Tuesday 20 September 2011

Spice Mi-720 Tablet Review


Mi-720 is an amazing Android tablet from Spice. At a price of Rs. 12000, the seven inch tablet has exceeded the expectation as a gaming device and a social networking gadget. 



Aesthetics
Mi-720 comes with a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen, with a fantastic resolution of 800x480. Swiping left or right helps you to move through various screens and access apps of your choice effortlessly. The pouch, which comes in the package, helps carry the device comfortably and protects it very well.  It has a microSD card slot, SIM card slot, microUSB port, 3.5 mm audio jack, volume control keys, screen on key, mic and built-in speaker on its sides. 

For Gaming
The 800 MHz Snapdragon S1 processor and Adreno 200 GPU provide a very dynamic gaming experience to users.  Lot many interesting games- including some 3D games- are available on Android Market to download and try. Watch the video below of the game “Angry Birds”, which I played on Mi-720.


For Pictures
The 2 megapixel camera clicks excellent pictures outdoor. But those clicked indoor are not really impressive, the reason being not having a flash to light up the object. You can take advantage of features such as digital zoom, brightness level adjustment, and night mode to get better pictures. The resolution is good enough to upload to social networking sites; but not adequate for taking very large printouts.  The device supports image formats such as JPEG, BMP, GIF and PNG. You can click self portraits using the VGA secondary camera. Also you can enjoy smooth slide show of still images in the image gallery.



For Music
The device gives ultimate music output though speaker and earphone. The volume control keys are given on the top (when held vertically). The device supports multiple audio formats including MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, and AMR. Its 3.5mm audio jack lets you enjoy music on your favorite earphone. Check out the following video to experience the audio performance.



For Video
Mi-720 supports MP4, 3GP, and WMV formats. You can record 24fps videos, while it supports 30fps video playback. It enables you to seamlessly stream videos from sources like YouTube.






For Applications
The Android Froyo device gives access to the massive collection of application on Android Market, virtually serving most of your purposes in daily life. Selecting, downloading, and installing an apps take a minute or two. The apps range from highly entertaining games to highly useful widgets and software.




Available for Rs 11990 @ www.saholic.com

56 comments:

  1. Nice review... Can you tell, if the device is upgradable to Gingerbread?

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  2. the first review of this thing that I could find, and might I say, an Indian female blogger whose a tech freak too?? yowzah!!
    anyways if you can help me out by stating the kind of battery performance, and any cons of the tab that would be awesome...coz you do seem to be pretty biased :)

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  3. can i play nfs on my spice mi 720 which has 2 GB of RAM,800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and an Andreno 200 GPU.

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  4. @smriti.. Mi-720 is upgradable to Gingerbread. But the official upgrade is not available yet. Will keep u updated on this :-)

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  5. @abhijeet.. u can play nfs (Need for speed) on this tablet..

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  6. is saholic nice and trusty website to take the tab

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  7. I heard it has 256MB RAM where as it mentioned everywhere that it has got 2 GB RAM. Can you please confirm?

    Also is there any lag while opening apps or playing games?

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  8. @vrinda plz can u upload full unboxing video .. plz

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  9. @compaq... saholic is a trustworthy website. It's a Spice Group company. You can buy it from there :-)

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  10. should i have to purchase a memory card for this tablet and bluetooth too ???

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  11. Hi Vrinda, I got my tablet from Flipkart. I was assuming that the tablet comes with a 4GB micro SD card. Mine did not have any card. Even when I am trying to use the camera it is asking me to insert SD card.Please clarify.

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  12. which type of memory card it supports .... like micro sd.. mini sd or sd ???

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  13. You need to buy and insert a microSD card for storing pics, videos etc..The standard package doesn't include a memory card :-(

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  14. Hi Vrinda,

    Nice review.

    How is reading experience on it? can we read PDFs including colored magazines with ease? and do u think it really has 2GB RAM? please reply.

    Vinay

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  15. Hi Vrinda,

    Very nice review. Easily understandable. I almost about to order one MI 720 for me. I have once question. As this device has only 155 MB, if i use many apps can i install apps on microSD card.
    I read few blogs many say that it is difficult to move apps to SD card and make it function. My usage varies from Office usage, social media and gaming.

    Also can you suggest me how to upgrade to 2.3

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  16. ROM is a read only memory and not the user memory.Backend features / operating system are installed in that memory. The user memory is 155 MB, however you will be able add an additional card upto 32 GB. And you will be able to move applications, which support move to SD card option.

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  17. Anyway thanks for the post. It is the first review of Mi-720 on net.

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  18. hey vrinda ..really nice review ..:)
    I recently bought the tab and its worth the money .Am waiting for any custom ROM release of gingerbread or honeycomb as the official upgrade wont be given so soon.If u get hold of any custom rom ...plz keep us informed.
    Am a fellow blogger too...give my blog a visit if u get time....
    ciao

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  19. Hi Vrinda, Nice review. How can we makesure that we have 2GB RAM and 4GB ROM in this Tab. Is there a way to check Memory?

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  20. Hi Vrinda

    Really nice review and based on this review i bought the tab. Im trying to download settings for 3g, but the msg says the device does not support 3g. Is there some setting which i have to change before it starts working..? By the way, i got the aircel sim.

    Thanks in advance.

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  21. I bought this tab from flipkart and it looks like the RAM is not 2 GB (checked using "Android System Info." app. from Market). Did anybody check the RAM and found it to be 2GB as the spiceglobal website claims?

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  22. arre out of stock on all sites and in market.... tooo now ant other site with free home delivery and cash on delivery huh...??? plz help......

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  23. Hi Vrinda,

    Is spice mi 720 better than HCl me am7-a1? Out of the two which one do you suggest.

    Thanks.

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  24. Hi Sushanth
    Pl follow the steps mentioned below:

    Settings > wireless & networks > mobile networks > access point names > APN

    name: Aircel
    APN: aircelgprs
    You can get connected to 3G now

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  25. Hi Vrinda,
    How good is this tablet when compared to HCL me A7. Which one do u suggest among them?

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  26. Hi, How can we connect Mi720 with PC? is there any software available?
    Can one attach external USB/Wifi Keybaord & Mouse?

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  27. @sunny, never got a chance to try HCL ME A7. Mi-720 has many plus points, when u look at the specs.
    Spice Mi-720- allows u to make call and send sms
    Has 32GB expandable memory
    2MP camera
    Cheaper - comes @ RS.12000
    HCL ME A7- Does not support calling and SMS
    16GB expandable memory
    1.3MP camera
    Price 20,000
    I think you should go for Spice Mi-720

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  28. @Hemal- No, there is no PC suite available for Mi720. However, you can connect it directly to your computer through a USB cable. Upon detection, the device would ask for the mode to connect in.(Android devices usually connect in storage mode, debug mode etc).
    Also, you can connect a bluetooth keyboard to your android device through certain applications available in android market, for example, BluetoothJP.

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  29. hey i purchased this from flipkart.com . .. . . and tablet is now with mine......... and its showing that it has only 167mb RAM . .. . and "SLASH" GAME IS GIVING ERROR THAT U CAN NOT PLAY THIS GAME BECAUSE OF LOW MEMORY.... what should i do... plz help plz....

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  30. @hemal u should download swype beta .... it is a very good keyboard for android devices and very interesting too. just google it and download free beta version

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  31. You can try playing SLASH after closing all the apps that are running in the background.

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  32. i have tired it... but i didnt start....... ad please make sure it first that does it really has 2gb ram.... please it really very mean to me....... .. :-(

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  33. Hey can i connect my laptop to internet through tablet.Plz reply asap

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  34. Yes. Mi-720 supports USB tethering. Steps to follow is given below

    Settings- Wireless and Network Settings-Tethering and portable hotspot- USB tethering
    Connect your tablet with laptop using USB cable.U can now access internet on your laptop :-)

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  35. Hi Vrinda....

    Can u suggest where i can buy it....
    its totally out of stock ..on all websites, spot hotspots...

    Ive checked every dealer possible... hahaha

    One important thing today i was testing out Reliance Tab...I was not impressed with its display quality for HD footage also the screen touch resistance...


    How is d HD Footage quality on Spice mi720 & how good is d touchscreen...??????

    Thanks a lot... :)

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  36. For those who have doubts about RAM,
    Spice Global website mentioned that it has a 2Gb RAM (Not 2GB) which is equal to 256MB.

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  37. hi varinda.

    Plz reply for dis question

    How is display HD Footage quality on Spice mi720 & how good is d touchscreen...??????

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  38. Hello, I was able to connect my Mi-720 tab to PC and used it as storage device/modem. By mistake I turned 'USB debugging' off and now it does not restart usb tethering, saying that 'usb not connected' even though it is connected to PC. Please help!!
    Thanks,
    Manik.

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  39. You can activate USB tethering only when the device and laptop is properly connected through USB cable. Follow the steps below and try again. remove the USB cable connection.
    Settings-Wireless and Networks - tethering and Portale hotspot-- Now the USB tethering will show " No USB device connected"
    Now connect the device with laptop using USB cable. Then click on USB tethering.
    It will get activated...

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  40. Thanks, I could reconnect the tablet. Please let me know whenever handset manager for mi-720 becomes available.
    Thanks in anticipation,
    Manik.

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  41. i cant able to tether my device with the pc/laptop which has xp operating system. After downloading the driver from http://spiceglobal.com/SpiceMobiles/Customer-Support.aspx?pin=2317e278-8e1d-4a8d-9931-ab0250c49ef5 still i ve problem to tether. pls help me out in this issue.

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  42. Can i use mi720 for making video calls through reliance or any other 3g operator

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  43. No. It doesn't support video calls over 3G :-(

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  44. Dear Vrinda,

    I am not able to send SMS. Nor I am able to use Tom Cat or call recorder. I met spice service center, he informed me that the tab needs to reinstall OS 2.2 Froyo again. But after re-installation of OS my data will be wiped and he doesn't have option to restore my data.

    Is there really any problem in the OS ? I tried to find the settings of SMS but didn't found. Through the same Sim I tried to send SMS and it works.

    Please suggest solution, if any.

    Please also inform how to upgrade 2.2 froyo to gingerbread.

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  45. Your blog is great and awesome and I too am thinking to buy one but googling I found out theres positive and negative views and I couldnt decide ... can u please tell me how is the ui,perfomance,etc and have you tried to benchmark,will this one be upgraded to 3. is the build quality good,can it be compare to spice 410 .. shall I get one ???

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  46. ur review is gud...even i've purchased it recently..n is wrking fine...i jst wanted to knw tht earlier wen it came into mkt in sep'11 was said tht this tab doesn't support video call or chat..n in some reviews it was sais tht video chat is possible....currently im able to do video chat wth yahoo messng...my tab has the manufacturing date of jan'12...so nw is 3g video call is also supported or nt?

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  47. what is the battery size in mAh?

    is it 3000mAh or more, also what is the performance duration for voice calling n for web surfing/video play?

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    1. It has Li-Po 4200 mAh battery.
      Duration for voice calling is around 22 hours and web surfing time is approximately 5 hours

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  48. hello..i just buyed me 720.
    also i buyed an external mini keyboard (HCL make) i m trying to attach it with USB provided but its not working. plz help

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  49. dear vrinda
    i have spice mi 720 tablet.some where on net i knew that spice is providing opreting system upgrade.
    how can i get it. how can i make a video call with the tab.

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    1. @ manoj, OS up gradation can be done at Spice service centers.
      Video calling can be done using app Fring

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  50. As there is no true USB port, how can it be connected to a case with keyboard.
    I tried to connect but did not succeed.
    can u help me in the matter

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  51. Thanks for this nice information. I liked its review. The Tablet is looking fantastic.

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  52. Can't we do OS upgrade over net?

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