Mobile

HTC Thunderbolt Review

Written by Tom on January 21, 2012

Released in 2011 after much speculation, HTC Thunderbolt seems to be a device that packs in a lot of power in a stylish handset. Offered by Verizon (its first 4G LTE network device), it gives stiff competition to some high-end smartphones. Here’s taking a closer look.

HTC Thunderbolt Release

After a lot of anticipation, HTC Thunderbolt was released on 17th March, 2011.

Design and Display

HTC Thunderbolt looks big and feels heavy in the hand, having a standard HTC design. It looks similar to HTC Inspire with a unibody metal chassis. This device has a spacious 4.3″ WVGA capacitive touchscreen of 480×800 pixel resolution. The display looks sharp and crisp, displaying images and text clearly. At the back, the battery cover is made of plastic but has a smooth steel finish. There is a kickstand attached at the back, with the loudspeaker below it. The sides of the HTC Thunderbolt contain the power button and volume rocker.

HTC Thunderbolt Specs

HTC Thunderbolt measures 4.75″ x 2.44″ x 0.56″ and weighs 6.2 ounces. This device runs on a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon single core processor, Adreno 205 GPU and MDM9600 chip for LTE. A slight disappointment arises here because a dual core processor can improve performance and battery life, helping in delivering a quick performance. Further, this device has 8GB internal memory and 768MB RAM. It also comes preinstalled with a 32GB microSD card.

Features

This smartphone runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo) with HTC Sense UI. The Sense UI is standard. HTC Thunderbolt blazes as a 4G/LTE device. Upto eight WiFi devices can be tethered to it, enhancing the pleasures of internet browsing. Download/upload speeds are great for viewing web pages, apps and watching videos. Some of the apps that can be accessed include Kindle, FM Radio, Adobe Reader and Quickoffice. Audio quality is best when the device rests on the kickstand. Otherwise it is slightly muffled.

Camera

HTC Thunderbolt has an 8MP camera lens at the back of the device with LED Flash. A 1.3MP front facing camera is also present. Photo quality is good but unfortunately there is no dedicated camera key on HTC Thunderbolt.

HTC Thunderbolt Battery

There have been concerns about the battery life of HTC Thunderbolt from the start. This device was rated to have about 4 hours of battery life on 4G but pulls along for a little more time. Therefore users will have to use the HTC Thunderbolt battery carefully, charging phones in time or using the add-on battery pack. Without 4G, battery lasts longer.

For users who need a device that delivers along with a wide network to work in, HTC Thunderbolt provides a good option. Priced at $249, with a two-year contract, this device is set to wow customers with what it offers. Despite 4G battery life issues, HTC Thunderbolt offers a powerful mobile experience.

HTC HD 7 Review

Written by Tom on November 7, 2011

HTC HD 7, released in 2010, packs in some splendid features in a smart and stylish device. This smartphone takes up from HTC Desire HD and Sprint Evo 4G. Not only is the screen roomy, the operating system is also geared to make customers take note. Here’s the HTC HD 7 unlocked.

HP TouchPad Review

Written by Anees Siddique on August 25, 2011

HP a powerful enterprise in the technology world of PC’s and other products forayed into the tablet market after acquiring the Palm with its TouchPad developed and designed entirely by its competent team of Hardware engineers and their creativity. With the advent of Apple’s iPad a new era dawned and hand held tablets have been taking over the PC’s over the last five years ,and the Tech companies have been vying to roll on newer innovative products to keep pace with the changing trends and also to capture and maintain their markets.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Review

Written by Anees Siddique on August 24, 2011

With the world of technology and, to be more precise, of mobile phones going crazy in competition over putting forth the latest in line of machinery, Sony Ericsson has put forward one of its latest sleek designs – Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo aims at finding a balance between exquisite functionality and sweet price. As Sony Ericsson tries to nail the top spot, and it has achieved its aim to some extent, the world and mobile freaks will begin to wonder if at all this effort is enough to compete with the likes of iPhone and Samsung Galaxy Tab. Well, this is what this Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Review aims to find out.

LG Optimus Pad Review

Written by Anees Siddique on August 23, 2011

At the descent of the 21st century, personal computers were introduced in the late 80’s, then laptops and soon after all those geeky gadgets were replaced by netbooks. Nothing lives forever and soon by the early 2000s computer engineers at various computer production companies began working on a serious project to build something smaller and faster than the traditional netbooks and that is when Tabs short for Tablet PCs were born. In this fast, raging society Tablets are everywhere and have a lot to prove and show their worth.

Samsung Gravity Smart Review

Written by Anees Siddique on August 22, 2011

The Samsung Gravity Smart from the Korean manufacturer’s Gravity line is the first one from the series that offers the Android experience. Other than that, this smartphone comes with the same features present in the previous models in the Gravity line, like a landscape QWERTY keyboard, and a capacitive touchscreen.

Lenovo Ideapad K1 Review

Written by Anees Siddique on August 18, 2011

The Lenovo IdeaPad K1, one of the first two Android tablets from this company, is a competitive 10.1-inch Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablet. This device packs in almost all the features a user would expect from a slate that comes equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, but stands out in terms of unique interface features, a smart style, and an affordable price tag.

Lenovo Ideapad K1

The IdeaPad K1 is available in white, red, black, and brown, and the pack of the tablet is covered with a thick honeycomb pattern that gives it a good grip as well as a sleek look.

Sony Ericsson Text Pro Review

Written by Anees Siddique on August 17, 2011

The Sony Ericsson Text Pro with a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard is the brand new Android smartphone that has been designed for easier social networking. Thanks to its dedicated Friends application, sharing Twitter and Facebook updates is going to be a breeze with the Text Pro. In keeping with its goal of making social networking easier, Sony went with an online promotional blitz, and had first announced the Text Pro on Facebook, directly targeting its virtual fan base of 5 million people worldwide.

Samsung Galaxy S2 Review

Written by Anees Siddique on August 16, 2011

In this 21st century deluged market of Smartphones and tablets the combat among the bigwig revolves around looks, sleekness, color, weight, camera front/back screen a few mm plus/minus, hardware this / that. In the consumers rich, tech savvy and tech dependant global population and eager to grab market the Smartphone players are making hay brewing newer products each day and keeping their coffers brimming.

Samsung Galaxy S2

A 2011 launched product in the Android range in the competition war of the Smartphones the Samsung’s Galaxy 2, the first of the company’s phone is a ‘beauty’. It has a dual-core processor, runs on Android version2.3 called Gingerbread with an incredible 4.3 inch Super Amoled Plus Touchscreen..With a high ended price tag, the sleek, lightweight Samsung Galaxy2 is costlier than its rivals by LG, Motorala, HTC.