Tablets are taking the world by storm. Just a few years ago they were an unknown for many people, but nowadays most people prefer tablet rather than laptop and netbook especially people who travel a lot.Tablets are less handy,provide more battery backup than usual laptops/Netbooks
There are many people who think 10 inch tablet are handy and less portable.I am talking about the lovers of 7-Inch tablet.In this post we are discussing about the 7-inch tablet available in the market. Rumors saying that Apple is busy in making of ipad mini,a 7 inch tablet to fight with google and Amazon kindle.Amazon also busy in making kindle 2.Now lets take a look at the available 7 tablets in market
Google Nexus 7
Great features are:
- First the price - 199$
- First the price - 199$
-16 core CPU! (quad core CPU+12 core GPU).
- 1,280 x 800 display.
- Scratch-resistant Corning glass.
- Android Jelly Bean OS.[Latest Version]
- 1,280 x 800 display.
- Scratch-resistant Corning glass.
- Android Jelly Bean OS.[Latest Version]
- Front camera [1.2 MP]
- Built-in gyroscope and accelerometer.
- GPS and Magnetometer.
- IPS Display.
- Built-in gyroscope and accelerometer.
- GPS and Magnetometer.
- IPS Display.
- Wi-fi
- Bluetooth
- 1 GB RAM.
- Micro USB slot.
- NFC Android Beam (Tap device to transfer).
- 9 hours of video watching and 300 hours of standby time with a fully charged battery.
- 340 gms weight.
- Bluetooth
- 1 GB RAM.
- Micro USB slot.
- NFC Android Beam (Tap device to transfer).
- 9 hours of video watching and 300 hours of standby time with a fully charged battery.
- 340 gms weight.
Drawbacks are:
- No HDMI Port
- No micro SD expansion slot
- No Rear camera
- NoSim Slot [No 3G/Gdge/GPRS]
Bottom line : The best available tablet in the market for $199
For detail review you check Technouffalo website : http://bit.ly/RtAspE
Blackberry Playbook
Great features are:
- 7-inch LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support
- BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0 [Up gradable to OS 2 and upcoming BB10]
- 1 GHz dual-core processor
- 1 GB RAM
- Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing)
- Supports 1080p HD video recording
- Video playback: 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV
- Audio playback: MP3, AAC, WMA
- HDMI video output
- Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- Connectors: microHDMI, microUSB, charging contacts
- Open, flexible application platform with support for WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java
- Ultra thin and portable:
- Measures 5.1"x7.6"x0.4" (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
- Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 400g)
- Available in 16/32/64 GB
- Sideload Android and ios applications
- Blackberry Bridge with BB phones
- Using BB phone as Remote for playbook
- No physical button
- Price : 16 GB - 199$/32 -249$ /64-299$
Drawbacks are:
- No SD card Slot
- No 3G
- Less Apps
- Boot up is high compared to android and ipad
Read full review from TechRadar : http://bit.ly/OC4QOS
Amazon Kindle Fire
Great features are:
- 7 inch tablet which has an IPS panel and Gorilla Glass coating making it scratch proof.
- It will run on a 1GHz TI OMAP dual-core processor
- 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory.
- Users will also be able to access the Android AppStore but not that of Google’s Android AppStore.
- Over 20 million movies, TV shows, songs, magazines, and books
- Thousands of popular apps and games, including Netflix, HBO GO, Hulu Plus, Pandora, and more
- Amazon Silk - ultra-fast web browsing over built-in Wi-Fi
- Free cloud storage for all your Amazon content
- Vibrant color touchscreen with extra-wide viewing angle
- Fast, powerful dual-core processor
- Favorite children's books, graphic novels, and magazines in rich color
- It is priced at $199.
Drawbacks are:
- No GPS support
- No expandable memory
- Google Play Store is not available, and cannot be accessed. And dosent have any google apps in it.
- Dosent have a CAMERA
- Battery is non replace as it come attached with the device, so if the battery is dead, the device needs to be thrown away.
- No physical volume button in the device.
- The video dosent support some major formats
- slippery cover
- cannot support Bluetooth
- Online streaming of videos is only porsible with in US,and is not allowed outside US.(United States)
Read full review of Kindle Fire review by The Verge http://vrge.co/OC678J
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310
SPECIFICATIONS
Drawbacks:
No FM Radio and No Flash with the rear 3 MP Camera are the only two drawbacks, which is acceptable comparative to it’s other great features.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 Review http://bit.ly/OC6Ma0
Karbonn Smart tab
The Karbonn Smart Tab 1 is a 7 inch tablet with capacitive touchscreen and is powered by a1.2 GHz processor. The Smart Tab 1 runs on a powerful 3700 mAh battery which would give users about 8 hours of video playback and 7 hours of Internet surfing.
The Smart Tab 1 also features HDMI support along with Wi-Fi connectivity. There is a 2 MP front camera for users to have video chat at ease.
Specs of Karbonn Smart Tab 1:
The Smart Tab 1 arrives with Karbonn Smart Browser and Karbonn Smart games, TOI & ET app, Facebook and much more which are already embedded in the tablet.
which we feel is a decent price tag for the tablet with the above mentioned specs.
Micromax Funbook
Micromax launched its very own Android ICS tablet and named it asFunbook. Tablet is aimed towards education & entertainment at the same time.
The tablet will provide every type of study material straight from kindergarten and up till IAS civil services exams and you also get exclusive interactive course material for CBSE ranging from class 1st till class 12th on a 4GB MicroSD card. On the entertainment front you get access to the latest movies, songs, latest games, apps and even Live TV.
Full Specifications of Micromax Funbook
Network & Connectivity:
3G: Yes (Supported by an external USB Dongle)
WiFi: Yes
USB: Yes
3.5 MM Jack: Yes
Display:
Type: Capacitive
Touch ScreenScreen Size: 17.8cm
Features: Multi-Touch Screen, Pinch Zoom
Storage:
Internal: 4GB NAND
Expandable: Up to 32 GBCard Slot MicroSD
RAM: 512 MB
Camera:
Primary: 0.3 Mega Pixels (VGA camera)
Video recording: Yes
Battery:
Capacity: Li-Ion battery - 2800 mAh
Talk time: Up to 5 hrs
Other:
Browser: Yes
Games: Yes
JAVA: Yes
Color: Midnight Black & Slate Grey
All this priced at Rs. 6,499 with a one year warranty
Acer Iconia Tab A110
Specifications :
- Operating System :Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS on it.
- 7 inch display with a resolution on 1024 x 600 pixels.
- Tegra 3 processor
- 1 GB Ram
- 8 GB internal storage, expandable via microSD.
- Price will be around 199$
Drawbacks