We have previously compared the camera performance of the Galaxy K Zoom with the incredible shooter on the Nokia Lumia 1020, and now it’s time to continue are detailed look at the performance of this camera/phone hybrid, with our Samsung Galaxy K Zoom vs Sony Xperia Z2 camera ...
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I remember a time when I was switching phones every other week. Literally.I would buy a phone without a contract from an AT&T or Verizon store (or my place of employment), use it for a week or two, then turn around and sell it to the highest bidder on Craigslist. In most cases, I would trade the new phone for a slightly older phone plus some cash. Then I would sell the phone I had just received through the trade for its full value, thus walking away with more money than I had put into the original phone.It’s not like I was making money hand over fist, but I was playing my cards ...
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By the time you folks are reading this, I’m probably half-way to my destination at the Adriatic Sea. Taking a vacation for the first time in years was one of the most difficult decisions I had to recently take, but I’m leaving — for a tad more than a week — knowing that Pocketnow is in good hands with my dear colleagues I couldn’t be more proud of.The Nokia Lumia 1020, with its ...
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One of the things we dislike about Sony phones is that their sales are restricted to non-US markets for the most part, but it sounds like this could be changing in the future — we did of course see what’s probably the Xperia Z3 go through the FCC’s certification process recently. Today the company’s current flagship is available for purchase, as it looks like Xperia Z2 US sales are finally a go.Before we get into availability ...
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Like many smartphones, Sony’s Xperia Z2 does not support wireless charging out of the box. For proponents of the tech, that’s a big deal, as lowering the bar of entry for wireless charging is often mentioned as being of paramount importance to helping it really catch on. But at least Sony was ready to give users the next best thing, and announced back in May its intention to release official Z2 accessories: a charging plate ...
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Ever since the Sony Xperia Z2 came out, we’ve been wondering about details surrounding a move into United States territory. Sony historically hasn’t been too prompt, with examples like the T-Mobile Xperia Z1S for show. That said, Sony Xperia Z2 for Verizon shows up again in rep training document appeared first on Pocketnow.
Ever notice how it doesn’t matter how perfectly capable your current smartphone is, how well-suited its hardware is to your particular needs, when all of a sudden a shiny new model walks in the room and has you ready to toss your old handset in the trash as yesterday’s news?Maybe you never gave water resistance much of a second thought, but now that all the new high-end phones are arriving with it, you can’t imagine going another day keeping your phone dry. Or maybe you never had much of an issue with the adequate 5MP main camera on your phone, until you got to check out ...
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The close of June marks an end to the latest season of smartphone shindigs: WWDC and Google I/O are behind us, and we’ve still got a couple months to go until IFA. What’s a smartphone fan to do in the interim? Pocketnow’s got plenty of news, reviews, and features coming out over the next few weeks to keep even the most fickle smartphone user interested, but ...
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If we had to compare today’s Sony Xperia offerings with what Sony-Ericsson offered years ago, I’m sure we can all agree that this is a far better company. The Japanese giant has become much more aggressive about its smartphone line-up both in hardware and in software, and even though it continues to be slow in the US market, its Asian offerings are great. Those of you that were wondering what’s so hot about the Sony Xperia Z2a ...
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Sony is quite famous lately for its Xperia line-up, and specially the Sony Xperia Z2 that we just reviewed. The company has done a marvelous job in improving on all the things we missed on the Z1 with this new smartphone, though not all is fun and games. The fact that you can’t really buy this phone in the US unless you go for it unlocked is quite unfortunate, though Sony seems to be hard-at-work to change that.We’ve seen some leaked images lately ...
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The Sony Xperia Z2a will most probably see the light of day next month in Taiwan, according to reports, but there is still no information on whether we’ll see a wider, maybe even global roll-out of the device. When compared spec-to-spec with the flagship Xperia Z2, the Xperia Z2a has a lot in common with its bigger brother, but, at the same time, it’s also different in some aspects.What the Xperia Z2a and the Z2 have in common are the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of ...
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In terms of smartphone offerings, this year is shaping up to be one of the most impressive ever. Not only are manufacturers managing to pull together some of the most advanced specifications into a single device, they are also (finally) focusing on things like user experience, software optimization, and sheer performance. And to top it all off, some are giving design and hardware more attention than in past years.The end result is stellar smartphones, all of which run well, look gorgeous, and offer a horde of useful features.Don’t get me wrong. While these phones are more ...
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The 2014 Sony flagship is the phone that, according to our findings, is worth every penny. However, despite goodies like a water and dust resistant build, one of the negative items on some future possible owners’ lists was the lack of wireless charging support. Sony has thought of that, apparently, and equipped the phone with a viable accessory solution. The Xperia Z2 wireless charging cover is QI compatible. It also helps prop the device, acting as a kickstand, while offering an extra layer of ...
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They’re not just summoned from whole cloth, and not everyone can afford the Vienna Boys Choir, so where do ringtones come from? A great many artists and musicians, actually, and we talk to a particularly talented one on today’s podcast. Ali Spagnola joins us in the feature segment to share tales of music making, drinking games, and just how one gets banned from Michigan – and on the way we learn exactly how a pair of ringtones called “Radiation” ...
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