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Sony Xperia Z2 Taking your mobile phone anywhere near water can be a dangerous business but not anymore! Among its many qualities, the Sony Xperia Z2 is completely waterproof, making it the ideal phone for both a rainy Isle of Man winter and a sunshine-filled summer on the beach!
Sony’s thinnest, sleekest handset to date also boasts a 20.7 megapixel camera that is capable of capturing stunning images of those moments you never want to forget, under or out of the water. Not only that, the new 4K video capture opens up a whole new world of remarkable detail that gives you video as you’ve never seen it before.
You’ll also have the best seat in the house, as the Z2 comes packed with over £80 worth of content from Sony; including six great movies, a selection of Playstation games and Michael Jackson’s posthumously released new album, Xscape. Free on the £46/m Sure Smart Ultimate plan.
The Z2’s photo editing features add fun to taking pics. Timeshift sends your videos into slow motion at a rate of 120fps whilst another new feature is background de-focus - which brings the subject of your photo into sharp detail and softens the busy background, a neat trick which makes for great shots. When it comes to imagery, this handset really does have a camera for every occasion! 4G ready and running on Android 4.4, syncing your data has never been easier and if you’re moving from another OS, you won’t need to worry about switching your files from your old handset. It also has an extremely powerful 2.3Ghz Snapdragon quad-core processor, meaning content will stream faster than it ever has before and looks incredible on the 5.2-inch full HD tri-luminous display.
HTC One (M8) Shiny, speedy and an altogether sexy proposition from HTC; the new HTC One (M8) has a very flattering and durable aluminium outer casing and a Super LCD 3 panel that is slightly larger than the screen on last year’s model, measuring in at 5” of 1080p full HD wonder. Colours are vivid, contrast is sharp and the overall performance of the phone is very impressive. Also, the scratch-resistant display screen automatically adjusts to ambient light for optimised viewing.
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With the visual aspect of the phone covered, we now move on to the audio, an area where HTC have always covered themselves in glory. Their BoomSound dual speaker system has been improved from last year and the volume has been amplified by 25%. The sound is louder, deeper and altogether better. Also, HTC appreciate how their customers use their phones and, once again, have placed their speakers on the front of the phone so when you’re watching video all the sound is directed straight at you. Furthermore, if all that wasn’t enough, the speakers have a temperature-sensing control that automatically lowers power to protect against speaker damage from long-lasting use. Next up, we take a look at the HTC One (M8)’s camera and camera functions. Pan 360 gives users the ability to capture 180° x 360° panoramic photos, allowing you to capture the whole view. Another cool feature which the HTC One (M8) has is UFocus which allows you to bring blurry objects into focus before or after you take the photo! The HTC One (M8) features UltraPixels twice the average size to capture over 300% more light. Perfect photos in even the darkest of IoM nightclubs! The quad-core processor allows for some seriously quick speeds and smooth performance, even when multi-tasking, and the Android OS (KitKat) is the most up-to-date Android OS on the market. All of this means that the HTC One (M8) is quick, well supported, and as shiny on the inside as it is on the outside. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: WWW.MANXTELECOM.COM/SHOP, CALL 624 624, OR POP INTO THE STORE IN STRAND STREET.
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