We love our Iconia A100 7" tablets. Resolution is just fine for the size and distance I hold it from my face. The ICS update made it even better! That said, I can't wait for an i5 Surface tablet!
Curiously, a 7" 1280x800 device nearly has the ppi of a 10.1" 1920x1200 device.
While I would love to see 1920x1200 7" devices (and 2560x1600 10.1" devices), the resulting 323 ppi would push the device (far) above the $200 mark and out of the impulse purchase zone. Maybe next year.
4:3 is much preferable to 16:9 on a tablet. That means you can use it *comfortably* in either orientation, and it matches the dimensions of a sheet of letter paper or a typical magazine perfectly.
For a start, this tablet is 16:10. Subtle difference perhaps, but then the general ballyhoo surrounding the change from 16:10 to 16:9 in PC monitors suggests otherwise. If you have trouble holding a 16:10 tablet, your problems extend beyond the tablet itself.
16:10 also enables you to have a nice 1:1.4 ratio page in the middle of the screen with software controls above/below. 1:1.4 being the ratio of the A4 page, also known as the world's paper standard.
I can make arguments like this all day long, but in the end it's personal preference and yours does not have some magical objective force making it preside over others'.
1280x800 on a 7 inch tablet isn't exactly low resolution. Since I don't read with my eye a half inch away from the screen, I expect that resolution will be passable. People caught up in marketing speak may not agree, but what the heck...
Seriously. The standard now for 7" is 1024x600, and last year it was 840x480?. 1024x600 should be more than adequate considering 1024x768 on 10" is what I use now =P. 1280x800 on 7" should look great! Not Retina great, but still great.
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here is no doubt that Google Nexus 7 is great. However,Google Nexus 7 also has a few drawbacks,like the storage space is not expandable and only one camera. Why not try Ainol Novo 7 Venus? Ainol Novo 7 Venus is a great alternative in my opinion. It is also powered by Quad Core CPU ACT-ATM7029 based on Cortex A9 that runs up to 1.5GHz,it has dual cameras,features the same 7 inch 1280X800 IPS screen as Google Nexus 7. One drawback of Ainol Novo 7 Venus is that it has 8GB Nand Flash,but expandable to 32GB - this is very important and matters,I like this.It's sold at $149.99 only from JSXL Technology. I share this just because I think the more choices of Tablet PCs,the better for us.
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mevans336 - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
Who wants a 7" tablet with limited resolution?Spunjji - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
Who wants a 9.7" 4:3 ratio tablet with limited resolution?...oh, wait. Quite a lot of people did.
B3an - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
Now now kids..They're all equally crap and useless :)
*Waits for Surface*
nathanddrews - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
We love our Iconia A100 7" tablets. Resolution is just fine for the size and distance I hold it from my face. The ICS update made it even better! That said, I can't wait for an i5 Surface tablet!ImSpartacus - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
I agree. WVGA is fine on a $200 7" device.Curiously, a 7" 1280x800 device nearly has the ppi of a 10.1" 1920x1200 device.
While I would love to see 1920x1200 7" devices (and 2560x1600 10.1" devices), the resulting 323 ppi would push the device (far) above the $200 mark and out of the impulse purchase zone. Maybe next year.
steven75 - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
4:3 is much preferable to 16:9 on a tablet. That means you can use it *comfortably* in either orientation, and it matches the dimensions of a sheet of letter paper or a typical magazine perfectly.Impulses - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
It also means you waste a ton of screen space during media playback.Spunjji - Thursday, June 28, 2012 - link
For a start, this tablet is 16:10. Subtle difference perhaps, but then the general ballyhoo surrounding the change from 16:10 to 16:9 in PC monitors suggests otherwise. If you have trouble holding a 16:10 tablet, your problems extend beyond the tablet itself.16:10 also enables you to have a nice 1:1.4 ratio page in the middle of the screen with software controls above/below. 1:1.4 being the ratio of the A4 page, also known as the world's paper standard.
I can make arguments like this all day long, but in the end it's personal preference and yours does not have some magical objective force making it preside over others'.
Dribble - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
The top selling non-apple tablet by a long way is 7 inch, with limited res and costs $200.Romberry - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
1280x800 on a 7 inch tablet isn't exactly low resolution. Since I don't read with my eye a half inch away from the screen, I expect that resolution will be passable. People caught up in marketing speak may not agree, but what the heck...EnzoFX - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
Seriously. The standard now for 7" is 1024x600, and last year it was 840x480?. 1024x600 should be more than adequate considering 1024x768 on 10" is what I use now =P. 1280x800 on 7" should look great! Not Retina great, but still great.mcnabney - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
If you hold a 1280x800 display 14" from your eyes it will be 'retina' quality. The quality of DPI is completely dependent on viewing distance.gorash - Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - link
A 13" Macbook Pro hhttp://www.anandtech.com/show/6047/nexus-7-tablet-... the same resolution. I guess nobody wants that.rabbisun - Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - link
Sony Ericsson is a wonderful technology for global earth. Sony Ericsson’s latest mobile phone that marks its presence in the mobile terrain is the S001 camera mobile phone.http://infotechspace.com/
menikku - Monday, December 17, 2012 - link
here is no doubt that Google Nexus 7 is great. However,Google Nexus 7 also has a few drawbacks,like the storage space is not expandable and only one camera. Why not try Ainol Novo 7 Venus? Ainol Novo 7 Venus is a great alternative in my opinion. It is also powered by Quad Core CPU ACT-ATM7029 based on Cortex A9 that runs up to 1.5GHz,it has dual cameras,features the same 7 inch 1280X800 IPS screen as Google Nexus 7. One drawback of Ainol Novo 7 Venus is that it has 8GB Nand Flash,but expandable to 32GB - this is very important and matters,I like this.It's sold at $149.99 only from JSXL Technology. I share this just because I think the more choices of Tablet PCs,the better for us.