Tag: Tablet PC

One of the new Android 5.1 tablet PCs is a RoverPad Air Q10 3G – device with 10.1″ multitouch screen with 1024 x 600 pixels resolution, 4500 mAh battery, GPS satellite navigation, 4-cores processor Spreadtrum SC7731G, working on 1.5 GHz frequency and 80 USD price. Manufacturer does not tell what kind of matrix is used, but judging by angles of view, it is an IPS or simillar high-quality one; in tablet PC following are built-in : graphical chip Mali-400 MP2, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of built-in memory with extendability via Micro SD flash cards with 32 GB max size ( larger ones are, probably, also supported ) and slot for SIM cards. It can be used as phone with 3G networks support and without 2G and 4G LTE; it has only acceleration sensor.

In RoverPad Air Q10 3G two minimal for tablet PCs cameras are placed : 2 MP main one and 0.3 MP frontal one. On its external panels following modules are placed : Micro USB 2.0 port for external devices connection via OTG cable, battery charging and connection to computer; microphone and speaker; 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector; and power and volume control buttons. It supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 2.1 ( +EDR ) connections for remote communications with other devices and data transfers, without NFC support. Device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 240 ( width ) x 166 ( height ) x 10.5 ( depth ) mm and mass is 550 g; battery charge is 4500 mAh – this a very good value for tablet PCs.

Package with RoverPad Air Q10 3G contains : USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide. Main pluses of this device are : large screen, capacitive battery, GPS satellite navigation, powerful system and optimal for its functions price. If there is no need in large screen, then there is ability to buy for smaller price Windows or Android tablet PC with smaller screen.

Company Samsung presented new Android 5.0 tablet PC Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 with 8″ multitouch Super AMOLED screen with 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution, 4G, 8-cores processor Samsung Exynos 5433, working on 1.9 GHz frequency, 3 GB of RAM and 4000 mAh battery. In it following are also placed : Mali-T760 MP6 graphical chip, 32 or 64 GB of on-board memory ( depending on modification ) with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards with 128 GB max capacity and 1 slot for Nano SIM cards. It can be used as phone with support of 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE networks; it has GLONASS and GPS satellite navigation, acceleration, proximity, Hall, geomagnetic field and RGB lighting sensors, gyroscope and fingerprints scanner.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 has 2 good for tablet PCs cameras : 8 MP frontal one with autofocusing and support of 2560 x 1440 pixels 30 fps video recording and 2.1 MP frontal one, they both has CMOS sensors. Tablet supports Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz, VHT80 MIMO and Wi-Fi Direct ) and Bluetooth 4.1 ( A2DP, AVRCP, DI, HFP, HID, HOGP, HSP, MAP, OPP, PAN and PBAP ) wireless connections for remote communications with other devices and data transfers, without NFC support. On its outer panels following can be found : Micro USB 2.0 for external devices plugging in, connection to computer and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector, power and volume control buttons, as well as microphone and speaker. Battery charge is 4000 mAh – this is a good value for tablet PCs, it is enough for 9 – 14 hours of work ( depending on load ) or 27 hours of talking. Device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 198.6 ( width ) x 134.8 ( height ) x 5.6 ( depth ) mm and mass is 272 g.

Package contains : Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 tablet PC itself, Micro USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide. All in all tablet is very good, having large Super AMOLED screen, 4G, powerful system, good cameras, capacitive battery and good package of sensors and wireless networks support, its price is around 400 USD. It is not very high for its functions, but if there is no need in such characteristics, then there is ability to buy much cheaper other Android or Windows tablet PCs, even with good photo camera and with interchangeable lenses.

Company Alcatel presented new large Android 5.0 tablet PC OneTouch POP 10 with 9.6″ multitouch IPS screen with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution, 4G, 5 MP main camera and 4600 mAh battery. In it following are built in : 4-cores processor Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8916, working on 1.2 GHz frequency, graphical chip Adreno 306, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SDXC flash cards with size up to 32 GB ( probably, tablet PC supports larger ones ) and 1 slot for SIM cards. It can work in phone mode and supports 2G ( GSM 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE networks; tablet has GPS+A-GPS satellite navigation and acceleration and gravitation sensor.

Tablet Alcatel OneTouch POP 10 has 2 good for tablet PCs cameras : 5 MP main one with autofocusing and Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels video recording and 2 MP frontal one. On external panels it has : Micro USB 2.0 port for battery charging, connection to computer and external devices plugging in via OTG cable; 1/8″ mini jack connector of headsets and headphones; microphone and speaker; as well as power and volume control buttons. It supports wireless Wi-Fi ( IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 4.0 for remote communications with other devices and data transfers and does not support NFC connections. Battery charge equals to 4600 mAh, which is good for tablet PCs; device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 244 ( width ) x 146 ( height ) x 8 ( depth ) mm and mass is 406 g.

Package with Alcatel OneTouch POP 10 tablet PC contains : USB cable, recharger, keyboard, warranty card and user’s guide. Tablet PC is functional : with large IPS screen, powerful system, 4G, capacitive battery and good cameras; its price is around 130 USD and not too high for its functions; however for 2 times smaller sum there is ability to buy 7″ IPS Android tablet PCs and 8″ IPS Windows tablet PCs, which are close to this one in some respects and weaker in others. So, if there is no need in specific functions of this tablet PC, then there is ability to look on others for much smaller price.

Company Alcatel presented new Android 5.1 tablet PC Pixi 3 8.0 with 8″ multitouch IPS screen with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution and 4060 mAh battery. It has following modules : 4-cores processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909, working on 1.1 GHz frequency, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards with 32 GB max capacity ( larger ones are, probably, also supported ) and SIM cards slot. It can be used as phone with support of 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE networks; it has GPS+A-GPS satellite navigation system and orientation and acceleration sensor.

In Alcatel Pixi 3 8.0 good for tablet PCs cameras are placed : 5 MP main one and 2 MP frontal one, it supports wireless Bluetooth 4.1 and Wi-Fi ( IEEE 802.11 b/g/n ) connections for remote data transfers and communications with other device, without NFC support. On its external panels there are : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer, external devices plugging in and battery charging; 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector; power and volume control buttons; and microphone and speaker. Battery charge is 4060 mAh, which is enough for approximately 6 hours of intensive work – these are good values for tablet PCs. Device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 209 ( width ) x 125 ( height ) x 8,3 ( depth ) mm and mass is 340 g.

Package with Alcatel Pixi 3 8.0 tablet PC contains : USB cable, recharger, OTG cable, warranty card and user’s guide. All in all tablet is quite good with large IPS screen, powerful system, 4G and capacitive battery, its price is around 100 USD, which is adequate to its characteristics. There is need to note, that for much smaller sum there is ability to buy Android tablet PCs with simillar characteristics, but with smaller screen and weaker cameras, or Windows tablet PCs with slightly more powerful system, but without ability to be used as phone, without satellite navigation and with weaker cameras.

Among Android tablet PCs there is a new device : Archos 70b Helium – tablet PC under 4.4 version of this OS operation with 7″ multitouch IPS screen with 1024 x 600 pixels resolution, 4G LTE and 4-cores processor Mediatek MT8732, working on 1.5 GHz frequency. In it following are built-in : graphical chip Mali 760 MP2, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards with 64 GB max size ( larger ones are, probably, also supported ) and 2 Micro SIM cards slots. Device can be used as phone with support of 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ), 3G and 4G LTE networks; it supports satellite navigation system GPS+A-GPS and gravity and acceleration, lighting and proximity sensors are built into it.

In Archos 70b Helium two average for tablet PCs cameras are placed : 5 MP main one ( with support of Full HD 1080p video recording ) and 2 MP frontal one; it supports wireless Bluetooth ( +Bluetooth Smart Ready ) and Wi-fi ( +Direct ) connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On external panels it has : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection to computer, external devices plugging-in and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector, power and volume control buttons and microphone and speaker. Device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 188 ( width ) x 109 ( height ) x 10 ( depth ) mm and mass is 278 g. Charge of Li-pol battery is 2500 mAh – this is a very small parameter for tablet PCs and with 4-cores processor it will be enough for maximum 2 – 4 hours of intensive work.

Package contains : Archos 70b Helium tablet PC itself, USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide. From one side : tablet has 4G, 4-cores processor and not bad cameras; from the other : it has very small battery charge, 4-cores processor with 1 GB of RAM is not needed, 2-cores here is quite enough, and cameras of tablet PCs will not give high quality photos and videos due to small sensors and lens anyway. Wherein for much smaller sum there is ability to buy Android tablet PCs with 2-cores processors, 3G ( 4G often is not needed and previous connection standard is enough ), weaker cameras and much more capacitive batteries; also for much smaller sum there is ability to buy Windows tablet PCs with 4-cores processor Intel Atom, working on 1.83 GHz frequency, 16 GB of on-board memory and much more capacitive batteries. So, overall, it is better to not buy this tablet and look on other devices.

Among Android 4.4 tablet PCs there is a new device : Huawei MediaPad T1 7 – tablet PC and smartphone with 7″ multitouch IPS screen with 600 x 1024 pixels resolution, body from aluminum and magnesium alloy and 4100 mAh battery. In it following are built-in : 4-cores processor Spreadtrum SC7731G, working on 1.2 GHz frequency, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards with 32 GB max capacity ( larger ones are, probably, also supported ) and SIM cards slot. Tablet can work as phone with support of 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ) and 3G networks, without 4G LTE support; in it GPS + A-GPS satellite navigation and gravity and acceleration sensor are built-in.

In Huawei MediaPad T1 7 there are 2 relatively weak for tablet PCs cameras are built in ( however they are slightly better, than minimal ones ) : 2 MP main and frontal ones; it supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 4.0 ( +BLE ) connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On its external panels following are placed : Micro USB 2.0 port for connection with computer, external devices plugging in and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headsets and headphones connector, microphone and speaker and power and volume control buttons. Device’s body is made from aluminum and magnesium alloy, its sizes are 191.8 ( width ) x 107 ( height ) x 8.5 ( depth ) mm and mass is 278 g. Battery charge is 4100 mAh, which is a good value for tablet PCs.

Package contains : Huawei MediaPad T1 7 tablet PC itself, USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide. From one side : tabler PC is quite functional, with metallic body and capacitive battery; from the other : it costs around 105 USD, for much smaller sum there is ability to buy similar Android tablet PCs and 8″ Windows tablet PCs, but with plastic body. So : is Huawei MediaPad T1 7 metallic body worth these money is quite a question.

Among Android tablet PCs, working on Intel processor, there is a novelty : Impression ImPAD 6415, using Atom x3 C3230 chip with 4-cores and 1.2 GHz frequency, and supporting GPS navigation. In it following are also built-in : 7″ multitouch IPS screen with 1024 x 600 pixels resolution, Mali-450 MP4 graphical chip, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of built-in memory with ability to extend via Micro SDHC flash cards with 32 GB max capacity ( larger ones are, probably, also supported ) and 2 SIM cards slots. Tablet PC can be used as phone, it can work in 2G ( GSM ) and 3G networks, without 4G LTE support; and has GPS satellite navigation and acceleration and gravity sensor.

In Impression ImPAD 6415 two simple for tablet PCs cameras are placed : 2 MP main one and 0.3 MP frontal one; it supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n ) and Bluetooth connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On its outer panels following are placed : USB port for connection to computer, external devices plugging in and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack connector for headsets and headphones, speaker and microphone and power and volume control buttons. Battery charge is 3000 mAh – this is an average value for tablet PCs, device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 188 ( width ) x 108 ( height ) x 10 ( depth ) mm and mass is 280 g.

Package contains : Impression ImPAD 6415 tablet PC itself, USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide. Tablet has good enough quality and is different from other entry-level Android tablet PCs only in use of Intel processor, so Windows operating system can be installed on it.

Company Lenovo introduced new tablet PC Phab PB1-750M with 7″ multitouch IPS screen with HD resolution 1280 х 720 pixels, support of 4G LTE networks and 13 MP main camera, under Android 5.1 OS operation. In it following are built-in : 4-cores 64-bits processor Qualcomm MSM8916, working on 1.2 GHz frequency, graphical chip Adreno 306, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD flash memory cards with 64 GB max capacity ( larger ones are, probably, also supported ) and 2 Micro SIM cards slots. It can work as phone and supports 2G ( GSM ), 3G and 4G LTE networks; in it are built in GLONASS and GPS ( with support of A-GPS ) satellite navigation and lighting, proximity, acceleration and gravity, Hall and vibration sensors and electronic compass.

In Lenovo Phab PB1-750M two quite good for tablet PCs cameras are placed : 13 MP main one with flash and autofocusing and 5 MP frontal one; it supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 4.0 connections for data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. It can receive FM radio signal; on its external panels following can be found : USB port for external devices connection and battery charging, 1/8″ mini jack headset and headphones connector, directional microphone and Dolby Atmos speaker and power and volume control buttons. Its battery capacity is 4250 mAh, this is enough for 20 days in stand-by mode or 24 hours in talking mode; device’s body is made from plastics, its sizes are 97 ( height ) х 8.9 ( depth ) х 186 ( width ) mm and mass is 250 g. It is supplied in 3 colors variants : black, white and blue.

Package contains : Lenovo Phab PB1-750M tablet PC itself, USB cable, warranty card and user’s guide. From one side : tablet is good, with IPS screen, 4G LTE, satellite navigation and good for tablet PCs cameras; from the other : its price is around 200 USD, for 80 USD there is ability to buy 8″ Windows IPS tablet PC with more powerful system, but with weaker cameras and without satellite navigation, and for smaller sum there is ability to buy 7″ IPS Android tablet PCs with approximately the same characteristics and only weaker cameras. So, is there sense to pay for cameras of tablet PCs which will not give high quality videos and photos due to small sensors and lenses, when there is ability to buy with tablet PC good novice camera or entry-level professional one with interchangeable lenses?

Among Windows tablet PCs there is a novelty : device Oysters T104 WSi with 10th version of this OS, 10.1″ multitouch IPS screen with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution, 5800 mAh battery and 1 GB of RAM. In it are also built in : 4-cores processor Intel Atom Z3735G, working on 1.8 GHz frequency; graphical chip Intel HD Graphics ( Bay Trail ), built into CPU; 16 GB of on-board memory with ability to extend via Micro SD flash cards with 32 GB max capacity ( larger are, probably, also supported ); and SIM cards slot. It can be used as phone and supports 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ) and 3G networks, without 4G LTE support. It has no satellite navigation systems and has only gravity sensor.

In Oysters T104 WSi two weak, even for tablet PCs, cameras are placed : 2 MP main one and 0.3 MP frontal one; it supports wireless connections Wi-Fi ( IEEE 802.11 b/g/n ) and Bluetooth 4.0 for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On external panels of device there are : Micro USB port for battery charging and external devices connection, 1/8″ mini jack headset and headphones connector, microphone and speaker and power and volume control buttons. Device’s body is made from plastic, its sizes are 258 ( width ) x 173 ( height ) x 11 ( depth ) mm and mass is 600 g. Battery size is 5800 mAh – this is a very good value for tablet PCs.

Package contains : Oysters T104 WSi tablet PC itself, USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide. Tablet is very good : has large IPS screen, Windows 10 OS, 5800 mAh battery and powerful system and costs around 120 – 130 USD. There is need to note, that for 2 times smaller sum there is ability to buy 8″ IPS Windows and Android tablet PCs with approximately the same other features and 2 times smaller mass.

Company ASUS recently released new tablet PC Fonepad 7 FE171CG with 2-cores processor Intel Atom Z2520 with Hyper-Threading technology ( it can work as 4 virtual processors, performing different instruction on different modules of cores ), working with frequency up to 1.2 GHz, good ( for tablet PCs ) cameras and OS Android 4.4. In it following are built in : 7″ multitouch TFT IPS screen with 1024 x 600 pixels resolution and 170 PPI density; PowerVR SGX544MP2 graphical core; 1 or 2 GB of RAM ( depending on modification ); 8 or 16 GB of built-in memory with ability to store files on ASUS Webstorage Space remote cloud servers with 5 GB of free space and 11 more for first year of use; there is also ability to use Micro SD flash memory cards with 64 GB max capacity ( 128 GB are, probably, also supported ); and 2 Micro SIM cards slots. Tablet can be used as phone with support of 2G ( GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 ) and 3G networks, without 4G LTE support; it has satellite navigation systems GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS and acceleration and gravity sensor.

ASUS Fonepad 7 FE171CG has 2 good cameras for mobile devices : 8 MP main one with autofocusing and Full HD 1080p video recording support or 5 MP ( depending on modification ) and 2 MP frontal one; device supports wireless Wi-Fi ( 802.11 b/g/n, Miracast and DLNA ) and Bluetooth 4.0 connections for remote data transfers and communications with other devices, without NFC support. On external panels of device following can be found : Micro USB port for connection to computer, Li-pol battery charging and external devices connection via OTG cable; 1/8″ mini-jack headset connector; memory cards slot; microphone and speaker. Battery charge is 15 W-h, it is enough for 11.5 hours of intensive work or 34 hours of speaking; device’s body is made from plastic; its sizes are 110.6 ( height ) x 196 ( width ) x 7.9 ( depth ) mm and mass is 280 g; tablet is supplied in 4 color variants : black, white, gold and red.

Package contains : ASUS Fonepad 7 FE171CG tablet PC itself, USB cable, recharger, warranty card and user’s guide. All in all, tablet is good, with powerful system, good cameras for portable devices, IPS screen, ability to be used as phone and Intel Atom processor, allowing to setup Windows OS on it. Wherein there is need to note, that for smaller sum there is ability to buy 8″ IPS tablets with systems with the same performance, but without advanced cameras.