The simple way to buy a low budget Tablet - India

A season is a while in technological innovation. At around now last season, a product was regarded an deluxe, with costs flying in the location of Rs 25,000.

Today, elements are considerably different. You can move into a shop and choose a top excellent product for less than 50 percent this quantity.

But, how do you zero in on a 'quality' tablet? The sub-Rs 15,000 product industry contains some very excellent gadgets but is also booming with rather standard ones.

• Spice Mi Tab Mi-720: Rs 12,990

• MSI Windpad 7: Rs 12,999 

• Reliance 3G Tab: Rs 12,999 

• iBall Slide: Rs 13,995 

• Samsung Galaxy Tab P 1010: Rs 14,500 

• Mercury Mtab: Rs 9,499

Operating system

Barring the BlackBerry Playbook, whose 16 GB version is skimming below the Rs 15,000 mark and which runs on the BlackBerry Tablet OS, the only tablets that you are likely to get for less than this price are the ones running on Android, Google's operating system for smartphones and tablets and the most popular mobile operating system in the world currently.

However, we would advise you to make sure that you acquire a recent version of the operating system-Android 2.3 (or Gingerbread, as it is called) at the very least. It will result in smoother performance and will also be easier to upgrade if the need arises.

We recommend: Android 2.3 or higher
Bare minimum: Android 2.2

Spice Mi Tab Mi-720: Rs 12,990

Display

In terms of size, you will find yourself being restricted to 7-inch displays. But more than the size, it's the type of touchscreen that will determine how enjoyable your experience will be. There are two types of touchscreens-resistive (which responds better to styluses) and capacitive (which works better with fingers).

You should opt for a capacitive display as these are generally more expensive but are easier to use, and Android works better on them. One of the reasons for the failure of the much-hyped Aakash was the fact that it came with a poor quality resistive display. In terms of resolution, anything below 800x480 pixels is not to be considered.

We recommend: 7-inch capacitive display, 1024 x 600 pixels
Bare minimum: 7-inch capacitive display, 800 x 480 pixels

Connectivity

MSI Windpad 7

Most people buy tablets to be able to browse the Web while on the move. Ideally, you should pick a tablet that supports 3G connectivity, though having a Wi-Fi-only tablet will work just as well if you are unlikely to venture far from a Wi-Fi hotspot.

In most cases, a tablet with 3G connectivity will let you make phone calls as well, a handy bonus for those who do not like carrying multiple devices. Ease of connectivity with other devices should be kept in mind too. The best option would be to get a tablet that has support for USB devices, though it is rare in this price segment. Bluetooth connectivity, however, is a must.

We recommend: 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, phone call support
Bare minimum: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Reliance 3G Tab: Rs 12,999 

Processor

When it comes to processor speed, the faster the better. Most budget tablets come with single core processors with speeds in the range of 600 MHz-1 GHz. We would advise you to go with the fastest possible processor, though we have seen 800 MHz processors do a decent job on tablets running Android 2.3.

We recommend: 1 GHz processor
Bare minimum: 800 MHz processor

Memory and storage

iBall Slide

While Android can function reasonably well on tablets with 256 MB RAM, it works significantly better on devices that have 512 MB, especially if you want to run Android 2.3.

Anything less and you will witness an occasional lag in performance and may be applications crashing. Most budget tablets come with 512 MB storage space, of which usually around 300 MB is available for usage. This is expandable using a memory card, which is often bundled with the tablet.

In the case of storage, the higher the better, so negotiate for a higher capacity memory card while buying the tablet.

We recommend: 512 MB RAM, expandable storage
Bare minimum: 256 MB RAM, expandable storage

Multimedia

Samsung Galaxy Tab P 1010

The Tablets in this category are unlikely to be multi-media powerhouses but will, in most cases, perform movie clips and music slightly well. In a perfect situation, we would recommend a system with combined digital cameras with the capacity to perform HD movie, but unless this, we would require that you go for a system that has at least a front-facing camera as pills are handy for making movie calls. Most tablet shows are good to perform DVD quality movie clips. 

We recommend: Dual cameras, capacity to play HD video
Bare minimum: Front-facing camera

Pre-installed apps

Whichever product you purchase, it is likely to come with some pre-installed programs. These could differ from visitor versions and special program shops to full-fledged office packages.

Mercury Mtab

While having a lot of software pre-installed on the product might attract many who are cheaply, the disadvantage is that it takes up shed and can reduce the efficiency of your product. So, it is a good idea to opt for a product that comes with programs that you need and are likely to use rather than rather bloatware. 

We recommend: Browser with Flash support, office suite with the ability to read and edit MS Office files
Bare minimum: Office suite with the ability to read MS Office files, media player, Android market

Battery life

This is an integral part of a mobile system. However, calculating power supply is not easy. A bigger power supply may be able of staying more time but a lot will depend on the quality and image of the screen, the brand, RAM and so on.

We would recommend that you consider how long the power supply can last with Wi-Fi managing on just one cost. The more time it operates, the better it will be. In this price section, anything in unwanted of six time will be a enormous reward if you are a power person. 

We recommend: Eight hours on Wi-Fi
Bare minimum: Six hours on Wi-Fi 

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