Lumia 535 - A Microsoft Oddysey

Lumia 535 is the latest device by Microsoft after they buy Nokia mobile division. The device is still carry on the signature Lumia design which is not bad. This device has its own selling point which is 5x5x5 - 5" Screen with 5MP Front and Rear camera.

Inside the device is a lower power CPU, snapdragon 200, with generous 1Gb ram and 8Gb of internal storage. 

One dead spot of the device is it has a touch issues which Microsoft already working hard to fix it. But with the latest update, the device is still felt a bit lag compare to others Lumia device. What a shame to Microsoft.

I get a chance to do a quick hand on. Since all the Windows Phone OS is the same, so I focus on the hardware built up. Summary is it offer more that the price tag. 

The battery life is great since the screen resolution and CPU is not so power consumption. Even thought the resolution is not HD in big screen, you can still have a decent screen image.

 

Bigger than Bigger

Something are mean to be bigger, like battery life.
Well, you wouldn't always get what you want in life.

Nokia Lumia 525: The Most affordable WP8 Phone

Nokia finally come out an entry level phone: Nokia Lumia 525 which I think it is selling at RM499.
People might said that the spec is so so only but they forget its price has overcome its spec.
Try find a decent similar spec for Android phone with this price range. It is impossible.

I haven't get a hand on experience on the device yet but just hoping that it would not be too bad on the built quality.

Lumia 525 spec:(source)

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - RM-998
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - RM-998
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, November
	Status	Coming soon

BODY	Dimensions	119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm, 75.7 cc (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
	Weight	124 g (4.37 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	8 GB, 1 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Class B
	EDGE	Up to 236.8 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels, autofocus
	Features	1/4'' sensor size, geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps
	Secondary	No

FEATURES	OS	Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8227
	CPU	Dual-core 1 GHz
	GPU	Adreno 305
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	FM Radio
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	No
	Colors	Black, White, Yellow, Red
		- SNS integration - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - 7GB free SkyDrive storage - Document viewer - Video/photo editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Li-Ion 1430 mAh battery (BL-5J)
	Stand-by	Up to 336 h (2G) / Up to 336 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 10 h 40 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 48 h

The Three Phones.

Motorola has launch 3 new phones the same day with Nokia Lumia.
After watching their annoucement, I turn of the video and continue my other stuff.
Nothing need to know about these devices.

Nokia Event

They finally announce their latest flagship and its sidekick device.
The 920 which no surprise look the same as the 900, 800 and N9.
This time it is in banana flavour.
They talk alot  about how great the phone it is and the true meaning of Pure View.
Which by the way contra with what they said a few months ago.
They now ship it with dual-core which again contra with what they said a few months ago.
They said it is the best phone ever and a true windows phone which they said to 800 and 900.
They demo a lot of things except the real content of the devices.
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r the event, nobody know anything that really important.
When it is coming, how much it will be, where to get it.
what happen to current best phone, 900 and 800.
One thing for sure, in 6 months time, this 920 will join the club of 900 and 800.
At the last minute of the event, the decent 820 pop up out in the blue.
They said this is 820 and it has some similar spec with 920 and thank you.
Hey, Nokia, Fuck you.
If you want to launch a phone, launch a phone.
if you want to annouce 2 phone, annouce properly.
Give some respect to the phone.

All Superphone last until last summer

What is the shelf life for a flagship smartphone? Once is a year but as time changes, now left only 4 months with no guarantee of next update or support from the vendor.

Don't believe?

Check out the latest victim, the once mighty L9 hundred.

But it is not alone, if you notice, not all phone in market will get their update from their vendor. Even they get it after a long long long time of waiting, it already outdated or became a near outdated updated.

Check out the update from Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean.

p/s: Actually that was the title from a short story that was made into a major motion picture, A.I. All Super toy last until last summer.

The Mango is Ripe

Finally, the mango have ripe!!!!

Mango..the time is up

The countdown have finally come to the end.

It is tomorrow!!