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What’s New: A Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

The Korean brand Samsung has been a prominent name in the field of technologies. May it be a television, camera, or phone, Samsung has a way to satisfy its customers. The series of Galaxy S phones started in 2010 and the company has not stopped to improve this line of smartphone ever since.  The fastest moving inventory of the company is the Samsung Galaxy S III. The sale of this specific model hit the 40 million mark last January 2013—a fast pace for a gadget which was just released last May 2012. All of this rooted to the deep pool of marketing budget that Samsung has allocated to take over the products of Apple. Now that Samsung has released its latest version of Galaxy phone, let us see what this gadget has in store for gadget enthusiasts.

Sleek Design

Aside from the improved ergonomics of Samsung S4, this phone has changed its design. The casing is now made of glossy plastic material. This is part of the plan of Samsung to manufacture their upcoming products in plastic. Yes, people may be alarmed that plastic may not be the most exciting material to be used in a top line smartphone, but Samsung was still able to give the “premium look and feel”, even with plastic. Though, the plastic casing attracts fingerprints but it is a no biggie.

Samsung Galaxy S4 is sporting a 5-inch screen with a high definition AMOLED display. This gives the smartphone a better display which would be loved by the users. The speakers will be spotted at the lower left part of the back of the smart phone while the jack for the micro USB charger will be at the bottom part and the earphone jack will be at the top. While the power switch will be seen at the right side and the volume switch at the left.

Customizable work screen

Galaxy S4 comes with Android 4.2.2 which has the latest Android features. However, the TouchWiz Nature UX remains unchanged but has some new looks.  You will be able to feel the extremely fluid movements of the items in your screen. And you get to change the widgets and icons on your screen—yes, it’s that customizable. This is highly beneficial when you use your gadget for work, such as checking your RingCentral virtual office, and play (Candy Crush, anyone?) at the same time.

Look up to scroll up

This feature was produced first by Samsung—the innovative eye scroll and pause features that were added to Galaxy S4. The Smart Scroll (the official name of this feature) allows the user to scroll through a webpage and messages without lifting a finger. All you need is to roll your eyeballs and you will be able to see the next part of your message. This feature will be reading your eyeball movement as well as the tilting of your head.  Users can choose which apps it will be used to and adjust the sensitivity of the Smart scroll. The Smart Pause is also a new feature that stops the video that you are watching whenever it detects that you are looking away.

Longer battery

Smartphones with advanced features usually have a short battery life. But that is not the case with Samsung Galaxy S4. With its monstrous 2600 mAh battery, you can enjoy a whole day of Internet browsing and playing games. And if you use your smartphone in moderation, its battery life can even reach up to two full days.

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Apple iPhone 5 Review – The Expected Demand from Its Features

Apple is a giant mobile technology company that has put desirable products in the market because of its high quality and design. Apple does not stop to bring more advanced phone to the global market after the company’s best seller iPhone 4S handsets in the history of Smartphones, now the iPhone 5 may probably beat its record. It was launched in the market last September, 2012 with lighter, thinner and larger screen than an iPhone 4S handset.

What makes this smartphone so special? Read and understand how it would charm mobile phone users with its amazing features.

Design

The light volume of this smartphone is an understatement. iPhone 5 is 20% lighter and has 12% less volume which weighs only 112 grams. Also, the iPhone 5 boasts a wonderful display of 1,136 x 640 pixels. Amazingly light but the overall impact of this mobile phone is designed for strength. Likewise, the two parts of pigmented glass at the top and bottom of the mobile phone add a pleasant effect.

The headphone jack is located at the bottom of the phone and the small chink of light located at the top right hand side of the smartphone. When the screen is illuminated, you may see it under the band when you look for it.

4-inch Retina Display

The mixture of repositioning the screen within its bezel and moving the center of gravity slightly is making it possible for the user to still scroll the thumb around the display one handed. Users do not feel awkward with its oversize as its one good feature is the 4-inch retina display which is designed fit and perfect the right way to use it with one hand, like typing on the keyboard.

Processor

The iPhone 5 has this A6 chip that allows the user for faster processing of Apple Apps which is twice as fast than iPhone 4S. The goal of bringing the iPhone 5 in the market is to expand the bandwidth and speed of mobile phones and expect faster and clearer connections. The new chip is two times faster and allows user to upload apps, attachments and websites faster. Also, the chip can help you process pictures shot with its iSight camera quicker. The communication standard is the updated progression from 3G to 4G networks. The iPhone 5 allows user to access the LTE cellphone network to have better connections. Moreover, the advanced form of the antenna increases the power of call connection and the GPS feature.

Also, Apple made a way to bring solutions with the creation of Nano SIM. It is considered the smallest SIM card and approved for iPhone 5 which can trim off all the excess plastic and leaving essential space for you to easily remove the SIM from your phone.

Downside of iPhone 5

The price of more than $500 may not be sound appealing to smartphone fanatics as they feel this phone can give as much as something new from the not so latest iPhone 4s edition of Apple. Also, users feel that because of its light weight, smooth and little slippery, the worry is there that they may drop it anytime. Another thing is the new anodized aluminum case which is more scratch, more resistant than any other standard aluminum.

Nevertheless, like any other smartphones, iPhone 5 has amazing features which give an array of integration options to consumers. You may also want to check out how third-party services like RingCentral (RingcCentral blog) can add value to your high-end smartphone to give you total virtual experience.

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