Jan 17, 2013 03:25 PM
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This was one of the biggest surprises at the recently concluded CES, a phablet that is beats the Note 2 by miles and it will be great if we see it India though the Indian release has not been confirmed yet. But I couldn’t resist writing this, just for obvious reasons – It is that wonderful.
Dimensions, Look and Feel - The device measures 6.9 mm in thickness which is insanely thin. The device also has a great premium feel with a whole metal body design. Considering that it is a 5.5 incher. The mobile fits well in the hands, much better than the note 2 I should say. The phone feels much lighter than note 2 at around 160 gms . Other phablets are way behind it in this regard.
Display – The device has a huge 5.5 inch IPS LCD Capacitive display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a pixel density of 401 ppi. It is a 10 point multi touch display capable of playing 1080 p videos with wonderful clarity. In all, this is the best screen on a phablet in the market.
Camera – The device has a 13 mp rear facing camera with dual led flash and a 2 Mp front facing camera both capable of shooting HD videos at 1080p resolution. The quality of the camera may not be upto the pureview or xperia Z standards but it again is on par with the Note 2 here. No issues with the camera here.
Processor and Chipset – This is the real USP for the device. The device runs on the recently announced Intel Clover Trail + processor which is a dual core one. This is the fastest mobile processor in the market and moreover this is the first device to run it. The processor clocks at 1.8 ghz and is also backed up by 2 GB of RAM. It also has a PowerGR SGX154 GPU.
Memory – The device has an inbuilt memory of 32 GB expandable by another 32 GB using a micro SD card. It may also come with an extended cloud storage. But nothing has been confirmed as yet.
Battery – The device has a 4100 Mah battery, huge enough to last around 22 hours of continous usage on 3G and approximately 600 hrs of standby time, much more than any of the existing phones. OS and UI – The device runs on the 4.2 Jellybean. The only phone other than the Nexus 4 to run that operating system. But Lenovo has done a lot of changes to the UI that makes it look completely different. Tech pundits loved the changes though but androids purists might not favour it.
Pricing and availability – The pricing has not been confirmed as yet. But the phone is set to reach the market by Q2 2013 and there is a speculation that it might cost around 650 $. Cannot comment on the Indian pricing and availability as yet.
Verdict – This device is a beast in all respects and beats the note 2 if technical specifications are considered, though its sales chart might say a different story.
Thanks and regards,
SlightlyDrunk
