In the event you are looking for the low-priced Android tablet with decent performance, then it is advisable for you to read the following post about ZTE Optik review. This can be considered as the participation of ZTE as one of the talented Chinese mobile handset manufacturers besides Huawei in the mobile handset competition worldwide. In this post, you will see the technical specifications overview along with the advantages and downsides of this tablet.
To start with this review, let’s examine the physical aspect of this tablet. At the front side, you will see that the device is framed by a glossy black bezel but at the back side you will notice that there are two bulbous handgrips with the textured surface. By featuring those handgrips, the tablet will deliver the securer feeling whenever use this tablet. The overall dimension of this device is about 193 mm in height, 119.4 mm in width and 13.2 mm in thickness. The tablet weighs about 400 grams and apparently it is the same weight as the Galaxy Tab 7 Plus has.
In terms of display technology, ZTE Optik has been equipped with the 7 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen with the screen resolution of 1280x800 pixels, 216 ppi of pixel density and fortunately it comes with the multi-touch feature. The screen’s glossy coating is reflective, so it is not suggested to use this tablet under direct daylight. On the other hand, the brightness of the display is quite satisfying and also it has the excellent viewing angles which will allow users to view image or watch movies from any angle.
Regarding the general performance, this Android tablet boasts the promising specs namely the 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor combined with the 1GB of RAM. For the main system, it runs the tablet-optimized Android Honeycomb OS v.3.2. Technically, the tablet should deliver the stable and smooth operation but you may be a bit disappointed since you will experience the delay whenever swiping across panels as well as when scrolling through the apps menu. You may also experience some holdups when using the keyboard for typing necessity.
As being the power supplier, the tablet comes packed with the standard battery of Li-ion 4000 mAh which will last for approximately 4 hours in 3G-mode. It is rather unpleasant since the other tablet in the market for example Pantech Element has the battery life of about 5.5 hours in 4G-mode.
Other notable features of this device are the 16GB internal storage with microSD card slot (up to 32 GB), 5 MP back camera, 2 MP front camera, web browser that supports for HTML5 and Adobe Flash, data speed up to 3.1 Mbps (Rev.A), Push Mail, A-GPS, MP4/H.264/H.263 video player, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP+EDR, and microUSB 2.0 port. The device runs on CDMA 800/1900 (2G) and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (3G) and it comes with the price range of $99.99 (with Sprint contract in US).
In general, this ZTE Optik review has been conducted to seek the pros and cons which can be used as your personal consideration. The benefits of this device are the good build construction, HTML5 browser and reasonable price. However, it lacks NFC support and 4G, poor battery life, and unstable performance. [IS]
