5 latest budget tablets tested with performance benchmarks and specifications comparison

Today, the budget tablet consumer is spoilt for choice. There are a plethora of options to choose from and the consumer doesn’t really know which device will give him a bang for his buck. You could either take a look at the tablets under the Rs. 10,000 price tag. These tablets do compromise on certain features but give you a decent entry-level experience of the functionality of a tablet. The price bracket of Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000 brings tablets that are good performers, pack in quite a punch under the hood but lack the premium feel of an “A” class device. They, however, do get the job done very well.

For those amongst you who rely on benchmarks as a crucial criterion in a buying decision, the series of graphs below pitting the tablets against one another in multiple benchmarks should help. Also, there is a simple listing that gives you the specifications of the device at a single glance.

For the benchmark score, a higher score = better performance. If the score is 0, then the benchmark either crashed on the product or it wasn’t compatible with the device.

The tablets that are contenders for this comparison test are the Reliance 3G Tab (read the review here), iBall Slide, Intex iTab, Beeltel Magiq Glide (check out the review here) and the Mercury Mtab Neo2.
 

Performance benchmarks

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Specifications comparision 

	Reliance	iBall	Intex	Beetel	Mercury
	3G Tab	Slide	iTab	Magiq Glide	Mtab Neo2
MRP	12,999	12,449	11,900	11,999	14,999
Processor	ARM 11	ARM Cortex A8	ARM Cortex-A8	ARM Cortex A7	ARM Cortex-A8
Processor max clock speed/Processor cores	800 Mhz/1	1 GHz/1	1GHz/1	1GHz/1	1.2GHz/2
SoC	Snapdragon with Adreno 220	OMAP3621 with PowerVR SGX 540	Vivante Corporation GC800 Graphics Engine	Adreno 200	Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX 540
RAM	512 MB	512 MB	512MB	512MB	512MB
Display size (in Inches)/Display type/Display resolution	7/TFT LCD/800 x 480	7/TFT LCD/480 x 800	8/TFT LCD/800 x 600	7/TFT LCD/800 x 480	7/TFT LCD/800 x 480
Internal Storage space	1 GB	8 GB	8GB	8GB	8GB
Expandable Memory (Y/N)/Expandable Memory type	Y/microSD	Y/microSD	Y/microSD	Y/microSD	Y/microSD
Wi-Fi (Y/N)/3G (Y/N)	Y/Y (Reliance network locked)	Y/Y	Y/N	Y/Y	Y/Y
Battery rating (mAh)	3400	4400	5000	2200	4000
Dimensions (in mm)/Weight (in gms)	N.A./389	N.A/N.A.	NA/475gms	NA	194x122x12.5/360
Operating System (tested with)	Android 2.3.4	Android 2.3.1	Android 2.3.1	Android 2.2.2	Android 3.0
HDMI out (Y/N)	N	Y	Y	N	Y
Front Camera resolution (MP)/Rear Camera resolution (MP)	0.3/2	2/N.A.	VGA/NA	VGA/NA	2MP/0.3MP
Customized application store	Rworld	N	N	N	N