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Friday, June 29, 2012

Apple iPhone 3GS (AT&T)

Apple's iPhone 3GS may look like its 3G, its predecessor, but it's a much larger upgrade under the hood than its physical appearance gives it credit for. The company stuck with the crowd-pleasing design of the 3G, but make no mistake, that S stands for speed.
The iPhone 3GS comes equipped with a processor and graphic update that makes the device twice as fast as the 3G, loading web pages faster than ever before and providing an email experience that rivals the very best BlackBerry has to offer. The 3GS also comes equipped with a video camera for shooting VGA quality video in portrait or landscape mode.
Apple's iPhone and 3G gave users the best web browsing experience on the market with Safari, touch controls and pinch to zoom. The speed of the 3GS truly brings the browser to a new level, stripping away glitchy behavior and lag time while loading web pages at a faster clip allowing richer web browsing experience.
Aside from the hardware improvements making existing software in iOS better, it also opens the door for new opportunities within the user interfaces. Cut, copy and paste is finally here, and although it may have taken longer than it should have, the mechanic works just as well in iOS as it does in its Android and BlackBerry counterparts.
Although the 3GS may not seem like as big a leap forward as the 3G, buyers will likely be surprised at the performance difference between the two models after spending some time with Apple's latest handset. Loading web pages, booting apps and even making notes all feel like much more of a chore on the 3G, while the 3GS handles all of that and more with ease.
In addition to being an upgrade to the 3G, the 3GS just further separates Apple's smartphone from the rest of the market right now. HTC's Touch Cruise and Samsung Instinct are two other devices that attempt to be ambitious with touch-screen designs, but ultimately do not have the hardware or software for anyone to even declare that they're in the same league as the 3GS.
The iPhone 3GS may not light up consumers� eyeballs because it features the same physical design as the 3G, but it's a joy to use and truly the next step in smartphone performance at a time when everyone else is still at least three or four behind. View the original article here

Apple iPhone 4 (AT&T)

The iPhone 4. The very words inspire controversy, excitement and anticipation, but after a quick stop at bar in California and few thousand Internet rumors later the device is finally here and it's features the biggest changes to Apple's smartphone yet.
In the first major design shift since the iPhone 3G in 2008, Apple decided to reinvent the wheel with the iPhone 4, as the front and back of the device are made up entirely of gorilla glass while a redesigned stainless steel antenna wraps around the outside of the device to bind it all together. However, even though we may have been tipped off to much of this thank to Internet leaks, Apple had an ace in the hole, a Retina display.
Get used to the term, because the Retina display is the single greatest screen to ever grace a mobile device. Apple coined the term because the pixel density is so high on the iPhone that it's impossible to decipher a single one with the human eye. Looking at the iPhone lock screen is like looking at an illuminate piece of 3.5-inch paper, and it's so cool you may never get used to it.
The whole package makes for a stunning device to look at and hold in your hand, far outclassing other top-of-the-line smartphones on the market like the HTC Droid Incredible and LG Ally, which are made almost entirely of plastic.
After getting a sense of the look and feel of the device it's almost easy to forget that its hardware and software take it places smartphones have never been before. An updated A4 processor takes performance to a new level and opens the door for developers to raise the bar in mobile apps, and a gyroscope offers three-dimensional movements with six-axis controls for games to take advantage of with new gameplay mechanics.
Apple has also upgraded the camera to an impressive 5-megapixels with a lens that is capable of capturing beautiful 720p video.
But wait, there's one more thing. The iPhone 4 also sports a front-facing camera that allows users of the device to video chat, Facetime, with each other over a Wi-Fi connection. It's kind of a bummer that it can't be done over your carriers' 3G network, but Apple has not ruled out that possibility in the future.
At a time where the HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy and Motorola Droid have all emerged to become worthy threats to the iPhone, Apple has truly thrown down the gauntlet with the iPhone 4. Is it perfect? No. But it's damn close. It's the best smartphone ever made. View the original article here

Apple iPhone 4 (CDMA) (Verizon)

Released for Verizon, the Apple iPhone 4 is a glass and stainless steel that measures just 9.3 millimeters in width -- 24 percent thinner than the existing 3GS. It also has a higher-resolution 3.5-inch touch screen display that renders text and images for amazing clarity -- 78 percent sharper than the iPad. The iPhone 4 also has a highly-anticipated front-facing camera, which can be used for videoconferencing, in addition to one on the back. A new gyroscope offers three dimensional movements with six-axis controls, perfect for gaming. Additional features include dual-microphones, 802.11n Wi-Fi, high-speed HSDPA Internet and integration with iBooks and iAds. View the original article here

Apple iPhone 4S (AT&T / Sprint / Verizon)

Apple's iPhone 4S comes with all the features customers want in a smartphone, but unlike its predecessors, there's little about it that has its competitors looking on with a jealous eye.
The iPhone 4S features an A5 dual-core processor that has seven times the graphical capability of the A4 chip in the iPhone 4 and can perform tasks up to twice as fast. Apple also upgraded the camera to an 8-megapixel lens capable of shooting 1080p video.
Apple is also launching iCloud alongside the device. A free new service that keeps all of users iOS devices in sync with each other, from their apps to music, photos and contacts.
The biggest addition to the 4S, however, is Siri, a new "personal assistant" that users can activate by holding down the home button. Siri responds to users' voice commands like "how is the weather?" and "where is the nearest gas station?" Overall, Siri is one of the most advanced voice command systems on the market today, but it is far from perfect, or even complete, as Apple itself admitted the version in the 4S is a beta.
Let's get this out of the way; the iPhone 4S is a great phone. It's easily one of the two or three best phones on the market right now, but it's not light years ahead of its peers in the same way its predecessors have been before it. Apple is marketing the device around Siri, and while the feature is welcome, it's nowhere near as strong as the advances that have headlined past iterations of the device.
The 4S is also going up against far greater competition than any of its predecessors. The Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC Rezound, Motorola Droid Razr and the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus all compare favorably to the device. Each of those handsets features a larger screen than the 4S, and with the promise of the Android 4.0 operating system, the software advantage Apple has held for years with iOS may not be as large as it was in years past.
For customers comfortable with iOS and looking to take advantage of iCloud, the 4S is still a fantastic device, even without reaching the high bar Apple has set for itself. However, for those who have been upgrading their iPhones every year like clockwork, the 4S may be the device customers want to skip. Perhaps save your money for next year's new iPhone, or maybe put it towards something else altogether, after all, there are some nice options. View the original article here

Samsung Stratosphere (Verizon)

Released for Verizon, the Samsung Stratosphere is a 4G LTE device with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The device runs on Verizon's LTE network, for download speeds of 5 to 12-megabits per second and upload speeds of 2 to 5-megabits. The Stratosphere is powered by Android 2.3 software and offers a 1-gigahertz chip for speedier performance when viewing clips and playing games on its large 4.0-inch touch screen display. Users can also share 4G with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices. In addition, the Stratosphere features a 5.0-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel lens for video chat. View the original article here

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Motorola Droid 4 (Verizon)

Released for Verizon, the Motorola Droid 4 is the world's thinnest 4G QWERTY smartphone. The Android 2.3 device features a laser-cut, five-row, LED backlit keyboard for faster typing and a powerful 1.2-gigahertz chip with 1 gigabytes of RAM for smooth access to apps and games. In addition, the Droid 4 runs on Verizon's faster LTE network for speedy downloads and video and music streaming capabilities.

Features

Large 4-inch qHD touch screen with slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Runs on Android 2.3.5 'Gingerbread' software, upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the second quarter of 2012
Access Verizon's faster 4G LTE network
Integrated 8.0-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, and 1080p high-definition DVD-quality recording -- a second 1.3-megapixel lens for video chat
Runs on a 1.2-gigahertz dual-core processor with 1-gigabyte of RAM and 16-gigabytes of internal memory, with support for up to 32-gigabyte microSD card
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HTC Titan 2 (AT&T)

Released for AT&T, the HTC Titan 2 is one of the first devices to run on Windows Phone 7.5 software. It offers a top-of-the-line 16-megapixel camera with a wide-angle lens and a backside-illuminated sensor for improved low-light performance, as well as a second 1.3-megapixel lens for video chat. In addition, the Titan 2 offers a larger 4.7-inch touch screen, ideal for watching streaming video downloaded with AT&T's 4G LTE service. The Titan 2 runs on a 1.5-gigahertz chip for smooth performance and comes with 16-gigabytes of storage.