With the recent introduction of Triumph Motorola phone that I tested, Virgin Mobile is trying to eliminate these biases.
Prepaid trumpets Triumph as the Android phone smart, fast processor, multitasking capability, front and behind the cameras ability to capture high-definition video, even if the HDMI port on the phone to a big screen TV. In other words, a device that belongs in the discussion.
As with other Android phones, Triumph could use the Android Market applications available numbering over 150,000. And a variety of applications - Facebook, YouTube, Google Maps and streaming music app to include Virgin Radio - is pre-loaded. It 'was an impressive 4.1 inches, too.
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In short, if you want a basic phone, not that.
In fact, nothing "budget" price of $ 300 on the Triumph. Triumph to pay $ 100 more than 4G smartphone Photon Motorola, Sprint has announced a Triumph, and had its coming-out party. And the Photon, which are also checking out the latest is the Motorola and Sprint's high-rent the unit. Photon, of course, for $ 200, you must register for a two-year contract. (Virgin Mobile, a Sprint Nextel acquisition in 2009, is one of the Sprint contract without marks. Others are Boost Mobile, Common Cents warranty of mobile and wireless.)
For buyers Triumph achieve economies after the first purchase. Virgin Wireless plans from $ 35 per month for 300 anytime minutes voice, jumping to $ 45 per month for 1200 minutes or $ 55 per month for unlimited minutes. All three monthly plans include unlimited web, data, messaging and e-mail. Plus, without a contract, you can bail without penalty at any time. To keep your monthly service goes, all you have to do is to keep a credit card on file, debit card or PayPal account on file.
Contrast that with two years of Photon plan. Sprint will charge about $ 80 a month voice and data plan, which gives you 450 minutes (and unlimited text and data), or about $ 110 unlimited voice minutes. It is a lot more money, for sure.
But you get what you pay for. While Triumph is a very good value for money, at least after the initial cost, the photon is the most complete device. For starters, the photon runs Android version 2.3, or gingerbread, while the success is based on a previous version of the mobile operating system. Virgin has said nothing about making his triumph in Gingerbread.
In addition to its name, use Sprint 4G WiMax 4G network Photon fast or while escaping from the Triumph Sprint slower than the 3G network. As you might expect, Photon has won the race miles. Using Speedtest.net Ookla reference, I run the speed test in New York City, northern New Jersey and northern Virginia. Triumph through around 1 megabit per second compared to more than 11 Mbps, Photon, which is constantly hit the cousin of Motorola with a wide margin. You will notice the speed difference when surfing the Internet, or download the software.
Photon Overall felt like the strongest most of the two Motorola devices, even if I used my fingers to scroll through the icons on the respective units. It has a dual core processor Nvidia Tegra 2 and comes with 16 GB of memory (expandable to 48 GB). The triumph comes with 2 GB
Voice quality of the photon was also higher, especially (on both sides of a conversation) by using the speaker.
The 8-megapixel camera on the back of the photon hits the 5 megapixel camera on the triumph, but it's not just megapixels. The photon is a practice dedicated camera button that makes it much easier to draw from Triumph. And there is a shutter speed worrying Triomphe. I was not blown away by the photos I took with two phones.
Photon is, you can apply several special effects when shooting HD video (negative, black and white, sepia, etc.), or choose options tailored to the environment of the scene (concert, outdoor, etc..) Triumph these tools are missing.
While both phones have Wi-Fi photons can be used as a hot spot to connect up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices, although the use of the public hot spot will cost you an additional 30 months.
The photon is also favorable to businesses. Sprint has included security features such as remote wipe and encryption. And you can also use the device overseas. Success does not have international roaming capabilities.
The Photon promises battery life, too - about 10 or more hours of talk time, compared with just over eight hours for the phone to Virgin. Note, however, that the use of 4G may drain the battery faster.
Not all the photons went well. The phone crashed a few times, I never knew something of the triumph of test.
A device virgin is a decent solution for buyers looking for capable, if not spectacular, the Android smart phone with no long term commitments. Photon is a phone more attractive overall, but is ready to spend more and live with him for a while '.
