S Mobility* (erstwhile Spice Mobility) launched a 3G enabled Android Tablet, MiTab, in the Indian market. The 7 inches tablet is powered by an 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Turbo Processor, and features front and back camera, the ability to make voice calls and all the usual services that come with the Android 2.2 operating system including a web browser that supports Adobe Flash player , the ability to act as a personal Wi-Fi Hotspot and access to Android apps through AndroidMarket and other sources. It also comes pre-installed with a viewer for Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF files. The tablet is priced at Rs 12,990, almost the same price point at which R-Com launched its 3G tablet, a few weeks back. - Flooding the market with cheap Tablets: We're not sure if this one's also a rebranded device made by some Chinese OEM, but of recent, the market is getting flooded with companies like Beetel, iBall and many others launching tablets below the Rs 15,000 price point. The first question that hits us: Is there really a big demand for Android tablets? - Differentiation: Even if we suppose that there is a demand, how are tablet sellers differentiating their offerings? Android, although highly fragmented in terms of Operating System variants, offers almost the same interface across devices barring customized launchers and secondary interface elements, that some device makers put in. Alright, Operators like Reliance can bundle cheap data plans, MapmyIndia can bundle its navigation app, but what about others? -…
