My review of the funbook:
Bought from Ncarry.com.......although their helplines don't work.......the shipment came to my doorstep before the promised deadline.......6 days to be precise......(the shipments originate from gurgaon.......i live in mumbai).....packing wasn't all tht bad either....
Battery Life - 4 hrs easy
Screen brightness - no complaints.....its no ipad but hell u can watch videos and read lonng ebooks without straining ur eyes.....
Sound - great
Touch interface - no issues......(again its no ipad......but its as good as the one in samsung galaxy ace smartphone if i have to make a comparison)
Build - sturdy......glossy finish......its a fingerprint magnet
Google Play - Market is installed and updates to google play on first use......one must use a good internet connection.....else he will get a connection timed out error......this happens in all android devices
Camera - VGA good enough fr video chatting......it renders good enough clarity.....but u will have to sit in a very well lit area to get the best experience
Mic - as seen in a video tht mic is absent......its got a mic inbuilt......can also record audio using an app which is preloaded in the tablet
Softwares:
Its got some useless micromax softwares.....im gonna remove em.
It also has Adobe reader, Adobe Flash Player, Document editor, all the essential google apps, an ebook reader, audio player, HD video player.....
U can very well use this tablet widout installing new apps.....ur basic needs are well covered.....ok one exception......no FB app u will have to download this app on ur own
Browser - bad......but one can install better browsers like opera, mozilla from google play......
Special note fr ebooks: Its good to read, but many a times the source you are reading from has small font or a lot of white space in the borders because of which one has to zoom in/out constantly which quite frankly is painful in any tablet........instead i will recommend to use softwares like caibre and convert your text file (pdf,doc,docx,htm,etc....) to epub format........now wen u read the ebook in epub frmat all these hassles of zoomin in/out are gone n u get a sharp/crisp text view without zooming
Suggestions:
1. Buy an ipod headset.......no headfones are provided wid the tablet.
2. Install a microSD card but only a class 6 or class 10 variant to keep the speeds high
3. Do not buy tata photon dongle......u can instead create hotspots using an android smartfone or laptop
4. Hunt fr a scratch guard and a cover fr the tablet.....jus to keep it as good as new freva.