CD-R King’s Android ICS tablets sell for as low as P3,990

We’re hitting the brakes on all flagship-related talk today. Instead, we’re popping the headlights on three tablets—all running Google’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich—from CD-R King.

The Philippine retail monarch has come a long way from being the go-to store for making mixtapes (and physical “backups” of content off the Internet). Consider: peddling everything from cables and flash drives to windmills and rice cookers.

Now, CD-R King’s stirring the Android pot and serving touchscreen slates to peso-pinching consumers.

First is the CD-R King FastPad FP-005-XON, which is a 10-inch Android tablet rocking a pretty decent spec sheet—and an even better tag price. Selling for just P7,280, it sees a 1.2GHz processor and a 350MHz Mali-400 graphics unit doing most of the legwork. Other highlights inlclude an IPS display for better viewing angles, 1GB of RAM, and support for 3G USB sticks. Right, you can use your network provider’s 3G dongles with this device, provided you own a female USB adapter.

10-inch FastPad FP-005-XON specs:

• 10-inch IPS LCD display (1024 x 768 resolution, capacitive touchscreen)
• 1.2GHz Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex-A8 CPU
• Mali-400 GPU
• 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory (micro-SD card slot up to 32GB)
• 0.3-megapixel front camera, 2-megapixel rear camera
• 8,000mAh Li-Ion battery
• 608 grams
• 242 x 189 x 9.7mm
• Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 OS

A slightly cheaper alternative to the FP-005-XON is the CD-R King FastPad FP-004-SEC, which retails for P6,990. Like its more expensive brother, this tablet has a 10-inch screen dominating its front side. Unlike the other, however, its display technology is WVGA. Also on the spec sheet is a 1.2GHz Cortex-A8 CPU, a 2-megapixel rear-facing camera, and 1GB of RAM. Surprisingly, this model features an 8GB internal memory—twice the storage capacity of the FP-005-XON.

10-inch FastPad FP-004-SEC specs:

• 10-inch WVGA LCD display (1024 x 768 resolution, capacitive touchscreen)
• 1.2GHz Cortex-A8 CPU
• 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory (microSD card slot up to 32GB)
• VGA front camera, 2-megapixel rear camera
• 6,600mAh Li-Ion battery
• 540 grams
• 242 x 189 x 9mm
• Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 OS

Also up for sale on the product list is the smaller CD-R King FastPad FP-003-SEC, which is quite a steal at 7 inches. It boasts a capactive screen with 800 x 480 resolution; a 1.2GHz Cortex-A8 workhorse; and Google’s latest Ice Cream Sandwich version. We would have liked to have seen a bigger power block on this tablet, but with a retail value pegged at P3,990, we rest our case.

7-inch FastPad FP-003-SEC specs:

• 7-inch LCD display (800 x 480 resolution, capacitive touchscreen)
• 1.2GHz Cortex-A8 CPU
• 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory (microSD card slot up to 32GB)
• VGA front-facing camera
• 3,500mAh Li-Ion battery
• 374 grams
• 192 x 124 x 12.8mm
• Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 OS

Unfortunately, all devices weren’t available in CD-R King’s Megamall branch as of last week, so we weren’t able to get our hands on them. You can get more information from people who actually own these tablets by checking out TipidPC’s discussion thread.