It looks like Steve Jobs will have to work harder on the next set of displays for his iPads and iPhones. The Retina displays are known to have one of the best screens on any device on sale at the moment. The high resolution on the retina displays were used as a USP to sell them to the public.  I want some high-res goodness But now, Samsung and Nouvoyance have demoed the industry’s first 10.1-inch WQXGA (2560x1600) LCD display. At the launch, Joel Pollack, executive vice president of Nouvoyance said, “In order to develop tablets with the form and function that consumers demand, a design engineer ultimately has to determine how to get the highest resolution display possible, while still fitting within the overall power budget for their design”. The panel uses PenTile technology used in the displays,improvesthe brightness, resolution, contrast as well as power consumption of the said display. According to Dr. Sungtae Shin, Senior VP of Samsung Electronics, Samsung’s "PenTile display technology is the only display technology that operates at 40 percent less power yet provides twice that of Full HD-viewing performance for consumers compared to legacy RGB stripe LCDs. There is no other commercial display technology on the market today that offers this high of a resolution and pixel density in a 10.1-inch size display”. Now that Samsung and Nouvoyance have given the world this technology, let’s hope companies adopt it quickly and we receive some high resolution eye candy. |
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The smartphone market is booming right now with plenty of new handsets oozing out of the woodwork. We’ve got them all, almost as soon as they make it to the global shelf. Ok maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration but we get them soon enough. The problem is we’re spoilt for choice. So here’s what I’m going to do, I’ve listed a few of the smartphones that are priced at under Rs. 20,000. These are just a few that I believe have potential to make users feel comfortable and offer the best value they can for your wallet. Take a closer look. Please keep in mind that all prices mentioned are Market Operating prices (MOP). They may vary depending on your location.  Motorola Defy – Rs. 18,500 At the very top of my list is the Motorola Defy, that ruggedized handset that’s designed to keep the elements at bay. It offers quite a bit of overall functionality and equipped with an 800MHz processor and protected by Gorilla glass this Android (Eclair) device is very capable of handling almost all of your mobile needs and more. It’s even loaded with a secondary microphone to help make your voice calls as clear as possible with active noise cancellation.  Defy-nitely worth a buy..?? Here’s a quick look at the Defy’s specs –
Nokia C7 - Rs. 17,300 The C7 is noted as Nokia’s slimmest smartphone ever. At just 10.5mm in depth, it is easily one of the world's slimmest as well. It’s loaded up with Nokia’s Symbian ^3 OS (running on the 680 MHz ARM 11 processor) that showcases multiple desktops and quite a few other handy features that Nokia loyalists will welcome with open arms. With DivX and XviD codec support you can simply drag and drop your videos onto the 8GB of internal storage for instant playback. If that’s not good enough the handset also supports USB-on-the-go that allows you to plug in a thumb drive (adapter provided) that can be accessed on the phone. All data on the drive can easily be viewed or played on the device. The display is encased in Gorilla glass that should keep the scratches at bay.  Well waddya know, there's a Nokia here! The C7 also features -
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Acer Liquid Metal – Rs. 20,000 Next up is the Liquid Metal which Acer has launched this in India this year. The Liquid metal comes out of the box with FroYo aka Android 2.2.1 and runs that on an 800 MHz Scorpion processor and Adreno 205 GPU on a Qualcomm chipset. The built in 5 megapixel camera is equipped to handle HD video recording (720p @30fps). It supports XviD and DviX codecs so you can copy paste AVI files onto your microSD cards for playback without the need of downloading an additional player.  A good option? The Liquid Metal comes with -
Samsung Wave II – Rs.16,950 One of Samsung’s pretty loved smartphones – the Wave’s successor is out in India and the specifications do see a lot of improvement over the Wave. Samsung has stuck to its guns regarding the OS and has gone with Bada. However, this one has the latest Bada 1.2 with the TouchWiz UI 3.0 running on top. The Wave II is powered by a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor with graphics getting a boost from the PowerVR SGX540 GPU. The handset has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash with capability to record videos at 720p.  Bada OS love The Wave II will be equipped with -
Curve 3G - Rs. 15,000 BlackBerry’s smartphones also find a place in the list and although a good BlackBerry handset at a low price is still to be seen, the Curve 3G seems to be fit the bill quite well and it does have some neat specifications as well. The Curve 3G – as the name suggests, is 3G-enabled and has Wi-Fi and A-GPS as well. The smartphone has a 2 Megapixel camera with a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels.  BlackBerry also joins the ranks The Curve 3G also has the following specifications:
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The smartphone market is booming right now with plenty of new handsets oozing out of the woodwork. We’ve got them all, almost as soon as they make it to the global shelf. Ok maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration but we get them soon enough. The problem is we’re spoilt for choice. So here’s what I’m going to do, I’ve listed a few of the smartphones that are priced at under Rs. 20,000. These are just a few that I believe have potential to make users feel comfortable and offer the best value they can for your wallet. Take a closer look. Please keep in mind that all prices mentioned are Market Operating prices (MOP). They may vary depending on your location. Motorola Defy – Rs. 18,500 At the very top of my list is the Motorola Defy, that ruggedized handset that’s designed to keep the elements at bay. It offers quite a bit of overall functionality and equipped with an 800MHz processor and protected by Gorilla glass this Android (Eclair) device is very capable of handling almost all of your mobile needs and more. It’s even loaded with a secondary microphone to help make your voice calls as clear as possible with active noise cancellation. Defy-nitely worth a buy..?? Here’s a quick look at the Defy’s specs –
Nokia C7 - Rs. 17,300 The C7 is noted as Nokia’s slimmest smartphone ever. At just 10.5mm in depth, it is easily one of the world's slimmest as well. It’s loaded up with Nokia’s Symbian ^3 OS (running on the 680 MHz ARM 11 processor) that showcases multiple desktops and quite a few other handy features that Nokia loyalists will welcome with open arms. With DivX and XviD codec support you can simply drag and drop your videos onto the 8GB of internal storage for instant playback. If that’s not good enough the handset also supports USB-on-the-go that allows you to plug in a thumb drive (adapter provided) that can be accessed on the phone. All data on the drive can easily be viewed or played on the device. The display is encased in Gorilla glass that should keep the scratches at bay. Well waddya know, there's a Nokia here! The C7 also features -
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Acer Liquid Metal – Rs. 20,000 Next up is the Liquid Metal which Acer has launched this in India this year. The Liquid metal comes out of the box with FroYo aka Android 2.2.1 and runs that on an 800 MHz Scorpion processor and Adreno 205 GPU on a Qualcomm chipset. The built in 5 megapixel camera is equipped to handle HD video recording (720p @30fps). It supports XviD and DviX codecs so you can copy paste AVI files onto your microSD cards for playback without the need of downloading an additional player. A good option? The Liquid Metal comes with -
Samsung Wave II – Rs.16,950 One of Samsung’s pretty loved smartphones – the Wave’s successor is out in India and the specifications do see a lot of improvement over the Wave. Samsung has stuck to its guns regarding the OS and has gone with Bada. However, this one has the latest Bada 1.2 with the TouchWiz UI 3.0 running on top. The Wave II is powered by a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor with graphics getting a boost from the PowerVR SGX540 GPU. The handset has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash with capability to record videos at 720p. Bada OS love The Wave II will be equipped with -
Curve 3G - Rs. 15,000 BlackBerry’s smartphones also find a place in the list and although a good BlackBerry handset at a low price is still to be seen, the Curve 3G seems to be fit the bill quite well and it does have some neat specifications as well. The Curve 3G – as the name suggests, is 3G-enabled and has Wi-Fi and A-GPS as well. The smartphone has a 2 Megapixel camera with a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. BlackBerry also joins the ranks The Curve 3G also has the following specifications:
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When it comes to smartphones, how big is too big?
Samsung obviously isn’t preoccupied with that question, as evidenced by its latest Android device release, the Infuse 4G.
As soon as you pop the phone out of the box, the first thing you notice is its size. The thing is massive. It needs to be, though, in order to support its 4.5-inch super AMOLED display. Save for the first Dell Streak smartphone-cum-tablet hybrid — whose screen is a whopping 5-inches — the Infuse is packing one of the largest screens we’ve seen on a smartphone.
This is a good thing. I watched the HD trailer for Cowboys and Aliens on the little silver screen and could practically feel the trail dust on my face. The picture quality was excellent, and as bright as can be. I did wish the Infuse came with a little kickstand for my movie watching, something akin to what the HTC Thunderbolt has on its back. With this phone’s slick edges, it won’t be very stable propped up on my airplane tray table during a long flight.
After seeing how well the screen handled the trailer, I could see myself using Samsung’s Media Hub store, which lets you download from a library of thousands of HD movies. To sweeten the pot, Samsung throws in a $25 credit with the phone, which is enough to rent about 6 films.
Size has its disadvantages. After sitting down with the phone in my pocket, it felt a bit like a splint trying to straighten my upper thigh. And I don’t even wear skinny jeans.
But for being such a fatty in pure surface area, the thickness of the phone is surprisingly svelte. Samsung boasts that the Infuse is the “thinnest 4G smartphone out there today.” It’s light, too. Airy, not terribly bulky, if not a little too light. I personally prefer a bit more heft in my device — one of my biggest complaints with its Nexus S brother was the light, plasticky build that made me feel that I’d break it if I wasn’t delicate enough.
The removable plastic backing that protects the phone’s innards is thin and flimsy. It practically peels off the back of the handset, and I was worried I’d snap it in half while I took it off to look under the hood.
Samsung included a few perks that I don’t often see come with other phones. The Infuse comes with a 2-GB micro SD card, saving you a trip to Radio Shack. It also comes with a microSD adapter card, so if you’ve got a regular-sized card reader built into your laptop, transferring files is easy as pie.
An issue: The phone doesn’t have HDMI-out on the handset itself (Samsung probably ran out of room, being its “thinnest” phone to date), which is a bummer. Samsung remedies this, however, with an included MHL adapter. With a screen this big, you may wonder if you need anything else, but you might find times when an HDTV is easier to watch.
Like every other 2011 Android smartphone release, the phone doesn’t ship with the latest version of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), but instead runs 2.2 (Froyo). I’ve almost ceased to mention this in reviews, since it’s been the case in every new phone we’re seeing. Still, the fact that it’s not on this phone while it is on Samsung’s nearly six-month old Nexus S (which was launched in conjunction with Google) is disheartening, to say the least.
Listen up, bird-chucking addicts: The Infuse 4G comes bundled with a copy of Angry Birds, complete with hidden level only available to Infuse owners. Whoop.
Both the 8-megapixel back-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera take clear, crisp photos, which can be auto-uploaded to an AT&T-hosted online locker for storage or sharing, which I found pretty cool.
Overall, Samsung has created a media hub, as much as a smartphone, in the Infuse 4G. All of the included attachments practically beg for you to use it as such, and from my initial tests, it delivers.
As for the phone’s performance on AT&T’s network, that’s something to be saved for a longer review.
Beginning May 15, the phone will be available on AT&T’s HSPA+ 4G network for $200 with a two-year contract.