Thursday, November 3, 2011

Motorola DEFY


Motorola DEFY:    Price: Taka 24000/-
Advantages and Disadvantages:

Key features
  • World’s first durable Android smartphone
  • Scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass screen, dustproof and water-resistant (no official certification)
  • 3.7" capacitive TFT touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 854) resolution, 16M colors
  • Quad-band GSM/EDGE, HSDPA 900/2100
  • Android OS 2.1 Eclair with custom MOTOBLUR UI
  • TI OMAP3610 800 MHz processor
  • 512MB RAM, 2GB onboard storage
  • microSD card slot (up to 16GB), 2GB card included
  • 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging
  • VGA video @ 30fps
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (with A2DP) connectivity
  • Built-in GPS receiver, digital compass
  • microUSB port, charging enabled
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • FM radio with RDS
  • Accelerometer for UI auto-rotate
  • Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
  • Nice social networking integration
  • Swype text input
  • Web browser with Adobe Flash Lite
  • Very good audio quality
  • Awesome web-connected music player
  • Video player has Xvid video support
Main disadvantages
  • Android 2.1 is an outdated OS version
  • Limited storage for installing apps
  • No smart dialing
  • No HD video recording
  • No DivX video support out of the box
  • Equalizer controls are not within the music player
  • No secondary video-call camera


Sony Ericsson Xperia mini



Sony Ericsson Xperia mini:  Price: Taka 20000/-
Advantages and Disadvantages:

Key features
  • Quad-band GSM /GPRS/EDGE support
  • 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
  • 3" 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit LCD touchscreen of HVGA resolution (320 x 480), Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine
  • Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread
  • 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 5 MP autofocus camera, LED flash, geotagging
  • 720p video @ 30fps, continuous autofocus
  • Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • microSD slot (32GB supported, 2GB card included)
  • Accelerometer and proximity sensor
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
  • Voice dialing
  • Adobe Flash 10.3 support
  • User-accessible battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
Main disadvantages
  • No smart dialing
  • No front-facing camera
  • Loudspeaker performance is a mixed-bag
  • No DivX/XviD support
  • Typing a bit tricky on the smallish screen
  • Doubtful video recording quality

LG Optimus One P500


Lg Optimus One P500:   Price: Taka 17500/-
Advantages and Disadvantages:

Key features:
  • 3.2" 256K-color capacitive TFT touchscreen of HVGA resolution (320 x 480 pixels); Multi-touch input
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
  • Dual-band 3G with HSDPA (7.2 Mbps)
  • 600MHz CPU running Android 2.2 Froyo; 419MB RAM
  • 3 megapixel autofocus camera; face and smile detection, geotagging
  • VGA video recording @ 18fps
  • microSD card slot, up to 32GB, 2GB in the box
  • Standard 3.5mm audio jack
  • Standard microUSB port (charging)
  • GPS receiver with A-GPS; Digital compass
  • Wi-Fi b/g; Wi-Fi hotspot functionality built-in
  • Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
  • Accelerometer for screen auto rotate; Proximity sensor
  • FM radio with RDS
  • Office document editor
  • Portrait and landscape on-screen QWERTY keyboard
  • Social networking integration
  • DivX/XviD support
  • Smart dialing
  • Excellent loudspeaker performance
Main disadvantages:
  • Slow CPU makes editing Office documents a chore
  • Camera is just 3MP, has no lens protection, no flash and no dedicated shutter key
  • No Flash support in the browser despite Froyo
  • No front facing camera

Nokia 500



Nokia 500:
Review:

GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced2011, August
StatusAvailable. Released 2011, September

SIZEDimensions111.3 x 53.8 x 14.1 mm, 73 cc
Weight93 g

DISPLAYTypeTFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches (~229 ppi pixel density)
 - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity for auto turn-off

SOUNDAlert typesVibration, MP3 ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes

MEMORYPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsDetailed, max 30 days
Internal2 GB storage, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB

DATAGPRSClass 33
EDGEClass 33
3GHSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g
BluetoothYes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared portNo
USBYes, v2.0 microUSB

CAMERAPrimary5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
FeaturesGeo-tagging
VideoYes, VGA@15fps
SecondaryNo
 
FEATURESOSSymbian Anna OS
CPU1 GHz ARM 11 processor
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
BrowserWAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
RadioStereo FM radio
GamesYes + downloadable
ColorsBlack/White with covers in Black, Azure Blue, Coral Red, Purple, Khaki, Orange, Green, Pink, Silver
GPSYes, with A-GPS support
JavaYes, MIDP 2.1
 - Exchangeable battery covers with multiple home screens (2 included in the retail box)
- Digital compass
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player
- Photo editor
- Organizer
- Voice command/dial
- Flash Lite 4.0
- Predictive text input
 
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1110 mAh (BL-4U)
Stand-byUp to 500 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk timeUp to 7 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Music playUp to 35 h

PriceTakaTk 15000/-


Well this is Nokia 500 at a glance:

Key features

  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
  • Penta-band 3G with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support
  • 3.2" 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution
  • 5 megapixel fixed-focus camera and VGA video recording @ 15fps; geotagging
  • Symbian Anna OS
  • 1 GHz ARM 11 CPU and 256 MB RAM
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • GPS receiver with A-GPS support and free lifetime voice-guided navigation
  • Digital compass
  • microSD card slot
  • DivX and XviD video support
  • Built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Stereo FM Radio with RDS
  • microUSB port
  • Flash and Java support for the web browser
  • Stereo Bluetooth 2.1
  • Smart dialing and voice commands
  • Social networking integration
  • Exchangeable rear covers

Main disadvantages

  • Symbian Anna is still catching up with Android and iOS
  • Fixed focus flashless camera, poor image quality
  • Poor video recording quality
  • Relatively limited 3rd party software availability
  • Non-hot-swappable microSD card slot
  • No office document viewer
  • Video player not up to scratch
  • Significant lags in the browser
Conclusion:
Well this one of the lasted mid-range smartphone. With Symbian Anna it is also very decent set. Feels great and luxurious.