With a mini prefix: TOP-5 tablets with a diagonal of 7"

 

A good screen with wide viewing angles, smooth and friendly interface, bright colours of the case, price.

 

 

Low performance, low threshold of maximum screen brightness, thick body, weak battery life.

 

A small tablet from the company Prestigio uses a 4-core Intel Atom X3 processor as a hardware filling, which works in conjunction with 1 GB of RAM. Such a tandem does not break records in performance, but its capabilities are more than enough to perform most undemanding everyday tasks.

The working platform of the tablet is represented by an almost "bare" Android 5.1.1 OS with a minimum set of pre-installed applications. When watching videos or surfing the web, the interface behaves smoothly and predictably, clearly responding to all user commands, but in games the lack of performance is manifested by long loading and fps subsidence. You can play comfortably except in those games that do not require a lot of resources.

The model was assembled at a fairly high-quality level. The only thing that does not please is the thickness of the tablet case, which is 12.5 mm. And this is with a "modest" battery with a capacity of 2800 mAh. The battery life of the gadget with such a battery does not exceed 2.5-3 hours. Therefore, if you have a desire to watch a movie on a trip by car or train, it would be useful to stock up on an external battery to quickly replenish the energy in the battery tanks.

The strong point of the Prestigio MultiPad Colour 2 is the screen. The IPS matrix with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels and wide viewing angles boasts correct colour reproduction and good saturation. The picture on the display fades only under the influence of direct sunlight — a low threshold of maximum brightness (300 cd/m²) does not allow comfortable use of the device during the day.

The prefix Colour appears in the name of the model for a reason — it indicates a variety of bright colours of the back of the tablet, among which everyone will be able to choose the most suitable colour. The colour solutions are represented by light green, purple, blue and classic black options. Well, in addition, you need to mention the affordable cost of the gadget, thanks to which you can close your eyes to its controversial sides.

 

Bright and juicy colour reproduction, stereo speakers, IP52 water protection, decent build quality.

 

 

Low screen resolution, only 1 GB of RAM.

 

The design of the tablet from Lenovo is distinguished by maximum simplicity — its back part is devoid of any elements, except for the recess of the eye of the main camera, and the brightest part of the case is a blue plug covering a slot for a SIM card and a microSD flash drive.

Thanks to the phone module, the tablet supports 3G and LTE networks. It is also capable of exchanging data with wireless Wi-Fi networks. The quality of communication reception does not cause complaints from the owners of the model, so the gadget can be used almost everywhere.

The tablet screen has a low resolution (1024 x 600 pixels), but the IPS matrix with juicy colours and a good margin of brightness handles perfectly with displaying images in almost any situation. And when consuming video content (online videos, watching movies or TV series, etc.), two high-quality stereo speakers come to the user's aid. Their presence allows you to do without headphones in some cases.

By analogy with the older brother in the line of 7-inch tablets (Lenovo Tab 3 7 7703X 3G 16 GB ) the case of the device is protected from the effects of moisture according to the IP52 standard. I.e. the gadget will calmly survive a little rain without harmful consequences for the "iron". By the way, it is represented by a 4-core MediaTek MT8735P processor and 1 G of RAM. There is also a version with 2 GB of RAM, which handles much better with games and is less prone to interface freezes when switching between resource-intensive applications.

When working over a Wi-Fi connection, the battery charge of the model will last for 8-9 hours of battery life, and when using 3G and LTE networks — for 1-2 hours less. This characteristic will surely appeal to travelers. In general, the tablet deserves to be labeled with a reasonable combination of price and quality — despite not the most performant processor, its capabilities are quite enough for surfing the Internet, running undemanding games and applications, as well as playing videos.

 

It does not slip in the hands, good cameras for a tablet, long-term battery life, excellent build quality.

 

 

Low performance, low threshold of maximum screen brightness, insufficient amount of internal memory.

 

Samsung's line of Tab A tablets includes low-cost-class devices. The youngest representative of the series is a 7-inch tablet with 3G/LTE support — Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016).

In comparison with cheaper competitors hailing from China, it is unlikely that any claims regarding the quality of performance will be made to the brainchild of the South Korean brand. Although the manufacturer created its product from plastic, nevertheless the tablet received a textured back surface with anti-slip properties, which provides a strong grip of the gadget in the hand. The high quality of the assembly is also indicated by the fact that there are no creaks and backlashes at all, even in the case of attempts to force the body to bend.

The display of the model is based on IPS technology, and its resolution is 1280x800 pixels. The pixel density at a diagonal of 7" reaches 216 ppi — the images look quite clear, but from a close distance, single pixels can be easily distinguished with the naked eye. The screen has wide viewing angles, at the same time, the maximum threshold of its brightness does not contribute to comfortable reading of information in bright sunlight.

Not the highest performance makes the tablet an unsuitable option for gamers. During the synthetic AnTuTu test, a bundle of a 4-core processor and 1.5 GB of RAM scores only a little more than 22K points — with such indicators, the model is more suitable for multimedia purposes (watching videos, browsing the Internet, communicating in social networks). However, for this you will need to get a microSD memory card, since the volume of the internal data storage is only 8 GB, of which only 4.35 GB is allocated to the user.

The main 5-megapixel camera, with sufficiently good lighting, gives quite a good result. In the arsenal of the module there is an automatic focus system, but there is no built-in flash. The front-end is more suitable for video communication. Finally, it is necessary to note the long—term operation of the tablet on a single charge of a 4000 mAh battery — according to the manufacturer's assurances, the gadget is able to play video for 11 hours in a row and in fact this figure is confirmed.

In size and weight, the Lenovo Tab 3 7 Plus tablet is only slightly ahead of the phablet family. Therefore, it is also convenient to take it with you as a multimedia device for every day and as a music and movie player when traveling.

The heart of the tablet has a modern Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, which has 4 cores with a clock speed of 1.4 GHz. The hardware platform also includes 2 GB of RAM and the Adreno 306 graphics accelerator.In real operation, a bunch of these components ensures smooth and fast operation of the Android 6.0 OS interface and handles well with multitasking mode. In games, the hardware shows itself somewhat worse, for example, World of Tanks is stretched only on average graphics settings.

The gadget's screen deserves high praise — an IPS matrix with a typical HD resolution produces a bright and saturated picture that practically does not fade on a sunny day. The tablet can be safely taken to the beach with you, especially since small splashes of water are not terrible to him, because the device body is protected from moisture according to the IP52 standard.

A hybrid SIM+SIM/microSD slot is located on the left side of the device. The user is free to decide what is more convenient for him: the freedom to choose the speed of the mobile Internet between two mobile operators or an increase in the built-in memory via an external data storage device.

The gadget's battery provides approximately 9 hours of screen activity. With such a track record, the model occupies a worthy place among universal tablets with a screen size of 7". It is also suitable for children — the availability of access restriction tools and the parental control function allow you to control the purchase, download and consumption of content.

A smaller version of a large tablet Huawei MediaPad T2 10 Pro 16GB 16 GB received a similar hardware and got a fingerprint scanner. The 7-inch model occupies an intermediate link between tablets and phablets, since it combines the functions of both classes of devices.

Huawei engineers did not invent anything radically new and placed all the controls of the gadget in the usual places. That's just unlike most smartphones, the fingerprint sensor is placed in a separate place in the centre of the right side of the device. The thumb of the right hand intuitively fits into the notch cut out for this case.

The tablet supports 2 SIM cards and has the ability to make voice calls. For more comfortable work with the 7-inch giant, the screen can be quickly switched to one-handed control mode. In addition, the display supports multi-window mode, when activated, the picture is divided in half and it becomes possible to launch two different applications simultaneously.

The image on the tablet screen is formed by a FullHD matrix with bright and clear colour reproduction. The increased resolution requires appropriate energy resources, therefore, a capacious battery (4360 mAh) is installed in the sturdy case of the device, the charge of which is enough for 8 hours of screen activity.

The power of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 graphics is enough to smoothly display the interface of the EMUI shell, rolled over Android 5.1, and launch applications. For "heavy" games, performance may not be enough, even despite the eight cores in the processor. Under heavy load, sometimes there may be interface slowdowns.

Against the background of other tablets, the main camera of Huawei MediPad T2 7 Pro looks surprisingly decent. A 13-megapixel module with a maximum aperture of f/2.0 produces very good pictures, and manual settings, HDR mode and the selection of the focus zone after the fact are provided to help the photographer. In the dry balance, the model is one of the most balanced devices in the class of mini-tablets, with which you will want to spend time.