iBall iSlide 6309i: Top 5 Rivals of Jelly Bean Tablet Launched at Rs 5199

| Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 15:31 [IST]

Wow! It seems like its a great week for Indian tablet market as the homegrown manufacturers have filled the space with competitive offerings, with one being better than the other. Leading vendors Micromax, Karbonn and many others have launched their biggest bets holding budget price tags to stay ahead in the sizzling arena.

The latest one to trigger the market is a new iBall tablet dubbed as iSlide 6309i packing impressive specifications and priced at Rs 5,199. Last evening, the native tech firm unwrapped the new iSlide 6309i with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS and with the likes of the other latest offerings.

Specwise, iBall iSlide 6309i boasts a 7 inch HD capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage, micro SD card slot supporting up to 32GB, 2MP rear camera, VGA front camera, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro USB, HDMI port, 3G via dongle and a 3,000 mAh battery with 180 hours of standby.

It has to be noted that iBall is not the only one to launch a Jelly Bean based budget tablet as the tablet arena in the nation is flooded with such offerings from several companies including local and global manufacturers. In fact, there are a plethora of models available with facilities including 2G/3G voice calling as well. Moreover, some vendors have gone a step further and have come up with dual SIM tablets as well. But, the low price point of iBall iSlide 6309i is something that remains unmatchable.

With the launch of iBall iSlide 6309i, Gizbot has come up with a list of five tablets that might have to be scared as far as the pricing is concerned.

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Micromax Funbook Talk P360

Micromax has launched a 2G voice calling tablet called Funbook Talk P360 with a price tag of Rs 7,049 in India on Tuesday. The Funbook Talk P360 features a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, 1GHz processor, Android 4.0.4 ICS operating system, 2MP rear camera, 0.3MP front camera, 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage, micro SD card slot supporting up to 32GB additional storage, 2G SIM card slot for voice calling, 3G through dongle, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI and a 3,000 mAh battery offering up to 224 hours standby.

Obviously, Funbook Talk P360 has voice calling facility, which is better, but it is priced relatively higher than the iBall iSlide 6309i, which offers the benefits of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.

Karbonn TA-Fone A37

Karbonn has also come up with a Jelly Bean tablet called TA-Fone A37, which has been launched online at Rs 9,490. TA-Fone A37 features a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, 1GHz dual core processor, 4GB internal storage, 512MB RAM, micro SD card slot supporting up to 32GB additional storage, 2MP rear camera, 0.3MP front camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth GPS and a 3,000 mAh battery.

Furthermore, TA-Fone A37 is a dual SIM tablet, but still the price of the Karbonn tablet is too high as compared to that of iBall iSlide 6309i.

Videocon VT75C

Last week, Videocon has launched a voice calling tablet called VT75C packing a 7 inch multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, 1GHz processor, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, 2MP rear camera, 0.3MP front camera for video calling, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, micro SD card slot supporting up to 32GB additional storage, 2G SIM card slot, 3G via external dongles, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI port and USB OTG.

Though the tablet has a 2G SIM card slot, priced at Rs 5,965, Videocon VT75C is slightly higher than the iBall iSlide 6309i priced at Rs 5,199 with a faster processor.

Acer Iconia B1

Acer Iconia B1-A71 was made official at CES 2013 with a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, 1.2GHz dual core MediaTek processor, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, 0.3MP front camera, 8GB internal storage, 512MB RAM, micro SD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro USB 3.0 and a 2,710 mAh battery.

The tablet was then launched in India with a price of Rs 7,999, but, iBall iSlide 6309i seems to be more affordable and comes with a better battery as compared to the Acer tablet with dual core processor for improved performance.

Intex iBuddy Connect

Intex iBuddy Connect boasts a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, 1GHz processor, Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, 2MP rear camera, VGA front camera, 4GB internal storage, 512MB RAM, micro SD card slot, Wi-Fi, 3G via dongle, Bluetooth, HDMI and a 3,000 mAh battery.

Intex iBuddy Connect is priced at Rs 7,990 and comes bundled with an exclusive leather cover with attached keyboard worth Rs 1,500 free of cost. But, iBall iSlide 6309i comes with better display, faster processor and Jelly Bean OS.

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