Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

INTRO:

Introducing the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, one of Sony Ericsson’s latest flagship (and unlocked) devices to make its way into the US well-suited with AT&T’s network.  If you’ll recall, SE already released the Xperia Arc abroad with a single core 1 GHz Snapdragon and was touted as one of the thinnest Android devices to hit the market.  Well, SE now gives you the Xperia Arc S, its quick follow up to the unique Xperia Arc only this time with a few beefed up changes under the hood.  The Arc S is still as slim as its successor coming in at 8.7 mm thin giving an overall look that it’s even thinner thanks to its bowed design.  The device is nearly equal to the original Arc and still sports a 4.2-inch capacitive touch display but now offers a a little higher clocked CPU at 1.4 GHz .

DESIGN:

The overall design of the Arc S is pretty fulfilling as it comes in at a nicely thin 8.7 mm’s.  With a convex design, the device deservedly earns its Arc title.  And though the arced chrome arch is a bit of an optical illusion, making the device look even thinner than it is, it did the job and the hardware looks slim, sleek and offers an overall great modern design.  We reviewed the black model for the site, however, the device is also being offered in a nice white finish or sliver for those getting a bit tired of the everyday black slate.  Overall, the hardware of the device was satisfactorily sturdy.  The back plate of the device feels a bit “flimsy” at times but overall it was sturdy enough not to really pay attention to it much.  On top of the device you’ll find on the left hand side the power button.  For some odd reason SE went with a rather small round button (see pic), a little too small for our liking and not protruded enough. We found that our finger had to do a little song and dance to finally push the button all the way down effectively.  

BATTERY:

Battery life on this device was amazingly and enjoyably well.  It virtually took forever to run the device down for a recharge.  I at once hopped onto my WiFi network upon receiving the handset as service was not readily available by AT&T.  The Arc S ships with a 1500 mah Li-Po battery which touts up to 460 hours of stand-by time and just over 7 hours of talk time.  During this review I can definitely attest that battery life was not an issue for this device. We think generally on a daily basis the handset should meet your needs and give you a good full day’s charge before having to hop back on the charging port. 

PERFORMANCE:

Performance on the Arc S was similarly surprising.  The device was quick and snappy thanks to the typical Sony Mobile Bravia Engine on board.  Details on web pages, pics and even menu’s were sharp and rich in color.  It’s no Super AMOLED Plus but it got the job done.  Navigating through the device was a lovely experience as Sony has added some beautiful chill and nifty animations to keep things motivating.  Movement of icons are extremely fluid and offer a bit of a bounce when changing home screens.  There, at times, were a bit of a slight lag in respond to the touch at and Im not entirely sure if it was due to the screen technology or not.  I suspect that it is.  Another neat feature is when you pinch to zoom on the home screen to get an impression look at all your walls/home screens, the apps, icons and widgets get all mixed up and jumbled together until you pic your much loved app or widget, in which it then thrusts you to that home screen.

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Samsung U485 Intensity III

Samsung U485 Intensity III Review

This July, you would be capable to enjoy communication and rainy weather side by side. Do you know how? Very simple, Samsung has launched Samsung U485 Intensity III that is a basic phone that has a power to withstand against salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock challenging. This handset is MIL-STD-810F certified. So, you are free to be connected with your family member even when you are enjoying the rainy weather. There is no need to keep the cell in the pocket or somewhere else. It isn’t the single feature that attracts my notice toward the handset but there are three more features, either.

Three best Features of Intensity III:

1. modish: Although the phone is a basic device yet it is quite modish. It comes in black that is my favorite color. According to my view, a phone with black body looks very nice. Beside color, the side QWERTY keyboard of the handset is another magnet of the device. It is a fact that the people who use the laptop and PC find it hard to compose message with the help of an alphanumeric keypad. For the relieve of users, Samsung has designed this device with two keyboards: alphanumeric and QWERTY.
2. Music Player: I love to enjoy the tempo of life and it is Samsung U485 Intensity III handset that allows me to listen to all my favorite songs. The device is prepared with MP3 and MP4 players. It comes with a memory card and thereby, I am in a position to maintain a nice playlist of wide variety of songs in this handset.
3. Budget Friendly: This handset comes with an reasonable price tag. If you are a person who likes a basic and stylish phone at an affordable range then undoubtedly, Samsung Intensity III mobile phone is designed for you.

Some Facts of Samsung U485 Intensity III:

o    This mobile phone is only support the CDMA network and you are unable to run it on a GSM network.

o    Intensity III comes with a simple 2 MP camera that may not offer you a high quality video and images.

o    You can get pleasure from the SMS in a threaded format.

o    It allows you to browse the web as the phone brings the WAP browser.

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Samsung Galaxy I8250

Samsung Galaxy I8250 Review:

Samsung is one of the best companies serving the world with their sophisticated advanced technologies. The company is not very elderly comparing to some high end mobile producing companies, but still it has gained a good reputation in such competitive market in very little time. The company has introduced an all new mobile phone only for the China market by the name of Samsung Galaxy I8250. anyway, the phone is outstanding having multiple useful features and entertaining applications and it is also able of amusing the Chinese consumers as well.

Storage Capacity

4 GB of internal memory has been came along with the phone which is more than enough for basic use, but if it doesn’t meet your requirements then there is an outside memory slot is also provided which can further add up to 32 GB to your total storage capacity.

Display

discussion about the display of Galaxy I8250, that is much ravishing. The gadget has got a 4.0 inches TFT capacitive touch screen, which can produce 16M colors on the resolution of 480×800 pixels. The display is as bright and clear as you can expect from such grand social machine.

Data and Network Connectivity

The Samsung Galaxy I8250 is wealthy in both data and network connectivity capabilities. As a quick comment, it has just about all of the data and network connectivity features that can be listed as 3G network support, GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, microUSB and GPS.

Camera

Embedding an 8 mega pixel camera in such average priced handset is surely for a excellent reason. It can be considered as good configurations which will open doors to some new dimensions into your photographic experience. Autofocus and geo-tagging tools are also enabled in this phone to enhance the excellence of visual outcomes through this camera.

Processing Unit and Operating System

The well-organized processing speed is achieved by adding 1 GHz processor supported by 512 MB Ram in this phone and the user boundary is made smooth and stylish by installing Android operating system v2.3 (Gingerbread).

Verdict

Overall, the mobile phone is simply overwhelming having efficient features and applications, but still there is a huge draw back in this phone and that is the productivity of this phone only for China market.

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Samsung Galaxy S3

Samsung Galaxy S3: Screen

Back to the size. If your hands can, er, handle it, the positive consequence is a superbly viewable display. Video playback on a mobile is always a doubtful priority – if you can’t watch on a TV, a tablet makes much more sense – but with 4.8ins of high-resolution Super AMOLED screen with its vivid colours and contrasty blacks, this makes it more of a possibility than before.

The screen resolution is identical to the HTC One X, so the pixels per inch aren’t quite as high on this slightly superior screen, but both displays look lush and inviting, with this one winning in terms of bright, rich colours.

Samsung Galaxy S3: Ice Cream Sandwich

The Galaxy S III uses the very newest version of Android, 4.0.3, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich. This is far and away the best version of Google’s operating system, with a cleaner seem than before.

Ice Cream Sandwich lets you put these buttons as virtual icons onscreen, like on the Galaxy Nexus. Here there’s a physical home button, an elongated strip in the centre of the phone’s face at the bottom. Either side are two virtual capacitive buttons. Samsung has rejected the Recent Apps button in favour of Back and Menu options. Much better. And if you need it, a long press on the home button brings up the Recent Apps display.

The latest OS doesn’t just offer yet another tempting-sounding treat to get our mouths watering. It’s a whole new interface which is redesigned throughout in contrast to preceding iterations which have felt like layer after layer glued on top of the previous code. It includes nifty features like face unlock which matches you to a previously taken photo to launch the phone from idle.

ICS brought Recent Apps front and centre – though the S3 has de-emphasised it again. Samsung adds its own refinements, like the ability to take a screen shot by wiping your hand across the screen.

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Samsung Galaxy S3: Hubs

With so many apps to choose from, how do you know what’s good and what’s not? Samsung's Game Hub has a (small) selection of recommended titles. Some are free, and then there are premium apps to pay for. Helpfully some games can be tried before you cough up money.

The Music Hub is now up to version 3.0 (HD) and promises to be “the complete music solution for your Samsung device”. It costs £9.99 a month and promises unlimited streaming. You can also upload tracks from your personal music collection so you can listen to them everywhere. It has a neat interface and a huge catalogue – 17 million tracks.

The Video Hub is is where to go for movies – though there’s also Google Play, of course, which is arguably more attractively laid out. Like the Game Hub, there are helpful recommendations from best-selling to staff picks.

Samsung Galaxy S3: Camera

Last year, the Galaxy S2’s 8MP camera was above average. Now the competition has caught up and the S3 was rumoured to be getting a 12 megapixel camera, but instead it's got the same snapper as the S2. Still, it’s a decent sensor which delivers muscular results and you can also capture full HD 1080p video.

The front camera sports a 1.9MP sensor and can capture 720p video at the same time as taking a still image.

Samsung Galaxy S3: Performance

Speed is important, especially when you want to do more with your phone, like play high-definition video smoothly. So the on-board quad-core processor really helps. It’s not quite as fast as the one in the HTC One X, but it’s a real powerhouse that never slows down however much demand you’re placing on it.

A second microphone means call quality is good and signal strength was hard and strong. This is the most feature-packed Android phone yet, and one of the most powerful. If you’re an iPhone user who’s feeling their handset’s a bit puny in comparison, this is the best time to make the switch from iOS to Google – though it’s still nowhere near as intuitive to use.

even though you can opt for a Galaxy S3 with a huge 64GB storage (coming soon), the phone also has a microSD slot – unlike the HTC One X, iPhone S and many other rivals.

Samsung Galaxy S3: Battery

So you won’t be short of features to play with. Which drains the battery, of course. The other advantage of a phone this big is it can cram in a large battery. The one in the S3 goes on and on – unlike a few Android phones in the past which conk out after lunch. And since it’s a detachable battery, you can carry a spare as well (although, we've yet to find anybody that actually does this).

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