The Best Android Choice

Samsung Galaxy W I8150

The best android choice._Samsung's Galaxy S2 may be the most desirable Android handset on the market at the moment thanks to its massive screen and ferocious dual core performance, but those features demand a high price that not everyone can afford. This is partly why Samsung has created the Galaxy W. It has a more standard-sized 3.7inch screen and a relatively modest single core processor, but it's also much more affordable as you can pick it up for around £228 SIM free and for free on a £22 a month contract from Three, who supplied our test handset.
Samsung's Android phones have never looked particularly beautifully – even the styling of the S2 is a little bit ho-hum in our opinion and sadly the Galaxy W doesn't do anything to change this.
Naturally, a large share of the front of the phone is given over to the 3.7inch capacitive touch screen, but there's a silver Samsung logo sitting above it. Below the screen you'll find the physical home button and touch buttons for standard Android menu and back keys. The edges around the glass of the display are plastic, but have been given a brushed metal look, while the back battery cover has a matte black finish with dimples stamped into it to make it a bit more grippy to hold. We also tend to prefer these rough finishes as they tend to hide scratches better.
Rather than placing the lock button at the top of the phone like many of its Android brethren, Samsung has shifted it to the right hand edge, so it's less of a stretch to get to when you've got it cradled in your palm. The left hand side is home to a volume button, while at the top there's a standard 3.5mm headphone jack and a microUSB port hidden behind a small plastic sliding cover. The back can be prized off via a small notch at the bottom to reveal the microSD card slot, as well as the removable battery.
Overall, while we wouldn’t describe it as flimsy, the phone feels very light to hold. This of course has its advantages but it doesn't give the phone the solid feel of many of HTC's Android offerings for instance. The battery cover, in particular, feels quite plasticky. It is comfortable to use, though, as the smaller screen means it's not as wide or tall as the S2 and the curved edges add to that comfort factor.
Rather than the Super AMOLED technology used for the S2's screen, the Galaxy W makes do with a standard LCD display. However, it's still an excellent screen and one of the phone's stronger points. Its resolution of 480x800 pixels means that pixel density is average but still good for a 3.7inch screen and as a result text looks sharp. It's bright too and its colours are warm, helping to give pictures graphics and videos a pleasingly natural look. Whites really do look white, rather than taking on the blue-ish tinge that you see on AMOLED displays, including those used on the S2 and Nokia Lumia 800.
OS, camera and battery life.
Under the bonnet, the Galaxy W relies on a 1.4Ghz Snapdragon processor. This is backed up by 512MB of RAM. While obviously not as fast as the S2, it certainly doesn't hang around when it comes to performance. Menus flick effortless by, apps open in the blink of an eye and generally everything keeps rolling along with an above average lick of speed. We certainly can't see anyone complaining about this phone feeling sluggish. Go to a graphically heavy webpage, or one that runs flash, and you'll get some slow down but these moments are infrequent enough not to irritate.
Call quality was on the whole very good too, and battery life, while not amazing, is pretty much in line with other Android devices, so you'll get around a day to a day and a half out of it before it needs a recharge.
The phone runs Android version 2.3.5 (Gingerbread), but as with all of Samsung's Android phones the company has added its TouchWiz user interface over the top. It offers a slightly different look to the vanilla Android interface and some elements of the UI heave differently. For example, the home button takes you to the first of your home screens rather than the middle one, and to unlock the phone you swipe away a lock screen picture. Not only are neither of these feature improvements but we can’t say we're massive fans of Touchwiz's slightly duller and flatter look, either.
Samsung has also added a few extra apps including AllShare for streaming media from the phone to Samsung TVs or other DLNA devices, a great video player (it played Xvid and HD MKV files without any problems) and a collection of Hubs (Social, Music, and Games). The Social hubs is essential a unified inbox for social networking, while the other two hubs are shops for music tracks and games.
When it comes to snappers, the Galaxy W actually has two cameras. The front facing camera is designed for video calling in apps like GoogleTalk and only has a VGA resolution, while if you flip the phone over and you'll see the 5.0megapixel camera staring out at you. Next to the lens is a single LED flash to help the sensor out when it's shooting in low light, and the camera also has autofocus.
Its results are actually reasonably impressive. Colours are captured fairly accurately and detail levels are generally pretty good. Naturally, You don't get the detail of 8 megapixel shooters and under low light images tend to look a bit noisy, but they're a lot less noisy than those taken on many of its competitors.
The camera can also be used to shoot video at resolutions of up to 720P HD. As with most of the 720p capable cameras we've used on smartphones the resulting video isn't fantastic. In mostly static videos there are good levels of detail, but as soon as you start to move around detail and resolution drops off a cliff.

The Best Android Choice._Powered by the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, the Samsung Google Galaxy Nexus GT-I9250 cell phone offers improved multitasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot and lots more. This Samsung smartphone features many Google mobile services that make it very useful as you get access to information with just a tap of a button. The ultra-fast 1.2 GHz dual core processor of the Samsung Google Galaxy Nexus GT-I9250 cell phone lets you take full advantage of the capabilities of the Android platform. Capture beautiful moments in high clarity with the touch focus 5 MP camera of this Samsung smartphone. The storage capacity of this Samsung mobile is up to 32 GB that lets you store quite a number of applications. With assisted GPS support, this Samsung mobile lets you find routes and other places of interest with ease.

Product Features

    Android 4.0
    Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. The lock screen, widgets, notifications, multi-tasking and everything in between has been rethought and refined to make Android simple, beautiful, and beyond smart.
    Face Unlock
    With Face Unlock on Galaxy Nexus you can now unlock your phone with a smile. No complicated passwords to remember, just switch on your phone and look into the camera to quickly unlock your phone.
    Android Beam
    With Galaxy Nexus you can now easily share contacts, websites, apps, maps, directions and YouTube videos to other people close by. Simply hold two NFC enabled Android phones close to each other and touch to beam and share.
    Voice typing
    Watch text instantly appear as you speak with voice input. Touch the microphone on the keyboard and use your voice to instantly type your emails, SMS, or anywhere you want to enter text.
    Google+
    With Google+ built in, sharing the right things with the right people is a lot easier. With Messenger, you can bring groups of friends together into a simple group conversation and with Hangouts you can now video chat with up to 9 people wherever you are.
    Single-Motion Panoramic Camera
    With Galaxy Nexus you get a high-end camera with zero shutter-lag, automatic focus, top notch low-light performance and a simple, intuitive way to take panoramic pictures. No stitching needed. Take amazing photos or 1080p videos, edit and then share them right from your phone.
    Vibrant high-definition display
    Galaxy Nexus is the world's first phone with a 4.65" high-definition sAMOLED display making text, videos & games look crisp, vibrant and rich. With an edge-to-edge 720p screen high-definition, videos look amazing and the unique Contour Display curves nicely to the shape of your face and makes it easier to hold.
    Slim and curved design
    Galaxy Nexus features a Contour Display that sits perfectly within the device's slim, curved and no button design. At just 8.84mm thick and with a minimal 4.29mm bezel, Galaxy Nexus provides superb portability alongside an expansive screen.
    Fast & 4G
    Galaxy Nexus runs at 4G (LTE or HSPA+) speeds so you can browse, watch movies, video chat & share without delay. With the 1.2 GHZ dual core processor you can quickly switch between apps and enjoy high-definition gaming and a lightning fast web browser.

Samsung galaxy S2

The best android choice._We first saw the Android Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) mobile phone at MWC earlier this year and it was love at first sight. The successor to the Samsung Galaxy S includes a gorgeous next-gen 4.2inch AMOLED screen in a slimmer body.
Pick up the phone and the first thing you notice is how light it is – it’s just 116g. Measuring 8.49mm, it’s incredibly slim in comparison to 9.9mm for the original Galaxy S; 9.3mm for the Apple iPhone 4 and 8.7mm for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc.
While the Galaxy S2 will certainly fit into the tightest jeans pocket, the compromise is build quality - the body just feels cheap and uninspiring. Things don't improve when you remove the wafer thin back to insert a sim - we’d be seriously worried about snapping it.
Controls are limited to volume on one side, power on the other, MHL port, which serves a dual purpose of charging via USB and outputting to HDMI, and a 3.5mm jack on the top, Samsung includes a range of streaming options including DLNA.
The highlight of S2 is the 4.3-inch 800x480 screen, which incorporates Super AMOLED Plus technology. Colours are eye popping and blues and greens literally jump out of the screen at you. Off-angle viewing is excellent too - the first phone we’ve seen to match the iPhone 4.
A larger screen sizes means that the phone is bulky, but it’s a joy for movies. When playing back our test HD movie clips, detail is sharp and action smooth.
We found that whites aren’t as pure or bright as those on the Apple iPhone 4, although blacks seem darker and colours are bolder and warmer. It handles action smoothly too.
Running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread, you get seven homescreens customisable with widgets and shortcuts. Swipe down to quickly activate WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and Auto Rotation settings.
Phone, Contact, Messaging and Application settings along the bottom are static when you are browsing the homescreens. Like other Android phones, press down to customise with Shortcuts, Folders, Wallpaper and numerous Samsung widgets.
Samsung’s overlayed Android with its TouchWiz UI which is functional and adds some neat features, including four hubs: Music (see below), Games, Readers and Social Hub, which acts as a portal to Kobo bookstore and Magazines via Zinio.
Social Hub syncs social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, to IM accounts including Google Talk; and MySpace and Linked-in.
It’s functional, syncing your contacts, but we prefer HTC Sense. In addition Sony Ericsson’s Xperia skin is slightly easier to use, for example here you can only organize the Applications via grid or list and to create App Folders you make the folder first before dragging items onto it.
The Galaxy S2 has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. In use the phone feels incredibly quick – one of the fastest smartphones we’ve used, whether you’re browsing a web page or swapping between applications it never feels slow.
During our tests it loads web pages over WiFi quicker than the iPhone 4 - loading a content-rich website like T3.com in just 15 seconds.
This isn’t a Nvidia Tegra 2 chip, so we couldn't download  games designed specifically for this (such as Samurai II: Vengence THD), but there are a decent selection of games to play.
We defy anyone to not enjoy Shrek Karting with the 3-axis gyroscope, and it ably handles speedy gameplay.
Samsung has boosted the camera resolution from 5-megapixels to 8-megapixels, instead of a dedicated shutter; you tap the virtual shutter, which is fairly quick if not quite as nippy as the offering on the iPhone 4.
There are plenty of manual controls. Adjust the ISO from 100-800, choose from five white balance settings and choose between three metering settings.
Samsung has also included Smile Shot, Beauty, Action, Cartoon and Panorama scene modes. Alongside auto focus, Macro mode captures sharp shots to around 10cm and there’s an effective Face Detection mode.
Still results are pleasing, the S2 is pretty good at controlling noise, and we’d like them to be a little sharper, colours are very natural.
The S2 shoots HD video at 720p and 1080p at 30fps and results are pleasing; it’s smooth, with natural colours, perhaps lacking a little definition.

samsung galaxy I9300 S3

The Best Android Choice._Samsung Galaxy. Thinner. Lighter. Faster. The much-anticipated iPhone 5 is finally here. The hype and the wait are over.  The Samsung galaxy I9300 S III is regarded as a match for the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 is a superb piece of technology - and arguably the best smartphone on the market right now. It's certainly the best Apple has ever produced. It can rightly be said that Apple and Samsung has taken a phone that was already at the top of its class and undoubtedly made it even better in the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy I9300 SIII.
The iPhone 5 is here, and selling by the million. As expected, it features a larger screen, a faster processor and a slightly improved camera. But the real question is - which one should you buy, the iPhone 5 or the Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III?
iPhone 5 – was unveiled on the 12th September 2012, While the Samsung Galaxy S III was unveiled on the May 2012
The iPhone 5 is in the stores selling, pre-order was over 2 million units. Early demands were hilariously overwhelming, outstripping supply but looking at the numbers, it's no surprise.
iPhone 4S sold over five million units in its first weekend in the stores, and more than two million in its first 24 hours.
The Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III was released in May, and has done quite well. Responses from users are encouraging. Reports in August suggested that the phone Galaxy S III has sold over 10 million units, surpassing the original Galaxy S and Galaxy S II.
Independent analyst forecasts suggest the iPhone 5 will sell around 26 million units and Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III to sell 30 million by the end of the year. Let's not forget that the Samsung Galaxy S III has been on sale for a lot longer, though.

Design
iPhone 5: 7.6mm thick, metal casing, non-removable battery
Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III - 8.6mm thick, plastic casing, removable battery
Apple has put in a lot to make the new iPhone 5 as thin as possible, the phone uses a small nano-SIM. The screen is also lighter that its predecessor, As a result it's just 7.6mm thick, just a few millimeter less than the Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III - which is 8.6mm thick.
Apple has tweaked the design of the phone to make it feel a bit less severe in the hand, despite being mega-thin.
The Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III is larger than the iPhone 5, due to its large 4.8in screen. It's 71mm wide, while the iPhone 5 is around 58mm wide in diameter.

Display
iPhone 5:  4.0inches, 640 x 1136 resolution
Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III - 4.8inches Super AMOLED, 720 x 1280resolution
Previous models of the iPhone since 2007 has uses the same size screen - 3.5inch. Apple has finally changed that with the iPhone 5, which has a widescreen of 4.0inch display.
The Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III has a bigger screen of 4.8inch display, some users may consider the Galaxy S III to be bulky - it's a huge 7.6cm across.
Each phone uses quite a different screen tech type. The Samsung Galaxy I9300 S3 features a Super AMOLED panel, while the iPhone 5 uses the same technology that has been used in iPads.
In bright sunlight, Apple claims the iPhone 5 is less reflective, which offers greater maximum brightness, supplying much better visibility.

Software
iPhone 5:  iOS 6
Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III: Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Android offers more integrated features in flexibility than iOS. You can change the way your phone responds to basic functions, e.g. You can replace your default SMS application with a third-party form a different vendor. Apple doesn't let you do anything like this. And, of course, the home screens of Android give you much more control over how your phone looks than the rigid application menu layout of the iOS.
The Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III also benefits from a blunder made by Apple. The iOS got rid of the Google mapping solution that had been in use since the early days of iPhones, replacing it with Apple's own stab. At present, Apple's new Maps application doesn't work too well though. Its maps are out of date, with towns mis-named and many roads simply missing.
The Samsung Galaxy I9300 SIII uses good old Google Maps, which works fine. And actually features maps that is up-to-date.

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iPhone 5: 1GB RAM, A6 processor, Dual Core 1.2GHz
Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III: 1GB RAM, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.4GHz
One area where the Samsung Galaxy I9300 SIII might beat the next iPhone is its processor's figures. The Samsung Galaxy S III uses the impressive Exynos 4412 chip, which has four cores and runs at 1.4GHz. While the iPhone 5, runs on Dual Core.

Connectivity
iPhone 5: new proprietary 8-pin connector, no microSD or microSIM
Samsung Galaxy I9300 SIII: microUSB, microSD and microSIM
Apple has taken a swift change in the iPhone 5, it has rejected the 30-pin connector used across iPods, iPads and iPhones in favor of a much-smaller 8-pin model. This is comparable in size to the microUSB standard, although it's not exactly the same as microUSB.
The iPhone 5, don’t have expandable memory neither does the previous version of the iPhone. Till date Apple has not offered a memory card slot. You need to rely on iTunes when transferring content like music and pictures to the phone.
The Samsung Galaxy I9300 SIII is easier when managing and transferring contents to your phone. It lets you use microSD cards and uses the microUSB standard. Unlike the iPhone, the Samsung doesn't rely on sync software to transfer files directly you can drag and drop files when plugged into a computer over USB.

Cameras
iPhone 5 - 8MP, LED flash
Samsung Galaxy I9300 SIII - 8MP, LED flash
Although many elements of the iPhone 5 have been improved hugely over its predecessor, the camera has only been given an upgrade. It's still an 8-megapixel, and it still uses a standard LED flash. Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR. LED video light, video stabilisation, geo-tagging.
The Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III has an 8-megapixel Camera, sensor and reams of features including image stabilization, touch focus, 1080p video capture and an LED flash. Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, face and smile detection.
The iPhone 5 also offers an impressive looking panorama mode - just tap and pan to automatically create an image.

Battery
iPhone 5 - 1440mAh
Samsung Galaxy I9300 S III - 2100mAh
The iPhone 5 hasn't gotten a huge battery increase over its predecessor.  The iPhone 4S has a 1430mAh, and the iPhone 5 a 1440mAh. It last for 40 hours of audio playback, or up to eight hours of talk time, with 3G enabled.
Also, like previous iPhones you can't swap out the battery on the iPhone 5.
Samsung made a particularly strong effort with the latest Galaxy's battery, surpassing most of its rivals by about 20 per cent.
In spite of the larger screen and only slight capacity increase, the iPhone 5 betters the stamina offered by the iPhone 4S. Apple must have put some real effort into this.

Verdict
More than is often the case, the battle between the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy I9300 S3 is the very definition of the case between iOS and Android, between Apple and Google.
The Samsung Galaxy I9300 S3 is more flexible, with expandable memory faster processor Quad-Core Processing Power and a more malleable OS. However, the metal body of Apple's phone feels a lot more premium, and is a much friendlier design for those with less than giant hands. And with 4inch screen, it won't feel quite so tiny next to the Samsung Galaxy I9300 S3, either

the best android choice

The Best Android Choice._We tested the international version of the Galaxy Note II, the N7100. We will follow up with full reviews for all the major carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon.
The Note II looks like a supersized version of the Galaxy S III, complete with the same rounded corners and home button. Two capacitive buttons (Menu and Back) that disappear after a few seconds flank this physical key. We tested the marble white version with silver trim, but the Note II will also be available in titanium gray. The polycarbonate body felt solid (albeit somewhat slippery), and popping off the back cover is a snap for accessing the SIM card, battery and microSD card slot.
The big question is whether you'd want to carry and use this device on a daily basis. Calling the Galaxy Note II a large smartphone is like calling a motor home a large SUV. The 6.4-ounce heft not only weighed on our pocket as we walked down the street, we could feel the top of the Note II dig into our thigh as we stepped into a car and climbed stairs. As with the previous Note, we also felt self-conscious holding the device up to our head to make calls.
The good news is that the Note II's footprint is more manageable than the original. Although the Note II (5.9 x 3.2 x 0.37 inches) is taller than the first Galaxy Note (5.8 x 3.27 x 0.38 inches), the former is narrower and slightly thinner. Little changes, such as moving the power button further down on the right side, help the Note II feel less unwieldy when used with one hand.
Nevertheless, Samsung includes "one-handed operation" settings for a reason. For example, you can check a box that tells the Note II to shift the dialpad to the right when you're making a call. We still had to stretch our thumb awkwardly across the display to open the phone app.

Although the Note II's display is a step down from the original Note resolution-wise (1280 x 720 versus 1280 x 800 pixels), the 5.5-inch Super AMOLED panel is better in almost every way. Not only does the bigger screen display more information without scrolling--we could see more headlines on The New York Times home page--the picture is brighter.
Display
On our light meter, we measured 229 lux for the Note II, versus 165 lux for the Note and 213 lux for the Galaxy S III. We had some difficulty reading the Note II's screen in direct sunlight, but it was easier to see content than on the S III. The average smartphone is 298 lux, and the iPhone 5's 4-inch display (525 lux) is significantly brighter.
Software and Interface

For the Note II, Samsung combined its TouchWiz interface with the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software, which means you get great features such as Google Now and offline voice typing. This is definitely a Samsung experience, though, as the company continues to be bold in adding features to Google's OS.
Take the notification menu, which now features a brightness control slider in addition to shortcuts for toggling Wi-Fi, GPS, Screen rotation and more. Another huge plus: there's a dedicated number row above the letters on Samsung's touch keyboard, which means you don't have to switch back and forth between letters and numbers to type things like addresses and passwords.
The Note II includes seven customizable home screens, with the time and weather widget front and center. Touch the Google search box and you'll be brought to Google Now, which learns from your searches to present handy info at a glance. For example, Google Now can show you how long it's going to take you to get home based on the traffic, the latest score from your favorite teams and whether your plane is on time.
The lock screen on the Note II not only lets you customize shortcuts to different apps, but also displays a news ticker at the bottom of the screen. You can even scribble a quick note by double tapping the screen with the S Pen while holding down its button.
Other notable features include Popup Video for watching clips while you use other apps, and you can now resize the window. There's also a new Popup Browser option that enables Note II users to view a Web page (say, in an email) without leaving the Email app.
S Voice hasn't changed since we reviewed the Galaxy S III. It's functional, but Apple's Siri is just smarter. When we asked S Voice for a five-day forecast, we got just the current conditions. You're probably better off using Google Voice Search. It's not as feature-rich, but it's faster and less prone to network errors.