Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

The Four-day Mega Electronics show CES 2013 finally came to an end on Jan 11, leaving the world with fascination of some amazing gizmos that where beyond the imagination.  CES 2013 brought to light many smartphones and tablets which were globally applauded and worth everyone’s appreciation. Sony Xperia Z and Samsung YOUM OLED-display were the most talked about gadgets throughout the show.

Lenovo too marked its presence at the event show casing series of Smartphones and Tablets. This time too, the South-korean giant, Samsung dominated the show and showed the world, What it is known for ?? From Smart TV’s to LED TV’s and from Android powered Microwave Oven to high-end Refrigerators, it flooded the Home Appliances section.

CES 2013 Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

So, here’s is a quick recap of  the event, presenting before you the list of best gadgets unveiled during the show. It might happen that you stop by any of the below mentioned gadget.

Top 10 Best Gadgets at CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

#1. Sony Xperia Z


Sony Xperia Z Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

It will be launched lately in March but it gave a quick blow to start CES 2013. Sony unveiled its most anticipated smartphone i.e., Sony Xperia Z powered by a 1.5 Ghz Qua-Core processor, an Adreno 320 GPU. It sports a 5-inch Full HD display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. To enrich the image quality, it house a 13MP camera and Exmor RS sensor for HDR images and video. Running on Android 4.1 it is the most sophisticated smartphone the company has today.

#2. Samsung YOUM OLED Display


SamsungYoumDisplay AP Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

Samsung shocked the world with its flexible display screens, the 5-inch display that can be wrapped around its edges allows user to see a part of the screen relinquishing the need of using the whole screen. Wait..!! Before you move any further, the technology is just a concept and it is yet to be incorporated in a smartphone. Similar, to this Nokia Kinetic is another prototype for flexible screen.

#3. Huawei Ascend D2


Huawei Ascend D2 Display Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

As was the case last year, this time too the Chinese mobile maker unveiled another high-end smartphone running a Quad-core processor at its heart. It sports a 5-inch IPS LCD capacitive with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Surprisingly, it has no option to expand storage leaving user’s with 32GB of onboard storagea  and 2GB of RAM. The phone weighs 170 gms and is made Dust cum Water resistant. It is empowered by a hefty 3,000 mAh Lithium – ion battery.

#4. Lenovo Ideaphone K900


Lenovo IdeaPhone K900 Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

You can name it a beast when it comes to specifications, the device is powered by a majestic Intel Atom processor clocked at 2Ghz running two cores inside. Some say that it the fastest processor equipped in a smartphone till date. Lenovo K900 is the complete package comprising of high-end specifications such as., 5.5-inch display, 13 MP Camera with 4G LTE connectivity.

#5. Alcatel One touch Scribe X


AlcatelOneTouchScribeX 610x475 Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

Alcatel, the company which deals with low-end mobile phones, stepped in the high-end smartphone arena with Alcatel One Touch Scribe X ; sporting a 5-inch display the phone has an excellent build Quality and packs a decent hardware altogether. It house a 12 MP Camera and a 1.4 Ghz Quad-core processor making the phone a complete package in itself.

#6. ZTE Grand S


ZTE Grand S Official Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

ZTE unveiled Grand S which packs a stellar piece of hardware coupled with amazing design and style. At the core, it runs a 1.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor and 2 GB of RAM. It is one among the list of most slimmest smartphone running Quad-core processors, also it is more of a Phablet than a Smartphone. Having said that, ZTE Grand S is the latest full HD phablet in the market till date.

#7. Vizio Tegra 4 Tablet


Vizio 10 inch Tablet Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

The first tablet running NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor is finally out and Vizio becomes the first company to do so. The 10-inch Vizio tablet still lacks a proper name but is one of the first to house the ultra-fast Nvidia Tegra 4 CPU. To add more, it’s 10-inch display has a super high-definition 2,560 x 1,600-pixel resolution and thus makes it a perfect competitor for Google’s Nexus 10.

#8. NVIDIA Project Shield


nvidia project shield xl Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

 

This gaming console by NVIDIA house a immensely powerful Tegra 4 processor bundled with Android experience. There is a 5-inch touch screen combined with the controller. The gadget is the first one to be released by NVIDIA which most deals with manufacturing of processors and smart chips. Overall, Project Shield by NVIDIA is a full fledged gaming console which has a Android OS also to amuse you.

#9. Lenovo ThinkPad Helix


lenovo thinkpad helix Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

Lenovo ThinkPad Helix is just like any other Ultrabook running Core i7 at its heart with Windows 8 on the top of it. The Catch here is, that the brain lies inside the lid of the notebook, after you detach the lid from the rest of the part, it is same as any other 11-inch Windows 8 tablet, yes you got it right, it is a convertible laptop. Priced at $1,499 it will be rolled out in February.

#10. Acer Iconia B1


Acer Iconia B1 A71 Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

Taking a step ahead in its tablet line-up, Acer Iconia B1 is the new entry by Acer which is know for it’s affordable range of laptops and tablets. This new tablet is a budget tablet featuring low end specifications like., 1.2 Ghz dual-core processor, 7-inch Capacitive display, 512 MB RAM, 8 GB Onboard Storage and a 2,710 mAh battery. It runs on Android Jelly Bean operating system.


Now, that CES 2013 is over it’s time to see the gadgets in stores and finally build plans to stop by any of the following smartphones and make a perfect purchase. Hope, you got some helpful and a useful piece of information from this well compiled list. Tell us “How good was this list and as to what changes can be made ??


Giriraj Ranawat, a Tech blogger and a Gadget freek from Rajasthan. I love to blog, play adventure sports and travelling a lot. Follow me on Twitter @Giriraj_Singh

Advertisement

3 Responses to “Top 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2013 [Smartphones and Tablets]

  1. Jasmine

    Jan 20. 2013

    What a great line up of cool smart phones and gadgets. Finally something good from Sony… The Sony Xperia Z looks pretty sleek.

    Oh, that Samsung flexible display screen is totally awesome!

    Reply to this comment
  2. Suraj

    Feb 17. 2013

    Sony Xperia Z might be one of the best phones by Sony…However more than anything else iam waiting to see what we have in store from the next gen Xbox 720 and PS4 consoles.
    Suraj recently posted…Crysis 3 Multiplayer ‘Beta’ hits 3 million downloads post launchMy Profile

    Reply to this comment

Leave a Reply

CommentLuv badge
More in News, Smartphones, Tablets, Tech Events, Top list (45 of 168 articles)