Rating | Where to buy |
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Ainol Novo Tornados Tablet PC is slim (10.9mm) and attractive. The design is pretty simple but the curved shape of edges makes it look elegant. The SD card slot, mini USB port, mic, and headphone port are located on the edge left to the Ainol Logo on the Tablet PC. The power on, volume buttons, and the camera button are located on the edge above the camera.
What is in the box
Ainol Novo Tornados Tablet PC comes in neat boxing. It comes with an AC charger, a USB cable, white headphones, and a user manual.
Build and performance
Ainol Novo has a durable plastic body. It sports 1GHz Cortex A9 CPU, 1GHz RAM, and supports up to 16GB Nand Flash memory card. Ainol Novo has only one camera at the front which is 0.3 Megapixels. It comes with Gravity Sensor, which means you can use the tablet in both landscape and portrait modes.
Ainol Novo 7 Tornados features a 3700 MAh Li-ion battery. You can stay online for 4.5 hours or play games for 3.5 hours to 4 hours with a fully charged battery. The 7 inch HD display has the resolution of 800×480 pixels. The display is bright and crisp. Wi-Fi reception is good. It supports Flash 11.1, Facebook, YouTube, MSN, and Yahoo messengers, Google Talk, Google Maps and so on. It also supports 3D games such as Angry Birds. Android Market is also available.
One distinctive feature that sets it apart from the other tablets of the price range is that it outputs high-quality music through any good headphones or stereo systems.
Pros | Cons |
Decent speed, nice HD display, stable Wi-Fi connection | No HDMI port, less access to Apps |
Conclusion
Ainol Novo 7 Tornados is a top choice for a 7-inch Tablet PC featuring Android 4.0 and costs under $100. In fact, it costs only $95. It is durable, yet light and portable. Battery backup is decent. The 7-inch touchscreen works nice and displays a bright picture in high definition. Wi-Fi range and connection was speedy and stable. You can’t expect it to work at the speed of a $400 Tablet PC, but as long as you are satisfied with the networking and working with less graphically demanding software this $95 Tablet PC should suffice your need. You might also like our post on Latest Tablets under $100.
Specifications
CPU Amlogic 8726-M3L, 1.0GHz, Cortex-A9; GPU: Mali-400
RAM 1GB (DDR 3) ;16GB Nand Flash
Display TFT; Resolution 800 x 480px
Front camera 0.3 Megapixels; Gravity Sensor; 5 points multi-touch; Support Flash 11.1
Product Size 191 x 125 x 10.9mm; Battery 3700 MAh