Showing posts with label gadgets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gadgets. Show all posts

Monday, January 20, 2014

Galaxy Tab 3 Lite tablet announced

The smartphone giant, Samsung recently announced the launch of new device in their Galaxy Tab range, the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite. As the name says it is the lighter version of Galaxy Tab 3.



The device has many of the features match with Galaxy Tab 3 while others are removed. Though the pricing is not yet officially revealed yet but it is going to be for the mid-price range segment with a more portable and slimmer design.

Tab 3 Lite boasts a WSVGA 7-inch display with a resolution of 1024x600 pixel. It is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM. There are no signs of front camera so video calling would be difficult, but it has a rear facing 2 megapixel camera. There would be inbuilt memory of 8GB with expandable memory upto 32GB with MicroSD slot.

The battery is slightly weaker, 3,600 mAh as compared to that of Tab 3 which has 4,000 mAh battery. The device would be running on Android 4.2 (Jellybean). Also the phone supports 3G with a sim slot.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Xolo to launch world's fastest 7-inch tablet - Xolo Play Tegra Note

Indian smartphone company Xolo is ready to launch the world's fastest 7-inch android tablet as stated by them, its given the name "Xolo Play Tegra Note". The tablet comes with the price tag of Rs.17,999 on the official website.



The tablet as quoted has a 7-inch HD IPS display. The device is powered by Nvidia's Tegra 4 (4+1) core Cortex-A15 processor clocked at 1.8 GHz. The tablet has Nvidia 72-core GeForce GPU for incredibly realistic and powerful graphics. The screen has a resolution of 800 x 1280 with 216 PPI. It is also equipped with a 5 megapixel primary back facing camera which is capable of HDR captures and a front facing 0.3 megapixel camera for video chat.



The device comes with Nvidia DirectStylus technology and has a stylus equipped with it. It has 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB internal memory and also the device has a Micro HDMI slot for direct connectivity. The OS is Android 4.2.2 (planned to upgrade) . Xolo Play Tegra Note also has an incredible surround sound system built to amplify your music down to the last beat. Powered by the Nvidia PureAudio technology for the ultimate “true” stereo experience.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Lumia 525 announced

Nokia finally on Wednesday announced the release of Lumia 525 , a low budget Windows 8 phone. The phone was expected since a long time and has finally arrived.

It boasts the similar design of its predecessor. This one has improved RAM of 1GB from the 512MB of the Lumia 520. This is the most looked up feature in the phone and was needed to as many apps in the Windows Phone Store are not compatible with 512MB RAM. Other specifications are similar to that of the Lumia 520.

Lumia 525 front


As said it has a 1GB RAM with a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon S4 processor. It comes with internal storage of 8GB and is expandable to 64GB with microSD card. The camera is not upgraded, and is the same 5 Megapixel and without flash or front facing camera. The battery is 1430 mAh giving about talktime of 17 hours and 336 hours of standby time.
Lumia 525 back

The price would be the same as was of the Lumia 520, around $150 (Rs.10,000)

Friday, November 1, 2013

Nexus 5 released

At last most awaited phone of 2013 Nexus 5 is here exactly on the expected date of release, 1st November 2013. The smartphone will be the first one to be running on Android 4.4 (Kitkat). After so many rumors the device is finally here with some awesome features and specs.

Nexus 5 Front

According to many leaks and rumors the device is standing up with the expectations. Yes, many of those leaks and rumors were true. The device boasts a 4.95-inch display with a resolution of 1902x1080 (Full HD IPS) and with a pixel density of 445 ppi. Screen is of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 which is very thin, resulting in a thinner phone. Design of the phone is matching to its predecessor Nexus 4 with a better built.


Now coming to the processor, it has Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (quad-core) clocked at 2.26GHz with 2 GB of RAM for multitasking and smooth performance. It is equipped with Adreno 330 GPU at 540MHz for smooth gaming and video. It comes with 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 with NFC (Android Beam). The battery is a 2300 mAh one with talk time upto 17 hours as promised by Google.

Nexus 5 Back
The camera has no improved specifications but has improved in performance with 8 Megapixel rear facing camera with Optical Image Stabilizer and 1.3 Megapixel front facing camera for video chat. There are features like HDR+ by taking burst shots and combining them to for better photos also has a feature called Photo Sphere which creates impressive 360° view photograph. As expected it has the usual Wireless charging feature and uses a Micro-SIM card.

It is available in major international countries and will be soon available in other countries. The 16GB model costs $349 and the 32GB model costs $399 in international Play Store. Yes, it comes in these two variations only with black and white colors to choose from. Being a bit higher at price from the predecessor the phone boasts awesome specifications. The device is showing Coming Soon in Indian Play Store with the price tag of Rs. 28,999 for 16GB model and Rs. 32,999 for 32GB model.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Lava launched its 7-inch Lava Ivory Tablet

The Indian smartphone company recently announced the release of their new Tablet in their e-tab series. It is the E-Tab Ivory Tablet with 7-inch screen. The tablet is available across the country at the price tag of Rs. 10,199.


As stated it has a 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels and equipped with a dual-core MediaTek processor running at 1.2GHz. It has a RAM of 1GB and has Powervr SGX531 GPU for an awesome gaming and video experience. The gadget comes with the internal memory of 4GB. As usual as in a tablet Ivory Tablet has WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. The device also supports 3G calling and has dual-sim slots for calling.

The camera equipped in the device is of very low quality, that is a rear camera of 2 Megapixels and a front VGA camera for video calling.  It has a good 3000mAh Li ion battery. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jellybean) OS and comes with pre-installed apps like WhatsApp, OLX, Facebook, Gmail, Twitter and games like NFS HD and Total Recall HD.The device is 10.8mm thick and it has a Silver color metallic finish with a white Bezel.

The device is not recommended by us as there are other tablets in market at this price range which are much better. If you want a dual-sim tablet then its a go for you.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Google announced their new Chromebook

There were set rumors for the announcement of new Chromebook by Google. They finally announced it on Tuesday.



Google announced it this morning in an even the new laptop in the series which is the HP Chromebook 11. It is launched at the cheapest price than any other in the Chromebook series at the cost of $279 on the official website. As the name suggests it has an 11-inch screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixel with IPS display panel with 176 viewing angle. It runs on the Samsung's dual core Exynos processor which is usually used in smartphones. They are also giving 100GB of free Google Drive storage for 2 years with the device with this they give 60-day trial to use whole of the Google Play Music All Access.

The design of the device is quite attractive. It has a magnesium chassis built for a strong built and has no visible screws,vents or speakers which makes it look cleaner. It has a small built, weighs about 1.04kg and is 0.69 inches thin. It is available in 6 different colors including black and white.


It comes equipped with 2GB DDR3 RAM and 16GB SSD. They promise a battery backup of about 6 hours. As promised the device can boot up within 10 seconds. It also has the new Bluetooth 4.0 with WiFi at dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n equipped in it. The device can be charged via the normal Micros USB which is used by other Smartphones. It has a combined headphone/microphone jack which is again used by other Smartphones but for a laptop its a bit disappointing. It comes with two USB 2.0 port.

Google is yet to announce the price for 3G and 4G/LTE model. It will be having a Micro-SIM slot for the function.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Top 5 Android phones below Rs.10,000 with lowest price online

This is a compilation of best android phone below the Rs.10,000 budget with their lowest price availability.

1. Micromax Canvas 2 A110 at Rs. 9399


An awesome phone with 8 Megapixel primary camera, 4.9-inch large touch screen and with 1GHz processor and the only drawback is 512 RAM. It runs Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS.


2. Karbonn S5 Titanium at Rs. 9999


Though Karbonn is new in this price range and you also get a bonus of Dual Sim in the gadget. The phone has good specifications; It also has 8 Megapixel primary camera like Canvas 2 but with a larger screen of 5-inch and 1.2 GHz Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor. It operates on Android 4.1 (Jellybean) OS.


3. Xolo Q800 at Rs. 9870


Xolo has come up with this phone with Dual Sim and nice specifications equipped with 8 Megapixel primary camera like Canvas 2 and  S5 Titanium but has a smaller screen of 4.5-inch. It has the 1.2Ghz Quad core Processor as the Titanium has. And operates on Android 4.1 (Jellybean) OS.


4. Spice Steller Virtuoso Pro+ Mi-492 at Rs. 7499


This one also is a dual sim phone. It has 5 Megapixel primary camera, with a screen size of 4.5-inch. This phone has the best processor of all phones under this budget i.e 1.3GHz dual core processor. It runs on newer Android 4.2 (Jellybean) OS


5. Xperia E at Rs. 7559


The phone is the smallest among all but is from a big brand so you can rely on them. The camera is 3.2 Megapixel which is less but the camera quality is from Sony so its good. The screen is 3.5-inch and runs with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor. The phone has Android 4.1 (Jellybean) OS.

Friday, September 27, 2013

Xperia M Dual-sim phone up for Pre-order


Sony launched a new phone in their Xperia series which has been going on for a while now. They launched the Dual-sim phone of their Xperia M. The company has finally come into the Indian market with an entry level phone.

The phone launch was announced in June this year and now it has launched at a price tag of Rs. 14490 ($220) which can be Pre-Ordered from Flipkart at the same rate.

The phone has a 4-inch large screen with a resolution of 854x480 and PPI 245 with Adreno 305 GPU for gaming and smooth videos. It has a 1GHz Qualcomm dual-core processor and equipped with 1 GB RAM. The device has Android 4.1 (Jellybean) operating system.It comes in 4 colors namely Black,White and Purple.

The phone comes with one primary camera of 5 Mega pixels with LED flash camera is capable of taking HD videos, and a 0.3 Mega pixel front facing secondary camera which lets you do video calling.

Also this phone supports the NFC feature or the Near Field Communication technology which by Sony is called One-touch function. As just one touch is needed to share videos,pictures,music,files etc to another device like Television or Speakers. It has 4GB internal storage and is expandable to 32GB via MicroSD card.

Xperia M inspires its design from Xperia Z phone and has a 1,750 mAh battery which can work for 10 hours talk time and 500 hours on standby in 2G network. Phone will start shipping by the end of November.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

New Kindle Fire tablets revealed

After Microsoft revealed their MS Surface tablet today Amazon announced their trio of new Kindle Fire tablets.

The price range starts at $139 for their lower end Kindle Fire HD which sports a 7-inch HD display with 216 PPI and a resolution of 1280x800. Fire HD also has a fast 1.5GHz Dual-core processor. As quoted by Amazon it has a battery life of 10 hours with mixed use. Fire HD is available at two storage capacities the 8 GB at $139 and 16 GB at $169. Both the model don't support Wifi.



The other Kindle Fire is the HDX or the Beyond HD . This one is a bit costlier and is available in 2 sizes, 7-inch and 8.9-inch. Both the model have inbuilt Wifi and 4G options are also available.

The Fire HDX 7-inch Tablet has a resolution of 1920x1200 and high pixel density of 323 PPI. And comes with fastest processor on a 7-inch tablet , that is it has 2.2GHz quad core processor with 2 GB RAM for faster processing and multi-tasking. Amazon also introduced a Mayday button on their tablet which gives users on-device tech support which lets you connect for free to an Amazon expert 24x7, 365 days a year.It also has a Front-facing HD camera.This device has a starting price of $229 for the 16 GB model. It is also available in 32 GB at $269 and 64 GB at $309. The 4G model at 16 GB is priced at $329, 32 GB at $369 and 64 GB at $409.


The Fire HDX 8.9-inch Tablet supports a screen resolution of 2560x1600 and pixel density of 339 PPI. It comes with an ultra fast processor of 2.2GHz,2 GB RAM and Adreno 330 GPU for fast, fluid gaming and video. This device also has Mayday button on it.This device has Front-facing HD camera with 8 MP rear-facing camera which lets you capture your favorite moments. This has a starting price of $379 for 16 GB model, $429 for 32 GB model and $479 for 64 GB model. The 4G model at 16 GB is priced at $479, 32 GB at $529 and 64 GB at $579.