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hey everyone this is Jimmy with Jim's review room welcome back to another review now leapfrog along with Nabby tablets are the number one selling kid learning devices available nevi does work off of the Android operating system though which can be found on most non apple smartphones today while the LeapPad works on its own develop software so the two products do offer two unique differences or experiences that you can determine which one will benefit your child the most the leappad3 that I have retails for just $99 and other random learning cartridges range on average from the lower end of 13 dollars to the higher end of 25 so without further adieu we'll look at the leappad3 from leapfrog going over its construction first the leappad3 still comes in this iconic white and green color but also pink as well now both models and like the model before it does offer an all plastic housing which leapfrog has done drop testing impact testing and compression testing to ensure its longevity and for sure it's really tough despite being all plastic now starting with the top here is a microUSB port for connecting this to your computer or using the supplied wall charger to charge the LeapPad in the middle is the cartridge holder and far right is the power button now to the right side is the volume up and down buttons which are easy enough for a child to click and last on the right is the included stylus pen which is tied to the tablet itself making this very ideal in preventing children from losing any more toys you can say now more about the stylus pen a little bit later but continuing on the bottom does have a three-and-a-half millimeter input so your child can use their own earphones and on the left side basically has nothing there's no inputs now looking on the back here you can see the panel is screwed in meaning you don't need double-a batteries to put in unlike last year's model and right in the center here is a 2 megapixel camera for your kids to take photos which they all love doing and rotating to the main area here basically the Front's the Leapfrog features that same 5-inch screen which is shatterproof giving you peace of mind from possible cuts and best-case scenario if you were to accidentally drop us the screen will crack and a screen is a nice solid screen - with some models in the past I remember with that real plasticky and flexing screen as well when touched now this time again it's a very solid and very responsive to touch as well now now the camera is on the front here for those selfie portraits and les is a home button with directional pad if you're not using the stylus pen and then there's a speaker on the top left which sounded decent for a kids tablets and the entire unit is still the same way it's still light that is coming in at 0.8 6 pounds or 13 ounces but overall setup was very easy with just entering the parents information and then the child's information afterwards after that the main page consists of some basic apps and also some fun apps that your child can use such as the pet app being the first your child can choose an animal where he or she can interact and play with and there's many other options for this app as well and I won't get into too much detail about this one since there's so many more educational apps that we can need or can or need to go over now going back to the main page here the music tab doesn't have much coming straight from the leapfrog Factory five songs were included in there random topics ranging from when in use punctuation to learning your ABCs now going back out here the next app works when the LeapPad has wireless internet available and basically it's like a kid-friendly leapfrog version of the Internet there's approved kid-friendly content for your child to view from videos to pictures in a wide range of content to keep your child interested now it's a good alternative when your child is finished using all the other non Internet connected activities on the LeapPad and again they're all kid-friendly so there's no Facebook or CNN comic cetera being available now going back out anti-de main page again and moving on to the next app this is more for the parents offering further apps that you can download for your child it is password protected by a four digit code that you create and while you're in the App Center you can browse games and other learning modules that you can download right onto the template itself and for the most part when comparing the games that are available digitally with the games in store they're basically the same and also similar or the same in price as well now going back out again back onto the main page the next one is chat which is self-explanatory but photo fun is where you can utilize the cameras the camera I have to admit they're pretty awful on even in bright lighting conditions it still causes some blurred effects from having to tablet move during a shot nonetheless it's still a children's tablet and they do include other presets that you can click to have fun with and basically explore their creative side now banging onto the home page again there is a clock which for adults might not see much but for a child learning to tell time it's phenomenal it does offer both the analog clock and a digital one to the rights and not to mention a stopwatch feature is also included and young minds love to play with those things and last year there is a second page to the menu which consists of a simple calculator which is handy for any young child to learn and play a voice memo a note pad that you can type on not handwrite necessarily with the stylus pen and calendar which all three are self-explanatory and functions perfectly fine again for a child now in the very bottom of the LeapPad is the camera button Gallery also to access your taking photos badges that you earn from completing learning modules in turn allowing your child to redeem prizes from the prize store and last but not least is the settings menu which is minimal with changes to brightness settings turning off they continuously looping music in other display settings at your choosing so overall what comes stuck or direct from the factory isn't too much to be honest with you there's a handful of basic items but no training and education modules for your child to follow through with so in turn with all the leapfrog products you need to buy these learning cartridges you can use the learning cartridges made for the LeapPad one and the LeapPad two as they're all interchangeable now once you insert the cartridge and icon will show on the very bottom right click on that and in every intro that we'll play you'll hear the narrator telling you what the game is about and what is there to do basically here I have Disney Pixar pals ages 4 through 7 or basically pre-k through the first grade I click on the Toy Story module first and it teaches your child to guide the either woody or Buzz Lightyear through the area to get to the red and blue keys emphasizing on its color and as a second example with Finding Nemo it's the same concept with the keys now once you obtain the keys and finish this part of the game a second game opens the second game to follow was matching with the narrator advising to match all these seahorses and not to match any other sea creatures the narrative does guide your child as much as it can and also tells you child the unique names of the sea creatures like a seahorse or an eel etc the only thing I found that was a downfall was I noticed after finishing this game there weren't any others you can go back and play that same game again and try to match different sea creatures provided at random but not another new activity so I just paid $24 for this and in my personal opinion it felt somewhat minimal so overall from using this it does feel smoother and faster than last year's model although the screen is basically the same resolution at a very low 480 by 268 a far cry from the 1080p HD screens that we have today it still looks better than last year's for some reason and it's perfectly fine for a young child to use the only real gripe about its performance is every time I need to go back to the homepage it needs to load and after using this often it does feel a bit like a nuisance though now overall better life it takes about four hours to fully charge from a dead battery and I've used it a little over 6 hours straight before the battery actually drained but overall I think there is some value to this if you're looking for a kid's tablet but I believe the LeapPad is geared more towards the really young where they are more accepting of the repetitiveness and also the really simple concepts and again with a younger child in mind it does have the bare bones and just enough features that is appropriate for that age level and nothing more though and that's why leap pads and I believe this leappad3 here works so hope this review helped you in some way be sure to LIKE subscribe and share this 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