Vodafone follows EE into cheap 4G tablets with new eight -inch Wise Tab 4

Vodafone has announced its most current tablet, the 4G-enabled Smart Tab 4.

The low- finish, 8 -inch tablet has a resolution of 800x1280 and packs a 1.2GHz MediaTek quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM.

These specs are reflected in the price. On spend -as-you-go the 16GB slate is just £125, or just £29 upfront when signing up for a 2GB data contract at £20 a month for 24 months.

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Can it fly higher than an Eagle?

The launch comes just a day following rival network EE created its play in the own branded tablet arena with the spending budget EE Eagle.

Also an eight -inch tablet, the Eagle is produced by Huawei and comes with the same screen size, resolution and memory. Nevertheless the quad-core processor clocks slightly quicker at 1.6GHz.

That device lands on May well 28 for £199 upfront, even though it can be nabbed for £49 on a £15 a month 2GB contract, promising 4G speeds at 24-30Mbps.

By means of AndroidCentral