1. BEST MOBILE
SMARTPHONE ON THE
MARKET FOR
FACEBOOK 2013
A look at some of the best mobile smartphone on the market
for facebook 2013
Monday, 19 August, 13

2. When looking at the device’s specs on paper, they definitely stand out in your average crowd of devices. The One features a 4.7″ 1080p display with 468ppi, a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 2,300mAh non-removable battery, 4G LTE connectivity (where supported), an IR blaster for use as a remote, and comes
packed with the future standard of WiFi, 802.11ac. Each one of these specs is packed inside a single piece of aluminum casing that gives off a smooth and hardened feel when
handled. Possibly tied for the top spot with the One X, this is the nicest Android phone I have ever touched. It gives off just the right amount of weight, not so much to where you
would call it heavy, but the perfect amount to know the device is solid and well constructed.
The camera on the HTC One has been the source of many questions, given that it runs a single 4MP sensor. How could HTC put a lowly 4MP camera in their 2013 flagship against
Samsung’s 13MP monster? In short without getting all scientific (since I know little about real cameras), it actually works well for this device and in the right circumstances, it works
extremely well. When on a stroll through the park or inside the house, the One produces very good quality pictures, full of detail and crisp lines. You can tell that the Ultrapixel does
let in good amounts of light, but it never makes a photo turn out bad by any means. The one true downside I noticed with the One’s camera is that if you zoom in beyond 45% or
more, your picture will come out looking blurred and nasty. To sum up the camera, if you upload photos to Facebook and Instagram on a regular basis, it will treat you just fine.
Navigation on the HTC One is sort of funky and to be honest, I couldn’t even find the recent apps function until just a couple of days ago. You access features with different long
presses and double taps which is just crazy in my opinion. You long press the home button to access Google Now and you double tap home to bring up recent apps. And of course,
that huge HTC logo doesn’t do anything at all. I am all for OEMs differentiating themselves from the competition, but it would be nice to soon have a standard from Google that says
manufacturers must use on-screen buttons. That would be nice.
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3. With your favorite Google Apps, an amazing Photo Sphere camera, cutting edge hardware, and access to your favorite entertainment on Google Play -
Nexus 4 puts the best of Google in the palm of your hand; all with no carrier commitment or contract.
Some handsets we look forward to with much anticipation – only to feel deflated when we actually use them. Others, we wait for with little expectation –
and they absolutely blow our socks off.
A stealth surprise. We'll lay our proverbial cards on the table here from the outset. The Nexus 4 is one of those rare devices.
Size wise, the Nexus 4 comes in at 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm – which means it is similar to its predecessor. But it is far more stunning to look at and hold.
The front is all glass in piano black. Extra tough too thanks to the Corning Gorilla Glass 2. Think iPhone 4S territory, but just a little nicer looking (we are
aware that is a matter of opinion, iFans!)
Monday, 19 August, 13

4. Smaller
more
affordable
versions
of
flagship
smartphones
are
all
the
rage
and
now
it
looks
like
Telecom
have
scored
mini-­‐me's
version
of
Samsung's
flagship
phone,
the
Galaxy
S4.
As
would
be
expected,
smaller
also
translates
into
less
features.
For
a
start
the
S4
Mini
display
in
shrunk
to
4.3"
and
S4's
quad-­‐core
CPU
has
been
replaced
by
dual
core
silicon
instead.
This
said,
the
smaller
display
is
sLll
incredibly
vivid
and
the
mini
manages
to
hang
onto
a
lot
of
the
good
stuff
that
made
the
original
S4
such
a
success,
such
as
NFC,
Android
4.2.2
and
a
removable
baOery.
Another
added
benefit
of
its
smaller
size
is
its
sheer
pocket-­‐ability.
Look
and
feel
The
Samsung
Galaxy
S4
Mini
is
almost
an
exact
(but
smaller)
clone
of
the
original
Galaxy
S4
that
seems
to
forgone
growth
hormones
back
at
the
factory.
From
its
plasLc
body,
thin
bezel
and
the
metal
band
on
its
sides,
the
mini
is
a
smaller
and
lighter
S4.
All
buOons
and
ports
are
located
in
the
same
spots
on
the
Minis
chassis
as
with
the
S4.
A
pushbuOon
Home
key
has
capaciLve
buOons
either
side.
Volume
buOons
and
the
on/off
buOon
plus
headphone
jack
are
all
in
the
same
place
as
the
bigger
S4.
Its
smaller
form
factor
also
translates
into
considerably
less
heY
and
bulk.
Weighing
in
at
a
mere
107g,
the
Mini
is
considerably
lighter
than
the
already
light
S4.
Its
smaller
form
factor
doesn't
translate
into
a
slimmer
waistline
and
at
8.94mm
thick,
the
mini
is
a
tad
chunkier
than
the
S4.
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