Top 12 Cheap Android Tablets Available in India
Tablets are quite the rage these days, and almost every manufacturer worth its salt already has jumped into this segment. Apple’s iPad is still unbeatable as far as quality is concerned. However, quality doesn’t come cheap, and not everyone can afford to spend thirty thousand bucks on a tablet. The good news is that there are quite a few cheaper alternatives available. Almost all the budget tablets use Android, and offer a fairly decent bang for the buck. Here are the best budget Android tablets available in India.
1. HeroTab
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor: ARM Cortex A8 – 1 GHz
Memory: 512 MB DDR2 RAM, 4 GB internal, MicroSD up to 32 GB (4GB free)
Camera: 1.3 MP front
Display: 800 x 480, Capacitive
Size: 7 inch
Battery: Li-on 4500 mAh
Wi-Fi (Wireless 802.11 b/g), External 3G dongle supported
Price: $190 (Rs. 8,500)
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2. Reliance 3G Tab
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor: 800 MHz
Memory: MicroSD up to 32 GB (4GB free)
Camera: 2MP rear, VGA front
Display: 800 x 480, Capacitive
Size: 7 inch
Battery: Li-on 3400 mAh
3G (EDGE, HSDPA) and Wi-Fi (Wireless 802.11 b/g)
Price: 13,000 + Data plan charges
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3. MSI Enjoy
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor: 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex A8
Memory: 512 MB RAM, 4GB Internal Storage, MicroSD up to 32 GB
Camera: 2MP dual
Display: 800 x 480 for 7 in edition, 1024 x 768 for 10 inch edition, Resistive
Size: 7 inch and 10 inch
Battery: Lithium Battery 3.7V/4000mAh
Wi-Fi Only (Wireless 802.11 b/g)
Price: Rs. 14,000 and 15,000
4. iBall Slide
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor: 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8
Memory: 8GB Internal Storage, MicroSD up to 32 GB
Camera: 2MP front camera
Display: 800 x 480, Capacitive
Size: 7 inch
Battery: Lithium Battery 4400mAh
Wi-Fi Only (3G supported through external dongle)
Price: Rs. 14,000
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5. Mercury mTab
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor: Unknown 1.2 GHz Triple Core Processor
Memory: 512 MB RAM, 4GB Internal Storage, MicroSD up to 32 GB
Camera: 1.3 MP front camera
Display: 800 x 480
Size: 7 inch
Battery: Lithium Battery 4000mAh
Wi-Fi Only (3G supported through external dongle)
Price: Rs. 9,500
6. Beetel MagiQ BMQ-01
OS: Android 2.2 (FroYo)
Processor: 1 GHz
Memory: 8 GB Internal Storage, MicroSD up to 16 GB
Camera: 2MP rear, 0.3 MP front
Display: 800 x 480, Resistive
Size: 7 inch
Battery: Lithium Battery 2200mAh
3G (EDGE, HSDPA) and Wi-Fi (Wireless 802.11 b/g)
Price: Rs. 9,000
7. HCL ME AE7-A1
OS: Android 2.2 (FroYo)
Processor: ARM 11, 800MHz Processor
Memory: 256MB DDR2 RAM
Display: 800 x 480 pixels, resistive touch-screen
Size: 7 inch
Battery: Li-Po 2400mAH Battery
Wi-Fi Only (Wireless 802.11 b/g)
Price: Rs. 11,000
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8. Huawei Smakit S7
OS: Android 2.2 (FroYo)
Processor: ARM Cortex A8 768MHZ
Memory: 256MB RAM, up to 32GB SD card.
Camera: 3.2 MP
Display: 800 x 480 pixels, resistive touch-screen
Size: 7 inch
Battery: 3250 mAh
3G and Wi-Fi (Wireless 802.11 b/g/n)
Price: Rs. 14,000
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9. Magnum Pepper
OS: Android 2.2 (FroYo)
Processor: Unknown 800 MHz Processor
Memory: 256 MB RAM, 2GB Internal Storage, MicroSD up to 32 GB
Camera: Front camera
Display: 800 x 480
Size: 7 inch
Wi-Fi Only (3G supported through external dongle)
Price: Rs. 5,000
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10. Infibeam Android Phi
OS: Android 1.5 (CupCake)
Processor: ARM9 600MHz
Memory: 256MB RAM, 8GB built-in, and up to 32GB SD card.
Display: 800 x 480 pixels, resistive touch-screen
Size: 7 inch
Wi-Fi only
Price: Rs. 15,000
Official Website
11. Binatone Home Surf
OS: Android 1.6 (Donut)
Processor: ARM 11 667 MHz
Memory: 128 RAM, 2GB internal storage, MicroSD supported.
Display: 800 x 600 pixels, resistive touch-screen
Size: 8 inch
Battery: Li-Po 2400mAH Battery
Wi-Fi Only (Wireless 802.11 b/g)
Price: Rs. 9,000
Official Website
12. C2K
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor: Unknown
Memory: 2 GB internal, MicroSD up to 32 GB (4GB free)
Camera: 1.3 MP front, 5 MP back
Display: Unknown
Size: 7 inch
Wi-Fi only
Price: Rs. 7,000
A cheap Android tablet can’t be expected to compete with the likes of iPad 2, Galaxy Tab, Xoom, or Adam. If you want a top of the line tablet experience, be prepared to spend more than Rs. 25,000. However, if your requirements are not very demanding, you should be able to get a tablet that satisfies your needs for less than Rs. 15,000. While purchasing a budget tablet pay attention to its specifications. For example, capacitive touch alone can make a world of difference as far as usability is concerned. Also, if your system doesn’t have enough CPU power or RAM, be prepared for a frustratingly laggy experience. Having a newer version of Android also helps. Although, Honeycomb is the tablet optimised version of Android, none of the budget tablets feature it as Google has shared its source code with only few selected partners. Gingerbread is as good as it gets in the budget tablet segment.
The HeroTab offers unbelievable bang for the buck, but support will probably be a big issue with it. If you want peace of mind, the 3G Tab introduced by Reliance, as well as iBall Slide are better options. However, the Reliance 3G Tab will cost you almost twice as much as the HeroTab, once you consider the data charges.
The Hero tab is really a great budget device except I’m not sure about it’s after sales services… It’s not a well known brand let alone trusted..
I’ve used Reliance Tab for few minutes and it’s just damn shitty in my opinion… The battery life sucks..
For now iBall slide is the best option… now just need 14K bucks
Grreat review of affordable tablets. They are still a bit pricey for me but I guess I will have to wait to they come down some.
Great alternatives to the IPad. Very useful to have one of these.
Android just boosting all over the market. USA and India both are using android in high percentage.
Wow. These really are cheap android tablets. Are these available in the international marker as well?
The demand of android phones is increasing day by day but these 12 Android Tablets are available only in the India.
Great looking tablet. I wonder if these work as good as the name brand ones. Thanks for the info.
- Michael
I have a MSI Enjoy. It’s verry slow. Don’t make the same mistake I did, do not buy it.
Great review. I have been looking for a tablet but they are really expensive,