Spice MITab

 
It's raining tablets these days in India, but not all tablets are worth buying matter how cheap they may be. Quality is the main concern for buyers. Though, a tablet within Rs 12,000 is a bargain, but then that isn't small amount for many of us, and therefore it is important that the tablet you buy does its stated job well.


Buttons are typical of Android phones - this can be called a phone with big screen running Android 2.2. There are three capacitive touch buttons at the bottom and when kept horizontal there is a front camera in the top middle, the rest is all screen surrounded by black glossy finish. In terms of buttons and ports the tablet has (when kept horizontal) microSD and SIM slots at the bottom along with the mic port, and on the top right hand corner are the power and lock button. On the left side there is volume rocker apart from reset button, and on the right is the USB port, charger socket, and a 3.5 mm jack.

And this Spice tablet does pretty well. It is a stretched Android 2.2 phone, and therefore does all that an Android phone does and in a similar fashion. Its GPS Navigation works better than it would on a phone thanks to a bigger screen which renders bigger maps with better visibility.

The browsing experience or watching videos is also pleasurable due to a large screen and decent processing speed. Gaming was also good. However, do not expect to run graphics heavy games like Asphalt 6 Adrenaline.

On the negative side, we faced issues when the SIM got stuck in its slot, and we had to pull it out with forceps. While it can be a rare issue, overall build quality is slightly iffy with few misplaced bits here and there, though it is certainly not a big problem.

Specifications

Network	Quad-band, 3G
Operating System	Android
Dimensions	200 mm x 116.5mm x 12.5mm and 485 Grams
Display	7-inch (480x800) LCD TFT
Input Method	Touch, Digital Pen
Processor	800MHz Qualcomm SnapDragon
Memory	512MB RAM, 32Gb expandable
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 20.1, HSPA (3G) 7.2Mbps
Multimedia	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 20.1, HSPA (3G) 7.2Mbps
Camera	2MP at back, VGA in front
GPS	Yes
Additional features
Battery	4200 mAh
Warranty	1 Yr
Price	Rs 12,000