The MEDIAS TAB UL N-08D, world's lightest tablet will be released in Japan by NTT Docomo and NEC will be sold in Japan from September 20. The tablet has a 7-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT-LCD display and weighs just 249g. Available by NTT DoCoMo Inc. for about 15,000 yen ($192,) it is made using carbon fiber, making it about 70 percent of the weight of other tablet computers of the same category such as the 7.7-inch Galaxy Tab Plus. The MEDIAS TAB UL N-08D has a 7.9mm-thin body and comes with a 1.5GHz dual core CPU (MSM8960,) an 8 megapixel rear camera along with a 2 megapixel front camera. It is powered by a 3100mAh battery, has microSD and microSDHC (32GB) slots and WiFi connectivity.



The Android-based (Android 4.0) new Medias Tab also includes technology that vibrates the machine in rhythm to videos and music shown on the display, allowing users to feel in their hands what is going on in their screen.

Below is a comparison of the NEC MEDIAS TAB UL N-08D with the Galaxy Tab 7.7 PLus (SC-01E) tablet, also coming in October by NTT Docomo.