Category: Tablets

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