Swipe Halo Value+ tablet review

Swipe launched its Halo value+ 7-inch tablet which packs a mediocre 800x480 pixels display and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly bean platform. The overall build quality of Halo value+ is good, feels solid and you get a plastic-chrome finish at the back that may be prone to scratches. One cannot really ask for much at this price hence we are more than willing to offer our fair judgement. In terms of performance, the dual-core processor does a fine job, however 512 MB RAM is a let-down, leading to frequent lagging and slowdown while gaming and even multi-tasking.

The tablet's in-built speaker surprised us and stood out as a good outlet for music, movies but on-the-go one should always prefer switching to earphones. Calling quality on the Halo value+ is decent and we did not face any network or connectivity issues. Cameras on the tablet are not worth talking about and the front camera is strangely placed at the bottom right of the display.

In terms of benchmark tests, the Halo value+ scored 8998 on Antutu, 3404 on Quadrant and 1302 on Vellamo HTML5. We have compared these scores with that of Lava Xtron which at 9810 (Antutu) 3710 (Quadrant) and 1475 (Vellamo HTML5) fare better than Halo value+ at lower price point.

The battery on Halo value+ is not long lasting and stood our battery test of running HD movies on Wi-Fi at full brightness for just over 3 and half hours. This means on normal usage you are sure to get anywhere between 6 to 7 hours, which is quite low for a calling device.