HCL introduces 3 Me Android tablets

With the rising popularity of Tablets, every brand is in a race to launch their range of tablet PCs. HCL has introduced Me range of tablets, which includes 3 new Me tablets – AE7, AM7, and AP10.

Me comes from the very popular HCL Me range of laptops. All 3 tablets run on Android 2.2 Froyo OS, and they have HCL touch functionality, from where can connect to HCL custom service. Let’s have a look at their features one by one.

HCL AE7-A1

HCL AE7-01 tablet specifications

• Dimensions : 205.4×110.92×14 mm.
• Weight : 400 gms.
• Runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS.
• 800 MHz ARM 11 Processor.
• 256 DDR2 RAM.
• 7 inches resistive touchscreen display, resolution 800×480 pixels.
• 2 GB internal memory, supports micro SD card upto 8 GB.
• GPS with a built in highly sensitive GPS receiver.
• 0.3 MP front camera.
• Wi-Fi Support 802.11 b/g.
• Blue tooth: 2.0 + EDR EVDO.
• Dongle USB Interface.
• 2400 mAH battery with a 6 hour battery back-up.

AE7-A1 is an entry-level tabet. It’s features and specs are limited, and you can get much better devices than this one, but AE7 is ab budget tablet PC. HCL Me AE7 is priced at Rs. 14,999/-.

HCL AM7-A1

HCL AM7-A1 tablet specifications

• Dimension : 197x126x13.8 mm
• Weight : 300 gms.
• Android 2.2 Froyo OS.
• 800 MHz Cortex A8 processor.
• 7 inches LCD capacitive touchscreen display.
• 16 GB internal memory, supports micro SD card upto 32 GB.
• 1.3 MP front camera.
• 1080p HD video playback (@ 25 fps).
• supports AAC, MP3, WAV, AMR audio formats.
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g).
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
• GPS with A-GPS.
• Built-in 3G WCDMA.
• Gravity sensor, Acceleration sensor, Light sensor.
• 4200 mAH battery.

HCL AM7 is much more advanced than AE7. You get HD support, 3G, acceleromter and gravity sensors in this one. HCL AM7 is priced at Rs. 25,799/-.

HCL AP-10

HCL AP-10 tablet specifications

• Dimensions : 276x173x14.3 mm.
• Weight : 750 gms.
• 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor.
• 1 GB DDR2 RAM.
• 10 inches capacitive touchscreen display with multi-touch, resolution 1024×600 pixels.
• 16 GB internal memory, supports microSD card upto 32 GB.
• 1.3 MP camera.
• 1080p HD recording.
• 3D Graphics Hardware Accelerator.
• Wi-Fi – 802.11 b/g/n.
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
• Built in 3G (HSDPA/HSUPA).
• GPS with E-Compass.
• Accelerometer and light sensor.
• HDMI port.
• supports MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, AAC+, EAAC+, MIDI audio formats.
• 3650 mAH battery.

HCL AP-10 is a high end device. A powerful 1GHz processor, 10 inch touchscreen, 3G support, and more. HCL AP-10 is priced at Rs. 32,999/-.

However, where all these 3 devices disappoint is their outdated OS. All 3 of them run on Android 2.2 Froyo, which is now 2 opeerating systems old, we have 2 newer versions of Android, Gingerbread and Honeycomb. AE7 being an entry level device can still do with froyo, but AP-10 being a high end device with powerful features should have run on a better OS.

This was my take on the 3 new tablets by HCL. What do you think? Share your thoughts with us by leaving a comment below.