Best pure Android tablets

The advantages of a tablet running pure Android are simple; no manufacturer bloatware or custom interfaces, and more control over what you can do with your slate. Android customization options are so great, manufacturers often offer a unique overlay on their Android devices (like Samsung's TouchWiz), but those can constrain your options as well.

If you know which apps, widgets, and themes you'd like -- or if you'd like freedom to choose-- a pure Android OS gives you a fresh slate (pun intended) to start with. The Google Play store is still catching up to Apple's robust App Store in terms of available apps, but second place isn't that bad, especially if you're uninterested in a restrictive operating system.

We've gathered the best tablets running vanilla Android and, though not all offer the latest version, they offer the stock option that puts most of the control in your hands (literally).

Budget tablets sometimes offer tons of software features to make up for poor build quality, but Dell plays it cool and offers a refreshing combination of pure Android on a simple, no-frills slate. The 8-inch Venue tablet offers the basics, with the plus of a microSD card, all for an appropriate starting price. This budget tablet is genuinely a great deal. Read the full review of the Dell Venue 8.

LG took a short break from tablets, but they seem to have kissed and made up in a fabulous way. The LG G Pad 8.3 comes in a Google Play Edition that runs a vanilla version of Android 4.3 and, though there's also a version of the LG G Pad 8.3 with LG's overlay, the supersleek build matched with the no-frills stock Android OS make a brute combination. Read the full review of the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition.

The Nexus 7 is one of the best small tablets, thanks to speedy specs and competitive pricing, and it also offers a pure version of Android. Since it's a Google-branded tablet, it gets the latest OS updates as soon as they're ready to roll out and it currently runs the KitKat 4.4 OS. Read the full review of the Google Nexus 7.

The Nexus 10 was so precocious, it's still relevant today despite being two years old. The 10-incher set a precedent for large tablets and newer slates are still trying to catch up to the its 2,560x1,600-pixel resolution. Google hasn't announced a replacement for 2012's model, but the current one is doing just fine -- still. Read the full review of the Google Nexus 10.

The Android era: From G1 to KitKat

Android 4.4 KitKat refreshed the operating system with a new design, and ushered in a plan to deal with fragmentation. CNET weighs in on how far the Android OS has come and where it's going next.

Google has come a long way since the early days when it struggled to convince the world that its friendly green extraterrestrial could make applesauce of the revolutionary iPhone.

In truth, Google's first Android phone, the HTC-made T-Mobile G1, wasn't much to look at when it debuted in October 2008, with its trough for a keyboard and its bizarrely jutting chin. HTC was hardly a known brand, and we weren't even sure if we were getting a single Google Phone or an entire operating system. Still the humble G1, with its ugly design and few apps, kicked off an Android avalanche just the same.

Now in 2014, Android and iOS both command the smartphone market (CNET's Jason Parker outlines the history of iOS here). Yet for all the platform's success, too many versions of the operating system are available at the same time across handsets and carriers. Whether you call that fragmentation or not, Google is actively trying to change it. When the company released version 4.4 KitKat in 2013, it made a big push to make its operating system smaller, so that it could run on budget devices with small amounts of internal storage and just 512MB of RAM (most flagship Android phones have 1GB or more). And yet, while some Android device manufacturers are starting to build KitKat phones, we still see plenty of brand-new low-end devices released with Jelly Bean 4.3 and 4.2. At least for the foreseeable future, the fragmentation problem is here to stay.

A little perspective tends to go a long way, and in light of that, here's a look at the major milestones in Google's Android operating system, from its humble beginnings to its current ambitions in smartphone and tablet domination.

Android versionSDK release*Notable updatesGPS and Bluetooth (but not stereo Bluetooth)MultitaskingTight integration with Google services like Gmail, Google Maps (with Street View), and Google CalendarApps: Amazon MP3 Store; YouTubeAndroid Market (about 35 apps at launch)No Microsoft Exchange Server; no camcorderUniversal search box (search had been limited to the Web)Revamped Android Market: Browsing categories (Apps, Games, Downloads) and filters (Top Free, Top Paid, Just In)Camera: Toggle between camera and video modes; integrated photo gallery and camera with bulk photo deletingSDK expands support for gestures, voice-to-textVirtual onscreen keyboardCamcorder mode for recording (and watching) videoStereo BluetoothHome screen widgets and foldersCopy/paste and search within the browserDirect upload to YouTube and PicasaMultiple user accountsExchange support; universal email inboxQuick Contact pop-up widget to launch communications with friends in the address bookSearch saved SMS and MMS messagesCamera improvements include support for flash and digital zoomBluetooth 2.1Keyboard improvements: Adaptive dictionary that includes contact names in suggestionsLive wallpaper; five home screensSpeech-to-text added to any text field; microphone icon for voice dictation in emails, texts, and so onSpeedier OSUSB tethering and hotspot supportAndroid Market update: Batch and automatic updates; installing apps to the SD cardAdobe Flash 10.1File uploading in the browserImproved Microsoft Exchange support: Security policies, global address lookup, calendar sync, remote wipeBluetooth support for voice dialing and contact sharingRedesigned copy/pasteWebM video compression supportNFC (near-field communication) supportSwitch to front-facing camera from camera appVirtual keyboard shortcuts3D graphics supportSide-by-side browser tabs; private browsingDual-pane modes for address book, emailRedesigned UI includes program thumbnailsVideo chatting with Google TalkFull-screen-mode photo galleryBluetooth tetheringSupport for peripherals like keyboards and game padsResizable widgets"Pay as you go" support for 3G, 4G tabletsVarious bug fixes and enhancementsSupport for virtual buttons in addition to touch-sensitive buttonsCreate folders by dragging apps on top of each otherA new app tray tab for thumbing through widgetsCalendar app now supports pinch-to-zoomGmail gets offline search, swiping between conversationsRevamped Gmail user interfaceNew Chrome browser syncs with your bookmarks, saves pages offline, supports 16 browser tabsMore keyboard error correction, inline spell checkCustomizable lock screen, launcherRecent applications iconRoboto typefaceNew swipe/delete behaviorImproved voice integration and copy and pasteFace Unlock security featureData Usage trackingHide unwanted app iconsShut down apps that are using background dataNative camera features include zero shutter lag, continuous focus, zoom while recording, taking a still photo while recording, panorama photos, time lapse settings 1080p recordingFace detection in the cameraIntegrated photo editorNew gallery layout, organized by location and personPhone app lets you swipe between favorite friends with integrated visual voice mailSpeed up and slow down voice mailsQuick message sends canned response text message when you decline a callAndroid Beam, an NFC feature for exchanging information between two phones by tapping themWi-Fi Direct supportFaster, smoother performance with "Project Butter"Expandable notifications with greater interactionVoice search access by swiping up from bottom of the screenVoice actions engine replies to some queriesGoogle NowOffline dictationDefault Chrome browserResizable app widgets (for some)Android Beam support for transferring larger files, like photo and videoNew filmstrip view of recent shots in the camera appApplications update in Google Play with just the changed codeSound search widget for music IDHigher-resolution contact photosGreater accessibility optionsExpanded language support, especially for Arabic and HebrewInterface tweaksLock screen widgets, and the ability to open the camera from the lock screen.Quick Settings in the notification menu to toggle Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and more."Daydream" screensavers, which show time and other information when the screen is locked or device is docked.Multiple user accounts on tablets only.Support for wireless display (such as Miracast)Accessibility features, including triple-tap to magnify the entire screen, pan and zoom with two fingers. Speech output for blind users.Unified interface layout for all devices, with system bar at the top of the screen, and a home screen dockMore Actionable Notifications, which let you respond to the notification without opening the app.Bluetooth Low Energy support.Location tracking with Wi-Fi -- your device can track your location without turning on Wi-Fi.Support for 4K resolution phones.Major design interface update, especially for new Nexus devices. Translucent status bar in the OS and in apps. New "immersive mode" where apps can hide navigation and status bars.The size of the operating system shrunk so it can run on lower-end devices with small amounts of RAM and internal storage.Wireless printing using Google Cloud Print.* The date reflects the SDK release rather than the over-the-air (OTA) update timeline since OTA release dates vary by carrier and handset model.

Android KitKat was released on October 31, 2013, and brought with it a bunch of design changes, most of which were only noticeable on the new Nexus 5 handset. While there have always been differences between Android on a Nexus device and Android on every other phone or tablet, the Nexus 5 took on a completely new look thanks to the Google Now launcher (originally called the Google Experience launcher), a home screen replacement with a transparent app drawer, large icons, and a dedicated Google Now screen.

On other Android phones and tablets, KitKat's additions are a bit more subtle. On most phones, you'll now see a transparent status bar, instead of the earlier black bar, on the home screen and in some apps. KitKat also brings wireless printing to the entire OS, so you can print photos, websites, documents, and more from your phone or tablet, as long as you've set up Google Cloud Print.

At the time of this update, we are a little more than a month away from Google I/O 2014, the company's development conference, where it often announces new products, software updates, and more. What we'll see at the event is still up in the air, but it's possible we'll get a shiny new Android update. It might be version 4.5, or Google could finally jump to a new number with 5.0. Either way, rumors say the next flavor of Android will be named Lollipop, and debut on a new 8-inch Nexus tablet. We can't wait to sink our teeth into it.

Editors' note: This article was originally published August 4, 2010, and is periodically updated to include new versions of Android.

The Bottom Line: Though we're not in love with the design and would have liked some additional features, the real beauty of the T-Mobile G1 is the Google Android platform, as it has the potential to make smartphones more personal and powerful. That said, it's not quite there yet, so for now, the G1 is best suited for early adopters and gadget hounds, rather than consumers and business users. / Read full review

Jessica Dolcourt Jessica Dolcourt reviews smartphones and cell phones, covers handset news, and pens the monthly column Smartphones Unlocked. A senior editor, she started at CNET in 2006 and spent four years reviewing mobile and desktop software before taking on devices. See full bio

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Use lateral support, to additional 'buttons' on your Android device add

Interesting projects for Indiegogo late hit heard dimples, an adhesive tape that adds two or four programmable physical buttons on your Android device.

However, as a smart reader called Lukasz pointed out, there is already an app that does the same. It's called lateral support, and enjoy your Android device volume keys for various other tasks to program much in the way that the dimples app with the add on button will do.

It's free, fairly easy to use and remarkably effective. Here to get you started. (Note that my tests on a Motorola Moto X was performed. Their mileage - and - compatibility may vary.)

Screenshot of Rick Broida/CNET

First step: Start page carrier, then touch "To create a new action."

Step two: Select the flashlight, photo, call and message b out of the available functions,.. Tap App for our tutorial, and then choose an app that you want to able to quickly start.

Step three: Now you decide what sequence of volume button presses that you want to use for this link. Up-down-up, for example, or down-down-down can. Make your selection via the buttons on the screen, or use the actual volume buttons. When you are finished, tap done.

Step four: Check the available settings for this action and make the desired changes. To vibrate E.g. not your device, when engaged, disable the action check box. When you are finished, tap Finish.

And that's it! Now, test the configuration to make sure that it works. Wash, rinse, and repeat if you want to create other actions.

Although it, abuse, seem your volume buttons so strange, lateral support provides some useful settings that can smooth the roughness.

By default, the app will restore, for example, the previously set level after run your action. So even if you, say, volume-down four times in a row is the volume to its previous level then press return.

You can also choose whether the app running, while the music plays (by default it is doing) and if it is "listening" button presses. For example, maybe you want to it works only when the screen is turned off.

An another handy tweak is the interval between the clicks (from the keys) change. By default, if you wait more than a second in between it side cancels the action. So you could handle effectively, volume, as usual by persons, who on at least one second between presses.

This is a really cool way, mod, your Android phone or tablet, somewhat iDevice users only wish she could do. (Count me among them.) Lateral support is free of charge, but if you want the premium version (ad-free), there you only $3.32 cost.

The easiest way to install Android apps on BB10

BlackBerry 10, all fun aside, has an impressive feature, to be able to run Android apps. First, however, was the process of Android apps to get up and running anything other than simply on a BlackBerry device 10.

The process requires users to download the Android app (APK), convert it to a compatible file format (BAR) BlackBerry 10 and then from the command line to install or as Brian Bennett walked us through using a chrome extension.

Just this week BlackBerry has released an update, BB10, bring the possibility to install Android apps directly on the device, without conversion or imagination network knowledge required.

Your BB10 work device BlackBerry 10 version 10.2.1 must be running in order for this or above. Some airlines have already released the update, while other plans to publish it at a later date.

Once you have 10.2.1 on your device, are the easiest way to install Android apps in the future by installing the Amazon Appstore. Hat tip to CrackBerry for originally task this tip.

Since the only devices that Amazon app store comes preinstalled on inflamed, the company allows the app to other Android devices also sideload. And with BlackBerry 10 Android apps run, it only makes sense that someone tried this.

To install the Amazon Appstore on your BB10 device, visit http://www.amazon.com/getappstore from your BB10 device. Tap the button to download. At this point, can you asks world to enable the installation of applications beyond the BlackBerry; Just follow the instructions.

Once the app is downloaded, follow the installation instructions. Once the installation is completed, log in to your Amazon account and begin to search the Appstore, as if you were on an Android device.

Keep in mind not all the apps you want to download on BlackBerry 10 perfect work. I was able, apps like Slacker and Facebook Messenger work (even though FB Messenger never me on new messages made aware of), but the app, the 1Password reader doesn't work, because it is based on the dropbox URL scheme.

Their experiences are certainly different.

Fit Android home screen experience

Of all the great features that come with Android, I think perhaps my favorite is its ability to endlessly customize the home screen and UI. If you don't want to root the device to go deep into modifying , there's still so much you can do with just apps. For example, you can give yourself a fancy home screen with new icons or wonderfully intricate widgets. For those who prefer a simpler approach, there are even apps that install entire customized layouts in one tap.

I've gathered a small handful of my favorite home screen apps here, but nothing that requires you to root your phone for access.

Rather, these are the sorts of apps you can install and play around with on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Come next weekend, you just might have a completely different-looking Android experience.

There are a number of launcher applications that let users override the standard look and feel that comes with the phone's out-of-box experience, but Nova Launcher Prime ($4.00) has long been one of my favorites. If you don't like the preset shortcuts across the bottom of your handset, or aren't a fan of the app drawer setup, this is the app that can change all that.

In a nutshell, Nova Launcher alters the way your phone behaves when you tap the Home button. Specifically, you can define how many home screen panels you have, the number of icons that fit on the screen, scrolling effects, and much more.

Among Nova Launcher Prime's functions is giving you control over the grid size, the number of rows and columns on your screen. You can also place a persistent Google Search bar across home screens, and tweak the size of the page margins. I love using the launcher's revolving door transition when you swipe between screens. It looks much cooler than a simple slide. Additionally, users can opt to remove icon labels, allow for widgets to overlap, and lock the desktop in place.

I also appreciate the way I can sort my app drawer, hide unused titles, and organize content into tabs. Other minor touches include infinite scrolling panels, custom grouping, menu transparency, and transitions. Suffice it to say, I'm constantly backing up and restoring fun layouts all the time. Doing this can also make for a seamless transition into a brand new smartphone.

A particularly fun, and easy, way to spice things up is to replace the icons representing apps and games. There are innumerable icon packs or themes that one can download to adjust the overall aesthetics. Some of the more popular ones I've encountered along the way are Tersus, Snack Pack, and MIUI 5. Again, hit up some forums or search Google Play and you'll find some rather inspiring stuff.

Nova Launcher Prime isn't the only option for those looking to customize the home screen; the free version is a great way to take advantage of most options and settings. At more than 10 million installs, the free Nova Launcher is a popular and feature-rich home screen launcher. Others you may enjoy include Go Launcher EX, Apex Launcher, and ADW.Launcher.

The best thing about Solo Launcher is that it's a totally free alternative to premium launchers. Indeed, you'll find a host of customization and personalization settings, many of which could cost $4 or more elsewhere.

Solo Launcher is a completely free launcher with many premium features Solo Launcher Team/Google Play

Solo Launcher not only operates quickly and efficiently, but it also plays nice with themes from other launchers. Want to change the icon pack? Feel like mimicking the look of a Sony or Huawei? No problem. Other easily configured settings include live wallpapers, lock screens, and colors. Indeed, you can give your Android a KitKat-inspired makeover without waiting on a software update.

In addition to the general aesthetics, you'll be able to adjust home screen transitions, layouts, the app drawer, and home screen dock. I'm a big fan of unread notifications for missed calls, texts, and e-mails, and Solo Launcher provides this at no cost. Once you find a look that you really enjoy be sure to back it up. That way, you can return to it later should you wish to tinker about.

The launcher comes with a weather widget, and the developers also provide a number of additional apps and tools to further enhance your experience.

As the name implies, the free Ultimate Custom (Clock) Widget app lets users create custom widgets that lives on just about any home screen. Regardless of whether you're using a stock launcher or something more tailored, UCCW can enhance the look of your desktop. While it's possible to create your own clock, weather, or battery widget, UCCW can also be used for tweaking notifications, alarms, and other options.

Indeed, it might feel a bit daunting the first few times you try to design your own widget with all your choices for color, transparency, shapes, and fonts. I suggest looking around for templates and already-existing widgets being shared by the community. Poke around the Google Play Store and forums for UCCW UZIP files and go from there.

One of the features I appreciate most is the ability to mimic the feel of other smartphone experiences; it's a breeze to sample the HTC Sense 6 UI or classic skins like Motoblur without much effort. Once you're feeling confident, try overlapping a couple of widgets (like time and weather) for a nice layered effect.

If you're the type who prefers to dress up your existing home screen without heavy adjustments, I recommend checking out HD Widgets. As one of the more flexible apps for the money, this one provides endless widget layouts.

HD Widgets 4 introduced enhanced weather views. Cloud.tv

Regardless of whether you're looking to add a full-screen weather and combination widget or a simple app shortcut, HD Widgets does it in style. Users have myriad options to choose from, including text colors, fonts, background transparency, and layout. One only need spend a few minutes with the latest 4.0 release to see how much customization awaits.

The developer, Cloud.tv, rolled out an entire subset of themed widgets that adds another 60 free templates to the mix. Centered around the aesthetic of Android Jelly Bean, the Colourform pack features Google's Roboto font and even more ways to jazz up the home screen. Looking ahead, a forthcoming Kairo add-on will bring about KitKat-like designs.

Zooper Widget might best be described as a tool to create really great Android widgets. Sure, it's actually a bundle of preset widgets, but that's just the beginning.

Zooper Widget is not unlike Photoshop for creating Android widgets. MyColorScreen

The app comes with a number of free templates and customizable options and provides a great jumping off point. Play with Zooper for any length of time and you'll find that it's easy to create a battery indicator, missed calls and message widget, or calendar. What's more, you can also create widgets to monitor networks and data usage, Wi-Fi connections, and other system settings.

If for no other reason, you'll want to have Zooper installed so you can download other widgets from the community. Take a look through Google Play and you'll find scores of gorgeous, functional widgets at the ready.

Zooper Widget is free to download, but there's also a Pro version ($1.99) that opens the door to new possibilities. In addition to removing ads, you'll also pick up the ability to save widget templates to SD cards, and integrate with Buzz Launcher.

Those of you running Android 4.2 may have encountered the ability to create widgets on the lock screen . As one of the more handy features in Jelly Bean, lock screen widgets provide at-a-glance information such as text messages, calendar appointments, and other notifications. The DashClock Widget app takes this to another level with a more customized and robust list of what you can see.

DashClock Widget works for Android 4.2+ smartphones and tablets. Roman Nurik

Among other bits of info, DashClock Widget provides users with current local weather, missed calls and unread messages, unread Gmail and/or priority e-mails, and your next calendar appointment. What I like most about this app is that it can deliver all of this on a single panel. Rather than swiping through various screens, DashClock Widget puts it all in one, easy-to-read spot.

Also worth noting is that the app is extensible, meaning it plays nice with other apps. Developers are able to take advantage of extensions that add relevant details to the lock screen. Two such apps that I've found to be helpful are DashClock Keep Extension and DashClock Battery Extension.

For those who like the idea of customizing the home screen but don't want to get their hands dirty I suggest looking into ThemerApp. Thanks to a simple set-it-and-forget-it setup, you can swap out an entire layout with the tap of a button.

ThemerApp takes the hassle out of deeply personalized layouts. MyColorScreen

Available as a free app in the Google Play Store, this one acts more like a giant curated library of custom designs. There are more than 300 themes offered today and things only get better with time.

In addition to easy installation, ThemerApp also allows for simple yet deep customization. Like everything you see but those icons? Swap them out for something else. Not so keen on the order in which the widgets display? Move them around, take them out, replace them with your own.

There are scores of Android apps that allow users to customize their experience; I have only listed a smattering of my favorites. Which apps do you use to tailor your Android experience? Do you fancy a particular launcher or icon pack? Where do you find your inspiration? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

Dimples adds four physical buttons on your Android device

The pits are available in different colors, maybe even that coincides with your device. Dimples

I like the tactile buttons, the kind that give me a piece of the answer, if I push them and see in the dark. (Example: if I want to enable Siri, while my phone in my coat pocket, in the car I find this iPhone just by touching the home button.)

But missing the most Android phones (a notable exception, the Samsung Galaxy series) Save physical buttons for power and volume. Wouldn't it be cool if you could just hit some extras?

Dimples

You can; It's called dimples. This deceptively simple sticker about the size of a small patch adds four programmable buttons for Android phones and tablets. Now apply it to the back of your device or case (as long as it is not metal) and then using the dimple app you can set up the buttons.

There is just a hook, at least on paper: pits near field communication, or NFC, a feature required don't any phone or Tablet has. (NFC world has a fairly comprehensive list of where to do that.)

On the back when your device has, you are golden. Dimples requires no battery of own, instead relying on the magical power that emanates from the NFC. (Who would have thought, am I correct?) In a similar way it uses NFC functionality, not Bluetooth or Wi-Fi for their very.

The four keys can be programmed for a variety of functions. Listed examples on the Groove Web site: favorite apps to start music playback, which turn flashlight on, call a contact, turn off Bluetooth, and so on.

Indiegogo campaign in the sale will be in August with a kick-off may 6 expected to be dimpled. Early risers will be for anywhere from $15 to $27, with an expected $29-sale price can get. Update: The Indiegogo campaign is now live.

I don't even use an Android phone now, and I want one of them completely. If nothing else, proves to be something that I was not previously sold the value of NFC technology. Their thoughts?

Huawei startet Ascend P7, sein neues Flaggschiff Android Telefon

Paris-Huawei on Wednesday launched his Ascend P7, a new Android flagship model will try the Chinese company with which to improve on his third place ranking in the Smartphone market.

The company signaled the arrival of the new phone at a press event with signs that said, "Huawei Ascend P7 global launch." The phone that runs Google's Android mobile operating system, is a successor to the company's P6.

The Ascend-P7 has many of the necessary competitive information for the flagship market-a 5-inch-1, 920 x 1 080 to indicate 4 G LTE networks, a 1.8 GHz quad-core processor, a rear-facing 13-megapixel camera, a front-facing camera 8 Megapixels and a gorilla glass 3-housing on the front and the back. It is built in the inevitable Panel shape, has a trim thickness of 6.5 mm and runs Android changed with Huawei's emotion interface.

This is nice - but it's tough stand in the Android crowd.

The Ascend-P7 are mainly with a handful of other top-end mobile phones with Google's Android OS, including the Samsung Galaxy S5, join a HTC-M8 and the Sony Xperia Z2.

It is also a rival to the phones to other mobile operating systems like Lumia-1020, a Windows phone device, Microsoft sold now, that it Nokia has acquired telephone business, and of course the iPhone 5 s from Apple.

The phone will be unlocked in June in dozens of European and Asian countries at the price of 449 euros (US$ 625). Huawei expands it, later, including in the United States. "This worldwide offering", said Richard Yu, Chairman of Huawei devices and Chairman of the Board of the company consumer business group, at the event here.

Much of Huawei's success has been its position in its home market. While the companies in selected countries around the world has made progress, it is essentially closed, in major markets such as the United States, where its brand practically does not exist, even though it is a campaign to raise awareness to build.

Huawei doubles its global brand awareness by 52 per cent and to third parties in the Smartphone market has risen, but "We will not stop", Yu said. "We want to be better and better and better." We invest so many resources on the product, innovation, R & D, the marketing-everything. We are our service and to improve our quality."

In the first quarter of the year 2014 instead of Huawei the No. 3 spot in the global smartphone market, according to analyst firm IDC-a remarkable achievement, but hardly a safe position. This market share, most comes from China.

The 13.7 million phones, the Huawei supplied only 4.9 percent of the market behind no. 2 accounted for Apple with a market share of 15.5 percent and no. 1 Samsung with 30.2 percent. Huawei, is growing but faster than the competitors, with shipments surging 47 percent compared with the same period quarter in comparison to Apple's 16.8 percent and Samsung's 22 percent growth.

Like HTC and Apple, Huawei, an edge through a high-quality design, trying to get including a 7-layer surface treatment on the back. "We say to reach this high-quality look and feel," said Joonshu Kim, Vice President of Huawei mobile devices. It comes with a "Metallic look luxurious and exquisite micro-pattern," he said, with a depth, the people of fish swimming under the surface of the water will remind.

The Ascend-P7 has also 4 G LTE network support in many parts of the world, works, said Clement WONG, global market manager for Huawei. Improve dual antennas for reception, he added.

Huawei hopes the phone will be as cool on another way, also: the distribution of heat in the phone, it runs 7 degrees Celsius lower and is therefore more comfortable in the hand, Wong said.

The phone "Double C" design gives it a bezel, which from the front to the rear at the bottom of the phone and page to page at the top of the phone to curves. The result is something like two curves, the teeth.

The 6.5 mm thick the Ascend-P7 a little slimmer than this complicated iPhone 5 at 7.6 mm and the Galaxy-S5 at 8.1 mm, said Kim. The chip is a HiSilicon Kirin 910T-Farbmonitor-Prozessor, and the phone has a 2, 500mAh battery.

The pixel density is 445 pixels per inch on the Ascend-P7 when compared to the iPhone 5 s 326ppi and 432ppi on the Galaxy-S5.

The camera back equipped with 13-megapixel resolution and high end image processing chip, can circumstances handle light sensitivity settings, the ISO 3,600 will reach.

In the meantime, said the phone front facing camera 8 Megapixels is a departure from the industry norm and is designed to better self portraits, produce Changzhu Li, head of the technology.

"Consumers want Selfies always high quality," Li said.

It is also a five lens system to improve the audibility of more pixels than the iPhone 5 s 1.2-megapixel camera and the Samsung Galaxy S5-2-megapixel camera, but on Huawei and built lower chromatic aberration. The company put in the forward-facing camera rear-facing camera technology is basically.

This means you can keep a step Huawei still on the front-facing camera photos - it promotes "Groufies," group self portraits, including those with a panorama mode. "With a Groufie," said Li: "you take much more background or include other bodies in pictures Selfie."

Huawei's newest flagship phone, the Ascend-P7, collects some decent Kit in a body seriously slim, glass-backed in. / Read editors take

Best unlocked Android smartphones today received (Roundup)

What ever your reasons for the side-stepping your carrier unlocked smartphones offer a feeling of freedom and convenience that we all can appreciate. Buy simply insert a SIM card in the device and you're good to go. There is no need to wait for activation and best yet, you may need your phone to keep for as long or as short a time as you want to. Here are some of our favorite phones that buy and use you everywhere you go.

With its stylish aluminium look, and no carrier subsidy to a M8 GPE variant expect a pretty penny (a really, really pretty penny) pay. But for Android purists, the device can play it lohnen-- plus it has a beautiful 1080 p screen and a fast Snapdragon-801 processor, and delivers extremely sharp sound. It is the ultimate luxury-Android phone. Read the full HTC a M8 Google Edition test play.

The nexus-5 $349 (£208) for the 16 GB model that not only the cheapest nexus, it is still the best nexus always. Not only Pack premium details, it now has about key LTE connectivity (an improvement over the nexus-4). And the phone crazy reasonable price good-not-great 8-megapixel-camera makes a more than reasonable compromise. Read the full review of the nexus-5.

In comparison with the others on this list, that Moto is not on all cylinders G, but it is not meant. The original runs on 3 G networks (but a new version includes also LTE), and its 5-megapixel camera is mediocre at best. But it is the cheapest handset including, hands down, at $179 (£107) for the 16GB-Variante. In addition, you can find it in the stock Android mode (if you're into something), be online customize views, and choose network (global or United States) functions. Even though the Motorola Moto E is still even more favourable, we keep the G the better choice. Read the full review of the Motorola Moto G.

It twitching against water and dust, May 20-megapixel camera for video recording with its 4 K, blazes with his powerful 2.3 GHZ quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 805 and looks damn sexy. The price of £600 is steep, and we are not sure whether it ever get a U.S. version, but if you are this one for an Android powerhouse, Samsung Galaxy S5 rivals. Read CNET review Sony Xperia Z2.

It may no longer, because the S5 is started, but does not mean that Samsung's flagship, the Galaxy S4 GPE is an obsolete device. It sports a 13-megapixel camera, a quad-core processor and a 1080 p screen which is comparable, if not better, now what you get on most mobile phones, and if you not a fan of Samsung's TouchWiz user interface, the handset minimalist user interface is much more refreshing. Read the full Edition Galaxy S4 Google test.