That said, there’s a microHDMI socket for pumping downloads to your TV if you don’t own a smart TV box, and that will work with other video on-demand apps, such as Netflix and Google Play Movies. Tesco’s own video streaming service, Blinkbox, is a good pay-as-you-go alternative to the likes of Lovefilm and Netflix and has the odd newly released movie, although the selection is still a little limited, especially if you want HD quality. We suspect only the most ardent of Tesco shoppers will find these bits exciting, and even they will probably be disappointed to discover that they’re actually nothing more than links to the relevant web pages.

There’s also a symbol that joins the usual multi-tasking, home and back buttons at the bottom-left of every screen – more Tesco goodies can be found here, including Tesco Mobile, Tesco Direct, F&F (its clothing line) and Tesco Bank. Two homescreen widgets then show you Clubcard points and track Tesco groceries deliveries – here’s where the Hudl could become a life-saver for busy parents with options to order straight from the image-heavy Groceries app, book delivery slots and browse recipes. When you first set up the Hudl it asks for Tesco account and Clubcard details. That almost untouched Jelly Bean does have a thin Tesco skin, and unsurprisingly it’s geared towards making you even more dedicated to the supermarket behemoth. Both the 2MP front-facer and 3MP main snapper are rubbish, and in anything but very good light will make you look like a dark, fuzzy creature from a horror movie lagoon. The only disappointments are the cameras. That might come in handy for loading the Hudl up with movies for soul destroying commutes.

The microSD card slot on the right-hand edge of the Hudl is another bonus with 16GB of storage on board and the option to add another 32GB on top. If you’re after benchmarks to justify your choice, the Hudl scores 19112 in AnTuTu’s 3D benchmark – that’s behind the Google Nexus 7’s score of 20438 but not too far and in some individual scores, the Hudl pips it. Web browsing is smooth enough, though we were surprised to see the Hudl struggle with streaming movies compared to its rivals amid talk of dual-band Wi-Fi. There’s the odd stutter in the home screen and when loading apps, but running an almost untouched version of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, the Hudl generally flies, tearing up HD movies and games such as Bounty Arms like a turbo trolley tearing up Aisle Six at 3am in the morning.

Reliabl in use but they bungl’d the camera

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