Kingpad K100 Android Tablet Review

By: Linus Green

• I have been throwing around the idea of buying a low-end android tablet to play with as a toy. To go so far as to think that I might take a cheap android tablet, strap some sticky magnets to the back of it and mount it to my refrigerator.

• The idea of having a android tablet mounted on my refrigerator was to be able to maintain to do lists, grocery lists, event calendars, look up information and possibly make Skype calls. Smartphones can do all this, but I was actually looking for something with a little bit bigger screen, it was easier to read and more comfortable to work with.

• I went onto Google and looked for android tablets that were 10 inch. I found one that I thought would be a good purchase and I waited for it to arrive.

• Kingpad is the brand name of android tablets I purchased. I thought it was a good purchase because it had a stylus, Ethernet port, HDMI, headphones, Webcam, USB ports, an SD slot, a 10“ screen, it came with a case & 10” keyboard and it seemed to have a decent amount of storage. I wasn’t so much concerned about the speed processor because I didn’t see myself using it for intensive purposes.

• When I received the tablet, it was in fairly good shape. The packaging was good and the construction of the tablet seem to be in pretty good order.

• When I powered on the tablet for the first time, it was fully charged and I was able to use it right away. I didn't have a problems with the display of the tablet.

• I entered in my Google account information and I was into sync up to my Gmail and Google calendar information. I was able to download several applications from the Google market [Google Play].

• Kinagpad 100 tablet specifications:• -- Google Android 4.4 (KitKat)• -- 10.6'' IPS Multi-touch screen 1366x768• -- Quad Core 4x1.2GH• -- 16 GB storage,1GB RAM• -- Dual Camera: 2.0 MP• -- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Standard USB, Micro USB• -- G-sensor• -- Battery: 7200 mAH

Battery life

• Everyone is always interested in the longevity of the battery with portable devices. The packaging of the Kingpad K100 tablet indicates that the runtime of this tablet with a full battery is eight hours. While I was doing my testing, I was putting the tablet through its paces. I was downloading applications, I was playing games, I was video conferencing; I was doing a whole bunch of stuff.

• When I received the Kingpad K100 tablet initially, the tablet came fully charged, which was terribly convenient. By my estimations, I was able to get at least a full five hours of use out of the tablet before I get any kind of notification to recharge. That five hours was what I would consider intense usage. Having said that, I think that the runtime for the battery, for this tablet, went very well.

• For instance, I charged the tablet yesterday to full capacity, but today I haven’t been loading applications or playing games consistently, but I’ve been turning the tablet on and off checking emails and browsing the web and checking this and that, and I haven’t seen the battery usage on the tablet dropped considerably yet. At this point, it’s been off the charger for approximately 10 hours and I still have 63% battery left over; it’s holding up very well.

Conclusion• This Kingpad K100 from Tablet Express is definitely a solid performing tablet, it gets the job done.

It has a quad core processor for fluid handling, a substantial graphics rendering engine to handle higher end games & video conferencing, and the battery life is really good. My thoughts are that this would be a great for a gift for a friend/family member, or if you just want something to have to casually browse the web on the couch; or just kill time with a random game. For the price, it’s a confident purchase.

Thank you so much!