The iPad Mini features a 7.9-inch display, FaceTime HD and iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance and 10 hours of battery life. The new fourth generation iPad features a 9.7-inch Retina display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime HD camera and ultrafast wireless performance with same 10 hours of battery life.
Amit Goel, chief executive officer, Knowledgefaber, believes India will remain a price-sensitive market as far as tablet PCs are concerned. “Apple has the best build-quality, app ecosystem and software-hardware integration, but it’s not No.1 in India. Instead, tablet PCs available at affordable price-points, decent hardware in terms of touch-screen and battery life along with bundled content for education and entertainment will find traction in India,” he says.
By Knowledgefaber estimates, players like Micromax, Karbonn and HCL Infosystems alone are estimated to sell about 350,000 units, with a majority of sales in the seven-inch category in 2012, though Micromax and Karbonn entered the tablet PC market only in 2012.
In terms of price-points, bulk of seven-inch tablet PCs offered by domestic vendors are priced between Rs 6,000 and Rs 8,000, while tablet PCs offered by home-grown vendors in the 10-inch category are priced in the range of Rs 9,000-Rs 12,000.
