Lenovo Tab 3 Essential 7-Inch Tablet (Blue) - (Mediatek MT8127, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB eMMC, Android 5.0)

Very good performance - everything seems to be working pretty smoothly. HD videos play without any issues, Wi-fi is stable and fast, Bluetooth connection is great and music played over my Bluetooth speakers sounds better than when I use my computer.So can a tablet that costs 60-70 GBP be really perfect? Well, no. There are issues that you should be aware of:BATTERY - This might be the Achilles' heel of the tablet. As per the specs, the battery lasts "up to 10 hours". Well, yes, 10 hours of... non-continuous use... if you put the screen brightness to minimum... and don't use applications that do lots of processing... or poll data over the Wi-Fi constantly. Moreover, the charging is a bit slow. It takes at least 4 hours to charge (from a socket) and especially right after plugging it in the charging goes in a snail's pace. Charging from a computer's USB port is apparently out of the question.BUILD & DESIGN - The award for the best product design goes to... a different tablet. While it's not ugly, due to that blue strip the tablet has a bit of a toylike look. However, the build quality is solid for something in this price category.BUILT-IN SPEAKERS - This should come as no surprise. The speakers don't sound great and would occasionally produce crackling noise at higher volume.MULTIPLE USERS - Even though the tablet runs Android 5+ and should therefore support multiple users, this feature is not there as it has been most probably disabled by Lenovo. The chances that it will be introduced in a future update are slim.

Comfortable and very light, with good performance and excellent dimensions. The equipment fulfills the need to be able to use a compact equipment. Good battery life. Very good product in relation price - quality

Well at this price I can't find anything to criticise. The screen is clear, it works fairly quickly and it charges in a reasonable time. I can't comment on the front or rear cameras as I don't use em. If I want a photo I use a proper camera. What more is there to say.

Good priced tablet. Performs well. Managed to play Asphalt 8 without problems....BUT...1) Drains battery fast. A look at the logs, 75% of battery usage happened whilst being idle. Has to charge it daily and Power it off at night.2) Takes long to charge3) Most importantly - It is described as "capture brilliant images and videos" which is totally not true. If your kids need this for Music.Ly using the selfie camera indoors, forget it. It needs very bright light and the photos taken by rear camera are over sharpened.

I purchased this tablet to replace an old Samsung SMT210. Primary reason was the Lenovo Tab 3 Essential was one of few devices I found worked with the Microsoft Wireless Adapter V2 (warning:even other models of Lenovo did not), which I wanted to cast local content to hotel TVs on holiday without needing Wifi. Put in a 32gb SD card, loaded all the apps I needed & works like a dream. I've seen some people complain about one thing or another and I guess time will tell but for me its a great cheap tablet that suits my needs. Really happy with it & really portable.

I bought this as a lightweight solution for a carry around tablet, seemed to work well in the beginning but have always had a problem updating Google Chrome, been over two months now and still I cannot update it and the apps will not run properly making this tablet useless in use, my advice, buy another offering from Amazon, not this one.

Not bad product for the money you spend but lots of room to improve it. When its vertical the content in the screen not proportionally correct. Content stretched by few pixel that is the reason I returned the item.

Tabulate is easily setup and being a standard Android tablet with the latest operating system ut works with all standard apps and games. It also has a micro sd slot which works with the 64Gb card that I fitted to provide additional storage. When playing games the battery life is around 6 hours. Only negative feature is that it takes about a minute to initially start up but otherwise is fairly response and the screen graphics look goods.