Entries in Smartphones (52)

Tuesday
Sep172013

Review: Apple iPhone 5c

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The iPhone 5c is basically a redesign of the highly successful iPhone 5 with colourful new plastic enclosures. While “beautifully, unapologetically plastic,” the iPhone 5c feels far sturdier and more robust than plastic smartphones in the market today. Hit jump for my impressions and full review of the iPhone 5c.

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Friday
Aug232013

Review: Moto X

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google's Moto X is an intriguing new paradigm in smartphones. Created to compete with the iPhone, it is neither a flagship device with the best possible hardware specs, nor is it a Pure Android Nexus smartphone designed for serious smartphone enthusiasts. I try and discover what it is all about.

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Monday
Aug122013

Review: Huawei Ascend Y300 on Bell and Virgin

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

While newer and more expensive Android flagship smartphones are going for bigger screens, more powerful processors and fancy colours while attempting hyper-intuitive user interfaces, it's great to see some vitality in the entry level of the spectrum.

Huawei's Ascend Y300 brings dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, a 4-inch IPS display, 5 megapixel camera, a fairly recent build of the Android OS (4.1), voice control, and 4G-LTE connectivity for under $100. That's truly impressive.

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Wednesday
Aug072013

Review: BlackBerry Q5

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

While BlackBerry’s bread and butter has long been the enterprise and government market, there was a time when it catered to a large user base of consumers.

Previous BB models like the Pearl and Curve smartphone lines offered the functionality and ease of use of the more expensive and luxurious Torch and Bold series without higher cost. They were a step up from feature phones and were made from cheaper materials and offered simpler features than the higher-end models

In the age of BlackBerry 10 OS, however, there hasn’t been a serious replacement for the consumer focused BlackBerry smartphones of the past. Until now.

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