Pantel T-PAD IS701R Review – Excellent for its Price

As you all know, it took a long time (over 2 months) for me to touch my touch pad (from the date of pre-booking); I never worried about it though. However their process annoyed me for testing my patience. But let me tell you in one sentence about my overall feeling on the BSNL-Pantel Technologies Product after a three day thorough review - "T-PAD IS701R has exceeded my expectations - for just Rs. 3525/- and an excellent product launched in India by an Indian Company".

What all I received from GATI (courier service partnered by Pantel Technologies for shipping their products to their customers' door step):

The Parcel Contains:

1) Tablet T-PAD IS701R (Including a charged battery)

2) A Charger with a USB connecting Cable

3) Mini to Normal USB Conversion Cable (for USB data cards & Flash Drives), on a separate envelope.

Getting into Technical Details:

We talked about the tangible items above; now let us get into technical details / specifications of the T-Pad IS701R by Pantel Technologies, below:

CPU - IMAPX210 at 1 GHz

RAM - 184 MB DDRII

Storage

Internal Storage is split into two parts as 1) 984 (for Applications) + 2) 869 (for Installed OS & User Files) which is totalling to 1853 MB

External Storage supports up to 32 GB using microSD card (as per the company

Screen - 7 inches, 800×480 Resolution with Resistive Touch

Connectivity - WiFi 802.11 /b/g/n

Side Ports / Buttons - 1 x Power, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio, 1 x HDMI (Closed due to technical issues), 1x micro USB, 1 x micro SD

Camera - 0.3 Megapixel

SIM Card - No

G-Sensor - Yes

Battery - Li-ion 3000 mAh 5Volts 2Amp

Operating System - Android 2.3.3 -2012-03-13-v2.0.247 ( Gingerbread)

Product Cost - I don’t think it is my mistake of opting out the BSNL offer along with this tablet pc, but they have told me the same when I first contacted them to confirm if I am getting the one with BSNL offer - end result is that they have asked me to pay just 3250/- + 25/- = Rs. 3275/- at PNB through a special challan and Rs. 250/- to Gati i.e., a total cost of Rs. 3525/- for this Tablet without BSNL data plan (Pre-Bundled 2G SIM).

Finally Got My T-Pad IS701R (Without BSNL)

Fortunately I have the below email from Pantel Technologies, thus I could remember the date - its on 29th February 2012 I have actually ordered for this product. 

Then it took over a month's time for them to get back to me, I have received the below email on 4th April 2012 - confirming my order booking and the product delivery availability. This email also has a payment process (unlike online payment using debit card or online banking it is a traditional method). 

T-Pad IS701R With BSNL

I should be able to touch the most awaited tablet (by me) today - I have paid the challan on 7th of April 2012 and today it is already 25th April 2012 - such a long wait for a product booked online is annoying, but as I mentioned above I am expecting this T-Pad delivered to me today or by tomorrow (as per the email sent to me by Pental Technologies). 

Lets have a look at this product (along with its features and specifications) prior to the discussion we are having about its performance through my personal experience (review after my practical usage). 

The Penta TPAD IS701R is a powerful tablet solution at an unbelievably affordable price you may never have dreamt of! Its comes with Android OS and high resolution 7” resistive touch screen powered by 1GHz processor and inbuilt DDR II 256M RAM It is best price-performance tablet in their price range. You have all the controls in a single finger touch mode. Browse web on wireless or enjoy media playback on Penta TPAD IS701R. Its support 32GB memory on external memory card slot. 

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