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2 Comments NATPC M009S Capacitive , 7″ , 1.6 GHz Super Slim Android Tablet PC with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and Responsive Capacitive Screen – Flash Player 11.1 – Compatible with BBC iPlayer / Youtube / Amazon Kindle / Facebook – HD 2160P
- CPU : All Winner A10 – 1.2GHz / GPU: Mali 400 MHz
- Dedicated Graphics Processor
- Genuine UK Android Market with hundreds of thousands of apps / games etc
- Super Clear and responsive 5 point touch capacitive screen – no stylus required
- Compatible with latest Flash Player and BBC iPlayer etc
The latest generation android tablets are here showing an astonishing array of features built-in. Our M009S Capacitive tablet comes with a 7″ screen – that most popular of sizes, offering a good balance between desktop space and portability.
The capacitive touchscreen offers smooth performance coupled with the ability to “pinch to zoom”. No need for a stylus here – finger touch is preferred.
The new, A10 processor offers 1.2GHz frequency coupled with a 400MHz dedicated graphics processor to provide seamless play in, even the most intensive, 3D games or allows more apps to be run concurrently without the inevitable cpu slowdown experienced in lesser tablets.
CPU : A10 1.2 GHz
Graphics Processor : Mali 400 MHz
Touchscreen : 5 point multi touch capacitive resolution 800 x 480
Operating System : Android 2.3 GINGERBREAD
Memory : 512mb DDR II / 4gb NAND Flash – upgradeable by Micro SD memory card (max 16GB)
WiFi : 802.11 b/g/n
Connectivity : 1 x Micro SD slot, 1 x AC Jack, 1 x 3.5mm Earphone Jack, 1 x Mini USB, 1 x HDMI out
Battery : 4000 mAh provides the longest usage time of all of our tablet PCs
Camera : 0.3mp Front facing
Android Market : YES
G Sensor : YES
3G : Requires HUAWEI E1750 Dongle available separately
Dimensions : 198 x 117 x 9.8mm
Weight : 365g
Price:
Simply Brilliant Little Tablet, All the Rave reviews are justified!,
Bought this after using parent’s iPad over xmas and enjoying the tablet experience but really didn’t want to shell out £400+ for the privilege, This device will do 90%+ of what an iPad will do (and some things an iPad can’t, flash websites and homescreen widgets for starters, HDMI output doesn’t require an extra £40 adapter either!) for only 25% of the price… pretty good deal I think!
Others have made many good and positive points here already, so rather than repeat many of them again, (they are all true!, the tablet is really well built and stylish for the money, it copes with all the games and apps I’ve thrown at it etc. etc.) I’ll simply add some extra info to what others have posted and try to answer some of the points others have made:
1) SKYPE, not actually a big deal for me, I rarely use it, but since people had said it didn’t work I tried to get it going for the challenge, the version pre-installed is not the latest available and it won’t update from the market (wouldn’t for me anyway) BUT, if you can get a copy of a newer skype apk elsewhere, (I got version “2.6.0.95 v13 beta”, google it!) then it works, including video calling! (this took me about 10 mins to sort out in total, not difficult at all if you are vaguely tech minded)
2) File management, someone else already suggested using “ES File Explorer”, it is really easy to browse the file structure in that, and it also can access files on your LAN network (if you have NAS or shared drive on PC etc) what isn’t immediately obvious is that the external SD, if you have one is mounted as /mnt/extern_sd (in Favourites in ES File explorer) also media on that card isn’t picked up by the gallery/music apps on the device until you power off (fully, not just into standby) then back on, the card is then scanned and the cache of those apps updates
3) The Pre-Installed games really show the device off well (Samurai and Fruit ninja are great) other games can be easily loaded from the market
4) Mine has 8GB of built in memory (1GB available for apps, 5-6GB as “SD-CARD storage”) despite being advertised as having just 4GB
5) The beauty of this device is that whilst the interface doesn’t look as polished as an iPad out of the box, because it is Android it is as configurable as you like: If you have a modicum of patience you can make this device’s interface look really pretty using “Go Launcher EX” or similar from the market (it is free) to replace the standard launcher and installing a clock/weather widget etc, I have set it up to have a grid of 6×6 (allowing 36 apps per page instead of the default 16 as supplied in standard android launcher) the processor copes just fine with the overhead and it transforms the look to something much more polished (more iPad like, especially if you install the “classic” theme), Go launcher has widgets available for Facebook/Twitter etc that are very well implemented and it is fully customisable with different screen transition animations etc. try it, you don’t need to be a programmer just willing to push and pull some icons around and you will be rewarded with a really nice user interface (edit: I added a couple of pics to the listing so you can see)
6) The latest android market apk IS worth getting as it now has movies and books in it as well as games/apps (despite comments I’ve seen that the latest market might be slow it works perfectly and quickly for me and looks much more polished than the old version that is pre-installed) Again you will need to google this and download the apk from a website somewhere
7) Wifi connection was no problem at all, found and connected within 30s of powering up and it always reconnects for me from standby within a second or so, WiFi range does seem a little limited, not a problem for me as I use it in same room as router or room above, both are fine, but may be an issue if your router is at other end of house. EDIT 1: I did start experiencing the problem with wifi not reconnecting after sleep, but the “advanced wifi locker” app from market that others had found fixed this easily: EDIT 2: That app eats battery life while device in standby though!, I found setting a fixed IP solves problem too and I can turn the App off again…
9) I also bought the case with inbuilt keyboard, it fits the tablet well and the keyboard works fine, good for the price
All in all, this has to be one of the best gadget bargains I’ve ever bought, I’m already considering buying a second one for my wife, really can’t recommend it highly enough, happy tableting! Can’t see…
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|Best thing I bought last year, hands down!,
What a superb piece of kit for the money!
The build quality is excellent.
The screen is very responsive, smooth and crisp.
The battery life is excellent. 3-5 hours at least depending on what you are doing.
Wi-Fi detection and connection is flawless.
The processor does not struggle with anything I have thrown at it yet. Minecraft Lite and Dungeon Defenders Second Wave work effortlessly so I cannot see any other game or app taxing it.
Video playback is superb. Audio is also excellent although the rear facing speaker doesnt really do the job very well at the high level of volume needed when watching video. Its nothing a pair of headphones doesnt solve.
The browser itself is very snappy and handles all web sites effortlessly. Flash content plays flawlessly, including BBC IPlayer and Youtube content.
Android Marketplace works perfectly. Kindle App works perfectly.
The front facing camera works fine although its not brilliant quality. Ive no idea is Skype works or not and probably wont ever try.
My 8gb MicroSD card was in and detected within seconds. Data transfer between the card and the device memory is easy. Transferring data from PC to the device is a breeze too by setting the device to USB storage mode when prompted.
I couldnt ask for anything else.
For anyone buying this and trying to set the timezone to GMT and the Marketplace currency to GBP. Go to settings, Language and Keyboard and set to English (United Kingdom). The device will automatically adjust to GMT and Marketplace will be in GBP next time you load it up.
I was very torn between buying this device or waiting for the Kindle Fire to be released in April for £50 extra. Definately made the right decision.
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