We go hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge briefly and compare a few photo samples with the iPhone 6+. The result was pleasant. And surprising. With Samsung finally embracing a more premium build material, and copying the iPhone 6’s design, the gap between beautiful iPhones and…
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Samsung Galaxy S5 review- feature creep?
“My life powered by Samsung Galaxy S5”- and that is essentially what the S5 claims to do, up from last year’s “Life companion”. First of all, name one feature that the Samsung Galaxy S5 is missing that the other Android smartphones do not have? In fact, give me a valid answer…
Continue Reading....Quick hands-on preview: the Samsung Galaxy S5
Yesterday, I paid a quick visit to the Galaxy S5 launch event here in Hong Kong and had my 60 minutes of fun with the S5 itself and their smart looking…smartwatch, the Gear Fit. The event itself was anti-climatic but the devices were definitely impressive. So let’s have a look…
Continue Reading....Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 SM-T325 review- great hardware, questionable software.
Let’s see if we can do this review without mentioning the word “iPad”. Oops. Seriously though, we’ll try. Because we want to be as impartial as possible. As usual. The Tab Pro 8.4 is like a breath of fresh air. And that’s saying something considering this is a Samsung product.…
Continue Reading....Alcatel One Touch Idol X hands-on
colour options I’ll be honest and say upfront that I have no experience whatsoever with Alcatel-made phones. Like most people, I take notice of other big brand mobile manufacturers and neglect everything else. But with the Idol X, I feel this is about to change. Specs: Quadcore 1.5 ghz (SoC…
Continue Reading....Android 4.3 hands-on
Android 4.3. aww how nice of Google to give us the official 4.3 rom on day one. Naturally we grabbed it as well first thing in the morning and are now ready to do a bit of sharing!Admittedly 4.3 looks a little underwhelming as a lot of the changes are…
Continue Reading....Samsung Galaxy S4 hands-on
It may look like the Samsung Galaxy S3. But its performance is nothing like it. In fact, it’s totally and utterly off the charts. Nothing is going to come close for a while in terms of raw speed.And yet, I double and triple confirmed that I was testing the Octa-core…
Continue Reading....Samsung Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 hands-on
So the Galaxy Note 2 has been released in certain parts of the world, here’s a hands-on from my initial days with it inHong Kong. Be sure to check back for the full review over at http://reviews.yellowchilli.net/ in a week or so. The HTC One X is not small…
Continue Reading....Meizu MX 4-core M032 retail hands-on impression
the very functional lockscreen This is a hands-on impression of the retail version of the Meizu MX 4-core model M032. An in-depth review will follow over at http://reviews.yellowchilli.net/ once I’ve dug deep enough into the OS and can accurately illustrate its battery life. antutu benchmark results -fast fast fast.…
Continue Reading....Disappointed with the Samsung Galaxy S3? Not so fast…
Samsung had been quite sensible with the Galaxy S3 and the mobile race- they didn’t compete using battery-draining killer specs. Instead, they began a whole new era in the race- the Sensor Wars. Sure everyone was expecting a never before seen design that’ll beat the current and near-future iPhones…
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