Showing posts with label Samsung. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Samsung. Show all posts

Monday, March 3, 2014

What is a smartphone and can we afford it?

Why smartphones are the most hyped product these days? Just a simple answer. People use smartphone on a daily-basis for communications, social networking, business and maybe it's just a trend to own a smartphone but can we afford to buy it?



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Let's take a look back.
Motorola introduced the world's first commercial portable cellular phone and then came other companies to join and be called the mobile phone king of the generation but do you still remember that clicky-toned keypads that we used back in the days, that bulky small phone we love and that bulky phone even dropped in a height of 6 feet  won't break at all. Thanks to that mobile company that stands-out when it comes to phones back in the 90's and early 20's. The company is Nokia, Nokia brought different cellphones on the market ranging from budget to mid-range to high-end phones. But that's not enough for Nokia to hold its ground because many mobile companies are competing to be on top. But as time goes, Nokia has highs and lows. Other companies are innovating phones. Companies like Apple, Samsung, BlackBerry, Sony Xperia, LG, HTC, Motorola and now Google.

And then Apple came along the battle on the mobile industry to compete with other mobile companies, it was a success when Steve Jobs the former co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. when he announced the much innovative smartphone ever. It is their iPhone line-up, it was said that the iPhone is much smarter than ever,  much smarter with other mobile phone and much innovative than other smartphones. Is it worth joining the battle? well, Yes. Apple did boomed the mobile industry, earning huge amount of money and earning more loyal costumers.
As time passes by other people want something new, the new when incomes to hardware, software and more innovative than the iPhone, Samsung brought that "something new" that people demands and they introduced their Galaxy and Note line-up that wowed the general market until now, bringing new form factor that people loved, new software updates and a huge amount of features that they don't get from iPhones.

But wait there's more, like Apple and Samsung other mobile companies joined the battle like LG, Motorola, Google Nexus, BlackBerry, Sony Xperia, Nokia, HTC and many more, the battle for that one spot to be known as the 'Best Smartphone ever" they made their own high-end smartphone line-up that can compete to other mobile companies, by yearly upgrading them and bringing a new form factor and much innovative smartphone that other mobile companies lacks.

But is it enough to just bring high-end smartphones on the market? but as a general market, we all have that one question. "How much is it?" Well, Smartphones don't come cheap at all, smartphones do pack high-end specifications but usually packs more value. Other companies has the answer for that "How much is it?" question by bringing budget-friendly smartphones but somehow not a high-end smartphone but a mid-range smartphone. By having budget-friendly smartphones people now can buy smartphones without spending a huge amount of money. Many mobile companies realized that they need a budget-friendly smartphone and now they brought budget-friendly smartphone on the market, Yes! Mobile companies that offers a great budget-friendly smartphone and somehow gives you a mid-high end specifications are LG, Samsung, Apple, Sony Xperia, BlackBerry, Nokia, HTC and the two most ever famous for their budget-friendly smartphones the Google Nexus and Motorola.

But as time passes by mobile companies will keep on innovating smartphones just to bring a new and refreshed smartphones that people will be drooling for and will be spending huge amount of money.

Just a tip:
We use smartphones on a daily-basis for communications, business, social networking and for media. We sometimes can't afford those high-end smartphones for there high price. If you just go for communications like sms, calling, social networking that wont require a huge specification just go for the budget price smartphone, but if you're a business man or a person that wants a huge specs on a smartphone then you should go for a high-end smartphone.

"We all have different opinions and craze about a certain product if you have the money then go for the high-end but if you're on a tight budget just buy the mid-range with its budget-friendly price"

Monday, February 24, 2014

The official Samsung Galaxy S5

After the long wait and confusing leaked photographs the Galaxy S5 is here!

The Samsung Galaxy S4 was updated and replaced by its his bigger brother the Samsung galaxy S5, The Galaxy S5 was announced at Mobile World Congress 2014, after the long wait it's finally here!
Another phone from Samsung but will it be the "Best smartphone of 2014" ? 
Other companies are on the look out for Sammy, with their Samsung Galaxy S5.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is very similar to the S4 with its round edge corners and a metal case on the side but now they replaced the Hyper-glazed back cover to a new soft touched back without the leather look.

The Galaxy S5 hardware supports 5.1" SuperAMOLED display with 1080p resolution not like what we expected with the 2k screen resolution but a new smarter feature the "Finger print scanning home button" With its home / finger print scanner button and touch buttons, for the camera GS4 got the 2MP front facing camera and 16MP rear facing camera with LED flash and capable of 4K video recording but now with a smarter feature, the flash will support a "Heart rate sensor" that will monitor your heart rate. 

Samsung brought the very high-end specification that you will only get on the Galaxy S5, the Galxy S5 houses great specifications with its 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chipset, 2GB RAM, NFC, Wi-Fi, USB 3, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Android 4.4 KitKat  and a 2,800mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 will be made available on April 11 in 150 countries.

The galaxy S5 offers two new sensors the Finger print scanner and Heart rate sensor.


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The Galaxy S5 offers different colors from Gold, White, Blue and Black







Samsung Gear 2 Neo

Another Gear from Samsung? Now it's the Gear 2 Neo.


Samsung then again announced another smart watch at the Mobile World Congress but now the Gear 2 Neo with its cool bright orange color.

Samsung managed to slim down the built factor of the Gear 2 Neo, it is much slimmer than the Gear 2, but having the slim form factor comes some sacrifices with the Gear 2 Neo having no camera. The bright side is the Gear 2 Neo is elegant and with its rubberized strap it doesn't look cheap at all. 

The Gear 2 Neos shares similar specification with its bigger brother the original Galaxy Gear 1, with its 1.63-inch, 320x320 pixel resolution display and 278 pixels per inch. The interface of the Gear 2 Neo does support the Tizen OS and Samsung promised that hundreds of apps will be made available at launch. The good news is even you have an old Samsung device you can pair the Gear 2 Neo with it, Samsung says you can pair the Gear 2 Neo with 20 different Samsung devices. 

The Gear 2 Neo houses great specifications with its 1GHz dual-core CPU, with the untouched 512MB RAMS. Samsung says teh battery will last for 5 days.

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Samsung Gear 2

A new Gear from Samsung, it's the Samsung Gear 2!


Samsung announced not one but three smart watches but we not focus on the Gear 2 because the Gear 2 is an upgrade from the original Galaxy Gear, with the Gear 2 having a beast specifications and a huge difference in the design factor.

The Gear 2 supports 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.39 inches much slimmer than the Galaxy Gear with its 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.43 inches, the Gear 2 looks more elegant and much more lighter and it supports a home / back button. The Gear 2 is now IP67-certified, and water resistant and you can use it while swimming or in the shower.

Samsung made an improvement when it comes to the camera of the Gear 2, it now houses a 2MP camera and capable of 1920 x 1080p video recording, the camera is now located on the watch itself not like the original Galaxy Gear which is placed on the strap.

The Gear 2 supports a huge upgrade in-terms of specifications 1 GHz dual-core processor, and 512 MB of RAM, it's huge specs for just a smart watch that will keep you running. It will last for 3 days in just a single charge.

The new Gear 2 runs the new Samsung OS the Tizen OS, they said that it will offer hundreds of app at launch date.

Gear 2 adds some new features with infrared sensor that can help you use your watch as a remote for you TV, pedometer to let you track your fitness activities and media controls.

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Samsung Gear Fit

Samsung's new Gear line-up, your Gear for Fitness!


Samsung announced three Gear line-up from Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and the Gear Fit.

Samsung now joins the Smart watch / Fitness category by introducing its Gear Fit, The Gear Fit focuses on fitness by means of tracking your daily activities. 

The Samsung Gear Fit houses 1.84” Curved Super AMOLED (432x128) for its dimension 23.4 x 57.4 x 11.95 mm, 27g , a small but great screen resolution for a small fitness band, the on-screen icon offers Pedometer, Exercise, Heart Rate, Sleep, Stopwatch, Timer. The Gear Fit carries loads of sensors from Accelerometer, Gyro to Heart Rate, the Heart Rate sensor can be found on the back of the Gear Fit. Connectivty for the Gear Fit is Bluetooth® v4.0 LE and it is powered by 210mAh standard battery (Typical Usage 3 to 4 days, low Usage up to 5 days).

The additional features for the Gear Fit having said that it can be a smart watch / fitness band it lets you see you notifications (SNS, Call, E-mail, Apps) Schedule, Smart Relay, Media Controller, interchangeable strap and IP67 Dust and water resistant so you can use it while washing your hands.

Samsung will sell several color options straps for the Gear Fit but for the pricing and availability are still unclear.

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The Heart Rate Sensor:

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