Best Tablet’s in India for December 2016
Our list of the Best Tablets in India for December 2016 is across various platforms. The Top 10 tablets list has options for Android, Apple, windows and other platforms.
Apple iPad Air 2
The Apple iPad Air 2 comes with a slimmer and more powerful package and is definitely the most desirable tablet to buy today. It does command a premium, but what you get in return is the best tablet experience in terms of performance, App support and build quality. The Apple iPad Air 2 can be purchased in various storage capacities, offering options from 16GB to 128GB of storage.
Brand
Apple
Series
iPad Air 2
Colour
Silver
Item Height
23.9 Centimeters
Item Width
16.8 Centimeters
Screen Size
9.7 Inches
Item Weight
435 g
Product Dimensions
0.6 x 16.8 x 23.9 cm
Batteries:
1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
Item model number
MGTY2LL/A
Processor Speed
1.5 GHz
Processor Count
3
RAM Size
1 GB
Computer Memory Type
SIMM
Connectivity Type
Bluetooth
Wireless Type
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Wattage
12 Watts
Rear Webcam Resolution
5 Megapixels
Operating System
iOS
Lithium Battery Energy Content
10 Watt Hours
Lithium battery Voltage
12 Volts
Lithium battery Weight
1.8 Grams
Number of Lithium Ion Cells
4
Included Components
Tablet, Charger and User Manual
HTC Nexus 9
The Nexus 9 is the best Android based tablet to buy. The all new Nexus 9 is designed by HTC and comes with a great design and set of specifications. Sporting a QHD display, the Nexus 9 runs on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop update and is powered by an Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC. The Nexus 9 is recommended for buyers wanting the purest Android experience on a tablet with a guarantee of quick updates to the latest versions of Android OS.
Technical Details
Brand
HTC
Item Height
8 Millimeters
Item Width
22.8 Centimeters
Item Weight
349 g
Product Dimensions
32.2 x 22.8 x 0.8 cm
Batteries:
1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
Item model number
KFA100
Lithium Battery Energy Content
1.67 Watt Hours
Lithium battery Voltage
3.7 Volts
Lithium battery Weight
14 Grams
Number of Lithium Ion Cells
1
Apple iPad Air
The Apple iPad Air improves on literally all areas of the iPad- screen quality, performance, battery life, and most importantly its weight and dimensions
5MP primary camera with auto focus, HD video recording, face detection, hybrid IR filter, geotagging, ƒ/2.4 aperture, HDR photos, Time-lapse video, 3x zoom and 1.2MP front facing camera with 720 pixels HD video, face detection and FaceTime video calling over WiFi or a mobile network
9.7-inch LED-backlit multi-touch capacitive touchscreen with IPS technology, fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating and 2048x1536 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
iOS operating system with A7 chip 64-bit Dual core 1.4GHz M7 motion coprocessor, 1GB RAM and 16GB internal memory
Weighs 478gm and 7.5mm thin; 8820mAh rechargeable lithium-polymer battery providing up to 10 hours of internet usage time on WiFi and 9 hours of usage on mobile data network
1 year manufacturer warranty for device and in-box accessories including batteries from the date of purchase
OS
iOS
RAM
1 GB
Item Weight
476 g
Product Dimensions
24 x 0.8 x 17 cm
Item model number
iPad Air
Wireless communication technologies
Bluetooth v4.0, WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Connectivity technologies
WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n) 2.4GHz and 5GHz, 3G, LTE, 3.5 mm Headphone Jack, For data connectivity only: WiFi and 3G. This tablet does not support voice calling.
Special features
Music Player, Video Player, Full HD Playback, FaceTime, GPS, Three-axis Gyro sensor, Accelerometer sensor, Digital Compass, Ambient light sensor, E-mail, Adobe Acrobat, Cloud Computing Support, MS Office Documents
Device interface — primary
Touch Screen
Weight
475 Grams
Colour
Space Grey
Battery Power Rating
8820
Whats in the box
iPad Air, USB Cable and USB Power Adapter
The Apple iPad Air improves on literally all areas of the iPad- screen quality, performance, battery life, and most importantly its weight and dimensions
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
This is pretty much the fastest Android tablet out there, with an excellent display to spice things up further. S-Pen gets an enhanced ecosystem, and Samsung’s plethora of features are all here
Technical Details
Brand
Samsung
Colour
deep grey
Item Height
26.2 Centimeters
Item Width
33 Millimeters
Screen Size
10.1 Inches
Item Weight
594 g
Product Dimensions
18 x 3.3 x 26.2 cm
Batteries:
1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
Item model number
GT-N8013EAYXAR
Processor Count
4
RAM Size
2 GB
Computer Memory Type
DDR2 SDRAM
Wireless Type
802.11bgn
Rear Webcam Resolution
5 Megapixels
Card Reader
MicroSD
Lithium Battery Energy Content
10 Watt Hours
Lithium battery Voltage
3.7 Volts
Lithium battery Weight
180 Grams
Number of Lithium Ion Cells
1
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Samsung latest addition to its tablet line, the Tab S 10.5 comes with an excellent looking QHD Super AMOLED display and a powerful Exynos 5 octa-core processor
LAUNCH
Announced
2014, June
Status
Available. Released 2014, July
BODY
Dimensions
247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm (9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)
Weight
465 g (1.03 lb)
SIM
No
DISPLAY
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
10.5 inches (~72.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels (~288 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Yes
— Samsung TouchWiz UI
PLATFORM
OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Exynos 5420 Octa
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU
Mali-T628 MP6
MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal
16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary
8 MP, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features
Geo-tagging, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary
2.1 MP
SOUND
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, GLONASS, BDS
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2.1), USB Host
FEATURES
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
— Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
— MP4/H.264/WMV player
— MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/Flac player
— Photo/video editor
— Document editor
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 7900 mAh battery
Talk time
Up to 11 h (multimedia)
Music play
Up to 121 h
MISC
Colors
Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
SAR US
0.77 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.20 W/kg (body)
Price group
7/10
TESTS
Performance
Basemark OS II: 829 / Basemark X: 6875
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
Voice 70dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality
Noise -95.8dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro
Lenovo has updated its Yoga Tablet series and has used the latest Intel Z3745 1.8GHz quad-core chip and also brighter and sharper 2560x1440 resolution display. The tablet comes with a built in Pico projector as well.
LAUNCH
Announced
2014, October
Status
Available. Released 2014, October
BODY
Dimensions
-
Weight
948 g (2.09 lb)
SIM
Micro-SIM
— Built-in 3-stage kickstand
DISPLAY
Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
13.3 inches, 13.3 (~48.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2560 x 1440 pixels (~221 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers
PLATFORM
OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
Intel Atom Z3745
CPU
Quad-core 1.33 GHz
GPU
Intel Gen 7 (Ivy Bridge)
MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal
32 GB, 2 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary
8 MP, autofocus
Video
Yes
Secondary
1.6 MP
SOUND
Alert types
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (1.5 Watt)
3.5mm jack
Yes
— Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
— JBL subwoofer (5 Watt)
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0
GPS
Yes
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB Host
FEATURES
Sensors
Accelerometer, compass
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
— MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player
— MP4/H.264 player
— Document viewer
— Photo/video editor
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 9600 mAh battery
Talk time
Up to 15 h (3G)
MISC
Colors
Platinum
Price group
8/10
TESTS
Performance
Basemark OS II: 792 / Basemark X: 9634
Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 WiFi 16GB
The 2nd gen Nexus 7 is our choice for the best 7-inch Android tablet to buy in India. Its pure Android UI is silky smooth, high resolution screen ensures a premium experience for browsing, gaming and video
Technical Details
Brand
Asus
Series
Nexus 7 (2 Gen)
Item Height
9 Millimeters
Item Width
11.4 Centimeters
Screen Size
7 Inches
Item Weight
290 g
Product Dimensions
20 x 11.4 x 0.9 cm
Batteries:
1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
Item model number
NEXUS7 ASUS-2B16
Processor Brand
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro
Processor Speed
1.5 GHz
Processor Count
4
RAM Size
2 GB
Computer Memory Type
DDR2 SDRAM
Connectivity Type
Bluetooth, USB, Micro-USB, Bluetooth 4.0, WLAN 802.11b, WLAN 802.11g, WLAN 802.11n
Wireless Type
802.11bgn
Number of USB 2.0 Ports
1
Number of Serial Ports
1
Voltage
5.2 Volts
Wattage
7 Watts
Rear Webcam Resolution
5 Megapixels
Card Reader
MicroSD
Operating System
Android
Lithium Battery Energy Content
15 Watt Hours
Lithium battery Voltage
7.4 Volts
Lithium battery Weight
130 Grams
Number of Lithium Ion Cells
1
Included Components
Tablet, Warranty Manual, user manual, Charger
Apple iPad mini retina
The iPad Mini Retina is the best tablet to buy for anyone wanting a compact, light version of the iPad Air without compromising on the screen quality, performance and battery-life.
GENERAL
Release date
September 2013
Dimensions (mm)
134.70 x 200.00 x 7.20
Weight (g)
331.00
Removable battery
No
SAR value
NA
DISPLAY
Screen size (inches)
7.90
Touchscreen
No
Resolution
2048x1536 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
326
HARDWARE
Processor
1.3GHz
RAM
1GB
Internal storage
16GB
Expandable storage
No
CAMERA
Rear camera
5-megapixel
Flash
No
Front camera
1.2-megapixel
SOFTWARE
Operating System
iOS 7
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
NA
GPS
No
Bluetooth
Yes, v 4.00
NFC
No
Infrared
No
USB OTG
No
Headphones
3.5mm
FM
No
Number of SIMs
1
SIM 1
SIM Type
GSM/CDMA
3G
No
4G/ LTE
No
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)
No
SENSORS
Compass/ Magnetometer
Yes
Proximity sensor
No
Accelerometer
Yes
Ambient light sensor
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
No
Temperature sensor
No
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 10.1 Windows
Lenovo has used the same Yoga Tablet 2 and put Windows 8.1 instead of Android. Nonetheless its a worthy Windows tablet.
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Launch
Announced
2014, October
Status
Available. Released 2014, October
Body
Dimensions
255 x 183 x 7.2 mm (10.04 x 7.20 x 0.28 in)
Weight
619 g (1.36 lb)
SIM
Micro-SIM
— Built-in 3-stage kickstand
Display
Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
10.1 inches (~63.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels (~224 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers
Platform
OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset
Intel Atom Z3745
CPU
Quad-core 1.86 GHz
GPU
Intel Gen 7 (Ivy Bridge)
Memory
Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Camera
Primary
8 MP, autofocus
Video
Yes
Secondary
1.6 MP
Sound
Alert types
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
— Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0
GPS
Yes
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB Host
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, compass
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
— MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player
— MP4/H.264 player
— Document viewer
— Photo/video editor
Battery
Non-removable Li-Ion 9600 mAh battery
Stand-by
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk time
Up to 18 h (3G)
Misc
Colors
Platinum
Price group
6/10
Lenovo IdeaPad Lynx K3011
Lynx is very a reliable Windows 8.1 tablet, with the flexibility of a keyboard dock. Good battery life as well, with the dock housing a 2nd battery.
Description
Lynx K3011
CPU
Intel® Atom™ Z2760
Operating System
Windows 8 64
Memory
2GB DDR2
Dimensions
11.8 x 7.4 x 0.37"
Camera
2.0M webcam (front)
Display
11.6" 1366x768 (400 nits) IPS display with 5-point capacitive multitouch
Weight
Tablet: 22.6 oz
Dock: 23.3 oz
Audio
2 stereo speakers
I/O Ports
Micro-USB
MicroSD card
Micro-HDMI
Combo jack
2 USB 2.0 ports
Storage
Up to 64GB eMMC
Wireless Connectivity
802.11 b/g/n WiFi
Bluetooth® 4.0
Battery Life
Tablet: 8 hours WiFi browsing
Dock: 8 hours WiFi browsing
