The New Age Tablets Gaining Popularity

Tablets are still to gain the same position as Android mobile phone in India; but they still have managed to make a market for themselves. With tablets reducing their price day by day to compete in the market, their popularity is going up amongst the users. List for tablets is not as extensive as phones, but you still have options to choose from.

Best tablets that are currently in the market are as listed below:

Apple iPad Air

• Apple iPad Air – Anything that belongs to the Apple family has to be in the gadget list. The product has been aptly named air because of its light weightiness. It has a 9.7 inch retina display and has the same chip, i7 that powers its Iphone5s. It also has global LTE support and has long battery life that makes it more favourable. With a goof boost performance, it has certainly earned a place in Indian market. Though this ipad is better than last versions; there are certain cons as well. On being that it does not support touch ID, which came as a disappointment to Apple loyalists. The price starts at around INR 35,000 (for 16 GB model).

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

• Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 – As compared to Apple iPad Air, this is better, lighter and affordable option for the people. The 10.1 note share similarities with one of the other models of Samsung family – Galaxy Note 3 phablet. It is powered by Exynos 5 Octa chipset. The only disadvantage of this tablet is its design. The plastic makes it looks really bad and makes it more susceptible for breaking. Even the different parts must have certain names. The tablet is easy to use and operate for consumers. In everyday life, the tablet’s efficiency is good – applications open quickly and fast, multi-tasking is easy, and it is easy to switch between applications without hanging up the system.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311

• Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 – The bright 8-inch LCD display has similar features to Samsung’s earlier model. It runs on TouchWiz user interface and has a very good battery life. The tab comes with an in-built slot for 3G and voice calling. It also has 16 GB data storage and a 5MP camera along with 1.3 MP front camera. It has Android OS 4.2.2. The overall tab is a user friendly device and in comparison to other tablets available is cheaper as well. Currently, it is priced at INR 22,700.

 Google Nexus 7 

• Google Nexus 7 – The new Goggle Nexus tablet is a definitely good option. With a 7-inch display screen and a 2GB RAM with16 GB storage space, Google Nexus provides the best resolution for display. Battery life of the tablet is certainly good - the tablet can stay alive upto 10 hours atleast. Besides this, it has a 5MP back camera and 1.3 MP front camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB ports and so on. It is user-friendly and easy to handle and access. It is priced at INR 19,900 in the market.

Apple iPad Mini

• Apple iPad Mini - The second generation iPad mini has an excellent retina display, which makes it all the more appealing. Apple maintains lightweight and compact factor fixed to this one as well. The hardware is same as ipad Air. This one comes with a 1GB RAM and has various digits for storage – 16/32/64. 3G is optional for this tablet. With iOS 7, it has Apple 7 processor and has a 5MP main camera and 1.3 MP front camera. Like any other Apple product, it is completely worth the money you pay for it. It is priced at INR 28,900.

Lenovo IdeaPad Lynx K3011

• Lenovo IdeaPad Lynx K3011 – Another brand that is making its presence felt is Lenovo – be it laptops, mobile phones or tablets. The tablet comes with techno-friendly behaviour as far as performance and reliability is concerned. Add to that a good battery life, and easy to access all applications, it makes for a goof device on daily basis. Lenovo IdeaPad Lynx K3011 works on Windows 8 OS and has dual processor. It also comes with 2 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage that is more than sufficient.

Besides these, a lot of small brands have also ventured into the tablet market like Asus, Karbonn, etc. and are doing well. With people preferring to use this as a replacement for big, bulky laptops, the market for tablets has grown and is still growing at a good rate.