(The image above produced by PhoneArena is a possible concept of the aluminum housed S5)

Samsung does need to upgrade their device line when it comes to the “quality feel” aspect.  Most of Samsung’s previous models, while providing a excellent user experience, had lacked the solid feel that continues to enchant iPhone users dating back to the iPhone 4.  Most Samsung fans won’t want to admit that Samsung is copying Apple in any way, however via EMSOnes, the Samsung S5’s aluminum casings will be produced via a Taiwanese company named Catcher Technologies, which ends up being the same company behind Apple’s aluminum iPad casings.  If the aluminum cases are coming from the same factory, it bags the question, is Samsung following Apple too close for comfort?  Will this pose antitrust issues with the suppliers?  These are just a few questions that may be asked.  However Samsung Galaxy fans can raise their hope for a better quality S5!

The new Samsung Galaxy S5 will most likely feature a 64-bit processor confirmed by Samsung and ARM last week.  It will launch the first ever 14nm 64-bit Exynos 6 CPU chips in 2014 and are expected to dominate in the next S5 launch. There are also other features that may accompany the new Samsung Galaxy S5 including a 16MP ISOCELL camera and 2,560 x 1,440 WQHD and 560 ppi resolution.  If we’re lucky, this new S5 smartphone might come with a long lasting 4,000 mAh battery life.  Ohh and it also might have a curved screen?  what else could you want?

If Samsung does in fact use aluminum in their new Galaxy, fans will praise the quality and accept aluminum as their new standard, however Apple seems to innovate in the plastic century via the newest iPhone 5C.  Will smartphone casing popularity stick with the aluminum or the plastic counterparts?  This is unknown, but Galaxy fans around the world are getting excited about the new Galaxy S5.  At some point this might be the most popular smartphone on the market.

What do you think?  Does Samsung have a chance at creating the most loved aluminum and glass clad smartphones?

Other companies also do this same thing.  Samsung for example does the same thing, however they don’t charge quite as much for their smartphones and this their yield on each is less.  This is clearly seen as we check out the chart below brought to us by Statista via: Mashable.

Obviously numbers don’t tell the whole story, but for the most part you can see how skewed the bar graph is.  The iPhone on average sells for around $675 each.  The blackberry is the next most pricy device at $324.  And then Windows and Android follow as some of the lowest priced smartphones.

The iPhone itself is built with a lot more quality “feel.”  I love the Android for everything it has done, but for some reason every time I use one, I feel like it is “cheap.”  This could be due the the extensive use of plastic and synthetic components, or it could be due to the fact that it isn’t worth as much.  Either way, Apple has an advantage because their users know they paid a lot.  They also are treated with services that tops Android or any other device carrier.  This all lends to the price and adage: “you get what you pay for.”  These seems to be the truth when it comes to the smartphone market and changing prices.  If only the iPhone had Android many of us would make the switch purely out of love for really quality.  Android has been known as a budget phone.  More people can afford Android and therefore more people end up buying them.  Cheaper isn’t better and you can see this by the consistent prices seen in even the old iPhone 3G smartphone created years ago!  You can also see that the old 3G phone still holds up to speed tests as seen here:  iPhone vs. iPhone.

(via: Mashable)

You can see in the video below that the LG G-Flex actually flexes and morphs itself to remove the scratches that are placed on it.  Lg actually did a demonstration of the G Flex via an advertisement.  In this controlled advertisement, they repeatedly put scratches on the G Flex’s rear panel.  After awhile, the back panel actually self-healed and the scratches were nearly gone completely.  This technology has never been seen before and were pretty excited to actually see the first actual results.  You can see them listed below in the video.

As you can see his environment in New York city was not the warmest and because of that you can imagine the less effective self-healing follows suit.  However the concept that is seen in the new LG G Flex is truly incredible.  The fact that it works is also truly incredible.

This LG G Flex also stands true to its name.  It can actually be flexed fairly well and doesn’t break at all!  Although it is unknown as to what happens to the internals, the actual seen abilities that this smartphone does in fact have are incredible!

With the Samsung Galaxy Round being released, the competition is still unknown as to which will win the battle of the “round.”  LG may win the “flex”, and “round” battle given the LG G Flex is the first to the table with actual self-healing technology and a flexible shell.

I personally am not extremely excited about a “round” design, however the concept of flexibility and self-healing is something that I think we all can get excited about!  My question is when will the iPhone feature such technology?  Also how does this self-healing material feel to touch?  Will it have the same “quality” feel that all of us want?  These are all questions that have yet to be answered by anything but the future.  Only time will tell, but were all excited to see what the future brings

Via: Gizmodo

When Android was first starting to gain it’s popularity they lacked the number of apps to sustain a thriving mobile OS experience.  However the rise in usage has motivated developers to create apps on Android as well.  There are also more Android users currently downloading apps because of that fact that app developers might get more sales via Android.  The end result as seen bellow is a thriving Android app store and the data specifically for smartphones indicates a rise to over 700K apps apposed to only 600K in the iTunes store specifically designed for the iPhone.  Its important to note that Apple screens their app submissions much more then the Google Play and Android.  Some of Androids apps don’t actually work as well as many in the iTunes store because Apple scrutinizes each individual submission to make sure it stacks up their ideals.  However Android is growing and gaining traction as one of the largest app stores against their arch-rival, iTunes.

It’s also interesting to note that most smartphone users are from the age of 25 to 34.  The rest of the distribution is fairly even with the exception of 13-17 year old teenagers which only take up 6.3% if the handset by age pie.   This does seem interesting but the most likely culprit of this is the price to own a smartphone is not affordable for many teenagers that have school expenses and other interests.  This may be a little skewed due to the fact that the parents are the ones buying their teenagers the plan, and this the stats may be a little less.  However it does seem to indicate that teenagers are not the largest group of people using smartphones.  This is some interesting news for sure!

There is also some startling and highly informative data seen below.  A special thanks to Coupon Audit for helping us collect and design this informative infographic.

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When it comes to competitive marketing, the one who produces the most edgy ad that gets people interested wins!  Samsung seems to be getting a little creepy though with its new onslaught of commercial TV ads.  Its not the first time Samsung has marketed with an edgy style, and it isn’t the last!

If you think the image above is creepy, then your just touching the surface of Samsung’s new ad featuring the Note 3, and Gear, which essentially is the Galaxy Gear Smartwatch.  This Galaxy Smartwatch, we recently saw in our last post (Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Win Or Fail & Images).  It be the first smart watch to hit big with many tech users.

The concept of a Apple iWatch smart watch also has been in development by Apple for some time now.  It was also made fun of in a video recently by Microsoft.  Is the idea of a “watch” that is smart worth making fun of?  Samsung doesn’t think so, as their worldwide marketing campaign has started off with the video seen below.

As you can see its a weird introduction for Samsung and their new product lineup.  

Only time will tell how successful these new products will prove to be.  Apple is reportedly working to build their own Apple iWatch smart watch.  It seems that this is quite possibly the direction that mobile technology is taking consumers.  Samsung is the first to hit the marketing effort in selling these watches.

The death of the the Smartwatch:

I honestly believe that the concept of an iWatch, or Smartwatch by either Samsung or Apple is a unique idea indeed.  Not only is it unique, but it’s also risky!  People bought smartphones because they wanted ONE device to do what their laptop and phone and GPS did.  Now people are trying to add another accessory that is unnecessary.  This Smartwatch revolution is destined to fail if it doesn’t capture a need that isn’t already fulfilled by the smartphone itself.  No one is going to buy or use a watch that does nothing uniquely different then their smartphone.  In other words, if its doing the same thing, you won’t need 2.  The only place where a smart watch would be useful, is if it did everything your smartphone does.  If this were to happen, the “Smartwatch” idea would sell itself!  But until this point, the death of the smart watch will most likely be seen after the smart-watch-fade fades off.  Its a neat fad and idea, but with no real need.

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The iPhone 5S does enough with its A7 Chip, but it also has a M7 coprocessor which aids its processor and makes it even faster then it would normally be.  The tests below were knowingly attributed to the iPhone’s advancement in chipset.  Thankfully MacWorld recently posted the final benchmark scores and as seen below for the new iPhones against the closest contenders in the smartphone-world.

As you can see the scores are consistently higher in ALL the tests indicating that the iPhone really is the faster one.  With technology advancing every day the Galaxy S4 is outdated and needs a new upgrade.  The S4 did however do better then most all the other phones.  It was really interestingly to see that the 5C iPhone model was slower then even the iPhone 5 which is much older as we already know.  The iPhone 4 did so depressingly slow that it nearly didn’t make it on the graph clocking in at 210.0 on the Geekbench 3.

The Geekbench 3 Single core test truly indicated a strong win nearly by 2X as fast.  As seen above the iPhone 5 itself is over 1 year old and still beats the Samsung Galaxy S4!  Im not quite sure why Samsung’s Flagship S4 is coming in at such a slow mark, but the 5S is what really amazed us.  It truly wins in every event.

Above is shown the graphics benchmarks of the iPhone 5S stacked up against its other competitors.  To appropriately rate the iPhone against it’s competitors we need more then just one test.  And as you can see we have many tests.  As seen above the iPhone 5S wins in more then one event of benchmarking in the graphics section rating.

Sunspider JavaScript is another test that frequents most smartphone speed test assessments.  A seen below its pretty outstanding how wide the bar-separation is between the 5S and the other competitors and smartphones running on Android and IOS alike.

The iPhone 5S comes in at first place nearly beating the S4 competitor more then twice!  This must be embarrassing for Samsung as they truly do have a great smartphone.  But how can benchmarks lie when you have many to tell the truth.

Battery consumption is always a factor to include in the mix.  Were sure anyone can make a fast smartphone or phablet, but can anyone make a benchmark-winning device to last long on battery life at the same time?  Yes, Apple along with the iPhone 5S has done it when it comes to battery performance under high CPU usage.  As seen below, the iPhone 5S truly does a great job at utilizing the battery it has.  One of the woes of the iPhone 5 was the battery.  We will always be complaining about battery life for years to come, but it wont get much better.  At least Apple squeezed a little more usage out of the already small battery it has.  Lets hope this new iPhone’s battery life lasts long and doesn’t degrade over time and usage.

The test above was a looping video that was continuously repeating at the same level of brightness, same video, same charge rate.  Everything was geared to get an honest, true, and real estimation of the batter life.

Summary:

People seem to always complain about benchmarks and say that they really don’t give a true estimate of performance, however  while this may be true in some areas, you can see above that many of these tests were done using different benchmarking softwares.  Because of this variation in software we should get a constantly high score and this we did.  Across the board, the benchmarks show that the iPhone 5S does win.

It is interesting that the Galaxy S4 did load pages faster in some circumstances as seen in my previous post on iPhone vs. Galaxy S4 Browser Load Test.  It could be the background apps running on the iPhone 5S, but the iPhone 5S does come in close and loads some sites faster.  This could be due to the fact that some browsers load data differently.  In fact we could expect different results using a different mobile browser like Chrome.  Because of these browser loading differences, it isn’t an honest representation of a devices speed.  That is why these benchmarks were carefully crafted thanks to MacWorld.

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• iPhone vs. Galaxy S4 Browser Load Test
• Unboxing Video: iPhone 5S vs. iPhone 5C

(Source: MacWorld)

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The battle between Samsung and Apple continues as the browsers race to beat each other.  Apple however wins this battle against Apple’s chief competitor, the Galaxy S4.

The conduct a proper speed test, both phones must have cleared cookies, cache, and all browser data.  Both devices also have the most up to date software installed and current.  In the series of tests, the iPhone 5S and the Galaxy S4 both were put through many tests enveloping HTML5 and JavaScript as well as other tasks seen.  Yes, the galaxy S4 has a bigger screen, but bigger isn’t always better!  In this case the iPhone 5S absolutely smashes and mashes the Galaxy S4 in every test thrown at it.  The new iPhone 5S specs showing that the Apple has the first 64 bit processor is in fact the real reason for this speed.  The safari browser has been updated for faster performance, however the new processor featuring 64-bit is the true innovator in this new Apple iPhone 5S.  The speed is unmatched when it comes to most tasks involving basic and advanced processing as seen in the benchmark itself.  The actual loading of the page did in fact indicate that both phones were similar in page load.  The benchmark test proved that the iPhone was ahead in many ways.  nearly 3X as fast!

As you can see, the iPhone 5S speeds past in the benchmark test pitted against the Android alternative.  Samsung is however ready to respond with it’s competing “S5” as we believe it will be called.  The galaxy S4 will be upgraded to a 64-bit competitor which will soon be seen in the Galaxy S5.  This test would be more accurate if the Galaxy smartphone seen in the video featured a 64-bit processor, however its too bad so sad for the Galaxy in this test.  Watch for the iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S5 speed test.  This will be a fair and square browser test if Samsung comes up with a 64-bit chip!

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Below are the screen response time.  Bigger numbers indicate slower response times.  Smaller numbers are better!  Numbers are in MS, (milliseconds).

As you can see the iPhone 5 is nearly 2X as fast as its competitors.  This is something you don’t actually realize when you take a first look at the galaxy S4.  Yes the S4 is fast and has a nice look and feel to it, however the iPhone’s digitizer is able to compute your finger’s location faster and more accurately!

The moto-X is very slow as seen above with (MART) at 123 vs the iPhone 5 at only 55.  You can also see to our surprise that the iPhone 4 which is fairly old actually comes in faster then the Galaxy S4 which people say is better.  iPhone 4 at 85, and Galaxy S4 at 114.  This comes to a surprise given that the iPhone 4 is 3+ years old already!

The video below shows the way these specifications are calculated.  

As you can see in the test, iPhones truly to have a faster screen!  Its easy to look at the fancy exterior given to the galaxy S4 without actually looking at the specs.  As you see here, the iPhone 4 which is much older, still outperformed its galaxy S4 competitor, right from the past!

The iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 truly are benchmarked as better devices worthy of praise.  Especially when you see reports like this!  What do you think?

Also read the posts below on Apple’s Touch ID.  

• Touch ID Hands On Review
• A Cat Can Use Touch ID (Paw-ID)
• Touch ID Works When Your Sleeping!
• What Others Are Saying About Touch ID on iPhone 5S
• Only Live Fingers Work With Touch ID, not Severed limbs!
• New iPad’s May Have Touch ID (Leaked Photos!)

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This lens is NOT a lens that attaches to the iPhone’s camera.  It is a separate camera which attaches to the camera or can sit on a tripod and you control and view it remotely on your iPhone.  Its a great concept and it has already hit Amazon.  You might not like the price, but if your in the mood for priceless pictures, it might be a good purchase!

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• Amazon $249 Sony Lens.
• Amazon $498 Sony Lens.

As you can see, its a nice lens, but its going to cost you!  Nearly more then your smartphone itself!  These images and credit goes to GigaOM.

You will be able to get this on September 27 when it is officially ready to ship.  These lenses will create some of the best quality pictures you will ever see as Sony boasts their iPhone lens accessory the QX10 and QX100.

As you can see it simply clips on your device and then you download the iPhone or Android app and continue to use it as a separate camera altogether, but attached to your device via Wi-Fi or NFC technology.

You can take self portraits or use it as an external camera.  Its a neat way to take pictures in higher quality!  Your pictures will be around 3-4 MB in size and the quality will be much better then your normal iPhone or Android Camera.

The lens is everything, not the mega pixels or camera.  Its the lens itself that makes the camera and this Sony lens boasts to take the best pictures ever!

(source GigaOM)

If you use a carrier based smartphone, its about time you read this post!  You may find yourself wanting to purchase an iPhone, or a different smartphone, however if its used, you will want to check the ESN and the EMEI number to make sure that it is “clean.”  What I mean by that, is that the phone you are purchasing is off the account with its carrier and able to be used with your new number.  This is NOT the same term as “Unlocked.”  Even if a phone is unlocked, it can be blocked in the U.S. and other locations if the EMEI is bad.  Its important to check both prior to any third-party cell phone purchase.  If you buy it new, you won’t have to worry about this if your purchasing it from a reputable company!

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First locate your settings app and navigate to the “About” section for iPhone, or the “advanced” section or “phone information” section of the device if its android and blackberry.  Some versions are different.  Then simply locate the numbers starting with “A10000xxxxxxxxxx”  If it is Verizon / Sprint, or other CDMA.  If it is GSM, all you need to do is check the EMEI blacklist on the CheckEsnFree.com.  Find the EMEI in your GSM iPhone by pressing into the phone keypad: *#06#.  If you need to check the EMEI, all you have to do in most cases to check the number is hit *#06#.  This will then give you the number that you will input to CheckEsnFree.com.

If you need more help finding the number on the iPhone, you can go here:  Apple Support Document.

After you have located the ESN or EMEI numbers you just need to head on over to CheckEsnFree.com.  Then you will need to select your appropriate carrier from the list of carriers.  In my case I chose SPRINT US, because that is my current carrier.  THen I entered my ESN number which started like this A10000xxxxxxx.  Then it tells you if it is clear and good to go!

Never buy another smartphone, iPhone, or other device without knowing FOR SURE if it is not blacklisted, or on another account.  This could save you a lot of time, money, and hassle!

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