When we speak of tablets can make a very clear separation between consolidated manufacturers (Acer, Asus, Samsung ...) and those not so well known. Brands of the latter are many and try to be more aggressive pricing hollow Some do better than others, true, but eventually are jewels that are worth their price. Allview AllDro3 aims to demonstrate that there are cheaply tablets Android competitive. Following our analysis.
Allview met in last year's Mobile World Congress. This manufacturer of Romanian origin seeking a niche within the field of ICT with affordable devices. One of his last bet is AllDro 3. A tablet that provides hardware, on paper of confidence at a relatively attractive.
We took the AllDro 3 of the box and we find two pieces . On one hand the tablet itself and the other a Bluetooth keyboard, but it will discuss later. Together they form a single piece although in this case, unlike other tablets, there is no physical item that one.
To close, simply place the screen on the keyboard and the design will do the rest. We can also put leaning on a piece of plastic but, again, there is no connection or for parts and not by magnets. In my opinion this decision is correct and that the cover is safe and does not move, also do not have to fight with parts, as sometimes happened with the original Eee Pad Transformer.
As for the materials we have a aluminum case . The feel is nice and gives the impression of sturdiness. The front, on the screen, we find the glass covering the screen. At the edges of this we have a small bevel that make taking the tablet in landscape mode is comfortable.
The display technology we IPS and a resolution of 1280 × 00 pixels at a size of 9.7 inches . In this sense the wonder AllDro3 far: bright colors, good viewing angle ... Considering that in this price range manufacturers opt for cheaper screens is a definite plus.
To operate the tablet have a processor A10 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 . In the graphic has a Mali 400 MP quad-core. Although a priori it may seem insufficient to move a nearly ten-inch tablet fluent fact is that this combination works perfectly.
At the moment of truth the performance he gives is really good. The transitions between menus are fluid, open any application that supports perfectly well as games, but this review has only been tested with less packaging technical titles due to restrictions placed by some securities as the hardware configuration.
Connectivity has become an important and neglected AllDro 3 does not. In addition to WiFi and Bluetooth, has an output HDMI , a microUSB to connect to your computer and microSD card reader. We did not like the fact that use a connector to the conventional current to charge and not a USB and other equipment. In its favor, as a detail, comes with an adapter USB flash drives so we can connect any device or USB standard size.
During testing we have done we have noticed that the WiFi networks WPA 2 SK is not working properly . After restoring the factory the problem has persisted. From SKDualSim, a company that has given us a team, we ensure that this is a blip and that the tests they have done has worked without problem. In any case, our experience with WPA has been negative. With WEP and unprotected we have not had any problems.
Both the front and the rear we find a 2 megapixel camera that, while not great, meets scraping for video conferencing. Interestingly, in theory feel the same technology, the camera back is slow and rather poor quality. Instead the front plays a little better. In any case, a dispensable item unless we have special interest in using Skype and company.
The keyboard has become a curious fixture for some Android tablets. ASUS has been shown to give much play with his Transformer and Allview aims to repeat its success. As we said before, there is no physical connection between tablet and keyboard, at first puzzling but seeing up close the keyboard throws us a hint: it Bluetooth .
Yes, the keyboard connects wirelessly so that in fact the only remaining support physical part to support it, so if we can use it from another position. The good: more freedom to use it. The bad: that the battery is independent and serves to charge the tablet and increase their autonomy.
Speaking of the battery, the tablet provides 7800 mAh . Enough to keep quiet a few hours playing content, surfing the Internet or playing. In tests has performed without problems and has endured about 8 hours playing video and about 10 during normal use of multiple applications while connected via WiFi.
The android charged with running all this is Ice Cream Sandwich . In principle there seems to be unclear whether or not to upgrade Jelly Bean but that is as up to date is a definite plus. It takes only customization, which is also grateful for the interface in this version is very clean and intuitive.
To spice up the system, has introduced Allview a few applications. Nothing special as all can be downloaded for free from Google Play. We were surprised, though, comes with a task manager (task killer) by default. I've never been very fond of this type of apps and uninstall as I configured was my next step.
CONCLUSION:
Allview shows that there is no need to spend big money to have a competent tablet . It is true that in some respects falls short of the Tab, Transformer and company, but these weaknesses are the small details as the tablet provides up to perfection. There will be more powerful but one has bothered to take care of some things like the screen, which is pretty good.
The solution of the keyboard is interesting, is not the best thing for Android but does well for those seeking a tablet with keyboard. In summary, a model with a very good value for money and highly recommended if our budget range of 250 euros.