CES 2015: Array of smartphones to indulge your inner geek
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has time and again been the launch pad for various innovations and technology improvements, be it phones, cameras, computing or the hitherto unimaginable. As a result, many smartphone manufacturers go along with the trend, each trying to up each other at the event and be the biggest talking point. Here’s our pick of some of the phones you need to take note of.
LG G Flex 2
LG has also made some changes under the hood, the processor has been upgraded to a Snapdragon 810 which is a 64 bit chipset. The RAM is still 2GB on paper but its now DDR4 RAM instead of the older DDR3. The Flex 2 also gets a microSD card slot which can accept cards up to 2 Terabytes! The original G Flex came in 16GB and 32GB storage options with no expansion possibility.
The camera on the G Flex was disappointing but LG has fixed it with a 13MP sensor, Optical Image Stabilization, Laser AutoFocus and Dual LED Flash. The battery has been reduced from 3500mAh to 3000mAh to fit into the smaller body. But that shouldn't be a reason to worry, the device supports quick charging and the device is juiced up to 50% in under 40 minutes. The Flex 2 runs Android Lollipop 5.0 but there is no news on the pricing of the device.
HTC Desire 320 & HTC Desire 826
The HTC Desire 826 on the other hand is a mid range device. It has a 5.5 inch screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The phone has a 64 bit Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core processor with 4 cores at 1.7 GHz and the other 4 cores at 1.0 GHz. There is 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot with up to 128GB support. For imaging, the phone has a 13 megapixel camera at the back and a 4 megapixel front facing camera. The phone has HTC’s BoomSound Speakers, Eye Camera and runs on Android Lollipop.
Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro
Asus ZenFone 2 & Zoom
Aditya Shenoy is the Associate Editor and the resident geek at Pricebaba.com