If you’re looking for some discount tablet action but are being put off by the hefty price tags adorning offerings from the likes of Apple and Samsung, then UK retailer Next has got a real bargain for you: a 10.1″ touchscreen Android tablet for just £180.
It may be cheap, but the specs don’t look too shabby, with the tablet packing a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel resistive touchscreeen display, plus 802.11b/g WiFi connectivity, 256MB of RAM, and 2GB storage plus a bundled 8GB micro SD card.
Powered by a 1GHz ARM 11 CPU, the tablet runs on Google Android 2.1 and usefully offers 2 USB ports, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a G-Sensor and microSD card slot, with an optional connector available for Ethernet connections.
Measuring 10.6″ x 7″ x 0.6″ and weighing about 1.5 pounds, this wee fella is certainly cheap and portable enough to make it an attractive ‘take anywhere’ tablet, and looks ideal for a bit of sofa surfing too – although you won’t want to stray too far from a power socket. The battery life is apparently a mere 3 hours.
Specs: Next 10″ Tablet
• 10″ WXGA LCD touchscreen display
• Google android operating system
• 2GB storage + 8Gb card
• Arm 11 processor
• WiFi, 2 x USB ports, microphone and headphone socket
• Operates in portrait and landscape
That looks pretty good for the dough – the main hurdle is getting over buying this from a clothes shop – just feels odd in my book.
And the battery life is a bit of a let down – but – y’know – cheaper innit.
Anyone know who makes it?