Acer Liquid C1 Review

Acer Liquid C1 Review - Acer cooperation with Intel and launched a smartphone is Acer Liquid C1. Present with typical Liquid design, how his greatness?

Design

Dimension: 127.3 x 65.5 x 10 mm, 140 grams; full touchscreen. Acer Liquid C1 using plastic material in the body. On the bazel, Acer provides metal accents that surround the phone so that it looks solid. On the screen is protected glass and fused to the margin area, including the bottom there are 3 capacitive buttons.

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At the top there is a 3.5mm audio port and power button/lock, while at the bottom there is a microUSB port and a mic hole. On the right side, you will find the volume control.

Display & UI

Liquid C1 uses IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~ 256 ppi pixel density), multi-touch. This smartphone uses the screen with very good quality that is IPS LCD. The screen has a wider viewing angle and natural color reproduction.

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Acer Liquid C1 using the Android OS v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). In addition, this phone also uses Acer UI so that it looks more beautiful. Three main display is lockscreen, homescreen and app drawer are presented in the form of standard ICS.

Processor and Memory

Processor: 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, RAM: 1GB, battery Li-Ion 2000 mAh. Acer relying on Intel processors to improve performance in the field of smartphones. Intel Atom Z2420 processor codenamed Lexington on the phone supports hyperthreading technology, so even though physically only have one core processor but able to work like a dual core processor (dual-core) because it has two logical cores. Amazing.

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In the storage sector, this smartphone has 4GB of internal storage (2 GB user-available). If you aren't satisfied, you can still use a microSD up to 32GB.

Camera

Main Camera: 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging; Secondary camera: VGA. Video recording: 1080p. Comes with a great resolution, the camera of Acer Liquid C1 has a 2 shot selection. The first is a single mode and the second is a burst mode that can take pictures quickly 5 times each time you pressed the shutter. In the video recording mode, the phone is able to capture the moment in full HD resolution.

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Connectivity

Quad band GSM, HSDPA GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, microUSB v2.0. Liquid C1 has full connectivity to allow you to connect to the internet. You can use 2 browser application is the default Android browser and Chrome from Google. Default Android browser has Save for offline reading option that allows the user to save the site to be accessed again without internet connection, while Chrome doesn't.

Conclusion

Acer Liquid C1 smartphone is the result of collaboration between Acer and Intel. Comes with IPS LCD screen that makes it has a bright and vivid display. By using an Intel processor, this smartphone can run well when you do the activity.


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Micromax challenges big multinational players

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Micromax the very famous Indian brand which produces budget smartphones and feature phones is gaining market share from the giant world famous brands like Nokia Samsung and Apple.
The lost cost smartphones are appealing to everyone while it is most appealing to the youth. Now people can own powerful phones with bigger screen and more features at low prices. Micromax has turned out the be the most famous desi brand in the country.
According to data from Consumer Media Research Micromax shipped 633,000 smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2012, up from just 9,990 a year earlier. "India is poised for a smartphone boom - just look at the internet penetration and potential," Deepak Mehrotra, chief executive officer of Micromax, told Bloomberg. "But we don't see any point to offering a Ferrari."
MIcromax CEO hopes to topple Samsung as the top smartphone vender in the country by March 2014
Also it is predicted that India will be the third largest smarphone market by 2017.
Micromax Rocks!

HTC One

The HTC One is an Android smartphone manufactured by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC. The device serves as a successor to HTC's 2012 flagship phone, the One X—a device that was critically acclaimed, but commercially unsuccessful due in part to poor marketing efforts. The HTC One was developed with an emphasis on unique hardware and software features, such as an aluminum casing, a new image sensor implementation for its camera, stereo speakers, a revised version of HTC's Sense user experience, and other new software functionality such as the "BlinkFeed" news aggregator and "Zoe" camera features.

Technical Specification:

Manufacturer HTC
Series HTC One
First released March 2013
Predecessor HTC One X, HTC Butterfly/Droid DNA
Dimensions 137.4 mm (5.41 in) H
68.2 mm (2.69 in) W
9.3 mm (0.37 in) D (max)
4 mm (0.16 in) D (min)
Weight 143 g (5.0 oz)
Operating system Android 4.1.2
SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064
CPU 1.7 GHz quad-core Krait 300
GPU Adreno 320

Memory                                  2 GB LPDDR2 RAM

Storage                                   32 or 64 GB

Battery                                    2,300 mAh Li-Po

                                              Display4.7 in (120 mm) Super LCD 3 with RGB matrix

                                              1920×1080p pixels (16:9 Aspect ratio) (468 ppi)

                                              Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0

Rear camera                           4-megapixel, 2.0 μm camera with auto focus,

                                              "UltraPixel" image sensor 1080p HD video recording, 

                                              video stabilization, slow motion video capture (768 × 432 pixels), 

                                              HDR video recording.

Front camera 2.1-megapixel front camera (1080p for recording and video chat) Connectivity Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 Ghz)
NFC
Bluetooth: 4.0 with apt-X
DLNA
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Infrared
USB 2.0 (Micro-B Port, USB charging)
USB On-The-Go 1.3
MHL 2.0
HDMI
Wireless HDMI
Other Accelerometer, gyroscope, digital compass,
proximity sensor, ambient light sensor

While initially set for a release in mid-March 2013, manufacturing delays led to a staggered release beginning in late March, with its release date in certain markets (such as Asia and North America) pushed back into April. Despite these issues (which also prompted the company to double its production capacity in May 2013 to make up for the delays), the One sold around 5 million units through its first two months of worldwide availability—showing a noticeably slower rate of sales than its competitors. The One was well-received overall by critics for its hardware design and software features, but certain aspects of the device's software were met with mixed reviews.

T6 is a New Phablet from HTC

T6 is a New Phablet from HTC

T6 is a New Phablet from HTC - HTC has just launched a new smartphone that is HTC One. But now the Taiwanese company is developing a smartphone-tablet (phablet) which has a code is T6.

Another source from HTC Soku, stating that the phablet developed in five different versions. The HTC T6 comes with a wide selection of frequencies. Thus was launched from GadgetNdtv, Tuesday (28/05/2013).

Meanwhile, there has been no information about the specifications of the HTC T6. HTC is also rumored to be launching the HTC One original version, without using the Sense UI 5. So, we wait on the launch of the HTC T6 which will be launch in this year. Hopefully this will become a reality.

MIcromax Canvas 2 plusMicromax Canvas 2 plus A110 price reduced to 11999 INR on Flipkart, Saholic

Micromax Canvas 2 Plus A110Q

Micromax Canvas 2 aka A110Q which was launched just a few days ago priced at rupees 12100 is now available at rupees 11999 at Flipkart and Saholic .

The price cut isnt huge(Rs 101) but it tells us about how intense the competition is in today's smartphone market. Other online stores like Infibeam are still listing the previous price

Sony Xperia Z

The Sony Xperia Z is a touchscreen enabled full HD Android flagship high-end smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Sony Mobile.

The phone was announced by Sony at CES 2013 and was released in February 2013. The Xperia Z runs the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) software. The smartphone has Ingress Protection Ratings of IP55 and IP57, making it dust protected, water-jet protected, and waterproof in up to one meter of water for up to thirty minutes, and features a 13.1MP Exmor RS camera sensor as well as a full HD (1080p) display, encompassed in Sony's Industrial 'Omni-Balance' Design. A cheaper variant called the Sony Xperia ZL uses the same hardware as the Xperia Z, but sacrifices water resistance for a smaller frame. Another cheaper variant the "Sony Xperia ZR" was announced on 13th May 2013 and is slated to release in "Q2 2013".

Specifications

This is a listing of Xperia Z’s main features and functions.

Camera and video

•           13.1 megapixel Exmor RS camera with Auto focus and Burst Mode

•           16x digital zoom

•           HDR for both picture/film

•           Face detection

•           Flash/Pulsed LED and Photo light

•           Front-facing camera (2 MP 1080p Exmor R)

•           Geotagging

•           HD video recording (1080p)

•           Image stabiliser

•           Picture Effect

•           Quick Launch

•           Red-eye reduction

•           Scene recognition

•           Self-timer

•           Send to web

•           Smile detection

•           Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor

•           Superior Auto

•           Sweep Panorama

•           Touch focus

Display and design

•           5", 1920x1080 pixels (441 pixels per square inch), 16.7 color TFT Opticontrast Display

•           Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2

•           Scratch-resistant, shatter proof sheet on mineral glass

•           Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard

•           Screenshot capturing

Pre-loaded applications

•           Google Chrome*

•           Google Play*

•           Google search*

•           Google Voice Search*

•           Google Maps for Mobile with Street view and Latitude*

•           Web browser (WebKit)

•           Google Talk application*

•           Google+*

•           Messenger+*

Memory

•           RAM: 2GB

•           Flash memory: Up to 16 GB

•           User available up to 11 GB

•           Expansion slot: microSD card, up to 64 GB

Networks

•           UMTS HSPA+ (Bands 1, 3, 5, 8 or bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)*

•           GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

•           LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 or bands 4, 17)

Entertainment

•           3D Surround Sound (VPT)

•           Album art

•           Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)

•           Clear Audio+

•           Dynamic normalizer

•           Music tones (MP3/AAC)

•           PlayNow service*

•           TrackID music recognition*

•           “WALKMAN” application

•           xLoud™ ExperiencE

•           3D games

•           Motions gaming

•           Video streaming

•           Facebook application*

•           Twitter*

•           YouTube*

Connectivity and communication

•           3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)

•           GPS

•           Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

•           DLNA Certified

•           GLONASS*

•           HDMI via MHL support

•           Media Go

•           Media Transfer Protocol support

•           Micro USB support

•           Native USB tethering

•           NFC

•           PC Companion

•           Screen mirroring

•           Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, Google and SyncML

•           USB charging

•           USB High speed 2.0 support

•           Xperia Link

•           Wi-Fi and WiFi Hotspot functionality

•           Wi-Fi Miracast

•           Infrared Blaster (Japanese only)

Design

 Xperia Z's distinctive power button,Sony Xperia Z is a rectangular slab that marks a departure from Sony's 2012 design. The design is "OmniBalance", according to Sony, which is focused on creating balance and symmetry in all directions.Xperia Z has subtly rounded edges and smooth, reflective surfaces on all sides, which are held together by a skeleton frame made from glass fibre polyamide. The phone features tempered glass covered by shatterproof film on front and back. The distinctive hall mark of Sony's mobile devices in the form of the aluminium power button is placed on the right side of the device. The location enhances the one-hand operation for the device with 5 inch display. The metallic look and positioning of the power button is inspired by luxury watch crown design.[9] The phone is available in three colors; black, white and purple.

Hardware

The phone dimensions are stated to be 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm and weight is 146 grams (including battery). It comes with a Lithium-ion battery of 2,330mAh capacity. The Xperia Z will ship with a 1.5Ghz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor and have 2048 MB of RAM (1.5 GHz Qualcomm APQ8064+MDM9215M Quad Core) . The phone is 4G capable, supporting LTE. The Sony Xperia Z has a 5.0" 1080p TFT display (1920x1080) with a pixel density (PPI) of approximately 440.6. The screen uses a Reality Display with Mobile Bravia Engine 2, which enhances the picture. The phone has a 13 MP primary rear-facing camera with Sony's Exmor RS sensor with high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) full HD video[10] and a front facing camera with 2.2 MP. The phone is covered on the front and back by durable tempered glass, where the front is Dragontrail Glass from Asahi Glass Company resin-bonded to the LCD (Opticontrast), and the back is Corning Gorilla Glass.

Features 

The Xperia Z runs Android 4.1.2, with Sony's custom skin laid on top. Other notable additions to the software include, Sony's Media applications - Walkman, Album and Videos. NFC is also a core feature of the device, allowing 'one touch' to mirror what is on the smartphone to compatible TVs or play music on a NFC wireless speaker. Additionally, Xperia Z includes HDR video recording capability, battery stamina mode which increases its standby time up to 4 times.

The body is made from a glass-fibre polyamide.[14] It is certified to IP55 and IP57 standards and is dust and water proof, allowing immersion under 1 metre of fresh water for up to 30 minutes.

Reception and sales

Xperia Z has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Damien McFerren of CNET gave the phone 4 and a half stars out of five and said "The Sony Xperia Z combines looks, power and connectivity to supply one of the most impressive Android experiences we've seen in quite some time. The lack of Android 4.2 at launch is unfortunate and that 5-inch screen isn't going to suit everyone, but there's little room for complaint elsewhere. This is easily Sony's best phone yet, and one of the best Android phones ever released". Android Central also gave the phone a positive review saying "For Android fans, the Sony Xperia Z was one of the highlights of a fairly quiet CES. A 5-inch, 1080p phone with a bold new design language and fancy new camera technology, the Xperia Z was probably the most compelling phone of the show. And just a couple of months later, it's now available to buy in the UK. Without a doubt Sony Mobile's new baby is one of the largest, specciest Android phones around". Like the critics the audience reactions to the phone has been very positive. At CES 2013, the Xperia Z won the ‘Best Smartphone' and ‘Best of Show' awards..According to a Sony executive, Mcdougall, early Xperia Z sales have been strong. He states, "It (the Xperia smartphone) sold over 150,000 units in its first week in Japan, taking a 24 percent market share straight away." "It may be a bit too early to say but the first signs are very positive."

Samsung Galaxy S4

 The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics. It was announced in New York City on March 14, 2013 as the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S III.

 The phone has many distinguishing software features such as Air Gesture, Smart Stay, and Smart Scroll; a 13-megapixel back camera, and a 5-inch (130 mm) 1080p display.

 The S4 has two major variants, one featuring a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and the other featuring an Samsung Exynos 5 Octa. The Exynos 5 Octa version features the first big.LITTLE architecture central processing unit (CPU) but does not have LTE connectivity.

 The CPU has eight cores, four of which can be active at one time emulating a quad-core. The S4 was made available in late April 2013 on 327 networks worldwide and in 155 countries.Upon its release, it became the fastest selling smartphone in Samsung's history, with 10 million devices sold as of May 22, 2013, according to Samsung.

It is the first TCO certified smartphone.

Google is releasing a version of the U.S. Galaxy S4 running stock Android 4.2.2 with Google-provided updates, similar to the Google Nexus smartphones. This device will go on sale on June 26, 2013 for $649

Software

Further information: Android (operating system), TouchWiz, and S Voice

The Galaxy S4 ships with Android 4.2.2 and Samsung's TouchWiz Nature user experience. Eye tracking features have been extended on the S4; the new "Smart Scroll" feature can be used to scroll while looking at the screen by slightly tilting the phone, and "Smart Pause" allows the video player to pause videos if the user is not looking at the screen. "Air View" implements gestures and other functionality (such as previewing images or messages) by holding or swiping a hand or finger slightly above the screen. The "Group Play" feature allows ad hoc sharing of files between Galaxy phones, along with multiplayer games and music streaming between Galaxy S4 phones. The "Adapt Sound" and "Adapt Display" functions can automatically adjust settings for the screen and sound system for optimal quality.

The camera app implements numerous new features (some of which were first seen on the Galaxy Camera), including an updated interface, and new modes such as "Drama" (which composes a moving element from multiple shots into a single photo), "Eraser" (which takes multiple shots and allows the user to remove unnecessary elements from a picture), "Dual Shot" (which uses the front-facing camera for a picture-in-picture effect), "Sound and Shot" (which allows the user to record a voice clip alongside a photo), "Animated Photo", and "Story Album" among others. Other new pre-loaded apps include WatchOn (an electronic program guide that can utilize an infrared transmitter on the top of the phone as a TV remote), S Translator, the workout tracker S Health, S Voice Drive, S Travel, and an optical character recognition app. A new enterprise-oriented feature known as Samsung KNOX allows the phone to be separated into modes for personal use and business use, and gives the business mode high security. It supports the aptX codec which improves Bluetooth-headset connectivity.

Back of the Black Mist S4

Hardware and design

The screen features a 5-inch (130 mm) (sometimes stated as 4.99-inch) PenTile RGBG Full HD Super AMOLED screen with 441 pixels per inch; it is made of Gorilla Glass 3.

The S4 comes with either 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of internal storage, which can be supplemented with up to an additional 64GB with the microSD card slot.

The S4 GT-I9505 includes a multiband LTE transceiver and both models feature an infrared LED that can serve as a universal remote control.

Built into the 2600mAh battery is near field communication (NFC) connectivity, which allows users to perform non-touch payments at shops that employ specially equipped NFC cash registers. The SC-04E model has a FeliCa secure element, unlike other models which contain an NFC-A secure element. The NFC-A secure element on the SC-04E is provided on the SIM card. The battery can be wirelessly chargedusing a Qi standard special charging pad (sold separately) that utilizes magnetic resonance to produce a magnetic field through which power can be transferred.

The Galaxy S4 supports the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video format.

In addition to the touchscreen, the S4 has several physical user inputs including a home button located near the bottom of the screen, at the bottom of the S4 is the primary microphone and the microUSB port for both data connections and charging; it also supports USB host and MHL 2.0. There are volume keys on the left side and a power/lock key on the right. At the top there is a 0.14-inch (3.6 mm) headphone jack, the secondary microphone, and infrared blaster. The backside of the S4 has the 13 megapixel camera lens and LED flash, and at the bottom left edge has the loudspeaker.

The S4 comes in two variants that differ primarily in the internal hardware:

Quad-core variant

This S4 version for North America, most of Europe, parts of Asia, and other countries has Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 SoC containing a quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300 CPU and an Adreno 320 GPU.

Octa-core variant

Further information: Exynos and big.LITTLE

This S4 version has Samsung's Exynos 5 Octa (octa-core) system on a chip (SoC) chip containing the first ARM big.LITTLE heterogeneous architecture central processing unit (CPU). The eight core CPU comprises a 1.6 GHz quad-coreCortex-A15 cluster and 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 cluster. The cluster of four faster "big" A15 cores is paired with the cluster of four slower, more power-efficient "LITTLE" A7 cores. At any given time, either the big cluster is active (for maximum performance) or the LITTLE cluster (for maximum power efficiency).[dubious – discuss] The switching of the active cluster is performed on demand by the chip firmware, with the migration of the running software from outgoing to incoming cores taking 20 µsec. The CPU emulates a single quad-core processor to the operating system and applications. The SoC also contains an IT tri-core PowerVR SGX 544 graphics processing unit (GPU). The GT-I9500 version of the S4 does not support LTE. The E300K/L/S versions support LTE, with the Cortex-A15 also clocked at 1.6 GHz.