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Computer peripherals maker iBall has introduced its first Android tablet Slide in the Indian market priced at Rs 13,995. Powered by 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, the tablet will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. For connectivity, iBall Slide will come with Bluetooth, WiFi and 3G (via Dongle, not built-in).
Sporting a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch display, Slide has a 2 megapixel front camera, USB host and HDMI output. With 4400 mAh battery, the company claims iBall Slide will offer up to 6.5 hours of music and up to 5 hours of video.
The tablet will supposedly pack 8GB built-in memory, which can be expanded up to 32GB externally via a microSD card. With 4400 mAh battery, the company claims iBall Slide will offer up to 6.5 hours of music and up to 5 hours of video. The company has roped in Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador.
The company is the latest entrant after several companies including RCom, Beetel, and Mercury have launched tablets in quick succession. The Reliance 3G tablet has a 7-inch touchscreen with Android 2.3 OS. The device has 512 MB RAM and a micro SD card which can support up to 32 GB data.
A Bharti Enterprises group company Beetel Teletech also launched Beetel Magiq, a low-cost Android tablet. The seven-inch tablet, which runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo), has been priced at Rs 9,999. The tablet has two 2megapixel cameras and supports phone calls through a compatible Bluetooth headset. Powered by a 1Ghz processor, the tablet offers 8GB internal storage, expandable up to 24GB through a 16GB SD card. According to some tech experts, the tablet is a re-branded Huawei S7 tablet.
Mercury launched its first Android tablet mTab priced at Rs 9,499. Measuring 19.3 X 11.7 X 1.4 cm, mTab sports a 7-inch WVGA TFT LCD touch display, G sensor screen rotation for 3D G-games and weighs mere 400 grams. The tablet runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is powered by 1.2 GHz triple core processor.
