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Review on πŸ“± Coby Kyros 7-Inch Android 4.0 4 GB Internet Tablet - MID7047-4 (Black) – Enhanced Multi-Touch Widescreen Technology by Eric Speers

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Not bad for the price. MID7046-4 Resistive Tablet

Not bad for the price but no accolades. It's a bit slow and a bit buggy, but still usable for light calculations. If you're really looking for a tablet that you use frequently, buy something better. It doesn't appear to have a USB host mode, nor does it charge from the mini-USB port, which it does. Pros: The price is great for a small tablet. Okay, the processor makes it usable. Unlocked for advanced features and debugging. Comes with a stylus that works on resistive or capacitive screens. minuses. For some freezing issues, the screen freezes for around 20 minutes or whenever he decides to overcome it. This occasionally happens when you have too many apps open it seems. - The screen is not of very good quality and has a very accurate viewing angle. - Registers touches directly over where you actually type. This can be a problem for small links on web pages. - Rotating the screen while watching a video may result in a black screen with sound in the official Youtube app (there may be a problem with the app). - The app store is terrible or non-existent. I downloaded the Revain App Store and downloaded apps (some older versions of apps work better with this processor). I have used and backed up other Android devices (Youtube). Not much, but this model has not been rooted. I was disappointed because I had tried rooting devices before but always encountered problems. Another review (probably for the capacitive version) said it was rooted. The battery gauge is crazy: I almost always have 30-50% battery on the gauge. It shows different levels pretty quickly depending on what it looks like. It is very difficult to measure when the battery is fully charged. I don't think I've seen it over 80%. It gives me a 15% remaining warning and then turns itself off after about a minute. This can take a long time if you turn the screen brightness all the way down. - No USB host mode. Basically this means you can use it as a memory stick, but you can't use/place a mouse/keyboard with it. The maximum volume of the speaker is quite low. Don't let the list of cons make you think it's terrible. I enjoy it for the price. Most of the negatives are annoying things or things that will likely push up the price of this tablet.

Pros
  • So far so good
Cons
  • Definitely bad product