Monday, July 30, 2012

BlackBerry Curve 9220/9320

 

Just the right size

BlackBerry Curve 9220 Height

BlackBerry Curve 9220

Height
4.29 in / 109 mm

Width
2.36 in / 60 mm

Depth
0.5 in / 12.7 mm

Weight
3.6 oz / 102 g

BlackBerry Curve 9320 Height

BlackBerry Curve 9320

Height
4.29 in / 109 mm

Width
2.36 in / 60 mm

Depth
0.5 in / 12.7 mm

Weight
3.63 oz / 103 g

Easy to use
  • 35-key, backlit, narrow QWERTY keyboard
  • Optical trackpad
  • Send and Menu keys to the left of the trackpad
  • ESC and End keys to the right of the trackpad
  • Dedicated keys: Send, End (Power), Menu, Escape, Camera (user customisable, convenience key), Volume Up/Down (Fwd/Rwd for media, Zoom for camera), Mute (Play/Pause for media), BBM (user customisable, convenience key), Top Lock
Big and bright
screen display

Bright colour display on the BlackBerry Curve 9220 & Curve 9320
  • qVGA 320x240 resolution
  • 164 ppi
  • Transmissive TFT LCD
  • 2.44" (measured diagonally)

BlackBerry Curve 9220 & Curve 9320

Capture the moment
BlackBerry Curve 9220
  • 2.0 MP camera
  • Video recording
  • 5X digital zoom
  • Fixed focus
  • Geotagging
BlackBerry Curve 9320
  • 3.2 MP camera
  • Flash
  • Video recording
  • 4X digital zoom
  • Image stabilization
  • Extended depth of field
  • Geotagging
Awesome audio and video
BlackBerry Curve 9220 & Curve 9320<br />Audio formats: .mp4, .m4a, .3pg, .3gp2, .m4v, .avi, .asf, .mp3, .wmv, .wma, .flac, .ogg, .aac, .amr, .wav, .mid<br />Video formats: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp, .3gp2, .m4v, .avi, .asf, .wmv, .wma<br />Picture formats: .bmg, .jpg, .gif, .png, .tif, .wbmp<br />
  • Audio formats: .mp4, .m4a, .3pg, .3gp2, .m4v, .avi, .asf, .mp3, .wmv, .wma, .flac, .ogg, .aac, .amr, .wav, .mid
  • Video formats: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp, .3gp2, .m4v, .avi, .asf, .wmv, .wma
  • Picture formats: .bmg, .jpg, .gif, .png, .tif, .wbmp
Hear it all
Music
  • Bluetooth® headset capable
  • Integrated hands-free speakerphone
  • 3.5 mm stereo headset capable
Memory for all your needs
BlackBerry Curve 9220 & Curve 9320 memory
  • Memory: 512 MB eMMC / 512 MB RAM
  • Expandable memory: Hot Swappable MicroSD up to 32 GB uSD card
Super charged
battery life
Lithium ion battery for the BlackBerry Curve 9229 & Curve 9320
BlackBerry Curve 9220
  • 1450 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery (J-S1)
  • Talk time: up to 7 hours
  • Standby time: up to 18 days
  • Music playback time: up to 28 hours (with headset usage)
BlackBerry Curve 9320
  • 1450 mAh removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery (J-S1)
  • Talk time: up to 7 hours
  • Standby time: up to 18 days
  • Music playback time: up to 30 hours (with headset usage)
Connect with Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi capability on the BlackBerry Curve 9220 & on the Curve 9320
  • 802.11 b/g/n enabled
  • WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise
  • Cisco CCX certification
  • Wi-Fi® access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
  • Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Bundle
  • Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi
Find your way
BlackBerry Curve 9320
BlackBerry Curve 9220 & Curve 9320 has GPS capability
  • Autonomous and Assisted GPS
  • GPS enabled (with pre-loaded BlackBerry® Maps app and for e911 capabilities)

Conclusion

Overall, there isn't much that the BlackBerry Curve 9320 doesn't do. Apart from the lack of NFC, now a feature of high-end BB handsets, and a touch interface, you pretty much get everything that Blackberry offers. Sure, you don't get the best hardware, the device isn't the best when it comes to build and specification, but this is a very affordable smartphone.

The small display does limit some of the excitement and BlackBerry App World also lags a long way behind Android and the iPhone, not helped by the dependence on buttons and menus for interaction and a general lack of screen real estate.

But when it comes to social or business interaction, then this BlackBerry will deliver, much like any other handset in RIM's range. It might not be fashionable to praise RIM for its BlackBerry handsets at the moment, but if you are a fan of messaging, have friends using BBM and are on a budget, then you can't go far wrong.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Samsung GALAXY S3

 

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Dimension
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
133g
Display
4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED
  (1280x720) display
Network/Bearer and
Wireless Connectivity
2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 /
  1800 / 1900 MHz
3G (HSPA+ 21Mbps): 850 / 900 /
  1900 / 2100 MHz
4G (Dependent on market)
Memory
16/ 32GB User memory (64GB available
   soon) + microSD slot (up to 64GB)
Colour
Pebble Blue and Marble White
Services and Applications
S Beam, Buddy photo share, Share shot
AllShare Play, AllShare Cast (available soon)
Smart stay, Social tag, Group tag, Face zoom,
  Face slide show
Direct call, Smart alert, Tap to top,
  Camera quick access
Pop up play
S Voice
Burst shot & Best photo, Recording snapshot,
  HDR
OS
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Battery
2,100 mAh
Connectivity
WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40
GPS/GLONASS
NFC
Bluetooth® 4.0(LE)
Audio and Video
Audio Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC
  +, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X
Video Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11,
  VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark Recording &
  Playback: Full HD (1080p) 
Camera
Main(Rear): 8 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with
   Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BSI
Sub (Front): 1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording
  @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BSI
Sensors
Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital compass,
  Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
Google™ Mobile Services
Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google
  Latitude
Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Google Play
  Movies
Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places,
  Google Navigation, Google Downloads

Conclusion:

The Samsung S III will no doubt do as well, or even better than its predecessor. The plastic chassis may not be to everyone's liking, but the hardware and software improvements give smartphone buyers good reasons to get this handset. The camera is great, and of comparable in quality to HTC's One X. We like the handset, but not as much as the One X, which has a much better design, build and a better sense of not messing up Google's ICS UI. However, the S III will still be the phone of choice for many, given Samsung's smartphone dominance, thanks to a string of good products and aggressive marketing.

Advantages

Beautiful high-resolution display; user-friendly software tweaks; solid but plastic build, fast performance; great camera; expandable storage.

Disadvantage

Plastic build; design doesn't really feel ergonomic; Gingerbread-tisation of UI; expensive.