Samsung Galaxy Note 5 : Unleash the Powerhouse.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 : Unleash the Powerhouse.

We are nearing  the end of 2016 and you're probably wondering why Note 5. Well ,in light of Samsung's latest Note 7 fiasco, the Note 7 line is now officially dead costing Samsung about $ 17 billion in refund suit soon to follow. That leaves us with Note 5 , still the latest and greatest note line from Samsung.About a year after its initial release ,how much does this device live up to in today's standards ? Well let's find out .

Design and form factors

The most important fact about the design is that it’s nothing over the moon. Everything seems to be a mix-up of what the note series and the flagship S series together has to offer. Perhaps the most significant move to the S series design is the front and back glass panels.Just like the S6, the front and back glass gets bounded by a metal frame which feels great in hand .And the subtle inclusion of translucent effect on the glass makes it shine and reflect, literally! .

                      

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The usage of glass panels means the device is a fingerprint magnet .This is another big shout out to  S6 .but some subtle curves and chamfered edges boldly differentiates it from S6 and adds to easy handling of the device .

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Every other components of the design are exactly there where they should be .The home button ,volume rockers are exactly where they  were in the previous models .Perhaps a new addition is the fingerprint scanner which is now embedded into the tactile home button.this makes it a lot more user friendly compared to the swipe gesture that prevailed in its predecessor.At the bottom part ,we have microUSB port ,headphone jack (pretty useful) ,the speaker grill ,the S pen, all aligned .
The S pen looks much sleeker now and you can almost get a pencil like vibe from it . A fun new addition is that the top of the pen is now actually tactile, which many people might enjoy playing with .
A place of concern in an otherwise perfect design is the lack of removable back cover, which means no removable battery, and exclusion of external storage.  Absence of both this feature , considered as a holy grail by some, is a major let down for Android power users .

Display

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Samsung is famous for its legendary Quad HD Super AMOLED display, which are undoubtedly the best display you can get . The note 5 boasts this AMOLED panel .Now the display may seem as same as the previous note , but and enhanced and incremented viewing angles adds to an already great display .Quad HD seems to be the solution for larger display as the note 5 packs an excellent pixel density of 518 ppi .

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The thin bezels really helps the display to bloom in all its glory .Games and movies in this phone,which is primarily designed for texting and writing , is an absolute joy .

Hardware

There isn't any new inclusions that we haven't already seen in previous notes and phones .The device packs standard suite of connectivity .NFC is there which is intended to be used for Samsung pay . The placement of the single grilled audio port benefits this time around. Sounds are sharp  and loud ,as usual as you'd expect from a Samsung

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The addition of the fingerprint sensor was a step into the future back when the note 5 first launched. Though it's initial usage was limited only to unlock the device ,it has now become a major component of an ever growing Samsung Pay ecosystem.
Storage options in note 5 is limited to 32 GB or 64 GB version. Without any possibility of an expandable storage ,power users are forced to go for the 64 GB variant which comes with added premiums . The storage in galaxy note 5 is UFS 2.0 . Samsung claims that this standard can rival the SSD and it helps to maximize the speed. This ensures a smooth performance of the device owing to the highly optimized internals

Software

It can now be safely said that after ages, Samsung has finally listened to its users, the bogged down Samsung's OS is now gone ,leaving a much more streamlined os that's on par with stock Android ,all the while keeping its useful features .Plenty of features es can now be found with a little bit of digging ,like triggering the one handed feature by hitting the home button three times or easy access to multi window from recent apps screen . The amount of tutorials that follows this skin is far less ,that's probably the most significant thing about this version of touch wiz.
Options like Smart Select ,Screen write, and memo creation has been created to nicely complement the S pen . In addition to these features ,the S pen now can be used like a mouse, whose best use can be seen while scrolling through text .

An interesting new feature is the off screen memo taker . Now removing the S pen no longer wakes up the device ,but rather opens up offscreen memo interface ,which means you can take a memo without waking up your device ,for anyone in need to quickly jot down infos . Seems like a pretty neat idea ! source : engadget.com
Taking the S-Pen out in any other situation, or pressing the button on it, opens up the refreshed Air Command menu, which now also includes a few shortcuts to user-defined applications, though it does feel weird to put anything

on this list that doesn’t ultimately take advantage of the stylus. The Action Memo is still able to read handwriting and insert it into a number of different applications, though the feature mainly remains a way of quickly adding to S-Note. In S-Note, every note can be easily pinned to the homescreen, as well as turned into a reminder; both of these features are practical and make the Screen-Off Memo that much more appealing to use regularly.
Smart Select is also back with all its glory ,making it easier as ever to cut a portion and sharing the screen . Screen Write is also another great option ,it lets you take a screenshot of the current work area and edit it to your liking .

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The most appealing thing about the S pen now is probably that now it feels a bit more essential than before .and this was achieved by not over saturating it with buttons and tutorials . Sure the list of its usage are not long as it used to be ,but the existing ones are pretty solid .

Performance

Performance is a high point for the galaxy note 5 .the octa core Exynos 7420 processor clocked at 2.1 GHz backed up by 4 GB of RAM ensures the swiftest of performance in this toned down version of touch wiz .

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Antutu benchmark puts it at 66521 and geek bench score puts it at 4787 at multicore and 1467 at single core .note that higher is better .

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The Note 5 seems to do well ahead of recently released oneplus 2 and Nexus 6.
The galaxy note 5 succeeds where the note line has always excelled - being the fastest and best iteration of the galaxy experience in a given year .

Camera

Quite literally,the note 5 retains its camera quality from its predecessor.It houses a 16 MP rear shooter with a f/1.9 aperture and 4k video recording capabilities, along with a wide angled  5 mp lens in front .
All the usual modes are present ,from slow motion to a new video collage mode . Shooting in the stock camera app is nice and quick in most situations, though it can be a bummer sometimes ,u also get a slider for changing the exposure in bright and low light conditions.
Picture quality is trademark note like .Continuing to live upto the expectation from Samsung. Good saturation makes sure the picture never gets dull ,and a fine amount of details can be captured as well .f/1.9 aperture is a bliss for depth of field effect ,in addition ,it helps out a lot in low light conditions .Although in low light ,a noticeable amount of noise is present due to higher ISO compensation. Some samples taken in low and high exposure are included below

Battery

The galaxy note 5 packs a 3000mah unit ,this might seem pretty small ,but it tends to last a full days of usage due to its highly optimized internals .screen on time won't get you beyond 4.5 hrs, but the standby time on this device is great .if you minimally use it ,you can easily get a full day out of it .
The small battery size only reflects Samsung's ever increasing tendency to make their device thinner . But the positive thing is that ,they tried to backup this hard hit battery with fast charge option . It's nice that Samsung supports PMA and Qi fast charging standards out of the box . This goes a long way to say that samsung is committed to keep you powered up even in intense situation

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The fast charge capability will be useful for everyone,as it can get back a decent amount of battery life in about 10-15 minutes of charging ,an hour of charging will give you a full battery.Battery benchmark shows that it did significantly well compared to note 4 or galaxy s6 edge.

Final Thoughts

There you have it ,an in depth review of the galaxy note 5 . Note 5 boasts the best of yesterday, which still may be appealing for some .In addition to a great camera it boasts a stellar display from s6 and makes it even better on a 5.7 inch screen . It's hard to suggest this phones in lights of galaxy s7 or Google pixel .But even to this day, galaxy note 5 is a complete phablet package.

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11 paid iPhone apps on sale for free!!!!!!

What’s even better than a list of 10 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free? How about a list of 11 premium iOS apps that can all be downloaded right now without paying a dime? Yesterday’s list of 10 apps on sale includes a few that are still free downloads so be sure to check them out, and then keep going with the following limited-time freebies:

These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now — obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “get,” it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

djay 2

Normally $2.99.

The #1 DJ App, now with Spotify integration!
Ready to rock your next party? Introducing djay 2 – the next generation of the world’s best-selling DJ app and winner of the Apple Design Award has been redesigned from the ground up.
• “Got a hidden scratch master inside of you? djay will serve beginners and experts.” — The New York Times
• “If you’re serious about your party playlist, download Algoriddim’s djay.” — The Wall Street Journal
• “djay 2 will blow your mind. And your ears. And your eyes.” — iMore
• “Yes, this is the future, and it’s here now! This truly is the next step in Digital DJing.” — DJ Mag
djay transforms your iPhone or iPod touch into a full–featured DJ system. Seamlessly integrated with both your iTunes music library and Spotify, djay gives you direct access to all your favorite songs and playlists. You can perform live, record mixes on–the–go, or enable Automix mode to let djay create a seamless mix for you automatically. Whether you are a professional DJ or a beginner who just loves to play with music, djay offers you the most intuitive yet powerful DJ experience on an iPhone or iPod touch..
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
• iTunes music library integration
• Spotify integration (requires Spotify Premium and internet connection, FREE 7 day trial is available for djay 2 users)
• Automix
• Audio FX: Flanger, Phaser, Echo, Gate, Bit Crusher
• FX Expansion Packs powered by Sugar Bytes (over 30 additional audio effects available via In-App Purchase)
• Mixer, Tempo, Pitch-Bend, Filter and EQ controls
• Looping & Cue Points
• Colored HD Waveforms™
• Live Recording (iTunes only)
• Sampler with included sound packs by Snoop Dogg, DJ QBert, Milk & Sugar, and more
• Single Deck Mode
• Pre-Cueing with headphones (using Griffin DJ Cable or multi-channel audio interface)
• Advanced time-stretching (Key Lock)
• Key Detection and Matching (requires iPhone 5S or better)
• Automatic beat detection
• Auto-Gain
• iCloud integration to sync metadata
• iTunes Store integration
• Support for Inter-App Audio and Audiobus
• Support for all major audio formats (no support for DRM protected songs)
• Support for AirPlay and Bluetooth devices
• Support for DJ MIDI Controllers: Pioneer DDJ-WeGO3, Vestax Spin 2, Mixdeck Quad, iDJ Live, iDJ Live II, ION iDJ 2 Go, Reloop Beatpad, Casio XW-J1, Philips M1X-DJ

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Cut the Rope 2

Normally $0.99.

SWEET! Om Nom’s shenanigans continue in Cut the Rope 2! With new characters, fresh gameplay elements and tricky missions, candy collecting has never been so fun!
In his unexpected adventure, Om Nom breaks out of his box and travels through lush forests, busy cities, junkyards and underground tunnels, all in pursuit of one goal – CANDY! Along the way, he encounters the Nommies, the cutest candy collecting helpers a little green monster could wish for!
ALL NEW LOCATIONS TO EXPLORE! Experience 168 entirely new levels of candy collecting, rope cutting action.
ALL NEW CHARACTERS TO MEET! Find 7 new characters, the Nommies, to help you on your unexpected journey.
ALL NEW HATS TO BRAG ABOUT! Customize Om Nom, choose your favorite candy and select your finger traces.
ALL NEW ADVENTURES FOR OM NOM! Experience completely new graphics, sound and gameplay elements, including the ability to move Om Nom.
Familiar to play, yet challenging to master, Cut the Rope 2 brings fresh challenges and unanticipated obstacles to the candy crunching, physics-based phenomenon that has delighted millions of players around the world! If you like Cut the Rope, you’ll love Cut the Rope 2!
MEET OM NOM’S NEW FRIENDS, THE NOMMIES!
• Roto can carry Om Nom to the best candy catching locations
• Lick can make small bridges with his tongue to help Om Nom reach his goal
• Blue can lift Om Nom to new levels of candy hunting fun
• Toss can throw objects, including candy
• Boo can scare Om Nom to jump to new heights
• Snailbrow bravely rolls on walls and ceilings and pushes candies around, like a boss
• Ginger can burn away obstacles between Om Nom and the candy
Don’t waste any time – exciting surprises await! Help Om Nom find his way home…out of the forest, through a pond and a junkyard, into the city and beyond!

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Cleaner Pro

Normally $2.99.

* Easily Remove Duplicate Contacts! *
MAIN FEATURES
○ Find & Merge duplicate contacts!
○ Remove contacts without name or phone number
○ One tap to backup your contacts!
○ Quickly find the contacts you need
Your contacts are the most important data in your phone which easily becomes messy if not consistently updated.
Cleaner easily helps you detect and merge duplicate contacts.
SIMPLY MERGE DUPLICATE CONTACTS
○ Find & Merge duplicate contacts!
○ Find & merge contacts with similar names.
○ Find & Merge contacts with duplicate phone or email.
CLEANUP
○ Remove contacts without name
○ Remove contacts without phone & email
BACKUP
○ One tap to backup your contacts!
○ Quickly export your backups to Dropbox, Google Drive, Email
○ Move contacts between accounts (Exchange, iCloud, Local Address Book)
SMART FILTERS
○ Quickly find the contacts you need
○ Filter contacts by Company & Job title
○ Filter contacts by upcoming birthday & creation date
AVAILABLE IN 15 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English, Español, Français, Italiano, Deutsch, Português (Br.), 中文 (Simplified), 中文 (Traditional), 日本語, 한국어, Nederlands, Русский, Türkçe, العربية, עברית
Do you think your address book is well organize?
You will be surprised how ‘Cleaner’ can upgrade it!

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N-Joy

Normally $0.99.

Take photos of your vacations or parties with custom skins of N-Joy and share them with your friends!
N-Joy will recognize your current location or event, suggesting the perfect skin to take pictures that you can immediately share with friends!
In a few second it’s a cool way to let everybody knows where you are and how you’re having fun!!

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Even Steven

Normally $0.99.

If you are looking for an app to manage group expenses and need you require a high degree of flexibility then this app is for you. “Even Steven” app has provisions for:
– Individual paying for other members of the group
– Accounting for money collected in advance from group members
– Recording of an expense which is not shared equally within the group
Default assumption is that all participants, irrespective of their contributions, need to pay equally for the group event. This can be changed by specifying each participant’s due on per expense basis.
Fantastic ∗∗∗∗∗ (5 Stars) by MiguelKR (Portugal App Store)
It is a fantastic app, very useful that allows you to track your expenses when travelling in groups! Strongly recommend!
Good app! ∗∗∗∗∗ (5 Stars) by Antsaf – (UK App Store)
It does what I needed. Fantastic for travelling with friends.
Following are some of the situations where this app can be used:
• Track shared expenses between friends when on an outing or trip together
• Tracking expenses for co-hosted/joint party with friends
• Track common expenses with a room-mates
• Situations where expenses are shared between multiple parties
• Record your personal expenses
Key Features:
• Record individual but shared expenses made by participants within an event (“Individual – Shared”)
• Create a “Money Pool” in advance (if needed)
• Create money pool entries with equal or unequal amount from participants
• Specify different dues from each participant on per expense basis
• Combine both “Individual – Shared” and “Money Pool” expenses in a single event for extra flexibility
• Generate a report detailing the transactions needed to even out the contribution of each participant towards an event
• Generate a detailed email report with email addresses (if available) of the participants auto populated
• Create a contact within the app by entering details manually or picking contact information from the iOS address book
• View a report detailing each participant’s contribution at any time during the event, which helps to understand the disparity (if any) in contributions
• Duplicate easily, an existing event without its expenses. Useful when starting a new event with same set of participants or when a participant joins or leaves an event
Expense Type “Individual – Shared”:
Participants can make independent payments on behalf of other group members and the app supports recording of such expenses. This type of expense is called “Individual – Shared” expense and is the default method of recording an expense.
Expense Type “Money Pool”:
Participants have the option of creating a “Money pool” by collecting money in advance from each participant at the beginning or during the course of an event but before expenses are made. The expenses thereafter can be made purely out of the money collected in advance. You also have the option of collecting unequal amounts from different participants towards the money pool and the difference will be accounted for, in the final report. This gives flexibility while taking contributions.
Mixed Expense Event:
Once an advance money pool is created, you have both the options available while adding an expense entry i.e. “From Money Pool” and “Individual – Shared”. Henceforth you can add an expense using either of the two methods.
If you are looking for an easy to use, well designed and flexible expense sharing app then look no further. Your search ends here.

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Deep Whois

Normally $1.99.

Deep Whois is the most complete and advanced WHOIS app. The tool lets you lookup info in ALL WHOIS databases for ALL hostnames, domains, TLDs, web sites, IDNs, IP addresses (both IPv4 and IPv6), IP network ranges and autonomous systems (ASNs, ISP IDs).
Deep Whois works out of the box and finds ownership, country and more info about everything with no need to mess with complex options and server selection.
FEATURES
– WHOIS domains, IP addresses, ranges, IDNs and ASNs
– Supports ALL domain zones, TLDs, IDNs known to date
– Supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and networks
– Support ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC and referral servers
– Automatic selection of WHOIS servers
– Digging WHOIS records from referrals
– Result history for all lookups
– Group results into multiple histories
– E-mail WHOIS results
P.S. If you’d like to dig even more info about an IP, a web site or a Wi-Fi network, have a look at our allmighty Scany app.

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Pocket Wiki for Call of Duty: Ghosts (Unofficial)

Normally $0.99.

Looking for help or the latest tips for the game Call of Duty®: Ghosts? This all-in-one solution is exactly what you need: everything for the good game and improving your gaming skills. This app will be useful for both novice and experienced players. Does not require an internet connection to use, so that any relevant information is always available to you. This wiki app is unofficial.
See what reviewers say about this app:
“Awesome – Awesome cod app”
– by sniper2000
“great walkthrough – I got what I wanted”
– by Peter Swanson XC
– Features:
• Accuracy plots
• Achievements
• Graphics
• Guides
• Hints
• Killstreaks
• Maps
• News about the game
• Perks
• Statistics
• Tips
• Tricks
• Videos
• Walkthrough (text & video)
• Weapons
• Wildcards
• iPhone & iPad supported
• Optimised for iOS9
• Works offline
• Guides, hints, tips & tricks
Tons of useful and nice guides that will be useful for both novice and experienced players.
• Optimised
The app is fully optimised to work on all mobile devices from Apple Inc.
• Walkthrough (text & video)
Detailed walkthrough the game.
• Weapons and etc.
Full info for each weapon: accuracy plots, graphics, stats, images, etc.
• Works offline
The app does not require Internet connection, meaning you can use it when you want.
Did you know that developers can not respond to comments in the App Store? Therefore, any requests, suggestions and comments, please send via the “Feedback” in the app or email support@momotov.com. In this case, I will respond quickly and solve the problem as soon as possible. If you like my work, then I’ll be happy if you leave a positive review in the App Store. :)

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Wonderoom Pro

Normally $4.99.

Wonderoom is a full-featured, powerful photo editor, with clean interface, designed for quick editing.
It supports undo/redo, preserves EXIF data while editing, and it auto-saves you current progress, you can safely close the app and continue in any time.
You can import Instagram and Flickr photos from your account or do a search by hashtags.
With Wonderoom you will have all the freedom to customize your photos with pretty filters, effects, frames and fonts.
FILTERS & EFFECTS
Choose from dozens of breathtaking filters and effects to completely change you image.
– Photo Filters
– Light Effects
– Art Filters
– Vignette
– Pixelate area
– Sharpness
– Blur (5 types)
COLOR CORRECTION
Take full control over the tone and color of your image with advanced color adjustments.
– Enhance
– Warmth
– Brightness/contrast
– Hue/Saturation
– Exposure
COLOR SPLASH
Give your photos a dramatic look by converting them to black and white, while keeping your chosen details in color.
– Color Splash
DECORATIONS
Add a caption to the photo. Choose from bunch of different stickers, frames and shapes to give your photos some extra flare.
– Shapes
– Stickers
– Frames
– Text labels (bunch of fonts)
DRAW
Draw on your photo with any color you want.
– Draw (5 tools, color picker, undo/redo)
TRANSFORM
– Crop
– Orientation
– Resize (with or without aspect saving)
GEOLOCATION & TIMESTAMP
You can add, edit or delete the geolocation and timestamp of your photo preserved in EXIF.
– Location

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Cοuntdown

Normally $1.99.

App Store is now full of applications that calculate the difference between two dates, but Countdown is able to do it so well!
With an interface so intuitive and so simple you can take with you your best memories, the most important events of your life, and your special days.
You can easily add events by pressing the + button at the top right and delete them by swiping left.
What else? If you can’t remember an event, you can also search it through the dates, and if you need to, you can edit it!

Download Cοuntdown

Shoppi

Normally $0.99.

It is not just a shopping list, it’s assistant for shopping excursion. It helps you to save time and money. You will not forget to buy everything you need.
This apps helps you to do all your household chores quickly and save time on shopping.
You can save your money because you will not buy unnecessary goods. You will never forget to buy a favorite dessert for dear people.
This is one of the first applications to support Apple Watch! Your shopping list will be available on the watch!

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Diode

Normally $0.99.

Now with Game Center! Challenge your friends to see who can become the Highest Scoring Circuit Designer!
Part maze, part puzzle, use your path creation skills to design a circuit from the switch to the globe in this brain teasing game.
Work your way through 4 richly textured stages, Paper, Cotton, Stone and Metal, each introducing new types of diodes to challenge your skills. FInish all 40 levels to become the ULTIMATE DESIGN MASTER!
There’s no time limit but the faster you complete the level and the less diodes you switch the higher your score. And remember, don’t set off the alarms!
This universal app has been carefully optimised for the best quality game play experience on all devices.

Download Diode

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Galaxy S7 edge will be a dream phone for Android fans

Even though last year’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge were incredible phones, they nonetheless failed to reverse the overall decline in Samsung’s smartphone sales. What’s more, some Android users were annoyed that Samsung took away features like support for microSD cards that had been staples of its previous flagship devices.
If the recent leaks about the Galaxy S7 edge’s specs and features are right, however, then it seems that Samsung will have delivered a dream device for Android fans.

Let’s start with the battery life. A recently unearthed FCC filing confirms that the Galaxy S7 edge will have a 3,600mAh battery that will not only be larger than the battery in last year’s Galaxy Note 5 but also bigger than the battery found in last year’s acclaimed Nexus 6P. While big battery size doesn’t equate necessarily to longer battery life, it’s nonetheless a good bet that the Galaxy S7 edge will set the standard for Android phones in terms of battery life this year.
Second, assorted leaks have claimed that Samsung will be bringing back support for microSD cards in its flagship devices this year, which will once again give users the ability to upgrade the storage on their phones. Although the lack of microSD card support probably didn’t hurt Galaxy S6 sales to a significant extent last year, bringing it back certainly can’t hurt.
Other reported specs for the device include either a Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890 processor, as well 4GB of RAM and a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera. There might be some griping about the camera having a lower megapixel count compared to last year’s phones but honestly a 12-megapixel camera is perfectly adequate for most smartphone photographers, especially since Samsung has in the past shown it can deliver first-rate cameras on its devices.
In short, it sounds like Samsung has done a lot of work addressing the weaknesses of last year’s models without compromising on their strengths. We still don’t officially know the device’s full features yet but the early leaks all indicate the Galaxy S7 edge will be the phone to beat in 2016.

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Lenovo VIBE S1 Lite: hands-on

Back in September of 2015, Lenovo announced an affordable, selfie-centric smartphone called the Lenovo VIBE S1. It featured pretty good midrange hardware and a dual front camera setup for some bokeh effects, all for the reasonable price of $299. Now, the company has announced a more affordable variant of the handset, called the VIBE S1 Lite. Here at CES 2016, we’ve had a closer look at the device.

Design

The first thing we notice in the Lite model is that the curved glass rear has been replaced by a matte-finished plastic cover. That aside, the design language of the VIBE S1 can certainly be seen here, as the phone still has the metal frame around its sides, and retains an elegant look and light weight. The back is still curved, providing nice ergonomics for an already comfortable to hold smartphone.

Display

Just like its bigger sibling, the VIBE S1 Lite has a 5-inch display with a 1080 x 1920 resolution. This results in a pixel density of 441 PPI, giving us a crisp, detailed image. It’s a pretty bright IPS panel, with rich and a bit oversaturated colors, while its viewing angles are slightly harsh.

Interface

The VIBE S1 Lite runs Lenovo’s proprietary interface on top of Android 5 Lollipop. It’s generally a light re-skin, with the app drawer completely removed for one reason or another, and a number of experience-enhancing features added either as separate settings or security apps. The interface favors flat and colorful icon design, while its notifications shade and various menus do not stray far from the stock Android look.

Processor and memory

Under its hood, this selfie-centric handset has a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek MT6753 SoC, 3 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD of up to 128 GB. In our short time with the phone, we didn’t notice any stuttering or performance issues. Lenovo’s interface takes it easy on the hardware, and MediaTek’s processor has no issue running whatever we had on screen.

Of course, we would imagine that graphics intensive applications would take their toll on the phone’s performance, but we hadn’t had a chance to test that yet.

Camera

The front camera is where Lenovo put a large emphasis with the VIBE S1 Lite. Unlike its sibling — the VIBE S1 — this handset doesn’t have a dual camera setup on the front. Instead, it has one 8 MP Sony-made sensor accompanied by a flash for those times you just have to take a shot of your mug, but it’s just too dark. Additionally, the phone has a selfie panorama function, which will either help with getting more people in a shot, or get a larger shot of the scenery behind you, should there be such.

The backside camera sports a 13 MP sensor assisted by a two-tone CCT (Color Correlated Temperature) flash, which we’ve seen on the Motorola Moto X and Moto Play before.

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Nokia N2: 6 inch display, 4GB RAM and 21MP Pureview

Nokia N2 – the next beast of Nokia rebirth

Nokia’s purchase of Alcatel Lucent has made all of us excited and may bring up many surprises. Designer David Quijada predicts that the giant will produce a new era with brand new products we never seen before. One of those include the one we are talking about: Nokia N2 with a bold impressive appearance and awesome specs. This Nokia N2 has all the potential it takes to become the rebirth of Nokia in the smartphone market.
Looking at the image above, you can tell that it brings the impression of a big smartphone – at the size of around 6 inch display. In terms of Nokia N2 specs, we have a Snapdragon 810 CPU, and edge to edge screen with OLED panel and beautiful FHD resolution. Nokia N2 cameras will be what we all love: 21MP Pureview sensor on the back and 8MP selfie shooter on the front. Both come with LED flashes for better shots under low light conditions.

Nokia N2 is designed to carry some special favorable features too. The phone will have 3D Touch, a huge 64GB internal storage, 4G LTE and NFC charge. We will have Cortana and an optic scanner on board. There is no information about the Nokia N2 RAM capability yet, but with other premium specs the phone already have, a 4GB RAM or bigger will make it an ideal device.

Nokia N2 – reasonable price for impressive specs

For now, please keep in mind that, Nokia N2 is still a render design by Designer David Quijada. But it has so much potential of reaching mass production when Nokia comes back in 2016, which is just a few month ahead of us. We hope that as Nokia already targeted some budget flagships like Nokia E1, this Nokia N2 will also have a very reasonable price tag, compared to what it has.

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