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Samsung may not be dominating the Smartphone scene but it is definitely one the manufacturers that offers quality and reliable mobiles. Testament to this is the success of their previous releases such as the Samsung Wave 2 and Samsung Wave 2 Pro which definitely showed Samsung’s capability to take on other more popular brands.

The Samsung Wave 723 is another remarkable Smartphone offering from Samsung that is worth discussing about.

Looking Good!

The overall look of the Samsung Wave 723 is pretty simple and elegant. The design is pretty typical and is similar to other touch screens available in the market today. However, the main difference is the built-in leather flip which is designed to protect the 3.2 inch touch display.

This mobile is compatible with 256k colours which will surely bring anyone’s viewing experience a notch higher.
It measures 109.5 x 53.9 x 11.8 mm which makes it the perfect mobile to carry anywhere as it fits easily in the pocket or any type of bag.

The back of the Samsung Wave 723 reveals a 5MP snapper. It is ideal to use to capture still images or any other time that may require a quick snap. It also has an LED flash to enhance photo quality. Smile detection and auto-focus are some of the available features as well.

Bunch of Features

Aside from the interesting Bada OS, which is designed by Samsung, there are a lot of features present in the Samsung Wave 723 that will surely make this device the apple of the eye for Smartphone enthusiast.

Connectivity wise it is safe to say that the Wave 723 has everything you’d want from a mobile device. It offers HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS. It is definitely what you need to access the internet at a faster speed. It is WiFI ready also and the internal memory is 90MB and can still be expanded up to 16GB with a MicroSD card.

Nokia’s X6 is a pretty impressive handset. It sports a 3.2 inch TFT capacitive touch screen display, an ARM 11 434MHz CPU and a 5 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, auto focus and LED flash. This media-centric handset has been designed to play plenty of media file formats and provide users with hours of entertainment in video or music.

Of course, that entertainment can only last so long. Between surfing the web via 3G or WiFi and using the handset’s media player, many users are reporting that the X6’s 1320mAh battery is not living up to expectations (on a full charge, users expect to get about 35 hours straight of playback).

According to a recent report, it seems that the culprit for the battery issue is not really the hardware, but user’s inability to shut down applications that are still running in the background. While the same solution applies to many other devices, it is inherently important for the Nokia X6 –as shutting down these errant apps is a simple matter of having to just access a menu and individually turning off the unneeded apps.

For those wondering why background applications would drain power, it is because the processor is still running the apps. CPU’s are among the most powerful users of battery energy. Running apps to a minimum is an important part of conserving the energy on a phone.

Of course, there are also a few other things that users should keep in mind when it comes to batteries. The first is to have an alternative power supply if you know you would need it. Long trips, all night events and other activities have a tendency of keeping users away from being able to charge at home. In this case, having a phone charger or a secondary battery is quite important especially if you will need the device (of course, it is important to make sure that the secondary battery always has a full charge).