Comparison of Samsung Omnia and Motorola Defy Plus

Samsung Omnia W I8350 and Motorola Defy plus are the two models available in the market with slight difference in price. These two smartphones runs on different OS and different manufacturer. Below is the quick comparison between Samsung Omnia W I8350 and Motorola Defy Plus.

Motorola Defy Plus and Samsung Omnia W I8350

Comparison between Samsung Omnia W I8350 and Motorola Defy Plus:
Operating System: Samsung Omnia W I8350 runs on Windows 7.5 Mango OS and Motorola defy plus runs on Android 2.3 gingerbread OS. Samsung phone has the advantage of fresh look and good user interface. Motorola smartphone has the features of Android OS such as lot of apps to download, tethering, Hotspot functionality and many more.  In this Motorola has a more advantage over Samsung phone.
Display Size and Screen resolution: Both the phones same 3.7 inch capacitive touch screen. However Omnia has Super AMOLED screen and Defy plus comes with scratch resistant Gorilla glass.  Omnia W i8350 has a screen resolution of 480 x 800 Pixels and Defy Plus has FWVGA, 480 x 854 Pixels. In this both the phones are almost equal.
Processor: Samsung Omnia features 1.4 GHz processor where as Motorola Defy plus has 1GHz processor. In this aspect Samsung windows phone has advantage over the other.
Camera: Both the smartphone feature 5 Mega pixel camera with LED flash. But only W I8350 features secondary camera. Once again Samsung phone scores more here.
Battery: Samsung Omnia W I5830 is powered Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery with rated talk time upto 14 hours on 2G and 6 hours on 3G. Motorola Defy Plus is powered by Li-Po 1650 mAh battery with talk time upto 6 hours 48 minutes on 2G. In this segment too Samsung has the lead.
Cost: Samsung Omnia W I5830 price in India is ₹15,200 and Motorola Defy Plus price in India is ₹15,990.

Overall Conclusion: Except advantages of Android OS features and huge set of apps, Samsung Omnia W I8350 wins over Motorola Defy Plus. However it is my personal opinion considering the specs. Your feedback are welcome.

Entry level Canon Point and Shoot camera

Canon point and shoot camera are popular point and shoot camera due to its competitive price and the quality of the products. Canon has good series of point and shoot camera price ranging from 3.5 k to 23k. In this post let us have quick view on feature comparison between sub 10k Canon point and shoot cameras.

Canon Point and Shoot camera

Sub 10k Canon point and shoot cameras: Here the product are sorted by low price to the higher.
1.Canon Powershot A800 Point & Shoot:
Features and Specs:

• 10 megapixel Camera
• CCD Image Sensor
• 3.3x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom
• 2.5 inch TFT LCD Screen
• 35 mm Equivalent Focal Length: 37 - 122 mm
• f/3.0 - f/5.8 Aperture
• ISO 100 - ISO 1600 Sensitivity

Canon Powershot A800 price: ₹3875.

2. Canon PowerShot A 1200 Point & Shoot:

Features and Specs:

• 12.1 megapixel Camera
• CCD Image Sensor
• 4x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom
• HD Recording
• 2.7 inch TFT LCD Screen
• 35 mm Equivalent Focal Length: 28 - 112 mm
• f/2.8 - f/5.9 Aperture

Canon Powershot A1200 price: ₹4360

3. Canon PowerShot A 2200 Point & Shoot:

Features and Specs:

• 14.1 megapixel Camera
• CCD Image Sensor
• 4x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom
• HD Recording
• 2.7 inch TFT LCD Screen
• 35 mm Equivalent Focal Length: 28 - 112 mm
• f/2.8 - f/5.9 Aperture

Canon Powershot A2200 point and Shoot price: ₹5300.

4. Canon PowerShot A 3200 IS Point & Shoot:

Features and Specs:

• 14.1 megapixel Camera
• CCD Image Sensor
• 5x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom
• HD Recording
• 2.7 inch TFT LCD Screen
• 35 mm Equivalent Focal Length: 28 - 140 mm
• f/2.8 - f/5.9 Aperture

Canon Powershot A 3200IS price:₹6785.

5. Canon PowerShot A 3300 IS Point & Shoot:

Features and Specs:

• 16 Megapixels
• 5X optical zoom and 4x digital zoom
• CCD image sensor
• 720 p HD video recording
• 3.0 inch LCD display 

Canon Poweshot A3300 IS price: ₹7270

6.Canon IXUS 115 HS Point & Shoot :

Features and Specs:

• 12.1 megapixel Camera
• CMOS Image Sensor
• 4x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom
• Full HD Recording
• 3 inch TFT LCD Screen
• 35 mm Equivalent Focal Length: 28 - 112 mm
• f/2.8 - f/5.9 Aperture

Canon IXUS 115 HS price: ₹8240.

7. Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Point & Shoot:

Features and Specs:

• 14.1 megapixel Camera
• CCD Image Sensor
• 12x Optical Zoom and 4x Digital Zoom
• HD Recording
• 3 inch TFT Colour LCD Screen
• 35 mm Equivalent Focal Length: 28 - 336 mm
• f/3.4 - f/5.6 Aperture

Canon Powershot SX150 IS price: ₹9695.

Dual sim phones with 3G connectivity and Secondary camera

There are many phones in the market with features like dual sim, 3G connectivity and secondary camera. But there very few have all of them. Here is list of Dual sim phones with 3G connectivity and Secondary camera features.

Comparison of Dual sim phones with 3G connectivity and Secondary camera:
1. Micromax A75 Superfone lite: Micromax A75 is a dual sim Android phone with capacitive touch screen and good connectivity options.
Feature and Specs:

• Android v2.3 Gingerbread OS
• Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 3 MP Primary Camera
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• 3.75-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
• GPRS,EDGE,3G,WiFi and USB connectivity
• Audio and Video Player
• Li-IOn 1300 mAh battery
• 650MHz processor with 256MB RAM
• Tethering and WiFi Hotspot functionality

Micromax A75 price: ₹8899.

2. Spice MI-280: This is Dual sim Android phone from Spice mobiles. It is one of most economical Gingerbread OS running dual sim phone with capacitive touch screen and secondary camera.

• Android v2.3 Gingerbread OS
• 3.2 MP Primary Camera
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• 2.8-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
• 650 MHz Processor
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
• 650MHz processor

Spice MI280 Price:₹5299.

3.Motorola Milestone XT800: This is one of the best CDMA GSM dual sim Android phone in the market with capacitive touch and HD video recording capability.  The other smartphone with CDMA and GSM dual sim feature  which is better than this model is Samsung Galaxy Ace duos which is yet to available on market.  

Motorola Milestone XT800 CDMA+GSM dual sim phone features:

• Android v2.1 (Eclair) OS
• Dual Standby SIM (GSM + CDMA)
• 3.7-inch Touchscreen
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• Secondary Camera Support
• 550 MHz Processor
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Motorola Milestone XT800 price: ₹15,300.

4.  Spice G-6550: It is a basic dual sim feature phone with VGA front and rear camera. This phone supports 3G HSDPA speed upto 3.6Mbps.

Features and Specs: 

• 0.3 MP Primary Camera
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 2G and 3G Network Support
• 2.16-inch TFT Screen
• FM Radio with Recording
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 4 GB

Spice G6550 Price:₹3,999.

5. Intex Gold IN 777 3G: It is 3G enabled dual sim phone from Intex. It features 1.3MP rear camera and vga front camera. This Intex phone supports 3G connectivity.

Features and Specs:

• 1.3 MP Primary Camera
• 0.3 Secondary Camera
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 2.4-inch TFT Screen
• 2G and 3G Network Support
• Alphanumeric Keypad
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Intex Gold IN 777 3G price: ₹3230.

6.  Micromax Q80:  This a dual sim phone with 3G connectivity and full qwerty keypad.  This Micromax phone supports Ezmail pushmail service.

Features and Specs:

• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 2.4-inch TFT Display
• 3 MP Primary Camera
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• QWERTY Keypad
• 2G,3G  and WiFi enabled
• FM Radio, Audio player, Video player
• Expandable Storage Capacity upto 8 GB

Micromax Q80 Price: ₹4910.

Comparison between Samsung Omnia and Nokia Lumia710

Samsung Omnia W I8350 and Nokia Lumia 710 are the two affordable windows phone in the market today. Both phone feature almost similar price and specification. Both Omnia W I8350 and Lumia 710 features 1.4 GHz processor with 512MB RAM and Adreno 205 GPU. Both the smartphones runs on Windows 7.5 Mango OS and has 8GB of internal memory. Let us have quick look into the difference of Nokia Lumia 710 and Samsung Omnia WI8350. More detailed review on both the models are given in Samsung Omnia  W I8350 review and Nokia Lumia 710 Review.

Comparison between two affordable Windows phones

Advantages of Samsung Omnia W I8350 over Nokia Lumia 710:

• Super AMOLED display over Nokia phone TFT display
• Slimmer and compact than Nokia Lumia 710. Omnia W I8350 has a dimensions of 58.8 x 115.97 x 10.9 mm where as Nokia phone has a dimension of  62.4 x 119 x 12.5 mm.
• W I8350 is 10 grams lighter than Lumia 710.
•  I8350 features VGA front camera whereas Lumia 710 doesn't.
• Standard sim card support compared to Nokia's microSIM support
• Good battery back up over Lumia battery life

Advantages of Nokia Lumia 710 over Samsung Omnia W I8350:

• Good navigation support with  life time Nokia Drive navigation
• Display is brighter than Samsung Omnia
• Video recording quality is better than Samsung Omnia
• Lumia 710 comes with inter changeable covers where as Samsung Omnia do not
• Slightly less priced than Omnia. 

Overall Winner: In my view Samsung Omnia W I8350 wins over Nokia Lumia 710 by a narrow margin. This because of the front camera and better battery management and compactness. However one should not forget about the Nokia mobiles proven durability and Clear black  display. Decision is yours.

Setting up iPhone Tethering

iPhone tethering is nothing but using iPhone as a wireless modem to provide internet access to a WiFi enabled laptop or other WiFi enabled devices such as iPad or iPod touch.  iPhone tethering is enabled in iPhone 3GS or higher model which runs on iOS 4 or higher version of OS with tethering supported data plan. Normally tethering requires monthly data plan subscription along with standard phone contract.  Devices can be connected to iPhone while in tethering mode in 3 ways namely USB,WiFi or Bluetooth.

Tethering of iPhone:

• First step is to setting up personnel hotspot. Tap "Settings" icon in the home screen.  Select "General" and then tap "Network"
• In the Network setup screen, choose "Set up personnel Hotspot". This will be available when you are configuring for the first time. Later on it will display only as "Personnel Hotspot".
• In the Personnal Hotspot menu, slide the Personnal Hotspot Slider to "On". For changing the password, tap on to password field and edit it on the next screen.  Any one want to connect to this hotspot needs to enter this password to gain the access.
• Default mode of connection to your personnel Hotspot is USB. However as soon you turn on personnel hotspot, you will see a pop up which asks for Turn on WiFi and Bluetooth to allow for wireless connection. Tap Turn on WiFi and Bluetooth button to enable wireless tethering.
• You are done with setting up your own Personnel Hotspot. Now other device can connect to it.

Note:

• When other devices are using your Hotspot connection, you will see a Blue notification at the top of the screen or on the lock screen which indicates personnel hotspot is active. It also shows the number of devices using the connection.
• When you want to enable Personnel hotspot, Tap on to settings ans select Personnel Hotspot menu just under Aeroplan mode and WiFi .

Samsung Launched three Dual SIM smartphones

Samsung mobiles on Wednesday introduced its first ever dual sim Android smartphones. The newly introduced Dual sim Android smartphones are Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos(Model No: SCH-i589), Galaxy Y pro Duos(GT B5512) and Galaxy Y Duos(GT S6102).  On the occasion of launching, Ranjith Yadhav country head of mobile and IT of Samsung India said that "We are very proud and delighted to announce the launch of these innovative hybrid mobile devices. These devices combine the effectiveness of all the smartphone features and at the same time give consumers a unique opportunity to maintain their work life balance. With the increasing demand for being connected 24x7 and yet maintaining a personal life balance, these innovative dual SIM smartphones enable the mobile consumers to be socially networked through their phones anytime, anywhere, and at the same time separate their personal life from their professional life".
Samsung India also added two more dual sim phones to its feature phone segments namely Samsung Champ Duos (C3312) and Star 3 Duos (GT-S5222). Let us have a quick look into all the models specs and price.

New Samsung Dual sim Smartphones

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos SCH-i589 Features and Price:
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos is a CDMA and GSM dual sim phone with Dual active technology.  This New Dual sim Android smartphone runs on Android Gingerbread OS  and 832MHz processor.
Features of Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos:

• GSM+CDMA Dual sim with Dual active mode
• 832MHz processor
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
• 8.89 cm HVGA capacitive touch screen
• EvDO Rev A capability, which enables data download at super fast speeds of 3.1 Mbps over CDMA
• 1650 mAh battery which provides a talk time of upto seven hours.
• Other features are almost similar to Galaxe ace.

Cost of Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos SCH-i589: Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos price in India is ₹16,900.

Samsung Y Pro Duos GT B5512 Features and Price: Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos is the first Android Gingerbread OS running Dual sim phone with QWERTY keypad and Touch and type interface.

Samsung Y Pro Duos GT B5512 Features:

• Android Gingerbread OS
• QWERTY keypad and Dual sim
• WiFi Direct and Bluetooth 3.0 support
• Social Hub Premium feature support.
• 2.6 inch capacitive touch screen
• Touch and Type functionality
• 3MP rear camera and VGA front camera for video telephony calling
• 1350mAh battery

Cost of Samsung Y Pro Duos GT B5512: Samsung Y Pro Duos price in India is ₹11,090.

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos GT-S6102: Galaxy Y duos is the Samsung's first full touch dual sim Android smartphone.  This smartphone can be used for data and calls simultaneously.   Galaxy Y duos comes preloaded with social Hub and Samsung messenger  ChatOn. 

Features of Galaxy Y duos:

• 3.14 inch capacitive touch screen with QVGA resolution
• 832 MHz processor
• Dual sim

Cost of Samsung Galaxy Y Duos: Samsung Galaxy Y Duos price in India is ₹10,490.

New Samsung Features phones Samsung Champ Delux Duos and Star 3 Duos:

Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos and Samsung Star 3 Duos

Apart from above mentioned dual sim smartphones, Samsung launched two more feature phone. Let us have a quick look into these.

Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos C3312 Features and Price:

Samsung Champ deluxe Duos  is powerful dual sim phone with compact size.  It has bunch of features such as  virtual Qwerty, Hindi language input, native Facebook and Twitter apps, and messengers that include Yahoo, MSN and GTalk.  Connectivity options of this phone are  Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity at 24 Mbps, push mail with Activesync and Opera Mini browser. ChatOn (Samsung's messenger service) is also comes bundled on the phone.

Features of Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos C3312:

• 1.3 MP camera
• MP3 player and FM radio
• PUSH mail and Active synch
• Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity

Cost of Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos C3312:Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos price in India is ₹4,790.

Samsung Star 3 Duos: Samsung Star 3 Duos is a full touch phone with great add on features. Star 3 comes loaded with features such as push IM (ChatOn, mFluent), Native SNS (Facebook, Twitter), weather widget, push email (EAS), POP3 email with WDS easy email setup, dictionary and Hindi language input (via a 3x4 keypad). The device has a 3.0 inch QVGA TFT with C-TSP, a 3 megapixel camera and 1000 mAh battery

Samsung Star 3 Duos Features:

• 3.0 inch Full touch screen
• POP3 email with WDS easy email setup
• push email (EAS)
• 3 megapixel camera
• 1000 mAh battery

Cost of Samsung Star 3 Duos: Samsung Star 3 Duos price in India is ₹6,290.

Connecting Two laptops without a router

Windows 7 and Windows Vista comes with a feature to set up ad hoc wireless network connection. This feature enables to connect your computer with another computer or laptop without the need of a router. Here is quick guide to create network between two computers without the need of a router.

Procedure to Connect two Computer wireless way:
Step1: From Start menu go to Windows control panel.  Select  "Network and Internet" Option
Step2: In Network and Internet Window click on "Network and Sharing Center"
Step3: Click on "Setup a new connection or Network" in the Network and Sharing center window.
Step4:  Setup a new connection or Network will open a new Dialog box. Select "Set up a Wireless Ad Hoc(Computer-To- Computer) network option from the list and Click "Next".
Step5:Click Next again and it will prompt you enter the name to the network and the security settings.
Step6: Ensure you are selecting strong password to secure your network connection. Choose Security type you want. By default security type will be WPA2-Personal. If you need any help on selecting Security type, help file the Click on "Help me Choose".Security key or the password is case sensitive and it should be 8-63 alpha numeric characters.``
Step7:Select Next to finish creating  ad hoc network. A confirmation page  page shows the ad hoc network settings. Now your network is ready to use.
Step8: In the Network and Sharing Center you can decide on what to share with the network.
Step9: For making other system to use your computer Internet,  click on "View Status next to the connection you want to share.  Click on properties button which is available under Activity. Click on Sharing tab and enable the checkbox  which says "Allow other Network Computers To Connect Through This computer's Internet Connection". Under Home Networking Connection select "Wireless network Connection" and Click on OK.
Step10. You will find the network name in the available connection list of other system which has WiFi support. Select the network you have just create and enter the password to access the internet.
Step11: You are done with sharing your network with other computer.