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Pro: Google Play Store, Micro SD expansion slot, Price(extra star given because of these factors)
Con: Slow, sluggish loading of apps, pics and videos, hazy screen lacks color vibrancy, Mono sound.
During black friday shopping weekend, I decided to give this product a try for $69. I've searched through all of the tablet deals and this tablet was the only one I found that was sub $100 that offered capacitive touch screen along with google play store, which turned out to be the right deal breaker for me to buy this one over the others. Please note that my 3 star rating was contingent upon the price itself, hardware alone is probably about 2.5 stars all together. The unit is serviceable and functional.
What came in the box was the unit, a usb 3.0 cable, a usb female cable and a charger. There were no earphones to be found. The unit required to be charged before I could get started. I inserted my micro SD card that was loaded with pictures.
I turned the screen brightness completely up along with the volume, and what I noticed was a screen that's somewhat hazy in color vibrancy. Comparatively, it was about half the brightness of the samsung galaxy tab 7 2.0. It reminds me of an older laptop screen in that regard. When I double tapped to zoom into my photos, I was only able to zoom in for a limited amount. I understood the screen resolution was limited, so that wasn't that big of a deal to me. However, there was a noticeable lag between switching from picture to picture. I wondered if it was because it was reading from the micro SD card instead of from the hardware itself?
The sound doesn't get very loud on its own. When I was sitting in the quiet room, I could hear it just fine, but when I sat in a coffee shop, i had a hard time hearing it over the background noise. Earphone outlet is yet to be tested at this point. Another noticeable factor is that the sound was mono, again compared to a samsung galaxy tab, which had stereo sound, it paled in comparison.
I've heard a saying that it's not the hardware that saves the product, but rather, it is the software. As it's saving grace, it does come with Google Play store. I downloaded Netflix, Pandora, Ted and Angry Birds to test things out. Google Search app was not compatible with this product (does that mean there are other apps that aren't compatible too?) As far as the good play store itself, downloads went smoothly and quickly. No complaints there so far.
Videos on Netflix and Ted streamed just fine, however it did take a bit of time to load. This tablet felt a bit like a turtle compared to other higher end tablets, even compared to ipad 1. Music played without any problems, and Angry Birds did play fine, even if it took forever to load initially.
The unit came out of the box with no charge. It took me approximately 2 hours to fully charge the unit. The battery life itself seem to last about 4 hours, which is about half of the higher end 7 inch tablet units. It can be charged in two waysone of which is with the 5v AC charger unit that plugs in like a cell phone, and another I found was through the USB 3.0, which makes it convenient for me since my phone uses the same charger.
To conclude, it is an average but serviceable product. I only recommended it because of the google play store, micro SD expansion and the price. Otherwise, this could've been part of the heap of other crap tablets out there. Being that it was only $69, I am not all that worried about losing or breaking the unit, which in some way is a comfortable thought to have. However, if you want quality product, invest in a kindle fire, nexus 7, or galaxy tab 2. It may be worth your time.
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My opinion: My wife and I bought these for family members for Christmas, and I got them out to insert the Micro SD cards (yes, the expandable memory is nice) and add a few apps since I know the family members we got them for are not tech savvy. I am amazed at how slow this thing is compared to even the cheapest Android phone I have ever used. You will need to download an "App killer" application because it really can't run one program decently without you quitting all other functions. As of this review, you can't even run Hulu Plus on it. It is a decent eReader though, and will also run the critical apps well like Calendar and Email. >>>> It's a budget tablet you get what you pay for.
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