But it was a solid - enough piece of hardware that, at the time, felt and performed much better
than most tablets around the same price.
Not exact matches
At 300ppi (pixels per inch), it's about as sharp as
most «retina» phones or
tablets and
around 35 per cent sharper
than the Kindle Paperwhite.
Most people probably would rather just buy a case
than carry
around a
tablet on a strap.
It measures 242 x 179 x 7 mm and weighs 517g, so it's not the lightest
tablet around - the similar - sized Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is some 128g lighter - but does have a 10.2 - inch, 4:3 display, making it larger than most Android ta
tablet around - the similar - sized Sony Xperia Z4
Tablet is some 128g lighter - but does have a 10.2 - inch, 4:3 display, making it larger than most Android ta
Tablet is some 128g lighter - but does have a 10.2 - inch, 4:3 display, making it larger
than most Android
tablets.
As you can see by the pictures, Sharp has cut away
most of the regular bezel on the sides and top of the
tablet, thus making the actual
tablet around 20 - 15 mm shorter
than an average 7 - inch
tablet.
For the
most part, this makes sense; a
tablet that's light and slim is easier to hold and lug
around than one that's not — but there is another way.
It's easier to lug
around than any netbook, laptop, or
tablet computer or
most hardcover bestsellers.
There are
around a dozen apps we wish Asus had left out of the
tablet, because we imagine they'll do little more
than litter the apps menus of
most buyers.
For
most people, the Kindle app will be a more practical day - to - day choice
than carrying
around an extra device dedicated to reading, and phones and
tablets whose displays have color temperature adjustment options may be better for night reading.
The Novo 8 Discovery features a Quad Core processor, a MicroSD slot, WiFi, and is also one of the first Android
tablets to offer Miracast HD Wireless capability, similar to Apple's AirPlay system to provide wireless connection to any HDTV with high resolution 1080p HD — ideal for streaming movies (including NetFlix), and to play 3G games on a Big Screen TV using the
tablet as a motion control device, as well as to display any other
tablet and web content in HD... essentially turning an HDTV into a multimedia computer console — T abletSprint also offers the new CloudNetGo Miracast adapter ($ 45) which became available last week, which is less
than half the price of
most other Miracast HD Wireless systems on the market, which are priced
around $ 100.
The G Pads are thicker
than most other
tablets, coming in at
around 0.4 - inches.
The iPad mini 3 is one of the
most - popular
tablets around but it was placed last in the list with a score of 1790, which means the Apple
tablet is three times slower
than the Surface Pro 3.
But bear with us, because
most households in the UK still own one (or more), and buying a tab should be a big decision, because, unlike smartphones, your
tablet will stick
around for longer
than two years.
Rarely have I felt the need to carry something larger
than a smartphone but more portable
than my laptop, and thus
most tablets in my possession have sat
around unnoticed and unused.
The G Pads are thicker
than most other
tablets, coming in at
around 0.4 - inches.