If you’re looking for a cheap tablet, look no further than the Evolio Neura 3G, a Romanian tablet going for $500 in the WiFi version and for $630 in the 3G version… Expensive? Yes, it is, but wait till you see the specs! We’ve got an “incredible” dual core Tegra 2 CPU and an unseen Android 2.2 Froyo. Appealing? You bet!
Don’t look for a camera at the back, since the device comes with an incredible 1.3 megapixel front webcam and a truly amazing 9.7 inch display. I hope you realize that I’m being sarcastic right now, since this device is truly a failure. Being form Romania, I would have expected my home country to deliver something more pleasing, at least for the local market, but we’ve got Allview for that, not that they’re doing any good, either… It’s a bit wrong to call this a Romanian tablet, since it’s a Chinese Malata slate with a rebranding, after all.
Locally, this model is marketed as an iPad killer, as lame as that may seem. Yes, the tablet has a 9.7 inch full HD capacitive screen, with a 1024 x 768 pixel resolution, but is that enough? Absolutely nothing sets it apart from the competition and I didn’t even feel those 1GB of RAM, dual core CPU and whatnot… The lag was there, quite a strong presence actually and the slate would freeze up on me at times or even worse, wake up from sleep mode suddenly, especially when charging.
You get 16GB of storage on this device, in case that interests you and I’m very bothered by the decision of the product maker to fool people who don’t really know what they’re buying. Let me tell you how: they’ve used a wallpaper and watch widget that imitate the look and feel of Honeycomb to trick people into believing this is an Android 3.0 tablet. Also, Evolio promised Honeycomb as an update from Froyo but you and me both know that this will never happen…
As far as connectivity goes, you get a 3G SIM slot at the back and WiFi connectivity (that failed to connect to some networks), no trace of HDMI, but at least a full USB is there, in case you’re interested. Evolio was also keen on mentioning that many accessories will be made available for the product, ranging from docks with HDMI out, to all sorts of cases, keyboards, speakers, pouches and more.
In the end I would advise you not to purchase this tablet, at least not without Honeycomb. In some countries for the same price you can get an iPad 2 and that says a lot about this device…
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