C**M
Really temper your expecations
The reviews for this item are strange at best. I have a Nexus 7 (2013), so I'm doing some comparisons to that, even though I know well they aren't in the same league.I bought this as a "family" tablet, so my son could play some educational/puzzle games without tying mine up and so my wife, less interested in having a tablet, could have access to some features I use mine for (controlling the KODI system, casting to the Chromecast, etc.) That said, the one feature that makes a FAMILY tablet has been intentionally turned off. The ability to have multiple user accounts on the tablet, which is a Kit Kat native option, is turned off by the manufacturer. They cannot turn it back on - according to their tech support. They did say if it was the right serial number, there was a software change they could send me, but since the serial number is on a sticker at the hottest part of the table, and where ANY normal use would require holding it, that number didn't last more than a week. This ONE missing feature is almost a non-starter, but since I bought it and it's not junk, it's really too late to not start. For shame turning this feature off. It seriously irks me. Suggested options include rooting. Good luck. I spent hours looking in the XDA and other android forums for a way to do it. No such luck. I found ONE thread claiming it was easy with xyz method. I didn't find that to be the case.The Y88X is very light and very slim. It does feel a tad flimsy because of that and the fact that the shell seems like a slightly thinner than expected plastic. The screen is also not very hard. It flexes.Charge life is ok. I'd say it should last a full day on a single charge with a few hours of gaming (not 3D/processor exhaustive).The viewing angle in landscape mode is generally perfectly fine. The viewing angle in portrait mode is terrible. Actually, if you tilt it down, the angle is ok, if you tilt it up, it gives a posterized look to it. Not particularly visually useful.The cameras are TERRIBLE. Really bad. My Canon Powershot from 1999 that only took .3M pictures did a better job that this, and I'm not exaggerating. Both cameras are blurry and slow. A secondary purpose for this was to use it for a wall mounted weather station with the capability to be a skype/video chat option for the house. I'm sure it'll suffice, but only just.One nice thing was that it came with a screen protector already on it. Unfortunately, it wasn't put on with any care and has bubbles in a bunch of places. No one else in the house seems to care, so I'm not going to worry about it.There is a problem with touching the screen around the edges. It's hit or miss at times.My screen also came with two blemishes on it that are more noticeable when the background is lighter.There is a bright side. It CAN be snappy with many apps. It streams netflix and casts to the Chromecast just great. Having access to a microsd slot makes the memory limitation it starts with not a big deal (wish the Nexus has one). The CPU seems perfectly capable of keeping up. I've not tried high needs games, but we don't generally do those on the tablets anyway. It does multitask, but the limitations show in the form of jolting screen changes and slow transitions. It is a low ram device, so this should be no surprise. Just kill some apps and move on.My 5 year old doesn't notice or care about how it's not as nice as the Nexus, so that's fine to me as well. Some have described this as a good tablet for kids. I'd say it just fine for someone with lower expectations. Most adults I know with tablets are not power users, they just think they are. If the issues I brought up don't bother you, this is likely a good choice for you. I wouldn't specifically recommend it to a friend, but if they really only had $60 to spend, I'd say this is an option they can live with. If I had another $30+ to spend, I'd have looked for something else.-- 4/29/15 editI forgot to mention that the included wall wart adapter for charging has NEVER worked right. I have USB plugs I use for other devices, so it's not a huge deal, but it's a serious flaw, like the plug doesn't fit right. The battery icon flashes from charge to not charging. It does interfere with my wanting to mount it on a wall and not use up another long USB cable.Also, in the last few weeks, my son has nearly lost his mind at how the tablet doesn't work right when he's playing Temple Run 2. It might be an issue with other games/activities, but this one relies on timing and swiping that he finds from time to time are not being picked up. I tried and found the same thing. I'd restart the tablet and sometimes it was better, other times it was not, even when killing all non-essential background processes. Hearing a VERY intelligent 5 year old say "it's not doing what I tell it to do", "this is not fair" really hurts. He's right. TR2 isn't exactly high end gaming, so something else it wrong.I'm not clear on how the flash memory is split up on this either. There isn't a lot of apps installed, but it ran out of space. I'll need to throw in a microSD card soon and hopefully apps can be moved over without hassle. The device storage says there's over a gig of space in one location, far more than enough for a <50Mb app to be installed.
B**D
Not At All A Bad Buy!
Works well, easy to use and it is pretty light. The camera doesn't take the best pictures but thats okay. The sound could use a little bit of help, listening to Pandora Radio sounds way to low for me lol All in all the Dragon Touch is a great buy with it's quad-core it moves really fast for what I use it for. It arrived quickly and on time, tracking it was easy. Packaged well and charged fast and work right away. No scratches of any kind when opened, wonderful product and I would recommend this to anyone.
T**H
great for kids
Ordered 2 of these for my kids, ages 4 and 5. They're great for them. Perfect size. A little slow, but that's to be expected for a $50 tablet. Much better than I expected, actually.We had a problem with one of the tablets not powering on when we for it. Customer service worked quickly to get us out a new one. Would buy again.
L**W
Not inexpensive...just plain cheap!
I am very disappointed with this purchase. We have four children we wanted to purchase tablets for, so we were looking for something inexpensive...partly because we were purchasing four and partly because they're children. We chose this particular tablet based on price, decent reviews, and the fact that we could get different colors. (Very important when each child has the same tablet!) I should mention that we also purchased silicone cases for the tablets, so they have been protected from the moment they were out of the box. We did NOT purchase the warranty/insurance, as it was over $90 and the tablets were less than $55 at the time. Insurance at that price would be just foolish!These arrived on March 17, so we've not even had these two months yet. One of the tablets has completely quit working. It freezes up almost instantly and must be restarted. Sometimes, it freezes up at the start screen, sometimes when you open the first app. It always freezes before you can actually accomplish anything on it though. I have googled some possible fixes, followed advice on several websites, and have not been able to alleviate the issue. This is my step-daughter's tablet; she is the oldest and very responsible by anyone's standards. In addition, she's only here every other weekend, so this tablet has been used much gentler and much less than the rest of the ones we purchased. Thus, I don't think it was something we have done to cause this problem.On our second tablet, the screen cracked yesterday while the kids were playing with it. I noticed shortly after we purchased them that the screens seemed kind of lightweight and "flimsy" compared to other tablets and devices we've had. The touch screen is also not very responsive, causing you to push a little harder than normal to get the tablet to function. The boys were playing with the tablet within my line of sight; they were not pounding on it especially heavy or fighting over it. Admittedly, I have expected them to damage the tablets...they are boys after all...but in this instance, I don't think the damage was anything they caused.The other two tablets are in working order, although they are slow to respond and just generally don't function well. They seem to be the source of much frustration for myself and my kiddos. I'm just waiting for them to become unusable as well. I didn't expect a high quality product, because we weren't paying high quality prices. At seven weeks though, it seems ridiculous that 2 of our 4 tablets aren't working. I recommend putting your hard earned dollars elsewhere!
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