2012: When the tablet became affordable
Nidhi Singal
December 31, 2012
![]() Nidhi Singal The year started with the launch of Apple's 'new iPad' which came with a new Retina display and an advanced processor, good enough to keep it at the helm for the rest of the year. Meanwhile, Google decided to take the Android challenge to iPad's dominance a step ahead by pairing up with Asus to design and manufacture the Nexus 7. But while this tablet has a very affordable $199 price tag abroad, it costs almost double at Rs 20,000 in India. The popularity of this 7-inch tablet even forced Apple to come up with a 7.9-inch iPad. ![]() There was a lot of action in the affordable segment as well. The first quarter of 2012 say a host of 7-inchers in the Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000 price range. The prices fell drastically after that and now there are options even for under Rs 5,000. While Datawind made up the bottom with the commercial Ubislate versions of its Aakash II tablets, Micromax's competitively priced Funbook did extremely well in the market. HCL, Zync, Mercury, Penta too came up with affordable tablets. Your favourite tech magazine Gadgets & Gizmos has gone digital! Grab your copy now! | |||||||
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