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The current
market for smartphones is cornered by Android and iOS, but Windows Phone continues to
climb positions. The secret of its success terminals are cheap but with good
looks, and an operating system that ensures that even the lowest possible
hardware will fully fluid.
Here you can
see the collection of the best Windows phones of the moment, divided into
categories so that you easier to choose your terminal. All often share be made
with polycarbonate premium house brand (resistant, interchangeable covers and
in which fingerprints are not), with Clear Black display technology and cameras
that even the low-end models take pictures better than anyone competition at
the same price. Even Carl Zeiss optics and optical image stabilization have
reached the mid-range Lumia 830.
Windows 10 After the
summer will begin to get the upgrade to Windows 10, and is an update that
Microsoft will all current phones with Windows Phone 8.1. No Lumia will be left
behind and outdated.
Of course,
since Microsoft ensure that phones with 512 MB may suffer a cut in the support
some features, but are determined by concrete terminals rather than a
limitation depending on the amount of memory on the phone.
Economic The
advantage of Windows Phone on Android is that the operating system allows a
maximum advantage of the hardware, and in comparison, a terminal with
"only" 512MB of RAM work as fluid as a 1GB Android phone. The
difference lies in developing applications in C, a programming language
optimized, Java against his feature "same code multiple platforms"
has always weighed her performance.
The Lumia
532 is a pretty complete phone for the low end. With Windows Phone fluidity
that provides this type of phones, with 1 GB of RAM and Snapdragon 200
processor has more than enough not to disappoint any user who wants a cheap
phone for calls, surf the Internet, use WhatsApp and other tasks basic.
The camera
has a good quality despite being 5 megapixels, and autonomy allows you to take
a day with heavy use. It is a complete phone, without great fanfare but
economic.
Qualcomm
Snapdragon 200 1 GB / 8 GB 4 '', 800 x 480 pixels (234 dpi) D 1560 mAh 118.9 x
65.5 x 11.6 mm Yes 5MP / VGA amazon
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The Lumia
630 is a great terminal with which to enjoy Windows Phone 8.1, with the most
useful assistant Cortana and other improvements. It is a fluid terminal, and
that being Windows Phone hardware works best with a "less" powerful.
A great phone for beginner’s smartphones or Windows Phone.
It is quite
ergonomic, has a design that I like Nokia, housing and high quality plastic
comes in multiple colors (usual in the Finnish company). It is suitable for
those who want a safe and secure terminal and access to the services of
Microsoft. Currently has little to envy of Android or iOS.
Pros: 900
MHz band for 3G, GPS support European, careful design, good reliability, very
popular brand.
Cons: Room
MIUI v5 on Android 4.3, which is fine, but I prefer the factory clean rooms.
Today we
talk about the spectacular new 1S Xiaomi Red Rice also called Xiaomi 1S Redmi
WCDMA, which is a much improved version of the previous Red Rice. This phone is
the economic version of the famous Xiaomi Mi3, with a very high price value,
here's the review and my opinion.
For a very
simple reason, because in the price segment in which it moves, about 139 € here
in Spain, has a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 400 MSM8228 chip, quad-core
1.6 Ghz Cortex A7. and Adreno GPU 305. Come on, you have a really powerful,
very eficiene processor, and so like most of all, unlike most Chinese phones,
the Red Rice Xiaomi 1S is compatible with European GPS.
As you see
in the picture below, the design is very similar to the previous, smooth and
clean lines, with a 4.7-inch IPS display protected with Gorilla Glass 2, that
when you hold it in your hand gives the feeling of being in front of a phone
from the higher-end, no one would say that you can buy for € 139 in Amazon.es
Features 1S
Xiaomi Red Rice
4.7-inch IPS
screen 1280 x 720
resolution Full HD Gorilla
Glass 2 protection Quad Core
Processor 1.6GHz. 1 GB of RAM 8 GB of ROM Sony camera
of 8 MP 2000mAh
battery Bluetooth,
GPS, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, OTG, FM Connectivity
GSM / 3G WCDMA (900/2100 Mhz) The Redmi
Xiaomi 1S is a great phone as you can see in the features. A Full HD IPS screen
of 4.7 inches, which is the perfect size, and the protection Gorilla Glass 2,
which enables you to keep it as the first day without scratches or damage
typical of the screens.
The powerful
4-core processor is more than enough to play games and watch movies in HD,
coupled with 1GB of RAM, will allow you to move any application smoothly. It
has an internal memory of 8 GB to store photos, videos and apps, but if you get
to fill, is expandable up to 32GB via SD card.
Camera to
say, the factory Sony, so it is quality assurance. A very good 8 megapixel
camera with LED flash and autofocus, plus photos that can record video in high
definition, can not ask for more. The photos will surprise, it seems they are
made with a mobile.
And here are
two great features that differentiate it from other phones cheap Chinese in its
segment, which has 900 Mhz band (3G) and is compatible with GPS in Europe
thanks to its Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor (unlike the old Mediatek) , you
will catch satellites in seconds.
AnTuTu
Benchmark
After seeing
the features and specifications, it is good compared with other devices in
terms of performance, to get an idea of the power it has. That is AnTuTu
Benchmark, which measures parameters such as frequency of the processor, GPU,
RAM, battery life, speed reading and writing to memory, etc.
We see that
is above the previous model, the Galaxy S3, and although not shown in the
picture also gets a higher score than the Nexus 4 or Motorola Moto G. The
results are very good for its price and segment, so they You have put the
number 1 selling in a few months.
Red Rice
Xiaomi 1S WCDMA personal opinion
Xiaomi has
earned a great name in recent years, has gone from being an unknown brand to be
among the best and most popular brands of Chinese phones. This is not for
nothing that manufacture mobile upper-middle range, and high-end PRO range at
very low prices compared to big brands we all know. This mobile I really like,
within its price bracket is the best there is today. Sure there are better, but
it will be 300 €.
The Galaxy
S6 has already seen the light. It is one of two new models of high-end phones
that Samsung has presented at the start of Mobile World Congress. The Galaxy S6
(normal screen, not curved) is the best of the Korean company to improve its
image in terms of design and use of materials in phones. He has succeeded.
Design and
measurements: The Galaxy
S6 represents, compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy S5, a change of air. It
presents a fresh and refined design. It is higher than the Galaxy S5, narrower
and thinner. It is also less heavy. The plastic is dead for the high-end
Samsung. This new model has a whole body made of metal, in the style of Apple
or HTC.
The new
Galaxy has measures 143.3 x 70.8 x 6.9 mm and weighing 132 grams, while its
predecessor boasts measures 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm and weighs 145 grams. The
Galaxy S6 is then thirteen grams lighter than the Galaxy S5.
Display: The interesting
thing about the new measures is that Samsung has managed to adapt to these new
dimensions a screen of 5.1 inches, ie, the same size as the Galaxy S5. Although
in both mobile screen is the same size in the new phone integrate a higher resolution?
The Galaxy
S5 had a good "display" Super AMBLED of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels with a
density of 432 pixels per inch. The Galaxy S6 is set to the height of the
Galaxy Note 4, which boasts a spectacular display. The new smartphone from
Samsung has a Super AMBLED screen QuadHD 2560 x 1440 pixels with a density of
577 pixels per inch.
Processor
and camera: Samsung is
leaving Communal Snapdragon chip with the Galaxy S6, and has decided to return
to the Exons. This model integrates a Exynos 7420 eight-core, combined with 3GB
RAM. According to performance tests by "Computer Base", this
processor is a beast, that far exceeds its nearest competitors.
As for the
camera, but maintains the improved 16MP lens aperture, which is now of f / 1.9.
Also incorporates an optical image stabilizer, something that lacked the Galaxy
S5, which in theory should improve stability in taking pictures and videos.
It loses ... The Galaxy
S6 has had to sacrifice some of the key aspects of Samsung. For example, the
phone memory can not be expanded with microSD cards, as has happened so far.
The mobile applies the model that Apple is already an expert: launch several
models with different internal capacity, but closed. The Galaxy will enter S6
models: 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. Yes, like much, but for example, the Galaxy S5, a
user could purchase the 16 GB version, but extend up to 128 GB with external
cards. The Galaxy S6 lose that flexibility.
In line with
the "flexibility" for the user is away from the battery. The phone
includes a battery of 2,550 mAh, less amperage than the Galaxy S5 (2800 mAh).
But it not only lost milamperios, but a battery that can not be removed.
Many users
prefer the interchangeable battery Samsung because, instead of waiting to
recharge the used battery, a load changed and there was no problem. Samsung
wants to solve this problem and has enabled the Samsung S6 function ultra fast wireless charging. The battery charge in 10 minutes enough to use your mobile
for four hours energy.
The other
feature that loses is the IP67 certification, ie is no longer resistant to dust
and water. This was one of the best features of the Galaxy S5 and loses his new
brother. The mobile will no longer be submerged in water up to one meter of
water for 30 minutes.
While we don't know anything for sure about the HTC One M9 (other
than the fact that it's coming and is probably codenamed Hima), it's
going to be a massive deal - will it be the best Android phone of 2015?
Mooted
specs include: a QHD display, a Snapdragon 810 processor, 3GB of RAM, a
waterproof body and more megapixels in the camera, making the One M9
one of the highest-specification phones on the market. Updates: A new photo of the phone has appeared, a shot supposedly taken with the camera and a benchmark has given up a number of specs.
Cut to the chase
What is it? HTC's next flagship smartphone
When is it out? Launch event set for March 1
What will it cost? Likely at least £549 / $649 / AU$849
HTC One M9 release date
HTC has sent out invites to an event on March 1 at MWC 2015 in Barcelona, and it's almost certainly going to unveil it's next flagship smartphone here.
The
invite reads "utopia in progress" - possibly a hint at the name for the
flagship phone, or perhaps it's another new camera mode HTC has
developed.
What we do know is we'll be there, reporting live on the event so you get all the latest news as it breaks.
News and rumors
The
most recent rumors regarding this new phone seem to make the most
sense: the HTC One M9 will have an octa core Qualcomm 810 Snapdragon
chipset at the heart, according to recent benchmarks - which saw it
score over 20% better results compared to the One M8.
This dovetails with rumours from retired leaker @upleaks,
saying the new HTC phone will have 3GB of RAM and an octa-core 64-bit
Snapdragon 810 processor, with four cores running at 2.0GHz and four at
1.5GHz, allowing it to switch between them depending on what it's doing,
using the slower cores to conserve battery when the extra power isn't
needed.
Further rumors have corroborated and smoothed these early specs: from a source speaking to Bloomberg
stated that there will be a 20MP snapper on the back and an UltraPixel
one on the front (probably 4 UltraPixels but that's not specified).
The 20MP camera theory has been made ever more likely as a picture, apparently snapped by the One M9, has made its way onto the web, detailing a 16:9 20MP photo.
The source goes on to say that the HTC One M9 / Hima will include Dolby 5.1 audio technology.
A rumor from GforGames
states the HTC One M9 might have a MediaTek processor rather than a
Qualcomm one, but if it does that will likely be a regional version for
China and possibly some other markets but not the whole world.
While
it's possible that all versions will sport it we'd be surprised, as
MediaTek chips tend to be cheaper and less powerful than Qualcomm's.
More likely if this is on the cards at all it will be for developing
markets.
Unsurprisingly it's rumored to run Android 5.0 Lollipop but that's hardly a surprise - imagine if it launched on KitKat?
In
terms of power, it will apparently have just a 2840 mAh battery, but
that's still an upgrade on the One M8's power pack and combined with a
more efficient processor it could get the job done, especially as rumors
claim HTC will be sticking with a 5-inch 1080p screen, rather than
moving to QHD.
Design
With the same size screen as the One M8 comes similar dimensions apparently, as the HTC One M9 is said to be 144.3 x 69.4 x 9.56mm, making it marginally shorter but actually slightly fatter than the 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4mm HTC One (M8). However,
following the 5.5-inch and 5.0-inch rumors there's now talk that the
HTC One M9 could meet them in the middle and have a 5.2-inch screen.
That's according to Nowhereelse.fr, which even has images purportedly showing the display panel to back it up. We also may have got our first real look at the HTC One M9, as two images of an alleged prototype have been sent to Nowhereelse.fr.
The images show a device which looks a lot like the HTC One M8 or even
the original HTC One, suggesting the company isn't straying far from its
existing designs.
The front has speakers above and below the
screen, while the back shows a curved metal shell with a camera and a
dual-flash, though as the top of the phone has been cut off in the image
it's impossible to say whether it's got a second sensor, like on the
HTC One M8. It's
also hard to say whether they're accurate. They don't look fake and nor
are they an exact match for any existing HTC handset, but they could
easily be of an HTC One M8 protoype.
Two day battery life
We were pretty impressed by the battery life of the HTC One M8, but the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Sony Xperia Z2 had it beat, while it looks like the Sony Xperia Z3 and the Xperia Z3 Compact might well widen the gap even further.
So
we'd love for the HTC One M9 to have more juice. We don't think two
days of battery life should be unrealistic, after all the HTC One M8 and
a number of other phones can already comfortably make it into a second
day, they just need a bit of a boost to make it to the end of the day.
If HTC can deliver even more than that then great, but we'd be happy with two days, at least until the M10 comes around.
A better camera
The
HTC One M8 is great in low light as its lens lets more light in than
competing smartphone cameras, but when you're trying to take photos in
bright conditions all the extra light it takes in actually seems to work
against it, causing the image to over-expose. On
top of that it's only got a 4MP sensor, which is fine when you're just
viewing shots on your phone, but blow them up and there'll be noticeable
noise.
So ideally we want more megapixels and a sensor which is
as adept in bright light as low light. It almost seems like HTC itself
might be moving away from UltraPixels, given that the HTC One Mini 2 and the HTC One E8 both have 13MP snappers, so we might well see a big change to the camera in the HTC One M9.
A QHD display
The HTC One M8 has a gorgeous screen, but it's very much an early 2014 screen, as the LG G3 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 are now bringing QHD (1440 x 2560) displays to the mainstream.
All
those extra pixels don't make a huge difference but it is a noticeable
one and if the HTC One M9 doesn't have a QHD display then it risks being
overlooked, because you can be almost certain that the competition
will.
A sapphire screen
Since we're talking about the
screen, how about making it with sapphire crystal glass? The HTC One M9
is bound to be expensive, so many people are going to want to put it in a
case to keep it protected, but it's also bound to be a thing of beauty
so it would be a shame to cover it up. The
more durable it is the less necessary that becomes and a sapphire
crystal screen would help a lot. The iPhone 6 didn't have one in the
end, so if the HTC One M9 does it could also be the first mainstream
smartphone to do so, which would surely be a big selling point.
Water and dust resistance
Another
way to keep it protected is with dust and water resistance. We don't
need to be able to take it swimming, but knowing that it could survive a
spill or a bit of rain would certainly be reassuring and now that
Samsung and Sony are both water and dust proofing their phones there's
little excuse for HTC not to do the same.
More of a health and fitness focus
The world is going health
and fitness mad, or at least that's what many of the latest smartphones
and smartwatches would lead you to believe. HTC though doesn't seem so
interested and we can't help but feel that it's missing a trick,
especially if the market for fitness focused tech continues to grow.
Sure
a heart rate monitor and UV sensor are hardly essential components of a
smartphone, but we wouldn't say no to them and we'd also be quite happy
to see more of a focus on fitness software from HTC, rather than it
relying on third party solutions, as HTC has done with the M8 by simply
including the Fitbit app. Apple has Health, Samsung has S Health, HTC
needs something.
Lots of power
It's reached the point
where almost every high end phone and a fair few lower end ones feel
fast and powerful, so we don't really need a lot more power in the HTC
One M9.
But specs sell and while HTC's flagships are always
powerful they're not always quite as powerful as the competition, at
least on paper. So next year we hope that changes. Impress us HTC, put
in an octa-core Snapdragon 810 with 6GB of RAM, or at least make sure
your phone is a match for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Sony Xperia Z4.
An even better design and build
Design
is one of the things HTC has done best in recent years, with the One M8
rivalling even Apple's products, but it could still be better. There's
that black bar below the screen for example. On the original HTC One
that housed some capacitive buttons, but they've gone from the HTC One
M8 so it no longer serves any visible purpose. There may well be some
internal reasons for it but we'd love it if HTC could find a way to
remove it.
HTC could also improve the buttons, which feel a little
plastic on the M8 and we'd rather have the headphone port on the top
than the bottom.
More storage
HTC wisely added a microSD
card slot to the M8, but we'd still love more internal storage. Apple
now offers 128GB iPhones, so why can't an Android phone do the same? And
more specifically why can't HTC?
Do that while still including
microSD support and we could be looking at a phone with 256GB of
combined storage, which is far more than most people are ever likely to
need, but we'd rather have too much than too little.
Category 6 LTE
4G
is taking off in a big way, but while current phones are equipped to
support the fastest speeds we're likely to get in most places right now,
they're not particularly future-proofed. That's why we'd like to see
HTC put Category 6 LTE support in the HTC One M9.
That would
theoretically allow it to reach download speeds of around 300Mbps, which
is double what most current handsets can manage and should make it a
viable handset right up until 5G arrives.