Android Tablet: Tablet Phone

Friday 19 October 2012

Tablet Phone

Now we’ve had to review some pretty rubbish tablets in our time, but this is the first time we’ve actually had trouble trying to get one to actually fire up – even when we had to review the dreadful Disgo 7000. So, having earned the dubious honour of being most-hard-to-switch-on, what else did the Tablo 7-inch Tablet have in store for us?

Even when we actually got to see the Android desktop, we then received the message ‘Sorry! System is not responding’. It wasn’t the best way to start a review – even if we weren’t expecting much from a tablet that costs a pound less than 100 quid.

Design glitches

The Tablo has a seven-inch capacitive display, which sits in the middle of a wide bezel. We were pleasantly surprised to see a capacitive display at this price.

Having a capacitive screen is a big bonus when surfing the net and running apps where you need to prod and swipe the display. Resistive screens are frustrating as they are often unresponsive, so the Tablo wins on that front.

Looks-wise the Tablo is pretty mediocre – it has a chunky body like most other cut-price tablets, and features some ugly keys on the front of the device for Home, Back and Menu. It does make you yearn for the sleek styling of the iPad. However, it does feature a white reverse, which offsets the rest of the black chassis quite nicely. It’s just a shame that the reverse side is made of slick plastic, which means it will easily slip off a desk or table if it gets knocked.