Indian tablet manufacturer, Micromax has on August 17, 2012 launched its 10.1 inch tablet PC which has been priced at Rs. 9,999. The company is also set to launch two more 7 inch tablets this month so that the customer has a slew of choices to the consumer.
Deepak Mehrotra, the CEO of Micromax said, “We launched our 7-inch device in April and sold 1.4 lakh devices in just 100 days. We are confident that the new 10.1-inch tab will also do well”. The FunBook Pro is powered by a 1.2 Ghz processor and has a 0.3 mega pixel front camera.
Mehrotra added, “The idea is to offer customers choice. We have products across categories and price points and that will help us grow our position further in the Indian market”. The company will also be expanding its smartphone portfolio with the launch of four new devices.
Meanwhile, the South Korean electronics giant Samsung wants to build the popularity of its Note ‘phablet’ which has some of the interesting features like the stylus type pen and split screen function. Samsung is launching the new product to compete with the iPad of Apple. The South Korean company has also launched its Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet which was launched in the United States, South Korea and Britain.
