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Microsoft's first non-Nokia Lumia device will arrive on 11 November
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Spec showdown: Lumia 535 edges Moto E with more storage, front camera
With the Lumia 535, Microsoft has delivered a worthy successor to the successful 520 that stacks up well against tough Android competitors like the Motorola Moto E, which the smartphone beats on several fronts.
The two devices cost about the same—the Lumia goes for US$135, while the Moto E costs $130 before taxes and subsidies—pack the same processor and are good options for buyers looking for an affordable smartphone without a contract.
However, the Lumia 535, which arrives after the disappointing Lumia 530, offers more storage and a front-facing camera, which the Moto E lacks altogether. As is the case with all Windows Phone devices, the Lumia 535’s main drawback compared with Android smartphones and iPhones remains third-party app selection.
Here is a detailed spec comparison between the two:
Processors
The smartphones are powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor, which is Qualcomm’s entry-level processor. I have used the Moto E for quite a bit, and have rarely been bothered by its performance. The same should be true for Lumia 535.
The screen
Part of the reason why the phones don’t need a more powerful processor is because neither has a high-resolution screen. They have the same resolution—960 by 540 pixels—but the screen on the Lumia 535 measures 5 inches while the Moto E has a 4.3-inch screen. Five inches is about as far a qHD screen can be stretched and still get a good result.
Camera
One of the most important additions Microsoft has made to the Lumia 535 compared to its predecessors and the competition is a wide angle 5-megapixel front camera. The camera is the same Microsoft has used on the more expensive Lumia 730 and 735. The Moto E, on the other hand, doesn’t have a front facing camera. Both devices have a 5-megapixel main camera on the back.
Size and weight
The Lumia 535 is slightly heavier at 146 grams, but slimmer at 8.8 millimeters versus the Moto E’s 142 grams and 12.3 millimeters. The surface size of the Microsoft device is 140.2 millimeters by 72.4 millimeters compared to 124.8 millimeters by 64.8 millimeters for the Moto E.
The weight of both products highlights the compromises vendors have to make when they develop low-cost phones. For example, the G3 from LG Electronics has a 5.5-inch screen and weighs 149 grams. But in the end that doesn’t matter much to me; anything below 150 grams is perfectly manageable.
Storage and RAM
The Lumia 535 has 8GB of integrated storage, while buyers of the Moto E have to make do with 4GB. In this day and age, the latter isn’t enough, even if there is the option to extend the storage capacity on the Moto E with a 32GB microSD card. The storage on the Lumia 535 can also be expanded, but with a bigger 128GB microSD card. They both also have 1GB of RAM.
Battery
The Moto E wins this round with a 1,980 mAh battery, but the Lumia 535 is not far behind at 1,905 mAh
Summary
That Microsoft launches the Lumia 535 so soon after the arrival of the weak Lumia 530 shows the company is serious about making a go of Windows Phone in the low-end smartphone market. However, there is little doubt the company and Windows Phone will struggle to compete with Android. The availability of apps has improved, but is still an Achilles heel.
The Lumia 535 will start shipping in November, and arrive to the U.K. during the first quarter next year. For now, there is no U.S. launch date.
"Every second, every minute, every hour, every day it never ends, it never ends."
"Every second, every minute, every hour, every day it never ends, it never ends."
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Nokia's first device after Microsoft
Nokia's first device after Microsoft is an iPad mini clone that runs Android
Nokia is back in the devices business just under seven months after selling its devices and services unit to Microsoft for $7.2 billion. Nokia is unveiling its N1 Android tablet today, days after revealing its plans to license its brand name and teasing a black box on Twitter. Just like Xiaomi’s attempts to emulate Apple’s iPad mini design, Nokia’s N1 has the same 7.9-inch screen size and even the same 2048 x 1536 resolution. Nokia has even opted for a single piece of anodized aluminum design. The resemblances don’t stop there, though.
Nokia’s N1 is almost identical to the rear of the iPad mini thanks to careful placement of the camera, buttons, and headphone jack. Even the bottom of the device has the same speaker grills and what looks like a Lightning port, but is actually one of the first implementations of the reversible type-C USB connector. The USB is actually where things start to get interesting. While the Nokia N1 looks like an iPad mini with Android, the company has actually gone a few steps further in improving Apple’s popular tablet. Nokia’s N1 display is fully-laminated, unlike the iPad mini 3, and the N1 is just 6.9mm thick and 318 grams in weight, both thinner and lighter than Apple’s offering. Nokia is particularly proud of design details like its camera placement matching the curvature of the camera lens and the tablet's corner.
The only things missing here to complete the iPad mini look are a home button, chamfered edges, and an Apple logo. There’s even "Natural Aluminum" and "Lava Grey" color schemes, and a cover that looks suspiciously similar to Apple’s Smart Case. Nokia's own N1 website also looks like it's straight from Apple.com. Other specifications include a 2.4GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. Nokia’s N1 also has an 8-megapixel camera at the rear, and a 5-megapixel version at the front.
A stock version of Android 5.0 Lollipop is powering Nokia’s N1, and it’s part of the reason the tablet exists. Nokia is primarily creating this tablet to push its Android "Z Launcher." The idea behind Z Launcher, which is named after a gesture that lets you write out letters right on the screen, is to give you a list of apps and contacts that changes based on where you are and what you're doing. You can also scribble out a letter in the middle of your homescreen to search what's installed on your phone, or things on the internet through Google suggestions.
"We started looking around, we just didn’t find any good Android tablets out there," says Brook Eaton, director for Nokia’s Z Launcher. "We have such a beautiful, simple, and elegant Z Launcher. Why not build a device that is also built on the same principles as being super simple and easy to use and elegant?" That’s essentially what Nokia has done to showcase its app. While Z Launcher is available on Android phones, and launches in the Google Play Store today, the tablet version is exclusive to the Nokia N1.
Nokia is partnering with Foxconn to build the N1, licensing the industrial design, Nokia brand, and Z Launcher software to the device maker. That’s not a surprise move given the company’s clear intentions to enable third parties to build products with the Nokia brand, but it does mean Nokia doesn’t own all the manufacturing. The company is now planning to launch the Nokia N1 in China for $249 (before taxes) around the time of Chinese New Year (February 19th), and it will roll out to Russia and select European countries after the Chinese release. That's an impressive and aggressive price point against Apple's $399 for the latest iPad mini 3 or even the $299 price of the iPad mini 2. Nokia's pricing will be key to how well the device is received when it launches next year.
Source: verge.com
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The Nokia N1 will be among the first devices with a reversible USB connector
The Nokia name lives on in the newly announced N1 tablet, whose spec sheet includes a highlight we haven't yet seen on any other device: a reversible USB Type-C connector. The specification for the next generation of USB cables was settled in August, but with most companies withholding their major hardware upgrades until the Consumer Electronics Show in January, there's been an understandable dearth of Type-C-compatible devices announced. The Nokia N1 is thus the first high-profile launch to feature it, though it might not be the first to market as the Finnish company proposes a release in time for the Chinese New year, which will be marked on February 19th in 2015.
The appeal of the slimmer and more versatile USB connectors is obvious, though there's an unexplained peculiarity about the Type-C implementation in the N1. Nokia's new tablet will support the older and slower USB 2.0 standard rather than the latest USB 3.1.
Source:verge
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