South Korean tech giant Samsung on Thursday brought its Galaxy Tablet 3 series to India with a price tag ranging between ₹17,745 and ₹25,725.
Though the newly launched tablets sport mid-range specifications, India being a price-sensitive market is crucial for Samsung's tablet sales.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 (model no. 311) sports an 8-inch display with 1280X800 pixel resolution powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core Exynos 4412 processor with Mali 400 GPU. In terms of memory, the Tab packs 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory which can be further expanded. It runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system and hosts a 5-megapixel rear camera plus a 1.3-megapixel camera on the front. On the connectivity front, the tablet supports Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, USB and A-GPS backed by a 4,450 mAh battery. The WiFi-only and WiFi plus 3G options come with price tag of ₹21,945 and ₹25,725, respectively.
On the other hand, Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (model no. 2011) sports a 7-inch TFT display with 1024X600 pixel resolution and is powered by a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz with 1GB of RAM. Other specifications include 8GB of internal memory which is expandable upto 32GB via a microSD card slot, 3-megapixel rear camera, 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS and 4,000 mAh battery.
Samsung's new Tab series will hit stores on Sunday with introductory offers which include a digital wallet of up to ₹20,000.