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Micromax Funbook: Slimmest budget ICS tablet in market
The Micromax Funbook, available at Rs.6,499, is the cheapest ICS budget tablet to hit the markets. This is the slimmest budget ICS tablet available at present at gudget shops. If you wish to pick up a budget tablet and are on a really tight budget, you can consider the Micromax Funbook.
In the recent past, Rs.10,000 price point has witnessed the rise of quite a few tablets from brands such as iBall, Mercury, Beetle, Viewsonic and Reliance to name a few. And in the race to break the price barrier, some of these devices have compromised 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.
In the past few weeks however, we have seen a change in this trend. The tablets are maintaining the Sub 10K price point but the biggest addition in terms of features is Google’s latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS. A lot of companies such as HCL, Zync, iberry, and now Micromax, have brought ICS tablets to India.
The device has a grey plastic back with a matte finish and the screen has a black glossy border making it a fingerprint and dust magnet.
The front of the device houses the 7-inch display that boasts of a resolution of 480x800. The front also has the 0.3MP camera and threephysical buttons – back, home and menu. Running ICS, the tablet doesn’t really need physical buttons as these functions can be accessed directly through the ICS UI.
There is no rear-facing camera on the device. In terms of connectivity, all the ports are at the bottom of the device. It has a mini USB port, mini HDMI out, a headphones jack, microSD card slot and the DC in.
The build of the device may not be the best when compared with other products available in the market but it is impressive nonetheless. It is the slimmest budget ICS tablet in the market and boasts of a made in India tag.
The device also comes with a mini USB to full USB adaptor enabling the device to connect to a 3G dongle to connect to the Internet.
Apart from access to the Google Play Store, the device also comes preloaded with some Micromax apps which offer a variety of content ranging from Educational, Games, Movies, Apps, Entertainment and Live TV. Most of these apps are free but the live TV is a paid app. The channels on the live TV range from Movies, news and entertainment. There are 50+ channels to choose from in the live TV app.
In the recent past, Rs.10,000 price point has witnessed the rise of quite a few tablets from brands such as iBall, Mercury, Beetle, Viewsonic and Reliance to name a few. And in the race to break the price barrier, some of these devices have compromised 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.
In the past few weeks however, we have seen a change in this trend. The tablets are maintaining the Sub 10K price point but the biggest addition in terms of features is Google’s latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS. A lot of companies such as HCL, Zync, iberry, and now Micromax, have brought ICS tablets to India.
The device has a grey plastic back with a matte finish and the screen has a black glossy border making it a fingerprint and dust magnet.
The front of the device houses the 7-inch display that boasts of a resolution of 480x800. The front also has the 0.3MP camera and threephysical buttons – back, home and menu. Running ICS, the tablet doesn’t really need physical buttons as these functions can be accessed directly through the ICS UI.
There is no rear-facing camera on the device. In terms of connectivity, all the ports are at the bottom of the device. It has a mini USB port, mini HDMI out, a headphones jack, microSD card slot and the DC in.
The build of the device may not be the best when compared with other products available in the market but it is impressive nonetheless. It is the slimmest budget ICS tablet in the market and boasts of a made in India tag.
The device also comes with a mini USB to full USB adaptor enabling the device to connect to a 3G dongle to connect to the Internet.
Apart from access to the Google Play Store, the device also comes preloaded with some Micromax apps which offer a variety of content ranging from Educational, Games, Movies, Apps, Entertainment and Live TV. Most of these apps are free but the live TV is a paid app. The channels on the live TV range from Movies, news and entertainment. There are 50+ channels to choose from in the live TV app.
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