MapMyIndia is a Delhi based Indian Company which deal ins providing online maps and gps solutions. You might have easily notice a pre-installed app in your smartphone before Android was popular. MayMyIndia app provides easy navigation and map feature through which you can locate any area. Now this company has entered in portable market by introducing a 12.7cm wide-screen GPS tablet. MapMyIndia focus on a product which deals with quiet better mapping solution. You can add this device your car and locate directions easily. But on the same hand the device is also capable of offering you additional features for multimedia and other uses. Running on Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) the tablet specialize in navigation features. We can here discuss more the same. The tablet is very costly to some extent, but still there are something which are worth features. If you are traveler who moves from place to other frequently then you need a proper GPS devices that can work for Indian regions. International service is offered by TomTom, but that does not give much help on remote places of India. At that point we need a product that offers us more details maps of our local country. MapMyIndia is one of them.

This Delhi based firmed has designed a device which is rich in many ways. If you see a popular GPS device you can get nothing than maps and direction. To keep your self engaged Carpad 5 is a complete Tablet PC. You can run your favorite songs or simply play a video. The tablet offers number of features which are worth to discuss. Carpad 5 can be carried easily in your car or any other vehicle and the tab guides you for proper direction through GPS or Web connectivity. The designed is well optimized for vehicle making it a must needed gadget. The tablet is overpriced to some extent. The current price offered on official website is Rs. 22,990. You might never think of buying a GPS device at that cost, but for those who are into business of travel need a device that can guide them for direction in alien locations. You cannot rely on phone calls or Internet to get the right information. A GPS device helps a lot in many cases. Lets have a look on the detailed feature of this product.

Carpad 5 is more than a Tablet PC. With specialize GPS navigation feature the tablet works easily with any network. Along with GPS features there are additional support for connectivity, or entertainment support. Due to Android support you can use a number of productivity tools also. If you see the tablet from distance it looks like some kind of big smartphone. You can have a look on the image below which gives you a bit outlook of this device. Carpard 5 is also called as next generation device due to some features that are well added. Like the voice guidance support and 3D display on the screen. When you are using the GPS service on this device it guides by communicating with you in voice. It tells you about the location and other information needed. Other than this there is 3D way of illustrating locations and structure on various parts. This is just not yet over. The device is also a kind of friend finder who can tell you the location your nearby friend. You just need to configure the settings as per needed and if possible the guy on the other side must also have a similar device. Rightnow the device comes with some integrated tools. MayMyIndia offers you information and maps of around of million cities and villages in India. The device works in its own interface that give you a 3D outlook of many landmarks. Major cities are well covered under this.



Feature List :

  • 3-D landmarks & 2-D building foot prints across 34 cities.
  • With MapmyIndia's Aura you have all the information required at your fingertips including reviews for hotels, restaurants etc.
  • MapmyIndia city guides
  • 3D Elevation trip
  • POI(Point Of Interest)
  • Weather
  • 3G Browsing
  • Full Feature Phone
  • Multimedia Support


Specification :

  • Powered by 1Ghz Samsung Processor
  • Live turn-by-turn voice guidance to places, 3D landmarks, house-level details, travel guides, nearby information, friend finders
  • Windshield mounts, for use in the car's front seats
  • Call, message, mail and chat, browse the web, use social networking sites using in-built 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
  • Listen to music, watch movies and YouTube, flip through photos and Flickr.
  • Display - 12.7 cm TFT-HD (800x480) Capacitive Touch Screen
  • CPU - 1 Ghz SAMSUNG CORTEX A8, EXYNOS 3110
  • OS - Android 2.3.4
  • Connectivity - SIM Card, 3G UMTS 2100 MHz, 2G GSM / GPRS / EDGE Quad-Band, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Mini USB, Micro SD s lot ( up to 32GB) and Earphone 3.5mm.
  • Sensors - GPS & aGPS, G-Sensor & E-Compass.
  • Battery - 2000 mAh


With easy mounting you can fix that to your car sit and make it useful device. There is car kit with this device that can help you to mount the device much easily with any type of vehicle. Along with GPS navigation support that Tablet comes with 3G connectivity. So you can stay connected every time you want. You can surf web or chat on Facebook even when you are traveling. The tablet also features Wifi and Bluetooth connectivity. MapMyIndia took a nice initiative to addup everything so that nothing is missed in it. MapMyIndia provides three variation under Carpad series. They are Carpad, Carpad 5 and Carpad for Volkswagen. MapMyIndia is best Indian service that provides detailed map facility. With integration of alls service you have a powerful features. Along with Internet surfing the tablet is also a full phone. You can make calls and talk to other through a wifi headset or mic. So inshort this is just not tablet pc, but yet a complete communication kit for travelers. The tablet also features a 8 Megapixel camera on the back and 2 MP on the front. Due to all this features the tablet becomes a exclusive product which till yet many featured product didn't own.

Conclusion :

Though the device looks a bit costly but it has rich features. A quiet a exclusive product for your car which will take care when you are lost. Traveling is much easier when you add a GPS navigation device showing you the location and importance of most popular places. We cannot expect international brands to provide us a intact information on local regions of India. At remote place you will surely need a support to find the right direction. With dual Sim support and calling features the tablet take place of your smartphone also. If we talk about budget tablet or some rich products in market they lack many features CarPad gives you altogether.