Oct 16
Reviews David
android, phablet, phone, samsung, tablet
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 featuring the S-Pen
I recently wrote an article for All About Symbian called “Don’t Supersize my Smartphone” , in which I lamented the trend towards larger screen sizes equalling better specification. Therefore, the technological fates dictated that the behemoth Samsung Galaxy Note 2 would come to stay with me for a weekend, courtesy of a freelance article I was commissioned to write by CNET UK, see it here.
In this review, I would like to offer my perspective and impressions, rather than giving a forensic audit of every single feature . After all, I
only had it for a weekend! The Note 2 is unabashedly BIG. For the first couple of hours with the device, I’d go so far as to say it was unmanageable. Despite that, its smooth contoured (but plastic) body and remarkably thin design made it rather pleasing to touch.
Samsung came up with a rather clever way of mitigating the ample width of the Note 2 by creating portrait keyboards (qwerty and T9) that were squashed up to one side of the screen. With practice, I think that should work for most people. I was able to send several text messages with ease in this “one handed input” mode – even so, I had to perch it, precariously, on top of my little finger.
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Sep 8
Reviews David
batteries, battery, chargers, smartphones, tablets, usb
Turbo Charger 7000
Today I’m reviewing the Proporta Turbo Charger 7000 which was kindly given to me to review by Proporta. I’d like to thank them for giving me the opportunity to test this device, and enable me to share my experience of the device with the readers of this blog.
Proporta’s range of Turbo Chargers have been around for quite a while, steadily going up in capacity over time from 3400 mAh, to 5000 mAh, eventually to a massive 7000 mAh. Your average smartphone has a battery capacity between 1200mAh to 1600mAh.
I tested the Turbo Charger 7000 with my Lumia 800 (1430mAh) and my Nexus 7 tablet (4350mAh) during a weekend away. The aim was to get through two days without taking power from the mains. Keep reading to find out whether that was successful or not!
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May 10
Reviews David
capacitive, dibber, iphone, proporta, stylus
The Dibber
Once upon a time, touch screen devices were (gasp) new, and all came with a stylus. There was no tolerance for finger prints in those days. Alas, the iPhone came along and spoiled all that with an alternative technology – capacitive touch screens. These screens responded to electrical contact with human skin, instead of requiring pressure from a pointer as the old resistive technology required.
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Oct 24
Reviews David
memory card, samsung, sdhc
Samsung's Essential Micro SDHC cards
Today, I am reviewing a Samsung memory card, sent to me by Memory Card Zoo.
Samsung claim its line of Essential Micro SDHC cards are resilient against water and dust. Not only that, but it also says they are safe from shocks, magnetic fields and X-Rays! Memory Card Zoo sent the 8GB model for me to review, which would set you back a mere £10.79 with free delivery.
Well, I don’t have electromagnets or X-Ray machines to hand, but I do have an abundant supply of water. So I gave this memory card a bath in warm water, and found that it kept on working!
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Sep 4
Mobile News, Reviews David
android, htc, maemo, motorola, qwerty, samsung, smartphones
Front view: Nexus One, Milestone 2, Nexus S
Last time, I reviewed the Motorola Milestone 2 and published a gallery of close up photos for your viewing pleasure. This time the Milestone 2 is back shown up against some other milestone devices. Sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun!
To compare the Milestone 2 in its opened QWERTY mode, I paired it up against the much loved Nokia N900, Nokia’s last Maemo device. It’s easy to call the Milestone 2 chunky, but when you put it up against the N900, you realised that things were a lot fatter just a few years ago.
For portrait touch slab mode, I put the Milestone two up against the two de facto Android reference devices, the Nexus One and Nexus S. The Nexus One and Milestone 2 both have 3.7″ screens, while the Nexus S is the biggest at 4″. You also get to see the difference in the type of screen materials used. Both the Nexus One and Milestone 2 have somewhat silvered backings, while the Nexus S has a real obsidian look going on.
So read on if you want to see the Milestone 2 (literally) stacked up against the Nokia N900, HTC Google Nexus One and the Samsung Nexus S!
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