The best mid-range smartphones to give at Christmas
Christmas is approaching. And you have to think about future gifts. In the mobile phone sector, there are different options to consider. And it is that if we have already told you which can be the best high-end smartphones to give away, now it is the turn of the mid-range; a very interesting market sector for all types of public, ranging from the private user to the professional user. Among the different options that we are going to show you, there are alternatives of all kinds: smartphones with double SIM card slots, powerful cameras and different operating systems.
To start with the list that we have prepared for you, one of the mid-range mobiles that has different aspects that will make it very attractive for all types of public. It is the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini, the reduced version of the best seller of the Korean company. This advanced mobile that is based on Google icons in its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean version , has a multi-touch screen with a size of four inches.
Meanwhile, in the most technical part of the terminal we find a dual-core processor with a working frequency of a GigaHercio and a RAM of a GigaByte. Also, at the rear is the main camera with a five-megapixel sensor , with LED-type Flash and which offers the possibility of recording videos in high definition. Its price in free format is 380 euros.
On the other hand, if you are looking for the perfect gift for those users who usually carry two mobiles in their pockets "" one for work and the other for personal "", the solution would be to think of a smartphone capable of holding two SIM cards inside. And for this task the perfect candidate would be the Samsung Galaxy S DUOS. Continuing with the idea that was presented in 2010, when the first member of the successful Samsung family appeared, this terminal has a four-inch diagonal multi-touch screen.
Meanwhile, inside we find a processor that works at one GHz and is accompanied by 768 MB of RAM. It is also based on Android and its version is known under the name Ice Cream Sandwich , although the company itself commented that it would be one of those chosen to receive its update to Jelly Bean. It also has a five mega-pixel camera, accompanied by an LED Flash and the possibility of recording videos with a very natural image movement rate: 30 images per second. Its market price is approximately 280 euros.
Changing the brand, Nokia is another of the leading companies in the market. And in this aspect we will leave the Android mobile platform aside and we will enter with two options in the Windows Phone and Nokia Belle platforms. In the first place, the other terminal that was recently presented to increase the Nokia Lumia range is the Nokia Lumia 820. This smartphone based on Microsoft's new icons, Windows Phone 8, is one of the candidates on this list. The reasons? For starters, its 4.3-inch diagonal screen uses AMOLED and ClearBlack technology, which ensures a good vision in outdoor space and an extraordinary image quality.
In addition, its dual-core processor with a frequency of 1.5 GHz and a GigaByte RAM memory will make it appear agile in its movements. On the photographic side, this Nokia Lumia 820 has an eight mega-pixel camera, with double LED Flash and records Full HD videos (1,080 pixels). Its price in free format ranges from 550 euros.
Also, if the recipient of the gift is a lover of photography, we believe the Nokia 808 PureView is the choice par excellence. The Nordic company was committed to presenting an advanced mobile capable of increasing the resolution of its camera to unsuspected limits. Hence, the terminal that works under the Nokia Belle icons, has a 41-megapixel sensor along with PureView technology. In addition, his Flash is nothing conventional: it is Xenon type. And, of course, quality video recording is also high: Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 pixels at a rate of 30 frames per second.
Its screen is also multi-touch reaching a diagonal of four inches, in addition to having a fairly fast processor that reaches a frequency of 1.3 GHz. The price of the Nokia 808 PureView is 500 euros.
Another interesting manufacturer on the market is Sony and the new range of terminals that it showed, for the first time, at the Mobile World Congress 2012. This range has interesting equipment, although this time we chose the Sony Xperia S as a candidate for the list of terminals for next Christmas. The designs of the Japanese teams do not go unnoticed and in this Sony Xperia S it is no less: monobloc aluminum chassis, with a careful design and a transparent band that can serve as a luminous notification center.
Also, this terminal based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and which is waiting to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in the coming weeks, has a 4.3-inch screen with high definition resolution (1,280 x 720 pixels). In addition, the technology it uses is known as Mobile BRAVIA . Its processor is dual-core at 1.5 GHz frequency, while its camera is one of the most powerful in the sector: 12.1 Megapixels, with LED Flash and the possibility of recording videos in Full HD. Its sale price is 480 euros, as it appears in the official Sony store.
Finally, the terminal that we reserve for you is one of the equipment of the Chinese company Huawei. Within the portfolio are such interesting equipment as the Huawei Ascend G300, one of the winners in the 2012 tuexperto.com Awards. However, the terminal that we propose is the Huawei Ascend P1, one of the most powerful in the company's catalog and which is also based on Google's star platform: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The smartphone screen is AMOLED type and reaches a diagonal of 4.3 inches with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels.
In addition, inside there is a dual-core processor with a frequency of 1.5 GHz and a RAM of one GigaByte. Likewise, the camera that equips the terminal consists of an eight mega- pixel sensor, with integrated LED Flash and offers the possibility of acting as a camcorder recording in Full HD quality.
Finally, the Huawei Ascend P1 can be found in Spain through the Vodafone operator, whose price starts from zero euros with one of its new Vodafone RED rates, which includes unlimited calls, SMS and a data bonus of at least 1, 5GB at full speed.