Samsung Galaxy Note, the LARGER Galaxy S2?
This might be an old news when people have been talking about the Samsung Galaxy Note but for some, good old news are something still worth talking about.
A 5.3inch display shows that a 4.3 or even a 4.5 inch display just isnt too big for your palm. The market actualy refused on this type of product previously by seeing on how tell Dell Streak went but maybe Samsung’s viral marketing would make a change this time. The device is packed with the Exynos processor like in the Galaxy S2 but its bumped clock again now to 1.4Ghz (the GS2 has a bump to 1.2 from 1Ghz previously around its launch).This babe/dude (what ever you call this “beast” is) is still packed with ARM Mali-400 GPU which is the FASTEST up to date smartphone GPU in the market based on its benchmark and we can also say in real life performance. Yes, i did say up to date since we all know that it will be pawned hard by the iPhone 5 which is packed with the same SOC like in the iPad2 which pawns all other devices but the iPad isnt a smartphone so at least before the iPhone 5 is released, Mali-400 is the king.
Its not only about the size, its now all about the HD SuperAmoled display. I dont think that its a huge diff between the Galaxy S2 display in terms of clarity since SGS2 is a WVGA device at 4.3inch while the Galaxy Note is a 720p at 5.3inch. At a 5.3inch display, the 720p clarity wont be at much but we’ll rejudge it again upon seeing it with the naked eye. Maybe samsung did a better job but nahh, i guess 720p 4.3inch devices or even smaller will have a better clarity and sharpness without having to sacrifice the PPI of the display.
The minimum scrolling is quite a silly thing to be advertising since yes the browser will render more stuffs and packing it into the 720p display, just like the HTC Sensation did. Its like fooling the newbies marketing strat by using the minimum scrolling term on the Galaxy Note. Dont they have anything better to say? The device also offers a stylus, some what the HTC Flyer did but i guess Samsung did a well job or perhaps better as the function was intergrated deeply inside the TouchWiz UI it is using.
So, it is a buy? Its a skip for me. Lets see next on what the Galaxy Tab 7.7 has to offer. Yes, a yesterdays news but why not talking bout em, again
Read MoreCyanogenmod Owner Joins Samsung Mobile!
It seems like Steve Kondik which is the owner of Cyanogenmod now joins to work with Samsung Mobile. What does this mean btw? We all know that CyanogenMod is one of the greatest custom rom ever developed on Android and is available for multiple devices up till now.. and counting.
Steve Kondik said that his intention initially is to improve android from its base but why under Samsung Mobile? We all know Samsung is an all favor of their touchwiz UI and their not so open sourced policity with source codes which is always incomplete and a nightmare to kernel developers.
Read MoreGoogle Acquiring Motorola Mobility : Hello Hardware Biz!
Google is now in the hardware business guys! Google to acquire Motorola Mobility for a deal worth $12.5 billion. This means Google will be releasing their own uber pwning device paired with some TI OMAPS or they might even go for the all famous and stable Qualcomm Snapdragon to ensure high usability of GPS and a super reliable data/signal. Yes, im praising Qualcomm for their chips but indeed its true that they are quite the most stable ive used so far with performance place aside as performance is very subjective and mostly people rely on benchmarks.
Back to the Google talk, “The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. Google will run Motorola Mobility as a separate business. ”
Is this a YAY?
Source : MarketWatch
Read MoreMIUI is celebrating its 1st birthday with a new lockscreen! (and MIUI phone)
It looks like someone is celebrating its birthday and its MIUI. And in case you dont know what is MIUI, read below
“On the very basic, it is a Chinese customized version of the Android OS, built from stock with additional goodies taken from manufacturer modifications like Samsung’s TouchWiz launcher, iPhone’s looks and the full potential of Android 2.2 platform. If you were to translate the name ‘MIUI’ to English, it would probably sound something like ‘meeooee’. This ROM was initially developed only for Chinese users, based on the FroYo build of Android and totally localized with Chinese locale and language. The group behind the ROM had no intention of bringing it to other devices at the beginning, but as of now, several ports have surfaced for various other devices and with translations.“ -> now its based of Android 2.3
Lets checkout how does the new Lockscreen looks like in MIUI build 1.8.5
Impressive? Yeah, i prefer this over how the leaked ICS looks like which is quite disappointing to me. And by the way, MIUI has also announced the specs of their official MIUI phone :
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Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich First Look!! (and my sayings on it)
Most major devices got their Android 2.3 update already ait? (yeah, it does take time for them to update officially meh) and we are now on the turn for the new Android 2.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Android 2.4 is the OS which most anticipate and being in comparison directly to iOS5 which will be released this fall. Below is the “1st” unofficial changelog from the leaker itself which is RootzWiki
“Some features of ICS that we know (from our source and speculation):
- Blue Themed
- Camera has built in panorama mode
- Will launch with Google Shopper and NFC Enabled devices will be able to utilize those features
- Gmail is all rethemed
- Will be available for the Nexus S
- Nexus Prime gets it first (expected) then other devices will follow after
- Not too many changes, just UI things, don’t think requirements are set too high for year old devices to run it
- The little icon in the bottom right, looks like a tray with multiple apps in it
- Google search bar embedded on very top like Honeycomb
- Apps/Widgets launcher a lot like Honeycomb
- This release is still very early, notice the theming of the power tray”
And here is what i have to say :
- colour scheme is moving towards honeycomb of course.. maybe we wont be seeing it on a skinned UI OEM version
- Where is the GPU accelerated UI? its not mentioned anywhere.. or at least the browser?
- I was expecting a huge leap over Gingerbread by seeing the timeframe they are preparing this. From the leak build, sad to say that its one step behind a few other OS which is chart topping now. Maybe OEM will do it better? Sense UI please..
- Im quite dissapointed but like @awg_ilyas said, its a very early build indeed. Maybe Google has more goodies behind their sleeve but im not expecting much. Im guessing google will focus more on the App base just like they said which they will focus on revamping crucial google apps to make the app-centric experience is more valueable. Performance now is more to hardware based but where is the harware acceleration again?
Looks like many are dissapointed in it too, i thought only a few would rant and bash it. My guess that most likely they are those which used Android since before froyo and all those features which they dreamed of remains as a dream. Android has been too revolutionary but its losing its mojo i guess.
and btw, this looks like a new notification bar! Quite sleek indeed but im hoping more than cosmetics to it.
News courtesy of RootzWiki
HTC Sensation “silently hands-on” not-a-review
2nd June, grabbed myself a SIS Distribution set of HTC Sensation for 2xxx!!! (Its available as low as 19xx as i am writing this). Lucky that i havent sold off yet my HTC Desire HD so rather than having time to write about it in total, decided to make a short vid demonstrating my HTC Sensation (not so long, SGS2 is coming maybe)
Video summary :
0:00-0:45 :
The back case and internals. Opened up the back to show up the inner part. The sensation is built in a better construct compared to Desire HD, yes, the DHD has a unibody design but the Sensation feels much more solid compared to the DHD. HTC placed the antennae on the back cover as u can see from the vid. The popular Death Grip issue is a hype during the early weeks when this phone is on sale worldwide (except US market, T-MO US had just got it few days ago).
Honestly, the death grip issue is not normal to me. YES, i am normal and i dont use my phone while placing my palm at the camera area, including landscape as i rest my fingers freely without touching the back. And if i touched it, WIFI would deprecate but do some studies there that the Sensation has a very sensitive algorithm when calculating dB noise increase. Use an app or check the settings to see how much dB it drops and u can see that the signal bar drops too agressive while the signal is still quite steady. Nuff bout the back, lets go to the next part, Sense UI 3.0whsome
0:51-2:30
YES, the Sense 3.0 lockscreen!. Plus, the 3D animated homescreen (yes, its not GPU accelerated but its much better compared to others). I must admit ADW EX launcher is more fluid on the sensation. Used it for a week and it satisfies me more. And when im not using the stock launcher, here is my fav setup (for now) on sensation. Yup, stock rom, not rooted.
- Sense 3.0 lockscreen, plain, not the weather. The weather lockscreen is a WOW factor actually. LOL
- ADW EX with animated flips. 5 dockbars with a hidden dockbar
- I didnt throw away htc sense framework so i still have all my HTC Sense Apps. Yes, HTC Mail and HTC Premium Navigation is still in and it rocks!. I must admit that when i move away to Galaxy S2, the thing i would miss the most is those two features (apps actually, built into the framework, a widget too)
Noticed that i used the pull down notification which now includes settings. Indeed that it is very useful. The notification bar on Sense 3.0 includes Recent Apps, current notification and also Settings Toggles! FTW!. Very useful and its awkward that i sometimes hold the home button to get recent apps list when i have it on my noti bar 
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