by aarohi on January 28, 2013 ·
Micromax’s price graph for the Canvas 2 A110 Superphone has a story to tell. In fact the phone itself is a case study material in itself. Micromax for long has taken the famous and made it for the common man. Be it the Dual SIM phones with Blackberry style QWERTY keyboards. Or WiFi phones below Rs 5,000. But who knew the Canvas 2 A110 would do that to the premium Android phones on offer. Â Costing Rs 10,000 originally and the recent stock shortage pushing the price to as much as Rs 12,000, the A110 is a story of exceptional demand by offering Value for money.
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by aarohi on January 22, 2013 ·
Nokia has been struggling to get traction with its newly acquired smartphone avatar with Microsofts Windows Phone OS. The Finnish manufacturer that ruled the mobile phone market for several years is finding it tough to stay relevant in the smartphone age. Some key launches for Nokia this season are the Windows Phone 8 devices, Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Lumia 820 (check price) and the Nokia Lumia 620. Priced at Rs 25,200 at launch, the Nokia Lumia 820 does its bit when it comes to competing with the Galaxy S2. It gives a 4.3″ screen, 8MP camera, 720p video recording and a 1.5 GHz processor / 1GB RAM duo to support the device. [click to continue…]
by aarohi on January 22, 2013 ·
Samsung is known to take jabs at competitors with aggressive advertising. We have seen enough Galaxy vs iPhone ads and it seems, Samsung is now focusing on the enterprise market and their target is none other than the beleaguered business phone maker, RIM Blackberry! The Ad (video below) shows business users transitioning to touch friendly smartphones instead of typical restricted Blackberry devices. The video does show reality of business users carrying two separate phones, a Blackberry and a personal device and the trend of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).
Samsung has a Galaxy At Work site that describes the SAFE technology that Samsung is pushing for enterprises. Features like Activesync, VPN support and On-device AES 256-bit on the Galaxy S3 and the Note II are highlighted. Here is a video of the Samsung Ad: [click to continue…]
by aarohi on January 15, 2013 ·
Apple is fast losing its magical hold on the smartphone market. Nothing wrong with its products, the iPhone 4s and 5 are brilliant devices and iOS is as reliable and powerful as ever. However the competition isn’t lagging behind like 2008 – 2009. They have caught up with the full touchscreen era and the Galaxies and Ones are selling well, satisfying the consumers for a much lesser cost. Apple remains a premium player, selling the 4S and 4 for a discount and maintaining a premium with the iPhone 5. However, people are skeptical to buy a 2 year old iPhone 4 (even though it is still great to use!). The faster release cycle and plenty of variety provided by Android works for most.
Apple took more than a year to upgrade the iPhone 4 to 4S and shifted its iPhone recycle date from June/July to October. It is probably time to shift back to the WWDC time it seems. There are plenty of reasons for the same. To begin with an Analyst claim of production for 5S starting in March with a 4.8″ screen, we of course do not believe the latter. [click to continue…]
by aarohi on January 14, 2013 ·
Nokia is finally out with its latest Windows Phone offering, the Lumia 920. The Nokia Lumia 920 is selling for Rs 36,500 In India (check latest price) and the same now carries the fate of Nokia’s mobile future. Powered by the latest Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OS, the Lumia 920 features wireless charging, full HD capabilities, a 1.5GHz processor and a 4.5″ full touchscreen.
The highlight of the Lumia 920 of course is the Optical Image Stabilization 8MP camera that reduces shake when shooting action videos, brilliant low light still photos and ability to use the touchscreen with gloves on. Nokia is leaving no stone unturned in touting the camera capabilities of the 920, however the harsh reality remains, the OS that this product ships with isn’t upto the mark yet. It lacks the customizations of Android or the apps strength of iOS. At Rs 36,500, the Lumia 920 is a bit more expensive than the iPhone 4S and somewhat close to the iPhone 5. [click to continue…]
by aarohi on January 14, 2013 ·
Samsung has been on an absolute upswing when it comes to smartphone market. They are already the largest manufacturers of smartphones on the planet and one of the only two companies that make any profits. The other one of course being Apple, Samsung is compared to the success of the iPhone. If it was the iPhone that stole the show in 2007, it is the Samsung Galaxies since 2010. Samsung started its Android march with full force with the Galaxy S in May 2010. They sold roughly 20 million+ of those devices (a dual SIM version of the Galaxy S still sells In India). Samsung has since followed up with two more Galaxy devices, the Galaxy SII and the Galaxy SIII. [click to continue…]
by aarohi on January 3, 2013 ·
Apple is out with its latest iPhone Ad and this one is a dream. Tennis stars Serena & Venus Williams feature in this one, highlighting iPhones Do Not Disturb feature. Apple introduced the Do Not Disturb feature in iOS 6 that allows one to silence all incoming notifications (either calls, messages, emails or anything else) when activated. The feature also allows exceptions from a selected favourite contacts or allow an incoming call if it is repeated within a few minutes. The feature also allows to preset timings when the device should go into Do Not Disturb mode.
Do not disturb is effective, but just that Apple perhaps choose a wrong time to advertise the feature, given that the feature failed to work properly during the new year and is expected to start functioning normally from 7th Jan. For the moment, here is the Ad featuring the Williams sisters.
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by aarohi on December 25, 2012 ·
iPhone OS (or now known as iOS) is without a doubt the most refined, stable and powerful mobile platform in todays age. While Android takes away the masses, anyone who has used both the platforms for a while would easily tell us the difference. But there are things that Android has done and iOS has followed, Notifications Center is one of them. The jailbreaking community had that covered long before Apple brought it in officially. Similarly Windows Phone and the upcoming Blackberry OS revamp; BB 10 has things that Apple could learn from.
iOS has been monotonous with the UI, yet effective. Apple may see a room for disruption, but even if it considers its slow and steady addition of features, there are things that it could do. One example is the camera on BB OS 10, which go to and fro In time after clicking a photo to get the right moment captured. It is a small hack, something that Apple could have done easily and it is much more useful than the Panorama mode that iOS 6 revealed. Here is a video of the BB OS 10 camera in action. [click to continue…]
by aarohi on November 26, 2012 ·
The smartphone wars would continue for years. The OS war is one of the most notorious and long lasting in the history of computer systems. While the industry keeps debating Windows 8 vs Mac OS vs free operating systems like Ubuntu, we wonder if there can be one single option for consumers? No, certainly not. One size wouldn’t fit all.
Coming back to the mobile market, one of the most aggressive debates has been Android vs iOS (iPhone, iPad). While Apple is credited to have re-invented the mobile market with iPhone and later with the iPad, Android commands huge numbers in terms of sales. While iPhone has steadily falled back from its dominant position, iPad continues to be the best selling tablet by far. However with recent surge in Android tablet shipments, it is interesting to note a statistic that often comes around – web usage from Android vs iOS. [click to continue…]
by aarohi on October 26, 2012 ·
Apple launched an iPhone with a larger screen to counter the rage of large screen smartphones started by Android manufacturers. The iPhone 5 features a 4″ screen compared to the 3.5″ screen that its last 5 predecessors carried. Apple also increased the resolution of the screen for the second time on the iPhone, thus maintaining the retina display quality. The iPhone 5 features a 8MP camera, a custom A6 chip from Apple and an aluminum body.
When we look at the competition, the biggest competitor on the Android front for Apple is the Samsung Galaxy SIII. The Galaxy SIII has been on sale for a while., is fairly popular and features a large 4.8″ screen. The camera on the S3 is 8MP and Samsung also puts all its might into the CPU / GPU for the same. Running Android Jelly Bean, Samsung Galaxy SIII is the hot favorite for Android lovers and one of the most premium smartphones for anyone who wants to buy one. Given its positioning, the S3 is the largest competitor for Apple out there. [click to continue…]
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