Another Plastic Design, Samsung?

Samsung Galaxy S4 praised once criticized. He hailed from the specs and features, but has been criticized because the plastic material that surrounds the Galaxy S4.

Samsung seems less eager to compete in terms of design, look at Apple and HTC have been using aluminum material flagship phones each, the iPhone 5 and HTC One.

Samsung Design America's head, Dennis Miloseski said, that does not mean Samsung override the design of a product. According to him, the design process is not started from the outside of course material.

"It's not that we quickly decided, Okay, we'll make a phone with a metal material. Begins the design process of the story. S4 Galaxy for the class that will be marketed around the world, we begin the design of a variety of tastes," explains Miloseski.

The side will be perceived user experience is also included in the design calculations. "We're making the device thinner and lighter, with a beautiful screen. With Samsung, it's better to build a meaningful relationship with technology," said Miloseski, speaking at a conference held Expand Engadget.

Samsung also focus on the specific hardware and software that makes the Galaxy S4 richer. Samsung is touting the eye tracker feature to scroll the screen, record video with front and rear cameras, and so on.

"We were thinking about how to bring life into your device. Creating devices become more intelligent, reasonable and let them design will increase from time to time," said Miloseski.

In terms of marketing, Samsung strike a psychological prospective users. The language used for the Samsung Galaxy S4 is: "a life," a device that supposedly can study the behavior of users thanks to features that exist in it.

On the Galaxy S and Galaxy S Generation 2, Samsung was applying physical design rounded corners, which then become a source of legal patent war with Apple, which allegedly resembles the iPhone.

Since the launch of Galaxy S III, Samsung try to bring a new paradigm in design and offers a new aesthetic. But by naked eye, the South Korean company is showing a similar design between the Galaxy S III, S4, and the Galaxy Note 2.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Benchmark

Samsung Galaxy S4 equipped with a series of advanced components. Call it Snapdragon processor 600 (U.S. version) or Exynos 5 Octa, 2GB RAM, and a 5-inch display full-HD.

Well, with all sorts of hardware, is the latest smart phone from the Korean manufacturer is capable of running much faster than its predecessor?

Blog Laptopmag lucky enough see a sample version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 United States so that it can measure the performance of the phone through Antutu benchmark applications.

 

Antutu Benchmark consists of a series of comprehensive tests that include tests of memory, CPU, and 2D and 3D graphics. Each category assessed and included in the calculation of the overall value.

The result? Smartphone-based processor 1.9 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is print the aggregate value of 21,089.

That figure is higher than the benchmark results Galaxy S III at 16,301. For information, the Galaxy S III version of the United States uses a Qualcomm dual-core 1.5 GHz.

S4 Galaxy Galaxy Note also passed a record totaling 17.531 on Antutu benchmark.

With a score of 18 096, Google Nexus 4 is provided with a quad-core 1.5 GHz are also under the new flagship of Samsung's.

In addition to the Antutu benchmark, also conducted testing Brightness levels of 5-inch AMOLED screen (1920x1080) belongs to the Galaxy S4.

It was found that relatively dim display Galaxy S4 with only 213 lux brightness, compared to 256 lux on the Galaxy S III. Galaxy Note II and Nexus 4 each record 240 lux and 399 lux.

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Superphone Sony Xperia Z

Sony calls Xperia Z as a superphone. Although this is only a marketing term, but Sony had a reason why its flagship product called a superphone.

Head of South East Asia Markets Sony Mobile Communications, Ola Lilja Molen said, Xperia Z inherited advanced technology owned by Sony. Latest technology in the sector of audio, display, and camera owned by Sony, is embedded in the Xperia Z.

5-inch screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels on the Xperia Z was equipped with second-generation Mobile Bravia Engine, which allows it to display HD quality picture with sharp colors and detail. It is a technology commonly used in the Bravia series of televisions.

"We are bringing technology into the mobile Bravia TV., And the sharing of connectivity, you can easily share content to all your devices," said Ola after launching Xperia Z in Singapore, some time ago.

In addition to the display, Sony has also noticed the audio sector. Z Xperia Sony Walkman embedded audio software to enhance the music listening experience on the Xperia Z. Earphones are included in the package Xperia Z has a quality bass thump and good detail.

In the sector of the camera, Sony brought the usual RS Exmor sensor embedded in the camera product line. Rear camera has a number of Xperia Z 13.1 MP sensor with LED flash. While the front camera 2 megapixel Exmor R sensor wear.

The other side makes Xperia Z should be called a superphone, according to Ola, the product is equipped with premium hardware specs that make smooth and steady performance.

The added value of the Xperia Z is, he designed waterproof and dust. This phone bears the certificate IP 55 and 57, an international security standards. Xperia Z can be invited to dive at a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes.

Ola said, durability is one of the main criteria when consumers want to buy the phone. "Mobile phones are with us all day, chances are we dropped or exposed to rain," said Ola.

Although the Xperia Z have strong endurance, Sony still emphasizes aesthetics. Material that surrounds the body create an impression of elegance, with a bandage glass on the rear panel.

Move Your Eyes To Unlock by Samsung Galaxy S IV

Ahead of the launch of the Galaxy S IV on 14 March, a growing number of smartphone features that are circulating in cyberspace. A recent report from the New York Times said, the latest generation technology brings Galaxy tracking eye movements.

Reported by the Tech Radar, Tuesday (03/05/2013), the presence of software confidential information obtained from sources it claimed that already had by Galaxy S IV. The source claims that the eye tracker is used for scrolling through documents and web pages.

However, it is not certain that the source of these features will be displayed when Samsung announced the Galaxy S IV next week. New York Times also reported that Samsung has filed two trademark software by the name of "Eye Scroll" for Europe and "Samsung's Eye Scroll" in the United States (U.S.).

For trademark in the U.S., a new note filed in February and described the feature as "eye motion sensor and scrolling screens of mobile devices, namely mobile phones, smartphones, and tablet computers, according to eye movements."

Eye tracking technology has actually appeared in a variety of objects in the past year. Therefore, if Samsung and the S IV success with the technology, is likely to make other companies in the tech industry try the same thing.

Samsung Galaxy S IV Specification By Antutu

Samsung will uncover the mystery smartphone its newest product, the Galaxy S IV, on March 14, 2013.

A few moments before the smartphone really introduced, leakage of information about Samsung Galaxy S fourth generation is constantly popping up. One of these is the specification of the product.

The leaked product specification is derived from a screenshot of your test page (benchmark) Galaxy S IV performed by using the Antutu application. Just a note, application testing results Antutu always lists the names of the products and specifications used by a product. 

From the screenshots, the known Galaxy S IV will use the latest processor, Samsung's Exynos, with a speed of 5410 1.8 GHz and has 8 cores.

The processor combined with a RAM of 2 GB. Quoted from AndroidPIT, Tuesday (5/3/2013), the graphics, the Galaxy S IV will be equipped with chip PowerVR SGX 540 MP. In addition, this latest smartphone will have screens measuring 4.9

HTC One, The One and Only HTC Android Phone in 2013

Last year we had found quite a lot of HTC Android smartphone. Some of them are already on the market, namely, HTC One X, HTC One X+ and HTC Droid. But not this year

But do not expect that HTC will do the same as last year for the year 2013 for the Android smartphone market, as you will be disappointed.

"We will only issue a single flagship Android smartphone in 2013 and it is HTC One," the official said on HTC's Phil Roberson, quoted from Phone Arena, Thursday (28/02/2013).

The reason is quite simple, HTC does not want to make the fans feel afraid to buy a phone but fear that it will become obsolete more quickly than usual.

HTC One announced on Tuesday, February 19th and in New York and London. Overall, the smartphone brings 4.7-inch Super LCD display that supports 1080p at a density of 468ppi.

Meanwhile, to support performance is also equipped with a quad-core 1.7 GHz Snapdragon S600 and 2GB RAM. By installing the Android 4.1.2 operating system and UI is also typical of the new HTC, the HTC Sense 5.

Some of the features that are offered them, which makes the display Blinkfeed HTC home screen to move and display information similar to Live Tiles in Windows Phone 8.

To support the 4 megapixel camera aperture 28mm F2.0 lens at the belakng and 2.1 megapixel camera on the front. Any new technology has to offer, what HTC calls UltraPixel. Although it only has 4 megapixel camera, but the result of the camera is not lost with 12 megapixel camera

Galaxy S IV will be Released on March 14th

Once exposed to so many rumors, finally the official launch date Samsung Galaxy S IV are known. Galaxy S Series "flagship" fourth generation will be introduced at an event on March 14, 2013, in New York, USA.

This was revealed directly by representatives of Samsung, Chenny Kim, told Reuters on Monday (25/02/2013).

This will be the launch of the Galaxy S series of smartphones first in the U.S., after three years before, the device is a lot more done in parts of Europe.

Samsung itself has sent a number of invitations to the media that beruliskan 'Samsung Unpacked', similar to that used to send invitations for the launch of Galaxy S III almost a year ago.

For the record, for the first time introduced the Samsung Galaxy S at the CTIA event in the U.S. (2010), followed by the Galaxy S II at the Mobile World Congress, Spain (2011), and the Galaxy S III in London (2012).

"We introduced the Galaxy S III in London last year, and this time we changed the launchpad (to New York). Decision was taken after we received so many requests from the U.S. mobile operator to introduce the Galaxy S IV in the country," said JK Shin , head of Samsung's mobile division.

Galaxy S IV were already starting to gadgets that are often discussed, especially in terms of specifications that he has put on 8 core processor, 2 GB RAM, 13 MP camera, and a 5 inch screen resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. This phone is also already using the latest version of Android 4.2.2.

Galaxy S IV is known by the code name GT-I9500. The device is rumored to be equipped with screens measuring 5 inch Super AMOLED type full-HD. The screen is touted to save the power consumption up to 25 percent.

Sensor 13 MP camera and equipped with 2600 mAh battery capacity. Unfortunately, Samsung has not yet implemented the unibody design of the Galaxy S IV.

Rumor also said the Galaxy S IV will have the ability to charge the battery without the intermediary cable, wireless charging alias. This wireless charging technology uses induction method, which in this case rear panel of the phone to be designed specifically.

Slate 7, HP's First Android Tablet

Companies from the United States, Hewlett Packard (HP), decided to re-present in the tablet device market. On this occasion, the company from the land of Uncle Sam was already preparing a tablet called the Slate 7 that uses the operating system of Android.

Wrapped in stainless steel and plastic material 7-inch, 7 Slate weighs 368 grams and 10.7 mm thick. Touch screen type LCD supports a resolution of 1024 x 800 pixels. It runs the Android operating system version 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean).

Performance is supported by a dual-core processor ARM Cortex-A9 speed of 1.6 GHz and 1 GB RAM. The internal memory of 8GB is only offered, but can be expanded with additional microSD external memory card.

There are two cameras in Slate 7, a 3MP rear and front bersensor bersensor VGA. HP gives the sensation of stereo loudspeakers BeatsAudio claimed voting details and a more pronounced bass boom

Facing a lot of competition in front of the tablet such as the Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7, the company hopes to compete by presenting the most competitive price. With the price of USD169, 99 for the U.S. market, Slate 7 trying to bring a premium experience for its users.

Quoted from Mashable, Monday (25/02/2013), this tablet features the Beats Audio speakers for added comfort from the sound side, micro-USB port, soft-touch gently on the back, up to two 3 MP resolution camera on the back and VGA on the front. Although the specifications of the Slate 7 is felt not too special, this tablet still includes competitive rival views of the selling price of the device.

Samsung Showed Off Galaxy Note 8.0

Samsung shows tablet Galaxy Note 8 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, 2013, Saturday (23/2/2013). The presence of Galaxy Note 8 will be a direct competitor the Apple iPad Mini, given relatively the same size. 

However, Samsung has officially announced the availability and the price of these devices for the global market.

Galaxy Note 8.0 true presence could be felt around the arena MWC is touted as a venue for a party of mobile phones in the world and takes place in Barcelona, Spain.

Where there is a spot which became the marketing campaign this 8-inch screen device. Even a number of existing media directly sampled Galaxy Note 8.0.

Design Galaxy Note 8 has a thickness of 7.95 mm and weighs 338 grams. If the screen size of 7.9-inch iPad Mini, the Galaxy Note 8 armed with the right-sized 8-inch 1280 x 800 pixel resolution 189 pixels per inch ketajam. Like the Galaxy Note in general, the new tablet is also equipped with S-Pen stylus.

In terms of performance, the Galaxy Note 8 reinforced with quad-core Exynos processor speed of 1.6 GHz and 2GB RAM. The operating system Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) have embedded in them.

There are two internal memory options offered, ie 16GB and 32GB. Media storage can be expanded with a MicroSD card. Sensor 5MP rear camera mounted on Galaxy Note 8, and a 1.2 MP front camera.

Available GSM SIM card slot to connect to 3G internet network. In addition, the Galaxy Note 8 also supports WiFi wireless networking, Bluetooth, GPS, and can be used as WiFi Hotspot.

Samsung itself has not been willing to further the story about the sale price. Including when it will be officially sold in the market. Leak is in the second quarter of 2013, so the possibility in April to June.