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India's convergence technology company Olive Telecom announced the launch of India's 3G tablet OlivePad - VT100 for Rs. 25,000 ($531) and could be a major rival in the market for Apple's iPad that sell as low as $499.
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Olive Pad operates on Google's Android Operating System and supports 3.5G HSUPA, Wi-fi, and Bluetooth and is also a Smart Phone allowing voice and video calling.
With an inbuilt three mega pixel camera and a front camera, the Olive Pad can be used as a touch notebook allowing browsing, Multimedia, Instant Messaging and easy access to the world of social networking.
The device also has GPS for maps and turn by turn directions, gaming console, an e-book reader and Television, India-based Olive Telecom said in a statement.
"With this launch, we are bringing consumers to experience cutting edge technology. The Olive Pad is aimed at today's technology savvy generation who want easy on the move connectivity," Olive Telecom Chairman Arun Khanna said.
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OlivePad, which also features flash support, mini USB port, Camera, is expected to be available countrywide at all electronics shop Croma stores from August 2010.
The company expects to sell around 1 lakh units in the next six month after the launch in August.
OlivePad vs. iPad
Though, Apple's iPad has fared better than most of its rivals, it may fell short of some of the features of OlivePad. The key difference between the two is that you can make calls on the OlivePad VT100 and you can't do that on the Apple iPad.
The iPad now runs on Apple's iOS 3.2.1, while OlivePad VT100 runs on Android 2.1 (Eclair) operating system. Plus, OlivePad VT100 runs Adobe Flash. The other area where OlivePad scores over iPad is it has has a 3-megapixel camera with 4x zoom and a front facing camera, while iPad does not have any.
The display of Apple's iPad is 9.7-inch and supports multitouch. It supports 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi). OlivePad VT100 is meant for making phone calls and hence the size is between iPhone and iPad. It has the screen size of 7-inch and has the screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
Another area where OlivePad VT100 has an upper edge over iPad is the option to plug in to mini USB port. In terms of internet connectivity, both the tablets support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Apple iPad supports 3G HSDPA, while OlivePad VT100 supports 3.5G HSUPA.
Apple claims that iPad has 10 hours of battery life, while OlivePad VT100's battery performance is not known as of now. OlivePad VT100 has 600MHz Qualcomm M7227 chipset, while iPad has 1GHz Apple A4 processor.
Both the tablets support GSM and EDGE along with 3G, but OlivePad VT100 also supports WCDMA. In terms of storage, OlivePad VT100 has 512 MB of internal memory which can be extended up to 32GB, while iPad is available in the capacity of 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB.
