LiFi technology suggests that it may be the successor to the current WiFi . This is what its developers believe, who see in this transmission system through light a viable alternative capable of improving speed, turning out to be more economical. A latent proof of this is this Android tablet capable of browsing at 3 Gbps.
The operation of the LiFi is based on a digital system that translates the binary code into light pulses using light-emitting diodes or LEDs that turn on or off millions of times per second. Li-Fi uses Visible Light Communication (VLC) technology in the 400 to 800 TeraHertz frequency range. In addition to the transmission speed advantage being about one hundred times that of Wi-Fi, the biggest drawback of Li-Fi is its penetration, since what blocks light will block waves. However, this can be a strong point when it comes to WiFi security. It has been in development for years and now reaches the market commercially through a tablet.
The first tablet on the market with LiFi
Oledcomm has been conducting different research and developing LiFi for almost a decade, it should be noted that in 2013 it already wanted to have a native LiFi device in circulation, but finally this system has arrived this year from the hand of a tablet with an Android operating system that has integrated this visible light communications system.
Oledcomm has baptized its new creation with the name of LiFiMaxTab becoming the first Android tablet with native LiFi. It has a MediaTek MTK6762 with eight cores at 2GHz and with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal space and will be available from February 2022 for 400 euros .
LiFiMaxTab Features
A tablet with a 10-inch Full HD + screen with a 16:10 ratio and 1,920 x 1,200 pixels. Its front camera is 2 megapixels and the rear 5 megapixels. As for its battery, it is 8,000 mAh, it passes the routine use of the tablet and 6,000 mAh exclusively for the LiFi.
With Android 10 operating system and two 1W stereo speakers, it comes with a blue silicone casing to make this tablet more shock resistant. Regarding connectivity, in addition to the LiFi it also has a USB type C port, 3.5 mm headphone jack and dual SIM card tray.
Focusing on the LiFi, this Oledcomm tablet promises to be capable of downloads of up to 110Mbps and uploads of up to 100Mbps, which is why it has an additional battery. This is a real achievement since the company began launching accessories with LiFi in 2018 and today brings the LiFiMaxTab tablet to market.
