Vodafone’s top-end smartphones showcased

By RACHNA LAL

Vodafone Fiji used the 2013 Showcase as an avenue to give its customers a feel of the latest high-end smartphones.
These included the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, Blackberry Z10 and Nokia Lumia.
Customers were not only told about the features of the phones, but were also able to use the phone to check out the features themselves.
Vodafone Fiji spokesman, Liga Gukisuva, said Vodafone Fiji is the first network provider to bring these high-end handsets to Fiji.
“The response from our customers has been overwhelming,” he said.
Vodafone Fiji has brought the most anticipated Android Smartphone, ‘Samsung Galaxy S4’, in the Fijian market just after one month of its offi
cial launch in New York.
Mr Gukisuva said: “We are proud to be able to better offer our customers the products and services that enhances their information experiences.
“The Smart phone’s are an integral component of our data strategy.
“With the highest 3G+ coverage in Fiji, Vodafone Fiji is well positioned in empowering people to create, enjoy and share content and experiences like never before.”
Vodafone Fiji public relations specialist, Fozia Mukhtar, said they have attracted a lot of interest for these top-end smartphones during the Showcase.
She confirmed people had actually been buying these phones after trying out the features themselves.

Specifications and key features

Source: VODAFONE FIJI

Samsung Galaxy S4

• Full HD Super AMOLED 5-inch screen
• 1.9GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Processor
• 2GB RAM
• Air View and Gesture
• Smart Pause and Scroll
• Infra Red remote
• Temperature and humidity sensors
• 13 megapixel camera with new Dual Shot feature lets you make use of both cameras simultaneously and Full HD recording
• Front-facing camera for eye tracking. A video can be paused by looking away from the screen, a page can be scrolled by tilting the
  screen up or down while looking at it or by swiping a hand over the screen without touching it, and previews of photos or messages can
  be obtained by hovering with a finger above the corresponding location of the screen.

Sony Xperia Z

•  5-inch Full HD 1080p BRAVIA 2 Reality Display
• Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor l 13 megapixel fast-capture Cyber-Shot
  camera and supports 4G LTE
•  Xperia Z features Sony’s legendary Walkman technology for amazing audio playback
• Water and dust resistance is another unique and interesting feature that Sony Xperia Z offers, which are very relevant to customers in Fiji.

Blackberry Z10

• Uses the new BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system.
•  Interaction with the operating system includes gestures such as swipe, tap, pinch, and reverse pinch, all of which have specific definitions within the context of the BlackBerry 10 operating system and its multi-touch interface.
• Features the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus (SoC) which has a dual-core CPU running at 1.5 GHz.
• Has a mobile hotspot functionality, which supports up to eight devices, sharing its internet connection.
• Accesses the BlackBerry World, an online application distribution platform for the  BlackBerry operating system allowing users
  to browse and download applications, games, music, videos from the BlackBerry World store.
• A unique feature in the BlackBerry Z10’s camera app is TimeShift. It lets users dial back the time on pictures so that people aren’t making
  less-than-ideal faces in it (like blinking in mid-shot).
• It also has Voice Control that allows the user to operate the phone by spoken commands. Voice Control recognises natural speech patterns, so that the user can talk naturally and always be understood. It can be used to send messages, compose emails, dictate documents, and search the phone just by speaking to the app.

Nokia Lumia

• The Nokia Lumia 920 is the flagship Windows Phone 8 Smartphone, including the latest advances in Nokia PureView imaging innovation.
• Using advanced floating lens technology, the camera in the Nokia Lumia 920 is able to take in five times more light than competing
  smart phones without using flash, making it possible to capture clear, bright pictures and video indoors and at night.
• The ability to sync content between Windows Phone 8 Smartphone’s, Windows 8-based PCs and tablets or Xbox means fi les, music,
  pictures and video can be accessed in whichever way is most convenient.
• With Internet Explorer 10 for faster, safer

  Vodafone Fiji public relations specialist, Fozia Mukhtar, shows the top-end smartphones from Vodafone, Samsung Galaxy S4 (right) and Sony Xperia Z (left). Photo: RAMA