HTC DESIRE EYE AND SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE EDGE

HTC DESIRE EYE

Pure Selfie Magic

After making waves with the front facing camera on its Desire 816, HTC has decided to add a new dimension to the selfie world with its Desire Eye smartphone. It is made of high quality plastic and comes with a 5.2-inch full HD display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, backed up by 2GB RAM and 8GB of storage. It runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) and has a 2,400 mAh battery. Yes, we left the best for last – it comes with dual 13.0-megapixel cameras. Even the front-facing camera is a 13.0-megapixel one, making it one of the most powerful front facing cameras in the world at the moment. The device is expected to arrive in the market at a price in the vicinity of Rs 35,000. We can see selfie lovers lining up for it. Rumour is also rife that HTC plans to launch a whole range of devices with powerful front-facing cameras bearing the ‘Eye’ suffix, but that is another story altogether, for another time and issue n

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE EDGE

Adding An Edge to the Note

Samsung might have released the Galaxy Note 4 recently, but it is the upcoming Galaxy Note Edge that has phablet lovers buzzing. And that is because the device comes with a 5.6-inch curved Quad HD display that is quite unlike anything seen in the market for a while, displaying notifications and information not just on the main screen but also on the edge (hence the name). Of course, the hardware remains cutting edge (pun intended): the Edge comes with a super AMOLED display with 524 ppi pixel density and runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It is powered by a 2.7 GHz quadcore Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor and comes with 3GB RAM, 32GB of internal storage (expandable by a microSD card), a 16.0-megapixel rear camera, a 3.0-megapixel front facing camera and a 3,000mAh battery. This being part of the iconic Note series, it is also accompanied by a S-Pen stylus.