Budget Tablet sugestions required

1. Budget?
10-11k( max. The cheaper the better)
2. Display type and size?
The biggest possible
3. Dual sim?
Not needed ... but it should have a sim for 3g
4. Preferred choice of brand?
Would prefer international brands like dell and asus which are easy to service. I need a really reliable product as it is for my grandmother. No hassles.
5. What camera option you want (flash, front facing camera)?
Front facing cam would be good but not necessary. Rare facing would be good too, but front is more important
6. Preferred operating system? (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc).
Any
7. Preferred connectivity options (3G, 4G ready).
3g
8. Primary use of handset (multimedia, camera, internet, gaming etc)?
Internet
9. Any specific mobile phones in consideration?
Not really
10. Any other info that you want to share
Like I mentioned before the product has to be reliable. As my grandmother will use it.

+1 to Asus Phonepad 7

SaiyanGoku said:
+1 to Asus Phonepad 7

its 7.5k ... should I wait for some Diwali offer? cause few days back on big billion day flipkart was selling it for 6k

Guys, the new fonepad 7 has worse resolution than the original. Be aware of the specs before buying

^ then how about Dell Venue 7/8?

SaiyanGoku said:
^ then how about Dell Venue 7/8?

I am willing to consider it. IS venue 8 available for around 10k?

ssk_the_gr8 said:
I am willing to consider it. IS venue 8 available for around 10k?

Amazon.in: Dell venue 8
venue 7 3g+wifi for 10k
venue 8 wifi for 10k

SaiyanGoku said:
Amazon.in: Dell venue 8
venue 7 3g+wifi for 10k
venue 8 wifi for 10k

+1, for this.
Dell venue is really good for that price.
@OP can wait for a month or so,before christmas sets in. HP is bringing out 8" Tablets with modified hardware.

K

only thing is dell venue comes with a bit of bloat etc and doesnt get updates that easily

HP is still not good at updates

is venue 8, 16 gb + 3g available?

$hadow said:
HP is still not good at updates

May be for software,but hardware is above decent and much better.

K

id still suggest the fonepad instead,it lacks bloat and lag which the Hp and Dell roms come with
hardware is good no doubt but it depends on if you will change the rom etc

kg11sgbg said:
May be for software,but hardware is above decent and much better.

yeah could be but I found that even old hardware sometimes performs great with new software

is venue 8, 16 gb + 3g available?

Slight change in requirements... Samsung tablet only.. upto 15k( preferred spending around 12k) .. with sim... main usage.... surfing
which model to buy?

^ best one you can get is Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 T310
Which is stuck on JB 4.2, has an older dual core exynos processor, loaded with crapwiz UI and will never receive kitkat or lollipop because its from Samdung.

Dell Venue 8 is still better than it

I would still say fonepad 7

$hadow said:
HP is still not good at updates

I haven't seen any tablet that got any update after release.

K

just get the fonepad 7 or nexus 7 2013

I know there are better options but it needs to be a Samsung and a sim card slot is a must

So please give suggestions

In your budget, Samsung tab 3 has poor resolution and is bloated due to touchwiz. You will regret the experience.

Gollum said:
I haven't seen any tablet that got any update after release.

Apart from Nexus tab, Samsung updates its tab Motorola tab were also updated to kitkat recently and if I am not wrong fonepad also got the update from 4.3 to 4.4 plus digiflip is also even providing update to 4.4 to it's tab

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ssk_the_gr8 said:
I know there are better options but it needs to be a Samsung and a sim card slot is a must

Craapy resolution even more crappy graphic power ad on top of that only 1.5 GB of ram

Dell venue 8

32 GB internal memory
3 G
2 GB Ram

intel atom z2580

@ 12,549 from amazon

or Huawei Honor T1

quad core processor , 3g+ voice calling , 8 inch screen , 8 GB internal memory @ 9,999 from flipkart

or

Acer w820

windows 8.1

2 GB RAM

quad core processor

8 inch screen
32 GB internal memory @ 14,9990 from snapdeal

K

since you dont want nexus 7 and fonepad 7 and only want a samsung,its a decent buy
just get rid of touchwiz and flash CM youll be fine
avoid dell venue pro 8 and huwaei

@OP you may have a look at the Digiflip series of Tablets by Flipkart. Or you may also look at the Notion Ink 8" Tablet launched recently at Snapdeal.
REMEMBER I COMMENTED THE WORD LOOK,NOT TO BUY.
As because there should be no confusion about the comment and no confusion may arise to be indistinguishable between the two words "look" and "buy",so I capitalised a full line of comment.
Ultimate buying decision is yours,whatever you choose and buy.
Your free will.

This is a special case. The tab is for my grand mother. Not for me. I also live in a different state right now so I cant play with it... Flash it etc. There's a Samsung shop right in front of my house and if there are any issues my grandmother can bother him. Service center is close by too... So my grandmother wants a Samsung tab only.. And the only usage will be Firefox, youtube, fb and Skype. Nothing else. No gaming etc. ...
So now that you'll understand the constarints... Is tab 3 ok? Do I need to extend budget? (which I believe is not required for just surfing)
Please suggest

Also.. Is tab 3 too sluggishto use?

My honourable pranam to your and also our GRANDMOTHER.If she is not tech savvy,then why bother with screen size,screen touch sluggishness,or even UI interface and experience.Simply go for Samsung Tab3 ,as per the relevant logical and practical facts presented by you above. That will be a better purchase for her.Samsung is still Samsung,greater than many SO CALLED NUMEROUS crapware(I am a user of such products)devices in the market.So you may proceed eyes closed in buying Samsung Galaxy Tab3,for Grandmother.

K

ideally i would have suggested the Nexus 7 over the samsung tab but given that the service centre and showroom etc is near your grandmothers house i suggest you go ahead with tab 3 only
i have the exact same situation with my grandad,i got him an ipad 3 for the same reason(service centre etc was very close by,not that he needed it since he is quite tech savvy for his age but still as backup)
hope she likes the Tab 3