May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Our Top 10 Smartphones

The world of smartphones is constantly changing and there are lots of top 10 lists out there, so here we have our current top 10 smartphones of the moment. Check back because we will keep this post updated as new devices are released

So without further or do our top 10 smartphones are:

1. HTC One

The HTC One brings a new experience to Android users with a dramatically improved HTC Sense user interface, great design and cutting edge hardware, with a 1.7GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM the HTC One will handle most things that you can ask of it, and with a 2300mAh battery you should too get a full day’s usage.

Interact with all this great content through a stunning 4.7 inch HD capacitive display, which has a 1920 x 1080 resolution for an incredible 468 PPI (points per inch). It has various new features such as ‘Blinkfeed’ which streams live updates from a variety of feeds, be it social or news direct to your Home screen, ‘HTC Zoe’ Made up of 4 components, Zoe Photos, Highlights, Editor and Share.

More features including HTC Boom sound, Sense TV.

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April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Virgin experience day winners announced

Back on the 6th February we announced that if you purchased a Motorola RAZR i or RAZR HD from Clove, you stood the change of winning one of five £125 Virgin Azure experience days.

The last entries were accepted on the 31st March and we are now able to announce the winners:

  1. Michael Monroe
  2. Kevin Smith
  3. A Staciu
  4. Ashleigh Webber
  5. Charles Warner

Congratulations to all the winners; all of which have been contacted by email to arrange distribution of their prize.

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March 11, 2013 By 4 Comments

Motorola begins RAZR and RAZR MAXX Jelly Bean rollout, starts killing off Motoblur

Motorola RAZR MAXX Jelly Bean update

Motorola announced at the end of last week that the Jelly Bean update for the Motorola RAZR and Motorola RAZR MAXX had begun rolling out. As expected, this includes enhancements such as Google Now, expandable notifications and voice search.

Interestingly, Motorola has also removed elements of Motoblur. Users that have received the US Verizon version of the update (version.98.72.16.XT912.Verizon.en.US) have reported that some of Motorola’s own apps and widgets have been removed, or replaced with stock Google apps.

Those apps that have been removed include Social Location, MOTOACTV, MOTOPRINT and Verizon on demand video.

Removed widgets include My Gallery, My MOTOCAST, My Music, Picture>Slideshow, Social Location, Sticky Note, Weather and World Clock.

MOTOCAST has been redesigned and is now faster and is now a standalone app- it is no longer linked to MyMusic, Files and Gallery.

Alarm/Timer, My Gallery and My Music have been replaced with their stock Android equivalents.

At the moment we do not know if the same goes for updates outside of the US, so let us know if the comments if you do receive the update.

RootzWiki via XDA (Thanks to Baett for paraphrasing)

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February 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Motorola RAZR HD Now In Stock

The new all-day phone from Motorola

Motorola RAZR HD

Stock of the Motorola RAZR HD has now arrived and outstanding orders will be shipped tomorrow. We’ll be giving away Virgin Azure experiences to 5 customers that have placed orders for the RAZR HD and RAZR i White before March 31st (UK only) so don’t delay if you are thinking of placing an order.

Succeeding the Motorola RAZR MAXX, the RAZR HD is the second phone that Motorola has released to address the woes of those users that need as much battery life as possible.

A phone being able to deliver a full day’s usage from an overnight charge sounds like it should be something that’s common place with today’s technology. Unfortunately with the power-hungry smartphones that are currently on the market that’s not the case, and Motorola is the only manufacturer to have addressed this by significantly increasing the size of the battery itself. Granted, there are power saving techniques that can help to squeeze more hours out of your handset, but there’s nothing like the reassurance of more mAh when you need it.

The RAZR HD is, however, more than just a handset with a big battery. Kevlar coating makes it extra sturdy, Gorilla Glass reinforces the screen and a protective nano coating makes it splash resistant; so you’ll be able to put it through its paces in more ways that one. Other key features include a mini-HDMI port, a 4.7-inch high definition display, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and of course its slender profile, which measures just 8.4mm. Below is a list of the main features that the RAZR HD has to offer, plus a link to the RAZR HD content that we’ve produced so far on the Clove Blog:

Click here for Motorola RAZR HD languages, news articles and sample images

Motorola RAZR HD key features:

  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 1.5 GHz dual core processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 4.7″ Super AMOLED HD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass
  • Long-life 2530 mAh battery
  • Manufactured with DuPont Kevlar fibre
  • 8 MP camera & 1.3 MP front facing camera
  • Micro SD card up to 32 GB
  • Mini HDMI port
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • 67.9 x 131.9 x 8.4 mm
  • 146 grams
  • 4G ready
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February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Motorola RAZR HD Languages

The following are a series of screenshots showing the system and keyboard languages on the Motorola RAZR HD.

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February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment

£125 vouchers with Motorola RAZR HD & RAZR i

If you place an order for a Motorola RAZR HD or RAZR i with Clove before the 31st March, you will be entered into a draw to win one of five £125 Virgin Azure experiences.

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February 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Motorola RAZR HD Unboxing

An unboxing of the Motorola RAZR HD.

In the video we are actually unboxing a French RAZR HD with SFR branding but come launch, the device will be supplied in English with 3 Pin UK mains adapter and no SFR branding.  At the time of recording this was the only device available to us.

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January 21, 2013 By 6 Comments

What devices do Clove use?

It’s been a long time since we posted one of these on the blog and post Christmas we decided it was high time to put out an update. Team members have come and gone since the last update in 2009 and I found it quite interesting to have a quick read over what we considered to be top of the range (for some of us at least) devices about 2 and a half years ago!

Choosing a new phone is quite a personal decision, especially considering that you may be using it for quite some time and we are often asked what we personally use. The Clove team use a variety of devices both personally and as part of day to day testing, so sharing our experiences of all of them is one way of making sure we keep up to date and can give informed opinions.

Working for a company with all of the newest devices available on the shelf can be a great bonus if you’re a technophile, the ability to take a demo of a new unit or operating system is something most consumers don’t really have. The other side of that coin though is in becoming very critical, making a final decision all that much harder to make with all sorts of extra information and mixed reviews pouring in from various sources.

The ages and requirements of the team vary quite a bit and so it is no surprise that there is still quite a wide array of devices being used by all of us when comparing to 2009. So read on to have a look at what’s in some of our hands right now…

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January 15, 2013 By 2 Comments

Motorola RAZR HD expected 1st February

Vanquish_Front_2, 4/2/12, 11:20 AM, 8C, 4886x2658 (426+2898), 100%, Custom, 1/15 s, R78.4, G67.1, B99.8<br /> Good news today with the first of two updates from Motorola. First off is the RAZR HD – Motorola are calling this the “All Day Phone” due to the huge 2350 mAh battery they have managed to squeeze into the slim handset. Sporting a 4.7 inch 1080 x 720 Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass, 1.5 GHz dual core processor and  manufactured using DuPont Kevlar fibre for extra durability, the RAZR HD is definitely one to watch. Also worth noting is the confirmation of the RAZR HD being 4G Ready on LTE bands 3, 7 and 20 so UK users can expect to enjoy 4G speeds where available both with EE currently and with the other network operators later in the year.

You can order your Motorola RAZR HD HERE today for £330 + VAT

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December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

RAZR, RAZR i and RAZR MAXX to get Jelly Bean next year

Jelly Bean confirmed for RAZR handsets

Motorola has confirmed that handsets from its RAZR line-up will be receiving an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in 2013.

At the moment the RAZR i is the only handset that has a timeframe specified for the update, which is currently scheduled for ‘Q1 2013’, but the Jelly Bean update has also been confirmed for the RAZR and RAZR MAXX, but without estimated arrival dates. 

There is also a caveat on the Motorola update page to say that dates are subject to change. However hopefully it will not be too much longer until we see the update for Motorola’s flagship and its siblings.

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Via PC Advisor

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