Superpad 2 aPad ePad 10.2″ Android 2.2 FlyTouch 3 Tablet with Webcam GPS

The advent of the Android pad, shortened to Apad, by Superpad sparked a generation of cost effective Apple alternatives.  This latest upgrade makes the top 10 tablet PC website by virtue of its cost effectiveness, costing about half that of Windows Tablet Computers.

The main teething problems with these first offerings were the lack of genuine multi touch ability making them, basically, glorified mobile phones.

The 2.2 Froyo Superpad 2 Apad comes with Flytouch 3 which allows for more movement with more natural finger movements, rather than the awkward zoom in and zoom out of the older model. Apart from this and the extra Card Reader, no significant difference in upgrade from Flytouch 2 and Flytouch .

Shipped with the ARM11 1GHz processor, unlinke your usual Intel chips in the Motorola Xoom or Asus EEE.

The Memory may only be 512 MB, but remember Android allocates memory in a different way to Windows, so you cant really compare like for like in this way. Even Windows XP and Windows 7 treat memory in different ways with the latter more efficient with lesser amounts.

512MB RAM is sufficiently fast to play flash games and watch HD videos backed up by the powerful processor.

The 4GB storage memory drawback however applies equally accross the tablet slate market, especially as you are only left with 3GB (1GB is used for the Android), but you can always upgrade to 32GB with a TransFlash card.

You have to get used to Android, if you are used to working in a Windows environment, but the interface is straightforward enough to pick up.

There is an optional GPS antenna which allows for fully mobile surfing and all the wifi, network and connectivity ports including HDMI output to larger screen are available.

Given its price, the specifications are fully loaded and except for the slightly worse screen quality you would not really be able to tell these apart from some of the more expensive tablets in top 10 tablet pc.

Specifications

Processor: InfoTM X220 ARM11 (1GHz)

Platform: Android 2.2 Froyo

Screen: 10.2” 1024×600 pixels LCD

RAM: 512MB DDR2

Storage: 4GB Flash SSD -Extendable to 32GB

1.3MP Camera

Communication

LAN: 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
Wireless LAN: 802.11B/G Wireless
WWAN (3.5G): GPS HopeRF XN203

Interface

2 x USB(2.0)
1 x HDMI
RJ45
Mic-in
Earphone-out
2 x MicroSD Card Reader
1 x Stylus

Extras

Vibration
Accelerometer

Dimensions

269.91(W) x 170.45(D) x 14.89(H) mm
Weight: less than 1Kg

Summary

The Superpad 10.2 aPad Android tablets are nice value for money Pads which suit most peoples requirements, but its more of a content surfing device and entertainment box, rather than any serious work machine.

The screen quality,higher end processors and Android are the main differences between these apads and epads and the Apple IPads and equivalent priced tablets.