Sony Z Ultra, LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play editions announced; White Nexus 7 official

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By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 11 December 2013 13:17 IST
Google added three new entrants to the devices section of its Play Store on Thursday in the form of Google Play edition Sony Z Ultra and LG G Pad 8.3, as well as a White variant of the Nexus 7 tablet. Google Play editions of devices offer a 'stock Android' experience free of customisations and pre-loaded apps that usually come on devices by OEMs.

Google Play edition Sony Z Ultra drops the Xperia branding, but otherwise boasts of identical specs with the Sony Xperia Z Ultra (Review). The device with a 6.4-inch 1080p display and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. Like other devices on the Google Play Store, the Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition is factory unlocked, which means you can put any carrier's SIM in it. It is listed at $649.99 in the Google Play Store in the US.

LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play edition comes with a 8.3-inch 1200x1920 pixels display and is powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor alongside 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. It features 5-0-megapixel and 1.3-megapixel rear and front cameras respectively and is powered a 4,600mAh battery. Disappointingly, the tablet, that retails for $349.99 on Google Play story, is Wi-Fi only with no cellular option. There's no word yet on when it will be available in other countries.

Finally, Google's Nexus 7 tablet gets a White colour variant. Once again, the tablet is Wi-Fi only and available with 32GB of storage in Google Play Store in US, UK and Japan.

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All three devices are available today and run Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box.

 
REVIEW
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Brilliant performance
  • Good display
  • Bad
  • Battery life could be better
  • Clicked pictures lack detail, no flash
  • Too bulky for most
 
KEY SPECS
Display 6.44-inch
Processor 2.2GHz quad-core
Front Camera 2-megapixel
Rear Camera 8-megapixel
RAM 2GB
Storage 16GB
Battery Capacity 3000mAh
OS Android 4.2
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels
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