Arnova 10d G3 tablet feedback with first users reviews [Updated]

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– 2012/12/19Posted in: Arnova 10b G3 Arnova 10d G3 Arnova G3 Products

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The Arnova 10d G3 Android tablet has started to sell a few days ago. A few shops like Conrad.de in Germany or Auchan in France are already running promotions under 120 euros, making this 10 inches Android tablet a great deal on the market. Still, the buyers feedback we gathered on the Internet, give mixed echos: some are quite happy with their new tablet while others are mentioning serious flaws. Let’s have a look !

Update 2012/11/21: We have added a video showing the (poor) screen viewing angles, see in the users reported issues below, thanks Mannix.

Arnova 10d G3 specifications

Operating System	Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
CPU	Single-core VIA 8850 running @1.2 Ghz (ARM Cortex A9) Integrated GPU: Mali 400 (single-core)
Flash Storage Memory	Capacity: 4 GB
System Memory	1024 MB
Additional storage	Micro SD slot (SDHC compatible)
Display	TFT LCD 10 inches capacitive 5 points screen 1024×600 resolution
Bluetooth	No
Wifi	802.11 b/g/n
Gravity Sensor	Yes
Camera	0.3Mp (front facing)
GPS	No
HDMI	Yes (mini HDMI)
Interfaces	Full size USB Host Micro USB slave 2.0: Mass Storage Class (MSC) MicroSD slot
Google Play Store	Yes (but the device is not Google certified)
Kickstand	No
Dimensions	200 x 127 x 10 mm
Weight	590 g

User reported Arnova 10d G3 issues

There is some users feedback on android-hilfe.de german Forum, if you want to save yourself the 30+ pages of forum reading in German you will find a summary below:

SDCard detection problems: Link

Poor Google Play Store support (device is not Google Certified), link

Wi-FI issues: connection lost Link and Link

Low quality display: poor viewing angles, flickering, low resolution: Link, Link and Link

LCD screen backlight bleeding: Link

Arnova 10d G3 vs Arnova 10b G3 benchmarks

On the performance side, comparing with the Arnova 10b G3, it seems the Arnova 10d G3 got a little performance boost with its Cortex A9 Single core running at 1.2 GHz. Still, it shows limited performance compared to actual Android tablets powered by recent processors such as the Rockchip RK3066 that we added in the comparison table below (Cube U30GT-H model)

Arnova 10d G3 vs Arnova 10b G3 and Cube U30GT benchmarks results

	Arnova 10d G3	Arnova 10b G3	Cube U30GT-H (RK3066 tablet)
Antutu Benchmark higher is faster	Total score: Total 3088 CPU: 1039   GPU: 1251  RAM: 382  I/O: 416	Total score: 2417 CPU:  743 GPU: 761 RAM: 422 I/O: 491	Total score: 7724 CPU: 4023 GPU: 1578 RAM: 1440 I/O: 683
CF-Bench v 1.1 higher is faster	Native score: 3851 Java Score: 1402 Overall Score: 2381	Native score: 3064 Java Score: 1018 Overall Score: 1836	Native score: 13727 Java Score: 3899 Overall Score: 7830
Quadrant Advanced 1.1.7 higher is faster	Total: 1194 CPU: 1789 Mem: 1139 I/O: 784 2D: 275 3D: 1987	Total: 1551 CPU: 1378 Mem: 2735 I/O: 2142 2D: 457 3D: 1045	Total: 4344 CPU: 7426 Mem: 4555 I/O: 6746 2D: 870 3D: 2122
Nenamark v 2.0 higher is faster	19.2 FPS	18.3 FPS	54.1 FPS

Our opinion

Based on the product specifications and users feedback , the Arnova 10d G3 looks like a good entry level Android tablet for anyone interested in a budget 10″ model. If you can do with the relatively low CPU performance and the other limitations we noted in this article, the 10d G3 model should be OK for you to handle simple tasks such as web browsing, video/music playing, Youtube, eBook reading… If you really want more, it may be wiser to wait for a few weeks as new devices with better screen and more CPU power that will probably be available at less than 150 euros near Christmas time.

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Sources used in this article:
android-hilfe.de German Forum
Tarnatos member on computerbase.de German forum
First picture from arnova website
Cube U30GT benchmarks: slatedroid.com forum, hardware.fr forum, mp3mp4players.co.uk
Mannix for the display viewing angles video.

Arnova 10b G3 4 Gb		AMAZON USA		$ 119.99
		AMAZON UK	Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days	£ 94.95
		AMAZON DE		107.75 EUR
		AMAZON FR	Habituellement expédié sous 24 h	113.76 EUR

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• Cube U30GT-H Android 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware with root and PIP (Picture in Picture) video player
• Arnova website updated with full Arnova G3 line of products (9 tablets from 7 to 10 inches)

31 Comments

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   chuggie henries

   Posted September 26, 2013 at 5:02 PM

   my mother bought me one of your product the arnova10b g3.but the touchscreen is not working..it is booting and only displaying calibrating.what can I do?I am presently inafrica,liberia. she sent it from the u.s

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     chuggie henries

     Posted September 26, 2013 at 5:07 PM

     my number is +231886381962,pls help me I really want to use the stuff but I can’t

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   TomC

   Posted February 2, 2013 at 1:16 PM

   I read the reviews (German and all) and bought the product at the end of December, and was happy with the functions and performance for the price. But the Screen cracked badly and broke when it was dropped onto a carpeted floor. Not a robust build. There had appeared to be some play or movement between the case and screen beforehand, but it was dropped before I had a chance to bring back to the shop.

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     admin

     Posted February 2, 2013 at 1:22 PM

     Thank you for your feedback Tom.