Samsung Epic 4G has just been launched by Sprint, and for those who are not familiar with the name, it is actually the renamed device of Samsung Galaxy S Pro.
Anyway, the Samsung Epic 4G is obviously the second 4G-enabled phone available after the HTC EVO 4G, and the first one ever created by Samsung. Within the next few months, I think we will see more 4G phones coming out, as the race to the next generation of connectivity is starting.
Judging from the specs and features, this one is also a promising smartphone… Ok so here are the Samsung Galaxy S Pro a.k.a. Samsung Epic 4G specs and features:
Network: CDMA 1900/800 MHz
OS: Android 2.1 with TouchWiz 3.0
124.8 x 64.6 x 14.2 mm
155 g
4 Inch Super AMOLED
Slider QWERTY keyboard
3.5 mm stereo headset jack
1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird application processor
512MB, 1GB ROM
Memory Card Slot up to 32GB
5 MegaPixels with autofocus, LED flash
HD video recording, 720p
secondary camera (VGA)
GPS and Bluetooth
WiFi
Unfortunately, there are no information on the Samsung Galaxy S Pro a.k.a. Samsung Epic 4G price yet, but we’ll sure update this news when we found out about the Epic 4G Price. Stay tuned.
After the launch of the first 4G phone in the world HTC EVO 4G earlier this month, Sprint is moving forward pretty quickly by releasing their next 4G phone, now in slider form. The second 4G phone and the first 4G slider phone is called Samsung Epic 4G, and according to our sources the Samsung Epic 4G will come to Sprint soon. How soon? well, they said it’s gonna be “in the coming months.”
Regarding the Samsung Epic 4G specs and features, it seems that the phone will come with a pretty similar features compared to the HTC EVO 4G, with some nice addition of super AMOLED touchscreen (4 inches wide) and a QWERTY keyboard. So for those who isn’t a fan of HTC EVO 4G’s virtual QWERTY keyboard now have the Epic 4G as the alternative.
Here is the list of Samsung Epic 4G specs and features (according to the recent news and rumors)
1GHz Hummingbird processor
5 megapixel camera with LED flash along with 720p video recording
VGA front-facing camera
WiMAX (4G) and EV-DO Rev. A connectivity
WiFi
4 inches of super AMOLED touchscreen
QWERTY keyboard
customized Android 2.1 OS.
The Samsung Epic 4G specs and features are not confirmed yet, but we’re pretty sure that the real Epic 4G will likely sports the specs and features mentioned above. Stay tuned for updated news about this Epic 4G
Our folks at gsmarena just recently released their Sony Ericsson Vivaz review, and I’m here to bring you the summarized review of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz. First of all, before we enter the review part, let’s take a brief look on the Sony Ericsson Vivaz specs and features:
Here are the Sony Ericsson Vivaz specs and features:
3.2″ 16M-color resistive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution
8 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, face and smile detection, geotagging and touch focus
HD 720p video recording @ 24fps with continuous auto focus
Symbian OS 9.4 S60 5th, topped with a custom-brewed homescreen and media menu
microSD card slot (up to 16GB, 8GB card in the box)
Built-in accelerometer
Turn-to-mute
TV out
Stereo FM Radio
microUSB and stereo Bluetooth v2.0
Web browser has full Flash support
Preinstalled Wisepilot navigation software
Office document viewer
Decent audio quality
Sony Ericsson Vivaz Design review
Sony Ericsson Vivaz has a standard design for a touchscreen phone. It has a large touchscreen display with nHD resolution (360 x 640 pixels) and three buttons bellow. Compared to the Sony ericsson Satio, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is pretty similar but the top and bottom part is more curved. The material used for the Vivaz’s case is mostly plastics, but surprisingly it is very good and solid. All in all, it’s a well-built handset using quality plastics. Compact and lightweight, the Vivaz is a very friendly device, and beautifully styled too.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz Display review
As we’ve mentioned before, the 3.2″ resistive touchscreen has 640 x 360 pixel resolution and 16 Million colors. It has nice picture quality with excellent contrast for a TFT unit. Resistive displays generally need more pressure to get a click registered. As we found out though, the Vivaz screen response is excellent. The resistive technology is certainly not a drawback here. Unfortunately, the sunlight legibility is poor – the Vivaz does slightly better than the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, which has a screen with the same size, resolution and touch technology.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz User Interface (UI) Review
Checkout the video below
Sony ericsson Vivaz loud speaker and audio review
Our folks at gsmarena have conducted a loudspeaker test for the Vivaz. And the result is not so good. Compared to other phone such as Acer NeoTouch, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, SE Satio, and HTC Touch HD, the sony ericsson vivaz loudspeaker fall behind.
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz isn’t the loudest of them handset as far as headphones volume is concerned. However when subjected to our traditional audio quality test it showed a decent overall performance with even a few excellent marks here and there. The noise level, dynamic range and stereo crosstalk are particularly impressive, while the distortion levels are both pretty decent.
The cut-off extreme bass frequencies are the only slight shortfall of the Vivaz frequency response. However it is excellent for the rest of the audible range so no biggie.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz Camera and Image Review
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz packs an 8-megapixel camera and is capable of taking photos of up to 3264 x 2448 pixels. It also sports a LED flash, but its serves video better than the still images. The interface is quite comfortable. In the options you’ll find several features such as self-timer, white balance, flash on/off, effects, image stabilizer and picture size.
Regarding the image quality, Sony Ericsson Vivaz produces splendid photos. The colors are vibrant and rich (too bad we don’t have the weather to prove it), the amount of resolved detail is very good and the noise levels are low. Overall the image quality is very impressive!
Sony Ericsson Vivaz main disadvantages:
No camera lens protection
No auto mode for the flash/video light
LED flash not powerful enough
The S60 5th edition UI isn’t to the best in class standards
No proximity sensor sensor to lock the screen during a call
No DivX or XviD support out-of-the-box
No smart or voice dialing
No office document editing (without a paid upgrade)
No stereo speakers
No digital compass (magnetometer)
Videocalling uses only the main camera (no secondary one)
Just recently Sprint, collaborating with the Taiwanese cellphone manufacturer LG have released a new QWERTY stylish fashion phone from Lotus series. The phone name is LG Lotus Elite and as you can see from the picture available, it is a clamshell phone with QWERTY keyboard. The Lotus Elite is basically an entry-level fashion phone with some decent specs and features that include:
2.4 inch, 320 x 240, 262K color external display
CDMA/1xRTT connectivity
QWERTY keyboard
Bluetooth with support for A2DP
EV-DO Rev. 0,
GPS with Sprint Navigation,
access to Sprint broadband services like Sprint TV, Sprint Navigation, Sprint Music and Sprint Radio
2 megapixel Camera/Camcorder
Music Player with External Controls
MicroSD expansion (supporting up to 32GB)
Distinctive tattoo design on its black or red casing
The phone will soon be available from Sprint starting from tomorrow and the price will be $99.99 with a new two year service agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate. If you’re asking for other variant of color, a black LG Lotus Elite with the same specs and features will be available on January 14th.
It could be used as your present on the valentine’s day
Hohoho…. it is time for another big news… Did you read my post about the powerful Sony Ericsson Rachael? It is the first Android phone from Sony Ericsson and it packs a great specs, including 1 Ghz of CPU; 8 Mpx camera and the latest Android OS version, the Android 1.5…
This time the Rachael got an official name of XPERIA X3; acccording to an online store named Expansys. They also released the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3/Rachael specs and features, which includes:
Dual-band 3G (900/2100 MHz) with HSDPA 10Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps
4 inches touchscreen display with 800 x 400 pixels
8MP camera with autofocus, image stabilization, face detection, smile shutter, LED flash and VGA video recording.
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11g
A-GPS
Bluetooth 2.1
3.5mm audio jack
E-mail (POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, MS Exchange)
MiniUSB
MicroSDHC card support
Sony Ericsson Rachael / Xperia X3 will have a customized UI on top of Android (probably Android OS 1.5). We might also see the XPERIA X2 and X3 be announced together soon. So cross your fingers and let’s hope for the best
If this rumor is true, things will be very exciting for Android lovers and developers! According to my source, there’s a leaked information on the very first LG Android phone; and the phone name is the LG GW620 Eve! Wow, could it be the first of the 3 android phone they promised to launch this year?
The information on the LG GW620 Eve is still insufficient, but better to have this than nothing, right?
Here are the current available specs and features of the LG GW620 Eve:
320 x 480 pixels resolution display
HSDPA and UMTS
WiFi/WLAN
Full QWERTY keyboard
Touchscreen
No picture is out yet, but stay tune with us to find out more about the first Android Phone from LG
Don’t get too excited, though. Since it is still a rumor. However, if the rumor is true than this might be the Sony Ericsson’s headline of the year The first android phone from the Swedish company name is the Sony Ericsson Rachael
So according to my source, the SE Rachael will use Android platform and will pack an astonishing 1Ghz of CPU and an 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus. The Rachael is also expected to use 7.2 Mbps connectivity, and also will support 3D graphic capabilities.
Based on the picture, there is a standard 3.5mm jack for headset found on the Sony Ericsson Rachael. It also has a pretty large screen, it’s around 4 inches diagonally. Wow that’s LARGE man…. Anyway, have I told you that the Rachael is in XPERIA lines?
UPDATE: it has a real name now; the XPERIA X3! Read specs and features here
Yeah, I know this story is kinda old (well, not so old actually), but I just want to provide more detailed information about the hot Samsung Jet S8000. To date, lucky people in United Kingdom can order the Samsung Jet S8000 that was announced just recently. The Samsung Jet S8000 which has attracted more than 2 million people to pre-order it can now be purchased for free if you are on contract plan with the Vodafone UK. So here’s the contract detail:
£20 monthly for 2-yr contract plan
£25 monthly for 18-month contract plan
£40 monthly for 12-month contract plan
So the phone that was touted by its manufacturer as a phone that is smarter than a smartphone has cool specs and features such as:
3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with 480 x 800 pixels and 16 million colors
Another news about the Dash 3G. Recently T-mobile released the official specs and features of the T-Mobile Dash 3G. As I told you before, the Dash 3G is the first T-Mobile’s 3G-enabled Windows Mobile phone. It is actually kind of nice seeing the new Dash 3G specs; however; in my opinion this handset doesn’t have any other bombastic features besides being the first 3G enabled WinMo phone.
Here’s the pics:
Kinda blurry huh? Don’t worry, I’ve compiled the notable specs and features of the T-Mobile Dash 3G for you. And here’s the list:
size 2.4″x 4.6″x0.5″
weight 4.2 ounces
528MHz processor
Windows Mobile 6.1
Network: 850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100 MHz
QWERTY keyboard
5-way trackball
320×240 pixel color display
talktime 5.5 hrs
standby time 8.3 days
256MB Flash + microSD Card Slot up to 32GB
3G (UMTS) connectivity
Wi-Fi
2 megapixel camera + video recording
So bottom line is…. What do you think? It has a nice processor and connectivity, but lack in other features….
Ok, I know you’ve been drooling for the Samsung Pixon12; but before you buy the Pixon12 with all its glory, it is wise to know other specs of the Samsung M8910 Pixon12 besides of the dazzling 12 megapixel camera:
Camera: 12 megapixel auto focus camera with Power LED flash and xenon flash, wide-angle 28mm lens, object tracking auto focus, automatic lens cover, geo-tagging, image stabilization, Smart Auto mode, face detection, Beauty Shot, Smile Shot and D1 video recording at 30 fps with auto focus and face detection
Misc: Accelerometer for screen auto rotate and turn-to-mute, FM radio with RDS, DivX/XviD video support
Battery: 1000mAh Li-Ion battery
Well, I guess Samsung Pixon12 is not all about camera, huh? other specs and features of the Pixon12 are superb. Can’t wait to see it personally
