Coming in July, hopefully
German outfit Neofonie is hoping to introduce its Android flavoured 11.6-inch
WePad tablet sometime in July, with volume shipments starting in August. The
first listings have popped up on our price search engine and at €449
the stylish tablet looks like a rather good deal.
Unlike Apple's iPad, the WePad is based on an N450 Atom, a proper x86
processor clocked at 1.66GHz. It packs 1GB of memory and 16GB of flash
storage, expandable via an SDHC slot. Sounds good, but the spec gets even better. It has a/b/g/n
WiFi, Buetooth 2.1 and two USBs, which is two more than Apple's none.
With an 11.6-inch 1366×768 screen it manages to put the iPad to shame.
However, the impressive spec doesn't seem to have had an adverse effect
on its size an weight. At 800g it's less than 10 percent heavier than
an iPad, but it has two extra inches of screen acreage.
We're not saying it's an iPad killer, but it is a rather interesting
and well priced product from a small company. While it might not manage
to keep up with the iPad in terms of battery life or the number of
available apps, the WePad is just good value, as it costs €150 less
than a comparable iPad. Also, it's designed by Germans. What more could you ask for?
You can check out the product page here.
Oh, and it also supports Flash.
