Samsung Galaxy ace plus doing well in the mid-range segment of mobile handsets especially for those who just move from the basic handsets to something techy. The Korean house Samsung bring up in the category of Galaxy an plus version of its ace in 2011 with 1 Ghz processor, Touch Wiz 4.0 UI and the video quality made reasonable to VGA (640 x 480 ) @ 30fps.with resolution same at HVGA (320 x 480) and the pixel density is also lesser at (~158).

Samsung did a wonderful job of upgrading the Galaxy Ace Plus with Android Gingerbread 2.3.6. and Touch Wiz 4.0 UI.A good 512 MB of RAM helps in the overall performance with internal memory of 3GB which can be expanded up to 32GB.The Plus version of the Samsung Galaxy is comes up to 3.65“display. This newer version has only one “Home” button while the other two are move to the touch- sensitive section. The back section of this new Ace had 5-megapixel camera along with an LED flash below it and the speaker opening to its right. What disappoint me is that there’s no physical camera button. I felt galaxy Ace plus light weighted measuring it to 114 g. If we talk about its thickness then we end up measuring it to 11.2mm thinness

The home screen looks vibrant and organized with all new widget style in Touch Wiz 4.0 and seven home screens to arrange all your widgets and shortcuts.The camera remains the same on Galaxy Ace Plus with a 5-megapixel snapper capable of shooting at a maximum resolution of 2560 x 1920 pixels. 3X zoom. Samsung upgrade galaxy ace plus here by introducing VGA video recording (640 x 480 ) @ 30fps. The codec support is limited to 3GP/H.263/H.264/MPEG4. No Divx/Xvid support present here. The browser supports Flash and playing a 720p video on YouTube was no issue for the phone

Surfing around to media-rich websites was smooth and page loading didn’t took much time with an advancement search option for a title song directly on YouTube or simply Google it right from the Music Player. Biography of the singer can be searched on the net right from the player.

All necessary connectivity options are present in this mobile. 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, stereo Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS and TV out. Samsung’s offering free Bluetooth headset along with the phone. Samsung offers only some pre-loaded apps like ChatON (their own cross-messaging platform), KIES 2.0, Social Hub, etc.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus carries a 1300mAh battery, a little lesser than the 1350mAh battery found on the old Galaxy Ace. Samsung need to sink in 1500mAh beneath the cover.

A missing front view camera, average video recording and a low display resolution are the major drawback which stops the Galaxy Ace Plus from being called the Best Budget Android handset device. Other than that, the 1Ghz processor impresses as a performer and the refined TouchWiz UI with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread gives the user a fluid experience. All-in-all, the Galaxy Ace Plus outperforms the old Ace and is recommended at that price tag. It won’t disappoint you except for a few drawbacks.

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Specification

1. Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support
   7.2 Mbps HSDPA support
   3.65″ 16M-color TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen of HVGA (320 x 480 pixels) resolution
   1 GHz ARM Cortex A5 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227A chipset; 512MB of RAM available to the user
   Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz 4.0 UI customization
   Swype text input
   5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash; geotagging, smile detection3 GB of internal storage, microSD slot
   Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and DLNA
   GPS with A-GPS connectivity; Digital compass
   microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v3.0
   Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
   FM radio with RDS
   Document editor
   File manager preinstalled
   Samsung Apps brings a few nice apps for free
   Accelerometer and proximity sensor
   1300mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus cons

Ø VGA video recording @30fps is nothing special
Ø No secondary camera
Ø No shutter key
Ø Average loudspeaker performance
Ø No ambient light sensor
Ø No DivX/Xvid video support out of the box

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Price

MRP of Rs.16,240.

LG Optimus Sol E730 comes with 3.8-inch Ultra AMOLED the so famous Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode display. Obviously 1GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

LG Optimus sol E730 one build on Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset with a 1 GHz single core processor and an Adreno 205 GPU that’s work great for HD videos and gaming  It comes up with 2 GB of internal storage and microSD card that is expandable up to 32GB.

The 3.8-inch (800 X 480 pixels) 16M color display with phone dimension of 122.5 x 62.5 x 9.8mm. The positive point with LG Optimus Sol E730 has Gorilla glass Display and Touch-sensitive Controls with great sensitivity.

This phone from LG has 5MP CMOS Auto focus camera. LG Optimus Sol E730 has auto focus with touch focus option which enables to focus a particular space with digital zoom up to 4x and a VGA camera at the top for video calling. 3.5mm audio jack are at the top and .just 9.8mm and weighs 110g. 1500 mAh battery is good for 15h of 2G talk, 6h of 3G talks and up to 110h standby. The video camera option lets you record videos at 720p HD resolution at 30fps. The video quality is not great and it focuses every time when you focus an object. You can have up to 7 home screens with one screen as default and that’s something interesting.

The phone comes with Gmail, Google Search, Google +, Polaris document Viewer which covers Excel, Power Point, Word, PDF and YouTube. Application with a name called SmartShare enable you share music and video to DLNA compatible media devices. The Wi-Fi Cast App can detect and connect the nearby Wi-Fi Cast supported devices automatically to transfer images, videos and music in hi-speed. The utility apps include Calculator, Calendar, Clock and Voice Recorder. There is Social+ widget to connect all around to Facebook, Twitter and Myspace from a single place.

The Music Player supports MP3, WAV, AAC and WMA audio formats. The video player support 720p HD video playback which is smooth and support multiple codec formats including MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and DivX. The phone has 3G support with HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps, Wi-Fi b/g/n with hotspot feature, DLNA and Wi-Fi direct, Bluetooth 3.0 and a Micro USB port… It also has On Screen Phone function v2.0 lets you see your phone screen on the PC via Bluetooth/ USB.

LG Optimus Sol Cons:
No camera flash
No dedicated camera button

What you got with the phone in box

Charger
Stereo Ear Microphone
USB Data Cable
Manual
2GB Memory Card
After all discussion it resulted out that- The LG Optimus Sol E730 is one such mid-range Android smartphone that comes with good quality and attractive features.

LG Optimus Sol E730 specifications

Network: 3G with Video calling
Operating System: Android 2.0.3 Gingerbread
Dimensions: 122 x 62.5 x 9.8 mm, 110 g
Display: 3.7 Inch
Input Method: Touch (Capacitive)
Processor: 1Ghz single core
Memory: 512RAM, 2 GB Internal, 32 GB Expandable
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiFi Hotspot
Multimedia: Multi format audio video player
Camera: 5MP rear, VGA Front
GPS: Yes
Additional features: Ultra AMOLED display
Battery: 1500 mAh
Warranty: 1 year

LG Optimus Sol E730 Price in India

Price: Rs 19,000 around.

Sony mobile has added yet another mid-range mobile to his Xperia family named Xperia “L”. This will be the first mobile from Sony to launch it with ICS update of android. First it was known as Neo L but now its name is Xperia L so don’t get confused. As Sony has especially announced this mobile for China market so there is also chance that Sony will introduced to other regions.

As this phone is similar to Sony Xperia Neo V, we can say that Neo V will be replaced by Xperia L. There is not much difference between the specification of Neo V and Xperia L. Sony has given it a 4.0 inch display with 1 Ghz Qualcomm processor and 512 mb ram and also the very first in Xperia family to get ICS in stock. So Xperia L will be running Ice Cream Sandwich android 4.0.

Xperia L Specification and detail

· 4.0-inch TFT touchscreen with a 480 x 854 pixel resolution
· 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor, 512 MB of RAM
· Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich
· 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
· GPS with A-GPS support
· Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB 2.0
· 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, 720p video recording, secondary VGA camera
· Stereo FM radio with RDS
· 1GB internal storage memory expandable up to 32GB via microSD card
· 1500 mAh Lithium – ion battery

Sony Xperia L Price Release date

By looking on specs price of Xperia L should not be more than Rs.18000 in Indian market (if Sony shipped in India). Otherwise this good looking mobile for young generation with 4 inch display and increased ram which has surpassed Neo V will not be available in India. Sony has not yet announced when this mobile is going to be available in market. As Xperia’s other members are debuting, we are hoping that Xperia L will be available soon in market too

In MWC 2012 Samsung brought a new member of its Galaxy family. It’s just like its other members but have a special new feature and it can be said that Samsung is taking lead in technology by presenting Projector feature in its new mobile model Samsung Beam.

User interface and OS:

Samsung Beam comes with a 4.0 inch capacitive touch screen with 50 inch of crisp HD image through its 15 lumens projector which is clear enough even to work in bright area. To make feature of projector more user friendly company accompanies it with an app to make the projector feature more easy to use. It has 8GB of internal memory and support expandable memory upto 32gb.

Samsung Beam runs on Android OS 2.3 Ginger bread and has 1ghz dual core cortex-A9 CPU. Camera is 5mp with Auto Focus and LED flash, 720p video can be recorded at higher frames at 30 fps which is good and still images max resolution is 2592×1942 pixels and also it has a 1.3MP secondary camera which is and is good enough for video conferencing call. This handset is support s EDGE/GPRS, 3g, WIFI, DLNA, wifi hotspot, usb 2.0 Bluetooth 3.0. This phone is a complete multimedia package as it has capability of becoming a mini home theater.

Samsung Beam Specification:

• Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread
• Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 with 768mb RAM
• 8gb internal memory and supports microSD card up to 32gb
• GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA 14.4 mbps, HSUPA 5.76 mbps
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP support
• USB v2.0 micro USB
• Camera primary 5.0mp with AF and LED flash, secondary 1.3mp
• Built in nHD projector
• Standard battery Li-Ion 2000 mAh
• Dimension 124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
• Weight 145.3 g

Samsung Galaxy Beam price and Release date:

Samsung has not yet announced its release dates and price but according to rumors it will be available in Q3 of 2012 and according to its specs it should not cost more than 20k in Indian market. Will keep you update if any more info comes regarding Samsung Beam.

The Galaxy S2 has become one of the biggest selling and most popular of all of Samsungs mobile phone range since it was originally released in 2011 and the company is currently estimated to have sold more than 20 million of the S2 mobiles in that time. Despite this the company has been comparatively slow in making this Android 4.0 upgrade available for users of the S2, compared to some of the other Samsung phones.

The company’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone was given the status of being the first handset for a mobile device to have Ice Cream Sandwich, when it was upgraded to feature the system last November. However, despite this, sales of the Galaxy S2 have remained extremely strong and with the operating system now set to be available for users of the phone – at least in the UK – it is likely to remain one of the best-selling of all the Samsung phones available.

“Samsung UK can confirm that the rollout of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on Galaxy S2 will be available from week commencing March 19, however the availability of software upgrades in the UK will be dependent upon each network’s own software approvals process,” the company stated.

Nokia’s Lumia 800 released in October 2011. Lumia 800 is the first nokia mobile to have windows OS. Lumia 800 design is quite similar to Nokia Meego and also Lumia 800 has same curved glass with Amoled display. On the bottom one drilled speaker. At top includes a 3.5mm headphone socket a flap for the micro USB port and a SIM card tray that accepts only micro SIM card.

Front-facing camera is absent in Lumina 800. No notification LEDs, on the back is an 8 megapixel auto focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. Weighing 142g little heavier than Nokia N9. In terms of thickness both are 12.1mm. Competitors HTC Radar runs the same OS but it is lighter and thinner than Lumia 800. Lumina 800 have a curved 3.7-inch AMOLED Black glass touchscreen display supporting the resolution of 800×480 pixels. Lumina 800 has a Gorilla glass that’s makes the display scratch resistant

User Interface & Operating system

Lumia 800 has intuitive user friendly interface and the touch is super responsive. HTC radar Samsung Omnia W is tough competitors of Lumia 800.Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps on the device are worth making Lumia 800 an efficient mobile. The Nokia Drive app converts your handset into a satellite navigation system and provides navigation services including voice assisted turn-by-turn instructions.

Camera

Lumia 800 has 8 megapixel camera with f/2.2 Carl Zeiss lens, autofocus, dual-LED flash and 3x digital zoom. Same lens as in N8, which is best in its category. Lumia 800′s camera produces excellent and sharp images, but in low-light conditions, the camera fails to impress. Also the Lumia 800′s macro mode didn’t deliver satisfactory results. Lumia 800 has no zoom option while video recording. The camera performs quite well in video mode and shot crisp 720 HD video at 30 frames per second. Lumia 800 cannot record videos at 1080p as Lumia 800 is a single core phones

Powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 512 MB RAM, the phone is fast and the multitasking is a breeze. The phone has a 1450 mAh battery that offers a fair battery backup. With normal use, the phone’s serve more than a day. Lumia 800 has 16GB of memory and there is no slot for memory card.

Pros of Lumia 800
Sleek and slim design
Appealing, Intuitive and responsive OS

Cons of Lumia 800
No front camera
Non-reflective display
slightly expensive
Lack of quality apps on Windows Marketplace
Bluetooth connectivity issues

Nokia Lumia 800 Specification

Support 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Lumia 800 is RM-819
116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, Weight 142 g
3.7 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Corning Gorilla Glass
16 GB storage, No memory slot
GPRS HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,
micro USB v2.0, GPS
8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash,
1.4 GHz Scorpion, 512 MB RAM, GPU Adreno 205
Li-Ion 1450 mAh

Nokia Lumia 800 price:

In India it’s around 29,900

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Xperia Sola comes with Sony SmartTags technology that uses NFC and gives you command on many gadgets that accept radio signals like Turning on your WiFi and sharing picture on a external screen by just one touch or playing your music on external speakers and activate GPS, Bluetooth and Navigation app in just in click. Xperia Sola also comes with a amazing new touch technology called Floating Touch with this floating touch of xperia sola you can highlight links without even touching your mobile screen.

Xperia Sola Specification:

3.7-inch Mobile BRAVIA Engine Display
thickness is 9.9 mm and 107 grams
1 GHz STE dual-core processor
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
5MP HD camera with flash and 720p HD video recording
3G,, DLNA, Bluetooth,
NFC, aGPS, Wi-Fi
FM radio with RDS,
3.5 mm audio jack
8 GB internal storage with 5 GB available memory
microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB
1320 mAh battery

Xperia Sola Official Ad

Xperia Sola Price:

Price yet to be announced. Bookmark for future update on this topic.

LG Optimus 4X has a huge 2000mAH battery for more entertainment. Display is True IPS HD of 4.7 inch so screen is bigger and crispier. Lets check the graphic performance of this phone it has GeForce GPU with Quad Core processor so gaming and speed is absolutely mind blowing. Check below video for the gameplay hands-on on this quad core mobile

Gaming looks cool without any lag. NVidia preparing some special games for Tegra 3 devices given advanced graphic and effects using quad core processing support. LG Optimus 4X is expected to launch in Q2 this year. Even a retailer in UK already started booking of the phone. Lets wait for the release and see if this mobile have only good feature or it has some cons too.

See Full Specification here and Hans-on video below

LG Optimus 4X HD P880 LG Optimus 4x Specification

- 1.5GHz Quad-Core Tegra 3 Processor (5 core)
- 1GB RAM
- 8.9mm Thick
- 4.7-Inch True HD IPS Display
- 720 x 1280 pixels
- Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich
- 8MP Auto Focus Camera With LED Flash
- 1080p Video Recording
- 1.3MP Secondary Camera
- 16GB Internal Memory
- AGPS
- HDMI
- NFC
- 3G – Wi-Fi – Bluetooth
- DLNA
- 2150 MAh Battery

LG Optimus 4X price

UK price : £380 Booking started
Indian expected price : 22900

LG Optimus 4X is also called LG Optimus 4X HD P880