1. Love how thin and light this is2. Metal casing is very solid and great quality
3. Screen resolution seems to be better than Ipad mini even though the spec seems to be the same
4. Google Play store, no problem downloading any apps.Hard time finding it though.
5. PRICE??? Of course!
6. Battery life.lasted more than 7 hours
7. Bluetooth
8. Very fast. I think a lot faster than IPad Mini
Bad
At this price and this performance, I don't have any issue at all!!!
Highly recommended!!!
Just letting folks know that my Droid is still going strong and have still had no issues.
***Original review***
I was looking for a cheaper, but not so cheap that it wouldn't work, tablet. I found a great one. I've only had it 5 days, but it's been really great so far. First of all, there has been no problems with it. It functions flawlessly! I must note that on a tablet, the wireless is God. No wireless and the tablet is useless! So much to my relief, it not only doesn't drop connection (Has not dropped it even once!), but it's really speedy. Faster than my Windows PCs wireless.
Functionality:
Wireless:As I said, the wireless works great and had no problem with my high security hidden network.
Display, the display is a standard VGA 1024x768 (or 800, forget which) but it's really clear. It will play your HD videos just fine and they look really good. Screen measures with a tape measure: 7 7/8" diagonal.
Audio port works fine and sound is as good in headphones as a normal PC soundcard. The speaker is surprisingly good. Sure it's tinny, but at that size, you're not going to get hi fi sound. But the range was good, and it was clear.
USB works just fine with a flash stick, and you can hook it up to your computer and xfer files that way. But you don't need to because you can also download the ES file explorer and map you host computer and map your data drives that way. Xfers are nice and fast even on that wireless.
Like a few other folk have said, it has the Google play, but you have to enable it in the settings. Once you do, downloads are easy as pie.
As a techie type, I also installed a terminal / command editor so I could play around with the OS, which is a heavily modified Linux Kernel. Fun times to be had.
If I had to list a con, it would be the buttons are kind of hard to feel for on the sides. This makes it look (and act) in any of the 4 directions (upside up / down / sideways), but not so easy to hunt down that power button to put it to sleep. The Droid task-bar is a little weird to get used to also, when you're used to XP, Win 7, and the lack of one in IOS, but that's not the tablets fault.
So basically as long as it doesn't fail on me prematurely, which is one thing that really can't be rated until it's way too late to rate the product, I think it's a great deal, and every bit as good as an IPOD, with the user versatility of Droid. If you're a serious computer Noob, you might want to think twice as it requires more effort to figure out than an IPOD, but if you can figure out how to operate it, which isn't THAT hard, than it will be a much more enriching experience.I really like this tablet a lot. I also have an Archos 80 G9 Turbo ICS. I have had my Archos for about 9 months and I like it a lot. So far I like the Mini Studio just as much, if not more! It has everything I was looking for. It has all the same things that the 80 G9 has. Plus it's lighter, thinner, has a better screen, and it's faster. I have nothing bad to say about it. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an affordable tablet that has it all.
If you are looking for a nice case. The Vangoddy Hydei 8 fits this tablet perfectly.I hadnt been more excited for anything, like I was for this tablet to arrive.
I did a ton of research on 8" tablets before going with this one. I once owned a Galaxy Tab 7 plus, which was stolen, so I figured I'd get something different, and a little bigger.
First of all, the size is perfect. Sturdy build, very thin and easy to hold.
The responsiveness of the touch screen is fantastic, and it is very fast!
This product was being compared to the Ipad mini, on their website:
...and the specs suggest a slightly better tablet, in many aspects.
I had an issue with the battery draining extremely fast, when I first started using it. I would charge it, and it would drain about 10% in 15mins! However, after I allowed it to charge completely overnight, it was fine. I actually got a good 4 1/2hrs, while online & playing games the entire time! Very good.
Cons:
The Auto-brightness doesnt work. You have to adjust it yourself, even though the option is there.
For some reason I cant get my facebook calendar synced to any calendar apps.
Also, you cant charge through its usb port. You can only use the charger.
Summary:
Overall solid build, great battery life, fast & very responsive; but there are some minor setbacks in some of its functionality.
UPDATE 1/23/13
So after checking out all of the specs a little more closely, I realized that this tablet lacks gps, auto-brightness, and vibration; along with the ipad mini. So, you could say that the Idolian mini-Studio is the Ipad mini of Android (except for the cameras).
Final verdict: Excellent device, for almost half the price of the ipad mini.i was so excited to get this, all the reviews were positive. Loved everything about it for the first week. Then, the tablet started to lock up. i had to tap it several times to get it back to the main page. i figured i would still give it a chance, but last night it locked up to the point where I could not even turn it off! Just displayed the screen that sad "Idolian". I had to let battery drain, then plug it back in for it to go to main page again. In the mean time, I had called amazon and requested an rma. I can not go through this all the time! I had ordered one for my older parents who are not computer savy. I am returning that one unopened. I love amazon and will order the kindle fire hd or google nexus. Sometimes it pays to go with a brand name for piece of mind!
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