Ployer Momo9 7 Inch Android 4.0.3 Capacitive Touch Screen 1.6GHz 8GB DDR3 Super Slim Tablet PC – 2160P & 3D Output – Flash 11.1 – New Google Play installed – All iPlayers and Flash Content Compatible – YouTube, Documents to Go, eMail, Maps all pre-installed, plus 1.3MP Camera
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This review is from: Ployer Momo9 7 Inch Android 4.0.3 Capacitive Touch Screen 1.6GHz 8GB DDR3 Super Slim Tablet PC – 2160P & 3D Output – Flash 11.1 – New Google Play installed – All iPlayers and Flash Content Compatible – YouTube, Documents to Go, eMail, Maps all pre-installed, plus 1.3MP Camera (Personal Computers)
I purchased this tablet based upon the specs and reviews that were on this listing and those on the previous listing.
General Pros & Cons: POSITIVES: > Cheap and good spec for the price > Full access to Google Play and all apps seem to work well > Exceptional quality of screen > Good sound quality > Options for additional storage (32GB maximum)
NEGATIVES: > Can be slow at times/lag > Rare WiFi problems where device fails to connect to network (restart device/disconnect -> reconnect to solve) > No mini-HDMI adaptor included.
More in depth, based on spec provided:
For the price (£69.99 at the time of my purchase), listed were the following specs: > Android 4.0.3 — Brilliant, great operating system with full access to Google Play – apps such as Facebook, Twitter, all working.
> Intuitive capacitive 5 point touch-screen. — As far as I am aware this is correct, although haven’t fully tested it yet.
> Plays 1080p HD and 3D content on your TV or monitor. — If you are thinking of connecting it to a TV/monitor, be aware it has a mini-HDMI slot, requiring an adapter (not included). The screen quality itself is BRILLIANT, very high quality!
> All Winner A10 1.2HGz CPU, MALI 400 GPU — Processor is alright for the price, but I must admit it can get a little slow occasionally. If this is going to annoy you, I would recommend purchasing a higher-spec CPU.
> 512MB RAM — Pretty decent again, for the price.
> 8GB memory (up to 32GB with Micro SD Card). — Partitioned into about 1.15GB “internal”, 5.74GB “internal storage” — I am using 16GB Micro SD card, works great!
> Flash 11.1 support for online TV & video services. — Yep.
> Display 800 x 480 resolution, 7″ size, colour, LCD, Anti-Glare, High Resolution — The screen is actually brilliant. Watched a few films with it so far, and they are remarkably high quality!
> Touchscreen Type: 5 point Capacitive. — Has been a bit tempermental so far, but you get used to it.
> Camera: Front mounted 1.3 megapixel. — Quite high quality, strangely warped over skype (likely to have been my connection)
> WIFI: 802.11 b/g/n — Yep, some connectivity issues as mentioned by others. Simply turning it on and off, or disconnecting and reconnecting solves it. They haven’t been particularly regular, only once or twice.
> Earphone Port: 3.5mm jack — Comes with: —-> x1 3.5mm jack headphones
> Battery: 4200MAh — Lasts a decent amount of time, depending on whether you’re connected to WiFi, how bright your screen is etc (standard really).
> 1 x Mini USB port — Comes with: —-> x1 Mini USB -> Regular Male USB —-> x1 Mini USB -> Female USB
> 1 x Mini HDMI port — Does NOT come with adapter/cable
> Power Dimensions: 197 x 123 x 12mm — European plug w/plug converter
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This review is from: Ployer Momo9 7 Inch Android 4.0.3 Capacitive Touch Screen 1.6GHz 8GB DDR3 Super Slim Tablet PC – 2160P & 3D Output – Flash 11.1 – New Google Play installed – All iPlayers and Flash Content Compatible – YouTube, Documents to Go, eMail, Maps all pre-installed, plus 1.3MP Camera (Personal Computers)
Customer Video Review Length:: 1:45 Mins
I’ve attatched a video of the MOMO 9 in action. It’s not the greatest as I was operating the tablet, and holding a camera at the same time, hopefully it gives some idea of the user experience. I also had Angry Birds and Iplayer in the video but cut these out because of copyright concerns. Use the video as a reference for my review. Okay I’ll break this review down into a three sections, the first with the basics of use and the Apps that I’ve run as I know this is important to people. In the second I’ll give you my feelings on the build quality and hardware in general. During the third I’ll go over a bit of the tech so you can get a feeling for the MOMO9’s capabilities.
The MOMO9 I’m reviewing was ordered from GTR, as it seems that some folks are having different builds (ROMs?) depending on whom they ordered from.
1. I’d been looking for a new tablet since I sold my Toshiba AT100-100 Toshiba AT100-100 10 inch Tablet to my brother. I wanted a 7″ Tablet for reading on the bus to work as I found the 10.1″ Toshiba a little too big for that. I didn’t want to spend the kind of money I had on the Toshiba but wanted a capable performer and from the specs and reviews this fitted the bill.
I had a number of requirements for my tablet and I spent a lot of time comparing tablets in this price range (sub one hundred) and the MOMO 9 seemed to tick all the boxes.
These were 1. Portability – 7″ form factor is a size midway between a large phone and a 10″ tab. 2. Performance to play video smoothly, on and off line i.e. Iplayer, Youtube , and local video player etc. Also the usual games i.e. Angry Birds. 3. Access to Google Market place (now Google Play) rather than some second rate App store. 4. Plenty of internal storage – 8GB is provided and a micro SDHC card (Class 4 or 6) that supports up to 32GB can be fitted. (2GB Flash and what is reported as approx 6GB SD card on board is the internal memory). The 32GB can be fitted in addition to this by buying an external card. 5. Ability to use Kindle/Bookereader – Kindle works very well. An alternative is included but getting access to the Kindle book store is great and I’ve downloaded a bunch of books that are synced from the Kindle store to my MOMO9. See the video to see Kindle in action. 6. Good battery life – 4200mAH, the best I’ve found for similar tablets. Obviously battery life varies drastically depending on what you’re doing but I’ve had a minimum of 5hrs, and over 8 hrs a number of times, more on this later. 7. Good wireless range – Supports wireless N which is better than the older G. I had no trouble connecting to either my BTHomehub 2.0 or my older Hub 1.0. Connection is stable and reliable and I can see approx 10 other routers in other flats around me suggesting a good WIFIF range. I’ve also used it with an old wireless G SKY router also without issue. 8. Capacitive screen rather than resistive.
So on to general use, the screen and tablet in general is a pleasure to use whether browsing or using the tablet for video, music etc, it’s fantastic. Most games I’ve tried work well too. Reponse from the screen when browsing the 5 Android home screens is very smooth. The capacitive touch screen is very responsive and accurate. However when you switch from one App to another, be aware that the loading App appears on the screen it may not immediately respond to a screen press. This is because the tablet is swapping out the old Application from memory and loading the new one, just be patient. (you can see me being impatient in the video a couple of times).
Operating System The MOMO9 runs Android 4.03 (Ice Cream Sandwich), this looks quite similar to Honeycomb (Android 3.x) and is the first Android Operating System for both phones and tablets. The big plus for Android 4.0 is that it provides extended support for GPU acceleration. What does that mean to you or me? Basically it uses the tablets graphics chip to speed up things like swiping between windows and drawing web pages, this frees up the processor to concentrate on other tasks. The end result is a smoother experience for the user compared to the same hardware running Android 2.3 and there are still quite a few tablets running this. See the attached video and I think you’ll agree it’s pretty smooth. My overall experience was similar to my previous more powerful tablet although as mentioned loading apps and switching between tasks was a little slower but by no means an issue. Once it’s loaded it works flawlessly with an amazingly responsive screen. Overall the experience is great and I’d highly recommend this tablet with Android 4.0 over a 2.3 version.
Some of the Installed Apps
Google Play( Formerly Android Marketplace) _ Works great, I’ve loaded loads of apps and they all work…
This review is from: Ployer Momo9 7 Inch Android 4.0.3 Capacitive Touch Screen 1.6GHz 8GB DDR3 Super Slim Tablet PC – 2160P & 3D Output – Flash 11.1 – New Google Play installed – All iPlayers and Flash Content Compatible – YouTube, Documents to Go, eMail, Maps all pre-installed, plus 1.3MP Camera (Personal Computers)
The Ployer Momo9 is a brilliant buy at the sort of prices being asked: you get an excellent little tablet for general purpose browsing, light games, music and videos.
There are a number of cheap Android tablets being produced at the moment. An increasingly popular type is using the “AllWinner A10” chip, which combines a decent quality 1.2GHz processor with a dedicated 0.4GHz graphics chip. You can spend all day trying to compare different chips and tablets to decide which one is best, so I will simply say that the innards of this tablet are more than adequate for browsing, videos, and generally running the system. Of the “AllWinner A10” tablets, this one was the best deal at the time I bought, but they are all pretty similar.
The tablet comes in a surprisingly nice-looking box, that will look impressive as a present for someone. Besides the tablet, you get a terrible little manual, and some cheap headphones, but that’s pretty usual for mobile devices, plus 2 usb cables – one for plugging into your PC, and the other for letting you plug keyboards and other usb devices into your tablet. The charger arrived attached to the side of the box.
The tablet itself is plastic, but feels sturdy. It is black at the front with a fairly wide bezel around the screen, and with an attractive white back with logos. On the edge is a power button, and a rocker-style volume switch. The switches are sensibly placed and need a good push to work, so you won’t be hitting them by accident. The “bottom” of the tablet when held in portrait has the various ports: power, mini USB, HDMI, 3.5mm headphone, and memory card. The memory card slot is labelled “TF card”, which is an older name for MicroSD, but it works with new MicroSD cards just fine. Overall, it’s a very nice looking piece of kit for the price, although I’d definitely get a case and/or a screen protector. When held in portrait, the “bottom” bezel has 3 physical buttons – menu, home, and back. You won’t actually need these, because the tablet comes with Google’s latest version of Android, code named Ice Cream Sandwich, which is designed to work with tablets without needing physical buttons.
The Android OS Ice Cream Sandwich is frankly lovely – it looks nice, works well, and has a ton of great features. It arrived installed, with no fuss, and all features working, and is easily the best thing about this tablet. It moves around no matter which way you hold the tablet, has little electronic versions of the menu buttons on the bottom bar so you can hold it in landscape (or even upside down) without worrying where the physical buttons are. It comes with a well-designed web browser with tabs, apps for email or dedicated gmail, map, calendar, movie and music player, camera app, etc. The pre-installed “Documents To Go” handles Microsoft Office files, and there’s the Adobe pdf reader, You get the full android market (now named Google Play) with all the apps. I’ve yet to find any major apps that don’t work, although big 3D games might not. I’ve got YouTube, BBC iPlayer, Kindle, and Skype working without fuss, for example. For pure fluff, you can swipe left and right for homescreens as usual, there’s various wallpapers including live ones (I rather like the Koi pond that ripples when you touch the screen), and some nice widgets to add. More importantly, wifi connection and signal is easy to set up and works fine – I tested signal and download speed side-by-side with a phone and a laptop and it worked just as well. Android, and Ice Cream Sandwich, probably isn’t as easy to use straight away as iOS on the iPad, but when it comes down to it there are only about 6 menu buttons to press, so you’ll get the hand of it pretty soon.
Here are some of the major features of the tablet that deserve some comment: * 7 inch screen – I was a bit dubious about the screen size, considering 9 or 10 inches are the more popular sizes, but I’ve been really won over. You can read an e-book, watch a video, or browse a full-size webpage without a problem on this size screen. * 800*480 screen resolution – the same as most mid-range smartphones. This is one of the features where you get what you pay for – tablets twice the price will probably be 1024*600. If you want to view very high resolution photos or videos, then you’ll probably notice the difference, but this is more than adequate for general use. * Capacitive touchscreen – much better than any “resistive” screen, this is the type you want on a modern tablet. It supports the usual multi-finger gestures such as pinch-to-zoom. * Battery: I would guess you’ll get 5 hours of mixed use, which is a decent amount for this type of tablet. * 8GB internal memory – This is slightly more complicated: you get 1.15GB for apps, and 5.75GB for general storage of videos, movies and the like (The missing GB is taken by the core system). Unless you buy enormous games,…
On the whole, good and recommended!,
I purchased this tablet based upon the specs and reviews that were on this listing and those on the previous listing.
General Pros & Cons:
POSITIVES:
> Cheap and good spec for the price
> Full access to Google Play and all apps seem to work well
> Exceptional quality of screen
> Good sound quality
> Options for additional storage (32GB maximum)
NEGATIVES:
> Can be slow at times/lag
> Rare WiFi problems where device fails to connect to network (restart device/disconnect -> reconnect to solve)
> No mini-HDMI adaptor included.
More in depth, based on spec provided:
For the price (£69.99 at the time of my purchase), listed were the following specs:
> Android 4.0.3
— Brilliant, great operating system with full access to Google Play – apps such as Facebook, Twitter, all working.
> Intuitive capacitive 5 point touch-screen.
— As far as I am aware this is correct, although haven’t fully tested it yet.
> Plays 1080p HD and 3D content on your TV or monitor.
— If you are thinking of connecting it to a TV/monitor, be aware it has a mini-HDMI slot, requiring an adapter (not included). The screen quality itself is BRILLIANT, very high quality!
> All Winner A10 1.2HGz CPU, MALI 400 GPU
— Processor is alright for the price, but I must admit it can get a little slow occasionally. If this is going to annoy you, I would recommend purchasing a higher-spec CPU.
> 512MB RAM
— Pretty decent again, for the price.
> 8GB memory (up to 32GB with Micro SD Card).
— Partitioned into about 1.15GB “internal”, 5.74GB “internal storage”
— I am using 16GB Micro SD card, works great!
> Flash 11.1 support for online TV & video services.
— Yep.
> Display 800 x 480 resolution, 7″ size, colour, LCD, Anti-Glare, High Resolution
— The screen is actually brilliant. Watched a few films with it so far, and they are remarkably high quality!
> Touchscreen Type: 5 point Capacitive.
— Has been a bit tempermental so far, but you get used to it.
> Camera: Front mounted 1.3 megapixel.
— Quite high quality, strangely warped over skype (likely to have been my connection)
> Speaker: built-in rear speaker.
— Pretty decent volume, good quality.
> Gravity Sensor: 4-Way.
— Yep.
> WIFI: 802.11 b/g/n
— Yep, some connectivity issues as mentioned by others. Simply turning it on and off, or disconnecting and reconnecting solves it. They haven’t been particularly regular, only once or twice.
> Earphone Port: 3.5mm jack
— Comes with:
—-> x1 3.5mm jack headphones
> Battery: 4200MAh
— Lasts a decent amount of time, depending on whether you’re connected to WiFi, how bright your screen is etc (standard really).
> 1 x Mini USB port
— Comes with:
—-> x1 Mini USB -> Regular Male USB
—-> x1 Mini USB -> Female USB
> 1 x Mini HDMI port
— Does NOT come with adapter/cable
> Power Dimensions: 197 x 123 x 12mm
— European plug w/plug converter
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|MOMOmia!,
Customer Video Review Length:: 1:45 Mins
I’ve attatched a video of the MOMO 9 in action. It’s not the greatest as I was operating the tablet, and holding a camera at the same time, hopefully it gives some idea of the user experience. I also had Angry Birds and Iplayer in the video but cut these out because of copyright concerns. Use the video as a reference for my review.
Okay I’ll break this review down into a three sections, the first with the basics of use and the Apps that I’ve run as I know this is important to people. In the second I’ll give you my feelings on the build quality and hardware in general. During the third I’ll go over a bit of the tech so you can get a feeling for the MOMO9’s capabilities.
The MOMO9 I’m reviewing was ordered from GTR, as it seems that some folks are having different builds (ROMs?) depending on whom they ordered from.
1. I’d been looking for a new tablet since I sold my Toshiba AT100-100 Toshiba AT100-100 10 inch Tablet to my brother. I wanted a 7″ Tablet for reading on the bus to work as I found the 10.1″ Toshiba a little too big for that. I didn’t want to spend the kind of money I had on the Toshiba but wanted a capable performer and from the specs and reviews this fitted the bill.
I had a number of requirements for my tablet and I spent a lot of time comparing tablets in this price range (sub one hundred) and the MOMO 9 seemed to tick all the boxes.
These were
1. Portability – 7″ form factor is a size midway between a large phone and a 10″ tab.
2. Performance to play video smoothly, on and off line i.e. Iplayer, Youtube , and local video player etc. Also the usual games i.e. Angry Birds.
3. Access to Google Market place (now Google Play) rather than some second rate App store.
4. Plenty of internal storage – 8GB is provided and a micro SDHC card (Class 4 or 6) that supports up to 32GB can be fitted. (2GB Flash and what is reported as approx 6GB SD card on board is the internal memory). The 32GB can be fitted in addition to this by buying an external card.
5. Ability to use Kindle/Bookereader – Kindle works very well. An alternative is included but getting access to the Kindle book store is great and I’ve downloaded a bunch of books that are synced from the Kindle store to my MOMO9. See the video to see Kindle in action.
6. Good battery life – 4200mAH, the best I’ve found for similar tablets. Obviously battery life varies drastically depending on what you’re doing but I’ve had a minimum of 5hrs, and over 8 hrs a number of times, more on this later.
7. Good wireless range – Supports wireless N which is better than the older G. I had no trouble connecting to either my BTHomehub 2.0 or my older Hub 1.0. Connection is stable and reliable and I can see approx 10 other routers in other flats around me suggesting a good WIFIF range. I’ve also used it with an old wireless G SKY router also without issue.
8. Capacitive screen rather than resistive.
So on to general use, the screen and tablet in general is a pleasure to use whether browsing or using the tablet for video, music etc, it’s fantastic. Most games I’ve tried work well too. Reponse from the screen when browsing the 5 Android home screens is very smooth. The capacitive touch screen is very responsive and accurate. However when you switch from one App to another, be aware that the loading App appears on the screen it may not immediately respond to a screen press. This is because the tablet is swapping out the old Application from memory and loading the new one, just be patient. (you can see me being impatient in the video a couple of times).
Operating System
The MOMO9 runs Android 4.03 (Ice Cream Sandwich), this looks quite similar to Honeycomb (Android 3.x) and is the first Android Operating System for both phones and tablets. The big plus for Android 4.0 is that it provides extended support for GPU acceleration. What does that mean to you or me? Basically it uses the tablets graphics chip to speed up things like swiping between windows and drawing web pages, this frees up the processor to concentrate on other tasks. The end result is a smoother experience for the user compared to the same hardware running Android 2.3 and there are still quite a few tablets running this. See the attached video and I think you’ll agree it’s pretty smooth. My overall experience was similar to my previous more powerful tablet although as mentioned loading apps and switching between tasks was a little slower but by no means an issue. Once it’s loaded it works flawlessly with an amazingly responsive screen.
Overall the experience is great and I’d highly recommend this tablet with Android 4.0 over a 2.3 version.
Some of the Installed Apps
Google Play( Formerly Android Marketplace) _ Works great, I’ve loaded loads of apps and they all work…
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|Great little tablet,
The Ployer Momo9 is a brilliant buy at the sort of prices being asked: you get an excellent little tablet for general purpose browsing, light games, music and videos.
There are a number of cheap Android tablets being produced at the moment. An increasingly popular type is using the “AllWinner A10” chip, which combines a decent quality 1.2GHz processor with a dedicated 0.4GHz graphics chip. You can spend all day trying to compare different chips and tablets to decide which one is best, so I will simply say that the innards of this tablet are more than adequate for browsing, videos, and generally running the system. Of the “AllWinner A10” tablets, this one was the best deal at the time I bought, but they are all pretty similar.
The tablet comes in a surprisingly nice-looking box, that will look impressive as a present for someone. Besides the tablet, you get a terrible little manual, and some cheap headphones, but that’s pretty usual for mobile devices, plus 2 usb cables – one for plugging into your PC, and the other for letting you plug keyboards and other usb devices into your tablet. The charger arrived attached to the side of the box.
The tablet itself is plastic, but feels sturdy. It is black at the front with a fairly wide bezel around the screen, and with an attractive white back with logos. On the edge is a power button, and a rocker-style volume switch. The switches are sensibly placed and need a good push to work, so you won’t be hitting them by accident. The “bottom” of the tablet when held in portrait has the various ports: power, mini USB, HDMI, 3.5mm headphone, and memory card. The memory card slot is labelled “TF card”, which is an older name for MicroSD, but it works with new MicroSD cards just fine.
Overall, it’s a very nice looking piece of kit for the price, although I’d definitely get a case and/or a screen protector.
When held in portrait, the “bottom” bezel has 3 physical buttons – menu, home, and back. You won’t actually need these, because the tablet comes with Google’s latest version of Android, code named Ice Cream Sandwich, which is designed to work with tablets without needing physical buttons.
The Android OS Ice Cream Sandwich is frankly lovely – it looks nice, works well, and has a ton of great features. It arrived installed, with no fuss, and all features working, and is easily the best thing about this tablet. It moves around no matter which way you hold the tablet, has little electronic versions of the menu buttons on the bottom bar so you can hold it in landscape (or even upside down) without worrying where the physical buttons are. It comes with a well-designed web browser with tabs, apps for email or dedicated gmail, map, calendar, movie and music player, camera app, etc. The pre-installed “Documents To Go” handles Microsoft Office files, and there’s the Adobe pdf reader, You get the full android market (now named Google Play) with all the apps. I’ve yet to find any major apps that don’t work, although big 3D games might not. I’ve got YouTube, BBC iPlayer, Kindle, and Skype working without fuss, for example.
For pure fluff, you can swipe left and right for homescreens as usual, there’s various wallpapers including live ones (I rather like the Koi pond that ripples when you touch the screen), and some nice widgets to add.
More importantly, wifi connection and signal is easy to set up and works fine – I tested signal and download speed side-by-side with a phone and a laptop and it worked just as well.
Android, and Ice Cream Sandwich, probably isn’t as easy to use straight away as iOS on the iPad, but when it comes down to it there are only about 6 menu buttons to press, so you’ll get the hand of it pretty soon.
Here are some of the major features of the tablet that deserve some comment:
* 7 inch screen – I was a bit dubious about the screen size, considering 9 or 10 inches are the more popular sizes, but I’ve been really won over. You can read an e-book, watch a video, or browse a full-size webpage without a problem on this size screen.
* 800*480 screen resolution – the same as most mid-range smartphones. This is one of the features where you get what you pay for – tablets twice the price will probably be 1024*600. If you want to view very high resolution photos or videos, then you’ll probably notice the difference, but this is more than adequate for general use.
* Capacitive touchscreen – much better than any “resistive” screen, this is the type you want on a modern tablet. It supports the usual multi-finger gestures such as pinch-to-zoom.
* Battery: I would guess you’ll get 5 hours of mixed use, which is a decent amount for this type of tablet.
* 8GB internal memory – This is slightly more complicated: you get 1.15GB for apps, and 5.75GB for general storage of videos, movies and the like (The missing GB is taken by the core system). Unless you buy enormous games,…
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