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HTC Inspire 4G

Posted by on Monday, 21 March, 2011 No comments

HTC Inspire 4G from ATT 195x300 HTC Inspire 4G

HTC Inspire 4G from AT&T

BUILD & DESIGN

HTC always makes good hardware, and the Inspire 4G certainly continues that trend. HTC’s website uses the word “sleek” to describe the phone, and the term fits. The design is one of the most minimal I’ve yet encountered, to the point that the buttons can be a little hard to find and use until you get accustomed to the device.

The unibody chassis is made of a metal alloy, so the device is extremely solid.

The large display dominates the front of the device, as it should. When you’re looking at the front of the phone, the only other obvious feature is the silver speaker above the screen. The buttons on the top and side are barely noticeable.

Since the screen is so large, the Inspire 4G is a big device. It just barely fits in my hand due to its width, but it isn’t hard to hold. The back is rather smooth, but not slippery, and it doesn’t feel cold like the exterior of my MacBook Air.

It isn’t too heavy, but this is a substantial device. Ladies will probably feel more comfortable carrying the Inspire in a purse instead of a pocket. It isn’t too thick by any means, and the bottom is slightly curved to fit nicely in the hand. But it is rather long and wide, and won’t fit comfortably in most women’s pockets, especially if they’re wearing business attire as opposed to more casual everyday pants which tend to have larger pockets.

Display
The 4.3-inch display is big, bright, and beautiful. Photos and video look super sharp and clear. The display doesn’t wash out too badly when you’re outside in bright sunlight either — colors lose some of their saturation, but the phone is still entirely usable.

Viewing angles are very good too — this is the sort of phone that several people can cluster around to share photos or a funny video and everyone will be able to see the display clearly, even if they aren’t looking at it head on.

Keyboard
There is no physical keyboard here, so you’ll be relying on the virtual onscreen keyboard. Since the display is extremely large, the virtual keyboard experience is a good one. The “keys” are large enough to hit without having to worry too much about exact finger placement, and of course the auto-correction feature helps prevent common typing mistakes.

A single touch adds new words to the autocorrect dictionary, but the implementation on Android isn’t quite as nice as what you’ll find in Apple’s iOS — if autocorrect fixes something for you and you back up and re-enter the original text, the Inspire 4G will autocorrect again (and again!) until you add that new word to the dictionary.

Other Buttons & Controls
The buttons on the Inspire 4G are almost flush with the casing of the device. and can be hard to activate if you don’t press in exactly the right place. The power button on the top left corner is extremely sensitive; the barest touch will wake the display or put the device to sleep.

The volume rocker button on the left side, right next to the battery compartment, is very long and narrow (which is to be expected since the device is so thin.) You may notice that the battery cover is a bit “chewed up” — that was due to a problem opening the battery compartment on the loaner unit that was provided for this review, and shouldn’t be an issue with new retail devices.

The SIM card and microSD card slot are located in a separate compartment that is accessed by pulling off the lower portion of the back cover. I really like this design because it keeps everything protected while still making the microSD card and battery easily accessible. The battery just slides in and out, so it’s easy to replace it with a spare charged battery if necessary, or if you want to take out the microSD card and stick it into your computer to transfer music and photos.

The HTC Inspire 4G comes with a very small AC adapter and a USB cable.

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Tips to Repair Your Cell Phones at Home

Posted by on Thursday, 17 February, 2011 1 comment

cell phones 300x240 Tips to Repair Your Cell Phones at HomeIt is hard to imagine a world without mobile phones. Our cell phones are perhaps the only means today by which we communicate with the outside world, and it the most used device for that purpose; perhaps even more so than our computers and laptops because of the internet connection and 3G technology. Today, we do not even bother about remembering phone numbers as we know they are safely saved in our mobile phonebooks. We do not care to carry a camera around because of the inbuilt mobile phone camera and video recorder. As a result, when the mobile phone is harmed in any way, we feel all the strings attaching us to the earth has been cut off and we are floating in space!

So here are some simple tips which you ca try of you find your mobile phone is not working properly:

Loosened Battery: If your phone just dropped to the floor and you find that it’s not switching on, then you may reinsert the battery once again. This is because, after falling from a height, the battery may come loose and detach form the connector. Reinserting the battery may take care of the problem.

Wet Mobiles: If you phone gets wet in the rain or you had mistaken dropped it into water, then switch off your mobile phone at once. Then take out and the battery and SIM card and let it dry thoroughly. Then insert them again and switch on. If it works, well and good.

Broken Screen: Your phone may have cracked its screen after you dropped it. Switch off your cell phone at once and apply cello tape. The reason is that if in case the screen falls out, the inner components may be harmed. The cello tape will hold it in place till you can take it to a dealer.

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LG Vortex

Posted by on Monday, 7 February, 2011 1 comment

lg vortex 175x300 LG VortexBUILD & DESIGN

The Vortex starts off with a fairly basic design; a rounded tablet shape that’s slightly curvier and more tapered than the iPhone, but still holds to a basically rectangular form.

The plastic casing has a rubbery coating, giving both excellent traction and a good feel in the hand. Overall, it’s a very comfortable phone to hold. It’s fairly light and the weight is well distributed, so it feels balanced, while the build quality is durable. You could very easily take this for being a much more expensive phone based on the feel of it.

Verizon offers this model in either a black or violet outer casing.

Screen
The dominant feature of this device is the 3.2-inch 320 x 480 display.

Like almost all new touchscreens, it’s a capacitive display, meaning it reacts to fingers rather than pressure. As you might expect, this requires you to be accurate with your fingertips, but that’s made surprisingly easy with its sensitive screen.

Other Buttons & Controls
My biggest complaint with the Vortex’s design is the same one I’ve had with all similar devices — text input via touchscreen keyboard is slower and more awkward than using a “real” keyboard. Not to mention the nearly two-thirds of screen space that it takes up, sometimes obscuring other things you’d rather see. Nevertheless, that’s the trade-off one makes for this class of device.

Besides the touchscreen, the only other controls to be found on the Vortex are the side volume keys and the four front navigation buttons. These are “real” buttons rather than touch-sensitive ones, so you’re rewarded by a nice tactile click when you press one.

I do have to thank LG’s engineers for having made the device’s microSD slot accessible without removing the battery cover, something that’s increasingly rare these days. Here, the card slot (and the 2 GB card the phone comes bundled with) are protected by a small attached cover which blends into the side of the phone when not in use.

PERFORMANCE

The LG Vortex runs Android OS 2.2, Google’s operating system for smartphones.  This is easy to use and comes with a bunch of software that will let you do just about anything you could want to do with a phone.

Despite being a “low end” smartphone, the Vortex doesn’t give up many points on features. Most of the corners are cut in a few core areas: its screen is the basic half-VGA, which is the minimum standard for Android; the processor is “only” 600 MHz as compared to the 1000 and 1200 MHz processors that’re found in the newer Droid models; and it only has 200 MB of internal memory, although as noted above, it’s bundled with a 2 GB microSD card. Otherwise, much of the spec sheet is intact. The Vortex retains Wi-Fi, GPS, accelerometer, digital compass, even the camera’s auto-focus.

Having recently used the Motorola Droid Pro, which runs on a 1000 MHz processor with its own dedicated graphics subsystem, going to the 600 MHz Vortex is definitely a noticeable change. To make up for the lesser speed and lack of a GPU, the menus and visual effects are simpler and there are fewer visual transitions. Those things aside, the menus open snappily, the applications launch fast, and I have yet to grumble at the thing for slowing down. For regular day-to-day use, it’s quite comfortable and responsive.

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Motorola i1

Posted by on Sunday, 2 January, 2011 No comments

Motorola i1 175x300 Motorola i1DESIGN & BUILD

The i1 feels great in the hand, with a slight heft at 4.6 oz and rubberized grips at the top, bottom and edges. At 4.7-inches tall and 2.34-inches wide, it fits easily in the pocket or sits happily on the dashboard.

Its outer casing is a dark grey/black metallic material that proved scratch resistant and sturdy, with discreet rubber flaps preventing dust and dirt from getting into the headphone and USB ports.

Motorola wasn’t fooling around when it developed this model — it meets military specifications for protection against dust, shock, vibration and blowing rain.

Display
The 3.1-inch HVGA (320 x 480 pixel) touchscreen holds up well, showing crisp images and bright icons with automatic dimming to suit various lighting conditions, perfect for checking e-mails or watching short videos whether in the office or out in the field.

The touchscreen works well, with accurate controls and a hard, glassy coating that manages to hold up to bumps without cracking. There’s a little fadeout at extreme viewing angles, but it’s unlikely you’ll want to gather a crowd to watch a movie on the screen that often, anyways.

The screen was a bit more prone to smudges than other touch screens, but that’s a caveat more than made up for by its scratch resistance, meaning the smudges are just a wipe away with any suitable cloth or even shirt sleeve you have handy.

Keyboard
Only the Android OS’ default touch screen keyboard is included, and it’s a mixed bag on the i1. Typing is accurate and relatively easy once you get the hang of it, and you can type in either landscape or portrait mode.

The only downside is a slight but noticeable lag when typing, particularly when Android is suggesting words. It’s not bad for blasting short text messages, but it’s one of the few moments in normal usage when the relatively slow processor holds back the experience.

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