HTC has formally launched its One S smartphone in India. The company had unveiled One S at the Mobile World Congress(MWC 2012) earlier this year.
The latest offering from HTC boasts of a dual-core processor wrapped under a 4.3-inch AMOLED screen. It runs on Android 4.0 powered by 1650 mAh battery.
HTC One S is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera with several advanced camera functions like auto-focus and continuous shooting mode. One S also has HD video recording facility.The connectivity features include, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11 and GPS/aGPS.
The HTC One S will be available at an MOP ( Best buy) of Rs 33,590.
Key specs:
* 1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor
* 8MP auto focus camera with flash
* 1080p HD video recording and front-facing VGA camera
* Beats Audio integration
* 25GB free Dropbox space
* Other features include, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, stereo FM radio with RDS, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory.
Is it the best Android phone — nay make it the best smartphone — ever made? Is it worth the hefty price tag? Many questions, we know. Let's find the answers.
Similar to other Galaxy flagship phones, SGS III uses a Super AMOLED screen. It has a resolution of 1280x720 pixels (720P) and is very sharp. SGS III is very fast and snappy phone. The device is very smooth irrespective of tasks it is running. Multitasking is lag-free. And so is web browsing, whether a user is zooming on to a page or playing embedded videos. Navigating around the phone, playing 1080P videos, applying filters to images and reading PDF documents barely stress the phone. The GPS on SGS III is incredibly fast and accurate. This should appeal to people who like to use their phone for navigation or to find their way in unknown cities.
SGS III runs Ice Cream Sandwich aka Android 4. But the user interface is the next version of Touchwiz, Samsung's own customized skin. Touchwiz doesn't look as elegant as the default Android interface or HTC Sense, which is used on One X. But if you can live with the looks, there is a lot of functionality backed in the device. For example the modified notification bar in SGS III gives users option to toggle 10 settings!
While the performance and unique features are expected given it's a flagship Galaxy phone, where SGS III really surprises is its camera performance. The still pictures and videos shot with the device have surprisingly good amount of details to them. This makes Galaxy S III a very handy shooter when a user doesn't have a standalone camera with him. Getting camera in phone right is not easy.
Battery life is stellar. In fact, it is one the best we have seen on an Android phone. When used with 3G for emails, calls, Twitter, Facebook, an hour or so of casual gaming with Angry Birds and Temple Run, some photography the phone lasts over 16 hours. Fully drained, SGS III can take up to nearly four to five hours to reach 100% battery status.
Microsoft unveiled a new tablet computer, Surface, that attempts to take advantage of one of the few criticisms of Apple's iPad that it is better for consuming content than creating it. As it does with the Xbox, Microsoft has opted to make the
Surface tablets—both hardware and software—on its own. This stands as a huge
affront to Microsoft’s longtime PC partners. Making matters worse, the Surface
products look far better than anything else the PC makers have shown to date on
the tablet front.
The first Surface
device shown weighs about 1.5 pounds and is 9 mm thick. A second, the Surface
Pro, is slightly thicker and heavier. Both tablets come with a built-in
kickstand, so you can stand them up to watch movies and the like. Microsoft
also did something innovative with its new tablet covers. It had them attach to
the the tablets with a firm click and designed them to be keyboards. The Type
Cover has keys printed into the cover while the slightly bigger Touch Cover has
raised keys.
The keyboard/cover combo is a fantastic idea that immediately
makes you question future laptop purchases. That’s yet a further blow against
Microsoft’s PC buddies. When Windows 8 launches this fall, Microsoft will sell
the tablets through its own online and retail stores and nowhere else. The
company declined to reveal pricing details at the June 18 event.
Microsoft is linking the Surface's debut with the release of its much-anticipated Windows 8 operating system, which has been designed with tablets in mind. The company hasn't specified when Windows 8 will hit the market, but most analysts expect the software to come out in September or October.
