Simmtronics Xpad: the world’s most affordable tablet?

XPadWhen it comes to Android tablets, there are plenty of choices to choose from especially when it comes to tablets for budget-minded users. Well, it looks like the folks over at Simmtronics want to dominate the market with its upcoming Android tablet – the XPad. Making its debut in the Asia-Pacific region, the Xpad will feature a Cortex Arm 8 CPU running at 1GHz, 4GB of internal storage (microSD card slot included), Android 4.0, a multi-touch display (in 7″, 8″, 9″, 9.7″ and 10″ sizes) and WiFi connectivity. So how cheap is cheap going to be? Well it looks like Simmtronics will be selling the 7″ XPad for $81 – pretty cheap for a tablet if you don’t expect to do any heavy duty gaming on it. But budget-conscious folk probably aren’t going to complain. No word on a US release yet, but we’ll find out in due time.

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Simmtronics’ $81 XPad debuts, winning the race to the bottom

Simmtronics' $81 XPad debuts, winning the race to the bottom

The marketplace is flooded with cheap tablets at this point. Some of them quite impressive, others are likely to make your tear your hair out. We think its safe to say that Simmtronics XPad will fall firmly in the latter category but, being a high-end pixel-pushing machine isn’t the point. The XPad is a highly customizable Android slate designed to be as affordable as possible. The Indian company took the wraps off the product line in Dubai this week, revealing a 7-inch A8-powered machine that puts Ice Cream Sandwich in the palm of your hand for only AED299, or about $81. The company even claimed it could push prices down to about $40, which would make it even more affordable than the elusive Aakash. The race to the bottom isn’t over just yet, but it seems like Simmtronics is now the company to beat.

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