The good points of this tablet are:
- The battery life seems good we were testing it for around 2 hours and we only lost 25%. In this time we were downloading apps constantly, connected to wifi and surfing the net and playing games. Pretty good!
- The screen is very high quality and the tablet looks and feels expensive and new and generally very good.
- Viber
- iPlayer
- ITV Player
- SkyGo
- 4od website (sometimes worked, sometimes crashed???)
- Netflix
Even TV Catchup sometimes cuts out! (We are UK based so we cant test/arent familiar with US TV apps)
So firmware is definitely needed, and most likely you the buyer will have to manually install this, so maybe a risk of bricking your tablet.
Compared to the Sanei N10, the Ampe A10 comes up slightly better off in AnTuTu Benchmarking software with a score of 2956 vs the Sanei at 2767. However we still managed to overload the CPU fairly easily just by making selections a bit quicker and loading some media content. But running the two equally equipped tablets side by side you do notice the Ampe A10 is slightly faster.
Normally we might conclude a review like this by saying dont expect an iPad for 1/4 of the price, and this is no exception. If youre in the market for an entry level 10.1 inch then buy it, its better than the Sanei N10, but dont expect miracles.
Heres the spec:
| Spec | |
| Model | Ampe A10 |
| Operating System | Android 4.0.3 ICS |
| Display | 10.1 inch IPS Capacitative 10 points Multi-touch screen |
| Resolution | 1024 X 760 pixels 4:3 |
| CPU | 1.5GHz Allwinner dual core A10 |
| GPU | Mali 400 |
| RAM | 1GB DDR3 |
| ROM | 16GB |
| Camera | Front camera 2.0 Mega pixels and Back camera 2.0 Mega pixels |
| WiFi | WiFi 802.11 b/g/n |
| 3G | via Dongle |
| Microphone | Yes |
| G-sensor | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| HDMI | Yes |
| GPS | No |
| Flash | Flash 11 |
| Android Market | Yes |
| 3D Gaming | Yes |
| Connectivity | |
| To PC | via USB (Micro Type B) |
| To 3G Dongle | via USB OTG Cable into Micro USB Type B |
| To HD Device | via HDMI Mini |
| To External Storage | via USB (Micro Type B) |
| Power | |
| Battery | 7600mAH upto 7-10 hours |
| Working Time | About 4 Hours |
| Power Device | AC Adapter |
| Appearance | |
| Color | Front Black, back alluminium casing |
| Dimensions | 243 x 190 x 12mm |
| Net Weight | 578g |
| Aditional Info | |
| Ports | 1 x DC In |
| 1 x Micro SD Card Slot | |
| 1 x Earphone Jack | |
| 1 x HDMI Mini Slot | |
| 1 x Micro USB (Type B) | |
| What's in the box | 1 x Ampe A10 Tablet |
| 1 x AC Charger (seperate) | |
| 1 x Micro USB Cable (Type B) | |
| 1 x OTG Cable (Micro Type B) | |
| 1 x User Manual | |
| 1 x Earphone | |
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