14 Reasons why Samsung Omnia W is way ahead of Samsung Focus.

Samsung has developed many phones and is one of the leaders in the business. Though Samsung has tasted more success with Android and its propriety platforms like Bada, SGP & MMP, it has also produced some very nice Smartphones based on Microsoft's OS - The Windows Phone.

Samsung Focus, Samsung Focus S, Samsung Focus Flash and Samsung OmniaW to name a few.I bought Samsung Omnia W just yesterday and today I will be comparing it to the earlier launched Samsung Focus.

People usually do not have any idea about judging a mobile. The irony is most of them think they do! The only thing they can compare are the hardware specs made available by websites. However, that is just the surface.Comparison of mobiles goes way deeper than that.

Carrying on, here are the points where Samsung Omnia W outsmarts Samsung Focus.

1. Coming to the main part - the heart and soul of mobile - its the chipset. Samsung Omnia W has Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon while the Samsung Focus has Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon chipset. .

2. Samsung Omnia W has a 1.4 Gz CPU while Samsung Focus has 1Gz CPU.

3. Samsung Omnia W has a Adreno 205 GPU and Samsung Focus has Adreno 200 GPU.

4. Samsung Omnia W has a secondary camera which is very useful and necessary for Video calling. Without it 3G is often a waste. Samsung Focus doesn't have a secondary camera.You can check the FAQs by Samsung.

5. Samsung Omnia W supports HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps while Samsung Focus supports HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps - which is the difference in 3G download speeds. This is a massive factor people usually neglect.

6. Samsung Omnia W has a smaller screen  but has larger pixel density which actually makes its display much better. Its the picture density that is more important at the corporate level.
Samsung Omnia W - 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
Samsung Focus - 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)

7. Samsung Omnia W is capable of recording videos with 720p@30fps while Focus flash captures at 720p@25fps.


8. Though the Samsung FAQ mention otherwise, many people doubt that there is a Corning Gorilla Glass in Samsung Focus. You can check here and here. Samsung Omnia W has Corning Gorilla glass.

9. Samsung Omnia W has a WiFi hotspot (it can be used as a router). I am not sure about Samsung Focus though. I think its not present.

10. Both - Samsung Omnia W  and Samsung Focu has Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh. However, due to its improved chipset and tailor made latest OS from Microsoft, Omnia has 370 hrs stand by and 7hrs talk-time while Samsung Focus has 300 hrs standby and 6.5 hours talk time.

11. Samsung Omnia W weighs only 115.3 g compared to Samsung Focus weighs 119.4g. Thete may not seem much of a difference, but its considered critically in the tech-world and also from business perspective.

12. Samsung Focus was released in 2010, November followed but its improved versions like Focus S and Focus Flash. Samsung Omnia W was released in 2011, October.

What customers are usually unaware of is the fact that in Software development lifecycle, any new product in usually ( 90% times) much more stable. This is because programmers and hardware engineers have already fixed the bugs that were found in previous models, and if required, have even replaced large amount of codes and hardware in the chipset.

13. Last but not the least, any Smartphone works the best with its own OS, because the architecture of the phone is designed keeping the OS in mind. It can never match up by updated OS, unless the company has released a newer version which costs less and is inferior to the previous version.

14.By using any comparativity tool, you can see that Omnia W has better Image Quality, Audio Call quality etc.

There are other things though, a few far more important than the ones mentioned above. They relate to patented technologies, which {being a Samsung employee} I am not allowed to disclose.

So it is my request that you should have an open mind, and should not compare just the Hardware specifications. It is foolish to assume that you know everything.

How to Find Android Device OS Version & Build Number

Android is an open source operating system which now powers more than 50 % of smartphones. Android has gone through various development stages and the OS has been upgraded from time to time. Since its launch it has gone through Android 1.5 to Android 4.0 with unlimited smaller version updates.

Since there are various Android version you would be interested in finding out the Android version with which your smartphone or tablet is powered. You can find it on the web when you search for your mobile phone specifications.

There are number of ways in which you can find the Android version of your phone and the the easiest way is to go through your phone settings and finding the same.

Finding Android Device OS Version

This simple tutorial will help you to find out Android version on your smartphone –

• Tap on Menu button in your phone.
• Now among the various options, tap on Settings. This is the option wherein you can edit various settings like Wi Fi, Bluetooth, Virtual Private Network, Mobile networks, APN settings and lots more on your mobile phone.
• From the various options listed, you need to tap on About Phone option. This is the option which gives you access to find information on your phone.
  

 

• As soon as you tap on it, your mobile phone will give you various details of your mobile phone which includes the model number, Android version, Baseband version, kernel version and the built number. Here our requirement was to find the Android operating system version and so you can find it at this .
  
  
  
   

Tablet Wars: Reliance comes up with India's first CDMA tablet.

Reliance CDMA Tablet price in India is Rs 12,999

The Tablet wars has got more intense with Reliance Communication RCom,coming up with the first CDMA based tablet for the Indian Market. The trends of post paid carrier lock smartphones and tablets is been introduced for the very first time in India.




RCom after is big jump into quick launch of Reliance 3G tablet when 3G was newly launched. But with that price tag to it and its competitor coming out with a cheaper tablet version its didn’t get much success. Much thanks to Aakash which spoiled the market completely.

 

Reliance CDMA Tab Specifications

The Reliance CDMA Tab comes with 7 inches touch screen display and it has Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. It comes with 512 MB Ram and it has got a micro SD card slot to expand the memory if you think that internal memory is not enough for you, you can pump in extra memory by adding micro SD card supporting maximum of 32 GB in size. This tablet also has 2 mega pixel rear camera and front facing camera as well which can be used for video chat and 3G voice calls. The tablets weights 397 grams and its very lighter, thinner just like Amazon Kindle Fire. There are two capacitive touch button of Menu, Home and back.

Moreover good thing about this tablet is that it comes with voice calls services and RCom is offering attractive postpaid plans on this tablet along with 40 percent discount on the regular rates. All the plans will be made available with 50 paise per minute of local and STD calls and 50 paise for local and national SMS. Reliance CDMA Tab will be supported with Reliance CDMA network which has coverage across 22 circles in India covering more than 2,000 towns and cities in the country. Other features of this tablet includes the Mobile TV, voice calls, GPS and video recording.


This tablet is pre loaded with 15 popular applications to provide complete control on browsing, navigation, maps and search, email communication, blogging services, SMS on demand, MMS, entertainment services, social network connect and finally the access to Android Market which has now a name change to Android Play Store provides users to download and uninstall for variety of applications.

Free One Year McAfee Mobile Security
McAfee Mobile Security for RCom CDMA tab provides one solution for 24 x 7 antivirus protection to protect your tablet from infection of any known virus or worms or spiders. Moreover this application allows you to take the backup of your data so that you can restore it back whenever there is an infection. With this application you can block unwanted calls and text messages easily with strong filter as well. With McAfee for mobile you can search your web with confidence by ensuring that each site that you browse McAfee will automatically block sites which can infect your smart tablet.

McAfee Mobile Security comes with locate and track of your device when it’s lost or stolen and you can remotely wipe your data if your device is lost which ensure that your data is not seen by others. So is what entrepreneur might be interested in. Once you purchase your Reliance CDMA Tab you need to register to get the one year protection. You need to mention your valid email ID at the time of registration and you will get an email within 7 days with a valid key. On the other hand you need to install the McAfee Mobile Security App from the Android Play Store and then enter the license key when ask to activate the plan.


2 Months Free Subscription to BigFlix+
With each RCom CDMA tablet that you purchase you get next generation entertainment at your palm. You get 2 months of free subscription to BigFlix+ by which you can watch free movies online on your tablet itself. As you know that BigFlix+ is the reliance service for watching videos and movies online anywhere. All you need to do is download BigFlix Android application on your Android Market and then create your account to enjoy blockbuster movies for 60 days for free. Once the 60 days are finished, you need to pay Rs 249 per month for the same subscription pack.


Free Voice Calls Worth Rs 250
With every Reliance CDMA Tab that you purchase first 250 Rs of usage is free which can be used for international calls on Reliance Globe Call. International calls to USA, UK, Canada and other countries are low as Rs 1.49 per minute.

Reliance CDMA Tab Data Plans

Users have choice to pick up any of the following data plans with this tablet -

• For 1 GB pack subscription price is Rs 598 per month
• For 2 GB pack subscription price is Rs 750 per month
• For 5 GB pack subscription price is Rs 950 per month
• For 15 GB pack subscription price is Rs 1200 per month

Apart from the above plans there is one plan of Rs 350 wherein you pay a minimum of Rs 350 per month for up to 500 Mb of usage. Between 500 to 1 GB you will be charged 60 paise per MB extra and above 1 GB you will be charged 650 + 6 paise per minute. Its better you understand your requirement and choose plan accordingly.

 

Reliance CDMA Tab Price in India

Reliance CDMA Tab is priced accordingly at Rs 12,999 and its comes bundled with attractive monthly and yearly plans for the users for internet access. All the Reliance CDMA Tab comes with one year complete subscription to McAfee Mobile Security and free 2 months subscription on Big Flix +. Not only that you get Rs 250 worth of free calling on Reliance all over India network and it comes with free 4 GB memory card. Altogether these contribute to Rs 2100 worth.

For the enterprise, Reliance CDMA tab is ideal platform for viewing email via push services and it comes along with Documents To Go application which allows them to edit Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint and pdf files directly. RCom executives says that they will come up with 24 x 7 customer care services for technical and other assistance.

Sony Mobile Communications announced Xperia Sola Smartphone. It has Floating touch Navigation.

Just a few days back Sony decided to discontinue their relation with Ericsson and Sony Ericsson became Sony Mobile Communications. They had success in Mobile World Congress 2012. That  was just the beginning.

Sony has announed Xperia Sola - A new piece of innovation and art. This phone is complete with Sony technology, innovative floating touch navigation and NFC based Xperia SmartTags.

Sony Xperia Sola introduces Floating touch which allows users to navigate among webpages by hovering your finger on the display and this is more like mouse pointer. Once the desired link is found, you will find highlighted and simple tap on it will load the page. The phones come along with Wi Fi, Bluetooth, aGPS, DLNA share, UBS tethering support and FM radio with RDS support.

All new Xperia Sola also comes with NFC enable services and it has two NFC Xperai SmartTags included in the box that you purchase. The Xperia SmartTags simplifies the users daily life experience. The SmartTags can be attached anywhere and each SmartTags is pre configured profile. So when you enter your car, your phone would be easily tuned to settings as set on your SmartTag.




The Xperia Sola has a sharp clarity with Reality Display powered with Mobile BRAVIA Engine and comes with xLOUD 3D surround sound system technology delivering the loud and clear sound. Added to that 1 Ghz dual core processor provides super fast performance and browsing speed. It comes with 5 mega pixel rear camera which allows users to take photos and pictures at a vivid quality and 720p HD video can be easily taken. The camera allows users to take sweet panoramic image and it has 16 mega pixel zooming capacity. The features like auto focus, geo tagging, red eye reduction, self time, Send to web, Smile detection are helpful in taking photos of your need. The users who purchase Xperia Sola can easily access premium services like Sony Entertainment Network where you can watch latest blockbusters.

As now this smartphones with Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, but in the future it wil be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich once the mobile phone is launched. This phone comes with 6 hours of talk time, 470 hours of standby time with 1320 mAh built in battery which can’t be removed. Along with that it has 8 GB internal memory and it comes with micro SD Card slot which allows users to pump in extra 32 GB of memory. It comes with Wisepilot navigation application which allows users with a voice guided turn by turn navigation system.

The specifications of Xperia Sola are as follows –

• 3.7 inches screen TFT display
• 1 Ghz NovaThor dual core chipset
• 5 mega pixel camera
• 720p HD camera
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• Mobile Bravia Engine
• 8 GB internal memory
• 3.5 mm headset jack
• 512 MB RAM
• STE U8500 processor
• 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm

The whole package of Xperia Sola comes with Xperia(TM) sola, embedded battery, 2 SmartTags, stereo headset, charger, micro USB cable for charging. As of now there is no exact pricing or availability information available to us and we will let you know more about this smartphone when the launch of this product is near. It will be available in various colors of black, white and red in the second quarter of 2012.

Samsung Launches Galaxy M Style in South Korea

The beautiful Galaxy M Style smartphone now arrives in South Korea available to through SK Telecom. It seems like there is no end to Galaxy series and smartphone keeps coming by Samsung to this series.

 Galaxy M Style as spotted earlier, is a mid range smartphone coming out with various colors. It’s with 4 inches Super AMOLED display and provides a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. It’s powered with 1 Ghz single core MSM7x27A processor and runs on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. This would be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in Q2 this year. This phone is more often a little brother of Samsung Galaxy S Advance but it comes with metal finish.

Unlike other Galaxy phone which comes with plastic body, it with metal body and it has thickness of 9.9 mm. Also included in this phone is the 3 mega pixel camera at the rear which can be used to take photos and videos at HD quality as well. The front facing camera can be used for video chat and video calls. It provides 4 GB of internal storage capacity which is expanded using the micro SD card slot pumping another 32 GB via micro SD card.

Various other features like Wi Fi, Bluetooth, terrestrial DMB and 1650 mAh battery are worth consider. It has the dimension of 122.5mm × 63mm × 9.9mm and weights 123 grams. Galaxy M Style is available in various colors of Platinum Silver, Blue Black and Lavender Pink.

Galaxy M Style Price & Availability
Galaxy M Style smartphone is now readily available in South Korea and other parts of the world as well. Without any discount from the carrier i.e., SK Telecom it’s available at a price of 600,000 won or 44,000 yen. It’s readily available at the same price through Korean Telecom and LG U+ network.

Samsung Galaxy Xcover Dirt & WaterProof Phone with IP67 certification

Samsung Electronics, during an event in Germany announced the launch of Samsung Galaxy Xcover and thus it expands its range of rugged mobile phones for the active lifestyle users.

The Samsung Galaxy Xcover is well protected against the environmental dust and dirt. More than that the Xcover handset is water proof. Samsung says the Xcover can be submerged in the water of 1 meter depth for up to 30 minutes and still it can work perfectly. Its called as IP67 certification in which mobile comes with water resistant and dust resistance capabilities and this mobile is very much on that mark. Another mobile phone which we have seen with IP67 certification is Motorola Defy.

The Galaxy Xcover will feature a 3.6 inches display screen with HVGA display with scratch resistant tempered glass with capacitive touchscreen.

Samsung Galaxy Xcover would be feature Android 2.3 Gingerbread firmware. So as you know the specialty of Android, you would be able to browse Android App Market and enjoy the freedom of installing various games, software’s and gain access to admin files with rooting. You can also upgrade your Galaxy Xcover mobile with future updates of firmware as they are available with both official and leaked version. We would be right available for you to provide the tutorial for the same when the updates are available.

It will sport a 3.2 mega pixel camera with LED flash which I think it’s not among the highest standards of recent mobile phone. The Galaxy Xcover offers wireless connectivity options through various sources which includes Wi-Fi, 3G with HSDPA connection with a maximum transfer rate of up to 7.2 mbps.

The handset comes with Samsung Social Hub integration. Samsung Social Hub is the fastest way to chat. It aggregates all your messages, contacts, emails and social networking communications with easy to navigate screen. You receive the message and email using the push technology which is used by GMail only as of now, thus saves battery on your Android. It will allow you to sync your contacts with calendar, birthday reminders, events, major portal such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and mySpace.

The Samsung Galaxy Xcover would be available in store from October 2011 in Germany and there is no announcement on pricing details and on its worldwide launch. Finally to describe Galaxy Xcover in one sentence –phone in which water-resistant case meets social networking and Android Gingerbread. This handset would be perfect for those who uses their mobile phone very roughly.

How to Recover IMEI in your Samsung Galaxy S2 Android Phone

There has been many instances where the users of Android mobile device users lose their IMEI numbers and which is indeed a cause of concern as re implanting the IMEI is not an easy job and it’s not recommended as well. The device which we will be talking about on how to recover the IMEI is the Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone. The recovery of the IMEI is very important as without the IMEI some of the network operators doesnt allow the latching of the network which is very painful at times. The loss of IMEI generally happens in the process of custom ROM firmware update.

Note: As of now the below mentioned tutorial should only be applied to the devices with the model number as Samsung Galaxy S2 but as in when this procedure of backing up the IMEI comes to other devices, we will cover the same here.

Before we proceed to the actual instructions, lets know on what are the quick pre requisites you need to fulfill which are mentioned below.
Quick Pre Requisites:

• Galaxy S2 should be rooted and should not be a Network Locked Device (Unlocked device will do),
• Root Explorer should be installed in your phone so that you can then copy the files from / to EFS Folder present in your phone.
• Terminal Emulator app should be installed in your Galaxy S2.

Procedure to Recover IMEI of Samsung Galaxy S2 Android Phone:

• Open the “Root Explorer” application in your phone and backup the folder which is named as “EFS” to your SD card and another copy you can store it in your computer.
• Now after ensuring that you have backed up the EFS Folder, delete the “EFS” folder from the root of your phone using the Root explorer.
• Now, reset the phone and then go to the root via Root explorer and you will see that the EFS Folder still exists. This EFS folder is the new one and not the old one which is automatically generated by the Android OS.
• In the EFS Folder, delete the file “nv_data.bin”, “nv_data.bin.md5″.
• Go to the EFS Folder which you have backed up in your device’s SD Card, copy the “IMEI” folder to the EFS Folder in your phone and copy the “.nv_data” file in the EFS Folder at the root of the phone using the root explorer
• Now, make another copy of “.nv_data” file in the EFS folder of your phone, so by now you will have the two copies of “.nv_data” in the EFS Folder
• Now, rename one of the”.nv_data.bin” to “nv_data.bin” and another one to the “nv_data.bin.bak”
• Up next in your PC, open the command prompt at the ADB tool path  or run the terminal in your phone to enter the below mentioned commands.

adb shell ( use this command of you use ADB, if you’re using terminal, skip this line )
su ( ALLOW THE MESSAGE CAME AT YOUR PHONE’s DISPLAY BY SUPERUSER PROGRAM )
chown 1001:radio /efs/nv_data.bin

• Finally reset the phone and there you go, the original IMEI has been restored which you can check by dialing *#06#

Congratulations, you have now successfully recovered your IMEI in your Samsung Galaxy S2. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to address the same.

Track Childs Online Activity on Android with Web Monitoring & Blocking.

 

Getting the security on the Android phones is a necessity, and Symantec works well on that. The latest service of its, the Norton Safety Minder not only keeps the young users safe but also the parents keep a track of what their kids are browsing or doing on their Android smartphone, to make the usage better and monitor each and every activity of the child which instead helps in making the parent prevent any malware attacks on the phones, and even control what their child can browse and what they cannot.

• The Safety Minder from Norton includes the parental control features which include the web monitoring and blocking of the web pages which the parents don’t want the kids to browse, and feel that it would be inappropriate for their children to open the site.
• Tracking each and every activity of the child, that they perform on the Android phone. Each and every web page which their child is trying to visit, or actually visits is entered as a log with all the information of the time and date when the attempt was made. Not just the internet browsing, but the messaging and the texting in any form through the phone is kept recorded with all the logs, and the search history is also logged.
• The premium version of the service even includes an option for you to choose whom your child can text message, and even check what the child is messaging at what time.

The Norton Online Family Safety Minder app is available as a free download through the Android market, and once you download and install the app you need to open it so that it asks you for the registration, or if you were a member of the online family security website of Norton already, you may just login using the same details. You need to accept to the terms and conditions to run the Safety Minder app. Once you create the account, you need to add children to the family so that you can select which child’s activity needs to be monitored and protected, when you have multiple children using a phone.

 

While adding the children, you need to enter the Child’s name and the gender, age and select an avatar for the child so that it makes identifying of the child’s profile easier later on.

 

You need to set a screen name for yourself apart from the child’s name, and have an avatar set for your profile, after the Child’s registration is done. It is helpful when multiple parents are added later on, if you couldn’t find time to monitor the child’s activity and wanted to invite other parents to monitor your child during your absence.

 

Once the registration of both the parent and child is done, you need to register your Android device with the Norton Safety Minder so that it keeps a track of the activities of that particular phone.

 

After the registration is done, you need to activate the device administrator in the device so that it controls the usage of the various applications and the usage, and apart from that you need to set which child is going to use the device, so that you can set the options for that particular child.

 

Once the child or user opens the notification panel, you would see the house rules that are set by the application. This is to let the user know what actions are being taken on the usage – They would say – “Websites that I visit can be monitored” and “Some categories of Web sites are prohibited”. If you have set to prevent the child from opening any social network, it would block the website and let the child know that the site is blocked.

 

The website of Norton Safety Minder shows the recent alerts about the child activity, all listed in accordance to the time.

The website shows the summary of all the activities that were done on the Android phone by the child. It also shows the websites visited, the time spent and the most visited stuff on the phone.

The web history shows the entire browsing history, whether the page is allowed by the Norton Safety Minder or not, and which website was browsed, along with the date and time details.

Web settings for particular child, where you can select whether to block any particular websites or categories in which all the websites of the category are blocked.

Download Norton Safety Minder app for Android from the Android market from here.

Which is better, which to buy - Galaxy Note 10.1 or Galaxy Tab 10.1 ?

The Galaxy Tab from Samsung is the best value for money tablet and is called as the direct iPad competitor and now comes the Galaxy note 10.1, no this is not a bigger version of the phone, but it is a tablet itself from the Korean giants. There’s been a lot of confusion regarding this though, how Samsung would be placing the Galaxy Note alongside the Galaxy Tab, and many of the consumers are confused about the difference in these two tablets too.

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the successor to the infamous Samsung Tab 7.0 which was one of the first tablets to run on the Android OS. Whereas the Galaxy Note 10.1 is a revamped version of the phone, with a much bigger screen and an S-Pen. Though its still unclear how Samsung’s branding strategy works for tablets, considering how these two have different branding, yet almost the same functionality and screen size.

 

Table of Contents:

• Form Factor Comparison
• Display Comparison
• Camera Comparison
• Operating System and User Interface Comparison
• Connectivity Comparison
• Memory Comparison
• Processor and Battery Comparison

 

Form Factor:

The Samsung Galaxy Tab  is really thin, at  256.7 x 175.3 x 8.6 mm while the Galaxy Note is  256.7 x 175.3 x 8.9 mm. The Samsung Galaxy Tab weighs at just  565 grams, with a weight of 583g on the Galaxy Note, making it slightly higher in weight compared to the Galaxy Tab.

The Galaxy Tab is one of the slimmest tablets in the world, and the Korean company has launched the Note just to compete with the Tab.

Winner: Galaxy Tab 10.1

Display:
When it comes to the display,  the T-Mobile Slate 4G has a 8.9 inch display which has a maximum resolution of upto 1,280 x 768 while the Samsung Galaxy Tab has a 10.1 inch screen, which supports upto 256K colors and a maximum screen resolution of  1280×800. The Samsung Galaxy Tab has a proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor and an accelerometer while the T-Mobile Slate 4G has the same sensors on it except the Proximity sensor.

Both the displays are capacitive screens and support multi touch input.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy Tab 

Camera:
Both the tablets come with cameras and the has the same specifications. Both of them have a 3.15MP camera with a maximum resolution of 2048 x 1536.  The camera on the Galaxy Note shoots at 1080p@30fps while the Galaxy Tab shoots at 720p
Both the tablets come with auto focus and LED flash, pictures are a bit more vibrant on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 though, due to the color tone of the camera.

Both the Note tablet and Samsung Galaxy Tab have a secondary front facing camera, a 2MP camera on both which can be used for purposes like Skype, Gtalk, etc.

Winner: Galaxy Note (3D and Full HD recording)

 Operating System and User Interface:
The Samsung Galaxy Tab runs on Honeycomb 3.1 while the Galaxy Note comes with the newest version of operating system from Android, the ICS or Android v4.0.  There are a list of nice features like resizeable widgets, a new host mode, and Google’s new Movies app on HoneyComb 3.1 however, the latest version of Android is 4.0 is a treat for all Android fans with so many customizable widgets and apps that it goes one above the Galaxy Tab in terms of user Experience.

Though they run on the different operating systems, there is a no change in the User Interface. The Galaxy Tab runs  TouchWiz 4.0 (which is also seen on its high end smartphones like the Galaxy SII) top of Honeycomb, which adds its own small tweaks and gesture improvements throughout the software
Applications are aplenty and all apps on Android smartphones will run on tablets too, enlarged. Also, there are a lot of native apps on HoneyComb pre installed in the device and tablet specific apps are only about 200 in the Android Market and you can check out the Best Apps for Honeycomb Tablets and Best Games for HoneyComb Tablets also.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Connectivity:
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 GSM bands on 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and HSDPA on  850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 on 3G and comes with a standard SIM Card slot, if you are going for the 3G Model. While the Galaxy Note has the same specs in terms of connectivity.

Both the tablets have Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n and both of them have WiFi Hotspot capabalities, thanks to Android HoneyComb which has made it a standard features across all devices right from the most basic Android smartphones. To know how to use your Android HoneyComb Tablet as a WiFi Hotspot ad tether its internet connection, read How to Tether Android HoneyComb Tablets as WiFi Hotspot .

A-GPS support for location and navigation are also present and the Galaxy Tab has Bluetooth 2.1 and USB 2.0 connectivity, along with a HDMI port while the Galaxy Note has Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP. The HDMI port allows you to connect your tablet to a large screen and enjoy your HD Videos or games.

The Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with an S-Pen for text input on the screen. The S-Pen is made to fit in a small slot on the rear-side panel of the Note 10.1 device and can be pulled out and used as and when needed. Also, Samsung has added a Notes app on the Note 10.1 which enables the user to scribble or jot down things quickly right from their homescreen and it comes with a widget too.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1



Memory:
The Samsung Galaxy Note comes with 16, 32 or 64 GB of memory and can also be expanded upto 32GB with microSD slot while the Galaxy Tab comes with 8/16/32 GB of internal memory but cannot be extended due to the absence of a microSD slot.

Winner: Samsung Note 10.1

Processor and Battery:
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, with 1GB of DDR2 RAM while the Galaxy Note has a Dual-core 1.4 GHz processor with 1GB of DDR2 RAM.

Though both the processors might look similar on the technical side, the Galaxy Tab has a Tegra 2 T20 chipset with ULP GeForce™ GPU for quick Web browsing and HD Gaming while the Note 10.1 uses a Tegra chip on it as well.

The Galaxy Tab and Note 10.1  from Samsung come with a 7000 mAh battery. Continuous usage and entertainment on the Galaxy Tab should give around 9-10 hours of battery life on the Galaxy Tab while the Note 10.1 will have a slightly higher standby time as it runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich, which is much more optimized.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy Tab 

Conclusion:
The Galaxy Tab from Samsung is worth the money you would be investing on a tablet, because of its sleek looks and good User Interface. However, the the Galaxy Note is a more powerful tablet which offers more power but is a little heavier. Its hard to choose between the Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Note because both of them have the same specs. But if you want to keep  up with the trend and want the latest, then go for the Galaxy Note which has the latest version of Android supported by a powerful processor.

While the Note 10.1 might carry a higher price tag than the Galaxy Tab 10.1, going for the Note would make a more sensible purchase as it would not get outdated very soon while the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is already getting outdated and doesn’t have Android Ice Cream Sandwich, though it might get an update to it.

After conquering High End SmartPhones market Samsung is strengthening its Entry Level Arsenal.

After having their control over the high end smartphone market with ruling handset like Galaxy S, S II and Note, Samsung now tries to keep the control over the entry level handsets. With competition purely on verge in the low level market segment, Samsung has announced the arrival of Galaxy Pocket today in the market.

Samsung Galaxy Pocket SmartPhone

 

 

Coming to the specifications of Galaxy Note Pocket, it features a 2.8 inches QVGA display screen with 320 x 240 pixel resolution coming out with 832 Mhz processor. Since this is an entry level smartphone, this is the ideal configuration to fit perfect with the price tag. Along with that it has 2 mega pixel camera on the rear side and comes with 3 GB internal storage capacity with Lithium ion 1200 mAh battery providing continuous one day operation. The Android version included in this smartphone will be Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS along with Samsung TouchWiz user interface customization.


The phone will support playback of mp3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR NB, AMR WB, WAV, MID, IMY audio format and MPEG4, H.263 and H.264 video playback. This comes with pre installed Google services like Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, Google Calendar, Google Search, Google Plus and Android Market allows users to access, install, uninstall various widgets, applications and games for free and paid. It comes with Wi Fi internet access to access the web and users have choice too as they can choose over the 3G network or the EDGE for internet access.

It also comes with Accelerometer and Digital Compass sensors added to it and 3.5 mm headset jack along with FM Radio makes it ideal for entertainment. If you think that 3 GB internal memory is not enough for you then, this phone has the provision of expanding the memory as it has micro SD card slot by which users can pump in extra memory maximum supported to 32 GB in size. It comes in the sizes of 102.7 x 57.5 x 12 mm and weights just 97 grams.


The phone comes with pre installed value added features like Samsung Social Hub, Samsung ChatON mobile communication service which can be also downloaded via Samsung Apps for mobiles.

The Samsung Galaxy Pocket will be made available in Italy first, expected to arrive by March this year and it will be launched further in Europe, North America, Asian countries, Africa and South America. There is no pricing information available as of now and we guess it will be priced well in the range of $ 150 to $ 180.
This phone is more or else looks like the Galaxy Y smartphone and Galaxy Pocket is launched to cater the users who have low income. I guess Galaxy Pocket will generate a good sales for Samsung and it will be in everyones pocket, atleast for those who can’t afford high end smartphones.

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