Newbie trying to buy first Tablet :(

[dsr07mm]

Guys,

I'm kinda desperated to ask for suggestions. Unfortunately as it is problem with PC's, I'm limited to one company which sell only in my country. My budget is around 170$ and personally I wouldnt use that tablet for anything special rather then social networks, instagram, youtube, twitch watching, movies and music. Also it would be nice if supports SIM card and that I can use him as mobile phone.

As I said I'm completely new so I have couple questions.

What is exactly advantage in TABLET term by having Quad comparing to Dual Core cpu ? Is 1GB ram and around 1Ghz good number for tablet ?

I randomly choosed one to be my "default" tablet for comparing, so if someone can explain me what is bad/good on that one particulary and perhaps choose one as suggested from link which I will put here.

VIVAX TPC-91203G 9",DC A9/1GB/8GB/Wi-Fi/3G/GPS/Cam/Android 4.2

That should be on English - http://en.vivax.com/vivax-tablet-tpc-91203g-386.aspx

Also I'm putting link of this company, you can use page translator for helping me out, prices are actually from 120 - 170$ on this page so yeah.

Thanks in advance !

http://www.winwin.rs/laptop-i-tablet-racunari/tablet-pc-apple-ipad/tablet.html?p=6

 

[Alabalcho]

The main problem with cheap no-known-name tables is that there are no software updates for them. Dual-core CPU with 1GB ram will be more than enough for web browsing and video watching, but may come short for games.

The other problem is that there are not just enough reviews for you to make ain informed decision. So you should probably turn to a forum in your country where more people will know the companies and brands available.

 

[dsr07mm]

Well I expected kinda more experianced people to find here instead on forums in my country. When I go in shop and ask directly sellers they basically dont know anything beside what is written on description.

But so far I found some things on which I need to pay attention, correct me if I'm wrong.

10" tablet with resolution as 1024x600 is worse then rather 7" tablet with 1280x800.

Also quad and core duo are at same prices, only core duo which kinda have advantage over something which I found is actually SIM card ability to make phone from your tablet.

CPU ARM Quad Core A31S 1GHz
Work Memory 1GB
Size 7"
Resolution 1280x800 piksela
Memory in phone 8GB
Memory microSD, ~ 32GB
Connectors Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, HDMI izlaz, USB (OTG), 3.5mm izlaz za slušalice
OS Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Camera: Back: 2Mpix Front: 0.3Mpix VGA
Baterija LiPolymer 9 hours work
Ostalo Full HD video
USB OTG
Bluetooth 4.0+EDR
GPS No
GPU 400 Quad Core

Seems like that I will go for something like this. Differences between models are basically from 1ghz to 1.6ghz quad core cpu and 5mpx front camera but they are like 60$ more expensive.

 

[Alabalcho]

These specs look better than this Vivax model you've mentioned in the first post. As long the 7" size is OK with you.
As for the SIM: I am not sure that SIM can be used for phone calls (usually tablets do not have "Phone" application installed), only for data.

Last but not least: Check what is available on countries around you (east and west), your $200 may get you a better deal.

Zdravo 😉

 

[dsr07mm]

Thanks mate.

I think that I found something optimal for my taste. Lenovo A7 ( http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/lenovo/a-series/a7/#techspecs ). I can go for A8 but A8 doesnt have SIM feature for internet despite better graphic card, while A7 is pretty much same in all aspects beside worse GPU. Only concern is that people are complaining on YouTube that A7 cant run 720p on youtube, on my phone its fine with 480p on Core Duo CPU but its smaller so I need to test that before buying and I'm good to go I guess.

Also most of those tablets are coming with Android 4.2.2. Should I be worried about that ? Or I should assume that they can be updated at one point ?

 

[Alabalcho]

Thanks mate.
Also most of those tablets are coming with Android 4.2.2. Should I be worried about that ? Or I should assume that they can be updated at one point ?

Lenovo - may be (check their web site).
Vivax or other китайщина - most probably, no.