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There's a power button and volume rocker on the right side of the tablet. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Review The back is textured for a better grip, and you can always put a protective case on it. That makes it easier to hold for a long period of time, but it doesn't feel quite as sturdy, which could be a concern if you're planning to give it to a child. Measuring 7.5 by 4.0 by 0.4 inches (HWD) and tipping the scales at 8.8 ounces, it's quite a bit lighter than the Amazon Fire 7 ( 7.6 by 4.5 by 0.4 inches, 10.4 ounces) and Fire HD 8 ( 8.4 by 5.0 by 0.4 inches, 13 ounces). The Acer Iconia One 7 ($79.99 at Newegg) (Opens in a new window) is a generic black plastic slate.
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It's a decent option if you want unrestricted access to Android apps, but Amazon's ecosystem is pretty robust, and the Fire HD 8 gets you better performance for the same price. That said, it suffers from issues with sluggishness and a profusion of bloatware, not to mention lackluster Wi-Fi range. T he $79.99 Iconia One 7 (B1-780-K610) from Acer is an alternative, with a crisp 7-inch display, robust parental controls, and access to the Google Play store.
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How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.However, this is still cheap for a 3G tablet so is worth considering. The Acer Iconia Tab 7 is shown up by the Nexus 7 in a number of respects, and it’s very similar to the Asus Fonepad, which has been around for a while. Neither is exactly a show-stopper, but the rear camera is significantly better than the sensor of the new Iconia One 7. There’s a VGA one on the front for video calls, and a 5-megapixel camera on the back. Given the various ways the Tab 7 clips bits off to keep the price low, it’s perhaps a bit surprising that the tablet has two cameras. Fingers crossed Acer is being very conservative with this figure and it will prove longer lasting in our tests. Acer says the Iconia Tab 7 will only last for six hours off a charge, which isn’t much at all for a tablet.

Games just might not look quite as good as they might do on another, probably more expensive, tablet.īattery life is a bit more of a serious concern. It’s not hugely powerful and I did notice an unfortunate bit of lag in general navigation through the Android software, but having a lower-end CPU shouldn’t really stop you from doing anything.

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The Tab 7 screen isn’t exactly blocky, but the difference between this and a 1080p 7-inch display are immediately obvious.Ī quad-core 1.3GHz MediaTek MT8382 processor runs the show here. It’s a 1,280 x 800 pixel screen, which isn’t quite enough to offer the pin-sharp look we’ve become a little too used to in tablets.
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It is an IPS-type display, offering reasonable viewing angles – albeit with serious loss of brightness at an angle – but the resolution and general image quality aren’t a patch on the Nexus 7’s. Perhaps one of the hardest-to-swallow compromises of the Iconia Tab 7 is its screen. It means the tablet doesn’t sit on its back completely flat, and it is likely to become a scratch-magnet. There’s just one serious design quibble – the camera housing sticks out from the Tab 7’s back by what feels like about six inches. There’s a removable plastic flap on the back that hides a memory card slot, making adding to the 8/16GB of memory cheap and easy. That is the joy of any good 7-inch tablet, and the Tab 7 does have a few benefits over the Nexus 7 aside from its metal finish. I still wouldn’t want to take calls on something this big, but it’s a good size for things like watching videos and browsing the web while still being super-portable. This makes it fairly easy to heft with one hand. It’s also pretty slim and light at 8.9mm thick and 298g in weight. Its back is mostly aluminium, giving it a bit of a nicer feel than some plastic tablets. The Tab 7 looks, feels and is eerily similar to the Asus Fonepad, another mid-identity-crisis phone/tablet.

Here are our first impressions following it’s launch. It’s not a patch on the Nexus 7 in some respects, but it’s worth a closer look if 3G is a must. Yep it’s one of those tricky devices that bridges the gap between the two types of gadget.Īt around £150, the Tab 7 works much better when thought of as a cheapy 3G Android tablet. You can think of the Acer Iconia Tab 7 as a giant phone or a smaller tablet.
