The phrase “cheap Android tablet” usually makes me shudder a little bit and then it makes me cross my fingers hoping I’m not forced to review one of the wretched things.
Yesterday I got an interesting email, you know the sort you get from a company you once bought something from. Well normally I just delete them, but this time I spotted the word “Android” which grabbed my attention. Once the images had loaded I was confronted by a 10″ Ice Cream Sandwich tablet with the Google Play Store all for under £100.
So what is it then? Well it’s a GoTab 10″ Android 4.0 tablet and it costs £83.99 and you can read all about here over at Misco.
They are classed as “Open Box” but I’ve enquired and they have hundreds of them. As regards specs it’s pretty basic and you only really get a bare minimum.
Here are the specs:
| Product Description | GoTab 10/1 ICS Tablet OPEN BOX – BOX AND PRODUCT PRISTINE – CLEARANCE |
| Processor | ARM A8 – 1.2Ghz CPU |
| RAM | 512MB RAM – DDR3 |
| Storage | 4GB Onboard Storage (Expand upto 32GB via micro SD Card) |
| Display | 10.0” LED Display 16:9 Aspect Capacitive Touchscreen 1024 x 600 WVGA |
| Networking | Wireless N 802.11b/g |
| Ports | HDMI 1080p Out Micro SD Card Slot Micro USB Port |
| Built in Camera | Front VGA Camera 0.3MP |
| Battery | 2,300 mAh, 5 Hrs Battery (WiFi) 20 Hrs Battery (Music) |
| Box Contents | DC Power Adaptor, Quick Start Guide & 1 Year Warranty Details |
| Unit Dimensions (W x D x H) | 172 x 270 x 14mm |
| Weight | 645g |
What this would be ideal for is to take on holiday, or give the kids, or throw in the back of the car to try and induce travel sickness upon your kids on long journeys or something else as equally fraught with danger.
About James Pearce
I spend most of the day telling people to turn stuff off and back on again. Inbetween doing that I post news and reviews over here.
I currently have a Nokia Lumia 620, an HTC 8X, a Samsung Ativ S, a Samsung Galaxy Note II and the HTC One. Favourite out of that lot? Easy the HTC One.
