Smartphone manufacturer HTC Monday launched its first tablet in India — HTC Flyer — priced at Rs.39,890.
“We saw an opportunity to create a tablet experience that is different, more personal and productive,” said Faisal Siddiqui, country manager, HTC India.
According to the company, the seven-inch touch screen tablet is powered by a 1.5 Ghz processor coupled with HTC sense — a graphical user interface which combines natural touch and pen interaction.
The Taiwan-based company is considered to be a pioneer in the field of high processing power smartphones in the world.
The tablet also comes with HTC watch — HTC’s new video download service which enables low-cost on-demand progressive downloading of hundreds of high-definition movies.
For gaming enthusiasts, HTC Flyer is integrated with a cloud-based gaming service from OnLive Inc, and helps customers to connect the tablet to their television sets through broadband wireless or lets them play directly on the tablet.
“HTC believes that many people are progressing beyond a single wireless device paradigm into an era where some will own multiple wireless devices that serve their different needs,” Siddiqui said.
The new tablet would compete with existing players such as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, BlackBerry Playbook and Apple iPad.
