My Consumer Electronics Blog: March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Samsung Star Deluxe Duos Full Specifications and Features - Price in India, Kerala

PRICE :
in INDIA - 5500 INR
in US - 100 USD
in Bangladesh - 9999 BDT
in Pakistan - 9999 PKR

FULL SPECIFICATION -

Technology/Network :
SIM 1 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Operating System - Proprietary

SIM type - Dual SIM (Mini-SIM) dual stand by

Built-in Dimensions - 113 x 61.9 x 11.8 mm (4.45 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)

Weight - 109 g

Display - TFT touchscreen, 256K colors

Display Size - 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches (~165 ppi pixel density)

Storage Capacity:

Memory Card slot - microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal memory space - 250 MB
RAM - 312 Mhz
Phone contact entries - Yes

Battery:

Type - Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Duration -
Stand-by upto 440 hours
Talk time upto 20 hours

Camera:

Primary - 3.15 MP
Resolution - 2048x1536 pixels
Other features -
Zoom - yes
Flash - No
Secondary Camera - No
Video - Yes

CONNECTIVITY :

EDGE - Yes
GPRS - Yes
Bluetooth - v3.0
USB - microUSB v2.0
Wlan/Wifi - Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
3G - No
GPS - No

MultiMedia :

Audio Playback - Yes
Audio Formats - MP3 / WAV / eAAC+ player
Video Playback - Yes
Video Formats - MP4 / H.264 player
Ringtones - 64 polyphonic mp3 / MIDI / WAV / AMR
FM Radio - Yes
3.5mm Headphone Jack - yes
Radio - No

Messaging :

SMS - Yes (Threaded view)
MMS - Yes
Email - Yes
IM - Yes

AVAILABLE in COLORS - White, Black, Brown

Samsung Galaxy Grand - Full specifications and Features - Price in India, Pakistan

PRICE :
in INDIA - 25000 INR
in US - 400 USD
in Bangladesh - 38999 BDT
in Pakistan - 38999 PKR

FULL SPECIFICATION -

Technology/Network :
SIM 1 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Operating System - Android OS, v4.1.2 Jelly Bean

SIM type - Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)

Built-in Dimensions - 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm (5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)

Weight - 162 g

Display - Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Display Size - 480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches (~187 ppi pixel density)

Storage Capacity:

Memory Card slot - microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal memory space - 8 GB
RAM - 1 GB

Battery:

Type - Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Duration -
Stand-by upto 20 hours
Talk time upto 15 hours

Camera:

Primary - 8 MP
Resolution - 3264x2448 pixels
Other features - autofocus, image stabilization , touch focus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Zoom - yes
Flash - LED
Secondary Camera - 2 MP
Video - 1080p@30fps

CONNECTIVITY :

EDGE - Yes
GPRS - Yes
Bluetooth - v3.0
USB - microUSB v2.0
Wlan/Wifi - Yes
3G - Yes, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
GPS

MultiMedia :

Audio Playback - Yes
Audio Formats - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Video Playback - Yes
Video Formats - MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
Ringtones - 64 polyphonic mp3/MIDI/WAV/AMR
FM Radio - Yes
3.5mm Headphone Jack - yes
Radio - TBD

Messaging :

SMS - Yes
MMS - Yes
Email - Yes
IM - Yes

AVAILABLE in COLORS - White, Black

Reasons for Symbian's failure

1) Fragmentation - Symbian operating system was not a complete product, which was one of the biggest misconceptions about the symbian OS. In very much simplified terms, Symbian OS is an Operating System Kernel and other end user companies had to build UI and SDK on top of it inorder to make use of it. Sony Ericsson and Motorola had their UIQ platform, while Nokia had Series 60 and NTT DoCoMo had MOAP(S). As a result, you could not run apps developed for Series 60 on UIQ and vice versa even though they were both based on the same version of Symbian kernel. Symbian OS was built by a London-based company Symbian Ltd. which started as a partnership between Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola and Psion. Before it was fully acquired by Nokia, Symbian Ltd. was owned by Nokia, Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, Matsushita and Samsung.

2) Lack of focus - as a result of fragmentation of ownership it was hard for Symbian Ltd. to respond to changes in the market as dynamic as smartphones. It was owned by several companies, which resulted in slow decisions and execution. Nobody was betting 100% on Symbian. Even Nokia, the largest shareholder of Symbian Ltd., was experimenting with Linux via their Maemo efforts.

3) Strong competition - Apple and Google were simply stronger competitors and Nokia was not ready to respond. iPhone came out in June 2007 but Nokia consolidated Symbian only 18 months later in December 2008. By that time, even if Nokia would not have made its mistakes, it was too late to re-design Symbian OS.

All of the user-facing issues like clunky UI, AppStore and app development story were simply the result of the fragmentation and lack of focus.

Symbian OS had a solid architecture, great engineering systems and internal development tools. However, everyone - engineers, designers and management were reluctant to embrace change fast enough. Good bye, Symbian!

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Nokia Lumia 920 Full specifications and Features - Price in India, Kerala

PRICE :
in INDIA - 35000 INR
in US - 649 USD
in Bangladesh - 63000 BDT
in Pakistan - 63000 PKR

FULL SPECIFICATION -

Technology/Network:
- (2G Network)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - RM-821, RM-820
- (3G Network)HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-821, RM-820
- (4G Network)LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-821
- LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-820 (AT&T)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Phone 8

SIM type - Micro SIM

Built-in Dimensions - 131.3 .x 70.9 x 10.8 mm, 99 cc (5.14 x 2.89 x 0.41 in)

Weight- 185 g

Display - LCD IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16 M colours

Display Size - 4.5 inches, 768x1280 pixel

Storage Capacity:
Memory Card slot - No
Internal memory space - 32 GB built-in
RAM - 1GB

Battery - Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery (BP-4GW)
Stand-by Up to 2G - 400 h amd 3G - 400 h
Talk time Up to 2G - 17 h and 3G - 10 h

Camera:
Primary - 8 Megapixels
Other features - PureView technology autofocus, optical image stabilization, Carl Zeiss optics, geo-tagging , dual-LED flash, check quality,
Resolution- 3264 x 2448 pixels
Secondary Camera: yes , 1.3 MP
Video: 1080p@30fps

CONNECTIVITY -
EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
Bluetooth: v3.1
USB: microUSB v2.0
Wlan/Wifi: Yes
3G: Yes
4G: Yes

MultiMedia -
Audio Playback: Yes
Audio Formats: MP3 / WAV / eAAC+ / WMA player
Video Playback: Yes
Video Formats: MP4 / H.264 / H.263 / WMV player
Ringtones: polyphonic mp3/MIDI/WAV/AMR
FM Radio: Yes
3.5mm Headphone Jack: yes
Radio: TBD

Messaging -
SMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
Email: Yes
IM : Yes

AVAILABLE in COLORS - Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 - Full Specification, Properties and Price in Kerala, Tamil Nadu INDIA

PRICE :
in INDIA - 44000 INR
in US - 1000 USD (approx)
in Bangladesh - _____ BDT
in Pakistan - _____ PKR

FULL SPECIFICATION -

Technology/Network:
(2G Network) - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
(3G Network) - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

Operating System: Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS

Processor - 1.6 GHz eight core Exynos 5 / 1.9 GHz quad core

SIM type - Micro SIM (s)

Built-in Dimensions - 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)

Weight- 130 g

Display - Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Display Size - HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution , 5 inches, 441 ppi (pixel density)

Storage Capacity:
Memory Card slot - microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal memory space - 16GB / 32GB / 64 GB
RAM - 2GB

Battery - Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Stand-by upto
Talk time upto 13 hours 53 minutes
Web browsing 9 hours 42 minutes

Camera:
Primary 13.0 Megapixel
Resolution 4128 x 3096 pixels
Other features auto focus, LED flash, face detection, smile detection and image stabilization etc.
Secondary Camera: 2.0 Megapixel, dual video call, 1080p@30fps

CONNECTIVITY -
4G LTE: Yes
NFC: Yes
EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
Bluetooth: v3.0
USB: microUSB v2.0
Wlan/Wifi: Yes
3G: Yes
Infrared port: Yes

MultiMedia -
Audio Playback: Yes
Audio Formats: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Video Playback: Yes
Video Formats: MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
Ringtones:
FM Radio: Yes
3.5mm Headphone Jack: yes

Messaging -
SMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
Email: Yes
IM : Yes

AVAILABLE in COLORS - White Frost, Black Mist

Samsung Rex 90 S5292 - Full Specification - Price in Kerala, Tamil Nadu

PRICE :
in INDIA - 5700 INR
in US - 127 USD
in Bangladesh - _____ BDT
in Pakistan - _____ PKR

FULL SPECIFICATION -

Technology/Network - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Operating System: Proprietary

SIM type - Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)

Built-in Dimensions - 113 x 61.9 x 11.9 mm (4.45 x 2.44 x 0.47 in)

Weight- 109 g

Display - TFT touchscreen, 256K colors

Display Size - 320 x 240 pixels, 3.5 inches

Storage Capacity:
Memory Card slot - microSD, up to 32 GB
Phonebook - 1000 entries
Internal memory space - 30 MB

Battery - Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Stand-by upto 490 hours
Talk time upto 900 minutes

Camera - 3.0 Megapixel
Resolution 2048x1536 pixels
Zoom: yes
Flash: no
Secondary Camera: no
Video: Yes

CONNECTIVITY -
EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
Bluetooth: v3.0
USB: microUSB v2.0
Wlan/Wifi: Yes
3G: No

MultiMedia -
Audio Playback: Yes
Audio Formats: MP3/eAAC+/WAV player
Video Playback: Yes
Video Formats: MP4/H.263 player
Ringtones: 64 polyphonic mp3/MIDI/WAV/AMR
FM Radio: Yes
3.5mm Headphone Jack: yes
Radio: TBD

Messaging -
SMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
Email: Yes
IM : Yes

AVAILABLE in COLORS - White, Black, Brown

Samsung Rex 80 S5222R - Full Specification and Price in Kerala, Tamil Nadu

PRICE :
in INDIA - 5130 INR
in US - 114 USD
in Bangladesh - _____ BDT
in Pakistan - _____ PKR

FULL SPECIFICATION -

Technology/Network - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Operating System: Proprietary

SIM type - Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)

Built-in Dimensions - 102 x 58 x 11.5 mm (4.02 x 2.28 x 0.45 in)

Weight- 96 g

Display - TFT touchscreen, 256K colors

Display Size - 240 x 320 pixels, 3.0 inches

Storage Capacity:
Memory Card slot - microSD, up to 32 GB
Phonebook - 1000 entries
Internal memory space - 30 MB

Battery - Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Stand-by upto 490 hours
Talk time upto 14 hours 10 minute

Camera - 3.2 Megapixel
Resolution 2048x1536 pixels
Zoom: yes
Flash: no
Secondary Camera: no
Video: Yes

CONNECTIVITY -
EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
Bluetooth: v3.0
USB: microUSB v2.0
Wlan/Wifi: Yes
3G: No

Messaging -
SMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
Email: Yes
IM : Yes

AVAILABLE in COLORS - White, Gray, Blue, Red

Switch back to feature phones from Smart phones effectively

How can I switch back to feature phones from smartphones? What are the advantages of feature phones over smartphones? What is it like to downgrade from a smartphone to a feature phone? How to prefer tablets over smartphones?

First of all, let me list the positives of preferring a feature phone over Smartphone :

1) Battery duration: Smartphones are huge battery hogs. Most smartphones don't last for 24 hours without recharging. But most of the feature phone lasts for a week. If you are always on the go and don't always remember to charge, feature phones are the best. Now, you can have a weekly reminder to charge at your own convenience.

2) Reliability: Imagine that you are in an emergency situation, you pulled your smartphone out, only to find that it had hung and won't reboot in a long time. Seriously, it is stupid to pair extreme complexities of entertainment+gaming with something that is essential: phone. Having cut those entertainment attributes, you could shop for a phone & network, purely on one attribute: reliability of voice communication.
3) Distractions: Smartphones add an array of distractions to the existing pile of distractions. Walking on the street and you see people like zombies lost in their own world of games/music/communication apps.

4) Wifi availability: In the past 5 years, Wifi hotspots have become ubiquitous. Thus, I am suggesting a combination of feature phone and a tablet/laptop instead of a smartphone. You can use your iPad to get the job done on most occasions.

5) Screen size: Tablets provide an ideal compromise between phones and laptops. After the arrival of iPad, It isn't satisfactory seeing things on a micro scale.

6) Data costs: You may no longer need to pay $100 for unlimited data + voice. You can effectively save something out of your monthly budget.

7) Get out of rat race: Once you are addicted to the smartphone and built an image that way, you will have to keep up with the latest of the gadgets/apps all the time. It isn't worth the time, especially when you are competing with the common masses.

8) Data loss/privacy: You could lose a phone pretty easy (I have lost it once in an airline security check). Losing a smart phone can be pretty serious (think of all the data that is there, accounts connected and payment services enabled). When you have a feature phone, you don't lose much more than the contact list and a few SMSes.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Samsung Rex 70 S3802 - Full Specification and Price in Kerala, Tamil Nadu

PRICE :
in INDIA - 4470 INR
in US - 99 USD
in Bangladesh - 7300 BDT
in Pakistan - 7300 PKR

FULL SPECIFICATION -

Technology/Network - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Operating System: Proprietary

SIM type - Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)

Built-in Dimensions - 104.9 x 57.2 x 12 mm (4.13 x 2.25 x 0.47 in)

Weight- 90 g

Display - TFT touchscreen, 65K colors

Display Size - 240 x 320 pixels, 3.0 inches

Storage Capacity:
Memory Card slot - microSD, up to 32 GB
Phonebook - 1000 entries
Internal memory space - 30 MB

Battery - Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Stand-by upto 490 hours
Talk time upto 890 minutes

Camera - 1.2 Megapixel
Resolution 1280x960 pixels
Zoom: yes
Flash: no
Secondary Camera: no
Video: Yes

CONNECTIVITY -
EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
Bluetooth: v3.0
USB: microUSB v2.0
Wlan/Wifi: No
3G: No

Messaging -
SMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
Email: Yes
IM : Yes

AVAILABLE in COLORS - White, Gray, Blue

SAMSUNG Rex series launched - full specifications and price

Samsung india has a launched an entire smartphone series developed in india, for the indian consumers. Later on, the series will be released in China, Middle-East, Africa, South America and CIS countries.

The initially launched 4 samsung devices are priced as follows -
Rex 60 -     Rs 4,280
Rex 70 -     Rs 4,570
Rex 80 -     Rs 5,270
Rex 90 -     Rs 6,490

Click the below links for full specification of the desired phone

SAMSUNG REX 60
SAMSUNG REX 70
SAMSUNG REX 80
SAMSUNG REX 90

Samsung Rex 60 C3312R - Full Specification and Price in Kerala, Tamil Nadu

PRICE :
in INDIA - 3675 INR
in US - 81 USD
in Bangladesh - 6900 BDT
in Pakistan - 6900 PKR

FULL SPECIFICATION -

Technology/Network - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Operating System: Proprietary

SIM type - Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)

Built-in Dimensions - 101.8 x 55 x 12.2 mm (4.01 x 2.17 x 0.48 in)

Weight- 90 g

Display - TFT touchscreen, 65K colors

Display Size - 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches

Memory Card slot - microSD, up to 16 GB

Phonebook - 1000 entries

Internal memory space - 30 MB

Battery - Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery

Stand-by - Talk time upto 15 h

Camera - 1 Megapixel, resolution 1152x864 pixels
Zoom: yes
Flash: no
Secondary Camera: no
Video: Yes

CONNECTIVITY -
EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
Bluetooth: v3.0
USB: microUSB v2.0
Wlan/Wifi: No
3G: No

MultiMedia -
Audio Playback: Yes
Audio Formats: MP3/eAAC+ player
Video Playback: Yes
Video Formats: MP4/H.263 player
Ringtones: 64 polyphonic mp3/MIDI/WAV/AMR
FM Radio: Yes
3.5mm Headphone Jackyes
Radio: TBD

Messaging -
SMS: Yes
MMS: Yes
Email: Yes
IM : Yes

AVAILABLE in COLORS - White, Gray, Blue