Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 – Review

Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 offers an economical tablet, with seven-inch diagonal display, and Android OS 4.2.2, which on one hand is distinguished by some original solutions, the other to its limits. You can well appreciate the raw and stay a while ‘amazed by the latter, because with a little more attention paid to the proposal from Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 could have been much better. We will see step by step.

Of IdeaTab A3000, there are two versions, one signed with the final letter F allows only WiFi connectivity, what we try with the final letter H is also 3G connectivity. Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 weighs just over 300 grams, for a good overall portability, the back shell. Polycarbonate lined provides a great grip, and from here you have access to the internal microSD memory expansion slot, such as the dual compartments for the ‘insert the Sim (normal size).

Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 – Features

A sub-fund is to be used for 3G connectivity, the other supports only 2G connectivity. It ‘s already a detail this is not insignificant. There are very few tablets with dual compartments Sim. Unfortunately, he soon discovers that this very interesting feature of the dual slots for two SIM with the original ROM pre-installed, NOT can be used properly, not in our model. It cannot be made phone calls, but you can only send SMS, and of course call it via Skype. Choice is really inexplicable, that frustrates largely to equip the device of the double, a choice that other countries will be rather useful.

Regarding the interfaces appreciate the outlet microUSB OTG that allows charging, the connection with the computer and, with a special cable, also the possibility to read the USB memory card. The power to do this will be sold separately. A further emphasis to this device concerns the display. Its resolution 1,024 × 600, not record, leads to a very low pixel density of just 170 ppi, and the user well accustomed to quality display poorly fits you, fortunately the panel type IPS offers good contrast and brilliance. From the construction point of view instead we were amazed by the effect ‘bubble’ recover by pressing the display at the center, even without excessive pressure. In short, there are jobs available.

We go into detail on the hardware configuration. Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 is powered by a quad-core M8389 Mediatek processor at 1.2 GHz, not bad. It is a quad-core little resource-hungry, assisted in this case 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of integrated storage (memory – we said – it’s expandable). The battery, which the user does not have access, it boasts nameplate of 13.0 Wh 3500 mAh, for use of more than six hours in video playback with low ambient brightness and WiFi on, brightness at all and instead demanding applications to it will come up to 4 hours of use, but are unlikely conditions of use. The equipment is standard with WiFi connectivity 802.11 b / g / n (bgn), 4.0 Bluetooth, and 3G HSDPA connectivity in the model. Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 is equipped with acceleration sensor, brightness, and aGPS.

The photographic industry does record the presence of a rear camera with 5 megapixel sensor, and a front VGA resolution (0.3 megapixel). Both are record-enabled video. Regarding the audio, there are reliefs to do on the maximum volume output, but the sound quality is only sufficient.

Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 – Supplied software and judgment.

In Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 is also the original proposal software. After the firmware updated fully appreciates the particular choice of Widgets on the home page, with the proposal of applications already grouped, and even more so the uninstaller quick, virtually identical to the one proposed by IOS and that is just with a click on a cross at the top right of each icon.

It clear that the proposal is intended to address the media needs: this is the application FilmOn family, to watch and record TV programs and movies, Kinsoft Office suite, which is unusual compared to the proposal usual, ES as manager files and directories (but also a FileManager), security software for tablet Norton Mobile, a tool to monitor the consumption of the battery, Zinio, Rara.com as a proposal of streaming music service. This is the original, without wanting to mention the usual supplied Android. It is rich endowment of widgets.

Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 has the great advantage of a price less than $179 (in the package you will not find the headphones. This is a further sign of minimalism to reduce costs of the proposal). The hardware overall is satisfactory, the display instead improvable, dual sim segment represents a missed opportunity.

From the performance point of view, it is a satisfactory device for video playback and multimedia, browsing and audio, enough to play. The Ice Storm 3dMark stopped in 3189 and scoring in the Extreme version to 1580, there are excellent scores. Still forgivable in this price segment, except that the direct competition has been able to do better. With the 3G, price is still beneficial. In pure performance, the device pays tribute to Nexus 7.