Once upon a time, 3Q company occupied 3% of the Russian tablet computer market, saw the prospects for further development, updating and expanding the range, and its goal was to produce budget devices that correspond to the trends of the modern market. But something went wrong, and the production of digital equipment ceased.
Historical background
Rapid rise and fall - this is how you can describe the history of the company 3Q, which began in 2006 with the production of external optical drives and hard drives. And after a few years, their catalog was replenished with nettops, laptops, monoblocks, tablets, smartphones and various accessories. 3Q has partnered with companies such as Microsoft, Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm and MediaTek. And in 2015, it announced its closure.
But the product remains, it can still be purchased. Therefore, consider a few of the commercially available tablets of this company.
3Q Q-pad RC9727F
Large display, and even in high resolution. This combination in tabletscomputers from this company - 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 fairly rich package, i.e. there are headphones with a microphone, a charger, a data cable, an adapter for connecting peripherals, instructions and a microfiber cloth.
Tablet is not easy. With a ten-inch display and a centimeter thick case, its weight is 600 grams. The back cover is made of aluminum. There is also a 5-megapixel camera lens, 2 speakers, a microphone, and in the center the Qoo! The display side without physical keys, only touch. Illuminated when needed. The assembly of the tablet makes a positive impression: it does not creak or play.
Given the low cost of the device, the display quality of the Q-pad RC9727F is puzzling. There is a high resolution (2048×1536) and a pixel density (263 ppi), large viewing angles and enough brightness for comfortable work in direct sunlight.
The tablet is powered by Rockchip RK3188 quad-core processor, Mail-400 MP4 GPU and 2GB RAM. The system itself is powerful, but it spends a lot of resources on the display, so you can not dream of running powerful mobile applications. But the device supports 3G connection, Bluetooth 3.0 and connects perfectly to Wi-Fi points.
Tablet 3Q RC9731C
And here is another inexpensive, but quite technologicalapparatus. True, without a 3G modem, but with support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. It is just as heavy and plump as the previous sample, only slightly behind in performance.
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 margin of brightness is small. If you wish, you can find fault with the quality of the picture, but knowing the cost of the device (about 4000 rubles), you should be more indulgent.
Medium grade hardware is packed inside the device. This is a dual-core Rockchip 3066 processor, 1 gigabyte of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage. For work tasks and running undemanding applications, this is a fairly nimble device with a fairly capacious battery - 7200 mAh.
Model 3Q Meta RC7802F
And this 3Q device has a smaller display - 7.85 inches. It is lightweight, reliable and productive, according to the developers. I wonder if that's really true?
First about the cost. Tablet 3Q Meta RC7802F costs about 5000 rubles. For this money, the device itself, a 2A charger, a data cable, an adapter for peripheral devices and a user manual are put in a green box.
There is nothing unusual in appearance. The edges of the body are rounded, there is only a 2-megapixel camera on the display side, and a front camera and a speaker on the rear aluminum panel.
Device display resolution - 1024×768 pixels, 163 ppi. DensityThere are enough pixels to comfortably operate the device. The capacitive display detects up to five touches. The device is powered by a quad-core processor, there is 1 gigabyte of RAM and a Mali-400 video accelerator. 8 GB is allotted for data storage. In general, the characteristics of the 3Q Meta RC7802F tablet are not bad for their price. Frustrating lack of Bluetooth sensor and 3G connectivity.
Model 3Q Glaze RC7804F
When it was announced the start of sales of this device, the biggest interest was its ultra-thin body (6.4 mm). Since it was time to understand that it was not worth waiting for any serious stuffing in such devices.
So, the body of the tablet is a solid piece of thick aluminum. The metal is painted blue, which makes it look just great. On the reverse side, everything is the same as before: a camera (5 megapixels with autofocus), a corporate logo and a perforated area for a speaker. However, there are even fewer elements on the front - only the front camera (2 MP).
The display in a plastic frame is made using IPS technology. Its resolution is 1024×768 pixels and the viewing angles are up to 175 degrees. The screen settings of the 3Q Glaze RC7804F tablet, compared to other models, have not changed much.
The Android Jelly Bean operating system has not changed either. The Rockchip RK3188 processor with 4 cores, 1 GB of RAM and the Mali-400 video processor - you can not even write about this. For comfortable use, this is enough. Many applications will go, except for the most "heavy". Such as "Asph alt", "Need forSpeed" and "Real Racing 3", the 3Q Glaze RC7804F tablet will not master it.
How to flash?
Updating (firmware) of the main control program of a mobile device, as a rule, is carried out in order to increase the functionality of the system, get rid of glitches, brakes and freezes, or to be able to modify the system. Here is one of the options on how to flash a 3Q tablet using the Q-pad RC9727F model as an example. You should only be aware that after such actions, all information from the tablet may be lost.
So, first you need to download and run 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 it off by holding the power button. Only it should not turn off, but reboot. And as soon as the screen goes out, you need to simultaneously press the volume and power buttons. When Windows detects the device, you need to immediately install the drivers from the folder of the above program.
Now that the computer has identified the tablet as RK31 Device, and the green square lights up in the program window, you can start updating. We find the FW Path field and indicate in it the path to the update.img firmware file. Click "Update" and wait for completion. At the end of the work, the tablet should reboot itself.
Firmware issues
This is far from the only way to flash a 3Q tablet, there are many of them. And each of them can bring both positive and negative consequences. For example, along with the update file, you can download virus software or install drivers that will make the tablet work beyond its capabilities, which will cause it to wear out quickly.
For some, after the firmware, the 3Q tablet does not turn on at all. What to do in this case? To avoid this, you need to install only verified update files, only the correct versions, and only according to the instructions. Otherwise, you will have to spend money on repairs or figure out how to disassemble the 3Q tablet in order to try to repair it. But this is unlikely to help.
