Best quad-core smartphones in India

New Delhi, May 13: If you think that having a larger number of processing cores in your smartphones is good – then that's true to some extent. Results suggest that quad-core smartphones feel more responsive and speedier when compared to dual-core and single-core handsets. The latest quad-core chips are also supposed to have better battery backup, such as the Nvidia Tegra 3's fifth low-power companion core. Also, four-core CPUs tend to have better graphics processing units (GPUs) to match, such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4's Adreno 320.Technically speaking, an Android phone, powered by quad-core processor, should have sharper screen resolution, smoother streaming of HD videos, and faster loading of apps along with faster opening of heavy graphic multiplayer games. "The Android OS supports multi-threading and uses multiple CPU cores to deliver faster responsiveness and higher performance when the user is running multiple programmes at the same time. Multi-core processors also help deliver longer battery life by sharing workloads across multiple CPU cores and running each core at lower voltage and frequency. This results in significant battery life improvements," says NVIDIA.Let us take a look at some of the best quad-core smartphones available in Indian market:#1 Samsung Galaxy WinPrice: Rs 17,900Samsung's Galaxy Win Duos is a mid-range Android smartphone that comes with a 1.2GHz Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor. The device comes with 1GB of RAM which means that all your major applications, internet and games will run without any glitch. The smartphones runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and offers 8GB of internal memory with an option to expand it externally up to 32GB via microSD card. Samsung has provided a primary camera of 5 megapixel along with a secondary 0.3 megapixel one. It also has a 2,000 mAh battery. #2 Karbonn Titanium S5Price: Rs 10,790Karbonn has done a good job in brining a quad-core device to such a lower price point. This is dual-SIM 3G smartphone that comes with dual standby feature. The Karbonn S5 features quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 5-inch qHD display, 8MP rear camera and a 2MP shooter, and 2000mAh battery. The device has a 4 GB of internal Memory (User Memory 1.4 GB) which can be enhanced to 32 GB using a Micro SD card slot.Connectivity options include Bluetooth enabled with A2DP, micro USB 2.0, FM radio with RDS. The display offered by S5 is good even in bright day light along with light sensors automatically adjusting brightness and contrast in changing atmosphere. # 3 Micromax A116 Canvas HDPrice: 14,499Micromax Canvas HD has been the most hyped smartphone in India in 2013. The Canvas HD A116 is slightly lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Grand. The smartphone has a curved back and curved edges, making it comfortable to hold. The phone has a better build quality than you'd expect. The center point of Micromax Canvas HD A116 is its 5" HD IPS display. The device's IPS screen sports a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a colour depth of 16.7 million. Because of this, the text, icons and images look much sharper compared to the Canvas 2 and the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Grand. You'd also not find any distraction at different viewing angles. The HD display makes it very pleasurable to watch HD movies and play HD games on the Micromax Canvas HD A116.The Micromax Canvas HD runs Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and has skinned some elements of the user interface, such as the app icons and the notification tray. The notification tray includes toggles for settings such as Wi-Fi, Brightness, Rotation, Bluetooth, GPS, Data, Screen timeouts and profiles (for alerts and other notifications).The device sports an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash on the rear, and a 2 megapixel front camera. The rear shooter captures quality photos in both outdoor and indoor lighting conditions. It gives you various options to cunstomise images including colour effects and scene modes. The 2 megapixel front camera is also decent for video chats.The good thing about the Mediatek MT6589 quad-core processor is that it makes you multitasking at much ease. You could easily run 7-8 apps, switch between them, play games with high graphics and scroll webpages. The phone supports both 1080p video recording and playback. It has 4GB of internal storage, of which around 2.75GB is user-accessible. Its memory is expandable up to 32GB using a microSD card. The A116 Canvas HD runs on Android mobile OS Jelly Bean. The device has a good call quality and comes with 2,000mAh battery, which will last a full day.#4 Gionee Gpad 2Price: Rs 13,999The Gionee Gpad is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor, PowerVR Series5XT GPU and 1GB of RAM, and runs on Google Android Jelly Bean. It has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 2-megapixel camera at the front, 4GB of internal memory that can be expanded to up to 32GB using a microSD card, an in-built DTS audio system and a 3,000mAH battery.The device comes pre-loaded with apps like Facebook, NQ Security, Twitter and YouTube among others.Priced at a competitive Rs 13,990, the Gionee GPad-G2 will be up against other quad-core devices like the Micromax A116 Canvas HD and the Celkon A119Q Signature HD among others.Connectivity options include 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microUSB and a 3.5mm jack.#5 UMI X2Price: 14000Chinese handset maker UMI's X2 smartphone comes with 1.2GHz MTK MT6589 quad-core processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU, and surprisingly, 2 GB RAM. The device has a 5 inch FHD 1080P screen with 1920*1080 pixel display, with 441 PPI. The display comes with Gorilla Glass 2 coating that protects the screen from scratches.The phone runs on Android 4.1 OS. The device also has an autofocus 13 MP rear camera with flash and a surprisingly good 3 MP front camera is more than enough to replace your normal camera. The phone support dual SIM and has a 2500mAh battery, which is highest in the list.This phone has possibly everything a user can ever wish for, that too at an affordable price tag of 14000.