Simmtronics is the latest to have thrown its hat into the budget tablet ring, with its Simm-X1010 X Pad that boasts of a 10.1-inch screen and costs less than Rs 10,000.
LOOKS: NOT A TEN!
It might be called X Pad, but as far as the looks go, it has almost the same design that many other entry-level tablets have- it looks more like a stretched out version of a 7.0-inch tablet. The tablet has a black front panel and silver metallic finished plastic back panel. The glossy front also sports a front VGA camera. The right side of the tablet has the power key, 3.5mm audio jack, HDMI port, mini pin charging port, a TF cardnslot, and two mini USB ports. The top has the volume rocker accompanied by a back physical key (yes, a strange place for it).
HARDWARE: BIGGER AND BETTER
The Simmtronics Xpad X1010’s biggest strength is its 10.1-inch display with 1024x600 pixels resolution which is quite good, for the price. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz Cortex processor, and comes w ith 1GB RAM and 8GB storage that can be expanded via TF card. There is a VGA camera for video calls and a lage 5,600 mAh battery serves up more than a day of usage with Wi-Fi switched on.
SOFTWARE: ICS ON BOARD
The X Pad X1010 runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The interface is user-friendly with the locked screen coming with various options that include camera launcher, unlocking the tablet and access to the most used apps on the device. There are six touch icons on the lower left side of the screen for back, home, recently used apps, volume adjustment keys and the option to open system settings. The browser supports multi-touch and comes with full Flash support. The device also comes with some pre-loaded apps like BIGFLIX, Aldiko, Skype, Twitter and Stick Cricket.
MULTIMEDIA: VIDEO DELIGHT
The multimedia experience on the tablet was decent, although we would have preferred the speakers to be louder (the bundled headphones are not the greatest either). The large screen is great for watching videos and files tablet. The VGA camera is good for video chats only.
USER EXPERIENCE: MIDDLING
Our experience of the X Pad falls in the average category. The tablet is capable of handling most routine tasks without burning a hole in your pocket. The touch experience was decent with not many lags.
