To help differentiate the MemoPad line from other company offerings, ASUS developers have moved away from industrial design in favor of a more “playful” look. Unlike the metal cases characteristic of other gadgets, the Asus ME302KL MemoPad FHD 10 has a rubberized panel covered with three-dimensional micro-fabric. Transformer is available in black, blue, pink or white.
Appearance
The ASUS logo is encrusted in the center of the rear panel, above which is a 5-megapixel camera. The front side of the tablet Asus Memo Pad FHD 10 LTE ME302KL looks rather plain, being sustained in a sporty style, with a gray ASUS logo in the upper left corner. On the right side of the device you will find the volume key and a 3.5 mm audio jack. The left edge has MicroUSB and microHDMI ports, as well as a microSD slot. The power button is on the top edge of the tablet.
Display
Despite the modest appearance, the display of this ASUS model offers decent viewing angles - images and videos are easy to view at an angle of more than 40 degrees. You can use the application in Splendid ASUS to adjust screen tones, color saturation, and color gamut. However, this function does not have a very significant effect on the image.
Sound effect
Asus ME302KL has SonicMaster side speakers that produce great sound. Music sounds clean and loud even at maximum sound volume. AudioWizard allows users to select one of six predefined audio profiles, including power-saving modes, listening to music, watching videos, recording, playing and playing speech. Of the available modes, the default setting is listening to music, which offers the best and loudest sound quality. As testing shows, the maximum volume level of audio can reach 85 decibels.
Keyboard
In this model, ASUS has endowed the keyboard with many features, including print tracing, predictive text input, and prediction of the next word. Unfortunately, the keyboard does not support tactile feedback, so it’s not possible to create your own input templates or social media buttons.
Interface and platform
ASUS Memo Pad FHD 10 LTE ME302KL runs on a modified version of Android 4.2.2. There are innovations that provide many unique features that help improve the overall functionality of the OS. Compressing and enlarging the main window of the desktop, for example, allows you to save and lock on the screen up to 6 times in a row. In addition, you can add an additional desktop by minimizing previous windows. You can also configure one of the saved desktops as the main screen by placing the corresponding tag on it.
ASUS also offers the Asus ME302KL three different user modes in which you can customize the desktops accordingly. The default mode provides you with six desktops and offers a basic home screen with weather and an email widget. The operating mode gives you two desktops, one of which contains a notebook and a calendar. The entertainment mode offers two desktops containing a YouTube widget and the corresponding shortcuts of various entertainment programs. The new mode allows you to configure Asus Memo ME302KL from scratch, up to the number of desktops.
Menu Features
ASUS developers have also added a new shortcut setting. A long press on the Home button opens two semicircular context menus. The inner semicircle displays links to Google Voice, a Google mailbox, applications, settings shortcuts and a lock system that blocks access to Android navigation buttons (to prevent accidental clicking on anything during the game). The outer semicircle contains shortcuts for various applications, including a calendar, calculator, ASUS SuperNotesLite, ASUS Studio, and a browser. You can change these shortcuts by clicking the button for their settings and selecting the applications that you want to replace.
The Asus 10 ME302KL menu has a notification function that provides users with a quick transition to the settings for Wi-Fi, SmartSaving, Instant, Bluetooth, GPS, sound and auto-rotate. Here you can also change the display brightness, AudioWizard settings and system settings.
Floating buttons
Asus Memo Pad 10 ME302KL also offers "Android" floating applications that many Android users love. By clicking on the icon in the lower left corner of the screen, you will see a moving menu of application icons that you can open simultaneously with standard full-screen programs. By default, floating applications include a calculator, AudioWizard, dictionary, video player, converter, countdown timer, stopwatch, compass, browser, calendar, BuddyBuzz and email. You can add additional services if they are supported by ASUS or have their own widgets for Android.
Programs
In addition to the standard set of services from Google, ASUS adds several useful branded applications to the Asus ME302KL, including backing up the ASUS App, AppLocker, Studio, SuperNoteLite and MyLibraryLite. Backup provides a means to save all installed applications and their data to an external storage device (such as a microSD card). ASUS AppLocker gives you the ability to block any of your applications by restricting password access.
The Asus FHD 10 ME302KL has a pre-installed graphical application that allows you to use colored pencils, brushes, markers and spray paint. ASUS Studio provides photo editing capabilities, allowing users to add filters, as well as edit and draw pictures. ASUS SuperNoteLite serves as a standard note-taking service, complete with basic typing and handwriting recognition (so users can enter data manually using the stylus).
Settings Modes
The device has six different settings that easily switch. By default, the power-saving mode is set, in which the screen seems very dim. In addition to the standard settings, there is an audio master that amplifies the sound and automatically removes noise, making the sound better. The sound quality, even when using this function, cannot be called excellent, but for tablet speakers this is a very good indicator.
Due to the location of the speakers on the rear panel, when the tablet is on a flat surface, sound waves bounce off of it, creating a loud and full sound. The highest volume level is not very loud, but this is a worthy result for small speakers - a high sound power would lead to a quality drop.
Production capacity
Asus 10 Memo ME302KL 32GB is equipped with a dual-core IntelAtom Z2560 processor (CloverTrail) with a frequency of 1.6 GHz and 2 GB of RAM. The gadget shows mixed results during everyday use. Applications start quickly, although some of them slow down a bit before closing. At the same time, games run smoothly, and changing the screen orientation from portrait to landscape mode takes only four seconds.
Camera and shooting quality
Images captured using the 5-megapixel rear camera have crisp details and vibrant colors. If you take a photo on a busy street, the image of moving people and cars is obtained without blur. Details such as subtle cracks in building facades and distant street signs are very visible.
1080p video resolution also allows you to get a very clear image even of distant details. The 1.3-megapixel front camera makes it possible to make relatively clear images. If you take a selfie, you can see a clear image of the details of the face and hair.
Battery life
As testing shows, with continuous use of the Internet via Wi-Fi with a screen brightness of 40 percent, ASUS MemoPad FHD 10 works without recharging for 8 hours and 51 minutes. This indicator clearly exceeds the average parameters typical for devices of the same price category (7 hours 6 minutes). Thus, the lower brightness of the display allowed ASUS to create a device with a long battery life.
Configurations
ASUS offers two versions of FHD. The $ 329 model has 16 GB of memory, while for $ 349 you can get 32 GB of storage space. In addition to the built-in memory and microSD card slot, ASUS also provides 5 GB of ASUS WebStorage cloud storage.
Final verdict
As you can see, for only $ 329, MemoPad FHD 10 offers an attractive design, a good set of useful applications and utilities, and excellent battery life. Unfortunately, the resolution of the 1920x1200 display looks depressingly dull, and the IntelAtom processor can be slow during everyday use. When compared with competing devices, the Samsung GalaxyTab 10.1 3 also offers the ability to remotely control the TV, having the same drawbacks (slow operation and low screen resolution).
Positive features
Asus Memo Pad FHD 10 boasts a convenient assembly, high-quality screen with good viewing angles and a reasonable cost of $ 329. All these advantages are noted by users. The included Asus software greatly enhances multimedia capabilities and also allows you to use multitasking quickly and easily. This point is often appreciated by those who often work or play on the gadget.
disadvantages
Voluminous applications and games take a long time to download. In addition, the power button sometimes takes too long. Many negative reviews from users contain complaints about the slowness of the device.
Bottom line - Asus Memo Pad FHD 10 is a good budget tablet that contains a number of useful additions. For users who intend to use the device for working with text documents and the Internet, this device is a very good choice. Their positive reviews are confirmation of the fact that the tablet as a working device eliminates the majority. It is not very suitable only for those who need large production capacities.