Huawei Mate 8: Fast and Reliable

A lot of techies are saying that the Huawei Mate 8 is one of the fastest smartphone on the planet. The makers say that they have designed the device to be productive, functional, and can achieve amazing performance backed by the world’s most advanced smartphone technology ever. It has an amazing benchmark performance, finger print scan security, fast charging and long battery life.

Huawei Mate 8 is powered by the latest Kirin 950 chipset, 16 nm FinFET plus chip technology, and an ARM Cortex-A72 processor. Kirin 950 chipset offers high performance at a low power consumption. The device also has a lot of juice that can last you hours of operation without needing to recharge with its 4000 mAh high-density battery. The fast charger can give you 1 day worth of power in just 30 minutes.

It runs on Huawei’s EMUI 4.0, based on Android Marshmallow 6.0.

The casing is an elegant metallic body made from aerospace-grade aluminum. It has an 6 inches screen size IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen, and 16M colors with 368 ppi pixel density.

The Mate 8 snapper is the latest Sony 16MP IMX298, they have increase the sensor size by 23% for breathtaking images. The Mate 8 has several camera features that includes slow motion, continuous capture mode, and professional mode.

Huawei Mate 8 6.0" 16MP 3GB RAM Dual Sim 4000 mAh 32GB Smartphone $509.00

Lenovo VIBE Shot Smartphone Review

With a lot of people using their smartphones as selfie camera, smartphone manufacturers took noticed and they are now increasing the camera quality of their lineup. The Lenovo VIBE Shot Smartphone is one of those smartphones with a powerful camera, offering a 16-megapixel 16:9 BSI (Back-Side Illuminated) sensor that helps you shoot like a pro even in low light. It has triple LED flash and infrared autofocus that twice faster than normal autofocus.

It has a special dual-step shutter, rocker switching between automatic and manual mode, and a design that accentuates the rear shooter. It also offers advanced 6-piece lens for extra clarity, optical image stabilization for steady shots. The 8MP front camera is really impressive in taking selfies that includes panoramic selfies and video chats. It has the most impressive camera on the market.

The Lenovo VIBE Shot is built with an aluminium frame, the front surface is glass and an aluminum glass combination on the back which offers very modern design, comfortable handling, and durability. It weighs 145g and is only 7.6mm wide that makes it really easy to fit inside your pockets. It looks like a smartphone from the front and a camera from the back. .

The smartphone can hold two microSIM cards (dual SIM phone) and there's a microSD card slot. The screen is a stunning 5" Full HD Display 1080 x 1920 pixels) with a 441 ppi pixel density. It also offers in-plane switching, and nearly 180-degrees of wide-angle viewing.

Its IPS display gives highly precise color accuracy with realistic saturation and a comfortable dynamic range, which is particularly suitable for viewing photographs on the phone’s screen.

The device is powered by a Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 64-bit 1.7GHz processor and backed by 3GB of RAM. It also offers a very good storage with 32GB internal storage. It would be enough for your photos, music, games and movies. It runs on Android™ Lollipop operating system with new features.

Battery has the capacity of 3000mAh. 

Specs:

Processor - Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 1.7GHz 64-bit octa core processor
Operating System - Android™ 5.1, Lollipop
Dimensions (HxWxT)-    
142.7 mm x 70.0 mm x 7.6 mm
Weight   
145 g (0.32 lb)
Battery    - Up to 3000mAh (Li-polymer), embedded
Battery Life    
    Active Standby: Up to 19 days (3G) & 17 days (4G)
    Talk Time: Up to 30 hours (2G) & 21 hours (3G)

Integrated Camera   
    Rear: 16 MP auto-focus with tricolor flash
    Front: 8 MP fixed-focus

Sound   
1x Speaker, 3.5 mm Jack
Ports   
    Micro-USB
    microSD

Memory   
    System Memory: 3GB RAM
    Built-in Storage: 32GB ROM
    microSD Storage: Up to 128GB

Connectivity/Radios   
    4G Network: LTE FDD Band 1/3/7/8/20 | LTE TDD Band 40
    3G Network: 850/900/1900/2100 Mhz
    2G Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
    Speed: LTE (4G) 150Mbps (DL) / 50Mbps (UL)
    WLAN: WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot
    Bluetooth® 4.1 LE
    FM receiver
    A-GPS support

Display   
    Size: 5" (1920 x 1080)
    Type: Multitouch Capacitive, Full HD, IPS @ >400ppi

Color   

    Carmine Red
    Pearl White
    Graphite Grey

SIM   
Dual: Micro
Sensors   

    Gravitation sensor
    Proximity sensor
    Light sensor
    E-Compass sensor

Sony Xperia Z3+

Sony has done great things with the Xperia Z3+ it has amazing new features. The Xperia Z3+ sports a new slimmer design, it is also thinner (6.9mm), lighter and a cooler frame design compared to the Xperia Z3. It has a 5.2 inches display 1080x1920 pixel. Sony Xperia Z3+ is waterproof for about 30 minutes at a depth of 1.5m, it is also dust-proof (IP65 and IP68 certification).

The workhorse is 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Battery life is about 48 hours (2,930mAh). The main camera is 20.7MP with 4K video recording, it has 25mm wide-angle Sony G lens with Bionz, a mobile processing engine with superior auto capabilities. It can recognize up to 52 different scenarios and adapts the camera settings automatically. It has "Gourmet mode" that makes better food shots. The front camera is upgraded to 5MP with a wide-angle 25mm glass for ultimate selfies that includes Soft Snap, Back-light Portrait, Night Portrait and Infant settings.

The Z3+ comes with 32GB internal storage, while RAM is still 3GB.

Huawei P8: Stylish yet Powerful Smartphone

Huawei P8 is an Android-based smartphone that has amazing features. It has powerful specifications and great designs which cost much less than Samsung Galaxy S6 and Apple’s iPhone. Their latest flagship smartphone the  P8 has an amazing design and powerful specifications at a very affordable price.

The P8 has a 5.2-inch display 1920x1080 screen, with a 13-megapixel main camera at the back. The front camera is 8-megapixel. The powerhorse is 2GHz/1.5GHz octa-core processor and has a 3GB RAM. It has an internal storage capacity of 16GB and it can also be expanded via a microSD card. It is also powered by a 2,680 mAh battery.

The user interface is very similar to iPhone 6 in which apps are spread out on its homescreen or you can search it in the app folders. The new P8 is a great smartphone with stylish design for less cost at $531.

Quick Specs:

Display: 5.2" IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 1080 x 1920 pixels
OS: Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
CPU: Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mali-T628 MP4 GPU
Memory: 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Camera: Main - 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels, autofocus, optical image stabilization, dual-LED (dual tone), video 1080p@30fps, flash. Secondary - 8 MP

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Technical Details

This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint. 

Specifications

2.46-inch TFT LCD display

Unlocked Quad Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and GPRS capabilities

2.0MP Digital Camera, high-resolution display with 320 x 240 65.000 colors TFT and 2.46 inches, 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard, Trackpad, Intuitive icons and menus, Bluetooth® enabled with Stereo Profile (A2DP), Wi-Fi® 802.11b/g enabled

Video format support: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3, Audio format support: AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 PRO/WMA 10, AAC-LC with 3.5mm Headset Support

Talk time up to 5 hours - Standby up to 17 days

Product Description

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone comes with a full QWERTY keyboard that makes typing and sending messages easy, and comfortable. It also fits neatly in your hand.

The screen displays over 65,000 colors, providing a great viewing experience. You can also access important data with trackpad navigation. The trackpad lets you scroll through menus, icons, and iformation by gliding your finger over it, like using a laptop.

Press and click to select an item and navigate to where you want to go. Control music and multimedia with dedicated media keys found atop the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone. Skip over songs, pause music to talk, or repeat your favorites over and over. You can even mute phone calls with the easy-access mute button.

REVIEW:

4/5 RATING

The keypads are tad smaller than other models but I like that it has a trackpad instead of a tracking ball. I think it has longer and better battery life. It's very user-friendly, easy to navigate. Web browsing is fantastic although there aren't a lot of apps available for this model. No problems with signal so far. It has high resolution screen. For the price, I'd say it's an excellent cell phone.