HCL has launched three new tablets in India running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The ME U2 is the successor of the ME U1 that was launched last year. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) multi-touch capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor with Mali 400 GPU. The HCL ME V1 comes with a similar 7-inch display, powered by a 1 GHz cortex A8 CPU with GC430 GPU and has 2G voice calling support. The HCL ME Y3 has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby.
HCL ME Tablet U2 Specifications
- 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
- 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor with Mali 400 GPU
- 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Google Play Store
- 3G (via USB dongle), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, mini HDMI
- Full HD 1080p Playback
- 1GB DDR3 RAM, 4GB internal memory , 32GB expandable memory with microSD
- 3100 mAh battery
HCL ME Tablet V1 Specifications
- 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
- 1 GHz cortex A8 CPU with GC430 GPU
- 2MP rear camera with LED Flash, 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
- 3.5mm audio jack
- HCL ME App Store
- Voice calling
- 2G, 3G (via USB dongle), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, mini HDMI
- Full HD 1080p Playback
- 1GB DDR3 RAM, 4GB internal memory , 32GB expandable memory with microSD
- 3200 mAh battery
HCL ME Tablet Y3 Specifications
- 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
- 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor
- 3.2MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio and FM transmitter
- HCL ME App Store
- 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, mini HDMI
- 1GB DDR3 RAM, 4GB internal memory , 32GB expandable memory with microSD
- 3100 mAh battery
The HCL ME U2, ME V1 and the ME Y3 Android tablets are priced at Rs. 5,999, Rs. 7,999 and Rs. 11,999 respectively.
Dhruv Bhutani contributed to this report