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TangoTab is a Cheap Android Tablet with a Plethora of Ports

Our verdict of the Simbans TangoTab: If you don't want to spend much on a tablet and your phone is always dying, this is a solution to both of your problems. For everyone else, there are better options.510

Android tablets haven’t really taken off the way that it once seemed they might. Yes, Amazon’s Fire tablets do quite well, but most Android enthusiasts and even casual tech users don’t really think of those as Android devices.

But you shouldn’t rule out Android tablets entirely. While Apple’s iPads might get the lion’s share of attention in the tablet world, they’re prohibitively expensive for most people. Affordable Android tablets like the Simbans TangoTab are plentiful. The problem is, most of them aren’t very good. What makes the TangoTab different?

What’s in The Box?

The first thing you’ll see when you open the box is, appropriately, the tablet itself. Everything else is packed either beneath the tablet or off to the side. Underneath, you’ll the included faux-leather case as well as the manual.

Open up the box on the side and you’ll find the power supply, as well as adapters to plug it into different countries’ power outlets. Two cables are included: one for powering the tablet and another for using the tablet to charge other devices.

Specifications

You’ll find a number of affordable tablets that share roughly the same hardware specifications as the TangoTab. Since the overall quality and power of parts has been rising over the years, this isn’t as much of an instant negative as it would have been at one time.

CPU: 1.5GHz Quad-Core MTK8163

RAM: 3GB DDR3

Screen: 10.1-inch at 1200×800 pixels (roughly 142 ppi.)

Storage: 64GB, expandable with micro SD card

Battery: 6,000 mAh

Operating System: Android 9.0 Pie

Camera: 5.0 Megapixel front-facing, 2.0 Megapixel rear

Connectivity: Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Normally, the various ports would be listed above, but there are so many that in this case, we’ve expanded them to their own section.

Build & Design

There are a few things you know not to expect in a tablet at this price point, one of which is any sort of metal or glass in the build. The Simbans TangoTab is plastic, front to back. This has benefits—making the tablet lighter in weight, for example—but it also means you’ll need to be careful with it.

The plastic on the back of the tablet is rubberized, giving it a slightly soft, grippy feel. This makes the tablet feel better in your hands as you’re using it, and certainly helps to prevent the cheap plastic feel you get in many tablets. Sadly, the screen is also plastic, so it’s easily scratched.

Simbans has tried to address this, as the TangoTab comes with a pre-applied screen protector. Since it is applied at the factory, this alleviates many of the problems with screen protectors like bubbles and not being properly aligned. Of course, as with any screen protector, you’ll have to replace it eventually if you want to keep your screen safe.

As another way of keeping the tablet protected, Simbans also includes a folio-style case. Like the tablet, this is plastic, though it has a faux-leather appearance, which looks nicer than if they had simply left the plastic as-is. The case is bulky, which helps to protect the tablet, but does make it on the unwieldy side to handle.

This isn’t the only way that Simbans sells the TangoTab. A kids version comes with an extra bulky case, while a version with an included folio keyboard is available for those looking to use it more as a work accessory.

Ports, Ports, and More Ports

So far, aside from the included case, the Simbans TangoTab hasn’t been all that different from any number of cheaper tablets. Where it does differ is in the ports included. While your average tablet has a charging port and maybe a micro SD card slot, the TangoTab as a selection of ports that would be right at home on a laptop.

One thing to note is that the TangoTab charges through a DC charging port, not over micro USB or USB-C as you might expect. The charging cable itself plugs into a standard USB adaptor, but where it meets the tablet is a DC socket. This leaves the micro USB port free, even when charging, which is nice as it can function as a USB OTG host.

That’s far from the only port you’ll find, though. A mini-HDMI port lets you plug the TangoTab into an external display or TV, while the micro SD card allows you to expand storage. Then you can plug in headphones or external speakers to the 3.5mm audio port, too.

We’re not finished yet: there’s also a full-size USB-A port, which is rare on a tablet. You can use this for additional connectivity (though don’t expect any miracles—devices that don’t work over micro USB likely still won’t work here) but that’s not all. The full-size USB port means you can charge other devices using the TangoTab. Yes, this will drain your battery faster, but considering the 6,000 mAh capacity, you can essentially use the TangoTab as a battery pack that also happens to be a tablet.

Operating System and User Interface

The Simbans TangoTab runs Android 9.0 Pie, the last dessert-themed version of the OS. The user interface is mostly stock, in the same way that most manufacturer’s interfaces are largely representative of base Android.

The good news is that, unlike a Fire HD 10 for example, you have access to the Google Play Store, which means you can install any launcher you prefer. If you’re not happy with the overall look and feel of the user interface, you can change it as much as you’d like.

Display and Sound

The TangoTab features a 10.1-inch diagonal, 16:9 screen, with a resolution of 1200×800. That’s less than HD, so you’re not looking at the sharpest screen around. Most smartphones have resolutions greater than the TangoTab, so it’s not going to look great in comparison.

On the other hand, the colors are vivid, which isn’t always a given with cheap tablets. I’ve seen plenty of tablets with higher price tags suffering from washed-out colors, so it’s nice that this isn’t the case with the Simbans TangoTab.

Sound is as you’d expect. You hear the sounds you need to hear, but nothing sounds particularly large or impressive. The speakers are tinny and thin-sounding, but that’s par for the course with most tablets, let alone those selling for below $200. That said, this doesn’t sound nearly as good or look nearly as sharp as the Amazon Fire HD 10, which only costs slightly more.

Performance

To benchmark the Simbans TangoTab, I reached for AnTuTu, which has long been the de facto standard benchmarking tool for Android. The TangoTab received an overall score of 56551, with a CPU score of 24421, a memory score of 18682, and a user interface score of 13448. That’s not especially impressive, but it does beat the ultra budget Vankyo Matrixpad we reviewed in 2019.

Geekbench numbers were on the low side as well. The single-core score was 124, while the multi-core score was just 383. This was running Geekbench 5.1.0.

Using the Simbans TangoTab

Performance numbers are one thing, but the actual user experience is another and arguably more important. I can’t think of a tablet I’ve tried, no matter the operating system, that was slower to wake up than the TangoTab. On numerous occasions, I thought that I’d either turned the TangoTab off or it had run out of battery because I tapped the power button but the display didn’t turn on.

A second or two later, it would finally turn on. This may not sound like much, but in practice, it felt sluggish. I’d encounter the same thing launching apps, searching the Google Play Store, or clicking links on a web page. Everything worked, eventually–it just took a while to get there.

That sounds bad, and it is, but it’s not all doom and gloom. I found streaming movies and TV shows from Netflix and other apps worked fine. Yes, the display and audio issues I mentioned above are still present, and you’re not going to forget you’re not in a movie theater, but if you’re just looking for something to watch Netflix on the go, this will get the job done.

If you’re looking for a tablet for games, image editing, or other work that’s going to push the CPU, you might want to opt for something else.

Should You Buy the Simbans TangoTab?

You shouldn’t buy the TangoTab expecting it to be as handy for work as an iPad. You shouldn’t really expect that of any Android tablet. Really, that speaks to the lack of emphasis on tablet user interfaces from Android developers, not the quality of the tablets themselves.

A more realistic comparison would be the Amazon Fire HD 10, which we called the best value tablet around when we reviewed it. Compared to that, the TangoTab is cheaper, less locked down, and even includes a handy case. And all those lovely ports. But the screen isn’t as sharp and performance isn’t quite as good.

If you’re looking for an affordable tablet with a multitude of connectivity options, the Simbans TangoTab is worth a look, just know what you’re buying.

Enter the Competition!

Simbans TangoTab Giveaway

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TangoTab is a Cheap Android Tablet with a Plethora of Ports

Our verdict of the Simbans TangoTab: If you don't want to spend much on a tablet and your phone is always dying, this is a solution to both of your problems. For everyone else, there are better options.510

Android tablets haven’t really taken off the way that it once seemed they might. Yes, Amazon’s Fire tablets do quite well, but most Android enthusiasts and even casual tech users don’t really think of those as Android devices.

But you shouldn’t rule out Android tablets entirely. While Apple’s iPads might get the lion’s share of attention in the tablet world, they’re prohibitively expensive for most people. Affordable Android tablets like the Simbans TangoTab are plentiful. The problem is, most of them aren’t very good. What makes the TangoTab different?

What’s in The Box?

The first thing you’ll see when you open the box is, appropriately, the tablet itself. Everything else is packed either beneath the tablet or off to the side. Underneath, you’ll the included faux-leather case as well as the manual.

Open up the box on the side and you’ll find the power supply, as well as adapters to plug it into different countries’ power outlets. Two cables are included: one for powering the tablet and another for using the tablet to charge other devices.

Specifications

You’ll find a number of affordable tablets that share roughly the same hardware specifications as the TangoTab. Since the overall quality and power of parts has been rising over the years, this isn’t as much of an instant negative as it would have been at one time.

CPU: 1.5GHz Quad-Core MTK8163

RAM: 3GB DDR3

Screen: 10.1-inch at 1200×800 pixels (roughly 142 ppi.)

Storage: 64GB, expandable with micro SD card

Battery: 6,000 mAh

Operating System: Android 9.0 Pie

Camera: 5.0 Megapixel front-facing, 2.0 Megapixel rear

Connectivity: Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Normally, the various ports would be listed above, but there are so many that in this case, we’ve expanded them to their own section.

Build & Design

There are a few things you know not to expect in a tablet at this price point, one of which is any sort of metal or glass in the build. The Simbans TangoTab is plastic, front to back. This has benefits—making the tablet lighter in weight, for example—but it also means you’ll need to be careful with it.

The plastic on the back of the tablet is rubberized, giving it a slightly soft, grippy feel. This makes the tablet feel better in your hands as you’re using it, and certainly helps to prevent the cheap plastic feel you get in many tablets. Sadly, the screen is also plastic, so it’s easily scratched.

Simbans has tried to address this, as the TangoTab comes with a pre-applied screen protector. Since it is applied at the factory, this alleviates many of the problems with screen protectors like bubbles and not being properly aligned. Of course, as with any screen protector, you’ll have to replace it eventually if you want to keep your screen safe.

As another way of keeping the tablet protected, Simbans also includes a folio-style case. Like the tablet, this is plastic, though it has a faux-leather appearance, which looks nicer than if they had simply left the plastic as-is. The case is bulky, which helps to protect the tablet, but does make it on the unwieldy side to handle.

This isn’t the only way that Simbans sells the TangoTab. A kids version comes with an extra bulky case, while a version with an included folio keyboard is available for those looking to use it more as a work accessory.

Ports, Ports, and More Ports

So far, aside from the included case, the Simbans TangoTab hasn’t been all that different from any number of cheaper tablets. Where it does differ is in the ports included. While your average tablet has a charging port and maybe a micro SD card slot, the TangoTab as a selection of ports that would be right at home on a laptop.

One thing to note is that the TangoTab charges through a DC charging port, not over micro USB or USB-C as you might expect. The charging cable itself plugs into a standard USB adaptor, but where it meets the tablet is a DC socket. This leaves the micro USB port free, even when charging, which is nice as it can function as a USB OTG host.

That’s far from the only port you’ll find, though. A mini-HDMI port lets you plug the TangoTab into an external display or TV, while the micro SD card allows you to expand storage. Then you can plug in headphones or external speakers to the 3.5mm audio port, too.

We’re not finished yet: there’s also a full-size USB-A port, which is rare on a tablet. You can use this for additional connectivity (though don’t expect any miracles—devices that don’t work over micro USB likely still won’t work here) but that’s not all. The full-size USB port means you can charge other devices using the TangoTab. Yes, this will drain your battery faster, but considering the 6,000 mAh capacity, you can essentially use the TangoTab as a battery pack that also happens to be a tablet.

Operating System and User Interface

The Simbans TangoTab runs Android 9.0 Pie, the last dessert-themed version of the OS. The user interface is mostly stock, in the same way that most manufacturer’s interfaces are largely representative of base Android.

The good news is that, unlike a Fire HD 10 for example, you have access to the Google Play Store, which means you can install any launcher you prefer. If you’re not happy with the overall look and feel of the user interface, you can change it as much as you’d like.

Display and Sound

The TangoTab features a 10.1-inch diagonal, 16:9 screen, with a resolution of 1200×800. That’s less than HD, so you’re not looking at the sharpest screen around. Most smartphones have resolutions greater than the TangoTab, so it’s not going to look great in comparison.

On the other hand, the colors are vivid, which isn’t always a given with cheap tablets. I’ve seen plenty of tablets with higher price tags suffering from washed-out colors, so it’s nice that this isn’t the case with the Simbans TangoTab.

Sound is as you’d expect. You hear the sounds you need to hear, but nothing sounds particularly large or impressive. The speakers are tinny and thin-sounding, but that’s par for the course with most tablets, let alone those selling for below $200. That said, this doesn’t sound nearly as good or look nearly as sharp as the Amazon Fire HD 10, which only costs slightly more.

Performance

To benchmark the Simbans TangoTab, I reached for AnTuTu, which has long been the de facto standard benchmarking tool for Android. The TangoTab received an overall score of 56551, with a CPU score of 24421, a memory score of 18682, and a user interface score of 13448. That’s not especially impressive, but it does beat the ultra budget Vankyo Matrixpad we reviewed in 2019.

Geekbench numbers were on the low side as well. The single-core score was 124, while the multi-core score was just 383. This was running Geekbench 5.1.0.

Using the Simbans TangoTab

Performance numbers are one thing, but the actual user experience is another and arguably more important. I can’t think of a tablet I’ve tried, no matter the operating system, that was slower to wake up than the TangoTab. On numerous occasions, I thought that I’d either turned the TangoTab off or it had run out of battery because I tapped the power button but the display didn’t turn on.

A second or two later, it would finally turn on. This may not sound like much, but in practice, it felt sluggish. I’d encounter the same thing launching apps, searching the Google Play Store, or clicking links on a web page. Everything worked, eventually–it just took a while to get there.

That sounds bad, and it is, but it’s not all doom and gloom. I found streaming movies and TV shows from Netflix and other apps worked fine. Yes, the display and audio issues I mentioned above are still present, and you’re not going to forget you’re not in a movie theater, but if you’re just looking for something to watch Netflix on the go, this will get the job done.

If you’re looking for a tablet for games, image editing, or other work that’s going to push the CPU, you might want to opt for something else.

Should You Buy the Simbans TangoTab?

You shouldn’t buy the TangoTab expecting it to be as handy for work as an iPad. You shouldn’t really expect that of any Android tablet. Really, that speaks to the lack of emphasis on tablet user interfaces from Android developers, not the quality of the tablets themselves.

A more realistic comparison would be the Amazon Fire HD 10, which we called the best value tablet around when we reviewed it. Compared to that, the TangoTab is cheaper, less locked down, and even includes a handy case. And all those lovely ports. But the screen isn’t as sharp and performance isn’t quite as good.

If you’re looking for an affordable tablet with a multitude of connectivity options, the Simbans TangoTab is worth a look, just know what you’re buying.

Enter the Competition!

Simbans TangoTab Giveaway

Read the full article: TangoTab is a Cheap Android Tablet with a Plethora of Ports

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Henge Docks Horizontal Docking Station

Henge Docks’ Horizontal Docking Station ($499) remains one of the coolest and most powerful docking stations we’ve seen for the MacBook Seasoned. While it doesn’t come reasonably-priced, you’re getting what you pay for here, providing your MacBook Seasoned with Retina Display with a stable and attractive “home base” on your table and a ton of more ports to go with it. In case you often hook up your MacBook to an external display in your own home or office and have a whole lot of outside add-ons, it’s a much greater stylish answer than juggling cables and smaller hubs — you just drop your MacBook Pro into the Horizontal Dock’s base and all of the essential connections robotically amplify from the perimeters into the ideal ports to your MacBook. When you’re prepared to hit the street, a press of the button or click of a menu bar app will routinely eject all of your installed external drives from within MacOS after which retract the connectors to disconnect from the dock. It’s so slick and effortless that it borders on magical.

The Horizontal Dock is available in versions for the thirteen” and 15” MacBook Seasoned with Retina Display fashions, with a brand new mode for the USB-C prepared 2016 MacBook Pros predicted to arrive this spring. Both of the contemporary fashions provide a complete of 13 enlargement ports, such as separate audio outputs, an SD card reader, a Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, ThunderBolt 2, HDMI, and 6 USB 3.0 ports. Electricity is furnished by means of the Horizontal Dock as nicely the usage of its personal 127W/150W Strength deliver covered within the box, so you can preserve your MacBook’s personal Power deliver prepared to head to your computer bag instead of having to buy a 2nd one or continually deal with taking the only from your table with you. While the Horizontal Dock is a piece pricey, if you have the computing device peripherals to utilize all the ports it gives, the financial savings on a 2nd Energy adapter and the one or extra hubs you’d in any other case want can really offset the price. It’s additionally really worth mentioning that Henge Docks is imparting $50 off until Thursday, Feb. 23 with the promo code DOCK50. iPod, iPhone and iPad Docking Stations

Docking Stations

A docking station is a tool that permits you to rate and/or play your iPod, iPhone or iPad. The dock is honestly the component that holds your iPod in place and connects the iPod to the station. There are numerous one of a kind sorts of iPod docking stations all with their own set of capabilities and style.

Charging Station

This is largely a dock in an effort to hook up with your Apple device and fee it for you. These are available in many shapes, sizes, and patterns. Obviously, they make ones designed for the iPod simplest as well as others for the iPad only. There are some stations that allow for a couple of iPod or iPhone to be charged at the same time. Charging stations are an easy way to update the need to plug your iPod to the PC for charging.

Transportable Audio system

Portable Audio system or additionally called “iPod Docking Stations”, are a first-rate way to percentage your tune and bring it with you anywhere you go. The dock is designed the same as any other docking station. However, it’s far built into a hard and fast of or unmarried speaker(s). Again, with many exclusive patterns, an iPod docking station allows you to play your track nearly anywhere. They can run on batteries for up to eight or even 12 hours. These are ideal for camping or any vacation. The capabilities will range relying on which sort of gadget you are seeking out. You may get a quite simple speaker that replaces a set of headphones wherein songs are managed out of your iPod. Or cross the greater fancy direction that allows you to navigate thru your songs with a Liquid crystal display screen Show or controls at the station itself. A great iPhone docking station will price your iPhone Even as it plays a tune. No longer all structures will guide this option. Make sure to check into this primary. Having your battery being charged instead of drained While being used is always a better choice.

Alarm Clock docks are some other small however useful accent to have. Just like every other alarm clock, These encompass AM/FM radio, alarm setting, and digital clock Display. While you upload a dock to the photo, then you have the option to play your personal track as well as awaken to your very own song! This may also be used as a place to fee you iPod or iPhone.

IPad Docking Stations

An iPad Docking station is just like the gadgets that have been stated above just bigger and designed slightly specific. With all of the functions on an iPad or iPad 2, they’re basically a Mac or Laptop. With this in mind, iPad docking stations are designed to make using your iPad tons less difficult. continually searching down at it and the usage of an iPad flat on the desk must get uncomfortable after a while. With a rotating or desk-bound speaker dock for you iPod, You can play films and games from a miles better perspective. This also offers you the advantage of charging your iPad At the same time as the usage of it. The Speakers on an iPad are accurate however with a docking station You can clearly bump some tunes or watch a music with desirable quantity. Rotating docks are very beneficial with their ability to spin and Display your iPad at a vertical or horizontal perspective.

home Theatre Docks

Connecting you iPod tool to a stereo is not a hard process if you have the right cords. In case you need, You could pass this and just buy a stereo stand or set that has the docking station constructed in or connected already. Similar to some other stereo system These include a hard and fast of the Audio system, 2 or more and maybe a sub woofer. The extra part is the dock that permits you to without problems play your music loud and clean. Stereo Stands are nice and easy. They offer a tower layout with the dock on pinnacle for smooth get entry to. These can without problems be placed in a nook and out of the way, but nevertheless, shake a room.

inside the same category are home Theatre structures. These are greater designed for films and gaming. With An awesome first-class set of surround sound Audio system for your room, your films can move from precise to Amazing! it’s far nonetheless so easy to play your music through These Speakers with today’s era.

What Should I Look for in a laptop Docking Station?

A laptop Docking Station is designed to offer the method to connect your laptop or Pocket book computer to a number of peripherals, so you can use your laptop in a workplace environment with all the benefits of having a computing device computer.

a few docking stations assist you to plug to your Notebook and the station connects to the main rear connectors to hyperlink Notebook to chose peripherals. some different docking stations have an unmarried connector which includes a USB connector, and all your mouse, video, audio and network connections are fed via an unmarried USB connection.

most of the USB laptop Docking Stations are made my producers who design them to be universal with the intention to be used with sincerely any laptop computer depending at the operating gadget in use. This means that you handiest have an unmarried connection Whilst your return to your computer environment, and may get right of entry to all the normal sources in your Pocket book.

A docking station actually turns your Notebook PC into a desktop device, however maintaining the mobility of your Notebooks in seconds with a simple undocking procedure. a few structures are called bloodless docking, wherein the computer is closed down earlier than docking and undocking. Others have a warm docking functionality, permitting you to dock or undock your laptop without the need to shut down the running system prior to completing the operation.

some docking stations are known as a breakout dock, which is in the impact a port replicator which affords that present facilities available in your laptop plus a number of additional ports.

It is able to be a simple fact that your Pocket book computers might not have enough ports to let you used all the peripherals you would really like to. One aspect that quite a few well-known PC Docking Stations offer you with is extra USB Ports. plenty of Those docking systems also regularly provide DVI, HDMI or VGA ports to permit you to connect with an external reveal or Display.

The USB computer Docking Stations have become the most famous models because of their light Transportable design, abilities and price for money. To fashions that I have looked at are the Startech.Com USBDOCK2 and the Kensington 60723EU

USBDOCK2

This docking station offers USB connectivity the usage of the USB 2.0 trendy. some of the generally used interfaces are provided which includes three.5mm mini-jack connectors for headphones and microphone, RJ-45 10/one hundred Ethernet connector and a further four USB 2.zero Ports. At underneath £35 I take into account this device to be flexible and terrific value for money. This version comes with a 1-year warranty and lifetime manufacturers technical support.

60723EU

This tool has a specific ergonomic layout to that of the USBDOCK2 model, in that it comes in the form of a stand, wherein you truly slip your Pocket book laptop into the stand to have nearly instant get right of entry to all of your connections. Like the previously noted model, it has 4 extra USB 2.zero ports to expand your functionality. The stand also has the additional gain or raising your computer screen for smooth viewing.

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