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Free Viber-out Calls From Nepal Offer Terms


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Nepal Telecom’s New Teej Offer 2073


Nepal telecom has announced to give the Teej Special Offer for the GSM Mobile user’s . “Subha Ratri Package ” named offer will be available from this Bhadra 18 to Ashoj 1 only between the 11:00 pm to 5:00 a.m.The offer includes Rs. 40 for the 500 MB data and rs. 85 for the 1200 MB Data Volume. 500 MB data volume will get expires within 7 days and 1200 MB data will expire in 15 days.

To activate this service :

Type ‘Special 500 MB ” and send it to 1415

Type “Special 1200 MB” and send it to1415.

Samsung Galaxy S6 And S6 Edge Android 5.1 update in the works


Samsung Galaxy S6

The Samsung Galaxy S6 And Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones went on sale last week, both handset come with Android Lollipop in the form of Android 5.0.2.

Now according to a recent report Samsung are working on the Android 5.1 Lollipop update for their new Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge handsets.

Samsung are also said to be working on the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for other devices in their range which include the Galaxy Grand Prime and the Galaxy Core Prime.

As yet there are no details on when Samsung will release the Android 5.1 Lollipop update to their new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones, as soon as we get some more details on the release date of the update for the two handsets, we will let you guys know.

Samsung Galaxy S6 release date, news and rumors


Make it metal, make it awesome

Samsung Galaxy S6

The wait is nearly over. The Galaxy S6 is (almost) certain to be launched on 1 March at a special ‘Unpacked’ event by Samsung in Barcelona at MWC 2015.

It will also be (again, most likely) joined by the Galaxy S Edge: a curved screen variant of the phone which won’t be sold in as great a volume. Think Samsung Galaxy Note Edge to the Galaxy Note 4.

What does the invite hint at with the curved element, asking what’s next? It’s evocative of the more premium car designs, which surely confirms Samsung is going out all guns blazing around the new metal design.

Samsung unpacked

The bulge is interesting, as it could hint at a larger camera module or a curved display – but why would the invite make the less-popular phone the key item?

Latest updates: On top of the above invite we’ve also got information on a render that promises to be a close approximation of the real thing, a metal frame of the phone and ‘confirmed’ pricing.

We can educatedly guess at the new design: the Samsung Galaxy Alpha tried to fix some of the failings of the Galaxy S5 – plus the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 options recently announced – so there’s definitely been a quick change at the South Korean brand to try and make its phones look much better.

Cut to the chase

  • What is it? The next flagship smartphone from Samsung
  • When is it out? Early 2015, probably March or April but maybe even earlier
  • What will it cost? A lot, at least as much as the pricey Galaxy S5

Samsung Galaxy S6 release date and price

The Samsung Galaxy S6 will follow last year’s phone and be on show at MWC 2015 – that’s almost certain.

2015’s MWC is set to take place between March 2 and March 5, so as usual Samsung will be showing it off the day before the show starts.

However, despite being announced then it’s not likely to be when it will actually go on sale. The Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5 both launched in April, of 2013 and 2014 respectively, so it’s probable you’ll be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy S6 from April 2015.

There’s a chance it could be delayed, as there have been numerous reports that there are issues with the Snapdragon 810 processor, which is likely to be powering it. Qualcomm claims the chip is on track, but that hasn’t stoppedreports of overheating issues from flooding in.

But it seems that Qualcomm won’t even feature in the Samsung Galaxy S6, with the chipset maker stating a ‘large’ consumer client won’t be using its chips, with Samsung using its own Exynos chip instead to power the phone.

We’ve also got information on the new pricing for the Galaxy S6, and it’s higher than the Galaxy S5, which at launch sold for £579 (around $972 / AU$1048) SIM free.

The new phone will come in at 32GB as a base level (with microSD, presumably), but will cost:

  • Samsung Galaxy S6 32 GB: €749 (around £560, $855, AU$1100)
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 64 GB: €849 (around £635, $970, AU$1240)
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 128 GB: €949 (around £710, $1085, AU$1390)

Given that the specs will presumably be better and that it will likely have a more premium build that higher cost makes sense, but this could rival Apple for the most expensive phone on the market.

Samsung Galaxy S6 design

Samsung needs to sort out the design of the Galaxy S6, and there are (happily) reasons to believe it’s doing just that. There’s every chance that Samsung will mould it on the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, which launched with a metal frame but still kept hold of the polycarbonate rear from the Galaxy S5.

At just 6.7mm the Galaxy Alpha is considerably thinner than the Galaxy S5, and we hope this is a positive sign for the Galaxy S6. In fact even more recentlySamsung has shown off the 6.3mm thick Galaxy A7.

Sources in Samsung’s supply chain have been talking fast and loose about the Galaxy S6, claiming the Galaxy Alpha and Note 4 have tested the waters for Samsung’s metal design ahead of an all-metal flagship in the form of the S6.

But what if Samsung’s feeling that’s not enough? Project Zero is coming, apparently, and not only do we love that name it also heralds Samsung starting again and completely retooling the S6 to be something that even iPhone and HTC lovers can’t keep their paws off.

Given one of the design chiefs at the South Korean firm was shuffled sideways in the aftermath of less-than-expected Galaxy S5 sales, we can really believe this is happening.

Don’t expect a fancy new name to go with it though, as according to SamMobilethe new phone will simply be called the Samsung Galaxy S6.

Dutch website Top Tien Mobiel posted photos supposedly showing a Galaxy S6 prototype, which were sent in by an anonymous source.

The alleged image of the S6 shows a design with extremely thin edges along the left and right sides of the screen, with the front-facing camera now at the centre of the handset.

Samsung Galaxy S6
Source: Top Tien Mobiel

Since then we’ve seen a render of what it can look like, and a picture of the frame that supposedly will hold the phone… but man, that looks like an Apple iPhone 6, doesn’t it?

Galaxy S6
Source: @cinquetacche
SAmsung Galaxy S6
nowhereelse.fr

Before that leak we had to make do with this interesting concept from Josip Jakubiv – it’s the same mottled back, but with a much larger screen and a refined design – perhaps even a spot of metal there?

Galaxy S6
Credit: Josip Jakubiv, Part Community

Don’t get too excited by all this metal though, because another rumor, this time from the mouth of a “Samsung Electronics official” speaking to DDaily, states that the Galaxy S6 won’t have a full metal jacket after all, but will instead have a metal frame but a glass front and back, possibly a bit like the Sony Xperia Z3.

Supposedly this is to help it stand out from the new Galaxy A series, but standing out by looking less premium would hardly be ideal.

Luckily a different Samsung official, Samsung Mobile Vice President Park Jin Young, was reported by G for Games to have told Korean media that there’s no shortage of metal cases available for S6 production. That means the S6 may launch with a metal unibody after all.

As far as the handset’s back goes, we’ve seen evidence that the flash and heart rate sensor have been moved to the side of the camera module. This evidence has been twofold; first, some alleged Galaxy S6 cases were listed on Amazon:

Samsung Galaxy S6 case leak
Alleged Galaxy S6 cases

Then, the very next day, Phone Arena published a photo it says shows some old S6 prototypes with the same rear layout:

Galaxy S6 prototype back
A match!

In all it seems Samsung really has started from scratch on this one.

Samsung Galaxy S6 screen

There’s no sign that Samsung is ditching Super AMOLED in its screens, so we expect that to make a return in the Galaxy S6.

The resolution will likely get a boost though, as Samsung has already launched the 2560 x 1440 Galaxy Note 4 and even among smaller screen sizes there’s the equally QHD Galaxy S5 LTE-A in South Korea, so we expect the Galaxy S6 to have a resolution at least that high.

Galaxy S5 screen

In fact Samsung has previously said that it hopes to have smartphones with 4K 3840 x 2160 displays on the market by 2015. It’s possible then that the S6 will leapfrog 2K and go straight to 4K, but with an early 2015 launch expected we’d be surprised.

More likely Samsung will save that for the Galaxy Note 5… plus, surely, that’s getting to the point of just too many pixels in a phone screen?

In any case, SamMobile claims it’s likely to launch with a QHD screen. A second report from Chinese site cnmo.com featured a supposed AnTuTu benchmarking result from the Galaxy S6 that confirmed the display was a 2,560 x 1,440 QHD affair.

We’ve also got wind of a user agent profile from Dutch site TechTastic, which reveals a QHD 1440 x 2560 display for a handset believed to be the Galaxy S6, so it’s looking very likely.

Whether it’s QHD or not the Samsung Galaxy S6 may have a slightly bigger screen than the Galaxy S5. The company has slowly been increasing the size of the screens on its flagships and we wouldn’t be surprised if the Galaxy S6 were to push things up by another 0.1 or 0.2 inches to 5.2 or 5.3 inches. Samsung may decide to go all the way up to 5.5-inches, given the Google Nexus 6 has launched with a 6-inch screen.

If Samsung can shrink the bezel then it could probably even achieve that without increasing the phone’s footprint. On the other hand the Note 4 is no bigger than the Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung’s going to want to keep its two premium brands differentiated, so maybe it will decide that 5.1 inches is the sweet spot.

Note Edge

There’s also a chance that the Galaxy S6 might have a flexible display. Samsung has been looking at this sort of technology for a while and has even recently launched the Galaxy Note Edge: a version of the Note 4 where the screen curves down one side, so it’s possible.

Others have been keen to push this idea, with the rumors that the Note Edge was supposed to feature the dual-bend design, but it was shelved and pushed the to Galaxy S6. It would certainly boost the brand’s presence on the shop shelves.

The curved screen idea has also been pushed by South Korean news outletDaum, which goes on to predict a 2560 x 1440 resolution (the same as the Galaxy Note 4) and a Snapdragon 810 processor.

But we doubt Samsung would equip its flagship with such an untested technology, so we’d expect the S range to stick with a flat screen for at least one more year.

On the other hand we might see both a flat and curved version, much like with the Note 4. Rumors from SamMobile and Business Insider suggest that’s exactly what will happen, with the Galaxy S6 sporting a flat display and a separate Galaxy S6 Edge being launched alongside it, though SamMobile’s source has since backtracked on that particular theory.

GforGames also claims we’ll see two versions of the handset, with the Galaxy S6 Edge being a limited edition, with an apparent sales forecast of ‘just’ 10 million units during 2015.

We can believe it would happen if it was just one variant and it would be cool if the S6 had a bendy screen – something different from the continuously-similar rectangular designs, right?

Recently we’ve heard from Samsung HD Blog that both edges of the Galaxy S6’s display might be curved, though apparently not in the same way as the Galaxy Note Edge, which may mean more subtle curves.

SamMobile is now echoing that, claiming that the phone will be able to make use of the same apps for the edge screen as the Galaxy Note Edge, including a pedometer, news and sports updates and more. By having two curved screens it should also apparently be comfortable to use regardless of whether you’re left or right handed.

Though there are now reports that while Samsung is apparently prototyping versions of the S6 with both one curved edge and even two curved edges the company hasn’t decided which if either of them it will launch.

By James Rogerson

Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S6 release date, news and rumors

LG G2 review


LG G2 reviewThe LG G2 is the brand’s biggest attack yet on the flagship Android smartphones that have, until now, remained the main point of call for customers not looking to buy an iPhone 5s.

For those customers the choices have been mightily impressive, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is certainly one of the best smartphones ever made while the HTC One has become a critic’s favourite by rivaling Apple in build quality.
Continue reading LG G2 review

Karbonn Titanium S5


Karbonn Titanium S5 is powered with Qualcomm
Snap Dragon Quad Core Processor with Speed 1.2
GHz It has a chip with four independent units to
perform different tasks together. You can
seamlessly switch from app to app, enjoy
breathtaking download speeds & play the hottest
games.
S5 is a Dual SIM Android Phone, SIM 1 Supports
3G & SIM2 support 2G Network. Now Load lots of Apps to your Smart Phone S5. Your S5 has 1 GB RAM and 4GB of ROM . It has an expandable memory up to 32 GB.
S5 comes with 8.0 Mega Pixel Auto Focus Camera
with powerful flash light that automatically adjusts
the focus while clicking image and exposure to
ensure beautiful pictures of human subjects. Also
it has 2 MP front camera for video calling through
third party softwares.

Proximity Sensor:
While on call and you bring the
device near your ear, Proximity Sensor detects it
and can turn off the screen to avoid accidental
touch of the screen by ear.

Acceleration Sensor:
S5 comes with Acceleration
sensor which sense the tilting direction of your
phone and auto rotates the screen according to
the direction to which you have tilted the phone.

Light Sensor:
S5 comes Automatic Light Sensor
which automatically adjust the brightness of the
screen back-light both to improve battery life and
make it easier to see the screen.

Samsung Galaxy SII


GENERAL

Weight
-135 grams

Screen Size
-4.5 inch

Pixel Density
-206 PPI

Internal Storage
-16,384 MB

Card Storage (max)
-32 GB

Operating System
-Android
Operating System Version
Android 4.0

Carrier
-T-Mobile
Market Status
-Released

Release Date
-October 2011 (1 year ago)

Networks
-3G (HSPDA/CDMA)
-4G (HSPA+)
-Edge/2G (GSM/GPRS)

User Interface
-TouchWiz

TECHNICAL FEATURES

CPU Speed
-2 GHz

RAM
-1,024 MB

CPU Cores
-2 Cores

CPU
-Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon

Dimensions
-5.11″ x 2.71″ x 0.37″

Maximum Standby Time
-167 hours

Talk Time
-7 hours

Battery Capacity
-1,850 mAh

Battery Technology
-Li Ion

Features

-DLNA
-GPS Navigation
-HD Playback
-Microphone
-Keypad Options
-Touch Screen Keypad
-Sensors
-Accelerometer
-Digital Compass
-GPS
-Gyroscope

Removable Storage (included)
-8 GB
Removable Memory
-microSD

CAMERA / DISPLAY

Front Camera Quality
-2 megapixel

Rear Camera Quality
-8 megapixel

Camera Options
-Autofocus

Front Facing Camera
-Image Stabilization
-LED Flash

Rear Facing Camera
-Video Recording
-Maximum Video Capture Resolution
1080p

Display Technology
-Super AMOLED

Screen Resolution
-800 x 480 pixels

Display Features
-Ambient Light Sensor
-Multi Touch
-Proximity Sensor

WIRELESS / CONNECTIONS
Wireless Connectivity
-3G
-4G
-Bluetooth
-Mobile Hotspot Tethering
-NFC
-WiFi
-Bluetooth Version
-3.0 + HS

Charging Connection
-microUSB

Interfaces
-HDMI
-microUSB
-USB
-Headphone Connection
3.5mm

PUBLISHER RATINGS:

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CNET Rating:

4 out of 5
The Samsung Galaxy S II ranks as one of T-
Mobile’s most powerful and feature-rich Android
smartphones, but it’s somewhat pricey.
Read full review at CNET ›

LaptopMag Rating:

4.5 out of 5
Samsung’s latest superphone boasts an ultra-slim
design, a gorgeous screen, dual-core performance,
and super-fast 4G speeds.
Read full review at LaptopMag ›

PC Magazine Rating:

4.5 out of 5
The Samsung Galaxy S II combines a blistering
dual-core processor, a terrific screen, and fast
HSPA+ 42 speeds to make it the top Android
smartphone available on T-Mobile right now.

PC World Rating:
4.5 out of 5
Like the rest of the Galaxy S II series, the Galaxy S
II on T-Mobile is one of the best phones currently
available, hands down.

Samsung Galaxy Fit


WIRED: Stylish look, good quality 5MP
camera
TIRED: Poor screen, slow processor, old
version of Android

£ PRICE £170

The Galaxy Fit might sound like one
of those rugged, fitness-
first phones , but it’s actually a low-
end smartphone with an old version
of the Android operating system, a
low resolution screen and a
middling processor. Then again, it
goes some way to make up for these
failings with a low-ish price, decent
build quality and a surprisingly good
five-megapixel camera .
Looking a little like the Galaxy Mini
that came out earlier this year, the
Fit measures 110x61x13mm, weighs
108g and has a glossy black plastic
front with a classy looking chrome
trim running around its curved
edges. Beneath the screen are back
and menu buttons surrounding
what looks like a multi-position D-
pad, but is actually the home button.
The sides feature volume buttons, a
microSD memory card slot beneath a
plastic grommet and a power/sleep
button. At the top is a microUSB
power/sync slot beneath a plastic
slide, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The 84mm (3.3-inch) capacitive
touchscreen offers a shade more
real estate than the Mini’s 79mm
(3.1-inch) but tries to make do with
the same pixel count of 240×320, so
it actually looks a little worse than
the one on the smaller phone — a
case of giving with one hand and
taking away with the other.
The operating system is Android’s
2.2 Froyo, which seems a little old
hat when Samsung’s higher-end
phones have long been on 2.3
Gingerbread. Even if Gingerbread
features such as video calling or NFC
(Near Field Communication) for
mobile-based payments aren’t
essential for you, it’s certainly useful
to have the various bug fixes and
useful built-in apps like “Connect to
PC” in the settings menu, which you
don’t get with the older version.
The 600MHz processor is quite a
long way behind the 1GHz versions
that are appearing in the more
expensive Samsung handsets and it
shows. There’s a significant amount
of lag when switching between apps
and it struggles all too soon when
multi-tasking or using processing
intensive apps like the fancier games
available on the Android Market.
The web browser also shows signs of
cut corners, for while it’s decent
enough in itself, with fast connection
via 3G or Wi-Fi, and pinch-to-zoom
functionality, there’s no Flash video
streaming capability, even though
Android can support it.

HTC one SV


Continuing its attempts to be all
things to all people, HTC has released
yet another phone that seems very
similar to some of its predecessors,
not least the One S , but this time,
it’s got 4G.
It’s on sale now for around £320.

Design:

The HTC One SV is a solidly built
handset that’s pretty slim at a sliver
over 9mm deep and weighs in at a
reasonable 122g. The 4.3-inch
touchscreen takes up almost all of
the front, protected behind a sheet of
tough Corning Gorilla Glass and as
we’ve come to expect from HTC, it’s
nicely responsive to touches. With a
pixel resolution of 480×800 however
it’s hardly world-beating, and looks
less sharp than some lower-priced
rivals such as the Google Nexus 4.
The One SV sees the general
adoption of 4G coming closer,
though at the moment you’ll still
need to be with EE to use it. The 4G
connectivity works fine, so long as
you’re in a 4G area of course, with
very fast downloads and smooth
video streaming, though you’ll soon
burn up your data allowance if
you’re not careful.

Software:

It’s running Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich, which immediately marks
it down from the high-enders, which
are more likely to launch with Jelly
Bean, with its slicker interface and
the Google Now intelligent search
function.
HTC hasn’t guaranteed an upgrade
either, so you could be stuck with it
— fine for general use, not so fine if
you like to feel your handset’s at the
cutting edge. HTC’s 4.1 Sense user
interface is incorporated into the OS,
which looks good and offers some
genuinely useful, well-designed
widgets.

Performance:

The dual-core 1.2GHz processor
backed by a full 1GB RAM is no
slouch, and keeps things ticking over
nicely. It may not make it to the
high-speed heights of quad-core
monsters like the HTC One or the
Sony Xperia Z but it’s really not a
whole lot slower in general use. It
delivered an AnTuTu performance
benchmark rating of 10,703, which
puts it ahead of many other dual-
core devices like the Motorola Razr
HD and the Samsung Galaxy S3
Mini .
The five-megapixel camera doesn’t
disgrace itself either. HTC has done
itself a favour by upgrading its
standard camera to include a large
F2.0 aperture and 28mm lens, along
with a BSI sensor for improved low-
light pics. It can handle full 1080p
HD and picture quality is pretty
good, with a decent level of detail
and realistic colours.
There’s 8GB of memory on board for
your pics and vids, but you can
bump that up by a further 32GB
with a microSD card.
The 1,800mAh battery does a
slightly better job than expected and
easily kept the One SV going for a
full day and a little more of steady
use. And because the rear casing
pops off, unlike several recent HTC
devices, you can even carry a spare.

Conclusion:

If you really, really want to use 4G,
but don’t want to splash out on a
premium handset, then the One SV is
worth a look. But the limitations of
screen and processor mean you
won’t necessarily get the full 4G
speed benefits, and if 4G isn’t so
important to you, there are better
phones for the price.

Motorola RAZR HD


It’s been a while since Motorola has
been a cool name to drop in
smartphone-centric circles. It’s a
shame, since following an ill-advised
obsession with the ultra-slim RAZR
brand which led to a variety of good-
looking but so-so handsets, the US
firm has recently been serving up
some pretty tasty dishes , and the
the Razr HD is probably the best so
far.
It’s on sale now for around £400.

Design:

Like previous Razrs, the HD is slim,
at just a smidgeon over 8mm, but it
still takes up a hefty amount of
pocket space at 132x68mm and at a
weighty 146g it feels like a hefty slab
of tech. All of the front is covered by
a single sheet of Corning Gorilla
Glass surrounded by the casing rim
which sits slightly proud to help
protect it against accidental
scratches if you happen to set it
down face first. A cover on the side
ejects to permit insertion of your
microSIM and microSD cards (it has
16GB on board, but you can add
cards up to 32GB). Charging and
syncing is by the usual microUSB
port and there’s a micro HDMI slot
too for mirroring the Razr HD’s
display on your TV screen.
The backplate fixed to the
aluminium casing is made of tough
DuPont Kevlar, which has the feel of
rubberised plastic, and incorporates
a distinctive chevron pattern that
appears to move in the light — we
rather liked it. The casing apparently
features “splash guard protection”,
though with no seals on the various
orifices it’s hard to see just how
effective this is. It’s certainly not in
the same league as some of Sony’s
recent handsets like the Xperia Z ,
which can withstand being totally
submersed in water.

Features:

The 4.7-inch Super Amoled
touchscreen display offers a fair-
enough HD resolution of 1,280×720
pixels, which equates to around 312
pixels-per-inch (ppi) — certainly in
the same ball park as the iPhone
5 ‘s 326ppi but a step down from the
recent HTC One’s stupendous
468ppi. Even so, it looks beautifully
sharp and colours are deliciously
vibrant whether you’re checking out
photos online or viewing HD video.
Some might prefer a slightly less OTT
display, but you can always turn the
brightness down a bit to give it a
more “natural” look (and save the
battery while you’re at it).
It’s running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ,
so just slightly behind the very latest
4.2 version, though Motorola
reckons an update’s on the way. The
company’s given the Android UI a
light skim with some slightly
different icons and a few original
widgets, including its circle icons,
which show time, weather and
battery life. Flicking each circle up or
down gives you additional info too,
like different cities for the weather,
or different clock displays. It’s a nice
idea — it would be good to see some
more circle widgets in future.
There are a few other tricks too,
such as swiping to the right from the
homepage to bring up a list of quick
settings, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,
GPS and mobile data so you can
make some on-the-fly adjustments.
There’s also Motorola’s
SmartActions app which allows you
to programme different actions, such
as cutting back on background apps
when your battery’s low, or
enabling you to set up particular
functions in different locations — like
putting your phone on silent when
you’re at work, or enabling GPS and
Bluetooth when you get in the car.
You can switch your SmartActions
on manually, or programme them to
come on depending on where you
are, what time it is, the status of
your battery or other conditions.

Performance:

The 1.5GHz dual-core processor is
backed by a single 1GB RAM, which
until recently would have looked
very good, but in these days of quad-
core engines backed by 2GB (take a
bow, HTC One, Galaxy S4) is now
starting to look just a little bit stingy.
This isn’t a front-rank powerhouse,
and the price probably reflects that,
but it does make a decent fist of fast
shifting between apps and displaying
data-heavy web pages. It delivered
an AnTuTu performance benchmark
rating of 7,690 which compares well
with other dual-core handsets like
the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini or the
Sony Xperia T.
This puts it in the mid ranks rather
than the real top-enders like the
iPhone 5, HTC One or the soon-come
Samsung Galaxy S4 . Still, it has 4G
capability if you’re in an area that
can make use of it, plus NFC for
wireless payments.
The eight-megapixel camera comes
with autofocus and an LED flash —
pretty much standard for this price
point in other words. Photo modes
include multi-shot (up to six), HDR
(High Dynamic Range) imaging
which helps to balance the light and
dark areas of a picture and
panorama, which lets you stitch
together a series of pics to form a
180-degree image.
Picture quality is decent though not
exceptional, lacking a little in detail
but with good colour balance that
looks more accurate when you view
your pics somewhere other than the
Razr HD’s Super Amoled screen.
Video recording holds up pretty well
though, and it will capture scenes in
1080p HD.
There’s a sizeable 2,530mAh battery
on board, bigger even that the
mammoth 2,300mAh power pack on
the new HTC One, and despite the
power demanded by the processor, it
seemed to do a pretty good job,
managing comfortably more than a
day of heavy use.

Conclusion:

The Motorola name may not have
the hip cache of Apple, Samsung or
even Sony, but on the evidence of
the Razr HD the US company is
perfectly capable of producing a very
fine Android smartphone. And we
can expect more once the effects of
Google’s buyout of the company
begin to take effect, perhaps later
this year.
Despite its thinness, the Razr HD will
seem on the chunky side to some,
and though it has a decent spec,
there’s not a lot to help it stand out
from the tide of mid to high-end
Android handsets out there. It might
be the best Razr yet, but that’s not
necessarily enough to guarantee
success.