Date Issued: February 23, 2011
The Pace Press
Spring brings the next generation of Smart Phones
By: Julia Yeung
The iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless is not the only smartphone-related news to get excited about this spring. The next generation of smartphones are coming to the market soon with features such as full high-definition (HD) video playback, dual-core processors, 8GB memory space, 8-megapixel cameras and more. Here are five of the anticipated smartphones that are set to be released this spring.
The Android’s LG Optimus 2X is set to be released in late March or early April. It is the world’s first dual-core smartphone with processor that runs at 1 GHz, 1 billion cycles per second, which allows users to experience rich gaming, 1080p video capture and fluid multitasking.
The smartphone can also provide video capture through an 8-megapixel primary camera for face to face calling. The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) output enables the ability to hook the cell phone up to a television and watch in 1080p quality. It has a four-inch Wide Video Graphic Array (WVGA) screen with an 8GB memory that can be expanded with up to 32GB of microSD.
Since the LG Optimus 2X uses a dual-core processor, applications to the cell phone have to be specifically designed. It also will be launched as a “world phone” and be available online, worldwide without contracts- which can have a hefty price.
Motorola Atrix 4G from AT&T is available for preorder and will begin shipping around March 6. The phone will sell for $199 with a two year contract. The phone can be placed onto its optional dock, a 13-inch notebook that provides full screen size, keyboard, and a separate battery, to charge the phone as you hook it up to the laptop. The dock, which is optional, costs approximately $500.
Applications for the phone enable it to run a full Mozilla Firefox 3.6 browser and supports Adobe Flash Player to have access to videos on the Internet. It also can be used to schedule recordings, download and watch television shows from the phone.
“I don’t think it’s worth it to spend money on smart phones because as time goes by new technology is constantly being developed and will continue to advance. In today’s economy, people have more priorities than to spend money on a smartphone,” junior Mauro Calderon said.
The Kyocera Echofrom Sprint is available for pre-order for approximately $199 with a contract, with shipments beginning in early spring. The phone has two 3.5 inch WVGA slide-outscreens with a pivot hinge that allows you to use only one screen or both.
It can be placed a tablet that can be used to display it as a single, over-sized display that is good for videos and other multimedia. The two screens would allow you to browse side-by-side websites,email in one screen with a keyboard on the other or play games where one screen is the controller.
The smartphone offers a 5-megapixel camera and a 720p HD video camcorder with Wi-Fi. Some negatives for the phone include not having many applications that can run on the dual-screen functionality and the use of two screens at once can use up a lot of battery.
“They are goodphones, but I usually just text and the extra features they provide I don’t really need and they are also overpriced,” freshman Jessica Lewand said.
Samsung Infuse 4G signed a contract with AT&T and will arrive around the second quarter of 2011. It features a 4.5 inch Super Amoled Plus Screen and is one of the thinnest phones in AT&T offers. It has an 8-megapixel camera with a 1.3 megapixel shooter on the front and a 1.3 GHz single-core Hummingbird processor, making it one of the fastest phones from AT&T. The large 4.5 inch screen however, can be seen as useless for those who are not use to having such a large screen.
HTC Thunderbolt from Verizon will be released on February 24. It possesses a 4.3 inch LCD screen with an 8-megapixel camera. It is also Verizon’s first 4G LTE handset that will enable “Skype to Skype” video talk with or without Wi-Fi. It provides 8GB of storage and comes with a pre-installed 32 GB microSD. It does not have a dual-core processor, but it does provide a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, which is sufficient enough.
These new phones are examples of the new generation of smartphones that are setting a trend.
The Pace Press
Spring brings the next generation of Smart Phones
By: Julia Yeung
The iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless is not the only smartphone-related news to get excited about this spring. The next generation of smartphones are coming to the market soon with features such as full high-definition (HD) video playback, dual-core processors, 8GB memory space, 8-megapixel cameras and more. Here are five of the anticipated smartphones that are set to be released this spring.
The Android’s LG Optimus 2X is set to be released in late March or early April. It is the world’s first dual-core smartphone with processor that runs at 1 GHz, 1 billion cycles per second, which allows users to experience rich gaming, 1080p video capture and fluid multitasking.
The smartphone can also provide video capture through an 8-megapixel primary camera for face to face calling. The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) output enables the ability to hook the cell phone up to a television and watch in 1080p quality. It has a four-inch Wide Video Graphic Array (WVGA) screen with an 8GB memory that can be expanded with up to 32GB of microSD.
Since the LG Optimus 2X uses a dual-core processor, applications to the cell phone have to be specifically designed. It also will be launched as a “world phone” and be available online, worldwide without contracts- which can have a hefty price.
Motorola Atrix 4G from AT&T is available for preorder and will begin shipping around March 6. The phone will sell for $199 with a two year contract. The phone can be placed onto its optional dock, a 13-inch notebook that provides full screen size, keyboard, and a separate battery, to charge the phone as you hook it up to the laptop. The dock, which is optional, costs approximately $500.
Applications for the phone enable it to run a full Mozilla Firefox 3.6 browser and supports Adobe Flash Player to have access to videos on the Internet. It also can be used to schedule recordings, download and watch television shows from the phone.
“I don’t think it’s worth it to spend money on smart phones because as time goes by new technology is constantly being developed and will continue to advance. In today’s economy, people have more priorities than to spend money on a smartphone,” junior Mauro Calderon said.
The Kyocera Echofrom Sprint is available for pre-order for approximately $199 with a contract, with shipments beginning in early spring. The phone has two 3.5 inch WVGA slide-outscreens with a pivot hinge that allows you to use only one screen or both.
It can be placed a tablet that can be used to display it as a single, over-sized display that is good for videos and other multimedia. The two screens would allow you to browse side-by-side websites,email in one screen with a keyboard on the other or play games where one screen is the controller.
The smartphone offers a 5-megapixel camera and a 720p HD video camcorder with Wi-Fi. Some negatives for the phone include not having many applications that can run on the dual-screen functionality and the use of two screens at once can use up a lot of battery.
“They are goodphones, but I usually just text and the extra features they provide I don’t really need and they are also overpriced,” freshman Jessica Lewand said.
Samsung Infuse 4G signed a contract with AT&T and will arrive around the second quarter of 2011. It features a 4.5 inch Super Amoled Plus Screen and is one of the thinnest phones in AT&T offers. It has an 8-megapixel camera with a 1.3 megapixel shooter on the front and a 1.3 GHz single-core Hummingbird processor, making it one of the fastest phones from AT&T. The large 4.5 inch screen however, can be seen as useless for those who are not use to having such a large screen.
HTC Thunderbolt from Verizon will be released on February 24. It possesses a 4.3 inch LCD screen with an 8-megapixel camera. It is also Verizon’s first 4G LTE handset that will enable “Skype to Skype” video talk with or without Wi-Fi. It provides 8GB of storage and comes with a pre-installed 32 GB microSD. It does not have a dual-core processor, but it does provide a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, which is sufficient enough.
These new phones are examples of the new generation of smartphones that are setting a trend.
