Review: Samsung Galaxy Camera

There was a time when people were required to snap photos and look for an usb to transfer all the pictures in to a pc. Instant sharing was almost impossible. It require sometime to shared on web especially on the social media. But, Samsung with its fascinating galaxy camera has made it quite easy. The galaxy camera from Samsung is not an ordinary camera. It has an android service attached to it, through which users can enjoy web surfing and can do instant sharing of the snapshots they have taken at the social media.

 

When you look it from the front it looks like a basic camera but turning it backwards shows a big 4.8-inch HD touch screen quite similar to Samsung Galaxy S3’s one. That is why; when you keep the touch screen upright it looks like S3 is on show. The camera consists of all the Google apps and also has LTE. WIFI is enabled and is updated up Android 4.1 Jelly bean update. The device doesn’t allows its users to do messaging or do calling as it doesn’t looks good with the design of the camera. But, the most worthwhile feature is instant sharing on the main of the phone icons of all the social media sites are provided so sharing is one click away after the capturing of the photos.

The camera has features of being 16.3 mega-pixels and has up to 21x zooming option. The shots taken from the camera were better than the snapshots taken from the either Iphone 5 or Samsung Galaxy. In natural lightning the picture result was good, but, in low lights the results weren’t that good. So, we can conclude are just average to what a typical camera results are.

• 16.3 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor
• 21x optical zoom lens, f/2.8-5.9, 23mm wide angle
• Optical image stabilisation
• 4.8inch 16:9 touch screen 1280×720 HD resolution
• 1.4GHz quad-core processor
• P/A/S/M Manual controls
• ISO100-3200
• 8GB memory built in
• Photo wizard, Best Group Pose
• Smart Content Manager
• Google Play Store – download apps etc
• 3G / 4G / Wi-Fi / GPS / Cloud backup
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
• MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot

The camera also has some fascinating features too. These include: best photo and continuous shoot. Best photo selects the best shot of the eight shots you have taken of a particular object. The continuous shoot allows continuous snapping of photos; this particular feature is worthwhile especially when you need a lot of pictures of some movement objects. One can also cover videos of up to 1080p quality. The camera has awesome editing features one can change the contrast of the pictures , add frames and can add a lot to the pictures and make the pictures one to be remembered all along the life time. 

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 could be 6.3-inch eight-core monster

Think the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is big? Take note, because the Note 3 could break six inches.

The Korea Times quotes a Samsung boss talking about how the next Note will pack Samsung's eight-core chip and a bigger 6.3-inch screen than the current 5.5-inch display. If that does turn out to be the case, an extra inch on the diagonal is quite a boost -- in fact, that edges it towards the 7-inch territory of the Google Nexus 7 and other mini tablets.

Is that excessive? After all, the Note is meant to be big. But it's also meant to provide a middle ground between phone and tablet, and six or seven inches is getting too big to hold with one hand.

Underneath the screen, the Note 3 is expected to be powered by the newly announced Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processor, an eight-core behemoth of a chip.

The Octa features four low-power cores for everyday tasks, and switches to four high-performance cores for more intensive tasks. That way you get superb performance when playing fast-paced games, high-definition videos or heavy multi-tasking, but without draining your battery.

Whatever form the Note 3 takes, the Note and Note 2 were both launched towards the end of the year so we won't see the new model for a good long while yet. In the meantime check out our 25 Note 2 tips for getting the most out of your 5-inch phone.

Should the Note get any bigger or is already the right size? Tell me your thoughts in the comments or on our Facebook page.

Drop Test: Samsung Galaxy S3

This week we drop test the Samsung Galaxy S3. If it survives, we give it away to you guys. If it doesn't, we destroy it spectacularly but still give it away to the most creative comment. If you missed the unboxing and review, don't forget to check those out as well.

Thanks to GizmoSlip..

 

Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Samsung Galaxy S2

Much has been made about the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S3 android smartphone. Samsung has published its arrival aggressively and most of those who have already invested in the new Samsung model have reported positively on it. We thought we should have a look at the main differences between the S3 and its predecessor, the popular Samsung Galaxy s2, in the key areas that people tend to look at when they are thinking about investing in a smartphone

Size and Weight
The most obvious difference between the Galaxy S2 and S3 is that the S3 is bigger. It measures 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6mm, whilst the S2 measures 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5mm. This makes the Galaxy S3 approximately 16% bigger. Not surprisingly, as a consequence, the S3 is heavier, weighing 133g compared to the S2′s 116g.

Screen/Display
There is no doubt that, in comparing the display of the S3 and the S2, the newer model comes out on top. The Galaxy S3 has a whopping 4.6-inch HD display with a super sharp 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. The display has Super AMOLED with Pentile Matrix and TouchWiz screen and a pixel density of 319 ppi. These specifications compare favourably with the S2′s 4.3-inch HD display with its 800 x 480 pixels resolution, Super AMOLED Plus touch-screen and pixel density of 217 ppi.

Processor
In terms of performance, the Galaxy S3 once again beats its predecessor. The S3 has a 1.4GHz Exynos system-on-a-chip (SoC) quad-core processor, with 1 Gigabyte of RAM, which is around twice as powerful as the 1.2GHz Cortex dual-core processor in the s2.

Camera/Video
The cameras are pretty comparable, with the S3 having the odd advance. Both have 8-megapixel cameras with LED flash with 1080p full HD video capacity. The S is capable of recording at 30fps and taking photographs simultaneously. It is also a quad-band device and supports HSPA+ (21Mbps), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, energy efficient Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, GPS and GLONASS. The s2 also has an 8-megapixel camera which has full HD 1080p @ 30fps capacity. It also has HSPA+ (21Mbps) network support, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 in addition HDMI-out with mirroring and DLNA for media sharing. The s3 has faster shutter speed, faster photo sharing speed and Best Shot. The front-facing camera has also been upgraded from 1.3MP to 1.9MP.

In-Phone Storage
In addition to providing the 16GB and 32GB storage of the S2, the Galaxy S3 also offers a 64GB version, which is up there with the iPhone. Both smartphones have a micro SD port. The s3, however, also offers a free 50GB of Dropbox storage.

Software
The operating system for the S3 is Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This includes “intelligent” features like ‘Smart Stay’ where you can make a phone call to one of your contacts just by lifting your phone to your ear or keep a screen alive by its ability to detect if you are looking at it and ‘S-Voice’, which is Samsung’s equivalent of Apple’s Siri.

Battery Power
The battery capacity of the S3, at 2100mAh is bigger than that of the S2, at 1750mAh. This increase in battery power was necessary, however, bearing in mind the greater demands placed on the battery by the newer version.

Summary
There’s still a lot to be said for the Samsung Galaxy S2 and we wouldn’t recommend bringing a contract to an early end to update to the newer version. When you are able to update to the Samsung Galaxy S3, however, we’re sure that you will find it a step up from the earlier model.