12 hot Android tablets in India

Sure, the Apple iPad 2 is already available in India, and it indeed is a remarkable device, and Windows 8 tablets are right around the horizon, but there's plenty of action happenning at the Android front. You can expect a full fleet of tablets from Tier 1 manufacturers this year.

While early Android tablets were just scaled up smartphones, Google has also introduced a tablet specific version known as Honeycomb.

The Indian market does not have many Honeycomb devices at present, but we expect more to gradually make their way soon.

Here we bring you 12 Android-powered tablets available in the Indian market.

Acer Iconia Tab A500

Specs: Android Honeycomb, 10-inch capacitive LCD (1024 x 1280 pixel resolution), 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 1GB RAM, 5 megapixel primary camera with autofocus and LED flash, secondary 2 megapixel camera for video calling, up to 8 hours battery life, microSD card support up to 32GB, 1080p HD video playback, HDMI port and Dolby Mobile surround sound.

Price: Rs 27,500

HCL ME AM7-A1
Specs: Android 2.2, 7-inch resistive touchscreen (800 x 480 pixel resolution), 800MHz Processor, 256MB RAM, 2GB in-built Flash memory, 0.3 megapixel front facing camera, WiFi connectivity, EVDO USB Dongle support, USB 2.0 port, microSD card support up to 8GB.

Price: Rs 14,990

HCL ME AP10A-A1

Specs: 1GHz processor, Android 2.2 FroYo, 10-inch capacitive touchscreen display (1024 x 600 pixel resolution), 1GBRAM, 16GB in-built storage, WiFi and 3G connecitivity, 1.3 megapixel camera, GPS, full HD 1080p video playback, mini USB port, microSD card support up to 32GB.

Price: Rs 32,990

ViewPad ViewPad 10

Specs: Dual-Boots Android 1.6 and Windows 7 Home Premium, 10-inch backlit-LED display (1024 x 600 WVGA resolution), 1.66GHz Intel Pine Trail processor, 200MHz Intel GFX GPU, 1GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB SSD, WiFi Connectivity, Two USB 2.0 ports, mini VGA port and microSD card support up to 32GB

Price: Rs 38,000

12 hot Android tablets in India

Acer Iconia Tab A500

HCL ME AM7-A1 Specs: Android 2.2, 7-inch resistive touchscreen (800 x 480 pixel resolution), 800MHz Processor, 256MB RAM, 2GB in-built Flash memory, 0.3 megapixel front facing camera, WiFi connectivity, EVDO USB Dongle support, USB 2.0 port, microSD card support up to 8GB. Price: Rs 14,990

HCL ME AP10A-A1

ViewPad ViewPad 10

HCL ME AM7-A1
Specs: Android 2.2, 7-inch resistive touchscreen (800 x 480 pixel resolution), 800MHz Processor, 256MB RAM, 2GB in-built Flash memory, 0.3 megapixel front facing camera, WiFi connectivity, EVDO USB Dongle support, USB 2.0 port, microSD card support up to 8GB.

Price: Rs 14,990