uk buyer looking for an inexpensive entry to the world of tablets.
am looking for a device primarily for web browsing, media with dlna, & ebooks. i've no need for gps, bluetooth or 3g connectivity.
so, thinking i would just wait for the kindle fire to get a uk release & then hack a fresh rom into it, i'm seeing many alternatives appearing in the same sub £200 bracket & welcome suggestions for essentially a solid wi-fi enabled tablet with a half decent resolution & the technical capability & support to take a custom rom.
been looking at the TABTRONICS - A10 M009SC http://tinyurl.com/83mfk62 & NATPC M009S http://tinyurl.com/7v9hgl7 which both appear no-thrills solutions but are they capable?
i see xoom's are down in price but i really cannot justify a big spend on a device i'm certainly wanting but can't say i need. hehe, don't we all say that
any suggestions welcomed
Hi, I played with a NATPC M009S today, my housemate just bought one as a gift. I was impressed for the price that is for sure, the screen and interface were quite fast, although not perfect. The browser seemed fine, although I didn't try any flash videos. Angry birds played smoothly, but fruit ninja felt a little slow.
As far as custom ROMs go I wouldnt hold your breath, I cant find any other mention of the device on here besides this post. Same goes for any kind of support in general really. The box it came in had a logo of a company called GPAD, more info might be available searching for that.
The device has:
Android 2.3.4
Power socket from a plug
mini B usb port (can charge over this too)
"TF" card slot, not worked this out yet, presumably SD will work
Mini HDMI out (not tested)
Any other questions feel free to ask me
Nookcolor, you can install cm7 on it, for $200 its one hell of a tablet, there's a lot of support here for the nookcolor, check out some you tube vedios or look at cyanogenmod website
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Any progress on this?
I am looking for a £100 ish tablet.
Based in UK so Nook colour doesnt seem to be available here.
Looking for one that can be rooted and upgraded with ROMS etc.
Any advice?
There's this touchBox thing I've had... Can't post a link though. Still trying to get 10 posts in order to post updates about ICS on Galaxy. :/
I cant seem to find anything on this touchbox?
Any other info you can give?
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Any progress on this?
I am looking for a £100 ish tablet.
Based in UK so Nook colour doesnt seem to be available here.
Looking for one that can be rooted and upgraded with ROMS etc.
Any advice?
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Buy a Nook color brandnew from ebay, root it and install cm7 or ics
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i suggest you to look for Archos tablets, for me very good tablets and far away to be too expensive take a look if you mind
When you buy a Tablet.
Don’t buy the cheapest but the best
If you are willing to wait for a UK release of the Kindle Fire, then I would do it. First of all, stock isn't bad, but there is a fully functioning build of CM7 for the Fire, as well as MIUI, and best of all, there is a build of ICS, that only has a few issues left to be resolved before it is fully functioning, and it is good enough that most people use it daily now, including my self. Plus, if you just want to stay on the stock interface, it is very easy to root and install the market, to open it up a little. Also, TWRP2 is a an awesome recovery, and works really well. This is a great device for the money, and the development/support for it is fantastic.
Take a look on this ubislate.com. ubislate 7+ model. I bet its worlds cheapest. 3200 inr. Which is 65 us $!!!!
700mhz, usb storage/host. Resistive 7 inch, 2.3.7 ,2gb internal, wifi,bluetooth.. no 3g( well u can plugin a 3g modem/usb 3g stick. Made in india. Heavy rating. Only prebooking for march is available. Stocks went out like wind. Well u cant get an ipod nano for that price. Can u???
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When you buy a Tablet.
Don’t buy the cheapest but the best
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The best advice one can give.
If you buy a small, underpowered tablet, you will quickly realize the shortcomings and will end up spending more on a better tablet.
This rule applies to just about anything from pocket knives to laptops.
I have just purchased the "NATPC M009S 8GB Capacitive Android 4.0 (ICE CREAM SANDWICH) , 7" , 1.6 GHz Super Slim Android Tablet PC with Responsive Capacitive Screen" for £110 on Amazon. Put that title in.
The device is amazing for the money. Full custom ROM set (Seby) and the amazon discussion has lots of help.
HDMI out works perfectly and the screen is super smooth.
I got a nook color and a nook simple touch at USD149.00.
BTW, there are tablets sold at amazing low price in China. Of course you can not hope any support from the seller. That's why I didn't choose one like that....
Eagle Eye Tablet
There is a new release of cheap tablet here in UAE from a Canadian company (Eagle Eye). The tablet was of course made in China. Specs as follows: 7" LCD capacitive multi-touch screen, 1.2Ghz Single Core processor based on Cortex A8 with Mali 400 GPU, 512MB RAM, 8GB built in flash memory (expandable up to 32GB microSD card), 1.3MP webcam for video chat like Skype (front only), Android 4.0.3 ICS OS, HDMI out, mini USB with OTG cable included (PC connection and charging also), USB 2.0 host, Wifi 802.11 b/g/n, some pre-installed apps like Google Play store (full access), Super HD player that plays most video format up to 2160p, file manager, browser (HTML and full flash support), music player (I changed mine with PowerAmp and working perfectly) but no bluetooth (external 3G not mentioned if supported and I haven't tested also). The price is only 399AED or US$108.
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I have just purchased the "NATPC M009S 8GB Capacitive Android 4.0 (ICE CREAM SANDWICH) , 7" , 1.6 GHz Super Slim Android Tablet PC with Responsive Capacitive Screen" for £110 on Amazon. Put that title in.
The device is amazing for the money. Full custom ROM set (Seby) and the amazon discussion has lots of help.
HDMI out works perfectly and the screen is super smooth.
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There are quite a lot of reviews on the M009s (Tabtronics, Natpc, player momo9) on amazon. Seems like quite a value purhcase.
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There are quite a lot of reviews on the M009s (Tabtronics, Natpc, player momo9) on amazon. Seems like quite a value purhcase.
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Yes it does seem a good buy given the reviews. Latest has double the memory at 16gb for £5 more, hence me buying one!
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I think its best to wait slightly. SmartQ T15, T19, T20 are the first dual core china tablets. Its getting favorable attention at Slatedroid
I bought a 16GB NATPC M009S for £70 on Amazon. It was "Used - Good Condition" from the seller of the new tablets. I got her assurance that this would mean just minor scratches, so I thought "What the hell, worth a go!". I must say that I'm very impressed. After I ordered it I thought "What have I done!", but it's brilliant (when I can get my hands on it - the kids like it a bit too much).
It's running ICS 4.0.3, came pre-rooted (which I wasn't expecting) and handles most things well. The HDMI out works well and the videos run smoothly. It's got expandable micro SD memory, 1GB RAM and on the whole works smoothly. Not as smooth as a much more expensive branded tablet, I dare say, but then this was a sacrifice I was willing to make rather than have no tablet at all.
The internet seems a bit slow, I use Dolphin by choice, but I've heard that there's a tablet version of Dolphin, so will see if that improves things!
It was such a positive purchase that a couple of weeks after I purchased a similar but slightly lower spec tablet (8GB 512MB RAM and no HDMI out - also Used Good Condition from the same seller) for the staggeringly low price of £30. I can't believe it, in some ways it is better than the original one (running ICS 4.0.4).
I used to think that you had no chance of getting anything even half decent in the tablet market for that kind of money, but here I am with two perfectly good devices for £100 for the pair!
I'm interested to see what ROM's are available. If I'm right it's anything that is for a MID tablet?
Anyway, happy hunting!
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First of all Not sure if this is where it should be i thought putting this in off topic was too far from the point and reading through other threads it didn't seem to fit anywhere, Anyway i'll post it here anyway i would like to think most people on this website would appreciate this and see if i have to valid points and some cool things to show you maybe.
I would firstly like to start with some cool Android game consoles being developed by a company called JXD http://www.jxd.hk/ they're other companies doing this (not as good and more expensive) in my opinion but i'll supply information for you do to your own researched at the bottom of this thread.
Anyway This is the newest console released the S7300 just released a day ago it's quite amazing system and extremely cheap ( older models if you have a budget to test these out starting as low as $20 - $40 USD) This latest one is about $150 it's android the specs are listed here
As you can see the device has possibility for some good gaming and a start to some innovative ideas and maybe bigger companies creating devices similar to this.
What is the point?
Well i was a huge user of my Xperia play and Galaxy s3 which i recently sold for a Android iphone 5 rip off mainly because it looked good worked great and was light enough to go jogging without it annoying me, but this gave me a lack of gaming which i love about my android mobile so i decided to look for an android gaming device it took an hour or so but i found hundreds some on ebay some on random websites, after separating the over priced devices and the ones with poor design and bad hardware i found a website or 2 with the device i was going to purchase, and after looking all day i found there is a good start to this android gaming, but how come it hasn't set off bigger or faster yet, i find it a shame.
What to do?
Well many may disagree but this is the only website i use for anything remotely android related, but i was thinking if XDA could add apart of the forum for unpopular devices such as these underground branded ( Non rip off android devices and the emerging gaming android console and devices ) to increase the speed it picks up i believe if we have people talking about it more and helping sharing in customized apps themes etc... it might help set off the community to use it more which may encourage developers to add more support.
I mean Why Not! we have tablets but everything seems to be big brands Sony, Samsung, Apple, Nokia, i thought this was a website for unlocking your device for better use and doing things with it the majority of us think is "Cool".
I might add more later But for now i'll leave some links to a few devices i looked through and website to purchase or compare prices for your curiosity.
Developer jxe website all their devices are listed there but no purchasing options but good to get the names to Google
Another product i thought would be good to mention just for the hell of it if you go jogging like me or like high quality sound with less wires and cheap at the same time would be to purchase a MW600 it's a Bluetooth headset and you just plug your headphone into it and it connects wirelessly to you phone.
http://www.willgoo.com/ - This website seems to sell any modded gaming android devices from all the companys making them at the moment at the cheapest price and a vast collection to choose from.
The latest device out is http://www.willgoo.com/jxd-s7300-du...ons-8gb-p-306.html?referrer=CNWR_771331638507
Reason i liked this among the rest?
for one the touch screen isn't the out dated touch resistant most others use.
First to have an actual dual analog joysticks! and not like the xperia play with the stupid touch slide which i found tedious after a day of use.
2 back buttons and simple nice thin design.
highest resolution offered.
and does say it has 3G i don't know if it's via a sim card or it means through wifi tethering with another device who knows but i'm happy either way
another product i thought would be good to mention just for the hell of it if you go jogging like me or like high quality sound with less wires and cheap at the same time would be to purchase a MW600 it's a Bluetooth headset and you just plug your headphone into it and it connects wirelessly to you phone.
Unmarked android phones.
I'll list a few android phones i think are semi decent and can be cheap and stilll good looking on a budget here is the top 2 websites i trust and can be cheap if you search well
eForChina and Dhgate
These 2 websites have plenty mobile phones people could check out at a cheap price, the one i purchased because i wanted a decent phone that runs android but looks like an iphone 5 is zophone 5
It's a little more steep in price than the others but i managed to get it for £120 off ebay but its light and does what i need it to do.
Done more research the website most china branded (unbranded) mobiles are released to http://android-sale.com/
this website's most famous brand seems to be the goophone for the iphone 5 android clones but they also make some really good unique none clone designs packing quad core 2gb ram models, would be good if you're looking for some unique designed phone you won't see any friends using.
That thing looks slick. Will do more research.
Yeah it would be nice to see games compatible
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Yeah it would be nice to see games compatible
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It has a dual core mali 400, and a dual core a9 clocked at 1.5, it should run most games other mali 400 devices run. I pre ordered one and now waiting for it. I hope it gets popular enough to have a community and a few custom rom builds. It has quite decent specs for emulation(main purpose its being promoted for) and should run almost every game on the android market. The main issue with JDX devices is battery life (is why I hope for custom roms), but the device claims to come pre rooted, you can see pictures of it supposedly having play store support, so if a community does surge for it it could be as popular as the kindle in terms of a dedicated community interested in custom android builds that support better battery use and remove some of its bloatware. im replacing the free 8g card ill get for pre ordering with a 32(64 if it takes it) card and have a decent 40gig snes/ps1 emulation device with touch controls that will let me do the basic things i do on my phone. Since i plan to tether it from my phone, I'm aiming to keep my phone pocketed the whole time, Headset calls, redirect texts to the JXD, and play/browse on the 7 inch screen so if a call comes in my gaming wont be interrupted something that ruins some games that reboot when a call comes in.
Maybe Padone 2 ? over 7k mAh, four core etc... Nothing but fine gaming devices with possibilities
They should make a special section in the forum for JXD Devices. Especially for developers that wants to help with making the device easier to use.
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Hi everyone, I made an account to this forum to ask some questions before investing money on to a tablet.
The tablet I've set my eyes on is the "ALL FINE FINE7 Air 16gb", finding any information whatsoever on this tablet is extremely difficult, mostly because of the name I believe. This tablet is around 115 US dollars, and supposedly comes with Jellybean 4.1.
I was wondering if investing money on this thing was a good idea, I'm really worried that I'll buy one and it'll end up with a dead battery, end up being slow, or the screen might be bad, etc.
There's only one video in the entire internet I could find on this tablet too. (just google the name and it'll come up)
It's either this tablet, or save up a little more to get a Nexus 7. Now, most people would ask, "why would you choose a chinese tablet over a Nexus 7?". Well, that's because of two reasons, first of all, this thing has a camera in the front AND in the back, and I need the two of them for video chatting, and second, I am an avid gamer, infact I don't do much of anything else on android devices other then play games, and the Mali400 Mp that this tablet is carrying, is either more powerful then the Nexus 7 GPU, or is better optimized.
And I'm worried that when I get the tablet, it won't be optimized for a lot of games, and I won't be able to play them.
So is it the chinese tablet or the nexus? Thanks!
Allfine? All fine!
I bought an Allfine 7 from Focalprice.com just to see if it is a good and reliable tablet. Mine is a 7 inch quad core.
The tablet came rooted and everything is working properly.
I don't have anyone else to ask, but the battery seems to drain in 4,5-5 hours when on WiFi.
Other than that applications that I am not allowed to install from Play Store, I install from Blackmart Alpha.
So, all fine for Allfine :good:
Cheers from Athens, Greece.
Hey guys, been a while since I've posted anything.
Basically, grabbed myself a beautiful Samsung 42 inch TV and now I want to use more than it's built in USB feature...whilst it is nice, it doesn't support .mkv and .flacs....so I was doing my researches and found this but I am a tad stuck.
What would you guys recommend? Honestly, I want something that will comfortably play 1080p from being streamed from my computer into the device...plus it will be connected to a 120mbit fibre network anyway for when I want to stream movies instead...so, what do I get? Something to start me off? Something reliable, preferably...just anything anyone coculd recommend would be great! Or even making my own!?
Will be great to hear your feedback! Thanks!
If I were you, I'd get the UG008 Android mini PC. It's the evolution of the UG007 and has a couple of nice things over the 007--a physical power button and an external WiFi antenna.
The Minix Neo X5 is probably the best device with a rk3066 chip in it but with rk3166 devices starting to show up it might be worth waiting for the reviews to come in before spend cash on something that might have WiFi and other hardware issues, this is probably why I'll wait for MINIX Neo X7 in a couple of months...
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Hi I am looking for a recommendation on a CHINESE android phone.
I have been looking at the NEO N003 Premium but I have read on here it has loads of problems and it only lets you use 2gb to install apps.
I am looking for a 32gb (to install apps on) quad core phone with 2gb of ram and long battery life. Also a 1080p 5 inch screen. I want it to support MHL HD out and OTG. I want this phone to play games and watch movies and listen to music (good quality speaker and headphone jack) Any one point me towards the best phone I should buy that is a good build, strong glass screen and good camera with a flash. I dont want a one with ghost touching problems. I just want to root this phone to play free games and emulators. and download torrents. Also I am on the 3 network so one that supports 3G in the uk. Im looking to spend £200 to £300 on this CHINESE phone so could someone please recommend a good phone which wont break down after a month . I bought the feiteng H9500+ last time from CHINAand it broke down and stopped charging and cant get it fixed in the UK
Tell me the best phone you think I should buy pleasseeeee
Anyone help me with this?
Huawei phones are chinese phones, you can have look at them.
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