Although the European market still has some reservations when it comes to "Chinese goods" in the field of mobile technology, this does not apply to the smartphones of the not even two-year-old Chinese start-up company OnePlus, which initially impressed with the OnePlus model, and now his successor is coming, hoping for similar success to his predecessor, who was considered one of the best in the eyes of experts. OnePlus 2 will satisfy even the most demanding users, but the main competitive advantage of the most anticipated Android of 2015 is the price, because for similar specifications you have to look much deeper into your wallet.
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Marshall, which has supplied guitar amplifiers to the biggest guitarists in the music industry for decades, is venturing into the world of mobile telephony. Namely, he introduced the Marshall London smartphone, which in appearance strongly resembles his legendary guitar amplifiers. Maybe technically it doesn't burn like amplifiers, but definitely the first rock'n'roll smartphone is something special and certainly the loudest phone in the world.
The Commodore is back! It was reincarnated into a smartphone and given the name PET, a name that was already used by a computer from 1977. At the mention of the name Commodore, the eyes of many nostalgic people light up, as Commodore is still considered one of the best computer systems of its time. In the eighties, it was even a leading company in the field of PCs, but in 1994 it had to go bankrupt. Since then, its name and rights have been literally given to each other by the owners. The Italians, the current owners of Commodore Business Machines Limited, will try to cash in on its potential through the PET phone.
Although there is generally a lull in the field of mobile technology at the moment, Samsung used the time of pickles to present a new phone from the Galaxy A family. Its new member is the Samsung Galaxy A8, which is considered Samsung's thinnest smartphone to date. Osmica continues the tradition of the A line, which is famous for thin smartphones with a metal body (the predecessor A7 measured 6.3 millimeters in thickness).
ZenFone 2 is the flagship of the Taiwanese company Asus, which was the first among smartphones with 4 GB of working memory. But that is far from all that this premium phone, which is also available in Slovenia, has to offer the user. The ZenFone family is a newcomer to the Slovenian market, headed by the ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML) model, which we had the opportunity to get to know.
There is fierce competition in the upper mid-range of smartphones, but it seems that Meizu's successor to the popular MX4 model, the Meizu MX5, will have no problem competing with rivals, neither with those in its category, nor with premium brand models. With the difference that it will be half the price of the latter. The most modest version, the one with 16 GB of memory, will cost just over 250 euros.
Samsung follows the "mobile" tradition, as it will release an even less powerful version of the Galaxy S5 smartphone after the flagship of the series. The cheaper version will be hidden under the name Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo. With this model, Samsung will please everyone who had the Galaxy S5 on their radar but a wallet that was too shallow. You will have to pay about 400 euros for Neo without binding.
Kodak has simplified and improved the smartphone experience. The new Kodak IM5 combines an intuitive user experience with preloaded features and the ability to capture, print and share life's most precious moments.
Google recently added a new tool called Which Phone to help us find the Android phone for us amidst the flood of phones. The tool asks us to choose three activities for which we most often use our phone and determine how often we use it for that. Then Google "thinks" a bit and offers a choice of three mobile phones and links to online stores.
Just as every serious photographer knows that an additional battery is a mandatory part of the equipment, the smartphone user is also increasingly aware that the battery is the Achilles' heel of modern mobile phones. That's why the Chinese Gionee put not one but two in their Gionee M5 smartphone. This should contribute not only to a longer autonomy of the mobile phone (up to 4 days) but also to a longer battery life.
When it comes to smartphones with powerful batteries, we rarely imagine a phone with a shiny design. Well, the Lenovo P70 is an exception that proves the rule that even such phones can have an above-average appearance. The battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh has found an extremely attractive home. The case evokes elegance and sportiness, a combination that we are not used to and miss in other high-end smartphones. The phone belongs to the mid-range price range, except for the price. he doesn't know.
In a world of smartphones, watches, glasses and homes, the Light Phone tries to stand out by being too smart. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The information age can be very tiring. Ever since the advent of smartphones, we have been inundated with alerts, messages, emails and spam calls. The Light Phone is a discreet phone the size of a credit card, designed to be used as little as possible. It connects to a smartphone and only lets calls through. You can reserve it on Kickstarter.