September 8, 2013, 2:21 am
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As you know by now, we have been walking all over the IFA show floor to bring you some hands on videos of interesting devices and one of them we found really interesting is the recently launched Alcatel One Touch Hero. This device is a proper phablet, sporting a 6 inch full HD display and a very interesting accessory to go with. We'll tell you more, but watch this video first -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpIV_L1toDc
As you can see from the above video, the bezel is insanely thin and makes the large device actually manageable. The 6 inch full HD display is powered by the 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT6589T processor, making sure the device chugs along just fine. The front is completely glass, with a white border running along the sides to the back, giving it a rather unique look.
The interesting thing about the Alcatel One Touch Hero is its accessory - The eInk flip cover. The eInk flip cover can be used to read eBooks from the phone on the eInk screen and it saves a lot of battery. The eInk flip cover is not a touch screen display, but the text can be controlled using the volume buttons. This is pretty interesting ...
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September 8, 2013, 10:53 pm
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If you can't beat them, then join them - that's a phrase that is used a lot and HTC have taken this to heart with the new HTC One Blue. Taking their inspiration from chief Android rival Samsung, who release their smartphones in multiple colours, HTC has introduced Red and Blue versions of its HTC One flagship.
Aside from a colour makeover, the HTC One Blue comes with the same premium specs as the Silver and Black versions. The Front features a 4.7 inch Full HD 1080p screen with 468ppi pixel density whilst the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor is clocked at 1.7GHz. Just like the original version, the HTC One Blue comes with 2GB RAM, 32GB internal storage and a unibody design which houses the 2,300 mAh embedded battery.
The back features the same 4MP Ultrapixel camera that debuted on the HTC One and then made its way to the HTC One Mini. The blue coating still produces the same premium aluminium metal feel that we like on the HTC One and as you can see, the HTC One Blue is more a Blue and Black combination with Black highlights and the metal band around the device all black in colour.
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September 8, 2013, 11:08 pm
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Acer unveiled the Liquid S2, successor of the Liquid S1 and the company's latest flagship smartphone ahead of IFA 2013, earlier this week.We managed to compare these two devices at the event. The difference in terms on specifications between these devices are huge. The Liquid S1 has a 5.7-inch 720p HD screen, while the Liquid S2 has a 6-inch (1920 x 1080) Full HD IPS display with curved Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The Liquid S1 has a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor MediaTek 6589T chip, while the S2 comes with a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor. Both the devices run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86uw5d4Q09w
The Liquid S1 has a 8MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash, 1080p HD video recording and a front-facing camera with 88 degree wide angle, while the Liquid S2 comes with a 13MP auto focus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED ring flash and 4K video recording. It has a 2MP front-facing camera with 88 degree wide angle lens, BSI sensor and 1080p video recording.
The Liquid S1 has a 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of internal storage and expandable memory up to 32GB via micro SD. The Liquid S2 has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory and expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD. The ...
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September 8, 2013, 11:17 pm
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Lenovo announced the Vibe X, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at the IFA 2013, and the HTC One is the company's latest flagship smartphone that was released earlier this year. The Lenovo Vibe X is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor, while the HTC One is powered by a Snapdragon 600 chip clocked at 1.7 GHz with Adreno 320 GPU. We managed to do a quick hands-on comparison of these devices. Check out the hands on comparison below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uSgNoH3fOw
The Lenovo Vibe X has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display at 441ppi pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and the HTC One has a 4.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with 468ppi pixel density with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection.
The Vibe X has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash with 1080p Full HD video recording, but lacks OIS, while the HTC One comes with a 4MP Ultrapixel camera with 1080p video recording and OIS. The Vibe X comes with a 5MP front-facing camera and the HTC One has a 2MP front camera.
The HTC One has aluminium build with non-removable 2300 mAh battery, while the Vibe X has polycarbonate body with a 2000 mAh battery. The Vibe X is just 6.9mm thick and weighs just 121 ...
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September 9, 2013, 12:04 am
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Microsoft has finally released the Xbox Music app for Android and iOS devices. This lets you enjoy your favorite music from a collection of over 30 million tracks, discover new songs, albums, and artists right from your smartphone. Microsoft has promised that they would bring offline mode to Android and iOS in the coming months. Microsoft has also launched free streaming to Web player and Radio with unlimited dynamic playlist would be available for Android, iOS and the web player later this year.
Xbox Music requires Xbox Music Pass the costs $9.99 per-month or $99.99/ year with one-month trial. It is available in 22 countries, but not available in India yet.
Features of Xbox Music for Android and iOS
Stream ad-free music from a catalog of tens of millions of songs
Add songs, albums, and playlists to your Xbox Music collection and access them from other device
Create playlists that sync across your phone, Xbox 360, PC, tablet, and the web
Enjoy a rich visual experience for searching, viewing, and playing back music
Download Xbox Music (Free) Android | iPhone | Web (Select countries only)
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September 9, 2013, 12:21 am
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Acer unveiled the Liquid S2, successor of the Liquid S1 and the company’s latest flagship smartphone ahead of IFA 2013, earlier this week, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is the company's large screen phablet. Both are large screen phablets. The new Liquid S2 has a 6-inch (1920 x 1080) Full HD IPS display with curved Gorilla Glass 3 protection, while the Z Ultra comes with a 6.4 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with X-Reality engine. Both the phones are powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8HcdkCzt7g
The Acer Liquid S2 has a 13MP auto focus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED ring flash and 4K video recording, while the Xperia Z Ultra has a 8MP camera with Exmos RS sensor, 1080p video recording, but lacks flash. Both the phones have a 2MP front-facing camera with 1080p video recording.
Both the phones have a 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal memory. The Liquid S2 comes with expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD, while the Xperia Z Ultra supports cards up to 64GB. The Liquid S2 comes with a 3300 mAh battery non-removable battery, wile the Xperia Z Ultra comes with a 3050 mAh non-removable battery. We will bring you more hands on videos from the IFA.
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September 9, 2013, 1:27 am
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Lenovo announced the Vibe X, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at the IFA 2013, and the Sony Xperia Z was launched earlier this year. We managed do a hands on comparison between these devices. The Lenovo Vibe X is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor, while the Sony Xperia Z is powered by a 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Processor. Check out the comparison video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcFRl_h9cek
Both the phones have a a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display at 441ppi pixel density. There is a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the Vibe X, while the Xperia Z has a Shatter-proof sheet on a scratch-resistant glass. The Vibe X has a polycarbonate body, while the Xperia Z has glass on the back and is dust and water resistant. The Vibe X is 6.9mm thick and weighs just 121 grams, while the Xperia Z is 7.9mm thick and weighs 143 grams.
Both the phones have a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash with 1080p Full HD video recording. The Vibe X has a 5MP front-facing camera, but the Xperia Z comes with a 2.2MP front-facing camera. Both these phone lacks OIS support.
The Sony Xperia Z launch in several countries earlier this year and the Lenovo ...
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September 9, 2013, 10:41 pm
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Samsung has announced that the company's Exynos 5 Octa chip would get Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP) that would let each CPU to be switched on or off as needed and also enables the use of all physical cores at the same time. This would offer high-performance and low-power to carry out tasks such as 3D gaming, complex augmented reality and advanced web browsing, says Samsung. MediaTek announced the new MT8135 quad-core chip and True Octa-Core solution with ARM big.LITTLE architecture, which also uses a similar Heterogeneous Multi-Processing technique to use all the core at the same time.
The Multi-processing software controls the scheduling of threads of execution to the appropriate core. In earlier versions of the big.LITTLE software, the whole processor context is moved up to the ‘big’ core or down to the ‘LITTLE’ core based on the measured work load.
In the new Heterogeneous Multi-Processing method Software threads with high priority or high computational intensity can be allocated to the big Cortex-A15 cores, while threads with less priority or are less computationally intensive can be performed by the LITTLE Cortex-A7 cores, achieving high-performance with low-energy for multi-processing capability in mobile devices.
The Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP) solution for Samsung Exynos 5 Octa application processors would be available in Q4 2013.
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September 9, 2013, 11:14 pm
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LG has announced that the G Pad 8.3 would be released in over 30 countries by the end of this year. The G Pad 8.3 was announced last month, ahead of IFA 2013. It packs a 8.3 inch (1920×1200 pixels) display at 273ppi, powered by 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It is just t 8.3 mm thick and weighs about 338 grams.
It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory and packs a 4600 mAh battery. Even though this doesn't come with voice calling, it has Q Pair app to pair it with your smartphone so that every call and message received on a smartphone will appear on the G Pad. It has QMemo to save and share note and lots more. LG showed off the G Pad 8.3 at the IFA 2013 event in Berlin last week.
The LG G Pad 8.3 would be rolled out globally starting from next month in South Korea, North America, Europe, Central and South America, Asia, CIS, Africa and more. It would be available in 30 countries by the end of 2013.
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September 9, 2013, 11:50 pm
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Domo, popular for its PC peripherals, tablets and accessories has launched the DOMO Slate X14. It has a 7 inch display, powered by a 1 GHz Corex A8 processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with 512MB RAM, packs a 3000 mAh battery and is aimed at students.
Mazher Shaikh, Business Development Manager at DOMO said
Our budget friendly tablets will definitely top the chart compared with any other entry level tablets that target Indian masses. DOMO Slate X14 has been designed especially for student offering value for money features. With support for most 3G dongles, users can stay connected to internet on the Go. Partners will have all the good reasons to promote this tablet.
Domo Slate X14 specifications
7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) 5 point multi-touch display
1 GHz cortex A8 processor, Mali 400 GPU
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
2MP front-facing camera
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 32 GB
3G via USB dongle, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Micro USB port
3.5 mm audio jack, Inbuilt Speakers and Microphone
1080p Full HD video playback
3000 mAh battery
The DOMO Slate X14 is priced at an MRP of Rs. 4,990, while the MOP is Rs. 3790. It comes with six months warranty and is available from eCommerce portals.
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September 10, 2013, 12:16 am
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Lenovo has launched the S5000 tablet at IFA 2013 in Berlin. The Lenovo S5000 is a 7inch tablet with a HD display running on a quad-core processor from MediaTek. You can check out the hands-on video below to have a quick look at the tablet.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phd2V8yQ1Hw
Lenovo S5000 is made of a metal body instead of plastic and that makes it feel better than the other plastic tablets. The tablet feels solid because of the metal build and looks sturdy. On the front, we have the HD display above which we have a front camera for video calls and a earpiece. The tablet is surprisingly thin at 7.9mm.
Lenovo S5000 is powered by a 1.2GHz Quad-core processor from MediaTek -MT6589 and runs on Android 4.2 Jellybean. There is 1GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage. There is a microSD card slot for expansion of internal storage as well. There is a 5MP camera at the back and a 1.6MP camera at the front. The tablet comes in WiFi only and WiFi+3G variants along with the usual set of smart device connectivity which includes Bluetooth, microUSB and there is USB OTG support as well. Lenovo S5000 is powered by a 3450mAh battery.
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September 10, 2013, 12:23 am
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Lenovo had announced a lot of products at the IFA 2013 in Berlin and among many announcements was the Lenovo Vibe X which is expected to be the company's flagship model. Lenovo Vibe X has a 5inch Full HD display, a quad-core processor and has a 13MP camera at back. We already compared the Vibe X with a lot of high-end Smartphone. Now you can check out the quick hands-on video of the device below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jYaKghy3V4
Lenovo Vibe X has a 5inch Full HD display at the front and comes in a very think package of just 6.9mm thickness. The entire phone, despite the solid non-plastic build and a metal rim at the back weighs just 122g and feels very light in the hands.
The Lenovo Vibe X is powered by a 1.5GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and has 2GB of RAM. There is 16GB internal storage and unfortunately, the Vibe X misses out on a microSD card slot. There is a 13MP camera at the back and a 5MP front facing camera. The rear camera records 1080p videos at 30fps.Lenovo Vibe X has the usual set of smartphone connectivity which includes WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, microUSB and GPS. Vibe X runs on Android ...
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September 10, 2013, 12:36 am
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Alcatel announced their One Touch Idol X flagship smartphone at IFA 2013 in Berlin. The Alcatel One Touch Idol X has a 5inch Full HD display and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor. You can check out our quick hands-on video just right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5i2Xp_Dmo8
The Alcatel One Touch X is a surprisingly thin package that comes at just 6.9mm thickness and has a 5inch Full HD display. On the front, there is the display and below it, we have three capacitive touch keys for navigation. The back has a matte finish and hence it wont be a fingerprint magnet.
Alcatel One Touch X is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor. There is 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. There is a microSD card slot as well. At the back, there is a 13MP camera with LED flash and there is a 2MP camera front facing camera. One Touch X runs on Android 4.2 Jellybean and is overlaid by a good looking Alcatel UI. There is the usual set of smartphone connectivity options like WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, microUSB and GPS. The One Touch X is fueled by a 2000mAh battery.
Video credits to Dhruv!
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September 10, 2013, 12:58 am
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Alcatel One Touch announced quite a lot of smartphones at the IFA 2013 in Berlin and among it was the One Touch Pop series. The Pop series has four phones - C1,C3,C5 and C7. Among the four, the C1 is the smallest with a 3.5inch display. Check out our quick hands-0n video with the relatively smaller Android smartphone - Pop C1.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uYfKVUxvTw
Alcatel One Touch Pop C1 is an entry level Android smartphone with a 3.5inch HVGA(320x480 pixels) display. The device feels bulky and is quite thick, but it fits the hand quite well because of the curved edges. It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, has 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot of expansion.
There is a 2MP camera at the back. One Touch Pop C1 is a dual SIM smartphone with basic connectivity options like WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, microUSB and GPS. One Touch Pop C1 runs on Android 4.2.2 and is overlaid by a beautiful Alcatel UI. There is a 1300mAh battery that fuels the device. The One Touch Pop C1 comes in a range of colors which includes neon green and pink. The Alcatel One Touch Pop C1 is expected to be available in October ...
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September 10, 2013, 1:15 am
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Nokia announced the 208, affordable feature phone along with the 207 back in July, now the phone is available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 2.4-inch (240 x 320 pixels) 65k color display with a physical T-9 keypad 3.5G and has 3G connectivity. It runs on Nokia Series 40 OS and comes pre-loaded with Facebook and Twitter and WhatsApp. It is 12.8mm thick and weighs 90.6 grams.
It has a 1.3-megapixel rear camera with smart imaging features such as voice guided self portrait, sequential shot and panorama mode and Slam feature to share multimedia content like photos, music and videos with nearby friends instantly.
The Dual SIM Easy Swap technology with dedicated SIM manager lets you switch SIM cards without switching off the device. It has a micro SIM card and comes with Internet-sharing to share 3G just by connecting the device to a PC or laptop via a USB cable. Other features include, micro USB port for data transfer and charging, Bluetooth 3.0, 3.5 mm audio jack and expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD. It packs a 1020 mAh battery.
The Nokia 208 comes in Red, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black colors and is priced online at Rs. 5,299.
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September 10, 2013, 1:35 am
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Alcatel went all in for the smartphone market as they announced quite a lot of smartphones at the IFA 2013 in Berlin and among it was the affordable One Touch Pop series. The Pop series has four phones - C1,C3,C5 and C7. Among the four, the C3 is the second smallest device with a 4inch display. Check out our quick hands-0n video with One Touch Pop C3.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNecTMPubEk
Alcatel One Touch Pop C3 is an entry level dual-SIM Android smartphone with a 4 inch display sporting a resolution of 480x800 pixels. The device feels bulky and is quite thick. There is a front facing camera along with proximity and ambient sensors above the display. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, has 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot of expansion.
There is a 3.2MP camera at the back along with LED flash. One Touch Pop C3 has basic connectivity options like WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, microUSB, GPS and WiFi Direct. It runs on Android 4.2.2 and is overlaid by a pretty Alcatel UI. There is a 1800mAh battery . The One Touch Pop C3 comes in a range of colors.
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September 10, 2013, 2:10 am
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Apple is expected to unveil the company's latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5S and a cheaper iPhone 5C at an event in Apple’s HQ in Cupertino. Apple sent out the press invites for today's event last week and China Telecom confirmed it recently. There were rumors about Apple adding biometric fingerprint sensor on the new iPhone’s home button. Now, The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that the next iPhone would indeed have a fingerprint sensor.
iCtech, a Chinese Weibo user has posted a user manual for the iPhone 5S that reveals the existence of a large Home button that is also called Touch ID sensor. The specfications of the iPhone 5S has also been leaked by CTechnology. The display and the dimensions are expected to be similar to the iPhone 5.
Apple iPhone 5S rumored specifications
4 inch (1136×640 pixels) 326 ppi display
A7 dual-core CPU
8MP camera with dual LED flash f2.0 aperture, 1080p recording at 120 fps
1.2MP front-facing camera with 720p video recording
WiFi a/b/g/n 2.4GHz and 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.0
fingerprint sensor
Up to 250 hrs standby battery life
We will have to wait for Apple to announce everything officially later today to find out more details about the next-gen iPhone.
Source: WSJ, ictech (weibo)
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September 10, 2013, 3:19 am
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Slim is definitely in with manufacturers constantly looking to make their devices slimmer with even more features. With the Ascend P6, Huawei have come very close, packing a feature list including a 4.7 inch 720p screen, Quad-core processor and 8MP camera into a body just 6.2 mm thin.
In comparison, the Lumia 925 comes in at 8.5 mm with similar specs with the addition of a PureView camera and 4G LTE. Despite very clear differences, these hero devices share some design similarities. Both devices combine premium design with very respectable specs, in search of the holy grail where technology meets the beauty market.
Each manufacturer has targeted camera users with their devices yet they do not directly compete. The Lumia 925 sports an 8 MP camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and PureView technology and clearly focuses on users who like to capture photos in all conditions.
Whilst Huawei have enabled the Ascend P6 with an 8MP camera, they've clearly focuses on users who like to take selfies, with the P6 featuring an class-leading 5MP camera. Along with their new Beauty Level software, the Ascend P6 is definitely one for the fashion focused and aims to lead the current "selfie" ...
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September 10, 2013, 5:21 am
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Asus announced the MeMO Pad 8 (ME180A) at the IFA 2013 in Berlin last week. Apple launched the iPad mini, the company's first 7.9 inch display last year. Since these two tablets are almost similar in the size, we managed do a hands on comparison at the IFA. The Asus MeMO Pad 8 has a 8-inch HD LED Backlit IPS multi-touch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixel at 188 ppi pixel density. The iPad mini has a 7.9-inch LED Backlit IPS multi-touch display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixel at 162 ppi pixel density. The Memo Pad 8 uses a quad-core quad-core MediaTek MT8125 Cortex A7 chip clocked at 1.6 GHz with PowerVR SGX5 series GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2, while the iPad mini comes with a dual-core Cortex A7 chip with PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU and runs on iOS 6.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyf8XTLTp_s
Both these devices feature a 5MP rear camera. The Memo Pad 8 has 720p video recording, while the iPad mini supports video recording up to 1080p. Both the tablets have 1.2MP HD front-facing camera. The Memo Pad is 9.95 mm thick and weighs 350 grams, while the iPad mini is relatively thinner at 7.2 mm and lighter at 308 grams. Connectivity wise both ...
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September 10, 2013, 5:26 am
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Among the many Android tablets that Asus introduced at the IFA 2013 in Berlin, the MeMo Pad 8 was one. The Asus MemoPad 8 seems to be budget tablet, powered by a quad-core processor. Do check out our hands-on video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUiqYo0R2O4
The Asus MeMo Pad 8 has a 8 inch display that has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels giving the display a pixel density of 189ppi. The Memo Pad 8 is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8125 processor, has 1GB RAM and comes with 8 or 16GB internal storage along with a microSD card slot. There is a 5MP camera at the back that records 720p videos and a 1.2MP camera at the front.
There is no SIM card slot available and it comes with only WiFi, Bluetooth and microUSB connectivity. It runs on a near stock Android 4.2.2 Jellybean. It comes with a non-removable Li-Po 3950mAh battery. The Asus Memo Pad 8 is expected be available in Gray, Pink and White.
Video credits to Varun Krish!
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As you know by now, we have been walking all over the IFA show floor to bring you some hands on videos of interesting devices and one of them we found really interesting is the recently launched Alcatel One Touch Hero. This device is a proper phablet, sporting a 6 inch full HD display and a very interesting accessory to go with. We'll tell you more, but watch this video first -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpIV_L1toDc
As you can see from the above video, the bezel is insanely thin and makes the large device actually manageable. The 6 inch full HD display is powered by the 1.5 GHz MediaTek MT6589T processor, making sure the device chugs along just fine. The front is completely glass, with a white border running along the sides to the back, giving it a rather unique look.
The interesting thing about the Alcatel One Touch Hero is its accessory - The eInk flip cover. The eInk flip cover can be used to read eBooks from the phone on the eInk screen and it saves a lot of battery. The eInk flip cover is not a touch screen display, but the text can be controlled using the volume buttons. This is pretty interesting ...
If you can't beat them, then join them - that's a phrase that is used a lot and HTC have taken this to heart with the new HTC One Blue. Taking their inspiration from chief Android rival Samsung, who release their smartphones in multiple colours, HTC has introduced Red and Blue versions of its HTC One flagship.
Aside from a colour makeover, the HTC One Blue comes with the same premium specs as the Silver and Black versions. The Front features a 4.7 inch Full HD 1080p screen with 468ppi pixel density whilst the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor is clocked at 1.7GHz. Just like the original version, the HTC One Blue comes with 2GB RAM, 32GB internal storage and a unibody design which houses the 2,300 mAh embedded battery.
The back features the same 4MP Ultrapixel camera that debuted on the HTC One and then made its way to the HTC One Mini. The blue coating still produces the same premium aluminium metal feel that we like on the HTC One and as you can see, the HTC One Blue is more a Blue and Black combination with Black highlights and the metal band around the device all black in colour.
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Acer unveiled the Liquid S2, successor of the Liquid S1 and the company's latest flagship smartphone ahead of IFA 2013, earlier this week.We managed to compare these two devices at the event. The difference in terms on specifications between these devices are huge. The Liquid S1 has a 5.7-inch 720p HD screen, while the Liquid S2 has a 6-inch (1920 x 1080) Full HD IPS display with curved Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The Liquid S1 has a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor MediaTek 6589T chip, while the S2 comes with a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor. Both the devices run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86uw5d4Q09w
The Liquid S1 has a 8MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash, 1080p HD video recording and a front-facing camera with 88 degree wide angle, while the Liquid S2 comes with a 13MP auto focus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED ring flash and 4K video recording. It has a 2MP front-facing camera with 88 degree wide angle lens, BSI sensor and 1080p video recording.
The Liquid S1 has a 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of internal storage and expandable memory up to 32GB via micro SD. The Liquid S2 has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory and expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD. The ...
Lenovo announced the Vibe X, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at the IFA 2013, and the HTC One is the company's latest flagship smartphone that was released earlier this year. The Lenovo Vibe X is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor, while the HTC One is powered by a Snapdragon 600 chip clocked at 1.7 GHz with Adreno 320 GPU. We managed to do a quick hands-on comparison of these devices. Check out the hands on comparison below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uSgNoH3fOw
The Lenovo Vibe X has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display at 441ppi pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and the HTC One has a 4.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with 468ppi pixel density with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection.
The Vibe X has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash with 1080p Full HD video recording, but lacks OIS, while the HTC One comes with a 4MP Ultrapixel camera with 1080p video recording and OIS. The Vibe X comes with a 5MP front-facing camera and the HTC One has a 2MP front camera.
The HTC One has aluminium build with non-removable 2300 mAh battery, while the Vibe X has polycarbonate body with a 2000 mAh battery. The Vibe X is just 6.9mm thick and weighs just 121 ...
Microsoft has finally released the Xbox Music app for Android and iOS devices. This lets you enjoy your favorite music from a collection of over 30 million tracks, discover new songs, albums, and artists right from your smartphone. Microsoft has promised that they would bring offline mode to Android and iOS in the coming months. Microsoft has also launched free streaming to Web player and Radio with unlimited dynamic playlist would be available for Android, iOS and the web player later this year.
Xbox Music requires Xbox Music Pass the costs $9.99 per-month or $99.99/ year with one-month trial. It is available in 22 countries, but not available in India yet.
Features of Xbox Music for Android and iOS
Stream ad-free music from a catalog of tens of millions of songs
Add songs, albums, and playlists to your Xbox Music collection and access them from other device
Create playlists that sync across your phone, Xbox 360, PC, tablet, and the web
Enjoy a rich visual experience for searching, viewing, and playing back music
Download Xbox Music (Free) Android | iPhone | Web (Select countries only)
Acer unveiled the Liquid S2, successor of the Liquid S1 and the company’s latest flagship smartphone ahead of IFA 2013, earlier this week, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is the company's large screen phablet. Both are large screen phablets. The new Liquid S2 has a 6-inch (1920 x 1080) Full HD IPS display with curved Gorilla Glass 3 protection, while the Z Ultra comes with a 6.4 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with X-Reality engine. Both the phones are powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU.
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The Acer Liquid S2 has a 13MP auto focus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED ring flash and 4K video recording, while the Xperia Z Ultra has a 8MP camera with Exmos RS sensor, 1080p video recording, but lacks flash. Both the phones have a 2MP front-facing camera with 1080p video recording.
Both the phones have a 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal memory. The Liquid S2 comes with expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD, while the Xperia Z Ultra supports cards up to 64GB. The Liquid S2 comes with a 3300 mAh battery non-removable battery, wile the Xperia Z Ultra comes with a 3050 mAh non-removable battery. We will bring you more hands on videos from the IFA.
Lenovo announced the Vibe X, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at the IFA 2013, and the Sony Xperia Z was launched earlier this year. We managed do a hands on comparison between these devices. The Lenovo Vibe X is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor, while the Sony Xperia Z is powered by a 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Processor. Check out the comparison video below.
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Both the phones have a a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display at 441ppi pixel density. There is a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the Vibe X, while the Xperia Z has a Shatter-proof sheet on a scratch-resistant glass. The Vibe X has a polycarbonate body, while the Xperia Z has glass on the back and is dust and water resistant. The Vibe X is 6.9mm thick and weighs just 121 grams, while the Xperia Z is 7.9mm thick and weighs 143 grams.
Both the phones have a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash with 1080p Full HD video recording. The Vibe X has a 5MP front-facing camera, but the Xperia Z comes with a 2.2MP front-facing camera. Both these phone lacks OIS support.
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Samsung has announced that the company's Exynos 5 Octa chip would get Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP) that would let each CPU to be switched on or off as needed and also enables the use of all physical cores at the same time. This would offer high-performance and low-power to carry out tasks such as 3D gaming, complex augmented reality and advanced web browsing, says Samsung. MediaTek announced the new MT8135 quad-core chip and True Octa-Core solution with ARM big.LITTLE architecture, which also uses a similar Heterogeneous Multi-Processing technique to use all the core at the same time.
The Multi-processing software controls the scheduling of threads of execution to the appropriate core. In earlier versions of the big.LITTLE software, the whole processor context is moved up to the ‘big’ core or down to the ‘LITTLE’ core based on the measured work load.
In the new Heterogeneous Multi-Processing method Software threads with high priority or high computational intensity can be allocated to the big Cortex-A15 cores, while threads with less priority or are less computationally intensive can be performed by the LITTLE Cortex-A7 cores, achieving high-performance with low-energy for multi-processing capability in mobile devices.
The Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP) solution for Samsung Exynos 5 Octa application processors would be available in Q4 2013.
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LG has announced that the G Pad 8.3 would be released in over 30 countries by the end of this year. The G Pad 8.3 was announced last month, ahead of IFA 2013. It packs a 8.3 inch (1920×1200 pixels) display at 273ppi, powered by 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It is just t 8.3 mm thick and weighs about 338 grams.
It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory and packs a 4600 mAh battery. Even though this doesn't come with voice calling, it has Q Pair app to pair it with your smartphone so that every call and message received on a smartphone will appear on the G Pad. It has QMemo to save and share note and lots more. LG showed off the G Pad 8.3 at the IFA 2013 event in Berlin last week.
The LG G Pad 8.3 would be rolled out globally starting from next month in South Korea, North America, Europe, Central and South America, Asia, CIS, Africa and more. It would be available in 30 countries by the end of 2013.
Domo, popular for its PC peripherals, tablets and accessories has launched the DOMO Slate X14. It has a 7 inch display, powered by a 1 GHz Corex A8 processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with 512MB RAM, packs a 3000 mAh battery and is aimed at students.
Mazher Shaikh, Business Development Manager at DOMO said
Our budget friendly tablets will definitely top the chart compared with any other entry level tablets that target Indian masses. DOMO Slate X14 has been designed especially for student offering value for money features. With support for most 3G dongles, users can stay connected to internet on the Go. Partners will have all the good reasons to promote this tablet.
Domo Slate X14 specifications
7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) 5 point multi-touch display
1 GHz cortex A8 processor, Mali 400 GPU
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
2MP front-facing camera
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 32 GB
3G via USB dongle, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Micro USB port
3.5 mm audio jack, Inbuilt Speakers and Microphone
1080p Full HD video playback
3000 mAh battery
The DOMO Slate X14 is priced at an MRP of Rs. 4,990, while the MOP is Rs. 3790. It comes with six months warranty and is available from eCommerce portals.
Lenovo has launched the S5000 tablet at IFA 2013 in Berlin. The Lenovo S5000 is a 7inch tablet with a HD display running on a quad-core processor from MediaTek. You can check out the hands-on video below to have a quick look at the tablet.
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Lenovo S5000 is made of a metal body instead of plastic and that makes it feel better than the other plastic tablets. The tablet feels solid because of the metal build and looks sturdy. On the front, we have the HD display above which we have a front camera for video calls and a earpiece. The tablet is surprisingly thin at 7.9mm.
Lenovo S5000 is powered by a 1.2GHz Quad-core processor from MediaTek -MT6589 and runs on Android 4.2 Jellybean. There is 1GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage. There is a microSD card slot for expansion of internal storage as well. There is a 5MP camera at the back and a 1.6MP camera at the front. The tablet comes in WiFi only and WiFi+3G variants along with the usual set of smart device connectivity which includes Bluetooth, microUSB and there is USB OTG support as well. Lenovo S5000 is powered by a 3450mAh battery.
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Lenovo had announced a lot of products at the IFA 2013 in Berlin and among many announcements was the Lenovo Vibe X which is expected to be the company's flagship model. Lenovo Vibe X has a 5inch Full HD display, a quad-core processor and has a 13MP camera at back. We already compared the Vibe X with a lot of high-end Smartphone. Now you can check out the quick hands-on video of the device below.
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Lenovo Vibe X has a 5inch Full HD display at the front and comes in a very think package of just 6.9mm thickness. The entire phone, despite the solid non-plastic build and a metal rim at the back weighs just 122g and feels very light in the hands.
The Lenovo Vibe X is powered by a 1.5GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and has 2GB of RAM. There is 16GB internal storage and unfortunately, the Vibe X misses out on a microSD card slot. There is a 13MP camera at the back and a 5MP front facing camera. The rear camera records 1080p videos at 30fps.Lenovo Vibe X has the usual set of smartphone connectivity which includes WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, microUSB and GPS. Vibe X runs on Android ...
Alcatel announced their One Touch Idol X flagship smartphone at IFA 2013 in Berlin. The Alcatel One Touch Idol X has a 5inch Full HD display and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor. You can check out our quick hands-on video just right below.
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The Alcatel One Touch X is a surprisingly thin package that comes at just 6.9mm thickness and has a 5inch Full HD display. On the front, there is the display and below it, we have three capacitive touch keys for navigation. The back has a matte finish and hence it wont be a fingerprint magnet.
Alcatel One Touch X is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor. There is 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. There is a microSD card slot as well. At the back, there is a 13MP camera with LED flash and there is a 2MP camera front facing camera. One Touch X runs on Android 4.2 Jellybean and is overlaid by a good looking Alcatel UI. There is the usual set of smartphone connectivity options like WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, microUSB and GPS. The One Touch X is fueled by a 2000mAh battery.
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Alcatel One Touch announced quite a lot of smartphones at the IFA 2013 in Berlin and among it was the One Touch Pop series. The Pop series has four phones - C1,C3,C5 and C7. Among the four, the C1 is the smallest with a 3.5inch display. Check out our quick hands-0n video with the relatively smaller Android smartphone - Pop C1.
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Alcatel One Touch Pop C1 is an entry level Android smartphone with a 3.5inch HVGA(320x480 pixels) display. The device feels bulky and is quite thick, but it fits the hand quite well because of the curved edges. It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, has 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot of expansion.
There is a 2MP camera at the back. One Touch Pop C1 is a dual SIM smartphone with basic connectivity options like WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, microUSB and GPS. One Touch Pop C1 runs on Android 4.2.2 and is overlaid by a beautiful Alcatel UI. There is a 1300mAh battery that fuels the device. The One Touch Pop C1 comes in a range of colors which includes neon green and pink. The Alcatel One Touch Pop C1 is expected to be available in October ...
Nokia announced the 208, affordable feature phone along with the 207 back in July, now the phone is available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 2.4-inch (240 x 320 pixels) 65k color display with a physical T-9 keypad 3.5G and has 3G connectivity. It runs on Nokia Series 40 OS and comes pre-loaded with Facebook and Twitter and WhatsApp. It is 12.8mm thick and weighs 90.6 grams.
It has a 1.3-megapixel rear camera with smart imaging features such as voice guided self portrait, sequential shot and panorama mode and Slam feature to share multimedia content like photos, music and videos with nearby friends instantly.
The Dual SIM Easy Swap technology with dedicated SIM manager lets you switch SIM cards without switching off the device. It has a micro SIM card and comes with Internet-sharing to share 3G just by connecting the device to a PC or laptop via a USB cable. Other features include, micro USB port for data transfer and charging, Bluetooth 3.0, 3.5 mm audio jack and expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD. It packs a 1020 mAh battery.
The Nokia 208 comes in Red, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black colors and is priced online at Rs. 5,299.
Alcatel went all in for the smartphone market as they announced quite a lot of smartphones at the IFA 2013 in Berlin and among it was the affordable One Touch Pop series. The Pop series has four phones - C1,C3,C5 and C7. Among the four, the C3 is the second smallest device with a 4inch display. Check out our quick hands-0n video with One Touch Pop C3.
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Alcatel One Touch Pop C3 is an entry level dual-SIM Android smartphone with a 4 inch display sporting a resolution of 480x800 pixels. The device feels bulky and is quite thick. There is a front facing camera along with proximity and ambient sensors above the display. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, has 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot of expansion.
There is a 3.2MP camera at the back along with LED flash. One Touch Pop C3 has basic connectivity options like WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, microUSB, GPS and WiFi Direct. It runs on Android 4.2.2 and is overlaid by a pretty Alcatel UI. There is a 1800mAh battery . The One Touch Pop C3 comes in a range of colors.
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Apple is expected to unveil the company's latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5S and a cheaper iPhone 5C at an event in Apple’s HQ in Cupertino. Apple sent out the press invites for today's event last week and China Telecom confirmed it recently. There were rumors about Apple adding biometric fingerprint sensor on the new iPhone’s home button. Now, The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that the next iPhone would indeed have a fingerprint sensor.
iCtech, a Chinese Weibo user has posted a user manual for the iPhone 5S that reveals the existence of a large Home button that is also called Touch ID sensor. The specfications of the iPhone 5S has also been leaked by CTechnology. The display and the dimensions are expected to be similar to the iPhone 5.
Apple iPhone 5S rumored specifications
4 inch (1136×640 pixels) 326 ppi display
A7 dual-core CPU
8MP camera with dual LED flash f2.0 aperture, 1080p recording at 120 fps
1.2MP front-facing camera with 720p video recording
WiFi a/b/g/n 2.4GHz and 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.0
fingerprint sensor
Up to 250 hrs standby battery life
We will have to wait for Apple to announce everything officially later today to find out more details about the next-gen iPhone.
Source: WSJ, ictech (weibo)
Slim is definitely in with manufacturers constantly looking to make their devices slimmer with even more features. With the Ascend P6, Huawei have come very close, packing a feature list including a 4.7 inch 720p screen, Quad-core processor and 8MP camera into a body just 6.2 mm thin.
In comparison, the Lumia 925 comes in at 8.5 mm with similar specs with the addition of a PureView camera and 4G LTE. Despite very clear differences, these hero devices share some design similarities. Both devices combine premium design with very respectable specs, in search of the holy grail where technology meets the beauty market.
Each manufacturer has targeted camera users with their devices yet they do not directly compete. The Lumia 925 sports an 8 MP camera with Carl Zeiss Optics, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and PureView technology and clearly focuses on users who like to capture photos in all conditions.
Whilst Huawei have enabled the Ascend P6 with an 8MP camera, they've clearly focuses on users who like to take selfies, with the P6 featuring an class-leading 5MP camera. Along with their new Beauty Level software, the Ascend P6 is definitely one for the fashion focused and aims to lead the current "selfie" ...
Asus announced the MeMO Pad 8 (ME180A) at the IFA 2013 in Berlin last week. Apple launched the iPad mini, the company's first 7.9 inch display last year. Since these two tablets are almost similar in the size, we managed do a hands on comparison at the IFA. The Asus MeMO Pad 8 has a 8-inch HD LED Backlit IPS multi-touch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixel at 188 ppi pixel density. The iPad mini has a 7.9-inch LED Backlit IPS multi-touch display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixel at 162 ppi pixel density. The Memo Pad 8 uses a quad-core quad-core MediaTek MT8125 Cortex A7 chip clocked at 1.6 GHz with PowerVR SGX5 series GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2, while the iPad mini comes with a dual-core Cortex A7 chip with PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU and runs on iOS 6.
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Both these devices feature a 5MP rear camera. The Memo Pad 8 has 720p video recording, while the iPad mini supports video recording up to 1080p. Both the tablets have 1.2MP HD front-facing camera. The Memo Pad is 9.95 mm thick and weighs 350 grams, while the iPad mini is relatively thinner at 7.2 mm and lighter at 308 grams. Connectivity wise both ...
Among the many Android tablets that Asus introduced at the IFA 2013 in Berlin, the MeMo Pad 8 was one. The Asus MemoPad 8 seems to be budget tablet, powered by a quad-core processor. Do check out our hands-on video below.
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The Asus MeMo Pad 8 has a 8 inch display that has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels giving the display a pixel density of 189ppi. The Memo Pad 8 is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8125 processor, has 1GB RAM and comes with 8 or 16GB internal storage along with a microSD card slot. There is a 5MP camera at the back that records 720p videos and a 1.2MP camera at the front.
There is no SIM card slot available and it comes with only WiFi, Bluetooth and microUSB connectivity. It runs on a near stock Android 4.2.2 Jellybean. It comes with a non-removable Li-Po 3950mAh battery. The Asus Memo Pad 8 is expected be available in Gray, Pink and White.
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