HP has launched HP 8, a 7.85-inch tablet in the U.S. It has a 7.85-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) IPS multitouch display, powered by a quad-core Allwinner A31s processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has WiFi, but lacks a SIM card slot, so you lose voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “HP 8 Tablet with 7.85-inch display, Android 4.2 launched in the US for $169.99”
Asus was the first company that introduced the concept of Android transformer tablet which a detachable dock. Asus was also the first company that came up with Asus PadFone concept. Despite being innovations of their own, both the series failed commercially. But Asus isn;t giving up. They have launched a lot of Transformer products till now and according to rumors from Italy, the company is working on two more models of Asus Transformer series.
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LG announced the G Pad 8.3 tablet back in September last year. It introduced the G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition in December, that we reviewed recently. LG has released the G Pad 8.3 LTE exclusively on Verizon Wireless in the US. Except the LTE support via SIM card slot, other features are similar to the original LG G Pad 8.3. It has a 8-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) full HD display, quad-core 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and Android Jelly Bean OS. Continue reading “LG G Pad 8.3 LTE coming to Verizon on March 6th”
According to Gartner, the year 2013 was a pretty good year for tablets – a total of 195.4 million units were shipped during the year. The almost 200 million units is a 68% increase over the number of tablets shipped during 2012. The report also says that the sales of tablets was boosted by the low end smaller tablets and hence Android continues to dominate the tablet market. You can check out the numbers below.
Samsung unveiled the Gear Fit, the company’s first fitness band last week. The South Korean manufacturer was expected to unveil the Galaxy 4 series at the MWC 2014 last week, but it didn’t happen. Samsung Gear Fit micro site lists Galaxy Tab4 (10.1/8.0./7.0) in the Gear fit compatibility list, which confirms the existence of these upcoming tablets. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1, 8.0 and 7.0 confirmed through official Gear Fit compatibility list”
FoneArena is live from MWC 2014 at Barcelona and we have a lot of manufacturers showcasing their products. We are at HP’s booth where they have on display – HP Slate 7 Extreme. HP had announced the HP Slate 7 Extreme sometime in September. HP Slate 7 Extreme is just a rebranded version of the NVIDIA Tegra Note and comes with HP’s own Direct Stylus. The HP Slate 7 Extreme looks like a variant of the NVidia Tegra Note, but with HP branding.
Micromax Funbook Ultra HD P580, the company’s latest tablet in the Funbook series is now available from HomeShop18. It has a 7.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G support via a SIM card slot and has an ear piece with voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Ultra HD P580 with 7.8-inch HD display, voice calling now available for Rs. 11990”
HP is present at the Mobile World Congress 2014 event in Barcelona and has just announced a couple of Windows 8.1 tablets – HP ElitePad 1000 and HP ProPad 600. Both the tablets – HP ElitePad 1000 and HP ProPad 600 come with a 10.1inch WUXGA display.
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FoneArena is live from Barcelona for the MWC 2014 and today, we are Sony’s booth where they have just announced their next flagship – Sony Xperia Z2 and a successor to the original Sony Xperia Z tablet in the form of Sony Xperia Z2 tablet. The original Sony Xperia Tablet Z wasn’t a popular choice for the tablet, but expects that to change with the Sony Xperia Z2 tablet. We go hands on with the device and you can check out a few photos from the device right below.
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Sony has just announced the Xperia Z2 Tablet at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 2014, as expected. It has a 10.1-inch Full HD (1920 x 1200 pixels) WUXGA Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has IP55/IP58 ratings for dust and water resistance. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet with 10.1-inch full HD display, 3GB RAM, 6.4 mm slim body announced”
Lenovo has just announced new Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10 HD+, its new multimode Android tablet and the successor of the Yoga Tablet 10, at the Mobile World Congress 2014. Lenovo Yoga allows the users to experience the tablet in three modes – hold, tilt and stand mode. It has a 10-inch (1920×1200 pixels) Full HD display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 processor (3G) / APQ8028 (WiFi-only) and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with upgradable option to KitKat.
Huawei is one of those companies that has come well prepared for the MWC 2014 and it is not disappointing the attendees. Among the things that Huawei is unveiling, it has just announced the Huawei MediaPad M1 tablet that brings a 8inch aluminum form factor with LTE for affordable pricing.
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NVIDIA announced the Tegra Note, the company’s first Tegra 4 tablet last year. Today, NVIDIA has announced the LTE variant of the tablet powered by Icera i500 modem. Xolo has been announced as the hardware manufacturer for India once again. Other specifications are exactly similar to the non-LTE version including a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology and quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 CPU, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. Continue reading “NVIDIA Tegra Note 7 LTE announced, Xolo announced as partner once again”
Earlier today Samsung launched the Galaxy NotePRO, the company’s latest tablet with a huge 12.2-inch screen in India at a price tag of Rs. 64,900. We got some hands-on time with the tablet at the Samsung Forum 2014 in Bali, where is launched. It comes with a S Pen stylus that docks on the back of the tablet and has a Wacom Digitizer for pressure sensitive input, just like the previous Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. It has a 12.2-inch (2560×1600 pixels) WQXGA display, powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung’s own Touch Wiz UI on top. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy NotePRO Photo Gallery”
Samsung has just launched the Galaxy Tab 3 Neo, the company’s latest tablet at the Samsung Forum 2014 priced at Rs. 16,490. It was announced as the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite last month and packs a 7-inch (1024×600) TFT LCD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Samsung’s own TouchWiz UI on top. It comes in 3G and WiFi variants, similar to the Tab 3. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Neo Photo Gallery”
