Electronics supplier Datawind has released three versions of its seven-inch tablets for an inexpensive price The Washington Post reported Monday.
"My customer says, 'I want something that's good enough and functional enough and gives me a good experience; I don't have to pay an arm and a leg for it," Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO at Datawind told The Post. In the Indian market, we could've gotten away with prices 30 percent higher, could've done the same in the United States. Would we sell any less at $49.99? Maybe not? But to break that price barrier and drive it down is very important. "Where do I see this in a year or two? I think it's $19.99. I think you'll be able to get a reasonable 7-inch tablet for sub-20 where the guy selling will make a couple bucks."
The company's UbiStale 7Ci, is run by Android, and is listed at $37.99. They are more simple than Apple's and Samsung's Apple devices.
The 7Ci has a 800x400 pixel 7-inch touch screen, 512 megabytes of random access memory, four gigabytes of flash memory, Wi-Fi, and a one gigahertz processor.
The 7Ci's counterpart, UbiSlate 7C+ goes for $79.99. A tablet with a year's worth of data costs $99.99, which runs on the Datawind proxy server.
Consumers wanting more can get the UbiSlate 3G7 for $129.99. The device, known as a phablet is equipped with a 1.2 gigahertz processor, and improved screen resolution.
Datawind first introduced a tablet computer in 2011 when it provided the devices to India schools for a $22, as declared by the government CNET reported.
Apple's iPad Air has a 9.7-inch high definition screen, and a slender, and less heavy design product at 20 percent less material than its older models. It is available for $499 and up according to the company's website.
The $399 iPad Mini with retina display has a 2048 x 1536 screen which shows photos, videos, and text more defined. The screen also measures 7.9 inches.
