Nokia Lumia 820 Review

The Nokia Lumia 820 isn't meant as the Finnish firm's flagship handset - that accolade belongs to the Nokia Lumia 920 - but this colourful Windows Phone 8smartphone is impressive nonetheless.

The Nokia Lumia 820 carries plenty of unique features and costs less than the Lumia 920, making it a tempting offer for anyone considering making the move to Microsoft's OS.

It's now part of a quintet, with the Nokia Lumia 520, 620 and 720 also joining the Windows Phone 8 party at Casa del Nokia.

It goes without saying Nokia is pinning a lot of hope on this phone. Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 are kicking up dust both in terms of sales and as standard bearers for their respective operating systems - plus both have big updates coming soon.

In the UK, you can now pick the Lumia 820 up free from £17 per month on Tesco, albeit with only 300 minutes and 500MBof data, on a 24 month contract. Alternatively the SIM-free version of the phone has now dropped to a very palatable £280, making this a much more attractive phone indeed.

Australians can enjoy the phone for AUD$649 outright, or for $0 up front on a $50 plan over 24 months. Optus customers - who get the benefit of 4G - can grab the handset for $0 up front on a $35 plan.

There's a reasonable amount of power on offer at that price thanks to the dual core 1.5Ghz Snapdragon processor and Adreno 225 GPU. Windows OS is a typically smooth operating system the Lumia 820 runs off 1GB of RAM which keeps things nice and slick.

Outwardly though, this is a different-looking phone from the Lumia 920. The unibody is gone, replaced with a removable plastic back that lets you change the colour of the handset. Our review model came with a bright yellow rear cover, although red, black, magenta, blue, white and grey are also available.

Hopefully over time third-party designs will become available allowing you to customise your handset just like the Nokia's of old.

Unfortunately, the back cover is also where we run into our first problem with the Lumia 820. Basically you'll need fingernails like Wolverine to claw the cover back from the body of the phone. It took the TechRadar team several amusing minutes trying to remove the casing in order to insert our SIM to begin using the phone.

Once you're happy with the casing, and you've spent the required ten minutes struggling to get your Micro SIM installed, you'll be able to sit back and notice that at 160g, the Lumia 820 isn't as heavy as its bigger brother.

It's also got slightly smaller dimensions - but at 124 x 69 x 10mm with a 4.3-inch AMOLED screen we wouldn't go so far as to call it tiny.

Compare it to the rest of the new Lumia range, and you can see that the Lumia 820 might struggle to stand out.

It's a chunkier beast than the rest in the range, and only really deserves its place as 'best of the non-920 bunch) by way of the dual-core Krait Qualcomm processor and OLED ClearBlack display compared to the standard dual core and LCD screen of the 720.

The curved sides and rounded corners of the handset make the 820 comfortable to hold and certainly give it a friendly appearance. We could easily wrap our hand around the Lumia 820 and access the physical buttons, which are all located along the right hand side of the phone.

You get a volume rocker at the top, followed by the power on/off button in the centre and then a physical camera shutter button - something we're always happy to see on a smartphone. All the buttons can be easily flicked with either the thumb of your right hand or the fingers of your left, depending on which you use to hold the phone.

One point though, the plastic backing on the Lumia 820 is completely smooth which looks nice but doesn't offer any great amount of grip.

Moto G2 Review

Key Features: Android 4.4 KitKat; 5-inch 720pHD display; 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor; Dual SIM; 8GB and 16GB models; microSD card support up to 32GB; 8-megapixel camera; 2-megapixel front-facing camera; dual front-facing stereo speakers

The original Moto G was Motorola's best-selling phone ever, and remains the only phone we've given 10/10. That's a tough act to follow. The Moto G 2 aims to improve on that success.

The basic formula remains the same, but the changes are clear to see. It has a bigger 5-inch screen, improved cameras and front-mounted stereo speakers, but crucially it still costs less than £150 SIM-free.

All that means the Moto G 2 to take the mantle of best budget phone on the market, but is it really enough to make owners of the original 4.5-inch Moto G want to upgrade? That's less clear.

Moto G 2 (2014): Design & Features

The Moto G 2 doesn't look dramatically different from the original. There’s no One M8-style aluminium body or glass back like the Xperia Z3, but then we never expected that. It’s all plastic with a glossy finish on the front and soft-touch matte on the back.

It's a pretty standard approach to design for cheap Android phones, but like the Nexus 5 it manages to avoid making the plastic design look or feel cheap. There’s no troubling signs of poor build quality and it feels like it can withstand a few bumps scrapes.

The back still has the same soft touch finish and slightly curvy body, which makes it nice to hold. It's not as comfortable as the original, though, mainly due to it being wider. At 11mm thick and 149g it's slightly thicker and heavier, though it's no chunkier than most 5-inch phones.

Motorola offers the new Moto G in black and white, but it supports a number of colourful replaceable back shells. It's a nice option if you find the standard ones a bit drab. The only problem is the rear-cover isn't the easiest to remove, so you need be careful when removing the cover. It's something we'd like to see Motorola fix in future versions.

Behind the cover you'll find the same 2,070mAh non-removable battery and the micro SD card slot, which was missing from the 3G-only model of the original Moto G but added for the 4G versions.

You'll also find the surprising new inclusion of Dual SIM card slots. There's room to keep two micro SIM cards, which can be useful if you are one holiday and want to use a local SIM to make cheaper calls or if you have a business and personal number. Motorola also sets aside settings dedicated to the Dual SIM where you can manually switch between the two. Additionally, you can use intelligent calling where the phone learns which SIM to use depending on the call.

The most surprising element of SIM card support, though, is the lack of 4G LTE support. No 4G made sense last year when networks were new and limited, but Motorola corrected that with the Moto G 4G edition. Why it's gone backwards now is puzzling in the extreme.

One final change is the addition of front-facing speakers, which sit above and below the display. It’s a welcome move away from the rear speaker on the original, ensuring sound is projected towards you instead of being buried behind in the back. One issue, however, is that the gap around the speaker is just wide enough to trap fluff and muck phones generally have a habit of attracting.

Moto G 2 (2014): Screen

Motorola says it listened to feedback on the first Moto G and one of the things users wanted was a bigger screen. So that’s what we’ve got. Moving to a 5-inch screen will be disappointing for some as there’s no doubt still an appetite for smaller phones, but as Apple has shown, even the iPhone is getting bigger.

The new Moto G 2 doesn’t budge from a 720p HD resolution screen, however, which means it has slightly fewer pixels per inch, 295ppi vs the 326ppi of the original. It still uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to protect against scratches, which is always a bonus to have on any phone.

This is still a great quality phone for a sub-£150 phone. It’s not as impressively sharp as the original, but there’s not a great deal to complain about here. Compare it to similarly priced mid-range phones like the Sony Xperia M2, which only offers a 480 x 800 resolution screen, and you can get an idea of how much Motorola is giving us here.

Moto G 2 (2014): Camera

One of the most mid-range qualities of the first Moto G was the 5-megapixel main camera. It was mediocre at best. Thankfully, things do get noticeably better with the new Moto G. There's now an 8-megapixel sensor with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, which surprisingly is one of the better selfie-shooters we've used on a smartphone at any price. It doesn’t take very long to realize there’s a big improvement in overall image quality. You obviously won’t get Galaxy S5 or One M8-quality images here and it struggles in low-light, but in the right conditions it delivers some pleasing results.

That's helped by a pretty simple camera app. This is not the stock one you find on most Android phones, though. Menus are hidden away to give you a full, uninterrupted view of the scenery. All you have is the video camera button and switch camera modes.

HTC Plans to capture 12% Market share in India

Taiwan based phone manufacturer Hiotech computer Corparation (HTC corp) is planning to exploit the mid priced smartphones category ranging from Rs 10,000 - 25,000 while doubling its market share in India in the coming months
HTC 's president for South Asia Mr Faisal Siddiqui, said, "we will be focussing on the mid-level products ranging from Rs 10,000-25,000 as the category constitutes nearly 40 per cent of the market share in India. though, we have a wholesome product range comprising of budgetto premium phones "

    

The premium smartphone segment (above Rs35000) which constitutes 5-7 per cent of market share is also on the company's radar as it launched its flagship product, HTC One M9+ which is priced at Rs 52,500

 

"India is one of the top four markets for HTC after the US, China and Europe and has witnessing 25 per cent growth globally " Mr siddiqui said.
the company also plans to capture a market share of 12 per cent from the current 6 per cent. and for this , it will add 6,000 more distribution networks to current 14,000 in next 10 months]
 

LG G4 release date, rumours, news, specs and price

Everything you need to know about the LG G4

Ahead of the upcoming LG G 4 release date, the flagship phone has Leaked in full as LG Continues to tease her future handset's key features.

A device tipped to pair a subtly Curved form with new premium materials, the LG G4 Has Been shown to sport a seamed leather back in a variety of colors. Although not pure chance to adopt a full LG G Flex 2 echoing Curved panel, it Has Been suggested the Samsung Galaxy S6 rival will feature a slightly arched display 'similar' to the mid-range LG Spirit .     

Having re-established Itself as a serious player on the smartphone backup or its partnership with Google on the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 , 2014 released the LG G3 remit cemented the Korean manufacturer's position as a rival to the leading smartphone players.     

Now, one on Despite the LG G3 Continuing to make waves, attention turned to what's available Already next. With The handset enforcement failed to debut alongside the HTC One M9 at MWC 2015 , LG has now Confirmed the phone will touch down at a dedicated launch event later this month.   

Thanks to formal invites Issued to the media - including us here at TrustedReviews - We know that the LG G4 will be the focus of a dedicated launch event on April 28. Reports harbor claimed the LG G 4 release date will be held a month later on May 31.  

According to the latest G4 leaks, Nokia's next flagship phone will ship with a Snapdragon 810 chip and a 16-megapixel camera - a bump on the G3's Snapdragon 801 and 13-megapixel shooter.  

LG has ook got in on the act, officially confirming the phone's 5.5-inch qHD display panel and 8-megapixel forward-facing camera ahead of the handset's official Unveiling. This collection specs should see the device go head-to-head with the likes of the iPhone 6 and the upcoming Sony Xperia Z4 .   

Taking a slight step leftfield, futher reports hinted the port G4 will firmly adopt her phablet-sized dimensions and come packing its own stylus. While this bow to see the handset go head-to-head with the likes of the Galaxy Note 4 , it bow to be a serious step away from the company's custom-making policy. What's more likely is that reports or a spin-off LG G4 Notebook-following its standard sibling to launch will be realised. 

We'll Continuously update to this page with all the latest LG G4 release date news and Rumors moving forward. Bookmark it now to keep on top of all things G4.

LG G 4 Release Date

Unlike many of its Rivals, LG doesn't currently Have Any regimented launch cycles for its flagship phones. Given that Nokia's smartphones port Fallen Between the cracks in recent years. clearer predicting When The G4 anything about land Approved s s difficult.  

Fortunately, Nokia has now Revealed plans for an April 28 launch event G4, ending the speculation Surrounding the phone's upcoming arrival.

Continuing the company's sub 1-year product cycle - the LG G3 was Unveiled in May ahead of a June release - the G4's Big Reveal will likely PRECEDE an in-store release the-following month.

Issuing formal invites to members of the media LG has plans to launch Confirmed the handset simultaneously across six global cities.

Joining the event here in London, Nokia has Revealed it will debut its G3 follow-on at separate events in Paris, Seoul, New York, Singapore and Istanbul.

Not only mentioning the phone with names - Mission or Any speculation or a potential branding change - the invite has Confirmed the phone will play host to a wide aperture primary camera, ideal for shots in low light.

The country will unveil kick off at 4pm BST sharp. Stay tuned to TrustedReviews for all the latest live from the event.  

Leaked documents LG in Korea as port Offered hints as to When The handset will be available Commercially. It Has Been suggested the phone will be made available for purchasemarket on May 31.

Given this mean anything about a Sunday in store launch, we suggest anything about this strike date with a pinch of salt for now.

If you simply can not save save to wait long to trial the device, LG has plans to pay Confirmed 4,000 prospective punters trial prior to the G4 release.

"We're putting the success of LG G4 in the hands of consumers Before the launch Because we believe they 'are the best judge of a great user experience, beyond just benchmarks and speed tests," Juno Cho, LG Mobile's President and Chief Executive officer said.

You kan register you interest in sampling the phone for 30 days through LG's region specific websites.

LG G4 News

Removing much of the mystery, the LG G4 Has Been Leaked in full prior to launch. The culprit or the premature slippage? LG Zoellick.

The manufacturer Accidentally published full details on its upcoming phone on a dedicated micro-site. This was spotted by Promptly Renowned tech tipster Evan Blass avant being hastily removed.

Prior to the site's Demise, however, a series of LG G4 images ulcers snaffled, offering a comprehensive look at The leather-bound phone.

According to the Leaked snaps, the G4 will feature a leather rear, with a selection of colors to Chose between Wolmaransstad Wolmaransstad Cowhide - From The traditional tan and black to blue and yellow.

For those not keen on the animal skin look, a selection or plastic backed designs harbor also spotted leg.

While there are questions about Apple's next handset will be Whether Dubbed the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 7, there's no confusion industry leaders Surrounding LG's future flagships.  

Having previoulsy names dropped the handset in an exclusive chat with TrustedReviews , LG has now openly Confirmed the phone's G4 branding through a number or tease imgaes and invites.   

The company is keen to be that leading handset line retains the co Simplistic branding for years to come, too. Securing the naming rights to future phones, the Korean manufacturer has Already Trademarked names of the next six her flagship phones - now that's planning for the future.

Taking the 'G' line-up to the year 2020, LG has patented the LG G4 behalf, as well as Securing the rights to the LG G5, G6, G7, G8 and, yep, you guessed it, LG G9.

So, with the names sorted, what else can we Expect from the future phone? Well, LG has an unusual approach tasks and a number Already Unveiled or key components set to feature on the upcoming device.

The Company has formally showcased its next flagship phone display, a 5.5-inch bezel near-Free panel with a 2560 x 1440 pixel qHD resolution (above).

While this Might sound like the compositie display found on the G3, there are a few subtle differences to kick things on. In fact, LG has claimed the new panel represents a "quantum jump" in key features like color gamut, brightness, contrast ratio, touch function, power consumption and thinness.

Detailing how, the company has Revealed therein the LG G4's screen will sport aa 120 percent color gamut that exceeds the 100 percent color gamut on other displays. This Has Been Achieved by combining a blue LED chip with red and green phosphors, and other panels combine the blue LED chip with a yellow phosphor - simple.

Again looking beyond the G4, LG Has Been keen to show off her advancements around Plastic OLED (P-OLED) screens, recently Unveiling a detailed road map (above), or how it will adopt synthesis technologies within the ECB the ECB its key product lines moving forward.  

Joining rollable and foldable TVs tablets (both tipped for 2017) on this list was a bendable smartphone Destined for a 2015 release. Having introduced the world's first Curved-screen smartphone back in 2013 - the LG G Flex - LG is looking to build on this P-OLED technology into getting more mainstream ways.  

"LG Display is Devoting her energy and resources to respondents roused to fast growing market and consumers' needs in order to Develop Plastic OLED to Become the key OLED application technology in the future," an official LG spokeperson said of the screen technology and its potential in the mobile market.

Ø Ø They added: "It Seems therein Plastic OLED will play an important role in people's everyday lives in the future."

While curves Might Be the future, do not Expect Them to Make flagship appearance this time around.

Speaking recently with TrustedReviews   LG's Head or Smartphone Planning, Dr. Woo Ramchan, stressed therein while foldable phones are 'Already a shower technology', there are 'a lot of barriers', and LG are not sure' that method is right for daily use. '

Although bendy screens are not coming just yet, an integrated fingerprint scanner just Might Be.

"LG Electronics has recently decided to deploy a fingerprint sensor on its next flagship smartphone and the scanner will be placed at the back of the device," an unnamed insider reportedly Told the KoreanHerald.

An Additional source added: "LG Has Been left behind in the race for Fintech as it continued to postpone includes The Adoption of fingerprint technology.

"With more global smartphone makers Incorporating a fingerprint reader, which is a security measure for mobile payments, LG Nov port had few options left but to deploy the authentication sensor for its next marquee smartphone."

LG G4 Rumours

One LG Rumor G4 that keeps resurfacing is the suggestion that the handset will come packing a stylus. Yep, Note 4 styles.

Although LG has launched a stylus-hosting spin-off to the G3, Forcing the peripheral one its flagship handset Seems like an unusual, and Unlikely move. According to Korean sources, however, the G4 will come with a stylus bunded to Allow users to make better use of the phone's sizeable screen.

Leaked images (below) port also Appeared, seemingly showing off LG's as yet unconfirmed handset with a pen-like peripheral in tow.

LG Zoellick has added fuel to the fire, patenting the term LG G Pen - presumably related to a stylus - industry leaders an introduction seemingly bow to add bulk to the handset's mimimalist frame - a feature LG has he he worked hard to keep down in recent years .

It is currently unclear, however, if the teased stylus will feature on the standard, flagship G4, or be limited to its mooted big brother, the LG G4 Notebook.

One to design and aesthetics are one area where Nokia is widely sheer chance to improve, its next flagship phone. With the company's design heads continuation Comments form Expressed remorse at not bestowing the G3 with a premium metal finish, the G4 is sheer chance to adopt more high-end materials.

" In order to show off the luxurious nature of the phone, maybe we Could port used some high-end metal on the side or on the back , "Chul Bae Lee, LG's vice president of Mobile Design, SARS-when speaking about the LG G3 with TrustedReviews earlier in the year.  

Those accumulation for a '' fully metal device a la the HTC One M8 , however, Might Be left a little disappointed. 

Lee added: "I do not really agree that the entire body has to be metal ... If you Could charge $ 300 more for the phone, maybe we Could make it metal."

What's more, all of LG's G4-themed promo materials harbor suggested that the handset will be adorned with a less common ether finish. Here's its a bit more convincing accumulation than the dire leather-effect rear of the Galaxy Note 3.

According to recent reports, LG had Planned to bestow the G4 with a metallic coating but was forced to pit her plans on hold Until later in the year due to manufacturering issues.

As industry leaders, it Appears the G4 will miss out on a metallic finish while the upcoming LG G4 Notebook will make the move. This metallic move Appears to suggest that the G4 Leaked images we've seen - that show a metal-effect finish - are actually pictures of the spin-off G4 Notebook.

Another area where the LG G4 design looks set to be boosted in moving to even smarter bezels. It was one of the key selling points of the G3, and LG looks set to make its next flagship phone as closer to being '' completely bezel-bereft.

The company has recently Unveiled a 5.3-inch full HD screen that features a 0.8mm thick bezels lakes. Although not Exactly the panel set to feature on the G4 - we're expecting a qHD panel at least 5.5 inches in size - therein announcement shows a sign of what's to come. The near-frame-free screen Has Been Achieved though the use of a new "Neo Edge module processing technology.  

"With the growing trend for large-screen smartphones, customer demand for displays with a narrow bezel is increasing, Because it can users to enjoy the maximum use of screen area without compromising excellent grip and design," Byeong-koo Kim, President and Head of or or IT / Mobile Development Group at LG Display said recently.

He added: "With this innovative product keeping many Advantages, ranging from narrow 0.8mm bezel and its high-resolution picture quality to its smart design and touch-embedded solutions, LG Display will lead to continuous growing market for the large-screen smartphones, meeting the expectations of customers and users with the enhancing the quality of the devices. "

LG G4 Specs

Qualcomm chipsets for the causes musts flagship Android and Windows Phone handsets currently doing the rounds, but this Could be about to change. Samsung has long put its own Exynos Adding chips to iterations or its flagship phones, and now it Appears LG Could be Bringing her chip supply in-house, too.

The manufacturer announced recently its first mobile application processor Dubbed the Nuclun. The octa-core chip pairs four 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A15 cores with four 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A7 cores. The result: plenty of power.

With The Nuclun Adding Cat 6 LTE connectivity support - compatible only in certainement Territories - we do not anticipate this model will be introduced to the UK, however. What we're likely to get here in Britain is far more traditional.

With The LG G4 all but certainement to run Google's latest Android 5.0 OS Lollipop, a 64-bit processor Snapdragon is seemingly set to be on the handset's features list.

The era of the Snapdragon 805 is Already Underway firmly, so Expect the G4 to run the co Snapdragon 810 chip as We Expect to see in the Sony Xperia Z4 . 

The Snapdragon 810 Brings with it 64-bit architectures, Cat. 9 LTE support , Improved battery life, Adreno 430 graphics, and a built-in for added security killswitch .  

At a recent benchmarking event at Qualcomm's San Diego HQ, we Recorded record-breaking benchmark results AnTuTu With The 810 Notching up a score or 61,499.

This score far outstrips the 49 136 and 42 334 results Recorded by the Note 4's 805 and Z3's 801 chips.

Although the phone's power unit is still shrouded in mystery, other components of port officially put Confirmed.

One industry leaders set-in-stone Moreover, the phone's upcoming 16-megapixel rear-facing-shooter- - that's a jump upwards from the 13-megapixel sensor therein Appeared on the G3.  

Prior to launching the company has Confirmed the G4 will benefit from a 16-megapixel primary camera with a wide f / 1.8 aperture for Improved low-light photography. This will be partnered with an 8-megapixel secondary snapper for selfie lovers.

The front-facing camera features a 0.11mm thin IR filter for more natural and accurate colors.

Away from power, and although LG Might port Promised a bendable phone for 2015, some reports suggested port this innovative technology will not be bestowed on the G4. Instead, it's been claimed therein the flagship phone will offer some impressive tech screen or all its own - namely a sapphire crystal display.

Previously rumoured for the iPhone 6 Plus , this panel toughened bow To see the G4 Become more resistant to scuffs and scratches. It's suggested that also put the handset Could follow the Xperia Z 3 and Samsung Galaxy S5 in Adopting a water- and dust-resistant coating.     

Further Siemens G4 specs are currently unclear. We anticipate the phone will retain the G3's laser-focused camera and rear-mounted volume and power controls, though.

LG G4 Price

While LG's recent flagship phones harbor stood out for their specs and performance, it's pricing and value that really helped port Them grab consumers' attentions. We'd Expect the LG G4 to follow in a similar '' vein.

At launch, the LG G3 was Pushing the £ 500 mark. Although this has subsequently tumbled to around £ 400, this is still highly competitive given the phone's qHD panel and powerful CPU.

We'd Expect the LG G4 price to be in a 'similar' Ballpark at launch. If You Might Expect, however, there's currently no official is on the matter.

What features would you like to see LG bestow upon the G4? Let us know via the comments section Projects and bookmark this page for all the latest on the LG G4 as new details emerge.

Samsung Gear 2 Review

The Gear 2 is a device dat nobody thought anything about ... at least, appear not this soon after the first version. It's something of a climbdown for Samsung to Relaunch a product so soon, but Rather dan call it embarrassing I'd Rather much applaud Samsung for the feat.

Admittedly Those dat Bought the first, expensive model will not be happy there's a new one out Alreadyrolled - maar dan again, it's a very nascent market and there will not be too many users out there.

The Gear 2 beschikt a big change or two Compared to the original: firstly, it's now running Samsung's Jointly-developed Tizen OS Rather dan Android, and it's moved the camera into tje body of the watch, Rather Than Forcing it prohibited the strap.

The overall look is much-refined and there's a bevy of new technology to make this worth a look if u dismissed the first Gear.

Ratings in depth

This Means that u can now change straps on your Galaxy Gear, dat is one of the main disadvantages we noted in the original. It's ook now imbued with an infra-red blaster, meaning u can control your TV and set top box from the comfort of your own wrist.

You will need a compatible Samsung device in order to use the Gear 2, or dat there are currently 18 waaronder the new Galaxy S5 . 

While it's managed to bring in some key specs and improve, the design some what, the Gear 2 is still a smart watch Rather expensive, coming in at 250 pounds ($ 295, AU $ 350). That's close to the cost the orignal emerged at, and it suffers thanks to dat price tag.

The reason is simple: while the Gear 2 is a cool thing to port (Samsung does not want it being Berninahaus as an accessory, a standalone device Rather) it still struggles to harbor a real use case, dat is why dropping dat much money kan be a hard sell to consumers still getting to grips with spending so much on a smartphone.

To alleviate dat reason for purchasemarket, Samsung beschikt decided to add in some fitness portability With The Gear 2 in the shape of a refined pedometer and a heart rate monitor, as well as exercise tracking so u can run, walk, hike or cycle.

The battery life is Massively Improved, the Gear 2 kan splash around in water and dust thanks to being IP67 rated and comes in a range of colors nicer (Rose GOLD and silver) and is algemeen a much better device - but is it worth the still life -High price tag Samsung is commanding, met name-when the Gear 2 Neo (the co smart watch made ​​out of inferior materials and dropping the camera) is so much Cheaper?  

Design

The design of the Gear 2 is very similar 'to the first iteratie or Samsung's smartwatches, but still beheerd to come with zijn eigen sense of unique style.

It's hard to explain, but the fact the strap is now a separate piece to the main body of the watch beschikt forced Samsung to Refine the design of things like the camera and the home button.

In fact, the Latter part is then probably one of the best bits of the reshaped Gear 2, with the home button on the front now, or the phone Rather dan being a small plastic protrusion on the side of the watch.

This is important if you've got even a modicum of arm hair, as tapping the button mention anything Usually lead to pulling out a few stray follicles, meaning you're left with a Pavlovian hateful or using your expensive new watch.

With the metallic button on the front, with a Pleasant Tak or travel, the experience is the composition as far as the UI goes (long press to turn off or activate outdoor fashion) and u can assign many options to the double tap action.

Blood Transfusion this it's easy to access elements like notifications with the Gear 2 in sleep mode, and is a swift action too.

The Gear 2 is not a small device, coming in at 36.9 x 58.4x 10.0 mm, but it does not feel cumbersome on the wrist. It's overt, that's for sure, and Those dat Prefer a smaller and daintier Timepiece will not feel like this is a great fashion accessory, but if you're looking to get your hands on a smart watch it's not over the top.

The Sony Smart Watch 2 and The Pebble Steel are bothering better devices in terms of size, but Samsung's Mixture of industrial design and more refined elements (like the camera and IR Blaster integration) Brings still an element of premium quality to proceedings.

The screen, a 1.63-inch OLED affair, is excellent too. It's not great if you're TRYING TO do anything with high res images, pictures or industry leaders as' similar, but it's fine for ny snaps you've tasks using the Gear 2.

The contrast ratio of the OLED screen and Blood Transfusion if u're doing something like timing your food, checking out how many steps you've tasks or just flicking through music, looks really nice and is a pleasant experience on something you've spent so much money on.

Design-wise I'm a real fan of what Samsung beschikt done with the Gear 2 - it's hard to fault the industrial design dat won plaudits, ITT load from iteratie Jewellers. The screw holes Might port Disappeared, dat is something of a shame bepaald dan added to haar premium industrial design, but it's still got a very sleek look to it.

Being loveable to change the straps will be a real boon to some users, but I quite like the straps dat match. I'm not a massive fan of the Rose GOLD color dat I had one test, but it still drew admiring glances from some others.  

Sony Xperia Z4: what we want to see

The Sony Xperia Z 3 has just arrived on shop Shelves with Sony but now in a pattern or releasing two flagships a year, we're only a matter or months Surely away from the Sony Xperia Z 4, so it's not too early to make a wish list, or what we want to see.  

Next to nothing yet has put say about the Xperia Z 4, though there lay mentions port or an Xperia Z3X packing a qHD display, 4GB of RAM and a Snapdragon processor 810, which bow to make for a serious upgrade over the Z3. 

Release date

We can also tasks a guess as to When The Xperia Z 4 will launch (though Whether or not the Z4 and The Z3X are one and the same is unclear). Sony announced the Xperia Z2 at MWC 2014 on February 24, so it's likely that the Xperia Z4 will arrive at MWC 2015 next year that is set to happen on March 2-5.  

That will put almost six months Between the Xperia Z 3 and The Xperia Z 4, so it mention anything make sense if Sony is sticking to two flagships a year. As for what we want to see, read on for all our thoughts.

4K video that actually works

Sony's been trumpeting its phones 4K video capabilities since the Xperia Z2, yet Neither therein nor the Xperia Z 3 can actually record for morethan around five minutes without saving up and shutting down the video.

That's obviously a major problem and while it does not quite render the 4K feature redundant it does severely limit it. The fact that Sony has left it unfixed in the Xperia Z 3 is perplexing, presumably there is not an easy fix, but if longer videos for later skies Could it be a genuinely useful feature, whereas right now it's just an embarrassment or shield.

So hopefully it will be fixed for the Sony Xperia Z4. You never know, some people nov harbor Might 4K Televisions at-then too.

A qHD display

The Sony Xperia Z , Z1 and Z2 all had 1080p displays and that was fine if that was the best or Any smartphone had at the time and the screen size was at least being Increased.   

But also the Xperia Z 3 launched with a 1080p screen and that was slightly more disappointing, since the size remained the compositie and other than Increased brightness there was not much of an upgrade, plus some other phones, industry leaders as the LG G3 , Port started including qHD displays. 

We as the Xperia Z 4 to wow us and a 1080p display for the fifth time in a row will not do that, so we're accumulation qHD her.

Narrower bezels

The Sony Xperia Z 3 looks great, but the bezels cognition and The Projects screen are off-puttingly large. Presumably there's a reason for their size, they're likely housing vital components required to make the phone actually work, but they're unsightly and we heaps they're squeezing next time around.

Improved low-light performance

For the musts run the Xperia Z 3 Has A Perfectly Capable and equally impressive camera, but its low-light performance Could still use some work.

Sony made ​​some Strides With The Xperia Z 3, Improving it over the Z2, but seemingly more with software than hardware as its low-light photos come out tooth to over-processed, leaving it trailing behind the likes of the iPhone 6 and the HTC One M8 in Darker scenes.    

CLEARLY Sony is aware of the problem determined that it made some Improvements on the Xperia Z 3, but it did not go far enough. We clean for hardware Improvements, then Rather awkward software fixes.

More Power

With a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and 801 3GB of RAM You Might not think the Xperia Z3 was Lacking for power, yet in some ways it is. For one thing all that power seemingly hasnt translated JSON performance, as Surprisingly we Noticed a little bit of laughter in use, especially-when-switching between apps.

It's not a big deal but it does feel less snappy than other musts recently flagships one on Despite the specs, that on paper Should be morethan up to the task. So we're more after Increased performance than an actual boost in specs, if it takes Improved specs to do that then fine, but if the thing can be compositie Achieved with a bit more optimization that's fine too.

Having said that superior specs mention anything not be a bath thing Either way, if the Snapdragon 801 is starting to look a bit long in the tooth with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 using a Snapdragon 805 chip and The Snapdragon 810 expected to start Arriving in phones Soon.  

Render Bugs

Another Surprising aspect of the Xperia Z3 was just how buggy it seemed, with the keyboard some times bouncing or proving unresponsive and The notifications bar Occasionally getting stuck half way down.

Hopefully Sony will patch Those bugs out of the Xperia Z3 anyway but we'd really Rather it makes the Xperia hours Z4 is bug-free avant launching it.

Faster autofocus camera and

As long as the light's good the Xperia Z 3 may take some snaps in in exceptional, but one problem with it is actually getting to the point of being loveable to take a photo-when launching the camera and excursions and the autofocus are a little slower than we 'd life.

We're talking milliseconds here, but that could still mean the difference between Wolmaransstad Wolmaransstad capturing a moment and missing it, so hopefully the Xperia Z4 will harbor a snappier snapper.

A new design

We've Mentioned that we narrower bezels for but what we'd really like to see is a totally new design. Sony has done a good job of refining its design OmniBalance but there's only so much you Can Do with handset and a bit boring after handset sporting Fundamentally the co look it's starting to get.

Not to mention the fact that for our money bothering the iPhone 6 and the HTC One M8 look better. So hopefully Sony will do something new and exciting with the Xperia Z4.

Make it metal, GIVE IT curves, make it Triangular. Ok, maybe not that last one, but we're acids Sony can come up with something, oh and get rid of all annoying Those flaps! Most likely it will stick with OmniBalance, but we can dream.

Better Lifelogging

Sony's Lifelogging app is an interesting idea, if it goes beyond just counting steps to also tell you how much running, cycling and sleeping you do and ook how long you spend listening to music or watching videos (as long as you do it on your phone ).

Essentially if the name suggests it's designed to log your life, but it Could do with some Improvements. The Biggest issue is that it's just not accurate enough, but there are also quirks like the fact that it counts all apps as games, industry leaders as if you've never Touched a game on your smartphone it will likely peg you as a big mobile gamer .

Plus, while all this information is interesting it does not really lead to anything or a 'give you insights ny based on the data. If Sony can work on all things Those for its Z4-then implement it Could Become genuinely useful.

Innovation

Asking for innovation Might seem a bit vague, but with smart phones getting more leveling-out-when it comes to specs it's innovation that can really help Them stand out, so it mention anything be great if the Sony Xperia Z4 had one or more innovative new features.

What Might Be Those are anyone's guess, maybe a scratch proof body, maybe a virtual reality display, dan then probably not a virtual reality display, but something and Ideally something that's just a gimmick morethan.

Come on Sony, promotional us a new feature therein as Z3 owners will consider upgrading for
.