It’s well known that over time Desktop PCs and laptops start to slow down due to all the bloatware and performance tasks the computer undertakes each day. And unless great care is taken each uninstalled program leaves junk behind to slow things down even further. It’s no different with smart phones. Over time the performance of your Android OS will start to diminish. In order to get the best out of your phone you have to be careful what you download onto it, and be ruthless about offloading any unwanted or clunky apps that slow down performance. It is extremely tempting to trial swathes of new apps on Google Play store, but here are 7 top tips to keep your phone in tip top shape.
1. Less Is More
A smart phone’s RAM and OS can be quickly consumed by resource-hungry apps which sap performance and make everything seem slower and more labored. If you notice typing messages is becoming slower, apps are taking longer to open, and your phone seems to be working too hard to do simple tasks, it’s a sure sign you have an overloaded phone, and it’s time to uninstall as many apps as you can spare. Keep your phone lean and mean. Apps eat away at your storage space and can slow down background processes. The more storage space occupied or the more background processes running on your phone, the slower your phone’s performance. If you don’t want an app, long press on the icon and click Uninstall.
2. Update your Android
Always ensure your phone is updated to the latest version of firmware. There are important performance tweaks with each new release of the Android operating system. They help to improve stability, produce higher performance speed and greater connectivity. You can check if your phone has the latest upgrade by going to Settingsand clicking on About Phone, then Check for Updates.
3. Disable Little Used Apps
Some apps you might want to keep even though you don’t use them every day. You can disable these apps by using Performance Assistant. Disabled apps are not shown on the home screen or app tray but you can re-enable them for use whenever you need them.
4. Regularly Update Your Apps
Apps change over time. They are regularly improved and updated, and it will improve the performance of your phone if you regularly update your phone’s installed apps from Google Play. Developers frequently fix bugs and add useful new features in newly released versions of apps. As a result of this, regularly updated apps perform better and faster, and will be less likely to crash or slow down your phone.
5. Use A High-Speed Memory Card
The memory card in your phone is the storage capacity available to you. The more space you have, the more you can store. If your phone has low internal memory, why not boost it with a high-capacity memory card. A good storage card not only adds storage space but also helps to speed up your phone. Storage cards are available in a range of sizes from 2GB right up to 128GB. Always go for memory cards of Class 6 or Class 10 for your Android phone to improve on performance.
6. Learn to Live Without Live Wallpapers
While live wallpapers on your phone can be a lot of fun and attract plenty of attention, many of those provided by the various phone manufacturers are poorly made, chew up a lot of megabytes and will require more CPU cycles to run. This is a sure-fire way to drain your battery fast. Unless you have a high capacity, high performance RAM phone, try to avoid using a live wallpaper.
7. That Syncing Feeling
While Sync is a useful feature as it synchronizes your data with Google servers, keeping sync on permanently means you can reduce your phone’s performance. Sync notifies you whenever new mail comes in or when you get new notifications or updates for apps. In order to sync your phone it performs a refresh at preset intervals. To reduce the amount of processing your phone performs, you can opt to keep Sync off for unrequired services or have it on only when you need to transfer or upload materials to Google servers.
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As technology changes so do the skills of the people who repair the hardware and increasingly the software too. While you can still find TV repair services, you are much more likely to find smart phone repair service stores in your local mall or high street. And all for a product that people could not see the need for just two decades ago.
What you can expect from a Smart Phone Repair Center
Essential repairs
Because we carry our phones with us everywhere we go, it presents many opportunities for them to become damaged, either internally or externally. For example, dropping your smartphone on the sidewalk is almost guaranteed to break your screen. While accidentally dropping your smart phone into water is going to cause all kinds of challenges to dry it out and get it working again.
These are but two of the many challenges facing smart phone repair companies each day. But even if there is no external damage to the phone, sometimes the smart phone can just decide to freeze up and not co-operate at all.
Software freezes
In the world of smart phone repairs, such problems are every day occurrences, and you can expect a good service center to be familiar with them. In the event of a repair being necessary, it’s important for you to know the brand, model number and IMEI of your phone as soon as you purchase it. Should you have to take your phone to a repair center, these details will be the first things they will ask of you. If you are not familiar with your IMEI number, you can access it by punching in *#06#.
Spares and replacement parts
If you damage your phone or you need a part for a smart phone when yours breaks down, you’ll want to get it fixed in a flash. The quickest, safest and easiest way to do this is by finding a smart phone repair center close to you.
Because they will be familiar with most phone models, whether on the iPhone or Android platform, you can expect them to quickly access spares or replacement parts. Trying to fix the phone yourself can lead to the phone shutting down altogether, and at the same time possibly voiding the warranty. Most repairs should be fixable inside of a couple of days. Repair centers know you depend on your phone, so turnaround is deliberately streamlined not only to help you, but to maximize their profits.
Cellphone unlocking
Increasingly, smart phone repair service centers are also offering cellphone unlock services such as those offered by UnlockBase. In fact, UnlockBase is a market leader in turnkey cellphone operations for many leading smart phone service centers, so if you wish to get your phone unlocked locally, check if they are using UnlockBase as their unlock service provider.
What you cannot expect from a Smart Phone Repair center
Privacy
Remember, when you leave your phone at a repair service center, you are also leaving a large chunk of your life in the hands of a complete stranger. If the repair center needs to make repairs that require accessing your phone’s content, they can quickly discover all your photographs, messages and downloaded videos, so if you have anything embarrassing, or worse, incriminating on your phone be sure to remove such items before you hand it over. You cannot expect a service repair center to repair your phone and not see its private content.
Data loss
Of course, phones that break down are also at heightened risk of losing all your vital data and information. Do you know the phone numbers of every contact on your phone? No you don’t, and in many cases you can’t expect a repair service center to retrieve the irretrievable. So it’s a good idea to store your information on the cloud, and there are several online options such as Google Drive available that can store all your information securely.
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Today we released a new update of our unique UnlockBase Cell Phone Unlock Software that added a massive list of new supported model of Samsung as well as a totally new Brand supported: now you can Direct Unlock using Original USB Cable most of the latest LG Cell Phone. Finally we fixed a minor bug by removing the UnlockBase logo Icon of the Unbraded Software, so now it’s 100% Brand Free for all our reseller.
List of LG Cell Phone supported for Direct Unlock:
LG AKA 4G LTE F520K, AKA 4G LTE F520L, AKA 4G LTE F520S,
LG AKA 4G LTE H788, AKA 4G LTE H788N, AKA 4G LTE H788SG,
LG AKA 4G LTE H788TR, AKA 4G TD-LTE H778, AKA 4G TD-LTE H779,
LG Escape 2 H443, Escape 2 H445, Escape P870, Escape P870H,
LG Escape P870P, F60 D390, F60 D390AR, F60 D390N, F60 D390NS,
LG F60 MetroPCS MS395, F70 D315, F70 D315H, F70 D315I,
LG F70 D315K, F70 D315S, G Flex 2 H955, G Flex 2 H955A,
LG G Flex 2 H955AR, G Flex 2 H955HK, G Flex 2 H955P,
LG G Flex 2 H955TR, G Flex 2 H959, G Flex D950, G Flex D950G,
LG G Flex D950P, G Flex D950W, G Flex D951, G Flex D955,
LG G Flex D956, G Flex D957, G Flex D958, G Flex D959,
LG G Flex D959BK, G Flex D959TS, G Pad 2 V497, G Pad 7.0 LTE V410,
LG G Pad 8.0 4G LTE V490, G Pad F 8.0 V495, G Pad F 8.0 V496,
LG G Pro 2 D837, G Pro 2 D838, G Pro 2 LTE-A D830, G Pro 2 LTE-A F350K,
LG G Pro 2 LTE-A F350L, G Pro 2 LTE-A F350S, G Stylo H634, G Stylo H636,
LG G Vista D631, G2 3G D806, G2 4G LTE D805, G2 D800, G2 D800P, G2 D800T,
LG G2 D801, G2 D801BK, G2 D801HW, G2 D801Z, G2 D802, G2 D802T, G2 D802TA,
LG G2 D802TR, G2 D803, G2 L-01F L01F, G2 Lite Dual D295, G2 LTE-A F320K,
LG G2 LTE-A F320L, G2 LTE-A F320S, G2 Mini 3G D610, G2 Mini 3G D610AR,
LG G2 Mini D620FR, G2 Mini D620K, G2 Mini D620R, G2 Mini Dual D618,
LG G2 Mini LTE Dual D620, G3 Beat D722AR, G3 Beat D722P, G3 Beat D722PA,
LG G3 Beat D723, G3 Beat D723TR, G3 Beat Dual TD-LTE D728, G3 Beat Dual TD-LTE D729,
LG G3 Beat LTE D722J, G3 Beat LTE-A F470K, G3 Beat LTE-A F470L, G3 Beat LTE-A F470S,
LG G3 Beat TD-LTE D722K, G3 Cat.6 F460L, G3 D850, G3 D850PR, G3 D851, G3 D851TN,
LG G3 D851WH, G3 D852, G3 D852G, G3 D855, G3 D855AR, G3 D855K, G3 D855P, G3 D855TR,
LG G3 D855V, G3 Dual D858, G3 Dual LTE D856, G3 Dual LTE D857, G3 Dual LTE D858HK,
LG G3 Dual TD-LTE D859, G3 F460K, G3 F460S, G3 S D722, G3 S D722V, G3 S D724,
LG G3 S D725PR, G3 Vigor 4G LTE D727, G3 Vigor D725, G4 Beat Dual H736,
LG G4 Beat Dual H736P, G4 Beat LTE H735L, G4 Beat LTE H735T, G4 Beat LTE H735TR,
LG G4 Dual H818, G4 Dual H818N, G4 Dual H818P, G4 Dual H818PA, G4 H812, G4 H815,
LG G4 H815AR, G4 H815K, G4 H815L, G4 H815LA, G4 H815P, G4 H815T, G4 H815TR,
LG G4 LTE-A H810, G4 Stylus Dual H630D, G4 Stylus H630, G4 Stylus H630I,
LG G4 Stylus LTE H635, G4 Stylus LTE H635A, G4 Stylus LTE H635AR, G4 Stylus LTE H635C,
LG G4 Stylus LTE H635CX, G4 TD-LTE H819, G4s Dual H734, G4s H735, G4s H735AR,
LG G4s H735MT, G4s H735P, Gx2 F430K, Gx2 F430L, Gx2 F430S, Joy H220, Joy H221,
LG Joy H221F, Joy H221G, Joy H222, Joy H222F, Joy H222G, Joy H222TTV, Joy H222TV,
LG Kite H221AR, L Fino D290, L Fino D290AR, L Fino D290G, L Fino D290J, L Fino D290N,
LG L Fino D290TR, L Fino D295F, L35 D150, L35 Dual D157, L35 Dual D157F, L40 D160,
LG L40 D160F, L40 D160G, L40 D160GO, L40 D160J, L40 D160TR, L40 D165, L40 D165AR,
LG L40 D165F, L40 D165G, L40 Dual D170, L40 Dual D175F, L70 D320, L70 D320AG,
LG L70 D320AR, L70 D320F, L70 D320F8, L70 D320G8, L70 D320J8, L70 D320N, L70 D320TR,
LG L70 D325F, L70 D325F8, L70 D325G8, L70 D329, L70 Dual D325, L70 MS323, L80 D370,
LG L80 D370TR, L80 D373, L80 D373EU, L80 D375AR, L80 Dual D375, L80 Dual D380,
LG L80 Dual D385, L90 D400, L90 D400H, L90 D400HN, L90 D400N, L90 D400TR, L90 D405,
LG L90 D405H, L90 D405N, L90 D405TR, L90 D410H, L90 D410HN, L90 D410N, L90 D415,
LG L90 D415BK, L90 D415RD, L90 DUAL D410, Leon 4G LTE H340, Leon 4G LTE H340AR,
LG Leon 4G LTE H340G, Leon 4G LTE H340H, Leon H342, Leon H342F, Leon H342FT,
LG Leon H342I, Leon LTE H340F, Leon LTE H340N, Leon LTE H340Y, Optimus L65 D280,
LG My Touch E739KWDU, Nexus 4 E960, Nexus 5 LTE D821, Nexus 5 NA TD-LTE D820,
LG Optimus F3 4G LTE MS659, Optimus F3 4G LTE P655H, Optimus F3 P655K, Optimus F3 P659,
LG Optimus F3 P659BK, Optimus F3 P659BKGO, Optimus F5 P875, Optimus F5 P875H,
LG Optimus F6 D500, Optimus F6 D500BK, Optimus F6 D500BKGO1, Optimus F6 D505,
LG Optimus F6 MS500, Optimus G 4G LTE E970, Optimus G 4G LTE E976, Optimus G 4G LTE E977,
LG Optimus G E970P, Optimus G E971, Optimus G E973, Optimus G E975, Optimus G E975G,
LG Optimus G E975K, Optimus G E975R, Optimus G E975T, Optimus G E975W, Optimus G E980P,
LG Optimus G E981H, Optimus G E987, Optimus G F180K, Optimus G F180L, Optimus G F180S,
LG Optimus G Pro 5.5 4G LTE E980, Optimus G Pro 5.5 4G LTE E980H, Optimus G Pro 5.5 4G LTE E988,
LG Optimus G Pro 5.5 E985, Optimus G Pro 5.5 E985T, Optimus G Pro 5.5 E989, Optimus G Pro E986,
LG Optimus G Pro F240K, Optimus G Pro F240L, Optimus G Pro F240S, Optimus L65 D280AR,
LG Optimus L65 D280F, Optimus L65 D280G, Optimus L65 D280N, Optimus L65 D280NR, Optimus L65 D280TR,
LG Optimus L65 D285F, Optimus L65 D285G, Optimus L65 Dual D285, Optimus L70 D321, Optimus L9 D605,
LG Optimus LTE II F160K, Optimus LTE II F160L, Optimus LTE II F160LV, Optimus LTE II F160S,
LG Optimus Vu 2 F200K, Optimus Vu 2 F200L, Optimus Vu 2 F200LS, Optimus Vu 2 F200S, Optimus VU F100L,
LG Optimus VU F100S, Risio LTE H343, Spirit 4G LTE H440, Spirit 4G LTE H440AR, Spirit 4G LTE H440N,
LG Spirit 4G LTE H440V, Spirit 4G LTE H440Y, Spirit LTE Dual H442, Volt 4G Dual H442F
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If you simply can’t imagine a moment, let alone a life without cellphones or your favorite electronic devices, try moving to Green Bank, West Virginia, USA, where no electronics of any kind are permitted. This isn’t down to any moral or overbearing nanny state issues, it’s because Green Bank happens to be home to the world’s largest steerable satellite, and it requires absolute radio silence in order to be able to do its job. This means no high-speed broadband, no cellphones, and no radio interference of any kind is permitted. Even TV is completely banned.
To enable the telescope to operate without disturbances and receive signals from millions of miles out in space, the town, with a population of just 149 residents, has completely outlawed the use of electronic transmitting devices and there’s even a WiFi cop whose sole job is to patrol the streets seeking out errant wireless signal abusers.
Green Bank West Viriginia Telescope
Only first responders for medical emergencies are allowed to use radios and the town has but one pay phone. Residents still have access to the internet, but it operates only at the exasperating pace that dial-up used to offer some 20 years ago.
Of course no electronics can make modern life difficult for the residents of the town, but some see it as a blessed relief from the round the clock intrusiveness of modern day messaging such as Tweets, Facebook postings, texts, badly taken Whatsapp selfies and all the other WiFi social media junk that high speed broadband has made possible and ubiquitous. For this reason, some see a move to Green Bank as a positive, life reaffirming step, which is why, starting from the mid-2000s, many 21st century escapees have begun flocking to Green Bank.
The peace and quiet of no WiFi noise and stress is deemed as beneficial, and some of the newer residents who have arrived in recent years are there because they claim to suffer from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS), a disease or condition which is not yet recognized by the medical community, but has been featured in the hit TV show ‘Better Call Saul’ a prequel to the hugely popular AMC show ‘Breaking Bad’.
At least the residents of Green Bank West Virginia are making an informed choice about their no WiFi world. Unfortunately for some, the digital divide is a daily source of frustration. No place more so than in the Philippines, which has the unwanted honor of being the country with the worst internet connection in the world.
Officially the Philippines is the country with the slowest connection and poorest coverage of LTE in the world, a phone application that measures internet speed. According to the “State of the LTE” by OpenSignal Inc., the Philippines has the slowest LTE or Long Term Evolution connection of the 16 countries surveyed, with 5.3 Mbps (megabits per second), only next to the US with 6.5 Mpbs.
Conversely, Asia is also home to the country with the fastest broadband in the world. South Korea has the world’s best LTE coverage at 91%. Second place goes to Tele2 Sweden. LTE or Long Term Evolution is designed to be 10 times the speed of its 3G counterparts for mobile devices.
It looks like there may not be too much demand for our remote cellphone unlock services in Green Bank, Virginia, but in every other part of the world, achieving the best broadband speed at the best rate is a never ending quest. For this reason, UnlockBase offers the largest database of cellphone providers and cellphones on the net. With constant new additions and updates as new models emerge, even brand new phones can be unlocked quickly, reliably and cost efficiently usually in just a few minutes. So if you’re not residing in Green Bank, why not give us a try.
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We have updated the HTC unlocking code Database with 5,686,506 new IMEI entries, last update was in June 2016.
With this update, we are now able to deliver instantly the Unlock Code of no less than 222,945,375 HTC Cell Phones. Almost 99% of latest HTC phone models are available in our Database, including the last models from the brand:
– HTC Desire 10 Pro, Lifestyle
– HTC One A9s,
– HTC Desire 628, 630,
– HTC Desire 728 Dual SIM
– HTC Desire 820G+ Dual SIM, 820s Dual SIM,
– HTC Desire 825, 828 Dual SIM, 830,
– HTC One E9s Dual SIM
– HTC One M9+, One M9+ Supreme Camera, One M9s,
– HTC One ME and One X9.
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ZTE is the fourth largest smartphone supplier in the U.S. and the second largest in the no-contract market. This month they announced the availability of the next generation of the ZMAX series, the ZMAX PRO. It’s available through MetroPCS for the affordable price of $99.00 after instant rebate. The ZMAX PRO breaks new ground as it is the first US carrier supported phone under $100 that features a fingerprint sensor, and a 3400 mAh battery. But seriously, a $99 smartphone? How good can it be?
Well, the ZTE ZMAX PRO will surprise you with its high performance for such a competitive price. The phone is packed with many of the features you would expect from a phone costing significantly more including:
A monster 6” Full HD LCD Display with resolution of 1920 x 1080.
Powered by SnapDragon 617 1.5 GHz Octacore Processor, + 2 GB of RAM
MicroSD slot
Powerful 3,400 mAh embedded battery that lasts a full day
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS
13MP rear and 5MP front facing cameras
32 GB of internal memory upgradeable to 128 MB with the micro SD slot
Fingerprint sensor for added security
MetroPCS has also added its own app store offering Metro PCS apps that come pre-installed on the device along with a variety of utilities and games, although in reality this is little more than a link to the Android app store. The ZTE ZMAX PRO also features a USB Type-C connector. The cameras have the ability to frame, shoot and edit pictures on the go. Power hungry video games are playable without pause or problems, although some apps can take a little longer to load.
Unusually, the ZTE ZMAX PRO also includes a Qualcomm® Quick Charge 1.0 enabling you to charge the phone up to 40% faster than older phones.
In terms of styling and comfort, although it’s a lot of phone, it’s comfortable to hold in the hand. The soft touch back features the fingerprint sensor, which is fast and accurate. It can also be used to quick launch apps based on the finger that you use and you can also answer phone calls just by pressing the sensor.
The original retail price of the phone is $179.99 but Metro PCS’ mail-in rebate offer whittles it down to just under the $100 price mark which makes this phone an exceptionally good deal.
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Remember the good old days when a handset just sat in your bedroom or living room and if you needed to make a call in town you made it from a phone box? Those days are long gone. While some phone-boxes do still exist, the global population has switched to a portable handset, and with each new year advances in technology make the choice ever more bewildering. The number of pay phones in the States have declined 50% since 2007, and the younger generation wouldn’t even know how to use one.
So if you are thinking of buying a phone, be it your first or your 31st, it pays to know what type of phone you want before putting down your money.
At the top of today’s handset food chain is the smartphone. These are the devices which have the most power, the fastest processors and Wi-Fi; high image resolution and ample memory capacity as well as the most pixel-rich screens. Their operating systems are designed by the big players; market leaders such as Apple Ios, Google Android, and a relatively late entrant to hand held devices, Microsoft Windows 10 Mobile, not forgetting BlackBerry 10. They support a host of downloadable applications through virtual storefronts, designed to work with their associated software platforms.
Messaging or feature phones
Feature phones offer many of the same capabilities as smartphones but instead of popular mobile operating systems, they run proprietary software crafted by their manufacturers, such as Samsung, LG or Kyocera. These phones are usually good for text messaging and email, but there is no data plan required. Many feature phones have full QWERTY physical keyboards. With a raft of cheap, available Android and Windows phones such handsets are becoming rarer.
Basic phones
For those who just want a phone to make phone calls and send text messages, there are still plenty of basic handsets, easy to use, easy to understand with simple keypads. Like many phones of the early noughties, these still come in clamshell designs that flip open, or open plan with a small screen and the keypad directly underneath. Today these can be comfortably put in a top pocket as they are significantly smaller than feature phones and smartphones.
2. Invest as much as you can afford
Whether you choose to sign up for a Contract or go Sim Free, you should seriously consider buying the best device you can afford. This will give your investment a certain amount of future-proofing. Choose the best possible camera quality and processor you can find so that you can take great pictures and not get frustrated each day with a processor which is too slow for your needs. Also, consider a phone with a high capacity battery so that it does not hold less and less charge as time goes by. High-end handsets such as the iPhone 6S, LG V10, or Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ also hold their resale value over time, so if you do decide to sell it or upgrade, the phone should be an easy sell. Whichever phone you opt for, if you’re happy with the way it works, but not the cellphone provider operating, UnlockBase can help. We unlock more cellphones from more cellphone providers from around the world than any other remote unlock service on the web. We can unlock your phone usually within minutes, quickly, safely and cost effectively.
3. Decide on the features you need
Pay for features you do need and not for what you don’t want. Obviously high end smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, include just about everything, but if you are not looking for something so app and feature rich, look for a more mid-priced model such as the Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE.
Microsoft Lumia 640
4. Find the right design for you
Once you buy a smartphone you’re going to be handling it a lot – a heck of a lot. research shows we hold our smartphones every 6 seconds in the evenings, so you need a phone you like the look of and like the feel of. Since you’re likely to gaze at it at least 110 times a day, you need to make sure that your phone reflects your style, whether it’s a sleek metal handset, a flip phone or a rubber-coated handset. Of course you can also hide your phone with a huge variety of specially designed smartphones cases.
5. Pick your screen size
There are trends in screen sizes, and right now, the big 5.5 inch screens are the most popular because they afford easy viewing for gaming and a raft of new digital streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Video but you can still find a wide variety of display sizes.
Small Screen (Less Than 4.5 Inches)
Not always do you need a small screen. If you need a phone for carrying in your pocket and sending regular messages, you should choose a compact design.
Medium Screen (4.5 to 5.4 Inches)
This screen size is still extremely popular and such phones as the iPhone 6 (4.7 inches), HTC One M8 (5 inches) and Galaxy S6 (5.1 inches) fall into this screen size category. They are ideal for playing games and can also be used for streaming videos.
Large Screen/Phablet (5.5 Inches or More)
The Phablet has evolved and has taken the smartphone world by storm. Larger displays screens which can be 5.5 inches or more, include the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus and LG G4, and the 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 4, The phablet is so called because they are tablet sized but completely portable. Often used as two-handed devices, many surfers prefer larger displays for watching videos, reading eBooks and even running two apps side by side, as with the Galaxy line.
LG G4
6. Size and Weight
Smartphone manufacturers are constantly striving to make cellphones lighter while also making them larger, because they know that users do not want to walk around with a lead weight in their pocket. The weight of a smartphone is dictated by its screen size. The 4.6-ounce iPhone 6, for example, has a 4.7-inch display and is one of the thinnest and lightest handsets on the market. Then again, the big-screen phablets such as the Nexus 6, has a 6-inch display and weighs 6.5 ounces, which of course is nearly half a pound! Once you get above 6 ounces, you’ll really notice the weight of a phone in your pocket. If you don’t want your phone weiginh you down, opt for a handset under 5 ounces.
Nexus 6
7. Display Quality
Before you sign on the dotted line or hand over your credit card, look at the quality of the phone’s resolution. Quality of resolution is often the difference between cheap Chinese imports and the high-end brands. Ask about HD quality and, like buying a new TV, look out for a smartphone’s resolution, brightness, color quality and viewing angles. You’ll be gazing at it far more than you’ll be gazing into your partner’s eyes, so make sure it is as good as spec as you can get.
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OK, as you probably noticed, this is not actually a phone, but a portable WiFi router, but it doesn’t make any difference, UnlockBase can still unlock it. New from leading service provider Vodafone, the R216 Mobile WiFi Hotspot Router is a Huawei made device. It’s a 4G Mobile WiFi hotspot router equipped with the Hisilicon Balong 711 processor.
If you visit a Vodafone store and complain of patchy, inconsistent broadband reception at home, or you are visiting the country and need reliable internet access on the go, Vodafone will most likely recommend this product to you. Mobile Wi-Fi provides the most convenient and adaptable way to connect your Wi-Fi enabled devices to the Mobile Broadband network, creating a personal, protected Wi-Fi zone quickly, simply and easily. Ready to use straight from the box, there’s no software to install to get it started, you just switch it on and it’s ready to get you online.
With this device you can connect up to five devices at once, making it easy for you and your family or friends to be online at the same time whether you’re using laptops, tablets, games consoles or other Wi-Fi devices such as cameras. And because the R216 is 4G you can use it instead of home broadband.
The R216 supports Cat.4 4G LTE with download speeds of up to 150Mbps and upload speeds of up to 50 Mbps. The R216 features LTE FDD 800/1800/2600MHz, UMTS/WCDMA 900/2100MHz and GPRS/GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz bands. In its DC-HSPA+ network, the device supports download speed to up to 42Mbps and upload speed up to 5.76Mbps.
The Vodafone R216 supports WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n and also dual band WiFi 2.4 + 5 GHz. It comes with an LED indicator and an 1500mAh Li-ion battery. Designed to fit easily in your pocket, it measures 96 × 58 × 12.8 mm and weighs only 95 gms. It comes in a choice of black or white.
You can use the R216 Mobile Wifi Hotspot Router to share your secure mobile broadband internet connection with other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as computers, Apple® iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, Android smartphones and tablets like the Samsung® Galaxy Tab, or mobile gaming devices such as Nintendo® DSi.
There is also flexibility in how you power the device, choose from battery, mains or USB to keep the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi working throughout the day. And because it can go wireless after being fully charged, it makes it easier to position your Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi so as to achieve the best mobile coverage. Apple iPhone/iPad and Google Android tablet/smartphone users can download the Mobile Wi-Fi monitoring app from the respective app stores.
Unlock your R216 Mobile Wifi Hotspot Router with UnlockBase
If you love the product but don’t want to stick with Vodafone as your service provider no problem. UnlockBase has an easy and affordable solution to unlock the R216. For just $11.90 you can get a Huawei Factory Unlock code. Once you’ve paid, we quickly deliver via email a complete set of unlocking codes as well as the complete instructions on how to use them.
Usually you will just need to insert the SIM card in your Device with which you want to use the R216 Mobile Wifi Hotspot Router and the phone will prompt you for the unlock code. And If you find you still need any assistance, UnlockBase has a 24/7 customer support team always on hand to answer any questions you might have and they will respond to you in less than 12 hours.
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The Coolpad Group Limited is a Chinese telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It’s the largest smartphone company in terms of sales in the domestic market. With 6 R&D facilities worldwide, the company continues to invest heavily in developing innovative cellular, wireless, and mobile technology products. Producing and launching over 85 different models and 50 million handsets a year.
Released in June of this year, the Coolpad Catalyst 3622A is the fourth phone from Catalyst to reach the US market. It’s a budget, 5” 4G LTE smartphone packed with many of the features of higher cost smartphones, including full built-in video calling, Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system, and a fast quad core processor for keeping in touch with friends and family and entertaining oneself on the go.
The cameras are adequate for everyday use and include a 5mp main camera with LED Flash as well as a 2mp front facing camera.
While the Coolpad Catalyst is well equipped, and has 4G LTE connectivity, most of its features reflect its low budget price including the 480 x 854 pixels screen resolution, one of the lowest screen resolutions currently available. RAM memory is also only 1 GB and the low pixel cameras mean photographs could turn out looking grainy.
In terms of looks and aesthetics, for the price you definitely are not going to get a Samsung Galaxy S7, but the phone adopts a curved handheld shape. The front is glass and the glass is contained within a plastic frame. The rear shell, also plastic, wraps around to meet the frame. The display takes on a bright gray hue when off and it stands out starkly from the pitch black bezel. Overall, a reasonable, low cost, big screen entry level solution with above average call and sound quality. Designed for the smartphone newbie, or those that don’t expect or demand too much from their phone.
Unlock your Coolpad Catalyst 3622A with UnlockBase
At this level of pricing you will want to find the best sim only deal you can. If you want to unlock your Catalyst Coolpad from MetroPCS, UnlockBase can do it for you, quickly, easily and economically. We can quickly, efficiently and economically unlock your Catalyst Coolpad 3622A using the Device Unlock App.
Device Unlock App (or RSU Unlock) is an Android app that allows you to request and apply a mobile device unlock directly from the device. This allows you to automatically apply Mobile Device Unlock to the device without using a manual code. When your phone is locked with “Mobile Device Unlock” it’s totally useless to order an unlock code. Instead it’s really important to order the unlock of your device using this special service: https://www.unlockbase.com/phone-unlocking-service/metropcs-device-unlock-app-official-unlock/
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Samsung has skipped Samsung Galaxy Note 6 and gone straight to Galaxy Note 7. It’s described as their kitchen sink phone, as contained within its sleek casing is it comes with everything you could possibly need. It comes with a cool almost bezel-less wraparound 5.7” QHD super screen made of scratchproof Corning Gorilla Glass, and strikes a balance between work and play, enabling users to achieve more than what they thought possible on a smartphone. The phone comes with 64GB of internal memory upgradeable to 256GB.
Key attributes of the Galaxy Note 7
The S Pen: With its new 0.7mm smudge-proof silicon tip everything you write, draw, and edit is sharp and to the point. The S Pen also gives users the ability to easily create and share GIF animations with Smart Select, and new Air Command functions, including Magnify and Translate enable users to zoom in on the screen or convert languages by simply hovering.
Water repellant: The Galaxy Note 7 repels splashes and dust, and protects against accidental dips in the water of up to five feet for 30 minutes. You can even write when it’s wet with the S Pen.
Iris Scanner Security: The new iris scanner means you can keep your most valued items and notes secure with superior protection which is unique to you. With the Galaxy Note 7’s advanced biometric authentication you can opt for fingerprint scanner and iris scanning technology. You can also interchange security options depending on how you use your phone. Taking secure purchasing to another level, the iris recognition technology can also be used to authenticate purchases with Samsung Pay.
Cutting edge cameras: The Galaxy Note 7 has a 12MP 2PD Rear-Facing Camera and a 5MP 2PD Front-Facing Camera which are capable of taking pictures even in dull conditions as they have faster autofocus and a lens that lets in 95% of available light.
First class entertainment: In addition to the ability to stream HD video in cinema like perspective, by pairing the Galaxy Note 7 with the new Gear VR powered by Oculus, users can experience premium virtual reality almost anywhere. Galaxy Note 7’s Super AMOLED screen and powerful processor delivers a library of apps, photos, games and more to put users at the center of the action.
The T-Mobile deal
Not surprisingly, armed with its handsome new looks, superior functionality and security, it is Samsung’s most expensive phone retailing through T-Mobile at $849.99 if you were to walk in and buy it off the shelf. But if you were to go on contract it can be yours for just $69.99 upfront and $32.50 a month for 24 months. In addition to the phone T-Mobile also tempt you with the choice of a full year of Netflix, a Samsung Gear Fit2, or a 256GB memory card.
Unlock the Galaxy Note 7 today with UnlockBase
The Galaxy Note 7 is Samsung’s top of the line phone, so it makes sense to find the best phone deal to enjoy it. UnlockBase is the web’s leading remote unlock service with the largest database of phones and service providers from around the world.
Even though the Galaxy Note 7 was only launched this month we can still unlock for it you with Device Unlock. It’s an Android app that allows you to request and apply a mobile device unlock directly from the device. This allows you to automatically apply Mobile Device Unlock to the device without using a manual code. Please note that when your phone is locked with “Mobile Device Unlock” it’s totally useless to order an unlock code.
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