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| Micromax Ninja 3 |
Micromax has launched Ninja 3, a budget friendly device with features more than the price.
Specifications
- HVGA display (480x320) 3.5 inch
- 1 GHz processor
- 512Mb RAM
- GPS
- Dual Sim
- 1400 mAh battery
- Wifi b/g/n
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Android 2.3 gingerbread
- 3 MP camera
- Micro SD card slot
Design
This phone is just 11.5 mm thin and has a nice curved back. The design is simple and constructive. There back is tapering towards the corners that makes the phone comfortable to grip in hand. There is a power key on the right side of the phone and volume key on the right hand side. It has no camera key. There is a 3.5MM audio jack present on top and micro usb port on bottom. 3 capacitive buttons are present below the screen. The phone is not too loud on the front or on the back. There is a speaker grill on the top and some sensors beside it. The camera is slightly elevated on the back it gives the feeling of HTC aesthetics.
The speaker is present below the micromax logo on the back. It is available in 2 colors midnight black and yellow.
Screen
The screen is 3.5 inch with 2.2k colors. This phone is also known as A57. Considering the price this is a good display. The resolution is 320x480 which is really good and better than galaxy pocket. It is the same resolution found in ace duos and htc desire c. It is a multitouch capacitive screen.
Processor
It has 1GHz processor. Comparing it to micromax A45 punk which has 650 MHz processor and is priced at 5499 Rs, this is better when fared with it. It will power the phone nicely. The experience on this phone will be smooth. It is the best what you can get in this price. Even Htc Desire C has a 600 Mhz processor.
Camera
It has 3MP CMOS censor. Micromax A45 has a 2MP camera which is again not good comparing to this. It is an average camera, but it is good for the market which this phone is targeted to. It will have 4x digital zoom and also night mode for better night capturing. However this does not have flash.
MultiShot mode is the highlight here as it will let you multiple images in one click, more like the galaxy s3 burst shot mode.
GPS
A good highlight of this phone is GPS. The Ninja 3 has GPS which you can use for navigation and location purposes. This feature is a plus when you see Rs 4999 price. If you are looking for a low end phone with GPS, this is the phone to go with.
Battery
Micromax ninja 3 has 1400 mAH battery. The battery is good and will drive you through the day of average usage, but do not expect a full 2 or 3 day usage
WiFi
Micromax ninja 3 is loaded with B/G/N wifi radios. The surprise here is it has N radio which will improve the wifi signal on your phone and support more high speed wifi networks upto 150 Mbps. The catch here is that it also improves the signal in low signal areas.
Storage
It has 512Mb internal storage with a microSD card slot with 32GB support. It is less compared to galaxy pocket which has 3GB internal memory but it is fare compared to galaxy Y duos which has 160 MB user available internal memory.
OS
This phone has android 2.3.5 Gingerbread loaded with custom skin by micromax. Android 2.3 is more than 2 years old now and still phones loaded with it are coming out, there is a good reason for this. Android 2.3 is a complete OS with good app and game support. It runs smoothly on 1Ghz processor and also has functionality such as WiFi Hostspot. It won't run out of mobile space until next 3-4 years. A bundle of Mi apps are pre-installed. It also has the HookUp app for texting and sharing.
Gingerbread still has major portion of market share in android. Considering the price of Ninja 3, this is a good OS.
Dual SIM Quality
This phone has one 3G sim slot and other 2G. You can use it for 3G data connectivity. WCDMA 2100 band is supported for 3G and GSM 900/1800 are supported for 2G gprs functionality.
This is a Dual standby phone, what that means is when you are on call on one sim other sim will show not reachable rather than just giving you a waiting call. This is not dual active but when see other specs, this can be compromised on.
Final Verdict
Display: 6/10
Performance: 6/10
Reception: 6/10
Camera: 5/10
Design: 7/10
Battery: 6/10
Software: 7/10
It is a budget and pocket friendly mobile phone which you will enjoy.
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The micromax A110 has an 8MP camera with dual LED flash while the A100 had a 5MP camera with single LED flash. This is a major overhaul and will really improve the image quality under low light. This is suppose to include 720 HD video recording while A100 had 480P recording. The picture detail will be more because of the improved sensor. It will feature faster picture taking capabilities due to that 1GHz dual core processor. 
Screen 
Amazon just announced the new kindle and has priced it for $169.
The operating
system on the galaxy tablet 2 is android 4.0 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich), Android
4.0.3 to be specific. There is TouchWiz UI loaded on top of android and it does
not slow down the experience in any way. There are no hardware buttons on the
front. This tablet has four on screen buttons back, home, multitasking (open
apps), screenshot on the bottom left on the screen. One inconvenient thing
about android 4 on tablets is the application icon which is present on top
right corner of the screen and for a new adaptor it is not easy to figure out.
The setting and notifications can be opened from right bottom. There is a brightness slider present where
you can adjust brightness without going in to settings. Samsung has added some
good things to UI including a photo and a video editor.
Samsung has
added TouchWiz UI on top of android 4.0 ICS. The User interface has been
optimised for end user and it makes the experience smoother and better. You can
add widgets and shortcuts on homescreen in a selected space and not on the
complete screen. This limitation has been brought about because of switching to
landscape or portrait mode the widgets and shortcuts should be in the centre.
There is a small arrow on the centre navigation bar which lets you open what is
called “mini apps”. These Mini apps can be opened on any other application. If
you are browsing or writing notes and you want to quickly play music or
calculate something you can open a mini app. This mini app does not take up
full window. You can do your work on these mini apps and then continue with
your work by simply closing it. It enables different set of possibilities for
multitasking. You can quickly select and play a song without losing your flow
of work.
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This has a
GPS chip equipped with GLONAS. This is a very good chip and is good if you want
to use this device for navigation purposes or in car navigation. Even indoors
the GPS could receive satellite. This will give you the best GPS performance.
You will have to download a navigation app from play store in order to use
navigation.
