The EEagle has landed – EE launches own brand 8 inch “Eagle” Tablet

UK 4G network EE has launched its own branded 8 inch Android running 4G tablet in the form of the EE Eagle. The slate which has been made by Chinese tech firm Huawei is a mid-ranged tablet device that boasts a decent sprec with EE’s super-fast 4G capabilities.

The device itself is identical to Huawei’s own MediaPad M1 tablet devices, with its 8-inch screen with a 800 x 1280 display, a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, microSD support, and a 5-megapixel rear camera.

Design wise the handset looks identical to the MeidaPad M1 from Huawei. The Eagle follows on from EE’s (also Huawei built) Kestrel smartphone that they company launched in the past few months, but this time a soaring Eagle.

The Tablet will be available on the EE network from May the 28^th in both a £199.99 one off fee for the PAYG version, or you can pick iot up on a 2 year, £15 per month contract (which comes with a monthly 2GB limit) with an upfront payment of £49.99.

EE are looking to capitalise on the trends it has seen with the 4G network, as the company have stated that around 50% of data consumed via 4G is on streamed video and the Eagle will surely be used as a home based entertainment device.

The Eagle also brings the fight to the Amazon Kindle Fire and Tesco Hudl budget devices, but with the selling point being the super-fast 4G connection.

EE has also announced that a further 20 cities will get double speed 4G connectivity by the end of 2014, making the total up to 40 across the UK.

EE have also announced a trio of 4G Hotspot devices that also keep to the bird theme, the EE Osprey, EE Buzzard and in car EE Kite all aim to boost the 4G signal for WiFi users.

The EE Eagle will be available on the EE network store and online from May the 28^th.