Ubislate Review

By George Harding

We’ve seen just about all the possibilities for size and capabilities for tablets that could be, but Ubislate has come up with yet another design. And it’s remarkable!

It is 7 inches diagonal measure, runs on the Android platform and has a very nice screen. So what’s so special? It’s the price, only $38. Yes, that’s right. A price that almost anyone can afford.

And that’s the idea behind this tablet – make it extremely affordable so more users can have a decent tablet and access to the Internet.

As the CEO of Datawind (the manufacturer) says, “I’m not trying to compete with a $400 device. That will never be the case. What I’m suggesting is this. I’ve got four kids; if I want to equip them with devices for school, there are only so many iPads I can buy. Between them losing them, breaking them on an annual basis, at 40 bucks apiece, this is like the calculator of the 1970s, I don’t need to think about it.”

Most parents can relate to that and others can as well.

The screen has a pleasing background which can be changed and has four icons, ubimail (which can connect your email provider), browser and doorway to apps. It’s pretty simple. There’s also a link to Google, assuming that you will want to go there frequently.

The bottom row has the indicators that you are used to seeing for an Android device: Back, Home, Sound, Mail, WiFi, Time and Battery.

The apps are many-fold. Several games, app store, calculator, calendar, Kingsoft Office, notepad, 

 settings, Youtube and more.

The specs are these:

Screen 7” capacitive LCD 800 X 480 pixels

OS Android 4.0.4

Memory 512 MB

Storage 4 GB expandable to 32 GB via Micro SD

SIM card slot

Power Li-polymer rechargeable battery

Audio external speakers, 3.5 mm headphone jack

Camera front facing 0.3 mp VGA

Orientation sensor

Connectivity by WiFi only

The bottom edge of the case has several connectors: On/off, Volume, Micro-USB, micro SD and headphone jack.

The device can be used as a phone with an appropriate SIM card.

There are two other tablet offerings from Datawind, priced at $100 and $150, with similar features.

Ubislate 7Ci by  Datawind       
www.ubislate.us           
Price $38