, they passed within a few years, to have 80% of the smartphone market to be no more than 8%, that's why a revolution is expected with the launch of Z10.

Design

The Blackberry Z10 looks very similar to every smartphone you find on the market today.The first few minutes with the Z10 are nice, first of all, it does not look like a typical BB, when you test early interactions with the UI, differences are very noticeable. Screen is surprising, also design and lightweight of the device play an important role.Visually it looks similar to an iPhone 5, but just a little. The handset does not look cheap, however it is consistent, robust, elegant.In the front we have the handset speaker, the 4.2" screen and a very thin bezel. Sensors and front camera are hidden behind glass, a small hole for the microphone on the bottom and the company logo on the screen. No frontal buttons.The back cover is plastic, there is the BB logo and the camera with a LED flash at the top.The back cover is easy to open, the battery is removable and microSD and microSIM connectors are inside.

Specifications

For BlackBerry users obviously the most striking is the screen, for the quality and size. With 4.2 " and a 1280x768 resolution with a density of 355 dpi it's something really new for a BB device. But not only from the technical, quality and brightness are excellent. It has a rare screen proportion of 15:9.The CPU is a Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Krait Dual Core Running at 1.5GHz, also with Adreno 225 GPU and 2GB of RAM. Now that BB10 is optimized for multitasking, 2GB of RAM was a good choice. It has 16GB of internal storage, but it has a microSD slot to add another 64GB, has microHDMI and microUSB output.The Z10 is 4G, and also has Wi-Fi, Bluethoot and GPS. should be noted that it has no FM Radio. Power is supplied by a ion-li battery with 1800mAh capacity what is not enough for the load of having 4G connectivity.

Software

BB10 incorporates the "Hub" where all accounts are managed, BBM, E-mail, notifications, SMS, Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, all concentrated in one place. This interface change requires a learning curve, and this isn't quick at the beginning.
There are no home screens with widgets, controls or live gadgets, as on android. The home screen looks very... BlackBerrish.
Voice recognition works very well and the keyboard is one of the best on a smartphone, very responsive, and word prediction is constructed above the keys you press in a fret that divides the keys.
BB10 interface is fluid, there are some bugs but they have been corrected with recent updates.
The music player is fine, organizing music for albums and their covers, by genre, by artist, but what?... we have no equalizer!. Someone forgot something important for Audiophiles

Camera

BB Z10 camera has 8 Megapixels, but quality and definition are not the best, it's more noticed when you zoom a photo and you can see diffused pixels, it looks more like a 4MP camera. Also the sensor isn't the best for low light photos. Focus is very fast, faster than many Android phones.

But camera is not bad at all, with enough light, it has a very good contrast and color

Time shift is a feature where you can choose the last seconds that surround our take, we choose the best shot and then if there were people on the scene, it let us choose, for each, the best faces in those seconds, now you can make a final photo with the best of all. Compared to previous BB cameras, this is years ahead.

Video camera takes videos at 1080p but it´s better on 720p, sound is mono but with high quality.

The gallery of images is quite simple. The edit function is like a little Aviary or Instagram already integrated to the phone, pretty easy to use and very powerful.
The video player is pretty good compared to others. The "Story Maker" is an exceptional application to take videos and photos of, say, a trip, make a collection, give them music and make a video, capturing every moment of the trip.

Conclusions

The Blackberry Z10 is an excellent phone, as comfortable as an iPhone, with the best virtual keyboard found on a 2013 phone, with connectivity of all kinds, light and well designed.

Starting price with contract is around $200USD in some carriers. While without SimCard or Contract could be around $680USD.

PROS	CONS
High Quality	Some minor bugs (requires updates)
Fast Dual Core CPU	Battery not powerful enough
BB10, Very promising	No FM Radio
4.2" 720p screen	Hard learning curve
Connectivity	Camera not impressive
BBM Pin Video Chat	Poor and Grainy Low Light Photos
Excellent Virtual Keyboard	First BB10(Surely will be improved in the future)
New HUB Integrates Social
microSD Slot, HDMI

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Samsung Galaxy S4: The samartphone with higher expectations in 2013!

Samsung Galaxy S4

Overview

Deviating from all the speculation about the design of the highly anticipated phone from the South Korean giant, the Galaxy S4, turned out to be a bigger Galaxy S3 (Visualy), more powerful and with a much better screen. Though no doubt this will be one of the best phones of the year.

Design

The S4 has an impressive 5" screen with a slim bezel at each side, and can play full HD videos at 1080p, with a density of 441 dpi, excelent for watching movies and tv shows.

The S4 is only 7.9 mm thick , much slimmer than S3. The plastic casing comes in two colors, White Frost and Black Mist. The home button is the same as S3, doesn't matter what you do in your phone, just press and it goes back to the start screen.

The only thing we miss is a new design, and not the same of the S3. Plastic casing still looks like a cheap toy. Some Samsung fans could be disappointed that the new model looks so similar to its predecessor.

Specifications

Image: Samsung

For the first time, you'll see a phone running the new Eight-Core 1.6GHz Exynos 5 Octa processor, from Samsung. But, the bad news are that not every S4 will carry this monster inside, depending the region you are, you may find a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro running at 1.9GHz. An amount of 2GB of Ram will be enough for any multitasking job. and a 2,600mAh battery will bear the entire load.

The Galaxy S4 comes with 64GB of internal storage for files, music, videos, and apps, and an external microSD card may be added for up to 64GB of extra storage.

An infrared blaster for controlling devices, an optical reader for business cards, and a pedometer for counting your steps, are other features you'll find on this spectacular smartphone.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S4 rear camera has 13 megapixels and take videos at 1080p. This camera app is just beautiful, intuitive, and full of features. Comes with all shot modes you are common to find on modern cameras. One shot, Burst, timer, scenes, macro, HDR, panorama, etc.
You can add up to 9 seconds of audio to a photo, or make an animated gif in which only the character moves and the background stays fixed. Drama mode combines a burst of pictures into one animated shot.
And if there's an unwanted visitor in a pic, you can erase him/her from the picture, directly in your phone.
There's a "low" resolution 2 megapixels camera in the front of th phone, mainly for video chats. You can also make a dual shot that takes a photo from each camera and overlays them.

New features

The Samsung Galaxy S4 runs Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, the most recent version of Android.
Your apps will be always right at your fingertips with a quick tray of shortcuts that swipes in from the left.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 translator can read emails in your favorite language.

You can now control the S4 without even touching the screen. Your hand doesn't need to be that close to the phone for it to recognise your gesture.
Move your hand over the phone to Air Browse, skip to the next photo, or to another song, or switch tabs in the browser, or scroll up and down with a move of your hand.

Air Call is a system that lets you answer the phone without even touch it. It's very useful when you're driving, just wave your hand and the Galaxy S4 turns on the speakerphone so you can concentrate on the road.
To quick look a message, or see what's going on in another browser tab, you can hover your finger over the message title, or browser tab, and you'll have a pop-up preview. You can also magnify the webpage or photo you're looking at, by just hovering your finger.

Eye control

The Galaxy S4 is so smart that it knows when your eyes are aiming the screen, when you're watching a video, it pauses it when your eyes drift away from the screen.

Do these simple features suggest that we're close to have some eye-controlled games?. Time will tell...

4G

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a 4G capable phone. There are different types of 4G, so the full 4G specs aren't confirmed yet.

Conclusions:

PROS	CONS
13MP Camera.	Same plastic casing than S3.
1080p (441dpi) Resolution.	Visualy similar to its predecessor
Thin and Light.
Air browse and Eye control.
4G data.
8 Core CPU (some models)

The S4 main rivals this year will surely be HTC One, Nokia Lumia 925/928, LG Optimus G2, and iPhone 5. Launch date in the U.S. is April 24, 2013, and will be available in 7 carriers. Pricing range from $149.99 to $249.99, with contract or financing.

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Meet the new HTC One, Complete Analysis

HTC One

Everything Your Phone Isn't

 "It’s not just the impeccable design. It’s not just the sleek unibody aluminum case. It’s not just the fantastic construction. It’s not just the dramatically improved Sense software suite. It’s not just the great features baked into Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. It’s something more than all that".

This smartphone is a masterpiece of design, comfort and performance. It's unibody aluminium casing is resistant and sleek, and a plastic border holds the ports, volume buttons, earphone jack and power button. The screen is covered with a Gorilla Glass sheet with an elegant beveled design on te sides, The aluminum casing extends above and below the glass on the front of the phone and covers both speakers (upper and lower), sensors, and front camera. On the convex back of the phone we find the new HTC UltraPixel Camera, an LED flash, a secondary microphone for noise cancellation, and logos.
The HTC One is much thinner at its edges than it is at its center and doesn’t feel thick at all while being held.

"BoomSound" is a fantastic feature, the quality, clarity and power of these speakers have never been seen on a mobile device ever. It has an amplifier tuned by Beats Audio.

The 4,7 inch sharp and crisp display is absolutely impressive. 1920x1080 Full HD resolution and 468 dpi are big numbers, defeating his nearest rivals, the iPhone 5 (326 dpi) and the Samsung Galaxy S4 (441 dpi). Colors are very natural and pleasant, not so saturated as on Galaxy S4 or iPhone 5

Image: HTC. - With a sleek aluminum body, a live home screen that streams all of your favorite content, a photo gallery that comes to life, and dual frontal stereo spreakers, the new HTC One is ready to reshape your smartphone experience. 

About the software, The new version of HTC Sense is very clean, HTC email is one of the best mailing apps found on an android phone, HTC’s “BlinkFeed” is an active home screen that loads content from 1,400 providers. It stays connected to social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Tired of remotes taking up valuable couch space? The new HTC One is ready to help you channel surf. With Sense TV, all it takes is a few simple steps and you’ll be able to select TV channels, access program guides, adjust audio and more with your HTC One. Find your favorite shows, and it will notify you when they’re on. Take control of any device with your phone thanks to an IR blaster that acts as a universal controller.

The HTC One is powered by a 2300 mAh Li-Po battery unit that handles the latest quad-core Snapdragon 600 chipset, and life is very good for a big screen smartphone, you can easily charge it up every 2 days.


One of the most talked about features of the new HTC One is the “UltraPixel” camera. Designed around the idea that smartphones are the primary camera for many people, the HTC UltraPixel camera delivers an advanced CMOS sensor and optical lens system that captures more light per pixel than other leading smartphones. this way you can capture low light shots with the quality of a pro $1k+ camera.

Definitively HTC has nearly perfected what a smart phone should be. The quality packed into this phone spills over into every aspect the user comes in contact with.

The 2013 "high end" smartphones war of the HTC One begins with devices like Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note III, Google’s “X Phone,” new RAZR handsets, new Optimus G, and many more to come.

Full HTC One Specs

CPU Speed

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 600, quad-core, 1.7GHz

Platform Android

Android™ with HTC Sense™ HTC BlinkFeed™

SIM card type

microSIM

Memory/Storage

Total storage : 32GB/64GB, available capacity varies

RAM 

2 GB DDR2

Network²

2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

• 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G - UMTS/ HSPA:

• Europe/ Middle East/ Africa: : 900/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
• Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
• Canada/ Latin America: 850/1900/2100 MHz up to HSDPA 42 Mbps
• T-Mobile (US): 850/ AWS/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
• AT&T: 850/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 21 Mbps
• Sprint: 1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 14.4 Mbps

3G - CDMA:

• 800/1900 MHz for Sprint

4G - LTE:

• Europe/ Middle East/ Africa: 800/1800/2600 MHz
• Asia: 1800/2600 MHz
• T-Mobile (US)/ AT&T/ Canada/ Latin America: 700 MHz and AWS band
• Sprint: 1900 MHz

GPS

Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS
Digital compass

Sensors

Gyro sensor
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

Connectivity³

• 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
• NFC capable³
• Compliant with Bluetooth 4.0
• Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX™ enabled
• Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n
• DLNA® for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer
• HTC Connect
• Miracast wireless display standard
• Support consumer infrared remote control
• micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection (Special cable required for HDMI connection.)

Sound enhancement

HTC BoomSound™

• Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
• Studio-quality sound with Beats Audio™
• HDR Microphone
• Sense Voice

Camera

• HTC UltraPixel Camera
• BSI sensor, Pixel size 2.0 µm, Sensor size 1/3'
• Dedicated HTC ImageChip™ 2
• F2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens
• Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
• Smart Flash: Five levels of flash automatically set by distance to subject
• Front Camera: 2.1 MP, 88⁰ wide angle lens with HDR capability
• 1080p Full HD video recording with HDR Video
• HTC Zoe™ with Sequence Shot, Always Smile and Object Removal
• Gallery with Video Highlights and HTC Share
• Continuous shooting and VideoPic
• Slow motion video recording with variable speed playback

Multimedia

Audio supported formats:

• Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
• Recording: .amr

Video supported formats:

• Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3)
• Recording: .mp4

Battery

Embedded rechargeable Li-polymer battery
Capacity : 2300 mAh

Talk time:

• Up to 18 hours for WCDMA
• Up to 19 hours for CDMA
• Up to 27 hours for GSM

Standby time:

• Up to 500 hours for WCDMA
• Up to 496 hours for CDMA
• Up to 479 hours for GSM

AC Adapter

Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5 V and 1 A

Source: HTC

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