Aakash tablet continues to flop the show and its second commitment of Aakash 2 too got delayed. Soon Aakash tablets alternatives hit the store and one of them is the Mumbai based Wishtel coming out with cheaper Android tablet with brand name as IRA. Until now Wishtel have launched Ira, Ira Thing and Ira Icon tablet which are priced at Rs 4,000, 5,000 respectively. They have recently launched IRA Thing 2 tablet as well recently and here comes the 3G tablet variant.
Wishtel Ira Icon 3G
Wishtel has approached the state owned BSNL telecom operator to come up with interesting plan with their tablets. Dubbed as the IRA Icon 3G tablet is been introduced in the country poised for the low cost Android tablets. This tablet is the part of the Wishtel’s line up of products by the company. Representative from Wishtel said that the tablet will be priced at Rs 10,500 and we find it little higher than the top manufactured Indian tablets.
Going through the specifications of the Wishtel IRA Icon 3G tablet, its sets different from all the other tablet in the IRA lineup as this one is introduced with the 3G internet connectivity options. The BSNL 3G provides the cheaper 3G plans than any other telecom operator and their partnership is right
During the launch event, Wishtel said that they would be launching these tablets with pre-installed various apps such as media player, Skype, Google Talk thanks to Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The tablet is with 7 inches capacitive touchscreen display with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS and provides a maximum resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Powered with 1.2 Ghz single core processor with 1 GB of RAM and includes the 3G internet access connectivity. With 4,000 mAh battery it provides a 4 to 5 hours of battery life only. The IRA Icon 3G tablet supports voice calls as it includes the dual SIM slot and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
Wishtel Ira Icon 3G tablet has the following specifications –
- 7 inch display screen
- 800 x 480 pixels resolution
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS
- 1.2 GHz single core processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 3G connectivity
- Wi Fi, Bluetooth
- microSD card slot supporting 32 GB of storage
- Front Facing camera
- 2 mega pixel rear camera
- 4000 mAh battery
- 4 GB of internal storage
Every tablet will be sold bundled with BSNL 3G SIM card and 2GB of data for two months. At Rs 10,500 we find it little higher than the normal tablet PC pricing like Micromax Funbook, Funbook Pro and lot many tablets. This tablet will be sold starting early next month from various reseller and distributors.
Check other tablets in the market like Karbonn Smart Tab1, BSNL TPad, Fujezone 3G Tablet, Sruta 7 Tablet, Ultra Tab A100, BSNL TPad, Attitude Daksha, Micromax Funbook, Lacs Tablet, Beetel Magiq 3G Tablet, Mercury mTab, BSNL TPad, Fujezone 3G Tablet, Sruta 7 Tablet, Micromax P300 Tablet, Mercury mtab2 tablet, Zinglife z97t, HCL Me X Tablet, Tabplus Rio Tablet, Reliance 3G Tablet, Spice Mi 270, Zync Z990, Eser A10 tablet.
