Decent tablet with a retina class screen and now sub £80.
13 comments
wordsworth
7y 30d#1
Battery life: up to 4 hours seems to really hold this back.
Otherwise it looks like a nice tablet though I would personally prefer 9 inch display over 7.85
Savage_Gizmo
7y 30d#2
Use discount code to reduce to $98.99 (£76.45) - IFIVEGBV
EportJake
7y 30d#3
Bought one last time it was on here for £85. It is surprisingly well built and the screen is great. The battery is pants though. I knew this when I bought it but I got it for a comic book reader. With the wifi and Bluetooth off it does ok, so with my comics on the sd card it's fine for maybe 4-6 hours. Streaming a movie you will probably kill the battery with one movie. Gaming will kill the battery in an hour at a guess.
Savage_Gizmo
7y 30d#4
Also have this tablet myself, managed to watch 2 movies (approx. 2 hours each) with battery remaining (from memory around a quarter or just under). Very well built and I was pretty surprised (in a good way) by the battery after reading feedback online and not expecting much. Maybe recent firmware updates have had an impact on battery life. Anyways, I've purchase another for a gift because it's nice little, well built tablet.
SClub
7y 30d#5
This is a fabulous little tablet so long as you have access to a charger for extended use (or battery pack).
The screen is a great size as it is squarer than the normal 16:9 ratio tablets. Colours and contrast are excellent, it's nippy and we'll put together. At this price...total bargain!!
Pikiechu
7y 30d#6
How does this fair against an Amazon Kindle fire 8?
winchman
7y 30d#7
Great for the money. But I don't think you would be disappointed with a Fire HD 8, especially given its £65(+£5 argos voucher making it £60) at the moment and you get a warranty, the screen isn't as good as the iFive, but the battery much better, swings and roundabouts.
LadyEleanor to winchman
7y 30d#10
Screen is utter rubbish compared to this, though high resolution kills the battery. Also note that though only 32bit, the RK3288 trounces the Fire's CPU and GPU, the 3288 being needed to run the screen at good speed.
winchman to LadyEleanor
7y 30d#12
But I guess a lot of people would just use it to browse, in that case the Fire would fulfill the role, Amazon just want you to buy stuff!!
louiselouise
7y 30d#8
Would be good for kiddies, not breaking the bank and decent storage/RAM/display Gave you heat
LadyEleanor
7y 30d#9
*Looks an amazing buy for the price, and a 3/2 top end screen at 8" is a decent size. A battery pack might be needed for travel.
jumpinoffthbed
7y 30d#11
No GPS kills it for me, shame looks really good otherwise
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Otherwise it looks like a nice tablet though I would personally prefer 9 inch display over 7.85
Streaming a movie you will probably kill the battery with one movie.
Gaming will kill the battery in an hour at a guess.
The screen is a great size as it is squarer than the normal 16:9 ratio tablets. Colours and contrast are excellent, it's nippy and we'll put together. At this price...total bargain!!
But I don't think you would be disappointed with a Fire HD 8, especially given its £65(+£5 argos voucher making it £60) at the moment and you get a warranty, the screen isn't as good as the iFive, but the battery much better, swings and roundabouts.
Also note that though only 32bit, the RK3288 trounces the Fire's CPU and GPU, the 3288 being needed to run the screen at good speed.
A battery pack might be needed for travel.
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