The price for the iBall Edu Slide has reached the market in India, being established at Rs. 12, 999. The maker states that the tablet is a steal since the amount actually stands to be just Rs. 7000, with the in-built content being worth the remaining sum.
The i-1017 has been devised keeping in mind the growing importance of education in the country and hence, the ever-increasing demand for study material by students. The company validates the quality of the preloaded eTeach software by claiming that it has been formulated by a bunch of IITians. The curriculum has been determined by basing it on the one provided by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). It would cover syllabus from both, CBSE and SSC (Maharashtra) boards in English medium. Limited content in Marathi medium is also available.
Aiming to deliver a different learning experience, the manufacturer has allowed access to question banks and tests which would provide results immediately. Footage that explain scientific processes have also been loaded onto the device. Pupils can directly interact with subject experts online to resolve their doubts as well as problems. They can even carry out video chats with teachers through the VGA webcam that lies on the front panel. Clicking of pictures is enabled by the 2MP lens that is embedded on the rear.
Coming to the slate’s technical details, a 10.1-inch IPS display has been decided on, so that users can easily run their eyes through various e-books and texts. The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean environment along with the 1.5GHz dual core chipset and 1GB of RAM would contribute towards the performance. Data up to 8GB can be hoarded onto the device and if that falls short of expectations, then the provision of the microSD slot should make up for it. No information concerning the battery capacity has been revealed as yet.
The iBall Edu Slide i-1017 will be offered with free additional reference texts to those buyers who purchase the device before April 15. No online retailer has stocked this latest tablet as of now.
Specifications include:
– Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS
– 1.5GHz dual core A9 Cortex processor
– Mali 400 GPU
– 1GB RAM
– 8GB flash memory, expandable via a microSD card
– 10.1-inch IPS touchscreen
– 1280 x 800 pixel resolution
– 2MP main camera, VGA auxiliary lens