Alcatel makes its first foray into the local tablet market is with this entry-level but very functional 7-inch Alcatel One Touch Tab T10. While the specs are pretty basic, the T10 turned out to be a worthy everyday tablet. Find out why in our full review after the break.
When the folks from Sun Cellular gave us this unit a couple of weeks ago, we tested it internally and gave them our initial feedback about the tablet.
Design and Construction
The Alcatel One Touch Tab T10 looks like your typical Android tablet at first glance. Found on the front is the 7-inch glass display with a front-facing camera on the upper right corner. The microUSB port and the DC charging port with an LED light are located on the right side and the headset jack and speakers are on the left.
On the right top side are the power button and volume rockers. Flip it and you’ll see the microSD slot and a pinhole for the mic/reset. The T10’s entire body is made of plastic with a silver color trim surrounding it while the non-removable back has a matte black finish with a dotted design that helps make the device look good and the feel allows for a comfortable and stable grip.
Display
The Tab T10 has a 7-inch TFT display with a resolution of 800×480 with an aspect ratio of 16:9 (comes down to a pixel density of around 133ppi). Expect some pixelation, narrow viewing angles and glare especially against bright light sources and in outdoors settings.
Like most tablets, the T10’s display is a fingerprint magnet so you might want to wipe it every now and then. The T10’s display is decent to use on a regular basis.
OS and UI
The T10 comes with Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box. The system looks like the stock Vanilla flavor except for the large weather widget on the main home screen which can be removed and replaced anytime (it appears to be running the stock/Vanilla Android).
The UI and navigation are simple, very responsive, with smooth transitions and 100% of the touch gestures register correctly on the display. Like most devices, the T10 experiences minor UI lags as well but are only noticeable on UI animations that run for the first time. After a few repetitions, the lag fades away.
One of the things that we love about the T10 is the TouchPal keyboard. It shows large keys at full size that are accurate and very easy to type on. If you have certain keyboard preferences, the T10 offers five different layouts: Split, Full, Center, Left and Right. It also has its own Swype-like feature called the TouchPal Curve as an added treat.
Multimedia and Apps
As expected of a device that runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the T10 handles multimedia very well. Watching movies and listening to music are not a problem. If there are any file formats that the device cannot run, just simply access the Google Play Store and download the necessary app for it. The sound from the speakers are great. The quality of sound is crisp and clear but the volume has to be low. Crank up the volume to its maximum level and you’ll notice some distortion so I suggest using a good pair of headphones instead.
As for the games, the T10 can play Bad Piggies, Temple Run and Fruit Ninja with no problems. Swipes always register on Fruit Ninja and the animations are fluid. However, lags occur while playing Temple Run. Swipes register but sometimes you’ll notice split second delays but it doesn’t always hinder your game play. Nevertheless, we find no major issues. The games installed are very easy to play and the Gyro works accurately.
Performance and Benchmarks
Benchmark scores with Quadrant Standard (1,459) and AnTuTu (2,358) placed the Tab T10 at the bottom of the charts while NenaMark rated its GC800 graphics processor a 25.3fps.
The T10 can play HD movies quite well and runs the majority of the apps in the Google Play Store just fine and that includes most of the popular apps like Temple Run, Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja. Don’t expect it to perform well on graphics-intensive games though.
Battery
As for battery life, the T10 has a 3000mAh Li-Ion battery that lasted three days with moderate use that consists of casual WiFi internet browsing and eBook reading.
However, if you frequently play games and watch videos, it will still last almost two days.
Conclusion
The T10 is an entry-level tablet with basic functional specifications. It is designed for light usage and simple tasks and the T10 does those things very well. There are some tablets out there with better specs but sadly, they can’t even handle simple tasks properly.
Nevertheless, we think the Alcatel One Touch Tab T10 is a very simple yet capable tablet. It’s not for high-end usage but it gets simple and basic things done well.
Alcatel One Touch Tab T10 specs:
7-inch TFT display @ 800×480, 16:9 aspect ratio
1.0GHz ARM Cortex A8
GC800 core GPU
Rockchip RK2918
1GB DDR3 RAM
4GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD card
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
1 x microUSB port USb 2.0
0.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm headphone jack
OTG function: Support, an external wireless mouse and keyboard
DC Jac 2.5; 12V/2A charging interface
3000mAh 3.7V Li-Ion battery
340g (weight)
What we liked about it:
* Great build
* Matte back texture is a plus
* Feels solid with decent amount of heft
* Quick and responsive on normal tasks
* Good for web browsing, movies, music and light gaming
* Speaker is loud, crisp and clear
* Good battery life
What we didn’t like about it:
* Few lags on games, no major hiccups
* Low resolution display
* Front-facing camera placed on upper left instead of in the middle
* Slow portrait to landscape (vice-versa) transition
The Alcatel One Touch Tab T10 tablet is exclusively available from Sun Cellular. It is bundled with the Alcatel One Touch 903D phone and are both offered for FREE starting with Sun Plan 600! You can also get them for free with the Sun Broadband Wireless Plan 999 bundled with a mobile WiFi or with the Sun Call & Surf 999 to enjoy Sun Unlimited Calls & Texts plus unlimited mobile internet.
This bundle is one of the first we’ve seen from Sun Cellular. The tablet, smartphone and unlimited services combination is very compelling package starting at Php600/month.
You can sign up and apply here.
Dead Trigger, All Temple Run, Final Fantasy 3 (3d), Dungelot, Battleheart many others. Its a miss and hit as some games like anomaly korea and earth does not work. Arcane legends work but online game.
HOW TO TAKE OUT THE MEMMORY CARD ON THIS TABLET ALCATEL T10 IT CAN’T TAKE IT OFF there is no spring on it when you press it it will pop out.
thankyou.
press it firmly :)
Power adaptor connector to the tablet is of unique size. No alternative replacement in the market. Even the distributor doesn’t have one to replace those under warranty units. Doesn’t charge via micro USB. Hangs most of the time.
very true! system hangs everyday!
need to leave it as is, and drain the battery, then re-charge to try it using again
Bakit ung alcatel T10 tab ko lagi nang disconnect sa inet?
Since nung binili ko to un lang naging problema ko. binalik ko na din sa store para mareplace pero ganun pa din. Meron din akong galaxy tab pero un di nag didisconnect. eto lang talagang T10.
Any suggestion
I have the same problem. Kainis nga eh. Namamatay ang Wifi mag-isa, o kaya biglang nagiging out of range yung network kahit nasa tabi ako ng router namin.
can you use this tablet as phone? to make phone call?
There is posibble this or apps to enable bluetooth to my alcatel t10.I use bluetooht doogle it can’t work
Por favor como hago para adquirir el manual o guia del usuario de la tablet Alcatelonetouch? No he podido bajarla por la
Por favor como hago para adquirir el manual o guia del usuario de la tablet Alcatelonetouch?
Meron na ba nakasubok kung pwede gamitin ang sun usb broadband using OTG cable? Para maka access sa internet? :) thanks
Pwede ba magstream / download ng movies or series sa Tab nato? Feedback will be appreaciated, Im planning to add another line getting the pocket wifi and free tab :) xxx
puede ba dito maglaro ng farmville? salamat po.
Hello guys. I’ve been trying to upload instagrAm but it says its not compatible. Do u guys have it or installed it.I’m having a hard time downloading this.. I need ur reply..thanks:-)
yes! ask ko lang may instagram ba to? mukang keri to, maganda ba sya? sino meron na sya inyo update nyo kase kukuha ako SUNdroid ba un plan nila mura lang shala pa may fone na kasama! yung comment ni EDWIN dito nabasa ko e e TARANTADO kapala e bat nagcocomment ka dito hiyang hiya naman ako sa kayamanan mo! muka ka naman buhayang pagod!
My Sun plan will be renewed on Monday, and even though this is not as cool as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, I think this is worth spending money on. :) Kung di lang kasi mahal yung plan ng Samsung Galaxy Tab. :)) HAHA.
Office Suite or Document Viewing/Editing Concerns:
Download Kingsoft Office on Google Play Market. It has all the functions of Basic MS Office like MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint, you can view and edit those types of files too. It can also view PDF Files (view only, no editing) and of course, it’s free! ^_^ I use this on my MyPhone A818 and it helps me a lot in school and also while travelling.
Battery Concerns:
Download Battery Saving Apps like Juice Defender and Easy Battery Saver. Marami pang iba dyan, explore lang sa Market. Malaking tulong ang Battery Apps for Battery life. Also consider your usage of the tab. Kung gusto niyo makatipid talaga ng charge ng battery, lower the brightness of your gadget, minimize sounds and avoid abusive use of the gadget. Pero other than that, mabilis talaga malolowbatt ang tab nyan. :)
Explore GO Launcher EX. You can apply themes, it has a power saving mode, task managers and app killers, battery optimizer, etc. It can save battery power and determine the number of battery life your battery has. :)
Anong mas maganda? Yung myphone na android plan or yung alcatel?
as for the battery. you can DL apps to help it out like juice defender (it’s free, punta lang sa google play mga tsong) or if you’re not using internet/wifi you can turn it off then just turn it back on if you need it already. there’s a lot of tips online on how to prolong the battery life of any google tabs, google google lang mga tsong..
FYI: la pa ko tab nato, pero i’m planning to get one..mahal masyado yung samsung galaxy tab 2 eh..pero yun mamaw, ok yun kaso nga mahal tsk tsk :)
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. i tried to copy a word docment from my PC to this tablet and unfortunately it cannot be done.. and an ERROR dialog box appears. I asked the SUNCELLULAR personnel and according to them such action like that is not applicable to this tablet..thus, when we try to open a microsoft word document 2010 through its officesuite it still doesn’t work.moreovers it cannot read such script like this..
is there any solution from this??
Ang pinakamagandang Office App that I’ve found in the Google Play Market is the Kingsoft Office. It has all the functions of Basic MS Office like MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint, you can view and edit those types of files too. It can also view PDF Files (view only, no editing) and of course, it’s free! ^_^
i can only use my tab for 5 hours more or less and I’m not even doing anything much other than e- book reading, as of now my tabs dead.. i charged it , light turned from red to orange but i cant get anything…. is there anything else that i can do…
Help :(
mine is much worse. i recently received this unit last feb 6 2013. I followed everything what the catalogue is recommending for charging, but i can only use this for 3 hrs max. I am using this tab for playing. Charging time is longer than playing time? :(
pwde ba nba 2k13 dito???
I don’t know what unit they gave you but the battery life of this device is pretty shitty. I wasn’t even using it as much as my phone but the battery was already out of juice in one day.
Does it have a sim card or how does the bundled plan work? would the sim have to go to the phone instead.