Sony Xperia Tablet Z Is the World’s Thinnest Android Slate

Sony launched the Xperia Tablet Z, its latest Android slate, in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress show on Monday. The device is the thinnest and lightest 10-inch tablet produced by any hardware maker thus far at 0.27 inches thick and a weight of 1.09 pounds. And it also is making its debut just six months after Sony’s last Android slate, the Xperia Tablet S.

We got to spend a bit of time using the tablet last week, ahead of its unveiling in Spain, and the sleek build of the device was mightily impressive. As was the Tablet Z’s 1920 x 1200 pixel display. And, like the Xperia Z smartphone Sony showed off at Las Vegas’ Consumer Electronics Show in January, the Tablet Z is water resistant — which might make it a great choice for use in the kitchen. Sony says the Tablet Z can survive being submerged in water as deep as 3 feet for as long as 30 minutes.

Powering the Tablet Z is Google’s Android Jelly Bean operating system (it’ll ship on 4.1 and later be upgraded to 4.2), Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core CPU, clocked at 1.5GHz and 2GB of RAM. Storage comes in at 16GB for $500, or 32GB for $600 — placing the pricing square against Apple’s iPad. Each model of the Tablet Z will sport a microSD card slot, which can handle up to an additional 64GB of storage, as well as an 8-megapixel rear camera, that can shoot up to 1080p video. And up front, it’ll have a 2.2-megapixel, 720p camera. NFC connectivity (which Sony will be marketing under the name One-Touch for some odd reason) will be built in as well.

Like the Tablet S, the Tablet Z features a built-in IR blaster and an app that will allow owners to use the device as a universal remote for TVs, Blu-ray and DVD players, and home theater receivers. No official release date has been announced as of yet.

SPECIFICATION:

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
		LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, February
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, Q1

BODY	Dimensions	266 x 172 x 6.9 mm (10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in)
	Weight	495 g (1.09 lb)
		- IP57 certified - dust proof and water resistant

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	1200 x 1920 pixels, 10.1 inches (~224 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers
	Protection	Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass
		- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2

SOUND	Alert types	N\A
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 3D surround sound enhancement

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Up to 107 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 296 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
	NFC	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)

CAMERA	Primary	8.1 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
	Secondary	Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064
	CPU	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
	GPU	Adreno 320
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, compass
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, White
		- SNS integration - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - Xvid/DivX/MKV/WMV/MP4/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Organizer - Document viewer - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 1230 h (2G) / Up to 1270 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 10 h (multimedia)
	Music play	Up to 110 h

Samsung Galaxy S Duos:The best android mobile under Rs17000

Duos is undoubtedly the best android phone in the market which comes under this sweet price range and is also a look-alike of Samsung’s flagship smartphone Galaxy S3. The phone has a sleek design and has features which are only available in high end devices, much above the price range.

Samsung Galaxy S Duos is engineered with single-core 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor along with 768 MB of RAM. It works on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and the latest TouchWiz UI dubbed as Nature UX which is present in Galaxy S3.

The phone features a 5 mega pixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash, a VGA front facing camera for video calls, has 4 GB of internal memory and comes with a microSD card slot to expand the memory up to 32GB.

It boasts of features that are not available in other phones is having a “DUAL SIM”capability and a front and rear camera.

We all have two side to our lives, the professional and the personal. However, you can still manage your dual roles with one phone if that phone is the Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562. Designed for the active lifestyle the dual SIM (GSM + GSM) Galaxy S Duos uses the Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS that gives you unlimited features and functions. And to give you impeccable precision and speed the phone is powered by the 1 GHz Cortex-A5 processor with 768 MB RAM

To bring this robust and powerful phone to life is the 4-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen that supports WVGA, 480 x 800 pixel resolution with 16 M colours. With the Adreno 200 GPU you can enjoy smooth, rich and enhanced graphics.

A phone wouldn’t be complete without an impressive camera but the Galaxy S Duos S7562 comes with not one, but two cameras. The phone has a 5 megapixel primary camera with 2x digital zoom and a 0.3 megapixel secondary camera. Features like auto focus, panorama and photo effects make photography fun. You can shoot videos at 30 fps and relive memorable moments in vivid colour. To give you even more entertainment the Samsung Galaxy S Duos has an FM radio, video player and music player.

Design

There is no denying that the slim design of the bar shaped S Duos grabs attention immediately. The smooth finish and compact design makes it quite appealing. The phone neatly packs a 3.5 mm audio jack and a micro USB port into its design. To give you the best view when you switch between applications the phone is equipped with sensors like the accelerometer, proximity sensor and compass.

Storage and Battery

The Android Galaxy S Duos has 4 GB internal memory and the memory can be expanded up to 32 GB using micro SD and micro SDHC cards. A 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery powers the phone and supports up to 12 hours of talktime on the 2G network and up to 8 hours on 3G. The phone supports up to 570 hours standby time on 2G and up to 470 hours on 3G.

Connectivity and Features

The phone is equipped with GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Hotspot for uninterrupted internet connectivity. The ChatON feature allows you to chat, group chat, share multimedia content and even create personalized animated messages. The S Duos has Bluetooth that facilitates unlimited transfer of music, videos and data files to other compatible devices.

The A-GPS enabled S Duos comes with useful features and apps like Google Maps, Document Viewer, Pushmail and Google Search to make this phone the perfect device to carry when you travel and to make every day fun.