Tablet 3Q: characteristics, settings, firmware

Once company 3Q occupied 3% of the Russian market of tablet computers, saw the prospects for further development, updating and expansion of the range, and its goal was to produce budget devices that corresponded to the trends of the modern market. But something went wrong, and the production of digital technology ceased.

Historical reference

Fast takeoff and a sharp fall - so you can describe the history of the company's 3Q, which in 2006 began its activities with the production of external optical drives and hard drives. And in a few years their directory was replenished with nettops, laptops, monoblocks, tablets, smartphones and various accessories. 3Q has worked with companies such as Microsoft, Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm and MediaTek. And in 2015 announced its closure.

But the production has remained, it can still be purchased. Therefore, consider several of the available tablets of this company.

Tablet 3Q Q-pad RC9727F

Large display, and even in high resolution. This combination in tablet computers from this company is a rarity. First it is worth noting that its cost is less than 10 thousand rudders. But at the same time the device has a rich enough equipment, i.e. There are headphones with a microphone, a charger, a cable for data transmission, an adapter for connecting peripherals, instructions and a cloth made of microfiber.

The tablet can not be called easy. With a 10-inch display and a centimeter-thick body, its weight is 600 grams. The back cover is made of aluminum. There is also a lens of a 5-megapixel camera, 2 speakers, a microphone, and on the center a corporate logo Qoo! Display side without physical keys, only touch. They are highlighted when necessary. The assembly of the tablet produces a positive impression: it does not creak or lyuftit.

Given the low cost of the device, the Q-pad RC9727F's display quality is puzzling. Here the high resolution (2048 × 1536) and the density of pixels (263 ppi), large viewing angles and enough brightness for comfortable work under direct sunlight.

The tablet runs on a quad-core processor Rockchip RK3188, a graphics processor Mail-400 MP4 and 2 gigabytes of RAM. The system itself is powerful, but it spends a lot of resources on the display, so you can not dream of launching powerful mobile applications. But the device supports 3G connection, Bluetooth 3.0 and perfectly connects to Wi-Fi points.

Tablet 3Q RC9731C

And here is another inexpensive, but quite technological device. True, without a 3G modem, but with support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. He is as weighty and well-fed as the previous sample, only a little behind the characteristics.

First of all, we are talking about the display, which this time received a resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels. Only the sensor now recognizes up to 10 touches. The viewing angles are not large, and the brightness margin is small. The quality of the picture if you want to find fault, you can, but knowing the cost of the device (about 4000 rubles), it is worth being lenient.

Inside the device is packed "iron" of the middle category. This is a dual-core processor Rockchip 3066, 1 gigabyte of RAM and internal storage of 8 GB. For work cases and the launch of undemanding applications, this is a fairly smart device with a sufficiently capacious battery - 7200 mAh.

Model 3Q Meta RC7802F

And this 3Q-device has a smaller display - 7.85 inches. It's light, reliable and productive, developers say. I wonder, is it really so?

First about the cost. Tablet 3Q Meta RC7802F costs about 5000 rubles. For this money in the green box put the device itself, charging for 2 A, data cable, adapter for peripherals and user's manual.

In appearance, there is nothing unusual. The sides of the body are rounded, on the display side only a 2-megapixel camera, and on the rear aluminum panel there is a front camera and a speaker.

The device's display resolution is 1024 × 768 pixels, 163 ppi. The pixel density is enough to comfortably operate the device. The capacitive display notices up to five touches. The device forces a quad-core processor, there is 1 gigabyte of RAM and a video accelerator Mali-400. 8 GB is reserved for data storage. In general, the characteristics of the tablet 3Q Meta RC7802F for its value is not bad. It frustrates the lack of a Bluetooth sensor and 3G connectivity.

Model 3Q Glaze RC7804F

When it was announced the beginning of sales of this device, the greatest interest was represented by its ultra-slim body (6.4 mm). Since it was time to understand that there is no need to wait for any serious stuffing in such devices.

So, the case of the tablet is a solid piece of thick aluminum. The metal is painted in blue, which makes it look just fine. On the reverse side, everything is as before: a camera (5 megapixel with autofocus), a corporate logo and a perforated area under the speaker. However, the front of the elements is even smaller - only the front camera (2 Mp).

The display in the plastic fringing is made by IPS-technology. Its resolution is 1024 × 768 pixels, and the viewing angles are up to 175 degrees. Screen settings of the tablet 3Q Glaze RC7804F, in comparison with other models, did not change much.

The operating system Android Jelly Bean has not changed. Processor Rockchip RK3188 with 4 cores, 1 GB of RAM and video processor Mali-400 - you can not even write about it. For comfortable use this is enough. Many applications will go, except for the most "heavy" ones. Such as "Asphalt", "Need for Speed" and "Real Racing 3", the tablet 3Q Glaze RC7804F can not master.

How to flash?

The update (firmware) of the main control program of the mobile device is usually carried out with the purpose of increasing the functionality of the system, getting rid of glitches, brakes and hangs or getting the possibility of modifying the system. Here is one of the options for how to flash a 3Q tablet using the Q-pad model RC9727F. Only you should know that after such actions all information from the tablet can disappear.

So, you first need to download and run the RKBatchTool version 1.7 or higher on your computer, which is designed specifically for flashing devices based on the Rockchip system. Next, connect the tablet to the PC, then turn off while holding down the power button. Only it should not shut down, but reboot. And as soon as the screen goes out, you must press the volume and power buttons at the same time. When Windows detects the device, you must immediately install the driver from the folder of the above program.

Now that the computer has identified the tablet as RK31 Device, and the green box has lit up in the window of the program, you can proceed with the update. Find the FW Path field and specify the path to the update.img file in it. Click "Update" and wait for the completion. At the end of the work, the tablet should reboot itself.

Firmware Problems

This is not the only way to firmwish the 3Q tablet, there are a lot of them. And each of them can bring both positive and negative consequences. For example, together with the update file, you can download the virus software or install drivers that will make the tablet work more than possible, which will lead to its rapid deterioration.

Some people after the firmware, in general, does not turn on the tablet 3Q. What to do in this case? To avoid this, you need to install only the checked update files, only the correct versions and only by instructions. Otherwise, you have to spend money on repairs or find out how to disassemble the 3Q tablet to try to repair it. But this is unlikely to help.