Comparative analysis: iBerry Auxus Nuclea N1 vs Xolo Play T1000

New Delhi: Hong Kong based handset maker iBerry's latest smartphone Auxus Nuclea N1 is a mid-end Android smartpohone sporting a 5-inch Full HD 1080p, 1920 x 1080 resolution One-Glass Solution display with Active Matrix technology. It is also equipped with a MediaTek MT6589T Quad core Turbo 1.5GHz processor and a PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU clocked at 357MHz for the graphics. With 1GB of RAM, iBerry Auxus Nuclea N1 also boasts some other features such as Gesture control, Voice Unlock, Magnetic sensors etc. It comes with a 2800mAh Li-ion battery which runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.On the other hand, Xolo Play T1000 is a budget smartphone running on the Tegra 3 chipset. The handset comes with a 1.5GHz Tegra 3 quad-core mobile processor, with 12-core GeForce GPU along with 1GB of RAM. The smartphone has a 4.7-inch 720p IPS display and the smartphone runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The rear of the device has an 8MP BSI camera with the ability to shoot video in Full HD and the front has a 2MP video-calling camera. Let us do a detailed specification comparison of these two smartphones: Design and Build Quality Xolo Play T1000 measures 138.4x70x10.4 mm and weighs about 167gms. On the outside it looks like a regular smartphone with an all-black exterior. The front panel is all glass and there are three LED backlit buttons for Home, Back and Menu on the front end of the phone. The rear panel comes with a rubber finish, which helps gripping the phone while using it. The power and volume rocker take their place on the right side while the micro USB and audio ports are on the top. The unit seems to be a tad heavier and thicker than most new smartphones.On the other hand, iBerry's first android based smartphone the Nuclea N1 is 9.6 mm thick and amazingly light weight at 120 grams. The design of Nuclea N1 is clean and smooth, making it look premium. It has slight curves on the corners that goes well with the overall design of the handset. This 5-incher sporting Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection also stands successfully against scratches from roughly pointed metal object.Winner: iBerry Auxus Nuclea N1Display The Nuclea N1 sports 12.7-inch (5-inch) active matrix display with OGS supporting 1920×1080 pixel resolution (Full HD). Auxus Nuclea N1 comes with active matrix display. This means each pixel of the display is individually controlled to provide a sharp image at wide viewing angle, so that users can have a different and unique viewing experience.The T1000 sports a 4.7" IPS screen with pixel dimensions of 720x1280. The display uses OGS (One Glass Solution) technology that eliminates the space between your display and touchscreen, allowing you to almost touch what's on your display. The screen of T1000 offers display, vibrant colours, good contrast and acceptable levels of black. It also offers wide viewing angles. The handset lacks scratch resistant glass. Winner: iBerry Auxus Nuclea N1ProcessorXolo Play features a Tegra 3 processor. Significantly, the phone is not a quad-core phone but a 5-core phone! The official specifications list that the phone will come with a quad-core 1.2 GHz processor with a special “5th battery saver processor”. Since it is a gaming phone, Xolo has equipped it with a special processor just to save battery. Apart from the 5-core processor, XOLO Play T1000 also comes pre-loaded with TegraZone, where consumers can find, explore and download Tegra-optimized Android games, for a console-quality gaming experience, with more realistic, interactive and challenging gameplay and graphics. To give optimal gaming experience the smartphone's processor is coupled with a 12-Core ULP GeForce GPU. The Nuclea N1 has a MT6589T Quad core Turbo 1.5 GHz processor with Full HD 1080p resolution of display and PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU clocked at 357MHz for tremendous gaming experience. Winner: Xolo Play T1000CameraXolo Play T1000 sports an 8.0-megapixel rear camera and a 2.0-megapixel front camera. It comes with full HD 1080p video recording and playback capabilities. The smartphone does not perform well in low-lit conditions and the performance in well-lit conditions was okay. The camera offers a few settings including white balance and exposure. There are three scene modes — Auto, Night, and Sunset. The resulting images are pretty okay. The smartphone can record 1080p videos. The clips are saved in 3GP format. Similar to the still images, the videos lack detail.The phone boasts of a 13.0-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor and auto-focus, and an 8.0-megapixel front camera. The company has added a number of features to the camera including Burst mode, Smile/face detection, HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Anti-flicker and full HD video recording capability. Comparatively, the Nuclea N1 offers better camera speficiations than Xolo Play T1000 which also reflects in the images taken in the low-lit and well-lit conditions. Besides, the N1 also comes with loads of additional features and has EIS or electronic image stabilization.Winner: iBerry Auxus Nuclea N1UI and Preloaded AppsThe UI of the Xolo Play T1000 is stock Android. The losing point here is that the smartphone runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which is a bit old. The keyboard is stock Android and you also get the stock browser for browsing the Internet. The T1000 also has its own custom ROM. The Xolo Play T1000 comes with the Tegra Zone app, which gives you access to a huge library of games. You also have a Xolo Power app that is good for managing the battery life and apps on the smartphone. The app gives you the ability to setup a synch frequency, night mode, low battery mode and more. In addition, there is Xolo Secure app, which gives you the ability to back up your personal data to the cloud.The Nuclea N1 is running the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating systemWinner: Xolo Play T1000RAMXolo Play T1000: 1GBiBerry Auxus Nuclea N1: 1 GBWinner: DrawInternal StorageNuclea N1: 4GB expandable to 64 GB via microSDPlay T1000: 4 GB expandable to up to 32 GB.Winner: Nuclea N1BatteryThe N1 has battery capacity (in mAh) of 2800mAh while the T1000 comes with 2,000 mAh of battery.Winner: Nuclea N1Verdict:Xolo Play T1000 offers the best option if you are looking for a smartphone to double as a gaming device. Given its solid processor which comes pre-loaded with TegraZone, where consumers can find, explore and download Tegra-optimized Android games, for a console-quality gaming experience, the smartphone offers a good bargain. In case you want a smartphone with a large display with more megapixels for photography, superior camera, internal storage and battery life, then the Nuclea N1 comes out to be the better amongst the two. If gaming is not your sole criterion in choosing the smartphone then you can go for Nuclear N1 because of its gorgeous display, sophisticated camera, powerful inners and good looks.

Comparative analysis: iBerry Auxus Nuclea N1 vs Xolo Play T1000

New Delhi: Hong Kong based handset maker iBerry's latest smartphone Auxus Nuclea N1 is a mid-end Android smartpohone sporting a 5-inch Full HD 1080p, 1920 x 1080 resolution One-Glass Solution display with Active Matrix technology.

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