The Huawei Ideos will be the 2nd Android tablet from Maxis. The best part is, this phone is about RM1,100 cheaper than the great Android tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab and those who couldn’t afford a tablet PC all this while have not reason to say that again.

The recommended retail price (RRP) for this model is RM1599. You can also get it under a contract where you only pay RM999 for 12 months contract or RM899 for 24 months contract. As the difference between 12 months contract and 24 months contract is just RM100, I suggest you to get the 12 months contract instead. More information about the contract and subscription of package can be found in the image below.

This device comes with 12 months warranty and for Huawei products, the authorised distributor will be Ten Ten Telecommunications Sdn Bhd.

Since this device is not as popular as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, I will briefly explain about it. It comes with 7″ screen and runs on Android 2.1 Eclair OS (I wonder why isn’t it running on Froyo). It supports HSDPA up to 7.2Mbps and and HSUPA up to 5.76Mbps. Also supports WiFi b/g/n so you do not need to waste up your data plan’s bandwidth. I comes with micro USB. That is a good news because the Samsung Galaxy Tab comes with a port similar to iPhone and I can’t charge it or connect it to the PC if I forgot to bring along the cable.

On the bad side, it only comes with 2200 mAh battery. I am quite surprised that Huawei has not taken the battery life seriously for this device because even for the Samsung Galaxy Tab which comes with 4000 mAh battery, it can only last me one whole day (or maximum 2 days without push email and much usage). Another thing is the OS where it only comes with Eclair.

By the way, Maxis is also offering a bundled package (Huawei Ideos S7 tablet + Huawei Ideos U8150. More details at the image below :

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If you would like to know more about Maxis’s Huawei Ideos S7, feel free to click HERE.