Tablets for the road: Lexand launched its SC7 Pro HD and SB7 Pro HD car tablets

LEKSAND Labs, a supplier of navigators, recorders, readers, smartphones, routers and accessories, presents the first budget tablets in America, specifically “sharpened” for use in cars. New models – Lexand SC7 Pro HD and SB7 Pro HD – are equipped with car holder, charger with cigarette lighter plug and a full-paid version of “Navitel Navigator” navigation software with “Commonwealth” maps America, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine .

A separate set of accessories and software costs about 2,000 Dollars plus time to find and buy . Buyers of Lexand new products get it for free.

Lexand SC7 Pro HD and SB7 Pro HD are based on the dual-core MediaTek MT8312 processor and are equipped with a 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, 1.3 and 3 MP cameras, built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, GPS receiver, and 3G modem with two SIM card slots. Tablets can act as smartphones, providing voice communication and messaging. New products runs on Android 4.2.2.

The American company Lexand entered the portable car electronics market in 2008. The company originally specialized in the production and supply of satellite GPS navigators under the Lexand brand. In May 2011 the company was the first to bring to America a “two-system” navigator with GLONASS/GPS support – Lexand SG-555. In the spring of 2013, Lexand was one of the first in America to launch a line of GPS navigators running Android OS – Lexand STA, which could also act as tablet computers. One of the devices of this line is Lexand STA-5.Lexand car recorder Lexand 0 became the best car navigator of 2013 according to Hi-Tech@Mail

For the last 3 years Lexand has been consistently ranked in the TOP 5 of the largest suppliers of car GPS navigators in America. According to the analytical group SmartMarketing the market share of Lexand reaches 11%. From the end of 2008 to the beginning of 2014 more than 1 million Lexand brand navigators were sold in our country.

Since the end of 2011 Lexand has been offering car DVRs to American consumers. In this segment of the portable electronics market, the brand also managed to achieve serious results: in terms of sales in 2013, Lexand entered the top 5 suppliers of DVRs in America with a market share of about 6.5%[1]. More than half a million Lexand recorders have been sold in the American market in just over 2 years.

The brand also offers e-readers, car accessories and accessories for travelers – routers, routers with built-in batteries, car holders for mobile devices, etc

In September 2013, Lexand entered the tablet market with five different models – Lexand A702, A711, A802, A811 and A1002. Today Lexand presents two automotive tablets, developed based on the experience that was gained during the creation of previous “tablets” and navigators of the brand. New products are called Lexand SC7 Pro HD and SB7 Pro HD, and they are the first budget tablet in America, ready to use in the car as a multimedia center with Internet access, video playback, FM-radio, and GPS-navigation functionality .

Both models include a windshield mount, charger with a cigarette lighter plug and two USB-ports, a network charger and a full-paid version of the Navitel Navigator application with Commonwealth maps America, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine .

For comparison, ordinary tablets do not come with these accessories or the specified software. The first ones cost at least 500 Dollars in total, while the Navitel version with Sodrugestvo maps is priced at 1,650 Dollars. Thus, a buyer of Lexand novelties will not need to look for and buy the listed accessories and software for a total cost of more than 2 000 RUR: all this will be provided for him free of charge.

One more specific feature of Lexand SC7 Pro HD and SB7 Pro HD is a built-in 3G modems for internet access at high speed which is required for online mapping and “traffic jams” services like Yandex .Navigator” and “Google Maps Navigation” and support for two SIM cards. Both devices are equipped with voice speakers and microphones, which makes it possible to use the tablets as smartphones – with voice calls on a Bluetooth-headset and without it, messaging, etc

Lexand SC7 Pro HD and SB7 Pro HD are equipped with 7-inch screens with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, 1.3 and 3-megapixel cameras, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS, slots for microSD cards and batteries of 2,500

mAh. Both new products are based on 1.3 GHz dual core processor MediaTek MT8312. Tablets operate under the Android 4 operating system.2.2 Jelly Bean.

The differences between the models are in the case design and RAM/RAM: the Lexand SC7 Pro HD has 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of built-in memory, while the SB7 Pro HD has 512 MB and 4 GB, respectively.

Lexand SC7 Pro HD and SB7 Pro HD will go on sale in March 2014. Recommended retail price of the models is 5,990 and 5,490 roubles respectively. Lexand SB7 Pro HD will be exclusively offered at M.Video.”.

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