ASUS MeMO Pad HD7 Review: $149 Nexus 7.1 Successor & Our First Look at MediaTek's MT8125
by Anand Lal Shimpi on July 29, 2013 3:55 PM EST- Posted in
- Tablets
- Asus
- Mobile
- Android 4.2
- MeMO Pad
Display
Whatever ASUS saved by going with a MediaTek SoC, it turned around and spent on the display. The MeMO Pad HD7's 1280 x 800 IPS display pales in comparison to the new Nexus 7, but it's in the realm of what was in last year's model. Color accuracy was definitely better on the original Nexus 7, but brightness and contrast are comparable. Given that much more expensive Android tablets don't ship with any sort of sRGB color calibration, it's not surprising to see a similar story here on this $149 tablet.
Note that although I could get white point closer to 6504K using ASUS' bundled Splendid tool, no amount of tinkering with the Splendind settings substantially improved color accuracy.
Although not officially listed on the spec page, the HD7 does support Miracast. I confirmed it working on Netgear's PTV3000.
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aryonoco - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link
Seconded. Anand, please get your hands on a cheap Chinese tablet with a Rockchip or Allwinner SoC, if only to test their SoC as well... I'm very intrigued with the RK3188, and Rockchip seems to be ARM's launch partner on Cortex A12, so it's good to keep an eye on them.hip2bsqre - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link
How would you enable/turn on the GPS??hrrmph - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link
On the Nexus 7 Gen 1 its in Settings... Personal... Location Access... GPS Satellites.Checking the box allows applications (maps, navigation, etc.) to get your location from the GPS radio receiver.
HideOut - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - link
I thought it didnt have the gps fully implemented. Can someone clarify? This would be important to me. Tether off of my S4 and use it as a huge GPS screen while I drive.comomolo - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - link
According to ASUS, this tablet does have GPS support: https://www.asus.com/Tablets_Mobile/ASUS_MeMO_Pad_...luki442 - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - link
Memo pad hd 7 support GPS. I have this tablet and confirmZibi - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - link
Mine had it enabled by default. It works OK with Mapamap apphel556 - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - link
Memo pad hd 7 have GPS and it works very well.scott.st - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link
It would be nice to do a comparison to the hisense sero pro. This is the same price and of very similar specs. I'm thinking the hisense will edge it out but it would be an interesting comparison.Hubb1e - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link
These things are getting cheap enough and powerful enough for me to post one up at every toilet in my house. Oh yeah!