Lava Etab Xtron - Specification and review

 Lava has launched its new tablet named Etab Xtron. This tablet offers features that no other tablet in the same price range does. It is available in the Indian market, for Rs. 6,499.M37NEDWZKXNJ


The Lava Etab Xtron runs Android 4.1 - Jelly Bean, the latest iteration of the operating system, and doesn't include any custom skin.Etab Xtron is powered by a 1.5GHz Cortex A9 dual-core processor. It has a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024 x 600. While the IPS panel will give the tablet decent viewing angles, the resolution seems rather low, as is expected from a tablet with this price, and the aspect ratio is a bit odd. The tablet has 1GB of RAM to help its performance.

Specifications :

Operating System      :     Android v4.1

Processor                  :     1.5GHz Dual-Core Cortex A9

Memory                     :     1 GB DDR3 RAM

Display Size               :     7-inches

Resolution                  :     1024×40

Front camera              :     2 MP HD

Dimensions (mm)        :     131 x 184 x 11.5 mm (350 g)

Battery Capacity         :     3500mAh

Inbuilt Memory           :     8 GB (Expandable Up to 32 GB)

Lava Etab Xtron tablet which is decent compared to other 7-inch budget tablets in the segment,looks compact yet sturdy. The touch sensitivity is good. The screen brightness is average, and although  it's reflective to some extent, visibility under sunlight is not bad.

The Etab Xtron is one of the few tablets that runs Jelly Bean. Unlike the Nexus 7, the tablet's onscreen controls are on the bottom left instead of the centre

The other major feature that Jelly Bean brings is 'Google Now', a voice based information assistant and an extension of Google search. You can ask questions and the tool returns answers or search results. It uses 'cards' which are essentially small boxes that offer different sets of information ranging from weather forecast, directions, traffic information, scores, appointments, and currency conversion, among others.

We're not sure if the tablet will get updated to Jelly Bean 4.2, but if it does, features like multi-user accounts  and lock-screen widgets would also come to the tablet.

The tablet comes with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The pictures  quality with the front camera, indoors, were decent. The camera does a decent job when used for making video calls over Skype or other video chat apps.

The tablet comes with a 3,500 mAh battery and i am not very happy with the backup that it offered, specially when playing multimedia files.

Good

    Runs Jelly Bean
    Good performance
    Decent design

Bad
    Battery life could have been better
    No Bluetooth


The Lava Etab Xtron is a decent tablet. At a price of Rs. 6,499, it offers a good package with decent hardware, compact form factor, a screen that supports wide angled viewing and the latest version of Android, Jelly Bean. It's a good value for money proposition. It's also interesting to look at if you're looking for an e-reader or for a device for browsing the web.