If you are one of the people who don’t want to hold your smartphone most of the time, then you should get a smaller handset or a pocket-size smartphone for convenience. Since 2011 up to now, majority of the manufacturers released their own models of pocket-size smartphones.
As small as they are, they don’t cause hassle like bigger devices do. Most of the time, pocket-size phones are offered for cheaper price so it wouldn’t be heavy for you to pay for it as well as to bring it with you anywhere you go. I have here ten of the pocket-size smart phones released since 2011 up to the present. See if you can find the one that would fit your lifestyle.
Samsung Galaxy Pocket
Released in April this year, Samsung Galaxy Pocket has actually been performing really good as far as sales is concerned. For this year, this is the company’s best contender in the entry-level market. Based on reviews from thousands of people who have bought this pocket-sized handset, it is fast and smooth in its processes. That is because even though is it smaller in size, it has powerful specs.
Samsung Galaxy Pocket comes with ARM-based chipset clocked at 832 MHz. I have mentioned in one of my reports here in this site that Samsung is giving at least, 800 MHz processor to its budget-friendly smart phones, and this device is one of the many that would prove my statement. The manufacturer didn’t want to go overboard so this handset was given Android 2.3 Gingerbread. This version of Android is lighter than the latest so 832 MHz CPU is more than enough to run this OS and ensure faster and smoother performance.
Pantech Hotshot.
One of the manufacturers that is struggling so hard to acquire more attention and sell its products, that would be Pantech. That is why as much as possible it will release devices in any level just to have a wider coverage and following. The release of Pantech Hotshot in October 2011 is obviously one of its extensive campaigns. Hotshot was released to target the pocket-sized category in the Android market where Samsung reigns as king.
As much as Pantech wants to make a statement with its device, Hotshot came short both in popularity and specs. This handset makes use of ARM11-based processor clocked at 480 MHz. If Samsung is putting at least 800 MHz in its cheap devices, Pantech can only afford to give half of it making its devices a bit lower than mediocre. With this, you cannot really expect the device to perform better in sales than other handsets with better specs.
LG Optimus Me.
Among LG’s best-sellers are the Optimus line of phones. And this is one of the reasons why the manufacturer couldn’t just abandon the name for another simply because people have already known it. Besides, Optimus is also synonymous to cheap as far as LG smartphones are concerned. While there were mid-range Optimus phones released before, majority of Optimus phones are under the entry-level category which puts them under a lower price tag.
Released in February 2011, LG Optimus Me was given 600 MHz processor and Android 2.2 Froyo. During its time, this CPU would almost put this device into the mid-range market but since other manufacturers changed the benchmark by releasing devices with higher specs, Optimus Me was left under entry-level category. But it was just right knowing this handset only has 140 MB of RAM. With 2.8 inches screen, LG Optimus Me is one of the few pocket-sized handsets from LG.
HTC Explorer
It was in 2011 that HTC started going aggressive in terms of new releases and designs that HTC Explorer was one of the results. This handset, albeit intended for the entry-level market, was given moderate specs and it was also apparent that time that the Taiwanese manufacturer doesn’t want to produce second-grade products. To be able to cope up with other manufacturers that also released products for the same caategory, HTC gave this device 600 MHz processor.
That time, 600 MHz was actually considered better. It was only when manufacturers started using dual-core and quad-core processors that the people’s mind started looking for more. This handset’s CPU was paired with 512 MB of RAM which was pretty extravagant considering other manufacturers would only give their devices 256 MB or even less. But it’s good to have more memory even if the CPU is a bit lower than what you might expect.
Huawei G6609
Being one of the biggest manufacturers in the global market, it is easier for Huawei to generate sales and revenue. To continue the stream of cash, the company became aggressive in building devices for any category. Huawei G6609 was one of the devices the company used to have its name be posted on the pocket-sized category in the Android market. This handset was officially announced in April and anytime before May ends, it will be released for everybody.
This dual-SIM smartphone comes with 2.4 inches screen and full QWERTY keyboard. As of now, there is no information about the processor to be used for this device as well as the amount of RAM. But we already know it will have 16GB of internal memory plus a microSD slot that supports up to 32GB of external memory. There is also no information about the operating system this device would operate upon release but it won’t take long now that the month of May is almost over.
BlackBerry Curve 9320
Research In Motion is targeting a different market and going away from the competition both iOS and Android have engaged into. While Apple and Google are trying to outdo each other by releasing more powerful devices each year, RIM is closing more deals in the corporate world. If you’ve been wondering why many of the executives nowadays use BlackBerry instead of iOS and Android, that’s one of the results of RIM’s campaign.
BlackBerry Curve 9320 has 2.44 inches display with 512 MB RAM. This is enough for us to say this phone was not built with mediocrity, instead RIM made sure its customers would be satisfied even with its pocket-sized devices. It operates on BlackBerry OS 7.1 and has all the features of other BBM available in the market. While it is appropriate to compare this handset with any iOS or Android devices, I believe Curve 9320 has a lot to say compared to other devices in the same category.
Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570. It was released in February 2011 as T-Mobile Move or Samsung Galaxy Pop in the Indian market. With 3.14 inches screen, this handset is well-qualified to be included in the list of best pocket-size devices available. It sports an ARMv6-based processor clocked at 600 MHz with attached Adreno 200 graphics processing unit. It has become fairly popular during its time and have gone beyond expectations beating every competition in the market.
It features TFT capacitive touchscreen instead of AMOLED technology which is often found in any Samsung devices. Nonetheless, TFT technology was the most appropriate display for it. After all users will never complain upon knowing it also feature TouchWiz on top of its stock OS. Speaking of which, Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 was originally running on Android 2.2 Froyo but the update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread was proven to be better. The success of this handset even pushed Samsung to release an advanced variant.
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500.
A year after Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 was released, the Korean manufacturer still finds it necessary to release the same model with the same name with more advanced features and hardware, so Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 was born. Being true to its purpose, Mini 2 comes with higher specs than the first Mini having 800 MHz processor and 512 MB of RAM. It also has 4 GB internal memory with microSD slot support.
Galaxy Mini 2 comes with a bit bigger screen than the first Mini with 3.27 inches display. And instead of Android Froyo, this handset comes with Gingerbread pre-installed, although I doubt it is upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich. It still uses TFT display technology like it predecessor. Samsung has also given this device a powerful battery with 1300 mAh that could reach up to 6 hours of straight talk time. It comes with a budget-friendly price tag and it’s doing really well in terms of sales.
HTC Desire C.
HTC just recently announced this phone and it is scheduled for release just before the month is over. HTC Desire C has 3.5 inches screen so it is almost not qualified to be included in the list of pocket-size smartphones. However, due to the current trend in the smartphone market where manufacturers release bigger phones to accommodate more power, the ones with 3.5 inches screens will definitely look smaller when compared. That’s the reason why I had to include this because it’s worth it.
HTC Desire C comes with just 600 MHz processor but the company gives it Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system which is unusual. We’ve already known that majority of the upcoming releases will be operating on ICS, however, majority of them also have more powerful CPUs than Desire C. But this is possible because HTC has given Desire C with 512MB of RAM to complement the CPU with all its processes.
BlackBerry Curve 9360.
RIM released considerably numerous devices last year just to have its brand stand out amidst fierce competition. The year 2011 was the time when Android market has grown considerably considering majority of the manufacturers started release their own models of Android-based smart phones. Curve 9360 was actually a follow-up release but it performed well in sales than RIM expected. The company has given it really good specs to be noticed by tech enthusiasts. To think that RIM’s stocks skyrocketed in 2011, Curve 9360 could have contributed a lot.
With 800 MHz processor and 512 MB RAM, this handset did really well as far as performance was concerned. It was operating on BlackBerry 7.0 upon release knowing such OS was recently released that time. The corporate world was attracted to use BBM that time knowing it was one of the coolest gadgets last year.
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