India is warming up to tablets. The sales are at 8000 units per month, but that will only pick up when two things happen – hardware prices fall and so does the data plans. Hardware prices have a wide range right now. The cheapest can go for Rs. 8000 (check out on Ebay, you may get it even lower) and the most expensive one can run up to Rs. 40,000. The data plans, lets just say, one hasn’t settled yet – subscribers and providers alike.
So what does this nascent market look like? It is not the most vibrant of the markets like in America, Europe or China. It is picking up slowly. Indian consumers had a chance to buy from a choice of 10 tablets launched at various stages. Two new tablets which have received rave reviews across – iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom – are rumored to hit Indian shores. The new tablets not withstanding, India has seen some decent tablets. It all started with Olivepad and reached the crescendo with the launch of iPad. In between, there were quite a few tablets. Let’s take a look at them all.
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Olivepad
Olivepad is the pioneer. It could probably be the first tablet to be launched in India. Priced at Rs. 25,000, Olivepad packs in a lot of hardware. OlivePad is ideally suited for mobile internet and browsing with 3.5G HSUPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It comes with a 3 megapixel in-built camera and a front camera. Olivepad comes with a 7-inch capacitive touch screen.
Binatone HomeSurf
Dubbed as poor man’s iPad, Home Surf has 128 mb RAM, ARM11 667 MHz processor and 2GB internal storage and an 8-inch resistive screen. Built-in Stereo Speakers and microphone, Li-Ion Rechargeable battery which can support up to 4 Hrs video playback on full charge and one miniUSB port. Cost : Rs. 8995. More
Infibeam Phi
Phi runs ARM9’s 600 MHz processor with 8GB storage and 256 MB RAM. Though, it has a 7-inch resistive touch screen. Phi has Wi-Fi but doesn’t have Bluetooth or microphones on-board. Infibeam Phi costs Rs. 14999.
Accor @Pad
7-inch TFT Full touch display, Built-in Wi-Fi 2GB flash memory. Expandable to 32 GB through MicroSD card, battery backup : 4 to 5 hours, USB ports available – Can connect external mouse, keyboard or hard drive and Ethernet. @Pad comes with 128 MB RAM and is powered by 400 MHz VIA VM8505. Price : Rs. 9999.
Wespro ePad
At Rs. 7999, this is still the cheapest tablet launched in India. Wespro pad has 7-inch resistive touch screen, VIA WM8505 400MHz, 2GB NAND flash memory, WiFi, 128 MB RAM and Ethernet connectivity. But you can imagine at 400 MHz there is not much you can do with it !
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Launched at a price of Rs. 37,000, Galaxy Tab has settled at a price of Rs. 24,900. Though Olivepad was launched much earlier, Galaxy Tab was the one which created flutter. Probably the ad spend of Samsung and the ‘star power’ of Karan Johar helped Galaxy Tab reach that status. Galaxy Tab’s specs include : 7” TFT-LCD, front-facing and rear-facing cameras, 1GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi and in-built speakers. Read our Samsung Galaxy Tab Vs Olivepad comparison article.
Notion Ink Adam
A 178 degree rotating swivel camera, a touchpad at the back, pixelQI screen to facilitate sunlight reading and a radio to go with it. All these are features of Notion Ink Adam. Though Notion Ink isn’t retailing at any stores, there is a strong family sentiment in selling the tablets. The tablets are sold to people who comment on Notion Ink blog. A nice way to get around the supply problem.
Apple iPad
Two weeks after iPad was launched, the price was dropped by 3K. The cheapest iPad is available for Rs. 24500. iPad has a 9.7 inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixel and a lot of apps which Android tablets can only dream of. Everyone just love to have one of these. Enough has been said about this tablet.
Motorola Xoom, the first decent Android tablet and iPad 2 are rumored to be hitting Indian ports sometime soon. Until that happens, these are the noteworthy tablets India has seen and bought.
Needless to say, iPad still rules the roost.
[This post has been reproduced from The Gadget Fan]
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a lil bit costly
galaxy tab is useless…. its damn costly, cleaver people will go 4 bike
akash tab is best if problem is their u wont feel bad in throwing also just 3000 rs (y) cool
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10 inch (capacitive (multitouch), builtinSIM slot, Cortex 1.2Ghz, HDMI, USB,Android 2.3, Mem Card Slot upto 32GB) costs 13k only
7inch (capacitive (multitouch), Cortex 1.5Ghz, HDMI, USB, Android 2.3, external3g, Mem Card Slot upto 32GB) costs 7999 only..
I like only apple iped.
I have galaxy tab.
wah…
so cheap….
wowwwwwww..but price is tooo costly.
haiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
mast tab bhalo che…………………………..
I am waiting for new comer.
dear sir i want to purchase a tablet between 10k 2 15k with key pad and internet nd huge memory status.
muah!
nice…
jaffa entra edhi worst ga pettav cheap ante ardham thelusa.
how is akash tablet?
akash the tablet taaaaaa lao.
Which Tab is good? Samsung or Reliance 3G?
sir i want to buy a tablet having price near abut 10 to 15 thousand which company u preefer a good
SAW GALAXY TAB FEW DAYS EARLIER, REALLY AMAZING! EVERY ONE SHOULD BE PASSIONATE AB8 IT..
its nice
use this tablets byaro.
very good
I want Binatone HomeSurf tab. But I don't know from where I can get this.
Suggest to go for MagicTile Marathon. http://www.magictile.eaft.in
mujhe galaxy tab bechni hai 7inch wali 16000 tak me! Mobile puri condition me hai! Contact no :- 9835629950.
tablet at rs 3000 android froyo http://www.aakashtablet.com.
awsummm….
India Gov lunch world law cost tablet.what will be the features.
ghatiya
Apple iPad is better than galaxy tab.
Tablet phone
Aandroid is not supporting indian languages, whereas apple does.
ipad 2 is too good with lot of new features.
great buy.
what about zte?
mast h yarrrrrrrrrr bt thoda paisa kam karo na aur kam paise wale tablets ka processer bdao yrrrrrrr.
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Nice tool to buy.
Nice infoooo
I'm thinking to buy a tablet, budget – 25k, can anyone suggest please, people who have used it can share their experience about speed, userfriendly, irritations points etc.
I will do it bro.. IGS tab will be in the market in 2012 starting Rs, 5000.
I will do it bro.. IGS tab will be in the market in 2012 starting Rs, 5000.
I pad is best last month I was by in 25,000.
the govt. of india is about to launch its own version of tab "sakshat" for just $35…just Rs.1500/-….waiting for that too….
Ek mere liye b le liyo jab mile… 5 $ extra dunga…
tujhko kya nahi chahiye….bas yeh bata de….copycat kahi ka…aaj waise bade dil wala kaise ban gaya,,,kya baat hai, shadi ke baad dil khul gaya…..
Hahaha…
thoda sa paisa kam karao na galaxy tab ka.
aur ipad 2 ka bhi :(
Tanmoy Paul aakash tab ka bhi lolzzzzz
I m gadget fan but I have no money to buy all this….
u can only see and know abt the image …. go to all showroom try out all …. lolz
Naziha Mogudoom 2 din baad to wo b ghusne nahi dega
more than 75%people dont have money to buy, will upgrade their knowledge only,
best tablet range between 15,000-20000
all tabs r ausum I liked them alll.
can anyone can recommend me a tab which will b helpfull for me to use sound cards or sound softwares..
tablets are good but it is little bit costly I guess.
Tablets are wonderful things but little bit costly I guess.
WAR…. of Tablet PC in INDIA.. Which side r u?
na, dont buy any android tablet just yet… wait for next year… better ones (even the OS will be better suited for tablets) are on the way… with Google buying Motorola, it will get more interesting…
I dont have aplan to buy any tablets as of now…. I am always really getting confused with the tablet and a mini laptop… whats the pros and cons????
great list of tablets but will these can beat iPod? I don't think so……..
Here they are talkin about tablet pc .. not ur ipod….this is ipad
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The Tablets revolution has begun.
As more and more companies offer tablets with added features, the tablets will replace the laptops soon.
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tablets wow, hope to buy one soon.
Beetel MagiQ BMQ-01 android based tablet coming soon.
try http://www.blackelemente.com its an amazing tab! love it
I think we need comparison bet Tablet.
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bekar
except galaxy and ipad all of them suck.
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the cool stuffs with cheap price in market that's good…………..
the cool stuffs in market that's good…………..
Is there any ipad or tablet with GPS, GPRS facility along with wi-fi and camera?
yes the tablet name is Samsung galaxy P1000, but u can wait for Tablet 10.1
I really love this gadgets n I want to 1 fro this……
I really love this gadgets n I want to 1 fro this……
ipad is best……..
ipad is best……..
ipad is best……..
ipad is best……..
ipad is best……..
ipad is best……..
ipad is best……..
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Is there is any tablet availble with 3g conectivity and capable of makin calls, basicaly a large screen phone around 15k , nd plz tell me some retail points for binatone home surf pad in capital ,
thnkx
HCL has also joined the bandwagon http://www.hclmetablet.com
Good compilation! Thanks :)
Nice compilation. But I am wondering why for such a big country as ours, the sales are in thousands instead of either hundreds of thousands or even millions?
May be thats why we are not commanding the respect of NI Adam guy (I refer to your previous article)
@ Arpan :) Well!! The proof of the pudding is in the eating :) Just kidding.
I somehow fail to grasp if these larger than life phones really as useful as they are portrayed to be?
100 % agree with you @arpan
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