iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3, Choose the Appropriate One for You!

As soon as the Apple iPhone 5 was released people began to compare it with the Android giant-Samsung Galaxy S3. Frankly speaking, these two handsets are all superb and they each deserve their places on the market. Until now S3 remains one of the best-selling devices of 2012 and iPhone 5 also sets a sky-high sales record followed. These two best smartphones have gone head-to-head for an amazing battle which has had people stunned by how far technology has moved, but once again it’s up to you to decide which one suits you the best. Is it the brand new iPhone 5, or the recently released Samsung Galaxy S3? I think below comparison will help you make the decision quickly.  

                      

Display: when it comes to display, the Galaxy S III’s 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED Plus 1280 x 720 screen offers rich and vibrant colors as well as lots of details. And the iPhone 5 has a 4-inch display with resolution of 1136 x 640. That's a 326ppi, compared to 305ppi on the Galaxy S III. To be fair these are all excellent displays and your choice may be very simply down to whether you prefer a smaller display as on the iPhone 5 or a larger screen as on the Galaxy S3.

Design: As for design, iPhone 5 is 7.6mm thick with metal casing and non-removable battery, and Samsung Galaxy S3 is 8.6mm thick with plastic casing and removable batter. The Samsung Galaxy S3 comes in six color variants and is curvier and chunkier than the iPhone 5. It’s wider, longer and fatter, weighing 133g.

Camera: Galaxy S3 has an 8-megapixel rear-facing shooter with zero shutter lag and 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat. The iPhone 5 camera is the same 8MP model as in the 4S, although it now has an improved low light mode. The front camera takes 720p videos. Samsung Galaxy S3 camera also has a burst mode, blink detection, smile detection, and blurring or contrast choices. But these features don’t outweigh the BSI sensor in the iPhone 5 that allows the phone to take great pictures in dim conditions though. The iPhone 5 wins.

Operating System: The Galaxy S3, is another Android handset released on Android 4.0 ICS and currently the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is rolling out to various carriers worldwide. If you’re not a diehard Android enthusiast though, then your choice may be the iPhone 5 running the latest iOS 6, which comes with an updated App Store and improved iCloud support. Siri has also been revamped.

                       

Processor: As for processor, the Samsung Galaxy S III will get more nods with its 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 2GB of RAM (quad-core Exynos with 1GB RAM for the international version) – whereas, the iPhone 5 seems ill-equipped with its 1GHz dual-core Apple A6 processor with 1GB of RAM. However, when it comes to real world performance, the iPhone 5 exhibits the cleaner and more fluid performance with various operations. Well, the Galaxy S III still displays one responsive performance as well, but it doesn’t match the iPhone 5’s level of finesse.

Battery life: Apple claims that the iPhone 5 battery will give you around eight hours of talk and 10 hours of Wi-Fi usage. The Samsung Galaxy S3 larger battery promises around twice this – but real-life tests say otherwise.

Video Playback: Even though the two are able to play high-definition videos with no problems at all, it’s simply the huge display of the Samsung Galaxy S III that captivates us. Both Pack 4G LTE connectivity for the ride, so video enjoyment through online dreaming is excellent (take YouTube as an example). But if you stayed in places where lacks Wi-Fi, then problems occurs. How can you watch online videos in YouTube or other websites leisurely? In fact you need to download YouTube video to MP4 (both supports MP4 format) for offline playback. All you need to do is to download YouTube video to MP4 with a YouTube to MP4 Downloader.

Storage: Both the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 have 16, 32 and 64GB models, but the S3 storage can be expanded by up to another 64GB with an SD card, so Samsung wins this one.

                       

Connectivity: Galaxy S3 supports 4G LTE, gaining an edge over iPhone 4S but this lead is expected to be short-lived as iPhone 5 will too support 4G LTE network in the U.S, very much like the new iPad.

You perhaps face an awkward dilemma when it comes to upgrading your phone. And this is the very big question that most people have: iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S III? In my opinion, it is just a matter of choice and personal tastes, so just pick up the smartphone that makes you happier, and this is the best choice I suggests.

Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Padfone 2

Early this year, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3, which proved to be a powerful smartphone and easily gained popularity. The device boasts some of its amazing features such as a huge screen display, 4G/LTE connectivity, NFC support through S Beam. And recently Asus took the wraps of its smartphone-in-a-tablet hybrid device-the Padfone 2 with the fresh Android OS and compelling hardware. But the 4.7 inch ASUS phone puts it in direct competition with the Samsung Galaxy S3. Below is the comparison of the two devices.

Display: The Galaxy S3 features a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, which is marginally bigger than the Asus offering's 4.7-inch inch Super IPS+ display. Both smartphones have the same pixels resolution of 1280 x 720. However, the Padfone 2 betters the Galaxy S3 with its higher pixel density of 312 pixels per inch (ppi), as opposed to the Samsung device's 306 ppi.

                                     

Storage and Memory: Both the smartphones offer 16/32/64 GB of on-board storage options. However, the Galaxy S3 has an expandable memory option (of up to32GB) via a microSD card, unlike the Padfone 2.However, at 2GB of RAM, the Padfone 2 offers double the memory of the Galaxy S3 (1GB of RAM).

Processor: Samsung Galaxy S3 is equipped with 1.4 GHz quad core Exynos processor with 1GB of dual-channel RAM. The Padfone 2 packs in a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core Krait processor, which is clocked at a slightly faster 1.5GHz. The processor shows it slightly more powerful than Galaxy S3.

Battery life: The most powerful thing about this PadFone 2 is its battery life. When the phone is docked into the tablet, on 3G networks, it has a standby life of 6 weeks, and a talk time of 16 hours, which is a lot more than you can expect from a touch-screen smartphone. A 2100mAh battery powers the Galaxy S3, when compared to 2140mAh battery the Padfone 2 packs in. The Galaxy S3 supports 10.8 hours of talk time on 3G.

              

                                                

Video playback: Both phones play videos clearly and smoothly for a longtime due to their high resolution display, good battery life, and fast 4G speeds. But Padfone 2 support MP4 MPEG4 H.264 H.263 WMV formats videos and

Samsung Galaxy S3’s friendly video formats include MPEG-4, MP4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264, H.263, etc. If you happen to get these two phones and want to watch movies on both of them without Wi-Fi limitation, MP4 format video is the appropriate one. So if you have downloaded lots of movies from YouTube, Hulu, Myspace or other famous video sharing websites for free, you’d better convert FLV to MP4 with a Video Converter so that these YouTube FLV files can be played properly on these two gadgets anytime and anywhere.

Weight, Thickness, and Body: The Padfone 2 measures 5.43 x 2.71 x 0.35 inches, making it taller than the Galaxy S3 which measures 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.35 inches. Both devices have the same thickness; however, the Galaxy S3 is fractionally wider. Weight wise, at 4.69 ounces, the Galaxy S3 is a little lighter than the 4.76 ounces of the Padfone 2.

Operating System: Both devices were released with Android's Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, which can be later upgraded to the latest Android v4.1 Jelly Bean.

Camera: Samsung Galaxy 3's 8MP rear camera and 1.9 MP front camera will go against Asus PadFone 2's 13MP shooter and 1.2 MP front camera. The 13MP camera on the PadFone 2 surely performs far better than the Galaxy S3’s 8MP equivalent, and it can click 100 continuous shots at 6 fps, and even record videos at 720p resolution. What’s even cooler is the 50GB of cloud storage space that Asus is offering with the device to ensure that you are never at a loss for storage.

               

                                                  

 Availability and Colors: The Padfone 2 will be available in black and white, whereas the Galaxy S3 is available in a wide variety of colors: red, gray, black, pink, white, and brown. However, some of the colors are market specific. The Padfone 2 will likely be priced between $620 to $750 (off contract), depending on the model, and is expected to hit the shelves in December.

Android’s become the most popular smartphone OS in the world. But that just makes it so much harder for there to be a clear leader among Android phones. However, since the hybrid hasn’t officially launched, Samsung is still the current smartphone market leader, whereas Asus is yet to break into the top five and establish a stronger presence. The new PadFone 2 from ASUS looks so eagerly to become a direct competitor to the Samsung Galaxy S3. Hello Samsung officials, you’d better to watch out for it!

Samsung Galaxy Premier GT-I9260 Officially Released and Available on November

Before there have been rumors about Samsung Galaxy Premier GT-I9260 that will have features similar to the Galaxy S III, but now with the new leaked images, we see that this phone is essentially the Galaxy Nexus with slightly updated hardware and running Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz interface on top of Android 4.1.

                        

Samsung‘s upcoming Galaxy Premier I9260 smartphone has been appearing all over the Internet lately, with images cropping up hinting at soon-to-be-announced availability. As it were, that time has come, with Samsung officially announcing the LTE handset, and the Ukraine being one of the first places it will land. The device is slated for release next month.

Samsung has announced the new I9260 Galaxy Premier. The Galaxy Premier has a 4.65-inch, 1280 x 720 Super AMOLED display, 8 megapixel rear camera with 1080p video recording, 1.9 megapixel front facing camera, 1GB RAM, 8 or 16GB internal memory with microSD card slot, GPS, and NFC.

                        

A dual-core 1.5GHz processor will run proceedings from within, and its connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi and A-GPS. It will have a 2,100mAh battery, and judging by what we have heard and seen about the Galaxy Premier, it slots perfectly between the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Nexus.

Samsung hasn’t announced anything official about the Galaxy Premier, but according to reports, it will be launched in Europe sometime in December. Samsung believes this brand-new Galaxy Premier GT-I9260 will fill the void in Samsung’s product lineup after LG launches its Nexus smartphone, which will almost definitely replace the Galaxy Nexus as the flagship Google phone.

                        

Samsung Galaxy Premier key specs

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display with a 1280×720 resolution

8MP autofocus rear camera with flash, 1.9MP front camera

1.5GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4470 processor

1GB RAM

8GB/16GB internal storage options, microSD support of up to 64GB

WiFi/Bluetooth 4.0/A-GPS/NFC

2,100mAh battery

Rovio Shows the Gameplay of the Newest Angry Birds Game- Angry Birds Star Wars

The newest Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Star Wars will come to iPhone and Android on November 8, and the Finnish-based Rovio is finally showing off gameplay of the game. It is easily one of the most popular games on any mobile platform.

We don’t have any screenshots yet, but we do have a short video of a bird clad in Jedi robes holding a slingshot-shaped lightsaber.

                        

In the latest trailer for the Star Wars collaboration Rovio shows a few seconds of gameplay footage. The trailer show two birds, the red Luke bid and the pink bird dressed as Princess Leia. The two birds act similarly to other Angry Birds games but with a small twist. I guess it's safe to assume multiple Star Wars characters will make appearances during the course of the game.

After a bit of avian Luke and Leia nonsense, the clip gets around to showing some gameplay. I have to say, the next Star Wars will probably keep me entertained enough, particularly if there’s lots of stuff as good as the AT-AT walker and Tusken Raiders. The Star Wars version of Angry Birds has already made a bit of an impact on Bleeding Cool, so I’m just showing you with below video.

                                         

The iconic slingshot is still present in the Angry Birds Star Wars, but every bird seems to have a new special power. The red bird dressed as Luke Skywalker has a lightsaber which lets him cut through obstacles to get at the bad piggies. We earlier speculated that the new crossover game might feature some elements borrowed from other games in the Angry Birds franchise. It seems casual gaming enthusiasts will not be disappointed. More than the usual slingshot-action, Angry Birds Star Wars will pose additional challenges, such as an AT-AT Walker, which actually shoots back at your birds while they travel in the air.

The game will surely have other Star Wars characters and birds including Han Solo, Chewbacca, and maybe even Lando Carlissian along with the yellow bird, black bird, and blue bird. Rovio hasn’t shown any of those characters in the game yet, but there are some images of them on the Angry Birds Tumblr.

                       

The next Angry Birds game is another franchise tie-in, but this time the franchise is more than just a silly movie about birds. The newest Angry Birds Star Wars will come to a variety of platforms including iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows 8, and Mac on November 8. since time is approaching, let’s just stay tuned!

Windows Phone 8 Finally Launches with Wide Support

On Monday in San Francisco, Microsoft has the launch event for Windows Phone 8, the latest version of the company's 2-year-old smartphone platform. It's Microsoft's newest attempt to regain a foothold in the smartphone market. This new version Windows Phone software comes with broad support from smartphone makers, cellphone carriers and app developers as the software company tries to position new Windows gadgets as strong alternatives to Apple and Android devices.

Windows Phone 8 is the successor to Windows Phone 7, which launched two years ago but has had little traction in the market. Windows Phone 7 wasn't much of a competitor to iOS and Android in large part because it ran on uninspiring hardware, but Windows Phone 8 will help fix that by supporting current Qualcomm processors, along with high-resolution screens and the latest wireless specs.

                    

Back in San Francisco on Monday, Microsoft transformed an area of a civic-center auditorium into a temporary swanky, chill lounge, complete with mood lighting and lit wall panels echoing Windows Phone’s live tile colors. Microsoft executives touted the fun of the new phone, emphasizing how users can personalize it to what’s important to them.

                     

“People all over the world are about to fall in love with Windows Phones,” Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at the Windows Phone 8 launch event in San Francisco on Monday.

Windows Phone 8 (WP8) is elegant, personable, and different. It absolutely shines for those who use their smartphones for a lot of calling, texting, and Facebooking, and especially people who connect to Microsoft anything—whether that's Outlook, Hotmail, Exchange, Skydrive, Office 365, or Xbox. If iOS bores you and Android intimidates you, Windows Phone will likely dazzle you.

                      

One light spot of the software les in the Kids Corner, which lets you lock down parts of the phone when you hand the device over to a young one dying to play "Angry Birds" or "Fruit Ninja." You can determine what apps you'd like your child to have access to and configure it so they can't get into your email or Twitter account.

In addition, Microsoft said it will also catch up in offering third-party apps. There are 120,000 applications available for Windows Phone, but some apps that are popular on other systems are notably missing from Windows Phone because it can be hard to get developers interested in writing programs for a small number of smartphones. Belfiore also announced the Pandora app will come to Windows Phone Store 8 in 2013 and that it will include a year of free music with no ads.

                      

The new software will run on more powerful phones with flagship models coming from Nokia, Samsung and HTC. Together, they’ll launch eight Windows Phone 8 smartphones before the year is out, starting this weekend overseas and later in November in the U.S. Samsung officials believe that Windows Phone 8 devices like the HTC 8X and the Nokia Lumia 920 will do a better job facing off against the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III in the new round competition.

Top 5 Best Horror Movies for Halloween Home Theater Entertainment

Do you like scary movies? These top 5 horror flicks are the scariest of all time which guaranteed to leave you shaking, sleepless, and utterly frightfully fun---just in time for Halloween! I present these scariest movies of all time here in no particular order for these movie aficionados looking for scares this October. This post has got you covered with the top 5 anticipated horror and horror-themed movies of the month. just immerse yourself in these spooky movies!

The Woman in Black (1983)

Arthur Kipps is widowed lawyer whose grief has endangered his career. When he is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of recently deceased eccentric, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a terrible secret. Although the locals try to hide the town's tragic history from Kipps, he soon learns that his client's house is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is looking for someone and something she had lost, and until she does, no one is safe from her vengeance.

                                   

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

                                                

This Korean chiller follows a family with an unexplained past and a ghost that seems to pop up and scare the stuffing out of everyone watching. The odd behavior of some of the characters, and silent and shameful expressions on others make you wonder if you’re getting the whole story. In one scene, your mind may be turned into a pretzel trying to follow along. Just go with it.

Triangle (2009)

                                       

It is best to give as little as possible away about this mind-bending shocker by Bristol-born Christopher Smith, except to say that it has you hanging breathlessly on every scene, trying to work out who or what is out to get Melissa George and friends after they board a mysterious ship that rescues them in a storm. When the pay-off comes, it makes such perfect, chilling sense that you want to re-watch it all to see how the jigsaw fits together.

Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)

                                             

Five years after the events that led to the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, young Alice begins experiencing strange phenomena in her home; especially after a kid named Robbie moves in next door. When Robbie's caretaker ends up in the hospital, he starts living with Alice's family. That's when things go from creepy to paranormal. Unseen evil, Creepy things are happening while the unwitting victims are sleeping. Demon possession, a completely out-of-nowhere horrifying ending, Paranormal Activity 4 has it all, leaving Hollywood special effects behind in favor of a voyeuristic peek into Hell. The best way to watch Paranormal Activity 4 is very late at night with the lights off, the sound up and no other distractions.

Sinister (2012)

                                              

Starring by Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, and James Ransone, Sinister is a frightening new thriller from the producer of the Paranormal Activity films and the writer-director of The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Ethan Hawke plays a true crime novelist who discovers a box of mysterious, disturbing home movies that plunge his family into a nightmarish experience of supernatural horror.

Obviously these are just the top 5 scary Halloween movies in my opinion, so please leave your favorites in the comments section after this article. In order to have a wonderful Halloween horror movie enjoyment on your home TV, DVD/BD player, or other portable multi-media devices, some third-party softwares like Video Converter, DVD Creator, BD Creator should be your best aide. Converting movie formats to perfectly suit your multiple devices for playback, burning downloaded or collected films to DVD/BD for HD Halloween video appreciation, all these can be fulfilled by taking advantage of these smart solutions. Oct, 31 is drawing near, and you know what that means scary movies at the multiplex. After reading this post, is it pretty easy for you to single out which of upcoming scary movies are worth getting excited about!

Verizon HTC 8X and Lumia 822 is Due to Come on November 12th

As we get close to the big Windows Phone 8 announcement next week, certain bits of info are starting to leak out. If you are hoping for a Nokia Lumia 920 alternative on Verizon, I think you should forget that thought for now. According to leaked internal documents from Verizon posted by Android Central, Verizon will be offering only Nokia Lumia 822 and HTC Windows Phone 8X. Case in point, Verizon has been a sieve lately and now we have what looks to be some credible info on three important aspects: release date, features and pricing.

Release date

First up is the expected release date: Monday, November 12th. The HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 822 will arrive on Verizon Wireless on November 12 according to a leaked document obtained by WPCentral. That coincides with some other info we were tipped on including Verizon employee training that is occurring now and an HTC “Save the date” for the 6th. While AT&T is presumably still beating Verizon here for a launch, it is by mere days. In fact, T-Mobile is then expected to launch their phones just 48 hours later.

                                          

Features

When it comes to the design, the Lumia 822 is slightly different than the Lumia 820 and has rounded corners. Just like the Lumia 820, the Lumia 822 is speculated to be a mid-ranged smartphone with modest features. The smartphone is rumored to sport a 3.5-inch WVGA display with 899 x 480 pixels resolution.

A 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor is expected to power the smartphone. The device will have 16GB of on-board storage and a microSD card slot to expand the memory. The device is also expected to boast an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and will have a front-facing one. The device is expected to include 1GB RAM.

The Lumia 822 is expected to feature wireless charging, but the shell will not be removable or replaceable. Moreover, the handset will feel plastic-like, just like the HTC Trophy smartphone.

Now let’s see Verizon HTC 8X, and thanks to the loosened spec restraints made possible by WP8, this modern-minded, unibodied beaut reps a 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 Super LCD 2 display with Gorilla Glass 2 coating, dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor buffered by 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage, WiFi a/b/g/n, NFC and an integrated 1,800mAh Li-ion battery. There's also quadband radio support for GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSPA/WCDMA (850, 900, 1900, 2100MHz) and, of course, LTE for stateside carriers.

                                              

Pricing

We have the official pricing for the Nokia Lumia 822 and the HTC8X. The Lumia will set you back just $99 with a two-year contract and will have white, gray and black color choices. As for the HTC8X, this one is a bit pricier, at $199.99 with a 2 year commitment. The HTC 8X will be available in blue, black and red, which means Limelight Yellow fans will need to look elsewhere for their brightly colored phone of choice.

According to the leaked document both the Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 822 go on sale on the same day. Interestingly, the HTC Windows Phone 8X is listed as $50 more on Verizon than Best Buy is charging for pre-orders of the same phone on AT&T. The release date for both phones is close to the rumored release dates for other Windows Phones. The Nokia Lumia 822 and Windows Phone 8X by HTC will have some competitions like the LG Nexus 4, T-Mobile phones which will likely come to the U.S. around the same time.

What do you think, are you interested in either of these devices? Then just stay tuned for their arrival !