Dragon Touch X10 Tablet Review

By: Linus Wang

• After 2 years on the market, the Dragon Touch X10 remains one of the finest tablets available from any manufacturer. What we've done here is to take the Dragon Touch X10 through the paces over a period of several months to give you an idea of what it's like to own this device for a real-life period of time, wear and tear included. Here we decide whether or not the Dragon Touch X10 really should be considered the tablet you compare all other tablets to here and through the future.

Hardware• This device represents Google Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Dragon Touch X10 is currently the finest 8-core

Android-based tablet on the market, as well it should be. Since the Dragon Touch X10 was first released in 2013, there hasn't been another Android tablet released that can beat it.

• As other writers and reviewers mentioned, though, we're going to go ahead and cross our fingers that this is just the beginning. This is the new baseline for expected hardware greatness in tablet manufacturing.

• If hardware manufacturers can create a device with this level of excellence in hardware, injecting a unique software experience that creates something uniquely desirable, there's a chance of taking some market share away from Apple's iPad.

• A tablet with this build quality, the hunger for futuristic features, and an advertising budget like Samsung has - those are the qualities needed to create a competitor for the iPad in today's market.

• Product Specification:• --Dragon Touch X10• --Google Android 5.1 Lollipop• --10'' 1366x768 IPS Screen, 10 point Touch• --8 Core up to 2.0 GHz, 8-Core GPU• --16 GB storage, 1GB RAM• --Camera: Rear 5.0MP w/ AF, Front 2.0MP• --Bluetooth, Mini HDMI, Wi-Fi, Standard USB, Micro USB• --Battery: 7200 mAH

• "Where older Android devices, even with the latest crop of processors, could sometimes stutter and grumble when scrolling or panning, I've been impressed by how smooth Lollipop is."

• What's surprised me the most about the Dragon Touch X10’s hardware is its durability. While I don't expect the device would survive a nice slam against the edge of a concrete stair, it's held up very, very nicely over the past several months.

• The size is handy - it's able to fit in the small pocket of a Razer backpack instead of needing to go in near the laptop slot. As such, it doesn't end up getting many scratches.

• In fact I've got only the barest and lightest of wear showing on the front of this device. On the back I can see some changes in the rubbery plastic (as you'll see at the head of this article), but certainly nothing major.

• While the lens array for the back-facing camera does sit up a little from the rest of the back of the device, it's the rim of the lens that sticks up furthest, leaving the tiniest amount of space between itself and the surface of the lens glass. Because of this, this lens has nary a scratch.

Software• What are you going to do with all the processing power this Dragon Touch X10 have to offer?

• Android 5.1 Lollipop brings the best of Google's tablet-sized user interface knowledge to light, and makes a good tablet great.

• Android Lollipop hasn't changed a major amount in the past several months, and the Dragon Touch X10 has remained solid for speed for the most part.

• One of the most important parts of a long-lasting tablet is its long-lasting battery. As you'll see below, this machine hasn't faltered in that category.

• This tablet has served perfectly for dinner preparation for weeks on end. Watching movies while we cook as well as looking up recipes on the fly - it's all good. The rubbery edge especially has been helpful in keeping this machine propped up against a wall on our countertop.

• Tossing this tablet in a backpack for long trips between states - trips we take every few weeks - has resulted in some of the most satisfying long-form entertainment we've had on a tablet.

Camera• Please stop taking photos of things in public with your tablet. Just

stop. Devices like the Dragon Touch X10 should be taking photos only when you need to document something for yourself, in private.

• As such, the camera on the Dragon Touch X10 is perfectly legit. It doesn't hold up to the newest generation of iPad cameras, but it's far better than the previous generation of basically every tablet in existence.

Battery• The Dragon Touch X10 works with a relatively massive battery at

6700mAh, especially for a device you won't end up using all day long. If you DO end up using your tablet all day long, there's still good news - you're not going to be running out of battery any faster here than you would with any comparable device.

Wrap-up• This device is great, but it might not be meant for you. If you're a

developer and want to keep up with Google's Android builds, starting with Android 5.1 Lollipop, then this is the tablet you're looking for.

• If you're looking for an entertainment machine that'll set the baseline for all Android tablets made by top-tier brands in 2016, this is your device.

• If you want a slightly smaller tablet that rolls with right around the same processing power created by a company that's keeping it up to date just as fast as - or sometimes faster than - Google, you might want to look here.

Thank you so much!