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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. This, as all DROID phones from Motorola, is a very good Android Phone. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 is available only for the Verizon network and is not a normal GSM device. It uses the not so standard CDMA networks, which few providers can actually [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/motorola-droid4-xt894.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2686" title="motorola-droid4-xt894" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/motorola-droid4-xt894.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. This, as all DROID phones from Motorola, is a very good Android Phone. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 is available only for the Verizon network and is not a normal GSM device. It uses the not so standard CDMA networks, which few providers can actually offer. Verizon is one of those providers, as is AT&amp;T and Sprint and so on.</p>
<p>But without further ado, let us begin this little review.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p>We&#8217;ll start off this little review by taking a look at some of more general aspects. Here you can find out a bit of info about the supported networks and the announcement and release dates. This phone, the Motorola DROID 4 XT894, not only does it support 2G and 3G networks, but it also uses 4G ones as well. Those networks are : CDMA 800 and CDMA 1900 ( the 2G ones ), CDMA 2000 1xEV-DO ( the 3G one ) and LTE 700 MHz Class 13 ( the 4G one ). The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 was announced on January 2012 and was released a month later on February 2012. Enough about this, let&#8217;s move on.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll take a look at the aspect of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. Here you can find out a bit of info about the size and weight of the device, as well as whether or not the device has any particularities that we should be aware of. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 is around 127 x 67.3 x 12.7 mm big and weighs somewhere around 178.9 grams. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 also has a QWERTY keyboard on it, as you can already tell from the image. Also, this phone has Touch-Sensitive Controls instead of buttons. That&#8217;s enough about this, so let&#8217;s move on.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the display of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. Here you can find out a bit of info about the type of screen, the screen size, the screen&#8217;s pixel density and resolution, as well as whether or not the device has any screen protection or any particularities we should be aware of. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has a TFT capacitive touchscreen with approximately 16 million colors. The screen of this phone is around 4.0 inches big and can house a resolution of around 540 x 960 pixels. The pixel density of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 is around 275 ppi, which is more than good enough in my opinion ( I consider anything above 250 very good, although certain &#8220;experts&#8221; would say that the best is beyond 300 ppi ). The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 also has Multitouch on it, but not the advanced kind of multitouch. This phone has no screen protection, or any other particularities. Since there&#8217;s nothing left to say here, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the audio output capabilities of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. Here you can find out a thing or two about the Alert Types, speaker and audio jack as well as whether or not the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has any sound enhancement installed on it, be it hardware or software based. The Alert Types of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 are : Vibration, MP3 and WAV ringtones. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 also has a Loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm jack. Sadly, it has no sound enhancements installed on it whatsoever, so you may say that this phone is pretty basic as far as sound is concerned. Since there is nothing left to say here, let&#8217;s move on to the next part as there is still some road ahead of us until we reach the end.</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll take a look at the memory of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. Here you can find out a bit of info about the RAM memory, the internal storage space and ways of expanding said storage space. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has 16 GB of space, and if that doesn&#8217;t satisfy your needs, you may have a medical problem. However, this phone can help you since it has a Micro SD card slot which can use any Micro SD card of up to 32 GB. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has around 1 GB of RAM, which, as far as I know, is the current maximum as far as mobile device are concerned. That&#8217;s enough for the memory, so let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTION</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll take a look at the connectivity of the device. Here you can find out a bit of information about the Motorola DROID 4 XT894&#8242;s GPRS and EDGE, its Speed and WLAN and its Bluetooth and USB connections. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has both GPRS and EDGE, and both of them are quite advanced. The EDGE is a Class 12 one ( which, as far as I know, is the best version ). The GPRS of the device is a Class 12 one with 4+1, 3+2, 2+3 and 1+4 slots that can run at around 32 ~ 48 KB/s. The Speed of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 is a Rev. A with up to 3.1 MB/s and it also comes in LTE and HSUPA versions. The WLAN of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 is a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with Wi-Fi hotspot. The Bluetooth of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 is a v4.0 one with LE+EDR. This phone&#8217;s USB port is a Micro USB v2.0 one. That&#8217;s enough about the connectivity of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894, so let&#8217;s move on.</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the camera of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. Here you can find out a bit of info about the main and secondary cameras as well as their features and capabilities. The main camera of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 is an 8 MP one. This most powerful camera can photograph at around 3264 x 2448 pixels. The features of this camera are as following : autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilization. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894&#8242;s main camera is capable of recording video in 1080p full HD with approximately 30 frames per second. The secondary camera of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 is a 1.3 MP frontal camera. While most phones are nothing special as far as secondary cameras are concerned, this is not the case with this one, as the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has a 1.3 MP camera that can record in 720p HD. This is a rare feature among 5 MP cameras, but it&#8217;s even rarer among frontal cameras. Since there&#8217;s nothing more to say about the cameras, we&#8217;ll move on now.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the battery life of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894, since we know that battery life is usually a big problem among android devices. Here you can find out what type of battery the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has and how long it can function. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has a Standard Li-Ion 1785 mAh battery. This battery can function for approximately 204 hours of stand-by time and up to 12 hours and 30 minutes of talk time. That&#8217;s enough said about the battery, so let&#8217;s move one since there still is a bit to go.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll take a look at the hardware of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. Here you can find out a bit of info about the three main hardware components : processor, motherboard and graphics card. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has a Dual-Core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 processor, which is pretty good by my standards. There are many better NOW, but it is still decent. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 also has a TI OMAP 4430 chipset and a PowerVR SGX540 GPU. That&#8217;s enough said about the Motorola DROID 4 XT894&#8242;s hardware, so let&#8217;s move on to the next part of this review.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Motorola DROID 4 XT894&#8242;s software. Here you can find out a bit of information about the software version of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 and whether or not it can be upgraded to a better one. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 has Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread installed on it and it can&#8217;t be upgraded to a better one ( which, frankly, disappoints me greatly ). That&#8217;s enough about this part, so let&#8217;s move on to the final part of the review.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p>Last but not least, we&#8217;ll take a look at the features and capabilities of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. The sensors of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 are : Accelerometer, Proximity and Compass. The messaging on this phone can be done via : SMS ( with Threaded View ), MMS, E-Mail, IM and Push Mail. The browser of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 uses HTML and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. This phone has no Radio, however that can be fixed by downloading some radio apps from the internet. The Motorola DROID 4 XT894 also has a GPS with A-GPS support and Java via Java MIDP emulation. This phone is available in only one color : Black</p>
<p>Here is a brief list of what the Motorola DROID 4 XT894 can do:</p>
<ul>
<li>SNS integration</li>
<li>HDMI port</li>
<li>MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player</li>
<li>MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player</li>
<li>Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk</li>
<li>Document viewer</li>
<li>Photo viewer/editor</li>
<li>Organizer</li>
<li>Voice memo/dial</li>
<li>Predictive text input</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">That concludes our little review of the Motorola DROID 4 XT894. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added and I will be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you had as much fun reading my little review as I had writing it.</span></span></p>
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		<title>Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexandru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be reviewing the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. This isn&#8217;t such a strong phone, but hopefully for this hardware configuration and features it won&#8217;t cost that much when you want to purchase one. This phone is quite restrictive since it will only be released for the China market, unless something will change until it will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/motorola-xt550.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2679" title="motorola-xt550" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/motorola-xt550.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be reviewing the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. This isn&#8217;t such a strong phone, but hopefully for this hardware configuration and features it won&#8217;t cost that much when you want to purchase one. This phone is quite restrictive since it will only be released for the China market, unless something will change until it will come out. The data you find in this post is taken from the preliminary official specifications. However, those being the official ones, you can pretty much trust the info here since even if something was to change, the change wouldn&#8217;t be that drastic and there won&#8217;t be much difference between what is here and what the phone will have.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p>Let us begin this little review by taking a look at some of the more general aspects of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out a thing or two about the supported networks and the announcement and release dates. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 supports both 2G and 3G networks. Those networks are as following : GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 ( the 2G ones ) and HSDPA 2100 ( the 3G one ). The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 was announced in May 2012 and is expected to come out the same month. It may or may not already be available in some regions, but until it launches officially I can&#8217;t declare it available. I&#8217;m saying this because certain providers tend to get their hands on some models before they officially launch and sell them at outrageous contractual restrictions and you end up paying more than the original price &#8211; all because you wanted the phone earlier than it was scheduled to come out. But enough about this, let&#8217;s move to the aspect of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll review the aspect related items of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out a bit of info about the size and weight of the device, as well as whether or not the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has any unusual marks that would make it stand out from a crowd. First off, let me just point out the obvious by saying that this phone looks awesome. It has very interesting combination of shape and colors. The white one looks exceptionally well : the front cover remains black for all of them and the white one has a white back with a red Motorola sign on the center of it. To me, that contrast is sublime. However, back to the matter at hand. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 is around 118 x 67.3 x 11.9 mm big. This phone also weighs around 131.5 grams. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 also has Touch-Sensitive Controls instead of frontal buttons. But enough about this, let&#8217;s move on to the display.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the display of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out a thing or two about the type of screen of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550, the screen size, the screen&#8217;s resolution and its pixel density as well as whether or not the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has any other screen-related features and screen protection. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has a TFT capacitive touchscreen with approximately 256 K colors. The screen of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 is around 4.0 inches big. This screen can house a resolution of approximately 320 x 480 pixels. The screen of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has a pixel density of approximately 144 ppi. This phone&#8217;s screen also has multitouch, however, it isn&#8217;t the advanced kind that can support more than 2 fingers on it. It&#8217;s disappointing to see the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has no screen protection whatsoever. I say this since you never know when the phone will take a fall with the wrong face down. It never hurts to be prepared. Let us now move on to the sound.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the audio output capabilities of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out a thing or two about the Alert types, the speaker and audio jack as well as whether or not the device has any software based sound enhancement or hardware based one installed on it. The Alert Types of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 include : Vibration and MP3 ringtones. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 also has a Loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm jack. This phone also has Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement on it, so it should sound pretty crystal clear. That&#8217;s enough here, let&#8217;s move on to the memory of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550.</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll take a brief look at the memory of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out a thing or two about the RAM memory and the internal storage space, as well as ways of expanding it. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has 512 MB of RAM, so that&#8217;s half decent, by my standards. It isn&#8217;t specified how much internal space it will have, but we know for sure that it has a Micro SD cards slot which can use any card of up to 32 GB. There isn&#8217;t more to say about the memory of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Let us move on to the connectivity of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTION</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll take a look at the connectivity of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out a thing or two about the GPRS and EDGE of the device, the Speed and WLAN as well as the Bluetooth and USB connections. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has both GPRS and EDGE, however, it isn&#8217;t specified what Class they are and what speed in MB/s they can both reach. Same goes for the speed of the device. We know for sure that it has both HSDPA and HSUPA, but not the exact speed of any of them. The WLAN of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 is a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with Wi-Fi hotspot. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 also has Bluetooth with A2DP and its USB connection is done via a Micro USB v2.0 port. Enough about the connectivity of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Let us now take a look through the camera of the device.</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the camera of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out a bit of info about the main and secondary cameras of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550, their features and their capabilities. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has a 3.15 MP main camera that can photograph at around 2048 x 1536 pixels. The only known feature of the camera is : geo-tagging. This phone&#8217;s camera is also capable of recording video, however, you&#8217;d be the biggest idiot to expect any HD from a 3.15 one. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 also has a secondary VGA frontal camera with no other features. Enough about this, let&#8217;s move on to the battery.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Next we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the battery of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out a thing or two about the battery type and how long it can function. This phone has a Standard Li-Ion 1735 mAh battery. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550&#8242;s battery can function for up to 300 hours of stand-by time, 10 hours of talk-time and up to 30 hours of music play. That&#8217;s enough for the battery. Let&#8217;s move on to the hardware.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the hardware of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out a bit of info about the processor, motherboard and graphics card. Thankfully, this device, weak as it may be, has all three of those components. The processor of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 ia a Single Core 800 MHz Cortex-A5. This processor is accompanied by a Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon chipset and an Adreno 200 GPU. That&#8217;s enough said about the hardware of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550, so let&#8217;s move to the software.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>Now comes the review of the OS of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. Here you can find out about the OS version of the device and whether or not it can be upgraded. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 is known to come out with Android OS v2.3.6 Gingerbread and has no apparent update in the future. This will be the only supported version for this phone. Let&#8217;s now move on to the final part of the review.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p>Last but not least, we&#8217;ll take a look at some of the more random features and capabilities of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has the following sensors : Accelerometer, Proximity and Compass. The messaging on this phone can be done via : SMS ( with Threaded view ), MMS, E-Mail, Push Mail and even IM. This phone has a browser that uses HTML5 and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. The Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 has a radio with TBD and its GPS has integrated A-GPS support. This phone also has Java via Java MIDP emulation and is available in two colors : White and Black.</p>
<p>Here is a brief list of what the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550 can do :</p>
<ul>
<li>SNS integration</li>
<li>MP3/WAV/AAC+ player</li>
<li>MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player</li>
<li>Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk</li>
<li>Document viewer</li>
<li>Photo viewer</li>
<li>Organizer</li>
<li>Voice memo/dial</li>
<li>Predictive text input</li>
</ul>
<p>This concludes our little review of the Motorola MOTOSMART MIX XT550. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added and I will be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you had as much fun reading my little review as I had writing it.</p>
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		<title>HTC One V</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the HTC One V. The HTC One V is part of the HTC One series, which has proven to be quite a good series. This one is one of the lower budget phones, or at least it should be considering that its specifications are quite up to par on all [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/htc-one-v.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2672" title="htc-one-v" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/htc-one-v.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the HTC One V. The HTC One V is part of the HTC One series, which has proven to be quite a good series. This one is one of the lower budget phones, or at least it should be considering that its specifications are quite up to par on all ends with the standards set by the day and age in which this phone chose to come out in. Still, that only my opinion and let it not influence your own. Instead, keep reading and see what you make of this phone.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p>We&#8217;ll start this little review off by taking a look at some of the more general aspects of the HTC One V. Here we can find out a bit of info about the supported networks as well as the announcement and release dates of the HTC One V. This phone supports both 2G and 3G networks. The 2G ones are : GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. As mentioned before, it also supports 3G ones : HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900 and HSDPA 2100. The HTC One V was announced somewhere in February 2012, only to be released a bit later in April 2012. Well, that&#8217;s enough said about the generals, so let us move on to the body of the phone.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we will take a brief look at the aspect of the device. Here we can find out a thing or two about the size, the weight as well as whether or not the device has any other distinguishable facts that we should be aware of. The HTC One V is around 120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm big. That isn&#8217;t all that big, but then again : it does seem to have a component which I can&#8217;t really find much use for. I&#8217;m referring to that small part right under the screen. It&#8217;s a relatively tilted plastic part with no apparent use or function. Still, for design&#8217;s sake, we&#8217;ll leave it at that. The HTC One V weighs somewhere around 115 grams. This phone also hsa Touch-Sensitive Controls instead of buttons, which may be preferred by some people. That would be it for the body, let us now move on to the display.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Here we are at the display of the HTC One V. In this part we can find out a bit about the type of screen of the HTC One V, the screen size, the screen&#8217;s pixel density and its resolution, as well as find out if the phone has any screen protection on it or any enhancements installed on it, no matter their nature. The HTC One V has a capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors. I wish I could tell you what type of screen it has EXACTLY, but it isn&#8217;t specified. The screen of this device is around 3.7 inches big and can house a resolution of approximately 480 x 800 pixels. The pixel density of this screen is around 252 ppi, which is more than good enough by my standards. While some claim that it is only good above 300 ppi, I disagree and say that there is little difference between 250 and 300. The untrained eye can barely even realize they&#8217;re different. The HTC One V also has Multitouch, however, it has no screen protection on it. This phone also has HTC Sense UI v4.0 installed on it, should you choose to activate it. Let us now move on to the audio review of the HTC One V.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p>Now we&#8217;ll take a quick look at the audio output capabilities of the HTC One V. Here you can find out a thing or two about the alert types of the device, the speaker and audio jack as well as whether or not the HTC One V has any software based sound enhancements or stuff like that. The alert types of the HTC One V are : Vibration, MP3 and WAV ringtones. The HTC One V also has a Loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm jack. Sadly, it has no other sound enhancement or anything, so I guess you could call this device pretty basic as far as sound is concerned. Let us now move on to the memory of the HTC One V,</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the memory of the HTC One V. Here we can find out a bit about the RAM, the internal storage space and whether or not it has any possibility of upgrade. The HTC One V has 512 MB of RAM. Its internal storage space is around 4 GB and this phone also has a Micro SD card slot which can use anything as long as it doesn&#8217;t exceed 32 GB. That&#8217;s enough for the memory, so let&#8217;s move on to the connectivity of the device.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTION</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;re going to take a brief look at the data connectivity of the HTC One V. Here we can find out a bit of info about the GPRS and EDGE of the device, the Speed and WLAN of the device and the Bluetooth and USB connections. The HTC One V has both GPRS and EDGE, however it isn&#8217;t specified what Class they both are and what speed they can reach in MB/s. Same goes for the Speed of the device. We know for sure that it has both HSDPA and HSUPA, but not how many MB/s they each can reach. The WLAN of the device is a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi hotspot. The HTC One V has a Bluetooth v4.0 connection with A2DP. This phone&#8217;s USB port is a Micro USB v2.0 one. Enough about the connectivity of the device. Let us now take a look at the camera</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the camera of the HTC One V. Here we can find out a bit of info about the main and secondary cameras ( if any exist ) as well as their features and capabilities. The HTC One V has a 5 MP frontal camera. This camera is capable of photographing at around 2592 x 1944 pixels. This camera&#8217;s features include : autofocus, LED flash, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging and face and smile detection. The HTC One V&#8217;s main camera is capable of recording video in HD 720p, which is a rare feat among 5 MP cameras. Sadly, the HTC One V has no secondary frontal camera. Since there is nothing more left to say, let us move on to the next part &#8211; battery.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Time to take a brief look at the battery of the HTC One V since batteries are usually a big problem for such devices. Here you can find out a bit of info about the HTC One V&#8217;s battery and how long it can function. The HTC One V has a Standard Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery. Sadly, it isn&#8217;t specified how long it can function, so we&#8217;ll skip that part. Since there is nothing left to say, let&#8217;s take a look at the hardware of the HTC One V.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll review the hardware of the HTC One V. Here you can find out a bit of info about the three main hardware components : processor, motherboard and graphics card. The processor of the HTC One V is a Single Core 1 GHz processor. This device also has a Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon chipset and an Adreno 205 GPU. All and all, this is a relatively weak configuration by our standards, but what can you do. Hopefully, the price won&#8217;t be that big either.  Let us now move on to the software of the HTC One V.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the software of the HTC One V. Here you can find out what version of OS the HTC One V has and whether or not it can be upgraded. The HTC One V has Android OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich installed on it. Needless to say, this is the final version of Android OS ( up till now ) so there is no apparent need for an upgrade. Let&#8217;s now move on to the final part of the review.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p>Last but least, we will review some of the more random features and capabilities of the HTC One V. The sensors of this phone are : Accelerometer and Proximity. The HTC One V&#8217;s messaging is done via : SMS ( with Threaded View ), MMS, E-Mail and Push Mail. The HTC One V&#8217;s browser uses HTML and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. The HTC One V has a Stereo FM radio with RDS and a GPS with integrated A-GPS support. This phone also has Java via Java MIDP emulation. The HTC One V is available in : Black and Brown.</p>
<p>Here is a brief list of what the HTC One V can do :</p>
<ul>
<li>Beats Audio</li>
<li>SNS integration</li>
<li>MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player</li>
<li>MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player</li>
<li>Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk</li>
<li>Document viewer</li>
<li>Voice memo/dial</li>
<li>Predictive text input</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">This concludes our little review of the HTC One V. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added and I will be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you had as much fun reading my little review as I had writing it.</span></span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Motorola RAZR MAXX. This, according to the name, should be the highest point in the evolution of the Motorola RAZR series. This phone can be expected to have quite a lot of good features considering that all of the Droid RAZR phones turned out being quite powerful. They look [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/motorola-razr-maxx.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2656" title="motorola-razr-maxx" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/motorola-razr-maxx.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Motorola RAZR MAXX. This, according to the name, should be the highest point in the evolution of the Motorola RAZR series. This phone can be expected to have quite a lot of good features considering that all of the Droid RAZR phones turned out being quite powerful. They look pretty good too, in my opinion. What is very impressive about these phones is that they have a very resistant casing. I know for sure that they are made from a special Kevlar weave. If you know not what Kevlar is, allow me to enlighten you. Kevlar is the powerful material used in bullet-proof vests and bullet-proof casing for armored vehicles ( not the metal outside but the material used inside the doors. But enough with intros and such, let us begin this little review.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>We&#8217;ll start this little review by taking a look at the more general features of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. Here we can find out a bit of information about the supported networks as well as the announcement and release dates. The Motorola RAZR MAXX supports both 2G and 3G networks. Those networks are as following : GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 ( the 2G ones ) and HSDPA 900 and HSDPA 1900 ( the 3G ones ). The Motorola RAZR MAXX was announced in April 2012 officially and is expected to be out in stores in Q2 of 2012. Q2 is almost over, however, I can assume that it is already available in certain countries. It may never be available in MY country since mine is 10 years in the past. However, you could see this one quite soon in stores. That&#8217;s enough about this, let&#8217;s take a look at the body of the device.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we will take a look at the aspect of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. Here you can find out a bit of info about the size and weight of the Motorola RAZR MAXX as well as whether or not the device has any distinguishable marks to its name as far as aspect is concerned. The Motorola RAZR MAXX is around 130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm big. The weight of this phone is approximately 145 grams. All and all, the Motorola RAZR MAXX isn&#8217;t all that big and it doesn&#8217;t weigh that much either. As mentioned before, its casing is made of a Kevlar weave, which means that it&#8217;s quite resilient to damage. Keep it next to your heart and it may just stop a bullet for you. But enough about this, let&#8217;s take a look at the display.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the display of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. Here you can find out a thing or two about the the screen type, the screen&#8217;s size, the screen&#8217;s resolution and its pixel density as well as info about the screen&#8217;s protection and whether or not the Motorola RAZR MAXX has any screen enhancements on it whatsoever. The Motorola RAZR MAXX has a Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen with approximately 16 million colors. The Motorola RAZR MAXX has a 4.3 inches big screen which can house a resolution of aproximately 540 x 960 pixels. The Motorola RAZR MAXX&#8217;s screen has a pixel density of approximately 256 ppi. The Motorola RAZR MAXX also has multitouch on it, although it isn&#8217;t the advanced kind ( or it doesn&#8217;t look like it ). The Motorola RAZR MAXX has a very efficient way of screen protection too &#8211; Corning Gorilla Glass. That&#8217;s quite enough since I can&#8217;t say anymore about the Motorola RAZR MAXX&#8217;s display. Let us move on to the sound part of this review.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Next up we have the review of the audio capabilities of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. Here you can find out a thing or two about the alert types, the speaker and the audio jack of the Motorola RAZR MAXX and, if any exist, info about the software based sound enhancements methods installed on this phone. The Motorola RAZR MAXX has Vibration, MP3 ringtones and WAV ringtones as its Alert Types. The Motorola RAZR MAXX also has a Loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm audio jack installed on it. The Motorola RAZR MAXX has no software based sound enhancement installed on it, so one may say that it&#8217;s pretty basic as far as sound is concerned. But that&#8217;s enough about this, let us move on to the memory part of the review.</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the memory of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. Here you can find out a bit of info about the RAM of the Motorola RAZR MAXX ans the internal storage space and ways of expanding it. The Motorola RAZR MAXX comes with around 1 GB of RAM, which is quite good considering that that&#8217;s the maximum amount of RAM currently available. The internal storage space of the Motorola RAZR MAXX is around 16 GB. If that isn&#8217;t enough for you, know that this phone also has a Micro SD card slot capable of using any Micro SD of up to 32 GB.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTION</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the data connectivity of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. Here you can find out a bit of info about the GPRS and EDGE, the Speed and WLAN as well as the Bluetooth and USB connections. The Motorola RAZR MAXX has both GPRS and EDGE, however, it was failed to mention what Class they both are. The speed of the Motorola RAZR MAXX is both HSDPA and HSUPA, however no info was released precisely about the MB/s reached by any of the two. The HSUPA one is known to go up to 5.76 MB/s at its peek and I have yet to come across a HSDPA one that goes above 21.0 MB/s. The WLAN of the Motorola RAZR MAXX is a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with DLNA and Wi-Fi hotspot. The Bluetooth of this device is a Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE and EDR. The USB port of the Motorola RAZR MAXX is a Micro USB v2.0 one. That&#8217;s enough of the data connectivity, let us now move on to the camera of the Motorola RAZR MAXX.</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>Now we&#8217;ll take a brief look through the camera of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. Here you can find out a bit of info about the main and secondary cameras as well as their features and capabilities. The main camera of the Motorola RAZR MAXX is an 8 MP snapper. The main camera of the Motorola RAZR MAXX can photograph at resolutions as high as 3264 x 2448 pixels. The features of the main camera include, and are limited to : autofocus, LED flash, touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilization. The video recording capability of the Motorola RAZR MAXX&#8217;s main camera is 1080p full HD at approximately 30 frames per second. The secondary camera of the Motorola RAZR MAXX is a 1.3 MP one. This secondary frontal camera is quite powerful as it is capable of recording in 720p HD and few cameras can do that. But enough of the battery. Let us now take a look at the battery life of the Motorola RAZR MAXX.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we&#8217;ll take a look at the battery of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. Here you can find out a bit of info about the battery type of the Motorola RAZR MAXX and how long it can function and under which circumstances, since battery life is usually of great importance to most mobile devices. The battery of the Motorola RAZR MAXX is a Standard Li-Ion 3300 mAh. This battery can function for up to 607 hours in Stand-By. The battery of the Motorola RAZR MAXX can keep functioning for around 17 hours and 40 minutes of Talk-Time. Enough for the battery. Let&#8217;s now take a look at the hardware of the Motorola RAZR MAXX.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the Motorola RAZR MAXX&#8217;s hardware review. This part will focus on the three great hardware components of the Motorola RAZR MAXX : processor, motherboard and graphics card. Sadly, the Motorola RAZR MAXX has only one of the three. That may be its only disadvantage. Still, the component it has is pretty good &#8211; a Dual-Core 1.2 GHz processor. Since there is no more to say about the Motorola RAZR MAXX&#8217;s hardware, let us now move on to the software.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>Here we can find out a bit about the software of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. In this part we can find out about the OS version of the Motorola RAZR MAXX and whether or not it can be upgraded. The Motorola RAZR MAXX has Android OS v2.3.6 Gingerbread installed on it. However, this can be upgraded to v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, so all is not completely lost. Enough about the Motorola RAZR MAXX&#8217;s software. Let us now move on to the last part.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p>Last but not least, we will take a look at the features and capabilities of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. The sensors of the Motorola RAZR MAXX are : Accelerometer, Proximity and Compass. The messaging on this phone can be done via : SMS ( with threaded view ), MMS, E-Mail, Push Mail and IM. The browser of the Motorola RAZR MAXX uses HTML and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. The Motorola RAZR MAXX has a T&amp;D Radio and its GPS has A-GPS support and GLONASS. The Motorola RAZR MAXX also has Java via Java MIDP emulation. The only available color for this device is : Black.</p>
<p>Here is a short list of what this device can do :</p>
<ul>
<li>Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic</li>
<li>Splash resistant</li>
<li>HDMI port</li>
<li>SNS integration</li>
<li>Google Search, Maps, Gmail</li>
<li>YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration</li>
<li>MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player</li>
<li>MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player</li>
<li>Organizer</li>
<li>Document viewer/editor</li>
<li>Voice memo/dial/commands</li>
<li>Predictive text input (Swype)</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">This concludes our little review of the Motorola RAZR MAXX. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added and I will be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you had as much fun reading my little review as I had writing it.</span></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Asus Padphone. I&#8217;ve been meaning to review this phone for a while now, but never actually had the time to do it. The information you&#8217;ll find here about the phone may or may not be 100% accurate. These are just the official preliminary specifications, however not much will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/asus-padfone.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2648" title="asus-padfone" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/asus-padfone.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Asus Padphone. I&#8217;ve been meaning to review this phone for a while now, but never actually had the time to do it. The information you&#8217;ll find here about the phone may or may not be 100% accurate. These are just the official preliminary specifications, however not much will change when the real ones will be announced. Well, without wasting any time, let us commence this little review of the Asus Padphone &#8211; the one phone which can be synced with a tablet.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p>Starting off, we&#8217;ll review some of the more general features of the Asus Padphone. Here you can find out a bit of info about the supported networks and the announcement and release dates. The Asus Padphone supports both 2G and 3G networks, however, it is uncertain about the 3G networks as not so much information was released of this phone. The 2G networks of the Asus Padphone are : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900. The Asus Padphone also has 3G networks, as previously mentioned, however we only know that they are HSDPA. The Asus Padphone was announced somewhere in February 2012. This phone was expected to come out somewhere around April 2012. It may or may not be available in certain countries, but until it is not available World-Wide, i&#8217;d classify it as a &#8220;coming soon&#8221; device. But enough about the generals, let us move on to the next part.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the aspect of the Asus Padphone. Here you can find out a thing or two about the size and weight of the Asus Padphone, as well as whether or not this device has any distinguishable marks. Now the Asus Padphone is unique, as I&#8217;ve already mentioned. Its special point is that it has an Optional Padfone Station with a 10.1 inch display. That&#8217;s something you don&#8217;t actually see everyday and not many phones have this feature. I can&#8217;t see too much point in it, aside from turning your phone into a tablet, but then again, what do I know ? Coming back to the matter at hand. The size and weight of the device. The Asus Padphone is around 128 x 65.4 x 9.2 mm big. All and all it&#8217;s pretty petite and quite thin. It also doesn&#8217;t weigh that much, having a small weight of around 129 grams. Enough about the aspect, because looks aren&#8217;t everything.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Here we have the review of the display of the Asus Padfone. Here you can find out a thing or two about the type of screen of the Asus Padfone, the screen size, the screen&#8217;s resolution and pixel density, as well as whether or not the Asus Padfone has any means of protection or any enhancements done to the screen to make your experience that much more pleasant. The Asus Padfone has a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen on it. This screen has 16 million colors and is around 4.3 inches big. The Asus Padfone&#8217;s screen can house a resolution of approximately 540 x 960 pixels. The pixel density of the Asus Padfone is around 256 ppi, which I&#8217;d say is quite a lot. I&#8217;d say that it&#8217;s not that big of a difference with the pixel density to the human eye. My opinion is that once it surpasses 250 ppi it sort of looks the same. However, certain &#8220;experts&#8221; claim that the human eye can perceive up to 300 ppi, and then and only then, will it have reached its maximum. The Asus Padfone also has multitouch, however, it is not the advanced kind of multitouch. The Asus Padfone has no protection to the screen whatsoever and it also has no enhancements at all. Let us move on now, to the next part and beyond.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p>Next up there is the audio output capability of the Asus Padfone. Here you can find out a bit of info about the alert types, the speaker and audio jack as well as whether or not the Asus Padfone has any software based sound enhancement installed on it. One may say that the audio of the Asus Padfone is quite basic since it has everything a normal Android phone would have. The alert types are : Vibration and MP3 ringtones and the Asus Padfone has both a Loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm audio jack. No enhancements whatsoever can be found on the Asus Padfone. That&#8217;s enough about the audio of the Asus Padfone, so let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the memory of the Asus Padfone. Here you can find out a bit about the internal storage space and ways of enhancing it as well as info about the RAM memory. The Asus Padfone has around 1 GB of RAM, which is quite good considering that&#8217;s the current maximum for mobile devices. The Asus Padfone comes in two different versions : a 16 GB one and a 32 GB one. If none of those is enough to fit your needs, know that the Asus Padfone also has a Micro SD card slot which can use anything up to 32 GB. That&#8217;s enough about the memory of the Asus Padfone, let us move on now.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTION</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the data connectivity review of the Asus Padfone. Here you can find out a bit of info about the GPRS and EDGE of the device, the Speed and WLAN as well as the Bluetooth and USB conenctions of the Asus Padfone. This phone has both GPRS and EDGE, however it isn&#8217;t mentioned what Class those two are and at what speed they can function. The Asus Padfone has both HDSPA and HSUPA speed, however, again it isn&#8217;t mentioned what speed in MB/s it can reach. We know for sure that the HSUPA speed doesn&#8217;t exceed 5.76 MB/s, but I can&#8217;t say anything about the HSDPA one. The WLAN of the Asus Padfone is a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with Wi-Fi hotspot. The Asus Padfone also has Bluetooth, however I can&#8217;t say at this time what version it is. What I do know is that the Bluetooth has A2DP on it. The Asus Padfone&#8217;s USB connectivity can be done via its Micro USB v2.0 port. That&#8217;s enough about the data connectivity in my opinion, so let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>Next we have the camera&#8217;s side of the review. Here we can find out a bit of info about the main and secondary cameras, as well as their features and capabilities. The main camera of the Asus Padfone is an 8 MP one. This camera can photograph at resolutions as big as 3264 x 2448 pixels. The Asus Padfone&#8217;s main camera has the following features : autofocus, LED flash and Geo-Tagging. This camera can also record video, however, no mention has been made about the quality. We know for sure that an 8 MP camera can record at around 1080p with a maximum of 30 frames per second. However, that&#8217;s just a wild guess since the official ones haven&#8217;t really been made clear. If it will be able to record in high quality, it won&#8217;t exceed the one mentioned before. The Asus Padfone also has a secondary VGA frontal camera. Enough about the camera, so let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the battery life review of the Asus Padfone. Here you can find out a bit of info about the Asus Padfone&#8217;s battery type and how long it can function under which circumstances. The Asus Padfone has a Standard Li-Ion 1520 mAh. The Asus Padfone&#8217;s battery can run for approximately 373 hours in 2G stand-by mode and 440 hours in 3G stand-by mode. The Asus Padfone can only function for up to 10 hours and 40 minutes of talk time in 2G and 8 hours and 30 minutes in 3G. Enough of the battery and let&#8217;s move on since it isn&#8217;t much to go on.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the hardware of the Asus Padfone. Here you can find a bit of information about the three major hardware components : processor, motherboard and GPU. The Asus Padfone&#8217;s processor is a Dual-Core 1.5 GHz Krait processor. The Asus Padfone also has a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset and an Adreno 225 GPU. All and all, this is a very powerful hardware configuration. But enough about it, let us move on since we still have some things to cover.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the OS review of the Asus Padfone. Here we can find out a bit about the operating system of the Asus Padfone and whether or not it can be upgraded. The Asus Padfone is known to come out with the Android OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich installed on it. I&#8217;m not sure it&#8217;s worth mentioning whether or not it can be upgraded since it already is at a very good version &#8211; the best version available. Since there really isn&#8217;t much more to be said here, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p>Here we will see some of the more random features and capabilities of the Asus Padfone. The sensors of the Asus Padfone are : Accelerometer, Proximity and Compass. The messaging on the Asus Padfone can be done via : SMS ( with threaded view ), MMS, E-Mail, Push Mail and IM. The browser of the Asus Padfone uses HTML5 and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. The radio of the Asus Padfone is non-existent, however I&#8217;ve said on way too many occasions how that can be fixed. The Asus Padfone has a GPS with A-GPS support and Java via Java MIDP emulation. The only color available for the Asus Padfone is Black.</p>
<p>Here is a brief list of what the Asus Padfone can do :</p>
<ul>
<li>SNS integration</li>
<li>MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player</li>
<li>MP4/H.264/H.263 player</li>
<li>Organizer</li>
<li>Document viewer</li>
<li>Photo viewer/editor</li>
<li>Voice memo/dial</li>
<li>Predictive text input (Swype)</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">This concludes our little review of the Asus Padfone. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added and I will be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you had as much fun reading my little review as I had writing it.</span></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 15:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexandru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Sony Tablet P. This is a very interesting tablet since it is the only tablet around that has this folding mechanism to it. It may be somewhat annoying to some that it will always have a black 1 inch bar in the middle of the screen, but one [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sony-tablet-p.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2639" title="sony-tablet-p" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sony-tablet-p.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Sony Tablet P. This is a very interesting tablet since it is the only tablet around that has this folding mechanism to it. It may be somewhat annoying to some that it will always have a black 1 inch bar in the middle of the screen, but one can live with that should one truly desire this tablet. This is also known as the Sony Tablet S2. Before starting, I&#8217;d like to point out that the Sony Tablet P is a tablet with no support for GSM voice communication, SMS and MMS, but it does have support for regular GSM networks, unlike other tablets that support no networks whatsoever.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Let us begin by taking a look at the more general features of the Sony Tablet P. In this part of the review you can find out some info about the supported networks of the Sony Tablet P and the announcement and release dates. The Sony Tablet P supports only 2G networks, and those are : GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900. The Sony Tablet P was announced somewhere around Q1 of 2012, although there was a lot of talk about it ever since Q3 of 2011. It hasn&#8217;t officially been released all over the world, however, it is available for purchase in most countries. It was expected somewhere around April 2012. It was released, but not for everybody, and thus we can&#8217;t classify it as a fully available tablet. Let us move on now to review the other things about the Sony Tablet P.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>The review of the aspect of the Sony Tablet P is what follows. Here you can find out information about the size and weight of the device, as well as whether or not the Sony Tablet P has any distinguishable marks ( aside from the whole &#8220;book aspect&#8221; of the tablet ). The Sony Tablet P is around 180 x 158 x 14 mm big when it is fully opened and it reaches somewhere around 180 x 79 x 28 mm when it is closed. This tablet weighs somewhere around 372 grams. The Sony Tablet P has no other distinguishable marks besides the part that it&#8217;s fold-able. I suppose it should be worth mentioning that the hinges on it are quite sturdy and are relatively hard to break. The parts don&#8217;t shake or move in any way in which they weren&#8217;t supposed to. Let us move on now to the next part of the review.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Here we have the review of the display of the Sony Tablet P. Here you can find out info about the type of screen ( or screens, in this case ), the screen&#8217;s size, pixel density and resolution as well as whether or not the screen has any modifications that would make it stand out from a line-up and screen protection. The Sony Tablet P has two Dual TFT capacitive touchscreens with approximately 16 million colors each. Both screens are 5.5 inches big and each one of them can house a resolution of approximately 1024 x 480 pixels. The pixel density of each of those screens reaches 206 ppi, which is pretty good in my opinion. The Sony Tablet P&#8217;s screen also supports multitouch. Sadly enough it has no protection or any other out of the ordinary particularities. This concludes the display review, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have a quick look into the audible output capabilities of the Sony Tablet P. Here you can find out a detail or two about the alert types, the speaker and the audio jack as well as whether or not this device has any means of sound enhancement installed on it. The alert types of the Sony Tablet P are non-existent, because a tablet with alert types would be utterly ridiculous. The Sony Tablet P also has  a Loudspeaker with Stereo Speakers and a 3.5 mm jack. Sadly, the Sony Tablet P has no software based sound enhancement as far as sound is concerned, so we are to leave it at that. Let us move on now to the next part of the review.</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Following up is the review of the memory of the Sony Tablet P. Here you can find out info about the internal storage space and ways of expanding it, as well as info about the RAM memory of the device. The Sony Tablet P comes with an internal storage space of around 4 GB. That&#8217;s not a problem since this tablet has a card slot which uses Micro SD cards and can support anything as long as it doesn&#8217;t exceed 32 GB. The Sony Tablet P also has 1 GB of RAM, which is pretty darn good considering that the maximum amount of RAM available doesn&#8217;t exceed 1 GB on mobile devices like phones or tablets. That&#8217;s enough for the memory, let us see what the future has in store.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTION</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the data connectivity of the Sony Tablet P. Here you can find out details about things such as the GPRS and EDGE, the Speed and WLAN as well as the Bluetooth and USB connections. The Sony Tablet P, as mentioned before, is a tablet with no GSM voice comm support, thus it has no GPRS and EDGE. Same thing goes for its internal download / upload speed which doesn&#8217;t exist. The WLAN of the Sony Tablet P is a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with DLNA. The Sony Tablet P also has Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP on it and its USB port is a Micro USB v2.0 one. Enough about the connectivity, let us move on to the camera.</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>Welcome to the camera part of the review of the Sony Tablet P. Here you can find out a bit of info about the main and secondary cameras, as well as their features and capabilities. The main camera of the Sony Tablet P is a 5 MP snapper. This camera is able to photograph at resolutions of around 2560 x 1920 pixels. Its features include and are limited to : autofocus, touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging and face and smile detection. The Sony Tablet P&#8217;s main camera has a feature quite rare among 5 MP camera &#8211; it can record in 720p HD with approximately 30 frames per second. The Sony Tablet P also has a Secondary VGA frontal camera in the upper right corner, however that one isn&#8217;t all that powerful. Let us move on now.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the battery of the Sony Tablet P, since we all know how stressful battery life can get with all devices. Here you can find out a bit about the type of battery of the Sony Tablet P and how long it can function. The Sony Tablet P has a Standard Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery. This battery is capable of functioning for around 120 hours in stand-by mode and up to 17 hours of continuous music play. That&#8217;s all there is to know a about the battery of the Sony Tablet P, so let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>The hardware part of the review is what follows. Here you can find out a thing or two about the three major components of the Sony Tablet P&#8217;s hardware : processor, motherboard and graphics card. This tablet is one of the fortunate ones, as it has all of those three components. The processor of the Sony Tablet P is a Dual-Core 1 GHz Cortex-A9. The Sony Tablet P also has a an Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 chipset, and as with all Tegras, an ULP GeForce GPU. Powerful configuration, as you can see. What more is there to say about it ? Moving on.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next we have the software review of the Sony Tablet P. Here you can find out what version of OS is installed on the Sony Tablet P and whether or not it can be upgraded to a better one. The Sony Tablet P has a most peculiar version of the Android OS v3.2 Honeycomb since it is enhanced by Sony. It has the familiar Sony upper bar ( if you&#8217;ve ever played with a VAIO or something like that, they all have those ) and a Play Station-ish look of the menus, as well as other things. The Sony Tablet P will also receive an official update to the Android OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich somewhere in the future.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the Sony Tablet P&#8217;s more general features and capabilities. The sensors of the Sony Tablet P are : Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass. The Sony Tablet P&#8217;s messaging can be done via : E-Mail, Push Mail, IM and RSS. The browser of the Sony Tablet P uses HTML and also has integrated support for Adobe Flash. The Sony Tablet P doesn&#8217;t have a Radio, however you can fix that with certain radio apps downloaded from the internet. The Sony Tablet P also has GPS without A-GPS support. Also, this tablet has Java via Java MIDP emulation. The Sony Tablet P is available in two colors : Silver and Black.</p>
<p>Here is a brief list of what the Sony Tablet P can do :</p>
<ul>
<li>SNS integration</li>
<li>MP4/H.264/H.263 player</li>
<li>MP3/WAV/eAAC+/OGG player</li>
<li>Organizer</li>
<li>Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration</li>
<li>Voice memo</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">This concludes our little review of the Sony Tablet P. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added and I will be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you had as much fun reading my little review as I had writing it.</span></span></p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 16:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexandru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be taking a quick, but detailed, glance at the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. This device is the apex of mobile technology as far as phones are concerned. This is the ultimate Android device for the time being. It has the best performance, OS, features and so on available. I doubt that something will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/samsung-i9300-galaxy-s-iii-ofic.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2629" title="samsung-i9300-galaxy-s-iii-ofic" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/samsung-i9300-galaxy-s-iii-ofic.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be taking a quick, but detailed, glance at the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. This device is the apex of mobile technology as far as phones are concerned. This is the ultimate Android device for the time being. It has the best performance, OS, features and so on available. I doubt that something will be able to equal it in the near future. Perhaps in Q4 of 2012 there MIGHT be something out to equal this phone, although knowing Samsung they&#8217;ll just start creating different versions of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III that are much more powerful than the original. Such was the case with the Galaxy S II : they released so many versions of it that the current one, Skyrocket I believe, is still pretty good even for now. I regret to say that the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III isn&#8217;t that much of a looker, since they went with the &#8220;less is more&#8221; approach on this one. Still it looks stunningly well in both colors, but the aspect isn&#8217;t the key point of this device.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p>We&#8217;ll begin by taking a look at the more general features of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. In this part you can find out about the supported networks and the announcement and release dates. The supported networks for the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III are numerous. They include all of the three : 2G, 3G and 4G. The networks are exactly like so : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ( the 2G ones ), HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 ( the 3G ones ) and LTE ( the 4G one ), however the LTE network may not work everywhere in the world as it is region specific for this phone. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III was announced in May 2012 and is expected to come out later the same month &#8211; May 2012. If that doesn&#8217;t come true, I think it&#8217;s safe to assume that somewhere in Q2 of 2012 we&#8217;ll be seeing this device in stores all over. Moving on to the next part of the review.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the aspect of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. Here you can find information about the size and weight of the device, as well as whether or not the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has any distinguishable marks to its name. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is exactly 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm big. It is known to weigh around 133 grams. Also, the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has Touch-Sensitive controls instead of buttons. That&#8217;s it for the body of the device, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Following is the review of the display of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. Here you can find information about the type of screen, the screen size, the screen&#8217;s resolution and pixel density as well as whether or not the screen has any means of protection and any other supplementary features installed on it. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with around 16 million colors ( Samsung has a thing for Super AMOLED screens ). The screen of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is around 4.8 inches big and can house a resolution of approximately 720 x 1280 pixels. The pixel density of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is phenomenal : 306 ppi. Anything  that exceeds 300 is the highest quality possible perceived by the human eye. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III also has Multitouch on it, as most Android devices. The protection for the S III&#8217;s screen is extremely powerful &#8211; Corning Gorilla Glass 2. Wondering how that is ? Picture Gorilla Glass and multiply it by two. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III also has TouchWiz UI v4.0 installed on it, should you choose to activate it. That&#8217;s enough for the display, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p>Next we have the review of the audible output capabilities of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. Here you can find out a bit of info about the alert types, the speaker and audio jack as well as whether or not the device has any sound enhancement installed on it. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has the following alert types : vibration, MP3 and WAV ringtones. The S III also has a Loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm jack. Sadly, it doesn&#8217;t have any sound enhancement methods installed on it, so one may say that it is pretty basic as far as sound is concerned. That&#8217;s enough for the sound, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III&#8217;s memory. Here you can find info  about the internal storage space and ways of expanding it and the RAM memory. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III comes in three different version : a 16 GB one, a 32 GB one and a 64 GB one. To top it all off it supports up to 64 GB of Micro SD card. So all and all, this phone is the most spacious phone / device available to date. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III also has 1 GB of RAM, which is pretty darn good. If your mind isn&#8217;t blown yet, just move on.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTION</strong></p>
<p>Time to take a look at the connectivity of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. Here you can find info about the GPRS and EDGE of the device, the Speed and WLAN of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III as well as the Bluetooth, USB and other connections. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has both GPRS and EDGE, both of them at class 12. The GPRS is a Class 12 with 4+1 / 3+2 / 2+3 / 1+4 slots which can run at around 32 ~ 48 KB/s. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III also has EDGE Class 12, but I&#8217;ve already mentioned that. The speed reached by the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is both HSDPA and HSUPA and is the following : HSDPA at 21 MB/s and HSUPA at 5.76 MB/s. The WLAN of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is a very complex one. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi hotspot. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP and EDR. This device&#8217;s USB connection is a Micro USB v2.0 ( MHL ) port with USB On-the-go support. Also, the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has NFC on it. This NFC is a very fast of file transfer via Wi-Fi. It&#8217;s very similar to infrared data transfer as we used to do half a decade ago, but it&#8217;s way faster than any Bluetooth connection and can be used to make all sorts of transfers, not just files. I believe in certain place you can use your smartphone as a bank card or such to make payments or transfer funds without all the hassle usually implied by said process. That&#8217;s enough about the connectivity of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III, so let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>The camera&#8217;s review is what follows. Here you can find out a few details about the main and secondary cameras as well as their features and capabilities. Before starting, let me just point out that the camera of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is something spectacular. The main camera of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is an 8 MP snapper. The resolution of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III&#8217;s pictures is 3264 x 2448 pixels. The features of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III&#8217;s main camera are numerous and quite impressive. They are : autofocus, LED flash, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection and image stabilization. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III&#8217;s main camera is capable of recording video in 1080p full HD with approximately 30 frames per second. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has a secondary 1.9 MP frontal camera that is capable of recording in 720p HD with around 30 frames per second. Well enough with the camera, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Next we have the review of the battery life of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. Here you can find information about the battery type and how long it can function. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has a standard Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery. Sadly, it isn&#8217;t known how long it can function and under which circumstances, but just between you and me, with all the power this phone is packing you can&#8217;t expect it to run for more than three or four whole days. Let us now move on to the next part of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III&#8217;s review.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the hardware of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. Here you can find information about the three main hardware components of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. Those three are : processor, motherboard and graphics card. The processor of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is a Quad-Core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9. If that powerhouse wasn&#8217;t enough, they went and added a Quad power motherboard and a Quad Core graphics card. The chipset is an Exynos 4212 Quad, which is way more powerful than most chipsets available ( I&#8217;m not sure how much stronger it is compared to the Tegra 3, but let&#8217;s leave it at that ). The GPU of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is a Mali-400MP graphics card, which again is a Quad-Core graphical processing unit. Enough about the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III&#8217;s hardware, let&#8217;s move on since there still is a bit to go.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the software part of the review. Here you can find out what kind of OS the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has on it and whether or not it has the possibility of getting an upgrade. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III comes with Android OS v4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, which is the latest version of the Android OS available. Now, it has no update CURRENTLY since it is already at the latest version. However, I&#8217;m sure that one a better one comes out it will support it. This is the best phone available, after all. Let us move on now to the last part of this little review.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Last but certainly not least, we will take a look at some of the more random features and capabilities of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. The sensors of this phone are more than I&#8217;ve ever seen on any device EVER : Accelerometer, Gyroscope, RGB Sensor, Proximity, Compass and even Barometer. The messaging on the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III can be done via : SMS ( with threaded view ), MMS, E-Mail, Push Mail, IM and RSS. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has a browser that uses HTML and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. The Radio of the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has Stereo FM and RDS. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III has a GPS with A-GPS support and something called GLONASS. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III also has Java via Java MIDP emulation. The Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III is available in two colors : Blue and White.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">Here is a list of what this device can do :</span></span></p>
<ul>
<li>MicroSIM card support only</li>
<li>S-Voice natural language commands and dictation</li>
<li>Smart Stay eye tracking</li>
<li>Dropbox (50 GB storage)</li>
<li>Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic</li>
<li>TV-out (via MHL A/V link)</li>
<li>SNS integration</li>
<li>MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player</li>
<li>MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player</li>
<li>Organizer</li>
<li>Image/video editor</li>
<li>Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)</li>
<li>Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration</li>
<li>Voice memo/dial/commands</li>
<li>Predictive text input (Swype)</li>
</ul>
<p>This concludes our little review of the best phone of 2012 and our age up to this moment &#8211; the Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added and I will be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects. In the meantime, I sincerely hope you had as much fun reading my little review as I had writing it.</p>
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		<title>Lenovo ThinkPad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad. This isn&#8217;t a very powerful tablet, but it&#8217;s more than strong enough for its time. Despite the fact that it can&#8217;t be situated among the most powerful ones, it still is quite decent even for our time. I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve heard too much about the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Tablet.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2622" title="Lenovo-ThinkPad-Tablet" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Tablet.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad. This isn&#8217;t a very powerful tablet, but it&#8217;s more than strong enough for its time. Despite the fact that it can&#8217;t be situated among the most powerful ones, it still is quite decent even for our time. I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve heard too much about the Lenovo tablets since they aren&#8217;t that famous world-wide. They don&#8217;t even have that many products, I&#8217;d say they don&#8217;t exceed 5 or 6 different tablets.</p>
<p>However, enough with the long intros and let us commence the review of the Lenovo ThinkPad.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p>We&#8217;ll begin by taking a look at the more general features of the Lenovo ThinkPad. Here you can find information about the supported networks as well as the announcement and release dates. It isn&#8217;t known whether or not the Lenovo ThinkPad has any support for 2G Networks, however we do know that it can support HSDPA 2100 ( as a 3G Network ). A word of warning however, the 3G network for this Lenovo ThinkPad is region dependent so it may not run everywhere in the world. On another notion however, the Lenovo ThinkPad was announced in June 2011 and it was released a bit later in July, the same year. That&#8217;s enough for this part, so let us move on to the next one.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>Here we are at the review of the body of the Lenovo ThinkPad. Here you can find information about the size and weight of the Lenovo ThinkPad, as well as whether or not the Lenovo ThinkPad has any marks that would make it stand out from a crowd as far as aspect is concerned. The Lenovo ThinkPad is around 260 x 181.7 x 14 mm big. It weighs somewhere around 730 grams. Sadly, it looks quite normal and has no obvious marks that would make it stand out. It may or may not have an included capacitive stylus with it, but I can&#8217;t say that for sure since I haven&#8217;t really purchased one for myself. This concludes this part, so let us move on to the next.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Following up is the review of the display of the Lenovo ThinkPad. Here you can find information about the type of screen of the Lenovo ThinkPad, the screen size, the screen&#8217;s pixel density and resolution as well as whether or not the Lenovo ThinkPad has any screen protection and distinguishable marks. The Lenovo ThinkPad has an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with approximately 16 million colors. The screen size is currently the maximum size I&#8217;ve ever seen for a tablet &#8211; 10.1 inches. The Lenovo ThinkPad also has a screen resolution of approximately 800 x 1280 pixels. The pixel density of the Lenovo ThinkPad&#8217;s screen is around 149 ppi, which for a screen this size is actually pretty good. This device also has Multitouch installed on it, but not the advanced kind. Also, the Lenovo ThinkPad has a very effective means of protection installed on it &#8211; Corning Gorilla Glass. No other data about the display, so let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the audio output capabilities of the Lenovo ThinkPad. Here you can find out about the alert types, the speaker and audio jack as well as whether or not the device has any means of sound enhancement installed on it. The Lenovo ThinkPad has no alert types on it since that would be pretty ridiculous for a tablet. It does have a loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm jack, however. Still, even with those two it still lacks things such as sound enhancement and stuff like that. One may say that it&#8217;s pretty basic as far as sound is concerned. All those in mind, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Following is the review of the memory of the Lenovo ThinkPad. Here you can find out information about the internal storage space and ways of expanding it, as well as the RAM memory. The  Lenovo ThinkPad has around 1 GB of RAM, which is pretty good even by today&#8217;s standards. The Lenovo ThinkPad is available in three different versions as far as storage space is concerned : a 16 GB one, a 32 GB one and a 64 GB one. The Lenovo ThinkPad also has something I haven&#8217;t seen among tablets : a 3-in-1 card reader. Usually they only have a card slot, but this one is different on that part. That&#8217;s about enough said about the memory of the Lenovo ThinkPad, there are still other subjects to cover so let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTION</strong></p>
<p>Next we have the data connectivity of the Lenovo ThinkPad. Here you can find out information about the GPRS and EDGE of the device, the Speed and WLAN as well as the Bluetooth and USB connections. The Lenovo ThinkPad has no GPRS and EDGE, since it doesn&#8217;t have any visible support for 2G networks and those two go hand in hand with that certain type of network. The speed of the Lenovo ThinkPad is measured in both HSDPA and HSUPA, however they are region dependent as the 3G network mentioned earlier, so they may not work in all regions of the world. The WLAN of the Lenovo ThinkPad is a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with no other features. The Lenovo ThinkPad also has a Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP installed on it. This is also one of those unique tablets with both USB v2.0 ports and Micro USB v2.0 ports. Well enough about the data connection, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the camera of the Lenovo ThinkPad. Here you can find info about both the main and secondary cameras as well as their features and capabilities. The Lenovo ThinkPad has a 5 MP main camera capable of photographing at around 2592 x 1944 pixels. The Lenovo ThinkPad&#8217;s main camera has no features whatsoever installed on it, so it is more than a little disappointing. It is capable of recording video, however, but at what quality &#8211; it isn&#8217;t specified. The Lenovo ThinkPad also has a secondary frontal 2 MP camera. The frontal camera doesn&#8217;t have features of its own, however as far as I know a 2 MP secondary camera is as good as it&#8217;s going to get. Enough about the cameras, let us move one since there is still a bit to go.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the battery life of the Lenovo ThinkPad. Here you can find information about the battery type and how long it can function, since battery life is often of critical importance to any Android device. The Lenovo ThinkPad has a standard Li-Po 3250 mAh battery ( or 24.1 Wh, if you prefer it that way ). Sadly enough, it isn&#8217;t specified how long this battery can function and under which conditions, but one can imagine that it won&#8217;t work as well as a Nokia 3310 used to work ( that phone was the apex of battery technology ). Let us move on to the next item to be reviewed.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we have the review of the hardware of the Lenovo ThinkPad. Here you can find information about the three great hardware components of the Lenovo ThinkPad : processor, motherboard and graphics card. The Lenovo ThinkPad has all three of those, and they are quite decent to say the least. The processor of the Lenovo ThinkPad is a Dual-Core 1 GHz processor, which is pretty good for when it came out and pretty normal for our standards. The chipset and GPU of the device is an Nividia Tegra 2 accompanied by an ULP GeForce GPU, as Tegras always are. Enough about the hardware, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>Now is the time for the software review. Here you can find out information about the existing Operating System of the Lenovo ThinkPad and whether or not it can be upgraded to a better one. The Lenovo ThinkPad comes with Android OS v3.1 Honeycomb installed on it. Sadly, it cannot be upgrade to v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, however the Honeycomb version works fine on tablets. I would have been seriously disappointed to see a tablet with Gingerbread on it, but this one passes. Lastly, move on to the final part of the review.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p>Last but not least, we&#8217;ll review some of the more random features and capabilities of the Lenovo ThinkPad. The sensors of the Lenovo ThinkPad are as following : Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass. The messaging on the Lenovo ThinkPad can be done via : E-Mail, Push Mail and IM. The browser of this device uses HTML and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. Sadly, the Lenovo ThinkPad has no radio, however you can fix that by downloading radio apps from the Market or GPlay Shop or whatever it&#8217;s called. The Lenovo ThinkPad&#8217;s GPS is in A-GPS form ONLY. Also, this tablet has no Java on it whatsoever and is limited to a single color : Black.</p>
<p>Here is a list of what the Lenovo ThinkPad can do :</p>
<ul>
<li>HDMI port</li>
<li>MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player</li>
<li>MP4/H.264/H.263 player</li>
<li>Document viewer</li>
<li>Organizer</li>
<li>Predictive text input</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">This concludes our little review of the Lenovo ThinkPad. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions for things which should be added in the comment section below and I&#8217;ll be sure to take them into consideration when writing my future projects.</span></span></p>
<p>If you desire this tablet, you can purchase one by following this link : just click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005F0JLXW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=ipglobalpos04-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005F0JLXW" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sony Tablet S 3G</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexandru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be reviewing the Sony Tablet S 3G. There is also a normal Sony Tablet S available, but I figured I&#8217;d review the 3G one since, as you can tell from the title, has more to it. And I&#8217;m not just referring to the word count, I mean that this one has more features to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sony-tablet-s.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2615" title="sony-tablet-s" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sony-tablet-s.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be reviewing the Sony Tablet S 3G. There is also a normal Sony Tablet S available, but I figured I&#8217;d review the 3G one since, as you can tell from the title, has more to it. And I&#8217;m not just referring to the word count, I mean that this one has more features to its name. While the other one has no support for any network whatsoever, the Sony Tablet S 3G supports both 2G and 3G networks. Naturally, this being a tablet, it has no support for GSM voice communication, SMS or MMS. However it still works well and is quite powerful for its time. It isn&#8217;t all that powerful by our standards, but it&#8217;s still decent nonetheless.</p>
<p>Well enough with the long intros, let us begin this little review.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p>We&#8217;ll begin by taking a look at the more general features of the Sony Tablet S 3G. Here you can find information about the supported networks, the announcement and also the release date of the device. As mentioned before, the Sony Tablet S 3G supports both 2G and 3G networks. The 2G networks are : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 /  1900. There are the 2G ones, and as I&#8217;ve already said, it supports 3G networks as well : HSDPA 900 / 2100. The Sony Tablet S 3G was announced in August 2011 and was released about a month later in September 2011. Well, that&#8217;s about it. Moving on.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the aspect of the Sony Tablet S 3G. Here you can find information about the size and weight of the Sony Tablet S 3G, as well as whether or not it has any marks that would distinguish it from the other devices. The size of the Sony Tablet S 3G varies, the tablet is available in 241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1 mm and in 241.2 x 174.3 x 20.6 mm. The Sony Tablet S 3G also weighs somewhere around 625 grams. Sadly, the Sony Tablet S 3G doesn&#8217;t have any other notice-able marks that would make it stand out from the crowd. So, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the display of the Sony Tablet S 3G. Here you can find information about the type of screen, the screen size, the screen&#8217;s resolution and pixel density as well as whether or not the Sony Tablet S 3G has any means of screen protection or any notice-able features that would make it stand out from a line-up. The type of screen of the Sony Tablet S 3G is a TFT capacitive touchscreen with approximately 16 million colors. The Sony Tablet S 3G has a 9.4 inches screen. Its screen houses a resolution of around 800 x 1280 pixels. The pixel density of the Sony Tablet S 3G&#8217;s screen reaches around 161 ppi. That&#8217;s not a whole bunch, but keep in mind we&#8217;re talking about a tablet with a large screen in which quite a lot of pixels can fit. Still, it&#8217;s more than good enough for me. The Sony Tablet S 3G also has Multitouch, however it&#8217;s not the advanced kind of multitouch which can support multiple fingers at the same time ( usually more than two ). The Sony Tablet S 3G doesn&#8217;t have any means of screen protection or any notable parts that would make it stand out from the great crowd of tablets. That&#8217;s enough about the display, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the audio output capabilities of the Sony Tablet S 3G. Here we can see what alert types, audio speaker and audio jack the device has, as well as whether or not the Sony Tablet S 3G has any means of sound enhancement installed on it. The Sony Tablet S 3G has no Alert Types on it whatsoever, since it&#8217;s a Tablet and it would be ridiculous to have a tablet with Alerts. The Loudspeaker of the Sony Tablet S 3G has Stereo Speaker and the Sony Tablet S 3G also has a 3.5 mm audio jack. Sadly, it has no sound enhancement methods on it, however one can live without them too. Let us keep going.</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Next is the memory review. Here you can find out information about the RAM memory of the Sony Tablet S 3G, the internal storage space as well as ways of expanding said storage space. The internal storage space of the Sony Tablet S 3G varies, as this tablet is available in two different versions. You can purchase it with 16 GB of storage space, and with 32 GB. Should neither of those satisfy your greed for storage space, you can always use the Micro SD card to expand that storage space with up to 32 GB. The RAM of the Sony Tablet S 3G is pretty good, being at around 1 GB of RAM. I&#8217;d say that&#8217;s as good as it&#8217;s going to get for this part, so let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTION</strong></p>
<p>Moving on to the review of the data connectivity of the Sony Tablet S 3G. Here you can find details about the GPRS and EDGE, the Speed and WLAN as well as the Bluetooth and USB connections. This being a tablet with no support for regular GSM networks, it has no GPRS and EDGE. However, it does have a well above average speed : HSDPA at around 14.4 MB/s and HSUPA at around 5.76 MB/s ( which is as good as you&#8217;re going to get with HSUPA ). The WLAN of the Sony Tablet S 3G is a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with DLNA. The Bluetooth of the Sony Tablet S 3G is a Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP. Also, the Sony Tablet S 3G has something I haven&#8217;t seen in quite a while &#8211; an infrared port. This brings back memories of when we were children and kept phones glued to one another in order to increase transfer speed for pirated songs / games / themes and such&#8230; Good times. Well, back to reality. The USB connection of the Sony Tablet S 3G is a Micro USB ( MHL ) v2.0 port with USB On-The-Go support. Let us move on now to the next section.</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the camera of the Sony Tablet S 3G. Here you can find information about the main and secondary cameras as well as their features and capabilities. The main camera of the Sony Tablet S 3G is a 5 MP snapper capable of photographing at around 2560 x 1920 pixels. The features of the Sony Tablet S 3G are numerous and include : autofocus, touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging and face and smile detection. The Sony Tablet S 3G&#8217;s main camera is capable of recording video at 720p HD with around 30 frames per second. The Sony Tablet S 3G also has a secondary 0.3 MP frontal camera, but that one is too weak to even mention. This concludes this part.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the battery life review of the Sony Tablet S 3G. Here you can find out about the battery of the Sony Tablet S 3G as in what type of battery it has and how long it can function. The Sony Tablet S 3G has a Standard Li-Ion battery ( it isn&#8217;t specified how many mAh it has ). We do know, however, that this battery can run for approximately 400 hours in stand-by mode and up to 32 hours of music play.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next is the review of the hardware of the Sony Tablet S 3G. Here you can find information about the three great hardware components : the processor, the motherboard and the graphics card. The processor of the Sony Tablet S 3G is a Dual-Core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 processor. This particular tablet also has an Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 chipset which means that it also has an ULP GeForce GPU. All and all that&#8217;s a pretty decent hardware configuration, even by today&#8217;s standards. Now let&#8217;s move on to the next part.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>The review of the operating system is what follows. Here you can find out what version of OS the Sony Tablet S 3G has on it and whether or not it can be upgraded to a better one. The Sony Tablet S 3G comes with Android OS v3.2 Honeycomb installed on. Happy day for those who don&#8217;t like Honeycomb since it is also upgradable to Android OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Well, enough about this part, let us move on.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p>Last but not least, we will review some of the more random features of the Sony Tablet S 3G. The sensors of the Sony Tablet S 3G are as follows : Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass;. The Sony Tablet S 3G&#8217;s messaging can be done via : E-Mail, Push Mail, IM and RSS. The browser of this tablet uses HTML and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. The Sony Tablet S 3G has no radio, however that can be fixed with radio apps. The Sony Tablet S 3G only has a GPS with no support for the A-GPS feature. This device also has Java through Java MIDP emulation. The only available color for the Sony Tablet S 3G is Black.</p>
<p>Here is a brief list of what this tablet can do :</p>
<ul>
<li>SNS integration</li>
<li>MP4/H.264/H.263 player</li>
<li>MP3/WAV/eAAC+/OGG player</li>
<li>Organizer</li>
<li>Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration</li>
<li>Voice memo</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: normal;">This concludes our review of the Sony Tablet S 3G. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions for things which should be added in the comment section below and I&#8217;ll take them into consideration when writing my future projects.</span></span></p>
<p>In the meantime, if you&#8217;d like to purchase this tablet feel free to do so by following this link. Just click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FXYJZY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=ipglobalpos04-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005FXYJZY" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
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		<title>Toshiba Excite AT200</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexandru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Toshiba Excite AT200. The Toshiba Excite AT200 is a pretty good tablet, however it has no support for networks whatsoever. While some Tablets have integrated support for at least a few non-GSM networks, this one has none whatsoever. Now those who have heard about Toshiba products, know that this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/toshiba-excite-at200.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2604" title="toshiba-excite-at200" src="http://www.androidized.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/toshiba-excite-at200.jpg" alt="" width="139" height="184" /></a>Today we&#8217;ll be taking a look at the Toshiba Excite AT200. The Toshiba Excite AT200 is a pretty good tablet, however it has no support for networks whatsoever. While some Tablets have integrated support for at least a few non-GSM networks, this one has none whatsoever. Now those who have heard about Toshiba products, know that this one is one of them, as you can already tell from the name. The Toshiba Excite AT200 isn&#8217;t necessarily the best of the Toshiba Excite series, but I figured you have to start low and then ease your way to the big prize. The rest of the Excite tablets are to come out soon and I&#8217;ll review them too if time allows it. Those are much better than this one as far as hardware is concerned since they have a Quad-Core Processor and Tegra 3 technology. However, the Toshiba Excite AT200 is pretty good too and bear in mind that it was the first, the one that started it all.</p>
<p><strong>GENERAL</strong></p>
<p>We&#8217;ll begin by taking a look at the more general parts of the Toshiba Excite AT200, aspects such as the supported networks and the announcement and release dates. The Toshiba Excite AT200 has no supported networks, as I&#8217;ve already mentioned. It was announced in September 2011 and was released quite a lot time later. The Toshiba Excite AT200 came out a bit later in January 2012.</p>
<p><strong>BODY</strong></p>
<p>Next is the review of the body of the Toshiba Excite AT200. Here you can find information about the size of the Toshiba Excite AT200 and its weight, as well as whether or not it has any marks that would distinguish it from the other tablets as far as aspect goes. The size of the Toshiba Excite AT200  is around 256 x 176 x 7.7 mm. The Toshiba Excite AT200 weighs around 558 grams. The Toshiba Excite AT200 is pretty hard to see from other tablets since it has no marks that would make it stand out. It has no touch-sensitive controls, no nothing. One may even dare say that the Toshiba Excite AT200 is one of the most anonymous tablets around.</p>
<p><strong>DISPLAY</strong></p>
<p>Next is the review of the display of the Toshiba Excite AT200. Here you can find information about the type of screen, the screen size, the screen&#8217;s pixel density, the screen resolution and whether or not it has any particularities of screen defense methods installed on it. The screen type of the Toshiba Excite AT200 is an LED-Backlit LCD with a capacitive touchscreen wit approximately 16 million colors. The Toshiba Excite AT200 has a 10.1 inches big screen which can house a resolution of approximately 1280 x 800 pixels and a pixel density of around 149 ppi. The Toshiba Excite AT200 also has Multitouch on it. However, it has no other particularities on it, which is most regret-able since it couldn&#8217;t hurt to have those.</p>
<p><strong>SOUND</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the audio output capabilities of the Toshiba Excite AT200. Here you may find information about the alert types, the loudspeaker, the audio jack and whether or not the Toshiba Excite AT200 has any sound enhancements installed on it whatsoever. The Toshiba Excite AT200 has no Alert Types, but then again, Tablets never do have them since it would be totally unnecessary. The Toshiba Excite AT200 has a Loudspeaker with Stereo Speakers. It also has a 3.5 mm audio jack. Apart from the Stereo Speakers installed on it, the Toshiba Excite AT200 has no other particularities or means of audio enhancement.</p>
<p><strong>MEMORY</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the memory of the Toshiba Excite AT200. Here you can find information about the internal storage space and ways of expanding it, as well as the RAM memory. The Toshiba Excite AT200 has 1 GB of RAM, so that&#8217;s pretty good. The internal storage space of the Toshiba Excite AT200 varies, the tablet being available in two different models : one with 16 GB of storage and the other with 32 GB. If that still isn&#8217;t enough to fit your needs, know that you can use the Micro SD card to upgrade the storage space with up to 32 GB.</p>
<p><strong>DATA CONNECTIVITY</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the data connectivity of the Toshiba Excite AT200. Here you can find information about the GPRS, the EDGE, the Speed and WLAN as well as the Bluetooth and USB connections. The Toshiba Excite AT200 lacks both GPRS and EDGE since it is a tablet with no support for networks whatsoever and a 2G network ( to say the least ) is required to be able to have those two. Same is the case for the connection speed of this device. The Toshiba Excite AT200 has none since that one also depends quite a bit on the network and the Toshiba Excite AT200 supports no networks. The WLAN of the Toshiba Excite AT200 is a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, which is pretty good in my opinion, however it could have been better if only it had things like Wi-Fi hotspot and such. The Bluetooth of the Toshiba Excite AT200 is a Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR installed on it. The USB connection is pretty weird, it being a Mini USB v2.0 port. I am saying this since most of the USB connections I am accustomed to on Tablets are full grown USB v2.0 ports. Still, that will have to do.</p>
<p><strong>CAMERA</strong></p>
<p>Next up is the review of the camera of the Toshiba Excite AT200. Here you can find information about the main camera, the secondary camera as well as their features and capabilities. The main camera is a 5 MP snapper. This 5 MP camera is capable of photographing at around 2592 x 1944 pixels. The features of the Toshiba Excite AT200&#8242;s main camera include and are limited to : autofocus, LED flash and Geo-tagging. The Toshiba Excite AT200&#8242;s main camera is capable of filming at around 720p HD. The Toshiba Excite AT200&#8242;s secondary frontal camera is a 2 MP snapper with no features or capabilities of its own. However, a 2 MP frontal camera is pretty good considering that frontal cameras never exceed 2 MP since that is the maximum for frontal cameras.</p>
<p><strong>BATTERY LIFE</strong></p>
<p>Next is the review of the battery life of the Toshiba Excite AT200. Here you can find information about the battery type of the Toshiba Excite AT200 and how long it can function since battery life is something really important to Android devices. The Toshiba Excite AT200 has a Standard Li-Ion battery but it doesn&#8217;t say how many mAh it has. I have no idea how long it can function in stand-by mode since it isn&#8217;t specified but I do know it can work for around 6 hours of talk-time.</p>
<p><strong>HARDWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next up we will review the hardware components of the Toshiba Excite AT200. Here you can find information about the Processor, the Motherboard and the Graphics Card. The Toshiba Excite AT200 is a good table since it has all three of those components. Its processor is a Dual-Core 1.2 GHz processor. The Toshiba Excite AT200 also has a TI OMAP 4430 chipset and a PowerVR SGX540 GPU. In the end, it has a pretty good hardware configuration compared to many other tablets.</p>
<p><strong>SOFTWARE</strong></p>
<p>Next is the review of the software of the Toshiba Excite AT200. Here you can find out about the software version of the Toshiba Excite AT200 and whether or not it can be upgraded. The Toshiba Excite AT200 comes with Android OS v3.2 Honeycomb installed on it. Sadly, it cannot be upgraded to Android OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Why it cannot be upgraded is beyond me considering that it can support the said version of the OS since it is strong enough to handle it.</p>
<p><strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
<p>Finally, last but not least, we&#8217;ll review the more random features and capabilities of the Toshiba Excite AT200. The Toshiba Excite AT200 has the following sensors : Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass. The Toshiba Excite AT200&#8242;s messaging can be done only via : E-Mail, Push Mail, IM and RSS. Also, the Toshiba Excite AT200&#8242;s browser uses HTML and has integrated support for Adobe Flash. The Toshiba Excite AT200 has no radio, however that can be fixed via downloading some Radio apps from the internet. This tablet also has GPS with A-GPS integrated support. Also, the Toshiba Excite AT200 has Java via Java MIDP emulation. The Toshiba Excite AT200 is only available in the color Black.</p>
<p>Here is a brief list of what this tablet can do :</p>
<ul>
<li>HDMI port</li>
<li>MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player</li>
<li>MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player</li>
<li>Organizer</li>
<li>Document viewer</li>
<li>Photo editor</li>
<li>Voice memo</li>
<li>Predictive text input</li>
</ul>
<p>Well this concludes our little review of the Toshiba Excite AT200. If you feel that anything is lacking from this review feel free to leave your suggestions in the comment section below for things which should be added in the future and I&#8217;ll be sure to take them into consideration when writing my next projects.</p>
<p>In the meantime, if you&#8217;d like to purchase this device feel free to follow this link. Just click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0074WP29G/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=ipglobalpos04-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0074WP29G" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
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