Showing posts with label dual. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dual. Show all posts
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Photos taken with dual camera Huawei Honor 6 Plus
Huawei enters a new dimension in the field of photography with his impending Huawei Honor 6 Plus. The model, which will be officially unveiled in a couple of weeks, stand out above the rest of the news of the brand by incorporating a dual camera, much like what offers the HTC One M8 . However, leakage offer us a preview of what will offer photographic services phablet through a series of photos with Bokeh effect made with said chamber.
After presenting the Huawei Honor 6, the Chinese brand intends to continue increasing family of Huawei Honor devices in Europe. In fact, next December 16 is fixed an event that will release the rumored Huawei Honor 6 Plus a phablet version 5.5-inch screen, a processor Octacore Kirim 925 and 3 GB of RAM. However, the distinguishing feature of this model is the camera for its peculiar hardware.
Concept dual camera, a technique that begins to awaken interest
And the Huawei Honor 6 Plus will at the rear of the housing with a dual chamber. This is the same concept as applied in the HTC One M8, but this time the arrangement of the sensors and lenses have different placement. Thus we prove the passage of model facilities regulator TENAA, where a series of images offered us a preview of dual camera equipment.
The first sample photos
Now, for lack of a couple of weeks to be officially presented, have leaked several pictures made with dual camera mentioned Huawei Honor 6 Plus. Although not a surprise, the importance of snapshots is that the same is shown in detail a preview of what’s new dual camera Huawei Honor 6 Plus will. Graphic examples make room for little doubt since shows that the dual sensor is vital to blur and sharpen tool objects in pictures.
Focus and Blur Bokeh techniques
Both the first and the second picture we can see how under one shot you can select the focus of the image creating a bokeh effect. This is the focus of an object at close range and the background blur, causing a highlighting effect on the protagonist element of the picture. However, it is also possible to apply the opposite effect, in this case the landscape approach to overshadow, in blurred vision, snowmobiling. Similarly the other two leaked photos show the result of a fixed focus where a sharp image is captured in any part of the picture.
It will not be until December 16 when we know all the specifications of dual chamber included in the Huawei Honor 6 Plus. Perhaps then it is when we are better able to determine further how Huawei improve imaging performance in their new phablet.
Photos taken with dual camera Huawei Honor 6 Plus
Thursday, April 2, 2015
HTC One E8 Dual SIM Review Tweaking a Winning Formula
After HTC managed to garner some traction with the HTC One (M8) and the HTC Desire 816, we think that the company might be on the road to recovery. Taking advantage of this positive trend, HTC has tweaking the winning formula very slightly, to appeal to a broader audience. The Taiwanese company has announced the HTC One (E8) Dual SIMrecently.
In a polycarbonate shell, the One (E8) has a lower price tag than the One (M8), but almost the same specifications as its elder brother. One could equate the One (E8) toApples iPhone 5C. Anyway, this phone has the task of living up to the fine precedent set by the One (M8). Lets find out if it succeeds.
Look and feel
HTC nailed it with the design of both the One (M7) (Review | Pictures) and the One (M8). The aluminium chassis of both models have been hailed by critics, including us, as the best designed phones of their generations. With the One (E8), HTC strips away all the metal goodness and creates a polycarbonate lookalike. The Misty Gray colour option has a matte texture, while the rest of them - Polar White, Electric Crimson, Maldives Blue, and Purple - have shiny glossy exteriors. We got the Polar White version for review.
The dimensions of the HTC One (E8) are only marginally different from those of its elder sibling. The width has increased ever so slightly by 0.1mm to 70.7mm. The One (E8) is also 146.4mm tall and 9.9mm thick. The bulge on the rear is concentrated at the center and as a result the phone actually feels a lot slimmer while using it. Moreover, the use of plastic actually makes the device lighter at 145g.
The front of the phone is identical to that of the One (M8). The two front-firing BoomSound speakers are above and below the 5-inch screen which takes up most of the area on the front face. Above the screen there is also a front-facing camera and an array of sensors. The power button is on the top as usual and still feels difficult to reach. On the bottom are the Micro-USB port and the 3.5mm jack. The right edge has the volume rocker and a tray for the microSD card, and similarly on the left is a tray for two Nano SIM cards. The rear has the primary camera and flash, both of which have silver rings around them. The colour of the ring varies depending on the body colour, for example the Misty Gray version has a golden ring.
Overall, the One (E8) is sturdily built and is rather comfortable to use.
Specifications and software
The hardware components housed inside the polycarbonate body of the HTC One (E8) dont vary too much from those of the One (M8). It has the same quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2.5GHz with an integrated Adreno 330 GPU. There is 2GB of RAM, which is sufficient for multitasking. The phone has 16GB of internal storage which can be further expanded by 128GB using a microSD card.
The One (M7) and One (M8) stood apart from their competitors thanks to their unique UltraPixel cameras. With the One (E8), HTC has decided to go with a tried-and-tested 13-megapixel camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel one on the front. Both can shoot 1080p videos. The One (E8) can connect to LTE networks but not on the 2300MHz band and as a result it wont work in India. The phone has support for Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and pairing using NFC. It also doesnt have an Infrared LED, unlike the One (M8).
The 5-inch screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 3. It has a resolution of 1080x1920, which translates to a crazy 441ppi. The viewing angles, sunlight legibility, colour reproduction and saturation levels are all so good that we think this is the best screen weve seen on a smartphone. The same holds true for the 5-inch screen of the One (M8).
HTC has slapped its own Sense UI 6 on top of Android 4.4.2 for the One (E8). It is not too different from what we saw on the HTC One (M8). There is a simple software tweak that is very useful and once we got used to it couldnt find one reason why it shouldnt be a staple feature in all smartphones - the unlocking procedure. One can not only swipe upwards on the screen to unlock the phone, but also double tap to wake it up, and swipe from the left to go to Blinkfeed directly. It came in rather handy since the physical button on the top is tough to reach. Additionally when somebody calls, the user can just raise the phone to their ear in order to pick up the call.
The default homescreen is HTC Blinkfeed, a Flipboard-style magazine which shows curated content from pre-determined websites and social networks. We really hope that HTC in a future update removes the dock which sits as an overlay on top of Blinkfeed.
HTCs Zoe app has finally entered its beta stage and the company has stated that there are bound to be bugs. The final version is expected to be released sometime in September.
Zoe, at its core, lets the user choose from a set of photos and videos on the device (or shoot them if necessary) to create a compilation video using the pre-set themes that are available. At the moment, the number the available themes are low. There are a few third-party apps that are pre-installed but fret not since they are all pretty good. Users of Fitbits fitness bands are in for some luck here since the Fitbit app is pre-installed.
Camera
Since the phone doesnt have an UltraPixel camera or the dual-camera setup found in its metal-bodied counterpart, the inventive shooting modes are also missing. In fact, the camera app is the same one we saw in the HTC Desire 816, minus the software-generated Depth-of-Field mode.
The images captured by the 13-megapixel camera in good lighting conditions portray warm, natural and accurate colours, which might seem muted for users who want the colours to pop. However, the captured details looked smudged when zoomed in. The camera also has a problem over-exposing backgrounds. Low-light images have some detail and the camera manages to capture a decent amount of light but at the end of the day we have to remember that we are talking about a smartphone camera and there is only so much it can achieve. The rear camera can capture 1080p videos. What is even better is that it can do so at 60fps. The captured video quality is really good and you wont be disappointed with the results.
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The front-facing 5-megapixel camera is a bit of a letdown. We expected it to capture more details but most of the captured area was smudged. The camera app allows users to change the level of make-up on images captured by the front camera, which essentially removes blemishes on the face.
Performance
Not surprisingly, the phone was very snappy during daily usage considering it has the same specifications as HTCs flagship One (M8). We opened a ton of apps and the Snapdragon 801 processor coupled with the 2GB of RAM didnt allow the phone to break a sweat. We played Real Racing 3 and Shadowgun, and both worked flawlessly with absolutely no lag.
In our AnTuTu and Quadrant benchmarks, the phone scored 37,321 and 23,513 respectively, which is very close to what the One (M8) achieved. Similarly, the Adreno 330 GPU managed to log scores of 29.4fps and 18,711 in the GFXbench and 3D Mark Ice Storm (Unlimited) tests. In fact, in our Sunspider test for loading HTML pages, the One (E8) scored a very good 643.1, which is better than what the elder sibling achieved.
The phone played all our test HD videos without skipping frames or artefacting. In fact, viewing videos on the phone is a pretty immersive experience for a smartphone thanks to the gorgeous screen and the tireless performance of the internal hardware. By now we know that the BoomSound speakers have the best sound output on a smartphone and HTC has fitted the One (E8) with this feature as well. We loved the stereo separation on the speakers and crystal clear sound definition even at the highest volume setting. Our review unit didnt come with a bundled headset but we tried our reference headphones and the quality of sound was really good.
During a phone call, we were treated to clear sound and not once did the phone lose reception in the half-an-hour conversation that we had. In our battery test, the phone lasted us 9 hours and 7 minutes, which is less than what the elder sibling managed. However, there is a power saver mode that works really well and one could use it in case there is a dire need to use the phone for a while without charging it.
Verdict
HTC seems to have hit another home run with the One (E8). If you do not mind the polycarbonate outer casing (we dont), it is a cheaper and much more sensible buy than its elder brother at Rs. 33,990. There are options such as the Nexus 5 (Review |Pictures), iPhone 5C and the LG G2 (Review) which are also available - but keep in mind that all of them run year-old specs. If you want the latest and greatest specs the One (E8) is definitely a great buy at this price. That is unless you want to buy two Xiaomi Mi 3 (Review | Pictures) phones.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM
NOKIA ASHA 502 DUAL SIM OVERVIEW
The Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM is a Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Candybar, Touchscreen Smartphone from Nokia which runs on Nokia Asha software platform 1.1. Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM available in Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black colors and 100 g (3.53 oz) of weight. Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM has 240 x 320 pixels, 3.0 inches (~133 ppi pixel density) display size which supports TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors.
Highlight features of Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM are GPRS, EDGE, WIFI, Bluetooth connectivity options on board. You can take pictures of your beloved ones from its 5 MP camera.
SPECIFICATION & FEATURES
NOKIA ASHA 502 DUAL SIM PRICE
Price in USA $110
Price in UK £60
Price in EURO €80
Price in PAK Rs.12,000
Monday, March 30, 2015
Nokia XL Dual SIM Review The New X Family
The Nokia XL is the best and the brightest of the new X family but, again, its a step up from the Asha lineup rather than something to compete with Nokias Windows Phone offerings or even most Androids.
The Nokia XL officially targets €110 ($150), though its currently on pre-order at €130 ($180). Admittedly, there are few phones in this price segment to have a large 5" screen, especially dual-SIM ones.
The screen has good viewing angles and colors, though sunlight legibility couldve been better. The low resolution is what hurts it the most though - getting a 5" screen suggests youll be reading plenty of text and small type just looks off due to the low pixel density.
For performance well say this - its not KitKat-on-Snapdragon smooth, but you can use it daily without annoying hang-ups or slowdowns. The Nokia XL also enjoys a rich app library, Windows Phone had a tougher start in its early days.
The camera was a half pleasant surprise too, the still camera can be a good 5MP shooter with some tweaking. The video camera doesnt cut it though. That said, its miles ahead of what Asha phones could do (VGA at ~20fps at best, typically QVGA @ 15 fps).
There are a few other things youll need to tweak when you buy the Nokia XL too, including syncing your contacts either manually or via an app. Getting a microSD card is also a must, the 1GB or so left available to the user is just not enough.
We do appreciate the Nokia HERE Drive app though - with a license for offline navigation of most of the world and a large screen with good viewing angels, the XL can easily beat a dedicated SatNav and twice as expensive Androids (dont forget to add the price of an offline navigation app when looking at other phones).
Source | Get IT
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The Nokia XL officially targets €110 ($150), though its currently on pre-order at €130 ($180). Admittedly, there are few phones in this price segment to have a large 5" screen, especially dual-SIM ones.
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The screen has good viewing angles and colors, though sunlight legibility couldve been better. The low resolution is what hurts it the most though - getting a 5" screen suggests youll be reading plenty of text and small type just looks off due to the low pixel density.
For performance well say this - its not KitKat-on-Snapdragon smooth, but you can use it daily without annoying hang-ups or slowdowns. The Nokia XL also enjoys a rich app library, Windows Phone had a tougher start in its early days.
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The camera was a half pleasant surprise too, the still camera can be a good 5MP shooter with some tweaking. The video camera doesnt cut it though. That said, its miles ahead of what Asha phones could do (VGA at ~20fps at best, typically QVGA @ 15 fps).
There are a few other things youll need to tweak when you buy the Nokia XL too, including syncing your contacts either manually or via an app. Getting a microSD card is also a must, the 1GB or so left available to the user is just not enough.
We do appreciate the Nokia HERE Drive app though - with a license for offline navigation of most of the world and a large screen with good viewing angels, the XL can easily beat a dedicated SatNav and twice as expensive Androids (dont forget to add the price of an offline navigation app when looking at other phones).
Source | Get IT
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