BLU's New Android Touch Book 7.0

Does the manufacturer name BLU ring any bells? It may not since this budding company is just expanding its products and services to different parts of the world albeit they have a strong foot hold in the Latin American market. They have been selling their products through online retailers and the striking fact about their products is their price to feature ratio.

They have quite many devices under their hood and one of their very notable products is BLU Touch Book 7.0. This is an Android based tablet and offers some moderate specs and features.

Specifications and features of BLU TouchBook 7.0

Category

Availability

Distinguished features

OPERATING SYSTEM

Android 2.2 Froyo

PROCESSOR

Chip set

Qualcomm MSM7227-T

Clock speed

800 MHz

General features

DISPLAY

Type

TFT capacitive touch screen

Size

7.0 inches

Resolution

480 x 800 pixels with 133 ppi pixel density

MEMORY

RAM

512 MB

ROM

512 MB

Expandable memory

Yes, Up to 32 GB

Card slot

micro SD

CONNECTIVITY

GPRS

Class 12 32-48 Kbps

EDGE

Yes

WLAN

Yes

Bluetooth

Yes, v2.1 with A2DP connectivity

USB

Yes, micro USB

GPS

Yes

CAMERA

Primary camera

2048x1536 pixels(3.15 MP)

Video recording

Yes

Secondary camera

Yes, VGA

BATTERY

Type

Li-Ion 4250 mAh capacity

Stand by time

Up to 500 h

Talk time

Up to 12 h

PHYSICAL SIZE

Dimensions

197mm x 120 mm x 13.2 mm

Weight

382 grams

The tablets build quality seems to be quite durable and does not have the cheap look and feel of a budget tablet. The device has a simple styling and the front portion consists of three touch sensitive buttons. The rear side has a matte black finish and this helps to not to attract any finger prints. The main camera is kept in one corner in the back and the speakers placed in the opposite extreme corner.

The tablet is powered by an 800 MHz single core processor and is supported by 512 MB of RAM. The display has a size of 7 inch and packs in a screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. This is a GSM based tablet and supports quad band GSM frequencies.

The internal storage space is not that much so you will need to add an external memory card of proper size if you intend to store any files or data. The tablet runs on original Android 2.2.2 Froyo operating system.

BLU Touch Book 7.0 comes with a price tag of about Rs.12,000/-.