Huawei Ideos S7 on Maxis

While DiGi is in their Xmas mood, Maxis has gone ahead and released their second tablet, after the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The other Telcos aren’t even worth mentioning at this point. This tablet is by Huawei, called the Ideos S7.

Maxis has several packages to offer:

1. Huawei Ideos S7 retail = RM1599
2. Huawei Ideos S7 + 1 year contract = RM999 for device (save RM600) – In my opinion, if you need a tablet, The Huawei Ideos S7 on a one year contract is not a bad deal because it’s cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Tab and with comparable specs as well.
3. Huawei Ideos S7 + 2 year contract = RM899 for device (save RM700) – I highly discourage signing for two years just to get another RM100 off.
4. Huawei Ideos S7 + Ideos U8150 smartphone + 1 year contract x 2 = RM1599 for devices (save RM899) – If you need a smartphone as well, just pay RM1599 for both devices. In this case, my idea would be to put your contract voice+data Maxis SIM into the smartphone and use the tablet on the contract data sim, or WiFi.

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Your contract will include a voice plan and a data plan, but don’t be surprised, although this is a tablet, it is still capable of handling voice calls. Full tablet specs below: