Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4: Is Bigger Better?

Apple iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 might not be in the same league when it comes to a raw specs comparison. However, that doesn’t change the fact that both of these phones are marvellous flagships and have actually earned quite a name for themselves.

Apple has long been under pressure to release an iPhone with a bigger display. Last year, the company delivered and delivered it twice, with two phones with bigger displays. The iPhone 6 was the main phone now with a 4.7 inch display (which may still be considered to be small by most of the Android users) and a phablet called iPhone 6 Plus with a big 5.5 inch display. This surprised many, but it was Apple’s way of saying they’re ready for battle with Samsung finally.
Samsung, on the other hand, pioneered the entire concept of big displays. While Dell may have been the first company to launch a phablet and introduce the world to phones with giant displays, the Dell Streak failed miserably. Samsung then refined the concept like it always does and made it a rage in the smartphone industry. Now, phones with less than 5 inch displays are considered below average and companies are encroaching on the phablet category with their main flagship smartphones.

Design

As always, Apple has been known for its penchant for good design. The iPhone 6 is no different, although this time Apple has gone for a more slimmer dimension when it could have stuffed in a bigger battery.

The iPhone 6 looks great close up and from a distance. It’s thin, sleek and the minimalist unibody aluminium design is a treat as always. Apple had ditched the glass back a while ago and the iPhone 6 continues this. The edges are also more rounded than previous iPhones, which is a nice little change.
The Galaxy Note 4 is among the first few Samsung smartphones to come with good quality materials and a design that finally doesn’t embarrass a flagship smartphone. The company has continued with the faux leather pattern on the back, but it looks much better than the last time. The glass is curved on the top front, which is a nice improvement. The sides are finally covered with a metal frame instead of plastic that looks like metal.
Both the phones here look great, and the Galaxy Note 4 remains easy to handle despite its big size.

Display

The iPhone 6 comes with a 4.7 inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels. At a pixel density of ~326 PPI, it may not win any accolades for details it can display, but it’s still got the sunlight visibility and brightness going for it. Apple may not be participating in the specs race, but a screen resolution this low seems a bit too outdated even by 2014 standards.

The Galaxy Note 4, on the other hand comes with a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED Quad HD resolution display with 2560 x 1440 pixels. With a pixel density of ~515 PPI, the Galaxy Note 4 has one of the best displays ever used in a smartphone. The sunlight visibility is excellent, contrast is infinite and even at Quad HD resolution, it is more power efficient than the previous generation of full HD displays.

Processor

The iPhone 6 gains back the lost ground here with its dual core ARM v8 based Apple A8 processor clocked at 1.4 GHz. Apple may seem like a stickler with its smallish upgrades, but coupled with its software optimizations, the iPhone 6 is amazingly smooth. The 1 GB RAM is used very well, not affecting multitasking.
The Galaxy Note 4 is a different beast altogether with its quad and octa-core Qualcomm and Exynos processors. One version of the Note 4 uses the Snapdragon 8.5 processor whereas the other version uses an octa-core Exynos 5433 processor. Samsung has stuffed in 3 GB RAM so you can multitask to your heart’s content.

Cameras

The iPhone 6 comes with a 8 MP camera with dual tone dual LED flash. While this may seem too low a resolution when companies are defaulting at 13 and 16 MP cameras, Apple has upped the pixel size to 1.5µm, which should result in photos with a considerable increase in detail. There is no OIS, but phase detect autofocus does a good job. There is a 1.2 MP camera on the front.
The Galaxy Note 4 comes with a 16 MP camera with LED flash and OIS. The Note 4 has a number of software features that let you do a lot of things out of the box. The phone supports video recording at 2160p at 30 FPS. A front facing 3.7 MP camera takes care of your video calling needs.

Conclusion

The iPhone 6 and the Galaxy Note 4 are both great phones, with the main decision maker being your needs and OS preference. While the iPhone 6 is judicious in the specs it boasts of, it works great and performance is top notch. The Note 4 on the other hand, is filled to the brim with specs and features that not many others can boast of. This while Samsung has improved the performance drastically.

iPhone 6s vs. Galaxy Note 5: 5 Things We Learned in May

Throughout the month of May we’ve seen iPhone 6s rumors and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 rumors tease consumers in the United States and regions around the world. Neither device is official yet but we’re starting to see some details firm up as we press into June. With that in mind, we want to take a look at the five most important things we learned about the rumored iPhone 6s vs Galaxy Note 5 matchup.
Every year, Apple releases a new iPhone. This time around, the company is rumored to have an iPhone 6s up its sleeve to replace the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus from last year. iPhone 6s rumors have been rampant for several months now and they’ve picked up a ton of steam in May.
iPhone 6s rumors have hinted at the iPhone 6s release date, iPhone 6s specs and even the iOS 9 update that’s expected to arrive at WWDC 2015 in June. We’re starting to get a pretty good read on the iPhone 6s and we’re also starting to get a good read on its competition.

Every year, Samsung releases a new Galaxy Note. In 2015, it’s rumored to have a Galaxy Note 5 in development, a device that will almost certainly replace the Galaxy Note 4 from last year. Like iPhone 6s rumors, Galaxy Note 5 rumors have been swirling around this month hinting at everything from the Galaxy Note 5 release date to the Galaxy Note 5 specs.
We’ve spoken to a number of people who are interested in both of these phones. And while neither of them is official, we’ve come out of May with some solid information and leads. With that in mind, we present the five biggest iPhone 6s vs Galaxy Note 5 takeaways from this past month.

iPhone 6s vs Galaxy Note 5 Release

These phones have been leaking out like crazy during the month of May and that probably won’t stop anytime soon. The iPhone 6s and Galaxy Note 5 appear to be on a collision course.
Apple likes to use the month of September as its iPhone launch month. Samsung likes to use the IFA trade show in Germany as its Galaxy Note launch pad. Galaxy Note 5 launch rumors point to an arrival at IFA 2015 in September while iPhone 6s launch rumors put it in the usual timeframe.

We haven’t seen any specific dates called out just yet but it’s clear that these two devices are probably going to be rolling out in and around the same time that we always see them roll out. That is, unless someone does something crazy.
We’ve seen rumors hint at early releases but credible publications shot down the early iPhone 6s launch rumors and Samsung’s J.K. Shin threw water on the early Galaxy Note 5 launch rumors.
Expect these two devices to heat up in June, July and August ahead of releases ahead of the holidays.

You’ll Probably Have Options

If May Galaxy Note 5 and iPhone 6s rumors are accurate then we’ll see two versions of the iPhone 6s and two new Galaxy Note models including a Galaxy Note 5 and a Galaxy Note Edge 2.
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are expected to retain the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch display sizes that are found on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The iPhone 6 Plus was Apple’s first true Galaxy Note competitor and it looks like the Galaxy Note 5 will have company this fall.
As for the Galaxy Note 5, there’s only supposed to be on model. That said, Samsung’s also expected to introduce a big screen device that features a dual-edged display like the Galaxy S6 Edge. The device isn’t rumored to have an S Pen stylus which could mean that it won’t be a part of the Galaxy Note family.
Either way, it looks like we’ll see multiple devices from both Apple and Samsung and that kind of choice is going to be great for those looking to buy this fall.

Expect the Usual Upgrades

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and iPhone 6s rumors haven’t unearthed every single feature yet but it’s looking like we’ll see the companies do what they usually do: Offer some big time software and hardware upgrades that help them advertise their latest devices as their best ever.
For instance, iPhone 6s rumors point to an A9 processor with 2GB of RAM. Galaxy Note 5 rumors point to a Exynos 7422 processor which will supposedly be the company’s first all-in-one solution that combines CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, and modem on a single chip. The rumor comes from SamMobile, a credible source for Galaxy Note 5 information.

Apple’s also expected to make some changes to the iPhone’s camera sensor while Samsung’s rumored to have some camera upgrades of its own on tap. Apple’s also rumored to be making some design tweaks including changes to the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Neither company will be sitting on its hands this year, that’s for sure.
Now, thanks to these rumors, we’ve also learned that both of these devices are still in development behind the scenes. There are still a ton of mysteries (storage, battery size, etc) and it’s going to be months before we get the full Galaxy Note 5 vs iPhone 6 picture.
For example, Samsung is apparently testing both Quad HD and Ultra HD on Galaxy Note 5 . The company has reportedly yet to decide on a panel and it could be weeks even months before the company comes to a final decision. Samsung, like Apple, has been known to cut features to swap them out deep in the development process.
Expect the expected but don’t put your eggs all in one basket.

Expect Big Changes Too

This might be an iPhone “S” year for Apple but iPhone 6s rumors point to some massive changes that could help it compete with a redesigned Galaxy Note 5. The biggest changes could come to the display and camera.
A new report from 9to5Mac, a site that has a healthy track record when it comes to iOS rumors, claims that Apple’s “Force Touch” technology will come to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Force Touch technology can determine the action a user wants to perform based on the strength of a tap. Apple built this into the Apple Watch, the new MacBook and the MacBook Pro Retina and it’s rumored to have it on tap for the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus or both.

Multiple reports suggest that the iPhone 6s camera will feature a new 12MP sensor. Megapixels aren’t everything but a jump from the usual 8MP could mean that Apple has something big in store.
As for the Galaxy Note 5, it’s rumored to have a high-powered display, either Quad HD or Ultra HD, and Samsung executives have already been hinting at possible design changes that could fall in line with the glass and metal designs on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.
Don’t write the iPhone 6s off just because it’s an “S” year. It could come with some huge selling points that go beyond unique software features.

iOS 9 vs Android M

Yesterday, Google confirmed its next Android update, Android M. Android M will roll out in Q3 of this year, probably in August, which means that there’s a chance the Galaxy Note 5 will have it on board. Even if it doesn’t run it out of the box, it will get it at some point down the road.
Android M comes with some notable features, some of which can be seen in the video below, but it’s also going to come with battery life improvements and fixes aimed at stabilizing Android’s code. That could be huge for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy series as a whole.
It’s also worth mentioning that the Galaxy S6 Android 5.1 update that’s scheduled for June should share some things in common with the Galaxy Note 5’s software so you’ll definitely want to keep an eye on that as well.
The iPhone 6s won’t run Android. It will run iOS and more specifically, it will run iOS 9. We’ve started to hear a whole lot about iOS 9 in the days leading up to its launch on June 8th at WWDC and it’s looking like it will be similar to Android M. That is to say that it should include new features but also fixes and improvements aimed at stabilizing the software.
We should be able to compare the early versions of these two updates in June and give you a glimpse at what to expect from the Galaxy Note 5 and iPhone 6s software. Both appear to be aimed at improving the foundations left behind by their predecessors which means that these two rumored next-gen phones could be extremely stable.

Key iPhone 6s specs seemingly detailed in new report

Soon after the Galaxy S6 was launched, I pondered which Galaxy S6 features this year’s iPhone 6s handsets might also enjoy, including processor technology, RAM and memory storage type. Now, a new report seems to indicate that I got at least one detail correct.
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Research firm TrendForce issued a report dedicated solely to Apple’s 2015 iPhones, saying that Apple might start mass-production for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus as June. Apple is expected to make new 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch versions this year, and no new 4-inch model is mentioned.
The company is expected to make as many as 24 million iPhone 6s units in the third quarter of the year, and then ramp up production to 50 million for the Christmas quarter. The next iPhone is expected to represent 35% of Apple’s 2015 iPhone shipments, driving yearly shipments to 230 million for the period, or a 20% increase compared to last year.
The most interesting part of the report concerns iPhone 6s’ specs. According to TrendForce, the iPhone 6s will have the same kind of speedy RAM memory first seen on the Galaxy S6 — LPDDR4 memory that’s twice as fast as LPDDR3.
Even though the iPhone 6s won’t match the Galaxy S6 when it comes to the amount of RAM in the phone, it’ll still be bumped up to 2GB, TrendForce says. More RAM that’s also faster should make the iPhone even snappier than it already is; and at least one comparison proved the iPhone 6 can already beat the Galaxy S6 when it comes to graphics performance.
Samsung and SK Hynix are going to set aside RAM capacity for the new iPhones, the research firm says.
The group claims that Apple might finally dump 16GB iPhone models from its lineup, making the 32GB option the base choice for both versions of the iPhone 6s. Apple is seen using TLC NAND flash memory for the 64GB and 128GB versions of its new phones. The Galaxy S6’s cheapest option also has 32GB of built-in storage, though Samsung uses UFS 2.0 technology for its newest flagship.
TrendForce also says in its report that the iPhone 6s is expected to be even slimmer than its predecessor, and Apple will be doing this in part by reducing the thickness of the LED package from 0.6mm to 0.4mm. However, to compensate for a lack of brightness resulting from a smaller LED package size, the new iPhone might feature additional LEDs.
Finally, the LED flash of the iPhone 6s will reportedly feature the same dual-flash LED tech used in the current generation.
In terms of software, TrendForce also mentioned the inclusion of Force Touch in iOS 9, a new way of interacting with touchscreens that’s already available on existing Apple products, including the Apple Watch and select MacBooks.

Limited Edition Black Widow iPhone 6 Revealed

ColorWare is releasing a special, limited edition Black Widow edition of the iPhone 6.
Only 25 copies of this model of iPhone will be released, and they’re priced starting at $1599. While the phone is described as being symbolic of the Black Widow spider, there is a reference that the "novelty of a spider and its web are deeply rooted in comic books and movies," which surely hints at a certain Marvel Comics character.
The phone features a glossy, raised spider-web pattern on a matte black back panel. The pattern is accented with Formula red matte Apple logo, sim card tray, edges, and Black Widow emblem.
The custom model is built from a factory unlocked Space Gray iPhone 6, and is available in 16GB, 64GB and 128Gb models.

The Galaxy S6 Is The Best Choice For iPhone Users Today

The first Samsung Galaxy S smartphone was launched in 2010; about the same time as the iPhone 4. Since then, the Galaxy S series has been about one thing and one thing only -- making a product that's "better" than the iPhone at a lower price tag. Each iteration of the Galaxy S series; namely the S2, S3, S4 kept adding to the list of features. But this tried-and-tested formula was pushed too far with last year's Galaxy S5. The uninspiring plastic design and initial asking price of Rs. 53,500 overshadowed what otherwise seemed like a full-fledged package. Which is probably why in 2015, Samsung started with a clean slate for the Galaxy S6.
Many bold moves were made into creating this product, like dropping support for microSD cards and removable batteries that Samsung flagships were known for. Also dropped were a few features from the Galaxy S5 -- like water-dust resistance, USB 3.0 support and a comparatively larger battery. "What has gotten into Samsung?", many would have asked. The answer seems to be largely obvious -- they got back to competing with the iPhone. And this time, it's a head-on battle. Samsung wants to sell you an iPhone that's made by them.
Comparisons between an iPhone and an Android phone may be futile, much like the Apples vs Oranges debate. But those comparisons are made by many potential buyers anyway. So when iPhone users want to try their hand at Android, amongst the choices they have, the Galaxy S6 seems to be their best bet. Here's why:
It looks and feels familiar
An iPhone is a universally identifiable status symbol that you can carry today. The Galaxy S6 matches that by fixing the one thing that was so wrong with its predecessor - it finally looks and feels like a device of premium stature. It is about the same size and thickness as an iPhone 6. It even feels equally slippery thanks to the curvy metal bezels and the glass back. It is hard to distinguish the bottom of the two at a quick glance.

It takes great point-and-shoot photos
People love the iPhone's camera because it's easy to just point and capture great quality pictures. The Galaxy S6's rear camera takes photos in twice the resolution as the iPhone 6, has a larger F1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, 4K video recording, a wide-angle front-facing camera with some neat selfie-taking features.
But that is not the point. The point is that it's a fast camera that takes good pictures by just pointing and clicking. Sure, there are manual controls that you can fidget with, but the Galaxy S6 is designed to give most iPhone users what they really want.
It's software is iOS-esque
It's no secret that Samsung's TouchWiz takes inspiration from Apple's iOS, you probably know about the lawsuit. Still, Android operates differently from iOS, and iPhone users will take some time to get used to any phone maker's Android implementation. But there are elements in TouchWiz that should make these new converts a little more comfortable.

 For example, there are app badges that show unread items above an app icon, just like iOS. There's a built-in dictionary feature on any word you highlight, just like iOS. You can take a screenshot by pressing the home and power button together, just like iOS. Even the share sheet in the Gallery app has this 'Simple Sharing' option that's conveniently at the same position as Apple's Airdrop.

There's a minus (-) symbol in the app drawer to uninstall an app, just like iOS. There's a Samsung Kies phone management software just like iTunes.
Finally, it is also fast. Fast enough to satisfy an iPhone user.
It's got a fingerprint scanner
Apple's Touch ID is that one feature every Android user can be jealous of. The Galaxy S5 aped it rather badly, the Note 4 made it a little more usable. But you still had to swipe over the home button, which wasn't as simple as placing your finger over the sensor, like Touch ID. In the Galaxy S6, you finally don't have to swipe over the sensor, making it genuinely usable now.

Android as an operating system is yet to support fingerprint scanners. This means that the scanner in the Galaxy S6 is mainly used for unlocking the phone. Since last year, Apple has even allowed third party apps to use Touch ID for authentication in their apps. You can even authenticate payments using Apple Pay (provided you're in a country where it works).
So the way it looks right now, there's a ray of hope for the biometric verification on the Galaxy S6 to be used more effectively if Google flicks the switch. But till then, you can at least enjoy the convenient unlocking facility that no other Android phone has today.
It's still "value for money"
Reiterating that point I made in the beginning, the Galaxy S series wasn't just about creating an iPhone clone. It was about that and a lot more. The Galaxy S6 ticks many right boxes in this respect by offering 32GB of internal storage on the base model. The screen is wildly more crisper than the iPhone. There's an Infrared blaster to control your TV and other electronics. There's a ton of other features like multi-window to use two apps simultaneously, Smart Stay to keep the screen on while you're looking at it, to mention a few.
So is Samsung's Galaxy S6 the ultimate smartphone to purchase? Nope. It's battery life is mediocre, although it does come with hacks like fast charging, wireless charging and an ultra-power saving mode to mitigate that. The phone sometimes tends to get uncomfortably hot at the edges and back. It also feels more delicate, a price you have to pay for that premium feel. And finally, TouchWiz is still not the prettiest-looking skin to please the elite iPhone users.
But in my humble opinion, if you're an iPhone user interested in getting a taste of Android, the Galaxy S6 is probably the best thing you can buy today.

iPhone 7 Edge Concept Does Away With Bezels Entirely

The iPhone 6 Plus is a huge phone with its 5.5-inch display and to some it does feel a bit unwieldy due to its size. However have you ever wondered what the phone might look or feel like if the bezels at the side were to be removed? Well that’s what designer Hasan Kaymak has cooked up with in his concept for the iPhone 7 Edge.

 What Kaymak has done is remove the bezels from the iPhone. His concept appears to be keeping to the rounded edges of the iPhone’s design and the dual-tone colors for the top and bottom portions of the phone. He has made changes to the volume rocker which is now a single piece and has also changed the mute switch.

 However the most noticeable part of his design is the removal of the bezels on the phone. This lends itself to a sleeker look and gives the illusion that the display is larger than it really is. Kaymak has also borrowed some concepts from Samsung’s Edge series of phones where in his iPhone 7 Edge concept, the device has the ability to display additional information along its edges.
We have to say that we’re completely digging this look but whether or not Apple actually ends up creating a device similar to this remains to be seen, but hopefully Jony Ive can take some cues from this design.

Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. Apple iPhone 6 – 5 Reasons Why S6 is Best For You

For almost five years now, the war between Apple and Samsung continues to rage.
Whenever there is a new iPhone in the market, there will be a Galaxy S series phone as well.
While Samsung didn’t have such a stronghold in the market with their S5 phone, they have grabbed the market share once again by launching the new Galaxy S6 as well as the S6 Edge. Both these phones are selling like hot cakes not only because they are one of the best Android flagship devices that you could buy today, but also because of many hefty features that they have when compared to the newly launched iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
Best Camera
If you are looking for a smartphone that will offer you the best camera quality, you don’t have to look farther, because the S6 will easily beat the iPhone 6 hands down in this area. It has the best snapper which is capable of producing DSLR quality pictures even in average lighting conditions. Besides, the front camera is equally good which allows you to take some whacky selfies.
Display Size
The iPhone 6 Plus is a big phone no doubt, but the problem is that it is not that cheap. And, for the price you could probably go for a Galaxy S6 Edge which has better resolution and more innovative features. When the comparison is between the iPhone 6 and S6, in terms of display size, the latter is a clear winner. You can enjoy the best content on your phone be it movies, music and even read books without having to move to a tablet.
Ease of Use
Android is easily the best operating system at the moment because unlike the iOS8 which has a lot of restrictions on the users and receives so many important features late, the 5.0 Lollipop is ahead in terms of usability. There are many who love Android because of its interface, ability to organize the apps as needed and use widgets. The OS is definitely a big plus for this amazing phone.
Wireless Charging
The nifty feature is available for both Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge phones. You can easily charge it without having to plug in a cable. The surprise factor is that the dock to charge it wirelessly is bundled with the phone itself which is a coup for Samsung. They have done everyone a favor by offering this unique, futuristic feature without having to incur additional costs.

Verification and Registration Deadlines

For anyone competing in AVC 2015 (or looking to compete), we have some information regarding registration and verification.

Hello loyal blog readers! This post is going to be all about AVC 2015. If you’re not familiar, you should click here immediately so you don’t go another minute without knowing about the awesomeness of AVC. For everyone else, we have some important information for all existing entrants, and anyone looking to register.

The deadline for registration is quickly approaching. The official deadline is May 29th. That means that you will no longer be able to register for AVC, no exceptions. This applies to the autonomous portion of the competition. For robot combat, registration will still close, but we will allow registration the day of the event for $35. So, if you plan on registering, now is the time to do it. We look forward to seeing you there!

For all existing entrants, we will be sending out our verification email later this week. Every year we verify all the entrants before the event. This email will include all the necessary information, but ultimately we just want to see what you have so far. It’s OK if it’s not 100% complete, but we need to see proof of concept to see how far along you are, and get a good idea of what’s going to show up and how you’re progressing. More details to follow; make sure you check your spam folders and double-check your registration details. You will hear from us soon.

Once registration fully closes and the verification deadline is closer, we will be sending a detailed info packet about what to expect, where to go, when to be where, etc. In the meantime, if you have any other questions that fall outside of this realm, you can email AVC@SparkFun.com.
If you just want to watch, we ask that you follow this link and register for the event. You can certainly just show up, but it helps give us a better idea of how many people are coming if you register in advance.
Let us know if you have any additional questions in the comments, and see you then!

See also: Best smartphones of 2015

What's the fastest phone? What's the best phone for games? What's the best phone for web browsing? Smartphone processor, graphics, web performance comparison 2015 UK 

If you're after the fastest phone or the best phone for games or web browsing the answers you need are in our benchmark results

Which smartphone to buy is a highly personal choice: If you're after the fastest phone or the best phone for games or web browsing the answers you need are in our benchmark results. Here we break down the processor-, graphics- and web performance results of each smartphone to find out what's the fastest smartphone 2015 UK. See also: Best smartphones of 2015.
 

We all have our own opinions on which is the best smartphone, as is evident from the comments on our best smartphones article.

While opinions and reviews are subjective, the one thing you should be able to count on is that the benchmarking numbers do not lie. Except they do. Benchmark boosters are not a conspiracy theory by advocates of rival smartphones and platforms; they are real. There's little we can do about that, except point out that even benchmarks should be taken with a pinch of salt. 

In this article we hope to show you which is the fastest smartphone 2015 by listing the numbers we've recorded in our own tests using Geekbench, SunSpider and GFXBench. You can also click on each smartphone's name to be taken to our full (subjective) review of that product, or keep an eye on our chart of the best smartphones on the market. We'll update this page with every new smartphone that we review, so keep on coming back to keep in touch with the latest in smartphone performance.

Note that until recently Windows Phone did not support two of the three benchmarking apps we use, Geekbench and GFXBench. GFXBench support has recently been added so we will be using it to test phones from the Microsoft Lumia 640 onward, and you'll find SunSpider scores for Windows Phone on the second page.

What's the fastest smartphone 2015 UK: Processor performance 

We use Geekbench 3 to chart the single- and multi-core performance of each smartphone we review, but for some of our older smartphone reviews only a Geekbench 2 score is available. In Geekbench a higher score is better.

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How to wirelessly charge your Android device

Still plugging in your Android smartphone every night? There's a better way: or at least there is if you own a compatible mobile, like the Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), LG G3 or Samsung Galaxy S6 — wireless charging, which is now more widespread than you might have realized (it's even in some IKEA furniture).

• Nexus wireless charger appears in Google Play
• Toshiba announces fast charging wireless integrated circuit

The wireless charging standard used most commonly in Android phones is called Qi, and you can find a comprehensive list of compatible devices here. The handsets we've already mentioned have Qi support built in, while others can be made compatible with an adapter. Check out what's required for your handset and you're ready to get going.

Wireless chargers

Wireless chargers come in all shapes and sizes, from docks that plug into a wall outlet to mats that work out of a USB socket. No matter what type of handset you have, and what budget you're working to, you should be able to find something to suit — official devices from your phone's manufacturer could be a good place to start.

Just make sure you buy something that's Qi-compatible. With that done, you're good to go — all you need to do is plug your wireless charger into a power source and you can place your phone right on it to fill up the battery. The charging might be slightly slower than it is from a standard charger, but it's much more convenient.
You can just pick up your phone and go in the morning, for example, without having to fiddle around with the cable or the plug socket. It should save you some wear and tear on the microUSB socket too, because you won't be constantly plugging in and removing cables every time you need some extra battery juice.

Charging your phone

The charger we're using here is a VÜ wireless charger from Tylt, which lets you position your phone in landscape or portrait mode, and keeps the screen at a 45-degree angle so you can view it while it's being charged. If you're charging a tablet then you might want to go for something flatter.

 

With the wireless charger plugged in, all you need to do is place your Android phone (such as a Nexus 6) on the dock and after a few moments the battery level should start rising. There are no special settings to configure, no switch to flick — the message on the Battery screen will read Charging wirelessly so you know the connection is working.
All of the other battery charging features in Android Lollipop — like the lock screen message that tells you how much longer your device is going to be charging for — should still work as normal, but you have the added convenience of juicing up your phone without a cable.

Google updates Android Wear app for Wi-Fi support and more

Microsoft delivered in late January 2015 its first Outlook for Android preview. Outlook for Android, like its Outlook for iOS counterpart, is basically the Acompli product rebranded by Microsoft. (Microsoft bought mobile e-mail startup Acompli in December 2014.)
Since the first preview, Microsoft has updated the Outlook for Android code base 17 times, or more than once a week, Microsoft officials said in a blog post announcing general availability. There have been UI changes, performance, stability, localization and accessibility changes in that time.
The new Outlook Android app supports Office 365, Exchange, Outlook.com, iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo Mail and IMAP providers like AOL.com and Comcast.net.
Microsoft plans to replace the Outlook Web Apps for iOS and Android, as well as the Outlook.com app for Android with these new Outlook apps. That won't happen overnight; the Outlook Web Apps and Outlook.com app will remain in the respective app stores for several months. But Microsoft plans to "sunset" Outlook Web Apps and the Outlook.com app for iOS and Android by summer, officials have said.
The new Outlook mail and calendar apps for Windows Phones (currently in preview) is meant to look and feels very similar to the Outlook for Android and iOS apps, even though the Windows Phone versions are not based on the Acompli code base.
The Outlook for Android app is free and runs on Android 4.0 and above. It's available in all markets supported by the Google Play Store. The UI has been translated into 30 languages: English, Norwegian (Bokmål), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.
In other Office for Android-related news, Microsoft is in the midst of rolling out a number of new Intune features allowing administrators to better lock down Office mobile apps on Android, among other new features. 

Facebook launches new phone-calling app Hello for Android

Hello? Anyone there? Facebook unveiled a new voice-calling app for Android phones on Wednesday, the same day that its WhatsApp messaging service introduced voice-calling for iOS devices.
Phone calls, it seems, are not dead yet.
Called “Hello”, the stand-alone app is the seventh child of Facebook Creative Labs, the company’s arm tasked with creating new applications outside of Facebook. Others, such as the news-reading app Paper or the video sharing app Riff, have met with limited success.
Hello’s aim is to give people more information about who is calling them. Because it’s connected to Facebook, Hello users can see information about their callers’ identity even if they don’t count them as a contact.
Hello is currently available in the US, Brazil and Nigeria.
Facebook, which is based in Menlo Park, California, has been coming out with its own stand-alone mobile apps to capture more of the time people spend on phones. Besides its Messenger app, though, Facebook’s home-grown efforts have had limited success.
In essence, Hello is meant to replace the voice dialer on your phone. But based on Facebook’s inability to persuade users to install its Home app, which lets Facebook take over the home screen on Android, users may not be too keen on replacing existing smartphone tools with Facebook-branded versions.

Facebook launches Hello, aims to replace your Android phone's dialer

Facebook can now take over all your smartphone’s calls with its new dialer app called Hello.
It puts Facebook-centric features front and center, like using Messenger to call your friends, while also pledging better security with call-blocking features.
The app uses the Facebook database to identify callers, so you’ll know who is calling, even if it isn’t one of your contacts. It touts more power in blocking unwanted numbers and a search feature that makes it easier to find nearby businesses. The app follows Google’s Material Design guidelines very closely, keeping clean divisions between your recent calls, the dialer, Facebook contacts, and settings. Unfortunately, there isn’t yet a way to import any of your device’s existing contacts, so it won’t be useful for looking up those who you’re not connected to via Facebook.

The search capabilities are otherwise similar to the stock dialer on Nexus devices, which lets you search for the name of the nearby pizza place right inside that app.
The Settings menu features a button to delete your data from Hello, wiping it from both your device and Facebook's servers.
Hello is likely to stay as an Android-exclusive, as iOS doesn’t offer the same kind of system-level permissions needed for this type of application. Hello is available now in the Google Play Store.  
The story behind the story: Facebook tried to get its hands more deeply into Android once before with its unsuccessful Facebook Home effort, which sought to get the news feed and other core Facebook features front and center. Facebook clearly isn’t done trying to get a stronger hold on your phone, using Android’s relative openness as an entry point to doing so.

Huawei Honor 6 Plus: Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Huawei unveiled the Honor 6 Plus phablet in India, two weeks ago for Rs 26,499. The smartphone has been finally made available for pre-order in India exclusively through Flipkart. E-commerce site Flipkart is now offering the device for pre-order along with various offers.

The various offers are up to 3 months of free streaming and downloads through the Hungama application, coupons worth Rs 5,000 that be used to shop 5 different brands, Rs 3000 added to your Yatra wallet and more.

Huawei Honor 6 Plus available for pre-order at Rs 26,499

 

Customers willing to grab the device can now register themselves on Flipkart. Flipkart will sell the smartphone in the form of flash sale on April 14. Registered customers will be allowed to purchase the device first.
“Honor is an established brand in India now. Consumers are now looking for a smartphone that delivers first-rate performance along with distinctive looks. Honor 6 Plus provides just the right amount of blend. We are overwhelmed to see the repose generated by Honor 4X and hope the same will be given for Honor 6 Plus. We are hopeful that with this product we’ll be able to maximize our reach further in the Indian market. Owing to our consumer’s commitment towards the brand, we have decided to give out special gifts to few lucky customers,” said Mr. Allen Wang – President, Consumer Business Group, Huawei India.

Specification’s of Honor 6 Plus :

The Honor 6 Plus is a successor to the Honor 6. It boasts a 5.5-inch full-HD (1920x1080p) in-cell display. The device is powered by a 1.8 GHz Hisilicon Kirin 925 octa-core processor Mali-T628 GPU. It also comes with a 8MP bionic parallel dual-lens rear camera along with a dual-LED flash and an 8MP front-facing camera.
The handset also comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage, expandable via microSD card. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat with Huawei’s Emotion UI 3.0 running on top. It has a 3600mAh battery.
The connectivity options for Honor 6 plus are 3G, Wi-Fi, 4G LTE (with support for both TD LTE and FDD LTE bands), Bluetooth and GPS. The device also supports dual-sim capability provided you don’t use a microSD card.
So, register now to place your hands on the Honor 6 Plus phablet. Stay tuned for updates.

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Huawei unveils P8 smartphone & Tablet

Huawei has unveiled its latest P Series smartphones – the Huawei P8 and Huawei P8 Max Phablet. According to Huawei, both devices feature 13-megapixel cameras and come with a dual-tone flash in order to brighten up photos taken in low-light conditions.
Huawei also revealed that the phones also offer a “light painting” feature. According to the smartphone manufacturer, unlike light painting functions on ordinary phones, the Huawei P8 Max provides a real time preview display and hand controlled aperture of a picture.
The device has an Optical Image Stabilisation function on the rear camera, which enables great pictures even without a tripod according to the company, and the unique Director mode enables consumers to share what they have just filmed.
The smartphone can also form a filming group with three other phones, and by switching different views, consumers can make a blockbuster without having to edit. Huawei also revealed that both devices will feature a 8-megapixel front facing camera.
The 5.2-inch P8 comes with a minimum of 16GB of in-built storage, which is expandable up to 128GB, and is powered by an octa-core chipset with 64-bit processors. It features 3GB of RAM, a 2,680mAh battery and space for two 4G SIMs (one micro, one nano).
The P8 Max phablet, meanwhile, features a 6.8-inch display that covers 83 percent of the front of the phone and is the largest in-cell FHD screen in the world, according to Huawei. In spite of its size, Huawei claimed the handset was still “pocketable” thanks to being just 6.8mm thin. The Max has a larger 4360mAh battery that allows users to watch video for 15 hours or listen to music for 60 hours, according to Huawei.

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Hands On With the Huawei P8

Huawei has been selling phones in the U.S. since 2011—we've reviewed 30 of them—but you still might not have heard of the company. Its global launch of its flagship P8 phone today is part of a slow process of turning that around. Earlier this week, we got to handle a P8 and talk to Huawei U.S. president Zhiqiang Xu about what the P8 (which isn't coming to our shores) means for Huawei's presence here.
First, of course, the phone. The Huawei P8 is a long, golden slab that borrows design cues from a lot of the high-end devices out there right now. It has a metal body, rounded corners, and chamfered edges on the metal bezel, and it has a 5.2-inch, 1080p screen. It's 2.83 inches wide and 5.7 inches high, making it slightly taller and wider than the Samsung Galaxy S6. There's a 13-megapixel Sony camera on the back and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. All in all, it's pretty standard-measure for a mid- to high-end Android phone.
The P8 won't come to the U.S. formally, although it's banded to work well on T-Mobile and AT&T (including T-Mobile's new Band 12, but not AT&T's Band 29.)
So what's special about the P8? Huawei wants to talk about low-light camera performance thanks to very aggressive optical image stabilization, and some "light painting" camera modes, but everyone has camera modes. I have something more important: the modem and antenna.
This One's a Phone First
Huawei's big business is in networking equipment. Because it makes routers and base stations as well as handsets, the company knows antennas in a way few others do. The P8's "Signal+" antenna supposedly handles cell-to-cell handoffs better than other phones, reducing dropped calls and improving data speeds, especially when the phone is in motion. It picks up a signal very quickly when you turn on the phone, too. Huawei claims that it has 50 percent fewer dropped calls and three-times faster initial network connection time than mysterious competing phones.
Better signal capture also means the phone's radio doesn't have to work as hard, so it improves battery life. For people who struggle with coverage, the antenna could be this phone's killer feature.
"Our background is as a network infrastructure company, so the experience of connectivity for phone calls and data connections is optimized," Huawei spokesman Drew Crowell.
The antenna is backed up by a proprietary chipset, Huawei's Hisilicon Kirin 930. This is a 2GHz, 64-bit processor which competes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 you see in a lot of other top-end smartphones. While initial reports say it isn't quite as fast from an application processor perspective, I'm very interested to see its modem performance.
"The key is the modem; there aren't many companies that can do the modem, and I think that's a higher barrier," Xu said.
The phone has two LTE SIM card slots; one of them doubles as a MicroSD memory card slot. It runs the latest version of Huawei's "Emotion UI" software, which eliminates the traditional Android app drawer in favor of putting all of your app icons on an expanding set of home screens, like the iPhone does.
The P8 has looks, taste, style, and performance. But I don't think Huawei has had a problem with that in its high-end phones for a while now. We've written quite positively about Huawei's Ascend Mate2 and Ascend Mate7 phones, and I was impressed by the glass-slab design and dual cameras on the Honor 6 Plus released at Mobile World Congress last month. What Huawei is missing in the U.S. is a brand.
Huawei's U.S. PlanXu explained that Huawei is rebuilding its lineup in the U.S. from the bottom up. The company will work on deals with carriers, but for now it's focusing on the "uncarrier concept," including selling next to virtual networks' SIM cards at places like Best Buy and Wal-Mart.

The Huawei SnapTo (left), for example, arrives on April 17 and will be sold via Amazon. Next month will bring a midrange P8 variant to our shores, while the Huawei Watch will also arrive within the next month or two. A flagship-level phone will then appear in the second half of the year, Xu said.
"The marketing for those [midrange] products will warm up the brand name first, before the launch of the flagship premium phones," he said. "I hope next year to merge the U.S. portfolio with the global portfolio."
The P8 will start at about $530 in Europe. We'll see how it looks when it's transmuted for the U.S. market.

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Screen rotation angle: 270 degrees
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