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Encased in white plastic, the Ziio has a good looking metallic sheen on the back. The petite tablet’s build quality is nice too, and it weights just 400 gms. The Ziio also bundles an HDMI port capable of 720p playback. But that’s where the excitement ends.
The creative Ziio has a resistive touch screen and the older Android 2.2 OS. Using the screen with your fingers is difficult with no multi-touch support. What’s more, the Ziio doesn’t support Android Market, cutting off access to a multitude of apps; the accompanying ZiiStore just isn’t good enough. The Ziio does have a thoughtful dock at the bottom just above the touch-sensitive menu buttons strip - for quick launch of apps for music, video, photo and web browsing.
Reading is good on the Ziio’s bright screen via the bundled ebook app. Audio from its onboard speakers was loud but of poor quality overall. We paired it with a pair of Creative T12 wireless speakers, after much difficulty. The tablet played HD 720p videos smoothly. Its front-facing 0.3 MP camera – specifically for video chats with a bundled app - did okay while clicking photos or shooting videos. Using the tablet outdoors under direct sunlight wasn’t great. The tablet’s battery lasted just under two days on a single charge, while browsing the web over Wi-Fi, reading books and listening to music.
The Ziio is priced attractively, has a good processor and sizable 8GB of storage. But overall user experience on the Creative Ziio was okay at best, nothing to blow your mind away.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Screen: 7 inch, Resistive, 480 x 800;
CPU: 1 GHz ARM Cortex;
RAM: 512 MB;
Storage: 8 GB;
Weight: 400 g;
OS: Android 2.2;
Ports: miniHDMI, miniUSB, 3.5mm audio, microSD card slot.
CONTACT:
Creative Technology
Web site: http://in.creative.com
Price: Rs 17,999