Asus MemoPad HD 7,the 7 inch ultra low cost tablet has been announced

Ultra Low cost tablet Asus memopad HD 7 from Asus has been announced at Computex Taipei.

Specifications of Asus Memopad HD 7

1. 7 inch WXGA display with 1280*800 resolution
2. ARM cortex A7 Quad Core CPU
3. 5Mpx Rear Camera and 1.2Mpx Front Camera
4. Sonic Master Audio
5. Comes with 8GB and 16GB storage Capacity(with microSD support)
6. micro USB socket
7. Android 4.0
8. Comes in Multicolor Options

The price of 8GB Asus MemoPad HD 7 will be $129 and it is targeted only for emerging markets and the price of 16GB variant is $149

With these price this tablet will surely give competition to many chinese and indian tablet manufactures

Asus Fonepad K004(Asus ME371MG) Low Cost Tablet Price Leaked

Few Days Ago,we told you that Asus is going to develop two low cost tablets for emerging markets.The tablets leaked at that time were Asus ME172V and Asus ME371MG.But this time new tablet PC has been emerged out from Indonesian Postel website and the name of the tablet is Asus Fonepad K004.Infact Asus Fonepad K004 is the another name of Asus ME371MG are the same tablets,According to Thailand Internet Retailer.
The internet retailer also leaked the price of Asus Fonepad K004 which is 7900 thai Baht($265).

The page was now removed from the website,but thanks to google cache which gave us all information about the pricing details of Tablet

As a reminder the specifications of Asus Fonepad K004(Asus ME371MG) are

1. 7-inch IPS display with 1280*800 resolution
2. 1.2Ghz Intel Atom Z2420 Processor
3. 1GB RAM
4. 16GB internal storage
5. 3Mpx Camera
6. Supports 3G,GPS,Wi-fi and bluetooth
7. Android 4.1 jelly bean
8. Available in two colors Gold and Silver

The tablet will be showcased at MWC2013

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Asus ME172V Actual Image Leaked

Actual Image of Asus ME172V,the low cost tablet for emerging market by Asus has been leaked by Russian Website

The Russian Blog claims it is the younger brother of Nexus 7 with same dimensions but built with cheap materials.
The tablet will come in two versions:
Asus ME172V
Asus ME371MG

Asus ME172V will not support 3G.The 3G Support will come in the expensive version of tablet Asus ME371MG ,which has more powerful processor and better screen resolution than Asus ME172V

Specifications of ME172V are:

1. 7-inch screen with 1024*600 resolution
2. Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
3. 1Ghz Processor (There is no indication of cores,but we expect single core due to its low price)
4. Mali400 GPU
5. microSD Support
6. 1GB RAM
7. 16GB internal Storage
8. 4270mAh Battery
9. Wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n

The expected price of Asus ME172V will be around $100-$149,while the price of Asus ME371MG will be around $200-$249 and both the devices are expected to showcase at CES2013 or MWC2013

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ASUS ME371MG:Low Cost Tablet With Intel Atom and Android Jelly Bean

The Mystery Continues:Asus has two low cost tablet in his pocket.Few Days ago,the details of Asus ME172V popped out on google,which claims to be low cost tablet for emerging market.Now another Asus tablet with low end specification was leaked on internet.The Model Number of Tablet is ME371MG

The information was leaked through a photo in Picasa.Now a Days Picasa plays very important role by providing us very vital information about latest gadgets

Specifications of Asus ME371MG

1. 7-inch IPS display with 1280*800 resolution
2. 1.2Ghz Intel Atom Z2420 Processor
3. 1GB RAM
4. 16GB internal storage
5. 3Mpx Camera
6. Supports 3G,GPS,Wi-fi and bluetooth
7. Android 4.1 jelly bean
8. Available in two colors Gold and Silver

Asus ME371MG may comes with price tag of $199-$249 and expected to showcase at CES2013

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Asus ME172V(Cheap Nexus 7) First Exposure Leaked

Existence of Asus ME172V,the cheaper tablet from Asus has been confirmed by image on picasa.

Asus which got success in tablet market by manufacturing the Google Nexus 7,is now developing lower priced Nexus 7 Tablet(Asus ME172V) for emerging markets

Asus has joined hands with Chinese Firm O-Film which with the help of GFF(Glass-Film-Film) Technology reduce the production costs and also makes ASUS ME172V thinner

Asus has paced the order of 500000 units to Chinese Firm

Specifications of Asus ME172V

1. 7-inch screen with 1024*600 resolution
2. Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
3. 1Ghz Processor (There is no indication of cores,but we expect single core due to its low price)
4. Mali400 GPU
5. microSD Support

The device will be expected to showcase at MWC2013 with a expected price tag of $99.With this price tag this device will compete with Cheap Indian Aakash tablet and other low price chinese tablets.

Update:According to Digitimes,the device will be launched by the end of First Quarter

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ASUS ME172V Appeared On The Benchmark

Asus is planning to launch a cheap tablet next year.The model number of the upcoming tablet is ME172V and details about the tablet has been confirmed on the benchmark

Specifications that have been leaked:

1. 1Ghz Single Core WonderMedia WM8950 processor
2. 7 inches capacitive display with resolution of 1024*600
3. Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
4. 1GB RAM
5. 8GB internal storage(with microSD support)
6. 4270mAh Battery
7. 1Mpx front camera

Update:According to iafrica this tablet will be for sale in South Africa and the price of the Tablet will be around 2000 South African Rand($226)

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Microsoft Surface Costs $599,but costs Microsoft only $284 to Build

According to tech research firm IHS,Microsoft Surface earns higher margin than Apple ipad mini

As it turned out, the cost of all the components of the 16-gigabyte version of the iPad mini with a Wi-Fi module is 188 dollars, and 10 dollars worth reassembly. Given the fact that the new product is sold in the U.S. for $ 329, Apple earns her $ 131. Moreover, it is the smallest margin among all variations of tablets. As, for example, a 32 GB version of the difference between the sum of components (+ assembly) and the final cost is 221 dollars, and 64 GB version - 293 dollars.

The most expensive component in the tablet is 7.9-inch display production LG Display and AU Optronics - $ 80 (about 40% of the total cost). It also emerged that the A5 chip in the device is still manufactured by Samsung (worth $ 13).

As for the tablet Microsoft Surface RT (32 GB version), here we are dealing with a higher cost - $ 271 for parts plus $ 13 for the assembly, total - $ 284. Thus, Microsoft earns from each drive about 215 dollars (minimum cost tablet - $ 499).

Cost of keyboard Touch Cover, which is bundled with a 599-dollar tablet - only $ 16, that is, in this version of Microsoft margin grows is up to 299 dollars. At 64 GB tablet (worth U.S. $ 699), the software giant to earn even more.

It is clear that in the calculated specialists IHS iSuppli cost not included logistics, advertising and other related expenses, but they are unlikely to have a significant impact on the final cost, so the "scale" of the two American companies profit can be estimated now. 

By the way, the cost of components 16 GB version of the tablet Nexus 7 with Wi-Fi module, IHS iSuppli estimated at $ 159, and the device is now sold for $ 199 , so, Google and ASUS almost nothing to earn it.

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