iBall CompBook i360 FHD

Design

Budget laptops are limited when it comes to materials for build quality. The i360 is no exception and like most laptops in this segment, features a plastic build. The overall appearance isn’t too bad; the gold champagne colour is nice to look at.

The i360 uses a pretty sturdy dual-hinge system, it stays put at about any angle. It’s a convertible, so the display can be flipped all the way to the back and be used as a tablet. Of course, you can stop midway and use it in ‘stand’ and ‘tent’ mode.

Display

The display is a 11.6-inch TFT LCD panel with a 1366×768 resolution and multi-touch support. Viewing angles are very narrow and the display isn’t good with colour reproduction. The low resolution also means that text is very noticeably jagged, especially when you’re using the laptop as a tablet. The trackpad is wide and its buttons are easy to press, but tracking isn’t very good.

Performance

The iBall i360 runs on an Intel Atom x5-Z8300 SoC. The x5 offers performance similar to that of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. It’s adequate for a device such as the i360 which should ideally be used primarily for light tasks like browsing and Office. Additionally, this SoC doesn’t really need any active cooling and doesn’t heat up as such unless performing heavy tasks, which it shouldn’t be used for in the first place.

Ports

Physical connectivity is pretty decent – you get one USB 3.0 port, one USB 2.0 port, Mini-HDMI, a 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo port, and a microSD card slot (up to 64GB). There’s no full-sized SD card reader here.

Battery

iBall has put a massive 10,000mAh battery into the CompBook i360. iBall boasts 7 hours of working time, 7 hours of video playback and 20 hours of music. Well, we can assure you that with extensive use, the i360 should easily last you for around 7 hours. It’ll easily last the entire day if it’s not being used extensively. The only drawback is the time it takes to charge. Which is unsurprising with that measly 5V output charger.