Best Portable Chargers for your Smartphones

It is frustrating to run out of battery when you are on a business trip or on a trek camp. Now-a-days smartphone are comes with high-end hardware and highly developed operating system which needs extra power for longer run, but the problem lies due to the fact that battery technology never evolved with the phase of gadgets technology and therefore these high-end devices always runs out of juice often.

Portable charger is a must have accessory if you are a heavy gadget users. These chargers provides a convenient way to power up your portable devices like smartphones, tablet, Bluetooth headset, MP3 Player and lots more. Have a look at these five best power chargers which are worth a buy.

1. Sony CP-A2L

The Sony CP-A2L charger comes with a smooth edges design and can charge many gadgets let it be smartphone, iPad, iPod, walkman or Sony’s portable gaming console. The charger comes with a larger 4000mAh capacity Lithium-ion battery, which is capable of charging a smartphone twice a day. The charger is equipped with USB ports for charging two different devices simultaneously. This portable charger is available for 1990.

2. Nokia DC-11

The Nokia DC-11 portable charger is especially made for Nokia handsets which have Nokia’s standard 2 mm charging port. The charger has two charging ports, micro USB port along with 2 mm charging port.

The charger comes with Lithium-Ion 1500 mAh battery and can charge two devices at a time. It also has LED indicator for charging status and using micro USB charging port you can even charge other micro USB compatible gadgets. The charger is just 11 mm thick allowing you to carry in your pocket anytime. It has a price tag of 2400.

3. iBall Portable Power Charger

The iBall Portable Power Charger is a multi-purpose charger which comes with 8 different charging ports like micro USB, mini USB, Nokia 2 mm, MP3 Player, iPhone, iPod, Ericsson port and Samsung charging ports.

The device features huge 5000 mAh battery capacity, built in Auto power saving, retractable USB cable and has an easy to carry portable design. This multi-purpose charger is affordable too costing only 2499.

4. Cooler Master Choiix

The Cooler Master (CM) Choiix has a stylish and portable design. It is compatible with wide range of smartphones and tablets. The charger has a bigger 5600 mAh Lithium-Ion battery which helps you to charge your gadget two or three times a day.

The charger has four LED indicators which show the remaining battery life and has some cool features like charge protection, over discharge, protection and over current protection. This fully loaded portable charger costs 3680.

5. Genius Universal Power Pack ECO-U600

The Genius Universal Power Pack ECO-U600 offers two USB ports for charging two different devices simultaneously. The charger is compatible with a wide range of smartphone and tablets. The charger comes with a heavy 6800 mAh Lithium-ion battery and is compatible with Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, BlackBerry, Apple and HTC smartphones and tablets as well. It is a bit pricy

costing 4750.

The best-selling Nokia phones ever

Nokia‘s heydays: Surpassed by Apple, Samsung and facing tough competition from other rivals, Nokia has lost its crown and the charm is also fading. The Finnish mobile phone giant is fast losing its market share. But there was a time when Nokia ruled over the mobile phone market and that too for a long time. Now that the company is trying to revive its lost glory we take a look at some Nokia phones that set and shattered sales records.

Nokia E71: The smartphone was released in 2008 and has a QWERTY keyboard, targeting business users. The phone has managed to attract many users, and the company has sold over 15 million units.

Nokia 5800 music express: Introduced in January 2008, the company is said to have sold over 15 million handsets. The phone was introduced as a part of the XpressMusic series of phones, which emphasised music and multimedia playback.

Nokia E63: The phone was released late in 2008, and is marketed as a budget business phone. The phone looks very similar to E71, but its body is made of plastic, unlike E71′s aluminium body.

Nokia 6300: The 6300 was a more style driven replacement for the Nokia 6030. Introduced in 2006, around 35 million such devices were sold by the company.

Nokia N97 mini: It was a touch screen mobile phone in the N-series of smartphones by Nokia, with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The phone was released in June 2009, and in September 2009 it was reported that around 2 million N97 handsets had been sold in three months. The phone lured scores of users.

Nokia N72: The phone was introduced in May 2006 and was effectively a re-branded Nokia N70. As an N-series phone, its features were pretty limited. The company sold around 45 million units.

Nokia 7610: It was Nokia’s first smartphone featuring a 1 megapixel camera. Introduced sometime in the middle of 2004, the phone had stylish looks.

Nokia N-Gage: The N-Gage was a mobile telephone and handheld game system by Nokia. It was actually designed to lure gamers. Released in October 2003, the company sold around 3 million N-Gage handsets. Later, the N-Gage QD replaced the original N-Gage in 2004.

Nokia 5200: This handset was very similar in appearance to the Nokia 5300, but there were some differences. Collectively (both Nokia 5200 and 5300), the company sold around 30 million units.

Nokia 5610: The Nokia 5610 was released as an XpressMusic phone in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company managed to sell around 15 million handsets.

Nokia 1600: Released in 2006, the Nokia 1600 was a part of Nokia’s Ultrabasic series of mobile phones. The phone was originally released specifically to be used by customers in developing countries. Nokia sold approximately 130 million of 16xx series, which included Nokia 1600/1650/1661.

Nokia 2626: The phone was very popular and the company sold around 135 million handset units of 26xx series (Nokia 2600/2610/2626/2630).

Nokia 6600: The phone was launched in 2003, and around 2 million handsets were sold worldwide. At the time of release, this phone was the most advanced product ever launched by Nokia. In the year 2007, Nokia stopped production of the 6600 handsets.

Nokia 3310: Released in the fourth quarter of 2000, it replaced the then popular Nokia 3210. This phone sold quite well, and became one of the most successful phones with approximately 136 million units sold.

Nokia 1100: Around 250 million units of this phone have been sold since its launch in late 2003, making it the world’s best selling mobile phone. This low-end mobile phone was once the best selling consumer electronics device in the world. The model has been discontinued by the company.

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Best 5 Music Phones Under 10,000

Almost all mobile phones now come equipped with music players, allowing you to leave your Mp3 player at home and save on much-needed pocket space. But choosing a good music phone with best music capabilities isn’t an easy task, and many handsets have inferior sound quality compared to dedicated music-playing devices. Here are the 5 best music phones under 10,000.

1. Nokia X2

The X2 is aimed at music lovers. It has impressed mobile users by its music playing abilities. The dedicated music keys along the side help you to control the player and the supplied headphones are of good quality. Whereas many phones come with a cheap, poor-quality set, but the Nokia X2 has a pleasing rich sound.

The phone is very feature rich for its price, with a 5 megapixel camera and LED flash. It supports Edge and Bluetooth networks; and its memory can be expanded to 16 GB. At 4,400 the X2 is good value for money, apart from being a good music player.

2. Sony Ericsson W8

Sony Ericsson’s Walkman series was quite popular when it first appeared in 2005, but sometime down the line Sony Ericsson abandoned the series because its feature phones were in general not doing well. Now with its Android series it’s doing pretty well, the company has re-introduced the series again and this time with Android operating system.

It packs a good music player, headset and technologies like TrackID which identify songs being played on FM, which you can listen to through a Bluetooth headset. Other features are standard for Android phones and include 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, Google suite, expandable memory up to 32 GB etc. The phone is priced at 10,000 and makes for a great buy for music lovers.

3. Nokia X3-02

Nokia X3-02 projected as an economical music-oriented phone with features suited to the needs of young crowd. This is Nokia’s first touch screen phone without a QWERTY keypad. In fact, it only has a 12-keypad traditional alphanumeric keypad. It carries wide 2.4 inches QVGA touch screen and displays 256k colors in 240X320 pixels resolution. It is powered by S40 operating system.

It’s fitted with powerful 3.5mm audio jack and speakers for superior effects and brilliant sound quality. The phone is priced at 8000.

4. Samsung Chat 222

It’s a QWERTY phone that that supports social networking and email services. The Chat 222 includes a 2.2-inch TFT display, a VGA camera with video recording support, FM radio, HTML browser and DNSe sound support for music. The phone is priced at 3,500.

It also supporting GPRS, Bluetooth, and USB, this phone also has memory that is quite good, 43MB as its internal memory and extendable memory up to 16GB and nice features such as FM radio, SNS integration, organizer voice memo.

5. Lava M30

It’s a dual SIM music phone with SRS WoW HD certified device, means, surround sound quality is really good.
Apart from that you get a dual headset socket so that you and your partner can listen to music together without annoying each other. You can control music both through the headsets and using the dedicated music keys on the phone.

Other features of the phone include a 2.2 inch screen, a 2 megapixel camera, and expandable memory up to 8 GB, GPRS, Bluetooth, and USB connectivity. The phone is priced at 3,000 which makes it a good value for money device.

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Top trusted Brands of India

There are six drivers of trust: stability, innovation, relationship, practical value, vision, and competence; all these are equally correlated with brand trust states ifm in depth research and strategies. An independent survey conducted for Brand Equity by Nielsen is the benchmark for trust, which every brand wants to achieve. Here is a list of the most trusted brands in India.

Nokia

One of the early entrants, Nokia has established itself as the market leader in the mobile devices market in India, by building a diverse product portfolio and offering products across various categories. With the launch of its Ovi store, Nokia is renewing itself to be at the forefront, after the customer-driven devices by other companies started eating into Nokia’s market-share. The company is driven by consistent performance, delivering ‘more’ than the promise every day.

Colgate

The company made a modest start in 1937 and used hand-carts to distribute its Dental creams. Today Colgate-Palmolive has one of the widest distribution networks, a logistical channel spanning around 4.5 million retail outlets across the country. The company has grown with a outstanding record of enhancing value for its strong shareholder base. Colgate was ranked as India’s Most trusted Brand across all categories by Brand Equity’s Most Trusted Brand Survey for four consecutive years from 2003 to 2007.

 

Lux

Lux promises beauty and glamour and has been changing trends, evolving the beauty needs of the customers since 1929. It offers a wide range of soaps and body washes, with unique elements to make customers hooked on to it. The company feels that excitement can be created; but trust must be earned. The challenge before marketers is to deliver excitement in a way which enhances the trust, rather than violating it.

Lifebuoy

The company was launched 1895, and has ever since been synonymous with health and value. It was re-launched in 2002, 2004, and again in 2006, as having a superior formulation, new fragrance, and contemporary shape. Its vision is to make a billion Indians safe and secure by meeting their health and hygiene needs.

Dettol

Dettol is the gold standard for its proved ability to kill germs effectively and is recommended by experts. The brand is up to date with the changing lifestyle and has launched products like sanitizers, shower gels to meet the current trends. According to industry experts, even if Dettol is able to achieve a sales target of Rs 1,000 crore, it will be the second company, after Hindustan Unilever Limited to achieve this milestone.

Horlicks

Horlicks enjoys more than half of the health-food market, which makes it the leader in its segment. It went a major revamp in 2003 to increase its relevance, and has added more variants – biscuits, instant noodles and more to its folds, making it a family brand from mothers to kids.

Pepsodent

Pepsodent was launched in 1993, as the first toothpaste with unique anti-bacterial agents, which addressed the needs of the consumers to check germs even hours after brushing. In 2002, it launched a pack which contained a ‘germ indicator’, which enabled the consumers to see the efficiency of the toothpaste. It also offered Dental Insurance in the same year, to demonstrate the confidence it has on the superiority of its product. Its most recent campaign aims to educate consumers on the need for germ protection through the night

Tata Salt

In 1983, Tata Salt became the pioneer in the branded salt movement in India. It was the first of its kind to use vacuum evaporation technology. It campaigns itself as ‘desh ka namak’ (salt of the nation), which has lent voice to the emotional connect and warmth. It has earned the trust of the people by insisting on usage of salt for taste and adequate amount of iodine for complete wellness. It appeals across regions and has become an integral component of majority of Indian kitchens.

Britannia

Britannia has always been recognized for its innovative approaches to products and marketing them. It has been India’s biggest and pre-eminent food brand. Its 50-50 Maska-Chaska campaign became one of the country most successful product launches. In 2002, Britannia’s New Business Division formed a joint venture with Fonterra (the world’s second largest diary), which led to the birth of Britannia New Zealand Foods. Its vision and accelerating graph made Forbes magazine to include Britannia’s name in “one amongst the Top 200 small companies in the world”.

Ponds

Ponds, is one of the most dependable names in the skin-care products for ladies. It offers affordable products, which cater to individual skin-types. Ponds’ range of talc and creams has been among the trusted brands for Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), which had six of its brands in the top list.

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