Google Android leads the smartphone market, not only in sales but also in screen size. The new top models all measure about 5 inches (12.5 cm) diameter and offer Full HD resolution – as many pixels as your 50 inch TV screen, but in pocket size. Another common: they are expensive – more expensive than even the iPhone 5. That image of pricey and premium has long no longer reserved for Apple.
Last year the Galaxy SIII master, but this year is really what to choose in the high-end Android phones segment. What do you get for 600 to 700 euros? In terms of functionality, the differences seem limited, since this for phones with the same operating system, they all run on a quad-core chip. When it comes to execution jumps aluminum HTC One is positive. Or that eventually translated into sales is the question. Market leader Samsung and Apple call the shots in the smartphone market. Then comes a long interval, and then only brands like HTC, Sony and LG.
The downside of all that extra processing power and screen size is that the batteries in these phones are not capable of miracles. Each of you should charge it after a day. Give your significant ‘gas’ with games, navigation and high definition video, you pull the battery in a few hours yet.
Android itself seems more stable than ever, although it is always the question is which version you will support. new device in the future Expected at Google I / O no Google Android 5.0 later this month (pet name: Key Lime Pie ) introduce only a limited update to Jelly Bean 4.3. It is possible that at the request of the manufacturers who Googles update rate barely can keep up. One also your provider must cooperate to install.
Android UpdatesSamsung Galaxy S4
Samsung dominates the Android market with the Galaxy series and the new S4 will again be a bestseller. The unit (5 inch Full HD screen) looks exactly like its predecessor, the SIII. Why would you improve such a success story? It’s very clever how Samsung a larger AMOLED screen in much the same housing knows to handle with tiny thin edges. Nickname Life Companion – - thus the S4 remains manageable
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The device runs the latest version of Android, 4.2. The S4 includes many additional sensors (eg eye tracking, recognition of hand gestures, a screen that you ‘feel’ arrive finger) and a lot of unsolicited software from Samsung manufacture. But most applications do not escape the gimmick status: try once, then deactivate. It is a pity that only a limited number of apps that new sensors uses. As a result, the applicability of the extra low level.
peel Samsung Android going to build is very present. It is a matter of taste, but compared to the “pure” Android version looks just as cheap as the plastic back of the S4, which opens with a loud cracking. That has become a familiar sound in the Galaxy phones. Fortunately, the S4 have been given a firmer side. It is one of the lightest phones with this screen size, but a heavyweight when it comes to computing.
Android 4.2, 5 inch full HD display, 1.9 GHz quad-core chip, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage (expandable), 13 megapixel camera, weight 130 grams. List price 699 euro. more info: Samsung.com
HTC One
Hey, is that an iPhone 5? ask anyone who sees the HTC One coming from the box. Well, if you’re looking for the best designed Android device, the HTC One is the logical choice. Slick aluminum design, excellent stereo speakers on the front and one of the best scenes from the test. The HTC Sense software, a shell around Android, looks grown up. A lot less playful than the previous generation. The prominent social newsreader Blink Feed, a variant of Flipboard, will not charm everyone. Yet your phone whenever it opens there. The camera with self-invented ‘ultra pixels’ (instead of megapixels) is disappointing, but still, this test device with a heavy heart back to HTC. The screen is slightly smaller (4.7 inches), the back nicely rounded. Therefore the One is so good in your hand that you ‘m really not want to resign.
Android 4.1, 4.7 inch full HD display, 1.7GHz quad-core chip, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB storage (64GB available later), 4 megapixel camer a, weight 143 grams. Price: 699 euros. More info: HTC.com
Sony Xperia S
Fortunately, with the Sony Xperia S back to the top of the smartphone market. A 5 inch full HD display is packaged in a stylish ‘square’ glass look. Japanese minimalism, called it. The model feels really great to – buddy brick – but only three grams heavier than the HTC One. Sony’s own music and video services are not imposed, there are anyway no unnecessary bells and whistles on. The screen of the Xperia S has a limited viewing angle and looks greyish when you hold the camera angle. At the same time the camera takes pictures in quite unnaturally bright colors. It is a bonus that this waterproof device survives a swim in the toilet bowl. However, all doors close properly, of course. That also applies to the waterproof Xperia Tablet S: one of the finest Android tablets at the moment and a nice set with the Sony smartphone
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Android 4.1 5 inch full HD display, 1.5GHz quad-core chip, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage memory (expandable), 13 megapixel camera, weight 146 grams. Price: 629 euros. More info: Sony.nl
LG Optimus S / Nexus 4
Actually, this is already an older device: LG Optimus G but just released in Netherlands. A beautiful screen (not Full HD, but that really does not hurt your eyes) in a rectangular enclosure that feels sharp: it cuts almost in the palm. Android is substantially addressed by the Koreans, there is a lot of extra software and each button and icon has undergone a metamorphosis LG. You have to love it. One of the reasons to choose Android is that you can set the unit to your own hand than iOS or Windows Phone. For those who purer Android experience will undergo the LG Nexus 4 is a better option. 100 percent Google software, without fuss but with guaranteed updates to future versions. And for significantly less money:. 460 euro
LG Optimus S: Android 4.1: 4.7-inch screen 1.5 GHz quad-core chip, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage (expandable), 13 megapixel camera, weight 135 grams . Price: 535 euros. LG Nexus 4: Android 4.2, 16 GB RAM, 8 megapixel camera. List price 469 euro. More info: LG.com
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