REVEAL THE HIDDEN SECRETS OF BLACKBERRY 10

The Blackberry Hidden Secret

Although the Blackberry 10 has long been circulating in the market and many people are using this smartphone, Blackberry 10 has display that very different from previous series and make the user takes the time to get to know details of this mobile phone. And some tips and tricks that are commonly used in previous Blackberry inapplicable to the Blackberry 10. For that, there are some hidden secrets of Blackberry 10 about tricks and features.

Restart Blackberry Hub

Blackberry Hub is a feature that presents any communication made by the user from BBM, Email, SMS, social media and phone calls. This feature is similar to the social feeds on Blackberry OS v7 but with a wider area of ​​communication. 

In addition to having a function that makes it easy for the user, sometimes Blackberry Hub does not works smoothly as experienced FREEZE when displaying certain messages. To restore Blackberry Hub to normal, users need to restart the Blackberry Hub. "Most users probably will restart the system because it will automatically restart the Blackberry Hub".

But, there are "HIDDEN TRICKS" that could be done. The trick is: "open Blackberry Hub display, then swipe from the top right corner of the screen towards the middle as much as 5 times". And the result, Blackberry Hub will start from the beginning like when the user has just turned on the Blackberry.

Capture the Screenshots or Screen Capture

Many reasons to capture the display screen on a smartphone. For example: user wants to show the highest achievement on their favorite games, capture the BBM messages from loved ones in the form of images and so on.

On the Blackberry 10, to capture the screen display or Screen Capture, "the user simply presses 2 volume control buttons located on the right side of the phone at the same time". And the result, screen capture images can be accessed via photo gallery.

Displaying Percentage Of Boot Screen

Before the Blackberry 10, the boot screen or the screen display when first turned on the Blackberry and before heading to the system only displays the Blackberry logo. Users can not know and can only estimate the percentage of systems that are already loading. On the Blackberry 10 it is also happening. "But by touching the screen while displaying the boot screen, the user can see the percentage of systems that have been loading".

Displaying 6 Months In Calender

In general, the calendar on the Blackberry 10 has 3 display options such as Daily, Weekly and Monthly. But sometimes users want to see a broader view of it. For example, when planning a vacation to a few next months.

To accommodate that plan, the Blackberry 10 has a hidden feature that allows the calendar feature can display 6 months at a time. The trick, "select the month by clicking on the icon on the dock Month at the bottom of the screen. Then swipe from top to bottom in the date area ". Then appear 6 Month Calender on the screen.

Quick Photo Review Of Shooting Results

Sometimes when just to capture the moment on camera smartphone, users want to see the catch directly. Like on iOS and Android, Blackberry 10 users can touch the small icons with thumbnail image on the screen for a recent photo to the gallery. However, the shift towards gallery camera mode takes only one second though.

But, there is a TRICK to see the results of the last photo that have taken more quickly. The trick is not realized by many Blackberry users. "The trick is, swipe from the last photo thumbnail image icon located in the lower left corner toward the middle of the screen". By doing that, the icon will enlarge and display the last image that the camera catches on Blackberry 10.

Displaying the User Mobile Phone Number

This features is very simple. But it can be very useful when user need suddenly, especially for users who are not familiar with their own cell phone number. And to display the user's phone number, "run the phone's features by clicking on the phone icon located in the bottom left corner of the screen when it is on the Home Screen. Then swipe the screen from top to bottom".

That's some hidden secrets of Blackberry 10 which could be revealed for users to operate the Blackberry 10 more easier and fun.

LG OPTIMUS L4 II DUAL E445

Cheapest Smartphone From LG Optimus L Series

 

LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445

LG adapting smartphone marketing strategies undertaken by Samsung when released Samsung Galaxy Young which updated, with the release of the LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445. Besides updating some capacity, LG sell this smartphone products at lower prices compared to the previous LG Optimus L4.

Sales Package & General Features

In the sales package of LG Optimus L4 Dual E445, users can have the a Handset, Charger, Data Cable, Headset, User Manual and Warranty Card. And for common features, users can enjoy HSDPA, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, Browser, Java MIDP, Internal GPS, Application Navigator, Camera, Video Call, External Memory, Email, Music Player, Video Player, Video Recorder, Open OS and FM Radio.

Design

LG Opimus L4 II Dual E445 implement Smartphone design as full bar touch screen and not designed unibody or removable battery. This smartphone has a dimension of 112.8 x 64.7 x 11.9 mm and weighs 125 grams. Looks quite ergonomic, although not exactly thin and slightly wide. Material coated with a plastic material, ranging from the screen to the casing using Glossy motif that could leave fingerprints. This Display of smartphone from LG Optimus also gives the impression of slippery when held. On body detail, there is a hole just above the display earpiece, proximity sensor and LED lights for various notifications. Moreover, the Home button at the bottom of the screen has also been equipped with LED background lighting that quite unique and rarely found in smartphone design. Provision of LED lights will help users to find the phone while in the dark.

At the bottom of the screen there are 4 touchpad like Back, Home, Recent Apps / Menu and Dual SIM settings. In the top view, there are only 3.5 mm audio jack and on the bottom there is a microUSB port and a microphone.

Placement of the ON / OFF is on the left side of the body and can act as a Lock Screen button. As for the volume control, located on the right side. There are also chrome trim which adds elegance to the design. Back Cover only found the camera lens and flash light.

When opening the lid back cover, you will see two SIM card slots which not use the concept of SIM Card hotswap because the path is blocked by the battery. Meanwhile, MicroSD slot can be operated to insert a MicroSD hotswap even have to unscrew the back casing first.

Screen & Interface

For visual display, this cheapest LG Optimus L4 uses a type of display called IPS or In Plane Switching with that look sharp and save battery power with the support capacitive technology such as the iPhone. Depth of 16 million colors display with 320 x 480 pixels, 3.8 inches wide with a pixel density of 152 ppi so the display screen of this LG smartphone looks normal.

But, LG Optimus L4 screen is equipped with an accelerometer sensor allowing the user to play a motion game. There is no problem when opening and viewing a variety of applications, the experience to do the swipe, screen zooming and movement was light and did not experience any lag.

Although sold at cheap prices, specifications offered by LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 is quite reliable. Feauture performance is quite good, not found serious problems in the use of a wide range of applications and features. In general, the specification of which is owned by this LG smartphone is not much different from the old series like LG Optimus L5 Dual II. Single processor 1 GHz Cortex-A9 with MT6575 chipset and 512 MB ​​RAM can give good performance despite the processor and RAM specs not too big. Users also can add a MicroSD up to 32 GB. For graphics performance, the LG Optimus L4 using Graphic Procesing Unit or PoweVR SGX531 GPU.

Dual SIM

With the identity of Dual SIM, This Cheap Smartphone rely Dual ON GSM-GSM Connections. Both cards can be run well and can run 3G or HSDPA connection. But to be able to use a 3G connection, the user must select one card to access. And the choice is easy enough channeled via Soft Switch mode. Although there is no SIM option button, all the controls in the Settings Menu Dual SIM can be accessed from the shortcut touchpad located below the screen. In the settings menu found choice of color theme for SIM Card 1 and 2 so that the user can distinguish the SIM is being used and can be replaced.

Audio

Music Player that are used by LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 is not different with Music Player from earlier LG Optimus. There are Equalizer music settings to adjust the songs played rhythm ranging from Rock to Classical. However, the audio quality for music player and FM radio depends on Earset used and for Music Equalizer settings can only be accessed when the smartphone is connected to the earset. Likewise, when will listen to FM radio, users must use the earset first and serves as an antenna. Fm radio not have recording feature. But this smartphone has a Sleep timer feature that allows the user to set the OFF time and FM Radio users can use this feature just before bed while listening to the latest songs from the FM radio.

Other Features

LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 has Quick Memo feature that could allow users to note something quickly. Just press Quick  Button on the notification tray that located at the top left. On the screen will appear a few panels that can be used stationery, text color and the thickness of the handwriting. This feature allows the user to strike any page freely. Results can be saved or can be shared directly to the Picasa, WhatsApp, Google +, Gmail, Email, MMS or transferred to the other devices via Bluetooth.

Benchmark

When tested using Quadrant, LG Optimus E445 Dual L4 scored 2973 and put this smartphone in top position of the Samsung Nexus S, HTC Desire HD, LG Optimus 2X, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Motorola Atrix 4G. But the position of LG Optimus Dual L4 is under Asus Transformer Prime TF 201 and HTC One X.

While the test results by using Antutu, LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 scored 6542 and get a spot on the top of  Amazon Kindle Fire and Samsung Galaxy S. But, this smartphone is under Google's Nexus 7, Asus Transformer Prime, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy SII and Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Excess & Weaknesses

• Excess: LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 using Android OS v4.1.2 Jelly Bean, Dual SIM standby feature, has a lot of features, 3G network support, Auto Detect MicroSD, and the important thing is sold at a chep price.

• Weaknesses: This smartphone battery capacity is small for the number of a lot applications, the size of the RAM and processor features including small for Jelly Bean OS, does not have a secondary camera, the camera is less satisfactory, the casing is made of slippery material and less comfortable when held.

Conclusion

In general, is not much change of LG E445 Optimus Dual L4 from previous series such as the LG Optimus L5 Dual. Especially in terms of performance, Dual SIM, internal memory capacity and design. The Increase only in the camera resolution and features improvement. But, more interesting is, this smartphone from LG is cheaper than the LG Optimus L5 Dual.

LG E445 Optimus Dual L4 Specifications

• Dimension: 112.8 x 64.7 x 11.9 mm.

• Weight: 125 grams.

• Display: IPS LCD, capacitive touch screen, 16 million colors, 320 x 480 pixels, 3.8 inches, 152 ppi pixel density.

• Hardware: Android Jelly Bean OS v4.1.2, MTK6575 1GHz Chipset, 4 GB internal memory, 512 MB RAM, external memory, MicroSD up to 32 GB.

• Dual SIM: GSM 2G 850/900/1800/1900-SIM 1 & SIM 2, 3G HSDPA 900, 2100, Dual SIM, Dual Standby.

• Audio: MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC + Player, FM Radio.

• Other Features: Document Viewer, Organizer-Clock, calendar, news and weather, alarm, calculator, task, Voice Memo / Dial, Maps Navigation Resources, Polaris Viewer 4, LG Smart World, Voice Search, Voice recorder, Memo, Google Chrome, Cell Broadcast, remote Call Service, Google Play Store, Opera Mini, Safety Care, Quick Memo, Guest Mode.