iPad vs JooJoo ( formerly CrunchPad ) Comparative Review
By Partho, Gaea News NetworkFriday, February 5, 2010
After having stocked Apple iPad Vs Microsoft’s HP slate, we were looking for other competitors in the tablet market . Our search concluded on a competitively priced JooJoo, formerly crunchpad. Fusion Garage’s JooJoo, was scheduled for a release in December 2009, before finally being shelved. The low cost tablet is expected to receive a thrust after new round of funding from CSL Group (largest OEM Malaysia). For the latest JooJoo is open for pre-order. The crux of comparison lies in the fact that JooJoo would cost $499 that is the same as that for iPad.
Now that you know the price for iPad and JooJoo lets compare the rivals back to back
Screen Size
iPad features a diagonal screen of size 9.7″ that is not decent for watching video. JooJoo has a edge with the screen size featuring a decent 12″ LCD (1366*768). Having said that, JooJoo’s large size is also a disadvantage when carrying it.
Weight
iPad weigh 1.5lbs and 1.6lbs in the WiFi and WiFi+3G versions respectively. JooJoo is a lot heavier 2.4lbs.
Applications
Apple has almost every possible application in its App store for iPad. Moreover, developers are working on new applications developed for iPad by tapping into the hardware natively. Apple has plans to eliminate them. Currently, JooJoo has no applications gallery, but it is expected to have a Web App Store soon.
Multitasking
Perhaps, iPad faced the worst criticism for not offering multi-tasking. With its rival JooJoo lacking the same, Apple has nothing to lose. It is pretty much confined to an albeit fancy browser, which could be compared to Chrome OS.
Flash Support
One of the most disappointing facts with iPad is the lack of Flash support. Most of the sites today feature Flash pages. The gamers could be the first to rebuke the iPad. For those who have decided against iPad sans Flash could divert to JooJoo, which will be supporting Flash.
Processor
iPad features a 1GHz Apple A4 processor, where as JooJoo has 1.6GHz Atom with Nvidia Ion.
Camera
iPad, as Apple says, creates its new category without a camera. This seems to be a strategy to save its Macbook form loosing its audience. JooJoo again sets the mood for iPad haters with a 1.3MP camera. Like iPad, JooJoo sets its own category.
Storage
iPad has the maximum storage available in three sizes 16GB, 32GB and 64GB . JooJoo just doesn’t offer enough space.
I/O
iPad features a 30 pin camera with USB add-on. JooJoo would feature an USB
Battery Life
Apple iPad claims a battery life of 10 hours and 1 month standby. JooJoo is no match for iPad offering just 5 hours of battery life.
Available at the same price as Apple iPad, JooJoo with camera and flash support could turn the tides in its favor.
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April 14, 2010: 1:45 am
hmmm … someone likes the iPad just because. Do more research on your topics and do a fair comparison. The screen is larger - 12″ on a diagonal is NOT that much larger than - 3″ longer .3″ wider. You can watch true HD on it - It runs Flash AND Java. “Apple has every possible application in store” - yeah and its charges people 40% of their revenues to be on there, so expect those products you buy on the iPad to be more expensive. iPad is a closed system, controlled by Apple - whereas Open OS’s will people to develop anything they want on it, like useful stuff … there are over 144,000 totally useless apps on the iStore - like apps for making farting sounds, a candle? guns? cmon … you use that as a strength? Those are just selling gimmicks. Where’s my word processor? spreadsheet? even a simple text app for coding? you won’t see that on Apple, you WILL on anything Open-OS. The real difference here is that Apple owns all you people ( the Apple religious buyers ), they spend your money on marketing to you and making you think you have no choice. You buy blindly and give them TONS of money. Apple doesn’t try to be Green, or help communities, give back to ANYONE, donate to any good cause, except their own. They over price things, release unfinished products only to resell to the same people a few months later on the “new” options ( like 3G and such ) They burn bridges ( Adobe ) violate patents ( Apple - The Beatles, iPhone - Linksys, multi touch pad - Elan Microelectronics ), then bully companies into submission with their deep pockets, funded by YOU ( the blind Apple buyer ) - best wishes to you all. You WILL have no choice but to buy Apple. I don’t hate Apple, or its products - I’m just disgusted by the company’s ill tactics. It WILL be its demise. Such a shame, they have such wonderful design and awesome marketing. |
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March 28, 2010: 1:23 am
Without a database of apps to tap into, any devise similar to the ipad will have a hard time getting market share. |
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February 28, 2010: 1:10 pm
The think the application category is the big one. Even if the Joo Joo owned every other category it couldn’t compete with Apple’s 100000 apps. |
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February 5, 2010: 7:53 am
I would not buy a joojoo pad or any other gizmo of the like. If I had money to spend, I would get an Ipad. |
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