06-26-2012, 06:18 AM
This was posted in the Spam Thread, and it was moved here once, but I figured that I may as well put it here again since it's more fitting.
We went on a day trip yesterday, which involved a moderately sized South Dakota town, lots of driving around, a casino, and fireworks at dusk. I'm going to get to the part that involves the tablet.
I was casually strolling around Menards hoping to find some little gadget, but stocked in a section with electronics items was the Curtis Klu tablet. It was on sale for around $90, yet not being included in any recent sales flyers. I took a look at it, and to my surprise, it comes with Android 4.0! It also claims a 3-core 1.2ghz CPU with a GPU and 1080p media support. Seeing as how I discovered some issues with my old tablet (Use it for a few months, and it starts taking a horribly long time to boot up, occasional freezes, Android 2.3 without any Flash support), and the low price, I decided to pick it up.
I have been playing with the Klu tablet today, and it's very nice. In a couple ways, it's better than the old tablet, the first being Android 4.0. Android 4.0 seems to be far more polished than the older 2x versions in both functionality and appearance. The Klu also comes with an actual stylus, which I think makes resistive touchscreens more easier to use. I also notice that the Amazon AppStore behaves much better than with the old tablet, as there is actually room to unpack and install apps because the Klu's internal memory is partitioned a lot better. Oh, and I don't have to use QuickPic anymore for pictures. The default Android Gallery has improved a lot since the 2x versions, and it's nice to use. Oh, Flash is already installed.
As for performance, it's good for a device at this price. The Klu has a Quadrant score of "1,279". The old Polaroid did have a higher score in the 2,000's range, but the Klu still seems to be very responsive. As for the box claims of a "1.2ghz 3 Core" processor, it's pretty much a lie. The system information presented in Quadrant reads that the Klu only has a single-core ARM7 processor and the max frequency is 912mhz. The GPU is decent. Games like Angry Birds play good despite that there is some minor stuttering at times. Strange, since both the Polaroid and the Klu both have a GC800 GPU. Another thing I noticed is that another tablet, the Coby Kyros MID7016 is exactly the same as the Klu...except for Android 4.0. (the Kyros has Android 2.2 IIRC) The case design and button layout between the two are identical. Kyros tablets tend to go for much higher prices than what I got the Klu for.
As of now, I'm still playing around with it, and soon, I will fully customize the background image to my liking and finish up all personalization. I'm also continuing to test the battery life. It seems to be around 3 to 4 hours of general use so far. Once the new tablet is personalized and set up, I will post more pictures of it. I do already have a name in mind for the new tablet, but I'm not revealing it just yet.
We went on a day trip yesterday, which involved a moderately sized South Dakota town, lots of driving around, a casino, and fireworks at dusk. I'm going to get to the part that involves the tablet.
I was casually strolling around Menards hoping to find some little gadget, but stocked in a section with electronics items was the Curtis Klu tablet. It was on sale for around $90, yet not being included in any recent sales flyers. I took a look at it, and to my surprise, it comes with Android 4.0! It also claims a 3-core 1.2ghz CPU with a GPU and 1080p media support. Seeing as how I discovered some issues with my old tablet (Use it for a few months, and it starts taking a horribly long time to boot up, occasional freezes, Android 2.3 without any Flash support), and the low price, I decided to pick it up.
I have been playing with the Klu tablet today, and it's very nice. In a couple ways, it's better than the old tablet, the first being Android 4.0. Android 4.0 seems to be far more polished than the older 2x versions in both functionality and appearance. The Klu also comes with an actual stylus, which I think makes resistive touchscreens more easier to use. I also notice that the Amazon AppStore behaves much better than with the old tablet, as there is actually room to unpack and install apps because the Klu's internal memory is partitioned a lot better. Oh, and I don't have to use QuickPic anymore for pictures. The default Android Gallery has improved a lot since the 2x versions, and it's nice to use. Oh, Flash is already installed.
As for performance, it's good for a device at this price. The Klu has a Quadrant score of "1,279". The old Polaroid did have a higher score in the 2,000's range, but the Klu still seems to be very responsive. As for the box claims of a "1.2ghz 3 Core" processor, it's pretty much a lie. The system information presented in Quadrant reads that the Klu only has a single-core ARM7 processor and the max frequency is 912mhz. The GPU is decent. Games like Angry Birds play good despite that there is some minor stuttering at times. Strange, since both the Polaroid and the Klu both have a GC800 GPU. Another thing I noticed is that another tablet, the Coby Kyros MID7016 is exactly the same as the Klu...except for Android 4.0. (the Kyros has Android 2.2 IIRC) The case design and button layout between the two are identical. Kyros tablets tend to go for much higher prices than what I got the Klu for.
As of now, I'm still playing around with it, and soon, I will fully customize the background image to my liking and finish up all personalization. I'm also continuing to test the battery life. It seems to be around 3 to 4 hours of general use so far. Once the new tablet is personalized and set up, I will post more pictures of it. I do already have a name in mind for the new tablet, but I'm not revealing it just yet.