PendoPad Quad Core

I purchased my Pendo tablet 5 years ago. The battery still charges to 100 percent and I have never had a problem – Nice and reliable but can be slow with many apps. Show details

What a waste of money – Bought this item so I could use for my ongoing records of medical events and it worked for a few weeks and when I placed it on charge overnight not only did the charger melted, but also the unit self destructed its self nearly causing a fire. Show details

Error message non starter – I would not even give 1/2 a star. It just keeps starting up with the message....Preparing Automatic Repair .. and it needs to restart, it then restarts with error message 0xc000021a .. can anyone give me a clue to start this heap of rubbish. What a rip-off, not even 2 years out of it Show details

Had no problems till now – Think I have been pretty lucky have had no problems until now. It charges up turns on but won't load, so after reading other reviews and nearly 2 years down the track its done pretty well. Used for games, and general use, the only disappointment was it didn't have a back camera.  Show details

Great tablet for the kids – We got this tablet free from dodo by joining their insurance and the kids love it. It works perfectly for what they need it for. That is, playing some kids apps and watching kids tube. We also put movies in an SD card so they can watch movies in the car. Great little device.  Show details

Better than expected – Got mine on sale for $100, which was a good price at the time, when inquiring about the pad the sales assistant told me i'd need something bigger something more expensive, she couldn't of been more wrong, It handles multiple apps being opened at once as well as multiple pages in Google Chrome, has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, USB, head… Read more

phone and mini SD card ports,

Comes with Google play store and services pre downloaded,

Easy to use interface, a child would have no problem navigating around,

Built in camera and microphone and 16GB storage SD.

Very very slow. I gave up – Unable to load and so have given up on this "cheap " product. Lesson learnt. I will steer clear of these cheaper products in the future. Will learn this lesson as I said. Show details

Got one for my son's birthday the next day it wouldn't turn on got it from the post office I am not happy !! – I purchase the pendo for my son for his 6th birthday so you can play games on then don't following day would not turn on just blue light nothing else, I bought this from the Australian post and Katherine northern territory, I'm not happy Show details

Appalling! – Have brought 2 now, the first lasted about 3 months then just went black and never turned on again, thought my then 8year old son must have had a virus in a downloaded game. Second one lasted about 7 months and again just went black for no reason other than that they are a shocking waste of money and time, don't bother!!!  Show details

Birthday present gone wrong – Bought this tablet as a birthday present for my boyfriend as he loves his games and apps. Cannot believe how slow, glitchy and pixelated this device is. So disappointing. It crashes, freezes and stops working all together- not even 4 days old! Was already skeptical of Android devices but this has tipped me over the edge.  Show details

Not impressed – I bought the Pendo 10.1 tablet from Australia Post. I expected it to have a rear camera but unfortunately it does not. I had trouble getting past the set up stage. Australia Post will not refund once the box is open. I'm looking into talking to consumer affairs about a refund as I'm far from impressed.  Show details

Total Garbage – I purchased a Demo unit of this device mainly to use as a medical record for my Doctor. From the word go it failed, was unable to find the internet when connected to my modem/router (Asus) Then all of a sudden it would connect then crash and reboot and all data lost, after resetting to Factory default several times. I came to the conclusion it had… Read more

an intermittent fault causing it to lose or not find find data. I have a 10" tablet and there absolutely no comparison. I am in the process of negotiating a return and refund from seller. Who suggested my top line router was faulty. No, the router works great with all my other devices.

Crap – My daughter had a Lenevo fantastic decided to get a bigger tablet for her absolutely pathetic slow on everything freezes all the time whether it be YouTube or a game absolutely pathetic. Tried factory reset n it freezes again I should have spent the extra $90 for a 10 inch lenevo. Never again  Show details

cannot see the screen – Has developed a venetian blind screen after charging...why ? After the charge drops in a few days time the screen has been reverting to normal but this time it hasn't come back to normal, I would send a screenshot but you haven't allowed for that here...hope you can offer some help.  Show details

Poor Screen Quality – Got this Pendo Pad for the kids to watch movies. It works but it's not the best. The screen has pretty bad viewing angles and is difficult to watch for a long period of time. We didn't try too many apps with it as we got the couldn't install message a few times. Browsing is fine although it can slow down with some web sites and reading fine… Read more

text is difficult.

The main problem is the screen is bad quality.

I would suggest you look elsewhere for a tablet

Bad quality – I was excited at first to get this tablet it was cheap and seemed reliable. It worked great for a few days then bang it started freezing playing up. Kept on resetting it self going on and off. Then the apps started going bad and it didn't have good charge campacity  Show details

Rubbish – I brought this a while ago and let me tell you save your money. The pendopad is a load of rubbish and is horrible. The unit I purchased had faulty speakers, nothing came out of the speakers. The touch screen is non responsive 90% of the time and the quality of the screen is very low. The resolution is very low. Even in today's age, low price… Read more

sometimes means quality, but let me tell you that is not the truth with this tablet. The android version is also low and I'm pretty sure that the company has stopped updating their device. Horrible waste of money.

Good for wall calendar – We needed an interactive wall calender to track all our events and for that purpose it works great. Synced with g calender and a gmail account we set up just for calendar entries. We stuck it on the kitchen wall and it also operates our sonos. Thats all it seems to be good for though.  Show details

Iys – It is very slow after a week or two. Some apps are no good actually most apps. It could just be this tablet. Like its good for facebook instagram and it's OK for snapchat but when I wanna play games it doesn't work right like the tablet freeze or goes black I goes flat quick.  Show details

Just terrible - do not buy – Bought a Pendo 10” yesterday and it’s awful! Didn’t even get to use it as during set up it repeatedly asked me for my google account details over and over again. Definitely faulty. Returned it today and bought a Lenovo instead. Don’t waste your time or money on this piece of crap.  Show details

Better off without one – Bought one as a Christmas gift and fair to say it lasted not more than a month. Yes it's significantly cheaper than other tablets, but worthless given its quality. Constantly crashes & freezes, can't watch videos, struggles with WiFi connectivity - wouldn't even recommend this for a child. Better of staying on the shop shelves until the manufacturer gets the hint!  Show details

Slow and with possible malware – I am not a big tablet user. If I need mobile apps, my large smartphone does the trick. I bought the Quad-Core 10.1" Android PendoPad primarily for watching videos on a large mobile screen. For that purpose, it worked very well - and the included HDMI port was very handy for putting those videos on a TV, especially if they're viewed via an app that… Read more

doesn't support Chromecast (such as tenplay, 7plus or 9Now).

But for any other purpose, the tablet is not especially useful, even compared to others at the same price point.

Most games I tried were very laggy, or would crash. The on-screen keyboard also lags (especially when first appearing) and is really not suitable for typing long emails or documents. I tried a variety of Bluetooth keyboards with it (Pendo's own was unavailable when I bought the tablet) and the tablet had trouble remaining connected, making them virtually unusable.

The tablet includes an app called "Online Update" which cannot be removed, and which the included OS keeps detecting as harmful. Disabling it is only temporary - it can somehow reactivate itself, leading to constant warnings from the OS.

Even with minimal use, the tablet would slow down every few days, requiring frequent factory resets.

If it is to be used purely for watching videos on YouTube, or similar apps, it is absolutely fine. For anything more complex, it will work, but there are many other tablets available at a similar price which will handle things much better.

Worst tablet Ive ever used Do not buy – Stopped working properly after turning it on twice. Wont load any apps I try even basic ones like facebook. Froze all the time. Even for 99 bucks id save my money and go for something better next time. Also pendo support is replacement warranty which is good and bad as I dont want to use the thing anymore. Very disappointing.  Show details

Pretty ordinary tablets – Tablet doesn't work too well. It's an incredibly cheap tablet for a reason. Tablet has a crappy screen with low resolution. Plastic cover feels horrible to touch and processor is slow. Only able to run basic apps, and not very good for media. Audio is quite ordinary as well. Do not recommend purchasing  Show details

Proper peice of crap – The only use for this tablet would be a retrievable dogs throw toy or a cat frisbee. No apps run can barley watch a video. constant crashing. Nothing works properly not even the time function. How the hell do companies get away with selling this crap is beyond me.It shouldn't be on the shop floor its that broken. Go the lenvo smaller screen same price if you want something that works.  Show details

Pure JUNK STATUS – I was suckered into buying a Pendo Pad 10.1 2 in one detachable, It's fancy box says BT 4.0 & Dual Band Wi-Fi Connectivity [2.4G and 5G], however it would not or could not connect to my 4G Wi-Fi network, so no E-Mail and no web, Pendo tell me it's because I have 4-5G and this only runs on 2.4G and I will need to adjust my Wi-Fi unit back to suit… Read more

it. Now I travel the world and don't think 2.4G is used in many civilized country these days, have since sent three E-Mails to Pendo plus a phone call which asked to leave a number and they will get back to me.

SO AS THE HEADING SAYS PURE JUNK

RUBBISH, ABSOLUTE RUBBISH !!! – Very slow unit, even having preloaded web pages. Have wasted much time waiting trying to setup the oversized useless tablet. When www pages finally load, they are clunky when scrolling and slow in response. Even this review is taking forever on this Pendo. After I've written this, it goes in the bin. Thanks Pendo. Thanks a lot. NEVER AGAIN.  Show details

What you'd expect – This is pretty much what you'd expect for a budget tablet. Not super fast but powerful enough to run your socials, watch movies basic games and such. I wouldn't expect to push it much further than that and still have an enjoyable experience. If you need something cheap to read some ebooks off, this would do just that  Show details

Piece Of Rubbish Pendo Stuff – I bought mine from Australia Post store for $49.95 hoping to replace my old 8" tablet that crapped out on me. Got it home and charged it up and done the normal things like setup wifi and login to my Android account. I setup my email account with gmail and I started getting emails many of them from YouTube to view video clips. This is where… Read more

it fell. I could not watch the clips because the video chip inside this thing is way under powered and they were stopping and starting, jittery and unwatchable.

Using a little program called "CPU-Z" (from the play store) it gives you all the details that the tablet has IE:

Cores = 4

Architecture = 4x ARM Cortex-A7 @ 1.34GHz

Revision = r0p5

Process = 40nm

Clock Speed = 1.34GHz x 4 Cores

Model = PNDP60M7BLK

Manufacturer = Pendo

Brand = Allwinner

Board = exdroid

Hardware = sun8i

Screen Size = 7.87 inches

Screen Resolution = 1280x800 pixels

Screen Density = 191 dpi

Total Ram = 1002 MB

Internal Storage = 4.19 GB

Available Storage for User = 2 GB

System = Andriod Version 6.0.1 - Lollipop

The spec's look good on this but for some reason it has no grunt. The Pendo Tablet has the same spec's as a Samsung Galaxy S3 yet the S3 leaves this thing in it's dust.

The battery is only 2,500 mAh Li-Ion very small for an 8 inch tablet. Maybe the reason it's so cheap! (my opinion)

The screen is not the newer OLED type now used in all newer phones and tablet pc's and is very poor at the best of times.

Many of the app's that run on my phone just won't run on this tablet. So it now has one job only. That is as a clock/ Alarm Clock. I found a nice little app that turns in into a full screen clock and with the 8 inch screen it's easy to read.

My Pendo has turned out to be a $50 clock. Such a waste.

Stay away from these things they are just too slow and would of been better if they had used Andriod 4.4.1 to make it run faster.

My score: 4/10

Stay away from this pendo stuff – This is the second pendo device that I use and my experience was not good. It is very slow no matter what you do and not that responsive in comparison with a Samsung. I also received it with my Dodo plan, From my personal experience stay away for any pendo or any Dodo plan as they are like snails.  Show details

clearance sale $49 at OfficeWorks – I went to OfficeWorks to buy something but they were out of stock. Saw this 7" Pendopad on clearance for $49. It says Quadcore. My Pendopad experience hasn't been good. I own an 8" Pendopad Windows 8.1 paperweight and the Pendopad support cannot help upgrade that to Windows 10 (because 8.1 is too memory hungry). It cannot load apps or updates… Read more

for 8.1.

So trying out the Pendopad 7"Android Quadcore.

Brand new out of box I find it is locking up. Restart a couple of times and the OS needs an update patch. So done and restarted but that lagginess until coma is still there.

Quadcore should perform faster, is the internal memory faulty?

I have removed the 25mb of update patch temp file and I still find it laggy to the point I wait to see if it will come out of a temporary coma.

Total Piece of Crap – I too received this as part of a Dodo promotion. I've already returned one that just locked up and couldn't restart it. It was replaced free of charge. Second one locked up as well. Slower than my very cheap mobile. Battery lasts about an hour. I dont know what other Pendo products are like, but based on this model, I would never consider buying a… Read more

Pendo of any sort. This product is not fit for purpose. I've wasted far too much time on the phone, first with Dodo (who deserve to go the way of their namesake), then with Pendo. Avoid at all costs. I plan to complain to the ACCC and Pendo.

This suprpsingly exceeded my expectations – I also received the Pendo as part of the Dodo promotion and admittedly expected something as disappointing as the one I was given by someone who got theirs from a previous Dodo promotion (which was so useless we gave up doing anything with it). I was pleasantly surprised. It's a tad slow but we use it as a distraction for or daughter. Access… Read more

time is sluggish but not unbearable and once online, it works quite well. Wireless connection works without issue when watching You Tube. All in all, the $24.90 delivery fee I paid was worth it.

Ultra Budget Tablet, slow and laggy – Got this tablet as part of a Dodo promotion. The specs are listed as 8GB but upon arrival only 4GB was available. After calling up Pendo, it appears the operating system + bloatware takes up 4GB on the device by default. Essentially, you really need to buy a SD-Card to boost the storage to a usable amount. The tablet is really cheap and you… Read more

get what you pay for. It's a low end product and runs with an ultra slow processor. There is a noticeable delay on opening all applications and performing simple functions like sending an email.

The wireless card doesn't seem that robust either, I had constant signal drop-outs on wifi despite my phone being completely fine right next to it (using same wifi).

I wouldn't recommend this product unless you get it for free/ really cheap. Even then, it's got limited use outside of reading emails and maybe an e-book or two.

Load of rubbish – I obtained one of these as a freebie from Dodo. It cost me $24.90 for postage. The gadget is the most difficult device to use. The manual is just as useless. I can take photos but not download then. Music files also. I could not recommend this Pendo thing as a paper weight as it is too light. It appears to be a bait for one to get into Google.  Show details