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Which Cheap 7" Android Tablet
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Posted 4 months ago #
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As a matter of interest: what phone do you have and why 7"?
I have Asus EEE Pad Transformer which is a 10 inch tablet, plus a Sony E Arc S phone and to be honest I wouldn't go smaller than 10" on a tablet, largely because my phone would do pretty much the same thing as a smaller tablet. This is especially the case as the one in your link is 'Gingerbread', which I believe is a phone OS. The tablet version of Android is Honeycombe. However, I am not too sure what difference that makes.
I apologize if i have misunderstood any of this technology terminology - I am far from an expert - but that is my experience, and all my own opinion, of course.
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7" for portability and price. I don't want to spend a lot of money - I might by a 10" pad later and spend a decent amount on it. Its only for travelling, looking at photos and the like.
I have a Desire - it'll be bigger than that.Posted 4 months ago # -
I dunno specifics but hotukdeals is good for bargins and basic info.
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Lenovo A1 is going for £149 on Amazon if you want something from a more mainstream name.
You could take a punt on a BB PlayBook £169 at the moment from Currys - will be able to run Android apps when the new OS is released (there may be some limitations around this - things not clear at the moment). I have one which I use with my work Blackberry and for email and surfing it is fantastic. Apps are limited and expensive though.
7" tablets are ideal for travelling - 10" better for sofa surfing - different classes of device imo.
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7" tablets are ideal for travelling
That's my point: Modern smart phones pretty much do exactly the same thing as the smaller tablets. In fact, they pretty much are more portable tablets.
I understand your point re: price. Just be aware that OS systems are moving on at a rate of knots so make sure that whatever OS the one you buy comes with will still be supported and available for updates.
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If you buy a 10 inch youll end up just taking that instead of 7
Just get a good 10 and be done
I went from an asus 7 inch to an ipad 2 - like night and day for watching movies and surfing
Iphone does for the rest of the time ipad doesnt leave the house unless im going on a plane or a train
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I don't want to spend too much because I feel there's going to be a lot of good Ice Cream Sandwich pads out soon - I thought I'd wait and get a good one of those.
Still I'll have a look at the price of the 10 inchers. But I don't anticipate using it much at home.Posted 4 months ago # -
If I was getting a tablet it would be a 7" - I have a 11" notebook which would make a 10" tablet redundant.
Posted 4 months ago # -
that lenovo A1 looks a steal.
Ive been holding out for a decent 7" gingerbread unit for a while - and it MUST have android market. I also like Lenovo quality.
Hovering over buy button....
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That Lenovo does look good...
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I got a Tablo 7" tablet for my commute. £100 from Box. V plsd and imo 7" is ideal for the train
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What's the PlayBook like? I prefer my iPhone to work BlackBerry, but my BlackBerry is a basic 8900 job, and, it's an arse reason for dismissing the PlayBook anyway.
I can't help feeling that if I bought one, that I'd have been better off waiting and getting the iPad.
I'm thinking of replacing my busted desktop with an iMac soon, if that's a reason to wait and get an iPad
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My brother won't shut up about how much he loves his playbook but then he's a blackberry fanboi
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Well all the cheap 10inch tablets have poor reviews or resistive screens or some other reason for not buying them. 7 inch it is. Now I'm dithering between the Lenovo and NATPC M009S. I suppose the Lenovo would sell better 2nd hand if I didn't get on with it. (This is only some more justification for buying something I don't really need - I never sell stuff I've just bought).
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Samsung Galaxy Tab is probably the best of the bunch.
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The s7 is getting on a bit now. Although the 3G functionality is handy if you're not able to tether
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Ah stealth edit there konastoner
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I'd just hang fire and wait until they start giving surf tablets away...
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onda vi40 elite looks good (ICS, 10", capacitive)
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Stoner!Wrong linky's, been looking for a couple of 7"ers for work (Ooh err!) Ended up buying 5 of them, quite impressed too after trialing a 10.1" Lenovo for a month.
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which ones did you buy konastoner?
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Don't know where they come form (corporate IT Dpeartment) but these turned up: -
Seem to do the job, I've tethered a bluetooth headset to the 3g Data / Network (Vodafone) too to utilise the phone funcion
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If I was getting a tablet it would be a 7" - I have a 11" notebook which would make a 10" tablet redundant.
And I'd be prepared to bet that after a short while the pad would replace the notebook for virtually everything you do. My iPhone replaced a 17" PowerBook just because it was so easy to use for browsing, playing on here, Facebook, reading ebooks...
For other stuff the Pb's been superceded by a Mac Mini because it's permanently on and connected to the TV and A/V, and easy to remote control from the phone. Next acquisition is an iPad 3...
...and an iPhone 5.Posted 4 months ago # -
And I'd be prepared to bet that after a short while the pad would replace the notebook for virtually everything you do.
It took long enough for somebody to bite. How much is the bet for?
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I HAVE to maintain a netbook for Excel. Apart from MSExcel I just have chrome on here (using it now in kitchen). Thats why for me a tablet wouldnt replace it, but a 7" would be ace on the train.
It still means owning 4 computers:
Android phone 3.5"
Android Tablet 7"
W7 netbook 10"
W7 desktop Monstrous"So much for convergence eh?
Posted 4 months ago # -
This looks tidy http://ipadalternative.com/37-herotab-c8.html
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Ive just had a useful type chat with the support guy on ipadalternative.com about the Bmorn V11, the Onda Vi40 and the Novo.
Although the the V11 doesnt come with Ice Cream Sandwich it does support android market out of the box - Vital if you want to syn with a google account.
However, the Onda and the Novo Aurora can be fixed with a root to give you android market access. Downloads easily findable online.
EDIT - In fact just now, "James" has just added the root fix to the product page. http://ipadalternative.com/40-ainol-novo-7-aurora-6946795800767.htmlThe expectation is that the V11 ought to get ICS sometime soon, but it's your gamble.
I like the idea of touch buttons on the front over physical push buttons on the front/rim so that gives the aurora and v11 the edge I think.
There's a 30day returns to China policy with a 20% reimbursement deduction for inconvenience if it's for a non-technical issue.
EDIT2: He's also just put a cpuple more pics up on the V11 product page http://ipadalternative.com/38--bmorn-v11-extreme.html
from left to right I can see a speaker, microsd slot, charger, microUSB, HDMI, headphone jack, microphoneIts like the chinese equivalent of Brant
** woopwoop Brant vanity search alert *
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Q: 7" tablets does 800x480 pixel wide screen on Growie's link effect usability over 1024x600 on the Lenovo or Playbook?
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Thanks for all the info. I went for the Lenovo A1 in the end. I'll let you know how it goes in a few days. Installing the latest firmware is a must, I'm lead to believe.
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hmm was thinking ipad2 but this got me thinking, i have an android phone and think its good even for an older model.
the cost of these android tablets are over half that of ipads, so what will i be loosing out on if i get an andoid tab instead of an ipad? never had a iphone btwPosted 4 months ago # -
Dobo in truth - not alot
Although spec list worries me in that it doesnt tell you battery life
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This topic just made me hungry.
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Gowrie - definitely do a boxfresh review when you get it. Id be really interested as I can hold off pressing go for a few days yet.
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I have a work Asus transformer (for android app dev) and a personal iPad.
Android tablets suck in comparison.
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