In the fast changing world of technology where manufacturers are ever on the lookout for newer segment to engage with the consumer, phablets or big
screen smartphones seem to have emerged as a surprise hit.
Not exact matches
For anybody looking at a really basic
smartphone with a 4 - inch
screen, the Liquid Z220
seems a decent enough contender (especially at the projected $ 100 USD price).
As such, the Amazon Fire HD 8 will look quite low energy compared with your
smartphone, unless you increase the
screen brightness by quite some margin; this will make the contrast
seem better.
The BlackBerry OS really does need an overhaul to modernize it, and the requirement to click the
screen seems unnecessary, but as
Smartphones go, if you are a professional who needs the best business
Smartphone with a touch
screen, the BlackBerry Storm 2 is the device for you.
With a 5 inch
screen, the Dell Streak may be a bit too big for a
smartphone and a bit too small for a tablet device, though it
seems to be just the right size to fit into a doctor's coat pocket.
In fact, I'm surprised to see the
screen not sunk any lower as it is on my Neonode N2 — it
seems Neonode's tech has really improved since they stopped making
smartphones;).
While it may
seem like a ridiculous form - factor to many consumers shopping for a new
smartphone, be sure to consider that most of their clients are using them in a business setting where a larger and wider
screen could be put to good use.
Indeed, touch
screens seemed to be the main story at the show, whether for tablets or
smartphones.
One more interesting point - it
seems that the S4 has very low
screen reflectance (in fact DisplayMate says it's got one of the smallest values it ever tested)- and this means that the display performs great in high ambient lighting - even though it's not very bright compared to the iPhone 5 display (the S4 is brighter though than most LCD
smartphones).
As per Tech Times, reports claim that the BlackBerry Mercury will be sporting a 4.5 - inch display having a 1,620 x 1,080 pixels of
screen resolution, though the
screen may
seem to be apparently small compared to the large displays in today's
smartphones due to its signature QWERTY keyboard attached to the handset.
This has led to some news outlets considering this a confirmation of a tablet device - but it
seems more likely it's something that's been lost in translation, as a tablet device can be anything from 3.5 - to 15 - inch
screen size, meaning it includes
smartphones and doesn't automatically mean an iPad competitor.
Review: $ 120 Hero H2000 MTK6516 Android Froyo Powered iphone4 - copy, my initial video review of my new $ 120 iphone4 - clone that
seems to run Android 2.2 super smoothly on this 3.5» HVGA capacitive touch
screen Mediatek MTK6516 based Hero H2000
smartphone.
The operating system running on the RIM Tablet is also new: BlackBerry OS 6, which the company previewed earlier this year, which
seems to be heavily oriented on touch input and social media features (such as Facebook and Twitter), so we might see in a few years that most of the RIM's
smartphones will use a touch interface, which would replace the horizontal
screen with QWERTY keyboard layout that made the company famous.
CNET reported last week that its review units of the LG V30
smartphone, which
seems to use the same
screen as the Pixel 2 XL, did not have the muted - color problems some have associated with Google's new device.
As with every new
smartphone, especially premium models and especially Samsung's (which often
seem to have lots of wacky software), there are many, many features packed in behind the S8's vivid 5.8 - inch
screen.
That said, given how tiny most
smartphone screens are, most users don't
seem to mind the lower quality.
Following the recent exploding Note 7 debacle, Samsung is in dire need to make its next flagship
smartphone count — and it
seems it's starting by building a better
screen.
The wording
seems to imply that the
smartphone that will have that
screen attached to it will be bendable as well.
It
seems as though Sony is trying to once again make 4K
screens in
smartphones mainstream and now it's doing it with an OLED display.
Honor's new budget
smartphone seems to have a lot going for it on paper, packing an 18:9 Full HD +
screen, an aluminium frame, a glass back and Android 8; in some respects, it even trumps of few of today's flagships.
I may as well strap my
smartphone to my wrist, it has a way better
screen then any «smart «watch, saves me having to charge up two devices on a near daily basis and saves me carrying two devices that effectively duplicate some functions (or with that TrueSmart all functions as it
seems to be a phone in its own right as well).
An Android that succeeds the
smartphone with the biggest
screen and tiniest bezel
seems to be here at last.
The Echo was an oddity when Amazon released it in late 2014, a time when
smartphones and touch -
screen devices
seemed to be elbowing other devices out of the way.
However, it
seems like Samsung has made some changes to the
screen behind the scenes as it appears to be significantly brighter and more vivid than its former flagship
smartphones.
Moreover, the new Galaxy S8 series doesn't have a flat -
screen version like previous generations, but it
seems unlikely that Samsung would release a rugged
smartphone with a curved display.
Samsung has officially unveiled its first
smartphone with a QHD 2560 x 1440
screen, but it's strictly bound for the company's homeland so you shouldn't get too excited just yet.The Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE - A edition has been leaked before, and it
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In the era of 2K and even 4K
smartphone displays, the P9's comparatively modest Full HD
screen may
seem underpowered, but I am yet to be convinced that a higher resolution on such a small display is a benefit — something with which Apple appears to agree, sticking with similar resolution in its iPhones.
A patent filed by Samsung
seems to suggest the
smartphone manufacturer plans to one - up the iPhone X's controversial «notch» bezel by embedding the sensors and speakers directly into the
screen.
For a $ 900 + dollar
smartphone, I expected the Pixel to hold up better to minimal wear and tear, particularly the offset ridge that runs around the phone's
screen (this
seems to lose its finish easily).
The lock
screen of a
smartphone at times
seems like the front line of the OS wars.
As far as the OS is concerned, the
smartphone shown in these new live photos doesn't
seem to be running the Flyme 5.2 or Flyme 6, and instead, the UI, or at least the vast majority of on -
screen elements
seem to be based on stock Android Jelly Bean — not Flyme 2.0 based on Jelly Bean — complete with an appropriate wallpaper for the same Android OS version.
The entry - level
smartphone seems to have retained a 16:9 aspect ratio
screen and is rumored to feature a fingerprint sensor embedded in the Moto dimple on the back.
However it
seems the industry at large, seeing the trajectory
smartphones had taken, wanted to develop smartwatches along the same lines — more computing power, bigger and better
screens, more functionality.
The Meizu M6S will be the company's all - new budget
smartphone, and it
seems like it will sport on -
screen button, and a front - facing fingerprint scanner will not be a part of the package.
Between curved
screens, buttons on the back instead of the front, and beauty modes for selfies, it
seems like the
smartphone industry has been moving sideways for a while.
True multitasking on a
smartphone would have
seemed ridiculous not long ago, but ever - growing
screen sizes have made running two apps side - by - side on a
smartphone more than just a novelty.
As well as USB - C, the Galaxy Note 6 is set to feature a 5.8 - inch
screen — slightly larger than recent Note models — and could potentially come with 6 GB of RAM, which may
seem crazy, but the report from a Chinese website comes just months after Samsung itself announced it could produce
smartphones that feature 6 GB of RAM on a single chip.
Other rumors suggest the Note 6 will feature a 5.8 - inch
screen — slightly larger than recent Note models — and could potentially come with 6 GB of RAM which may
seem crazy, but the report from a Chinese website comes just months after Samsung itself announced it could produce
smartphones that feature 6 GB of RAM on a single chip.
This
seems to be the company's new strategy to continue its business under small -
screen smartphone market.
While Samsung just revealed its Galaxy S6 Edge + and Galaxy Note 5 only weeks ago, it
seems the company is plowing forward on yet another large -
screened smartphone.
Screen bezels are so 2016, and no matter if you like to call them Infinity Display, FullVision, EntireView, all - screen, edge - to - edge or FullView smartphones, everyone seems to agree this is the f
Screen bezels are so 2016, and no matter if you like to call them Infinity Display, FullVision, EntireView, all -
screen, edge - to - edge or FullView smartphones, everyone seems to agree this is the f
screen, edge - to - edge or FullView
smartphones, everyone
seems to agree this is the future.
The ZenFone Max (M1)'s display sports rounded corners, and its bezels are not exactly extremely thin, but considering this is a budget
smartphone, they don't
seem to be that thick either, as the phone sports an 82 - percent
screen - to - body ratio.