Seven alternatives of iPhone 4S

The iPhone 4S is finally available in India, but the steep price is ruffling quite a few feathers. You don't have to spend a bomb to get similar features.

Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia's latest and greatest, the Lumia 800 is their current flagship powered by Windows Phone 7.5. The 800 has a 3.7-inch amoled screen, tough polycarbonate construction, 1.4Ghz processor, 16GB storage and high-quality 8MP camera. It is also the only device in this bunch to include worldwide, turn-by-turn GPS navigation and unlimited free music downloads from the Nokia music store.

Specifications

GENERAL

2G Network       – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network       – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

SIZE

Dimensions        – 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76.1 cc

Weight               – 142 g

DISPLAY

Type                      – AMOLED capacitive touch screen, 16M colors

Size                        – 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)

Multi touch             – Yes

Sensors                  – Accelerometer, proximity, compass

– Gorilla glass display

– Nokia Clear Black display

– Touch-sensitive controls

SOUND

Alert types           – Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker       – Yes

3.5mm Jack         – Yes

MEMORY

Card slot             – No

Internal                – 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

DATA

GPRS                 – Class 33

EDGE                 – Class 33

3G                      – HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

WLAN               – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth            – Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR

USB                   – Yes, Micro USB v2.0

CAMERA

Primary               – 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash

Features              – Geo-tagging

Video                  – Yes, 720p@30fps

Secondary           – No

FEATURES

OS                – Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

Chipset          – Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon

CPU              – 1.4 GHz Scorpion

GPU              – Adreno 205

Messaging      – SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser         – WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds

Radio             – Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS               – Yes, with A-GPS support

Java                – No

Colors             – Black, Cyan, Magenta

– Micro SIM card support only

– SNS integration

– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player

– MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player

– Document viewer/editor

– Video/photo editor

– Voice memo/command/dial

– Predictive text input

BATTERY

– Standard battery, Li-Ion 1450 mAh (BV-5JW)

Stand-by          – Up to 265 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G)

Talk time          – Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)

Music play        – Up to 55 h

Apple iPhone 4

The iPhone 4 still competes with the 4S. Not only does it look identical, it's cheaper, available in black or white, offers the same 'retina' display and has a good camera too. The biggest feature of the 4S is Siri - but after testing it out, we feel that it's a feature that most people will get quickly bored with. iPhone 4 users should upgrade only for the faster performance and better camera.

Specifications

GENERAL

2G Network       – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network       – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

SIZE

Dimensions        – 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm

Weight               – 137 g

DISPLAY

Type                – LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touch screen, 16M colors

Size                  – 640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches (~330 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch        – Yes

Sensors            – Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

– Scratch resistant oleophobic surface

SOUND

Alert types        – Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Loudspeaker    – Yes

3.5mm Jack      – Yes

MEMORY

Card slot              – No

Internal                 – 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

DATA

GPRS                  – Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE                  – Class 10, 236.8 kbps

3G                       – HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN                – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth             – Yes, v2.1 with A2DP

USB                    – Yes, v2.0

CAMERA

Primary                – 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Features               – Touch focus, geo-tagging, HDR

Video                   – Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging

Secondary            – Yes, video calling over Wi-Fi only

FEATURES

OS                        – iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5

Chipset                 – Apple A4

CPU                    – 1 GHz Cortex-A8

GPU                    – Power VR SGX535

Messaging            – i Message, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

Browser               – HTML (Safari)

Radio                   – No

GPS                     – Yes, with A-GPS support

Java                     – No

Colors                 – Black, White

                        – Micro SIM card support only

– Scratch resistant glass back panel

– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

– iCloud cloud service

– Twitter integration

– Google Maps

– Audio/video player and editor

– Image editor

– Voice command/dial

– TV-out

BATTERY

– Standard battery, Li-Po 1420mAh

Stand-by          – Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)

Talk time          – Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)

Music play        – Up to 40 h

Samsung Omnia W

This is the cheapest phone in this lot, but it sure does't look it. A brushed aluminium back plate, svelte design, bright and vivid 3.7-inch super amoled display and excellent performance make the Omnia W great value. Thanks to the 1.4Ghz processor, Windows Phone 7.5 runs along smoothly and you get built in GPS, Wi-Fi with hotspot, a decent 5MP camera and voice control too.

Specifications

GENERAL

2G Network       – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network       – HSDPA 900 / 2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900

SIZE

Dimensions        – 115.6 x 58.8 x 10.9 mm

Weight               – 115.3 g

DISPLAY

Type                  – Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size                    – 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)

Multi touch         – Yes

Sensors               – Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

SOUND

Alert types         – Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker      – Yes

3.5mm jack        – Yes 

MEMORY

Card slot            – No

Internal               – 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 

DATA

GPRS      – Yes

EDGE      – Yes

3G           – HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN    – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth  – Yes, v2.1 with A2DP

USB         – Yes, micro USB v2.0

CAMERA

Primary              –  5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, auto focus, LED flash

Features             –  Geo-tagging, image stabilization

Video                 –  Yes, 720p@30fps

Secondary           –  Yes, VGA 

FEATURES

OS              – Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango

Chipset        – Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon

CPU            – .4 GHz Scorpion

GPU            – Adreno 205

Messaging    – SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser       – HTML

Radio           – Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS             – Yes, with A-GPS support, Bing map

Java             –  No

Colors          – Black

                – Document viewer/editor

               – MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

               – MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player

               – SNS integration

               – Organizer

               – Voice memo

               – Predictive text input 

BATTERY

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Stand-by       – Up to 370 h

Talk time        – Up to 7 h

 

Samsung Galaxy S II

It's hard to find fault with the Galaxy S II - it does everything well. It has one of the most dazzling screens to ever grace a smartphone, the camera quality is superlative, performance is excellent and the device itself is sleek and unbelievably lightweight. Probably the only downside is the extensive use of plastic - a little brushed metal would have worked wonders (but would have made the device heavier).

Specifications

 

GENERAL

2G Network       GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network       HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

SIZE

Dimensions        125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm

Weight 116 g

DISPLAY

Type      Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size        480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch          Yes

Sensors                Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

                - Gorilla glass display

- TouchWiz UI v4.0

- Touch-sensitive controls

SOUND

Alert types          Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker      Yes

3.5mm jack         Yes

MEMORY

Card slot              microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included

Internal                16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM

DATA

GPRS     Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE     Class 12

3G          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN   Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth            Yes, v3.0+HS

NFC        Optional

USB        Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go

CAMERA

Primary                8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Features              Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization

Video    Yes, 1080p @ 30fps

Secondary           Yes, 2 MP

FEATURES

OS          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0

Chipset Exynos

CPU       Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9

GPU       Mali-400MP

Messaging          SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

Browser               HTML, Adobe Flash

Radio     Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS        Yes, with A-GPS support

Java       Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Colors   Black, White, Pink

                - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)

- SNS integration

- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player

- Organizer

- Image/video editor

- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,

YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration

- Voice memo/dial/commands

- Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh

Stand-by              Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)

Talk time              Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)

LG Optimus 2X

The dual core Optimus 2X is now available at an affordable Rs 19,999 - a huge price drop from the initial `30,000 plus. It may not have a jaw-dropping super amoled display, but it makes up for that with solid performance, a very bright, high quality IPS LCD screen, great camera and good battery life.

Specifications

GENERAL

2G Network – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network – HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA – 900 / 1700 / 2100

 

SIZE

Dimensions – 123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm

Weight – 139 g

DISPLAY

Type – IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size – 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch – Yes

Sensors – Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

- Gorilla glass display

- Touch-sensitive controls

SOUND

Alert types – Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Loudspeaker – Yes

3.5mm jack – Yes

 

MEMORY

Card slot – micro SD, up to 32GB

Internal – 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

 

DATA

GPRS – Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE – Class 12

3G – HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth – Yes, v2.1 with A2DP

USB – Yes, microUSB v2.0

 

CAMERA

Primary – 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Features – Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus, image stabilization

Video – Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps

Secondary – Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES

OS – Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3

Chipset – Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H

CPU – Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9

GPU – ULP GeForce

Messaging – SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser – HTML, Adobe Flash

Radio – Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS – Yes, with A-GPS support

Java – Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Colors – Black

- Social networking integration

- HDMI port

- Google Search, Maps, Gmail

- YouTube, Google Talk

- DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player

- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player

- Document editor

- Organizer

- Voice memo/dial/commands

- Predictive text input

 

BATTERY

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Stand-by – Up to 400 h

Talk time – Up to 7 h 50 min

Motorola RAZR XT910

Motorola has revived the Razr name with the XT910, and not without good reason. Like the clamshell Razr, the new Razr is one of the thinnest handsets of its time. It uses premium materials like Kevlar fiber and stainless steel - plus it offers excellent performance, an 8MP camera that also takes full HD video and a brilliant super amoled advanced screen.

Specifications

HTC Sensation XE

The only device here with a 1.5Ghz dual core processor, the Sensation XE is an update to the existing Sensation - apart from the smart new colour highlights, the device basically looks the same and has the same 4.3-inch S-LCD touchscreen. The main upgrade apart from the processor is the Beats Audio technology and the bundled high-quality Beats earphones

Specifications

GENERAL

2G Network – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network – HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA – 900 / 1700 / 2100


SIZE

Dimensions – 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
Weight – 151 g


DISPLAY

Type – S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size – 540 x 960 pixels, 4.3 inches (~256 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch – Yes
Sensors – Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- HTC Sense UI
- Touch-sensitive controls

SOUND 

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


MEMORY

Card slot – microSD, up to 32GB
Internal – 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM


DATA

GPRS – Up to 80 kbps
EDGE – Up to 236.8 kbps
3G – HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth – Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
USB – Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0


CAMERA

Primary – 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features – Geo-tagging, touch-focus, image stabilization, face detection, instant capture
Video – Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, check quality
Secondary – Yes, VGA


FEATURES

OS – Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Chipset – Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
CPU – Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU – Adreno 220
Messaging – SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser – WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio – Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS – Yes, with A-GPS support
Java – Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors – Black
- Beats Audio
- Beats headset
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
- XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input


BATTERY

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1730 mAh
Stand-by – Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk time – Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)

10 Rules of Friendship

10 Rules of Friendship

1. Treat your friends as if every day is the last to be with them, because the last day will hit you so hard you wont be able to breathe.
2. Never use the friends who look up to you, they will soon be above you and you will be looking up to them, it will be reversed places. 
3. Never say no to going to a friends house if you dont have a good enough reason, because sooner or later, your gonna ask them, and they'll do the same.
4. Never be afraid to say "I love you", even if its the same sex, because if they arent here the next day, your gonna wish you said lots of things, so tell your feelings.
5. Never like who your friend likes, because sooner or later they will end up liking who you like, and it will go back and forth from there on, just to make each other jealous.
6. Never rub anything into anyones face about what you did with another friend the night before, they have feelings and they will get jealous, and these kinds of things are what lead a friendship to hell.
7. Never say "I hate you", they will never forget it as long as they live...and everytime they will use it against you.
8. Never make them feel as if they are lower than anyone, as in don't tell him/her not to go for that  person because they don’t have a chance, that just ruins their self esteem, and makes them believe their nothing,. this comes down to suicide.
9. Never ever talk bad about their family...you can always tell who a real friend is because their a friend of everyone, even their family, and they will stick up for them. If they can stick up for their parents, they can stick up for you.
10. Tell your friends what they mean to you, never not say what your feelings are telling you to say, never be afraid of crying, if their a real friend, they'll understand and maybe even cry with you.