Report: Samsung Galaxy S4 gets a SIM free price tag, but contracts pricing still not disclosed

Samsung Galaxy S4 has gotten a price tag, courtesy lately announced detailing in an official Samsung contest for the flagship smartphone.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 price without any contract is reportedly $579, which comes out to be $70 cheaper in comparison with a basic variant of iPhone 5 without any contract. The Samsung Galaxy S4 cost is disclosed in the competition terms and conditions.

Samsung is still to officially unveil a Samsung Galaxy S4 price on a two year contracts for service providers such as AT&T, Verizon T Mobile & Sprint, but dependant on the new pricing, it is probable that service providers will give away the handset for $199 with a two year contract. You should anticipate the 32GB & 64GB Galaxy S4 costs on contract to increase by $50 to $100.

Apple iPad mini sales outsells full sized iPad, the report says

Research firm NPD anticipates majority of users purchasing the Apple iPad this year to choose the Apple iPad mini in the place of the full sized edition of the tablet. NPD guesses that out of the 88million units of the slate that will be retailed this year, 55 million will be the smaller edition of the tablet with the 7.9inch screen. That implies that at a minimum, 62.5 percent of the Apple iPad units retailed in 2013 will possess low screen resolution & a slow central processing unit in comparison with the units retailed of the full sized fourth generation Apple iPad.

Interestingly enough, as per the NPD subsidiary DisplaySearch, monthly demand for 9.7inch touchscreens, like the ones utilized on the full sized Apple iPads, have decreased since the holidays to 1.3million units from 7.4million units. Demand in the 7 to 7.9inch touchscreen segment, which counts the iPad mini, increased from 12million to 14million per month. Demand for the 10.1inch screen on a few Android slates increased by a tiny amount previous month. All of it is fitting in with the previous reports that LG Display has witnessed a steep decrease in the production of full sized 9.7inch Apple iPad touchscreens whilst demand increased a bit for the 7.9inch display utilized by the tinier Apple iPad mini. The decrease has nothing to do with poor general sales of Apple slate, though showcases the repositioning of demand to the tinier screened variant.

As per DisplaySearch, total tablet screen sales will achieve 254 million this year, an increase from 160million from last year. Of that total touchscreens between 5 & 8.9 inches should make up 60per cent of the total demand. And with the Cupertino based manufacturer continuing to give away the iPad mini at a premium cost of $329, the report states that we could witness Android makers begin to increase costs from the existing levels of approximately $200 $250 toward the iPad mini $329.

Sony Xperia ZL: Is it everything you wanted?

Sony Xperia ZL is the latest handset from the house of the Japanese mobile phone manufacturer. It assures a lot of revenues for the Asian manufacturer.

Time for another 5incher guys! This time is the Sony producing a huge smartphone which is very difficult to use with one hand only.  While the Sony Xperia Z is getting the most attention, the Xperia ZL also deserves some love from us.

The Xperia ZL flaunts a 5inches capacitive touchscreen, which is obviously doing a great job. Sony has tried to leave no room for any complaints while making this handset.


The 13 MP fast capture snapper & the next generation Sony Exmor RS for mobile sensor makes this handset the device that offers crystal clear photographs wherever, whenever. With Exmor RS for mobile & HDR, Xperia ZL crisp photographs & videos both in low light & powerfully backlit situations. The low light sensors on frontage & rear make it the first dual Exmor R for mobile camera.

Discover the swift & convenient way to wirelessly share songs & photographs from this smart phone. One touch mirroring with Near Field Communication technology allows users to conveniently see content on the smartphone, on your television. Users have to touch their smartphone to their BRAVIA remote control & see their photographs or music coming on the television screen. There is no need of cables and buttons, so there is no confusion.

Moving on, the engineers at the Japanese mobile phone maker have tried to make the device slimmer as possible.  It has resulted in a device that is easy to use. Sony Xperia ZL contract deals are equally great.


Sadly the smartphone is not waterproof similar to the bigger Xperia Z. It comes with a physical camera key, which we would like every smartphone to come with. It also comes with an IR blaster, therefore users can utilize their smartphone as a universal remote for their home entertainment center. It could sound strange, though there are a few applications that can take advantage of that technology, & we wish more phones had it. The Xperia ZL comes with a huge battery at 2370mAh.

Sony Xperia ZL contract deals also give several added benefits, such as a gift or free minutes.