HCL launches 3 Android tablets

HCL has launched three android based budget tablets targeting Indian middle class segment and youth.

The HCL 7 inch Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system tablets include a dual SIM ME Y3, ME V1 and ME U2 which run on 1 GHz processor.

While the ME Y3 is a dual SIM tablet, the HCL V1 has only a single SIM slot. The U2 is a WiFi only tablet but can access 3G through a USB data card as well. In V1, one can also use a dongle to access 3G apart from the internet access through its SIM card. In Y3 there is no dongle support.

HCL ME Y3 is the costliest among the three with a price tag of Rs 11,999. It has a 7 inch touchscreen with 1024x600 pixel resolution. The product comes with dual SIM with dual standby feature as well. There are two cameras in HCL ME Y3 - a 2 megapixel camera is in the back panel while a 0.3 megapixel camera on the front.

The HCL Y3 has a Cortex A9 processor, clocked at 1 GHz. It has also a healthy 1 GB DDR3 RAM, Mali 400 graphics processing unit, Android ICS operating system and 4 GB of internal storage. One can add up to 32 GB through a micro SD card. It has a 3100 mAH battery as well. Besides, the tablet comes with mini HDMI and mini USB ports as well.

 

HCL ME V1 is supported with 1 GB DDR3 RAM, the HCL V1 comes with a 7 inch screen with 800x 480 resolution. Priced around Rs 7,999, the HCL V1 comes with Android ICS operating system, 1 GHz Cortex A8 processor, 4 GB internal storage, 32 GB expandable storage slot and a 3200 mAh battery. It has dual cameras - a 2 megapixel camera in the rear and a 0.3 megapixel camera in the front. Besides, it has WiFi, micro USB port, and Bluetooth 3.0 for connectivity.

HCL ME U2 is the only WiFi that comes with 0.3 megapixel front camera for video chats but it does not have any rear camera. Armed with a 3000 mAh lithium-polymer battery, the U2 has 1 GB RAM also. Notably, it has access to Google Play store unlike the other two despite the fact that it is the cheapest of the three with a price tag of Rs 5,999.

The HCL U2 has a 1 GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor, Mali 400 GPU, Android ICS operating system, mini HDMI port, mini USB port, 4 GB internal storage and 32 GB of expandable memory slot.