It must not have been too long that Motorola announced the launch of its tablet based on Android. It was natural that others would follow this trend. So, Smartbook has launched the Surfer, a tablet-powered on Android. Smartbook had been in news some time ago for naming ARM-based notebooks as smartbooks. Let’s see what Smartbook has in store for us this time as their Surfer tablet has been recently launched.

The first-ever controversial remark was regarding the look of the tablet because it did not match the look of any of the earlier tablets seen or known.

Thus, the completely different look might account for its extreme popularity as people will be more interested in a thing that they have not seen earlier and might like to flaunt a device which no one else has. On the contrary, people might disbelieve a thing that does not look like a conventional tablet.

Surfer flaunts a 7-inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Powered by Android 2.1 OS, the tablet also comes built-in with a Telechips TTC8902 processor with 720MHz frequency. It has DDR2 memory of 256MB and a flash storage of 2GB. It offers fantastic connectivity with 802.11b/g WiFi, GPS modules and slot for microSD card. The tablet is also built-in with a webcam, which allows for trouble-free conferencing.

If we compare Smartbook Surfer with GenTouch78 by Augen, then we will find a lot of similarities. However, dissimilarities too find their way. Unlike GenTouch78, Smartbook The Surfer features 2 USB ports and has HDMI port so that you can connect it to your PC to watch 1080p video. The tablet also has a low capacity battery, called 1400mAh, which is 2100mAh in GenTouch78. The device also features WiFi 208.111b/g that ensures great connectivity options.

A major drawback of the device might be the Android 2.1OS which will show up in an era where more and more devices are based on Android 2.2 OS.

Smartbook Surfer is priced at €179 in Germany and $234 in the US. At this price point, it is sure that Smartbook Surfer will find its place among those users who cannot afford the iPad and look for an alternative to it.