Samsung S4 Full Specification and Features

You want a phone that is more than enough to satisfy your needs for the next 2 years? The Samsung Galaxy S4 is that kind of phone that you would need. 

Samsung Galaxy S4 is very powerful and can do so much.

You might have been hearing this but don't know why this device is shipping with speed mostly in Asia. Well below is the full specification and features of this device.

Display

5 inch full HD Super AMOLED screen with 1920 x 1080, 441 ppi

Chipset

3G Exynos 5, 1.6 GHz Quad + 1.2GHz Quad (AP) XMM6360 (CP)

Network

2.5G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G (HSPA+ 42Mbps): 850/900/1900/2100 MHz

Memory

16 and 32 GB user Memory and MicroSD slot up to 64GB

RAM: 2GB 

Camera / Flash

Main camera: 13 Mega Pixel with Auto Focus with flash and zero shutter lag

Secondary camera: 2 Mega pixel with full HD recording @ 30fps with Zero Shutter lag.

Wireless Connectivity

WiFi a/b/g/n/ac HT80

Bluetooth 4.0 LE 

NFC

GPS

GPS/GLONASS

Dimension and Weight

133.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm and  weighing 130g

Battery

2,600 mAh

OS/Upgrade

Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Messaging & SNS

ChatON

LBS

Google Maps

Other Services and Applications

• Group Play, Samsung Smart scroll, Smart pause, Air Gesture, Air View

• S Travel (Trip Advisor), S Voice Drive, S Health

• Samsung Hub, Samsung WatchON, Adapt Display and Adapt Sound

• Safety Assistance, Samsung Wallet, Samsung KNOX (B2B only)

• Samsung Tectiles

PC Applications

Samsung Kies and Kies Air

UI

Android + Samsung

Browser 

Android Browser and Chrome Browser

Audio

mp3, amr-nb/wb, aac, wma, ogg, flac, ac-3, apt-X

Video

Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMv7/8, Sorenson Spark

Recording and Playback

Full HD (1080)

Samsung Galaxy S4 is available two colours: White Frost and Black Mist

Things You Should Do When You Buy a New Smartphone

At one point in time we get to buy a new smartphone, these smartphones are not like the phones we use back in the day when we only receive calls and send text messages. Smartphones do much more and therefore what you do to when purchase a 21 century smartphone is quite different from that of the old time phone.

Let say you got a new Blackberry smartphone or an Android or Apple smartphone, there are lists of things you should consider doing immediately. Some of these things will be a life saver at some point in the near future especially in an era where phone theft is a huge business for some people. Below, I have highlighted these things that we sometime take for granted and overlook until something happens to the smartphone. These things that one must do are quite easy and sensible if you look at it.

THINGS YOU SHOULD DO WHEN YOU BUY A NEW SMARTPHONE

1. First thing first is to setup your device as new and input the email address you want to associate with the device. Choose the email that you use most frequently use and make sure its well secured. 

2. Next is to open an account that will allow you download and install apps on your smartphone. For Android device users, you will definitely need a Google account setup on the device, without a Google account, you won't be able to download anything from Google Play Store.

For Apple device users, you will need to create Apple account and the same goes for Blackberry and Windows Phone device users.

3. Next step is to connect your device to  your computer and sync with a desktop manager. This will help register your device as personal as it can be. For example, Apple devices uses iTunes to manage their devices, Blackberry uses Blackberry Desktop Manager. With this, you would familiarize yourself with the way to backup, transfer between device and computer. Also, if you have contacts from Outlook, it will be easy to import instead of having to re-transfer all contacts from your current phone. Backing up your contacts locally can't be overstressed and its more secured than backing up in the cloud.

4. Once you have done the things listed above, the next thing is to install certain apps. The first on the list is a tracking and security apps. For users of Apple devices, Find My iPhone is a good one, not the best though. For users of Blackberry devices, Blackberry Protect should be installed. If you have an Android device, Androidlost should be installed. 

All these tracking apps are free and do their best to help get your device back in case it was stolen or lost.

5. Now, you can start installing other applications as you need them. 

6. I know its customary for some people to throw away the pack of their smartphone and lose their purchase receipt after unboxing. However, i would suggest that you do not throw it away as it contains information like your IMEI and a proof of ownership. This will come in handy if you need to totally block a device that has been stolen. With your IMEI number, you can request your network carrier to place a ban on the device so that it becomes unusable in the country. This is very important.

There it is folks, this list may not be enough but it should suffice for now. 
If there are other things you want me to add to the list, please feel free to suggest it.

*All these apps can be downloaded from the web mostly from different preloaded App Store app on the smartphone.

Tecno N7 Smartphone full Specifications & Features with Video

TECNO is the brand that have overtaken Nigeria by storm when it comes to phone sales. The prices of TECNO phones are very low compared to other kinds of phones with the same specs and function. 

In fact, Nokia that used to dominate phone market in Nigeria, has lost huge market share and have been replaced by tecno phones in the hands of low and middle class income earners.

Of course TECNO phones have always been though of as a silly China phone, but with the series of smartphones been released by this company e.g TECNO N3, D5 etc, one will say that the game is on especially with the new TECNO N7.

Have been asked by many people if I had seen the new and latest Tecno N7 smartphone developed by Tecno Mobile Industries, and I have always replied that I have not only seen but am presently using one.

In case you don't know, Tecno N7 is the latest and highest range smartphone made by Tecno Mobile and below are the specs and features of the device including a video here.

Operating System:                Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 

RAM:                                                    512mb 

ROM:                                                    4gb & 2gb  (there are two types of this device)

Processor:                                         1.2 GHz Dual core

Battery:                                               2300mAh 

Front Camera:                               0.3mp 

Back Camera:                                 5.0mp with powerful flash 

SIM:                                         Dual SIM both operational at the same time 

SIM 1slot:                                          Supports Edge, 3G and HSPDA 

SIM 2 slot:                              Supports only Edge 

Screen size:                                      5 inches 

Resolution:                            480 x 800 

SD:                                                         Comes with 8Gb memory expandable to 32Gb 

Bluetooth:                                        3.0 

WiFi:                                                    Yes 

Radio:                                                  Yes 

Case:                                                     Strong Plastic white back case 

Touch Screen:                              Yes, very sleek and responsive

Sensors:                                  G - Sensors, Proximity sensors, light sensor

Video & Audio Support:        Avi, mp4, mp3, ogg, mwv,....

NOTE: 4GB ROM comes with 512mb RAM but the 2GB ROM comes with 750mb RAM

Price: Price is between 29 - 30k in Naira. Slot a phone store located at Ikeja, computer village, sells for N30, 000, while some other stores sells for N31, 000. However I bought mine at another Tecno shop for N29, 000

It comes pre-installed with Whatsapp, Google+, Bible, Quran, Facebook, Twitter, Asphalt 6, Angry Birds etc. and I have installed AVG anti virus, Temple Run 2, Skype, Viber etc on it.

Am currently using this device and I can say that the price is okay. I have also included images so that u can see it for yourself.

This device is okay but not without a down side.
The down side is in the screen resolution and RAM space. I believe that TECNO should have increased the RAM to 1.0GB instead of its 512mb and also, the screen resolution should have been around 1200 x 1200 due to screen size. 
RAM issue is noticeable when a lot of apps are running in the background, and you try playing a game like Asphalt 6, it could hang for a while and get back into play. However, when some apps are stopped, game play is seamless and enjoyable.

This device is rootable. In fact Wondershare Mobile Go sees this device as HTC TECNO.

Obviously, a higher version of TECNO N7 will show up soon enough and I would like to trade in this N7 for that. 

I have included images and a video link here for you just in case you had like to see what this device actually looks like.

 

Obviously, the game is on for smartphone makers. If TECNO can come up with something as good as this, then we are sure that even better devices and tablet are in the works and would be released soon.

Pros: 

• Solid build
• Fairly good camera
• Strong and long lasting battery

Cons:

• Low RAM
• Low screen resolution
• Possibility of operating system upgrades are minute

A comparison with Infinix X450 with Tecno N7 can be found here

Drop your comments to share your opinions or ask question regarding this device.