Another budget tablet in Indian market, iBall Slide i7218. It give all features According to price but one drawback is it run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS rather than the latest 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and powered by 1 GHz, ARM Cortex A8 processor. It will competing Micromax Funbook, HCL Metab U1 and iBerry Auxus. It is available in India at Rs.11999.
iBall Slide i7218
Display :
This is another in list of 7inch tablet family. Screen of this tab is TFT, multi-touch capacitive and 800 x 480 pixel screen resolution. But Intel Study Book has 1024 x 600 pixel display resolution which gives better display quality than this tablet.
iBall Slide i7218 Thickness
Hardware :
The device is powered by 1 GHz, ARM Cortex A8 processor. It comes with 512MB RAM and 8 GB of built-in storage and expandable memory up-to 32 GB. This device runs on Google’s Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system. It is up-gradable to 4.0 version for future purpose. Using Canvas Maximo you will get 16 GB of internal memory. And Intel Study Book is powered by 1.5 GHz Intel Atom processor.
Camera :
iBall Slide i7218 come with Dual Cameras with rear 2.0 MP camera and a VGA front camera to make video interactions.
iBall Slide i7218 Camera
Multimedia :
The new Slide has Dual stereo speakers for powerful sound functions to watch video and movies as well as music. In built apps available in this tab like Money Control, Facebook, Gmail, Skype, News and Weather, Android Market, Nimbuzz and more.
Connectivity :
Micro-USB port, a mini HDMI port, a USB port, 3.5 mm headphone jack and an external slot for a micro SD card, top panel also houses a power button, volume control and a reset button.
iBall Slide i7218 Connectivity
Price and Availability :
iBall Slide i7218 View
This tablet is available in India at a price tag of Rs.11999.
PROS :
- Internal 8 GB memory
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- 3G through dongle
- Budget tablet
CONS :
- Older version of OS
- Only 512 MB RAM
- Front VGA camera
Comparison :
| iBall Slide i7218 Comparison | ||||||||
| Tablet | OS | Screen | Resolution | Camera | Storage | Processor | CPU | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iball Slide i7218 | Android 4.1.x | 7 | 800 x 480 | 2.0 MP | 8 GB | ARM Cortex A8 | 1.0 GHz | Rs.11999 |
| Intel Study Book | Windows | 7 | 1024 x 600 | 2.0 MP | 4GB | Intel Atom | 1.5 GHz | $ 699 |
| HCL ME V 1 | Android 4.0.x | 7 | 800 x 480 | 2.0 MP | 4GB | ARM Cortex-A8 | 1.0 GHz | Rs.7312 |
| Canvas Maximo | Android 4.0.x | 7 | 800 x 480 | 2.0 MP | 16 GB | ARM Cortex A8 | 1.2GHz | $125 |
Ratings :
| iBall Slide i7218 Ratings | |
| Rating Given By | Rating |
|---|---|
| NDTV |
 (2.5 out of 5) |
Other Resources :
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