Phil May Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Morning all. I'm thinking of buying a small 7' 'budget' tablet and have narrowed it down to either Samsung Galaxy 3 7" or the Tesco Hudl.It will be used mainly for 'surfing' the net, e-baying and watching you tube.I have a Samsung smart phone which I get on well with and was going to go for the Samsung...until I read some reviews on the Hudl.Any opinions on either of these tablets would be appreciated. Many thanks. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Russell 2 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Bought my girlfriend the 7" 8gb samsung for christmas she loves it and from what i have used of it it seems a great tablet for the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 An excellent review comparing both devices are here: **LINK** In short, the Hudl wins hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_B Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 For your purposes my advice would be to get a pre-owned iPad or iPad Mini. I know Apple products seem expensive, but they are excellent. I obtained a pre-owned iPad 2 two years ago (it was 12 months old when I purchased it) and in all honesty it's been faultless, apart from my inability to initially fine tune it to my requirements. Put that down to an age related problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Why does someone say get an Apple? Apple are over-priced rubbish, you can't even upgrade the memory on them. The best are the Samsung and Asus. Not used the Tesco Hudl, but seems well specked and a good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin lane Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Sorry to throw a spanner in the works but the Nexus7 is far superior to both I bought mine after speaking to a "geek" who replaced his Samsung with the Nexus because in his words it was better in every respect. Love mine having replaced a Versus tablet with it + free 2 year warranty at John Lewis. Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hibbins Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I completely agree with Bill_B. Having used an iPad for all sorts of things from the very first day they were available in the UK they far outperform any of the others. Just one word of advice if looking for a pre-owned one. Don't get a 1st generation. Quite a few of the latest "apps" and updates won't run on the early ones. It might be worth looking at Apple Store UK as they usually offer refurbished not quite the latest models which are quite suitable. I have absolutely no connection with Apple other than a satisfied customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I bought a Hudl the other week after looking through all the reviews and deciding this had the best features at the price I was willing to pay. One deciding factor for me was that it has an SD card slot so for £6 I have an extra 32GB of storage. I can't compare user friendliness with anything else as I've never used any other tablet but it is reasonably easy to use, has a good screen for reading text and web browsing is pretty quick. It runs Androd 4.2.2 which I gather is a pretty up to date version. ps - if you have a Tesco clubcard you get double your cashback value off - if you save £60 worth of cashback you get the Hudl free! Edited By Bob Cotsford on 18/01/2014 10:25:38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essjay Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Posted by Paul Marsh on 18/01/2014 09:54:32: Why does someone say get an Apple? Apple are over-priced rubbish, you can't even upgrade the memory on them. The best are the Samsung and Asus. Not used the Tesco Hudl, but seems well specked and a good price. It's simple really.................like Futaba vs Spektrum..............it's personal choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Carr Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Posted by Bill_B on 18/01/2014 09:45:04: For your purposes my advice would be to get a pre-owned iPad or iPad Mini. I know Apple products seem expensive, but they are excellent. I obtained a pre-owned iPad 2 two years ago (it was 12 months old when I purchased it) and in all honesty it's been faultless, apart from my inability to initially fine tune it to my requirements. Put that down to an age related problem! Couldn't agree more re apple. Yes they are pricey but having owned one since they first came out, and having tried other makes, they are still the best. My mark 1 iPad is around 4 year old and still performs faultlessly, I'm still finding new uses for it Most useful bit of kit I've ever bought. Solid, dependable, and well supported but yes not exactly budget price but as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avtur Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Posted by Big Phil on 18/01/2014 09:14:53: I have a Samsung smart phone which I get on well with and was going to go for the Samsung...until I read some reviews on the Hudl. Any opinions on either of these tablets would be appreciated. Many thanks. Phil I'll go +1 for the Hudl, very good value for money (in my humble opinion), bought one last year soon after release, it's good value for money; it 'feels' solid and well built, screen and sound are both good. While there is a small amount of Tesco specific software installed it is not it anyway invasive in how the device works. It will suit your web based tasks very well but also can be used for all the other tasks you would expect of a small format tablet. (would recommend Kingsoft Office as a very good free office program). The expandable memory could be a useful feature (although you need to instal a file manager program to use that) and the HDMI output is great, watching the You Tube vids on a large TV can be very impressive. Also I have found that using a 'stylus' brings a great improvement to the user experience. Personally I am a Mac fan but I don't have any problem acknowledging the the Hudl is great device for what it is and it deserves to be popular for being a solid honest performer on the Android platform. The Hudl was bought for Mrs Avtur however it has since been replaced by an ipad mini retina display which she finds more user friendly; I wouldn't compare the Hudl to the iPad mini, they are not aimed at the same buyers. Edited By avtur on 18/01/2014 11:07:22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I won an iPad in last years Christmas raffle at work. Played with it over the Christmas and new year period then sold in at the end of January on eBay. Waaaay overpriced monster that has little connectivity and use for me. For the price of an iPad you can get a tablet that does much, much more than an iPad does and still have enough change to buy a brand new DX7!! I said it earlier, for the choice that Big Phil has presented, go with the Hudl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename-John Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 If all you want it for as you describe is going on the internet, ebay and youtube etc, you dont need to concern yourself with extra geek out things you`l never use they all do what you want one for, so the choice is obvious - the cheapest one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fats Flyer Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I managed to get a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7" for a little over £100 for my daughter for Christmas and to be honest,it's a great tablet for everything she needs .The memory can be expanded with ease using a Micro sd card and being Android,plenty of good apps.She has linked it to her computer and can download quick and easy.If you want even better,but not pay the price of an ipad ,try the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10". But at the end of the day,it's upto the individual user which machine he/she is happy to pay for and use. F.F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Writing this on my Nexus 7, which is great but much more pricey than the Hudl. I know a couple of people with Hudls who are well pleased with them. Another one to consider for similar money is an Asus Memo pad 7. Same manufacturer as the Nexus 7 so should be good. Happy shopping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Fledermaus Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Another vote for the Nexus 7 from me. What HiFi Sound and Vision did a tablet review in the January edition and voted the Nexus 7 ( 5 out of 5 ) as the best overall when compared with the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 ( 4 out of 5 ), Apple Mini Retina ( 5 out of 5 ), Archos 80b Platinum ( 2 out of 5 ), Asus MeMo Pad 8 ( 3 out of 5 ), LG Pad ( 4 out of 5 ), Samsung Galaxy Note 8 ( 3 out of 5 ), and the Tesco Hudle ( 4 out of 5 ) The nexus 7 cost me £170 on Amazon just before Christmas Edited By Colin Ashman on 18/01/2014 12:49:28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oops Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Phil, have a look at the 8" Galaxy, it just about fits into jacket pocket still, but you get much more screen area. It gets poorish write-ups, but I still think it looks pretty good. If I didn't already have a 3g dongle and loads of laptops I might get one. On the other hand, wait a bit and you'll probably find better cheaper ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Jones Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Phil, I picked up a 7" Tab 3 for ?70 about two weeks ago. Things to know are that it doesn't support USB OTG, only the 8" and 10" do. The screen resolution is good but not as good as our iPad. I got it for wireless downloading of photos and editing on the move. Generally I've found it intuitive ( my first Android device) and am more than happy with it. It is after all a budget tablet and with all things, you get what you pay for. If you're near oxford you're welcome to have a play.Edited By Matt Jones on 18/01/2014 14:02:39Edited By Matt Jones on 18/01/2014 14:03:26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Whybrow Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 The Nexus and the Hudl came to of the Gadget Show's 'economically priced' tablets, with the Nexus pipping the Hudl on performance but the Hudl's price made it a very close competition. I have to say avoid Apple, way overpriced, no removeable storage or memory expansion and no way to organise folders without removing all the content, creating the folders then loading it all back on again - absolutely barking! I'm afraid that Apple is all style over substance and they are great salesmen! I'm not anti-Apple per-se, we do have iPods which are great, but their phones, pads, laptops, etc are hugely overpriced for their performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Posted by John F on 18/01/2014 11:52:02: I won an iPad in last years Christmas raffle at work. Played with it over the Christmas and new year period then sold in at the end of January on eBay. Waaaay overpriced monster that has little connectivity and use for me. For the price of an iPad you can get a tablet that does much, much more than an iPad does and still have enough change to buy a brand new DX7!! I said it earlier, for the choice that Big Phil has presented, go with the Hudl. Thank you - someone who sees sense! People who use Apple don't know what other stuff can do. For example, can you rearrange your icons on an Apple, nope, just stuck with the same 4x5 layout. Can you upgrade the memory on an Apple. Nope. About putting music on. Don't even start that!!! itunes, pah! What about drag and drop, easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_B Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Posted by Paul Marsh on 18/01/2014 15:06:02 Thank you - someone who sees sense! People who use Apple don't know what other stuff can do. For example, can you rearrange your icons on an Apple, nope, just stuck with the same 4x5 layout. Can you upgrade the memory on an Apple. Nope. About putting music on. Don't even start that!!! itunes, pah! What about drag and drop, easy. I don't think there's any mileage in rubbishing products because you as an individual choose brand 'B' over brand 'A' etc. The OP was initially asking for opinions on two particular products and all I did was to give him a third option, simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Head towards the light... Ohmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Carr Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Posted by Bill_B on 18/01/2014 15:22:08: Posted by Paul Marsh on 18/01/2014 15:06:02 Thank you - someone who sees sense! People who use Apple don't know what other stuff can do. For example, can you rearrange your icons on an Apple, nope, just stuck with the same 4x5 layout. Can you upgrade the memory on an Apple. Nope. About putting music on. Don't even start that!!! itunes, pah! What about drag and drop, easy. I don't think there's any mileage in rubbishing products because you as an individual choose brand 'B' over brand 'A' etc. The OP was initially asking for opinions on two particular products and all I did was to give him a third option, simple. Agreed...... Paul I did say in my post I had tried other makes😕❓ Only trying to help the op he's not after an apple -v- other makes slanging match😉 btw any iPad users who wish to know how to rearrange icons, add music/stream music/video or whatever please feel free to pm me so as not to kill the lads thread Edited By Craig Carr on 18/01/2014 17:33:43 Edited By Craig Carr on 18/01/2014 17:37:17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Flyer Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I use the latest 7inch samsung galaxy tablet and it works great. I have had others, from the sony s tab that was 300 pound, to a cheao 40 pound jobby frin t'internet and I have to say this works just as well as the sony for just 130 pounds. Just my 2 penneth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Thanks guys for all the replies. Since placing the post I've had a dabble with the Samsung and was quite impressed with it so I think that's my choice....I think. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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