→ Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Specifications-11 JULY 2013

Introduction
In their third generation, the Galaxy Tab series by Samsung are finally coming to terms with playing second fiddle to the Notes. The S-Pen and the processing power are, at this point, the main dividing line between mainstream and premium, but the gap will probably widen. If you're after latest-generation chipsets and full-HD screens, the Note line of tablets is by far the safer bet.
The Galaxy Tabs on the other hand are shaping up as the sensible, value choice. And by the way, having two distinct product lines covering the midrange and the premium segment, is perhaps helping Samsung maintain a relatively strong position despite the fact that the Koreans are clearly not doing as well in the tablet space as in the smartphone realm.
Now, it's not the race to the top the GalaxyTab 3 tablets are interested in but it isn't the race to the bottom either. Those three seem to make sense in the middle - and no other than the middle sibling stands out from the rest.
The Galaxy Tab 3 lineup comes in three screen sizes - 7.0, 8.0 and 10.1 inch. It was exactly the eight-inch version that was missing in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 series. The first generation didn't have one either, there was a 7.7" AMOLED sporting slate there instead and an 8.9" LTE-enabled version.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 conveniently uses the momentum of the eight-inch Note and, just as conveniently, is giving Samsung the chance to double-mark the iPad mini. Let's start with the rundown.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Specifications
*.8.0" 16M-color LCD capacitive touchscreenof 800 x 1280 pixel resolution
*.Android OS v4.2.2 withTouchWiz
*.1.5 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU, Mali-400MP GPU, 2GB ofRAM, Exynos 4212 Dual chipset
*.5 MP autofocus camerawith face detection
*.720p HD video recording at 30fps
*.16/32GB internal storage, microSD slot
*.Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n support
*.GPS with A-GPS connectivity; GLONASS support, Digital compass
*.Stereo Bluetooth v4.0
*.microUSB port with USB host and TV-out (1080p) support, MHL, charging
*.Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
*.Infrared port
*.Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
*.Very slim at only 8mm
*.1.3MP secondary video-call camera
*.Document editor and file manager comes preinstalled
*.Extremely rich video and audio codec support
*.4450 mAh battery
Main disadvantages
*.Speakers at the bottom (portrait), rather than front-facing on either side
*.No NFC support
*.No FM Radio
*.Questionable still image and video recording quality
The Samsung GalaxyTab 3 8.0 is a cheaper, lighter and thinner version of the Galaxy Note 8.0 that has given up two processor cores and the S-Pen functionality. Still even with a dual-core Exynos chipset the Tab 3 8.0 hasa decent amount of power so the cost cutting might not cost too much in terms of user experience. The slate runs the latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean skinned with Samsung's TouchWiz, too, so you will be getting plenty of exclusive software goodies to make up for it.
Samsung is probably hoping that its eight-inch tablet will stand outamong the seven-inchers, which makers, big and small, have been bringing to the market in droves. The good thing is the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 makes a very positive visual impression - the slim bezels and the great screen to surface ratio are a nice advantage over the 8" Note.

→ Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 Specifications-11 JULY 2013

Introduction
Samsung has produced many great handheld devices in its time, but few have reached iconic status. The company builds its success on great adaptability, an eye for trends and a knack for improving on others' successful formulas. And yet, everynow and then it pulls off a truly inspirational device - like the Galaxy Note last year.
The 5.3" half-smartphone half-tablet carved a whole new niche in the mobile market, which many have tried to tap into since. Competition, it seems, was caught off guard though. A year later, it's yet to produce a real Note killer. But Samsung is showing no signs of complacency - even though the first of their phablets is yet to be properly challenged, they're ready to go to number 2 and set the bar even higher.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II brings twice the processing power, a brand new screen (of even larger size) and a bigger battery. Those alone make the second-gen Samsung phablet a worthy upgrade, but it's just the tip of the iceberg - here's a sneak peek of what's going on under the hood.
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 Specifications
*.Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G with 21 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support
*.Optional LTE connectivity
*.5.5" 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of HD (720x 1280 pixel) resolution
*.Android OS v4.1 with TouchWiz launcher
*.1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU, Mali-400MP GPU, 2GB ofRAM, Exynos 4412 Quad chipset
*.S Pen active stylus with deep system integration
*.8 MP wide-angle lens autofocus camera withLED flash, face, smile and blink detection
*.1080p HD video recording at 30fps
*.16/32/64GB internal storage, microSD slot
*.Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n support
*.GPS with A-GPS connectivity; GLONASS support, Digital compass
*.NFC support
*.Stereo Bluetooth v4.0
*.FM radio with RDS
*.microUSB port with USB host and TV-out (1080p) support, MHL, charging
*.Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
*.Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
*.Great audio quality
*.Very slim at only 9.4mm
*.1.9MP secondary video-call camera
*.Document editor and file manager comes preinstalled
*.Extremely rich video and audio codec support
*.Huge 3100 mAh battery
Main disadvantages
*.Large size makes single-hand operation problematic
*.No dedicated camera key
*.All plastic construction (would have probably weighed a ton otherwise, though)
*.S Pen not as good as on the Note 10.1
So, the Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 got a proper screen upgrade, getting rid of the PenTilematrix. It comes with anextra powerful chipset and an improved S Pen. The slim and slender body should be easier tohandle than the predecessor. That addresses just about every shortcoming of the original Note, but is it where the progress ends?
Of course not - the Note II comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box, making it a member of a very elite club at this point. Even more impressively, Samsung has thrown in a few neat software tricks of its own to sweeten up the deal - Direct call and Smart stay already impressed us when they debuted on the Galaxy S III and now we get Smart rotation too.

→ SAMSUNG ATIV ODYSSEY SPECIFICATIONS-23 JUNE 2013

Introduction
The Samsung Ativ Odyssey for Verizon Wireless is the manufacturer's only Windows Phone 8 handset on offer in the United States - not exactly an all-out effort by any standard. The Korean giant decided not to bring the Galaxy SIII resembling Samsung Ativ S to Microsoft's vital home market in order to keep all the consumer attention pinned to its successful Android flagship.
Despite looking somewhat similar to its globally available siblingat a first glance, the Samsung Ativ Odyssey is significantly less equipped than the Ativ S. The LTE device is powered by the same 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 CPU, but features a smaller display with lesser resolution, inferior camera unit, and less built-in memory.
Here's the full list of talents which the Samsung Ativ Odyssey has to offer.
Samsung Ativ Odyssey Specifications & Key features
*.Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
*.CDMA/EV-DO; HSDPA 2100 network support
*.Class 13 LTE network connectivity
*.4 " 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) resolution
*.5MP autofocus camera with LED flash, 1080p@30fps video recording
*.1.2MP front camera
*.Windows Phone 8 OS
*.1.5GHz dual-core Krait CPU, Adreno 225 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset, 1GB of RAM
*.Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
*.GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS support
*.Digital compass
*.8GB of on-board storage
*.microSD slot
*.user-replaceable 2100mAh battery with phenomenal endurance
*.Outstanding one-hand ergonomics due to small screen size
*.Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
*.Built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor
*.Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
*.microUSB port
*.Bluetooth v3.1 with A2DP and EDR, file transfers
*.Impressively deep andcoherent SNS integration throughout the interface
*.Xbox Live integration and Xbox management
*.Data Sense
*.NFC support
*.Samsung exclusive apps: Music hub, Chat on, Photo editor, Samsung Now
Main disadvantages
*.App catalog falls short of Android and iOS
*.Not exactly the thinnest around at 10.9mm
*.The PenTile display is far from today's standards
*.No system-wide file manager
*.No voice-guided navigation
*.No music player equalizers
*.No lockscreen shortcuts
In a Windows Phone 8 realm where processing power is relatively equalacross the board, the Samsung Ativ Odyssey manages to stand out from among its peers with two major qualities. First, the handset offers unmatched compactness and one-handed ergonomics, thanks to its 4" display. Also, with a user-replaceable 2100mAh battery, the device offers the biggest battery available on a WP8 smartphone in the United States.
As far as specs go, we were mostly puzzled by seeing the Ativ Odyssey use the well familiar 4" WVGA PenTile Super AMOLED screen. This particular display unit has been featured in a massive number of Samsung devices but today, three years after its introduction, it doesn't feel (or look) cutting edge even by today's WP8 low-tier standards.
So, does the Samsung Ativ Odyssey deserve a spot in the US Windows Phone 8 landscape, currently dominated by Nokiaand HTC?Read on to find out! As always, we are going to kick the handset's review off with an unboxing, followed by a design and build quality inspection.

→ SAMSUNG GALAXY GRAND I9082 SPECIFICATIONS-23 JUNE 2013

Introduction
This is by no means intended as a moment of relief from the building tension, but our timing isn't without a sense of humor. Assuming that all eyes are set on Samsung to, again, deliver the god father of Android smartphones, the one we're about to review is more like the...grandfather.
It may seem quite unfortunate for the Galaxy Grand that a week from now it'll be yesterday's news. But on a second thought, it has a better insurance policy against irrelevance than most oflast season's Samsung phones that tried too hard to emulate the Galaxy S III.
Dual-SIM support is obviously not a universally sought-after feature but demand for smartphones that can operate two SIM cards has been consistently strong in certain markets. This fact shouldat least begin to explain why the Galaxy Grand is currently the second most popular handset inthis website's database.
So, Samsung has been busy lately releasing phones styled after the outgoing flagship, the Galaxy S III. Think a particular screen size and level of equipment, and the Koreans most likely have it. Now, a massive screen anddual-SIM support doesn't sound like the combination on many people's minds but whatdo we know. It may've made all the sense in the world for Samsung to unleash a big fat five-incher in a niche that other smartphone makers like Sony, HTCand LGare very much interested in too.
Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082 Specifications & Key features
*.Quad-band GSM (SIM 1 & SIM 2) and 3G (SIM 1 only) support
*.Dual SIM stand-by
*.21.1 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support (SIM 1 only)
*.5.0" 16M-color TFT capacitive touch screenof WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) resolution
*.Android OS 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with Nature UX
*.1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, Broadcom Video Core IV GPU, 1GB of RAM
*.8MP auto focus camera with LED flash, face andsmile detection, image stabilization
*.2MP secondary camera
*.1080p HD video recording at 30fps with stereo sound
*.Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n support; DLNA and Wi-Fi hotspot
*.GPS with A-GPS connectivity and GLONASS; digital compass
*.8GB of inbuilt storage, microSD slot
*.Accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensor
*.Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
*.microUSB v2.0 port
*.Stereo Bluetooth v4.0
*.FM radio with RDS
Main disadvantages
*.The five-inch diagonal stretches the WVGA resolution really thin
*.Middling screen contrast and overall quality
*.Poor low-light video recording
*.No dedicated camera key
The dual-SIM Galaxy Grand is powered by thesame dual-core chipset as the recently released Galaxy S II Plus. Switching from Exynos to Broadcom looks like aminor step down in terms of GPU, but as we saw on the S II Plus the superior power efficiency more than makes up for it. In fact, combined with the low (by today's standards) screen resolution this might turn the Galaxy Grand in one of the longest lasting smartphones on the market.

→ Samsung Galaxy S4 Specifications

=> Introduction
Add together the brawn of the Xcover and the brains of a Galaxy S4 and you get the S4 Active. The actual flagship can handle any digital task you throw atit, but the Active versioncan cope with the grittier side of life. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is IP67-certified for water and dust protection.
Up to a meter of water for up to 30 minutes - that's the same level of water resistance as the Sony Xperia Z, a phone that often got mentioned for being in the unique position of combining premium features and rugged design. Now it has to share the limelight though.
Before we dive into the specs, we should mention that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has almost the exact same specs as the regular model, unlike the various Galaxy S minis and such that share in the flagship name to only offer midrange specs.
=> Samsung Galaxy S4 Active at a glance:
*.General:Quad-band 2G/quad-band 3G/LTE connectivity
*.Form factor:Water resistant touch screen bar phone, I657 certification
*.Dimensions:139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm, 151 g
*.Display:5" 16M-color TFT LCD capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (441ppi); Glove touch
*.Chipset:Snap dragon 600
*.CPU:1.9GHz Krait 300
*.GPU:Adreno 320
*.RAM:2GB
*.OS:Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
*.Memory:16GB storage, microSD card slot
*.Still camera:8 megapixel auto-focus camera, face detection,touch focus and image stabilization, Cinema Photo; 2MP front facing camera, video-calls
*.Video camera:Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps
*.Connectivity:Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, standard micro USB port with MHL features (TV Out, USB host), GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack, NFC, Infrared port
*.Battery:Removable 2600mAh
*.Misc:TouchWiz UI, Impressively rich video/audio codec support, built-in accelerometer, Smart stay and Smart rotation eye-tracking, Smart pause, Smart scroll, S Health, Air Gestures
The two downgrades here are the screen (LCD instead of Super AMOLED) and the main camera (down to 8MP from 13MP). The rest is in place though - the blazing fast chipset, the removable battery and expandable storage (two things often sacrificed in the name of water tightness), even things like Air Gestures and the IR remote control functionality are intact.