World's cheapest Android Tablet PC - Datawind Ubislate 7CI The Ubislate 7ci, also known as the Aakash2, is the latest innovation from Datawind, a Canadian company that's been around for over seven years. The device is not currently available in the United States. The 7ci was specifically designed for students to use in India. It will greatly improve their educational system's functionality. India may be the place that really needs Datawind's expertise. The going price is 2,263 rupees ($40.41). Datawind's founder, Suneet Singh Tuli, just signed a deal with the government of India to subsidize his cheap tablet computers by half, for up to 220 million Indian students. That means Indian teachers and kids will get a Web-capable device for only $20. However an optional keyboard is $8 and there is a $2 monthly fee for unlimited data transfer service plan. Any way that you look at it, $22 is really very cheap for everything that you need to connect to the internet. Where can you beat a $2 per month service plan? The Cons: The 7ci does not have Bluetooth, GPS, and HDMI, and it doesn't have the fastest 802.11n Wi-Fi or an ambient light sensor. Its battery is rated for only 3 hours of life. The $2 per month service plan is not available everywhere.

The Pros: It runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on an 800 x 480 pixel capacitive touchscreen, powered by a 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM, and has a camera/webcam. It easily connects to wifi, internet, email, plays games and etcetera. I recently purchased a JXD s18 from A Happy Deal. It was on sale for $39.95. Their regular price is $44.43. The JXD S18 is a 4.3 inch Tablet PC MiniPad with Android 4.0 and an Amlogic 8726 1GHz processor. - RJ Tolman

The Cheapest Android Tablet Computer

The very cheapest Android tablet computer that I could find is the JXD s18 Mini Pad. At A Happy Deal it is $44.43 (plus shipping). It is also the smallest that I have come across with a 4.3 inch resistive touch screen, it is slightly larger than a cell phone. It has Google Android 4.0.3 operating system and a CPU that runs at 1.0 GHz. It was on sale, so I went ahead and ordered one as a Christmas present for myself. I read all of the product reviews on it that I could find and they were all excellent. You must realize that most of the reviews were posted by the distributors of the devices. Some of the reviews suggested GPS capabilities, however I did not see anything that specifically says that it has GPS. It was not listed in the specs so I seriously doubt that it has GPS. I will know for sure pretty soon, as soon as my package comes in the mail. I will put up a new post on it. RJ Tolman JXD S18 4.3 inch Tablet PC Android 4.0 Amlogic 8726 1GHz MiniPad

Cheap Android Tablet Computers Are Getting Better More and more manufacturers have been putting Android 4.0 (Icecream sandwich)on their products lately. 4.2 (Jelly Bean) has been released and the newest models have it. Each major release of the Android operating system is nicknamed after some sort of a sweet treat. Android 1.5 was nicknamed Cupcake, followed by 1.6 nicknamed Donut. For less than $100 you can get a nice tablet with Android 4.2 online. You might have to shop around a bit. There is a distributor in China, named A Happy Deal that has the best tablet deals that I have ever seen. For example a Q88+ 7 inch Tablet PC with Android 4.0 Boxchip A13 CPU and 1.0GHz Dual Cameras ($56.06). They also have the smallest one That I ever heard of. It is a JXD S18 with a 4.3 inch screen($39.96). ahappydeal.com China professional Notebook, UMPC & MID wholesaler, provide various highquality and low price Notebook, UMPC & MID products.

The prices on some of the tablet computers have been coming down lately. I believe that it is due to the increased number of manufacturers of these devices. Also, there have been technological advances to enhance useability of the tablets. If you are looking for a bargan on a tablet computer, you might be interested to know that I have found a distributor that has some of the lowest prices that I have ever seen for these devices.A Happy Deal has several special deals on tablets going every day. Right now you can get a Q88 7-inch Android 4.0 Boxchip A13, 1 GHz tablet PC for $54. Or how about $39.95 (+ shipping)for a JXD S18 4.3 inch Tablet PC Android 4.0 Amlogic 8726 1GHz MiniPad? This is the smallest tablet that I ever heard of! And it also has the smallest price. I noticed that it has wifi 802.11 b/g/n wireless internet connectivity. Many of the older and/or cheaper tablets are missing the 802.11 n capability. The 802.11 n is the newest wireless network protocol and has the fastest data exchange rate. It also has a micro USB port. Many of the cheap tablet computers do not have a USB port on them but use a different connector port and a "transfer box" that plugs into it. The box has one or two standard USB ports plus an RJ-45 connector for wired network connectivity. My wondermedia 8650 has a transfer box and I do not like to use it because the plug does not stay in as well as a USB or RJ-45 plug. http://www.ahappydeal.com/product-102803.html?lkid=6758 aHappyDeal.com Home Pgae

Wondermedia wm8650

                                            Wondermedia wm8650, with keyboard case, etc. 

  The Wondermedia wm8650 is a very popular generic type of cheap android tablet computer.  It is also the name of the CPU made by VIA, which is the heart of these devices.  I ordered one from a distributor in China, for $68.   There have been millions of these sold world wide.  They are produced by several manufacturers with or without name brands on them.  I consider them to a good value for the price, but they lack certain functions that the high priced tablets have. 
  The operating system that they usually come with is Android 2.2.  It is a good operating system and it is usually preloaded with Google market, a web browser, networking software, file manager, clock, and a few other apps.  They are easy to modify by flashing the ROM with the appropriate firmware and a micro SD card.  When I did mine, I used Uberoid ver. 11, opt. 26.  It gave the device improved performance, and better basic apps including a Youtube viewer. 

The hardware consists of a touch screen,and an optional stylus and keyboard. In this type of computers the data input is not through the traditional mouse and keyboard but through a stylus or finger tips on a virtual keyboard and virtual buttons on the touch screen. It also has the option of data input through wireless keyboard and mouse. They come in various sizes like 7, 8, 9.5, 10 and 10.1 inches.

There are different types of tablet PCs like tablets, convertibles and hybrids. Slates consist of just the screen.  If a tablet has an attached with a keyboard it is called a convertible. Typically the keyboard is attached with a single joint and it folds/opens onto the screen. The Hybrid has a detachable keyboard so that it can be used both as a slate or a convertible.  The Asus Eee Pad Slider is a great convertible computer, but it is not very cheap!

Cheap Android Tablet Computers

           Cheap Android Tablet computers

  These tablet PCs are budget priced at less than $100 and are very popular.  They are made by several manufacturers in China.  They are similar to the ipad from Apple but are less powerful.  Most of them come with the Android 2.2 operating system.  

  These devices are also known as Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), because they are wifi enabled and can easily connect to the internet.  They can connect using WiFi, RJ45 network cable, or 3G.  They are great for using WiFi hot spots on the go.

  The standard set of features usually included are:

 Hardware:
     Touch screen - resistive(single touch), or capacitive (multi touch)

     Wifi - 802.11 b/g - connect to internet or other wifi networks  

     Accelerometer - Sensor detects device movement and gravitational orientation

     Camera - Usually 0.3 megapixels; Take pictures and record videos.

     Microphone - Built in microphone

     Lithium battery - A built in rechargeable Li-ion battery
     Stereo speakers - built in
     Transfer box - an adapter for USB, and RJ45 connections

Software:

     Android Market - (Google Play) thousands of free apps and games

     Youtube app - Watch videos on youtube.com

     Clock and weather forecast app - Get weather reports and predictions

     Web browser - Surf the internet

     File viewer - view files on the internal memory, SD card or USB device.

     Multimedia player - View your videos and MP3s

 The features that most high priced tablets have that cheap ones do not have:

    GPS - No Global Positioning Device

    Magnetometer - No sensing magnetic fields or compass directions

    Cell phone - most have the software capabilities, but do not have any place to insert a SIM card, but some are VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) capable.

Most of these devices come with the Android 2.2 operating system. There are a lot of apps made for  Android and it is estimated that there are over 460,000 Android apps on the Android market. Some are free and some are available only by purchase.