Samsung I8520 Beam Mobile Phone
March 2, 2010
Ever heard of a mobile phone with a built-in projector? That too of a width of less than 15mm? Presenting the Samsung I8520 Beam – Samsung’s first Andriod mobile phone that comes with an integrated projector. But is it actually necessary? I mean, how many of us are going to be needing a mobile projector to go along with us? Well, sometimes its just fun to use a gadget that has everything in it but the kitchen sink, right? The Samsung I8520 is one of my favourites that was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress this year.
The phone is said to have an Android v2.1 operating system and a powerful 800 Mhz Cortex processor. But let’s drool a bit over the design before moving further into the specifications. First and foremost, the generous 3.7” Super AMOLED screen is a definite eye-catcher. The handset looks sturdy and has an incredibly high-end air about it. The projector of this gizmo is from Texas Instruments, a DLP Pico to be more precise. So, its supposedly one of the best in the market, for Texas Instruments is the only available source of DLP components.
The Samsung I8520 Android Mobile Phone is equipped with Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0 interface that integrates one’s social networks with the calender and contacts. But its the 8MP camera that’s worth a special mention. Furnished with autofocus and flash, the camera also supports 720p video. The Samsung Beam is a 3G device and supports WiFi, Bluetooth and 3.5G downloads & uploads. Sounds groovy, huh? We don’t have any information on pricing and availability, though. Samsung seems to be keeping this gem under wraps.
Verdict:
Samsung I8520 Beam is a pretty exciting mobile phone. Sporting sturdy looks and stalwart features, we’re looking at a downright winner here.
HTC Legend Mobile Phone
February 21, 2010
HTC Legend is one among the three Android mobile phones announced at the MWS 2010. The big brother of Hero, HTC Legend Android Mobile Phone is all about class and functionality. The phone has everything – good looks, a neat OS, interesting applications, generous memory and what not. Coming in a combination of black and aluminum, this handset is supposedly carved out of a single piece of aluminum. Cool, huh? But wait, before you wonder if the metal would obstruct the signal, let me add that all the important sections are housed inside the black plastic casing, a move that does a lot for the aesthetics as well
This latest hand set from HTC is sports the same 3.2” display that Hero had, but the trackball is a funky optical one that has a clickable surround. Furthermore, the HTC Legend 3.5G Mobile Phone supports WiFi and Bluetooth, apart from USB connectivity. The usual additions such as FM Radio, multimedia player and 3.5mm audio socket. The handset comes with a 600 MHz Qualcomm 7227 processor and has an ample internal memory of 384MB which can also be extended using MicroSD cards.
“Friend Stream” is an interesting feature that forms an assemblage of updates of friends from social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and many more. Legend is equipped with an advanced 5MP camera that comes with geo-tagging along with flash and autofocus. Can’t wait to get your hands on this phone? Well, you might have to wait for a few months, for it’s slated to be released sometime around the first quarter. And if you can’t wait that long, you can check out our mobile phone deals for something as good as Legend itself, or may be even better.
Verdict:
HTC Legend is legendary – This pretty much sums it up.
HTC Desire Mobile Phone
February 21, 2010
Desire – what a groovy name for a mobile phone, huh? Well, the name belongs to an HTC Android smartphone that was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona this year. To begin with, HTC Desire has all the ingredients to make it a huge success. And yes, part of it depends on the pricing, of which we don’t have information, but we’re sure it’ll be pricey. One among the three smartphones announced at the MWC, HTC Desire looks nice, with a sleek build and other HTC touches. Though pretty close to Nexus One, Desire is different in its own way.
HTC Desire Camera Mobile Phone runs on Android 2.1 OS, but makes use of HTC’s Sense user interface instead of Android’s standard one. Desire has a 3.7” 800 x 480p AMOLED multitouch display which is extremely clear, not to mention the brightness. Coupled with the powerful 1GHz Snapdragon processor, internet browsing is one heck of an experience. This smartphone houses a respectable multimedia player and a 5MP camera that comes with autofocus and flash.
This sleek HTC smartphone has quite a lot of interesting additions that are worth exploring. For example, to look up a word in the dictionary or search for a term in Wikipedia, all you have to do is long-press it to bring up the selection bar. And in case you wish to translate a chunk of lines, just select them and send them over to Google Translate. Desire has so many of these juicy little goodies. The internal memory is a more than adequate 576 MB of RAM and the memory can be further expanded using MicroSD cards. The 1400 mAh battery housed is pretty powerful as well, offering a talktime of 6.5 hours and a 15 day standby time.
Verdict:
HTC Desire has so much to offer – right from a good load of applications to a powerful processor, large bright screen and a decent 5MP camera. If priced right, it could sell like hot cakes.
LG GT540 Android Mobile Phone
February 11, 2010
LG has moved on to its second android mobile phone-GT540. Leaked out in November 2009, LG GT540 did not create any big bangs in the mobile phone arena. It showed its face at CES 2010 last month, and the first look of this new mobile phone, gave us a feel that LG has worked well on its appearance, with slight curves on the top and bottom. The glossy look and the availability of handset in white, pink, grey and black colours, hint that the market of this mobile phone is solely youth.
Scheduled to be released in Q1 2010, LG GT540 Android Mobile Phone is designed to work on quad-band GSM networks and is capable for global roaming. It supports EDGE and GPRS for data services, and has a 3G capability too. It appears that this GSM mobile phone runs on Android 2.0 platform. Similar to LG GW620, this android mobile phone features a 3 inches touch-screen display of resolution 320 X 480 pixels.
There is a 3 mega pixels camera integrated into LG GT540 3G Mobile Phone. It is said to feature an auto focus and a face detection technology. Let us wait till its release to know more about its performance. A major selling point of this GSM mobile phone seems to be its social networking aspect. With SNS manager, GT540 extends support for Facebook, Twitter and Bebo.
The media player of LG GT540 GSM Mobile Phone is capable to play back MPEG4, DivX, WMV and MP3 files. You can enjoy your favourite radio stations as well. The amount of on-board memory is not known. However, you can expand its internal memory up to 32GB using a microSD memory card. The usual USB, bluetooth and HTML connectivities will be available in this mobile handset. There is no hint on the presence of Wi-Fi and GPS.
There is nothing much to talk on LG GT540’s specifications further, but its design seems to be interesting. Stay tuned for its release, which is said to be in April 2010.
Google Nexus One vs Motorola Droid
January 24, 2010
At present, the loudest ‘echo’ in the mobile phone market is ‘android mobile phones‘. Among them, the name of two mobile handsets yell out prominently, of that of Google HTC Nexus One and Motorola Droid. Droid was enjoying the emblem of being the coolest android smartphone in the arena, till the outburst of Google Nexus One. Even though the fad follows Nexus One currently, Droid has not completely lost its sheen. Motorola Droid has already created ripples in UK market, in the name of Motorola Milestone, and Google Nexus One is yet to create. At this juncture, here is the comparison between Motorola Droid (Motorola Milestone for UK) and Google Nexus One.
Neither of these mobile phones can be said to be so appealing by their looks. When Nexus One encompasses its 3.7 inches AMOLED screen within a curved rectangular chassis, Droid does it in within a normal rectangular case. But Nexus One scores well in its display quality. Even though both comes with almost similar WVGA resolution (Droid packs 54 pixels more than Nexus One), it is the AMOLED screen that makes Nexus One a winner. The vibrancy it offers is remarkable. Droid comes with a slide out keyboard, where as Nexus One is satisfied with an on-screen one.
Motorola Droid runs on Google Android 2.0, whereas Nexus One comes with Android 2.1 version. The spotted difference in both comes in the visual experience. Android 2.1 provides a better view with enhanced 3D animations and Live wall papers. The voice-enabled search is another impressive feature in Android 2.1. Processor is another element that makes Nexus One a stronger player. The processor of Motorola Droid runs at a speed of 600MHz , where as Nexus One’s Snapdragon is a real dragon at 1GHz speed. With no lag in any of the performances, Nexus One grants an awesome performance. But this doesn’t mean Droid is slow by any means, may be by fractions.
There is no much difference in the multimedia aspect of Motorola Droid and Google Nexus One. Comparatively, the pictures they capture or the videos they play offer an equal performance. May be you can say that the AMOLED screen of Nexus One delivers a better view. Regarding the battery life, Droid offers a better 3G stand by time of 270 hours, but Nexus One will offer you only 250 hours. The talk time? Droid will offer a 6.4 hours, where as Nexus One can offer you for a 7 hours on 3G network.
Overall, Both Nexus One and Droid represent the best android phones in the market. But it is only the hardware, like Snapdragon processor and AMOLED screen that makes Nexus One a little superior to Droid.
