The Nextbook 8 Inch Dual Core Tablet Review, Model nx008hd8g

            If you've been in the market for your first tablet, then look no farther than the Nextbook 8 inch dual core tablet from Efun. Used to be, when it came to budget tablets, you could not expect much but with the Nextbook nx008hd8g model, folks can expect a whole lot for the money.

            Things you can expect to see on this tablet is its beautiful 8 inch hd screen with a screen resolution of 1024x768, 1.5ghz ARM Cortex A9 dual core processor, which is considerably fast, 1GB DDR3 ram, along with 8gb of on board memory, along with the option of an external sdcard slot to expand all your memory storing needs, built in 802.11b/g/n wifi.

            Other cool addtional features folks can expect with the NextBook model nx008hd8g, its back 2mp camera for shooting all those family moments, and front facing 0.3 mp camera for video chatting with family and friends, mini hdmi port for being able to share past moments on the big screen at family get togethers.

            Expect to get the latest of the Android operating system's on this tablet as well, Jellybean 4.1, with the option of having the Google Playstore as well to be able to enjoy tons of apps on your new tablet.

 

Screen

            The screen on this tablet is by far, really good when it comes to budget tablets. My only concern with the tablet is that when looking at it from sharp angles, it tends to bleed off a lot, so I always have to make sure I look at the Nextbook straight on. At 1024x768, for the price of this tablet, the screen is exceptional for what it is.

 

Performance

            Performance wise on the nx008hd8g, it is not bad as long as you don't demand way to much from it all at once. I found that when playing Angry Birds Friends sometime, that the tablet would lag but very few times. This could of been in part to that I was sharing my smartphone as a mobile hotspot on a 3G connection with 3 bars. And also, when looking at PDF documents on this tablet, I also noticed when zoomed in on the document, if I scrolled downed to looked at the bottom of the page, that it took the tablet a minute to render but after a few seconds, the bottom of the page would appear. But overall, for the price of this tablet, I would say one can not go wrong for ones money.

 

Features

            For $99.00 at Wal-Mart right now, you get quite a few features on this tablet. It does have wifi to connect to any wireless hotspot so one can check online material. Also it comes with a mini hdmi port to connect the nx008 to your television to share things on a television screen. This tablet also comes with an external charger and DC charging port but one can also charge the tablet through the usb port as well.

            This tablet doesn't come with the option of bluetooth or gps, which for some, that is perfectly fine because most that will purchase this tablet just want to check email, Facebook, or play a game or two.

 

Cameras

            The camera's that come on the nx008 are nothing to scream about. The rear camera is 2.0mp, and the rear camera 0.3mp. Don't expect to be able to take stunning photographs with this tablet. With the rear facing 2.0mp camera, I found the images to be grainy and washed out a lot of the times, and the front facing camera only good for video chatting and nothing else.

 

Battery Life

            The battery life on this tablet is not all that bad, one can expect to get 5-8 hours roughly from this tablet. Like any devise, it all depends on how long you use it, and how much you demand from it, each time that you use it. Charging times I found to be a little bit long than I would have liked.

 

Apps

            Though this tablet has allows you to download apps from the Google Playstore, unlike most budget tablets that have a limited own version of their own apps store, I found alot of the times that most popular apps where not compatible with the nx008, for example, "Instagram", which is popular with a lot of folks.

 

In the Box

            What you can expect from inside the box is a cloth tablet sleeve, to put it in to keep from scratching the tablet during everyday moving around, a few operating manuals, 6 foot usb cable, and external dc charger.

 

Overall, I think if you are in the market to purchase this tablet, you can not go wrong for the money. If you are simply looking for something to check your Facebook account and check email, all while watching your favorite tv show in the recliner, this is a great tablet for that.