Nokia continues to make good devices that, in principle, it is logical. If ASUS, Samsung and LG can afford to experiment and demonstrate the technology, the Nokia is obliged to produce only products that fall into the bullseye. That’s why today you can buy a good dialer Finnish manufacturer, good budget smartphone on WP8, great flagship cameraphone monstryachy, and now fablet, and for two. At the Nokia World conference in Abu Dhabi, the company revealed two new items with screens 6 “, for those simpler – Nokia Lumia 1320, and for those who are hardcore – Nokia Lumia 1520, which today look.

What is interesting is that Nokia Lumia 1520, in fact, no direct competitors, if I did not miss anything. Let’s remember: Samsung has a similar size model – Galaxy Mega 6.3, but it becomes almost perfectly opposite the Nokia Lumia 1320, which is easier in 1520. Sony has Xperia Z Ultra, but it is much more than Nokia. Also there is a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, this is the best smartphone compared with 1520, although they are different. Despite the difference in size (Note 3 is much smaller in 1520), namely Samsung gave birth to a similar class devices and I know people choosing just between these two models. So sometimes I’ll remember the music.

For he’s not accuse Nokia nor about a single device – for the body. All current models are not made just fine, I would say, with the soul. Different colors, materials and build quality, fun shapes – prolzovatsya and smartphones, and dialers, and now, the Finnish manufacturer and tablet nicely. Recently, we have, by the way, went on a review of the first tablet Nokia – Lumia 2520, his body quite liked everyone who took him in hand. Overall, Nokia does not risk, and does everything well and immediately. At least that can be done – iron, for problems with the software when they are not always solely responsible manufacturer.

Versatility pleases model, if you like matte plastic – you Lumia 1520 suit, if you like that better gloss – the same model as you want. I have to test the yellow “lyumiya” plastic mat and then I really like. However, 100%, there are those who seem more solid gloss, glamorous for such sale is a 1520 red. I glossy plastic, by the way, not very much. There are models for those bright colors are not suitable, for example, if you go around the clock in a suit, you are likely to be way more restraint color, the same black.

Arrangement of all elements on the body completely standard and habitual users WP8-devices. Separately, I note two things that pleased me: the presence at hardware buttons to control the camera, it is in all the devices on the Windows Phone, and a slot for memory cards Micro SD, it is not everywhere, and not only on the OS. If you compare it with the already mentioned Galaxy Note 3 in the Nokia implementation of slots I like much more the memory card then you can get / insert / replace without removing the battery cover (which is not). In Note 3 for the same action is necessary to remove the cover, though the smartphone off and do not need. On the card can store your entire music library, including photos and videos. Work with files of another type is unlikely to succeed, given the lack of access to the file system.

Dimensions smartphone is pretty impressive, although the display size 6″ surprises. Frame on the sides of the screen are small – it pleases, but the chin and nadborodok might be a little less, I think. Thickness of 8.7 mm, and, oddly enough, this figure does not seem small. However, rounded corners, tapered edges and magic make use of the model is more or less comfortable. If the use of canopy should be considered as convenient.

Display

In Nokia Lumia 1520 set a very good IPS-display with proprietary technology Clear Black. It is covered with a protective glass Gorilla Glass 3. Otsutvtuet air gap, which is why the picture is literally under your fingers, and viewing angles are maximized. Resolution – Full HD and it is the first smartphone with a resolution of WP8. Pixel density at 6 “diagonal – 367 dpi, no grain at all, given the technology of manufacturing. At the same Note 3, with a smaller diagonal screen, the pixels can be considered due to the type of matrix Super AMOLED. The screen looks very rivlekatelno against competitors, not black light, as in most IPS-screens, contrasting colors, bright. In the settings you can adjust the picture for themselves and enable increased sensitivity to the smartphone could be manipulated with gloves.

Camera

Camera in 1520 – another very strong point of the device. At the top Nokia smartphones, it simply has to be cool and then she is such. 20 MP, Carl Zeiss, matrix size 1/2.5 ‘optical stabilization – this set of characteristics, not every praise. Of course, this is not the Lumia 1020, with its vast array, but 1520 photos are of excellent quality.Smartphone mobile photography lovers have to taste, the more recently released the official Instagram client for Windows Phone. Love firmware application Nokia Pro Cam, which can be configured by default to run by pressing the camera key. There is as automatic shooting mode as green on the SLR and manual. You can adjust ISO, focus (!), Exposure, shutter speed of 1/16000 seconds to 4 seconds and more. In general, there are many possibilities. Large resolution is not only for the enviable characteristics smartphone makes even 5 MP photos using all available, it significantly affects the quality, especially in low light conditions. And the coolest – you can use an approximation similar optical 2-fold when taking a photo, and a 4-fold when shooting movies. 

Productivity and Software

Here smartphone also happy – finally getting a smartphone WP a lot of money, you will get and specifications corresponding to the flagship. About uncompromising display I said now go through the processor and other components at hardware. In 1520, installed the most recent quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800 with 2.3 GHz. The same stands for the new flagship models on Android, for example, in the already mentioned Galaxy Note 3. Also schedule here masthead – Adreno 330. Operatianoy memory – 2 GB user – 32. Characteristics, as we see, advanced, nothing to complain about, except the fact that for all this necessary? Applications requiring such iron, I have not found, and demanding games for WP8 – just two and a handful. There Riptide GP 2, there is Modern Combat 4, just recently released GTA San Andreas, but it all goes on weaker hardware. Let’s hope that such features here in the future, because once the game has started to emerge as GTA, we can hope to other hits. Another problem is that in front of us first smartphone WP with Full HD display. What can I say, if not all of the standard software adapted for such permission? Sided same, especially games, have a resolution of HD, 1520 image is stretched and looks sad. Hopefully, the situation will get better quickly.

• Dimensions: 163x85x9 mm.
• Weight: 209 g
• Operating System: Windows Phone 8 GDR3.
• Processor: Quad, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974), 2,2 GHz
• Graphics: Adreno 330.
• Display: IPS, ClearBlack, 6 “, 1920 × 1080 pixels, 367 ppi
• Memory: 32 GB of flash, Micro SD
• RAM: 2 GB.
• Camera: Basic – 20 MP, video recording in 1080p, 30 frames / s, front – 2 MP.
• Wireless Technology: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4,0, NFC.
• Interface connectors: 3.5mm headphone jack, Micro USB.
• Battery: Li-Pol battery 3400 mAh.

Continuing about the software in the Nokia Lumia 1520 installed a new version of WP8 – GDR3. It has introduced several new sizes of tiles, support quad-core processors and displays with Full HD displays. The rest of the changes are not so much to say about the OS is also not necessary. Of corporate software has nokievskogo Nokia StoryTeller, Here Drive + and others.

Output

Nokia makes a very nice device that wants to use it. I especially like amateur mobile photography, cameras, and application Nokia Pro Cam in Nokia smartphones are just great. But as they say, a good guy – it’s not a profession, the smartphone is definitely very nice, with good potential inside, but the outside disgusting ecosystem. There is a good camera, but, in fact, her mobility is only slightly larger than kompatnoy bezzerkalke – only plus is that the smartphone is always close by. A process picture, at least as I was not looking, almost nothing. Games, applications – with this problem at the WP, although popolzovavshis smartphone thoroughly, I like the OS itself. So if all sum up, a serious drawback in 1520 alone – a good number of third-party software.Well, the cost to acquire Nokia Lumia 1520 we have less than $ 600, hardly happens. This Dorje than Note 3. I do not want to say that Nokia’s smartphone itself worse, but, as I said, they are incomparable ecosystem, this must be considered.

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At the moment the smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note 3, available in three color versions of the housing. Users can access the classic black and white versions, and the version in pink body, which is fairly rare.

Now it became known that Samsung is going to offer more choices and colors for the body of the smartphone Galaxy Note 3. According to available information, in early 2014 to market the device will arrive in two new colors: red and gold. When this red version Galaxy Note 3 will be available in the first week of 2014, and Golden – two weeks later. New items will be offered worldwide, but some operators and sellers can get small periods of exclusive sales.

Recall smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was presented at the beginning of September this year. It is equipped with 5.7-inch display with Full HD resolution and comes with a stylus.

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Samsung has officially unveiled the world’s first smartphone with a curved screen. The range of new products called Galaxy Round.

Externally, the new resembles a cross between Galaxy S3 and S4. Most likely, these designers were inspired by smartphones Samsung. Display apparatus curved along a vertical axis. It should be noted that the case is strong enough new items, so tie a knot smart phone will not work. According to Samsung, the benefits of a curved screen can be felt when interacting with applications, as well as music player controls (switching tracks by pressing the left and right edge of the screen).

From a hardware perspective Galaxy Round resembles the recently announced Galaxy Note 3, so the rumors of the output of the last modification to the flexible screen is partially confirmed. Novelty is equipped with a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. The heart of the device is a quad-core processor, clocked at 2.3 GHz (probably Qualcomm Snapdragon 800).

The equipment also includes 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal flash memory, modules Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth (4.0) and NFC, modem LTE-A, 13-megapixel main and 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and battery capacity of 2800 mAh. Dimensions Galaxy Round up 151.1 h79, 6×7, 9 mm, weight – 154 g

It is currently known that the smartphone Galaxy Round will be sold in South Korea mobile operator SK Telecom for about $ 1,000.

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The guys from TechInSights dismantled into small parts new flagship of Samsung Note 3, and calculated how much the company is spending on the production of a smartphone. And spends Samsung 232,5 $ per unit. Taking into account only the cost of the components, operation and logistics are not taken into account. It is easy to calculate that about half of the cost of the device goes into the pocket of the company.

Expectedly, the most expensive parts of the phone are the display ($ 61) and the Snapdragon processor 800 ($ 49.50). Version of the device with a processor Exynos 5 Octa, is likely to be a bit cheaper, as this detail Samsung produces itself.

Official sales of Note 3 started with a price tag of $ 699.00 per unit.

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Galaxy Note 3 may occur with a flexible display, but in limited quantities. Word of this spread Korean media. According to their sources , Samsung is actively negotiating with third-party developers such displays, and perhaps, the first batch will be available in November this year. This is despite the fact that the technology is still in its infancy.

Until now, for the right to be the first in this area and take the smartphone segment with a flexible screen struggled Samsung and LG. Some have predicted the emergence of this type of display in the LG G2, but that did not happen. Now all the attention is directed to Samsung, which can become a driving force in this area and is very suitable for this role.

Recall that the actual prototype with a flexible display, Samsung has been demonstrated at CES 2013. Then the company has demonstrated a flexible display Youm. Display size was 5 inches, aspect ratio – 16:9, resolution – about 720p. It should be noted that to demonstrate a prototype layout was more because they do not support mobile communications, it did not have cameras, as well as many other functions.

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At this year’s IFA exhibition features an extensive permanent display of the Taiwanese company Asus, which drew the attention of two new tablet PC from a series Fonepad – 6-inch Fonepad Note 6 and 7- inch Fonepad 7. Both devices are pleased compact size , and the availability of Intel inside.

Model Fonepad 7 can be called budget solution , as it is applied to typical devices of this class 7- inch matrix with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, not the most modern Intel Z2560 processor with a clock speed of 1.6 GHz and a gigabyte of RAM.

On the other hand, it pleases the presence of a pair of front speakers , 5 megapixels . primary and 1.2 megapixel camera . front of cameras , the use of actual operating system Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, as well as a battery capable of providing the operation of the device for 10 hours.

New products will be made ​​in the shell thickness of 10.5 mm, weighs 340 grams and is available in versions with 8, 16 or 32 GB of internal memory. Cost Fonepad 7 will start with approximately $ 300. 

Much more interesting to get the model Asus Fonepad Note 6 , because this device is easy to predict dimensional smartphone or fabletom . Nevertheless , despite the thin frame around the screen is not new , a compact body with a thickness of 10 mm and a weight of 210 grams. 

But there is applied the display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels , showing a clear picture of a stock of 450 nits brightness , and a hardware platform using a modern dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 chip with support for HyperThreading.

In addition to the chipset from Intel developers have installed 2 GB of RAM , a pair of cameras (8 megapixels, And 1.2 megapixel camera) Built-in flash drive for 16 or 32 GB, and the battery capacity of 3200 mAh. Works Fonepad Note 6 operating system Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

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In a sunny, but a little cool Berlin, Samsung presented a smartphone Galaxy Note 3. Two years ago, the first presentation of the Note has been reduced to its appearance at the IFA. This time the event was held separately from the show, and was attended by a large number of journalists. Half an hour before the start to find a place in the hall was almost impossible, and Wi-Fi-network after an influx has not risen. These two radically different presentation well show how much importance has grown Note the model number of Samsung, and that of the model, in fact, was the second leader. Were you able to make Galaxy Note 3 much better than its predecessor, I will tell in my first impressions of the device.

Display

In the Galaxy Note 3 uses 5.68-inch touchscreen Super AMOLED-display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels.

It has excellent viewing angles. Color, however, seemed to me a little cold, but the downside to this is not true.

Display smartphone is great for reading websites and books. Due to the large area of ​​the screen and higher resolution view Web pages on the screen Note 3 very comfortable.

Platform

Prior to the presentation of information about the characteristics of Note 3 appeared on the Internet, and, as it turned out, it was pretty accurate. To list all the specifications of the smartphone I will not, you can view the corresponding news .

I note only that Note 3 appears in two versions, and because Ukraine does not have LTE (and still will), we will deliver to the model of the system-on-chip Exynos Octa 5420, which includes the 4 core Cortex-A15 with 1.9 GHz + 4 core Cortex-A7 with a frequency of 1.3 GHz and the graphics Mali-T628 MP6. RAM in the device as much as 3 GB, which is already close to 4GB in most modern laptops. Built-in memory in Note 3 may be 32 or 64 GB, depending on the model, which can extend through the microSD card for another 64 GB.

Measure the performance of Note 3, I did not, and did not do very well on the show a sample, but with such a platform device should show a very good result.

Design

From Note 3 Samsung designers have tried to move away a bit from the already become a byword glossy plastic.

The result was that almost the entire front panel of the device covers the protective glass, but the rear part still made of plastic, but with a special texture “under the skin”.

The side faces as “masked” by the metal.

Design of the smartphone, though, really freshened.

And the sense of touch have changed for the better, to feel more pleasant glossy textured coating. Such a move would have a positive effect on the durability of the device, its rear cover is not so much wipe.

In this case, despite the increase in the display, Samsung, by reducing the scope, it was possible to make the body a little smaller, thinner (151,2 x79, 2×8, 3 mm) and lighter (168 grams) predecessor. Note 3 In the hand feels lighter than it actually is.

Ergonomics

Connectors and control keys in the Galaxy Note 3 is not changed. Samsung users accustomed to a single scheme, and now uses it constantly.

Thus, the button lock / unlock the screen in Note 3 is located on the left side, and on the right – the volume button.

The top side is a 3.5mm headphone jack, and an infrared port.

At the bottom – the microUSB slot and a slot for the stylus.

Below the screen are three functional camera: menu, home and back.

Despite the large display, Galaxy Note 3 size was a little smaller. In the hand unit does not look overwhelming. To quickly get used to its size, and other smart phones are starting to appear too small.

Note 3 convenient to use two hands, but the one hand – it depends on the human physiology and habits.

Camera

The basic 13-megapixel camera in Note 3 is similar to the one installed in the Galaxy S4, it takes pictures in roughly the same quality.

Detailing the image depends on the level of illumination.

Working with the stylus and new features

The lion’s share is paid to the presentation of Samsung stylus, especially for Note 3 has updated its company.

In the operating system to work with it, new modes. The main one is called the Air Command.

If you press the button on the stylus and bring it to the screen, but do not touch, then the top of the pop-up menu interface. Use it to add a new note.

For this application Samsung remade S Note, which is now able to synchronize with Evernote. Each purchaser Note 3 receive 12 months of premium subscription for the service.

In addition, a pop-up menu of any content on this website is the poison in the application Scrapbook. It allows you to save any pieces of a web page, the video image.

Complementing all of this opportunity through the menu to choose a function that allows you to draw a square on the screen the right size, and roughly the same proportions will appear widget.

This may for example be a calculator or calendar. 

Thanks to Note 3 to the right 3 GB of RAM, the Samsung claimed that brought multitasking to a new level. In this regard, the company really did a good job.

In the next two windows can be opened the same application and copy from one to another text. This can be done simply highlighting and dragging. 

Multi Vision will feature as an addition to Group Play. If the latter allows you to connect several Samsung smartphones to listen to music, the new does the same thing, but with the video. Running the Multi Vision, users can make several smartphones Samsung one screen.

As a result,

Samsung’s managed to improve on all the Galaxy Note, releasing its third version. Although not all the features in it will find practical application, and the plastic in the casing still remains, Note 3 for the Samsung is a big step forward. The company not only increased it napakovala screen and new features, it came to the sensible to try to make a great smartphone easy to use. On the cost of Galaxy Note 3 to the presentation nothing was said, but Samsung will release the device on sale before the end of this month.

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