***Hudl2***

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The first Hudl wasn't a bad device, certainly not a N7 killer but a decent attempt at a budget tablet. I have just read the specs for the Hudl2 and they seem pretty decent, especially for £129 :eek:.

  • 1.83GHz Intel Atom quad-core processor
  • 1080p IPS screen
  • 2GB of RAM
  • Android 4.4
  • 5-megapixel rear-facing camera
  • 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera
  • Dolby-optimised speakers
  • Dual-band Wi-Fi
  • 16GB of internal storage
  • SD card slot
  • 8 hours on battery

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Very tempting - released October 9th. Unfamiliar with the SoC - what are the new Atoms like?
 
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That's some crazy specs for the price, but I agree on the poor software support. Will an Intel chip make it easier for ROM developers?

Also, I see the annoying Tesco button has moved from the navigation bar to the home screen, does that mean we can use a custom launcher to effectively hide this ;)?

EDIT: Searching around, this seems to be the Atom chip used: http://ark.intel.com/products/81194

Quad core Silvermont architecture with a PowerVR 6 G6430 GPU.

I think I remember reading an AnandTech article that these chips perform very well compared to the ARM A15 cores: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6936/...cture-revealed-getting-serious-about-mobile/7

Compared to the two Cortex A15 designs I’ve tested (Exynos 5250, dual-core A15 @ 1.7GHz and Exynos 5410 quad-core A15 @ 1.6GHz), quad-core Silvermont also comes out way ahead. Intel’s claims of a 60% performance advantage, at minimum, compared to the quad-core competition seems spot on based on the numbers I’ve seen. Power is the only area that I can’t validate based on what I’ve seen already (no one has given me a Baytrail tablet to measure power on). Given what we know about Silvermont’s architecture and the gains offered by Intel’s 22nm process, I do expect this core to do better on power than what we’ve seen thus far from ARM’s Cortex A15.
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So performance should be pretty good on this. GPU should be fine as it's the same PowerVR model used in the Apple A7 but clocked a tad higher, but there's not really any solid reviews on how well it performs.
 
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Rusty! said:
The main downside to these is the lack of support. The original HUDL has received zero OS updates.
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The target audience these are aimed at don't care about software updates.

If they can browse the web and watch video they are happy... they don't care what new changes have been pushed onto the android repositories.
 
It's good to see they've doubled the RAM as I found that to be the most restrictive element on the original Hudl. I've found the latest version of chrome has really made the Hudl struggle and these H/W updates in the new Hudl, along with the latest version of Android, should make the performance much better.

Seeing as they've used an Intel Atom processor I wonder if there is a possibility of a version running Windows?
 
As it has an Intel Atom inside would it be able to run Windows?

Also, looking at the specs would it out perform a Nexus 7 (2013), on paper it does?
 
Looks good, i like it in orange!

What's the pixel density? Considering this as a replacement for my motorola xoom 2 media edition.
 
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265 (1920x1080 8.3" Sized)
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Thanks Pob, I knew there wasa formula just couldn't remember it.

I think I will hang on for nexus 8/9 then decide.
My tablet is for mags, books and browsing do they may be overkill.

My media edition is a touch sluggish for browsing which I use my tablet for more than i expected.
 
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