Tablet Wars: OlivePad vs iPad

OlivePad vs iPad:

Apple has been compared with many other tablets and has fared better than most of them so far. But it is time to see how it does against India's first 3G Tablet, the OlivePad VT100. The main difference between the two is that you can make calls on the OlivePad VT100 and you can't do that on the Apple iPad.


The iPad now runs on Apple's iOS 3.2.1, while OlivePad VT100 runs on Android 2.1 (Eclair) operating system. Plus, for all you Flash lovers, OlivePad VT100 runs Adobe Flash. The other major difference between these two tablets is that OlivePad VT100 has a 3-megapixel camera with 4x zoom and a front facing camera, while iPad does not have any.

The display of Apple's iPad is 9.7-inch and supports multitouch. It supports 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi). OlivePad VT100 is meant for making phone calls and hence the size is between iPhone and iPad. It has the screen size of 7-inch and has the screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

One other area where OlivePad VT100 has an upper edge over iPad is the option to plug in to mini USB port. In terms of internet connectivity, both the tablets support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Apple iPad supports 3G HSDPA, while OlivePad VT100 supports 3.5G HSUPA. In terms of other functions, both tablets have the usual functions that a tablet can do like internet browsing, access to social networking features, GPS for maps and can act as a ebook reader as well.

Apple claims that iPad has 10 hours of battery life. OlivePad VT100 battery performance is not know as of now. OlivePad VT100 has 600MHz Qualcomm M7227 chipset, while iPad has 1GHz Apple A4 processor. Apple has not mentioned in its detail spec sheet how much RAM the Apple iPad has. Our assumption is 512MB, which would be similar to what OlivePad has. Both the tablets support GSM and EDGE along with 3G, but OlivePad VT100 also supports WCDMA. In terms of storage, OlivePad VT100 has 512 MB of internal memory which can be extended up to 32GB, while iPad is available in the capacity of 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB.

OlivePad VT100 beats iPad in:

Camera: OlivePad: Yes, iPad: No

Flash Support: OlivePad: Yes, iPad: No

Phone Call: OlivePad: Yes, iPad: No

Mini USB: OlivePad: Yes, iPad: No

Apple iPad is still not available in India yet. iPad which supports Wi-Fi and 3G is priced at $629 (approx Rs. 29,500). OlivePad VT100 will be available in store in August and is priced at Rs. 25,000 (Wi-Fi + 3G). It is also possible that when Apple prices the iPad for India, the price might decrease or increase by 2K margin.