We’ve all been liable of it. We seize the chance to purchase that glossy new smartphone and hurl the old smartphone one aside, regardless of whether that be in a garbage cabinet, in a crate in the wardrobe, or in the trash cans. While clutching that old device presumably won’t hurt any person or thing for the present, it’s surely not helping anybody either but it does not means to throw it in landfills.
You may have known discussions about the earth most of which allude to a conclusion of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Selling your old gadgets to InstaCash can contribute towards diminishing e-waste in landfills and also help used smartphones being reusable. When a gadget can’t be sold or reused, there is consistently the third alternative to recycle it. Continue reading “Reduce waste by finding another home for your old smartphone”
The Indian economy is a buyer’s economy if we look at the growth in the number of smartphones manufacturer in the last 5 years in the country we would know why it is called a buyers economy. The growth of mobile phone manufacturers in India from 2 units in 2014 to 268 units in 2019. 53% of the new phones are being added in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
This figure also highlights the hidden fact that also 18% higher numbers of phones are today being discarded and adding up to the e-waste. As environmental concerns today alarm everyone, we cannot ignore the fact that platforms that provide an easy and safe way to resale or recycle your old mobile phones will become more and more crucial to manage the environment friendly sustainability of the smartphone revolution.
2019 is expected to be the big-bang in the world of smartphone technology. It will bring emerging tech like 5G technology, Foldable screen Displays and AI cameras to the smartphones. Here is the sneak peek into the upcoming smartphone technology trends in 2019.
Apple is always keen to offer excitement to their consumers and push itself ahead of the competition through various quirky features that give an edge to the Apple iPhone devices. The Apple’s new update- iOS 12 brings in lots of essential features which makes it stand out of the rest. Amidst the various problems outraging in terms of issues and bugs, iOS 12 still stays at the top. It is believed to be a revolutionary update as it is quite different from its predecessor’s league.
The tech buzz for the upcoming months is iPhone X. Apple claims that “X” is the smartphone of the future. People are gossiping about the price of the Phone i.e. $999, but do you think is it worth. When you have the phone in your hand, it makes you feel the worth. iPhone X has taken a huge leap in the history of its own company.
On 29th March 2017, Samsung has launched its much awaited top-of-line smartphones Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 plus, in an event in New York. As we all know 2016 was an unfortunate year for Samsung due to a regretful failure of Galaxy Note 7. The company might have faced the loss of millions of dollars but the loss of its reputation in the market and a faith towards brand in the eyes of its users was more harmful. It was a vital challenge for the company to regain its reputation and consumer base. To do so the Korean tech giant put all its time and efforts to build a holistic piece of technology with the best set of features and specifications to make up for this huge loss and finally came up with its new launch, the world was having an eye on.
The question is, would it be enough to reclaim the same control and influence over the market, what the brand used to have? And more importantly, would Galaxy S8 be able to retain its presence against upcoming 10th generation iPhone, which is said to have game-changing features and specifications. Though we are also not sure about it at the moment, the best way would be to have a look at the battle between the sovereigns of Android and iOS to find out the champion of the sector.
1.Design:
Apple has recently added one more eye-popping colour option to its colour bucket for iPhone7 and iPhone 7 Plus, The RED Special Edition. Red aluminum finish is one of the coolest colour options of iPhone; you can’t get your eyes off. Apart from, Red iPhone offers silver, gold, rose gold, jet black and matte black colours. Samsung Galaxy S8 has the same glossy metal-glass body, which is reminiscent of its predecessors and offering five colour options which are Midnight Black, Orchid Grey, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue and Maple Gold. But glossy still works as a fingerprint magnet.
iPhone 7plus feels amazing while holding in hand with its slick design having 7.3mm width and 188g weight and the other hand Galaxy S8 Plus is 0.7 mm thicker but surprisingly 37g lighter in weight then iPhone.
The phone has replaced its home button with the solid-state key, which can’t be pressed that means it is less prone to failure than its predecessor. However, iPhone’s inbuilt Taptic engine offers haptic feedback to the button which gives an impression to the user that the button is actually getting pressed.On the other hand, Samsung removed the home button from Galaxy S8 and built a pressure-sensitive display. iPhone 7 has no space for the headphone jack but Samsung still has one.
Though both the devices are outstanding with their slick looks, Galaxy S8 is more fresh and futuristic in approach.
2.Display:
Samsung Galaxy S8 offers a 5.8-inch QHD+ (1440×2960 pixels) ((~570ppi Pixel density)Super AMOLED display.S8 gives you a wider space to run your fingers on and sharper than 5.5- inch full HD LED-backlit IPS LCD panel on the iPhone 7 Plus (1080 x 1920 pixels) (~401ppi Pixel density).
The highlighted feature of Galaxy S8 is infinity display which comes with the dual curved screen with a wide aspect ratio 18:5:9 and a bezel-less design. It’s the first mobile to get Mobile HDR Premium certification from UHD alliance.
iPhone 7 plus’ display is more bright and fine than its predecessors and offers the same smooth 3D touch with the more user-friendly interface.
3.Performance & Storage:
The Apple iPhone 7 plus has set the benchmark of high performance with its 2.34GHz Quad-core Apple A10 Fusion SoC.The 3GB RAM processor and the Hexa-core PowerVR Series 7XT Plus GPU ensures a high-quality gaming experience.
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are powered by all-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC for the American market and International markets (including India) will get Exynos 8895 SoC powered Galaxy S8 & S8 plus.
The all-new 10 nm processor is mated with 4GB of RAM which provides 10%more power to the CPU and 21 % more support to Adreno 540GPU on board. The new chipset makes it the first in the world to feature support for 1 gigabit LTE.
When it comes to storage Samsung Galaxy S8 is packed with 64GB of internal storage, which is further expandable up to 256GB with an external microSD card while iPhone 7 Plus allows no expansion in storage. The company bid a goodbye to its 16 GB variant with the launch of iPhone 7 and now offers 32 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB storage variant.
4.Camera:
On the camera front, the dual 12 MP camera on iPhone 7 Plus gave a considerable edge over the other competitors in range through the perfect implementation of technology. 2X Optical Zoom gives you a closer look at the subject without degrading the image quality. For selfies and video-calling, the phone has employed a 7MP f/2.2 shooter.
Samsung Galaxy S8 packs a 12 MP rear camera powered by Dual Pixel technology and aperture f/1.7 and an 8 MP front camera with smart autofocus for selfies and video calling. It allows you to take multi-click in one tap so that the perfect shot is not slipped. Expectations are really high with the Samsung’s new shooter.
The Apple iPhone 7 runs iOS 10.3 and comprise features 3d touch shortcuts, widgets, lock screen notifications and raise to wake. It is powered with better system applications and updates to Siri (allows to access Siri with the double tap on the home button).
The Samsung Galaxy S8 runs Android 7.1 Nougat. Stock UI has been replaced with Custom UI in the newbie in order to minimise the power consumption. Samsung has also introduced a new virtual assistant to the world called Bixby, which works like Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant and reduces the needless efforts and swipes by the user. A separate button has been incorporated into the phone for Bixby.
Both the Smartphones are loaded with all the latest connectivity options and supports 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS amongst others.
While the iPhone 7 Plus restricts NFC usage to Apple Pay, the Samsung in contrary has no such restrictions. The Dual-Audio feature in Galaxy S8 allows the user to connect with two Bluetooth headphones all together.
7.Additional accessories:
Samsung announced the launch of DeX mobile-to-PC transition tool that can turn the Galaxy S8 into a desktop and will offer the users an Android-based desktop-like experience.
Apple has launched a wire-free lightning ear pods, Apple AirPods, which can be connected with the phone via blutooth. The Accelerometers and dual optical sensors allow the AirPods to automatically give pause & resume music command when removed and plug back in.
As we have seen that the Samsung is offering a lot of best features and specification which are currently in demand by the consumers. For now, I’m very much optimistic about the S8 as an all-rounder that will help Samsung to improve its charred reputation. But the true results will be in hand by April 2017 with the finest reviews of the real world users when the phone will be launched in India and that will show how close Samsung has truly come to recover from its loss.
Note: This post was originally published in April 2017 and has been completely revamped and updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
iPhone 7 with new lightning EarPodsHi, folks, finally the wait is over! Apple.Inc has unveiled its two new flagship smartphones iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, in San Francisco on Wednesday(7th September 2016) at an event and put an end to the smoky rumors.
“We have created the world’s most advanced smartphone — the best iPhone we have ever created. This is iPhone 7.”
Indeed, a very strong statement by Tim Cook While revealing the first look of the device.
Featuring ourselves in today’s era for status-conscious people is considered to be incomplete if they are not using the Apple product. Apple is consistently upgrading its good-will by discovering new and very astounding features in the Apple product. Moreover, the expectation and the curiosity of the users increase to access the cool features of Apple. Speaking about specifically of iPhone’s, the upcoming features of the same is creating a sensation in the market. Here are top 10 new features of iOS 10: Continue reading “Apple iOS 10: Awesome features you should know about”
Recently Apple has added one more apple in its bucket which is iPhone SE. With the launch of this new compact mobile, Apple again left the apple loyalist in cold by doing an unthinkable event like they did way back in 2014 with the launch of iPhone 6: A first big screen mobile of Apple. Everyone has a different opinion about this compact & smart piece of technology. Continue reading “Apple & Its Surprises!!”
