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Nokia Lumia 620 vs. Samsung Galaxy Core – Which one is the better than another ?

 

Nokia Lumia 620 has been on store shelves 7 months before the Samsung Galaxy Core.

The company aims to make the Windows Phone accessible to a larger section of the society.

On the other hand, Samsung Electronics has been designing budget-friendly smartphones for the masses. The Galaxy Core smartphone from Samsung Electronics has been made available to the masses, since June 2013. The dual SIM card smartphone runs on Android based operating system. However, the operating system is not the only difference between these two smartphones. Let us compare the Nokia Lumia 620 in terms of design and display features, to that of the Samsung Galaxy Core smartphone.

Design

Nokia and Samsung are stuck with their traditional style and design philosophies. This holds true for Lumia 620 and Galaxy Core smartphones. In terms of design, Galaxy Core is somewhat similar to its elder and high priced siblings from Samsung Electronics. However, The Nokia Lumia 620 was released at a higher price, in comparison to the Lumia 520 smartphone. The Lumia 620 bears a slight difference with respect to its design; it comes with rounded edges. However, the difference in terms of design is not huge between Lumia 620 and other Nokia Windows Phones.

The Nokia Lumia 620 is narrower and shorter than the Galaxy Core smartphone. The Lumia 620 measures 61.1mm in width in comparison to the 67.7mm width of the Galaxy Core smartphone. The height of the Lumia 620 measures 115.4mm as compared to the 129.3mm height of the Galaxy Core device. On the other hand, the Galaxy Core smartphone is thinner and lighter at 9mm and 124 grams respectively. In comparison, the Nokia Lumia comes in 11mm of thickness and weighs around 127 grams.

In addition, the Samsung Galaxy Core is a dual SIM smartphone in comparison to the single SIM supported Nokia Lumia 620 Windows Phone.

Display

Nokia Lumia 620 smartphone comes equipped with a 3.8 inches IPS screen offering a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. In comparison, the Galaxy Core offers a similar resolution for a slightly bigger 4.3-inch display. However, the bigger screen of the Galaxy Core offering a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, results in lower pixel density of 217-ppi in comparison to the 246-ppi pixel density of the Nokia Lumia 620 smartphone.

The Nokia Lumia 620 smartphone comes with a dedicated camera button, enabling the user to take pictures with ease. In addition, the Lumia 620 offers the user with 720x30fps video recording quality, in comparison to the 480x30fps of the Galaxy Core device. The Lumia 620 offers the user with continuous autofocus and sharp video recording feature. The device is also equipped with video light to enable the user to record videos in low light situation. The camera of the Lumia 620 comes equipped with ‘Serial Shot Mode’, enabling the user to click multiple snaps in a row.

The Nokia Lumia 620 operates on Windows Phone 8 operating system that provides advantages such as child lock, Microsoft Office, incorporates HDR mode and is a multi-user system. In comparison, the Android based version 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, of the Galaxy Core, offers advantages such as Adobe Flash Player, word wrap incorporated in browser, supports Java and is an open and free source.

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Latest iPhone 6 Pictures Reveal 4.7-inch And 5.5-inch Models

 

It has been a busy week for iPhone 6 leaks. On Monday French blog Nowhereelse.fr leaked images of the iPhone 6 casing, then on Thursday a Taiwanese pop-starJimmy Lin posted photos of the new handset on his Weibo account.

The latest images seem to confirm what the rumour mill has been suggesting for months. Apple AAPL -1.09%will launch two versions of the iPhone 6,  a 4.7-inch model and a 5.5-inch model.

The pictures were posted by notorious leaker Sonny Dickson, who had previously correctly leaked images of the iPhone 5C before it was officially launched.

Interestingly, Dickson got in contact with me to tell me that Lin’s iPhone 6 photos were fake, and the model he was posing with is a dummy. He told me: “The phone is clearly a dummy, all his leaks are fake and nothing he has posted was real”.

These are the clearest images yet of the iPhone 6 and look similar to the previous leaks this week. There’s still no information on specifications, but  “sources” have previously told 9 to 5 Mac that the new handsets will have a 1704 x 960 resolution and a Sapphire glass display, which is currently used for the Touch ID Sensor.

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LG G3 vs. HTC One (M8): Which Takes the Android Crown?

There’s never been a better time to be an Android user. With phones like the LG G3 and the HTC One (M8) both out on the market, the lineup for great Android devices has never been better than in 2014. Unfortunately, sometimes it can difficult to look passed the marketing schemes and fanboys to decipher the real differences between these smartphones.

The truth is that they’re both top of the line and highly regarded—so you can’t really go wrong with either choice. But we’ll break down some of the differences and try to make it clearer which phone might suit you better.

Screen

Right off the bat, the screen might just be the determining factor for you. The HTC One (M8) has a great display, but it’s just not the best one available—that title goes to LG’s G3 which will have the first Quad HD screen in the US when it launches later in the summer.

What does Quad HD mean? The display has a resolution of 2560×1440 and 538 pixels per inch. Essentially there are so many dots packed so tightly on the screen that everything looks clearer and crisper. It also means animation is more fluid and high resolution pictures and videos look better.

The One (M8) has a high resolution screen with a resolution of 1080×1920, so it’s still great, just not the best. LG claims the super high resolution screen won’t drain the phone’s battery life, so if that remains true, there shouldn’t be a downside to picking the better display.

Size

Device size is often completely subjective, so unlike screen resolution, there won’t be any clear winner here. The G3 comes with a 5.5-inch screen while the One (M8) includes a 5-inch screen.

While five inches might seem like a lot, LG has done quite a lot to minimize the overall footprint of its new flagship device. Most notably, they’ve decreased the bezels down to near nothing, making it feel like a much smaller phone than it actually is. The G3 is still big—not unruly, but definitely big. HTC on the other hand didn’t go small, but it resisted the urge to dive into the phablet realm. Both phones are manageable in an adult male’s hand, but if I had to pick I’d say the One (M8) feels more comfortable to hold. Again, this ends up being mostly a personal preference and usage.

Industrial Design

LG tends to go with plastic for its devices, but this time it used a metal back. It doesn’t feel bad, but it still leaves something to be desired. While HTC’s One (M8) doesn’t photograph especially well (in my opinion) its unibody design is a thing of beauty in the hand.

The One (M8) is solid without being overly heavily. It feels like a high end phone should feel. This is another personal preference type of comparison, but I think most people would agree the One (M8) is just a well designed and nice phone to hold. Watch out for the Harman Kardon black and gold edition. While it has a great color scheme with subtle gold accenting, the black back is a finger print magnet.

Like its predecessor, the G2, the G3 features the power and volume buttons on the back. A lot of people like this to keep the sides free of buttons, but it does present a little bit of learning curve and certainly affects the overall feel of the device. If you like it, it can be great, but if you don’t it could be a big sticking point.

Sound

It seems like phone manufacturers are finally realizing that small and thin hardware isn’t an excuse for thin sound. Both HTC and LG put some thought into the area of sound and it shows.

The G3 includes an exposed speaker on the back which is capable of 1-watt output. Beyond just increased volume for movies and music, the speaker also helps to hear call and text alerts. If the G3 wins hands down on screen, then the One (M8) wins hands down on speakers and sound. LG’s effort is a worthy one, but the two front facing speakers HTC includes are simply amazing. The sound is loud, clear, and pretty much puts all other phones speakers to shame.

Software Customization

Manufacturers are still manipulating Android, but it’s not as heavy handed as it use to be. Both HTC and LG include their own flair, but for the most part the changes are helpful rather than being counterproductive.

LG seems to add more apps and extra “features,” while HTC re-did all the menus and underlying parts. The main app HTC includes with the One (M8) is its Blinkfeed which pulls in news and personal content for a stream of (hopefully) relevant data. It works well, but the nice thing is that if it isn’t your style you can easily turn it off.

LG on the other hand added a lot of consumer facing apps. It has its health stuff—which will probably make more sense after the G Watch launch—along with a new personal assistant. LG claims the assistant feature will compliment Google Now rather than compete with it.

The G3 also includes a new KnockCode feature to unlock the phone by tapping on the sleeping screen, similar to the One and the G2. There’s also a built-in encryption feature to keep guests away from your photos. While both phones come with some of the less intrusive Android skins, unless you’re a long time fan of HTC’s sense skin, the customizations LG made are nice to have. LG has finally given its customers helpful features that they can enjoy without having to cringe over the outdated UI and cartoony animations.

Camera

Neither camera is perfect, which has always been the bane of even the best of Android flagship devices. Despite some interesting and advanced aspects on each phone, unfortunately, neither can really outdo the iPhone 5s, and that’s a real shame when these phones have made such great strides in other areas.

The One (M8) includes two rear cameras for the ability to refocus pictures after the fact. The problem? You have to use a special mode and it’s not easy to share multi-dimension photos. As cool as the photo features are, most that HTC includes are still gimmicky at the end of the day. The low 4.0 megapixel camera takes decent low-light shots, but in most circumstances, it can’t compete with the 13 megapixel shooter on the LG G3.

LG’s camera includes a new laser auto-focus system which is nice. Whether it actually works as advertised in every situation, it should increase the odds of getting a non-blurry picture.

The Verdict

Both of these devices truly are top notch and come highly recommended. But in the end, deciding between the LG G3 and the HTC One (M8) really comes down to a matter of what is important to you. If the feel and industrial design is all that matters to you—if your phone is more of a fashion statement than anything else—you really can’t beat the HTC One (M8). It should also be stated that the G3 doesn’t actually hit store shelves until later this summer, so if you’re in the need of a new smartphone right this minute, the HTC One might just be your best choice.

However, the average smartphone user will find a lot of things about the LG G3 that make it the more desirable purchase if you can wait a month or two. Whether it’s because of the G3’s incredible display, improved camera, or revamped software, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better Android device on the market.

The shatterproof smartphone could be coming soon

Clumsy fools rejoice. New technology to make your smartphone shatterproof is being developed.

Phones of the future will no longer be fragile and could brush off being dropped, sat on or given to destruction-prone kids thanks to a touchscreen film made from materials that would give it super strength and flexibility.

Researchers at the University of Akron released a scientific paper demonstrating how this transparent polymer surface, which consists of electrodes, withstood repeated bending tests and saw it retain its shape even after 1000 flexes.

Lead scientist Dr. Yu Zhu believes it could revolutionize and replace conventional touchscreens which currently use coatings made of indium tin oxide, known to be more brittle, which is responsible for those shattered mobile moments that leave in you in tears.

“We expect this film to emerge on the market as a true ITO competitor,” Zhu says. “The annoying problem of cracked smartphone screens may be solved once and for all with this flexible touchscreen.

Not only is the new display one tough nut, it’s also much cheaper to produce than ITO screens due to its flexibility meaning it can be fabricated in economical, mass quantity rolls.

As mobiles move into an era where form is beginning to find bendy, flexible shapes a screen technology such as this could be key to bringing those exciting new designs to market sooner, especially with manufacturers seeking that lower cost production options.

Insurance companies will be cursing under their breath, but we’re happy we might no have to handle our mobiles like they’re Faberge eggs.

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