Smartphones are glued to everyones hands these days. They combine the functionality of personal digital assistants,wireless computers,phones,and even digital cameras in one handset,making them a powerful business tool. More and more services are being made available on smartphones,from access to maps and weather reports to traffic alerts. Some models,such as the Andi 4a Projector from iBall,have added greater functionality by incorporating projector technology as well. This means that you can now show the funny YouTube clipping to your friends or family members by simply projecting the video through the mobile phone on a large screen or the wall next to you. The phone also offers the mobile workforce a new way of marketing to customers by projecting the documents and graphics on the wall or the ceiling above themsurely an exciting way to convey the sales pitch! If you havent noticed,people love big screens these days. Everywhere you go,youll see that people will always try to buy the TV with the biggest screen possible. Watching sports or a movie you love in a big screen is an experience that isnt easy to replicate with a smaller screen. This is an almost universally agreed fact. Nowadays,people carry dozens of movies,videos,pictures and games in their smartphones. Projecting those movies and pictures to a big screen is now possible,and technology in projectors is here to make this happen. Many companies have taken a keen interest in developing projectors that have been designed specifically for use with mobile devices such as iPhones,Android phones and tablets. But Best IT Worlds Andi 4a Projector stands out in the league. More on the device later,first a few words on this emerging brand. Among the homegrown device makers,Mumbai-based promoter of iBall products,Best IT World has steadily gained recognition and visibility in the gadgets space with its innovative productsmobile phones,tablets and other accessoriesat affordable prices. It commenced operations in 2001 with a single product category and today has a wide range of over 300 products in its 27 product categories. It is now the first among domestic companies to come up with the 35 lumens projector smartphone. And with Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor being its brand ambassador,the company is making the right moves in the fast-growing device market. Recently,Best IT World gave us an opportunity to review their new gizmo,the Andi 4a Projector. Let us find out more about this new-age device. The device runs on Android version Jelly Bean 4.1. It has a powerful dual core 1 GHz A9 processor at its heart and is backed up by a 1500 mAh battery,512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage expandable upto 32 GB. Adding more to this gadget is its enhanced 8 megapixel auto focus camera that makes your captured moments worth sharing; also it relieves you from the fear of dim light as its LED flash ensures to deliver bright images in any given lighting condition. There is more to rejoice as its 3G video calling enables you to connect with the world and chat face-to-face. All this can be enjoyed on Andi 4as 4-inch IPS WVGA screen with 233 PPI display that offers super-responsive and smooth capacitive touch screen that adds style and elegance to this gadget. The product has been integrated with an advanced projector technology to give sharp and clear picture with fairly good brightness of 35 Lumens with LED light projection,supporting contrast ratio of 1200:1. The phone allows you to beam videos,photos and even movies on a screen as big as almost 10 feet by 8 feet with clarity. Dont fret about getting the perfect screen or adjusting various settings in your projector,as Andi 4a Projector phone is convenient and powerful enough to be beamed on to any wall or even a ceiling. Begin sharing photos,presentation,videos and other multimedia formats without being hooked to a computer or laptop,as it allows you to project it on a big screen creating a small entertainment or a professional hub for you. Your viewing angle can be shifted from the large to extra-large screen and not to miss you can switch from the projector to phone screen in nothing more than a click. It is bundled with a tripod stand on which the phone can be clipped providing you stability to enjoy your movie or presentation for hours without hindrance. One may have a very valid question about how much time can the phone battery work on the projector mode? Well you will be amazed as it gives almost about two hours in projector mode. Also it is interesting to note that iBall Andi Projector phone supports projector mode even while charging through a power bank or the external power charging that gives you uninterrupted long hours of video play back for movies. For outdoor persons,this phones GPS/A-GPS capabilities,3G connectivity and Wi-Fi will be the companions for hours,while the gravity,light and proximity sensor will be the gem that will set it apart. Of course it houses dual SIM with dual standby and supports quad band for better connectivity. My takeaways: its a mobile phone,its a projector,its both. This Andi is definitely bound to bring a new dimension in business and entertainment. SPECIFICATIONS * Display: 4-inch IPS WVGA Display 233 PPI * Processor: Dual core 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor * Operating system: Android Jelly Bean 4.1 * Projector: 35 Lm brightness,VGA 640 x 480 resolution * Camera: 8 MP AF camera; front camera for video calling * Storage: 512 MB RAM,4 GB internal storage * Sensor: Gravity,Light & proximity sensor
