Asus ZenFone 4

Asus ZenFone 4 is the mid-range smartphone owners Taiwan Asus is releasing Friday 06 January 01 at CES 2014 event technology. Machine carry a compact size, moderate profile with varied features. Especially the price of the device is quite low, only $ 99, much lower than the devices in the same segment.

Design: Zenfone 4 is made ​​entirely of plastic and a bit thicker than the smartphones available on the market today. However, due to the screen size is not too big so users still comfortable to hold Zenfone 4. The replacement SIM and MicroSD memory card on this model also becomes more convenient forms monolithic device. Zen 4 5 youthful colors to choose from including black, white, red, green and yellow.

The right edge of the Asus Zenfone 4 volume up key and key lock function keys, while the left side of it is equipped with a MicroSD port and charger port. The top of the machine has a headphone jack, but the bottom edge machine can not do any jack.

The front has a computer speaker, camera keys and 3 physical buttons are home, back and option. The rear machine is also simple design chie not have a main camera and Flash support membrane bell beside the phone, just below the camera after the Asus logo inscription. The back is glossy but prone to fingerprints and scratches grip.

Display: Asus Zenfone 4 possesses TFT LCD screen with 4-inch size for the resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, pixel density of 233ppi. Colors displayed on Zenfone 4 relatively accurate but with low pixel density, you will easily observe all the pixels in the process used especially when surfing the web or reading documents. However, the computer screen is quite bright and wide viewing angles.

Processor: ZenFone 4 is equipped with a dual-core processor Intel Atom Z2520 1.2GHz with PowerVR SGX graphics 544MP2 workers and 1GB of RAM. Machine possesses only 4GB of internal memory, but the unexpected is really cheap though but still supported Zenfone 4 microSD card slot enables users to expand the storage to up to 64GB.

Machine runs pretty smooth, stroking manipulation, touching on extremely sensitive screen. Run the Game program is light but smooth to the program if run multitasking, running graphics heavy game, the machine will have hiccups, lag time even longer crashes.

With 1GB of RAM, multitasking machines can run stable and not fall prey to frequent lack of RAM. In addition, microSD card support that helps users almost complete peace of mind on the issue or the game data stored multimedia content. 

  Camera: Equipped with 5-megapixel main camera, no LED flash support, 0.3 megapixel camera. The secondary camera helps video calling support you, photographing himself happy. Particularly regrettable is the main camera will not take pictures in low light support not supported by LED flash, usually only photos, pictures pale colors, dim, not definition.

Battery capacity: 4 ZenFone integrated batteries with a capacity of 1200 mAh. This capacity is not high so for the time limited use. However, the battery cover is removable and machine you could easily replace the battery when the battery is that the case could not immediately charged. 

OS: ZenFone 4 runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean platform, using the new user interface of the Asus ZenUI but will be updated shortly thereafter KitKat. This is the interface design simple but harmonious, subdued and easy to use.

Connection: The machine is equipped with other basic connection is Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b / g / n, USB 2.0, A-GPS, GSM, HSDPA +. Better meet the entertainment needs of multimedia users.

Accessories: Machine is accompanied by accessories like charger, headset, manuals. You will be presented with the screen stickers reduction of 30% when purchasing accessories (OP back, memory card, leather cover. Etc.) in the system of supermarkets smartphone.

Conclusion: Overall ZenFone 4 brings a stunning design combined with bright colors are spoiled for choice, the machine has a stable configuration, to meet your every experience as web surfing, gaming , watching movies, listening to music, ... but the price of the device is extremely low here really is the optimal equipment on mid-range segment.

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Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL: The Normandy releases

Nokia announced the release of their well awaited Android smartphones Normandy at MWC 2014. They introduced three models from Normandy which is Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL. Read this article to know more details about these devices such as its features, specifications, and review.

After a lot of guessing and rumors finally Normandy comes out. Nokia introduced their first ever Android smartphones in to the market at MWC 2014. Firstly the company introduced three new devices named Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL in to the Normandy releases. Although we are calling these devices as Android, it's not really 100% Android. Normandy platform devices do not support important Android services such as ,ahref="/articles/Google-Play-Store.aspx">Google Play Store, Gmail, and Chrome etc. However these mid ranged smartphones will support Nokia HERE Maps, Microsoft One Cloud and Skype. Users can also download their favorite apps from Nokia store as well as Yandex Store. Now we can just take a look at the specs of all three devices and its differences.

Nokia X review

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The Nokia X comes with a 4" IPS LCD display and a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. This screen provides a reasonable contrast and brightness with 233 ppi pixel density. Its multi touch is limited up to 2 fingers. The build quality of this device superb and the plastic packing is highly resistive against fingerprints. The 115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm dimension body of Nokia X measures 128.7 g. This Nokia smartphone runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat version which is the latest from Google. It's powered with dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5 processor, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play chipset and Adreno 203 GPU. You can also access common sensors such as accelerometer and proximity in Nokia X. Nokia X comes with a 512 MB RAM, which is less when compared to other Normandy releases. However a 4GB internal storage and 32GB expandable storage support are also provided.

Nokia X comes with a 3MP back shooter fixed focus camera with a picture resolution of 2048x1536 pixels. It supports 480p@30fps video as well as featured with 1/5'' sensor size, panorama and face detection. However it lacks in front facing camera hence video calling. This 3G network device supports connectivity options such as GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, as well as GPS with A-GPS support. Its 1500mAh battery ensures a 10.5 hours of 3G talk time and a standby time of 17 days. It also offers an audio playback up to 26 hours and video playback up to 8.4 hours.

Key features of Nokia X

* Runs on the latest Android v4.4.2 KitKat version.

* 4GB internal memory and an expandable storage support up to 32GB.

* A rear camera of 3MP with a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels.

Nokia X+ review

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Nokia X+ is an improved version of Nokia X. However the improvement is only available for its RAM. Other features are almost same and it also holds the same color option as well as builds quality which is available for Nokia X devices. The upgraded RAM of Nokia X+ helped this device to provide better and faster experience for the users when switching apps and navigating around operating system. You can also play much improved games in this device when compare with the Nokia X. You can also experience the better RAM in its price too. This model is much costly than the X.

RAM is the only feature that helps us to differentiate both the devices. Nokia X comes with a 512 MB RAM where as Nokia X+ comes with a 768 MB RAM. Just like Nokia X this device is also runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat operating system along with dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5 processor, Qualcomm MSM8225 chip set as well as Adreno 203 GPU. Sensors such as accelerometer and proximity are also included. The other entire feature is also same as that of Nokia X.

Key impressions of Nokia X+

* Runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat.

* Comes with a 768 MB RAM, 4 GB internal memory and 32 GB external memory support.

* 3MP rear camera bundled with 1/5'' sensor size, panorama and face detection.

Nokia XL review

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Nokia XL comes with a lot of differences from other two Normandy devices. The 5" capacitive touch screen and 5MP rear camera with LED flash are some examples for that. However hardware specs such as operating system, processor, RAM etc are same in Nokia XL and X+. The 5" IPS LCD capacitive touch screen comes with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, 16M colors, 187 ppi pixel density and multi touch feature. However they failed to provide a protective covering on the screen to prevent the smudging of fingerprints. This device runs perfectly on this Android operating system as well as its 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 chipset performing a good job of running and switching between multiple apps. Nokia included some Lumia apps in this device such as Store, Camera, Mix Radio and HERE Maps. Users can also access some Microsoft apps like Skype and One Cloud apps in this device. More over company is offering a 4GB microSD card, 10GB of free OneCloud storage as well as 1 month free of Skype Premium for Nokia XL users.

It has a 768MB RAM, 4 GB internal storage support as well as 32 GB expandable storage support. Nokia XL measures 141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm and weighs about 190 g. Along with the 5MP auto focus rear camera this device also equipped with a 2MP front facing camera which can be used perfectly for video calling. This 3G network device also supports connectivity options such as GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS with A-GPS support. The Nokia XL is powered by Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery which can provide a standby up to 720 hours, talk time up to 16 hours in 2G and 13 hours in 3G networks, and a music play up to 37 hours.

Key impressions of Nokia XL

* Runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat operating system.

* 768 MB RAM 4 GB internal memory and 32 GB expandable storage support.

* 2MP front facing camera and a 5MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash.

* Free goodies includes 4GB microSD card, 10GB of free One Cloud storage as well as 1 month free Skype Premium.

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Phone ZTE Nubia Z7 is coming in March with a new user interface

We hear about the phone Nubia Z7 coming from ZTE Corporation since January of last year . In spite of that , the phone only upscale series of phones Nubia which was announced since that time to now is a phone Nubia Z5S, so we are still waiting for the official announcement of this phone, but it seems that it will happen in the near future .

According to Chinese site CNMO, the ZTE Corporation plans to unveil the phone Nubia Z7 in March or in April next year. This will be the phone is much larger than the current phone Nubia Z5S, so that said it will feature a screen size of 6.44 inches and a resolution is not known . Therefore , it would be classed in the category of mobile tablet . Or maybe you should consider it a smart phone , given that Sony Corporation dared to insert the phone Xperia Z Ultra under the category of smart phones.

Categories put aside, the site reports CNMO says that Nubia Z7 phone will have a new user interface and the flat will be based on a system Android 4.4 KitKat. For the image beneath it has been suggested as the new center of the alerts that come preinstalled with the phone. It is assumed that the Chinese site Nubia Z7 phone may seem like a device in the picture below , but this may just be a reference design .

Hesitate to phone Nubia Z7 Simitaz processor Snapdragon 800 MSM-8974AB quadruple core frequency of 2.3GHz, Rear Camera with high accuracy with flash LED, 128GB internal memory size may be expandable external memory via MicroSD. We do not know whether ZTE Corporation plans to launch a new device at the global level or not , but we'll let you know when we get this information .

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LG G Pro 2 hands-on for

With the LG G Pro 2 we’ve got what’s essentially a mix and upgrade to the LG G2 and the LG G Flex. This device is just as massive as the curved-display monster and it works with many of the same specifications of LG’s first hero device to work with back-facing buttons. This LTE-A device also works with back-facing buttons, and this time it’s humongous.

Hardware

The LG G Pro 2 is not a next-generation upgrade to the LG G Pro from last year. Instead it’s building on the power of the LG G2 in a much more clear path - it looks just like a sized-up LG G2 and shares several of its specifications.

NOTE: See our LG G2 Review as well for greater insight into LG’s basis for this family of devices.

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Inside the front of this phone is a 5.9-inch 1080 x 1920 (1080p) display with IPS LCD technology. Surrounded by a tiny 3.3mm bezel, this device feels like you’re holding a screen with just a bit of white, black, "Titan" silver, or red above or below it. We’ve yet to see the red model, mind you, up close and personal.

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As you’ll see in the photos in the gallery below, this machine is very, very similar in size to the Samsung Galaxy Note III. These two devices are also quite similar in capabilities, while the Note III boasts its unique S Pen capabilities and the LG device boasts the larger display.

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According to LG, this device has 30-percent more volume power than the previous LG G Pro. We’re not seeing a massive cross-section of users who owned the LG G Pro upgrading directly to the LG G Pro 2, so, more importantly, this device has a speaker system that’s roughly similar to that of the LG G Flex, but here we’re seeing it once again back-facing, but this time without the curve to make up for it - it’s just straight-up back-facing.

Also on the back you’ve got a 13-megapixel camera with OIS and a single LED flash. This camera is capable of capturing 120FPS slo-mo as well at 4K video and has a number of effects which you’ll also have seen in our LG G Flex AT&T Review.

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This device is surprisingly sleek - 8.3mm thin, as it were, working with a back-facing soft plastic covering that’s nice and grippy. While some one-handed software features are included with the LG G Pro 2, you’re going to want to use both hands during the majority of your "smartphone" adventure.

You’ll be supported by a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 SoC (8974-AA), the same as you’ll find in a wide variety of devices either having just been released or being released in the near future, including the LG G Flex. Later in this article you’ll see the LG G Flex out-doing the LG G Pro 2 in basic benchmark tests because the same processor on a device with a lower resolution screen inevitably does better.

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In practice, this Snapdragon 800 does incredibly well for everyday activities as well as high-powered games. With a clock speed at 2.26Ghz per each of its four Krait 400 CPU cores paired with Adreno 330 graphics, you’ll be good to go for basically whatever mobile activity you want to roll with - especially since you’ve got 3GB of RAM to back it up.

Software

The review before you will be ever-so-slightly limited in the software department as we await a USA-based carrier model to come to our hands-on bench. Once that happens, a more accurate assessment of the apps at hand will be able to be made. The model we’re working with at the moment is headed for an LTE-A network (that’s LTE Advanced).

That said, we can get a basic idea of what’ll be rolling out with our USA-based versions with this set of apps we’ve got currently. As it were, we’re seeing a set of apps that’s essentially identical to those delivered with the LG G Flex. It would appear that most of the apps in this device are made for the carrier it’s headed to.

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LG’s camera app and gallery remain intact, as does the Life Square app for social networking. Google’s apps are collected in a single folder, for the most part, while LG’s unique implementation of voice commands with QVoice retains its usefulness.

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There’s also QRemote for commanding your television which, unlike the LG G Flex, still works with an IR-blaster that sits at the head of this smartphone rather than along its backside. This software/hardware combination made for a swift connection to every TV we tested - LG and non-LG included.

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Above you’ll see a number of benchmark tests run on this device. You’ll notice scores that aren’t quite as impressive as they were on the LG G Flex - this is because the LG G Flex works with a 720p display while the LG G Pro 2 works with 1080p, therefor having a larger arena to command.

Camera

With a 2.1-megapixel camera up front and a 13-megapixel camera around back with single LED flash, LG starts off with high numbers for the common user. Under the surface, LG continues to ramp up their camera features, bringing about some impressive results in this device which does at least as well as the LG G Flex or LG G2.

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ABOVE: The basic camera interface for the LG G Pro 2. BELOW: LG G Pro 2's extended family of camera feature toggles.

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One of the more stand-out features for the camera is with the LED flash, believe it or not. Here you’re seeing a photo we’ve taken of a snake in the dark with "Natural Flash" in play. Quite smooth indeed.

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Other than the occasional outdoor photo coming out a little cooler (temperature-wise) than in real life, we’ve found color reproduction to be of some fine quality with this device’s back-facing camera. We’ve come to expect social networking-grade photography from the front-facing camera as well, and that’s what we’ve gotten.

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Above and below you’re seeing a collection of images and video captured with this device’s back-facing camera. Let us know what you think, and note that we’re considering this to be LG’s finest smartphone-based camera to date.

Wrap-up

LG has taken a great device in the LG G2 and has blown it up to a much larger size in the LG G Pro 2. Again, this isn’t so much a follow-up to last year’s LG G Pro, but a compliment to the LG G2 instead. Working with one of the finest processors on the market and a display that’s both sharp and bright in essentially any environment, there’s little to dislike about this handset.

We’ll be reserving final judgements of the US-based product for when the device is released in the USA on carriers this side of the shore, but for now, things are looking good. Any and all battery tests and phone (voice) tests will be kept for that time as well.

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Nokia X hands-on

In many ways, the Nokia X is the Finnish smartphone we've been waiting for. Eye-catching design, a ridiculously competitive price, and running Android, it's hard not to see it as a reaction in the opposite direction to Windows Phone, for all that Nokia's team responsible argues that the two are well-paired bedfellows. Freshly unveiled at MWC 2014, we've grabbed some hands-on time with the Nokia X to find out whether Android in a Lumia suit makes sense, and why - for all our hopes about the concept - this may not be the Nokia for you.

Plenty of people have been asking Nokia for an Android-powered phone for some years now. The company is well known for its beautifully constructed handsets, and with the N9 and the Lumia range after it, it demonstrated it could push the envelope in terms of striking design, too.

The thought of those qualities paired with the flexibility and broad app support of Google's Android was mighty appealing to many smartphone users and, so it turns out, to Nokia too.

Nokia X will eventually be a family of phones, the company says, with several more variants planned over the course of 2014. For the moment, though, there's just the one: an €89 (roughly $122; unlocked and unsubsidized) all-touch monoblock with a 4-inch touchscreen.

The resemblance between Lumia and Asha is clear from the outset. Nokia will offer the Nokia X in six different colors - the same green, black, white, yellow, cyan, and red many Lumias come in - but since the matte-finish polycarbonate shells are interchangeable, owners will be free to mix and match. The core of the phone slots neatly and securely inside, and the whole thing is not only creak-free but, should you inadvertently scratch the plastic, hides scuffs well since it's body-colored all the way through.

We've a fondness for compact phones, and the Nokia X nestles in the palm nicely. At just over 128g it's lightweight, and the relatively small screen - the same size, diagonally, as an iPhone 5s - is easy to reach across with a thumb when you're using it single-handedly. Physical controls are limited to a power/lock button and volume rocker on the right edge, where you'd expect to locate them on a Windows Phone, but unfortunately the dedicated camera shortcut hasn't been carried over as well.

Nokia has obviously had to trim the fat - and some of the flesh, arguably - to bring the Nokia X down to its ambitious price, and the result is a device that underwhelms on paper compared to the Android norm. The 1GHz dualcore Snapdragon processor and 512MB of memory aren't, in fact, the bottleneck we feared they might be, with the Nokia X actually moving between apps and through its simplistic menu structure fairly smoothly.

What proved more disappointing were things like the relatively low-resolution display, at a mere 800 x 480 WVGA, which can look pixelated at times, and the 3-megapixel camera with its fixed-focus lens. At a time when 5-megapixels feels like the bare minimum on Android handsets, Nokia's decision to step down a level even further seems like more of a sacrifice. LTE is another element that disappoints by its absence, though given the developing-markets target of this initial handset, it's probably not so great a concern; certainly, the dual-SIM support as standard will prove more than adequate recompense.

In use, the Nokia X is an unusual hybrid of Windows Phone and Asha Touch. On the one hand, the regular homescreen - with its icons and widgets redressed as Live Tiles, albeit a little more basic in their dynamic operation - looks considerably like what you'd find on a Lumia. Shortcuts can be clustered together or organized into folders, and Nokia has done away with the app launcher view altogether, instead putting all software on a single long-scrolling pane.

Swipe to the side, however, and things get very Asha-esque. Nokia calls it the Fastlane, and while its been turbocharged somewhat for Nokia X, the concept is the same. All notifications, recent apps, updates, and alerts are listed in chronological order, together with relevant shortcut operations such as replying to a message, returning the call of a contact, Tweeting out a new status update, or resuming music or video playback.

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Combined with the single touch-sensitive button under the display - tapped to go back a step, and held to return to the homescreen - it's a system that's surprisingly easy to familiarize with. The extra abilities added to each entry in the Fastlane help here, since it now feels less than a list and more like a timeline of your commonly-used features, and they're arguably even easier to access than where Android-proper puts them in the pull-down notification bar. That, on Nokia X, is now far more simplistic, more a place to switch between SIMs and toggle things like WiFi.

Software is the big advantage on the Nokia X, both because it's running Android and because Nokia makes it. For the former, broad compatibility with virtually all existing Android apps means there's a huge amount of software out there to try; Nokia has sensibly made it especially easy for developers to update their apps to work with the mere three new APIs, waving in front of them the carrot of plentiful in-app purchases from customers in developing nations who, while they don't have a credit card, do have carrier billing.

As for it being a Nokia, as we've seen on Lumia the company isn't afraid of putting time and effort into its own exclusive apps, and the Nokia X gets to share in those spoils. As well as the solid and capable HERE Maps, with 3D navigation and offline mapping, there's Mix Radio for streaming and offline playlists, all without a subscription fee. You could well argue it's the best of both worlds between Android and Windows Phone, though having to wait for developers to embrace the Nokia Store (since Google's Play isn't available) is mildly frustrating.

Nokia has been sensible with how the OS and UI are handled moving forward, too. In fact, they're two separate components, meaning Nokia can individually update the interface layer of its overall Nokia X Software Platform independently from the underlying Android OS. Considering the delays we've seen affect some Android OEMs, who have been forced to wait to tweak their customized UIs until it's time for a more significant OS update from Google, that makes a lot of sense.

Still, for all the Nokia X's positives, there's undeniably a sense that the company has purposefully set the bar relatively low. That's partly for price and target audience reasons, certainly, but it's also a move to preserve the low-mid-high positioning of Asha, Nokia X, and Lumia, and make sure Windows Phone isn't shaken from its position at the top of the perch.

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That said, that the Nokia X family won't be officially sold in the US maybe isn't such a big deal. Things like the underwhelming camera and absence of LTE would, for all the handset's design charm, begin to grate after a while.

It's bittersweet, then, this first Nokia Android device. The Nokia X has a compelling, straightforward interface, great design, and ambitious pricing, and deserves to do well in the developing "next billion" market for which Nokia. For the rest of us, a Windows Phone makes more sense whether the demand is camera ability, connectivity, or performance, though that won't stop us looking longingly in the Nokia X's direction.

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How Big Can Apple Go for the Display of the iPhone 6?

It didn't take that long subsequent to the formal announcement of Apple's newest list of models to its collection of iPhones before rumors started to kick into high gear for the iPhone 6. The iPhone 5s and 5c may have yielded high sales, but this success isn't enough for people to let the imperfections of the latest handsets from the tech giant to just pass by. Mobile consumers are demanding the best handheld device there is. And in this light, the pressure is passed on to the iPhone 6. It is expected to deliver the unyielding demands of people for the company to continue its good standing.

One of the things in the latest iPhone models that didn't quite work for people is its puny 4-inch display. Among the high-end smartphones available in the market today, it appears that the 5s has the smallest screen. More and more people are getting affixed to the concept of convergence, which is having a single device that can satisfy one's every computing need, be it for plain communications, education, healthcare, entertainment, business, or anything else. And what more can be sufficient for an all-around gadget than a smartphone with a bigger display or phablet, so to speak.

There are speculations ongoing about the plan of Apple to come up with a 4.8-inch screen that will be incorporated into the iPhone 6, and this is according to Peter Misek, a well-respectable Apple analyst. Meanwhile, David Hsieh, an analyst at DisplaySearch, says that Apple is toying with two different display sizes for its upcoming iPhone 6. In his report, the company is testing both a 4.7-inch panel with 1,280x720-pixel resolution and a 5.7-inch display with a full HD 1080p resolution.

As of now, nothing is still certain on the screen size augmentation Apple is going to adapt. To start with, it's too premature to conclude, considering that Apple has just announced just a month ago its brand new collection of iPhones. Furthermore, the plan is just undergoing the testing process. However, Ming-chi Kuo, a KGI Securities analyst who have accurately reported almost every single detail about Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c months ahead prior to their formal launch, strongly believes that the iPhone 6's display will measure between 4.5 and 5 inches diagonally. And because of this, the possibility for Apple manufacturing a genuinely cheap mobile phone has gotten more unlikely.

Just before anything else comes out of place, remember that these are mere speculations. As they say, "Hope for the best and prepare for the worst." Anyway, in my humble opinion, whether or not the iPhone 6 will meet each and everybody's expectation of a bigger display, it will still become a big hit on the mobile market. Who wouldn't want to get their hands on the handset made by Apple-probably the greatest tech company that ever existed?

Harry is a graduate from the state of New Jersey. He lives with his lovely wife in a suburban household where he has always pictured family life. Just recently, he worked as the co-editor in a publishing firm in New Jersey. At present, he is a part-time blogger for Ecell Global.

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The Google Nexus One Vs The Apple iPhone - Mobile Phone Handset Compared

In the US a new mobile phone has just hit the highstreet and it will soon be available in the UK too. This handset is called the Nexus One and it is seen as a real live contender to iPhone's mobile phone crown. The Nexus One handset is the first mobile phone to be released solely by Google. There have been handsets labelled Google Phones before such as the G1 and G2. However these were onoly actually using the Google developed android Operating System and were branded by T-Mobile or Vodafone and HTC. In the following article, we will take a look at both the Google Nexus One and the Apple iPhone 3GS to see what both phones have to offer. This will focus on looking at the key features, functions and hardware of the two handsets.

The Google Nexus One is been manufactured by HTC and you can see that the design has also been influenced by the HTC brand. Google have gone for a really sleek and stylish design, which fits neatly into the palm of your hand and slips in and out of your pocket without a struggle. The Google Nexus weighs just 130g, which is slighty lighter than both the Apple iPhone (136g) by 6g, so not really a massive difference there.

The Google Nexus One has a great 3.7 inch widescreen, AMOLED display, delivering 720×480 pixels resolution for you to view. It has been said that the screen is crisper and clearer than any other display that is curently available, it delivers touchscreen responsiveness in the same league as the Apple iPhone and, moreover, it is faster to boot. The combination of Android 2.1 sitting above a Snapdragon CPU clocked at 1GHz with 512Mb of RAM and ROM will allow to quickly run a range of mobile phone applications and flick from one to another with very little effort and without slowing down.

By looking at the multimedia capabilities of the Google Nexus One mobile phone, it would be more realistic to call them satisfactory, rather than outstanding. The Nexus One, comes with a 5 megapixel, autofocus camera with LED flash (2 megapixels bigger than the iPhone) and its 32GB memory card capacity. The Google Nexus one mobile phone use a Teflon style material on the sides and back of the phones, which makes it soft to touch - giving it a rubbery feel.

So this is what the new boy on the block has to offer, now we will take a look at the long time king of the mobile phones - The Apple iPhone. The new iPhone 3GS mobile phone is very similar in terms of looks and design to the original iPhone 3G. The difference with the iPhone 3GS, is that Apple have added on a few little extras in terms of features. The camera on the iPhone 3GS has been boosted up to a 3 megapixel unit with auto focus, touch focus and also has support for recording videos at up to 30 frames per second. While this is not a great camera, it does do the job and is a improvement on what was previously being offered. Users have also been treated to a novel compass feature - which nicley links in with Google Maps.

The latest iPhone model comes with the new 3.0 Operating System installed on it, which also has a whole host of features packed into the Operating System. These include copy & paste, landscape keyboard, shake to undo, MMS, stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi auto-login, system-wide search, support for YouTube accounts and a few more little extras. In fact iPhone are also added little extras and the upgrade are normally free for existing customers to download. The battery on the 3GS has also been worked on and now gives you 12 hours talk time, 30 hours audio playback or 10 hours video playback. This is a important factor for a entertainment mobile phone, which will be packed with songs and videos, which you are likely to play for long periods of time.

Okay, this bring to the end our look at two of the hottest phones on the market. We will have to wait and see how the market in the US take to the Google Nexus One mobile phone, before we know of it can challenge the iPhone. For now the signs are good for Google, but the $1000 price tag could put many people off and there have been rumours of a new Apple iPhone handset coming out soon.

I write for a variety of mobile phone blogs and comparison websites, so if you want to find the best Nexus One Deals or iPhone Deals [http://cellphoneplans4.blogspot.com/], take a look at the links in my resource box. All deals are updated on a daily basis.

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