Samsung Unveiled the Sharp and Unbeatable Features of Galaxy S4

Finally, the long-anticipated and high-end smartphone Samsung Galaxy S4 was debut today. You may have heard of some Galaxy S4 rumors, but there are some fascinating features unveiled on the “Samsung Unpacked” event that you have never got. So, what’s the specs and features of this new Galaxy phone that may compete with iPhone?

Galaxy S4 Specs

Weight and Dimensions: Appeared with 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm, Galaxy S4 only weight 130g,which makes it undoubtedly comfortable for people when carried with the large device.

Display and OS: With Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, Galaxy S 4 features a 4.99-inch (12.67cm) 1920 x 1080 Full HD Super AMOLED Display boasting an intense 441 ppi pixel density.The display is obviously very great for video playback.

CPU: International version includes the 1.6GHz Quad-core A15 and 1.2GHz Quad-core A7 featuring Samsung Exynos 5 Octa while US version is packed with 1.9Ghz Quad-core Krait 300 featuring Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T.

GPU:International version comes with a 3-core and 533Mhz PowerVR SGX 544MP3 GPU while American version includes an Adreno 320.In terms of GPU, because of different CPUs and Samsung give the different match.

RAM and Storage: Galaxy S4 offers 2GB RAM and also gives you three internal storage models: 16GB/32GB/64GB.If you don’t think it is enough, S4 has a MicroSD card slot which allows you expand the storage up to 64GB.

Battery and Connectivity: Galaxy S4 features a removable 2,600mAh battery that provides 500Ah more juice than the battery in the Galaxy S3.The phone will be available with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, 3G, 4G LTE and TD-LTE, as well as NFC, to be all fast and truly accessible. Besides, it supports the infrared function for TV-watching.

Camera: Galaxy S4 also has the high-pixels cameras covering a 13MP rear camera and 2MP front camera.

Galaxy S4 vs HTC One vs Nexus 4 vs iPhone 5?

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Galaxy S4 sharp features

Smart Scroll/Pause
You may have heard of the rumored eye tracking technology, and it is finally designed for S4 with the name of Smart Pause. The technology allows the handset’s front facing camera to track your eye movements to determine when to dim the screen or pause videos when you’re not looking. Amazing?

Floating Touch
Another awesome feature of the S4 may be the Floating Touch which is very similar as Air View used on Galaxy Note. With the Floating Touch you can interact with the touch screen by hovering your fingers just a few centimeters above it without the S Pen. The features is generally used for E-mail, Calendar, photo album.

Camera features
The 13MP rear camera supports auto focusing, and better, both the rear and front camera will have zero shutter lag. The dual-camera feature makes it fun to shot and display photos and videos from front and rear facing cameras simultaneously. The imaging technology, “Samsung Orb”, based on "Photosphere" ,will allow for panorama imaging, as well as 3-D-like photography. Besides, you can use the Sound and Shot feature and Drama Shot feature to get more enjoyment.

Other Smart Features
Except for the Smart Scroll/Pause and Floating Touch, Galaxy S4 brings other smart features. S Translator help you communicate with local people when in foreign; Adapt Display help you adjust the screen to the best whatever you are doing; S Voice Drive takes voice commands while driving, and turns up the size of text; Smart Switch lets the contents transfer to the computer and sync to S4. Air Gestures lets you operate the screen with gestures and more.

Thoughts

Undoubtedly, Galaxy S4 is an eye-catching device.With the awesome specs and smart features, the phone pays more attention to the smart inactive between people and the device. The phone is said to be release in the late of the April and the price is still the mystery. Galaxy S4 will sell well, but can it be over the iPhone?


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How to Switch From iPhone to Android?

Nowadays, many best Android phones like Galaxy S3 and the special sharp features of Android system may attract you very much, but you are just an iPhone guy. The iPhone or Android? It is a question for you. You may have ever thought of the switching from iPhone to Android, but whatever, when you have decide to move to Android, you need to do something to sync data to your Android. Here are some tips.

Warning: Since Android apps and iPhone apps are not compatible, so you cannot get any iPhone apps when you move to Android.

1.Set Google account

Use Gmail as your default email client on your Android device .Go to Menu> Settings> Accounts> Sync > Add Account> Google. Create a new Google account or just finish the existing information to associate your Gmail account with your new phone.

2.Sync Contacts and Calendar

• On your iPhone go to Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
• Set up a new "Microsoft Exchange" account or add Gmail account by going to Add account > Gmail.
• Input your email address and login info.
• Select "Server" then either input the ME server address or "m.google.com" for Gmail.
• On the final screen, select what you want to import—Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and/or Reminders—then hit Accept.

If you prefer to use the iTunes to sync the contacts, then you can following the next steps.

• Connect iPhone to your computer and open iTunes.
• Select your iPhone from the list on the left pane and select the "Info" tab
• Check "Sync Contacts With" and then choose "Google Contacts" from the drop-down
• Enter your Google log-in info when prompted then hit Apply to sync.
• After that, double check your contacts at www.google.com/contacts to make sure they're showing up in Google.

Make sure you disable the Sync With Google option when you've finished otherwise the system will dump redundant entries into your contacts list.

3.Sync Photos, Music and Videos

For syncing photos and videos, you need to sync them to the computer at first and then sync them from computer to Android phone.

Windows:

• Connect the iPhone with the PC.
• Right-click your iPhone, select Explore and copy the media files to your desktop.
• Connect the Android phone with PC, and drag and drop the iPhone photos and videos to your Android pictures folder DCIM, music goes to Music. 

Mac: 

• Connect the iPhone with the Mac.
• Open the Image Capture and download these files to the desktop.
• If you are using new Android runs ICS or above, download Android File Transfer Utility to your Mac, and then drag-and-drop.

Android can't sync with iTunes, so after the syncing of media,you'll need an alternative service to load new media onto the device. You can use Google Play  to help you load your collection directly from iTunes.

Alternative way

Or you can use the DoubleTwist or other third party app to sycn music to Android, and you can syncyour photos with Picasa or Flickr, because you'll still be able to see them from your phone.

4.Sycn SMS and voice mail

You need a app to help you sync SMS messages. The free app My SMS is the good option which syncs text messages among your various devices—phones, tablets, laptops, and whathaveyou—and is compatible with both Mac and Windows. Download the app on both phones and follow the setup instructions and the app will easily help you do that.

For the voice mail messages, you just need to pay some money. Programs like PhoneView (Mac - $30) and iExplorer (Mac and PC - $35) can be quite helpful. You'll be able to copy not just voicemail to the desktop, but also your call history, contacts, bookmarks, notes, and media files as well with them.

5.Enjoying Android Apps

When you have done all above, just experience the Android apps.You can go to the free Google Maps GPS Navigation to feel step-by-step driving directions or voice-enabled, turn-by-turn navigation;you can talking to your Android phone by running voice searches;you can use the Google Voice app to make and receive calls from within Gmail, manage your text messages and voice mail on your PC, and block individual numbers from calling you;you can go to the Google Play store to choose the apps and game...Try to get the best Android experience.

HTC One vs LG Nexus 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs iPhone 5

Finally, another great smartphone HTC One has come to us after the Nexus 4, Galaxy Note 2 and iPhone 5. So, what’s the surprise does the phone bring along? And can it compete for the best smartphones mentioned above on the present market? Just do some comparison about them in the following.

First the basic specifications 
 

	HTC One	Nexus 4	Galaxy Note 2	iPhone 5
OS	Android 4.1.2	Android 4.2	Android 4.1	iOS 6
Display	4.7"HD LCD(1920*1080,468ppi)	4.7"HD IPS+LCD(1280*768,320ppi)	5.5"HD Super LCD 3(1920*1080,440ppi)	4"Retina display(1136*640,326ppi)
Processor	1.7GHz Snapdragon 600(quad-core)	1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 pro(quad-core)	1.6GHz Exynos 4(quad-core)	1.3GHz Apple A6 chip(quad-core)
RAM	2GB	2GB	2GB	1GB
Storage	32GB/64GB	8GB/16GB	16GB/32GB/64GB	16GB(Expand to up to 64GB)
Camera	4UP UltraPixel rear camera and 2.1 MP wide-angel front camera	8MP rear camera and 1.3MP front camera	8MP rear camera and 1.9MP front camera	8MP iSight rear camera and 1.2 MP front camera
Battery	2300mAh	2100mAh	3100mAh	1440mAh
Network	LTE,CDMA,GSM,Wi-Fi	HSPA+,Wi-Fi	LTE,CDMA,GSM,Wi-Fi	LTE,CDMA,GSM,Wi-Fi
Connectivity	Blueteeth,NFC	Blueteeth,NFC	Blueteeth,NFC	Blueteeth

Samsung Galaxy S3 vs iPhone 5 vs Note 2, Which One is for You?

Many people are confused about the selection of Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5 or Galaxy Note 2.Obviously, these three one are all brilliant phones, but which one is the suitable? We maybe need some comparison.

Battery life
For a smartphone, the battery life is undoubtedly the most important issue that we care about, so Samsung Galaxy S3, the Galaxy Note 2 and the iPhone 5, which has the best battery?

With a 4.8” display and a dual-core chip, the Li-Ion 2,100 mAh battery battery on the Samsung Galaxy S3 is capable of offering you up to 21 h 40 min of 2G talk time or for up to 11 h 40 min on 3G.Note 2 gets a bigger 3,100mAh battery but with a massive 5.5” screen, that means it just doesn’t do as well as S3.The 4” iPhone 5 comes with a Li-Ion 1,440 mAh battery that will reportedly keep it alive through up to 8 h 2G or 3G talk time. But real thing is that you may get the iPhone over a day and use the S3 less than a day if the data connection is always on.

If you just want to a long battery phone, then choose iPhone 5.

Camera
The second object is the Camera. Nowadays, more and more people are accustomed to use the smartphone to take photos and so the camera is becoming a considering factor when choosing a smartphone.

The camera specification of Samsung galaxy s3 and iPhone 5 and Note 2 is very similar, all comes with 8 megapixel sensors, with autofocus, LED flash, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization and full HD video recording. The difference stays on Samsungs’s smile detection and iPhone 5’s advanced BSI sensor. And according to the test, iPhone 5 ‘s BSI sensor performs better in low light conditions.

So, want a better camera, iPhone 5 is still the option.

CES 2013: The Highly Anticipated Products from this Consumer Electronics Show

Heading into 2013, the important event is the international consumer electrical show CES 2013 Vegas from January 8 to January 11.Plenty of folks all over the world will joined the show includes both the electrical producers and consumers. You will find the best tech products like smartphones, cameras, computers, tablets, TVs, gaming and more. Let’s just have a look at the new tech products that will in the show.

TVs

Samsung TV
Samsung promises an unprecedented TV shape and "timeless gallery design," TV in CES and the screen can be set to translucent or at least bezel-less, edge-to-edge.Besides, rumors said the firm is planning to unveil a 110-inch Ultra HD TV which is said to four times clearer than the general 1080p HDTV.

LG TVs
LG will brighten our eyes this time with the show of the world's largest OLED telly LG's 55-inch 3D OLED HD TV. It is superbly bright and clear, but it's almost ridiculously thin. It is no exaggeration to say that you'll see it's a mere 4mm thick, with a 1mm bezel that gives the impression of an edge-to-edge picture. Other TVs that will unveil on the show including the new Google TV sets and a smart TV series based on webOS.

Westinghouse’s 110-inch 4K LED TV
Westinghouse seems to present the "world's largest" 4K LED TV at CES. Though it won't be the biggest TV out there (Panasonic's 152 incher takes that crown), it beats out Samsung's 85in behemoth in size, but it is just a less manufacturer, so it will be interesting to see this product.

Smartphones

Galaxy S4 with Full HD Super AMOLED display
Rumors on Galaxy S4 are really flying around. And finally it will come up at CES with a Full HD Super AMOLED display. S4 ‘s resolution will reach 1920 x 1080 and a staggering 441 ppi, according to a Samsung source. But the most interesting thing is ultra-thin and energy efficient AMOLED technology. As for the details, you may need to wait the show.

LG Optimus G2
LG will offer its the very real possibility of a thin bezeled handset and one is the Optimus G2.The G2 will be 5 inch and pack a 1920 x 1080 resolution with 440 ppi.

ZTE's 5-inch Grand S Phablet
The Chinese company ZTE will brought the so-called “the world's thinnest for 5in FHD smartphones” on January 8 at 1:30 p.m., according to the press blurb. It is said to be designed in ceramic and feature "traditional Chinese style".The device will come with a 1920x1080 pixel screen and a 13-megapixel camera while being just 6.9mm thin. Whatever, this is a worth viewing device.

HuaWei’s Ascends
HuaWei will bring the windows phone Ascend W1 with the cheapest price and the Android phone Ascend D2. And also the firm may unveil the higher-end Ascend W3, a phone with a 4.5in display and a 6.1 inch Android phone Ascend Mate.

Best of Tech in 2013: What to Expect From Tablets and Smartphones?

So, now we have to wave our hands to say goodbye to 2012.In terms of tech, 2012 is full of surprise with so much great devices, in which the most notable are tablets and smartphones. So, what exactly can we expect from tablets and smartphones for best tech of 2013?

Cheap but Advance Tablets and Smartphones
The success of Nexus 7 and Nexus 4 no doubt shows that cheap but advance devices are what people really demand and makes it possible to make everyone own a smartphone. Although Apple’s products still rule the market with a higher price, but we can believe Apple will go the trend of cheap and advanced device according the appearing of iPad Mini.

Devices Merging Tablets and Smartphones called phablet
The biggest difference of tablets and smartphones? You can easily think of the question that is tables cannot be used for calling people with a phone card. But things will change. The developer HTC is planning to release the Windows RT tablets which can make phone calls like phone. If this becomes popular, maybe the smartphone will be replaced by the tablet.

Windows 8 Tablets and Smartphones
Nokia recovers its market share with the launching of Windows phone Lumia 920, which without question proves the bright future of windows device. Many famous device producers such as Samsung, HTC, Asus, and others will announce their own windows devices in the first quarter of 2013. It is likely that Windows will be the third wheel in the market.

Retina display iPad mini and iPhone 5S
2012 we ushered in The New iPad, iPad Mini, iPad 4, and what’s in 2013? Rumors say that Apple will bring the Retina display iPad mini in March and iPhone 5S in September. iPad Mini gives people the best small iPad so what will improved with the Retina display iPad mini?Can the iPhone 5S make surprise? Just wait for the last answer.

BlackBerry 10 Devices
RIM is in the same position of the previous Nokia. Nokia restores its market share with Lumia 920 and RIM want to restore its power with the Blackberry 10 devices. It is not fresh news that Blackberry 10 will come up to us, but the phone and the playbook which run the latest blackberry 10 system will be release in 2013. Things go well to RIM with the launch of new system, but whether RIM can hit the market or not is still the doubt.

Google Devices
It is not over that Google Nexus 7 and Nexus 4 are far beyond our expectation. The new system that the device runs also gives us perfect experience. So what’s the next of the nexus and the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean? No statistics. We can just say that we will not disappointed.