Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Top 5 tablet devices in India



5. Nokia N900
Pros: Good reliable hardware platform, abundant applications, support for many video and audio formats, Skype and GoogleTalk VoIP integration, 3.5mm audio socket, great phone, DataViz Documents To Go Premium Edition document editor, PDF document viewer, good browser.
Cons: Expensive (newer hardware platforms are available for similar price), TFT resistive touchscreen, too small for a tablet (but it is a tablet!)
Price: Rs 24,600
Features:
Weight: 181 grams
Dimensions: 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm
Screen Size: 3.5 in
Resolution: 800 x 480 px
CPU: ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX530 graphics, 256 MB RAM
OS: Maemo 5 (Linux)
Apps: Ovi Store
Memory: 32 GB internal + supports up to 16 GB microSD
Connectivity: Wi-fi, Bluetooth, Infrared, GPRS, EDGE, 3G
Battery Life: Li-Ion 1320 mAh (6.5 hour talktime)
Camera: 5 MP Carl Zeiss lens with autofocus and Dual LED flash, video light
Sensors: GPS, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor
                           
4. Notion Ink Adam
Pros: Reasonably priced, powerful hardware platform, optional dual mode Pixel-Qi transflective LCD display that saves power, multi-touch touchscreen layer, 3.5mm audio socket, can download apps from Android Market and upcoming Genesis marketplace, 2 USB ports, 1 HDMI port, back-side trackpad.
Cons: Tablet is still under development but seems promising
Price: Rs Backlit LCD, Wi-fi only (Rs 21,267 approx.), Backlit LCD, Wi-fi + 3G (Rs 23,767 approx), Pixel Qi LCD, Wi-fi only (Rs 27,473 approx.), Pixel Qi LCD, Wi-fi +3G (Rs 30,000 approx.) (Prices mentioned on site are in dollars excluding $50 shipping charge, but you have an option of ordering it in India)
Features
Weight: 725 grams
Dimensions: 269 x 191 x 14 mm
Screen Size: 10.1 in
Resolution: 1024 x 600 px (Pixel-Qi display or Normal LCD)
CPU: 1 GHz Dual Core Cortex A-9 processor, NVIDIA Tegra 250, ULP GPU, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1GB SLC
OS: Customised Android 2.2 known as Eden
Apps: Android Market, Genesis (Notion Ink's own marketplace)
Memory: 8+ GB eMMC + supports up to 32 GB microSD
Connectivity: Wi-fi, Bluetooth, 3G HSPA
Battery Life: 3 cell 24.6Whr battery (16 hours of normal usage)
Camera: 3.2 MP Auto Focus Swivel Camera
Sensors: GPS, 3-Axis Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Digital Compass
                             
3. Dell Streak 5
Pros: Supports variety of audio and video formats, 3.5mm audio socket, QuickOffice document viewer, can download apps from Android Market, multi-touch TFT capacitive touchscreen, multi-touch input method
Cons: Expensive, too small for a tablet and too big for a phone
Price: Rs 34,500
Features:
Weight: 220 grams
Dimensions: 152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm
Screen Size: 5 in
Resolution: 800 x 400 px
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 512MB ROM
OS: Android 1.6 (upgradable to V2.2)
Apps: Android Market
Memory: 16 GB internal + supports up to 32 GB microSD
Connectivity: Wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, 3G
Battery Life: Li-Ion 1530 mAh (approximately 8 hour talk time)
Camera: 0.3 MP front, 5 MP rear (with Dual LED flash)
Sensors: Geolocation, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor
                           
2. Olive Pad V-T100
Pros: Reasonably priced, supports variety of audio and video formats, 3.5mm audio socket, DataViz Documents To Go document editor, can download apps from Android Market, multi-touch TFT capacitive touchscreen, multi-touch input method, Bonus 16GB Memory card (as on 13th December 2010), Free lifetime subscription to MapmyIndia worth Rs2500 (as on 13th December 2010), Free 6 months subscription to Zenga TV (as on 13th December 2010)
Cons: Faster CPU and higher screen resolution would have been better
Price: Rs 25,000
Features:
Weight: 375 grams
Dimensions: 179.4 x 110 x 11.5 mm
Screen Size: 7 in
Resolution: 800 x 400 px
CPU: ARM11 600MHz processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset, 512 MB RAM
OS: Android 2.2
Apps: Android Market
Memory: 512MB NAND Flash internal + supports up to 32 GB microSD
Connectivity: Wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, 3G
Battery Life: Li-Po 3240 mAh (approximately 26 hour talk time)
Camera: 0.3 MP front, 3 MP rear
Sensors: GPS, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor
                                  
1. Samsung galaxy tab P1000
Pros: Supports variety of audio and video formats, full HD (1080 p) video player, 3.5mm audio socket, Thinkfree Office, can download apps from Android Market as well as Samsung Apps, screen supports multi-touch zoom, swype input method support.
Cons: Expensive
Price: Rs 36,000
Features:
Weight: 0.385 Kg
Dimensions: 190.1 X 120.45 X 11.98 mm
Screen Size: 7 in
Resolution: 1024 x 600 px
CPU: ARM Cortex A8 processor, 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, PowerVR SGX540 graphics
OS: Android 2.2
Apps: Android Market, Samsung Apps
Memory: 16 GB internal + supports up to 32 GB microSD
Connectivity: Wi-fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, 3G
Battery Life: Li-Po 4000 mAh (approximately 7 hour video playback)
Camera: 1.3 MP front, 3 MP rear (with LED Flash)
Sensors: GPS

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