The First Impression of Google’s LG Nexus 4 Real Machine

With Google’s next generation Nexus smartphone release date draws near, more and more news about this phone, we know that the real machine spy photos and information from previous exposure, the next generation of Nexus phone by LG foundry, using 1.5Ghz Qualcomm APQ8064 quad-core processor, 4.7-inch 1280 x 768 screen, 2GB of RAM, a 800-megapixel camera, and most likely will be equipped with the latest Android 4.2 system. It is reported that this phone will be named LG Nexus 4.

Recently, a Belarusian website exposed the LG Nexus (LG E960) detailed evaluation of the engineering machine, following with a look.

LG Nexus 4’s Appearance (1)

From a positive point of view, LG Nexus 4 follows the Google’s rounded corners series design, and very similar to the previous generation Galaxy Nexus. The front fuselage still takes a simple layout, no buttons.

Similar to Galaxy Nexus, LG Nexus 4 adopts virtual button design; of course, it will take up part of the screen area, and the virtual keys beneath the colorful lights.

The Nexus 4 the size of 134 × 69.2 ×9.2 mm, weight 139 grams, the overall shape is relatively thin.

Here’s a look at the back of the LG Nexus 4, compared with the Galaxy Nexus, LG Nexus 4 black back shell is even more stylish, the camera moves from the middle to the upper-left corner.

Next is some details of fuselage, the power key of LG Nexus is still in the right side of the fuselage, the left side are the volume keys and the SIM card slot, the bottom USB interface, headphone jack on the top. Concluded that LG Nexus 4 built-in battery, the back cover can not be removed from the bottom of the two screws.

The following is a SIM card slot, very similar to iPhone 4 (4S), you can see the use of a Micro SIM card installed Cato.

LG Nexus 4 screen and shooting proofs

LG Nexus 4 screen

The LG Nexus 4 has a 4.7-inch size true HD IPS screen with resolution of 1280 x 720. The following is the display comparison chart with iPhone 5, the LG Nexus 4 high-resolution screen looks good effect.

LG Nexus 4 shooting proofs



The LG Nexus 4 utilizes 8 mega pixel rear camera, equipped with F2.0 aperture and a flash. Here’s a look at the shooting proofs.

LG Nexus 4  System Interface

Due to the relationship of engineering machines, LG Nexus has not equipped with the latest Android 4.2 system, using the Android4.1.2, Here’s a look at the system operation interface.

LG Nexus 4 AnTuTu Benchmark Scores

LG Nexus 4 running 1.5Ghz Qualcomm APQ8064 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and the robust hardware configuration should have performed pretty well. But LG Nexus 4 AnTuTu benchmark score is 6440 point and quadrant score of 3833 points.00000, because of the reason of the construction machine.

Summary: LG Nexus 4 configured with true HD IPS screen, quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, is bound to become a leader in the congregation Android flagship models. LG Nexus 4 is the latest Google branded smartphone, Google’s biological son, will make it the first time to win a system update. LG Nexus 4 will launch October 29th, let us wait and see.

The Cost Exposure of Apple and Microsoft & Amazon and Google by Profit Margins Analysis

Lately, the foreign media revealed the comparison of hardware costs of top tablets, including the new iPad, iPad Mini, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD, based on the prices of disassemble parts, the cost of marketing, sales and operating system not involved.

Microsoft Surface RT, 32GB of memory, costs of about $ 267, priced at $ 499, the profit margin of about 46%.

The New iPad, 16GB of memory, costs of about $ 316, priced at $ 499, the profit margin of about 37%.

The iPad Mini, 16GB of memory, costs of about $ 198, priced at $ 329, the profit margin of about 40%.

7-inch KindleFire HD from Amazon, 16GB of memory, costs of about $ 174, priced at $ 199, the profit margin of about 13%.


Google Nexus 7, 16GB of memory, costs of about $ 159, priced at $ 199, the profit margin of about 20%.


The above analysis showed that highest profit margin of Microsoft, followed by Apple, then Google and Amazon. Amazon has a powerful content terminal, not pursuing competing hardware, the same as shopping cart positioning. But Google is the lowest cost, reasonable price but fine quality, popular with most of people.

Samsung’s Price Hike: Charging Apple 20% More for iPhone & iPad Processors

As Apple claimed Samsung copied iPhone technology, Samsung finally tempted to hit back. Lately, according to a foreign media’s report, Samsung increased the price of mobile processors (inside iPad and iPhone) it provided the Apple by 20%. A source indicated that Apple initially refused to pay it. However, it came back and agreed to pay the additional costs when no alternative provider could be found. It is reported that the two sides of supply contract wouldn’t terminate until 2014.

We have reported that Apple launched the newest product, the iPad mini, and its A5 dual core processors supplied by Samsung. Last year, Apple purchased an estimated 130 million of application processors from Samsung to produce its iPhone and iPad. It is estimated that Apple will purchase over 200 million application processors from Samsung this year. However, Samsung Electronics and Apple offices in South Korea haven’t yet a comment on this massage. In my opinion, Samsung actually hit Apple with its price hike when Apple’s stock price was dropping and its Innovation capability plagued by doubts. The legal battle is growing in intensity after last year’s global lawsuit.

Ultimate War: iPad Battles with Android Tablets on Battery Life

Obviously tablet battery life is the important consideration index in terms of performance and user experience whatever quad-core tablets or Retina tablets they are. Recently, British media “Which?” tested the most popular 7- and 10-inch tablets to compare battery life. Let have a look at how iPad beats other Android tablets.

The test method is to compare the battery life for browsing the web over Wi-Fi until the battery runs out. The iPad with Retina display (the iPad 4) took first place in the 10-inch tests, ahead of Apple’s official standard 10 hours of battery life, up to 13.5 hours (811 minutes). Sony Xperia S’9 hours battery life occupied the first place among the Android tablets, and Win8 Tablet Surface RT has more than eight hours battery life, also higher than the average nine hours.

In the 7-inch tests, the iPad Mini ranked first in nearly 13 hours of battery life (783 minutes) results. Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7 ranked second and third, reaching about 9.5 hours.

It is no doubt that the iPad comes out on top in terms of performance and battery life.

If you want to know more, please link: http://blog.priceangels.com/ultimate-war-ipad-battles-with-android-tablets-on-battery-life/

Windows 8 Getting Started Guide: Touch Gesture Reference Guide

Microsoft recently released the Touch Gesture Reference Guide in App Store for everyone to make an official demonstration. We got more and more comprehensive information of Windows 8 after it has been released for two months. The Touch Gesture Reference Guide is not only a getting started guide for beginners to operate, but also used as an application specifications of Windows 8.

Below are some detailed information and diagrams of touch gestures on Windows 8:

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There are eight common touch gestures available in Windows 8, including Press and hold to learn, Tap for primary action, Slide to pan, Swipe down from the top edge to select, Pinch and stretch to zoom, Turn to rotate, Swipe from the bottom for app commands, and Swipe from the right edge for system commands. These eight touch gestures are not much differences with iOS and Android, so we should be able to soon get used to. Some complex gestures are generally mixed up with basic gestures, so it is easy for us to operate those complex ones when recalling these simple actions. Tough the official demo shows it very easy to use, we still fail to operate when playing action games. We, beginners, not gamers, must exercise N times to achieve the perfect use. Terribly.

Press and hold to learn to detailed information or open a menu with more options.

Tap for primary action. You can launch an app, open folder and open a link just with a tap. This action is equivalent to the mouse left-click.

Slide to drag through pages and lists.

Swipe down from the top edge to select: Vertical sliding page when browsing the web or reading documents.

Pinch or stretch to zoom a picture, web page or document. Mouse users can perform the same action by holding the Ctrl key and then moving the mouse wheel.

Rotate two or more fingers to turn an object by 90 degrees. You can use this gesture to turn of the whole screen by 90 degrees.

Swipe from the bottom or top edge of the screen to view app commands, which only belongs to Windows 8, different from Android’s top edge.

Swipe from the right edge of the screen:

①     Swipe from the right edge of screen to open the charms with system commands

②     Swipe from the left edge of screen to switch the current running application

③     Slide from the top to the bottom to shut the current running application

④     Slide from the top to the left or right edge to place the current application to the side of the screen (Above is Windows8’s unique operation)



Notice: This article focuses on the common touch gestures with some details, difference with Microsoft official descriptions.

Windows Phone 8 Perhaps Immature: Recommended 8 Valuable Phones Instead of Nokia Lumia 920

As we know, Nokia Lumia 920 will be launched recently. Nokia Lumia920’s unique features are very eye-catching, keeping people excited and expected. Actually, phone fans should calm down. More and more offer news released in the last few days. It is estimated that Nokia Lumia 920 should be priced around RMB 4000, or even a price of 3500 yuan announced by Amazon, which probably not reach the high price of Nokia 900 until the real machine is released to the market. Perhaps the Lumia 920 running Windows Phone 8 is not so perfect and mature as it expected. So we recommend 8 valuable phones priced around RMB 4000 for those friends, who are not sure to buy Nokia Lumia 920.

Samsung Galaxy NoteⅡ: Big 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED Screen

The latest offer price of Samsung GALAXY NoteⅡon the Amazon has dropped to about 4,400 yuan, obviously, the price is very competitive among those phones priced above RMB 4000. Samsung Galaxy NoteⅡprovides users powerful and various operation experience with a S-Pen capturing all features, and its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system is quite mature to make all convenient to operate.

Samsung Galaxy NoteⅡ’s screen size reaches 5.5 inches, with the display resolution of 1280x720P pixels and adopts HD Super AMOLED material. This phone’s processor is integrated with 1.6GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, running Android 4.0 operating system more fluently. It has an 8 mega-pixel auto focus camera with LED flash, supporting the high-speed continuous shooting function.

HTC One X: 99 Rapid-fire Continuous Shooting



HTC One X is known as the first quad-core smartphone released to the market, brings a new experience for users in the field of smartphones. Not only this smartphone has a big leap on functions, but also has 99 rapid-fire continuous shooting, which leads the technology of smartphone camera to a whole new filed.

HTC One X with a whole slim appearance, has a 4.7-inch S-LCD2 screen, the display resolution of 1280x720P pixels, and supports multi-touch. In addition, the back of the fuselage also features an 8 mega-pixel camera with auto focus, smart LED flash, and BSI sensor (for better low-light captures), supporting 99 rapid-fire continuous shooting function. In the core area of ​​the phone is built-in an NVIDIA Tegra 3 clocked at 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 32GB of free space to run Android 4.0 system smoothly.



Samsung Galaxy S3: Leading the Future of Human-Computer Interaction



It has been a few months since Samsung Galaxy S3 was released, and the Licensed price is not as high as before. It offers you an excellent performance that revolutionizes the way you browse the web and gives the user the best operating experience, and brings much convenience in everyday use. The going down price contributes to its cost-effictive.

Samsung Galaxy S3 is in slim bezel design. It featuring in a HD super AMOLED4.8”1280*720 pixels display. 8.0 mega pixel camera contains LED fill flash light. 1080P video recording provides the user a high definition video experience. In addition it supports high speed WCDMA 3G network, internal Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core processor, 1GB RAM and 16GB memory

Sony LT29i: Arc Streamline Concave Fuselage



The latest Sony LT29i is exquisite in appearance, its arc streamline concave back design in hand feeling is very special. This phone’s advantage is extremely light, not as heavy as Apple iPhone when held in hand. Its high configuration makes it outstanding in the dual-core smartphones.

The frame of Sony LT29i looks very stunning, taking arc-shaped all-touch design, the whole thickness is only8.6 mm. Equipped with a4.6”multi-touch and high level 1280×720 pixels screen. 1.3 mega pixel camera provides the user high quality photos. Besides, it equipped with 1.5GHz MSM8260AQualcomm dual-core processor and WCDMA high-speed 3G networks.

LG Optimus 4X HD: 4.7″ True HD-IPS LCD Capacitive Screen



LG Optimus 4X HD has been keeping it in low key since it is the first quad-core phone released in the world. From its name, we get to know that quad-core and HD screen are its highlights. HD screen contributes to its wide viewing angle and further improvement rich color.

It takes common straight-touch design, stylish in appearance. Equipped with a 4.7-inch multi-touch and high level 1280×720 pixels screen, built-in Android 4.0 operating system and 1.5GHz quad-core processor offers you an excellent performance that revolutionizes the way you browse the web. The back of fuselage features an 8.0 mega pixel camera, supporting 1080P video recording function.

Apple iPhone 4S: Amazing Dual-core Processor



Apple iPhone 4S has become one of the most popular mobile phone in the market; Anywhere, streets, bus, or subway, almost everywhere, you will find Apple iPhone 4S without any hard. Look small of its configuration, compared with the mainstream flagship phone, Apple iPhone 4S, yet maximize the use of the optimization, with a strong system, and world-class fluency.

Apple iPhone 4S screen resolution is up to 960X640 pixels, the display is very amazing, no wonder it is called the Retina screen. It is also with built-in Apple A5 dual-core processor, clocked in the 800MHz and with 512MB RAM +16 GB ROM Memory. Moreover, the back of the host also features an 8 mega-pixel back-illuminated lens, containing LED fill light, can shot high-quality image.

Coolpad HD 9960: Shocked the Market



Coolpad has been well ahead in business phones. Not long before, Coolpad, jointing China Telecom, launched a 5.0-inch large-screen business phone Coolpad 9990, fully showing its potential in big screen business phones area. And now, with the quad-core phone era coming, Coolpad again force to launch a quad-core HD smartphone model 9960. The 9960 uses quad-core Tegra3 processor, outstand itself a lot. This model have been listed in various places, friends who are interested may have a see now.

Coolpad 9960 is with a8.8mmthin body, and1.8mmultra-narrow border , which by now is the narrowest’s smartphone. Uses a 4.7-inch 720p HD display, PPi up to 312, Coolpad 9960 is a real Retina screen. As for its hardware configuration, Android 4.0 intelligent system is equipped, meanwhile Tegra 3 quad-core processor speeds up to 1.5GHz, also with built-in 1GB RAM +16 GB ROM memory. Finally, a 13 million pixel back camera makes it really practical.

Your Dream Phone: 64GB of Memory Quad-core Meizu MX



The biggest advantage of this 64GB quad-core Meizu MX is its amazing 64GB capacity, besides its superb craftsmanship. 64GB, which means 4 times of 16GB, that is to say, you can put a dozen films. For a recreational phone, capacity is a very important measurement, users will no longer worry about the storage but to shot pictures and record videos at will.

This Quad-core Meizu MX is not much different from the Dual-core MX of the bar & touch style. Still, a 4.0-inch capacitive touch screen is the same, with 960×640 resolution, the display is crisp and clear. It is equipped with built-in Flyme platform, with a high frequency of quad-core processors, coupled with a well 800 million pixel back camera, the overall handling has a good performance. And its 64GB of storage space is what really impress you.