HCL ME Android 2.2 Tablets Launched at Affordable Prices

HCL Technologies have officially announced three new ME tablets that runs on Android 2.2 Froyo. These tablets are expected to be available very soon within the price range of Rs. 14,990 and 32,990. Two of the tablets have a 7 inch display while one of them comes with a 10 inch display.

Let us have a look at all the three models:-

HCL ME AE7 Specs

HCL ME AE7 is the cheapest of the lot. The tablet has a 7-inch touchscreen display, with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It has a decent 800Mhx processor, 256MB DDR2 RAM, 2GB Flash Memory and up to 8GB expandable memory limit. The device also features a gravity sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, 0.3MP camera, WiFi and Bluetooth.

The tablet is powered by 2400mAh Li-polymer battery capable of providing around 5-6 hours of battery life. The price of HCL ME AE7 tablet is just Rs. 14,990

HCL ME AM7

HCL ME AM7 is similar to AE7 as far as display size is concerned. It`s resolution is 1024 x 600 pixel, which is better than AE7. The processor speed is again 800 MHz, however, it has a 512MB RAM support, 8GB Flash memory and 16GB expandable memory option.

Other features of this tablet include a 1.3 megapixel camera, gravity acceleration sensor, AGPS, USB 2.0 port, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and two powerful high quality speakers. It`s battery life is expected to be better as it is powerd by a 4200mAh battery. The price of HCL ME AM7 is Rs. 25,790.

HCL ME AP10A

This is the big one. Yes, AP10A has a giant 10 inch display screen having a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The tablet comes with a better 1GHz processor with 1GB RAM, 16GB Flash Memory and expandable memory option of up to 32GB. Other features are quite similar to HCL ME AM7. With overall better specifications, the price of this tablet gets as high as Rs. 32,990.

You can buy these tablets from HCL store.

Samsung Galaxy Tab: 7″ Android 2.2 Tablet

In previous few months Dell, ViewSonic, Archos, Toshiba launched Android Tablets. Today Samsung is also came in the list of android tablet launchers by announcing the new portable web tablet namely Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is more compact than the Apple iPad with seven inch wide. Galaxy Tab having Android 2.2 Froyo OS, from which you can also call this device as a phone. The device looks really amazing, weighs just 380g and offers all the peculiar features which the Apple iPad lacks.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Photos

Samsung Galaxy Tab Tech specs

The Tab has GSM/GPRS/EDGE along with HSPA-enhanced 3G connectivity. Both for voice and data, SMS and MMS too. The Android Froyo powered Galaxy tab is not much inferior to the iPad. Galaxy Tab is lightweight and more plastic in design. The Galaxy tab enables with the same AMOLED screenwhich is already used in Galaxy S -again which would be for reducing the price.

Its 7 inch TFT display with 1024 x 600 resolutions is made for the best browsing of HD Videos. This tablet having 3 MP camera with auto-focus snapper withLED flash at the back side and 1.3 MP camera at the front side. The main function for 1.3 MP is for Video Telephony.

There are two options for the built-in memory – 16GB or 32GB, which is expandable using microSD cards up to 32GB. The connectivity of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is rounded off by Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n and 30 pin data connector same as that of Apple.

The Galaxy Tab having 1GHZ possessor with 512MB RAM which can make the background task work faster and smoother. There are some basic applications added for the users basic needs like Adobe Flash player, document editor, Microsoft Exchange.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Price and Availability in India

At the Samsung Galaxy Tab launch conference, they will announce this Galaxy Tab by September firstly in Europe and then in US and Asian counties by the end of this year. The Samsung Galaxy Tablet is expected to launch in India next month i.e. October 2010 for a price range of Rs. 30000 to Rs 40000. (via NDTV ) Samsung unlike Apple has realized the potential of the Indian market and has decided to launch the Galaxy Tab next month officially and set to be a real iPad competitor.