Penta T-Pad - Another low cost tablet in India

Indians are already familiar with the Datawinds's Akash tablet,  which also considered as Cheapest tablet in India costs not more the 3000 indian rupees. This might be a reason to other companies to make the low cost table and release them into indian market to attract the more number of people. As india is high populated and growing country, there will be more market for the growing technology revolution. Specially there is a good market, if they reach the common people. So, many number of companies trying to attract the common people by providing the low cost electronic gadgets. In continuation to this BSNL has released the cheapest tablets in India with the name of Penta T-pad.


BSNL in association with Pantel Technologies announced three Android tablets, under the name Panta Tpad in the market. Among the three tablets, two of them are 7 inch resistive screen based and one is 8 inch capacitive touchscreen based. The cheapest model is Panta Tpad IS 701r is priced at  Rs 3,250 and can be considered as a rival to India’s low cost tablet Aakash which is priced at just Rs 2500. However, Tpad has better specification than the Datawind’s low cost tablet.

Panta Tpad is a WiFi only tablet with Android 2.3 operating system, it has a 1 GHz processor (ARM11 IMAP210) clubbed with 256 MB RAM. The tablet also offers HDMIport through which it can be connected to a TV. Its 7 inch resistive touch screencomes with 800×600 resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio.

The tablet has a 3000 mAh battery and 2 GB internal memory which can be expanded through micro SD card. The tablet also has a VGA front facing camera for video calling. While Panta Tpad IS 701r has the BSNL branding, the other two tablets images do not have.

The second tablet is named ‘Panta Tpad_ws704c‘. It has the same specification as 701r but offersadded 3G connectivity which supports both CDMA/EVDO and GSM, inbuilt A-GPS,Accelerometer and Bluetooth. It also comes with a 2 megapixel rear camera and also has bigger512 MB RAM for faster performance.

Features:

• Browse the web, watch videos on Youtube, check e-mail, and more on a generous 7.0″ screen
• Intuitive touchscreen controls powered by Android OS 2.3
• High-speed 1 GHz processor and 512MB DDRIII RAM
• Connect to the Internet with the inbuilt 3G device or wirelessly
• Built in GPS, Accelerometer and Bluetooth
• Download and enjoy popular apps and games
• Plays popular video, music, and photo formats
• Connect and enjoy 1080p HD video on your HDTV via HDMI
• Download and read thousands of ebooks
• View pages in portrait or landscape with automatic orientation detection
• Built-in front-facing camera and microphone
• Expandable memory with optional microSDHC card
• Rechargeable lithium-polymer battery

Specifications

OS Version	Android 2.3/ 4.0
Processor	1GHz
LCD	7″7″ Capacitive Multi Touch Screen 800 x 600
RAM	512MB DDRIII
ROM (Storage)	e-MMC NAND Flash 4GB
External Memory	T Flash (upto 32GB)
Battery	Polymer 4000mAH
USB Ports	Mini-USB Ports / Regular USB Port
HDMI	1080P & 720P
Earphones	3.5mm stereo phone jack
Wi-Fi	IEEE 802.11B/G
AC/DC Jack	Input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz Output: 9V/2A
Camera	0.3Mp Front + 2.0 Mp Rear
Bluetooth	2.1+ EDR
G-sensor	Yes
GPS	Built-in
3G Connectivity	Built-in CDMA/EVDO+GSM