CES 2015

What? A smart phone? In Sound & Vision magazine? S&V never covers phones. True, we usually leave that chore to others. But in this case, we'll make an exception. This phone, one that surely you've never heard of, caught our attention because of its size.

No, not its physical size – its memory size. In particular, the Saygus V2 has 3GB of RAM, 4GB of onboard flash memory, and it also has dual microSDXC slots that can accept up to 256GB of storage. Yes, if you do the math, that means this phone can have a memory capacity of 320GB. Why is this important? Because you, as a music lover, like to listen to hi-res audio files, and those files need space, and lots of it. The Saygus V2 is the perfect phone for a portable hi-res library.

Other facts you'll want to know: 5” 1920x1080 display (445 ppi) full HD; edge to edge borderless screen; Corning Gorilla Glass 4; 67x137x9.7 mm; 141 grams; 21MP rear camera and 13MP front camera; hardware shutter button; 2.5GB Quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon; Android 4.4.4 (KitKat); GSM/CDMA/LTE; NFC Android beam; Bluetooth 4.0; 60GHz wireless gaming and mobile beaming; IR transmitter (for TV/stereo remote control); micro-USB 2.0/3.0; device, host, OTG and MHL (HDMI) ports; 3.5mm audio/microphone; biometric fingerprint scanner.

And there's more: Built-in stereo speakers; Harman Kardon Sound Technology with 3D Audio; Harman Kardon speakers; 3 microphones; noise canceling Cypher Sound Technology; 3100 mAh removable battery; wireless Qi charging built-in; IPX7 waterproof rating; root access available; multi-boot.

The Saygus V2 will be available early Q1, and pricing will be “competitive with other premium smartphones.” Why use the same phone that everyone else uses? Get something different. Something big, really big.