Cheaper Android Apad, has anyone tried them yet

ghpk · 29th October 2010, 03:35

was looking on ipad and clones and found one hot selling item on ebay.
saw many videos on youtube for these small tablets and they do look very tempting with 25% cost of an iPad.

Check the one here
the seller also offers warranty, the product page shows 43 SOLD, I am not that inclined towards it but thats a interesting sales figure and price for sure.

Has anyone tried these iPad alternatives ? does it really work,
10K tablet cannot do wonders but if it can do basic computing jobs and browsing i think that a decent price.

mjothi · 29th October 2010, 07:32

I saw the spec it says ARM processor. But when I google-d, the spec was ZT180 processor. On more search I reach here.

ZeniThink ZT-180 Specifications Faking, Not ARMv7 A8-Cortex!

Only question I have is, how do we really "rely" on these gadgets when the spec are manipulated?

wildon · 29th October 2010, 08:32

^^ After reading it came to understand that the processor is

Quote:

ARMv6 clocked at 800Mhz

and not 1GHz as advertised.

That means NO FLASH capable and cannot upgrade to Android 2.2 ?! Also no access to Android Market Place.

bigman · 29th October 2010, 11:31

Lots of big brands are due to release pads soon (some at decent prices) so hold on and wait for better products.

Samurai · 29th October 2010, 12:47

I have one of these Chinese android devices. It takes 5 minutes to boot. That should give you some idea.

ghpk · 29th October 2010, 23:04

Thanks All, I knew my Team-bhp peers would be having right information on this too.
will wait for more players to kick in and would like to go for a brand which can have real support service.

Samurai that's the best way one can explain the performance.

abhibh · 29th October 2010, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai

I have one of these Chinese android devices. It takes 5 minutes to boot. That should give you some idea.

That's still a lot better than my BlackBerry

wildon · 29th October 2010, 23:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai

I have one of these Chinese android devices. It takes 5 minutes to boot. That should give you some idea.

Zenithink ZT-180 1GHz 10" tablet - Page 2 - Android Forums

Quote:

Confirmed 256MB RAM, but only about 90MB is available after boot.

That says it.

knp · 9th April 2011, 09:14

I don't really accept most of the comments here. We can't say these for all chinese based products. I have bought Gpad G10 from Pandawill.com, which comes with android 2.1, 4GB internal memory and 256 MB RAM. The booting hardly takes 30-40seconds and the RAM after running basic applications in my car, it still shows around 140MB.
I am pretty much using it in my car for everything like playing music, GPS, browsing, etc.
The manufacturer is already working for android 2.3 on this. It supports external GPS, 3G (I had bought gps dongle from pandawill itself) and using my existing 3G dongle.
It plays the HD video smoothly, I can play youtube videos, pretty do everything that we expect to do on these.

archat68 · 9th April 2011, 10:53

Well, this is an old thread.
But if anybody wants a cheaper but rugged and reliable Android tablet he should go for the Nook Color.
Yes it is a full fledged tablet with 1GHz processor and capacitive screen disguised under the hood of an ebook reader. You just need to install a custom ROM from XDA-developers and see the change. I presently own one and is more than satisfied. Costs ~ 14.5-15K if imported from USA.
Read an excellent review here and realize it's full capabilities:

Barnes and Noble Nook Color

Fordmanchau · 9th April 2011, 11:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by archat68

But if anybody wants a cheaper but rugged and reliable Android tablet he should go for the Nook Color.
Yes it is a full fledged tablet with 1GHz processor and capacitive screen disguised under the hood of an ebook reader. You just need to install a custom ROM from XDA-developers and see the change. I presently own one and is more than satisfied. Costs ~ 14.5-15K if imported from USA.
Read an excellent review here and realize it's full capabilities:

Barnes and Noble Nook Color

Hey Archat, thanks for the link.
Was not aware of NC's existence. Looks pretty good for around 15K, but USD199 special offer would have been awesome.
And I see you are already there on techenclave, but why 86 there and 68 here ?

phamilyman · 10th April 2011, 09:54

archat, have you run the quadrant tests - what does it say?

archat68 · 10th April 2011, 10:49

The Quadrant score was 1900 - when I last ran it.

yogikgf · 11th April 2011, 13:53

team,

Any idea where we can buy these clones in bangalore?

rgrds

archat68 · 11th April 2011, 15:16

^^ You can buy them through ebay.

However, the Chinese clones are complete waste of money. They are slow, got poor battery life, unreliable hardware and not very good community support (which is very important for any android device).

If you have ~ 15K to spend buy a Nook Color and install a custom ROM to convert it to a full fledged tablet. It's got great build quality, good community support and good hardware.

If you have 22K - buy a galaxy tab.

If you can import from USA and want a 10" tablet - get Viewsonic G Tab for around 300$

else get a first gen iPad for 350$ or 32K (in india)

29th October 2010, 03:35	#1
ghpk BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 872 Thanked: 213 Times	Cheaper Android Apad, has anyone tried them yet was looking on ipad and clones and found one hot selling item on ebay. saw many videos on youtube for these small tablets and they do look very tempting with 25% cost of an iPad. Check the one here the seller also offers warranty, the product page shows 43 SOLD, I am not that inclined towards it but thats a interesting sales figure and price for sure. Has anyone tried these iPad alternatives ? does it really work, 10K tablet cannot do wonders but if it can do basic computing jobs and browsing i think that a decent price.
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29th October 2010, 07:32	#2
mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,290 Thanked: 233 Times View My Garage	I saw the spec it says ARM processor. But when I google-d, the spec was ZT180 processor. On more search I reach here. ZeniThink ZT-180 Specifications Faking, Not ARMv7 A8-Cortex! Only question I have is, how do we really "rely" on these gadgets when the spec are manipulated?
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29th October 2010, 11:31	#4
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,225 Thanked: 94 Times	Lots of big brands are due to release pads soon (some at decent prices) so hold on and wait for better products.
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29th October 2010, 12:47	#5
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 26,009 Thanked: 50,082 Times View My Garage	I have one of these Chinese android devices. It takes 5 minutes to boot. That should give you some idea.
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29th October 2010, 23:04	#6
ghpk BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 872 Thanked: 213 Times	Thanks All, I knew my Team-bhp peers would be having right information on this too. will wait for more players to kick in and would like to go for a brand which can have real support service. Samurai that's the best way one can explain the performance.
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9th April 2011, 09:14	#9
knp BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 243 Thanked: 44 Times	Re: Cheaper Android Apad, has anyone tried them yet I don't really accept most of the comments here. We can't say these for all chinese based products. I have bought Gpad G10 from Pandawill.com, which comes with android 2.1, 4GB internal memory and 256 MB RAM. The booting hardly takes 30-40seconds and the RAM after running basic applications in my car, it still shows around 140MB. I am pretty much using it in my car for everything like playing music, GPS, browsing, etc. The manufacturer is already working for android 2.3 on this. It supports external GPS, 3G (I had bought gps dongle from pandawill itself) and using my existing 3G dongle. It plays the HD video smoothly, I can play youtube videos, pretty do everything that we expect to do on these.
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9th April 2011, 10:53	#10
archat68 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 905 Thanked: 642 Times	Re: Cheaper Android Apad, has anyone tried them yet Well, this is an old thread. But if anybody wants a cheaper but rugged and reliable Android tablet he should go for the Nook Color. Yes it is a full fledged tablet with 1GHz processor and capacitive screen disguised under the hood of an ebook reader. You just need to install a custom ROM from XDA-developers and see the change. I presently own one and is more than satisfied. Costs ~ 14.5-15K if imported from USA. Read an excellent review here and realize it's full capabilities: Barnes and Noble Nook Color
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10th April 2011, 09:54	#12
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,975 Thanked: 4,675 Times	Re: Cheaper Android Apad, has anyone tried them yet archat, have you run the quadrant tests - what does it say?
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10th April 2011, 10:49	#13
archat68 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 905 Thanked: 642 Times	Re: Cheaper Android Apad, has anyone tried them yet The Quadrant score was 1900 - when I last ran it.
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11th April 2011, 13:53	#14
yogikgf Newbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 0 Thanked: 0 Times	Re: Cheaper Android Apad, has anyone tried them yet team, Any idea where we can buy these clones in bangalore? rgrds
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11th April 2011, 15:16	#15
archat68 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 905 Thanked: 642 Times	Re: Cheaper Android Apad, has anyone tried them yet ^^ You can buy them through ebay. However, the Chinese clones are complete waste of money. They are slow, got poor battery life, unreliable hardware and not very good community support (which is very important for any android device). If you have ~ 15K to spend buy a Nook Color and install a custom ROM to convert it to a full fledged tablet. It's got great build quality, good community support and good hardware. If you have 22K - buy a galaxy tab. If you can import from USA and want a 10" tablet - get Viewsonic G Tab for around 300$ else get a first gen iPad for 350$ or 32K (in india)
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