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Sony Xperia U Review

Box Contents

Handset
Rechargeable Battery
Headset
Adapter
Product safety & warranty guide
Quick start guide

Hardware Specifications

It runs on STE U8500 chip set with a dual core 1 GHz A9 processor and a 512 MB RAM. Internal memory storage of 4 GB is available. No external MicroSD card slot for expandable memory is available. Accelerometer, compass and proximity sensors are included. It has support for MicroUSB v2.0. HDMI port is available.

Software Specifications

Sony Xperia U works with Android Gingerbread (v2.3) which is planned to be upgraded to Ice cream Sandwich. Browser support for HTML, Flash is included. GPS with the support of A-GPS is available. Java MIDP emulator support is included. Google search, maps, Gmail, YouTube and Google Talk are available. Document viewer and photo viewer/ editor are included. Organizer, voice memo/ dial and predictive text input are added features. SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM and Push Email are the texting features available in this smart phone. GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth and USB connectivity is included.

Design Features

Sony Xperia U is a 112 x 54 x 12 mm dimensioned smart phone weighing 110 gms designed with touch sensitive controls.

Display Elements

This smart phone has a LED back-lit LCD capacitive touch screen with 16M colors, 480 x 854 pixels, 3.5 inches and ~280 ppi pixel density. Multi-touch is enabled with this smart phone. It has Sony Mobile Bravia Engine, Touch sensitive controls and Timescape UI.

Camera Functionality

Sony Xperia NeoV has a primary camera of 5 MP with 2592 x 1944 pixels, auto-focus and LED flash. The others features added to the camera are Geo-tagging, 3D sweep panorama, touch focus, image stabilization and face detection. Video recording is also included with 720p@30fps. A secondary camera is available in this smart phone.

Multimedia Segments

It comes with an Android music player. 720p HD video capture is available with audio scene choice. Playback formats available are AAC, H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WAV, eAAC+, WMA v10, WMA v9, AMR NB, MIDI and AAC+.

Performance & Battery Life

Sony Xperia U runs on a standard Li – Ion 1320 mAh battery. Stand-by time is up to 260 hours on 2G and 472 hours on 3G. Talk time is up to 6 hours 36 minutes on 2G and 5 hours 36 min on 3G. Music play back time is up to 45 hours.

Affordability/Pricing

The pricing of Sony Xperia U is around $345 and varies based on the service provider.

Final Words

It has a solid construction and clear display. Android experience is fast and smooth with the Facebook integration. Music player is really good.There is a lack of MicroSD card slot for memory extension and the internal memory is less. Camera button is really stiff.

HTC Desire S Review

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HTC Desire S is a well-fashioned, refined, good to use and a quick smart phone forged from a single piece of aluminum. HTC Desire S is powered with 3.7 inch super LCD display which is protected by Gorilla glass and is powered with 1 GHz processor and the all time best HTC sense and ships with Android Gingerbread (2.3).

Box Contents

USB Wall charger
microUSB Cable
Headphones
8 GB MicroSD card

CHECK: HTC Desire HD Unbiased Review

Hardware Specifications

It has a Qualcomm 1GHz Scorpion processor with a 768 MB RAM. It has an internal memory of 1.1 GB and an external MicroSD slot which is expandable up to 32 GB. Accelerometer and compass are available and proximity sensor is also included. This is a 115×59.8×11.6 mm phone weighing up to 130 grams with an internal GPS antenna.

Software Details

It runs on Android Gingerbread. HTML and Adobe Flash support is included. Google search, maps, Gmail, organizer, document viewer, voice memo/ dial / commands and predictive text input are also included.

Design Elements

It’s not only the overall design that pleases with the Desire S, it’s also the little touches as well. The edges surrounding the earpiece and front facing camera have a touch of class while the silver strips that are the power and volume buttons feel solidly planted yet have a wonderfully light action. On the left edge you’ll also find a microUSB socket for hooking the phone up to a computer or charging via an adapter, while on the top edge is the now obligatory headphone jack. Just below the earpiece cut out, and set into the glass surface, is a small LED that glows red when charging and flashes green when you’ve got a new message of some sort. Below the screen, and incorporated into the same sheet of glass as the display are the four standard Android buttons.

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Display Features

HTC Desire S has a S-LCD capacitive touch screen with a display of 16M colors. It is a 3.7 inch display with 480×800 pixels and ~252 ppi pixel density. Multitouch is available with HTC Sense UI 3.0 included. Corning Gorilla glass protection is included.

Camera Functionality

It includes a primary camera of 5 MP (2592×1954 pixels) with autofocus and LED flash embedded with features like Geo-tagging, touch-focus and image stabilization. It has a secondary VGA camera.

Multimedia Enhancements

Sound quality is really great. Music was rich and fair over a good set of headphones, with some nice kick to the bass. It became quite distorted at overly high volumes, but you’d rarely need to turn it up that loud. Audio playback formats supported are aac, amr, ogg, m4a, mid, mp3, wav and wma. Audio recording is done in amr format. Video generally looks superb on the Super LCD screen. Colors are appealing and natural, motion is smooth and there’s plenty of detail. The only fly in the ointment is that black levels aren’t very good, and any dark scenes can become hard to follow quite quickly. Video playback formats available are 3gp, 3g2, mp4, wmv, avi and xvid. Video recording could be done in 3gp format.

Performance & Battery Life

A standard 1450 mAh Li-Ion battery is included in this. Stand-by time is up to 430 hrs on 2G and up to 455 hrs on 3G. Talk time is up to 9 hours 50 minutes on 2G and 7 hours 10 minutes on 3G.

Final Words

Operation of HTC Desire S is very fast. Slick UI, excellent cloud integration and stunning design are added advantages.

Problem with the Wi-Fi antenna exists. Notification bar is often slow and HD video recording has some issues to look into. HTC Desire S is not cheap for its specifications and has some Android UI issues.

HTC Chacha Review

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HTC Chacha is the Android Gingerbread phone with the spice of Facebook sprinkled on it. This is very slim and well-built phone made of white plastic and brushed metal. The dedicated Facebook button at the bottom of the phone which fires up a Facebook client is the main selling point.

Box Contents

2GB Micro SD Card
Wall charger
Micro USB cable
Pair of head phones
User Manual

Hardware Specifications

HTC Chacha runs on an 800MHz processor with 512MB RAM. Expandable memory support of about 32GB is allowed.

Software Specifications

This is an Android phone with the Android Ginger bread loaded. Multiple applications could be downloaded and run simultaneously on Android and easy switching could be done between various applications.

Design Elements

HTC Chacha amounts to 4.5″ (l) x 2.5″ (w) x 0.4″ (d), and weighs 120 gms. The device’s back is compiled of aluminium and high quality rubberized plastic that provides a comfy grip. The physical Call and Hang Up buttons are present on the phone. The high spot of this device is its physical QWERTY keypad, which is marginally angled forward. This provides a better grip while typing, but looks odd. The well-spaced keys are bedded out in four rows. The keyboard features dedicated keys for often used punctuation marks. A devoted Facebook button is present below the fourth row.

Display Features

The device sports a 2.6″ TFT screen, below which lie four capacitive keys, namely Home, Options, Back, and Search. This is a capacitive touch screen with HTC Sense 2.1 UI, 256K colors and Gorilla Glass display for scratch and damage resistance.

Camera Capabilities

This comes with a 5 MP camera, 2592×1944 pixels, autofocus and LED Flash. Geo-tagging and facial detection is included. Secondary VGA camera is available. Accelerometer, proximity sensor and compass are available. Image format is JPEG.

Multimedia Features

Audio playback formats supported are mp3, wma, aac, wav, midi, ogg and amr. Audio recording format supported is amr. FM Radio with RDS is available. Video playback formats supported are mp4, 3gp, wmv and 3g2. Video recording format supported is 3GP.

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Performance & Battery Life

HTC Chacha has come with a standard Li-Ion 1250 mAh battery. Stand-by time is up to 430 hours on 2G and 660 hours on 3G. Talk time is up to 7 hours 30 minutes on 2G and up to 7 hours on 3G.

Final Words

Facebook integration is the major add-on in this phone. Battery is small but long living one. User interface, majorly typing experience is great. Touch screen is also really good, disadvantage is that flash in the browser doesn’t work well and sometimes we might feel that the screen is too small.

Samsung Galaxy S Plus Unbiased Review

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Samsung Galaxy S Plus looks same as the Samsung Galaxy S with a little pick off under the hood. It mostly resembles the Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy S Plus is the second one in the evolution of Galaxy series and is the more advanced version of its predecessor (Galaxy S). S Plus is powered with 1.4 GHz processor, 5 MegaPixel camera and is packed with Gingerbread which could be upgradable to the latest Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0).

SEE: Samsung Gets 9 Million Pre-orders For Samsung Galaxy S III [Report]

Box Contents

Headset
Charger
Data cable
User Guide
Warranty Information

Hardware Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S Plus runs on 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor and MSM8255T Qualcomm chipset. It has a 512 MB RAM. It has an internal storage of 8 GB and an external expandable MicroSD memory support of up to 32 GB. Sensors for accelerometer, compass and proximity are included.

Software Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S Plus runs on Android v2.3 (Gingerbread). GPS with A-GPS support is available. Browser support for HTML and flash is available. Social networking integration is included. Organizer, image/ video editor, document editor; Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration is included. Predictive text input is enabled.

Design Elements

Samsung Galaxy S plus is a 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm dimensioned phone weighing about 119 gms. On the surface, nothing has changed on the Samsung Galaxy S Plus. It’s the same sleek case with a hardware button for home and two soft-keys for the context menu and the back button. It has the curious kink on the back cover, something that has all but gone from the newer Galaxy S II. Volume controls are on the left of the phone, with the lock key on the right. It’s harder to push on the side, which makes unlocking the phone a bit harder and slower.

CHECK: Samsung Galaxy S III Unveiled, Specs, Pictures & Features

Display

Samsung Galaxy S Plus has a Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 16M colors sized 480×800 pixels, 4.0 inches and ~233 ppi pixel density. Multitouch is enabled with TouchWiz 3.0 UI. Corning Gorilla glass protection is provided.

Camera Functionality

Samsung Galaxy S Plus has a 5 MP primary camera which can record video at up to 720p with 2592×1922 pixels and autofocus enabled. Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection are other features. A secondary VGA camera is also included.

Multimedia Features

The built-in speakers on the Galaxy S Plus are really a wonderful experience. The music formats supported are MP3, eAAC+, WAV and FLAC. FM radio with RDS is included. Video formats supported are MP4 and WMV.

Performance & Battery Life

It runs on a standard Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery. Stand by time is up to 480 hours on 2G and up to 430 hours on 3G. Talk time is up to 17 hours 20 min on 2G and up to 7 hours 50 min on 3G.

Final Words

The speed and the Android version upgrade are noticeable and it also carries the up-gradation of Samsung’s own software. Camera doesn’t have a flash and there is no dedicated camera key. The design looks same old like the Samsung Galaxy S.

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Review, Best Low Budget Mobile

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‘Y’ stands for ‘Young’ in Samsung’s Galaxy which is an entry-level Android phone standing far ahead of all the phones in the same price line with so many features. The Galaxy Y sells itself as a budget Android device which allows you to keep updated on the go.

Box Contents

2 GB MicroSD Card
Wall charger
Micro USB Cable
Warranty and Instructions Leaflet

Hardware Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Y 5360 runs on an 830 MHz processor with a 290 MB RAM. Available internal memory is 180 MB and a MicroSD slot for expandable memory up to 32 GB is supported. Accelerometer, proximity and compass sensors comes along with the mobile.

Software Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Y runs on Android v2.3.5. Browser support for WAP2.0 and HTML comes along with the phone. in addition GPS with A-GPS support was also included. Google search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration; Quickoffice document viewer, predictive text input are the available features.

Design & More

Samsung Galaxy Y appears out with a silvery back cover and chrome-like rim around the screen and the front half is in black. Touch sensitive keys are placed on the left and menu and back key are placed on the right respectively, which are displayed only when the screen is active. It has a light, indicative plastic cover on the body that looks like a metal finish and a back panel same as the Galaxy Ace. The rear side has a camera and the speaker. The sides have the volume jack keys. Galaxy Y is 58 x 104 x 11.5 mm dimensioned and weighs about 98 grams.

Display

Samsung Galaxy Y has a TFT capacitive touch screen with 256K colors. It is a 3.0 inch smart phone with 240×320 pixels and ~133 ppi pixel density. Mutitouch is included with TouchWiz UI and Touch Sensitive Controls.

Camera

Samsung Galaxy Y has a primary 2 MP camera with 1600×1200 pixels and Geo-tagging feature, As there is no secondary camera you will not be able to use it for video calling and even the clarity of the camera is not convincing.

Multimedia

It has the same music player as in the Galaxy S and S II. Equalizer presets there in the system will be useful to play the music. There is a basic music player app pre-loaded on the phone providing you the ability to create playlists on the move and a nice feature in the notification bar allowing you to skip and play/pause tracks without having to open the app. The Galaxy Y supports MP3, WAV and eAAC+ music file formats.

Performance & Battery Life

Samsung Galaxy Y has a standard 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery with a stand-by time of up to 850 hours on 2G and 540 hours on 3G. Talk time is up to 17 hours on 2G and up to 6 hours 20 min on 3G.

Final Words

The Samsung Galaxy Y is a compact and cheap phone and the Galaxy branding might appeal to it. Good ranges of apps are available for this smart phone. The screen is too small and the resolution is also very poor. Camera is a big drawback and battery life could be suspected, but on our tests the performance of the battery proved to be impressive.

HTC One V, The Best Budget Android Mobile

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The HTC One V is the all rounder smart phone combining advanced technology with iconic design and enduring quality. In spite of its compressed size, it is a deck of features embedded in an aluminum chassis. This is about 9 mm thin and weighs around 115 grams. just read further to know more about this smart phone features, specifications and more in this unbiased review.

Hardware Specifications

HTC One V has an internal memory of 4 GB of which only 1 GB is useable and an external expansion of up to 32 MB of microSD, MicroSDHC type. It runs on 1GHz single-core Qualcomm processor and 512 MB RAM.

Software Bundle

The HTC One V functions on Android 4.0. Sharing from Dropbox with 25GB of free space for two years, allows users to easily back up and share their content. Contacts and calendars could be synchronized using the ‘People’ widget.

Design Aspects

The HTC One V sports an unparalleled curved chin design which makes the phone classifiable among several of its kind. This design adds a singularity to HTC One V and makes it comfortable to be held in hand.

Display Features

HTC One V features a capacitive touch screen of 3.7 inch with TFT technology and multi-touch of HTC Sense UI v4.0. The screen is a glass one which is scratch resistant. It has an ambient light sensor and proximity sensor. It has a resolution of 480 by 800 pixels, which gives the pixel density of 252ppi. We can experience gracious and detailed graphics.

Camera

HTC One V is embedded with a 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, auto focus, LED flash camera with GSI sensor. This has a F2.0 aperture and 28mm lens. This also features Geo-tagging. No secondary camera is available and a dedicated imaging chip is included with the package.

Multimedia

This supports audio formats such as aac, amr, ogg, m4a, mid, mp3, wav and wma. Audio recording is done in amr format. Vidoe formats supported are 3gp, 3g2, mp4, wmv and avi. Video recording is done in mp4 format.

Performance & Battery Life

Battery capacity is 1500 mAh. It is a standard Lithium battery. HTC One V holds its ground in performance.

Box Contents

Charging Adapter
100 cm USB cable
Stereo Headset with In-line Mic and Call control
Quick start guide and reference manual

Final Words

In spite of its low-cost, the HTC One V comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, The inbuilt Beats Audio is an added advantage. The 5 MP camera with the BSI Sensor adds to a clear photography. This is a mid range smart phone with full functionality. Coming to gaming, we may not be happy with the single core processor. The battery might run out early if you are going to play with the phone all day long.