New Lg Nexus 5x -full specifications here

LG Nexus 5X with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 808 launched , see why to avoid this LG model
specs:
5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 ( 4x 1.44GHz ARM A53 + 2 x 1.8 GHz ARM A57 ) 64-bit processor with Adreno 418 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB / 32GB internal memory
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Single nano SIM
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, 1.55 micron sensor, Laser Auto focus
5MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 146.9mm x 72.5 x 9.7mm; Weight: 136g
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (dual-band), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB Type-C
2700mAh battery
colors: Carbon Black, Quartz White and Ice Blue colors
priced $379/ 24000rs for the 16GB version
$429/27000rs for the 32GB version
shipping from october
my advice better to look forward and go for Huawei model

How to root a phone or tablet

HOW TO ROOT YOUR ANDROID PHONE OR TABLET 

Is the allure of being a superuser tempting you? Android rooting opens up a world of possibility, but it can also void your warranty, or even leave you with a bricked device. Yes, when it comes to rooting your Android, you’ll want to know the benefits as well as the risks.


Manufacturers and carriers have a vested interest in dissuading you from rooting. The act of rooting can be inherently dangerous. Even so, for the careful user, the risk is minimal, and the potential benefits are impressive. This guide will walk you through the necessary steps to root your phone. Some devices can be rooted in minutes. Others take a little research. One thing is clear: rooting your phone can be one of the best ways to tap into the deep potential of your Android device.

Updated on 5-06-2015 by Jeffrey Van Camp: Broke this article into a better structure and added a key to it. Added some more information about unrooting.

What is rooting?

Rooting is jailbreaking for Androids and allows users to dive deeper into a phone’s sub-system. Essentially, it’ll allow you to access the entire operating system and be able to customize just about anything on your Android. With root access, you can get around any restrictions that your manufacturer or carrier may have applied. You can run more apps, you can overclock or underclock your processor, replace the firmware.


The process requires users to back up current software and flashing (installing) a new custom ROM (modified version of Android).

How to use Kingo Android Root

The Windows based, Kingo Android Root is one of the easiest ways to root your Android device. First, check to see if your device is compatible with Kingo. Their site provides a list of compatible devices. Then, download Kingo Android Root and enable the USB debugging mode on your phone.


Once you’ve enabled USB debugging mode on your phone, run the program on your PC and connect your Android to your PC with a USB cord. The program should detect your device and a message asking if you’d like to root will appear. Select “root” and then hang tight. Kingo will only take a few minutes to grant super user privileges.
Rooting forums

No other mobile operating system parallels the diversity of Android OS. For this reason, there’s no universal way to root your device. If the above two options fail, don’t fret. There is likely a guide on how to root your specific device available somewhere online. Generally you can find a guide to your device on such as XDA developers’ forum and Phandroid Forums.

Once you have found the right guide for your phone or tablet, it’s simply a case of working through the listed steps methodically. It can be a complicated procedure and it can take a while. Here’s an example guide for rooting the Samsung Galaxy S4. It can appear intimidating at first glance, but provided you follow it step-by-step, it should be a pain-free process. You can post questions in the XDA Developers forum if you run into trouble.

DOWNLOAD ROOT CHECKER

You’ll need to download another app to make sure your device has been successfully rooted. There are several apps available on the Google Play store that, when downloaded, will tell you if you have super-rooter permission. Root Checker is a popular one. Simply downloading and running the app will tell you if your phone has super-user permissions.

INSTALL A ROOT MANAGEMENT APP

Rooting will make your phone more vulnerable to security threats. Installing a root management app will give you more peace of mind. Normally, every app that requires rooted privileges will ask for your approval. This is where root management apps, such as SuperSU, come in. SuperSU lets you allow or deny sites’ requests for super user permission. It will then keep track of the permissible apps and automatically grant permission next time you use the app. SuperSU will also keep track of how many times an app requests to root.

Tricks for Pc(try it urself)

Reverse the mouse buttons

1) No context menu

What will you see when you right click on the desktop? You will see a context menu which says arrange icons, refresh,..and so on. Are you angry at your friend for not wishing you for you B'day? Do you wanna play a trick on a newbie in your family who is new to computers? This is a cool trick to play. By this tweak, you will be able to disable the right click on the desktop or any icons/files/folders/applications... But right click will work on taskbar of the start button and registry. So, dont worry!!!
Open your registry and you will see all unknown files like HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT....... and so on. Don't panic. Follow this path. HKEY_CURRENT_USER>SOFTWARE>MICROSOFT>WINDOWS>CURRENT VERSION>POLICIES>EXPLORER. On the right side of the registry, you will see two files(in general) named 'default' and 'NoDriveTypeAutoRun'. Right click on the empty space in the registry and goto New>DWORD VALUE and name it as "NoViewContextMenu". Remember, no spaces and N,V,C,M shoWObe capitals. Right click on this and click modify. The default value will be 0. Change it to 1. Note: DONOT CHANGE THE HEXADECIMAL TO DECIMAL. Click OK. Close your registry and logout. Bingo!!! Once you login again, right click wont work. Your friend will be perplexed and the next thing he/she does is call the system administrator not knowing that not all system administrators will be knowing about registry. Now, to enable it again. follow the same path and set the value to 0. Logout and then login to see the effect.

2) Reverse the mouse buttons
This is a cool trick to play on newbies. Actually, there are two ways to do this. One is changing the settings in the Control panel and the other is through editing registry. You can do it either way. But I prefer the second way, which is challenging.
(i) Through Control Panel - goto Start> Control Panel> Printers and other hardware> Mouse. In Button configuration, enable the switch primary and secondary buttons option and click OK. But remember, you have just swapped the mouse buttons. So, for OK, you have to click the right mouse button. The newbie will be perplexed. Well, this trick is good for left handers.
(ii) Editing the registry - By default the left mouse button is the primary and the right is secondary. Open your registry and follow this path:
HLEY_CURRENT_USER>Control Panel>Mouse and on the right side of the registry, create this String value(REG_SZ): 'SwapMouseButtons' and set its value to 1. Bingo!!! You are done. Log out/Restart the computer.

You can try this: Combine tricks 1 and 2. That means, this will result in swapping of the mouse buttons and disabling the left click(once the buttons are swapped). User is ready to call system administrator cuz he feels that the system is behaving wildly.

Hidden unknown fact in MICROSOFT WORD

Bill Gates still doesn't know why it happens:
Try out yourself...
Open Microsoft Word and type
=rand(200,99)
and then HIT ENTER....see what happens.
it won't hurt ur system!!

Creating 3D Window EffectEffect

You can create a nice 3D effect for your windows
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Colors
Make sure the following setting are there:
ButtonHilight=128 128 128ButtonShadow=255 255 255

Remove shutdown buttonbutton

To remove the shutdown button from the logon screen in WinXP and 2K, use regedit and navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system change the value of the dword 'shutdownwithoutlogon' to '0'. exit regedit.

Rename Your Recycle Bin

Hey Guys just follow thse simple steps and change the name of your Recycle Bin(where temporarely deleted files are stored)
1)Goto 'start' menu and Choose 'Run' command.
2)Type 'regedit' (without inverted commas). U will see Registery Editor Window on Ur Screen. 3)Now, On the Left Hand Side of the Window you'll see a Tree of folders Just DoubleClick on the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder>Now in the new folder Tree DoubleClick on the 'Software' folder > then DoubleClick on 'Microsoft' folder>'Windows' folder>'Current Version' folder>'Explorer' folder>'CLSID' folder.
4)Now, You will see a Tree of 3 or 4 folder(don't worry about the no. of folders). Just Click on the folder : '{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}'.
5)Finally, after Clicking on '{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}' folder Goto the Right Hand Side of the Same window and
Double Click On the Default Option and Write in the name You want for Your Recycle Bin e.g. :- Trash #. CLick O.K. button. Goto Your Desktop and Refresh the Desktop and See the magic. Your Recycle Bin has been Renamed.

Batband a device which will change the future of communication devices

Batband headphones are designed to transmit sound directly into your head via bone conduction. The headphones then free the outer ear to hear sounds from the user's environment.

There once was a time not long ago when there was one type of headphone, the type that goes over the user's ear. The only difference in choice was size. The proliferation of earbuds and earbud-like inserts, such as foam, created a whole new option for listeners, a much more compact, unobtrusive and portable style.

Now, StudioBananaThings is looking to take it to the next level with a pair of headphones that don't touch the user's ears at all. Instead, the Batband uses bone conduction technology to pierce the user's personal inner hearing system and transmit sound through the their head.

Transducers emit sound waves through three strategic spots on the user's head, two on the side and one in the back. The Batband pairs to any mobile device through Bluetooth and also has a built-in microphone to place and receive calls. Its inventors claim the sound remains private, as almost all of it is audible only via the wearer and not other people nearby.

The Batband charges easily via a USB port, and does not use software or require firmware updates. The device itself is controlled through intuitive touch gestures. StudioBananaThings creators wanted to invent a new way of listening to music in which the listener is also able to hear what is going on in their environment, and their dream will come true when the Batband is released.


The Batband is a Kickstarter project, but it has already raised more than double the $150,000 goal of the project, so it's officially a go with 36 days left. All who preorder can get the device for $150 instead of the $250 retail price. It seems that the main question regarding this technology is how it lives up to its promise. Does the sound really remain internal, and how does the listening experience feel when delivered in a completely different way? We'll find out when the Batband comes to market officially next April.

WHAT IS BONE CONDUCTION?

Bone conduction is the transfer of sound to the inner ear through the bones of the skull.

It is one of the reasons why a person's voice sounds different to him/her when it is recorded and played back.

Some hearing aids use bone conduction to achieve an effect equivalent to hearing directly through the ears.

Batband is fitted with three so-called transducers that emit sound waves at frequencies that penetrate the skull but can't be heard by anyone else nearby.

Two touch the sides of the head, near the temporal bone, and the third sits on the occipital bone.

Batband is fitted with three so-called transducers that emit sound waves at frequencies that penetrate the skull but can't be heard by anyone else nearby.

Two touch the sides of the head, near the temporal bone, and the third sits on the occipital bone.

It pairs to a device via Bluetooth and music is played wirelessly.

This connection with a phone also means it can be used to answer and end calls.

Made of spring steel with a padded lining, its makers claim it is comfortable enough to wear all day and its has touch controls embedded into the side.


Swiping the side of the band lets wearers answer and end calls, turn the volume up and down, and skip songs.  

lenovo pro yoga laptops Vs Apple Mac pro laptops(comparison)

Lenovo pro yoga's pro's

Attractive softtouch design
Colorful display and wide viewing angles
Versatile flip design
Loud and clear audio
Excellent keyboard and clickpad

Lenovo pro yoga's con's

Shorter battery life than competing Ultrabooks offer
Awkward power button placement
SSD has below average speed
Battery life lags behind that a couple of more expensive higher-res laptops
Some of the hybrid modes are of dubious use
Lenovo proved that it's ahead of the curve in the 2-in-1 laptops space with its widely lauded Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro. Now, the company has done one better, and then some, with the $1,349 (about £832, AU$ 1,524) Yoga 3 Pro, a laptop of almost funny slimness and clever design.

Thanks to Intel's Core M-70 (Broadwell) processor, the Yoga 3 Pro is completely fanless. That means Lenovo was able to make its flagship hybrid laptop thinner and lighter than ever - 17% slimmer and 14% lighter, by Lenovo's measurements.



The Yoga 3 Pro measures exactly 13 x 9 x 0.5 inches (W x D x H) and weighs a lithe 2.62 pounds. That's lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air's 2.96 pounds and generally thinner throughout. (The MacBook Air ranges from 0.11 to 0.68 inches, end to end.)

Design

Lenovo didn't have to change much about the Yoga 2 Pro's design ID, but here we are. To make the super slim chassis work, the laptop maker had a complete rethink on the notebook's hinge. The result is something that, when I first saw it, thought wasn't even final hardware.



In my time covering laptops, I have never seen something like this. Lenovo calls it a "watchband" hinge, inspired by the look, feel and rigidity of wristwatches. The hinge is comprise of more than 800 individual pieces of aluminum and steel at six articulation points. At first, it looks as if something is missing there, but the aesthetic quickly grew on me.

Honestly, with as thin and rigid as the hinge was as I switched the laptop between positions, it's a wonder that Lenovo managed to connect the screen to the rest of the hardware. Speaking of which, the company kept with the bright, 3,200 x 1,800 QHD+ multitouch panel. That's to be expected, though I still consider it overkill - 1080p or even 1440p would have been just fine.

Lenovo also went back to the drawing board on the palm rest, opting for a pocked soft-touch plastic, rather than the brushed feel of the previous model. The keyboard deck is also deeper than before, and the bezels surrounding that vibrant screen are a tad larger.



That means that the Yoga 3 Pro is slightly taller and longer than the previous. (I imagine this is due to the slimming - those parts gotta' go somewhere.) Sitting the two next to one another makes the difference obvious, but I doubt it's something you'll notice after using the laptop for a few days.

Specs and performance

While it's tough to say much about performance from just an hour using it, I think it's safe to say that the Yoga 3 Pro won't have much trouble running circles around your average workload. (The Intel Core M benchmarks are already promising.)

Lenovo can stuff its new hotness with up to 8GB of memory to support the CPU, and a cool 256GB of solid-state storage comes standard. Of course, Intel's integrated graphics are all this lean machine can run, so don't expect to game much here.

For those interested in a in-depth evaluation, EveryMac.com also provides a detailed comparison of the current "Early 2015" models.

For those most interested in the highlights, this "run down" may be helpful in making a decision:

Vs Apple Mac pro laptops

Pros:

Beautiful, high-quality, ultra high-resolution display (2560x1600, 227 ppi).
Thin and lightweight considering the quality and resolution of the display.
All models -- the discontinued Late 2012, Early 2013, Late 2013 and Mid-2014 lines as well as the current Early 2015 models -- are relatively fast, particularly due to flash storage.
On the Late 2012 and Early 2013 models, the SSD module is mounted in a drive caddy which makes more diverse upgrades possible (the Late 2013 and later models use a PCIe-based "blade" that is upgradable, but there is less physical space for the module).
Generally excellent battery life, particularly for the "Haswell" and "Broadwell" based "Mid-2014" and "Early 2015" models.
Two USB 3.0 ports.
Two Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 ports and one HDMI port.
SDXC Card reader.

Cons:

Older applications not updated for the Retina Display can be blurry and scroll performance can be sluggish.
Slow integrated graphics can struggle to drive the high-resolution display, particularly on early models.
RAM is soldered in place and cannot be upgraded after purchase at all. The previous "Mid-2014" and current "Early 2015" models can be upgraded to as much as 16 GB of RAM at the time of purchase only. Earlier models only were configured with 4 GB or 8 GB of RAM by default (and some could not be upgraded beyond 8 GB even by custom configuration).
Internal storage is not intended to be upgraded by an end user.
Battery is glued in place and is difficult to replace.
No internal Ethernet or Firewire (adapters are available at additional cost).
No internal optical drive (external option available).
MagSafe 2 power connector requires adapter (MD504ZM/A) to use with an LED Cinema Display, Thunderbolt Display, or earlier MagSafe power adapter.
Relatively poor value and performance compared to 15-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro models offered at the same time.
Expensive, particularly compared to the MacBook Air line which offers a bit less performance, but often better battery life, and definitely less weight and a lower price tag.
But according to my point of view lenovo  pro yoga laptops  are more advanced features as compare to Apple mac pro laptops.It is more economical  than Apple Mac pro laptops .
 But it all upto viwers which to buy for there purpose , they can choose features or they can choose expensive style.

Google Nexus 10 tablet- Almost perfect but need to work on its cons

pros

Powerful processor
High-res screen
Runs Android 4.2
Great battery life
Great speakers for a tablet
Google's content ecosystem is getting better

Cons

No 3G/4G option
No storage expansion
Materials not as good as Nexus 7
App ecosystem woefully lacking in tablet apps
High-res screen clashes with some low-res Android graphics
It charges painfully slowly
Lots of Plastic.
What is the Google Nexus 10

Tired of cheap and nasty tablets undermining the Android platform, Google has decided to take matters into its own hands and created two Android tablets, the Google Nexus 10 we'll be examining here, and the Nexus 7, that provide the same level of user experience and Apple owners have come to expect from the likes of the iPad 4.

The Nexus 10 may have Google's branding but it is actually manufactured by Samsung, a company with a strong pedigree in Android phone and tablet manufacturing. It is the flagship model in Google's Nexus range, and is designed to show off Android in the most stylish way possible. To take on the might of Apple, and to ensure other Androind tablet manufacturers up their game, it’s the biggest and best-equipped Android tablet we’ve yet seen. The Nexus 10 is even priced at around £100 less than its comparable iPad 4 model, that's around 20% cheaper.


Packing a better-than-HD display, a high performance CPU and the latest Android version - 4.2 Jelly Bean, can the Google Nexus 10 end the iPad’s dominance?

Google Nexus 10 - Design

First impressions of the Nexus 10 are quite positive. Overall build quality is very good, although some may find that the rubber finish on the back doesn’t quite lend it the design kudos as its metal bodied rivals. It still feels robust enough to be manhandled, prodded and poked on a daily basis, but overall build quality isn’t quite in the same class as the metal-bodied iPad 4 or Asus Transformer Pad Infinity. It’s not all bad though because the rubber finish is extremely tactile and offers excellent grip. On colder days, it’s also warmer to hold.

Likewise, while the Nexus 10 is rigid enough and doesn’t bend or flex should you exert a bit of pressure on it – not that any sane person would actually try and do this to their tablet. That said, prodding the back of the tablet with a finger does reveal a millimetre or so of give in the rubber, along with the odd audible creak. Again, this isn’t necessarily something you’ll notice unless you purposely go looking for it. Perhaps more of a concern for most users, assuming you haven’t bought a case to go with it, is that the rubberised back is prone to picking up dirty marks from greasy fingers, which can be slightly awkward to clean off. On the plus side the rubberised back of the Nexus 10 is much less likely to pick up scratches – something metal-backed tablets are much more prone to.


The front of the Nexus 10 is covered with a sheet of Corning Gorilla Glass 2, thereby protecting the screen from accidental scratches. You’re free to buy a screen protector of course, but in our experience Corning Glass 2 is pretty tough stuff and renders this somewhat unnecessary. A protective case is still a good investment if you plan to be carrying your tablet inside a bag though. In use, not only does the screen feel especially silky to the touch, it also appears to have had some kind of oleophobic coating applied – even after a long session of typing and swiping the screen on our review unit still manages to look pretty clean. Not by any means spotless, but noticeably cleaner than the screen on our Transformer Prime does after a similar amount of use.

Thanks to its curved sides, rounded corners and front-facing speakers that bookmark both sides of the screen the Nexus 10 does a pretty neat job of distinguishing itself from the myriad of Android tablets already on the market. There’s also quite a bit of symmetry between the Nexus 10 and its 7-inch stable mate, the Nexus 7. Indeed, it appears that Google has a few design principles it’s keen to extend across its Nexus range – or at least it’s Nexus tablet range – the tactile rubber finish and bold ‘Nexus’ branding being two areas where the Nexus 10 follows the lead of the Nexus 7 (the Nexus 4 with its glass-covered back does admittedly tread a different path in this respect).


In terms of shape and size, the Nexus 10 is much more rectangular than the squarer iPad

Windows 10- The best thing Microsoft is offering now...

Windows 10

Yes, the Start menu is back. Yes, there are virtual desktops. No, the Charms bar hasn't gone away. And no, we don't know when Windows 10 will ship or what it will cost. But we've seen the technical preview of Windows 10 and the word to bear in mind for this release is productivity.

Microsoft's Joe Belfiore repeatedly emphasised that this is a very early build without even all the features that have been announced, and that there might be rough spots. We didn't see any problems in the time we had to try it out at Microsoft's San Francisco event, but what's clear is that there is plenty more to come.

This isn't the place to look for changes in Explorer or the control panel, let alone desktop tools like Paint and Notepad or Store apps like Music and Video. The technical preview is about the core features that are supposed to prove Microsoft can balance touch, mouse and keyboard without making any users feel abandoned.

Start

As expected, the Start menu is the default Charms use Windows 10 with a keyboard and mouse, though you can keep the full-screen Start screen if you prefer it. Even on the Start menu, you can pin Live Tiles in multiple sizes on the right, but on the left you also get the familiar list of pinned and recent applications, complete with jump lists for files, the search box that you can also use to run commands and a power button for shutting down or restarting your PC.

The search box has all the Windows 8 features, including results from Bing and the Windows store, and a separate Search menu next to the Start button gives you trending topics directly from Bing, too.







You can resize the Start menu, although oddly you can only drag to change the height; changing the width means picking a setting rather than just dragging with the mouse. This is certainly more familiar for mouse and keyboard users, but it remains to be seen whether the Windows 8 users who actually like touch will find it a step backwards.

Snaps, apps and virtual desktops
Using Alt Tab to move between open windows is a keyboard shortcut that's been around since 1990 and it still gives you a line of windows to choose from. As with Windows 8.1, those now include any modern apps you have running, and those now open as windows on the desktop like any other software you're running, ready to be resized or snapped side by side. The new Task View button on the taskbar is there to introduce the idea of moving between windows to the vast majority of Windows users who've never tried Alt Tab.

Snapping does more than the 'two desktop apps getting half the desktop' layout that you get in Windows 8. If you have one narrow window, the second window can take up all the rest of the space, or you can snap four apps, one in each corner. Windows will even show thumbnails of open windows to help you pick the one you want to snap without rearranging everything.



But you can also get more complicated. The Windows-Tab keyboard shortcut introduced in Windows Vista for the 3D Flip Explorer and reused for the Windows 8 modern task switcher now gives you a view that's almost exactly the same as Alt-Tab except for the button at the bottom for adding a virtual desktop - and the list of any virtual desktops you already have open. Those are live thumbnails and you can use your mouse to pick not just the set of windows you want to put on screen but even the window you want to start using.



Virtual desktops aren't a new idea but they never graduated from utility to main Windows feature because they can be confusing to manage. There's a subtle clue in the taskbar to help you; if an app is open but not in the current desktop, it shows up as underlined rather than outlined in the taskbar - and if you click on its icon you go straight to it, and the rest ofthat desktop. The question remains whether that's enough to stop a feature designed only for power users from confusing everyone else, but it certainly signals to desktop power users that Windows 10 is supposed to be designed for them.

Charms

Despite rumours, the Charms bar that you get when you swipe the edge of a touchscreen hasn't gone away in Windows 10, but you might not see it when you use the Windows-C keyboard shortcut. If you have a mouse and keyboard and the window that's active is a modern app like the Windows Store, that keyboard shortcut brings up a mini Charms menu hanging off the top left corner of the app instead.

This has the three dots that give you any extra commands, now clearly labelled as App Commands, the Search, Share and Settings charms that are usually on the Charms bar, plus other useful commands like Play, Print and Project, plus the option of running the app Full Screen. If you can't print from the app, the Print charm is on the menu but greyed out.



That makes the Charms less touch friendly but much more mouse friendly when you're controlling an app; which is what you want when you're using a mouse - all the way over to the side of the screen and all the way back isn't efficient with a mouse. When you're controlling Windows - which is what you get when you don't have a modern app selected - having the Charms and settings bar at the side of the screen is fairly logical. And those Charms are staying around (although probably in a different arrangement with a more logical division of what shows up where) because when the Windows team took them out, users at Microsoft complained loudly. That big friendly sidebar for choosing and changing Wi-Fi turns out to be really handy.



This is the Windows 10 experience in microcosm. Microsoft is trying to keep the bits of the modern interface that people like and find useful, but not have them be annoying and intrusive when mouse users are getting things done.

Command prompt

At the other extreme from Charms is the command prompt, where you go to run scripts and batch files. In recent years the emphasis has been on the far more powerful PowerShell automation system, but in the spirit of "no feature left behind" the humble command line is getting the same harmonisation as the rest of Windows 10. You can finally use familiar keyboard shortcuts to select a line or a word at a time, and to copy and paste text.

Only a tiny fraction of Windows users may ever use the command line, but Microsoft wants them to be happy as well - and this is the kind of modernisation the old programs.

Xiaomi 3- A different league of Android phone

Xiaomi one of the largest smartphone vendors in its homeland - China - and it's one of the most popular Asian mobile brands. It has given the world the popular user-friendly MIUI for Android. But the crown jewel, of course, is their current flagship phone - the Xiaomi Mi 3.

The Xiaomi Mi 3 is the company's best-selling phone to date packing top-notch technology and blazing-fast Android experience. The MIUI launcher feels at home on a Xiaomi phone delivering amazing performance. It is very easy to use and yet hides some powerful functions and services for advanced users.

 

The Mi 3 has it all - a wonderful unibody design made out of polycarbonate, a 5" IPS display of 1080p resolution, a top-notch Snapdragon 800 chipset with 2GB of RAM, a capable 13MP camera with Full HD video recording, and a massive 3,050 mAh battery for long-lasting smartphone experience.

Sounds great, right? Here comes the complete feature list.

Key features

5" IPS 1080p capacitive touchscreen with 441pi pixel densitDisplay
ing Gorilla Glass 3
Android 4.4.2 KitKat with MIUI v.5
2.3GHz quad-core Krait 400 CPU; 2GB of RAM; Adreno 330 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset
13MP camera with dual-LED flash, 1080p video capture
2MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor; wide-angle f/2.0 lens; HDR; 1080p video recording
16/64 GB of built-in memory
Active noise cancellation with a dedicated microphone
3,050mAh battery
Main disadvantages

No LTE
No 4K video recording
Non user-replaceable battery
No wired TV-out connectivity option
No microSD card slot
Sold exclusively online
The implementation of a unibody shell has required some sacrifices though, as in the inability to replace your battery being the most major. The lack of microSD card slot is surely a bummer for some, but this trend seems to be spreading among lots of popular manufacturers lately. The lack of 4K video isn't something we would hold against it, if it wasn't for its flagship status.

   Design and build quality

The Xiaomi Mi 3 features a stylish polycarbonate chassis that wraps around the sides of the device a lot like some Nokia Lumia phone do. While this makes the 3050mAh battery inaccessible, the rounded edges mean the device is a pleasure to hold. We've always liked Nokia's choice of materials for its top Lumia models and we are glad to see the polycarbonate working out for another brand.

 

Xiaomi Mi 3

The rear side finish promises no nasty fingerprint smudges. The pitch black front contributes to the overall classy feeling and is very easy to clean. You can barely see where the IPS display ends and the frame begins.

Xiaomi Mi 3 was designed to look and feel like the flagship device it is. You will easily pick it up when put in whatever lineup of devices no matter it doesn't bet on any iconic elements as some of its competitors. It is likeable and beautiful, thoughtfully designed with usability and style in mind.


Handling the Xiaomi Mi 3

Handling the Xiaomi Mi 3 is as pleasurable as it can get - the polycarbonate unibody is solid and provides great grip thanks to its matte surface. The Mi 3 is just 8mm thin, but its wide footprint doesn't allow you to forget it's in your pocket.

Display

The Xiaomi Mi 3 features a 5" Full HD IPS display with a pixel density of 441ppi, which places it among the best in-class. It's covered by Gorilla Glass 3 for protection against scratches and cracks from pressure.


The 5" IPS display Xiaomi Mi 3

Here is the display matrix of the Xiaomi Mi 3 shot from upclose. Taking a closer look at it under our digital microscope reveals a standard RGB arrangement of the sub-pixels that make up the Xiaomi Mi 3 LCD panel, not that we've expected anything else.
The display on the Xiaomi Mi 3 is bright enough at 100% with good contrast and colors. Unfortunately dropping the brightness reduces the contrast and the screen becomes dim very soon, which makes us believe 50% of the brightness scrubber is way below 50% of the actual brightness.

Unfortunately, the brightness of the screen is uneven with the backlight source being pretty visible at the top of the screen. When you have a white page opened on the screen you can easily notice the gradual brightness falloff from top to bottom. On the positive side, that's only visible with a full-on white or gray screen - in any other case it's as good as invisible.

Connectivity

Even though the Xiaomi MI 3 runs on the capable Snapdragon 800 chipset it lacks LTE connectivity. It relies on quad-band GSM connectivity and quad-band 3G connectivity with HSPA support.

The rest of the connectivity features include dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac and Wi-Fi Direct. There is also support for Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and GLONASS, plus an FM radio.

There is NFC connectivity, too, with support for Android Beam for sending files to other Android devices.

There is a microUSB 2.0 port for charging and data connections. Media transfer mode is supported for accessing the phone's built-in memory and microSD card over a USB connection.

There's also USB On-the-go for connecting USB peripherals such as pen drives, keyboards or real USB hard drives.

The microUSB port doesn't have any TV-out functionality, but if you have a compatible HDTV, you can mirror your phone's screen wirelessly via the Miracast protocol.

User interface - MIUI v5 on top of Android 4.4 KitKat

Xiaomi Mi 3 runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box skinned with company's proprietary MIUI v5. The MIUI ROMs have been around for quite a while and are fairly popular among the Android community. Xiaomi's customizations run very deep and replace everything including all Google services, but you can get them from the Mi Market.

In fact some regional versions of the Mi 3 come with the Google Services built right in so you don't even need to install them. The Mi 3 review unit we have is for the Chinese market, so there might be differences with other regional versions.