Cube U27GTS 8" Tablet Review
The Cube U27GTS 8" tablet is fairly unique at this price point. For less than $90 it offers a nice 8" IPS screen with narrow screen bezels that is approximately comparable to a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8". It also has a snappy MTK8217 quad-core processor that includes onboard GPS and HDMI output. TinyDeal.com was kind enough to send me one for a review. Could this possibly be a poor man's Samsung Galaxy Tab? That's what we're about to find out.
- From: TinyDeal.com (search for ETC-358858)
- Price: $89.99 (Provided as a free sample for review)
- CPU: MTK8127 (1.3 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7)
- GPU: Mali-450 MP4 @ 600 MHz
- RAM: 1GB
- Storage: 8 GB
- Screen: 8" IPS, 1280 x 800 resolution
- Connectivity: WiFI, Bluetooth, GPS, HDMI
Pros:
- Good packaging and initial out-of-box impression
- Nice 8" IPS screen with good viewing angles and resolution
- Good value with GPS and HDMI included
- Decent build quality
- Nice stock Android experience
- Less awful camera
Cons:
Design and Build Quality: ★★★☆
So, the packaging gives a premium feel to the Cube U27GTS purchase, but what about the actual tablet? I'm happy to say that the most important part, the tablet itself, doesn't fail to impress. Upon removal from the box, there is a noticeable effort to prevent scratches with removable plastic films on both sides.
The tablet has a plastic body, which is understandable given the price tag under $90. But the body has a clean, simple, attractive design with a black face and a white back side. The back side is glossy and unfortunately free of any sort of texture. I would prefer a golf ball styled dimple pattern to give it a bit of grip and make it more visually interesting. The U27GTS is pleasantly thin, and as mentioned has thinner bezels around the screen than usually found in a cheap Chinese tablet. The tablet is easy for me to hold in one of my fairly large hands, and it feel solid enough. There is a slight amount of creaking when applying moderate torsional pressure, but it's not a big deal. Both the front and rear cameras are strangely placed at slightly off center, which is annoying for marginally OCD people like myself, but at least they aren't located directly in the corner, which is positively impractical.
One distinguishing feature of the Cube U27GTS is the inclusion of a tiny charging LED light, which I am thrilled to see. The lack of an LED indicator is becoming more and more common even on extremely expensive premium Android devices these days, so it's encouraging to see a $90 Chinese device bucking the trend of this extreme cheapness. All of the controls and ports are placed along the top edge of the device, which is handy for charging the device in vertical mode. Incidentally, there is no dedicated charging port; instead the micro-USB port doubles for charging:
Battery Life: ★★★☆
The Cube U27GTS demonstrated pretty good battery life :
Screen Quality: ★★★☆
One of the primary selling points of the Cube U27GTS is its nice 8" IPS screen. The superior IPS technology results in drastically improved viewing angles compared to the antiquated TFT display found on many other cheap Chinese tablets. There are several affordable Chinese tablets with 7" screens. But to the best of my knowledge the Cube U27GTS is one of the few tablets under $100 with at least 1GB of RAM and an 8" IPS screen
WiFI Performance: ★★★☆
The Cube U27GTS has decent WiFI performance. It easily sustains my full upload and download bandwidth (which admittedly at 2 Mbps up / 0.6 Mbps down isn't much) on OpenSpeedTest.com. Connected to my NAS with ES File Explorer over my not very fast wireless LAN, it downloaded a 188 MB file at an average speed of 676 kBps, which is slightly less than my much more expensive laptop. In an area of my house where my laptop has a poor but stable signal, the U27GTS has trouble connecting and usually can not establish a connection. Overall, the WiFI doesn't give any serious problems, nor does it excel.
Speaker Performance: ★☆☆☆
The speakers are quite poor on this tablet. Sound is very tinny with poor bass tones, and overall volume is low. I ran an Audacity recording test, in which I recorded the first 25 seconds of a John Kilzer songwith Audacity on my laptop, and then did a contrast test that measures the difference in decibels between the background noise and the foreground (tablet speaker) volume. It returned an unimpressive 33.1dB result. So with this tablet you'll want an external speaker. (Hint: Look here for some really nice little Bluetooth speakers for about $10.)
Camera Quality: ★★☆☆
You really shouldn't be using a tablet as a primary device for taking pictures, but if you do you'll find that the Cube U27GTS cameras are slightly better than the junk usually found in tablets at this price range. The rear camera is supposed to be 2.0 megapixels
Conclusion ★★★☆
The weighted average for the Cube U27GTS 8" tablet computes to 2.90 out of 4 possible stars. So we'll round it up to 3 out of 4 stars overall. The Cube U27GTS is a pleasant tablet that impresses with a roomy 8" IPS screen and a nice design that looks and feels much more expensive than it is. The additional features such as GPS and HDMI are a welcome bonus, and performance is more than adequate for most tasks, making the Cube U27GTS the ideal alternative to the mainstream brands for budget-minded shoppers.
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- Slightly janky bluetooth connection issues (software problem)
- Slower boot time
- Some worthless pre-installed Chinese apps
- Marginally awful camera
Design and Build Quality: ★★★☆
So, the packaging gives a premium feel to the Cube U27GTS purchase, but what about the actual tablet? I'm happy to say that the most important part, the tablet itself, doesn't fail to impress. Upon removal from the box, there is a noticeable effort to prevent scratches with removable plastic films on both sides.
The tablet has a plastic body, which is understandable given the price tag under $90. But the body has a clean, simple, attractive design with a black face and a white back side. The back side is glossy and unfortunately free of any sort of texture. I would prefer a golf ball styled dimple pattern to give it a bit of grip and make it more visually interesting. The U27GTS is pleasantly thin, and as mentioned has thinner bezels around the screen than usually found in a cheap Chinese tablet. The tablet is easy for me to hold in one of my fairly large hands, and it feel solid enough. There is a slight amount of creaking when applying moderate torsional pressure, but it's not a big deal. Both the front and rear cameras are strangely placed at slightly off center, which is annoying for marginally OCD people like myself, but at least they aren't located directly in the corner, which is positively impractical.
One distinguishing feature of the Cube U27GTS is the inclusion of a tiny charging LED light, which I am thrilled to see. The lack of an LED indicator is becoming more and more common even on extremely expensive premium Android devices these days, so it's encouraging to see a $90 Chinese device bucking the trend of this extreme cheapness. All of the controls and ports are placed along the top edge of the device, which is handy for charging the device in vertical mode. Incidentally, there is no dedicated charging port; instead the micro-USB port doubles for charging:
Battery Life: ★★★☆
The Cube U27GTS demonstrated pretty good battery life :
- Screen on time: 6 hours, 46 minutes
- 480P video loop: 6 hours, 18 minutes
- Picture slideshow: 5 hours, 9 minutes
- Browser + WiFI: 6 hours, 25 minutes
Screen Quality: ★★★☆
One of the primary selling points of the Cube U27GTS is its nice 8" IPS screen. The superior IPS technology results in drastically improved viewing angles compared to the antiquated TFT display found on many other cheap Chinese tablets. There are several affordable Chinese tablets with 7" screens. But to the best of my knowledge the Cube U27GTS is one of the few tablets under $100 with at least 1GB of RAM and an 8" IPS screen
WiFI Performance: ★★★☆
The Cube U27GTS has decent WiFI performance. It easily sustains my full upload and download bandwidth (which admittedly at 2 Mbps up / 0.6 Mbps down isn't much) on OpenSpeedTest.com. Connected to my NAS with ES File Explorer over my not very fast wireless LAN, it downloaded a 188 MB file at an average speed of 676 kBps, which is slightly less than my much more expensive laptop. In an area of my house where my laptop has a poor but stable signal, the U27GTS has trouble connecting and usually can not establish a connection. Overall, the WiFI doesn't give any serious problems, nor does it excel.
Speaker Performance: ★☆☆☆
The speakers are quite poor on this tablet. Sound is very tinny with poor bass tones, and overall volume is low. I ran an Audacity recording test, in which I recorded the first 25 seconds of a John Kilzer songwith Audacity on my laptop, and then did a contrast test that measures the difference in decibels between the background noise and the foreground (tablet speaker) volume. It returned an unimpressive 33.1dB result. So with this tablet you'll want an external speaker. (Hint: Look here for some really nice little Bluetooth speakers for about $10.)
Camera Quality: ★★☆☆
You really shouldn't be using a tablet as a primary device for taking pictures, but if you do you'll find that the Cube U27GTS cameras are slightly better than the junk usually found in tablets at this price range. The rear camera is supposed to be 2.0 megapixels
Conclusion ★★★☆
The weighted average for the Cube U27GTS 8" tablet computes to 2.90 out of 4 possible stars. So we'll round it up to 3 out of 4 stars overall. The Cube U27GTS is a pleasant tablet that impresses with a roomy 8" IPS screen and a nice design that looks and feels much more expensive than it is. The additional features such as GPS and HDMI are a welcome bonus, and performance is more than adequate for most tasks, making the Cube U27GTS the ideal alternative to the mainstream brands for budget-minded shoppers.
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Cube U27GTS 8" Tablet Review
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