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:
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 | Arnova 10b G3 | Cube U30GT-H (RK3066 tablet) |
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| 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.| [poll id="19"] |
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.
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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
my number is +231886381962,pls help me I really want to use the stuff but I can’t
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.
Thank you for your feedback Tom.