14 DAY TRIAL // Not so long ago, we brought you news that Tesco’s tablet business is thriving, as the supermarket chain managed to sell 300,000 Hudl tablets in just 2 months.
Now, German retail chain Aldi is planning to bring its own slate offering out into the world, in an attempt to snatch a piece of the tablet pie. So on December 8, we’re going to see the Medion LifeTab E7316 tablet be launched.
Right off the bat, one can notice that the Medion will come sporting a more affordable price tag, costing only £79.99 / $131 / €96, while the Hudl can be grabbed for £119 / $192 / €142.
So maybe if you were planning to get a Hudl companion this Christmas, you should re-think your decision. Let’s compare the two and see what's what.
Both tablets offer a 7-inch screen with the Hudl boasting a 1440 x 900 pixel resolution and scratch resistant, anti-smudge capabilities.
The Medion, on the other hand, gives off a less acceptable 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution, but we have seen worse scenarios on the market today.
In the processor department, the Aldi slate packs a quad-core 1.6GHz processor, while the Hudl has 1.5GHz quad-core processor, both coupled with 1GB of RAM.
The tablet duo has two cameras onboard, the Aldi product sporting a 0.3MP one in front (webcam integrated with microphone) and 2MP one on the back, while the Tesco has a better 2MP frontal snapper and 3MP rear-facing camera.
As for storage, Tesco’s offering wins again, being available with 16GB compared to the 8GB that Aldi offers. When it comes to connectivity, Hudl has dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS while the Medion offers Wi-Fi LAN IEEE 802.11 standard technology, Bluetooth 2.1, but no GPS.
Medion comes with a bunch of pre-installed apps (LifePlayer, Drawing Pad and more), from which the most useful seems to be the Kaspersky Tablet Security app.
Comparatively, the Tesco tablet allows customers to have access to its own shopping app that helps customers make up shopping lists and manage finances.
Last but not least, battery life on the Hudl should amount for 9 hours of video playback, but we’re not yet provided with any information in this respect for the Medion slate. Both devices run Android 4.2.2.
So there you have it, the Hudl tablet seems to come out on top from this death-match and the extra cash the Tesco slate entails is visibly justified. But for those wanting to acquire a tablet for basic usage, priced under £100 / $163 / €120, the Medion LifeTab E7316 might just the answer.
