| The tablet market in India is steadily heading north. With so many tablet being launched almost every week, we understand it's difficult for you to keep track of the recent developments in this sector. Tablets are still a new device for us and let’s face it, tablets for the majority of the Indian population is something experimental. So, we believe you are still in the hunt for buying your first worthy tablet. EFYTimes.com has listed all the low cost Android tablets that were launched in India in August 2012. |
Wtab 7.2 Android ICS Tablet @ Rs 4,899:
India-based Champion Computers Pvt Ltd has announced its first Android tablet named Wtab 7.2. The tablet sports a 18.29-cm (7.2-inch) display and is priced at Rs 4,899. The Wtab 7.2 tablet has an ARM Cortex A8 architecture based 1.5 GHz processor, which can put power worries aside. The device comes with a 18.29-cm (7-inch) display with a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, with a true 5 point touch capacitive touch based touch input system. It runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, has a 512MB RAM, an inbuilt 4GB of flash memory, which is further expandable up to an additional 32 GB with the use of micro SD cards. Read more>>>
HCL ME Y2 @ Rs 14,999:
HCL Infosystems Ltd has launched its latest 3G enabled tablet -HCL ME Y2. The third generation tablet from HCL runs Google's Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. The company claims that the tablet is designed specially to suit the needs of the Indian consumers. The new HCL ME Y2 offers 3G connectivity with its in-built SIM slot. Based on Android OS 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), the device is equipped with a 2-mega pixel rear camera and a 0.3-mega pixel front camera, which enables video chatting with HD display. Read more>>>
Micromax 10-inch Funbook Pro Tablet @ Rs 9,999:
The 25.4-cm (10-inch) tablet features a capacitive multi-touch screen and runs Google Android 4.0. The tablet is powered by 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 processor and has 5600mAh battery. Micromax Funbook Pro provides interactive study material for CBSE, State boards and competitive examinations. For the entertainment purposes, users can download their favourite tracks and create their music library in the device's memory which is expandable up to 32 GB. For the TV lovers, the device provides access to 48 channels. So you don't need to worry about missing an episode of your favourite TV program even if you are out. The tablet is priced at Rs. 9,999 and will be available across leading retail stores in India by the end of this month. You can also order the device through the Micromax website and shopping site, Ncarry.com. Read more>>>
ICE Xtreme Android ICS Tablet @ Rs 6,999:
ICE X Electronics makes its debuts in the consumer electronics segment with a ‘value-for-money’ Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet at Rs 6,999. So, how is ICE X going to be different? Well, the company simultaneously announced plans to soon launch, what they call the world’s first ever wireless charging tablet, the ICE Xtreme- II, and a pico computer to transform regular LED/ LCD TV sets into smart-computing devices.Read more>>>
Lava E-Tab Z7H tablet @ Rs 5,499:
The tablet comes with 17.7-cm (7-inch) capacitive touchscreen with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, 1.2 GHz processor coupled with 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal memory. It will come with a front facing VGA camera and 3G support through dongle along with a 2800 mAh battery.The tablet will come bundled with free content. As part of this deal, the company is offering 14 books from Tata Mcgraw Hill worth Rs 4,000 free of cost. The topics include Dhirubhai Ambani's biography, APJ Abdul Kalam's Ignited Minds and some personality development books on topics like word power, preparation for interview. Read more>>>
Samsung Galaxy Note 800 Tablet @39,990:
Samsung Electronics has rolled out a new tablet device in the Galaxy Note series called GALAXY Note 800. The device comes with the functionality and precision of a pen and paper as it features the S Pen with a 25.6-cm (10.1-inch) large display.The tablet is based on a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor along with 2 GB RAM. Its multi-screen feature is one of the biggest talking points of the device. The feature allows users to utilise two different applications side-by-side, enabling the user to multitask. Users can view Web pages or videos or launch other applications while writing or sketching ideas with the S Pen on the other half of the screen. So, one doesn't need to toggle back and forth between apps. Read more>>>
MapMyIndia CarPad 5 Tablet Cum Navigator @Rs 19,999:
CarPad 5 is an all-in-one GPS Navigator, smartphone and 3G tablet, which runs on a 1GHz Samsung processor (Cortex A8, S5PV210). This Android based tablet has built-in 3G, Wi-Fi, and a 12.7-cm (5-inch) capacitive touch screen. The device comes pre-loaded with Aura, MapmyIndia’s latest fully 3D connected GPS navigation interface. CarPad 5 has a host of in-car productivity features built around MapmyIndia’s Aura maps. These maps have been rated as the most accurate and comprehensive digital maps of the country. They offer real-time traffic updates, house level search, security (track and trace), discount offers in the vicinity, etc. As per reports, MapmyIndia's mapped terrain in Aura covers over 6.3 million places, 5,79,000 towns and villages, 4,000 cities at street-level, house-level data for 36 cities, and 3D landmarks and building footprints for 34 major cities. Read more>>>
MTS MTag 7.0 Android Tablet @ Rs 8,999:
MTS along with Lava has launched its Android MTag 7.0 tablet in the Indian market at a price of Rs 8,999. Presently, the tablet is available only in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Mtag 7.0 runs Android 2.2 aka Froyo in the age of Android 4.1 aka Jelly Bean. At a time, when all tablet makers are looking forward to launch Jelly Bean tablets, it's surprising to see MTS-Lava finding Froyo unique. In Android 2.2 Froyo, a user can't even upgrade Google's Android market to Play Store. It's like running Windows 98 in the age of Windows 7! Read more>>>
Kobian Mercury magiQ, 5-inch dual SIM tablet @ Rs 12,700:
The tablet runs Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich and is based on a 1Ghz processor with an internal memory of 512MB, 4GB built-in storage, which is expandable to 32 GB. The tablet supports 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Mercury magiQ sports dual camera with front camera for video chatting and a 12 mega pixel rear camera. Mercury magiQ comes with in-built Accelerometer, supports GPS, phone book, call record history, SMS, MMS, e-mail, push mail and IM. According to the company, the dual SIM feature is the specialty of magiQ. It includes ports like dual SIM slot, TF card slot, mini USB port and 3.5 mm audio jack. Read more>>>
Intex iBuddy Tablet @ Rs 6,490:
Intex recently launched its Ice Cream Sandwich tablet, iBuddy. The company touts that iBuddy is the slimmest 17.8-cm (7-inch) tablet. The tablet runs on the latest Ice-cream Sandwich 4.0 OS and is powered with 1 GHz processor. The model features five-point touch capacitive screen with a support flash of 11.1. This gives the user a smooth zoom-in and zoom-out experience. Supporting a DDRIII RAM of 512MB, the tablet gives you an option of expanding the memory upto 32GB via flash drives. Sporting 3G dongle support via a USB and front facing camera for easy video chatting via skype, the tablet comes with a host of multimedia functionality such as audio support, video support, preloaded games (Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja etc), connecting though GPRS and Wi-Fi, access to social networking sites from Intex Zone, etc. Read more>>>
By Debashis Sarkar
