Sharp Aquos Crystal Smart Phone Review

Sharp Aquos Crystal: The future of smartphones looks like this

"What smartphone is that?" is the reaction I've received over and over this past week.

The device I've been using all week isn't an iPhone or a Samsung Galaxy, that's for sure. It's the newly released Sharp Aquos Crystal. Never heard of it? You're not the only one.

The Aquos Crystal is Sharp's first Android-powered smartphone in the U.S. Not only is it refreshingly futuristic-looking, but it's also dirt-cheap for a no-contract smartphone.

Big screen without big dimensions:

A smartphone with a large screen usually means it has a big phone body. Over the years, phone makers have slimmed down the bezels surrounding the display, but none have come as close to achieving an edge-to-edge design as Sharp has with the Aquos Crystal none have come as close to achieving an edge-to-edge design as Sharp has with the Aquos Crystal.

When laid next to the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, you'd think the Aquos Crystal also has the same size screen. Nope! The Aquos Crystal has a 5-inch display with 1,280 x 720 resolution.

I thought the 5-inch LG G2 with its ultra-slim bezels was an impressive engineering feat last year, but the Aquos Crystal takes things to another level. Without any plastic surrounding the top and sides of the screen, the phone's dimensions are smaller than other smartphones with 5-inch displays. It's sleek in a way only Hollywood has portrayed bezel-less screens.

And because the phone has a smaller footprint, it's actually easier to hold with one hand. This is how you design a 5-inch smartphone for one-handed use. I had no trouble stretching my thumb from one lower corner to the opposing top corner. The Aquos Crystal's size also means it fits in my pants pockets without looking like I have a brick in there.

The screen isn't without weaknesses though. I question its durability since there aren't bezels to absorb shocks if it takes a drop to the ground. (I noticed that a small chip started to form at the top after a few days of pocketing it.) The screen also suffers from light leakage — the backlight starts bleeding into the screen, thus distracting from the content.

Midrange Power:

The Aquos Crystal's performance is good, but it's not blazing fast. Android 4.4.2 KitKat runs well enough with the 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor if all you're doing is browsing the web, checking email, sending messages and streaming HD YouTube videos. But its limitations start becoming apparent when you push it harder for things like mobile gaming.

Playing 3D graphic-intensive games like Dead Trigger 2 and Asphalt Overdrive leaves much to be desired. They're playable, but when the zombie hordes start piling on and the car crashes get spectacular, the graphics stutter a bunch. Loading times are also not as speedy as higher-end smartphones.

Internal storage is limited to a paltry 8GB. And you really only get 3.87GB since the Android operating system and the preloaded carrier apps take up the other half. To my surprise, I was able to uninstall some (but not all) of the pre-installed apps. It's not all bad news; there's a microSD card slot hidden underneath the back cover which supports memory cards up to 128GB.

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The Aquos Crystal is equipped with a 2,040 milliamp-hour (mAh) non-removable battery, which Sharp says is good for up to 13 hours of talk time. In my week of testing, I got around 8-9 hours (brightness set to 50%) pushing the device hard with emails, web browsing, checking social networks and taking pictures. You can stretch that up to about 10 hours if you relax on certain activities and lower the brightness even more.

Harman Kardon-enhanced sound:

If you look carefully at the Aquos Crystal's front, you'll notice one thing is missing: there is no earpiece. So how, exactly, do you hear phone calls? The Aquos Crystal uses a technology called "Direct Wave Receiver" — the entire screen vibrates sound directly into your ear. Sharp says the feature makes conversations clearer, but I found the opposite to be true.

Calls sounded distorted and more tinny than on other budget Android smartphones Calls sounded distorted and more tinny than on other budget Android smartphones like the second-generation Moto G. The Direct Wave Receiver technology didn't improve call clarity when in louder environments, either. I actually found it harder to hear voices on the Aquos Crystal than on devices with an actual earpiece.

The Direct Wave Receiver isn't the only attempt at improving sound on the Aquos Crystal. Sharp also tossed in Harman Kardon LiveStage and Clari-Fi audio enhancements. LiveStage is supposed to make headphone listening feel like you're standing right in front of a stage with an artist performing, and Clari-Fi is supposed to restore compressed digital music to the way artists first recorded them in the studio.

I don't consider myself an expert audiophile, but I enjoyed having Clari-Fi switched on — vocals sounded richer to my ears. I didn't care much for the LiveStage setting. That said, I asked a six people — three friends and three family members aged 13-37 — to take a listen with both settings turned on and off, and five out of six of them said they didn't notice a difference.

Crappy cameras:

Pro photographer Chase Jarvis popularized the saying, "The best camera is the one you have with you." These days, that camera is our smartphone. Android smartphones are notorious for skimping on the camera and the Aquos Crystal is no exception.

The 8-megapixel rear camera produces some of the grainiest photos I've seen on a smartphone. Regardless of lighting, the camera's imaging chops disappoint. Pictures have so much image noise that they're not worth looking at on a computer screen.

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The 1.2MP front-facing camera isn't great, either. Not only do selfies look gross (skins tones have all sorts of pixelation), they're tougher to take than on regular smartphone because the camera itself is located on the bottom chin. It's recommended that you flip the phone upside down in order to do so. How annoying.

There are 15 shooting modes in total, from the expected "Auto," "Night Scenery," and "Monochrome" modes to unnecessary "Food" and "Bleach Bypass" modes. One of the shootings modes called "Mirror" is even more baffling — it's supposed to "switch cameras from front to back," but it only ever showed the front camera, and tapping it only froze things.

Decent for $150

The Aquos Crystal is a stylish Android smartphone that definitely gets heads to turn in public. Its lack of bezels around three sides of the display is a big plus for one-handed usage, the Harman Kardon-enhanced sound is a nice touch (if you can hear the difference) and its specs are sufficient for general mobile computing (as long as it isn't 3D gaming). The only real disappointments are the horrible cameras and the tinny-sounding Direct Wave Receiver technology. Really, they're just — yuck.

Sharp's decision to partner with Sprint, the lagging fourth-place U.S. carrier with the least wired 4G LTE coverage, and its prepaid partners, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile, also limit the Aquos Crystal's potential.

Read Also: Samsung's Fastest Charging Device: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

Regardless, for $149.99 and no contract on Boost Mobile (Sprint and Virgin Mobile will get it later), the Aquos Crystal is a good deal, as long as you don't care about taking pretty pictures. If you do care about prettier pictures, it may be worth looking into the $179.99 second-gen Moto G. They're more or less in the same performance range.

Sharp Aquos Crystal ($149.99)

The Good

Bezel-less display on three sides • Harman Kardon Clari-Fi audio boost is nice • Good battery life

The Bad

Display edges have almost no protection • Mediocre front and rear cameras • Direct Wave Receiver sound isn't very clear

The Bottom Line

The Sharp Aquos Crystal is a sleek smartphone with a display that looks like it came straight out of Star Wars, however, its display durability is questionable and the cameras on the front and back are just awful.

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Samsung's fastest-charging device : Galaxy Note Edge

Galaxy Note Edge, Samsung's fastest-charging device, gets a U.S. debut date:

Samsung's Galaxy Note Edge, the strange-looking device with a curved edge screen that wraps around the phone's right side, is set to debut in the United States on Nov. 14.

The "Edge" part of the name refers to that smaller curved display, which is almost of completely different screen. The main display works like any other smartphone's, but the thin edge has its own functions, menus and icons.

With the extra strip display —a feature unique to the device — you can also get notifications and access your email, apps and more without interrupting any actions on the main screen. You can also use a stopwatch and ruler.

The design of the Note Edge could be an indication that Samsung is trying to turn heads. Samsung has recently struggled in the smartphone market, and the company has vowed to revamp its products at a fundamental level. The company reported its lowest operating profits in a few years last week, with a 74% decline in third-quarter income from the last year.

The phone is on the pricey side. With AT&T, the Note Edge costs $400 with a two-year contract (or $946 without a commitment). Sprint is offering the phone for $840, which you pay over a 24-month period with $35 payments. T-Mobile has a similar payment plan at $36.25 per month for 24 months, a total of $870. Verizon didn't have prices immediately available.

The Galaxy Note Edge is more than an expensive mobile sideshow attraction, though. The phone packs Quad HD on its massive 5.6-inch display and includes a 16-megapixel rear camera, plus a 3.7-megapixel front-facing camera (for selfies, of course).

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Samsung added that this phone the fastest-charging device of any of its smartphones. The battery can charge up to 50% in 30 minutes and last up to a day on a 10% charge.

The phone runs Android's KitKat operating system, not its latest Lollipop, and will be available in black and white.

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Top 5 features coming with Android 5.0 (lollipop)

Top 5 features coming to your phone with Android Lollipop:

Google is set to unveil its biggest overhaul to the Android operating system yet – Android 5.0, also known as Android Lollipop.

The new operating system – designed for Android smartphones, tablets and Android smartwatches – features a sleek new design and many long-awaited features, including improved notification controls.

Here are some of the standout features you can expect from Lollipop:

New design, new appearance:

Lollipop is garnering a lot of attention for its appearance.

The OS has a new colour scheme, different typography, and boasts realistic lighting and shadows – which Google says will help people navigate their devices better.

Apple users may notice some similarities between Lollipop and iOS 8, the iPhone’s latest operating system. Windows and graphics appear much flatter than previous versions – much like Apple’s redesign – and transitions between apps will appear more animated.

Some apps will even change the background colour of the display depending on the time of day.

Better notifications:

One of the more useful changes to Lollipop is the way in which users can manage notifications.

The OS now allows users to respond or dismiss notifications directly from the lock screen and when running other apps. Users can also control what apps send them banner notifications and how much information is included in the preview.

To cut down on disruptions, Lollipop has “Priority Mode,” which only allows notifications from important people to come through – all other notifications are muted.

Users can schedule a daily “downtime” for their phone in Priority Mode where only important notifications will get through – which might come in handy for anyone whose notifications keeps them awake at night.

Improved battery:

Google is hoping to boost the battery power across all devices with special battery-saving settings in Lollipop.

Users are now able to monitor individual app’s battery consumption. The OS also includes a battery saving feature that Google claims will extend device use by up to 90 minutes.

Multiple user accounts:

While some Android tablets have previously supported more than one user profile on a device, Android-powered smartphones haven’t – until now.

Lollipop now allows users to set up multiple user profiles on smartphones and tablets. The feature also lets users access their messages and contacts by logging onto a friend’s Android smartphone.

There is also a guest profile option that users can set up, which will prevent friends from snooping through your phone if they want to play on it.

Google Fit:

With Lollipop comes Google’s new fitness hub, dubbed Google Fit.

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Google Fit – which is similar to Apple’s Health app – uses sensors built into the user’s smartphone to track daily activities like walking, running and biking. Users will be able to keep track of their fitness or weight loss achievements by setting daily goals – Google’s default goal is at least an hour of activity a day, but it can be customized to meet each user’s fitness level.

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Check Out ‘NoPhone’ Ultimate Smartphone

Check Out ‘NoPhone’ – The Ultimate Smartphone Smashing its Kickstarter Goal:

A group of friends from the United States and Netherlands have joined forces to create the ‘NoPhone’. It is simple in design – a piece of black, rectangular shaped plastic, which supposedly helps those with “app addiction”. What’s more incredible than the ‘phone’ itself, is that it has already smashed its original Kickstarter goal of $5,000 and has so far  raised a whopping $11,440 (at the time of writing).

So what makes NoPhone so special? Well it won’t bend, it won’t trap your hair and it’s even “toilet bowl resistant”; in fact it won’t even make any calls or send texts. The creators explain that NoPhone was designed to act as a “satirical security blanket”, highlighting the increase in technology addiction.

“After we created the project the response from people actually wanting to purchase the NoPhone was overwhelming,” they explained.

As well as raising a lot of interest on Kickstarter, it seems to have also made an impact in social media, with many people tweeting that they “know a few people who could use this”.

NoPhone’s description on Kickstarter reads: “With a thin, light and completely wireless design, the NoPhone acts as a surrogate to any smart mobile device, enabling you to always have a rectangle of smooth, cold plastic to clutch without forgoing any potential engagement with your direct environment.”

If that is not enough to convince you of NoPhone’s worth, then perhaps the “selfie” add-on will. A mirror which is attached onto one side of the ‘phone’ will ensure that any selfie addict will feel that they have had their daily fix.

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If you are interested in working through your technology addiction or you know a friend who may benefit from this ‘device’, then head over to the Kickstarter page and make your pledge today!

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LG develops super-thin bezel Display SmartPhone

That might seem like a strange question, given that smartphones seem to grow in size with each generation. But if you don't have the palms to hold a phablet, LG has developed an LCD panel for smartphones that obliterates the frame — called the bezel — that surrounds phone displays. That way you get maximum screenage. In fact, judging by LG's promo photos, the device looks a bit jarring, as if the screen doesn't have much of a frame at all.

The sliver-thin bezel is just 0.7mm thick — even thinner than a credit card. That's only for the left and right sides of the display, so the top and bottom portions of the bezel are more clearly visible.

The touch panel is embedded into the LCD module. That means the parts that make up the whole take up less space, so LG is able to scrape away much more of the bezel.

LG, which is based in South Korea, also uses what it calls "Neo Edge" technology, which is an adhesive that's different from double-sided tape. This unites the circuit board and backlight all on its own, so there's no need for an extra plastic panel to bring everything together, according to the company.

LG will begin mass-producing the panels in November, with the initial launch happening in China, where there's heavy demand for big displays.

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Thin seems to be a commodity in smartphones these days. Oppo, a Chinese electronics manufacturer, unveiled its Oppo R5 phone on Wednesday, and the phone is ridiculously slight at just 4.85mm thick. That may well be the thinnest smartphone out there. It's so thin that it doesn't even have a headphone jack — you'll need to use the micro-USB adapter for that.

You can be the judge if thinner is better, but there are options out there if that's your preference.

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Huawei Honor 4X Complete Specs

Huawei Announces Honor 4X, a 64-bit Mid-Range Smartphone

Huawei joins the slowly-increasing number of smartphone-makers to announce its first 64-bit smartphone, the Honor 4X. The phone lies in the mid-range tier, though, with Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 onboard.

The display at the front of Huawei Honor 4X measures 5.5? in size and boasts 720p HD resolution, which should be just fine. Huawei Honor 4X is also dual-SIM capable.

Underneath Honor 4X, you get the mid-range quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 processor clocked at 1.4Ghz with 2 GB worth of RAM and 8 GB internal storage, which is also expandable via microSD.

At the back of Huawei Honor 4X lies a 13 megapixel Sony camera, with a 5 megapixel unit accompanying at the front. There’s also 3,000 mAh worth battery which can keep the phone running for up to 72 hours.

Expectedly, the OS running on Huawei Honor 4X is the latest and greatest Android 5.0 Lollipop, which is the first version in Android’s history to be 64-bit capable and will allow it to fully utilize the 64-bit chip. It is of course customized by Huawei.

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The Honor 4X has support for 4G and comes with GPS. It’s priced competitively at around $210 and will hit the market in November.

Huawei Honor 4X Specs:

• Processor: Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 1.2Ghz 64bit

• GPU: Adreno 306 400Mhz

• Android version: 5.0 with Emotion UI version – 3.0

• Dimensions – 152.9mm x 77.2mm x 8.65mm

• Weight – 165g

• Display: 5.5inch 720P IPS LCD

• Memory:
• RAM: 2GB
• Internal Storage – 8GB
• Expandable through SD Card

• Connectivity: GSM,CDMA,3G,4G Cat 4

• Camera: 13MP f2.0 main / 5MP secondary wide angle

• Battery: 3000mAh

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Huawei Ascend Y520 Price & Specs

Huawei to Launch Ascend Y520 in Pakistan for Rs. 11,000

Huawei has recently been flooding the market with a variety of handsets at every price point. It seems like that the introduction of 3G and 4G in Pakistan has made manufacturers like Huawei eager to lock down the newly adopting mobile phone users while still providing choice for the higher end customers.

The latest addition to the Huawei family is the Ascend Y520. A budget oriented device, the Y520 comes with a 4.5 inch LCD display with a resolution of 480×854 pixels. One thing that got our attention was the fact that the screen has 256k colors, rather than the 16M colors that has become norm. So you might want to test out the phone and see if the display is good enough before you commit to the purchase.

The Y520 is powered by a 1.2GHz dual core processor and is paired up with 512MB of RAM. At the back it has a 5MP camera and it comes with a microSD card and 4GB of internal memory. Everything is powered by a 1730mAh battery. The handset will run Android 4.4 KitKat but there is no word on whether an Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrade will be offered.

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The Huawei Y520 will go on sale starting on November 8 for roughly 11,000 PKR. At that price point, the offered specs are going to provide stiff competition to the likes of Qmobile,  who have established themselves in the lower and lower-middle end of the Android smartphone market.

The introduction of the budget oriented Y-series caps off Huawei’s serious push into the Pakistani market.

We previously covered how Huawei poached Humaima Malick from Samsung for their advertisement campaign and it seems like the TVC’s will start hitting the screen featuring the Y520 in the very near future.

Ascend Y520 Specifications:

• Display:
• 4.5 inch LCD
• FWVGA (854 x 480)
• 256k colors

•  CPU: MTK6572 Dual-core 1.3GHz

• Operation System: Android™ 4.4 with Emotions UI

• Memory :
• RAM : 512M
• ROM : 4GB
• MicroSD (up to 32GB)

• Network: 2G, 3G,

• Connectivity: WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth with EDR, MicroUSB,

• Sensors: G-sensor

• Camera
• Rear Camera: 5.0 Mega pixel FF

• Front: 0.3 Mega pixel

• Battery: 1730mAh

• Price in Pakistan: Rs. 11,000

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Oppo's Thinnest Smartphone in World, Oppo R5 (Complete Specs)

Oppo Unveils the Thinnest Smartphone in the World, the Oppo R5

Alongside introducing Oppo N3 in Singapore today, the company also unveiled the thinnest smartphone in the world, the Oppo R5. At just 4.85mm wide, it beats the record set by Gionee’s Elife S5.1 which was 5.15mm thick.

There’s a lot to like about the Oppo R5. The phone frame has been built from 3D welded aluminum alloy and each unit is hand polished so there is a definite premium feel to the device.

Despite the thin frame, the R5 doesn’t skimp on features. It comes with a 5.2 inch AMOLED display with a 1920×1080 resolution. Oppo emphasized that the screen would be of the highest quality in terms of color reproduction, brightness and reflectivity. Oppo R5 will offer visibility at 180 degrees.

Under the hood, it’s powered by an Octa-core Snapdragon 610 processor clocked in at 1.5GHz. Alongside, it has 2GB of RAM and an Adreno 405 GPU chip.

The heat generated by metal body smartphones is a big issue and with thin frames, it’s only exacerbated. To fix that, Oppo is using a specially created cooling element which consists of liquid metal and phase change materials and improves thermal efficiency. Sounds great in theory but we’ll hold off our judgement until we get our hands on the device.

At the back of the device, you get a 13MP camera with a Sony sensor and there’s a 5MP camera at the front. Oppo has managed to fit in a 2000mAh battery which is a feat of engineering considering the width of the device. It will support Oppo’s VOOC technology for rapid charging of the device. This means charging up to 75% will be possible in half an hour and you can get talk time of 2 hours with just five minutes of charging the Oppo R5.

The Oppo R5 will run a custom skin, Color OS 2.0, which will be based on Android 4.4. Other features include 4G connectivity and 16GB of internal storage. The thinness of the device comes at a price, as the R5 has no 3.5mm jack or microSD card slot for expandable storage.

Read Also: Oppo N3 Complete Specifications

The Oppo R5 will be released in most countries across the world in December, later this year. It will sell for $499 (roughly PKR 51,000) and will come in silver and gold.

While the Oppo N3 is the new flagship smartphone, we can’t help but think that the R5 could become more popular.

Here are few pics of OPPO R5:

OPPO R5 Specifications:

• Operating system: ColorOS 2.0, based on Android 4.4

• Processor: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core (MSM8939)

• GPU: Adreno 330

• Color: Silver, Gold

• Dimensions: 148.9 × 74.5 × 4.85 mm

• Weight: 155 g

• Memory:
• RAM 2 GB
• Storage 16 GB

• Display
• Size 5.5-inch
• Resolution Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 423 PPI
• AMOLED, 16 million colors

•  Camera:
• Main: 13-megapixel Sony Exmor IMX214 BSI sensor
• Front: 5-megapixel front-facing 83 degree wide angle lens
• Flash: f/2.0 for both cameras

• Modes: Normal, Ultra-HD, Colorful Night, Slow Shutter, Expert Mode, Beautify, HDR, Panorama, Audio Photo, GIF, Double Exposure, Raw, Super Macro, After Focus

• Other Features 4K video @ 30 fps, 1080p video @ 60 fps, 720p slow motion video @120 fps

•  Connectivity: 2G, 3G, 4G, USB, Bluetooth, WiFi,

• Battery: 2000 mAh Li-Po battery with Rapid Charge

• SIM Card: Micro SIM

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Oppo N3 Complete Specs

Oppo Announces Oppo N3 With 16MP Motorized Camera.

In an event at the Iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, Oppo announced the entry to its latest series of flagships, the Oppo N3.

Based on the spec sheet, the handset is an attractive proposition. The N3 comes with a 5.5 inch display with a fullHD (1920X1080) resolution. It’s powered by a Snapdragon 801 Quad Core processor which clocks in at 2.3GHz. It’s a Krait 400 chip though, which is rather outdated. The N3 comes with 32GB of inbuilt storage and 2GB of RAM, instead of 3GBs that we were earlier expecting.

The main feature of the N3 is the motorized camera which has a swivel action and it will let you take selfies and videos at 16MP. The inbuilt motor allows it to function as both the rear and front camera as it can be rotated (upto 206 degrees) through various means including a sensor at the back and the camera software.

So if you are taking panoramas, selfies or shots that involve a moving object, the camera will rotate by itself. A fingerprint sensor at the back protects your images as soon as you take them.

Everything is powered by a 3000mAh battery which should be enough for a full day’s usage. Other features on the N3 include Oppo’s VOOC technology, which allows rapid charging. The inclusion means the N3 can charge to 75% in 30 minutes and allow for 2 hours of talk time with a 5 minute long charge

The phone measures 161.2 x 77 x 9.9mm and weighs 192 grams.

The exact release date for the Oppo N3 is not yet known but the pricing has been confirmed at $649 (roughly PKR 67,000). At this price range, Oppo is targeting the highest tier of smartphone users.

Success of OPPO N3 in Pakistan is going to be a big question mark since people tend to prefer the familiar over the new ones when parting with that much cash. Especially when you have Xperia Z2 — let alone the Z3 — at lower price with better specs minus the rotating camera of course.

Read Also: Sony Xperia Z3 Review

So we will have to see how this mechanized camera could help the Oppo N3 become a hit with photography (and selfie) junkies, but again for a selfie camera will you be spending 67K rupees? Do let us know in the comments!

Here is Dimension wise View of Oppo N3:

OPPO N3 Specifications:

• Color: White

• Dimensions: 161.2 × 77 × 8.7 mm

• Weight: 192 g

• Display:
• Size 5.5-inch

• Resolution: Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), 403 PP

• Colors 16 million colors

• Touchscreen Multi-touch, Capacitive screen, Gorilla Glass 3

• Operating system: ColorOS 2.0, based on Android 4.4

• Processor: 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-Core (MSM8974AA)

• GPU: Adreno 330

• Memory:
• RAM: 2 GB
• Storage 32 GB (expandable up to 128GB microSD card)

•  Sensors: Distance sensor, Light sensor, G-sensor, 4D Gyroscope, Touch access

• SIM Card: Micro SIM + Nano SIM

• Camera:
• 16-megapixel, Dual-mode LED Flash, Aperture f/2.2

• Scene modes: Normal, Ultra-HD, Colorful Night, Beautify, HDR, Panorama, Audio Photo, GIF mode, Double Exposure, Auto Panorama, Super Marco, After Focus, Raw

• Other Features: 4K video @ 30 fps, 1080p video @ 60 fps, 720p slow motion video @120 fps

• Connectivity: 2G, 3G, 4G, USB, WiFi, NFC

• Battery: 3000 mAh Li-Po battery with Rapid Charge

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How to use Samsung Galaxy Hidden Menu

There's a cool feature on the Samsung Galaxy smartphone that will render your user's manual useless.

A hidden menu, which you can access by dialing a specific string of characters, lets you troubleshoot hardware issues and check your phone's functionality.

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Huawei Honor 4 Play, Price & Specs

Huawei introduces Honor 4 Play, An Ultra Affordable 4G Phone:

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 at Rs. 85,000 in Pakistan

Samsung to Launch Galaxy Note 4 at Rs. 85,000:

Samsung is all set to make its latest flagship, Galaxy Note 4 available in Pakistan starting this weekend.

Sources close to company confirmed that this gem will cost customers a whooping Rs. 85,000 per unit and devices will come with Telenor’s free 3G internet for six months. While we we aren’t sure about the monthly cap that will come with the offer, but we are certain that unlimited usage of WhatsApp, Twitter and Line will be offered along with all purchases of Galaxy Note 4.

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Sony Xperia Z3v Review

Sony Xperia Z3v: The Waterproof Smartphone:

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The Sony Xperia Z3v is a Verizon exclusive Android smartphone. While it's a variant of the Sony Xperia Z3 (international model), its design takes after the previous Xperia Z2.

Quick: When was the last time you saw a Sony-made Android smartphone stocked by U.S. carriers? Having trouble recalling it? You're not alone.

Sony’s Android smartphones are quite popular in Asia and Europe, but they’ve never received any real love in the U.S. Despite the Xperia Z series phones receiving high praise, most carriers didn’t sell them because Sony smartphones lacked cachet with the American public.

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PhotoMath App: Best Friendly App for Math Students

PhotoMath: Math Student's New Best Friend Is the Teacher's Nightmare:

Touted as the world's first camera calculator and launched last week, PhotoMath is an app that uses text recognition technology to solve simple math equations.

But PhotoMath doesn’t stop at just solving the equation, it also provides step-by-step instructions explaining how it got to the answer.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active Review

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active: A Flagship Phone With Klingon Aesthetics:

Armor worn and swords swung by actors in ancient and medieval movie adventures are often constructed of plastic, etched and painted to look like the heavy metal ware worn and wielded by the original warriors.

Samsung has pulled some similar materials tomfoolery with its Galaxy S5 Active. In photos, the Galaxy S5 Active looks as if it's encased in protective metal armor, complete with metal-like etching around its perimeter and stolid constructive bolts on the rear cover.

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11 BEST iPhone 6 Cases and Accessories

While you won't be able to pre-order the new Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus until Sept. 12, and they won't be released for sale until Sept. 19, you can still plan how to accessorize when the day arrives.

Companies are already selling and pre-selling battery cases, folio wallet cases, bike mounts and arm bands. Now all you need is to pick the right one for you.

Check out these 11 iPhone 6 and 6 Plus accessories to take your new device to the next level.

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Nokia Lumia 530 in Pakistan for Rs. 12,800

Microsoft Devices today announced the availability of Lumia 530 in Pakistan, the most affordable Lumia smartphone to date.

Microsoft said that Lumia 530 will retail in Pakistan at around PKR 12,800/-.

Available in both single SIM 3G and dual SIM 3G variants, Lumia 530 is aimed to expand the reach of Windows Phone as the first Lumia introduced below PKR 12,300/-, allowing more people to enjoy Microsoft services found in high-end Lumia smartphones.

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Apple Announces iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (Phablets)

September always brings with it a number of notable smartphone announcements which ultimately define the smartphone industry, the iPhone being one of them.

Last year, we got the iPhone 5S and the 5C, the former of which brought among several notable features including Touch ID fingerprint scanner and a 64-bit processor.

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Nokia Lumia 830 Specifications

Microsoft Devices today unveiled its latest Lumia 830 smartphone at IFA in Berlin, which, according to the company, is a flagship device with affordable price tag.

Lumia 830 carries forward the traditional Lumia design, packed with metal and polycarbonate to give the device a premium look.

Lumia 830 will be available in bright colors including orange, bright green, white and black.

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Nokia Lumia 730 Microsoft’s First Selfie Phone

It’s been quite some time since Microsoft has been testing a special phone with a selfie-camera at the front.
Why should Windows Phone fall behind the pack after all?

Well, it’s here and its called the Lumia 730, which comes with a dedicated 5 megapixel wide-angle 24mm lens at the front. In pure budget fashion, it will also come with dual-SIM connectivity standard, apart from an LTE version, the Lumia 735.

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