Ainol Novo 7 Paladin Review

Misc Apps

You might find a couple of Chinese applications here, including Baidu input and an APK installer (or manager?), but we’re sorry we can’t explain much about their usability, because they were in a different language. Besides that, there’s not much that the tablet ships with out of the box. There’s Gmail, Maps, Places, the Play Store and a media player (besides the stock one). Our free copy of Spiderman (which was advertised) wasn’t to be found anywhere either. We did manage to get it on to the tablet, and again it worked like a charm.

Misc apps

Now, here’s the deal with applications and the Magic Code bit, we spoke about earlier. Quite a number of applications won’t be available for download for the Ainol Novo 7 Paladin, via the Google Play store. But, that doesn’t mean they won’t work on your tablet. For the ones that aren’t available for the device, a slight work around is required. First, you’ll need to install Magic Code and keep it enabled. Second, you’ll need to source your apps from third party sites, other than the Play Store (only the ones that are unsupported) and then install them from the tablet itself. It’s not a big deal really, but it’s worthy enough of mention. 

Battery Life

The Novo 7 Paladin has a 4000 mAh battery and it will easily last you over a day under normal usage. In our video drain test, with brightness set to 75 percent and Wi-Fi turned off, the Paladin lasted for nine hours and twenty minutes. Definitely an impressive feat.

Worth a buy?

Verdict

The Ainol Novo 7 Paladin is priced at Rs.7,990 (eBay reseller price). The company price is a mere $89, which translates to Rs.4,500. The resellers do make it that extra bit expensive, but guess what, with the current pricing of every other tablet, we’re definitely not complaining about the Paladin. At this price, this has everything you need in your next budget Android tablet.