NOKIA 808 PUREVIEW - $699 (Rs.30995)

Nokia Pureview [Image Source : www.nokia.com]

     The Finnish phone manufacturers have stunned everyone when it introduced the Nokia 808 Pureview, the phone which packs 41 MP camera! It works on Symbian Belle operating system. It also comes with 1.3 GHz processor and has 512 MB RAM. It has a 4” AMOLED capacitive touch screen. Since now high end phones come with a maximum of 12 MP camera but Nokia has made a revolution by introducing 808 pureview. The high megapixel count doesn’t necessarily produce good pictures. But Nokia with its over sampling technology has teamed with Carl Zeiss lens to produce sharp pictures and it looks very good even in low light. Even with all these Nokia also found its way to save the image in compact file size so that sharing becomes easy. But with all these Nokia could have offered a resolution higher than 360 x 640 which now it offers. The camera lens protrudes slightly and thus it is not so slim but feels very comfortable in hands with the rubber finish.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* Symbian Belle OS
* 1.3 GHz Arm 11 processor
* 512 MB RAM
* 4” AMOLED display
* 360 x 640 screen resolution
* 16 GB internal memory and expandable upto 32 GB
* Front camera: 41 MP with Xenon flash (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 effective)
* Secondary camera: 0.3 MP
* Camera features: Red-eye reduction, Touch Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Auto Exposure, Auto focus,Self-timer, Geotagging, Xenon flash, Face Detection
* 1400 mAh battery
* Bluetooth 3.0, NFC, GPS, 3G, micro HDMI, micro USB, Wi-Fi
     

         Nokia 808 also has a good performance with its 1.3 GHz processor and doesn’t show any considerable lag. But as we all know Belle OS doesn’t provide customization as we get in android OS and number of apps is also less. You will feel irritating once you try to customize the menu and all. However you can easily say that this phone has got the best camera in any phone in the market. The camera is definitely mind blowing and shoots pictures like in a digital camera. Overall it is not very good as an entry level SLR camera but it is far ahead of any other camera phone. Dolby sound system in 808 pureview is also not as good as the beats audio in HTC One X which is in the same price range. Considering its price, this phone is just not worth buying for its camera alone. You will get many other good digital cameras lower than this price if you want same camera quality. All in all 808 pureview is the most modern innovative phone in the mobile camera category.

Microsoft launches Surface tablets

Microsoft launches Surface Tablets. [Image Source : www.microsoft.com]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on 18 June,2012 unveiled Surface Tablets at Hollywood's Milk Studios , Los Angels. Panos Panay is the general manager of the Microsoft Surface. The Surface tablet will run on Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system. It has a 10.6-inch (27cm) screen and comes in 32GB and 64GB variant memory sizes. Surface is a 9.3mm thick tablet which weighs under 1.5 pounds. It comes with a kickstand to hold it upright and the keyboard is part of the device's cover. Microsoft is expecting a strong position in Tablet market by introducing the Surface Tablet. The Surface Tablets are expected to compete with the Apple iPad . Microsoft is also planning to introduce Ultrabook which runs on Intel Corp chips in the near future. Ultabooks also arrives in the heavy tablet segment.

Go to the Official Review.
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK -$250 (Rs 13500)

                Playbook was first introduced into the market at a price of $500 but the tablet didn’t gain much attention and later its price was dropped to half its original price. It runs on playbook OS 2.0 and has 1 GHz dual core processor and 1 GB RAM. It is available in 16, 32 and 64 GB models. Actually this is a tablet which is very much suitable for business men. There are many business oriented apps and features such as spreadsheet work very well in this device. The power button is not placed rightly and pressing it is difficult. The other great thing is that this tablet may be considered the best in multitasking. There is also a feature called Blackberry Bridge to connect blackberry Smartphone with this tablet. But the less number of apps is a downside. But for the price mentioned it is actually a pretty good deal.

SPECIFICATIONS:
*  Blackberry Playbook OS 2.0
*  1 GHz dual core processor
*  1 GB RAM
*  16, 32 and 64 GB versions available
*  7” display
*  1024 x 600 screen resolution
*  Camera: 5 mp rear and 3 MP front
*  Wi-Fi, micro USB, micro HDMI, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1
*  5300 mAh battery

PROS:
*  Advanced multitasking
*  Fast dual core processor and solid hardware
*   Secure email
*  Good business tablet
*  Blackberry Bridge

CONS:
*  Lack of apps
*  Does not support Blackberry Messenger
*  No 3G
*  Can be fully utilized only if you have Blackberry Smartphone
*  Power button is very difficult to press
            Blackberry Playbook is really a solid business tablet. If you buy this tablet you will not be disappointed with its performance but soon you will realize the lack of apps. But the RIM is working very hard with the apps section and updates for playbook is coming every day. If you want a tablet with lot of apps and games to play then this is not your tablet. But who knows whether android apps will be compatible in the near future.!