Vodacom has announced a low-cost sub-R1000 Android tablet for the South African market. Dubbed the Vodacom Smart Tab 3G, the device comes with Android Kitkat OS pre-loaded, free data bundles to complement along and Zulu language support.
The tablet is constructed of all plastic body; the power & volume buttons are on the right hand side; the micro-USB & audio Jack sit ontop the device; the microSD card & SIM card slot are on the left hand side.
Vodacom Smart Tab 3G
Moving to the specs, the Vodacom Smart Tab 3G is a 7-inch Android tablet with 540 x 960 pixels resolution display, 16:10 widescreen resolution and a pixel density of 160ppi. Under the hood is a Mediatek MT8312 processor with a 1.3GHz clock speed with Mali-400MP GPU with 512MB of RAM. The device has meagre 4GB of internal storage; 2GB of that is usable but has a microSD card slot for expansion up to 32GB.
On the rear is a 2.0MP camera and a front VGA camera; believe me the camera is unimpressive considering the pixels. Other features includes 3G/HSDPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11n WiFI, Micro USB and a 4080mAh battery.
Vodacom Smart Tab 3G key specs
- • Dimensions – 188 x104 x 8mm
• Weight – 259g
• OS – Android 4.4.2
• Display – 7-inch 540×960 TN display (160ppi)
• Processor – 1.3GHz Mediatek MT8312 processor
• GPU – Mali-400MP GPU
• RAM – 512MB
• Storage: 4GB (2GB usable) internal , expandable up to 32GB
• Camera: 1.9MP rear, 0.3MP front
• Connectivity – 802.11n WiFI, Bluetooth 4.0 and 3G/HSDPA+
• Battery – 4 060mAh
• Price: R999; R59x24 months on contract
• Availability – 15th of October, 2014
Pricing and Availability
The Vodacom Smart Tab 3G is already on sale in South Africa starting 15th October, 2014. For an outright purchase of the device, it costs R999 ($90; €70; N15,000) and users gets a New SIM card and three months of free Data (100MB per month). For those interested in the device on-contract it costs R59 on a 24 month contract and users get 500MB during the day and 500MB at night.
