Technologies World

One thing that seems to have lagged behind the rapid advances in technology that has allowed for the explosion in the smartphone market, is the lifespan of the batteries that are expected to bring life to these high-power devices.
Naturally, it’s unreasonable to expect these handsets to last for four or five days as the single function phones of the late 1990s often did, but it’s not unreasonable to hope that it can at least make it through the day without giving up the ghost.
Apple, with the iPhone, appear to have cracked it, and the HTC Desire too, can be expected to last until bedtime in all but the most exceptional of situations. But with the Galaxy S, Samsung appear to have failed to realise the necessity for superb battery life when designing outputs that are, admittedly, high drain.
That doesn’t tell the full story, though. For all of its vividity and sharpness, the AMOLED screen doesn’t draw as much power as LCD counterparts, and the astonishingly poor battery life is even more remarkable when you consider that the Samsung Galaxy S comes packed with the largest battery on the market.
As phones become multi functional organisers used for social networking, web browsing, music and video playback, and much, much more it is essential that they can withstand the rigours of what has become average usage.
The website for the Samsung Galaxy mobile phones boasts that it can offer 50 minutes of audio playback, but – as you might expect – this is only the case if all other functionality is ignored. One dreads to think what the playback would be like if using twitter, checking Google maps, and receiving calls all in the same timeframe, and this is all standard usage, not exceptional in the slightest.
One would hope in the strongest terms that this is an issue that Samsung are diverting their attention to.

The HTC Desire was one of the most successful models to come out of the HTC stables in the recent years. Now the company is launching this phone again, but with a number of improvement, both in the hardware and the software. The phone, HTC Desire HD, features the latest Android 2.2 operating system that was recently launched to stave off competition in the form of Windows and Apple.

The HTC Desire HD features some of the most advanced technologies like SRS Virtual surround sound and WOW HD to enhance what would be the best movie experience possible on a mobile phone. The phone comes with a monstrous 4.3 inch touch screen display to take care of the viewing pleasure. It then offers support to most video formats that are in use today. The result is nothing less than astounding.

With the movie bit taken care of, HTC has equipped this phone with an equally monstrous 8 megapixel camera, challenging the likes of most digital cameras that are being sold currently. The camera comes with auto focus and dual LED flash for the perfect pictures in any environment. Face detection capability and HD video recording are added features. Even though the phone has only 1.5GB of internal memory, it does come with micro-SD card support for allowing the user to expand the memory to 32GB.

The phone has a 3.5mm audio jack that provides easy connectivity with most of the portable audio devices today. Computer connectivity is taken care of by a standard micro-USB port and cable. The phone is already available for purchasing either online or in service provider’s outlets. Buying online would set you back by £450-£499 depending on the site you choose. It can also be bought on a two year contract for around £30 a month or perhaps even for less if you compare mobile phone offers.