ON THE STANDS January 2013

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

Gadgets of the Year
Every December, G&G toasts the best products to have come out during the year. Here are those that stood out in 2012.

 
Smartphones for Rs 15,000
A lower price tag no longer means that your smartphone is bound to underperform or have just basic features. Smartphones now selling for under Rs 15,000 are very competent devices.

Even in the low and mid-segment devices, majority of smartphones have a screen size measuring between 3.5 and 4.2 inches.

It was a year in which the pixel numbers in cameras got bigger even as the cameras themselves became smaller.



Although the Windows Phone 7 had its share of shortcomings, it still represented out-of-the-box thinking as far a mobile operating system was concerned.

Its awkward dimensions mean the Vu is more a compact tablet than a smartphone.


     
     
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