Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the most hotly anticipated smartphone ever from the Korean brand, and with a glut of top end features, it's the most powerful and desirable device Samsung has created yet.

One of the most impressive things about the phone is the fact the size hasn't changed from its predecessor - the Galaxy S4 comes in at 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches), meaning there's no extra heft to try to work with in your palm.

However, despite this fact, the screen on the S4 has been increased once more, to a whopping 5-inch display with Full HD resolution. This means the same amount of pixels you'd have seen on a TV that cost well over £1,000 four years ago is now riding around in your pocket.

Let's not pretend that Samsung is a pioneer in this area though: like a great many features of the Galaxy S4, the phone borrows a lot from the other top smartphones of the moment. Both the Sony Xperia Z and the HTC Onehave screens that rock the same resolution, but neither of them have the jaw-dropping clout of the Super AMOLED HD screen on offer here.

On top of that, there's a much faster processor packed under the hood, ample storage space for media thanks to an expandable memory card slot, and the likes of 4G, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and pretty much any other connection you care to mention on board.

Samsung has tried to supplement this with a tranche of software upgrades too, meaning a more powerful camera, a better way to communicate with your friends and consume media, and interestingly a big push into health through dedicated apps too.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 costs the same as the HTC One, give or take a pound or two, on contract. This now puts it down around £33 per month, which isn't too bad for such a high-end model.

But before we dissect all the possibilities the phone has to offer, let's look at the design. As we mentioned, it's impressive in its form factor, thanks to the sub-8mm thickness, and at 130g it manages to still be light without shaving off so much heft that you feel like you've got a flimsy piece of plastic.

That's probably the biggest compliment we can pay the Samsung Galaxy S4 - where its predecessor felt a little bit cheap in the hand, the S4 manages to bring a much more solid build and better construction to boot.

So while the "faux metal" band makes a comeback on this model, it looks a lot more premium. And there's very little flex in the chassis when you hold it tightly, which was another problem with the Galaxy S3 at times. It can get dented very easily though, and be careful not to crack your screen if you do so - we've heard of a few instances where this has happened to S4 users, although that can be said of many other polycabonate smartphones.

That doesn't mean that the phone is completely remodelled from the S3 - it's very similar in appearance, so much so that a number of people asking to see it during our review thought we were palming them off with our old S3. The polycarbonate chassis remains, but that brings with it the faithful battery cover, which conceals a removable battery and microSD slot.

We're not so fussed about the battery being able to drop out of the phone - so few people carry around a spare battery, and nowadays portable charging blocks are becoming so cheap and light that they make much more sense too.

We'd almost prefer something like the Sony Xperia Z, which has a refined and packaged chassis but doesn't need a removable battery: it makes use of a slot instead for the memory card. This integrated nature would make for a slightly more premium feel to the phone.

However, it's a small gripe with the S4, as while the cover feels flimsy, it's better than it was on the S2 and the S3, and they both sold like hot cakes.

In the hand, the Samsung Galaxy S4 feels much better than any other Samsung phone we've held (apart from the gargantuan smartphones the brand used to make - the i8910 Omnia HD might have been built like a brick, but it felt wonderful to hold). The screen's spread towards the sides of the phone means a much narrower bezel, and the effect is certainly impressive.

It might look very similar to the S3, but when you take the Samsung Galaxy S4 up close, you really start to appreciate the nuances.

We'd say it feels a lot more like the LG Optimus G range now - when we first picked it up, we were struck with how similar it felt in terms of sturdiness and the polycarbonate construction to the LG Optimus G Pro.

That's no criticism, as the device was well built too, but it has a similar rounded feel. This is intriguing given the history of the two companies, and shows more of a leaning towards the plastic shell from the Asian brands in general.

Buttonry has barely changed from before - the power button has been shifted slightly on the right-hand side, and is now much easier to hit. Samsung has clearly taken some lessons from the Galaxy Note 2, which has a really well positioned power/lock button.

The volume key is less easy to hit, and could be lower down in our eyes, but the travel on both of these buttons is satisfying, and you'll always know when you've hit them.

The plastic used on the home key has been upgraded too, with a more solid feel under the thumb when you press down to get back to the main home screen. The two buttons flanking it give you access to menus or take you back from whence you came, and while both are easily hidden, they light up nicely with an even glow when called into action.

There are loads of sensors on the front of the phone above the screen, including cameras to track your eyes, a 2MP camera for HD video calling and a proximity sensor for knowing where the phone is in relation to your ear. On the white review unit we had, their presence looks rather ugly either side of the generous earpiece, but on the darker models this is less of an issue.

The other notable addition to the design of the Galaxy S4 is the infra red blaster on the top of the phone. This enables you to control your TV, satellite box, DVD player, amp and even air conditioner. Again, this isn't a new feature, but it works well in practice, and despite being small is powerful enough indeed.

Other than that, there's not a lot more to say about the design of the phone, as it's just a little underwhelming. We know it's unfair to lambast a brand for not overhauling the design every year, but in the One X and the One, HTC has proven that it is possible to offer up a new design each time around and still keep things attractive.

Looking so similar to the Galaxy S3, you can't help but feel Samsung has gone a little too Apple and created something more in keeping with the Samsung Galaxy S3S - a minor update to a great phone to keep those coming out of contract happy that they have a premium phone to upgrade to.

We do implore you to get the phone in your hand before making a judgement though - while it's not got the best design on the market when it comes to materials, it's a big step forward compared to the Galaxy S3 and allows for a grippy and easy-to-hold phone, with a whopping screen inside.

It still feels cheap as chips compared to the iPhone 5 and HTC One though.

But to just dismiss it for being plastic would be doing the S4 a disservice as it has so much more going for it than that, but it's worth remembering that to a lot of people, the way a phone looks is as important as how much RAM it's got on board and how fast the CPU is - if not more so.

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Samsung Galaxy S 3 Mini Review

The announcement that Samsung has sold the most phones, and in particular more than double the amount of iPhones, will no doubt be of little shock.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 was the most popular selling smartphone in Q3 2012, following in the footsteps of its older brother, the now 18 month-oldSamsung Galaxy S2.

• Samsung Galaxy S4: what we know so far

One of the secrets of Samsung's success has to be the quality of its devices, but another is that it has targeted every corner of the market. The Samsung Galaxy range has hit every price point, from the super-budgetGalaxy Y to the highest end phablet Galaxy Note 2, and the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini here falls somewhere in the middle.

Samsung will look to the success of the Galaxy S3, as the Galaxy S3 Mini - also referred to as the Galaxy SIII Mini - comes up against the newly launched LG made Google Nexus 4, that has completely rewritten the book for mid-priced smartphones.

It also faces some stiff competition from more established handsets such as the HTC One S, and the ageing yet still very popular Samsung Galaxy S2.

Remarkably, like the Nexus 4, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini comes in with a similar spec sheet as the iPhone 5. But it hits the price point of the two years older iPhone 4, at £315 (around AU$460/US$480) SIM-free, or free on monthly contracts from around £25 (around AU$38/US$40) per month in the UK.

Design and feel

After a quick glance at the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini you'd be forgiven for mistaking it for its larger, higher end brother, and that is in no way a bad thing. The plastic feeling that we mentioned wouldn't appeal to all on the S3 feels right at home on the S3 Mini.

It even comes in the same Pebble blue and Marble white variants that the Samsung Galaxy S3 launched with.

Measuring 122.55 x 63 x 9.9mm (4.82 x 2.48 x 0.39 inches), the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is by no means the largest phone, and it sits very comfortably in the hand. The 120g (4.23oz) weight also means it's not very noticeable in the pocket, even if it is a whole 1.3mm thicker.

There's no doubting that the Galaxy S3 Mini looks superb, its size being the only initial indication that it wasn't intended to be a market-leading phone. In fact, we are left wondering where the compromises have been made.

The two main areas are the processor and the screen, with the dual-core 1GHz chipset and a 4-inch WVGA resolution screen being a lot less spectacular than the Samsung Galaxy S3.

We can forgive minor details like this, but given the 1.5GHz dual chip in the HTC One S, and the quad core power behind the Google Nexus 4, we're a little more sceptical.

Elsewhere, Samsung has provided the Galaxy S3 Mini with the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean operating system, as well as a 5MP rear camera with flash, and a VGA front camera.

As we mentioned, the Galaxy S3 Mini sits very well in the hand, its smaller size meaning that it is a lot more comfortable to hold than the Samsung Galaxy S3.

The lock/power button sits on the right side, with the volume key directly opposite on the left. The phone's small size makes them all very easy to hit one handed.

The capacitive soft keys are out in traditional Samsung style, the Back and Menu buttons sitting either side of an elongated Home button just under the screen. Samsung has kept this layout since the original Galaxy S, and we are big fans, since it means that unlike the newer Nexus phones - the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 4 - there is no searching for the on-screen keys.

Elsewhere on the front of the Galaxy S3 Mini are the speaker and the front-facing VGA camera for Facebook profile pictures, as well as video chats through the likes of Skype.

The two main ports sit at opposite ends of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, with the micro USB sat at the bottom (next to the microphone), and the 3.5mm headphone port on the top. This again follows the standard Samsung layout shown on other Galaxy devices, and we've never had a problem with it.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini comes with an advantage over other mid-range devices, since it has a removable battery cover, the Google Nexus 4 being the most notable exception. The battery cover makes up the entirety of the back of the Galaxy S3 Mini, and sits tightly on the back, so there's no chance of it popping off accidentally.

The back of the phone is a smart white (or blue) affair, housing the 5MP camera sensor, a small flash, the loud speaker and the obligatory Samsung branding.

Hidden behind the cover is the 1500mAh removable battery, which many heavy users will consider essential. Elsewhere is the SIM port (standard, not microSIM), and the microSD slot.

Unfortunately the microSD isn't hot-swappable, which was a little frustrating. It's located behind the battery, and isn't a pop-in slot. This means needing to lay the microSD card flat against the Galaxy S3 Mini, and pushing it in, which can get a bit fiddly.

In all we were very impressed with the design of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, but we were more impressed with its more powerful predecessor, the Galaxy S3. The curved design sits very comfortably in the hand, and the smaller stature makes it easier to hold, with every part of the phone accessible one handed.

For those looking for a stylish phone, who don't want a massive screen, a massive weight or a massive price tag, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Minimakes a more than promising first impression.

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Samsung Ativ S Neo Review

One of the last carriers in the U.S. to offer truly unlimited data has taken their sweet time to add Windows Phone 8 devices to their line-up. Last month they launched the HTC 8XT and the Samsung ATIV S Neo. The Neo is especially interesting because Samsung doesn’t offer many Windows Phone 8 devices, and neither does Sprint. Now we understand why they called it the Neo. Is Sprint’s second Windows Phone 8 device truly “The One?” Let’s take a look.

Samsung Neo Design

“Uninspired,” “iterative,” and “boring” are some of the words used to describe the Galaxy S4, and they fit with the Neo too. Samsung phones all have a very familiar look to them. You can tell just by the shade of blue that this is a Samsung phone. Unfortunately, the Neo suffers from being an Android look-a-like. Don’t expect to flash this phone around and catch people’s attention. Prepare to hear “oh, you have that Galaxy phone.” The design, or lack thereof, works. It’s not gorgeous, but it’s not ugly either.

Samsung Neo Hardware

When you see the “Samsung” logo on a phone you can already guess how it will feel. The ATIV S Neo has the same plastic-y build as the Galaxy S line of Android phones. Around the edge  is a faux-metal silver band, and the removable battery cover is a thin piece of dark blue plastic. It’s a fingerprint magnet, and it can be a little slippery at times.

Materials aside, the build quality is top-notch. There is no squeaking or creaking when squeezing the device between fingers. Samsung has opted for a physical Start Button instead of the traditional capacitive. I liked being able to use the physical button to wake the phone, but otherwise I found myself wishing it was capacitive. It’s easy to get used to, though.

Speaking of capacitive buttons, the Back and Search buttons are not physical. The one thing I found very annoying is that they disappear very quickly when they aren’t in use. They are totally invisible when not lit up. I found myself mistapping quite often before I got used to the placement. Once again, it’s something you’ll get used to, but might find annoying at first.

Display

The Neo has a 4.8-inch TFT LCD 720p display. The colors are very vibrant, and the blacks are very deep. I really love how the display looks, but I can definitely tell some of the colors are nor true-to-life. In my testing I found the displays on the Neo and HTC 8X (also LCD) to be very comparable, but in viewing photos the 8X colors were more true. Still, Windows Phone itself looks really great on this display.

Power + Battery Life

The Neo sports a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. There isn’t really much to say about it. Everything you can throw at the Neo will run perfectly fine, and navigating the OS is smooth and snappy. It’s what we have come to expect from Windows Phone devices. Unfortunately there isn’t much available to really put that dual-core processor to work.

Battery life has been great. On Saturday I had the phone off the charger for 13 hours of heavy use while at a football game. It was constantly trying (and failing) to find a signal, and when I did have a signal I was checking-in, sending photos, and checking email on the two-hour ride to and from the stadium. At the end of the day the Neo had around 15% left. It got me through the day just fine.

Software

I’m not going to bore you with yet another review of Windows Phone 8. This is the same OS we have been using for the last 11 months. The Neo runs the latest version of WP8 (GDR2), which includes Data Sense, the ability to choose default camera apps, but not FM Radio. It runs perfectly fine, and looks quite nice on the large 4.8-inch display.

The real story here is the plethora of Samsung apps included, and available in the Windows Phone Store. Samsung has 18 apps listed in the “Samsung Zone” section of the Store. These apps include ChatON, Photo Editor, Live Wallpaper, ATIV Beam, Photogram, and many more. The most useful of the bunch are a slew of Lens apps, and an app that allows you to create a sudo “folder” on your Start Screen. The other cool thing is that I received 2-3 updates for Samsung apps in the short time I had the phone. Turns out they actually do care about Windows Phone.

Samsung Neo Camera

The Neo has a 8MP camera with LED flash and 1080p video capture. There is really nothing amazing about the camera on this phone. It takes very mediocre photos, and videos are marginally better. As with most smartphone cameras, you’re going to get nice (albeit slightly washed-out) photos from well-lit situations, but not much in low light. I will say that photos taken with the flash don’t look as terrible as they do on most phones.

The previously mentioned Lens apps are a very handy addition to the camera. They add a layer of settings and options you can’t get in the stock camera app. Some of the things you can do with the Lens apps include HDR, burst mode, beauty (softens skin), colors, and a bunch of photo filters and effects. I only wish you could set these apps as the default camera apps, but Samsung has not enabled that.

Sprint

Usually I don’t mention the carrier in my reviews, but with a Sprint device I feel it’s necessary. Sprint has been rolling out their new LTE network, and while growth is slow I did find coverage in my area. The speeds on Sprint’s LTE network were comparable to AT&T and Verizon LTE. Keep that in mind if you have coverage in your area.

3G, however, is a very different story. Once you drop off of the fast 4G LTE network the phone becomes almost unusable. At times I couldn’t even send a text message while having full bars on 3G. None of this is the Neo’s fault, but you should know about Sprint if you’re thinking of switching for this device.

Verdict

Positives

• Display is big and beautiful.
• Battery life is very good.
• Many Samsung apps.
• Performance is slightly better than other high-end Windows Phone devices.

Negatives

• Camera is not that great.
• Disappearing capacitive buttons can be annoying.
• Plastic.

Rating: 4 out of 5

The ATIV S Neo is what we have come to expect from Samsung devices. You get an excellent display, great build quality, and a solid camera. It’s been a while since I used a Samsung device, and I have to say I now know what Android users see in them. The Neo might not be as flashy as a Lumia 1020 or 8X, but it just feels really great in the hand.

I have never used a Windows Phone that had a fatal flaw, and the ATIV S Neo is the same way. There are better devices out there, but I can’t find a reason why you wouldn’t buy this phone. Let’s cut to the chase, if you’re on Sprint you don’t have a lot of options. It’s the HTC 8XT or the Neo. With a higher resolution display, bigger screen, and suite of Samsung apps the Neo is the obvious choice. On Sprint this phone truly is The One.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega Review

Please turn off all electronic devices, the flight crew instructs as we approach Los Angeles. With a small phone, I might have gotten away with ignoring safety regulations. Samsung's new Galaxy Mega 6.3 phone was too conspicuous for that.

The Mega shouldn't even be called a phone, if it weren't for the fact that it makes phone calls. With a screen measuring 6.3 inches (16 centimeters) diagonally, the Mega is more like a small Android tablet computer. It shares the tablet's advantages in showing more detail in photos and video. Text is larger and easier to read, too.

That doesn't make the Mega practical, though.

As a phone, it's huge. It doesn't fully fit in the pocket of my jeans, and it sometimes pokes at my stomach when sitting. It doesn't feel comfortable in my hands. I'm unable to grip it tightly because it's so wide, so I feel as if it's going to slip out of my hands. Without that grip, I also feel that it'll be easy for a thief to snatch it away.

A friend jokingly said that it was bigger than her head as she held it up to her ear. A cousin called it ridiculous. A co-worker pointed out that cellphones used to be big, too - in the 1970s.

It could have been worse.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet has an 8-inch (20.3-centimeter) screen, its diagonal length just a quarter larger than the Mega's. But the tablet is about twice the size of the Mega, in part because it has a thick frame. With the Mega, the screen stretches close to the edge, keeping the overall device relatively slim. Held on its side like a movie screen, the Mega is about as wide as a dollar bill, but slightly taller.

AT&T Inc. is selling the Mega for $150 with a two-year service contract, or $480 without one. By contrast, smaller phones such as Apple's 4-inch (10-centimeter) iPhone 5 and Samsung's 5-inch (12.7-centimeter) Galaxy S4 typically go for $200 with a contract and more than $600 without.

The Mega also costs just half of AT&T's contract price for Samsung's 5.5-inch (14-centimeter) Galaxy Note 2. It's like getting a bigger screen for less. The Mega is only a tad heavier - at 7 ounces (198 grams), compared with 6.4 ounces (181 grams) for the Note 2. (Samsung is expected to announce the Note 3 in Berlin on Wednesday evening.)

The Mega is also coming to Sprint and U.S. Cellular. Dates and prices haven't been announced.

Although I don't see myself using the Mega, I can see its appeal to those who are willing to carry along a tablet computer but don't want to carry a second device - the phone.

The Mega gives you many of the benefits of tablets. With the larger screen, I can read small print on websites without zooming in, and I make fewer mistakes when trying to click on buttons and links. For ebooks, I get a screen size that feels closer to a paperback. I see slightly more content when checking email or Facebook. I don't see a whole lot more, though. Typically, text and images simply get larger to fill out the additional screen space.

Some Android apps have been adapted to take advantage of the tablet's larger screen, but for the ones I checked, apps appear on the Mega as they would on other phones. With the Foursquare social network, for instance, a map showing nearby friends and venues is squeezed into a rectangular banner at the top when held vertically. On tablets, the map is allowed to fill out the entire right half of the display.

It's a shame that the display isn't sharper. The resolution is 233 pixels per inch, compared with 441 for the Galaxy S4 and 326 for the iPhone 5. Video looks dull on the Mega by comparison.

And fans of the Note might be disappointed with the Mega. Although the Mega has a larger screen, it doesn't come with a stylus, something the Note is known for.

I am impressed by the Mega's battery life. Despite the larger screen, which uses more energy, the Mega outlasted Samsung's flagship phone, the S4, in streaming video on Netflix. I got nearly six hours on the Mega, compared with nearly five hours on the S4. The Mega is packed with a larger, higher-capacity battery - something the S4 couldn't have because of its size.

As with other Samsung phones, the Mega comes with an array of Samsung apps, including ones for translating text, taking notes and controlling a TV by turning the phone into a remote control. There's also an easy mode with limited options for first-time smartphone users, plus ways to perform tasks without actually touching the phone. Some of these features can be useful. Others are gimmicky or duplicate what comes standard with other phones running Google's Android system.

I decided to use the Mega to finish reading the ebook "Up in the Air" near the end of my flight to Los Angeles. I figured it was fitting given that its main character spends his life racking up frequent flier miles on planes. But a flight attendant spotted it on my lap and said, "You can turn that off now, please."

Busted.

About 20 minutes later, we landed. I called my brother to pick me up at the airport. For that, I used the smaller iPhone 5.

The Mega remains a novelty that will appeal to people who primarily want a tablet and make few calls. For everyone else, small is the way to go.

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance Review

SAMSUNG GALAXY S ADVANCE I9070 (METALLIC BLACK) PRICE: RS.12999

Key Features

• Simplified Access to SNS
• MP3 Player Support
• 5 MP Camera with LED Flash
• 4-inch Curved Glass Screen and Premium Finish
• IM
• HD Recording at 30 fps
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Perfect in the Palm
• Email and Samsung Messenger
• Dual Core Processor

The Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 has been beautifully crafted to incorporate some of the recent innovations to optimise the overall user experience. This Samsung Galaxy runs Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system on 768 MB of RAM for fast response to your commands. Latency in operation is further reduced by the dual core Cortex A9 processor that has maximum clock speed of 1 GHz.

The 4 inch super AMOLED screen fitted on this bar-shaped touch operated phone is highly responsive to your commands. User-friendly nature of this device gets a resounding boost from TouchWiz 4.0 user interface that complements the Gingerbread. Graphics and images, on this screen, gain more vibrancy from WVGA resolution of this screen. This resolution has pixel density of 480 x 800 pixels.

The 5 megapixel camera fitted on the back side of this Samsung mobile phone helps you to click impressive visuals of your surroundings. The primary camera of this device is accompanied by an LED flash to let you click clear visuals even in dim light. This phone camera supports HD video recording with 1280 x 720 pixels of resolution and that too, at 30 fps. This phone camera, with touch focus and image editor, has attempted to redefine photography through handset. The front panel of this phone carries another camera of 1.3 megapixels to help you indulge in voice chat or to click a self-portrait. You have the option of tagging your photos with geographic location through geo-tagging for better recall, at a later point of time.

Design

The trendy looks of this mobile phone will surely get you in the limelight for a unique style statement. When you are on a call, the proximity sensor helps the screen to lock itself to avoid any accidental touch. The display of this device switches between landscape and portrait mode with the help of pre-loaded gyro sensor. Other sensors loaded on this phone include accelerometer, compass, light sensor and geomagnetic sensor. The Samsung Galaxy S Advance is a sleek device that has dimensions of 63 x 123.2 x 9.69 mm and hits the scale at 120 g to be lightweight.

Storage and Battery

The jumbo battery of 1500 mAh, hidden beneath the case of this mobile phone, promises to fuel a talk time of up to 15 hours and 7 hours on 2G and 3G, respectively. Samsung has taken care of your storage related requirements by embedding this phone with a sufficiently large memory space. However, to keep all your favourite multimedia files at your disposal, you can expand the memory up to 32 GB with a microSD card.

Connectivity and Features

The GPRS and Edge enabled Samsung Galaxy I9070 gives you the freedom to connect to the world of Internet through 2G network. If you want to browse the world of Internet at faster speed, then the 3G support of this phone is just meant for you. This Wifi enabled Android based phone allows you to utilise the nearest Wifi hotspot to surf through the web pages.

Samsung has attempted to deliver a phone that is more than a device to you. If you are lost in the streets of an unknown city, then ask you phone about the direction as it features A-GPS with Google Maps. Geographical distance will fail to keep you away from your loved ones as you will stay in touch with them through ChatON, Google Talk and Messaging apps that are pre-loaded on this device.

You can use the Bluetooth and USB connectivityof the Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070 to conveniently share files and documents with your friends. Further, the Digital Living Network Alliance or DLNA compliance of this device will help you connect with a range of other DLNA compliant devices.

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Samsung Galaxy Core Review

SAMSUNG GALAXY CORE I8262 

Key Features

• 5 MP Primary Camera
• 4.3-inch TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Smart Dual Active SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor
• Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Looking for a phone that gives you a nice balanced blend of power, performance and good looks? The Samsung Galaxy Core I8262 is a dual GSM SIM touchphone that hides power beneath its smart exterior. The phone runs on theAndroid v4.1 (Jelly Bean) that is intuitive to your needs and aims to make everyday functions simpler.

The 1.2 GHz dual core processor, along with 1 GB RAM, ensures that you have the hardware for superb speed which will help you multitask, browse and use every application without lag, seamlessly. The TouchWiz user interface helps you be more organized and sorted without compromising on looks, enabling for smooth and slick transitions as well.

The phone comes armed with a range of services and functions like Smart Stay that ensures that the screen does not dim when you are looking at it and Smart Alert that bundles all the notifications that you might have missed. Also, simple motion controls enable to make frequently used actions easier like turning the phone over puts it on mute.

Display

The 4.3 inch capacitive touch TFT LCD screen of the Galaxy Core that comes with a WVGA resolution of 480 x 800 pixels is built for an enhanced viewing experience with good clarity and precision for everyday use.

Camera

The smartphone comes armed with a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash to enhance low lit conditions apart from a 0.3 megapixel secondary camera for video chat and self-shots. The phone also supports video recording with a resolution of 800 x 480 at 30 frames per second.

With features like autofocus that eliminates the need for manual focussing and panorama shot that can capture the beautiful scenery in one breathtaking shot, the camera ensures that not a moment of life passes you by without imprinting a copy of it in its digital memory.

Battery and Storage

The internal storage of the phone that comes up to 8 GB can be supplemented with a microSD card up to 32 GB to make space for all the apps that you want to use without slowing the phone down. The device is powered by a 1800 mAh battery that will ensure that you have ample talktime without the phone dying on you.

Connectivity

Experience fast internet browsing speeds on the Galaxy Core which comes with GPRS, EDGE and 3G support or use it to hook up to the Wi-Fi. You can transfer data from and to it through the microUSB port; the phone comes with Bluetooth support as well.

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