A relatively unknown Chinese device-maker, Cube, has a new tablet that claims to rival the iPad 3's highly touted retina display but could 60% cheaper than the $499 iPad. The Cube U9GT5 is an Android tablet that comes with a 9.7-inch IPS panel with 2048 x 1536 resolution, for a 264 ppi pixel density, same as the iPad. The Cube tablet is also at par with the Google Nexus 7 in terms of running on Jelly Bean, beating other Android tablets like the Kindle Fire, which are still using the one-year-old Ice Cream Sandwich. Cube has not announced pricing and availability outside China, but rumors say the slate would have an entry level price of $200, same as the Kindle Fire HD and the Nexus 7.
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- Other features of the Cube U9GT5 include full access to Google Play, dual-core 1.6GHz RockChip RK3066 processor with ARM Mali 400 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 8 or 16GB of on-board memory, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
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Quite inexplicably, Samsung, Asus and all the other major Android players seem to have been beaten to the punch by a China-based tech manufacturer that doesn’t say much.- Adrian Diaconescu, Android Authority
Of course, there's a lot more than pixel density to take into account, but sure gives this tablet a solid selling point to lean on.- Simon Sage , Android Central
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Cube U9GT5 tablet unveiled: Jelly Bean and iPad-like “retina display” for just $200
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Android-powered Cube U9GT5 tablet boasts Retina-quality display
While we may never see the Cube U9GT much further beyond China, it does go to show that an Android tablet can compete in displays with what Apple's offering.
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Cube U9GT5 Android Jelly Bean tablet touts iPad Retina display
It’s safe to say this tablet won’t be getting purchased by us anytime soon, but most likely they’ll be plastered across eBay in the usual Chinese knock-off tablet fashion we’ve seen for years.
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Cube U9GT5 Jelly Bean tablet replicates iPad Retina display
Most newer Android tablets from Asus, Samsung, and Acer could blow the U9GT5 straight out of the water.