The Rs. 10,000 price point has seen the rise of quite a few tablets in the past year from brands such as iBall, Mercury, Beetle, Viewsonic and Reliance to name a few. In trying to break the price barrier, some of these devices compromise on features such as build, battery life, camera and the power under the hood. Until now, these devices ran Android version 2.2 or 2.3.
PROS
- Good build
- 1GHz processor
- 1GB RAM
- 1080p MP4 playback
- Android 4.0 ICS
- Good capacitive touchscreen
CONS
- Few apps crashed on us frequently
- No Bluetooth
- Screen brightness is low
2. Mercury mTab Neo2 - MRP: 14999/-
Budget tablets are all the rage these days especially if they run the latest OS. We have seen a slew of budget tablets launch that not only pack in decent hardware under the hood but run Google's latest OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The older generation budget tablets launched with Android 2.3 Gingerbread felt a little incomplete. But today we have with us a device that falls right in the middle of the above two mentioned OS'.
The Mercury mTab Neo2 has a dual-core processor and runs on Google's originally unveiled tablet specific OS, Android 3.0 Honeycomb. We haven't seen Honeycomb budget tablet hit store shelves in India and this is a first. Thankfully, Mercury says that the device will be upgradable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Another factor that needs to be considered is that besides being dual core, the tablet is also priced at the higher spectrum of the budget tablet price range, i.e., at Rs. 14,999.
PROS
- Good Build
- 1.2GHz dual-core processor
- 1080p MP4 playback
- Good Capacitive touchscreen
- Keyboard is really good in portrait mode
- SIM card slot
CONS
- Bad viewing angles
- No volume rocker
- Menu, Home and Power buttons could have been more ergonomic
3.Micromax Funbook - MRP: Rs.6499 /-
The Micromax Funbook is the cheapest ICS budget tablet to hit the streets at Rs. 6,499. Its biggest compromise when compared to the competition is the build and the battery. The screen too is a bit disappointing. Having said that, this is the slimmest budget ICS tablet available today. The 1080p MP4 playback was smooth and games like Angry Birds Space and Pool Master ran well. If you are in the market to pick up a budget tablet and are on a really tight budget, you can consider the Micromax Funbook.
PROS
- 1.2GHz processor
- 1080p MP4 playback
- Android 4.0 ICS
- Very slim design
CONS
- Touchscreen performance is underwhelming
- Screen is easily susceptible to glare
4. Zync Z990 - MRP: Rs.8990 /-
This is a budget tablet, and it clearly shows in the build quality, performance and even the display. But at this price, the real enticing factor is that it has ICS on-board. While there are a whole host of connectivity ports as well, but there is no getting away from the "budget" build quality.
PROS
- ICS experience on a budget
- Real world performance better than what benchmarks show
- Decent battery life
- USB hub supports broadband dongles
CONS
- No Bluetooth
- Build quality isn't good
- Display not optimised
5.BlackBerry PlayBook - MRP: Rs.13990 /-
Right now, the BlackBerry PlayBook is ideal for a BlackBerry smartphone user looking to purchase a tablet. This is mainly due to the BlackBerry Bridge sync option. However, even then we would advise potential buyers to wait it out till there is a respectable apps eco-system. Current apps in the App World are nothing to write home about. RIM had announced that Android apps would soon be ported to the BlackBerry App World, but that has yet to happen. The Wi-Fi data transfer option and ability to edit the Documents To Go app is a big plus point.
PROS
- Excellent multitasking
- Brilliant display
- Flash and Adobe AIR support
CONS
- Limited number of apps
- Biased towards BlackBerry smartphone users
- Poor implementation of the power/sleep button
Source-thinkdigit
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