Google Nexus 9: The Android Powerhouse

The first tablet to run the Google's new Android 5.0 Lollipop is the Nexus 9. The design might not be very stunning but the Android Lollipop and the NVIDIA’s chipset on the tablet gives it the best boost ever.

Google joined hands with the HTC for the Nexus 9 to offer the best experience that users are looking for on a tablet, so let’s take a look at the tablet from its hardware to the software as compiled by the phone arena with some of the details from the Engadget too.

# Display

The image details are pretty good where the pictures are almost spotless. The Nexus 9 comes with an 8.9-inch screen with a display resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a pixel density count of 288 ppi which is quite sharp on the web browser allowing you to read even small texts clearly. With the Benchmarks aside, the screen looks clear with great details on it and has good color reproduction.

# Processor and Memory

The tablet is powered by the Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset clocking a speed of 2.3 GHz. It comes with a 64-bit processor which is faster and is coupled with a 2GB of RAM. It comes with the internal storage memory of 16 or 32 GB which has no expanding options as well.

# Camera

The Nexus 9 comes with an 8 mega pixel rear camera and 1.6 mega pixel front snapper. It produces average photos that won’t disappoint the user as long as the lighting is sufficient for the picture. The camera takes good outdoor shots and if the image is not too steady, the captured image turns out blur and the low light images loses its elements in the image being not as bright as the outdoor shots. When the video recording quality is considered, it’s full HD recording is okay enough to use, but isn’t the first priority choice when we have to record as video.

# Battery and conclusion

The nexus 9 comes with a 6700 mAh battery which is quite big enough to last more than a day. According to the usage on the phone arena, it gives you up to 1.5 days of power usage. The very own standardized battery benchmark test, produced a mark of 9 hours and 24 minutes which doesn’t quite match the Google’s claim of 9.5 hours usage with the Wi-Fi browsing.

The Google Nexus 9 tablet is a serious threat for the other tablets in the range. The specs and design might not be the best out there, but it delivers an overall package that gives it the best presence packing in all the qualities we need in a near perfect gadget.

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Smartphones With Snappy Processors

With the Indian Smartphone users expecting the most out of their phones, the demand for fast, snappy processor phones is rising in the market. To join this race, some of the Indian and international companies have launched apt handsets that serve the consumers better with updated hardware. So if you are looking at buying a Smartphone with a speedy processor, this compilation from India Tv would come in handy.

# HTC one Max (Price 49,900 on Flipkart): The HTC one Max comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon Quadcore Processor. The Clock speed on the processor is 1.7 GHz along with a 2GB of RAM. The phone has a massive 5.9 inch touch screen with a display resolution of 1920*1080 pixels and runs on Android 4.3 Jelly bean. The highlight on this phone is the primary 4MPcamera, which has an ultra mega pixel sensor with an LED flash and a 2.1 MP on the front. The internal storage memory on the HTC is 16 GB, which is further expandable up to 64 GB along with a 3300 mAh battery offering around 25 hours of talk time.

# Google Nexus 5 (Price 28,690 on Flipkart): Google Nexus 5 is one of the most popular Smartphones in the market offering the best hardware. It comes with a 4.95-inch Full HD touch screen display offering resolution of 1920*1080 pixels and runs on the latest version of Android 4.4 Kitkat. As far as the hardware on the phone is concerned, it comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad core processor offering clock speed of 2.3 GHz which includes a 2 GB of RAM. The photography is done through an 8 MP rear camera and a 1.3 MP front shooter. The phone is powered by a 2300 mAh battery offering around 17 hours of talk time and comes with an internal storage memory of 16GB.

# Sony Xperia Z1( Price 36,755 on Flipkart): The Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a Quad core processor, offering a clock speed of 2.2 GHZ. The Processor is made by Qualcomm Snapdragon with a 2GB of RAM. The camera on the phone offers full HD video recording on the 20.7 Mega Pixel one at the rear with an LED flash and has a 2 MP on the front side too. The Z1 has a 5-inch touch screen with a display resolution of 1920*1080 pixels and runs on the Android version 4.2 Jelly Bean. The internal memory of the phone is 16GB, which is expandable up to 32GB and comes with 3000 mAh battery, offering talk time up to 14 hours.

# Lenovo K900 (Price 19499 on Flipkart): The Lenovo K900 comes with an Intel Atom Z2580 chipset offering a dual core processor, with a clock speed of 2 GHz. The phone contains 2GB of RAM and 32 GB external storage memory.  The K900 has a 13 Mega pixel camera with an LED flash at the rear and a 2 MP camera on the front. It runs on the Android Version 4.2 Jelly Bean and is powered by a 2500 mAh battery offering talk time of about 15 hours. The display on the phone is a 5.5-inch touch screen offering a resolution of 1920*1080 pixels.

# Samsung Galaxy S4 (Price 30075 on Flipkart): The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with an Octa core processor offering clock speed of about 1.6 GHz and 1.3 GHz with a 2GB of RAM. The phone has a 13 Mega pixel camera with an LED flash on the rear and a 2 MP shooter on the front. The S4 has a 16 GB of internal storage memory, expandable up to 64GB and is powered by a 2600 mAh battery offering talk time up to 17 hours. It runs on the Android version 4.2 Jelly Bean and has a touch display of 5-inches, with a resolution of 1920*1080 pixels.

# Nokia Lumia 1520(Price 38449 on Flipkart): The Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with a 6-inch touch screen and display resolution of 1920*1080 pixels. The phone’s hardware includes a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad core processor offering clock speed of about 2.2GHz, with a 2GB of RAM. Pictures shot through a 20 Mega pixel camera with an LED flash at the rear and a 1.2 MP camera one on the front side. The internal memory on the phone is 32 GB, which can also be expanded to 64GB and runs on the Windows 7 OS. The battery on the phone is 3,400 mAh, offering a talk time of 27 hours.

# LG G2 (Price 39990 on Flipkart): The LG G2 comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad core processor offering a clock speed of 2.26 GHz, with a 2GB of RAM.  The phone has a 5.2-inch display with a resolution of 1920*1080 pixels and runs on the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The G2 comes with a primary camera of 13 Mega Pixel with an LED flash and a secondary one of 2.1 MP. It comes with a storage memory of 16 GB and the battery on the phone is a 3000 mAh, with talk time of 18 hours.

# Apple iPhone 5S (Price Rs: 69,000 on Flipkart for the 64GB): The Apple iPhone maintains its class in the range and has own set of fan fare. It comes with the latest iOS 7 and offers a 4-inch screen with a resolution of 1136*640 pixels. The processor comes in an Apple A7 chip offering a dual core with a clock speed of 1.3GHz. The iPhone has an 8 mega pixel rear camera offering full HD recording with a dual LED flash and a 1.2 MP front shooter. The phone is powered by a 1560 mAh battery, offering a talk time of 10 hours and comes with 8/ 16/64 GB storage options.

# Samsung Galaxy Note 3(Price 41932 on Flipkart): The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 5.7-inch touch screen and has a display resolution of 1920*1080 pixels. The phone’s hardware consists of a 2 Quad core processors with clock speeds offering up to 1.6 GHz and 1.3 GHz respectively. The phone has 3 GB of RAM and runs on the Android version of 4.3 Jelly Bean. On the optics side, it offers a 13 Mega pixel camera with an LED flash on the rear and a 2 MP one on the front. The Note 3 comes with an internal storage memory of 32 GB, which can be expanded up to 64 GB and is powered by 3200 mAh battery offering a talk time of 21 hours. 

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Best Tablets That You Can Buy Right Away

Gadget world is fast evolving with newest devices losing their newness in no time. When consumers were agog with dual-core processors there was advent of quad-core processors and now the octa-core processor based devices are around the corner. So there is a need to keep abreast with latest and best in tech. Read on to know 5 latest and best tablets that you can buy right away.

Google Nexus 7 2013 edition

The latest Google Nexus 7 2013 edition manufactured by Asus hit the Indian market sometime back in November last year. The device is available in various memory options, the Nexus 7 (2013) 16 GB Wi-Fi only model is up for 19,549, while the 32GB version is available at about 22,000. The 32GB Wi-Fi plus 3G model is up for 24,949.

The tablet comes with 7.02 inch IPS screen with HD display of 1080X1920 pixel at 323ppi. The screen is made safe with the Corning Gorilla glass protection. The tablet runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz coupled with 2GB RAM and 400 MHz Adreno 320 graphics. It comes with 16GB and 32GB storage memory and lacks slot for further expansion. The gadget also houses a 5MP primary camera with 1080pixel HD video recording and a 1.3MP front piece.  The connectivity features includes Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi Dual-band, NFC, micro-USB v2.0 and Wireless charging. Nexus 7 is fueled by a 3950 mAh battery that provides up to 9 hours of back-up.

XOLO Play Tegra Note Tab

XOLO Play Tegra Note Tab is the first Nvidia Tegra 4-powered 7 inch tablet launched by Lava in the Indian market December 2013. The device claimed by Lava as ‘the world’s fastest 7 inch tablet,’ is up for grabs at ‎15,349.

Based on Nvidia's Tegra Note reference design, the tablet is equipped with 7-inch IPS display with 1280x800 pixels of resolution.  Powered by a 1.8GHz Tegra 4 processor with a 72-core GeForce GPU and quad-core Cortex-A15 CPU with fifth battery saver core the device is complimented by 1 GB RAM.

The tablet comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable up to 64GB via microSD. It opens up new avenues for photography with a 5-megapixel rear camera, 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also sports front-facing HD audio stereo speakers accompanied with a 'bass-reflex port'. According to Lava, the Xolo Play Tegra Note runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, but the company will soon adopt android 4.3 update.

iPad Mini with Retina display

The much awaited iPad Mini with Retina Display hit the Indian market in December last year. The launch was to rival Google’s 2013 edition of Nexus 7 tablets. The device came in many versions each priced differently. iPad Mini with Retina Display Wi-Fi only  models cost Rs 28,900 for 16GB, 35,900 for 32GB, 42,900 for 64GB, and 49,900 for 128GB versions respectively. The Wi?Fi+Cellular versions cost 37,900 for 16GB, 44,900 for 32GB, 51,900 for 64GB, and 128GB for 58,900 respectively.

The acclaimed tablet comes with 7.9 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen at 1536x2048 pixels resolutions reflecting 16M colors. The screen is protected by Oleophobic coating. The tablet runs on iOS 7.0.4 mobile platform and is powered by Apple A7 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone processor coupled with 1GB RAM and PowerVR G6430. The device comes with Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) and has 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus rear and 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps front facing camera.

Apple iPad Air

iPad Air launched alongside its younger sibling in December last year came in many versions at different price points. The Wi-Fi only version of iPad Air costs 35,900 for 16GB, 42,900 for 32GB, 49,900 for 64GB, and 56,900 for 128GB version respectively. The Wi?Fi+Cellular versions cost 44,900 for 16GB, 51,900 for 32GB, 58,900 for 64 GB, and 65,900 for 128 GB respectively.

The iPad Air comes with 9.7 inches LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen at 1536x2048 pixels resolution reflecting 16M colors. The display is scratch-resistant glass with oleophobic coating. The tablet running on iOS 7.0.4 under the hood packs a Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone processor coupled with 1GB DDR3 RAM and PowerVR G6430 GPU. The device comes with Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) and has 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus rear and 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps front facing camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, like iPad Air, comes in different memory variants such as 16, 32 and 64G and the 32GB Wi-Fi+3G variant costs 46,990.

The device which was launched in October 2013 comes with 10.1-inch Super clear LCD WQXGA (Wide Quad Extended Graphics Array) display at 2560X1600 pixels resolution. It is powered by a 1.9GHz quad-core Exynos 5 Octa processor coupled with 3GB RAM. When it comes to optics, the tablet sports 8 MP rear camera with BSI sensor and autofocus with LED flash and a 2 MP BSI sensor front facing camera to dish out good photo experience. The Android 4.3 Jelly Bean tablet packs a large 8220mAh battery which can offer up to 49 hours of 3G talktime and 10 hours of multimedia. Like its predecessors it carries a S Pen stylus and it also sports some of the Note 3 features such as  Action Memo, Scrapbook, Screen Write and S Finder.

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Smartphones With 2 GB RAM And Quad-Core Processor Under 25K

Smartphones are growing powerful with each passing day. The measure of RAM and processor the handset comes with fathoms its computing power. Though the next revolution of octa-core processors and higher RAM is around the corner, the Smartphones with quad-core processor and 2 GB RAM is what on the user’s mind while considering the powerful handset. Here is the list of 10 such Smartphones, read to know more.

Huawei Ascend P6 Price About 25,000

This dual SIM phone has an LCD capacitive touch screen of 4.7 inch at 1280X720 pixel resolution with gorilla glass protection. The device runs on Android 4.2 Jelly bean and is powered by a Quad-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz. Huawei Ascend P6 houses an 8 MP rear snapper and a 5 MP front unit. The connectivity features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, EDGE and GPS are supported by the device. The 2000mAh battery pack can provide power for 28hours of talktime on 2G network. 

UMI X2 Price: App. 14,000

The Chinese handset vendor UMI’s X2 has a 1.2 GHz MTK MT6589 quad-core processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU, and without surprise, the 2 GB RAM itself will convince you about the multi-tasking capabilities. It has a 5 inch IPS Retina Screen with HD resolution of 1920x1080 pixels with 441 PPI. The display comes with Gorilla Glass 2 coating that protects the screen from scratches.

The autofocus 13 MP rear camera with flash and a surprisingly good 3 MP front camera is more than enough to satisfy you optical needs. The phone mounted on Android 4.2 Jellybean is dual SIM and has a 2500mAh battery pack for a really long uninterrupted power supply.

Huawei Ascend Mate Price About 24,999

Ascend Mate has an impressive display of 6.1 inch Anti-scratch, Toshiba IPS+ Screen at 1280x720 Pixels resolution and also has Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It comes with company’s propriety user interface Emotion UI 2.0 and runs on Android 4.1 jelly bean mobile platform.  It is powered by 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled 2 GB RAM and a Vivante GC4000 GPU.  The device packs 8GB of internal storage expandable up to 64 GB.  On the optics side it has 8MP rear and 1MP front cameras. The device packs a mammoth 4050 mAh Non-removable Li-Ion battery which offers a record 1100 hours of 2G and up to 1072 hours of 3G talktime. The recently launched Ascend Mate 2  can apparently charge other phones as well.

Intex Aqua i7 Price About 17,783

Intex Aqua i7 comes with a 5-inch Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass, a quad-core MediaTek processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 2GB RAM and a 2000mAH battery that offers talk-time of 7 hours and standby time of 220 hours. The phone is equipped with a 13MP rear camera and 5MP front-camera and runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS.

Other specifications include massive 32 GB inbuilt memory and instead of a microSD card slot for additional space, the phone provides an alternative 5GB free storage space on Intex cloud. It’s well connected with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G and GPS. The device also includes a g-sensor, proximity sensor and light sensor which assist the phone to auto pause the video when the user looks away from the screen.

The phone is pre-loaded with 15 useful apps like Hungama, Matrabasha and more where the Matrabasha application has 22 Indian languages and lets the users to text, tweet and update status in their mother tongue.

Sony Xperia ZR 24,475

Sony Xperia ZR comes with 4.6-inch super-sharp HD Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 and has a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The Smartphone runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system.

Powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm S4 Pro chipset and Adreno 320 GPU, the device is supported by 2GB RAM. Camera wise, it is equipped with 13MP Exmor RS camera with LED flash and a VGA front facing camera for video calling. It has an internal storage of 8GB and a microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB for additional storage.

In terms of connectivity, it includes features like 4G, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA GPS and NFC. It is packed with 2300mAh battery and loaded with Sony media apps including Walkman, PlayStation Mobile and more.

Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 Price About 19,299

Micromax is known for bringing high-end featured devices at an affordable pricing. This is the main reason behind Micromax’s popularity. Micromax’s Canvas Turbo A250 that comes with 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS out of box and sports an impressive 5 inch 1080p Full HD IPS-LCD display with a pixel density of 441. Other hardware specifications of this device include a 1.5 GHz quad core Cortex-A7 processor, which is coupled with PowerVR SGX554 GPU and 2 GB of RAM. The device comes with 16 GB of inbuilt storage but unfortunately it does not support further expansion of the storage. The optics of the Turbo A250 includes a 13 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front facing camera. The Canvas Turbo A250 has a non-removable 2000 mAh Li-ion battery which delivers up to 9 hours of talk time.

Lenovo Vibe X  Priced About 24,899

The new Smartphone from Lenovo comes embedded with a 5-inch full HD display at 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution which comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It has a svelte design with super thin 6.9 mm frame of polycarbonate material with laser-engraved 3D tactile finish. The device is powered by quad-core 1.5 GHz MediaTek (MTK 6589T) processor which is complimented with 2 GB of RAM. Lenovo Vibe X runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS out of box and comes with 16 GB of internal storage.

The optics of the phone includes a 5 MP front and the LED flash accompanied 13 MP rear facing cameras that cater to a wonderful photo experience.

The Vibe X features unique apps like SHAREit, with which phone-to-phone data transfer can be in a fastest possible way. At about 4 Mbps, users can exchange pictures, large videos, and complete folders and even share apps without using any data cable or Wi-Fi hub.

Google Nexus 4 Price About  23,599

Google Nexus 4, manufactured by LG is most popular among power hungry consumers with its elegant design and good specs. Running on Google’s Android 4.2, Jelly Bean operating system upgradable to latest Android Kit Kat; Google Nexus 4 is smooth in performance and is powered with 1.5GHz quad-core CPU ensuring a hitch free experience along with 2GB RAM. It comes with a 4.7-inch screen size with a resolution of 1280x768 pixels and a pixel density of 320ppi which makes the text and graphics look sharp.

The phone comes in 8, 16 and 32 GB variants, and the 16GB at 23,599 is what most preferred by Indian users. Even though microSD card is absent, 13GB user available memory would be sufficient enough for most purposes. In terms of connectivity, it allows users to wireless transfer details and data between compatible handsets. Other connectivity features include NFC, micro USB, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Gionee Elife E6 Price About 20,999

Gionee Elife E6 shames its counterparts in design. The beautifully designed gadget has a 5 inch IPS screen with 1920 X 1080 pixel resolution. The device runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, with a layer of customization named ‘Amigo’ on top. The gadget is powered by 1.5GHz quad core processor coupled with 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal memory. The 13MP primary camera assists in clicking images and the 5MP front unit helps in video calling. Gionee Elife supports most of the connectivity features including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB and GPS. The 2000mAh battery is good enough to get the gadget going for one full day.

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