Wednesday 11 December 2013

SAMSUNG'S GALAXY ROUND QUICK VIEW: not that round as you think


FIRSTLOOK: 

The new flagship device GALAXY ROUND from Samsung which sport a flexible display launched with so much of buzz around it. First of all I want to mention that phone isn't flexible, the screen is but unfortunately you cannot change the shape of the screen. The phone at first sight looks like GALAXY NOTE 3 with same 5.7 inch display & same plastic leather finish at back, but you will feel difference when it comes in your hand or you take a side view. As its name suggest it's not that round but only little bit curvy along the length unlike its rival LG G FLEX which is more like a concave design.
QUICK SPECS:
  • OS: Android (4.3) jelly bean(upgradable to kit-Kat 4.4 )
  • Dimensions: 5.95 x 3.13 x 0.31 inches (151.1 x 79.6 x 7.9 mm)
  • Weight: 154 g
  • display: 5.7 inches super AMOLED touch screen, resolution of1080 x 1920 pixels with 386 ppi
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor
  • Primary Camera: 13 megapixels with LED Flash and features like Auto focus, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama and FHD video recording
  • Front-facing camera: 2 megapixels
  • Hardware: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
  • Processor: Quad core, 2300 MHz, Krait 400
  • Graphics processor: Adreno 330
  • RAM:3 GB
  • Built-in storage: 32 GB
  • Storage expansion: expandable up to 64 GB via microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC.
  • Battery Capacity: 2800 mAh
  • youTube (upload), Picasa/Google+
  • GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
  • Bluetooth: 4.0
  • Wi-Fi
  • USB 3.0
  • microUSB
  • NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync



BODY AND DISPLAY:

As told galaxy round looks similar to note 3 except the curve same body design rear, front and same button placements. It will take some time but you will feel comfortable using this device,  you will definitely enjoy the new feel in your hand. This phone is also easy to carry as its fits comfortably in your pocket because of its curvy design and you can also sit comfortably with this massive phone.
 Most important thing to discuss is the screen. What are the pros and cons of curved screen ? as you take a closer look  you will feel no difference in Watching movies, playing games, and viewing video on the galaxy Round's 5.7-inch 1080p HD AMOLED display and other flat screen smart phone devices. Video quality is also same as of NOTE 3.you have to do some adjustments for playing games like temple run and subway surfer on the curved surface of galaxy round.
You may also experience some typing mistakes on the Galaxy Round, but as you become familiar to the screen it will not take much time to adjust.


HARDWARE:

 The GALAXY ROUND equipped with  2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 -MSM 8974  processor fastest processor found these days on any smart phones or phablets with Adreno 330 GPU and 3GB of  RAM. It comes with 32GB of in-built memory and expandable up to 64GB via microSD card slot. With specs like this and massive 3 GB of RAM no doubt phone deliver excellent performance.
Galaxy  Round comes with the same good 13-megapixel camera with flash which is same as of Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4 and front 2 MP camera, overall photography experience is good as it comes with lots of camera features except low light photography which is just average , it can also record 4k videos (3840 X 3160). Also Galaxy round do not have the S-pen.
The battery of the Galaxy Round is a bit less at 2,800 mAh which lasts for whole day.



SOFTWARE:

The Galaxy Round's comes with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean old Touch Wiz UI and expecting KIT-KAT upgrade in January,  comes pre-loaded  with  Google and Samsung apps like YouTube, Maps, Navigation, Search, S Health, S Voice, Drop box, and Trip Advisor, and also multi window, and for communication it comes with near-field communication, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. Motion gesture control tilts, swipes, air gestures, and eyeball-tracking and touch activities.


FINAL WORDS:

GALAXY ROUND is very good phone and is similar to GALAXY NOTE 3 both features and hardware .It  is also the first phone launched with flexible OLED display. The curved screen is better than traditional flat screen in some areas. I think device is bit over priced above $1000 and you are getting NOTE 3 under same price with some add-on features of the S-PEN but if you want to flaunt something fresh and new from the world of technology this is the device for you. Or you can also check other flat screen phablets like HTC ONE MAX and NOKIA LUMIA .

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