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It's the direct rival - the casing is not as good as the Hisense - there is a choice of colors - most of them are glossy - but the blue is matte. It comes with 16GB flash memory but does not have HDMI, and the back camera does not have the LED flash. Android 4.2.2 (Hisense is still 4.2.1) If...

WoW! you're right - that's a surprise for WalMart to increase the price - they had only just dropped it back in August from $149...... Now its main rival the Asus Memo HD 7 is available street priced at about $129! seems like WalMart has just shot itself in the foot. BUT could this be a ruse...

Some reviews of the Hisense Sero 7 Pro seem to say it isn't much of a tablet - but it is cheap..... Now let's backtrack 1 year - the top of the heap and gathering almost universal rave reviews was the first generation Google Nexus 7 - at an introductory price of $225 for the then 8GB version...

The most recent discharge cycle for my normal (but frugal) usage from fully charged (I always wait for the charge current to show 0mA before unplug) to shutdown at 3% was minutes under 9days 16hours: The estimates by Android Tuner based on my usage: 27days 18hours Standby 12hours...

Good input - that's the reason I bought a lowly Hisense Sero 7 Pro - it is basically last year's top of the heap tablet (ie: Google Nexus 7.1 - 2012, 1st gen) but with just about all the missing features like microSD expansion, miniHDMI and rear facing camera with LED flash - and at a price...

I would tend to agree with you on this - I am normally pretty cautious consumer and to have to Root to get native Android, would not be my first choice - that's why I said previously: However there are lots of people who actually prefer to have another skin over native Android and are more...

Yep, you're far more advanced than me - but I have similar thoughts - I keep my olde Android phone (still 2.2 Fryo) to use mostly just as a phone - but with the ability to use at a pinch the power of Android apps when away from home - Mostly I use a 7" tablet for apps etc - I am using the...

Rooting by definition is "unofficial" so support depends on the device amd the author for the root. Since they are just newly announced - Kindle Fire HDX are unlikely to have any rooting done yet. Personally if I wanted the current "bleeding" edge hardware in the shape of a Kindle Fire HDX 7 -...

Wow! and double WoW! - if you want to keep up with the "bleeding" edge of 7" Android tablets - the announcement of the new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 - has got to be interesting news. It directly takes on the new 2nd gen Google Nexus 7.2 (2013) - and just when I found out about it - PCmag.com has...

Again thank you, so you used the larger file downloads for the details - that's very reassuring. It would seem the Hisense Sero 7 Pro even with its meager 8GB NAND flash - is more than capable of storing detailed maps for offline use - for almost any trip. I wonder if the cached maps could...

Cool! thank you so much for that very useful information - the storage requirements don't seem that high - even allowing for the high side of 80MB each, that's 320MB - considering the Hisense Sero 7 Pro come with 8GB NAND flash, of which 5.6GB is initially available. Thanks Jim_in_VA - good...

Thank you very much for the clarification - sounds very sensible - do you recall about how much storage the maps took for France, please - was it the entire country, or certain regions? -- Vincent Picasa Web Albums - UnknownVincent http://UnknownVincent.Shutterfly.com...

I have to learn about this too - this what I found so far: Under Maps (Android Apps on Google Play) - " You can make a map area available offline by tapping the search box and selecting “Make this map area available offline” Visit http://goo.gl/wawgE to learn more." Following that link goes...

That's a bargain - cheaper than most Chinese tablets of similar specs. Only 10 hours left...... A small but important point: I should mention I changed battery monitoring app to use Android Tuner (Free) and uninstalled Battery Monitor Widget - I think Android Tuner uses less battery as it...

Thank you gentlemen for your kind words - much appreciated. Jim_in_VA what a great idea to use off-line Google Maps and the GPS. Had not thought of that - really pleased to have learnt about it. Thank you so much for that input. Thanks -- Vincent Picasa Web Albums - UnknownVincent...