Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung galaxy s III specifications

·         Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G support

·         21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support

·         4.8" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of HD (720 x 1280 pixel) resolution; Corning Gorilla Glass 2

·         Android OS v4.0.4 with TouchWiz launcher

·         1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos 4 Quad chipset, 1GB of RAM

·         8 MP wide-angle lens autofocus camera with LED flash, face, smile and blink detection

·         1080p HD video recording at 30fps

·         Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b, g, n

·         GPS with A-GPS connectivity; GLONASS support, Digital compass

·         16/32/64GB internal storage, microSD slot

·         Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor

·         Standard 3.5 mm audio jack

·         microUSB port with USB host and TV-out (1080p) support, MHL, charging

·         Stereo Bluetooth v4.0

·         FM radio with RDS

·         Great audio quality

·         Super slim at only 8.6mm

·         2MP secondary video-call camera

·         Full Flash for the web browser

·         NFC support

·         Document editor

·         File manager comes preinstalled

·         Extremely rich video and audio codec support

·         Impressively large 2100 mAh battery

Samsung are in a way raising their own bar yet again. But the competition hasn't been idle either. We've seen proof already that the Galaxy S III is a smartphone that thrives on a challenge. It now has the stage all to itself. You could call it a curtain call if the story of the Galaxy S III wasn't just about to begin.

Sony Xperia S

 Sony Xperia S

The Sony Xperia S is the current champion of the NXT series and comes aptly armed with a tack-sharp 720p screen and 12MP worth of stills. It sets a new design trend for the Xperia line and brings massive improvements to it.

The Xperia S comes at a time of change in the Android world with quad-core processors and Ice Cream Sandwich looming on the horizon. The Xperia S is priced below those new-fangled flagships however, and in its range it's quite the fighter.

But while the OS update is just a matter of time, what most other competing phones don't have (and can't get via an update) is the 342ppi pixel density of the 4.3" 720p screen or the 12MP camera. Those things give it a leg up against outgoing flagships and even upcoming upper-midrangers.

·         Quad-band GSM /GPRS/EDGE support

·         3G with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA

·         4.3" 16M-color capacitive LED-backlit LCD touchscreen of 720p resolution (720 x 1280 pixels) with Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine; Scratch-resistant glass

·         Android OS v2.3.7 Gingerbread, planned Android 4.0 ICS update

·         Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion CPU, 1 GB RAM, Adreno 220 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260 chipset

·         12 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geo-tagging, Multi Angle shot

·         1080p video recording @ 30fps with continuous autofocus and stereo sound

·         1.3 MP front-facing camera, 720p video recording

·         Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA

·         GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS

·         32GB built-in storage

·         microHDMI port, dedicated TV launcher

·         microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1

·         Standard 3.5 mm audio jack

·         Stereo FM radio with RDS

·         Voice dialing

·         Adobe Flash 11 support

·         Deep Facebook integration

·         PlayStation Certified, access to the PS Store

·         Accelerometer and proximity sensor

The Sony Xperia S is keen to add extra value in both hardware and software terms. NFC is picking up in popularity and the S comes with two smart tags in the box and extensive app support for them. The microHDMI port is next, which sorts out the need for an extra adaptor, and GLONASS support (on top of GPS) is good news for everyone who needs accurate positioning.

The Nokia 808

Nokia PureView 808

The Nokia 808 PureView is the best cameraphone ever made. End of story. Now, how do you proceed from there? And why is this particular phone so hard to write about? How about because a picture is worth a thousand words and we just had a truckload of them in the mother of all shootouts? Or is it because 41 megapixels is more than five, eight, twelve, or the sum thereof, and there's no two ways about it?

Close, but no cigar. What could've easily been an ode to Finnish awesomeness may be no more than a flash in the dark for struggling Nokia and the still-standing-against-all-odds Symbian. That's what makes it hard and we've been there with the Nokia N9.

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the Nokia 808 PureView camera is that good. They wanted something to maybe, just maybe, match the most basic of compact digicams. And they did so well that it scared the living daylights (and the low light) out of a Micro Four Thirds camera.

·         38 megapixel autofocus camera with xenon flash and 1080p@30fps video recording

·         Two capture modes: 38MP/34MP full-res and 3MP/5MP/8MP PureView

·         Camera features: giant 1/1.2" camera sensor, mechanical shutter, ND filter, geotagging, face detection, up to 4x lossless digital zoom

·         Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support

·         Penta-band 3G with 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support

·         4" 16M-color AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of 640 x 360 pixel resolution

·         Nokia Belle OS with Feature Pack 1

·         Single-core 1.3 GHz ARM 11 CPU and 512 MB RAM

·         Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with DLNA and UPnP

·         microHDMI port for HD TV-out functionality

·         GPS receiver with A-GPS support and free voice-guided navigation

·         Digital compass

·         16GB on-board storage, expandable up to 32GB through the microSD card slot

·         Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic

·         DivX and XviD video support

·         Built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor

·         Standard 3.5 mm audio jack

·         Stereo FM Radio with RDS, FM transmitter

·         microUSB port with USB On-the-go support

·         Stereo Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP

·         NFC support

·         Smart and voice dialing

·         Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display

Apple iOS 6

Apple's Next.

The number is certainly huge, but then again so were the expectations of the millions of Apple fans around the globe. The fact that iOS 6 will only go official in three months' time heaps even more pressure on the latest release of the platform. By that point Android will probably have Jelly Bean to chew on, while Windows Phone will have released the multi-core friendly Apollo.

The iOS 6 key features include a Siri upgrade, system-wide Facebook integration and brand new Maps with turn-by-turn voice navigation. There're plenty of lesser new goodies such as achievements in the Game Center, new App store UI and the Music app, improved Safari with full-screen mode, better Mail, etc.

The complete changelog is coming up, but first we'll get the issue of compatibility out of the way. iOS 6 is compatible with the three latest iPhone generations (3GS, 4 and 4S), iPad 2 and 3 and the fourth-gen iPod Touch. The first iPad is not on the list, so if you are still holding on to the original Apple slate, you might finally want to consider an upgrade.

A few other restrictions apply, too: the iPhone 4S has finally lost its Siri exclusivity, but it's only going to share it with the iPad 3. The turn-by-turn navigation and the Flyover mode in Maps can be used only on dual-core iDevices - iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and iPad 3.

Now let's not waste any more time and get down to testing. We installed the beta release on an iPhone 4S, so all impressions of the OS are based on its performance. If you have an older-gen Apple smartphone your mileage may vary.

Samsung S5830 Galaxy Ace

Well, you’ve met the family, now here is one of the new kids on the block. Midrange Froyo deserts for all it is, and the Samsung Galaxy Ace leads the gang. In an attempt to bring smartphone sales even higher, Samsung is turning attention to providing a whole series of budget smartphones for the masses. And they’re not based on the Bada OS, they use Android instead.

·         General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps

·         Form factor: Touchscreen bar phone

·         Dimensions: 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm, 113 g

·         Display: 3.5" 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen, 320 x 480 pixels

·         CPU: Qualcomm QCT MSM7227-1 Turbo 800 MHz processor

·         Memory: 158MB storage, microSD card slot

·         OS: Android OS, v2.2 Froyo

·         Camera: 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with face detection; QVGA video recording

·         Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio

·         Misc: TouchWiz 3.0 UI, built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, Swype text input