Category: Tablets

At the CES 2014 event, Haier has released three new devices – HaierPad H6000, Mini 781 and Maxi 1043. All run Android operating system. The Haier 781 is the world’s thinnest tablet as its casing is mere 6.6 mm thick.

Haier was still able to slice in the powerful Rockchip RK3188 with quad core Mali 400 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 7.85 inches IPS display and 1024×768 pixels in Mini 781. Other specs of Mini 781 include 8GB / 16GB flash storage, 5-megapixel main camera, and a front camera with 2 megapixel sensor. Suggested retail price is set at 179 euros for the 8GB version and 199 euros for a model with 16 GB storage.

HaierPad Maxi 1043 is bigger and has 10.1 inch IPS display with full HD resolution, which means you get 1920×1200 pixels packed into the tiny screen. HaierPad Maxi 1043 specs include quad core 1.6 GHz processor, 2 gigabyte RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, mini HDMI output, 5 megapixel main camera and 2 MP front webcam for video calling.

Haier is promising up to 6 hours of continuous runtime on a single charge. HaierPad 1043 will be available in three colors: navy blue, matte black, and purple. The suggested retail price is set at 299 euros . HaierPad Maxi 1043 will make its debut in April this year.

Kruger And Matz KM0974 is an amazing option for those who are looking for a powerful Android tablet with quad (4) core CPU as well as high resolution screen with 4:3 display ratio. It is priced at USD 699, and you get excellent specs with it.

Specs include 9.7 inch display, IPS technology, 2048×1536 pixels, quad core Rockchip RK3188 processor with 1.6 GHz clock frequency, Mali MP4 400 GPU, 8 GB flash storage and 2 GB of RAM. You also get micro SD card slot to expand internal storage. Up to 32 GB micro SD card is supported.

Kruger And Matz KM0974 includes a 8000 mAh battery, 2 megapixel main camera, 0.3 MP webcam – all of which are enclosed in black housing.

While China has flooded the tablet market with cheap Android tablets, the manufactures there are yet to properly utilize the Windows tablet market. This is chiefly due to the licensing fees for Windows, whereas the Android is totally free. Meet Vido W10 tablet, a tablet that runs Windows 8.1 operating system on a 10 inch display and powered by Bay Trail Intel Atom processor. Read Vido W10 review to find out more about it.

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Chinese tablet company, Cube has been on fire lately. Just last month, it released Talk 79S, and few days back, it released the Talk 7X, which we will be reviewing today, courtesy of imp3. The Talk 7X is more portable, thanks to smaller 7 inch display. This screen is identical to the one being used in Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (PLS type).

CUBE Talk 7X Specs include 7 inch Samsung PLS display, 1024×600 pixel resolution, Mediatek MT8312 processor, 1 gigabyte RAM, 4 gigabytes of flash storage (expandable via micro SD card slot) , Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM and a phone radio (WCDMA, GSM). There are two cameras on the unit – 2 megapixel rear and 0.3 MP front. The CUBE Talk 7X has 2700 mAh battery and it runs Android 4.2.2 jelly bean operating system.

CUBE Talk 7X Price. It is being sold for 399 Yuan (USD 65) and you can buy it in black or white colors. The body is made of plastic.

Design wise, the CUBE Talk 7X is excellent. Power button and volume control keys are arranged correctly on the right side, allowing one handed operation. On the top, you will find a headphone jack and USB port.

Samsung’s PLS screen is at par with the standard IPS display – it has decent color reproduction and viewing angles are excellent too.

There are two micro SD card slots, both of which can easily expand the mediocre internal flash storage. There is a SIM card slot too, allowing the user to make phone calls.

While using the CUBE Talk 7X, you experience no lag. Entire operation is very smooth and there are no significant delays. This is chiefly due to powerful Mediatek MT8312 processor, which is based on low powered ARM Cortex A7 architecture. It is manufactured using 28 nm processing and runs at 1.3 GHz. The CPU is backed by dual core Mali 400 GPU.

The CUBE Talk 7X is equipped with a gig of RAM and out of box, 600 MB is taken by OS’ services and background apps. Out of 4 GB flash storage, you get paltry 1.5 GB.

We are not into benchmarks, but you get 12541 in the AnTuTu benchmark test.

Call quality and signal performance are satisfactory. The radio also supports 3G, and we were able to enjoy fast Internet speeds in no time.

Web browsing experience is excellent. Chinese sites use a lot of flash content, and this tablet does not come with pre installed flash plugin. If lack of flash does not bother you, you will do just fine.

CUBE Talk 7X Review Summary. The performance of this tablet is very satisfactory, especially when you take its low USD 65 price tag into consideration. Its display is very bright. Thanks to good optimization by CUBE, the 7x runs like a butter, even though it has a dual core processor.

Chinese review by imp3.

Not a lot of times you see a tablet with calling capability and dual SIM slots. Ainol is now offering one for an unbelievable price. Ainol calls it BW1 and it packs 7.85 inch display and a quad core processor by MediaTek.

Full specs include 7.85 inch IPS display, 1024×768 pixel resolution, Mediatek 4-core processor (based on ARM Cortex A7 architecture), 1 gigabyte RAM, 8 GB flash storage, 802.11n Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM radio, and micro SD card.

There are two cameras – a front 0.3 MP and 2 MP rear camera. Release date and concrete price details are not available, but it is being speculated that it should not exceed EUR 150. [via imp3 (Chinese)]

MODECOM has rolled out a Windows 8 tablet called FreeTAB 1010 IPS IC that boasts the new dual core Intel Celeron N2805 1.46 GHz processor. Suggest retail price is a bit steep though – USD 999.

Other specs include Intel HD graphics, 2 gigabytes of DDR3 RAM, 10.1 inch display with IPS technology with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels. Storage is provided by its 32 GB SSD which is expandable via micro SD card slot.

Rest of its specs include 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, digital compass, micro USB port with OTG support, HDMI 1.4, 2 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front webcam, and a battery of 7000 mAh.

MODECOM FreeTAB 1010 IPS IC Windows 8 Tablet measures 259 x 173 x 9.9 mm. The box includes a keyboard as well.

NTT Systems have started the 2014 year by rolling out 707G, an Android tablet with built in 3G modem. The display is 7 inches diagonally. Inside, you will find a dual core processor and a GPS receiver too. We spotted it on its manufacture’s online store with a retail price of USD 489.

NTT 707G Specs include 7 inch display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, dual-core processor with a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz processor backed by PowerVR SGX531 graphics chip, and 512 megabytes of RAM. For data storage, you get 4 GB of built-in memory that can be further expanded by using a micro SD card reader (up to 32 GB supported).

Also on board is a 3G modem with the ability to make voice calls, dual SIM card slot (2G and 3G), GPS receiver, Wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n module, standard headphone mini-jack 3.5 mm and battery capacity of 2800 mAh. Above all, it runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. The whole tablet is enclosed in a casing with dimensions of 188 x 108 x 9.4 mm and weight 357 grams.

Samsung released Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 in Q3 2013, and it brought significant improvements over the outgoing Note 10.1 model. However, a lot of users have been complaining about the excessive bloat ROM. Also, there is no easy way to root / deodex it.

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Asus is now selling a new version of T100 tablet called T100TA. It has same specs as the regular T100 model, except for one difference – the keyboard dock comes equipped with a 500 GB mechanical hard disk drive. It is being sold for EUR 429.

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Nvidia has announced 7 inch android tablet for the domestic Japanese market, and it is called Tegra Note 7. It is priced at 25,800 Japanese Yen, and will be released on December 4, 2013. This tablet is sold by Hong Kong’s ZOTAC. This is how its packaging looks like. Specs wise, it is very powerful. You get a Nvidia Tegra 4 five core processor based on ARM Cortex A15 architecture, 1.8 GHz clock speed, 1GB RAM, 16GB flash storage, Android 4.2.2 operating system, 7 inch IPS display, 1280×800 pixel resolution, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, and up to 10 hours of battery life.

Back of the Nvidia Tegra Note 7 tablet is very unique. Speaker is on the left and right side of the display. bass is pretty good for such small speakers. There is a 5 megapixel camera on the back for taking pictures.

Right now, it runs Android 4.2.2, but the company is promising an OTA update that will upgrade it to Android 4.3 that brings the much needed TRIM support that prevents the tablet from slowing down after some usage.  It comes with a stand which can be positioned in 3 ways.

It has a stylus on the top left. This is how it looks like.

Tegra Note 7    Nexus 7 (2013)    Nexus 7 (2012)
Ice Storm Unlimited    Ice Storm score    16,001    10,733    3,248
Graphics score    16,748    10,489    2,814
Physics score    13,841    11,682    7,055
Graphics test 1    92.1 FPS    52.9 FPS    12.4 FPS
Graphics test 2    57.4 FPS    39.5 FPS    12.1 FPS
Physics test    44.8 FPS    36.4 FPS    22.4 FPS