Excellent cheap Android device
Posted on Fri, 2012-01-20 07:21
Just thought I would share my cheap test device
£57.34 ... or $88.99
It has arrived today and ....wow!!!!
It is faster than my motorola xoom and runs apps no problem whatsoever.
Its resistive screen and not capacitive, but its still very reactive (obviously wont be on multi-touch), and doesn't yet have android market but I am sure some fiddling will fix this.
I wanted a cheap test device for the apps that I am writing and its "More than mission accomplisehed"
I cannot recommend this enough.
I only bought it while this one was out of stock
http://www.isharegifts.com/jxd-s7100-andriod-retro-game-console-tablet-mp4-p-1613.html?osCsid=o1m8mv0u7hl95099rcefr085u5
I will get this when chinese new year is over and re-shipping mid Feb. I will then have a tablet and a small android test device for half the price of my xoom!
I think its bye bye xoom as I only use android devices for testing.
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Posted on Thu, 2012-01-26 08:47
#2
I use a Motorola triumph I scored at half price from virgin mobile... $120 cyber Monday deal.
Works well, and I have not had to activate it.
Posted on Sat, 2012-01-28 05:43
#3
While I wait for Apple to review my iPad app, I'm eyeing up Android tablets.
Theres lots of talk here about ARMv6 and ARMv7 but Im finding it hard to find out what each device is using.
There is a cheap tablet available using a IMAPX210 processor.
That seems to be ARM11.. no-one mentions that here.
I'm confused.
Here is an ebay link:
So:
I need a 7inch or larger, Android tablet, which will run Corona Apps.
Any suggestions?
I can see that I can create debug apps on my mac even though I have just the indie Mac version, so I should be able to test.
Next:
Why would I use Amazon AppStore to sell through ? (Only available in USA it seems..)
I ask because it looks as if I could just ship an APK file to customers.
Is that right?
Posted on Sat, 2012-01-28 05:50
#4
These two links will help answer your question I think. In fact the 2nd link definitely will.
http://developer.anscamobile.com/forum/2011/06/08/android-devices-armv7-processor
http://developer.anscamobile.com/forum/2011/06/03/help-choosing-device-testing
Posted on Sun, 2012-01-29 05:25
#5
Hmmm.
Local PC World has a Blackberry Playbook at £169 Cortex A9
But It looks like it doesn't do Android.
Archos Arnova A8 Android 2.3 7inch: £99
Anyone here using one?
Posted on Sun, 2012-01-29 18:30
#6
I got a Motorola Defy last year for testing. Not too bad!
Posted on Sun, 2012-01-29 21:13
#7
The Playbook will be able to play some Android games once the 2.0 firmware is released. Supposed February 2012 now. We'll see as it was expected to come out last year.
Will be interesting to see if Corona apps work in that Android wrapper that RIM has for the Playbook.
Posted on Sun, 2012-01-29 21:43
#8
RIM offers an android validation tool to see if apks will run - and the answer I got for one of my oorona apps was no...
If I remember correctly - it complained about com.ansca.something-or-other...
Posted on Sat, 2012-02-11 05:03
#9
Just a note to follow this up.
I tok a chance on a 7 inch tablet from eBay
Very definitely a 'cheap far east' job, but I compiled a test drive android version of my app and dragged it to the device.
So 15 minutes after it arrived I was able to know that the app works.
Its slow, but Angry birds proves it doesn't have to be blistering to do simple games and browse the net.
This cost 89 pounds. I won't identify the seller, but there will be a choice.
Here are the Specifications
Model7"A10 Capacitive Tablet PC
Basic Features
3G USB External 3G
WiFi Wireless 802.11 b/g/n
Etherne tEthernet adapter
CPU Allwinner A10 Cortex A9 1.5G
Size 269*171*11.4MM
Weight 380g
Color Black,
Language Multiple languages
Battery Built-in 3200mAh Li-ion battery
Operating System Andriod 2.3
ScreenDisplay 7'' 16:9 TFT High-Definition Screen
Resolution 800*480
Touch Screen 5-points Capacitive Touch Screen
Storage RAM 512M DDR3 HDD 4GB TF Card Extend to 32GB maximum
Multimedia Camera 1.3MP
Audio Format WMA,MP3,WAV,OOG,AAC,EAAC
Video Format RMVB,WMV,MPEG4-SP,ASF,MOV,MKV,TS,DIVX
Picture Format JPG,JPEG,GIF,BMP,PNGEmailGmail,etc.
OutputHDMI, Support 2160P and 3D format
Chatting Tool MSN,Yahoo Messenger,Skype,G-Talk,etc
.OthersYouTube,Facebook,Twitter,Google map,E-Book,Free TV,etc.Gravity Sensor360°
MarketCan download unlimited Android™ apps
I/O Port
HDMI
1 x HDMI Port
USB
1 x USB 2.0 Port
mini USB
1 x mini USB Port
Extend TF Card
1 x Extend TF card port
Headphone
1 x 3.5mm headphone port
Microphone
1 x Microphone port
Charging
1 x Charging port
Accessory
Charger
1 x charger (DC:5V--2A)Cable
1 x mini USB Cable
Cable
1 x OTG USB Cable
Software Spec:
Operation system: Google Android 2.3
Desktop: Dynamic desktop
SW online: QQ, MSN, Skype etc.
3D game: Support various 3D games, G-Sensor
Ebook: UMD,TXT,PDF etc.
Android Market:Android market online
Office tools: PDF/Word/Excel/PowerPoint
Wireless: WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/EVDO option. PCIE, WIFI
Video: Support 720,1080P HD/Support H264/MPEG-4/H.263/VC-1/MPEG-2/DIVX/RV/MJPEG
Support MP4,AVI,RM,RMVB,MKV,WMV,MOV,PMP,MPEG,MPG,FLV,3GP
Audio: MP3,WMA,WP2,OGG,AAC,M4A,FLAC,APE,3GP,WAV
Image viewer: JPEG/PNG/BMP/GIF
Email: Send/Receive email online
Flash:Adobe Flash10.3
Support: Twitter, Facebook, Flickr.
Language: Multilateral
General Features
Full Touchscreen
Safari web browser
Facebook
Email
You Tube
eBook
SKYPE VIDEO CALL
FULL ENGLISH ANDROID APP MARKET
Looks over priced :)
http://www.etronixmart.com/jxd-s601-android-retro-handheld-wifi-tablet-p-991.html