for music lovers
The Ideapad A1000 is one of the few devices in its price range (the retail price of 129 euros) stereo speakers on either side of the screen. The Chinese manufacturer promotes his product, even in music and movie lovers.
The device carries the Dolby Digital Plus logo and there are equalizer presets provide for any music genre. At lower volumes the Ideapad A1000 sounds pretty good for a budget tablet but in the last quarter, the quality rapidly. Fortunately, the good speakers (uh yeah) loud, so you may still need to go for quality strikers. Without your ears
But not for movie fans
obviously you do not buy a tablet (only) for its sound quality, it does matter. On the screen, we are unfortunately short. The resolution (1024 x 600), pixel density (170 ppi), color reproduction and viewing angles are downright substandard. Lenovo saved by going instead of the superior IPS. For a TN panel The 16:9 aspect ratio combined with the diameter of 7 inches and low resolution makes surfing to non - mobile websites rather a task than a pleasure.
No 16 but 1.5GB for apps
another shortcoming where the IdeaPad A1000 is facing (e) is the limited storage space for apps. The A1000 is advertised with 16GB storage memory but in practice you can only tight 1.50 GB of apps on Lost. Initially this was even 500MB but after complaints from dissatisfied buyers, Lenovo has an OTA update prepped and rolled.
The IdeaPad A1000 calculates a MTK8317 1.2GHz dual core processor from the Chinese manufacturer MediaTek. That is not the fastest and it shows especially when switching between apps and if you tilt the screen. Of course you can not expect top performance for 129 euros but a little faster still had liked. Also the chipset graphic lagging somewhat behind. A relatively light 3D game like Fruit Ninja falters regularly. Lenovo has also added its own widgets and bloat ware apps to Android, the speed do not benefit. A1000 which runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. On a full battery charge does this tablet about 7 hours.
GPS and vibration motor
a plus for those who want to use his tablet in the car is GPS support. This is embedded in the chipset. Getting a fix takes somewhat longer than devices from top brands and the signal is not as accurate but usable. Another nice touch is the vibration motor; you do not usually come in tablets.
The build quality of the A1000 is decent. Where other inexpensive tablets ever dare crack when you put pressure on, give Lenovo's little not budge. The housing is made of plastic and feels sturdy and comfortable. In the back cover of the Wi-Fi model we tested was crazy enough a recess and chamber cover a SIM card slot provided. The same chamber cover hides a slot for a microSD memory card. All around you will find a 3.5mm jack , volume keys , micro USB port and of course the power button .
Conclusion
Score:
3/5
if you are looking for a solid but inexpensive Android Tablet for children, the IdeaPad A1000 still just passes. Are you also a little demanding but then you better save for example the new Nexus 7 .
