[Review] Ampe A10

[didobuy]

The good points of this tablet are:

• The battery life seems good – we were testing it for around 2 hours and we only lost 25%. In this time we were downloading apps constantly, connected to wifi and surfing the net and playing games. Pretty good!
• The screen is very high quality and the tablet looks and feels expensive and new and generally very good.

The bad points are the compatibility from the box; in the state they’re being sent to us as of today the list of ‘popular’ apps that don’t work is hilarious.

• WhatsApp
• Viber
• iPlayer
• ITV Player
• SkyGo
• 4od website (sometimes worked, sometimes crashed???)
• Netflix
• Twitter

Even TV Catchup sometimes cuts out! (We are UK based so we can’t test/aren’t familiar with US TV apps)
So firmware is definitely needed, and most likely you the buyer will have to manually install this, so maybe a risk of bricking your tablet.

Compared to the Sanei N10, the Ampe A10 comes up slightly better off in AnTuTu Benchmarking software with a score of 2956 vs the Sanei at 2767. However we still managed to overload the CPU fairly easily just by making selections a bit quicker and loading some media content. But running the two equally equipped tablets side by side you do notice the Ampe A10 is slightly faster.

Normally we might conclude a review like this by saying ‘don’t expect an iPad for 1/4 of the price’, and this is no exception. If you’re in the market for an entry level 10.1 inch then buy it, it’s better than the Sanei N10, but don’t expect miracles.

Heres the spec:
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[TD]Spec[/TD]
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[TD]Model[/TD]
[TD]Ampe A10[/TD]
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[TD]Operating System[/TD]
[TD]Android 4.0.3 ICS[/TD]
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[TD]Display[/TD]
[TD]10.1 inch IPS Capacitative 10 points Multi-touch screen[/TD]
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[TD]Resolution[/TD]
[TD]1024 X 760 pixels 4:3[/TD]
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[TD]CPU[/TD]
[TD]1.5GHz Allwinner dual core A10[/TD]
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[TD]GPU[/TD]
[TD]Mali 400[/TD]
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[TD]RAM[/TD]
[TD]1GB DDR3[/TD]
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[TD]ROM[/TD]
[TD]16GB[/TD]
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[TD]Camera[/TD]
[TD]Front camera 2.0 Mega pixels and Back camera 2.0 Mega pixels[/TD]
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[TD]WiFi[/TD]
[TD]WiFi 802.11 b/g/n[/TD]
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[TD]3G[/TD]
[TD]via Dongle[/TD]
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[TD]Microphone[/TD]
[TD]Yes[/TD]
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[TD]G-sensor[/TD]
[TD]Yes[/TD]
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[TD]Bluetooth[/TD]
[TD]Bluetooth 2.1[/TD]
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[TD]HDMI[/TD]
[TD]Yes[/TD]
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[TD]GPS[/TD]
[TD]No[/TD]
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[TD]Flash[/TD]
[TD]Flash 11[/TD]
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[TD]Android Market[/TD]
[TD]Yes[/TD]
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[TD]3D Gaming[/TD]
[TD]Yes[/TD]
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[TD]Connectivity[/TD]
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[TD]To PC[/TD]
[TD]via USB (Micro Type B)[/TD]
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[TD]To 3G Dongle[/TD]
[TD]via USB OTG Cable into Micro USB Type B[/TD]
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[TD]To HD Device[/TD]
[TD]via HDMI Mini[/TD]
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[TD]To External Storage[/TD]
[TD]via USB (Micro Type B)[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
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[TD]Power[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
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[TD]Battery[/TD]
[TD]7600mAH upto 7-10 hours[/TD]
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[TD]Working Time[/TD]
[TD]About 4 Hours[/TD]
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[TD]Power Device[/TD]
[TD]AC Adapter[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
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[TD]Appearance[/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
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[TD]Color[/TD]
[TD]Front Black, back alluminium casing[/TD]
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[TD]Dimensions[/TD]
[TD]243 x 190 x 12mm[/TD]
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[TD]Net Weight[/TD]
[TD]578g[/TD]
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[TD]Aditional Info[/TD]
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[TD]Ports[/TD]
[TD]1 x DC In[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD]1 x Micro SD Card Slot[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD]1 x Earphone Jack[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD]1 x HDMI Mini Slot[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD]1 x Micro USB (Type B)[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD] [/TD]
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[TD]What's in the box[/TD]
[TD]1 x Ampe A10 Tablet[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD]1 x AC Charger (seperate)[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD]1 x Micro USB Cable (Type B)[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD]1 x OTG Cable (Micro Type B)[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD]1 x User Manual[/TD]
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[TD] [/TD]
[TD]1 x Earphone[/TD]
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[TD]
Buy it now!: Ampe A10 Tablet PC 10.1 Inch Android 4.0 IPS Screen 1GB RAM 16GB Dual Camera 2160P HDMI[/TD]
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[GOHAWKSGO]

have this tablet, but need to replace charger - do you know the size of the jack on this charger?

 

[didobuy]

have this tablet, but need to replace charger - do you know the size of the jack on this charger?

The jack diameter is 2.5mm, the most important thing is the output though. It must be 5V -- 2A. If its more it will damage the tablet, less and it won't charge.

We have some some Ampe A10 chargers, you can buy one from us for £6 with free UK delivery. If you're in the US or elsewhere it would cost too much to deliver maybe.