With high-end specs to challenge the best tablets around, but a price that seriously undercut them, the original Nexus 7 was a superb gadget, well deserving of its praise and popularity -- and a major feather in the cap of its maker, Asus. With the Memo Pad HD 7, Asus has essentially taken the Nexus and given it a spit and polish.
The 7-inch, 720p display and quad-core processor remain the same, but it now has a colourful back, a rear camera and expandable storage. It comes running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with some Asus additions, unlike the Nexus 7, which showcases vanilla versions of Google's operating system.
The Memo Pad is superb: a dirt-cheap tablet that'll let you tackle most everyday stuff without any trouble. It takes the already brilliant Nexus 7 tablet, makes some welcome improvements and lowers the price.
Its screen is bright and sharp enough to be used as an ebook reader. Its processor won't keep pace with high-end devices, but has enough power for typical tablet tasks. At 7 inches across the screen, it's small enough to easily carry around.
The 7-inch, 720p display and quad-core processor remain the same, but it now has a colourful back, a rear camera and expandable storage. It comes running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with some Asus additions, unlike the Nexus 7, which showcases vanilla versions of Google's operating system.
The Memo Pad is superb: a dirt-cheap tablet that'll let you tackle most everyday stuff without any trouble. It takes the already brilliant Nexus 7 tablet, makes some welcome improvements and lowers the price.
Its screen is bright and sharp enough to be used as an ebook reader. Its processor won't keep pace with high-end devices, but has enough power for typical tablet tasks. At 7 inches across the screen, it's small enough to easily carry around.
