BSNL offers low cost tablet pc

BSNL is foraying into tablet market jointly with Noida based Pantel technologies by launching three tablets. All these come with bundled SIM cards with data plans.

One is a low cost akash rival T-Pad IS701R which is priced at Rs.3250/- and other two models are T-Pad WS704C and T-Pad WS802C for professionals.

IS701R is designed for students and as there is no SIM slot in this model, we have to use external modem through USB port. It comes with free data usage for 3 months.

Pan India 3G mobile service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today announced the launch of 3 Android powered Tablets including two 7 inch resistive screen based tabs (WiFi and 3G) and one 8 inch capacitive touchscreen Tablets in association with Pantel Technologies.

All 3 Tabs are made by Noida – India based company Pantel, the tablets will be bundled with special offer with 3 Months of free 2G/GPRS data usage as well as discounted 3G data plans from BSNL. The three tablets are priced at Rs. 3250, Rs. 10,999 and Rs. 13,500.All the three tablets come with 1 year warranty.

The BSNL Penta T PAD IS 701R is a low cost entry level tablet solution priced at Rs. 3250 powered by Google Android 2.3 OS. It comes with a high resolution 7” resistive touch screen (TFT Display) coupled with a powerful 1GHz processor and inbuilt 256 MB RAM and 0.3MP camera.

This tab is WiFi enabled and supports USB 2G/3G Dongle so one can browse Internet over GPRS/3G and WiFi to watch Youtube videos, check e-mail, read E-Books and much more with Android Apps. The built in 2GB memory can be expanded upto 32GB using the onboard TF Card slot.

BSNL T-Pad WS704C is 7 inch 3G Tab priced at Rs. 10999 powered by Android 2.3 OS. With this Tab one can browse the Internet over WiFi or through the inbuilt 3G HSPA SIM card slot using their BSNL 3G Sim card. This tab equipped with a powerful 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM.

It supports all popular video, music, and photo formats. The tablet also offers HDMI port (1080P & 720P) through which it can be connected to a TV.

The WS704C has 4GB of built-in internal memory and features a microSD card slot for upgrading the capacity to up to 32GB. It comes equipped with a built-in front 0.3Mp and 2 Mega Pixel Rear camera, GPS, Accelerometer, Bluetooth and microphone. The Tab has a Polymer 4000 mAH battery.

BSNL T-Pad WS802C 8 inch Android Tablet is priced at Rs. 13500 Powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and 512 MB RAM while rest of the features like GPS, camera and Bluetooth are same as the Penta T PAD WS704C.

Comparison of Specs:

	IS701R	WS704C	WS802C
Price	Rs.3250/-	Rs.10,999/-	Rs.13,500/-
CPU	1GHz	1GHz	1.2GHz
OS	Android 2.3	Android 2.3	Android 2.3
RAM	DDRII 256MB	DDRIII 512MB	DDRIII 512MB
Internal Memory	2GB	4GB	4GB
Expandable Memory	Upto 32GB	Upto 32GB	Upto 32GB
Screen	7" resistive,800x600	7" Capacitive,800x600	8" Capacitive,800x600
Battery	Li-Ion 3000mAH	Polymer 4000mAH	Polymer 4000mAH
Inbuilt SIM Slot	No	3G	3G
Phone Call	No	Voice/Video	Voice/Video
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	No	2.1+EDR	2.1+EDR
G-Sensor	Yes	Yes	Yes
GPS	No	Yes	Yes
Camera	0.3MP Front	0.3MP Front, 2.0MP Rear	0.3MP Front, 2.0MP Rear
USB	1 Regular	1 Regular, 1 Mini	1 Regular, 1Mini
HDMI Port	No	Yes	Yes
Warranty	12 Months	12 Months	12 Months

How To Order?

Pre booking is already started, you can order it at www.pantel.in or by calling (0120) 427731-32, 4308999 or 4308999. Delivery of tablets will start from 5th March on first come first service basis. BSNL customers can buy all these Tablet from Pantel Technologies. For more details dial 1800 103 7739 (Mon to Sat, 9 am to 6 pm).