While, AMD is just venturing into the world of Android, Intel has had big plans for the OS for a while now. What we have here is a new reference tablet from the company dubbed the Bay Trail-T, and it features the company’s “Silvermont” quad-core Atom processor.

The device with the Bay Trail chip, which weighs 611 grams and has about the same thickness as the 3rd/4th generation iPad, has a 10-inch 2560×1440 resolution display. The guys over at AnandTech were lucky enough to play with the slate which apparently was running both Windows 8 and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

According to Intel, Bay Trail’s capabilities include 2X the CPU and 3X the GPU performance compared to Clover Trail and very improved battery life. And of course they have also promised cheap tablets most of which should fall between $200 to $300 price range.

We will certainly be waiting for a product from tablet makers with Silvermont Bay Trail CPU. What about you?

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Qualcomm announced at an event held earlier today in Beijing that the big daddy Snapdragon 800 will see production toward the end of May. The Snapdragon 800 features some key performance updates over to Snapdragon 600 (found in the S4, HTC One, Optimus G Pro etc) including Krait 400 architecture and Ardreno 330 graphics.

What these improvements actually mean though are the new chip is capable of being clocked at 2.3Ghz and will happily play 4K video at 30fps, although it remains to be seen just how useful this will be on a phone size display. It is rumoured that China’s ZTE will be the first company to launch a Snapdragon 800 phone, but we’ll have to wait until later this year for confirmation and further details.

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Those of you not familiar with the Chinese phone scene might not be aware of Beijing based phone start-up Xiaomi. The phone is currently making waves across China with the Mi2, a quad-core Snapdragon S4 phone with 2GB RAM and 720p display.

As the Mi2 has been on-sale since October, the company now looks to be getting a new flagship smartphone ready for launch later this year. The Mi3, as we believe it to be called, is rumored to have a 5-inch full HD display, 2GB RAM, Snapdragon 800 CPU, 13 mega-pixel camera and 3000mAh battery.

The phone above is a supposed prototype, however similar leaks appeared of the Mi2 last year and non of them turned out to be the real phone, so take the image with a grain of salt.

We can’t wait to see what Xiaomi  has in store for their next flagship Android phone, and we’re also looking forward to next month when they are rumored to launch 2 new entry-level models, with one being powered by a Snapdragon 600 CPU.

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The Chinese phone industry is in overdrive at the moment. Oppo has released what many are claiming to be the best 1080 phone of 2013, domestic brands are knocking out quad-core phones for as little as $140, and Vivo has a beast at the gates.

Vivo might not be the first Chinese brand to pop in to your noggin, but the company has a history for launching innovative phones. The Vivo X1 for example was the worlds thinnest Android smartphone for a few months back in 2012.

For 2013, Vivo has decided to step things up a few notches.

Gone is the dual-core Mediatek CPU and 720p of old, and in comes a Snapdragon 600 quad-core CPU, 5-inch 1080 CPU, 2GB RAM, 3400mAh battery and 13 mega-pixel rear camera. Well, at least that’s what the rumors are claiming. Also in the rumor mill is a Cirrus Logic audio chip, 5 mega-pixel front camera, 32 GB storage and a rather high $594 price tag.

The phone will likely only be available in China, at least at first. If it does make its way to your local market, would you be interested or not?

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Under the decidedly Samsung styled exterior, and behind the 720HD 5.7-inch IPS display sits a Mediatek quad-core MT6589 CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM, SD card reader and dual-sim support. The camera hardware is pretty impressive too, with a rear 8 mega-pixel sensor taking up the main camera duties, and a 5 mega-pixel sensor on “duck-face” watch.

The name of the device is shamelessly called the “Note 3″. Despite the name, it is probably fair to say that this Chinese clone actually looks more like a Note 2 (albeit with a slightly larger display) than anything. Either way, it is impressive how close they came to mimicking Samsung’s overall design style. What do you think of this clone?

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The Memo basically takes what the super slim Grand S has to offer but super-sizes everything thanks to a larger 5.7-inch display and 3000mAh battery. Like the Grand S the Grand Memo runs on a 1.7Ghz Snapdragon S4 CPU with 2GB RAM with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a 13 mega-pixel rear camera on the rear. Unfortunately the ZTE Grand Memo doesn’t get 1080 resolution but offers a 720p display instead.

Pricing and availability will likely be announced at MWC later this month. So what do you think, interested or do you feel that anything above 5-inches is just too big for you?

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Ramos, a Chinese technology company, is trying to cash in on the tablet boom. The device pictured above is the Ramos W42 tablet. It’s 9.4 inch IPS display has a 1280 x 800 pixel screen resolution. For a low-cost device, this tablet has above average specs. Take a look:

• Samsung Exynos 4412, 1.4GHz, Cortex A9 Quad Core
• Mali 400 MP4 GPU
• Android 4.0.4
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB flash storage
• 5400mAh battery
• 2.0 megapixels rear camera
• 0.3 megapixel front camera
• Aluminum casing

The main buying point of this device is that you can find it online for just $218. Although you can also grab a Nexus 7 for 18 dollars cheaper, the Ramos W42 will give you a significantly bigger screen and 8GB of more storage. Note: I am sticking with my Nexus 7 for the time being.

Have you bought a low-cost tablet yet? Or are you sticking to the principle that you get what you pay for? Let us know in the comments below.

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Of course your not going to be seeing Snapdragon S4 Processors and 1080 HD displays at such a low price, but with MediaTek’s MT6589 CPU running the show, you can still expect a rather powerful device. The display is a 1280 x 720 unit which is fine for most users, a 2100mAh battery should last most of the day and the 8 mega-pixel rear camera should be more than up to the task of capturing spontaneous snapshots while on the go.

Unfortunately for the majority of readers, this Jelly Bean powered bargain won’t be easily available to you as the phone appears to be headed for India only.

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The LG Optimus G Pro is the Korean giants first 5-inch 1080 phone, and takes advantage of the the company’s new 440ppi HD displays to great effect, but with so many similar hand-sets flooding the market is the LG really up to it?

A quick look at the specs certainly suggest so, as the Optimus G Pro packs a 1.7Ghz quad-core Snapdragon Pro CPU, 2GB RAM, a large 3000mAh battery, 13 mega-pixel main camera and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to boot.

Speaking of the OS, LG have added what they call Slide Apps to the system. This basically allows you to run small widget type apps, such as a calculator or calendar for example, over any app. What this means is you can be browsing for the latest gadgets in the browser while using a calculator to work out which you can afford to buy without switching from app to app. Pretty awesome!

Another nice tweak the LG has to offer is Dual Video, which is basically a way of  capturing video from both cameras simultaneously.

The LG Optimus G Pro has just been unveiled in Japan, but the rest of the world can probably expect to see it at next months MWC. What do you think, interested in the Optimus G Pro or not?

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The U956 mimics the specification of its pricier brother, the ZTE Grand S, and offers customers a 5-inch display and powerful quad-core processor, however the screen is a 720HD rather than 1080HD and the processor is from Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek.

Other highlights include dual-sim support, an 8 mega-pixel rear camera and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. No announcement if the ZTE U965 will be available internationally, but Chinese shoppers can expect to pick one up before the Chinese Spring Festival holiday.

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