Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 review: Flying high price approx 13000/- INR

Introduction

With the Galaxy S III busy grabbing the headlines, a midrange smartphone has been making its way to a number of markets without much fanfare. But you can bet the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 won't settle for the role of just another sequel. It has a chance to prove the Galaxy S III is not the only superhot smartphone Samsung has released this season.






And it's going to use it. Aiming to deliver 90% of the benefits of its extremely popular sibling for a fraction of the price, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 plays to the company's strengths and might turn out to be one of the unsung heroes of the year.
Dual-core might not be top-dog material in the Android realm any more, but it's enough to run virtually all apps and give you a nice smooth sailing around the interface. The entrance of ST-Ericsson in the smartphone race has enabled Android OEMs to make sub-€250 smartphones, with specs that would be considered high-end on any other platform. Now who would say no to a bargain like that?

Key features

• Quad-band GSM /GPRS/EDGE support
• 3G with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
• 3.8" 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit PLS TFT touchscreen of WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels), Scratch-resistant glass
• Android OS v2.3.7 Gingerbread, planned Android 4.0 ICS update
• Dual-core 800 MHz Cortex-A9 CPU, 768MB RAM, Mali-400 GPU, NovaThor U8500 chipset
• 5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging, Multi Angle shot
• 720p video recording @ 30fps
• VGA front-facing camera
• Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
• Built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS
• NFC connectivity
• 4GB built-in storage expandable through the microSD card slot
• microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Voice dialing
• Adobe Flash 11 support
• Accelerometer and proximity sensor

Main disadvantages

• No Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box
• All plastic construction
• NovaThor U8500 is the least powerful of the dual-core offerings on the market
• No screen and capacitive key haptics

The recent crop of inexpensive but reasonably powered droids also answers another criticism Android has been facing lately - that it fails to offer performance in a compact package. Sony was first to up the ante with the Xperia U and now Samsung is ready to rise to the challenge.

The Koreans have stepped up the pricing of their smartphone a bit, but they are willing to throw in a larger screen and expandable storage, so it's going to be a pretty tough pick between those two. Let's waste no more time then and get down to testing - the answers should be coming as the review unfolds..

Xperia™ go Jun 29, 2012 starts at Rs 22000.

 Specifications

This is a listing of Xperia go´s main features and functions. For a complete technical specification, download the
 Xperia™ go White paper (in English only) (716 kB)

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Camera and video

• 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus
• 16x digital zoom
• HD video recording (720p)
• 3D Sweep Panorama
• Image capture, supported format: JPEG
• Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, Matroska, AVI
• Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Face detection and Smile detection
• Fast Capture

Connectivity and communication

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
• WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• DLNA Certified
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync
• aGPS
• WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
• Bluetooth technology
• Native USB tethering
• Noise Suppression
• Handwriting recognition
• Type & Send widget

Memory

• Internal phone storage: 8GB (up to 4GB user-accessible memory)
• RAM: 512 MB
• Flash memory: 8GB eMMC
• Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Networks

• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
• UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Entertainment

• TrackID music recognition
• xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
• FM Radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
• Motion gaming
• Timescape with Twitter integrated
• Facebook inside Xperia 2.0
• Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
• Clear stereo and clear bass
• 3D surround sound
• SensMe™

Display and design

• 3.5”, 480x320 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
• Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
• Scratch-resistant, anti-reflection coating on mineral glass
• Capacitive touchscreen with wet finger tracking and on-screen QWERTY keyboard
• Screenshot capturing
• Dust and water resistant (IP67) [2]

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Voice Search
• Google Talk
• Google Mail
• Google Maps with Street View and Latitude
• Micoach
• Walk Mate

Xperia™ tipo

Specifications

This is a listing of Xperia tipo´s main features and functions. For a complete technical specification, download the 

Xperia™ tipo White paper (in English only) (259 kB)

Camera and video

• 3.2-megapixel camera
• 4x digital zoom
• Video recording
• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
• Image capture, supported format: JPEG
• Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Touch capture

Connectivity and communication

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
• WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync
• aGPS
• WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
• Bluetooth technology
• Native USB tethering
• Handwriting recognition

Memory

• Internal phone storage: 2.9 GB MB (up to 2.5 GB user-accessible memory)
• RAM: 512 MB
• Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Entertainment

• TrackID music recognition
• xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
• FM Radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
• 3D and Motion gaming
• Facebook™ application
• Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)

Display and design

• 3.2”, 480 x 320 pixels 262 000 colour TFT
• Scratch-resistant
• Capacitive touchscreen on-screen QWERTY keyboard

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Voice Search
• Google Talk
• Google Mail
• Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Networks

• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
• UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Xperia™ tipo dual

Specifications

This is a listing of Xperia tipo dual’s main features and functions. For a complete technical specification, download the

 Xperia™ tipo dual White paper (in English only) (212 kB)

Camera and video

• 3.2-megapixel camera
• 4x digital zoom
• Video recording
• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
• Image capture, supported format: JPEG
• Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Touch capture

Connectivity and communication

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
• WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync and Google Sync
• aGPS
• WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
• Bluetooth technology
• Native USB tethering
• Handwriting recognition

Networks

• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
• UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Entertainment

• TrackID music recognition
• xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
• FM Radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
• 3D and Motion gaming
• Facebook™ application

Display and design

• 3.2”, 480 x 320 pixels 262 000 colour TFT
• Scratch-resistant
• Capacitive touchscreen on-screen QWERTY keyboard

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Voice Search
• Google Talk
• Google Mail
• Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Memory

• Internal phone storage: 2.9 GB MB (up to 2.5 GB user-accessible memory)
• RAM: 512 MB
• Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Sony Xperia Miro Price,Features And Specifications

Sony Xperia Miro is the latest stylish Xperia series Smartphone announced  by Sony.This Smartphone is Packed with 3.5 inches capacitive touchscreen LCD with resolution of 320 x 480 pixels,5 Megapixel primary camera having resolution of  2592 x 1944 pixels.It is fully loaded with many advanced impressive features like running on Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operatingsystem,provides Unlimited music service , xLOUD audio technology for loud volume & Facebook integrated support .

In addition,Sony Xperia Miro is available in four stylish and eye-catching colors at affordable price.

Sony Xperia Miro Smartphone Features And Specification

Specifications

This is a listing of Xperia miro’s main features and functions. For a complete technical specification, download the Xperia™ miro White paper (in English only) (1 MB)

Camera and video

• 5 megapixel camera with pulsed LED flash and Auto focus
• 4x digital zoom
• Front-facing camera (VGA)
• Self-timer
• Send to web
• Touch capture
• Video light
• Video recording

Connectivity and communication

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
• WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• DLNA Certified
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, SyncML, Google
• aGPS
• WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
• Bluetooth technology
• Native USB tethering

Memory

• Internal phone storage: 2.9GB (up to 2.2GB user-accessible memory)
• 512 MB
• Expansion slot: microSD™, up to 32GB

Entertainment

• TrackID music recognition
• xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
• FM Radio with RDS
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4; AMR
• 3D and motion gaming
• Timescape with Twitter integrated
• Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
• Manual equaliser

Display

• 3.5”, 320 x 480 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
• Anti-reflection coating on mineral glass
• Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Voice Search
• Google Talk™ application
• Google Talk™ video chat
• Google Mail
• Google Maps with Street View and Latitude

Networks

• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
• UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Sony Xperia Miro Price

Sony Xperia Miro Price in India ( available soon in August 2012)

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V Price in India 17000/-

Camera and video

• 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus
• 16x digital zoom
• HD video recording (720p)
• 3D Sweep Panorama
• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
• Image capture, supported format: JPEG
• Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
• Accelerated Adobe Flash Video
• Front-facing camera for video calls

Connectivity and communication

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
• Native USB tethering
• WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
• HDMI Support
• DLNA Certified
• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook
• aGPS
• WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
• Bluetooth technology

Memory

• Internal phone storage: 1GB (up to 320MB free)
• RAM: 512MB
• Expansion slot: microSD, up to 32GB

Networks

• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
• UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
• UMTS HSPA 800, 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)

Entertainment

• TrackID music recognition
• xLOUD Experience – audio filter technology from Sony
• FM Radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
• 3D and motion gaming
• Timescape with Twitter integrated
• Facebook inside Xperia 2.0
• Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)

Display

• 3.7”, 854 x 480 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
• Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
• Scratch-resistant
• Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
• Screenshot capturing

Pre-loaded applications

• Google Voice Search
• Google Talk with video chat
• Google Mail
• Google Calendar
• Google Gallery 3D
• Google Maps with Street View

GreenHeart

• Recycled plastics

Micromax A75 Dual SIM Android phone launched in India for Rs. 8999

Micromax has launched A75, another phone in the Superfone range after their high-end phone Micromax A85 that was launched last month. The Micromax A75 Superfone Lite is a Dual SIM phone that is powered by 650 MHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

Specifications of Micromax Superfone A75 Superfone Lite

• 3.75-inch (320×480 Pixels) Capacitive touch screen display
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 3MP rear camera and secondary VGA front camera
• 650 MHz processor
• 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
• 3G, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, GPS, Micro USB
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 1500 mAh battery

It comes preloaded with apps like Google apps and apps like SAAVN for users to listen to their favorite music using this online music store, Times of India online newspaper, NETQIN ANTIVIRUS and more. The Micromax A75 is priced at Rs. 8,999 and available across India. It is also available from the online retail stores such as Flipkart and Letsbuy for the same price.

Micromax A78 Dual SIM Touch Screen QWERTY Android phone now available in India for Rs 7990

Micromax A78, a new Dual SIM Android phone branded as Superfone Gossip in their Superfone series is now available in India from online retailer LetsBuy. This is a Touch and Type phone that comes with 3.5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen display, Full QWERTY keyboard and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It is powered by 650 MHz processor and has 3 MP Primary Camera with LED flash, 0.3 MP Secondary Camera.

Micromax A78 Specifications

• 3.5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen display
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• 650 MHz processor
• 3 MP Primary Camera with LED flash, 0.3 MP (VGA) secondary video calling camera.
• 3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps),Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, GPS
• Expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
• 1300 mAh battery

It also comes with pre-loaded apps such as Facebook, SAAVN, QUIKR, Polaris Office Suite, ZOOMIN and WhatsApp.

The Micromax A78 is available from Letsbuy in India for Rs 7, 990.