If there’s one reason why tablet market is becoming more congested and stiffer it is because more and more manufacturers and jumping into the cheap market bandwagon. The same is true with Gemini Devices which has recently released 3 Cheaper tablets JoyTAB Which are running on the latest version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Aside from that, they have half decent specs which non-techie people would surely appreciate. Amazingly, these devices couldn’t break beyond the £200 wall. Now, let us try to look a little closer into these devices and see if they are worth their price.
Gemini JoyTab 7″
To tell you in advance, JoyTab specs are not cutting edge but they sure are enough to ensure good and satisfactory performance. The 7-inch variant of JoyTab devices has 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processing unit which is paired with 512 MB of random access memory (RAM). The good thing is it also comes with a decent Mali-400 graphics processing unit (GPU). These specs are good enough for a device offered for £129.99 or around $208 US. The 7-inch variant only gets 4 GB of storage space and a considerably lower resolution at 800 x 400 pixels.
Gemini JoyTab 8″
Both the 7 inches and 8 inches tablets have almost the same specs when it comes to the CPU, GPU and RAM. Perhaps, the only difference lies in the built-in memory. The 8-inch tablet has 8 GB of storage space. Also, I forgot to mention that they also have microSD slots capable of supporting up to 32 GB of removable storage. Also, the price is a bit higher at £149.99 or around $240 which is also justifiable with these specs. The resolution stays at 800 x 400 pixels simply because there is just an inch difference in diagonal measurement.
Gemini JoyTab 9.7″
Among these devices, the 9.7-inch variant is the most special not just because it is a bit bigger than its two siblings but because Gemini Devices gave it something different as far as hardware is concerned. It has Rockchip RK2918 chipset processor clocked at 1 GHz still but this one offers better performance than the first two I’ve mentioned here. Its RAM has been bumped into 1 GB and 16 GB of built-in storage plus a microSD slot. It has a considerably higher resolution at 1024 x 768 pixels and features IPS display. JoyTab 9.7″ tablet also support HDMI v1.4 via microHDMI output with a battery life that could reach up to 6 to 7 hours of continuous usage. Anyway, this variant is marketed for £199.99 or around $240.
Now, these are the essential information you need to know in order for you to decide if you will get one of these. Again, Gemini Devices, the maker of these, do not really target people who are savvy with technology because they are often disappointed with lower specs. However, for people who do not really care about specs and all that, these are the budget-friendly devices they would surely need.
