The Nextbook Flexx 8 (32GB) was easy to use for a wide variety of functions. It was easy to move from screen to screen using finger swipes, and to move app icons among screens.
The rear-facing camera was only fair in performance. Turning from portrait to landscape while reading a book worked well. Websites open in full detail instead of simplified mobile view. A voice-typing feature lets you dictate emails and text documents. A built-in file manager app makes it easy to transfer files from a memory card. The memory card was more difficult than most to insert and remove.
The display quality was only fair overall. Colors were in the ballpark, though not completely accurate. The screen was quite dim for a tablet and readability in daylight was poor. Viewing angle was quite narrow in landscape orientation, OK for one person viewing from straight on. Viewing angle was sufficiently wide in portrait orientation, but gets dimmer or off-color when viewed from very far to the sides.
Touch response was excellent. The capacitive touchscreen responds to a light finger touch, and allows multiple fingers to perform gesture actions. Moving objects and using finger gestures is easy and precise. Icons were easy to move and place precisely.
This tablet has some useful features - see the "About" section for more details. There is full access to the Microsoft app market, with a large and varied selection of apps. There is also access to a large media market through Microsoft, for downloading movies, music and books. The tablet can send pictures, video and music to another "DLNA" (Digital Living Network Alliance) capable home entertainment device, such as a TV.
There are a variety of sensors to provide positional and environmental info to apps and games. These include a global positioning system (GPS) receiver to locate the user geographically and allow the use of navigation apps, and an accelerometer to give motion feedback to apps.
This tablet is middling in portability among tablets in the 7- to 8-inch category. Its battery life of 7 hours is meager for a tablet. It's very slim and compact for its screen size, and at 0.83 pounds, it's a lightweight tablet for its size.
