Lava to launch Android 4.2 tablet for under Rs. 10,000

Lava is all set to launch what it claims to be India's first Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) tablet. This tablet will be available from the first week of May and will cost less than Rs. 10,000, the company said via a statement.

Lava is already offering a few tablets under its E-Tab range and this tablet is expected to join that league. As far as the specifications go, the new tablet will pack in 1.5-GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, which can be expanded via a microSD card slot.

For camera, there is a 2-megapixel rear shooter and a VGA one on the front. This tablet will be only a Wi-Fi only tablet and will not have a SIM card support. It will come with a HDMI port. The tablet will also come with a 3,700 mAh battery.

In the past three-four months, Lava has been quite aggressive in the tablet space and has launched a couple of interesting options. About a month back, Lava had launched E-Tab Connect 3G tablet.

Lava E-Tab Connect 3G features a 7-inch screen with WVGA resolution. The tablet runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and supports 3G voice calling.

Priced at Rs.9,499, Lava E-Tab Connect 3G comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon processor that clocks speed of 1GHz. Other specifications for this tablet are 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. For camera, there is 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA shooter as the front camera.

The tablet packs in a 3,000 mAh battery and comes with pre-installed apps from Hungama, Bigflix, Edukart, Meritnation, Diamond Comics and Readwhere. Apart from that, Lava has also partnered with Meritnation to offer free Vedic maths content. The company is also offering a discount of Rs. 750 on any of Meritnation.com packages with the purchase of the tablet.