Samsung Metro S5350 Metro 3G Review

Samsung shark 5350 is quad band 3G supported candy bar type phone from Samsung.  This Samsung 5350 features 252k TFT display, FM radio, Micro SDHC card slot, integration with social networking sites and surprisingly 3.2 megapixel camera. This S5350 phone is smartphone which falls under middle segment.  This phone is one of the new phones released with shark series.

Samsung Metro 3G S5350

 Samsung S5350 is comes with round corner and metallic backing. This smartphone interms of design is streamlined. It look good and gives the comfort in hand. Only a bit annoying is the screen size. It is 2.2 inches.

When it comes to camera, this smart phone S5350 features 3.2 megapixel camera. The quality of the camera is good.  It can take sensationally beauty shot. S5350 also comes with latest photo editing software, Using this software one easily edit the photos like removing wrinkles, patches, pimple marks.

The user interface is quite good. The improved phone book, and the navigation gives a good feeling while operating the phone.  The buttons of S5350  are large enough and able to control it well.  It is 3G enabled phone which enables the user to access the internet in speed.

Overall it is good phone in the price range it falls and it contains beautiful features. The 3.2 Megapixel camera, social networking applications, improved user interface makes this this S5350 more intuitive than before.

Samsung Metro 3G S5350 Features:

• 2.2 inch TFT display
• 3.15 MP rear camera
• Video recording enabled
• GPRS, EDGE, 3G enabled
• Bluetooth and USB connectivity

Samsung Metro 3G S5350 Price: Price of Samsung Metro 3G S5350 in India is 5599Rs

Specifications of Samsung Metro 3G S5350:

• Model:5350
• Released Year: 2010
• Camera: Yes. 3.2 Megapixel
• 3G: Yes. HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
• Bluetooth: Yes. v2.1 A2DP.
• OS: Java
• Internal memory:100 MB
• Expandable memory: Up to 16 GB through Micro SD
• GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
• Edge: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
• WAP: v2.0
• USB connectivity:Yes, v2.0
• Bluetooth: Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
• Music Player:MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
• Video Player:MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
• FM: Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Ringtone:Vibration; MP3 ringtones

Karbonn K30 Review

Karbonn K30 is a Dual sim phone with QWERTY keyboard, Social network application and quadband GSM network. This K 30 comes with large display with a dimension of 320*240 pixels. It is Java OS based phone. It also features regular features like FM radio with RDS, SMS, MMS and Bluetooth.

Pros:

• Very budget friendly. Value for money.
• Memory expandable options.
• User friendly navigation.

Cons:

• Signal clarity is not good.
• Phone get restarting if two speed dial number set.
• Video recoder quality is not good.
• Bundled head phone voice clarity is not good.

Overall: Being priced at around 4000Rs it is a value for money. Its big screen is useful for browsing. Its wap and social networking applications are good. However this phone lags in some aspects like poor bundled headphone, Bad video capturing.

Specifications:

Phone Basic:

• Model Name: K30
• Brand: Karbonn
• Internal Phone Memory: 81MB
• Memory slot: Micro SD. Expandable upto 8GB
• Colors Available: Black, Black+Red, Black+yellow
• Form Factor: Bar.

 Camera:

• Camera Pixels: 2 Mega Pixels.
• Video Play Back: Yes.
• Video Capture: Yes.
• Zoom: 3x Digital Zoom.
• TV output: No

Messaging:

• SMS: Yes
• MMS: Yes.
• IM: IM-GSM
• Email: Yes. Pull Mail.

Music: 

• MP3 Player: Yes.
• FM Radio: Yes. RDS supported
• Ringtones: Polyphonic, MP3, AAC.

Connectivity and Network:

• 3G: No
• Bluetooth: Yes. v2.0 with A2DP.
• Wifi: No
• USB: Yes.
• GSM: GSM/ EDGE 850/900/1800/1900.

Technology and Software:

• OS: Java
• Streaming: Browser Compatible.
• Games: Downloadable.
• Browser: WAP 2.0

Karbonn k30 box contains:

• Battery
• Headset
• Manual
• Karbonn K30

Nokia N8 Review

Nokia N8 is a new smart phone released by Nokia mobile.  This N8 features 3.5" touch screen , 12 megapixel camera with xenon flash and 720p video capture at 25 frames per second, HDMI output and Video on demand through Ovi store.  This Nokia N8 is the first phone to use Symbian 3 OS. It has large 16 GB internal memory, FM transmitter, Wifi, GPS and many features.

Nokia N8

Nokia N8 Features:

• Symbian 3 OS.
• Large capacitive touch screen.
• 12 MP camera with Xenon flash.
• 720P video capture with 25 frames per second.
• Large internal memory of 16GB.
• FM transmitter.

Price of Nokia N8: Nokia N8 price in India is  25000Rs

Pros and Cons of Nokia N8:
Pros of N8:

• This Nokia N8 with Symbian 3 OS offers better and enhanced user experience than previous models.
• Excellent camera and video quality.
• High Speed 3G support.
• Very Good Built quality.

Cons of N8:

• It is bit expensive.
• QWERTY keyboard is available only in landscape mode.
• Nokia N8 can be bit sluggish.

Overall Performance of Nokia N8:

This Nokia N8 smart phone comes with excellent built quality and very good camera and video quality. The improvements in Symbian OS makes this smartphone one of the best smart phone from Nokia till date. Even though its price is bit expensive, this phone is value for money.

Nokia N8 Specifications :

Phone Basic:

• Model Name: N8
• Internal Phone Memory: 16 GB
• Memory slot: Micro SD. Expandable upto 32 GB.
• Colors Available: Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange.
• Form Factor: Bar.
• Released Year: 2010
• Talk time: 720 Mins
• Standby Time: 390Hours
• Display Type: AMOLED. Capacitive touch screen 16M colors.

N8 Camera:

• Camera Pixels: 12 Mega Pixels.
• Video Play Back: Yes.
• Video Capture: Yes.
• Zoom: 3x Digital Zoom.
• TV output: Yes.

N8 Messaging:

• SMS: Yes. Threaded.
• MMS: Yes.
• IM: IM-GSM
• Email: Yes. Push Mail.
• Push Mail: MS Exchange Server.

N8 Music: 

• MP3 Player: Yes.
• FM Radio: Yes.
• Ringtones: Polyphonic, MP3, AAC.

N8 Connectivity and Network:

• 3G: Yes. HSDPA, 10.2 MBPS; HSUPA, 2.0 MBPS.
• Bluetooth: Yes. v3.0 with A2DP.
• Wifi: Yes. Wifi 802.11 b/g.
• USB: Yes. Micro USB v2.0. USB On-the-go support. 
• Remote: Yes.
• GSM: GSM/ EDGE 850/900/1800/1900.

N8 Technology and Software:

• OS: Symbian 
• Streaming: Browser Compatible.
• Sensors: Accelerometer. Touch.
• Interface: Icon Grid.
• GPS: Yes. Ovi Maps 3.0.
• Orientation: Portrait and Landscape.
• Games: Downloadable.
• Java: Midp 2.1.
• Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML RSS feeds.

Micromax Smart phone modu T

Micromax modu T is the lightest smart phone launched by Micromax in collabration with Isrel based modu limited.The 3.5G modu T was awarded the Guinness World Record for being the lightest touch phone in the world and priced at low price of 12000Rs.  It will be available to the consumers from Oct 22nd.

This 2.2 inch touch screen phone comes pre bundled with 2GB memory card. The phone comes with two "fy" devices, jackets, which when connected, add new features to the phone. The "camerafy" jacket converts the phone into a camera with a 5 megapixel resolution and LED flash. Alternatively, you can also "sportfy" your modu T phone and turn it into your exercise companion.

modu is a modular phone, which operates on Qualcomm's Brew operating system, offers a variety of applications such as YouTube, Google Search, Twitter, Facebook Flickr, TuneWiki, eBuddy and Snaptu.

Micromax X505 psych review

This Micromax X505 psych or just X505 is a fully touch screen mobile phone release by Micromax recently. It has many features and many more added applications.  This phone is released with collaboration with MTV music channel.  This Micromax mobile phone is a quad band  GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz network.

This phone main feature are 2 MP camera, stereo  FM radio,  Opera mini, Nimbuzz, Snaptu with Java as operating system.  It has good battery backup as well as good expandable memory option. The memory can be expanded upto 8GB. As this is a Java enabled phone you download free mobile games and applications.

Specifications of Micromax X505:

Form Factor: 

Bar Style

Band: 

GSM/EGPRS/ 900/1800/1900

Dimensions:

104.8mm*56mm*12.9mm

Display: 

7.1cms TFT QVGA(240*320)

Full Touch Screen
Camera: 

2.0 MP

Music:

Multi Format Music Player

3.5mm Jack: 

Yes

Opera Mini:

Yes, integrated

Nimbuzz: 

Yes

Snaptu: 

Yes

Stereo FM Radio :

Yes

Video Player: 

Yes(AVI/3GP/MP4)

Video Recorder :

Yes

Messaging: 

Yes, SMS /MMS/EMS

Games: 

Yes. You can download more games. For free mobile games download click here 

Bluetooth(A2DP): 

Yes

Email: 

Yes

JAVA: 

Yes

EGPRS/WAP/MMS: 

Yes

Phonebook Memory: 

2000 (per SIM)

Expandable Memory: 

MIcroSD (upto 8GB)

Battery Type: 

Li-ion 900mAh

Talk Time: 

Up to 3 hours*

Standby Time: 

Up to 5 days *

Nokia C2(C2-00) Dual Sim Phone Review

  Nokia C2 or Nokia C2-00 is another dual SIM phone released by Nokia. Nokia C2 comes with bluetooth, Expandable memory through Micro SD, FM Radio, MP3 player,3.5 mm audio connector. This Nokia phone is based on series 40 OS. Let us have a Nokia C2-00 review on its specifications,features. The price of the Nokia C2_00 is discussed in later part of the post. Below are the some of the images of Nokia C2.

Nokia C2 Dual sim

Nokia C2 Dimensions

Nokia C2 (C2-00) Features: 

• Keep one SIM card inside the phone.
• Swap multiple cards using the second hot swap-enabled SIM slot.
• Use the shortcut keys to swap quickly and smoothly between active SIMs.
• Manage the cost of your calls by choosing the right SIM card for you.
• Take the web with you - connect to the internet through GPRS.
• Browse, search, shop and share online with the mobile web browser.
• Get the information that matters to you from Nokia's Ovi Life Tools.
•  Keep the conversation going using the Ovi Chat IM application.
• Stay in touch with Ovi Mail – your free email account from Nokia.
• Capture special moments with the built-in camera.
• Share photos and videos via email, Bluetooth or microUSB cable.
• Store more with support for up to 32 GB of memory on a microSD card.
• Build your collection on a microSD card, expandable to up to 32 GB.

Nokia C2-00 Price: The price of Nokia C2 in India  is 2549Rs.
Specifications of Nokia C2(C2-00):


General

• Form:Bar
• SIM: Dual SIM, GSM + GSM (Dual Standby)
• Keypad:Yes, Alphanumeric
• Call Features:Speed Dialing, Loudspeaker

Display

• Size: 1.8 Inches
• Resolution: 128 x 160 Pixels
• Colors: 65 K

Camera

• Primary Camera: Yes, 0.3 Megapixel
• Secondary Camera: No
• Video Recording: Yes, 176 x 144, 15 fps
• Zoom:Digital Zoom - 5x
• Other Camera Features:Self-timer, White Balance

Dimensions

• Size: 45 x 108 x 14.6 mm
• Weight: 74.1 g

Battery

• Type: Li-Ion, 1020 mAh
• Talktime: 5 hrs (2G)
• Standby Time:460 hrs (2G)

Memory

• Internal: 16 MB
• Expandable Memory: upto 32 GB through MicroSD
• RAM:64 MB RAM
• Hot Swap Support: Yes

Connectivity

• Browser:Opera Mini, WAP 2.0
• GPRS:Yes, Class 12, 48 kbps
• Edge: Yes, Class 6, 177.6 kbps
• 3G: No
• WiFi: No
• WAP: Yes, v2
• USB connectivity:Yes, micro USB, v2
• GPS Support: No
• Bluetooth: Yes, v2.1, Supported Profiles (EDR)
• Audio Jack: 3.5 mm

Multimedia

• Music Player: Yes, Supports MP3, WAV, eAAC+, MIDI
• Video Player: Yes, Supports MP4, H.263, H.264
• FM:Yes, with Recording
• Ringtone:MP3

Platform

• Operating Freq: GSM - 900, 1800
• OS: Series 40
• Java: Yes

Regular Features

• Call Memory:Yes
• SMS Memory:Yes
• Phonebook Memory:1000
• Additional Features:Recorder, Calendar, To-do List, Notes, Converter, Calculator, Voice Input
• Important Apps:Ovi Chat, Ovi Mail

Nokia C2 sales package content:Handset, Battery, Charger, Headset, User Manual

Seagate Momentus XT Review

The momentus XT is combination of SSD(Solid State Disk) and a plenty of storage space.  It comes with 4GB of Solid state memory and 500GB of Storage on its patters that spins at 7200rpm.  This disk also has an intelligent  learning mechanism that stores frequently accessed files on the SSD memory for speedier access during subsequent runs. This feature accelerates the boot process, program launches and frequently accessed files. After loading Windows on the drive, it took just 40 sec for the first boot and 5 th reboot took only 20sec.

Pros: Accelerates boot time and application loading, Excellent read, write speed.
Cons: None
Overall: Give your laptop a steroidal speed boost with this hybrid drive.