Tablet TeXet TM-7043XD: specifications, description and reviews

Almost any domestic product is created on the principle of "cheap and angry". The same goes for consumer electronics, Russian phones and tablet computers have never claimed the title of flagships. They will never find a world recognition, but they are very popular in the homeland, where the consumer is not accustomed to spending money on high technologies and always appreciated the cost-quality ratio with a weighty bias toward the low price tag.

In the St. Petersburg company TeXet realized this situation and began developing extremely cheap devices, charged with the most worthy (for their cost) set of features and accessories that favorably highlights them against the background of many manufacturers from Korea and China. The devices are aimed at solving simple problems, reading books, searching information on the Internet, listening to music and so on. With complex tasks and games their devices do not cope, therefore the main target audience is schoolchildren, students. One of these devices was the TeXet TM 7043XD tablet.

Equipment

One of the important features of TeXet is its approach to the delivery of its gadgets. In addition to the device itself, there is always a place in the box for a lot of convenient accessories, cases, headphones and the like. In fact, a person does not acquire a device, but a whole set. TeXet TM 7043XD is not an exception, in the set with which are delivered:

• A small brochure with instructions for working with a tablet computer.
• USB cable to recharge the device and connect to a computer (for synchronization, data exchange).
• Adapter for connecting to the mains.
• OTG-cable for connecting additional devices (physical keyboards for more comfortable work with text, gamepads and others).
• Complete headphones.
• Cover.

Not everyone, even an advanced one, can boast such a rich base kit. Despite the fact that the wires are not the best quality, and the headphones have a mediocre sound, in most cases these accessories will be enough for comfortable work with the device. Also it is necessary to note a multifunctional and convenient cover with a stand.

Design

- Dimensions: 188х125х10 millimeters.

- Weight - 300 grams.

Tablet computer TeXet TM 7043XD has a classic design, akin to what is used in other devices of the manufacturer. Most of the front of the tablet is a display panel, with a rather massive (by modern standards) framework around. On the one hand, this approach limits the usable space on the front side of the gadget, on the other hand, the frames allow you to hold the device with greater comfort, avoiding accidental touches.

On the back of the device you can find the camera, the manufacturer's logo, as well as a plastic insert, under which the antenna is mounted.

The back of the TeXet TM 7043XD, unlike most of the representatives of this price category, is not made of low-quality "soft-touch" plastic, but of aluminum, and not the cheapest series. The body of the device has good ergonomics, resistance to damage, chips and small scratches.

Display

Unlike their counterparts, TeXet TM 7043XD, at a similar cost, offers a much better display. As well as other gadgets of this family, the tablet is equipped with a display with a diagonal of 7 inches. Its resolution is 1280 by 800 points. Especially clear it is not called, yet one inch is 216 inches, which is enough for comfortable use and even reading.

The tablet PC has a standard IPS-matrix, the quality of which leaves much to be desired. The brightness is not impressive, the contrast is also weak. A more or less neutral impression is left by the viewing angles, even with a serious tilt the device can be used.

The multi-touch sensor, which can not be called wooden at all, reacts to touch instantly, with an average load the interface almost does not lag and does not irritate with incorrect recognition of gestures and taps. With a higher load, the system is already starting to slow down, so there is a feeling that the touch panel is unstable.

The display is protected by a glass panel with an oleophobic coating. Glass is protected from the appearance of fingerprints. At the same time, it is quite marchy and not too strong, quickly collects small scratches. There are problems with using a gadget in the sun, because there is no anti-reflective coating.

The display is widescreen, which positively affects the viewing of films (black areas in video clips and films are significantly reduced).

Performance

At the heart of the device was a little-known and practically unaccounted dual-core chip from Amlogic. Each core individually can achieve acceleration up to 1500 megahertz. The power of this chip will be sufficient for everyday needs and for the operation of the preinstalled system as a whole.

The Mali-400 processor is responsible for graphics performance. In principle, the power of this video card should be enough to run simple games, as well as AAA projects released in the period from 2010 to 2013.

Memory

Despite the fact that "Android" is not suitable for working with such a small amount of memory, under the hood of the gadget there was only one gigabyte of RAM. Because of this feature, the tablet will have to accept that applications will be unloaded from RAM quite often.

As for the main physical memory, the device has 8 gigabytes of flash memory. Of course, this is not enough, but the situation can be corrected with a microSD memory card. Cards with a capacity of up to 32 gigabytes are supported.

Shooting Quality

Tablet TeXet TM 7043XD, whose characteristics and so do not shine, received very modest cameras.

Talk about the high quality of photos in the budget device is not necessary. Therefore, in the tablet were installed two very mediocre photomodule.

The main lens is 2 megapixels (without autofocus), capable of performing a utilitarian function, photographing documents, business cards, any necessary information. Create a photo masterpiece with such a poor-quality camera will not work, the picture turns out to be grainy, the detailing suffers.

The second lens is located in the front. A normal self-camera in VGA format (0.3 megapixels), which without any problems will cope with video calls.

Autonomy

The battery for the tablet TeXet TM 7043XD - at the level of modern smartphones, the battery capacity is only 3200 milliampere hours. Taking into account that the gadget works on the basis of "Android" 4th generation, it is not possible to dream about long-term work from one charge. The only thing that saves TeXet TM 7043XD tablet so weak in this respect is its HD resolution and weak economical chip, which allow the gadget to survive the working day (nevertheless it is worthwhile to buy an additional portable battery).

Tests showed that the average running time when watching a video reaches 5-6 hours.

Wireless interfaces and ports

Wireless technology for the most part passed TeXet TM 7043XD, the only thing that got to the tablet - an old Wi-Fi module (802.11n) with support for one frequency.

The problem with a wireless connection can be solved with a 3G modem, which is connected via a USB port.

From the ports, you can highlight the presence of support for micro-HDMI. It is possible to connect the tablet to the TV and broadcast content to large screens (photos, movies, games and so on).

operating system

Any modern gadget is a set of programs that determine its capabilities. Therefore, it is important to pay special attention to the software part of the device, the system and the shell used. The hero of this review works on the basis of the Android operating system version 4.1. In this case, the tablet does not use third-party shells, which can not but rejoice (pure "Android" wins in performance). This fact can be safely recorded in the pluses of TeXet TM 7043XD. The firmware is still not without preinstalled software. The system has a whole set of duplicate applications created by the "Yandex" command. Among them - "Navigator", "Maps", "Search" and others.

Price

Today it is almost impossible to purchase such a copy, since the manufacturer officially completed its sale. Nevertheless, the gadget can still be found in online stores and bought for a pittance.

The average price for the TeXet TM 7043XD with a memory capacity of 8 gigabytes is 3600-4300 rubles.

Reviews

Those who have already purchased a tablet and managed to test it for some time, leave very mixed reviews. There were a lot of critics who consider the model absolutely disastrous and unworthy of attention. Quite a few also those to whom the device fell to taste. And someone just adequately assesses the possibilities of the device, based on its value.

There are a number of annoying problems that TeXet TM 7043XD pursues:

• Battery. Yes, theoretically the battery is capable of withstanding a light day. Alas, in reality each user experiences problems in this area. Many people say that a tablet computer can not live for two hours.
• Weak signal Wi-FI. Many users complain about connection speed, and it's not even about supporting old frequencies, but in modem work. Problems also affected the stability of the connection, which was often interrupted and lost for a long time.

Among the advantages of the device, called users themselves, it is worth highlighting:

• Performance. Strangely enough, but the absolute majority who bought this engineering miracle from TeXet, were pleased with the speed of work. Moreover, many say that the tablet is capable of working with modern games of the level of Most Wanted.
• Housing. Yet aluminum is much more pleasant than plastic, so users note first of all the tactile sensations from working with the tablet. Also, the rear panel was very resistant to wear.
• Display. Many users are pleased with the picture and aspect ratio of the tablet, and this despite a modest resolution.