New Delhi, March 21: Indian tablet maker Wishtel launched its premium tablet Ira Icon 8 for a price tag of Rs 13,500. It comes with an 8 inch display, Android 4.0 OS, 1.2 GHz processor, 3G, HDMI and 5500 mAh battery. Let's take a look at how the tablet fares in various departments.
Design
The tablet is a good looking one, with aluminum finish at the back and completely glass covered front. It also feels slim as the back tapers around the edges. However, at 600 grams it's not particularly light and also the bezel around the edges is too wide, making the tablet much bigger than the display size would demand.
The build quality is also very average and there are undue squeaks and sounds of moving parts from inside the body. In terms of ports it has quite a rich array with a SIM slot at the bottom, 3.5 mm jack, micro and mini USB, mini HDMI, and memory card slot on the right side. The power/lock button and volume rocker are at the top along with an on/off toggle.
At the rear there is a 2 megapixel camera on the left side, and a rectangular black plastic patch on top, probably to protect it from scratches and add to the grip. There are also two speaker grills on the top. In terms of design the tablet is a mixed bag, we would have appreciated a slightly smaller device, though the design is more or less ok in terms of ergonomics and is good looking too.
Display
Wishtel has not mentioned the resolution of the display, but it has an acceptable touchscreen with nice colour, not very high resolution for sure, but readable even in the sun, and being an 8 inch display, it is quite large as well.
Touch sensitivity is good too. However, given that players like Spice and Micromax are offering much better displays at even lower prices with their 10 inch offerings, this display will not be rated very highly. The brightness is not very high, but is on the high side, and while the display is not a very strong reason for you to buy this tablet, it is not one of the reasons why you should not buy it.
