Verge Review
In the race for the best 7-inch tablet, the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet have zoomed past the competition with sub-$250 price points and well-rounded reading and app selections. But a third competitor with similar tactics has just suited up to take the track: Kobo’s Vox. Kobo itself might have just been acquired by Rakuten, but that isn’t stopping the company from forging on with its own $200 Android tablet. Now, the Vox isn’t as well spec’d as the Fire or the...
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Basic Specs
| Thickness |
0.53 inches |
| Weight |
0.89 pounds |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
7 inches |
| Operating system |
Android |
| Launch OS version |
2.3 |
| CPU brand |
Freescale |
| RAM size |
512 MB |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Height |
7.57 inches |
| Width |
5.06 inches |
| Thickness |
0.53 inches |
| Weight |
0.89 pounds |
| Color |
Black, Black / Blue, Black / Green, Black / Pink |
| Speakers |
Mono |
Display
| Screen size (diagonal) |
7 inches |
| Technology |
LCD |
| Resolution (X) |
1024 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
600 px |
| PPI |
170 |
Software
| Operating system |
Android |
| Launch OS version |
2.3 |
| Notable apps |
Facebook, Rdio |
Processor
| CPU brand |
Freescale |
| CPU model |
i.MX51 |
| Clock speed |
800 MHz |
Memory
Storage
| Internal size |
8 GB |
| External storage |
Yes |
| External storage support |
microSD |
| Max external size |
32 GB |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi support |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b |
Ports
| Headphone |
3.5mm |
| Data connections |
Micro USB |
Battery
Benchmarks
| Quadrant |
886 |
| SunSpider |
7931.1 ms |
| The Verge Battery Test |
4 hours 20 minutes |
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