It seems that the majority of interest in the iPad Mini is for its cheaper price point. It was the main reason expressed by 64 per cent of respondents. About 54 per cent are interested in the smaller, more portable size ; 24 per cent think the iPad Mini would make a great gift; 20 per cent say they would use the tablet for work; and 20 per cent say they would purchase the iPad Mini out of their love for the Apple brand. The features prioritized by potential buyers were low price (84 per cent), 3G connectivity (65 per cent), reduced size (60 per cent), thin body (60 per cent), retina display (43 per cent), Siri (37 per cent), design (31 per cent) and an iOS 6 launch (30 per cent).

]]> http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/ipad-mini-a-favorite-among-tablet-users/feed 0 http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/biggest-smartphone-maker http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/biggest-smartphone-maker#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 01:42:21 +0000 admin http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/?p=574 Smartphones are the hottest gadgets in the world. But who is the biggest smartphone maker? We do not really know. Samsung, Apple’s chief competitor, gives only vague indications of how many it makes, which means industry watchers come up with widely diverging estimates. Apple Inc reports its iPhone sales down to the thousands. In the January to March period, it shipped 35.064 million. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co may have sold 32 million, 37.5 million or 44.5 million, depending which analyst you believe. The company itself refuses to say. What is at stake are bragging rights. More accurate sales figures from Samsung would also be useful to competitors and partners like wireless carriers and retailers. When it reported first-quarter results Friday morning, Samsung said only that overall phone shipments  were down more than 10 per cent from the fourth quarter, and that smartphone sales were about the same percentage of the company’s overall sales as they have been before. The problem is that Samsung has not reported any hard sales figures in a long time. Analysts and reporters have not been able to get Samsung to clarify the issue.

Wayne Lam, an analyst with IHS iSuppli, likens the process of estimating Samsung sales to “using compasses instead of GPS.” His estimate for first-quarter smartphone sales is 32 million, which would put Samsung behind Apple. IDC Corp, a research firm that tracks phone sales, postponed the release of its quarterly phone sales ranking. It was originally scheduled for just after Samsung’s report, but analyst Ramon Llamas said “additional insight” was needed. Analysts agree that in terms of overall phone sales, Samsung outdid long-time number one Nokia Corp in the first quarter. Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC Corp also recently stopped reporting how many phones it makes, possibly because its sales are in decline.

The Nokia 103 standard sales package includes  
• Nokia 103 handset
• Nokia Battery: BL-5CB 800 mAh
• Nokia Compact Charger AC-3
• Compact Visual User Guide

 Technical Profile
• System: GSM 900/1800
• User Interface: Series 30
• Dimensions: 107.2 mm x 45.1 mm x 15.3 mm (L x W x H)
• Weight: 76.57 g (including battery)
• Display: 96 x 68 ; 1,36” black and white
• Connectivity: 2.0 mm Charger Connector  Operating Times
• Standby time: Up to 27 days
• Talk time: Up to 11 hours  Nokia Original Accessories
• Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102
• Nokia Compact Travel Charger AC-5
• Nokia Mini Speaker MD-8

Key Features
• Fresh design with dust proof key mat
• Listen to your favorite music with the stereo FM radio (requires headset)
• Personalize your phone and assign one of the 32-polyphonic ring tones of your preference
• Manage your contacts by creating different phone books with a total support up to 500 entries
• Record your call durations and access the call history in the call log list
• Manage your schedules and be on time with the calendar and the speaking clock/alarm clock

Other features
• Integrated flashlight
• Storage of up to 250 SMS entries
• 3.5 mm AV connector
• Time tracker and pre-paid tracker (network based function)
• Preloaded games

]]> http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/nokia-103-cheapest-phone-ever/feed 0 http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/apples-ipad-3-whats-new-about-it http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/apples-ipad-3-whats-new-about-it#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:57:11 +0000 admin http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/?p=563 Apple has just announced the release of new ipad model which will cost $500 for 16 GB Wi-Fi versions just like its predecessor but the 16 GB Wi-Fi Apple ipad 2 will drop to $400 from its previous price of $500. So, it’s a good deal but what can you expect from additional $100 investment for new ipad? Without any further delays I want to compare specification and features of ipad 2 with new ipad 3. We will also compare this with its rivals like Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 costing $500 for 16 GB version and Amazon’s Kindle fire which costs $200 for 8 GB version.

DISPLAY: Display resolution of ipad 2 is 1024 x 768 but apple has gone a bit further in ipad 3 and increased the screen resolution to 2048 x 1536. This increase in resolution results in what is famously known as retina display. If you don’t know what retina display is then here is a simple explanation. In retina display individual pixels will be indistinguishable to human eye for a certain distance and in case of ipad 3 this distance is 15 inches. Talking about Samsung Galaxy tab, its resolution is 1280 x 800 which not as good as new ipad 3 is but it’s far better than any other tablet available in the market. Similarly, Kindle Fire is not that far behind with a resolution of 1024 x 600 which definitely results is a very good display for small screen size.

PROCESSOR: Apple is using duel-core Apple A5X with quad-core graphics to power the demand of such high resolution display without negatively affecting the battery life. This processor is better than that of ipad 2 and will provide excellent visual for apps and games. Kindle Fire and Galaxy Tab both have duel-core processor as well.  

CAMERA: Camera might be the biggest difference in new ipad 3. New ipad offers 5 megapixel camera compared to dismal 0.7 megapixel camera on ipad 2. Talking about other tablets, Galaxy tab has a three megapixel camera and Kindle Fire has no camera at all.

DIMENSION AND WEIGHT: Weight of Wi-Fi version of new ipad is 1.44 pounds (ipad 2 was 1.33 pounds). The weight of ipad 3 with added high speed 4G capability is 1.46 pounds. Kindle fire is at 1.33 pounds and Galaxy tab weigh about 1.30 pounds. Both ipad 2 and new ipad 3 has 9.7 inches display whereas Samsung Galaxy Tab is 10.1 inches and kindle fire has a display of 7 inches. The thickness of ipad 3, galaxy tab and kindle fire are 0.37(ipad 2 was 0.34), 0.30 and 0.5 inches respectively.

FINAL THOUGHTS: New ipad is just $100 more than the previous version of ipad. So, if you are a guy who wants to stay head of the curve in technology, go for new ipad 3 with crystal clear retina display and much better graphics capabilities. And for those in a tight budget, $200 kindle fire will just do the trick for you and is a great viable option.

“With great products for customers, I think the rest will fall into place” Elop said. In most of the countries cellphone carriers subsidies the sales of smartphone to customers who are will to sign a contract. The low price of the phone means that the customers might get their phone for free with a contract and the load on the pocket will be low.

Nokia was once a dominant force on the cellphone market but has been loosing its ground in recent years. At the time cellphones running Google Android and iPhones are enjoying the increasing popularity. The Finnish giant Nokia is desperately trying for a comeback with smartphones using Microsoft’s Windows software in what Elop has called as the war of the ecosystems.

Nokia began to ship its first Windows based smartphone from October. Nokia is planning to gradually replace its sweetheart but old Symbian software in its smartphones with the new Windows Operating System.

Nokia became the worlds top cellphone maker in 1998 and reached a good 40 per cent market share in 2008 but the company has gradually lost its holding on the market and fell to below 30 per cent last year. This decline in market share lead to massive job cuts and nearly 10,000  layoffs was announced last year. Nokia has decided to stop assembling cellphones in Europe and shift its production base to Asia in order to gain a competitive edge in smartphone war.

]]> http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/nokia-to-come-up-with-cheaper-windows-smartphone/feed 1 http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/motorola-droid-4-xt894 http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/motorola-droid-4-xt894#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:44:29 +0000 admin http://mobilephoneoffers101.com/?p=551 Well, here we are giving information about a brand new member of Droid family called Motorola Droid 4. This top notch device features 4 inch HD display, slide out QWERTY keyboard and LTE. Featuring an exciting 8 MP camera, Motorola droid 4 is definitely gonna rock your world. Here are the full specs for Motorola Droid 4

Network

• 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• CDMA 800 / 1900
• 3G HSDPA 900 / 2100
• CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
• 4G – LTE 700 MHz class 13

Built and sound

• 127 x 67.3 x 12.7 mm, 179 gm
• QWERTY keyboard, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, multitouch
• 540 x 960 pixels, 4 inches
• loudspeaker, 3,5mm jack, mp3, wav ringtones, vibration

Memory

• 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, microSD card slot up to 32 GB

Data

• GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Bluetooth v4.0 with TE + EDR
• microUSB v2.0
• Up to 3.1 Mbps speed, LTE, HSUPA

Camera

• 8 MP primary camera, 1.3 MP secondary camera
• 3264 x 2448 pixels, auto focus, LED flash, image stabilization, face detection, geo tagging
• Video @ 1080p at 30 fps

Other features

• Android OS Gingerbread v2.3
• Dual – core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
• PowerVR SGX540 GPU
• Proximity and accelerometer sensors, compass
• SMS, MMS, Email, Push mail, IM
• HTML browser, Adobe flash
• No radio
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Java MIDP emulator
• - SNS integration
  - HDMI port
  - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
  - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
  - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk
  - Document viewer
  - Photo viewer/editor
  - Organizer
  - Voice memo/dial
  - Predictive text input
• Standard Li-ion battery 1785 mAh

Network and Built

1. 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
2. 3G HSDPA 850 / 900 /1900 /2100
3. 4G LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
4. Size – 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
5. Weight – 160 gm

Display and Sound

1. AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors, 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches, Multitouch, Gorilla Glass, Nokia ClearBlack display
2. Vibration, Loudspeker, 3.5 mm jack, MP3, WAV ringtones

Memory and Data

1. No card slot, 16 GB of internal storage, 512 MB RAM
2. GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR, NFC, microUSB v2.0

Camera

1. 8 MP, autofocus, duel-LED flash, Carl Zeiss lens, 3264 x 2448 pixels, Geo-tagging, Video recording 720p @ 30fps, video stabilization, 1.3 MP secondary camera

Other features

1. Microsoft Windows Phone OS 7.5 Mango
2. Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon chipset
3.  1.4 GHz Scorpion CPU and Adreno GPU
4. Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
5. SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, HTML 5 browser
6. Stereo FM radio with RDS
7. GPS with A-GPS support, Java MIDP 2.1, MicroSIM card support only, SNS integration, noise cancellation
8. Mp3 / wav / eAAC+ / WMA player
9. MP4 / H.264 / H.263 / WMV plyer
10. Document viewer and editor, video/photo editor, voice memo/dial/command
11. Predictive text input
12. Standard Li-Ion battery 1830 mAh

The bads about Nokia Lumia 900

Only microSIM card support

No expandable card slot

Network and Built

1. 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
2. 3G HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
3. 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
4. QWERTY keyboard
5. 107 grams

Display and Sound

1. 16 M colors, TFT capacitive touchscreen
2. 480 x 360 pixels, 2.45 inches screen, Trackpad
3.  MP3 ringtones and vibration alert, Loudspeaker, 3.5 mm jack

Memory

1. 8 GB internal storage, 768 MB RAM
2. microSD card slot expandable upto 32 GB

Data

1. GPRS, EDGE
2. HSDPA 7.2 bps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
3. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA
4. Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR
5. NFC support
6. microUSB v2.0

Camera

1. 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash
2. 2592 x 1944 pixels
3. image stabilization, geo-tagging and face detection
4. Video @nVGA quality
5. No secondary camera

Other features

1. BlackBerry OS 7.0
2. Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz CPU
3. SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
4. HTML browser
5. No FM radio
6. GPS with A-GPS support
7. No Java
8. SNS applications, Document viewer, Organizer, Voice memo, Voice dial, Predictive text input
9. MP3 / WMA / WAV / eAAC+ / FLAC player
10. MP4 / H.264 / H.263 / WMV player
11. Standard Li-ion battery

The bad and the ugly of BlackBerry Bold 9790

• No secondary camera for video call.
• Video recording at VGA quality. Are you serious ??? Every high end smartphone out there offers at least 720p recording
• No FM radio as always. Really frustrating.
• No Java on BlackBerry Bold 9790???

Network and built of Samsung Focus S

1. 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
2. 3G – HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
3. Size – 126 x 66.8 x 8.5 mm
4. weight – 110.6 gm
5. Touch sensitive controls
6. super AMOLED plus capacitive touchscreen. 16M colors, 480×800 pixels, 4.3 inches, Multitouch

Sound

1. Vibration and MP3, WAV ringtones
2. loudspeakers
3. 3.5 mm Jack

Memory

1. No card slot
2. 16 GB / 32 GB internal storage
3. 512 MB RAM

Data transfer

1. GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA
2. Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
3. Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP
4. microUSB v2.0

Camera

1. 8 MP camera, 3264×2448 pixels, LED flash, Autofocus, Geo-tagging, image stabilization, smile detection
2. Video @ 720p
3. Secondary 1.3 MP camera

Other features

1. Microsoft Windows Phone OS 7.5 Mango
2. 1.4 Ghz Scorpion CPU
3. compass, accelerometer, proximity, SMS, MMS, Email, Push mail, IM, RSS
4. HTML browser
5. Stereo FM radio with RDS
6. A-GPS support
7. Java MIDP 2.1
8. Document viewer and editor
9. MP4 / H.264 / H.263 / WMV player
10. MP3 / WAV / WMA / eAAC+ player
11. predective text input
12. 1650 mAh Li-ion battery

Some bads about Samsung Focus S I937

1. No expandable memory support
2. Bluetooth file transfer not available
3. No flash or Silverlight support
4. No USB mass storage mode on Samsung Focus S( big disappointment)
5. Limited availability of apps as you might have guessed since this is a new windows phone

 Samsung Focus S

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3) www.binusms.com : 10 free SMS per week to any number in the world. Mobile application also available. You can use it in the computer downloading java software from www.java.com and then running binu website.

4) www.kalasms.com : This helps you to create any type of ID while sending SMS.

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6) www.voipbuster.com : A year ago this website provided unlimited no of sms to any number and they were delivered instantly. The software is available but the no of SMS need to be tested.

7) http://www.stha.co.cc is another free text SMS sending site. It allows SMS of 140 characters and you can send as many SMS as you want.

Enjoy friends
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