The sub-category of the product.

The colour e.g. red, blue, green, black, white.

The format is determined by shape, size, presentation and medium.

What the casing of the product is made of.

Size of the display for this product, measured diagonally, usually in inches.

Resolution of the display for the system

A screen of a laptop, smartphone, etc., that responds to touch so you can control the interface using your fingers.

Type of supported High Definition (e.g. Full HD, 4K Ultra HD).

There are a variety of touchscreen technologies that have different methods of sensing touch, including resistive and capacitive.

A backlight is a form of illumination used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). One type of backlight is made by LEDs, which can be either white or RGB (red green blue). White LEDs are used most often in notebooks and desktop screens, and in virtually all mobile LCD screens. RGB LEDs for backlighting are found in high-end color proofing displays such as HP DreamColor LP2480zx monitor or selected HP EliteBook notebooks, as well as newer consumer grade displays such as Dell's Studio series laptops which have an optional RGB LED display.

The aspect ratio is the ratio of the width of an image to its height. The native aspect ratio is the one which the projector/display is particularly designed for. Images shown in native aspect ratio will utilize the entire resolution of the display and achieve maximum brightness. Images shown in other than native aspect ratio will always have less resolution and less brightness than images shown in native aspect ratio.

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Brightness is quality of the amount of radiating light emitted from the screen. The brightness rating is measured in candelas per square meter, commonly known as 'nits'.

The difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black.

The manufacturer that produced the processor.

The model number for the processor in a computer.

A family of processors is a group of processors produced by one company over a short period of time e.g. Intel Pentium processors.

The turbo boost is an automatic, managed accelleration of the processor when one of the cores is overloaded.

The number of central processing units ('cores') in a processor. Some processors have 1 core, others have 2 (e.g. Intel Core Duo) or more (e.g. the Intel Xeon E7-2850 has 10 cores).

The chipset connects the microprocessor to the rest of the motherboard.

The amount of memory, usually measured in bytes (e.g. MB, GB), which is installed in the system's hardware.

The type of internal memory such as RAM, GDDR5.

The frequency at which the memory (e.g. RAM) runs.

Design of the memory e.g. 240-pin DIMM, SO-DIMM.

Number and type of memory expansion slots; including connector and memory module descriptions

The maximum amount of memory inside a product, usually measured in bytes e.g megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB).

The total amount of data that can be stored on the device.

Used for the storage of data e.g. HDD (hard disk drive), SSD (solid-state drive).

The Solid State Drive's data storage capacity.

The type of interface(s) with which the Solid State Drive is connected to other hardware.

NVM Express (NVMe) or Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface Specification (NVMHCIS) is an open logical device interface specification for accessing non-volatile storage media attached via a PCI Express (PCIe) bus. NVM Express, as a logical device interface, has been designed to capitalize on the low latency and internal parallelism of solid-state storage devices.

The size of the solid-state drive, given in inches

An optical drive uses laser to read optical discs such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray. Some types of optical drive are: CD ROM drive, CR-RW (CD writer) drive, DVD-ROM.

The device includes a card reader e.g. a card reader in the disk bay of a computer or thin client to permit log-on using smart/pin cards.

A graphics adapter (often known as a video card) generates images for a display. A discrete graphics adapter plugs into the motherboard, and usually produces much better graphics than an integrated graphics adapter. There are various models of discrete graphics adapters.

Graphics hardware which is built into the motherboard or CPU, as opposed to a separate graphics adapter (video card). On-board graphics uses CPU and RAM for graphics processing.

"Graphic adapter" is the hardware that produces images on a display. "On-board" means that the graphics adapter is intergrated inside the motherboard.

System used to play music or speech.

Microphone that is found inside the product.

Camera at the front of the product.

Connection of this device is done via Wi-Fi in a high standard.

The type of wireless local area network (LAN): ad-hoc (where units in a network communicate peer-to-peer) or Infrastructure (units communicate with each other via an access point). A LAN interconnects computers in a small area e.g. home, school or office.

Type of antenna, also known an aerial, e.g. external, internal.

An Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) interface is present, for a wired conection via a cable.

Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology developed to replace the cables and wires currently used to link or connect electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, and a wide variety of handheld devices including mobile phones. Because it uses radio-wave connectivity, a Bluetooth-enabled device has a constant, established connection to whatever browser it uses. This saves the user the trouble of logging on to check for emails or news updates, for example.

The type of bluetooth technology in the product e.g. Bluetooth Smart (v4.0).

Number of USB 3.1 (3.1 Gen 2) ports with Type-C connector. USB 3.1 (3.1 Gen 2) is USB interface version which supports transfer rate up to 10 Gbit/s (SuperSpeed+). USB Type-C connector has symmetrical design architecture and compatible with Thunderbolt 3 interface.

The number of sockets (ports) for HDMI connections. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed/uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant device ("the source device") to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. HDMI is a digital replacement for existing analog video standards.

The letters which are marked on the keys for convenience of the keyboard usage with specific language.

Small, palm-sized, seventeen key section of a computer keyboard, usually on the very far right. The numeric keypad features digits 0 to 9, addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*) and division (/) symbols, a decimal point (.) and Num Lock and Enter keys. Laptop keyboards often do not have a numpad, but may provide numpad input by holding a modifier key (typically labelled "Fn") and operating keys on the standard keyboard.

The way in which the operating system of a computer/smartphone (32-bit/64-bit) is set up.

Type of operating system on a device e.g. IOS on Apple devices, Android for mobile devices.

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The type of battery in the device, e.g. nickel–cadmium (NiCd).

A measure of the charge stored by the battery. Determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery.

Maximum battery life. Mobile Mark™ (2002) is the standard often used to benchmark battery life time.

Holes on the edge of devices through which a cable lock can be passed, so the device can be locked to a desk etc.

A scanner used to identify a person's fingerprint for security purposes. After a sample is taken, access to a computer or other system is granted if the fingerprint matches the stored sample. A PIN may also be used with the fingerprint sample.

The computer, smartphone etc. can only be used when the correct password is entered, therefore making it more secure.

The minimum and maximum temperatures at which the product can be safely operated.

The minimum and maximum temperatures at which the product can be safely stored.

The measurement or extent of something from side to side.

The distance from the front to the back of something.

Height of the product

Weight of the product without packaging (net weight). If possible, the net weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please note that sometimes the manufacturer leaves out the weight of accessories and/or supplies.