Viewsonic ViewPad VS13761 7

performance, portability, price, screen, design

usability, battery, reliability

92% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

performance

screen, portability

76% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Responsive touch screen. Accepts SIM cards from any GSM carrier. Makes and receives voice calls. Full access to Android Market.

Expensive. Screen resolution warps graphics. Odd on-screen keyboard configuration. Both cameras produce blurry images. Tinny sounding stereo speakers. Little internal storage.

Speaking of things that feel strange, calling the top of the Viewpad 7 "the top" is slightly misleading—the device is clearly designed to be used primarily in landscape mode. The Home and Phone dialer screens, as well as some menus and apps, only...

Verizon 4G LTE network is incredibly fast, 32GB microSD card included, Integrated kickstand works in portrait and landscape

Battery life is among the worst we�ve ever seen, No 4G LTE power toggle option, Kickstand in landscape orientation blocks microUSB port

Nice Design ; Responsive touchscreen ; Comes with case ; Priced at $400 CDN

Older processor ; 512 MB internal memory ; Mediocre cameras ; Making phone calls is awkward

The Viewpad 7 certainly is a nice looking tablet, even if it does steal its looks from the iPhone 4. But don’t be fooled. This is no Apple product. The processor feels a bit outdated, the cameras are lack-luster (with no flash) and the the lack of...

Portable and nicely constructed

Bad screen quality, slow CPU and not the best for typing

On the connectivity side, the ViewPad 7 comes equipped with all the radios found in higher-end Smartphones such as UMTS, Bluetooth 2.1 and 802.11b/g Wireless Networking. The 3G on the device can be used to make or receive calls as well however, using...

Solid and convincing performance ; Responsive display and quality multitouch ; Excellent connectivity and call quality with SIM card

Poor on-screen imaging ; Landscape orientation required for many applications ; Poor rear-facing camera quality ; Not enough built-in memory ; No Flash support

On the other hand, this is a very solid and tough tablet which enables comfortable telephone calls and data transfer, even if the user is often on the go. Patches for eventual shortcomings can be easily found on the Android Market. However, the bottom...

If you could save $100 or even $50 per unit by going with the ViewPad over the Galaxy Tab, it might be worth it, but at only $20 or $30 less (when you factor in the cost of flash memory), it's probably not. Maybe ViewSonic will drop the price.

Decent midrange tablet performance ; Good, durable build quality ; Multitude of IO and expansion options ; Android 2.2 FroYo out of the box

Lower res, lower viewing angle screen ; Slower 600MHz ARM11 core CPU but didn't hold it back too much ; Slightly bulky around its edges ; Low resolution camera (3PM)

ViewPad 7 Performance Take-Aways: The ViewSonic ViewPad 7 pleasantly surprised us in spots and disappointed a bit in others. The device proved to be very responsive and actually offered better overall performance than we expected in anything from...