- No Camera... then no BBM Video or equivalent Video of IP. No taking advantage of using the larger screen to view a picture to see if you need to take another right away.
- NO... GPS. No gaming using the orintation of the tablet.
- No.. Compass No VR app, no StarTracker..
- As for iCARPLAY using QNX... what is QNX running on?
Look at this list of components that go into making of the Nexus 7 Table or Kindle Fire (this was July 2012). At that time it cost $139 to manufacture the Kindle Fire. Can it be done cheaper... of course with today prices and with lower end components you might could shave another $20 or $30 dollars. But this give you an idea of how little dropping the Memory would save you, how little going with a basic processor or no processor (if possible) would affect overall cost.
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As a minimum you would need
- Display with Touchscreen
- User Interface Combo Module - WLan/BT/NFC...
- Power Management
- Battery
- Mechanical/Eletro/ Other (Body,Frame, cables...)
- Box (boxing, charger...)
- Manufacturing Cost
At best you'll cut $27 off the cost of manufacturing the Kindle Fire. So a $200 Kindle Fire would then only cost you $160... Assuming there aren't other cost considerations or technology requirements to allow this to work. Maybe a $125 cheap tablet today would only cost $100... but it will be a lower resolution tablet with a smaller battery.
I just think that when it comes down to what most people will still expert the device to do, and what the individual components are worth.... a "dumb" tablet is going to be a "dumb" purchase. Saving 20% - 30% is not going to be enough of a cost savings.