Mercury Launches Sub-10K Android Tablet

Mercury, a name known for years in PC peripherals and components manufacturing, has launched the mTab tablet running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. A lot of tablets have been making an appearance in the Indian market, and this is the latest entrant.

Mercury, a name known for years in PC peripherals and components manufacturing, has launched the mTab tablet running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. A lot of tablets have been making an appearance in the Indian market, and this is the latest entrant.
Powered by a 1.2 GHz Telechip 8803 Cortex A8 processor with three cores, the mTab has 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage, with an additional 32 GB option via a memory card. It sports a 7" WVGA (800x480) capacitive touch screen with multi-touch support. Connectivity options are available using Wi-Fi, and using an external 3G USB module, which will be made available with 3G packages bundled along with the tablet for free internet surfing.

The mTab features a front 1.3 MP camera, useful for video conferencing, shooting photos and videos. In addition to the most popular audio formats, it supports playback of several popular video formats including Divx, MPG, and MP4 up to 1080p using the HDMI output. The 4000 mAh battery claims to support about four hours of video playback. PC connectivity is provided via a USB 2.0 port, while a 3.5 mm stereo jack lets you plug in headphones. The tablet supports motion sensing 3D games using the G sensor built in it. With dimensions of 19.3 x 11.7 x 1.4 cm and weighing 400 grams, this is very handy as well.
Mercury, a name known for years in PC peripherals and components manufacturing, has launched the mTab tablet running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. A lot of tablets have been making an appearance in the Indian market, and this is the latest entrant.

Powered by a 1.2 GHz Telechip 8803 Cortex A8 processor with three cores, the mTab has 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage, with an additional 32 GB option via a memory card. It sports a 7" WVGA (800x480) capacitive touch screen with multi-touch support. Connectivity options are available using Wi-Fi, and using an external 3G USB module, which will be made available with 3G packages bundled along with the tablet for free internet surfing.

The mTab features a front 1.3 MP camera, useful for video conferencing, shooting photos and videos. In addition to the most popular audio formats, it supports playback of several popular video formats including Divx, MPG, and MP4 up to 1080p using the HDMI output. The 4000 mAh battery claims to support about four hours of video playback. PC connectivity is provided via a USB 2.0 port, while a 3.5 mm stereo jack lets you plug in headphones. The tablet supports motion sensing 3D games using the G sensor built in it. With dimensions of 19.3 x 11.7 x 1.4 cm and weighing 400 grams, this is very handy as well.Mercury, a name known for years in PC peripherals and components manufacturing, has launched the mTab tablet running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. A lot of tablets have been making an appearance in the Indian market, and this is the latest entrant.

Powered by a 1.2 GHz Telechip 8803 Cortex A8 processor with three cores, the mTab has 512 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage, with an additional 32 GB option via a memory card. It sports a 7" WVGA (800x480) capacitive touch screen with multi-touch support. Connectivity options are available using Wi-Fi, and using an external 3G USB module, which will be made available with 3G packages bundled along with the tablet for free internet surfing.

The mTab features a front 1.3 MP camera, useful for video conferencing, shooting photos and videos. In addition to the most popular audio formats, it supports playback of several popular video formats including Divx, MPG, and MP4 up to 1080p using the HDMI output. The 4000 mAh battery claims to support about four hours of video playback. PC connectivity is provided via a USB 2.0 port, while a 3.5 mm stereo jack lets you plug in headphones. The tablet supports motion sensing 3D games using the G sensor built in it. With dimensions of 19.3 x 11.7 x 1.4 cm and weighing 400 grams, this is very handy as well.
The Mercury mTab comes at just Rs 9,499, and is backed by a 1-year warranty. From what is on offer in the specifications sheet, this looks like a very promising tablet at a very reasonable price

MTS brings out Android smartphones under Rs. 5,000

MTS have announced the launch of their new Android smartphones today, according to Telecom Talk. These two new phones have been named the MTS MTag 3.1 (Huawei  C8511) and MTS Livewire (ZTE N600). Both the phones run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S1 processor and work on the CDMA EV-DO REVA technology.

The MTS MTag 3.1 has a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen with a display resolution of 240 x 320. It features a 3.2 megapixel rear camera along with an MTS TV application that allows users to view Live TV and on-demand video playback. It also includes voice search capabilities and comes equipped with a 3.5 mm headphone jack slot. On the other hand, not many details have been disclosed about the MTS Livewire besides the fact that it operates on the CDMA EV-DO network and will provide users easy access to Google services like YouTube, Google Mail, Google Talk and Google Maps.

Both the smartphones will be equipped with Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo OS and will be launched in the sub Rs. 5,000 category. It seems that Android is going viral amongst both phone and tablet manufacturers in India. The launch of the sub Rs. 5,000 Android smartphones definitely gives MTS an edge over the competition, but eventually it’s the performance and complete specs that will decide the phones' success.