Not Worth The Money.. Nexus 7 2013 out.. HiSense Sero 7 Pro Now Only $129.00 In..

[BigDinCA]

Can you show me where they state that one core or more cores should be turning off as I quoted the article you can do the same.

I think he was referring to this part:

In these select benchmarks, the CPU is set to the maximum CPU frequency available at app launch and stays there for the duration, all cores are plugged in as well, regardless of load, as soon as the application starts.

The implication being (correctly, I might add) that as the load varies, so too should the operation and activity (read: speed) of the cores. Not that there was any overclocking, just that the cores weren't permitted to throttle back when they would normally have done so.

 

[return_0]

I'm Really Sick Of Hearing About Specs...

They Don't Mean Jack. It's all about the "Experience".

But you're using "experience" as a point for the Hisense when the Nexus 7 runs stock Android, which is the most well-optimized version of Android.

 

[chadthebuilder]

I jumped on the $129 deal for the sero pro 7 and brought one from local Walmart (had to visit 2 Walmart stores as the first one completely sold out). I wanted a cheap tablet for my two year old to stream online cartoons and for xbmc which is not available on non-jail broken ipad.

Here is a quick review of the unit:

Positives: speakers clear and loud enough... Hdmi out works nice with xbmc... The bundled kingsoft office suite actually is decent and of course the $129 price point.
Not so positives: this tablet is thicker than I expected and feels more weighty than my iPad mini which has a larger screen. Side by side with the ipad this makes me appreciate the mini's industrial design... The border on this thing is too wide and takes up too much room... On the software side jellybean still feels awkward even with the supposed project butter improvement. For simple stuff like browse for an app in the google play store my swipe motions sometime registers as clicks that opens the app detail view. The builtin camera app on occasion renders a messed up view in view finder. I really like the open nature of the android platform and the fact that I can drag and drop my photos without iTunes but I am disappointed with how jellybean's still lacking the 'smoothness'.

At the end it really comes down to if the $200 difference in price(329 vs 129) justifies the the horrid day 2 day usability of android based tablets.

Not all Android based tablets are like that. The new Nexus 7 is very smooth like butter. In most Android devices, you do get what you pay for. The Nexus 7 may be 100 more than the Sero Pro, but it is a much better device.

Posted from the incredible Nexus 7

 

[BigDinCA]

At the end it really comes down to if the $200 difference in price(329 vs 129) justifies the the horrid day 2 day usability of android based tablets.

Maybe it comes down to the "horrid" day to day usability of the specific tablet, or brand of tablet, you bought.

 

[Farish]

I think he was referring to this part:

The implication being (correctly, I might add) that as the load varies, so too should the operation and activity (read: speed) of the cores. Not that there was any overclocking, just that the cores weren't permitted to throttle back when they would normally have done so.

I understand that, but nowhere does Anandtech states ignore these benchmarks because of this fact.

The reason why is the idea of benchmarking is about potential.

You can hit 1.9ghz on the Samsung cores, there is no governance involved to stop you from hitting that.

When it came to the Octocore GPU the maximum is 480mhz and the problem was they went to 533mhz(or something close). A number that can never be reached because nobody outside of Samsung can unlock that(not counting custom roms etc).

 

[Rule9]

Let's switch the topic to SD cards and removable batteries. That way all the Samsung fanboys who pollute the forums of every other phone on the market can feel part of the discussion Here, allow me to get the ball rolling:

derrrrp remuvible batteries and SD kards are all that matterz derrrp

(Childish of me, I know. But I am giggling nevertheless.)

 

[JHBThree]

Can you show me where they state that one core or more cores should be turning off as I quoted the article you can do the same.

Also can you show me where Anandtech states be careful of the S4 Snapdragon benchmarks because they specifically state that about the Octocore as I quoted.

The S4 Snapdragon has a published speed of 1.9ghz. If they were going 2.1ghz on that test, I think Anandtech would have called that cheating like they did with the Octocore version.

Also the person who originally found this info, stated that the issue is the GPU on the Octo version being overclocked. There is no overclocking on the Snapdragon version in any form.

There are also several articles stating the same thing, it is the Octocore version, don't you think they would be stating both versions of the phone if the Snapdragon version was caught cheating.

They state it plain as day that when in benchmarking apps, the software spools all four cores up to max frequency and doesn't let them dip. That is NOT normal behavior for a chip like this.

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[Reciprocal]

Let's switch the topic to SD cards and removable batteries. That way all the Samsung fanboys who pollute the forums of every other phone on the market can feel part of the discussion Here, allow me to get the ball rolling:

derrrrp remuvible batteries and SD kards are all that matterz derrrp

(Childish of me, I know. But I am giggling nevertheless.)

*ahem*.... BLAH BLAH BLAH RAWR RAWR YOU'RE DUMB STOCK IS JESUS!!!

And, scene......

 

[nextcity]

Now that I've used both the 2013 Nexus 7 and the Sero 7 Pro, I can say with ZERO doubt that the Nexus 7 is leagues ahead of the sero pro. The screen is gorgeous and shows better color overall. The overall performance is much snappier. The sero pro suffers from tegra lag that may or may not be fixed with a 4.3 update, but even if it is, the innards of the nexus 7 will still good up over the next few updates.

I love my nexus 7. I don't love my Sero 7 Pro

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Completely agree. I have both and the new Nexus 7 is far superior. As a matter of fact the now $129.99 7" Nook HD, which I also have, is better than my Sero Pro.

 

[TC93]

i saw the spec of this device. its running tegra 3 and every spec is inferior to the new N7

That is usually how it is when there is some review telling how great some cheap tablet is compared to a brand name one. They just leave out the details of features, and the cheaper tablets most likely are using cheap parts inside it. I'm sure its using the cheapest flash storage they could put in there, and probably the cheapest battery quality that may not last. That guy in the video review isn't telling the whole truth either, because the Note 8.0 he compared it to, I know for a fact that he wasn't telling the whole truth.

I've tried plenty the cheap generic tablets in the past, and they were all junk.

 

[dougltc]

I am happy with the new N7... you can have the cheap knock-off if that works for you... sold my last Gen N7 for $150 so $120 out of pocket is a fair price to me...

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[FitzAusTex]

While Hisense isn't a prominent brand in the US, it isn't a cheap no-name brand either. It's well established in the Asia-Pacific Rim countries, and was founded in 1969. I bought the Sero Pro, and yeah I had a problem with the GPS locking quickly, but my current problem with the N7 GPS, is actually worse. Anyway, the Sero is a nice enough tablet for the money.

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[asdfzxcvv]

After a couple days of regulars use I am leaning towards returning the sero pro unit. The biggest issue for me is the screen. The 720p screen just lacks color clarity no matter what brightness setting I tried. When I compared side by side with my ipad mini the difference really stood out the color is much richer on the mini. So much so that my two year old makes fuss when I take away the mini and set him up on the sero pro. I'll probably gonna get a refurbished mini as the kids entertainment unit if I can find one for less than 250. It is a shame though as Sero does have a good set of hardware features with USB otg, mini hdmi and sdhc for 129.

 

[Farish]

After a couple days of regulars use I am leaning towards returning the sero pro unit. The biggest issue for me is the screen. The 720p screen just lacks color clarity no matter what brightness setting I tried. When I compared side by side with my ipad mini the difference really stood out the color is much richer on the mini. So much so that my two year old makes fuss when I take away the mini and set him up on the sero pro. I'll probably gonna get a refurbished mini as the kids entertainment unit if I can find one for less than 250. It is a shame though as Sero does have a good set of hardware features with USB otg, mini hdmi and sdhc for 129.

iPhone announcement is Sept 10th, they may announce a new iPad mini then. That would lower the price of this generation.

 

[return_0]

After a couple days of regulars use I am leaning towards returning the sero pro unit. The biggest issue for me is the screen. The 720p screen just lacks color clarity no matter what brightness setting I tried. When I compared side by side with my ipad mini the difference really stood out the color is much richer on the mini. So much so that my two year old makes fuss when I take away the mini and set him up on the sero pro. I'll probably gonna get a refurbished mini as the kids entertainment unit if I can find one for less than 250. It is a shame though as Sero does have a good set of hardware features with USB otg, mini hdmi and sdhc for 129.

Why not buy a new Nexus 7? The screen is evemn better than that of the iPad mini, and it'll still set you back less than a refurbished iPad mini.

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[anon(847090)]

My problem with the Chrome Browsing test is in the latest versions of Chrome there is a feature known as mobile data compression. Regardless of the connection if you are using Chrome it is going to send you a shrunken form of the website that is pre cache and done by Google.

that feature is not in chrome yet. its still in beta and disabled by default in beta as well

 

[anon(847090)]

iPhone announcement is Sept 10th, they may announce a new iPad mini then. That would lower the price of this generation.

whats the point of lowering mini price which is so much inferior to even first gen N7

 

[Farish]

that feature is not in chrome yet. its still in beta and disabled by default in beta as well

It is available in Android tablets, I currently use it.

edit:

Sorry you are correct, I use Chrome beta and it will ask you if you want to enable it. It has asked me on every device. I forget that I use beta.

 

[Farish]

whats the point of lowering mini price which is so much inferior to even first gen N7

The person I was quoted kids want to use an ipad mini it was reference to him because he wants to buy it for around 250.

 

[asdfzxcvv]

whats the point of lowering mini price which is so much inferior to even first gen N7

I have used quite a few tablets from asus surface rt to Samsung galaxy tab and yes hands on with the first gen n7. The important qualities for me is the screen clarity, form factor, weight and how thin it is. My primary use are web browsing, reading flipboard and streaming videos. Overall I consider ipad mini as the best tablet bar none and better than the retina ipad and the first gen n7. If the more expensive retina ipad and the mini were the same price I'd still get the mini(retina display is so overrated). What I appreciate the most about the mini is the screen size vs overall size ratio with its thin border and it is the lightest and thinnest 7-8 inch tablet out there. The whole reason I'd consider sero pro is the 129 price. But after a couple day of use comparing it to the mini I just could not get used to its display.