Mercury launches Android tablet at Rs 9,499

BANGALORE, INDIA: Mercury has announced the availability of high speed 1.2 GHz 3-Core processor, Mercury mTab.

Powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and 512MB RAM along with a 4GB inbuilt storage (supports up to 16GB optional) and a micro SD slot that supports external storage up to 32 GB comes with optional 3G slot.

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The affordable price tag differentiate mTab from various other available tablets in this branded tablet segment which are built on approximately 800MHz, said a press release.

Sushmita Das, country manager - India, Kobian said "At Mercury, we always strive to make technology affordable to users. We are not in the league to announce the cheapest tablet in the country, we believe in providing a strong quality product backed with features and applications that are required by today's user. "

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Das added that we promise an experience for all with a high performance display, ease of internet surfing, playing a huge range of games and it's not heavy on your pocket.

Mercury mTab is an infotainment power device that does everything from web access, email, videos, music, games, e-books and much more.

The release further added that, mTab has a inbuilt Wi-Fi feature, which supports IEEE 802.11b/g for convenient browsing anywhere in the Wi-Fi spots. And with mTab supporting 3G module Internet surfing using external 3G USB dongle, mTab is complete new-age connectivity.

With a built-in 1.3MP front camera, video conferencing & creating videos can easily be done, said the release.

The company claims that, the mPad is also capable of playing videos continuously for 4 hours and supporting all photo and music formats, the mTab weighs 400gms making it one of the easiest on hand.