Cheap android tablets

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Just a heads-up for anyone else who might be interested. I thought this might be a good idea for the kids' christmas presents but didn't want to fork out for anything 'nice' like the Nexus 7 and have little fingers drop/break/bend them or cover them in foody fingerprints.

I ended up buying these for £60 on Amazon and they arrived the other day:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00836RWEU/ref=...

I was skeptical, but I'm really, REALLY impressed. Build quality seems excellent, they're pre-rooted and running lovely, unadulterated ICS. Screens are crystal clear and very responsive, and the processor seems to be more than up to the job. I'm so impressed I'm seriously thinking about buying another one for myself.

Well worth it, if anyone's thinking about venturing into the Andoid tablet world.

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SWoll said:

probedb said:

They're cheap for a reason. I had a similar model for about a week before I decided to sell it. Touch screen was crap, resolution is too low for a tablet so it looks crap. Various apps crash. Slow....etc etc. Most are based around similar SoCs so they're all much the same.

Saying that they do have advantages like the SD card slot, HDMI etc etc.

The Nexus 7 was announced days later and now I couldn't be happier, it's sooooooooooooooo much better and well worth the extra cash.

This is my only concern around these tablets, although all of the feedback around this one does seem very good. And it is 1/3 of a nexus, which appeals when it is for a child. Will keep an eye on opinions, be interested to see what their returns policy is like if not happy with it straight away.

Honestly, no such problems with these. I am convinced the only reason they're so cheap is because they're unbranded and built in China. I've loaded a handful of films onto them, and they play perfectly. Picture quality is absolutely spot on, sound from the onboard speaker is a bit tinny and thin, but again it's spot on with earphones.

All the games I've downloaded run perfectly - Angry Birds, Temple Run, Bad Piggies, Where's My Water, and a dozen others, all flawless.

Really, genuinely, can't find fault with them at all.

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RobCrezz said:

OlberJ said:

Is there anything a Nexus7 can do that this can't? Just for comparison.

Probably not a lot, but the nexus7 will most likely do everything much smoother and quicker due to the Nvidia Tegra 3 CPU/GPU. That said, I haven't used me of these, but I've got a Nexus7 and its superb

Agreed. The software is identical, the screen is equally as good, it's only the internals that will be different. Whether a better processor is going to actually be noticeable will depend on what you use it for - I would imagine multitasking will be faster on the Nexus 7, but when using one app at a time? Who knows...

The family are so impressed with these, we've ordered another 2 for my nieces and I'm hoping for one for my birthday