Now-a-days, with the constantly changing technology, gadgets are flowing in faster than we think. In fact, ever since the tablets are introduced, people have started switching to tablets & most of the other gadgets are forgotten. That is why most of the manufacturers are turning towards tablets and hence have started a TABLET WAR. Here are some of the good tablets which prove to be a good value for money.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.0
Want a highly functional phone with strong features? If so, then Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is made for you. It comes with a S-pen which makes graphics designing an effortless job. The 8-inch tablet has high revolution of 1280*800, runs on jelly-bean, supports a 1.6 GHz quad core processor and can give upto 8 hours of battery backup. It also boasts of WatchON app which provides a universal remote functionality. Not only that but it also has a 5-megapixel rear camera which lets you take high-quality photos and videos, and a 1.3-megapixel front camera which lets you video chat with your friends.
With Samsung’s Multi Window feature, many windows can be opened and used at the same time. TheSamsung Galaxy Note 8.0 features a 1.6GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM to keep your applications running flawlessly.
PRICE: $379
Sony Xperia Z SGP311U1/B 10.1-Inch 16GB Tablet
The company claims it to be the world’s thinnest 10.1” tablet, with a dust- and water-resistant design. For high quality video and bright, lifelike photos, on the Xperia™ Tablet Z’s screen a very sensitive display technology is used. It comes with a quad-core processor for speed and awe inspiring graphics. There’s even an NFC One-Touch feature that lets you wirelessly transfer content to your compatible TV, smartphone or speaker with just a touch.
The Xperia™ Tablet Z is water-tolerant. It can transfer content from tablet to TV, tablet to speaker or phone to tablet just by touching them together – just tap and enjoy! That’s the power of NFC.
The 8MP rear camera and 2MP front camera come along with mobile sensor takes great shots in any condition, including low light. We can also share pictures directly to Facebook and access them later from the smartphone, TV or laptop. All in all its a great tablet with exceptional features and highly receptive user interface.
PRICE: $499
Coby MID7046-4
Its a new company which took great pains to provide the tablet with a great touchscreen and one touch features. The Coby MID7046-4 tablet is powerful with fast internet and great entertainment features with a 7-inch touchscreen and Ice-Cream Sandwich Operating System. It helps to gain access to thousands of apps via the SlideMe marketplace with plenty of games, social media, and other tools to meet the needs of today’s users. Coby tablets are for you if you are a multimedia junkie.
Physical attributes include: 7-Inch ANDROID 4.0 OS touchscreen tablet, with 512MB of RAM. It also contains Kindle E-reader, with built-in Wi-Fi.
PRICE: $66.64
ASUS MeMO Pad ME172V-A1-GR
According to the company, “The MeMO PadTM ME172V offers rich multimedia options enhancing your endless entertainment experience anywhere.” Its lightweight & we can comfortably take it anywhere. It has a 10 point multi-touch display. It has a stylish diamond checkered design which ensures a snug grip. Its available in three cool colors: gray, white, and pink.
As per the company it also contains ASUS Sonic Master technology together with Maxx Audio Wizard which guarantees to add another level to listening music and watching movies. It has five different preset modes which allows to perfectly match the situation so the sound you know &the sound you hear is exactly the sound you wanted.
It has high resolution of 1024*600, runs on jelly-bean with 7 hour battery life. I found that a lot of the apps I like are not compatible with this model/tablet for some reason. There is no bluetooth, and the front only facing camera is horrible. Netflix does not work unless you ok with the audio and video being off by .25-.50 second. VuDoo, wikipedia, Netflix, Gamefly, and a few other apps are not even available from the play store due to “not compatible”.
PRICE: $129
Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 36984SU
As advertised, you get a powerful Windows tablet and a powerful ultrabook at the same time! It has good battery life with priority in charging mode (tablet gets charged first always). It has fast boot time thus opening in a blink. It can also be used to play 1080p FHD movies with relatively bright screen. Its design is terrific and build quality is incomparable. Its impressively thin in the laptop mode and really powerful as a tablet.
Although its screen fonts are too small & the screen is not as bright as expected. It also faces heating issues. Windows 8 is still cumbersome to use. Screen is too glossy and hurts the eye if used for too long. Apps are not properly customized to use the pen input fully yet.
PRICE: $1,991.60
Pyle Astro PTBL9C 9-Inch 8 GB Tablet
The Pyle Astro Wi-Fi Tablet is one Touch tablet. It has plenty of entertainment options which are rather good. The Astro tablet lets you perform a number of tasks you desire, to do everything from web surfing with high speed wi-fi capability, to enjoying awesome graphics with 3D gaming. All this is due to the 1.2GHz Cortex A8 Processor Chip with 3D Graphic Acceleration card. It has Multi Touch Capacitive Screen with all direction Gravity Sensing, along with the integrated flash player. It will take your presentations and gaming to a whole new level.
It has other cool built in features such as front and rear cameras, up to 8 hours of battery life, versatile picture, music and video file compatibility, headphone jack, side button volume control, support for an additional 32GB micro SD card slot, multi language support and plenty more. Its also comes pre-installed with features such as the Android or Google Play App store, etc.
The sound is not good without the earphones. Also, videos are not as rich as more expensive systems but I consider it more than good enough for most applications. It also enables the Micro SD card to be easily inserted in a wrong manner. But it easily falls out when inserted correctly. Also, the rear-facing camera casts a shadow on the lens.
PRICE: $99.99
Acer Iconia W3-810-1416
The Acer® Iconia W3 comes with 8.1 inches screen and it is compact enough to be held in one hand. It comes pre-installed with Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2013 and also sports 8-hours of battery life. The best part is the intel processor.
This tablet runs on the hot shot Windows 8 and also makes browsing a dream because of it’s powerfulIntel® Atom™ Dual-Core Processor Z2760 1.5GHz with Intel® Burst Technology up to 1.8GHz. Other features include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Gyroscope, E-Compass, G-Sensor and Ambient light sensor.
PRICE: $429.99
Kindle Fire HD Tablet
It contains 1280×800 HD display with polarizing filter and anti-glare technology for rich color and deep contrast from any viewing angle. The company boasts of World’s first tablet with dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi for faster downloads and streaming. It contains a front facing camera and unlimited cloud storage for all your Amazon content.Since HD content requires more storage, it is provided with strong processing power and plenty of battery life. Kindle Fire HD was designed specifically for HD movies and games, giving you super fast performance without compromising battery life or storage.
The tablet also has a great battery backup of around 11 hours with a full charge time of around 4 hours, i.e., it can be charged fully within 4 hours. It means that we can easily browse for a longer period of time without any disruptions. With Immersion Reading, the Kindle Fire HD can now easily synchronize Kindle text with real-time highlighting to create a more absorbing reading experience. Thousands of Kindle books and Audible audiobooks across a wide array of genres are available at the kindle store.
PRICE: $199
Nexus 7 Tablet
The Nexus is one of the most sought after range of devices which are released with Google’s latest Android OS, i.e., jelly bean. These devices are always updated to the latest products from Google directly. Though the Nexus 7 is powered with the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, it can be upgraded to the 4.2 version very easily. The tablet comes with a wide 7 inch LCD IPS capacitive touch screen having a resolution of 1280 x 800. This will allow you to watch high quality HD videos on the device.
The capacity of the Nexus 7 Tablet is 32 GB of internal memory. It has 1GB of Ram which quite good at providing the Nexus with enough free space to carry out multiple tasks together. Along with the ample RAM, it has 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor which excels in carrying out user ordered tasks with utmost ease. It comes with GPS and Google Maps.
Only the tablet contains no rear camera and it also doesn’t support expandable memory.
PRICE: $222.99
HP Slate 7 E0P94AA
Its a great tablet with great features and which also is available at affordable price. So, all in all a great package. We can easily snap and share photos, access Google Drive, listen to music, and more with a sleek, fully-stylish & powerfully featured HP Slate 7. Its affordable and keeps your photos, documents, music, games, and apps with you every time you please.
It is a dual core tablet with bluetooth & wi-fi which runs on jelly-bean with 1GB RAM & 8GB expandable memory. HP came with this product a bit late, but it was worth waiting. You can’t get a better deal at such rate. It offers great features and user friendly android OS, i.e., Jelly Bean for palm size tablet. Quality is better than competitor’s products with same or lower price. Absolutely recommend this.
PRICE: $169.99
Archos 80 Titanium HD 8″ Capacitive Multitouch Android Tablet
It has HD screen, dual-core processor and provides complete access to the AppsLib store. With its sleek aluminum casing, ARCHOS 80 Titanium HD is stylish, thin and light. It runs Android 4.1, i.e., “Jelly Bean”. The tablet includes all the improvements that come with Android “Jelly Bean”. It’s the perfect tablet for feature hungry people.
With the HD resolution of 1024 x 768, the ARCHOS 80 Titanium HD delivers sharper text and images so it heartily increases viewer’s experience. It has IPS technology due to which the ARCHOS 80 Titanium HD has extra wide viewing angles to make sure that the tablet delivers sharp, truly vivid colors. It has both front and back cameras which makes it great for not only video calling but also for capturing those can’t-be-missed moments with your tablet.
The battery life is average. I am still working with setting but I am getting about 8 hour. When just using the web and a little video I can sometimes get more. This table has front and rear facing camera I think just to say it has them. Like a lot of tablets they’re not the best for pictures or video. I can count on one hand the times I need or want to take a picture with my tablet. I would use a real camera or my smart phone. As for Skype or Google Hangouts and video chats,it’s more than ok.
PRICE: $169
Razer Edge Pro RZ09-00930100-R3U1
The Razer Edge Pro is the world’s first tablet designed for PC gamers. As per the company, its powered by Intel Core processors and NVIDIA GeForce graphics powering a 10.1″ high definition multi-touch display, and a high-speed solid state drive that screams incredible performance in a portable form-factor.
The new Razer Edge Pro features Intel’s 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processor, ensuring your games and media playback run with the most powerful processing performance you’ll ever experience on a tablet.
The Razer Edge Pro also features NVIDIA GeForce Series graphics with Optimus technology, thus creating a gamer’s heaven. The Razer Edge Pro is more than just a tablet, it’s a full-fledged mobile gaming PC, ready to play all of your favorite games and applications. With Windows 8, gamers will have access to the largest number of games in the world, so you’re not waiting on the most popular games and software.
PRICE: $1,299
D2 PAD 7 inches INTERNET TABLET
It has Jelly Bean which improves the performance throughout the system, which includes faster surfing, quick transitions between recent apps, and smoother access across the system. Android 4.1 also allows you to take action on notifications directly from the redesigned notifications shade.
The 4:3 display ratio, at 800×600 resolution affords an increase in screen size but still it offers the most comfort to hold. It has a built-in G-Sensor. By physically rotating the tablet, its built-in G-Sensor allows you to easily switch your screen view between portrait and landscape to further enhance your visual experience, as well as accommodate certain gaming functions. Its built-in front-facing camera allows you to take photos and enjoy face-to face conversations through video-calling apps but it lacks rear end camera. This thin and portable tablet will easily become your everyday go-to device, providing on-the-go entertainment, everyday life solutions and so much more!
PRICE: $97.25
Alldaymall(TM) 8 Inch Android 4.1 RK3066 Dual-core 1.5GHz Tablet PC
The 8-inch, low priced tablet runs on jelly-bean which proves to be an excellent medium for surfing and makes the tablet more interactive. It is dual core with 1GB RAM & 8GB external memory and supports 3G via dongle, bluetooth, wi-fi and dual camera.
The tablet is sleek and lightweight but with a low battery backup of around 3-5 hours. It supports many different languages also. Watching movies and playing games in this tablet is a dream as it easily plays 1080p videos. SO this tablet is a must buy option for entertainment lovers.
PRICE: $79.99
AKASO R7
The dashing 7inch tablet can fool many people. Though its low cost but it sure packs a punch. It has a real powerful dual core processor with mail 400 and the cherry on the cake is jelly bean. Its a 3D tablet and very apt for game lovers.
It contains a front facing camera only which can be used for making skype calls. So, this tablet is not for photography lovers since it lacks rear end camera. It supports almost all the apps with ease and hence if you are looking for a mid-range powerful tablet then this is it.
PRICE: $ 79.99
Micromax Funbook Talk P362 Tablet
Its a calling tablet. Though the tablet lacks 3G, but still 2G speed is good and the apps load quickly. It has 7 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen and runs on jelly-bean. Its one of the cheapest tablets with android 4.1.2 and thus the user interface is quite good.
But even though its features look good on paper, on actual use its much worse. The battery life is not even 3 hours and the screen is way too useless. Even the tablets which were cheaper than this were able to provide a much better interface. So my sincere advice to all is to stay away from this tablet.
PRICE: Rs. 6,999
Hi. Aarushiana Singh is a para medical professional who is an expert of management and hospitality . She has completed B.Sc (computer science ) and BAMS from Calcutta University . Finally, she has completed MA (Journalism) from AIMT New Delhi Media Management , Speaker, Writer and Photographer. Inspired to make things looks better.
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