Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 got off to a rocky start after its official announcement at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year, after which it returned to the company’s R&D drawing board for a specs overhaul.

And several months later, here it is – the brand new Galaxy Note 10.1 with more powerful innards ready to take over the tablet scene. Or so it thinks.

Here’s a quick rundown. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is powered by the same Exynos 4412 chipset with a quad-core 1.4GHz processor and Mali-400MP GPU found in the Galaxy S III. And thanks to the 2GB of RAM, you get a truly multitasking-ready device.

However, the news aren’t so rosy in terms of screen. It’s a 10.1-inch PLS TFT screen with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels. Samsung are not using a Super AMOLED panel and the resolution is nowhere near FullHD.

Despite this little nitpick, the Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with a ton of useful features such as a microSD card slot, LED flash for the 5MP camera and 3G connectivity. At the front, there’s a 1.9MP camera for video chatting.

But the pièce de résistance of the Galaxy Note 10.1 is its special stylus called S Pen. With its help you can quickly write down notes, draw a funny picture or even make advanced modifications to a photo.

The latter is done thanks to the Adobe Photoshop Touch app, which comes for free on the tablet. It takes the Galaxy Note 10.1 to a whole new level, allowing professional as well as regular users to make photo adjustments while on the go.

Measuring 256.7 x 175.3 x 8.9 mm and weighing 583 grams, the tablet is going to find a comfortable place in nearly every bag and you won’t break any sweat carrying it around.

Samsung has thrown in almost everything its got in terms of software. The Galaxy Note 10.1 runs Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich with TouchWiz 4.0 sprinkled on top. It adds really useful features to the stock Android experience like Mini apps, useful widgets and a few essential Samsung apps like S Memo, S Chat and more.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Price in Dubai   AED 1,799/-
 

Check out our Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 hands-on video below.

Nokia Asha 311

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2012, June
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, Q3
Body Dimensions 106 x 52 x 12.9 mm, 92 cc
Weight 95
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 56K colors
Size 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches (~155 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Sound Alert types Vibration, Polyphonic(64), WAV, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Phonebook Yes, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM
Data GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Video Yes, VGA@25fps
Secondary No
Features CPU 1 GHz
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable
GPS No
Java Yes
Colors Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1110 mAh (BL-4U)
Stand-by Up to 696 h (2G) / Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc SAR US 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.37 W/kg (head)

Nokia Asha 311 Price in USA $121 In PAK Rs.11000 In Dubai 420/- Dirham

BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook

General 2G Network
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700
Announced 2012, August
Status Coming soon
Body Dimensions 194 x 130 x 10 mm
Weight 425 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 600 x 1024 pixels, 7.0 inches (~170 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Sound Alert types N/A
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot No
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Data GPRS No
EDGE No
Speed HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus
Video Yes, 1080p
Secondary Yes, 3 MP
Features OS BlackBerry Tablet OS v2.0
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash
Radio No
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java
Colors Black
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Micro HDMI port
- Document viewer/editor
- BlackBerry Bridge
- Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
- Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
- Organizer
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery
Stand-by
Talk tim

Sony Xperia tipo dual

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i2 (SIM 1 & 2)
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a2 (SIM 1 & 2)
Announced 2012, June
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, Q3
Body Dimensions 103 x 57 x 13 mm
Weight 99.4 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches (~180 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 2 fingers
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Data GPRS Up to 86 kbps
EDGE Up to 237 kbps
Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA
Secondary No
Features OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7225AA
CPU 800 MHz
GPU Adreno 200
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Serene black, Classic silver
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Music play Up to 36 h 30 min

Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G R940

General 2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 1700 / 2100
Announced 2012, August
Status Available. Released 2012, August
Body Dimensions 130 x 68 x 12 mm
Weight 138 g
Display Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size -, 4.3 inches
Multitouch Yes
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included
Data GPRS No
EDGE No
Speed Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE
WLAN Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary Yes, 1.3 MP
Features OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU 1 GHz
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash
Radio No
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black
- SNS integration
- HDMI port
- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery
Stand-by Up to 200 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 30 min
Misc SAR US 0.72 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)