Toshiba Thrive is yet another android 3.0 tablet. The Toshiba Tablet has no such feature which is going to enthrall you except the solid make (Toshiba’s x-factor). What the makers had in mind was providing Thrive’s users with a beautiful “HD theatre in hand” experience. Hence they came up with a 1280 by 800 pixels resolution 10.1” screen to enjoy beautiful video experience. What’s more? Nothing as such! The same honeycomb molded into a Toshiba Honeycomb tablet and all the regular features which you are now so conversant with.
As mentioned before, the uniqueness of this Toshiba android tablet is only its packaging. A high resolution screen and a superbly heavy body as compared to other tablets (why did they decide on this although the news of all the 7 inched tablets ruling the markets is out?) makes it a good gaming and movie watching device. But the founders (is it right to call them as founders?) forgot to equip the Toshiba thrive with good speakers? Forgot, or probably cursed it with a pair of speakers having ancient sound quality. What a waste!!
The HDMI port and wireless capability (‘mirroring’ is the common term they use nowadays) to rig the android tablet Toshiba with an HD television, can make you enjoy your videos on big screen televisions.
Thrive comes in three forms: 8GB, 16GB and 32GB with a 1GHz dual core processor and 1GB Ram. This is a nice configuration but nothing new!
It flaunts two cameras; the front 2MP for video chats/calls and the 5MP primary camera with decent quality.
The sources of getting connected with the outer world are merely WiFi and Bluetooth as this Toshiba tablet lacks support for 3G.
The android Toshiba tablet price is around $450 which does not suffice its quality. Why should anyone go for it if there is a huge availability of cheap and portable tablets in market like Nook and Kindle?
If you are a gamer, thrive won’t disappoint you but if you want a tablet which could help you in many other ways, think before you take the $450 leap.
Toshiba Thrive Specifications
OS | Android 3.0 |
Connectivity | WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, mini USB 2.0 |
Screen | 1280 by 800 pixels HD |
RAM | 1GB |
Processor | 1GHz Tegra 2 dual core |
Internal Memory | 8GB, 16GB, 32GB |
External Memory | Up to 32GB |
Primary Camera | 5MP |
Secondary Camera | 2MP |
GG’s Gadget Rating: **1/2 stars
