Finally I got the Xtab A10 tablet PC on Tuesday with COD (Cash on Delivery option). The box pack looked great as you can see in the video and I was more than excited to check out the low cost tablet with Android 4.0 OS.
The Box
On the top there is the Xtab A10 image and on either sides the descriptions, the content in the box and the price. Upon opening the first thing you will see is the tab covered in plastic. The bottom box compartment contains the Charger, earphones, miniUSB to USB connector and USB cord.
Xtab A10 first impression – fascinating
The 7 inch touchscreen with black border and 3 touch sensitive buttons looks great and so does the rear side with glossy white colour with the NXG logo (Xtab A10 is also available in black colour). The hard plastic metallic colour (white) body weighs a bit but gives you that rugged feeling when holding it in your hand.
NXG Xtab A10 box pack
The low cost Xtab A10 tablet
Power On
The Android logo followed by the NXG logo and then Android 4.0 loaded waiting for your command. The capacitive touchscreen is pretty smooth and responsive. The display quality is better than expected. Apps open faster and you can smoothly switch between applications (multitasking).
A quick look at the specifications
This tab is powered by a 1.5 GHz AllWinner Cortex A8 processor with 512 MB DDR3 system memory and internal storage of 4GB or 8 GB or 16 GB option. The TF card slot can hold cards with capacity up to 32 GB. The tab runs at 1 GHz speed and can be clocked up to 1.5 GHz. NXG are shipping with speed of 1 GHz as higher speed will drain the battery. You can expect more firmware upgrades in future and probably with some more speed. But even with 1 GHz the tab performs exceptionally well.
Android 4.0 a.k.a. ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) runs smoothly on this low cost powerhouse. The display screen is 7 inch supporting 800 by 480 resolution.
The xtab A10 rear view
What is missing?
GPS, Bluetooth and built in 3G SIM slot. NHX will soon come out with a 3G version in case you want a tablet with phone functionality. As far as Bluetooth is concerned it is really not needed as there is no phone functionality plus you can use Wi-Fi, USB or the memory card for transferring data.
What can you do on this tablet?
Read eBooks, view movies (1080p), play games (yes.. Angry Birds too), listen to MP3’s, work with office document files including PDF, surf the net, chat, video chat using Skype and you can download from thousands of apps using Google Play.
Holding the xtab A10
xtab A10 ports
Xtab A10 glossy white back
Watch the Unboxing video and the features in action!
The Xtab A10 is a good low cost tablet with impressive feature and quality. The front facing camera can be used for video chatting, though I have not used that, yet. As far as the battery life is concerned will keep you updated. 1080 p videos looks pretty good on this tab.
The Xtab A10 comes with limited applications so the first thing that you might want to do is download some useful apps (Office, games etc.). The tab carries a 1 year warrant and the NXG guys are very supportive in case you need any assistance.
Xtab A10 Benchmark results using Quadrant Tool
Xtab A10 Quadrant Benchmark result (Click to expand)
Updates:
My Tata Photon USB Dongle make Huawei EC152 did not work. I will try and use the Wi-Fi hotspot to share net between 3G handset and the Xtab A10. I think any USB Dongle that requires user to connect using login and password will not work on this tab. A plug and play dongle i.e. the net is active as soon as you plugin the device without the need to enter the user – password, will most probably work with A10 tablet. This tab is rooted, has root access.
Front Camera on Xtab A10
The camera app can take still images as well as record videos. Being a VGA camera the quality is not that good, but good enough for closeups. You can even share the images on skype, gmail and Picasa.
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Skype Video Chat
Skype App does not come per-installed, you can download it from Google play. I downloaded and installed it. The video chat worked perfectly from my end but the video feed that my friend was getting was not perfect, he sent me the print-screen image that you see below. Not sure what is causing it. The default camera app works perfectly fine and the images taken are perfect, could be some issue with Skype.
Skype Video chat on Xtab A10
To fix the Skype video problem on ICS just use an older version of SKYPE, I tried the skype 2.5 version and it worked flawlessly. Just make sure you do not update the skype again. Skype might come up with a new version which you can try and see if it fixes the issue or just keep using the 2.5 version for the time being.
eBook on Xtab (click to enlarge)
Games on Xtab
Cityville using Facebook
I tried the default browser logged on to Facebook and started the cityville game but it switched to mobile version with messaging options, you cannot play the game. I then downloaded the Dolphin HD browser which has the Desktop mode option. Now when I tried the game again it did load but no good as extremely slow and browser crashes.
cityville on Xtab using default browser (click to expand)
cityville on xtab using dolphin HD browser (Click to expand)
Shadow Gun on Xtab A10
You can play many high quality games provided the app supports Mali 400 GPU. I downloaded this game called Shadow Gun of size about 250 MB. The game runs pretty smooth, you can check out in the video. This will give you an idea what this tab is capable of.
Check out the video.
Battery performance
Totally drained the battery (5%) and now charging – Full Charge (Tablet not used): 3 Hours 30 minutes. When you plugin the charger a blue LED light indicator switches on. When the Blue LED switches off it indicates that the tab is fully charged. By default the battery brightness is at 100% I have changed to a lower value around 15% you can change it accordingly. This will improve the battery life.
You can Watch about 250 to 300 minutes of video on a single charge with 10 to 15% brightness level.
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how can i get rid of chargng pblm…my xtab always shows chargng evn if it is nt cnnctd 2 any extrnal source. battry drains vry fast. Evry time i chck the tab, it is totally drained of…!
I purcase this product it is one of the very good tab I seen . I like performance of tab.
I like this product by seeing unboxing video and I want to see it personally so where I get this product to see I am in mumbai?
Hi gogi can we change or upgrade battery of 8 gb tab have you tried any?
No I have not but check with a local mobile / tab repair shop and see if they can add battery.
Nxg is highly unreliable company. I have bought xtab a10 plus nxg product. Half of the functions of tab stopped working after two months. For review they may be good, but practically they fail to last past few months, with all functions working, especially like the micro usb port. Capacitive stylus will not work on their cheap chinese screens.better go for samsung, and save your money.
Nxg team is even worse than their products :(
They will give you false consoling answers rather than technical suggestions.your problem isn’t solved, and you kept calling them, they will not answer you at all! I request all guys to stay away from nxg. They are totally unreliable. I have a very bad experience with both, their product and team. They are always busy in cheating new customers, rather than helping the old ones, to whom they forget conveniently.
All of the accessories of xtab a10 are of low grade, my charger is gone, usb connector is not working. Called nxg people, they say accessories do not come under warranty, What do I do?
Yuvraj, just visit a local electronic shop, you will the accessories there.
I had purchased this tablet reading your review. At a price point of 6k, I was happy if it lasted 2-3 years. Mine didn't last beyond the 3rd month. The screen developed strange vertical lines all of a sudden. Sent for repair under warrenty. They called it physical damage! and is not covered by warrenty and asked me to pay up 3k to fix it
This is very poor and I will not recommend anybody to buy this. Not worth the time and cost.
Same problem with my xtab also, my tab always shows charging notification with led ‘on’ even if I disconnect it from any charging device. Battery drains off very fast. Apart from this all the accessories are just a piece of s**t, charger not working, earphone has only one working ear-piece, mini usb to full usb stopped working just after 1 month of buying.
Dear Friends,
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You can decide after seeing the demo, all models are available.
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Hi gogi i found your review really great ! Seems the TAb is good for such a price but the battery issues are bit concerning . i am about to buy the XTab A10 3G which will be having Bluetooth & 3G sim slot !
http://nxgelectronics.in/specificationsxtaba10.3g…
it is not out now but if you could help me in making my buying decision ? what do you suggest? should i pre-book the tablet?
PRATHAMESH, the battery capacity I think is too less. 3G and Bluetooth is good option but a 5000 mAh battery could have made it better. Better wait for comments from users who have actually used it.
Does nxg xtab a10 also supports 3D features then which type of glasses should we use to see it?
I want know that is this tab is compatible with Micromax G353 DataCard? and if not then could you suggest me a datacard with similar capabilities as G353.
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