subject: Review of A8 pad with Android 2.2 [print this page] Review of A8 pad with Android 2.2 Review of A8 pad with Android 2.2
Finally , comesMID with OS Android 2.2, A8 pad. Let's go to see the performance of A8 pad.
I. Android 2.2
Comparing to OS Android 2.1, Android 2.2 has higher optimization performance, which supports the latest flash version, flash10.1, and allows users to access Internet with much higher speed.
1. support flash 10.1
Are you always complaining that your MID can only support flash8 and below, but your favouritevideo support the latest flash 10.1?
Nowadays, most of the latest videos request flash 10.1. Don't worry about the flash version any more. Android 2.2 supports flash 10.1. Therefore A large number of videos come to you. So now you can enjoy your favourite programs and videos by A8 pad with OS Android 2.2.
2. high-speed Internet access
Android 2.2 allows users access Internet with much higher speed than Android 2.1. Some MID with Android 2.1 supports 3D accelerator to solve the game stumbling problem. To A8 pad with Android 2.2, there is no need of 3D accelerator for playing 3D games any more. High-speed Internet access ability of Android 2.2 let A8 pad runs much faster than android 2.1 in every aspects, such as the speed of accessing web site, playing games, watching videos online, live chat via MSN, skype, etc. A8 pad will surprise you with all his great speed.
I have tested it by watching an online video. It runs quite smoothly. It is just like I watch video online with my PC.
II. Other functions of A8 pad
Like most of MIDs, A8 pad support Games , E-book, FM, AndroZip, App Store, Calculator, Calendar, Clock, Facebook, Gallery, Genial Writting, Maps, Sound Recorder, Speech Recorder, Speed Forge 3D, Android Market, Dictionary, Music...
III. Shortcomings ofA8 pad
1. Single-touch
A8 pad support single touch, so we have to zoom in or out a picture by the icon "+" or "-".(which are right in the bottom of the picture).
2. No camera
Android 2.2 is powerful enough to support webcam if the MID is built in camera. However, A8 pad haven't take camera into design.
IV. Addition
1. Wifi
There are two aspects to judge Wifi connection of a MID, one is WIFi speed, the other isWIFI intensity.
wifi speed of A8 pad pretty good, much faster than andoid 2.1. We can open a website in seconds.
And The wifi signal intensity appears pretty good within the range of 5 meters, while it performs not so nice within the scope of 8-10 meters
2. TF card.
The TF card can be inserted into the slot. Therefore, our TF card can be protected well. However, the slot seems not so flexible when we insert in a TF card(judged from experience ).
