RAmos W42 10-inch tablet for $200

The Google Nexus 7 is a very successful tablet, priced at $200. It is however a 7-inch tablet. A chinese company, RAmos is releasing W42, a 9.4-inch tablet for the same price as Google Nexus 7.

So, you get bigger screen for the same price. How about the specs ?

The 9.4" W42 is a uniquely sized tablet, boasting Android 4.0, a Mali-400 GPU, and a Samsung-built quad-core CPU (Exynos 4412). The touch panel packs a 1280x800 IPS resolution, and internally there's 1GB of RAM, 16GB of inbuilt storage, a microSD expansion slot, and front/rear cameras. 

Source: Hot Hardware

While a far cry from Google Nexus 10, it is still pretty good for its price.

Image Credit : Hot Hardware

Aocos PX102 China Transformers Tablet

Well, no, this is not Transformers robots that we are talking about. It is Asus Transformers tablet range. You can say that Asus Transformers is a hybrid tablet. It can be a tablet and it can also be a netbook. No other tablets has beat Asus Transformers convertible options.

We also know that China produces all sorts of tablet, from good to bad, cheap to expensive. Now a Chinese manufacturer has decided to make its own version of Asus Transformers convertible tablet. Called the Aocos PX102.

Like the Asus Transformer tablets, the Aocos PX102 has a 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800, dual cameras and a detachable keyboard. The CPU is a 1.6Ghz dual-core Rockchip unit, which is noted for handling 1080 video very well, and there is 1GB RAM plus 16GB of internal memory. 

The tablet half of the PX102 measures just 9.6mm and features a single 2.0 USB , Micro USB, HDMI out and a micro SD card reader. The detachable keyboard is rechargeable and connects via Bluetooth.

Source: Android Authority

The price of Aocos PX102 ? 1299 Yuan (US$ 208). It is currently being sold in China only. So, if you are interested, you will have to find it through Chinese online shops that retails to international customers. You can try China Grabber or Ali Express. If you speak and read Chinese, you can check out the full details over at Aocos website. There is a link there that will take you to Taobao, a Chinese marketplace of sorts, similar to Alibaba.

Ainol Novo Captain tablet pc

Ainol Novo, a Chinese tablet manufacturer is very aggressive in producing cheap Android tablet. It has just released Ainol Novo Captain. A 10-inch tablet with display resolution of 1920 x 1200. One of the best display, with only Apple and Google having tablet PC with such high resolution.

The Novo Captain will also come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and quad core CPU @ 1.5GHz. The price ? Very cheap, $212.9 for the 8GB storage and $259.99 for 16GB. The release date is set for mid December. It will be available worldwide, not only in China.

The main attraction point of this new tab is certainly the 10.1-inch IPS display that boasts a 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution, but the quad-core ATM7029 CPU clocked at 1.5 GHz, the Mali 400 GPU and the running of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean should also contribute to the Captain’s wow factor. 

The rest of the features are more down to earth and include 1 GB of RAM, a 2 MP rear-facing camera, a VGA front-facing webcam, microSD support, a mini USB port, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. The 10,000 mAh battery might be another great thing about the 10-incher, though until testing the tab out we can’t know for sure how will that huge capacity translate into real-life autonomy. 

As for internal storage, the tab will be available in two versions, with 8 or 16 GB of memory, which is a bit odd, considering its high-end “material”. Then again, it’s obvious that this is a 10-incher meant for tech users on a budget, who’ll be glad to know that they can grab a Novo 10 Captain for as less as $212.90. 

Source: Android Authority

This is definitely one of the cheap tablet worthy of your consideration for the upcoming holiday season shopping.

Ainol Novo 10 Hero II

Here is a Chinese tablet worthy of your consideration. Running Android Jelly Bean, with 10" display, priced at $210. The Ainol online store listed the tablet as "Out Of Stock".

So how about this Ainol Nova 10 Hero II tablet? For $209 dollars you’ll get an IPS display, quad-core power, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Pretty good deal if you ask us. Obviously the question remains on build quality and that processor. Unlike some Chinese tablets, this indeed comes with the Google Play Store for full access to the 700,000 Android apps available today. The tablet isn’t quite available yet, but can soon be yours for $209 if you feel like making the jump and giving it a try. 

Source: Android Community

What about the specs ?

 Ainol Novo is a Chinese tablet manufacturer that left a mark on the 7 inch segment with its cheap, yet powerful 7 inch tablets. 

Today the company revealed its latest product – Novo 10 Hero II a 10.1 (1280 x 800) tablet which runs the latest Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system with the help of a ACT ATM7029 quad-core processor. 

Ainol Novo 10 Hero II also comes with 1GB of RAM, 16GB internal memory expandable for up to 32GB via a microSD card slot, dual-cameras (2MP on the back, 0.3 VGA in front), support for external 3G dongle, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, plays 1080p videos and a 8000 mAh battery. 

Source: Pocket Droid

This tablet is worth checking out.

Effect of Google Nexus pricing on cheap tablets

Google is brewing a storm of its own. With the recent release of Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 10, and Nexus 7 in July, Google is sending a message to Android tablet manufacturers: "Step up on your quality". The aggressive pricing of Google Nexus product line, together with high quality build of Nexus is forcing Android tablet OEM to rethink their product.

Local media reports said Taiwanese telecom operators and mobile device enthusiasts were astounded by the low prices being offered by Google for its sleek new gadgets. 

They were quoted as predicting that Google's new hardware, including the Nexus 4 smartphone, new Nexus 7 tablets that come in new Wi-Fi models, and Nexus 10 tablets, will create strong competition for their rivals. 

"Google's pricing strategy is amazing and could stir up a superstorm in the consumer electronics market ahead of the year-end holiday shopping season," one market analyst forecast. 

Market research firm Digitimes Research also said that Google has offered high-end products at cheap prices that will pile pressure on their competitors. 

Source: Focus Taiwan

As we all know, most Android tablet are of questionable quality, only tablets from well known manufacturers such as Samsung and Asus are of excellent build. Those tablets however, do come with a steep price.

The majority of the tablet market are in the low-end market, where price is top consideration. This is why we see a lot of Chinese build tablets with all kind of brand popping up left and right. These tablets are poorly build that using them takes a lot of patience.

Google seems to understand this problem, and are undercutting their competitor by pricing their Nexus product aggressively. Surely we will soon see an improvement in the quality of cheap good tablet.

Cheap Good Chinese Tablet PC Chuwi V99

Good news for us! Chinese manufacturers are being pushed by the recent release of Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD. For a long time Chinese built tablets, with their generic named tablets have long ruled the cheap good tablet pc market. They are of various built quality, from poor to decent. Now it looks like we will have a good tablet with Chuwi V99 Android tablet.

Chinese tablet manufacturer Chuwi has now launched a new retina-display equipped tablet, dubbed the Chuwi v99. The 9.7″ slate is equipped with a display sporting a resolution of 2048 x 1536, the same as Apple’s new iPad, but is  priced under $300. The Chuwi v99 is  powered by a 1.6 GHz Rockchip RK3066 ARM Cortex-A9 dual core processor, coupled with 1GB of RAM, and equipped with the Mali 400 GPU, 16GB of internal storage, microSD card slots for additional memory, a whopping 10000 mAh battery, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on board. Impressive, eh? And all that for under $300. 

Source: The Android Soul

The Chuwi V99 will come with Android 4.1, a great improvement. Most Chinese tablet comes equipped with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, built for smartphone small screen. Very poor choice, considering the screen size difference, making apps looks stretched out.

There is no release date yet. Wait we must.

I leave you with a first look video of the Chuwi V99 below.


Source: Youtube

Wanted! Cheap Good Tablet PC!

Tablet PC are the big thing right now. Outselling PC and even smartphones. There are a lot of models and variants in the market. Big names, such as Apple, Samsung and Blackberry are producing tablet with high quality, but comes with a high price. The best selling tablet market however is in the low end market, where cheap tablet PC are selling like hotcakes.

Take for example, in India, at the New Market at the Mahatma Gandhi Road, also know as Daily Market, there are plenty of tablets and gadgets for sale at a very low price. Most of them are Chinese produced tablets. Very cheap, with basic features but very popular.

“These tabs usually cost around Rs 5,000-5,600, with almost every basic feature you want with a tablet PC. A screen of good seven inches, Internet connectivity, memory card slots, USB drive slots, good multimedia features and classy looks comes with usually every one of these. And they are quite popular among the buyers too,” shopkeeper in the New Market said. 

“If these Chinese tablets would have been equipped with some better features, they could give established brand names a run for their money,” another shopkeeper said. 

Source:DailyPioneer

Recently, Google is estimated to have sold one million unit of Google Nexus 7 tablet, which retails for $249 during Q3 2012. In the UK, it is a bestseller, outselling popular Samsung Galaxy Tab tablets and competitors. People want to have and use tablet PC, however price is also a very important deciding factor.

According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster in a research note, “Google likely sold 800k-1m Nexus 7s in Q3.” Profit is not the main success of the near million Nexus 7, apparently. The main goal of the Nexus 7 is to add more tablet PC market share because more Nexus 7 owners will allow Android to attract tablet PC app developers.

Source:PopHerald

What do you think ? Do you know any cheap and good tablet PC out there ? Perhaps you have some experience using cheap tablet PC ? Is is good or bad ? You can share your view and experience with the readers of this blog by leaving a comment below.