New Nokia Lumia 729 review with Windows Phone 8 and has a 4.3" display

Nokia Lumia 625

Features:

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

• BATTERY

Talk time:
23.40 hours
the average is 11 h (650 min)

• Talk time (3G):

13.40 hours
the average is 10 h (582 min)

• Stand-by time (3G):

21.7 days (520 hours)
the average is 24 days (564 h)

• Capacity:

2000 mAh

• Wireless charging:

Optional

• HARDWARE

System chip:
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

• Processor:

Dual core, 1000 MHz, Krait

• Graphics processor:

Adreno 305
System memory:
512 MB RAM

• Built-in storage:

8 GB

• Storage expansion:

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB

• CAMERA

Camera:
Yes

• Flash:

LED

• Features:

Auto focus, Touch to focus, Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Geo tagging, Panorama

• Camcorder:

1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)

• Features:

Video calling
Front-facing camera:
Yes

• MULTIMEDIA

Music player:
Filter by:
Album, Artist, Playlists
Features:
Album art cover, Background playback
Speakers:
Earpiece, Loudspeaker
YouTube player:
Yes
INTERNET BROWSING
Browser:
Internet Explorer 10
Built-in online services support:
YouTube (upload), Picasa
TECHNOLOGY
CDMA:
800, 1900 MHz
Data:
EV-DO
Positioning:
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Navigation:
Turn-by-turn navigation

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New Nokia Lumia 625 best and cheapest phone in Lumia Range 2013 to 2014.

Nokia Lumia 625 is coming to market with a 4.7 inch 480 x 800 resolution screen (WVGA) with a 201ppi pixel density. The glass is enhanced for better viewing under the sun. A dual-core 1.2GHz processor drives the handset. 512MB of RAM is onboard and there is 8GB of native storage which can be expanded by as much as 64GB using the microSD slot. The rear-facing 5MP snapper can capture video in 1080p @ 30fps while there is a VGA front-facing camera. A 2000mAh battery keeps the lights on.

The rumors were true. Nokia's revealed its biggest phone to date, with a screen measuring in at 4.7 inches. It's the Lumia 625, and it joins a series that has grown a fair bit since the Lumia 620 launched earlier this year. Compared to that earlier phone, the 625 keeps the same resolution (a slightly pixelated 800 x 480), but bumps the processing power up to a dual-core Snapdragon S4. Despite that hulking LCD screen, however, it's still thinner than the Lumia 920 at 9.15mm (0.36 inches). It's a Nokia smartphone, so there are plenty of HSPA radio gadgetry to keep the global fanbase happy. What's more -- and this is rare for an entry-level Lumia -- it also has LTE. Specifically, we're looking at the British EE-friendly Band 3 option here, alongside Bands 7 and 10. 

About lumia 625 by our experts or authors Rajjaiswal.

This phone is also have great features.

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Alienware 17 gaming laptop with a haswell processor first look or review with its features and price details.

The spec alone is mouth-watering, with a quad-core i7-4800MQ processor running at 2.7GHz, 16GB of memory and a high-performance GeForce GTX 780M with 4GB of video memory.
There's a 250GB SSD that acts as the boot drive – allowing it to boot in just 10 seconds from fully off - and a conventional 750GB hard drive for storing games and other files. Our review unit was equipped with Windows 8, but you can opt for Windows 7 at the same price if you prefer.
The 17.3-inch screen has a full HD resolution (1920x1080) and provides a very bright, clear image with great viewing angles and a welcome matt-finish that helps to reduce reflections and glare.
The Klipsch-designed speakers are a cut above average too – they still lack bass, but they do create a fuller sound and produce more volume than most laptop speakers.
The size of the screen means that there's plenty of room for a large, comfortable keyboard and touchpad, and the Alienware 17 is built like a tank so it'll certainly withstand the rigors of keyboard-pounding gaming sessions.
As with all Alienware laptops, there's plenty of eye-candy thanks to the AlienFX software that allows you to customise the colour of the backlight on the keyboard. Even the touchpad glows too, which we think looks rather good.
There's a slot-loading DVD drive and a multitude of connectivity options, including both HDMI input and output, Mini DisplayPort and the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi – although, of course, you'll need a matching 802.11ac router to benefit from those faster wireless speeds.
Alienware 17 review
Performance is predictably impressive, and the Alienware 17's score of 6332 on the general-purpose PC Mark 7 benchmark was one of the highest we've ever seen. Gamers won't be disappointed either, as it breezed through our Stalker test at 1280x720 resolution with almost 130fps. It didn't lose many frames when we stepped the resolution right up to 1920x1080, still managing almost 120fps. See also: The 8 best laptops of 2013.
The two large air-vents on the back had us a little worried at first, but even after several hours of running various tests there was only a mildly warm flow of air from the vents and virtually no noise from the internal cooling fans. Visit Alienware M17x review.
Plus, despite the size of the screen, the glowing eye-candy and high performance, the power-sipping Core i7 processor still managed to provide an improvement in battery life. The previous Ivy Bridge version from Alienware that we reviewed earlier this year could only manage 2.5 hours of streaming video from BBC iPlayer, but that has now been extended to 4.25 hours – an increase of more than an hour and a half. See Group test: what's the best high-end laptop?
Mind you, battery life isn't a major consideration for a laptop like this. The Alienware 17 weighs over four kilos – almost four times the weight of Sony's ultra-portable Vaio Pro 13 – and is a chunky 50mm thick, so it's obviously going to spend most of its life sitting on a desk within arm's length of a power socket.
Although its specification and performance are impressive, the eye-watering price will put it way beyond the reach of most people. In fact, the Ivy Bridge model mentioned earlier provided only slightly worse performance and costs around £1800, so you're certainly paying a premium for the luxury of the latest Intel and nVidia processors.

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New Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211 and 311 review and first look with price details and specification.

Galaxy Tab 3 211 and 311

At the Samsung event today, the South Korean giant launched three models in its Galaxy Tab 3 range. We take a look at what features these devices offer.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211 and 311: First Impressions


Samsung added three new tablets to its Tablet 3 portfolio today, the Tab 3 211, Tab 3 311 and Tab 3 310. The Tab 3 311 and Tab 3 310 have identical specifications, where the former is the Wi-Fi only variant,, and the latter the Wi-Fi +3G one.

Starting with the specifications of the Galaxy Tab 3 211, the device boasts of Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity and is priced at Rs. 17,745. It has 7-inch display with a 1024x600 pixel resolution and is powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU coupled with 1GB of RAM. The device has 8GB built-in storage expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card. The rear of the tablet has a 3MP camera and the front has a 1.3MP camera for video chatting. The device is 9.9mm in thickness and weighs a mere 304grams. A 4000mAh battery powers the package which Samsung claims will support the device for up to 20 hours of talk time.

If you are someone who has used the Galaxy Tab 2, and if you are handed the Tab 3, you won’t notice a world of difference. The form factor of both the devices is the same and the Tab 3 211 has slightly better specifications. The device doesn’t support the ability to run two apps in multi-window, something we are using to doing on smaller screen devices such as the Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Note II and more. The 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 is an incremental upgrade when compared to the Tab 2. It is lighter and thinner but the difference isn’t noticeable to the naked eye.



Apart from TouchWiz UI, Samsung apps and the usual Samsung shenanigans, Samsung has introduced My Services. My Services offers users services such as My Education, My Offers, My Games, My Music, My Movies and My Education.

My Education: This service gives you access to educational content ranging from pre-school, school, high school, and even content for competitive exams. Students will have access to 2000 e-books and 1000 learning videos for students. You can read a sample of the educational content or purchase it with the simple click of the button.

My Music and My Movies: You have access to a large library of movies and music to choose from. You can access this content with “coins” each movie or song costs a certain number of coins. To put this in real world value, one coin is equal to one rupee.

My Offers: My Offers gives users access to deals and schemes available at stores listed near you. While using the app at the event, we saw that there were a few deals available on electronic items available at a near by Reliance Digital. The app features deals from 350+ brands and 25000+ merchants in India.
Moving on to the 8-inch tablet, the device is available in tow variants – Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi+3G priced at Rs. 21,945 and Rs. 25,725 respectively. The specifications of both the tablets are identical. At the event, only the 8-inch Wi-Fi+3G version was showed off.

The Galaxy Tab 3 311 has an 8-inch display with a 1280x800 pixel resolution. Under the hood, it has a dual-core 1.5GHz processor along with 1.5GB of RAM. The rear of the tablet has a 5MP shooter and the front has a 1.3MP camera. It has 16GB built-in storage expandable up to 64GB via a microSD card. A 4,450mAh battery powers the entire package. The tablet is quite comfortable to hold and is very reminiscent of the Note 510. It doesn’t have Samsung’s S Pen stylus.




The tablet supports multi-window, which is to say that you can access two apps simultaneously on the large 8-inch display. The 8-inch Galaxy Tab also houses an IR blaster and can be used as a universal remote. In terms of connectivity options, you have the microUSB port at the bottom and the headphones jack at the top. The right houses the power button along with the volume rocker and the SIM card and MicroSD card slot rest on the left. The bottom of the tablet houses the two speakers as well. Apart from the standard QWERTY keypad, the tablet also has the ability to recognise your handwriting.

In our initial experience with the tablet, we found it to function quite smoothly, although we’re not sure what sort of market positioning Samsung is aiming for with the Tab 3 311, considering the Note 510 is available for Rs. 28,599 and is a much better proposition.

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Panasonic p51 PRICE DETAILS AND FEATURES.

First attempts at a new gadget category are usually disappointing, or have far too many rough edges for comfort. However, the fact that the Panasonic P51 does well on both those fronts gives it a rather solid platform to build on. For a first effort, we are very impressed, and things can only get better from here on in.
Specification:

1. Processor: MediaTek MT6589 quad core @ 1.2GHz
2. RAM: 1GB
3. Storage: 4GB internal + microSD slot
4. Display: 5-inch IPS LCD (1280 x 720 pixels)
5. Camera: 8MP
6. Battery: 2500 mAh
7. OS: Android 4.2

Build & Design
Straight out-of-the-box, the Panasonic P51 does have a rather big footprint, perceptibly so, once you use similar 5-inch display size phones like the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC Butterfly. However, the blame for that can be put squarely at the thick bezel around the display. Any thinner, and this would have been of similar thickness as the aforementioned phones. But, the width cannot take away from the fact that the P51 is a very thin smartphone. Despite the thick bezels, the P51 still is very much pocketable and partly manageable for single hand use, with the slimness being a saving grace.



All in all, the Panasonic P51 is built very well, with good quality materials used. The non-slippery finish on the battery cover helps with the grip. Two finish options are offered with the colour of your choice – the white one has an enamel finish while the dark option gets the soft feel finish back. The battery itself is sealed away, and all slots are on the spines – the two SIM slots and the memory card slot. This is the first dual-SIM phone with micro SIM slots.

While the Panasonic P51 is big, it does feel a lot better built than some of the rivals vying for money in the same price bracket. Feels premium to hold, and all said and done, feels more expensive than it actually is. From some angles, I personally feel it has shades of the HTC One X+’s design! And that is a good thing.



Features & Performance
Let us start with one of the aspects that immediately impress - the Panasonic P51’s 5-inch display. This piece of real estate is the IPS LCD type, with the native resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Text rendering is a bit of a mixed bag. The rendering and crispness on web pages when zoomed does have some noise around it. Zooming in a bit makes it very readable and sharp. For reading something like an SMS, the readability is very good. Impressive colour richness is very good for multimedia consumption. The display handles HD videos fairly well, with viewing angles that are wider than usual with most phones. The display has the DragonTrail scratchproof glass layer, working with the same principles as the much more popular variants of Gorilla Glass. Nevertheless, we would still be careful and not keep pens or coins in the same pocket as the phone.



Panasonic hasn’t messed around too much with the Android Jelly Bean UI on the P51, except custom icons. The skin, unlike Samsung’s TouchWiz or HTC’s Sense, is fairly minimal. We appreciate this aspect, because quite honestly, UI skins do hamper performance to a certain extent. Honestly, the icons don’t feel very slick or smooth, and a little finesse next time would go a long way in improving this aspect of the experience.



The specifications are fairly standard for a phone that costs this much. The Panasonic P51 is powered by a MediaTek MT6589 quad core processor clocking at 1.2GHz and is paired with 1GB of RAM. In line with the hardware powering the device, the performance is fairly acceptable. Open a bunch of Social Networking and IM apps in the background, and the P51 goes along merrily without slowing down. Boot up time is fairly quick, and apps load quickly. The fact that the phone doesn’t get bogged down by background app load did mean that at times, we didn’t even realize there were 5-6 apps open in the background. Games play without any issues, but there will be the occasion stutter in the Real Racing 3 gameplay. The camera is usable for shots taken in good light, but low light shots are disappointing. Good enough for uploading pictures from that party, on FB, without any issues.



The only issue with the Panasonic P51’s specs is that the phone comes with 4GB of RAM, with the additional microSD slot for memory expansion. While expansion is fine, just 4GB of internal storage is a bit of a downer, and at least 8GB is expected in line with the trends that smartphones are now setting.

The Panasonic P51 is the first dual-SIM phone with both microSIM slots. One SIM slot will handle 3G connectivity, and the other is restricted to just 2G networks. Call quality is indeed very good, on both SIMs. Battery life, at medium usage, will get you through a day easily. However, for those You Tube or gaming sessions, drain will be quite quick. The good thing is, the P51 doesn’t heat up when really stressed, something that even a lot more expensive smartphones cannot boast of!



Bottom Line
For what is Panasonic’s first serious effort at making a proper smartphone, the P51 is a very good device. The performance is stable, but the real attractions are the good display and the relatively untouched user interface, leaving it as close to pure Android as possible. The dual-SIM feature is a major added advantage, for someone who doesn’t like carrying two phones. For the sake of alternatives, it is a toss-up between this and the Samsung Galaxy Grand.
While the Panasonic P51 is a very impressive smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Grand would still be the more popular choice, and the reasons being simple. First, This is Panasonic’s first serious smartphone effort, and we don’t know how quickly software and OS updates will be released and second, Samsung has a much better accessory ecosystem that will be a tough act for Panasonic to replicate.

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Micromax canvas 4 review.

Micromax finally lifted the curtains from its much-awaited Canvas 4 smartphone. We spent some time with the device. Here are our first impressions of the features the smartphone brings to the table.
Micromax today announced the Canvas 4 smartphone. The device will be available to consumers this weekend for Rs. 17,999. We had some hands on time with the Canvas 4 at the launch event. Here are our first impressions of the smartphone.

The specifications of the Micromax Canvas 4 are pretty much what we expected of the device. It has a 5-inch IPS display with a 1280x720 pixel resolution. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM and supports 16GB of built-in storage. You can add an additional 32GB of storage via a microSD card. The rear of the smartphone has a 13MP camera and the front has a 5MP camera. A 2000mAh battery powers the entire package. Straight out-of-the-box, the smartphone runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean. The smartphone boasts of dual-SIM capabilities.

One of the biggest problems with budget smartphones is that they don’t offer an OTA update feature. Micromax says it has addressed this problem with the Canvas 4, which has the ability to receive updates over the air.
Coming to the build of the Canvas 4, we it has changed from its predecessor, the Canvas HD, but not very dramatically. The face of the smartphone looks just like the Canvas HD, while the side of the smartphone has an aluminium finish very reminiscent of the iPhone 4. The rear panel has a plastic finish and at the event, there were two colours on display – white and dark grey. The white one looked a little cheap compared to the dark grey one. The device is still a fingerprint magnet. In terms of the connectivity options, we have the volume rocker to the left, the right has the power button, the top has the headphones jack and the bottom has the microUSB port – fairly standard.

Okay, so the Canvas 4’s hardware hasn’t been upgraded much when compared to the Canvas HD, but Micromax has added a slew of features to the smartphone to justify the Rs. 18,000 price point. To start with, you can blow on the display or shake the phone to unlock it. Before you ask, yes, this feature works. We tried it at the launch event. It looks quite odd, as though you are about to kiss the smartphone but it works nonetheless. Another addition to the functionality of the phone is that you will be able to use the touchscreen while wearing gloves. Whether this works as well as it did on the Lumia 920 is something we will comment on once we have the smartphone in for review.
Apart from adding a number of filters to the Canvas 4’s camera, a few nifty features have been added. You have the usual array of shooting modes and panorama. An interesting thing is that you not only have access to horizontal, but vertical panorama as well. You also have a burst mode with the ability to click 99 images.

One feature that we really liked on Samsung smartphones is the ability to watch a video in “pop out” mode on the display and continue working in the background. This feature has been brought to the Micromax Canvas 4. You can continue watching a video in a small window and check your mail, sent a text or browse the Internet in the background.

Speaking about added features to the regular video playback capabilities, one of the features that NEVER worked for me on the Samsung Galaxy S4 was Smart Pause. Why? Because I wear glasses and the smartphone apparently couldn’t detect my eyes – a frustrating experience. The Canvas 4 has brought this “Smart Pause” feature and I have to say at the event, it worked quite well for me. Every time I looked away from the smartphone, the video would pause. The final verdict of this feature will be given once we have the smartphone in our hands for review.
In the Canvas 4’s gallery app, you also have the ability to watch a preview of the video when it is in a thumbnail. No need to wave your finger of the display to see the video as you do on the S4. The thumbnail gives you a playback of the video as and when the thumbnail is on the display.
While watching a video on Canvas 4, you have access to the brightness as well as volume controls on the display itself. Just swipe your finger on the display and you can control the brightness as well as the volume.
You also have access to a bunch of gesture controls on the Canvas 4. To start with, you can simply flip the phone on its face if you don’t want to attend a call. Flipping it over during the call switches on the loud speaker. Putting the phone to your ear when a contact is open on the display dials that contact. We have seen these gesture controls before and it is nice to see Micromax implement them on the Canvas 4.
Apart from access to the Google Play store, you have access to a lot of Micromax content such as the M! Zone+, M!Live, gaming hub and more.

So, yes, the hardware of the smartphone isn’t really a revolution in the budget space, as we were expecting from the Canvas 4. Does this justify the 18,000-price point? We aren’t sure, but as of now the Canvas 4 feels like old wine in a new bottle. How this fares in the market is something we will comment on once we have reviewed the smartphone.
Just to put things into perspective regarding the specifications of the smartphone, here is a quick specs comparison between the Canvas 4, Karbonn Smart Titanium S9, Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro and the Xolo X1000. 

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New leaked images of LG Optimus G2 Latest 2013.

New leaked images of LG Optimus G2 confirm on-screen buttons
New images of the next flagship LG smartphone have surfaced on the web.
Details about LG's next flagship smartphone, dubbed as the Optimus G2, have once again surfaced on the web. According to new leak images, the smartphone has button-less front and thin bezels. The information is in line with the previous rounds of rumours of on-screen buttons.

LG has already confirmed it is developing successor to its popular Optimus G smartphone. The Optimus G2 is believed to serve as the basis of the next gen Nexus smartphone – like Optimus G is for the Nexus 4. LG, however, has stated it won't launch the Nexus 5, but reports say the phone is already in the works.

The LG Optimus G2 is said to come with a 5.2-inch full HD display with 423 ppi density. The recent leaked benchmark results show the phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 800 chipset and 2GB of RAM. It is likely to sport 13 MP camera along with Optical Image Stabilization.

The leaked images show the camera module along with a single LED flash and a set of buttons for + and -, which are supposed to be camera-related functions. The keys are placed on the camera-protective slide-down cap. Check out the new leaked images of the Optimus G2 below:

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