14 DAY TRIAL // Even though the portable computing market has come to be saturated with cheap tablets, Chinese manufacturers still release such solutions on what seems to be a daily basis, and recently a new company called Gemei launched its first Android powered slate, called simply enough the G1 Tablet PC.
The Gemei G1 is built around a 7-inch multi-touch screen which supports a rather low 800x480 pixels resolution and one of the strongest selling points in favor of the G1 is its ability to playback 1080p video content.
According to the tablet's specifications this can be stored in a variety of formats and video containers, including H.264, DivX, XviD, MPEG or MOV, and the device also packs an HDMI video output for connecting it to a large HDTV or projector.
Hardware wise, the notebook is powered by a CC 1900 SoC which is clocked at 1.2GHz and is paired together with 256MB of DDR2 memory.
This is the first time that we hear about this SoC, so it's hard to say how well it performs in real life scenarios, but its clock speed should be high enough to run Android 2.2, the operating system that comes pre-installed on the Gemei G1 Tablet PC.
Other features include Wi-FI a/b/g/n support, an integrated GPS unit, a USB 2.0 and a microSC card slot, a 3.5mm audio jack and track ball control.
Otherwise, the rest of the specs of the tablet are rather basic as users get only 4GB of internal storage space, no 3G connectivity or webcam options, and a battery life that is estimated at a low three to five hours of operation.
The Gemei G1 Tablet PC is available right now for $185.99, which makes it an interesting multimedia slate, provided that it can handle Full HD playback, as its manufacturer states in the specifications list.