With an item like this it's horses for courses, I didn't expect a high end performance for the price. I have never own a Galaxy et al so any comparison is limited, but for a starter tablet, it is worth the money. A little sluggish.. agreed; (but so is my broadband) A little flimsy... maybe but the screen is plastic not glass (a screen protector I would recommend for longer life) so this perhaps affect rigidity. Battery life is as advertised... so far (it came 91% charged - follow the manual before using) It does have access to the full range of Google apps, with a PC and Windows phone this does all I need.To add further information, There is no Bluetooth, No Sim Card slot, There is an expansion slot for Micro-SD. And the RAM calculates to 400MB (which is why it can be slow at times)