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  • HTC Desire 700 Dual sim Review

    HTC Desire 700 is a dual sim Android smartphone powered by quad core processor. The device has 2 sim slots, 1 for GSM sim and another one for CDMA sim. The HTC Desire 700 Price in India is Rs.23,500.

    HTC Desire 700 dual is powered by 1.2GHz Quad core A7 CPU with Spreadtrum Shark chipset and Mali-400 GPU. The RAM of the device is 1GB and has 8GB internal storage. Desire 700 also supports microSD card upto 64GB.  The dual sim smartphone measures 145.5 x 72 x 10.3 mm and weighs 149 grams. Unlike HTC flagship device, it has treated Glossy Plastic finish.

    HTC Desire 700 Dual sports 5 inch capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and 220 ppi pixel density. For taking snaps and recording video, there is a 8MP primary rear camera and 2.1MP front facing camera for video calling. Both are capable of recording HD videos.

    For connectivity, HTC Desire 700 comes with 2G, 3G, WiFI, Bluetooth, USB, USB tethering and WiFi hotspot. The smartphones houses Li-po 2100 mAh battery which is rated to provide upto 582 hours of standby time and 11 hours 40 minutes of talk time. The device supports most of the video codecs and audio codecs, The key features of the device includes HTC BoomSound, Dual Frontal Stereo Speakers with Built-in Amplifiers . HTC provides 1 year manufacturer warranty for Phone and 1 year warranty for in the box accessories.

    HTC Desire 700

    Disadvantages of HTC Desire 700 Dual sim

    • Over priced. Comparing the device with other competitive devices, price is too high.
    • Mid range chipset.
    • No HD screen resolution. Being a premium device, it is disappointing to see a screen which does not even has a 720p resolution.
    • Camera performance is just average
    • No 3G support on second sim

    HTC Desire 700 Tips and Tricks

    Taking screen shot on HTC Desire 700 Dual sim:

    You can take screen shot on HTC Desire 700 in two methods. First one is Android default, Volume Down and power button. Press both the buttons, you will hear a shutter sound. Screen shot will be saved in the gallery. Another method is using the combination of power button and capacitive home button.

    Using HTC Desire 700 as modem:

    HTC Desire 700 can be used as modem to connect to internet from PC using the USB tethering and WiFi hotspot features.

    HTC Desire 700 Dual Specification

    • 5-inch Touchscreen with qHD screen
    • 8GB internal storage and expandable Storage Capacity of 64 GB
    • 1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor with 1GB RAM
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB
    • 8 MP Primary Camera with LED flash
    • 2.1 MP Secondary Camera
    • Dual Active SIM (CDMA + GSM)
    • Android OS 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed

  • Nokia Lumia 520 Review-Advantages And Disadvantages

    Nokia Lumia 520 is the most affordable Windows smartphone available in the market right now. It has 1GHz dual core processor and runs on latest iteration of Windows mobile OS Windows Phone 8.  Good touch screen and Nokia own apps makes this device one of the best deal to get it. The Nokia Lumia 520 latest price in India is Rs.8500.

    The Nokia Lumia 520 has 4 inch TFT capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 800X480 pixels and pixel density of 235 ppi. The touchscreen works even if you operate through key chain or finger nail. The screen produces good viewing angles and has scratch resistant glass. Nokia Lumia 520 is powered 1GHz dual core Krait processor with 512MB of RAM and adreno 305 GPU.

    Nokia Lumia 520 Smartphone

    The internal storage capacity of Lumia 520 is 8GB. The memory can be further added upto 64GB through microSD card. The connectivity features includes GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB. The device has 5MP primary camera for taking the snaps or recording videos. Nokia Lumia 520 camera is not as good as Lumia 720 but it does decent job for the price. The device is fuelled by Li-ion 1430 mAh battery which provides a power backup of 14 hours of talk time.

    Nokia Lumia 520 Disadvantages

    • There is no front facing camera and LED flash for the primary camera
    • Some of the popular apps are not available on Windows platform.
    • No USB tethering is possible
    • The call quality is not that great.

    Nokia Lumia 520 Specification

    • 1GHz Dual Core Processor with Adreno 305 GPU and 512MB of RAM.
    • 5MP autofocus primary rear camera
    • Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OS
    • 8GB Internal storage.
    • Expandable storage upto 64GB via microSD card.
    • Li-ion 1430 mAh battery
    • 4 inch IPS capacitive touch screen with WVGA resolution and 233 ppi pixel density.

    Nokia Lumia 520 Tips and Tricks

    Taking screen shot on Lumia 520: Taking a screen shot or print screen on Nokia Lumia 52o is very easy. Just press and hold power button and Windows button. You will hear a shutter sound for the confirmation. The screen shot will be saved in the gallery.

    Read: How to take screenshot on Nokia Lumia Smartphone.

    Nokia Lumia 520 as modem: The current stream of Android devices can be used as modem using the USB tethering or WiFi hotspot features. But Windows platforms do not support USB tethering. So to share data connection of Lumia 520 with PC, you can use Internet sharing feature. This feature enables the Lumia 520 as WiFi Hotspot.

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Multi Window Tips

    We have seen multi window sidebar features in Galaxy Note 2,Galaxy S3, Galaxy Grand etc.  But with Galaxy Note 3, Samsung has introduced much improved and more feature rich Multi Window Feature.  In 5.7 inch full HD display, the Multi Window feature works flawlessly.  The previous models, one needed to change the screen constantly to suite the particular function we were using. But in the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 3, you can do two different tasks simultaneously such as looking up webpages while sending text in a single screen side by side.

    Multi Window Sidebar in Galaxy Note 3

    How to Use Multi Window Feature in Samsung Galaxy Note 3

    Activating muti window feature in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is very easy.  Here is the quick steps which will useful for activating and using the multi window feature.

    Step 1:  In the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen. This opens a quick settings bar.

    Step 2: Swipe to right till you get the Multi window icon. Tap on it to enable the Multi Window.

    Step 3: The left side middle of the screen you will find a arrow mark.

    Step 4: Drag the application in the Multi window sidebar to the main window.

    Step 5: Drag the another application which you want to work along with the first opened app.

    Step 6:  You can adjust the size of the windows by moving the split bar handle.

    Step 7: Thats it. Start working on the both the applications at time.

    How to Disable Multi windows Side bar in Samsung Galaxy Note 3

    Follow the same steps 1 & 2 given above. As you know, when you first tap it, it will enable and if you tap it twice it will get disabled.

    Creating Paired windows

    As  mentioned earlier, muti window feature of Samsung Galaxy Note 3, you work with two apps at time. If you are using two apps always together, then you can use this feature. Using the Paired windows feature, you create a single to open two apps at a time with single tap.

    Step1:  When you have two apps open, Tap arrow key from the left of the screen.

    Step2: Tap on to see more option

    Step 3: Tap the create button.  New pop us comes up.

    Step 4: Enter the name  you want to give it to the paired window.

    Step 5: Tap Ok. Paired windows is created.

  • HTC Desire 600 Dual Sim Review

    HTC Desire 600 is a Dual sim Android smartphone with stylish design and good build quality. In terms of design it resembles HTC One smartphone. The device runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean along with HTC ‘s own UI layer HTC Sense 5. The price of HTC Desire 600 in India is Rs.26,299. Does it worth for the money? Let us see the pros, cons and features of the device.

    HTC Desire 600 sports 4.5 inch Super LCD2 qHD panel that has a resolution of 540×960 pixels resulting in a pixel density of 245 ppi.  It is disappointing that HTC did not added at least 720p screen considering its high price.The viewing angles and sun legibility are decent. The text and images looks decent as the screen size is small.

    HTC Desire 600 Review

    The HTC Desire 600 comes with a 8 megapixel primary rear camera with LED flash and auto focus.  HTC also included a dedicated image chip for quick processing of images and has smart flash which offers a five level flash that is automatically set based on the distance to the subject. Like other recent Android phones from HTC, this phone too comes with HTC own camera app. This provides option for users to select different scene settings among Normal, Landscape, Portrait, Backlight, Night, Text and Macro for still still images. Users can also switch between HDR, Sweep Panorama and Anti shake modes and choose the slow motion video mode. HTC Desire 600 also offers self timer through which one can put timer ranging from 2 to 10 seconds, select the resolution, video quality, review duration, image adjustments, ISO  and white balance settings.

    HTC Desire 600 Camera performance: The HTC Desire 600 takes good quality images with accurate color reproduction and captures good amount of details in daylight. However, the images taken in the indoors and artificial light looks soft and even grainy to a certain extent.

    HTC Desire 600 is powered by 1.22GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 203  GPU.  The internal storage of the device is 8GB which can be further extended through a microSD card upto 64GB. The phone performance is good enough for web browsing and even games like asphalt 7 we were able to play without much lag. The call quality of Desire 600 is good and captures signal in weal areas too. The HTC Desire 600 houses 1860 mAh battery which lasts almost one full day with ,medium to high usage.

    Disadvantages of HTC Desire 600

    Any review without discussing the negative of the device cannot be completed. So here is the list of demerits of HTC Desire 600.

    • The screen has only qHD resolution. Where as for the same price, there are many 720 p screen devices.
    • The camera performance in indoors and under artificial light are disappointing.
    • No Full HD 1080 p video recording support.
    • relatively slow chipset.
    • The price of the device is high considering the features.

    Summary of HTC Desire 600 Specification

    • 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad Core Processor
    • 1GB RAM and Adreno 203 GPU
    • 8 MP Primary Camera and 1.6 MP front facing camera.
    • 8GB internal storage and 64 GB external storage support through microSD card
    • Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS wih HTC sense 5
    • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • 4.5-inch Super LCD 2 Capacitive Touchscreen with qHD resolution.
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity

  • Samsung Galaxy S4 Tips And Tricks

    Samsung Galaxy S4 is the flagship smartphone with powerful processor and beautiful design. Once you have such a powerful smartphone, you are eager to know what you can do with that and how to do it. So in this post, I will show you some of the Samsung Galaxy S4 tips and tricks.

    Samsung Galaxy S4 Tips and Tricks

    1. Swiping down with two fingers to get the access to Quick Setting Panel: To use this feature, just swipe down from the status bar with two fingers. Then touch and hold to access settings. You can rearrange icons by long tapping and icon and drag it to required place.
    2. Adding TV Remote control to notification panel for quick access:  Go to Application screen and then Watch On and then Settings.
    3. Setting WiFi Timer: Using this feature, you can save cellular data, as the phone will try to connect to available Wi-Fi networks for a specific period of time.  You can enable this by Setting->Connection->WiFi->Advanced->Wi-Fi Timer.

    Samsung Galaxy S4 Tips And Tricks

    4. Taking screen Shot or Print screen on Samsung Galaxy S4: You can take screen shot or print screen on Galaxy S4 by two ways. One is default android way and another is new hand swipe feature.
    To take screenshot on normal way, just press Volume down+Menu key at time. The screen shot will get saved in the gallary. Another way is by Hand swipe.  To take screen shot by hand swipe, just go to Settings->Motion. Scroll down and find Hand Motion. Then Palm Swipe to Capture. Enable that by ticking the check box. Now close the menu and shape your hand like you are “Chopping” the screen. Set your hand on either side of the screen. Then horizontally swipe across it. You can move it either way. There is no restriction on it. If you have done it correctly, then you will hear camera shutter and recieve a notification that a picture has been saved to the gallery.
    5. Samsung Galaxy S4 Tethering: Tethering of Samsung Galaxy S4 is very easy. You can easily use Galaxy S4 as modem to connect to internet from PC using USB tethering or through WiFi Hotspot. I have written detailed post on this in Tethering of Samsung Galaxy phones.
    6. Downloading mobile PC suite for Samsung Galaxy S4: Like any other Galaxy devices, Samsung Galaxy S4 too supports PC suite Samsung Kies desktop application and Kies Air mobile app. You can refer my on earlier How to download free Mobile PC suite for Samsung Mobiles for download instruction.

    Hope these Samsung Galaxy S4 tips and tricks helps. Share your feedback in the comment section below.