Nashi Swift

The Nashi Swift is a Flora smartphone manufactured by Nashi. The Nashi Swift is noted for its octa-core processor, a full 4.75 in HD display measured diagonally, and other unique software features designed specifically for the phone. It is said to be a main competitor with the HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4, and Nexus 4.

The Nashi Swift feautures a 1.8 GHz octa-core processor designed to make the phone have lightning-fast speeds, a full 1080p resolution display, 2 GB of RAM, and storage capacity of up to 96 GB - when using a 64 GB microSD card with the projected 32 GB model.

The Nashi Swift will be one of the first few devices to run on Nashi's new Flora operating system, which was released in May 2013 with the Nashi Budget.

Software and features
The Nashi Swift uses Nashi's own Flora mobile operating system, which was introduced just two months before the announce of the Swift in July 2013. Nashi does use its more premium graphical user interface (GUI) known as "Lightlux", which not only adds more premium software features to the phone, but also complements the Swift's fast processing speeds for a better and faster interaction. Some of the main software features such as Observision and uSay, an intelligent personal assistant, have made their returns onto the phone, with a much smoother and efficient interface. Observision utilizes a gesture sensor located above the top earpiece on the front of the phone, to detect certain gestures and movements to operate different actions and shortcuts. Meanwhile, uSay can recognize English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and French. It can react to different situations and perform actions such as making text messages or sending emails.

The Nashi Swift comes with Android version 1.0.0, named "Cherry Blossom", which rolled out in early May 2013 with the Nashi Budget.

Hardware and design
The Nashi Swift uses a metallic-textured aluminum chassis measuring 141.3 mm long, 74.2 mm wide, and 8.4 mm thick. The whole device weighs around 142 g. Unlike the design of the Hakuri 4, Nashi's 2013 flagship smartphone, Nashi decided to go for the rectangular shape of the Nashi Budget for the design of the Nashi Swift. It still incorporates curved edges, and a slightly curved backside, but has a more rectangular grip to it. The Nashi Swift comes in two basic color options: "Arctic Ice" and "Twilight Blue". The Nashi Swift's aluminum back panel can be easily clicked off of the phone, to allow the microSIM, microSD, and battery to be placed in when needed. As of July 2013, Nashi employees have noticed slight problems with the aluminum back panel, with scratches and scuff marks, but are being improved for easier maintenance.

The Nashi Swift comes with a TechWorks Infinity 636 Octa system on a chip (SoC) containing a 1.8 GHz octa-core Lightning 78 central processing unit (CPU). The Infinity 636 Octa SoC is the first octa-core chip to ever be used by Nashi, and is said to bring lightning-fast speeds to the phone while using much less power than previous Nashi phones. The Nashi Swift does come with an option with 4G LTE depending on the carrier, which will also increase the speeds of the data and internet usage.

The Nashi Swift has a storage 2 GB of RAM. The Swift also comes with an option for either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage, while a microSDXC allows for storage to be expanded up to another 64 GB. Dropbox does come with the phone, allowing for a free 50 GB of space for two years. Dropbox is a cloud storage service, that also runs on many other mobile operating systems such as Android and iOS.

The Nashi Swift's HD CrystalClear LCD display measures 4.75 in on the diagonal, putting it between the Nashi Budget and Hakuri 4. It is exceeded by the Hakuri 4's 5.2 in display. The display is a 1,280x1,080-pixel (1080p) resolution, putting its pixel-per-inch (PPI, a measure of pixel density) at a 438 PPI. The display uses a glass, damage-resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

In addition to the 4.75 in touchscreen, the Nashi Swift has a physical user input button on the bottom of the front of the device used to turn on the device and access other shortcuts. On the top of the device, there is a 3.5 mm TRRS headphone jack and one of the microphones on the Swift, the other microphone being located below the power button. A USB port near the center of the bottom of the device is used for charging and connecting the device to other electronic devices. Two speaker grilles are located on the right and left edge of the device.

The Nashi Swift sports a li-ion 2,750 mAH battery, which is said to have a 945-hour standby time or 12.5 hours of talk time on 3G. It also has 1,150 hours of standby and 14 hours of talk time on 2G. The back panel has built-in near field communication connectivity, which lets users share directions, videos, photos, files, and apps using Wi-Fi Direct. The NFC technology also allows users in Takyoto, Japan, and the United States to perform non-touch payments at shops that have employed specially equipped NFC cash registers.

Camera
The Nashi Swift uses a 10 megapixel camera that utilizes a special DecaCamera image sensor. While recent high-end competitors have exceeded the Nashi Swift's megapixel count, with the Samsung Galaxy S4 using a 13 megapixel camera, and the Nokia Lumia 1020 using a 41 megapixel camera, Nashi has stated that they would like to stay in between for better low light photography and day light photography. In addition to that, the Nashi Swift has optical image stabilization, the usage of the rear and front facing cameras simultaneously, GIF photos, and other software features. The rear camera is also able to record full 1080p videos.