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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Blackberry Z3 Review
Blackberry Z3
Blackberry Z3
Theres no denying the fact that BlackBerry (the company formerly known as Research In Motion) has serious problems. Five years ago, everyone from students to housewives to businessmen was willing to pay a lot of money to own a BlackBerry. Three years ago, Android and the iPhone began to make QWERTY phones feel seriously clunky and old-fashioned. Two years ago, we were hoping that the new BlackBerry 10 platform and devices based on it would reinvigorate the company, but ridiculous pricing and questionable decisions at every level destroyed any chance of that happening.Ever since the launch of the Z10 a year and a half ago, weve been waiting for lower-priced models that might offer better value for money and wouldnt be completely overshadowed by Android. As it stands, there are very few BlackBerry loyalists left, and the majority of those who have moved on to Android or iOS are not going to give the company another chance without a lot of very good reasons. Lets find out if the new BlackBerry Z3 delivers.
Our Reviews
BlackBerry really does know how to build beautiful phones. The Z3 is ridiculously good looking and its construction quality is impeccable. As of now, its only available in black but we wouldnt be surprised to see a white edition in the future. The front is all smooth glass, and there really isnt much bezel space around the screen itself. The rear is made of a texturised soft-touch plastic with the classic BB logo in the centre. For better or worse, the battery is non-removable. Theres good news and bad news - while the Z3 is brand new and undoubtedly good-looking, its built with mostly utilitarian components. The processor is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 with integrated Adreno 305 graphics, but theres a generous 1.5GB of RAM to keep things humming along. The screen is a bit of a letdown at 540x960 pixels despite its large size. Theres Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 along with A-GPS, FM radio, an accelerometer and a proximity sensor. Theres only 8GB of internal storage space, but microSD cards of up to 32GB are supported (and 64GB cards might work unofficially). The Z3 is a budget phone and it shouldnt be surprising that its camera isnt anything to get excited about. Still, shots are decent enough when the lighting is good, and you can post them to social networks without any problem. At full size, its obvious that the camera struggles with details and that theres a lot of compression going on. We noticed that the camera had trouble focusing in low light, but the flash is surprisingly powerful. Video is again not spectacular, and the front camera is entirely forgettable. Day-to-day usage was marked by occasional jitters, and there were sometimes momentary pauses on black screens while transitioning from one task to another. Despite looking and feeling like a high-end phone, the Z3 definitely does not deliver a premium experience.
Specifications
Network Technology- GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Launch-Announced 2014, February
Status- Available. Released 2014, May
Body-Dimensions- 140 x 72.8 x 9.3 mm (5.51 x 2.87 x 0.37 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM- Micro-SIM
Display Type- Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size- 540 x 960 pixels, 5.0 inches (~220 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch- Yes
Platform-OS- BlackBerry 10.2.1 OS
Chipset- Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400
CPU- Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait 200
GPU- Adreno 305
Memory-Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Camera-Primary 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features- Geo-tagging
Video- 1080p
Secondary- 1.1 MP, 720p
Sound-Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker- Yes
3.5mm jack- Yes
Comms-WLAN- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth- v4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS- Yes, with A-GPS
Radio- FM radio
USB- microUSB v2.0
Features-Sensors- Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging- SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
Browser- HTML5
Java- Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- BlackBerry maps
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Video editor
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery-Non-removable Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 384 h
Talk time Up to 15 h 30 min
Music play Up to 84 h
Misc-Colors Black
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Samsung Galaxy K Zoom Review
Samsung Galaxy K Zoom improves further the idea of the famous Galaxy S4 Zoom which was released on 2013. The smartphone is basically a cut-down of the previous version which is enhanced with Samsung’s digital cameras and optical zoom lens. The K Zoom is apparently much thinner thanS4 Zoom due to its redesigned optical zoom lens that in fact drag off one of the elements of the lens to the other side rather than caving in into the body of the smartphone. The camera unit of this smartphone is obviously the most noticeable element which characterizes metallic-finish, mix of machined and smooth plastics.
If you uncover the case, you’ll discover the 2430mAh battery with microSIM slot beneath it. K Zoom has internal memory of 8GB and you can add an extra microSD if you need extra capacity. The LTE Category 4 enables you to manage download of 150Mbps and uploads 50Mbps which is compatible for mobile network. The phone is equal with the 2012’s Galaxy S3 and it doesn’t feature the 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
The SamsungGalaxy K Zoom has quad-core processor along with dual 1.7GHz and second dual 1.3GHz. The touchscreen is a 1280x720p of AMOLED and it’s probably smaller than the one S5 has. The most outstanding feature of this phone is obviously the 10x optical zoom camera not to mention its 20.7 megapixel resolution. With this kind of camera quality, K Zoom competes with its fellow camera phone like Sony Experia Z Series and the current Nokias. The outcome photos from K Zoom’s camera are indeed great. Despite its small touchscreen, you’ll still be able to tell the difference between the photos from your K Zoom and the ones from other smartphones that you can find today. K Zoom’s camera is the best choice for capturing photos in a dark condition.
If you really need a smartphone with an outstanding quality of camera integrated, then SamsungGalaxy K Zoom is nothing but the best option you can consider. For capturing the moments, it’s as great as what you may expect from a smartphone of its specifications and sizes. The retail price of this phone is around $749. It’s probably a pretty high price, but it would be the best deal if you can find the phone on discount. K Zoom will perfectly appeal you with its powerful and usable device that can defend the remarkable features, size, specs, and price.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Hands On Galaxy S5 Review
Once a year, Samsung takes some of its best material and slaps it together into a premium flagship model called the Galaxy S. While 2014s version -- the S5 -- came a bit earlier in the year than some earlier iterations, were no less excited to see it become the star of the show at Mobile World Congress. The new device will ship in April (on stage, Samsung specifically mentioned that it launches on April 11th in 150 markets), although exact pricing and availability are still unknown. It features a refreshed design language, yet anyone who has used a GS phone recently will immediately recognize it as a Samsung flagship.
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| Galaxy S3 vs Galaxy S4 vs Galaxy S5 |
Despite its familiar design, the GS5 has a few new useful hardware features, including a fingerprint scanner, heart rate sensor, and a toned-down TouchWiz UI on top of Android 4.4 KitKat. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all, however, was that Samsung didnt overload its prized new smartphone with a heaping dose of new S-branded features. This is a marked departure from the companys previous strategy of cramming in every software feature under the sun, which leads us to wonder if this is related to Samsungs recent agreement to dial back the customization it does on Android devices. So what else is new here? Read on for a deeper dive.
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| Galaxy S5 |
The new Galaxy retains the same 1080p Super AMOLED panel as the GS4; its just slightly larger, at 5.1 inches. With this in mind, it shouldnt come as a surprise that the viewing experience is pretty much the same as its predecessor. Additionally, the GS5 comes with a swappable back cover, microSD slot and removable 2,800mAh battery, which has a higher capacity than last years model. Its also IP67-certified, which adds an element of water and dust resistance never before enjoyed by Galaxy S users (unless you count the GS4 Active, that is). As a result, the micro-USB 3.0 port at the bottom is protected by a tab that keeps water from getting inside.
Samsung says the back of the GS5 is "leather-like," which basically means its a fancy-looking polycarbonate build. While the company already uses similar design language for the Galaxy Note 3 and Note 10.1 2014 edition, the look and feel is slightly different; its not quite as soft as the new Notes, and its small dimples actually remind us of the original Nexus 7. Though the sides have a metallic finish, company reps confirmed theyre actually made from a blend of polycarbonate and glass fiber. Still, were more confident of the durability here than we were with many of Samsungs previous Galaxy phones.
The One of the biggest talking points for the GS5 is that new fingerprint scanner. Its easy to see this as a response to Apples Touch ID implementation in the iPhone 5s, and while its hard to say if that was the primary motivation for the new feature, Apples not the only manufacturer to have integrated a fingerprint scanner, and were sure it wont be the last. In this case, Samsungs scanner, which works by swiping your finger down over the home button, has a few handy use cases. In addition to the obligatory phone unlock option, it also lets you fingerprint-protect a private data locker on your phone, in case you have confidential information you dont want getting out there. Samsung also announced a partnership with PayPal which allows you to make online payments using the fingerprint method. In our limited time with the GS5, I noticed that the phone picked up my fingerprint most of the time, as long as I did it slowly enough -- if youre in a swiping hurry, your chance of success will likely drop. Unfortunately, were still waiting to hear back on exactly how Samsung will implement security and privacy concerns with the scanner, so well update you as soon as we know more details.
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| FingerPrint Scanner in Galaxy S5 |
The other major new hardware feature is the heart rate sensor, which is built into the same rear module as the LED flash. It works in conjunction with S-Health 3.0, which acts as a personal life coach of sorts. To monitor your pulse, hold your finger up to the sensor and leave it there while the phone does the rest of the work. As you continue to do this more often, S-Health remembers your history and even goes through the effort of graphing it and offering up other relevant information. It also acts as a pedometer and food monitor. Samsung plans to offer an open SDK for developers to incorporate the tech into their own apps.
Of course, Samsung also put some emphasis on the camera as well. In this case, the GS5 comes with a 16-megapixel sensor that features UHD recording capability and real-time HDR (both photos and video) and a couple new modes that were excited to review. Oh, and of course theres Selective Focus, which allows you to alter the focus of the shot after its taken.
This looks like its going to be big news in smartphones this year, but it looks a lot like a gimmick to me if the S5 is anything to go by, which is a shame when its such a tough task for the phone to process.
First, Samsung is introducing a selective focus feature thats much like Nokias Refocus Lens, in which you can change the depth of field on an image after its taken. Additionally, it also has "Shot & More," which is essentially your standard suite of best photo, eraser and drama; the GS4 had the ability to do these modes, but the difficulty was in the fact that you had to know exactly which mode you wanted to use before taking the shot, whereas now youll be able to sort those details out after the shot is taken so youre not wasting extra time. Lastly, theres also a 2.0-megapixel camera on the front.
The design philosophy behind this version of the Galaxy S involves a modern, glam look, and it even shows in the user interface. Its still very much a TouchWiz device, but it has a much different appearance than previous versions. It seems to be less in-your-face (again, a likely consequence of Googles intervention) with fewer tabs and menus. My Magazine is still around, but its now accessible by swiping from left to right, not down to up.
The rest of the phones stats wont come as any shock. The GS5 offers a top-of-the-line 2.5GHz Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB of RAM, an IR remote, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 BLE/ANT+, Cat 4 LTE (up to 150Mbps down/50Mbps up) and your choice of 16GB or 32GB of internal storage; oddly, 64GB doesnt appear to be an option, though you can add up to 128GB via a microSD card if needed. All told, its very much a run-of-the-mill Galaxy S flagship, but there are enough new hardware features and software tweaks to make it feel fresh.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Xolo 8X 1000 Review A Fresh New Face
We have reviewed a number of Xolo smartphones in the recent past and have been quite impressed. The company is clearly trying to break away from the general perception that Indian brands only sell cheap, low-quality products that can be dumped into the market with zero actual effort. Of course Xolo phones are manufactured in China just like all others are, but you can generally expect better looks, build quality and hardware than youd get from other brands.
Xolo has taken the next step in its journey of differentiation by developing its ownAndroid software overlay. All the major Android players, from global giants Samsung,Sony and LG to Chinese upstarts Lenovo, Gionee, Oppo and Xiaomi have their own custom Android skins, and now Xolo has decided its time to join the club.
In a sea of affordable Android phones with nearly identical specifications (and quite a few recycled design ideas), software is the only way to stand apart and do something unique. If Xolo can manage to come up with something really good, it might help attract and retain customers. On the other hand, companies do tend to go overboard with the razzle-dazzle, making us wish they had just stuck to stock Android. Were looking forward to seeing whether Xolo has managed to balance features, improvements and bloat.
Software aside, the Xolo 8X-1000 is also a pretty interesting device, and were going to give it the full review treatment.
Look and feel
At first glance, the 8X-1000 looks like a solid black slab with almost no markings of any kind. You wont see anything on the front face, but youll just about be able to make out where the front camera, sensors and earpiece are. It would be very easy to pick this phone up and try to use it upside down. Theres a shiny silver Xolo logo on the rear and silver accents around the camera lens, flash, headset socket and Micro-USB port - thats it for design flourishes.
The front and rear are shiny, reflective and immensely easy to smudge up with fingerprints. Xolo says the device is protected by Asahi Dragontrail glass over the screen as well as Gorilla Glass 3, presumably on the rear. There top, bottom and sides are a simple matte black, with a slight bevel wrapping around the rear. The 8X-1000 doesnt open out, which means the battery is not accessible.
Theres one tray on the right edge for a microSD card, and another on the left for the two Micro-SIM cards. The power and volume buttons are also on the right edge, but theyre all too low to be reached comfortably with a thumb.
The 8X-1000 is meant to look stealthy and minimalistic, but it almost feels as a bit too cold and severe. Its very well built and feels quite solid; its just not the kind of design that everyone will automatically love.
Specifications and software
The Xolo 8X-1000 is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6592M processor running at 1.4GHz with integrated Mali-450 MP4 graphics. Theres 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage space. The 5-inch screen has a decent resolution of 720x1280. Theres an 8-megapixel camera on the rear and a 2-megapixel one in front. Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi b/g/n are supported, along with the usual proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and accelerometer.
The phone runs Android 4.4, but Xolos Hive UI is a massive departure from stock Android. Most things are in their usual places, but they look completely new. The style is very modern and fresh, which we have to credit Xolo for. However, not all the changes are positive.
The lockscreen is the perfect example of this. Youll see four bars across the screen and four icons at the bottom. You can drag any of the bars downwards to unlock the phone and jump to a particular feature: the bottom one just takes you to the homescreen, while the others are for the phone, messaging and camera apps respectively. The icons at the bottom show you how many missed calls, unread messages, emails and appointments you have. It looks great, but the bars are a bit too narrow, and you have to pay a little more attention than usual to make youre swiping in the right place.
The homescreens also look great, and everything from the colour scheme to the wallpaper and font is slick and modern. Theres a bit of unnecessary animation which adds 2-3 seconds of lag to unlock transition. This is also where we get our first look at Xolos software efforts - there are four hexagonal icons labelled Edge, Secure, Power and Connect. Icon styles arent really consistent and youll notice a mix of hexagons and squared-off circles in various styles everywhere in the Hive UI.
The apps themselves are interesting. Edge is a store for themes, ringtones and wallpapers, but with a social twist. You have to register for a "Hive Key" account, which can be done with one-tap Facebook or Google authentication. Your votes and comments on the stores contents are then displayed in a stream and on content pages for all other users to see. Theres quite a diversity of tastes and styles, including some slick modern themes. Everything seems to be free, which might change in the future.
Edge ties in to Conncect, which is another social app designed to let you communicate with the Xolo team regarding support issues and feature suggestions. Conceptually, it reminds us a lot of Dells ongoing Idea Storm initiative. You can vote on ideas and see which ones have been accepted by the team. The app also includes detailed contact information for Xolo customer support and a list of service centres (with map links). In its current state, the comment stream is full of complaints, spam and unintelligible gibberish. There appears to be little moderation or guidance to help new users, but we do have to commend Xolo for trying this.
Xolo Secure is an anti-theft solution that lets you track a lost or stolen phone, lock or wipe it out remotely, and back up your contacts and messages. Xolo Power lets you enable a power-saving mode or selectively restrict background data transfers, check out how much time you have left to get various things done, and see which apps are consuming the most power.
Theres a lot more to be seen. Xolo has totally overhauled the quick settings tab of the notifications shade - youll see two prominent circular dials for the screen brightness and timeout settings, plus regular icons for the usual Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more. The app launcher is totally new, but a bit confusing. You can sort icons alphabetically, by usage frequency, or in categories. Theres no custom order, which is odd. You cant reorder icons in any of the views so that your favourites are more easily accessible - youll have to set up homescreens for that. There are a few neat widgets, such as a dashboard for Xolo Power, though styles still tend to clash.
The phone, messaging, contacts and other apps are significantly overhauled. The contacts app deserves special mention for presenting each entry like a social network profile page with a large cover photo and links to messages and a history of interactions. Facebook and Google connections let you sync contacts with those services too.
The camera, gallery and music player apps are brand new and even the Android browser has been reskinned. The custom apps are designed well for the most part, but not all the changes are major improvements over the stock apps. The gallery app is easy to scroll through, and images are sorted neatly into folders. You get basic filter, frame, crop and correction tools but also a few neat features such Photoshop-style RGB curve adjustment. Another neat feature is that you can tweak brightness, saturation and contrast in selective parts of a photo, to adjust over- or underexposed areas.
The music app is called FusionX and relies on the same circular control metaphor, but in this case its just extra-fiddly for no reason. You can create playlists and adjust the EQ, which are nice feature to have. FM radio is part of the app, and theres a section called Charts that lists a few current and old Hindi movie tracks which you can stream with a tap. YouTube and Last.fm are also integrated so you can see related videos and recommendations, which are not always relevant.
One more thing to note is that the 8X-1000 does not use on-screen buttons. The space beneath the screen looks blank but there are three capacitive buttons here, denoted by tiny dots that light up only when you touch that area. This lack of labelling is very problematic - youll only learn by trial and error that the Back button is on the right, and the button on the left is for the old-style Android menu, not recent apps. The buttons are difficult to find and use, which is an extremely basic thing to get wrong.
Camera
We were very pleased with the performance of the 8-megapixel camera. It uses an Exmor-R sensor with a fixed f/2.0 aperture. Xolo advertises a five-stage lens for better quality. We were surprised by how bright and clear images were in daylight, regardless of cloud cover. Low-light performance was also quite good. Images actually look a lot better on a big screen than they do on the phone itself.
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The camera did not always autofocus on the areas we expected, but this can be fixed very easily. Photos came out sharp, detailed and mostly accurate in terms of colours, without too much compression. The front camera isnt half as good, but is acceptable for video chats and a few odd selfies now and then.
The camera app provides loads of options, but most are buried inside a menu. You only get quick access to the flash, modes and effects settings. Theres a Pro mode that gives you control over white balance, ISO and exposure level. The rest of the options include voice triggering, face detection, burst, a self timer, electronic stabilisation, and image or video quality.
Performance
Eight CPU cores might sound like a lot, but we already know that MediaTeks popular MT6592 doesnt always match up to quad-core offerings from more established rivals such as Qualcomm. This time, Xolo has gone with the low-power MT6592M, which is a bit slower.
The 8X-1000 did adequately well in our benchmark tests, but definitely wont be setting any performance records. Scores were notably lower than those of other devices based on the MT6592. We logged 26,278 points in AnTuTu 5 and 11,055 overall in Quadrant. The 13.9fps score in GFXbench is reasonable, and youll be able to play casual 3D games without much trouble. We did notice significant tearing in our high-bitrate 1080p video test, but other 1080p videos played well. The upper half of the phones rear got uncomfortably hot when we did anything even a little stressful with it.
There are two grilles on the phones bottom which look like stereo speakers, but only one is actually a speaker. Its pretty loud and surprisingly clear, though sound is still very thin and high-pitched. It works much better for voices in videos than for complex music.
We were especially disappointed by the battery life - the Xolo 8X-1000 lasted only 4 hours, 9 minutes in our video loop test. We wouldnt expect this phone to last even a full day if youre doing anything more basic than making calls and surfing the Web.
Verdict
Its clear that a lot of effort and even some original thought has gone into the Hive UI. Considering this is the companys first release, its very polished and no major features are missing. We hope to see regular updates that improve usability and flexibility. A few months from now users might prefer stock Android L to any custom skin, so it will be interesting to see how Xolo evolves the Hive UI from here.
The 8X-1000 seems to be targeted at style-conscious users who like to stand out and are more concerned with features than performance. There are of course things about it wed like to change, but again, its a sign that the company is moving in a good direction. Weve said before that Xolo stands out from the crowd of Indian smartphone brands, and now with this new combination of hardware and software, its almost ready to leave them all behind in the dust.
This is not the phone to buy if youre concerned about battery life or raw performance, but it does come across as a viable alternative to similarly priced models from Gionee, Oppo, Lenovo and other value-oriented brands.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
HTC Nexus 9 review
The Google Nexus 9 will be curiously gazed upon by both Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 owners, as HTC gets back on the roster to take over from Asus and Samsung. The 8.9" beauty is a return for HTC to both the Nexus family and the tablet realm in general. Almost five-years passed since HTC made the Google Nexus One, while its last tablet dates back to 2011.
Google Nexus 9 by HTC official photos
The HTC Nexus 9, like the Motorola Nexus 6, also marks a major shift in product strategy for Google. Unlike past Nexus tablets, which cut a few corners in order to keep the price super attractive, the latest iteration makes no compromises. The Nexus 9 is a bona fide powerhouse with highly capable hardware, premium build, and a brand new Android version to boot.
Key features
- Optional quad-band GSM, CDMA, penta-band HSPA, 4G LTE
- 64-bit Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset; 2.3GHz dual-core Denver CPU; Kepler DX1 GPU
- 8.9" QXGA (2048x1536 pixels) IPS display with 4:3 aspect ratio; Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Android 5.0 Lollipop with material design; brand new ART runtime for improved performance and responsiveness
- 8MP f/2.4 camera with auto-focus and single LED flash; 1080p @30fps video capture
- 1.6MP f/2.4 front-facing unit with 720p video capture
- 16/32GB of built-in memory
- Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; Bluetooth 4.1 with aptX; NFC; A-GPS; GLONASS; microUSB 2.0
- BoomSound front-facing stereo speakers; dual microphones
- 6,700mAh Li-Po battery
- Premium design and build; three available color options
Main disadvantages
- No memory card slot , doubling the built-in memory is Apple-like expensive , no 64GB memory option
- 3GB of RAM would have fitted the chipset better
- Some might find the new display ratio a tad awkward
Hardware-wise, the Nexus 9 leaves nothing to chance. Its Tegra K1 chipset is the most powerful silicon available for Android tablets. The 8.9" 4:3 QXGA display isnt too shabby either - its brand new ratio puts it squarely against the Apple iPad family, although the choice of size make sure it gets some room to breathe.
Design and build quality have been taken up a notch as well. The Nexus 9 looks and feels as premium as its specs suggest. Its three available colors, like the 4:3 display, are another subtle swing at Cupertino.
However, powerful hardware and premium design are only one part of the picture. The brand new Android 5.0 Lollipop is arguably the biggest piece of news about the Nexus 9. The latest OS build from the search giant brings fresh design, coupled with brand new ART runtime, which promises improved performance and responsiveness.
HTC Nexus 9 live photos
As always, we will kick the review off with unboxing of the Nexus 9, followed by design and build quality inspection.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Full Review Micromax Canvas 2 Plus A110Q
Key Specs
- Screen Size: 12.7cm (5)
- OS Name: Android Jelly Bean
- Processor: 1.2 Ghz Quadcore
- Rear Camera Resolution: 8 MP
- Battery Capacity: 2000 mAh
- Connectivity Options: 3G , Bluetooth 4.0 , wifi , USB 2.0
Detailed Specs
DESIGN
- Screen Resolution:480*854
- Screen Type:IPS
- Colour Depth:262k
- Screen Size:12.7cm (5)
- Video Resolution:1280*720
- FM:Yes
- Video Formats Supported:3GP, MP4,mkv, avi, 720p ( specs- H.264 decoder:baseline/main/high profile 720p @30fps/40mbps, Sorensen H.263/ H.263 decoder 720p @ 30fps/40 mbps,
- MPEG 4 SP/ASP decoder 720p a@30 fps/40 mbps)
- Video Frame Rate:30 fps
- Audio Formats Supported:MP3, Midi, AAC, Amr, Wav
- Battery Capacity:2000 mAh
- Standby Time:280 Hours
- Talktime:6 Hours
- Processor:1.2 Ghz Quadcore
- Type:MT6589
- OS Version:4.2
- OS Name:Android Jelly Bean
- Rear Camera Resolution:8 MP
- Flash:Yes
- Autofocus:Yes
- Resolution, Recording & Playback:3gp,1280*720
- Front Camera:2 MP
- Connectivity Options:3G , Bluetooth 4.0 , wifi , USB 2.0
- Network:3G
- Bluetooth:V4.0
- Frequency Band:GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800 HSPA 2100 MHz
- HSPA:Yes
- Wi-Fi:Yes
- Location : GPS:Yes
- RAM:1GB
- Internal Memory:1.4GB ( For apps installation), 1 GB (For user data)
- ROM:4GB Nand flash
- Expandable Memory:32 GB
- Sensors:Proximity sensor , Motion sensor ,Gravity sensor
- USB V:2
- Ear Jack:3.5 mm jack
- Dual SIM Support:Yes
- Applications:M! Live, M! Zone+, fruit devil, darkman, hookup
The Fastest Selling just got faster
- Witness quick selling profit 4 times faster with the amazing 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor in the Canvas2 Plus! Get all your entertainment faster on a smart 12.7 Cms IPS screen. Dive into an ocean of colors on the huge and beautiful touch screen. Rev up your multi-tasking upon the delicious new Android JellyBean 4.2 OS & save memories in gorgeous detail with its 8MP AF camera. Light up all moment perfectly with its dual LED flash and share it all via Bluetooth 4.0 & Wi-Fi! Last longer with the 2000 mAh battery & blaze your own trail with the Canvas2 Plus!
- Live the big screen life upon a 12.7Cms (5) display! Explore all your entertainment upon a broad screen that lets you view every detail!
- Fast track your multi-tasking which lets you work seamless across applications and more! Powered by a Quad Core 1.2GHz processor.
- Click, shoot and save memories upon the move in radiant detail with its 8MP Auto focus camera. Light up every your moments with its Dual LED flash camera and put a face to your voice chats with its 2MP front facing camera!
- Bite into the delicious Android operating system with the rich multimedia technology of the Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean. With an evolved user interface and a faster, more intuitive text input and spell check, the Android Jelly bean brings about enhanced applications and power management.
- Transfer files easily with its USB 2.0, share files with friends or chat hands free, every through its Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity. Surf the web faster through Wi-Fi. Live life in the quick lane with its superior 3G connectivity speed up to 21 Mbps*
- For some Fun-upon-the-Go, Click Icon from your Canvas2 Plus and Download Premium Games, Videos, Wallpapers, MP3 and more. Get the best of Jokes, Astrology etc. upon SMS through M!Zone+. Play exciting preloaded Games and acquire Hooked with Hookup Messenger.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Dell Latitude E6430s Review
The exterior is a mix of black and gray with a touch of silver, sporting an eye-catching yet professional package that will endear itself to the suit-and-tie crowd. However, the brushed-aluminum lid wasnt great at hiding fingerprints. The keyboard is spill-resistant, and when the lid is closed, a protective seal forms a shield around the LCD panel to keep from liquids from seeping in.
Sporting a Tri-metal chassis--a magnesium alloy frame, reinforced steel hinges and a matte chrome bumper--the Latitude E6430s passes MIL-STD-810G environmental testing. Inside, the keyboard deck of the Latitude E6430s has a nice soft-touch finish, which was comfortable while typing.
The Latitude E6430s measures 13.19 x 8.8 x 1.1 - 1.2 inches and weighs 4.6 pounds. That makes it smaller and lighter than the Latitude E6430 (13.9 x 9.5 x 1.3 inches and 5.4 pounds), which needs a larger chassis to accommodate its 9-cell battery as well as the option to add discrete graphics. However, the E6430s is larger and heavier than the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s (13.5 x 9.1 x 0.83 - 1 inches and 4.4 pounds), even when that system has an optional bay battery inserted.
Display
The Latitude E6430s has a 14-inch matte screen with a native resolution of 1366 x 768. When we watched the "Skyfall" trailer in 720p, colors looked dull. For example, the blue glow illuminating Daniel Craigs chest as he stood poolside wasnt as vibrant as weve seen on other systems. Image quality when watching the video at different angles was acceptable. Three people sitting side by side could easily see the display.
We measured the screens brightness at 165 lux, which puts it 48 lux behind the average as well as the ThinkPad T430s (249 lux), which also has a higher resolution 1600 x 900 panel.
Audio
The Latitude E6430s speakers, mounted on the front lip, were fairly loud and accurate. We listened to the live version of "Move to the City" by Guns ‘n Roses and studio recordings of "Dreamer Deceiver" by Judas Priest and "Becoming" by Pantera. Whether it was on our lap or on a desk, all instruments, vocals and crowd noise sounded very clear. While this business machines pipes wont fill a large room, they were loud enough for a small office.
Ports
The right side of the Latitude E6430s houses a USB 3.0 port, USB/eSATA, a removable 8x DVD +/- RW drive as well as a switch that turns Wi-Fi on or off. Also on the right is an ExpressCard/34 slot, whose plastic tab has printed on it English-to-metric conversion tables, as well as a small ruler in inches and millimeters. The left side houses an audio connector, a VGA port and a SmartCard slot. The rear of the system is home to an Ethernet port, a mini-HDMI connector, another USB 3.0 port and power. The front lip houses an SD Card slot.
Webcam
The 1-megapixel webcam on the Latitude E6430s can snap photos and capture video at a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024. However, even at these settings, colors were dull and images were grainy, even in an office with a fair amount of natural light. Dells Webcam Central software let us tweak image settings, to minimal effect, but did let us directly upload photos and videos to YouTube and Photobucket.
Performance
The Latitude E6430s wields a 2.8-GHz Intel Core i5-3360M processor, 6GB of RAM, a 128GB Samsung SSD and an Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU. It churned out a PCMark 7 score of 4,957, more than double the mark of the ThinkPad T430s, which earned a score of 2,460. To be fair, the T430s we tested had a 2.6-GHz Intel Core i5-3320M processor and a mechanical 500GB hard drive. The category average for this test is 2,675.
The Latitude E6430s took 29 seconds to boot the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Professional, breezing by the 52-second category average. Still, the T430s took just 34 seconds with its traditional hard drive.
In our File Transfer Test, the Latitude E6430s copied our 4.97GB test folder (comprised of photos, music and videos) in 30 seconds for a 169.6 MBps average transfer rate. That crushed the category average of 39 MBps.
During our OpenOffice Spreadsheet test, in which we match 20,000 names to their corresponding addresses, the Latitude E6430s finished in 4 minutes and 19 seconds. The ThinkPad T430s wasnt far behind, crossing the finish line in 4:26. Both bested the category average of 5:57 by a wide margin.
Graphics
In our 3DMark11 test, a synthetic benchmark that measures overall graphics performance, the Latitude E6430s integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU scored 690, slightly below the category average of 748. The ThinkPad T430s, which has Nvidia NVS 5200M discrete graphics, nearly doubled it, with a score of 1,105.
Still, gaming is possible on the E6430s. In our "World of Warcraft" tests, the notebook ran the game at 64 frames per second on the "Good" setting at a resolution of 1366 x 768. Thats a fair amount above the 52 fps category average and very good for a machine without discrete graphics. However, with settings maxed, the frame rate dipped down to 25, which is barely playable. By comparison, the T430s averaged 44 fps on the same settings, and at its native screen resolution of 1600 x 900.
Battery Life
The E6430s 6-cell battery ran for exactly 7 hours on the LAPTOP Battery Test (Web surfing via Wi-Fi). Thats better than the 6:38 category average and a significant leap over the ThinkPad T430s score of 5:09. However, with its bay battery (a $130 option), the T430 lasted 8:45. Dell offers a 3-cell modular battery for $60 more.
Configuration Options
Our review configuration of the E6430s (2.8-GHz Intel Core i5-3360M processor, 6GB of RAM, a 128GB Samsung SSD and an Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU) costs $1,678. The $969 base model packs a second-generation 2.3-GHz Intel Core i3-2350M processor, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB 5,400RPM hard drive, an 8X DVD drive, Intel Graphics 3000 GPU and a 3-cell battery.
You can swap the removable optical drive for an extra 3-cell battery or a 320GB 7,200 rpm hard drive. They cost $60 and $160, respectively. You can also add a 9-cell slice battery, but its an expensive $249. We wish there was an option for a higher-resolution display.
CPU | 2.8GHz Intel Core i5-3360M |
| Operating System | MS Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) |
RAM | 6GB |
RAM Upgradable to | |
Hard Drive Size | 128GB |
Hard Drive Speed | |
Hard Drive Type | SSD Drive |
Display Size | 14 |
Native Resolution | 1366x768 |
Optical Drive | BRROM, DVD+-RW, CD-RW |
Optical Drive Speed | 8X |
Graphics Card | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
Video Memory | |
Wi-Fi | 802.11n |
| Wi-Fi Model | |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
Mobile Broadband | |
| Touchpad Size | |
Ports (excluding USB) | Audio-out; eSATA/USB; Ethernet; micro HDMI; USB; VGA |
USB Ports | |
Card Slots | SD memory reader |
| Warranty/Support | 3 Year basic hardware service with 3 year NBD limited onsite service after remote diagnosis |
| Size | 13.2 x 8.8 x 1.1 - 1.2 inches |
| Weight | 4.6 pounds |
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