Comments on: Think Nexus 7 is a Total Steal? Pipo U1 is $150 and has Jelly Bean

By: Jer

Jer — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:36:00 +0000

Yea, you’re really going to use NFC in a practical manner right now!?!

By: Tony Lawrence

Tony Lawrence — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:36:00 +0000

While the Nexus 7 is a powerhouse these less expensive China tabs aren’t bad. The key is to grab a custom ROM and replace the stock ROMS. I have compared the Nexus 7 and several other more expensive units to these and they are still solid devices. The biggest problem is the limited battery life. That’s a easy fix with some of the external power units on Ebay. The Nexus 7 lacks a SD slot of storage and yes Cloud storage is fine but not when there is no internet connection.

As for the Nexus 7 build quality. Its hit or miss with many new owners having problems with the screens. All of these tabs are made in Asia. Don’t be afraid to try this unit out or some of the other units like those made by Ainol.

By: umbrarchist

umbrarchist — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:14:00 +0000

The resolution of the Nexus with a microSD. Great! Too bad I already have a Nexus 7 but with another tablet I will be able to play piano with both hands. LOL

By: Henry Ayeni

Henry Ayeni — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:33:00 +0000

I used my both htc wildfire s and samsung galaxy note 1 to tether. My brother has also tried his galaxy s2 on it too. Its a straight forward thing to do.

By: Don Monaco

Don Monaco — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:37:00 +0000

Can you tell me what app and phone you used to tether the U1 with? I have not been successful in tethering my Motorola Triumph using barnacle or PDAnet.

By: CoolLion

CoolLion — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:22:00 +0000

It is not about which one is best but it is about which one fits you best including the price tag. I have ordered the Pipo U1 for use for my kids (5 yr twins) so they can play games and see movies anywhere (almost) ant time). personally i think that if it does what I expect it is a great deal for my purpose!

PS: According to the specs the Pipo U1 has only one cam in the front for video communication. GPS would be nice if it works (ill be testing) but also this is not in the specs.

By: am

am — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 06:55:00 +0000

For this price and specs pipo is a steal.

By: bobsfaggit

bobsfaggit — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:50:00 +0000

This review SUCKS you didnt mention 2 BIG thing a bout the Pipo. The Pipo has bluetooth and front and Rear 2mp cameras

By: Henry Ayeni

Henry Ayeni — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:37:00 +0000

I disagree that Pipo U1 hasnt got GPS.
I used System info apk to check the entire system information and discovered that it has got GPS but not satellite enabled. I tried to install sygic and it worked perfectly with wifi. I then tried to tether my internet with it and use it to drive to see whether the navigation would work and it worked perfectly ok without additional or external gps antenna.
Will update the info as I discover more features.
But watching HD video on this PiPo is fascinating. Very clear !
Dont get me wrong I am not comparing it with Nexus 7 because I dont have one. But with my experience in Scroll Extreme and knight Orion, this one rank is the best.

By: Henry Ayeni

Henry Ayeni — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:26:00 +0000

I got mine yesterday 13/09/12 and it was fantastic.
Though I have some issues with the google market and some apk that have hintherto worked well in my Scroll Extreme and Knight Orion I got for my wife. For example cool reader, Itv player, BBC iplayer etc are not compatible with it. Though I am still looking for a way around it.
The Tablet is very fast both in surfing the net, internet connection and bluetooth..