Sasung Galaxy Trend

Samsung is entering into the low price smartphones competition with Micromax and Karbonn and it is playing dirty!

With the release of the new Samsung galaxy trend, it is clear that the Korean Giant wants to get its competitors to their knees. Samsung galaxy trend is the decent most phone currently reviewed and comes at a price so cheap that feels too good to be true!
Usually brand names affect the price tag but there is an exception with this one! With jaw dropping features priced just at INR 8450 Rs, here's a\the list of all the important specifications.

• 4" WVGA Screen (Resolution unknown yet but expected to be 480X800)
• 1.2 GHz Dual Core processor
• 512 MB Ram
• 4 GB internal memory.
• External memory expandable upto 32 GB
• 3G Enabled.
• Dual Sim Option available.
• Jellybean 4.1
• 1500 MAh battery with uptime of 6 hr Talktime(Expected.)

The features are good but the availability isn't confirmed yet. Check out Flipkart, HomeShop18, MobileSulekha etc to get the exact details on that front as it gets updated daily

Stay tuned for more info on the best buys!!!

A new member!!!

Hey guys, you all remember my post about the phones I use to test apps, I guess. Don't sweat if you don't. Have a read here.


So yeah, we got a new member for testing- The Micromax Canvas HD . I just got it yesterday and am really happy with the performance but it comes with a few cons in it too.But still it performs just about good and the only reason I got it was to check out the Jelly Bean 4.2.X series and also the quad core. Both impressed me pretty much!











A detailed description and review  will be here in sometime so stay tuned for that!
Have fun!! 

What to look for!

First of all, I would like to thank all of you for making his blog a hit.
Now, I wanna start with saying that recently I have been receiving quite a lot of e-mails on exactly which phone to buy. Now, this comes up with a lot of further questions and a lot of confusion. So I intend on settling the discussion once and for all!

Now all though it may seem a very easy decision, people before buying an android aren't even sure on what it is built on and prefer big numbers to quality and brand name to features. A compromise is not something I would ever recommend. Keep reading further to know what your phone really should have.
Note down all the numbered point if you are buying a phone.

OS:
Now, the obvious choice here is the Jelly Bean and if you are low on a budget, you would opt for an entry level ICS phone. Don't make that mistake!!
With the introduction of KitKat, android is said to be a lot better, the UI is gonna be a lot different and there is a lot more that is to be going on. Keep an eye on that!
Now a common misconception about OS is that different versions are just bundled up with better features in the more latest OS but let me tell you that it's not the case. Now what an OS is and what it does is a part of an entirely different conversation and for an app developer to make you understand that, it will take more than a month in a row. So let us skip that and I will tell you what's important!

• OS speeds up the processing of your phone and also helps you save some battery life by efficiently controlling your battery usage. (That is if that was implemented)
• OS as we all know has better features to offer when upgraded.
• A newer OS will let you use a wider range of Apps and Games.
• Good OS has good GUI that makes it more convenient for you to use.

Now above stuff may seem quite normal and obvious to you but there are things you don't know.

1. Every OS has a minimum hardware requirement.

 Companies try to just suffice that and supply it to customers. So let your phone have an OS only good enough to be support by your hardware. You will learn all about that when you reach the end of this post.

     2. Every OS may has its unique or standard GUI

Now companies like Samsung, Sony, etc provide phones with special GUI. So if your phone does not support smooth transitions then it could be your GUI and not the OS itself. So although the Standard GUI for each android version is bearable, if you need a good user experience then switch to companies that provide customized GUI.

Processor:

Now again what might seem an obvious choice can turn out to be a wrong one.

Although it is the processor that does all the work, it is the RAM that is the key factor to determine that your phone will lag or not!

Big numbers on both will ensure a good experience but if low on budget remember the next point.

      3. Make sure the ratio of your RAM memory to Processing speed is good enough.

If that is a little too much to understand then make sure that RAM is above 1 GB and Processor above single core 1GHZ clock speed.

Display:

Another misconception that a good ratio of pixels is good is indeed a misconception. You should not look at the number of pixels but the pixel density itself that is being provided. Its measured in ppi (pixels per inch).

     4. Look at the ppi value rather than the number of pixels. More pixels also tend to slow down your phone if it is not backed up with equivalent hardware and software.

Brand:

All brands to claim that they sell the best phones but that can't be true, right?

So here's a final list to tell you to opt for which brand for what feature.

1. Samsung: Go for it if you need a good GUI and a decent camera and are ready to shell out money for the same.
2. Sony Xperia: Quite the same as Samsung but a little more as in better GUI, camera and also good for music but comes with a little higher price for same specs.
3. Micromax: Good promises, half the fulfillment. Good for price. Go above 10k and you won't be dissapointed.
4. Karbonn: Cheaper version of Micromax with better battery life and phone's overall life.
5. Spice: Not a conventional choice but good if you like to explore. Comes with lots of bugs. Upgrades solve that though.
6. LG: Good phones, bad advertising yet powerful enough. Not good if you want to customize it, develop or that sort of stuff!! Just good enough to hold and have fun in the personal space.
7. Lenovo: Unimpressed, cannot ever recommend.

So yeah, this is all you need to know before buying a phone. Match what features you want and go ahead.

Stay tuned for more info!!

4 pics 1 word.

A good puzzler with loads of level in it that compel you to churn your brain to its maximum linguistic capacity!
A great game with great and simplistic UI.
And as frequent visitors to this blog might have guessed, yes I am gonna talk about ads now!
The only thing I didn't quite appreciate about this game is that at some points of the game, it forces you to watch ads even when you don't want to!
Well, moving on the cons, the good thing about this game is that it has option for hints and for that you need coins, you gotta buy them- the standard stuff!!!
What I liked however was that there is an option for you to ask your friends on social networking sites for help.
So this game,

• Gives you a good puzzle time
• Increases your vocabulary
• Socializes you

So yeah, I'll say its pretty neat!!

Now, apart from the obvious where I tell you to download it from Play Store, I am also gonna tell you a little something more.

If badly stuck at some level, you can type the description of these images and search for solutions, there are sites dedicated to this game- talk about free time!!

So yeah, that's it.. Keep visiting and have fun!!

Does the advice go for me?

A little something that I sort of forgot to mention earlier was what phones do I use to test the app and get the reviews to you. Well, its never too late so here comes the info on that...
I use three phones and three because they clearly are from different stages of development of android and if for a particular game i say it works on low end phones and terms like that then this post can actually help you compare your phone and know before downloading if the app or game will be supported by your phone or not!!

1. The basic, Micromax Andro A60.
2. The mediocre, Karbonn A15.
3. The high end, Micromax Canvas Music.

So the above info will be enough to understand where your phone lies.

And just for the record, its not that I like phones from these two companies only but apparently I lost my SonyXperia Tipo and rooted and damaged my Galaxy Pop with a bad clock work, so yeah, that's the reason they arent't on the list.

So compare, download and have fun!!

Stay tuned!!!

The real help!!!!

Now, this post is for all those who have found a recent bug in their phone and obviously wanna get rid of them..

So post your query in the comments section and stay tuned with the blog to receive the remedy..