Clones are advancing: bb-mobile tablets are twins of iPad and Samsung Galaxy, but for a lower price

American brand of unusual gadgets bb-mobile opens a new direction – the ultra budget tablet PCs. Despite the low prices, both novelties of the Techno series – bb-mobile Techno 7.0 3G and bb-mobile Techno 7.85 3G – have a number of unusual features, which distinguish them from their counterparts. The main one is design: the first device is made in the style of smartphones and tablets of Samsung, and the second is almost a hundred percent copy of the Apple iPad mini first generation, but on the Android platform. Both novelties represent one of the key trends in the modern gadget market – a trend of borrowing the premium design to expand the functionality and with a two-fold or even a three-fold reduction in the price of the device. It should be noted that previously “cloning” were subjected primarily to products Apple, and now they are joined by another model of Samsung.

Tablet bb-mobile Techno 7.0 3G

The process of “cloning” Apple iPad started back in 2010, when the first Asian models with a similar design and operating system Android. This approach to creating the exterior of the tablets fully met and meets the needs of consumers: iPad is a desirable device for very many, but its price – from $ 500 in the United States and from 15-18 thousand Dollars in America – is too high for the mass consumer. Meanwhile, smaller brands were able to offer the same appearance, but for 2-3 times less money. In early 2014, Samsung tablets also become an object for “cloning”: the Korean manufacturer has finally established itself as one of the trendsetters in the “tablets” market moreover, according to analytical company IDC, in the third quarter of 2013 Samsung sold more tablets in America than Apple, becoming the leader in this area.

Brand bb-mobile, which belongs to the American distribution company “Business-Bureau”, previously dealt primarily with unusual gadgets – electronic doorfinders with cameras and LCD displays, miniature Bluetooth-headsets in the form of phones, children’s cell phones, etc. Today bb-mobile announces the launch of a new Techno lineup, including two ultra-budget tablets – bb-mobile Techno 7.0 3G for 3,990 Dollars and Techno 7.85 3G for 6990/7490 Dollars.

“Unusualness” of these devices is the use of premium design models Samsung and Apple iPad mini first generation with preserved, and in some moments with improved specifications. At the same time, bb-mobile products are at least twice cheaper than analogues from the range of Korean and American manufacturers.

bb-mobile Techno 7.0 3G can be called a relative analogue of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, although the design of new products from bb-mobile is complemented by a number of elements found in Samsung smartphones. For example, the gray-blue patterned back panel is used in the Samsung Galaxy S4. Meanwhile, the bb-mobile Techno 7.85 3G, as mentioned above, is as close as possible to the first-generation iPad mini: the novelty bb-mobile uses exactly the same screens as the Apple product, and the cases from the latter are fully compatible with the new bb-mobile tablet. At the same time Techno 7.85 3G is slightly lighter than its “progenitor”: 320 grams against 331/341 g.

Tablet bb-mobile Techno 7.85 3G

In ultrabudget Chinese tablets, as a rule, there is no 3G-module and GPS-receiver. This means that they can not be used as a navigator, and you can use them to access the Internet only where there is Wi-Fi coverage in fact, only cafes, apartments, offices . Meanwhile, in the bb-mobile Techno 7.0 3G and bb-mobile Techno 7.85 3G these components are provided, moreover, both tablets can be used as phones – they support voice communication, messaging, and so on. In bb-mobile Techno 7.0 3G also supports two SIM cards, which allows you to pick up two rates at once – for calls and cheap mobile internet. When talking, the new tablets can be held in front of your face, or you can buy one of the headsets bb-mobile micrON^[1] in the form of miniature phones – so that for the duration of voice communication sessions, the tablet remains in a pocket, bag, etc. Feature of bb-mobile Techno 7.85 3G is support for USB OTG interface to connect wired keyboards, mice and flash drives with the appropriate plug adapter included .

bb-mobile Techno 7.0 3G is based on a 2-core processor MediaTek MT6572. bb-mobile Techno 7.85 3G will be offered in two versions: with 2-core MediaTek MT8312 black body color and with 4-core MT8389 white . Both devices use one of the latest versions of the Android operating system – 4.2.

The tablets come with cases and wired headsets, and the 7.85-inch model additionally with a surface cleaning cloth.

bb-mobile Techno 7.0 3G is already available at a price of 3990 Dollars. bb-mobile Techno 7.85 3G will appear on the shelves in early February 2-core version is priced at 6990 Dollars, 4-core – 7490.

Comparison of the characteristics of tablets bb-mobile, Apple and Samsung

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