Blackberry phones : As popular as ever!!

Blackberry phones were launched by the RIM (Research in Motion), a Canadian company. Initially, Blackberry phones were specifically aimed at fulfilling all the needs of the corporate employees. However, in recent times, the company has made a significant attempt to expand its user base and make its phones available to the masses.

The company has incorporated new and ‘fun’ features to make its phones popular and appealing. With this approach, the company has focused on introducing more media features in Blackberry phones. There are basically 5 Blackberry series of smartphones with which the company caters to a wide market. These are Blackberry Torch, Blackberry Pearl, Blackberry Bold, Blackberry Curve and Blackberry Storm. There are many different mobile handsets under these series that are available in the market.

The thing that make Blackberry phones the preferred choice of such a vast majority of mobile phone users, is the messaging service. Known for its secured servers, communication among the Blackberry devices is not only easy but safe too. Its popular QWERTY keyboards make typing really easy and fast. Using Blackberry messenger, the Blackberry users can exchange messages in an instant.

If we specifically talk of different mobile handsets, Blackberry 8520 Curve is an affordable, entry level phone that has been introduced by the company in recent times. The phone is a great option for anyone who wants to upgrade to a blackberry phone. There are a few other Blackberry phones as well that are popular in the market such as Blackberry Torch 9800, Blackberry Bold 9780, Blackberry Bold 9800, Blackberry Curve 9300 3G. Blackberry phones are available at our web portal under various deals. From Contract to Sim Free, the users can lay their hands on their preferred blackberry device with any of the mobile phone deals.

Nokia N8 : A complete media performer

Nokia N8 has been put forth with the approach to enhance the market position of the brand name Nokia with the best ever touchscreen efforts, great looks and camera options to compete with other leaders in the market as per the present day scenario.
 
Advantages -

• Great looks with attractive colors
•  12 mega pixel advanced snapper
• A highly responsive capacitive touchscreen
• Cracking media experience
• Nice touch to widgets

Disadvantages -

• Confusing and frustrating Symbian OS
•  Fewer apps made available
• Social networking deficits
• Older interface

Hardware review -

Design and feel -

Nokia N8 has greatly improved the design pattern through a complete metal chassis and an anodized scratch resistant paint providing a high end feel. The 3.5 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen provides perfect sharpness and the design perfectly fits in your palms. The design factors of the handset include:

Dimensions       -      113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm
Weight             -      135 g
Colors              -       Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange, Pink

Camera :

The 12 mega pixel camera is backed up with the power of Carl Zeiss optics, ND filter and Xenon flash to provide brighter images with 4000 x 3000 pixels resolution and 720p video recording options even in low light. Besides, the secondary VGA front camera aids in video calling functionalities.

Memory -

The memory power of Nokia N8 has been greatly boosted up with 16 GB storage on board along with the option to expand the storage power up to 32 GB via micro SD card slot, providing a perfect option to save all your favorite media.

Performance and battery -

The handset comes with a 680 MHz processor which simply depicts that Nokia has not concentrated on faster processing with the handset as compared to other hi-tech gadgets. Besides, the battery is also standard 1200 mAh Li-Ion one but has come up with optimized performance enabling you to stay connected even without charging for a day.

Software review -

Operating system -

Though Nokia N8 has come up with an upgraded version of Symbian^3 OS which removes the negative aspects of the previous versions, the frustrating effect of the slower platform is still present. The widgets have been displayed nicely in both portrait and landscape modes but the home screens require much more improvement.

Connectivity and network support -

Apart from class 33 GPRS and EDGE, the handset has come up with Wi-Fi and 3G technology for advanced internet access along with 10.2 Mbps HSDPA. It works with 2G networks covering frequency bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and also support 3G network with HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 frequency band coverage.

Media functionalities and browser -

Nokia N8 has come up with good media playing abilities through MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player and DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player on board. It even support various types of browser with WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML and RSS feeds.

Features at a glance -

• Anodized aluminium casing
•  Active noise cancellation technique
• Flash Lite v4.0
• AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
• Symbian^3 operating system
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with UPnP technology
• Quad band GSM
• Penta band 3G network with HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
• USB On the Go support
• 16 GB on board storage
• 12 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and 1/1.83'' sensor size
• VGA camera for video calling
• TV-Out
• Stereo FM with RDS
• A-GPS support with Ovi Maps
• 3.5 mm audio jack

Verdict -

Nokia N8 has provided a slim, compact and attractive design but is not as great with respect to features. Despite an improvement in OS, the handset does not possess any extra functionalities except the camera and HDMI treat.

Samsung Phones : Stylish Way To Connect!

Mobile phones are basic necessity in today's time. To cater the demands for mobile phones, there are many mobile phone brands which are available in the UK market. People are now looking for the brands which gives them mobile within all ranges. One such upcoming brand is Samsung phones. Samsung within its short term in the market has created a massive fan following thanks to their mobile phones which are different from the rest. While others look almost same with same features.

Samsung phones are best suited for all kinds of people whether they are smartphone users or basic ones. Whatever phone you use, Samsung keeps it stylish. Samsung has brought numerous phones in various categories like essential phone, touch phone,smartphone, QWERTY keypad containing phone etc. Recently, Samsung has unveiled a brand new smartphone- Samsung Galaxy S 2 which has left no scope for competition. It comes assembled with huge 4.3 inch super AMOLED display which brings out images in sharp contrasts and brightness.

This smartphone operates at lightning fast speed. It has highly responsive user interface, Faster loading of web pages and smooth multitasking. Now, play games like never before! If you are a avid reader and carry books with you wherever you go,then Samsung Galaxy S2 is your best friend. There are over two million books in about 20 languages and more than 1,600 newspapers at your disposal. Camera is whopping 8MP with 3264x2448 pixels resolution. Pictures are more bright and superior thanks to LED flash. Catch videos in full HD at 1080p@30fps. Click your own pictures or video chat with your friends through 2MP front facing camera. All types of Samsung phones are available through mobile phone deals. Popular deals like SIM free, Contract mobile phone and Pay as you go offer modish handsets with cost effective bargains!

Get your pie of Tablet experience with HTC Flyer

HTC is out to grab some part of the lucrative Tablet market with HTC Flyer - a new entry in the Tablet market. HTC Flyer is quite portable because of its small size in comparison to other Tablets and is quite attractive with its UI and useful Stylus software that allows you to take note anywhere you want.

Hardware Review:

Design:

The device has a 7 inch screen which is quite compact when compared to other Tablet devices. The device has a dimension of 195.4 x 122 x 13.2 mm and weighs 420 gm. It possesses LCD capacitive touchscreen which can support 16M colors.

Some of the features present on the display are:

• HTC Sense UI
•  Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
• Multi-touch input method
• Handwriting support
• Touch-sensitive controls with rotating icons

Camera:

The set flaunts two cameras, one at the back which is the primary one having resolution of 5 MP, there is also a secondary camera for making video calls and is of 1.3 MP resolution. The cameras are laced with properties like Auto Focus and Geo tagging.

Memory:

This tablet has 32 GB on board memory and a further 32 GB of memory can be added with the help of microSD card slot. It also has 1 GB of RAM to lubricate the powerful hardware of the device. The on board memory offers practically unlimited fields and entries.

Processor and Battery:

Quite naturally to mechanize all these hardware features set has 1.5 GHz processor which can out run some of the PCs processor. Since, there is a provision of watching the videos on the big screen, it's only but natural that device needs to be powered by a powerful battery, otherwise all these advance features may back fire. Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery present on the device ensures complete battery coverage for your device.

Software Review:

Operating System:

Though the set does not possess Tablet specific operating system, the on board Android OS, v2.4 also known as Gingerbread, can give you quite a nice experience. It supports some of the Apps which could be run fine without any distortion despite of the large screen of the tablet

Connectivity and Network:

The set is 3G enabled with additional connectivity options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB. It also possesses GPRS and EDGE standards. If you are in a Wi-Fi hotspot you can access fast speed internet with its Wi-Fi standards. The set features 3G which has HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps standards.

Media Player and Browser:

The device features HTML browser to let you access rich web content and high quality web pages. It also possesses Adobe Flash 10.1 player to run flash applications on the device. The device runs all major form of multimedia files namely:

• MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
•  DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player

Conclusion:

HTC Flyers UI which sits over the vanilla operating system will surely win your heart if you go through the UI of the device. Though some of the Apps may not look best on the large screen of Tablet as they were designed for smart phones, there are others which offer nice experience. This is certainly a smart and sleek tablet that you should definitely have in your possession.

Reach new Horizons with HTC Wildfire S

HTC Wildfire S is a pocket friendly handset with with improved design and screen resolution. The set runs an updated Android 2.3 software and is a compact phone in alluring design.
 
Hardware Review :

The set sports some of the latest hardware features that you can get. The track-pad present on the earlier version has been replaced with a number of touch sensitive buttons.

Design:

HTC Wildfire S is surely a compact smart phone. It has a weight of 105 gm which is certainly easy to carry around and bears a dimension of 101.3 x 59.4 x 12.4 mm. The phone with its curved edges is easy to hold in hand and provides a nice grip to the holder.

Camera:

The set features a 5 MP camera which can provide you nice video recording experience and photography experience. It has also been endowed with a LED flash to enable you to take high quality pictures in the absence of light.

Memory:

The phone comes with an internal storage of 512 MB. There is also a provision of microSD external card slot to extend the memory upto 32 GB. What else? You get 2 GB of microSd card memory out of the box. This much of memory is plenty for general use until and unless you were planning to have all your PCs stuff on the phone itself. There is also a 512 MB of RAM present on the phone to lubricate it well supporting multitasking in true sense.

Processor and Battery:

The device has been endowed with a 600 MHz processor to provide the necessary computing power. Though it might not be the most powerful processor available out there, but certainly is capable of handling most of the tasks. The phone has been provided with a 1,230mAh battery to take care of long call time requirement and stand by time. Battery does fairely well when compared to those of any modern smart phones.

Software Review:

Operating System:

The device comes packed with the latest version of the Android operating system called Android 2.3.3, also known as Gingerbread. This is a clear improvement from the earlier avatar of the handset which featured an inferior version of Android softare.

Connectivity and Network:

This set has GPRS and EDGE standards and there are additional connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB. Presence of these connectivity options ensures that it is as up to date as any other smart phone present on the block. It helps us to transfer our favorite data between wildfire S and other electronic gadget.

Media Player and Browser:

The phone has got an well enhanced media player that can play wide range of files in different formats. The rich browser lets you access web pages on net with ease and allowing you to view rich graphics and web content.

Conclusion:

The HTC Wildfire S is a true value for money device. Though the processor of the device might not be the best in the market but still it has managed to put together some advanced features and software that it worth giving it a shot.