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Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. Apple iPhone 5 in Details

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs iPhone 5! This is one of the most common conversations around us nowadays. Which one is better? Samsung Galaxy S4 or Apple iPhone 5? Samsung made an amazing press launch for their latest Galaxy S4 and offers very competitive features that could shake the foundation of the iPhone 5.

As I am an Apple user, I have a huge tendency to keep using iPhone. The main reason for this, iPhone is manufactured with state-of-art precision in details and premium quality materials are used. One of the key advantages of iPhone 5 is the quality feeling. Apple has allergy to plastic like I do, and they rarely use plastic materials on their products, especially with iPhone 5. Thus, the first impression of iPhone 5 is always better than Samsung Galaxy. Also customer service and warranty system of Apple cannot be achieved by any other competitor on market. I always feel safe with Apple products, because Apple will take care if something goes wrong.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is made from polycarbonate (kind of very very strong plastic), which reduces the premium finish effect and moves closer to solid design. Keep in mind solid design does not mean premium quality. Despite polycarbonate, Samsung Galaxy S4 brings some new technology to market. Galaxy S4 can track your eyes and pause a video when you are not looking at the screen, and you can control the apps with hand gesture. I am sure hand gesture feature in Samsung Galaxy S4 will be very useful when you have the gloves! Also, Galaxy S4 shows the temperature and air pressure of your environment. Actually, these features are very useful. They may sound simple but I really feel the lack of temperature function on iPhone 5. And also, Galaxy S4 offers 441 pixel per inch (ppi), which is more than the iPhone 5 326 ppi. This means, Galaxy S4’s screen shows sharper images than the iPhone 5.

Downsides of Galaxy S4; you still need to open the back to replace your SIM card, it is way too large for a pocket, plastic body does not match with premium price tag. I wish that Samsung released the Galaxy S4 in carbon fibre body, I am sure that it will be appreciated as much as the iPhone 5’s anodized aluminium body.

Samsung Galaxy S4 is literally more powerful than a netbook or low-spec notebook. It does not look as exciting as the iPhone 5 but probably the best Android device on market at the moment. Actually, if you want to buy a smart phone you either buy iPhone or Samsung, that’s it.

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. Apple iPhone 5

Processor
Galaxy S4: Qualcomm Snap Fusion Pro, 1.9 GHz quad-core processor / Samsung Exynos 5 Octa, 1.6 GHz quad-core (depends on market)

iPhone 5: Apple A6, 1.3 GHz dual-core processor

Screen Size
Galaxy S4: 5 inches
iPhone 5: 4 inches

Weight
Galaxy S4: 130 gr
iPhone 5: 112 gr

Memory
Galaxy S4: up to 64 GB internal and 2GB RAM
iPhone 5: up to 64 GB internal and 1GB RAM

Camera
Galaxy S4: 13 megapixel rear and 2 megapixel front
iPhone 5: 8 megapixel rear and 1.2 megapixel front

Video Capture
Galaxy S4: 1080p HD
iPhone 5: 1080p HD

Battery
Galaxy S4: 2600 mAh
iPhone 5: 1440 mAh

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Montblanc iPhone 5 Case is Available Now!

Montblanc finally released the case for the Apple’s latest phone, iPhone 5. I know many of you were waiting for this for quite long time. And now it is available on their online store in two different colours, grey and navy.

Montblanc iPhone 5 case is made from leather with Montblanc star placed in the front. And priced for £139 (€171 / $223). My experience with the iPhone 5, you really need a case to protect its sensitive anodised aluminium structure!
If you compare the price of Montblanc iPhone 5 case, it is not that expensive!

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How to Remove iPhone 5 Scratches and Scuffs with Porsche Design Pen

iPhone 5 side scratches and Porsche Design pen. Probably the funniest title for the iPhone 5! But, you cannot imagine the intersection of these two different items on one thing.

As the iPhone 5 was revealed, the rumours and photos started to appear on internet due to vulnerability of sides and back for scratches and scuffs. iPhone 5 is made from anodised aluminium instead of stainless steel, which iPhone 4 and 4S is made from. Anodised aluminium made iPhone 5 lighter and also anodising process made the aluminium more resistant to scratches and scuffs.

Actually, we were told like this but the reality was different. Many people started to complain the scratches and scuffs started to appear on their new iPhone 5 in a very short time. And unfortunately, I am one of them as well. Hopefully, mine is not black iPhone 5 so I am better off with white. Because, the black iPhone 5 shows any minor scratches or scuffs more easily due to its painted colour. However, white iPhone 5 covers the minor things.

Anyway, a few weeks after I had my iPhone 5 I realised a minor scuff under the volume control buttons. And I was a bit disappointed to see this. Because, I had iPhone 4 for quite long time and there was nothing on the sides! As I don’t have any chance to repair this, I ignored it.

One day, I took my stainless steel Porsche Design P3120 (When I bought it, they told me it is made from stainless steel) and tried to remove excess aluminium from the scuff on iPhone 5’s side. While doing this, I realised that stainless steel Porsche Design pen removed the excess aluminium and also the scuff.

I am not joking, the sides of iPhone 5 is very soft. And it can be manipulated very easily with a harder material. So, I noticed the power of Porsche Design pen and kept correcting the scuff. It was so easy, in less than five minutes the scuff was removed also some layers of aluminium as well. I know this sound crazy but the material is so soft and it is very easy to correct any scratches or scuffs by removing layers. For sure, it doesn’t look that nice but better than an ugly scuff.

My final decision, if you are planning to buy an iPhone 5 go for the white one. I know black looks better but go for the white! If you don’t want to use a case or cover or any type of protector, your iPhone 5 more likely to have scratches or scuffs in meantime. And don’t worry, you may fix them by using a stainless steel object like my Porsche Design pen. And if you have some skills, you can engrave some patterns or your name very easily to sides of the iPhone 5.

So this is the solution to how to remove scratches and scuffs from iPhone 5 side :)

Apple knows this problem and declared that; aluminium has a tendency for scratches and scuffs. And my response to Apple, please get in touch with Audi as soon as possible, as they manufacture cars from Aluminium for quite long time and I am sure that you can buy some of their material technology to improve the iPhone’s structure.

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Montblanc Augment Reality Campaign in Harrods, London: David Geffen Art Gallery

Montblanc, Harrods and Aurasma. Montblanc is one of the best writing instruments company and probably the most luxurious one. Many people recognise the Montblanc from its White Star logo located on the top of each Montblanc pen. 
Harrods is another iconic brand in luxury, or it is the birthplace of luxury department store. There is only one Harrods store in the world and it is the most iconic and remarkable one. Unlike other brands, Harrods did not extend store locations and kept itself unique. 
And Aurasma, probably you never heard of it! It is the augment reality application for iPhone, iPad and Android phones. It is founded in UK two years ago and became a milestone of augment reality world. It is a very simple application; you install the application on your mobile then found a photo that is identified by Aurasma application and just place your phone in front of the photo. The augment show starts!
It is very easy to use and you will see photo or application or video on your mobile.
Montblanc opened an Art Gallery (David Geffen) by Aurasma application. First of all, you need to go to Harrods and find the Montblanc display. To find Montblanc, you need walk and walk in front of Harrods and just before the building finishes, you will the virtual art gallery on your left side. 
Secondly, you need to start the Aurasma app in your mobile and place your camera towards square picture that looks like a QR code. And please be patient, due to heavy mobile internet traffic on that area, it may take some time to load the art gallery on your mobile. There are sixteen artwork of David Geffen.
After that, you will see the art gallery in your mobile, and you can go around the gallery by touching forward and backward buttons. 
But don’t forget this is an augment reality, when you move your phone somewhere else, you will stop seeing the gallery, you need to keep your phone at the same position during your visit to virtual gallery. Unfortunately, tomorrow is the last day :(
To download Aurasma, you can either scan the QR code on the Harrods’s display or just search it on iTunes or Google Play.

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Vertu: Probably The Most Expensive Mobile Phone

Vertu is a luxury mobile phone owned by EQT VI and Nokia by ten percentage. If the year was 2004, you might be really excited to read this post. But time has changed, we all changed but Vertu stayed the same (I haven’t update the content, Vertu ownership may have changed).
Nokia introduced the Vertu to wrap up their Nokia device in a luxury way. All the Vertu phones are hand built, all pieces and parts are extremely high quality, you have a personal concierge button and Nokia S40 or Symbian operation system!
All these tricks used to be working before the iPhone and Andriod. However, modern world of forgot the Nokia! This is the ugly truth, it is very hard to find someone using Nokia nowadays. What about Vertu? The same! Vertu does not offer anything except the built quality and golden covered option. It is really sad to see this diminish of Vertu. 
However, the Vertu phones do not seem to suffer from this situation. If you want to buy a Vertu phone with keyboard that works with Symbian operation system, where you will have a very limited app store, you need to pay £17,000. A gold covered Vertu phone with full size keyboard costs more than a car and unfortunately, offers nothing special except posing your wealth. And proof of your lack of knowledge on technology.

I don’t want to say this but Vertu is like Maybach. You understand what I mean.

By the way, no one can achieve the precise production quality of Apple.

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Luxury iPhone 5 Cases from Net-A-Porter

Apple iPhone 5, it did not generate the same sensation that we experienced with iPhone 4 two years ago. For many people iPhone 5 is the lighter and taller version of iPhone 4, which I agree as well. Apple did not go for a radical change in the design. And I don’t understand why, whatever Apple produces, people will buy it. They could have introduced a more radical design rather than a taller new iPhone.

When we have a new iPhone, it is always followed by new cases and sleeves to make our iPhone personalised. Because, iPhone is only offered either black or white. The room for personalisation is really limited. Therefore, iPhone cases and sleeves provides you the opportunity to personalise your iPhone and also keep it new!

I did some research and found some luxury iPhone 5 cases. Unfortunately, these cases and sleeves are not cheap but not as expensive as iPad cases! But they are luxury and many people cannot have it, that’s the advantage of owning one!

Karl Lagerfeld £75
Stella McCartney Faux Suede £165
Miu Miu £120

MCQ Alexander McQueen £50
Jimmy Choo £135
Alaia £180
Bottega Veneta £215
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Montblanc Worldsecond: Picturise Your Moments

Montblanc Worldsecond is photo project for everyone all around world. You don’t have to own a Montblanc to join :) But you need an iPhone or an Android phone for the application.  
Montblanc Worldsecond is a mobile based application that is designed to take photos all over the world at the same time. There is a timer in the application and you can only take photo on that particular moment. And photos are uploaded to Montblanc Worldsecond website for a picture mosaic.
This campaign will run until the end of December, 2012. However my concern is the awareness, Montblanc is a niche luxury brand and many people never heard of it. Therefore, the engagement with the campaign might be low. On the other hand, the campaign is very creative and if many people are engaged with Montblanc Worldsecond, the outcome will be amazing.
I hope Montblanc is going to promote this campaign on Facebook. Because, I checked the website and I did not find many photos. If the community will be large, the photo mosaic will be amazing!
You can download it from iTunes for iPhone and for Android phones Google Play.

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Muji Touchscreen Gloves

Muji touchscreen gloves; touchscreen and winter, these two notions do not match with each other. The problem is the gloves, when you wear gloves during the winter times, you cannot use your touchscreen phone. And you need to take them off and put them on again, this goes forever.
Muji touchscreen gloves solve this problem. The fingertips are made from conductive materials and you can easily use your touchscreen phone with these gloves. Muji offers wide range of different touchscreen gloves for your taste. Usually, touchscreen gloves are not that fashion friendly and limited with very few colours.
My experience, I have been using a different brand touchscreen gloves and they made my life very easy. The idea is very simple, but definitely cleaver.
However, there is one minor issue with the Muji touchscreen gloves. They are not cheap! If you are keen on losing gloves, you will probably lose £12 each time. If you are good with keeping your gloves for long years, it would be a very good investment.
Touchcreen gloves

Patterned touchscreen gloves

Striped touchscreen gloves

Speckled touchscreen gloves

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An Excellent Navigation App for iPhone IOS 6: myGPS

IOS 6 Update for your iPhone was one of the biggest shocked for many people. Especially, if you were using your iPhone’s Google Maps app to find your way. Google Maps was providing a proper navigation and saving our lives! And never ends in Canada when you search for London in UK! The satellite photos were not from the Second World War and not covered with clouds. Actually, there are lots things to criticise about the new Apple Map application came with IOS 6.
After the Apple Maps headed me to University College Birmingham instead of University of Birmingham, I started to look for a free navigation application on iTunes. There are many applications but they don’t offer walking service, there are some of them offer everything but want to vacuum your bank account. Thus, I decide to find something in the middle, cheap and useful.
And I didn’t give up and hopefully I found this, myGPS. It is only £0.69 ($0.99) at the moment. You can use Google search to find a place without dealing with postcode or street name. You can navigate for walk or drive. The map is based on OpenStreetMap and very reliable. The user interface is very easy to use and even with iPhone 4, myGPS works brilliantly. I couldn’t find anything to criticise, may be the lack of satellite images but that’s fine. You can still have the satellite images by using Google Maps from the Safari web browser.
I am really happy with the myGPS, I know it will never ever fill the place of Google Maps but that’s the best thing we can get at the moment. And walking navigation works really well!
Yes, I tried to walk to McLaren Head Office in Woking :)

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Mophie Juice Pack Reserve: iPhone Mobile Charger

iPhone and charging, these two notions are pushing them each other all the time. When you use your iPhone heavily, you end with a flat battery. Unfortunately, iPhone is an energy-consuming mobile, like petrol engine Range Rover.

There are couple of reasons for iPhone hunger for energy. It has a very fast processor, screen is large, we play with iPhone all day long and using it like a normal computer. As a result of these conditions, iPhone’s battery leaves us alone in most awkward places.
There is a temporary solution for this. Mophie mobile charger, the one I currently own is the cheapest and lightest one, Mophie Juice Pack Reserve. I bought from Apple Store in Covent Garden, London. I did buy from Apple Store to avoid any potential problems.
I have been using Mophie Juice Pack Reserve for more than half a year and saved my life many many times. As I told you, Juice Pack Reserve is small and light with 700 mAh battery. This lightness brings a side effect; Juice Pack Reserve is capable of charging your iPhone up to %50! Due to its limited size and weight, it does not have enough energy to charge your whole battery. 
How to charge the Mophie charger? Just simply plug into any USB port until the green light is on, that’s all!
However, even the %50 give you a half day extra and way practical than carrying a charge all the time.
I highly recommend Mophie Juice Pack Reserve. It saves your life and looks stylish!