HCL ME U3, a budget tablet from HCL is now available for purchase online. The tablet comes with Android 4.1 Jelly bean O.s. and is priced for a meager Rs. 5449. This is quite low even from the standard of budget tablet in Indian Market. Let’s take a look at what this tablet is offering in terms of specifications.
The tablet has a standard 7 inch Display with WVGA (840 x 400) resolution. This is quite standard in budget tablets and totally acceptable at this price range.
HCL ME U3 is powered by 1 GHz Processor with 512 MB of RAM which is also backed by Mali 400 GPU to aid you in your gaming. The internal storage is again standard at 4 GB. It can be further extended to 32 GB using MicroSD card. This isn’t a very powerful processor but can be expected to be at par (in performance) with other Budget tablets. It will suffice for general purpose usage and moderate gaming.
The Primary camera is of 2 MP and the secondary VGA camera is also present for video calling. Cameras in tablets are not of much concern to manufacturers. Also most users are not very comfortable shooting pictures with their tablets.
The battery capacity seems pretty good on paper. This tablet packs a 3100 mAh battery which is much above average for a budget tablet and is expected to last for a day with low to medium usage. Connectivity features include 3G and WiFi. This device also supports Full HD video playback.
Over all HCL is offering pretty good specifications considering the price range. It will definitely give you good value for money and suffice for general purpose usage and moderate gaming. You can buy HCL ME U3 from Infibeam for Rs. 5,499 and you will also get freebies worth 2000 INR along with it thus further reducing the effective cost.