Top $200 budget Christmas gift Smartphone

In the following top 10 I listed my personal options of smartphones that cost around $200, that you can buy as a Christmas gift for your friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, family or even for yourself.
The folowing list is in no particulary oreder :

1. Motorola Moto G (3rd gen)
The first smartphone to start this list is Motorola's 2015's Moto G the 3rd generation. It has 5" display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The phone has a 1.4 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU, 1 GB RAM and 8GB internal memory with a micro SD card suport. It runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and can be upgraded to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The front camera is a 13MP with dual-LED that takes 1080p videos and a secondary 5 MP camera.

Photo by Sebastian Michalke

2. Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
This next phone on the list has a 5.5" dispaly with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, a 2GHz octa-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage + microSD card suport and it runs Android 5.0 Lollipop. The primary camera is a 13MP that takes 1080p videos and the frontal camera is a 5MP that takes 720p videos.

photo by Sham Hardy

3. YU Yureka
With a 5.5" display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, a 1.7GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 & 1.0GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage + microSD card slot, OS Android 4.4.4 KitKat upgradable to 5.1 Lollipop, a 13 MP primary camera that takes 1080p videos and a 5MP secondary camera, this phone is also a great choice for a smartphone that is around $200.


4. Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
This phone has a 5" display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory + a microSD card slot and as OS it has Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1. The primary camera is a 8MP that takes videos at 1080p and the frontal camera is a 1MP that takes 720p videos.

photo by Maurizio Pesce

photo by Maurizio Pesce

5. Lenovo A6000
With a 5" display, a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory + microSD card slot and Android 4.4.4 Kitkat, a 8MP primary camera and a 2MP secondary camera, this Lenovo product will also make a good Christmas present.


6. LG G4c
Available form the begginig of this summer, this phone has a 5" display, a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory + microSD card support and runs Android 5.0 Lollipop. The primary camera has 8 MP and the frontal camera has 5MP.

photo by LG전자

7. Huawei Honor 4A
Another cool option would be this phone, with a 5" display, a 1.1GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU, 2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory + micro SD, Android 5.1 Lollipop. The primary camera is a 8MP that takes 1080p videos and the frontal camera is a 2MP.

8. Samsung Galaxy J5
If you are a Samsung fan or you know someone who is, this might be a good $200 approximative budget phone choice. It has a 5" super AMOLED display, with a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A53, 1.5GB RAM, 8GB internal memory + microSD card slot and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop. The primary camera is a 13MP that takes 1080p videos and the frontal camera has 5MP with LED flash.

9. Lenovo A916
Has a 5.5" display, a 1.4GHz octa-core Cortex-A7 CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory + microSD card suport, OS Android 4.4.2 KitKat, a 13 MP with dual-LED flash primary camera and a 2MP secondary camera.
 

10. HTC Desire 820G+ dual sim
And last but not least, a good appriximative $200 budget selfie phones, for those who like taking selfies, this HTC device has a 5.5" display, a 1.7GHz octa-core Cortex-A7, 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory + microSD card suport, Android 4.4 KitKat, a 13 MP primary camera that takes 1080p videos and a 8MP frontal camera that takes 1080p videos. This is the phone with the biggest secondary camera on this list.

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Happy Holidays to you all!

May Peace, Joy, Hope and Happiness be yours during this Holiday Season and throughout the New Year.

iPhone 6s review and impresions

It's September so this means that the new iPhone has been launched. The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. 

The major improvements are, a bigger camera, a 3D touch display, bigger RAM, a bigger processor.

We will begin with the iPhone 6s which has a 4.7" LED backlit IPS LCD display with a resolution of 750x1334, with a ion-strangthed glass that has a oleophobic coating. A cool new feature of the display is the 3D Touch function, that senses how hard you press on the screen, and gives you a new way that you can use your iPhone.

For example: if you press a little harder on a icon, a list of actions for that app will pop up.

The processor is a 1.8GHz dual core Apple A9. In terms of memory it comes in a 16GB, 64GB or 128GB version. The RAM memory has been doubled, now the iPhone 6s having 2 GB memory RAM.

The camera has been also improved to a 12 MP primary camera, that can now record 4K videos and simultaneous takes 8 MP photoes. The front camera is a 5 MP and uses the display as a dual tons flash when taking selfies.

Because of the improvement of the processor and RAM memory the battery is a little bit bigger.

The body is made of a stronger aluminum making it a little thicker and heavier than the iPhone 6.

In conclusion the iPhone 6s is capable of competing with the high-end smartphones. I personally can't wait for the games developers to use the 3D Touch in future games.

Photo by Tetsuji Sakakibara

Photo by Tetsuji Sakakibara

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GekkoPod

GekkoPod is a flexible tripod for your smartphone, cellphone and camera, that you ca bend how you want in order to fix it to fences, branches, bikes etc.
It is composed out of 80% food graded silicon that makes it nonskid and 20% metal for it's resistance so it maintains it's form and strenght to hold your phone or camera.
It comes in different colors even a glowing in the dark version.

Photo by Zuckerim Inc.

So in conclusion if you like this awesome idea please go to Kicstarter for more information and to support this flexible tripod.

Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1HlwJqp

Follow this project on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gekkopod

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Sony Xperia Z3 plus

Last month Sony just launched their new baby, the Xperia Z3+ that comes in 2 forms simple and dual SIM.
This new good looking smartphone is resistant to watter over 1 meter for 30 minutes. The screen is a 5.2" IPS LCD that is scratch resistant. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and has a 64 bit octa-core CPU composed of a 1.5 GHz quad-core and a 2 GHz quad-core, 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal memory, a micro SD slot. The primary camera is 20.7 Mp that can take 4K videos and a 5.1 Mp frontal camera that films Full HD. The price is around $700.

Photo by Kārlis Dambrāns

Photo by Vernon Chan

Comparing to it's predecessor the Xperia Z3, The Z3+ is 8 g lighter, 0.45 mm thinner, has a more powerful CPU, twice more Mp for the frontal camera, but a lower battery autonomy.

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Top 10 smartphones that cost around $ 100

This top 10 list is my personal choice of $100 budget smartphones and maybe there are a lot of other smartphones you can buy at this price. All the products listed below cost about $100, they aren't $100.00 their price variates around $100.

   1. Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM

With a  5" display with Gorilla Glass 3, a CPU quad-core 1.2GHz, 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal memory, OS Windows phone, this phone is my choice for a $100 budget smartphone. Not to bring up that it has a primary camera of 5MP and a secondary 5 Mp camera.

Photo by Kārlis Dambrāns

Photo by Kārlis Dambrāns

   2.Huawei Honor 3C

This Chinese smartphone is also a great choice for a $100 budget. It has a 5" display, quad-core 1.3 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM, 8Gb internal memory, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and a 8 Mp primary camera that can record 1080p videos and a 5 Mp frontal camera, this smartphone has everything you need.

photo by Vernon Chan

  

   3. Huawei Honor Holly

Another good choice, with a 5" display, a quad-core 1.3 GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory (almost the same as Honor 3C but lower the RAM and double the internal memory). The OS is Android 4.4.2 KitKat.
The primary camera is a 8 Mp that records at 1080p videos and the secondary camera is 2 Mp.

   4. Prestigio Multiphone Psp5455 Dual SIM

This smartphone doesn't have just a long name, it also has a 4.5" display protected by Gorilla Glass 3. The CPU is a quad-core 1.3 GHz. And in terms of memory it has 1 GB Ram and 4 GB internal memory.The OS is Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The primary camera is 13 Mp and the secondarily camera is 2 Mp.

   5. ZTE Blade L2

Beside of having a cool name this smartphone also has a 5" display, a quad-core 1.3 GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal memory. The OS is Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. For photo and video it has a 8 Mp or 5 Mp primary camera  and the secondarily VGA or 1 Mp ( there are two verions)

   6. Allview P4 Life Dual Sim

This European smartphone is also a good choice for a $100 budget with a 4" display protected by Gorilla Glass 3, a 1.3 GHz quad-core CPU, 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal memory. It runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat and has a 5 Mp primary camera and 0.3 Mp secondarily camera.

   7. Elephone G2

This smartphone is am Dual SIM with a 4.5" display, a 1.3 GHz quad core CPU, 1 GB RAM and 4 GB internal memory. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop. The primary camera is a 8 Mp that records 1080p videos and the secondarily camera is a 2 Mp.

   8. Gigabyte Gsmart Rama R2 Plus

This product from Gigabyte has a 4" display, 1.3 GHz dual-core CPU, 1 GB RAM, 5 Mp primary  camera and the frontal camera is a VGA. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

   9. Utok 430Q

Has a 4.3" display, a 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU, 1 GB RAM and 4GB internal memory. The primary camera is 8 Mp and the frontal camera is 2 Mp. The operating system is Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

 10. Lenovo A516

This smartphone has a 4.5" display, a 1.3 GHz dual-core CPU, 512 Mb RAM and 4 GB internal memory. Runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The primary camera is 5 Mp and the frontal camera is VGA.

P.S. All the smartphones mentioned Above are Dual SIM. 

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Lenovo P70

Photo by Didit Putra

This is a nice looking unibody smartphone that was released in February this year, and is one of the greatest combinations of
 low price & big performance.
It has a 5.0" display whit a resolution of 720x1280 pixels, that performs good even in strong sunlight.
With a octa-core of 1.7GHz, Cortex-A53 on 64 bits CPU and a Mali-T760MP2 GPU, this smartphone stand up to the latest generation games.
The front camera is a 17 MP, with HDR, that takes photos at a maximum resolution of 4160 x 3120 pixels, and videos at 1080p at 30 fps and a 5 MP front camera.
It has 16 GB internal memory and 2 GB RAM, and can support a micro SD up to 32GB.
Its a dual Sim, but only the 1st Sim can support 3G & 4G, the 2nd one has only 2G.

In conclusion if you are looking for a powerful smartphone at a low price Lenovo P70 is a good option at approximate $250.

Samsung Galaxy S6 & S6 Edge first impressions

Photo by Kārlis Dambrāns

Photo by Kārlis Dambrāns

Samsung just launched their new babes S6 & S6 Edge which basically are the same phone only that Edge's edges are curved and offers you a sensation that it is slimmer.

These new beasts have a 14 nanometers on 64bit octa-core processor, that is composed out of 2 quad-core processors, one is a 2.1 GHz and the other one is 1.5 GHz for reducing battery consume.

They also have a crazy amount of maximum internal, memory more exactly: 32Gb minimum, 64Gb and 128 GB and 3 GB RAM, but  no card slot (as if you would need it).

And adding the Mali-T760 GPU means you get a very good experience playing your games on a 5.1" super amoled display with a resolutin of 2560x1440 (really clear and beautiful colors). Another cool feature is that when the color black is displayed the pixels are realy turned of.

Even the camera is amazing, it's a 16 Mp camera that can film 4K videos (4 times better definition than a Full HD) and takes really nice photos even at nighttime. And on cool feature is that you can take selfies by putting your finger on the heart rate sensor, which make stuff easier than tapping the screen.And if you double tap the home button you will open the camera.

In conclusion Samsung doesn't have to worry, they have done well with their new product.