The Huawei S7 Tablet PC is a 7-inch tablet PC available to buy now. The device is due to ship imminently and will allow you to view high-definition video and enjoy your music and pictures. It's different from an Apple iPad in that it will also allow you to make voice calls and send SMS texts. It runs the Android 2.1 operating system and so you can get apps to download from the Android Maketplace.
So what's it like? Well, the Huawei S7 tablet screen is 7-inches, is the resistive type, with 800 by 480 pixel screen resolution. It's an LED back-lit LCD screen with good build quality. The device weighs-in at around 500g so highly portable.
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Huawei S7 tablet PC Hardware Specification (reported)
Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (768 MHz speed and RAM is 256MB) Storage space (not built in) is upgradeable to 32GB with a microSD card - bought separately Supports Exchange & POP3 email 2 MP front facing camera 2-3 hours battery life when in continuous use Bluetooth 2.1 3.5mm Headphone jack A single USB port Ambient light sensor Built-in microphone Accelerometer - orientate the screen to portrait mode or landscape mode Kickstand to prop up the tablet PC Wi-Fi - IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP, WPA, and WPA2 Sim Card slot Capable of 720p high definition playback - H.264 and MPEG4 (TBC)
Huawei S7 Tablet PC Software
The Huawei S7 runs Android 2.1 and it looks like there will be an additional user interface layer on top of this to improve usability further. Once it's shipped we'll have more feedback from users on how this works. As it's running Android 2.1 there should also be access to the Android Market where it's fairly easy to download lots of apps including eBook readers, Facebook, music applications etc.
The Huawei S7 is expected to ship in August and available to pre-order from Expansys for 0 in the US and £300 in the UK.