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Report into the most suitable

phones, laptops and tablet forNew Solutions For Business

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Lewis Baxter

In this document I’m going to compare prices of tablets’

laptops and mobile phones for New Solutions for

business.



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Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2

Technical comparison of Smartphones ................................................................................................... 2

Comparison table .................................................................................................................................... 2

Evaluation of the Technical comparison table ........................................................................................ 3

Additional comparison ............................................................................................................................ 3

Relative cost: ........................................................................................................................................... 3

How well they sold (in the time space of the first two months) ............................................................ 3

Ease of use .............................................................................................................................................. 4

Problems/Known errors of the two devices ........................................................................................... 5

Online Connectivity ................................................................................................................................. 5

Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 5

Technical comparison of tablets ............................................................................................................. 5




Relative cost ............................................................................................................................................ 7

How well they sold (in the time space of the first two months) ............................................................ 7

Ease of use .............................................................................................................................................. 7

Problems/Known errors of the two devices ........................................................................................... 8

Online Connectivity ................................................................................................................................. 8

Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Technical comparison of Smartphones ................................................................................................... 8




Relative cost ............................................................................................................................................ 9

How well they sold (in the time space of the first two months) .......................................................... 10

Ease of use ............................................................................................................................................ 10

Problems/Known errors of the two devices ......................................................................................... 10

Online Connectivity ............................................................................................................................... 10

Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................. 10

Bibliography .......................................................................................................................................... 11



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IntroductionIn this report I’m going to be talking about laptop’s, smartphones and tablets to find out which one

is cheapest for new solutions for business. I will do this by doing in depth research to find the best

deal and price so it keeps costs to a minimum.

Technical comparison of Smartphones

Comparison table

Samsung galaxy sIII mini Nokia Lumia 625

CPU Dual core 1GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait

GPU Mali-400 Adreno 305

RAM 1 GB RAM 512MB RAM

Storage 8/16 GB 8 GB

Operating system Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean Microsoft Windows Phone 8,

upgradeable to v8.1

Screen Super AMOLED capacitive

touchscreen, 16M colorsSize:480 x 800 pixels, 4.7

inches (~199 ppi pixel density)

480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches

(~233 ppi pixel density)

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M

colours480 x 800 pixels

Battery life Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery

Stand by: Up to 450 h (2G) /

Up to 430 h (3G

Talk time: Up to 14 h 10 min

(2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)

Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh

battery (BP-4GWA)

Stand-by Up to 552 h

talk time Up to 24 h (2G) / Up to 15 h

10 min (3G)

Music play Up to 90 hFeatures/unique Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8930 Chipset: NovaThor U8420



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features Snapdragon

- Active noise cancellation

with dedicated mic

- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA

player

- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV

player

- 15 GB free OneDrive storage

- Document viewer

- Video/photo editor

- Voice memo/dial

- Predictive text input

MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263

player

- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player

- Organizer

- Photo/video editor

- Document editor

- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,

YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa

- Voice memo/dial/commands

- Predictive text input (Swype)

Accessories and

customised

editions

Orange, Bright green, Yellow,

Black and white

White, Blue, Titan Gray, Amber Brown,

Garnet Red, Onyx Black

Evaluation of the Technical comparison table

From this table I can evaluate that for storage usage for your emails and texts or maybe even some

pdf files onto your phone then the Samsung s3 mini is the phone to get as it has 16GB compared to

the 8GB of the nokia Lumia 625 but it depends on the amount of storage you choose as on the

Samsung you can choose to only have 8GB which would then be the same as the nokia. A second

thing I can learn from the table is that the nokia has a larger battery which means it can last for

longer so when you’re going on a long trip you don’t need to worry about it running out of charge as

it has upto 15 hours 10 mins talk time whereas the Samsung has a hour less so when you’re makinglong phone calls the nokia is better for this. Another thing I can learn is that the Samsung has a larger

amount of ram storage at 1GB compared to the nokia which only has 512MB.

Additional comparison

Relative cost:

Both these phones are on 24 month contracts so you will be able to upgrade to the latest version of

that phone at the end of the two year period. Over the two year period the nokia Lumia 625 is £600.

whereas the Samsung is £31 a month over a two year period at £744 however you do get a laptopfree with this so we are saving money on the laptop so based on this is a better deal and cheaper.

How well they sold (in the time space of the first two months)

For nokia Lumia in the third quarter they sold 8.8 million units whereas Samsung sold over 20 million

units for the first hundred days of sales across the world.



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Ease of use

Based on my research that I’ve gone and done I can conclude that the Samsung is the easiest to use

based on customer reviews put on websites by customers who have tried and used both phones. On

average at Tesco mobile customers rated the ease of use at 8.5 out of 10 which suggests that its very

easy to use and the employees at New Solutions For Business should have no problems getting

started with it. However the nokia is out scored by just half a point at 8 out of 10 so this suggests

that it easy to use but it’s not as good as the Samsung.



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Problems/Known errors of the two devices

One known problem for the nokia Lumia 625 is that since the recent black update there have been

problems as many users of the phone are experiencing their phone restarting by itself whilst using

an app like WhatsApp.

A well-documented problem for the Samsung s3 is that it keeps on freezing on you which in a

business isn’t good as you can lose data and information that is important so this is a problem that

many users have found and have had to send back their phones and get a brand new replacement.

Online Connectivity

Both the nokia and Samsung offer 3G and 4G as part of the contract so the online connectivity is the

same as they both offer the same online connection it’s not going to vary it just when you’re in the

middle of now where which one gives you the better signal.

ConclusionOverall they are both good phones but the nokia is better for New Solutions For Business as it will

have things like Microsoft office on it as part of the package whereas on the Samsung you’ll have to

pay extra on top of the contact to get these features to be on the phone. Also the nokia is easy to

use which means new people joining the company will have no problems getting to know their

equipment. Based on research that I’ve done the nokia also offers better 3G/4G connection across

the country which means that if you need to require the internet you can virtually anywhere in the

country where Samsung’s coverage isn’t as good which means when you need the internet you may

not be able to get. So the nokia is the phone to get as it will have all the features a company like New

Solutions For Business will need.

Technical comparison of tablets

Comparison table

ASUS MeMO Pad

Black 8 Inch Tablet -16GB

MICROSOFT Surface 2 10.6”

Tablet - 32 GB

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CPU Intel® Atom™ Z3745

Quad-Core, 1.33

GHz

Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15

GPU PowerVR SGX544 ULP GeForce (72 cores)

RAM 1GB RAM 2 GB RAM

Storage 16 GB internal

storage

32 GB

Operating system AndroidTM 4.4 Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft Office 2013 RT1

Screen 8 inch screen.

Resolution 1280 x

800 pixels.

IPS technology.

Pixels per inch: 149

ppi

Size:10.6"

Screen type: LED

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Pixels per inch: 207 ppi

Battery life Up to 9 hours

battery life

(depending on

usage).

Up to 10

hours

Features/unique

features

microSD card slot

USB connection

Full-size USB 3.0

microSD card

reader

Headphone jack

HD video out

Cover port

Accessories and

customised

editions

Screen protectorsCovers

Pens

insurance

Screen protectorsCovers

Pens

Insurance


The first evaluation I can make is that the Microsoft surface 2 has a gig more of ram storage then the

ASUS MeMO does so you’ll be able to save more on the Microsoft surface before you start to touch

storage so for a company this is important as you’ll have a lot of documents to save as well so this

one will be more practical. The surface is also better as it gives you more storage as it has 32GB

instead of 16GB for the ASUS so the surface again is the most practical as it will save the companymoney by not buying more storage for the ASUS as the surface already give them that so they will be

able to save a lot more data and work on the surface than the ASUS. For better screen quality then

you’ll want the surface as at 207 pixels per inch it gives a better quality picture than the ASUS memo

pad which is at 149 pixels per inch so if you’re presenting a presentation or showing something to

someone then the surface is the one you need. Also the surface is better as it has a longer battery

life than the ASUS at ten hours to the ASUS’s nine which means it better as it lasts longer and will be

better for use whilst on the go. For unique features then the surface is for you again as it allows you

to do several other things then the ASUS so ti give you more variety and what type of things you can

do with. Also the surface has a lot more of unique features than ASUS memo pad as it has an SD card

so you can transfer any information from you tablet onto your computer whereas the memo pad

can’t do this so the surface has an edge over the ASUS in this area. However there are similarities



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into what you can buy as extras for it whether that is extra storage to cases to protect and insurance

if one of them breaks.


Relative cost

At £250 the Microsoft surface is £100 more than the ASUS memo pad so if you were saving money

to get a better laptop then you’d get an ASUS memo pad as it does what you need to do but once

you’ve got the extras added to the ASUS it would end up costing the same as the surface so there is

no point looking at the price difference because of the extras that need to be brought with it.


Microsoft states its profit on the surface 2 and it says it made $400 million in the quarter of sales

whereas the ASUS memo pad had no sales data available so I can’t compare the two together.

Ease of use









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As you can see above the ASUS does seem to have a better ease of use rating at 8.4 out of ten

whereas the surface only scores 2.5 stars which is about 5 out of ten so people who use this tablet

so this suggests that people who are using these two tablets find the ASUS memo pad easier to use

than the Microsoft surface tablet.

Problems/Known errors of the two devicesOne problem with the surface two is that the screen won’t work so this is a major downfall of this

tablet as if you’re presenting something it’s easier to touch than use a keyboard. So this would be

something that would seriously consider putting me off from purchasing one of these tablets for our

company.

Online Connectivity

The Microsoft surface has built in 3g and 4g but 4g does come at an extra cost and you can also

connect to home Wi-Fi and any free Wi-Fi across the country. However the ASUS memo pad doesn’t

have 3G or 4G so you’ll only be able to connect to home WI-FI or you’ll have to buy mifi at an extra

cost to get coverage across the country.

ConclusionOverall I’d go with the Microsoft surface tab 2 that has more built in features like word and 4G

internet access which the ASUS doesn’t have. Also the surface is better value for money even

though it’s a hundred pound more the Microsoft surface 2 come with all the mod cons imaginable so

you don’t have to pay no more extra fees on top of the £250 that you’ve already spent whereas on

the ASUS memo pad you’ll need to buy the Microsoft office for it as well as the latest internet

browser so the employees aren’t lagging behind.

Technical comparison of Laptops

Comparison table

Asus 15.6 Inch LENOVO Flex 10 10.1"

Convertible Touchscreen

Laptop

CPU Intel Celeron 1007

dual core processor.

1.5GHz processorspeed.

Intel® Celeron® N2807 (1.58

GHz, 2.16 GHz with TurboBoost,

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GPU

RAM 6GB RAM 4 GB DDR3

Storage 1000GB SATA hard

drive

320 GB HDD, 5400 rpm

Operating system Microsoft Windows

8

Windows 8.1

Screen 15.6 inch screen.

High definition

display.

Resolution 1366 x

768 pixels

Screen size: 10.1"

Screen type: LED

Resolution: 1366 x 768

Battery life Up to 6 hours Up to 4 hours

Features/unique

features

Lenovo Companion App

- Lenovo Support

- Lenovo Energy Manager

- McAfee Internet Security (30-

day free trial)

- VeriFace Pro

- Zinio Online Newstand

- Amazon Kindle for PC

- Camera Man

- Lenovo Cloud Storage

- Evernote

Accessories and

customised

editions

Case

Extra storage

Microsoft officemifi

Case

Extra storage

Microsoft officeMifi


One thing that the ASUS is better at is the amounts of ram which you’ve got as in the ASUS you have

6GB of ram whereas in the LENOVO Flex 10 you only get 4GB of ram so the more the better as you

can save more on the ASUS. Another thing the LENOVO Flex 10 is not as good is battery life as you

only get up to 4 hours whereas the ASUS you get up to six hours and battery life is key as if you’re on

a long distance trip you need your laptops battery to last as long a s possible. Both have similar

operating systems with the with the LENEVO Flex just edging the ASUS out as the LENOVO Flex has

windows 8.1 which is the next upgrade form windows 8 which the ASUS has. However both areequal when it comes to screens resolutions as for both laptops the resolutions is 1366 x 768 so they

are both very similar in this sense.


Relative cost

The ASUS 15’6 inch is so much cheaper than the LENOVO Flex 10 10.1" Convertible Touchscreen

Laptop as it is part of a gift on a contract basis with the phone so the laptop is not costing me

anything whereas the LENOVO Flex 10 10.1" Convertible Touchscreen Laptop is costing me£229.99 which is a lot more than the ASUS 15.6 inch.



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There are no sales figures available for the LENOVO Flex 10 10.1" Convertible Touchscreen

Laptop. There are also no sales figures available for the ASUS 16.6 inch laptop.

Ease of use

Based on my research the LENOVO Flex 10 10.1" Convertible Touchscreen Laptop is easier to

use than the ASUS 15.6 inch this is because of the feature and the one key one in favour of

the LENOVO Flex 10 10.1" Convertible Touchscreen Laptop is that it’s touch screen and a lot

of people nowadays prefer this over a mouse and a keyboard.

Problems/Known errors of the two devices

One problem which many customers of the LENOVO Flex 10 10.1" Convertible Touchscreen

Laptop have found is that it is rather slow so for a business this isn’t good as they need to be

quick to get there work done so waiting on a slow laptop isn’t suitable.

A problem with the ASUS 15.6 inch laptop is that when it requires new software many

people have found out that it takes nearly twenty four hours to update to windows 8.1 so

for a business they can’t be going twenty four hours without their laptop as it will have all

their data on it.

Online Connectivity

Both LENOVO Flex 10 10.1" Convertible Touchscreen Laptop and the ASUS 15.6 inch both

can connect to Wi-Fi but if you’re on the go then you’ll require mifi at an extra cost if you

want to have online connectivity nearly anywhere.

Conclusion

Overall I think that the LENOVO Flex 10 10.1 is better however the asus laptop isn’t as bad and as it

becomes part of a deal with the Samsung phone it’s cheaper option plus because the surface has

some attributes of a laptop it will be able to make up for anything that the laptop doesn’t have

nearly.



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