Top 5 Budget Smartphones

All of us may don’t have thousands of bucks to get the latest smartphones from Sony, Samsung or Google store or make a payment of 40 Euros to get phone on contract. But the budgetary phones can change your perception.

The latest Samsung galaxy model, S5 consists of fingerprint sensor, heart beat monitor as well as the best camera features. But, ultimately the cost of the smartphone drives you to choose other option. Here one of the best and economical smartphones have been described that can be your choice.

Nokia X
First Nokia Android phone that has been introduced to rock the android mobile world. It is based on Android open source software, Nokia X offers 1 GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, 4GB storage and 512 MB RAM with microSD card slot to expand the memory space.

Nokia X has 1500 mAh battery for one day use. It has exciting appearance, a solebody design offered in the vibrant colors such as yellow, red and green.

ZTE BLADE V
The recent blade V smartphone launched by ZTE still grabs the user attraction. The brushed aluminum on the back side gives an attractive look to this phone.

The blade V has 4 inch screen offered in very budgetary range and resolution is 480 x 800. This phone has 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU with 1GB RAM that give standard functionality. With 4 GB basic memory, it also offers MicroSD card slot to expand the memory as much as you wish.

The camera is 5MP and LED flash as well as moderate photo editor to give satisfactory image quality.

BlackBerry 9720
It is one of the most budgetary phones to get QWERTY keypad and people who are planning to switch from their older phones, it is a good phone for them. It has 2.8 inch touch screen, 480 x 260 pixels resolutions and the best part is its qwerty keypad that gives its own advantage.

The phone weighs 120 gram and it is robust phone that makes it feeling good in itself for one hand use. BlackBerry 9720 has 806MHz processer with 512 MB Ram. 5MP camera and its price is quite obvious for its package of features. It is available in black and also white color.

Samsung Galaxy Core Advance
The Samsung Galaxy Core advance featured with 4.7 inch screen, 8GB inbuilt storage, 1.2 GHz dual core processor and 5MP camera. It is an enhanced version of earlier Galaxy core phone. It weighs 145 gm with 2,000 mAh battery. It is not a 4g phone but GPS, wi-fi are the still attractions.

MOTO G
This phone takes the pride to become the emperor of budgetary phones. Moto G offers Android Kit kat with 8 GB or 16 GB memory. It is completely water repellent and offers moderate structure designs.

There are many features by which it dominates over the other phones such as 4.5-inch, 1280 x 720 screen offering 329ppi resolution that gives excellent display experience. With 1 GB ram it is capable to handle the necessary applications.

So this was the list of 5 budget smartphones. Which one you would pick?

How to Unfreeze an iPod

How to restart or reboot an iPod that is frozen or hung?

If you are using an iPod, no matter which model it is, you may face this issue someday. Your iPod may go in a frozen or hung state. What you will do in that case?

You may want to know how to unfreeze an iPod so that it starts working again.

First of all, you need to ensure that your iPod isn't paused. You also need to make sure that hold switch of iPod is in locked position. If it is not, you have to reset it!

For different models of iPod, the steps to unfreeze the iPod are different.

If you are using the iPod - original one, or 2nd Gen or 3rd Gen iPod, you got to plug it into power adapter and connect it to power. You can even plug in to PC or laptop if you wish to do so. Then you have to press menu and play - pause button together. Keep the buttons presses. Shortly you will see the logo of Apple and you are done.

If you have got more recent generations of iPod, but excluding iPod Shuffle or iPod touch then follow this. Put it in charging by connecting the power adapter to it and giving it power supply or connecting the power adapter to PC. Then press the Menu button along-with the Select button in centre. Keep it pressed till you see the logo of Apple appears. That will unfreeze the iPod.

If you are using iPod shuffle, then you have to switch it off and then switch it back on after 5 seconds. That's it. Really!

If you are having iPod touch, you have to press the sleep - wake button along-with the home button. Keep them pressed for 10 seconds. You will see the logo of Apple on screen. That will reset or unfreeze the iPod.

Finally, if you are using 6th Gen of iPod nano, you need to press Sleep - Wake button along-with Volume Down. Keep it pressed for few seconds. Then you will see the logo of Apple. That will unfreeze or reset the iPod Nano 6th Gen.

So this was the guide how to unfreeze iPod.

HTC Desire 310

The first android device by HTC that claims to be in the budget is the new ‘HTC Desire 310’.it has got several advantages as well disadvantages that needs to be well-known prior to buying the product.

Look and feel of HTC Desire 310

Unlikely to the several thin products rising in demand in the market of technology, HTC desire 310 is rather overweight. The product has got a thickness of about 11.25 mm with a weight of 140 grams. Individuals can easily handle this 4.5 inches screened product with one hand.

The various attractive colours of the product are white and dark blue, which increases its demand in the market. Its dual-sim facility and slot for micro-SD card also is a great facility that brings it in huge demand in the market.

Software

The HTC desire 310 runs the ‘Android 4.2.1often called as jelly bean’.it does not rather support the ‘usual customised sense UI interface’.it has the ‘blinkfeed visual newsreader’ and with the help of the ‘Sense’, the device has borrowed its app drawer. Rest of the icons are all in-built stock in the android.

The famous apps like WeChat, twitter as well as Polaris office suit are some of the ‘third-party apps’ that come in-built in a package with this package. Also, it has got the useful app of Video highlights that helps in the collaboration of the pictures taken and creation of instant pictures slide-show.

Camera

In spite of having several outstanding features, this phone has got a disheartening picture quality of the rear camera. Its five pixel rear camera with no auto focus facility had made all the viewers disappointed. The camera becomes almost useless in no light or low light.

A lot of noise is created while taking the pictures, even at the daylight. Also, the front view camera has got a low picture resolution of merely 640 by 480 pixels. The presence of the panoramic and HDR modes are ultimately worthless with such a low quality of the camera.

Phone features

1. Mediatek MT6582 quad-core processor clocked at 1.3 Ghz, with Mali 400 MP graphics. 2. A RAM of 512 MB capacity that is claimed to be a very poor quality in today’s market. 3. Though the internal storage capacity is of 4 GB, the available capacity of only 1 GB. The space has to be expanded with the help of Micro-SD card. The external storage capacity is of 32 GB.

Performance

The less capacity Ram makes the device ‘to stutter and lag in day-to-day operation’. The battery longevity is found to be only of 6 hours and 23 minutes, which is very low and thus the device gets shut down if used for a long time in discharging condition.

8 Reasons Why the Micromax Unite 2 is a Moto E Killer

Micromax has initially surprised many by launching its new Android Kitkat (Android 4.2.2) not in its flagship devices but in a budget device – Micromax Unite 2.

But Micromax has already put the Moto E, which was still now the only budget smartphone available in the Indian market in face of stiff competition.

As a matter of fact, when it comes to budget Android smartphones available in India – these are the final two contenders for the position of the best. And it has already been pretty well established that the Micromax Unite 2 is presently the best buy smartphone available in the market.

The Unite 2 has already catch up the Moto E in terms sells figures and has also become the new favorite when it comes to the android smartphone that not only offers best value for money but is also the most powerful smartphone available in the budget category. Here are a few reasons for which the Micromax Unite 2 is may be rightly considered by many as the Moto E killer.

Display

Compared to the 4.3-inch display of the Moto E, the Micromax Unite 2 sports a bigger 4.7inch display. Though the difference in display size is not that huge but when it comes to the best in the market every millimeter counts and this is surely the first step that the Unite takes over the Moto E.

Quad-core processor

Though the Unite 2 comes with a Media Tek processor still it is much faster than the 1.2 GHz dual-core processor that powers the Moto E. The Media Tek processor is not only faster in terms of overall clock speed with 1.3GHz but can also handle double the number of cores that offer much better performance in comparison with the Moto E.

Regional language support

In a country like India an android smartphone that supports 21 regional languages always stands a better chance to score over its competitor. Compared to 21 regional language supports in, the Moto E supports only English and Hindi.

User-replaceable battery

The Micromax Unite 2 comes with a user replaceable battery against the fixed battery of the Moto E and that also makes it all the more popular.

Autofocus Camera

The autofocus camera in the Unite 2 offers much better picture quality than the Moto E and also has a flash for better illumination under dark conditions.

Front camera

Though it is of comparatively poor quality still the Micromax Unite at least have a front camera against none in the Moto E.

Better availability

Compared to Motorola, Micromax products are also better available in the Indian market and can also reach more customers

Pricing

Though there is a little difference in pricing but still the Micromax Unite 2 is cheaper and no wonder it has giving the Moto E a tough time in the market.

Nokia XL Review

Here is the Nokia XL review. After the success of Nokia X in the market, the company has brought out its elder sibling, the Nokia XL dual SIM now. This product seems to have a much bigger profile with more specifications than its former Nokia X smartphone.

Look and feel

Much larger in size than the Nokia X, it is thicker with 10.9 mm thickness and weighing 190 grams, thus making it heavy to handle. Its six attractive colour variants include black, white, green, blue, orange and yellow.

This seems appealing to several customer choices.it has got a 3.5 mm jack along with a micro USB port at the bottom of the device. The top has the front camera and the light sensor with the navigation button below it. Its dual-SIM facility makes it very useful in today-s market.

Specifications

The device has got the ‘Dual core Snapdragon S4 play processor’ just like its former sibling, which is ‘clocked at 1 GHz’. Also, it is sometimes being processed under the ‘Adreno 203 graphical propccessor’.it has got a ‘slight bump in the RAM capacity’ having a storage of 768 MB.

The internal storage of the device is of 4 GB with an expandable external storage capacity of 32 GB. The screen of the set is of 5 inches size and has a ‘WVGA resolution of about 800 by 480 pixels’. The display of the blacks are well managed due to facility of the IPS panel.

Software

Unlike the features of the Nokia X, the XL counterpart has got an updated version with addition of some extra features that include the facility to have the tiles and the widgets of the third-party apps to be colour-coded according to the user needs. There is also a facility that the Nokia store displays the link to the other app stores, in case the app is not present in the default store.
There is an advanced and updated version of logging system with the help of the Fastlane.

Camera

The rear camera of the Nokia XL product of Nokia has got a resolution of 5 MP with a ‘1/4 inches sensor along with a flash’. The camera has been found to have a good capturing capability even at less ideal lighting conditions.

The image still prevails its quality after zooming in. Thus, the device has an impressive image capturing feature. The front camera is also good for clicking selfies, having a resolution of 2 MP. Thus, overall camera featuring is very appealing to all the customers.

So this was the review of Nokia XL smartphone from Nokia. It's already in stores by now and many people have already owned it.

How to manually update Android apps

It is always recommended to update your apps manually instead of updating all of them automatically. Also if you find your mobile data plans costly and insufficient this might just help.

Just shortlist the apps that are essential and you use often and then simply manually update their versions. Updating apps manually is not a big ask, you can simply do it in few simple steps.

On the home-screen of your Android Smartphone or tablet look for the Google Play Store icon. If you do not find any such icon simply go to the app menu and search for it. Once you find it click on it and wait for it to open.

To access Google Play Store you need an active mobile data plan or a Wi-Fi connection. Once the Play Store opens you have to click on the menu button which is available at the top right hand side of the screen.

The appearance of the menu icon is like three square dots. When you click on it find the My Apps section in it.

As soon as you click on it a list of apps installed on your device is displayed. The list also informs about the available updates for the apps.

Now you can individually select apps you need to update and get an upgraded version by clicking the update tab after selecting the app, or you can make multiple selections and update in one go.

If you think all the apps should be updated then hit the button at the top to update them all together. Some apps specifically need manual updates so you have to upgrade them on individual basis.

At times you might not see any app, it only means that all your apps are up to date, their list is displayed at the bottom.

For updating multiple apps make sure you use a Wi-Fi connection because limited data plans might just interrupt the process. If you feel the apps you have are all essential and you have to regularly update them then you can tick on the auto update option.

It is in the Play Store, you have to click on menu and then find settings in it. In settings section you will find the auto update tab. But if you select it also select “Update over Wi-Fi only” option, it will definitely keep your insufficient data plan problems away.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite GT-I9060 Specs and Review

Samsung has recently announced its new model of smartphone - Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite GT-19060 and it will contain Bluetooth and wifi but the new feature is a 2,100 mAh battery.

Other features include a display of 5 inches with 480 x 800 pixels resolution, rear camera of 5 megapixels, dual SIM capabilities, VGA front-facing camera, 1GB RAM with MicroSD card support and quad-core 1.2 GHz processor.

The handset is said to be running on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. It is also said that Galaxy Grand Lite will be made available in three colors black, lime green and orange.

If we believe the rumors, Galaxy Grand Lite is expected to have a 5-inch capacitive touch screen display with a 800 x 480 Pixels resolution, and a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. It is expected to run on Android 4.2 or 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It would come with a rear camera of 5-megapixel and a front camera of 0.3-megapixel.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite (GT-I9060) specifications

Here are the specifications of Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite. You can check here for more detailed reviews of latest smartphones.

• Display of 5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen
• 1.2 GHz quad-core processor
• Android 4.2 or 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS
• Dual SIM
• 5 Mega pixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash
• 0.3 MP (VGA) front camera
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 1GB RAM, internal memory of 8 GB which is expandable with microSD card
• 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS
• 2100 mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite is said to come in Black, Orange and lime green colors and rest of the features we shall see at the time of its launch. Samsung is supposed to launch it early in 2014.