The Huawei Ascend Mate7 review

Chinese electronics giant, Huawei, has just officially launched its newest flagship phablet - theHuawei Ascend Mate7 - here in the Philippines. So for those who've long been waiting for this amazing release, now is your chance to get it.

Huawei Device Philippines CEO, Dr. Gavin Dai, and I at the posh The Palace in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, where the landmark local launch of the Mate7 was held last Friday, November 20, 2014.

The highlight of the program was the introduction of the Mate7's seven key features or main selling points, which the company was able to do both via a game for dealers and members of the media before the event started and through this engaging keynote presented by Mr. Al Dimapilis, Marketing Manager of Huawei Device Philippines:


According to Huawei, "Launched at Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) 2014 in Berlin Germany, Huawei Mate7 is set to launch in the Philippines this [November 20, 2014]. Armed with more surprising high-end features at reasonable price, Huawei promised to delight Filipino consumers with its fastest and most compelling big-screen smartphone experience to date."

Equipped with a massive 6-inch Full HD IPS display panel underneath scratch resistant Gorilla Glass 3 touchscreen and powered by a large 4,100 Li-Po battery pack delivering up to 24 hours of uptime with mixed usage, the Ascend Mate 7 pushes the boundaries of how large a smartphone can be while delivering good imaging performance with its 13 MegaPixel main camera and 5 MP front cam, and providing stellar gaming and overall mobile experience with its powerhouse Octa Core HiSilicon Kirin 925 chipset incorporating four 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex A15 cores and four 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex A7 CPUs plus Mali-T628 GPU.

One of the unique features of this release can be found on its back panel. Huawei Mate7’s fingerprint sensor is the world’s fastest way to wake up your phone. It enables users to unlock the phablet at least 80% faster than devices supporting a slower finger-sweeping recognition option. Unlike the traditional swipe-style scanner on other smartphones, the Mate7 uses a more convenient one-touch fingerprint sensor, ergonomically located on a spot where index finger usually lands when holding the device.

Measuring 9.16 x 9.16 mm, this reader supports up to five different fingerprint records which can be allocated to normal and guest modes, letting the user switch modes to enhance protection when securing private folders, apps, and even payment information. It has a higher 508PPI ratio for enhanced accuracy so there's no need to swipe repeatedly before finally unlocking the device – even with wet fingers or under high humidity and light rain conditions. Mate7's ARM TrustZone software likewise stores encrypted data of the fingerprint just within the chipset for better protection by SecureOS, and prevents access by third-parties.

Huawei Ascend Mate7 runs Android 4.4 KitKat operating system with Emotion UI 3.0 skin. This app-drawer-free and sleek interface reminiscent of iOS and MIUI is created by Huawei to provide a simplified and supposedly more intuitive and enjoyable touch experience to consumers.

With Huawei Mate7, you don't have to choose between strength and style. Its svelte all-metal frame gives the phablet the look and feel of both elegance and durability.

Huawei Mate7 is a Dual SIM, Dual Standby, Dual LTE phablet with two SIM slots - nanoSIM and microSIM - both supporting the latest Cat6 LTE connectivity and up to 300Mbps download speeds. This means that you can harness all the power of your mobile networks and enjoy ultra-fast connection without compromises anywhere you go.

The Octa Core HiSilicon Kirin 925 SoC paired with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of expandable storage gives the Mate7 an Antutu Benchmark Score in the area of 41,370, which is reflective of the laudable gaming and overall touch performance of the device.

TP Friends, meet Sir Oliver, Sir Chris, and Sir Adrian (L-R) of Novo7Tech! They also graced Huawei's invitation for the Mate7 launch -- but they did so as dealers. Yep, apart from being the official distributor of THL, Zopo, and Meizu smartphones in the Philippines, Novo7Tech now also carries Huawei handsets and tablets. They're our friends so if you're thinking about getting a Huawei device anytime soon, I'd recommend that you purchase it from flagship Novo7Tech stores in Mega Manila.

The Huawei Mate7 variant that's available in the Philippines is the gorgeous Limited Edition Amber Gold version. The phablet dons an official suggested retail price of Php 27,890 and is now available at all Huawei Concept Stores and partner retailers nationwide.

TechPinas Smartphone Technical Specs Table (TSTST)
Name	Huawei Ascend Mate7
Type	Slate Form Factor (Full Touchscreen), Phablet
Price Category	High End (Flagship Level)
Dimensions	157 x 81 x 7.9 mm
Weight	185 grams
Available Colors	Philippines: Amber Gold
Operating System	Android 4.4 KitKat with Emotion UI 3.0 skin
Display	6.0 inches (~368 ppi pixel density), 1080 x 1920 pixels, IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Gorilla Glass 3
Processor	Quad Core 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex A15 + Quad Core 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex A7 (Octa Core) CPU, Mali-T628 GPU, HiSilicon Kirin 925 chipset
RAM	Philippines: 3 GB RAM
Internal Storage	Philippines: 32 GB ROM, expandable via microSD card slot supporting up to 128GB
Camera	Main: 13 MegaPixels, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Front: 5 MegaPixels
Video Capture	Full HD 1080p 30 frames per second for main camera, 720p for front camera
Audio and Video Playback	MP4, DivX, Xvid, FLV, MKV, H.264, H.263, MP3, WAV, eAAC+, Flac
Ports	microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go, 3.5 mm audio jack
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, NFC, 3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps DL
GPS	Yes, with GLONASS and A-GPS
Sensors	Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity, Fingerprint
Network	2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100, 4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28), TD-LTE 2300
SIM Card Type	Dual SIM= nanoSIM + microSIM
Battery	Non-removable Li-Po 4,100 mAh battery
Uptime	648 Hours of Standby
Value-Added Features	Large Battery, Fingerprint Sensor, Emotion UI
Announcement	Philippines: November 2014
Availability	Philippines: November 2014
Price	Official SRP: Php 27,890

ThL 4000 specs phones review

With ThL 4000 specs phones approximated to be promoted in 2015

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With ThL 4000 specs phones approximated to be promoted in 2015, according to details from School of Alabama at Birmingham Online Masters in Management Information Systems, the Austin, tx businessman hopes his customized mobile cellphone applications and mobile sites will usher in a new wave of chance and growth for the business owner.

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Smartphone growth keeps on, as 65-70 of all phones promoted in the third 1 / 4 of 2014 were Mobile phones, when contrary to 55 in the same 1 / 4 for 2013.Despite this enhanced volume of revenue, which will see the inclusion of an approximated 800 million new Intelligent phone associates by the end of 2014, the review says there is still enough for growth in the sector.

THL L969 review

THL L969 SMARTPHONE PRODUCER BY A SIZEABLE MARGIN

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According to Sammobile, the rumoured New samsung SMZ130H has been codenamed Kiran with no word on a possible official name. Furthermore, the publication claims it has been able to obtain symbols, secured display themes, and default wallpaper from a program dump of the Tizen 2.3 OS on the program.

Purported specs of HTC’s upcoming M9 flagship emerge

Alleged specs of HTC’s next flagship smartphone made the rounds on Chinese social media. The high-end handset will likely debut in the first quarter of next year with the model number M9.

HTC One (M9) is tipped to pack Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset and 3GB of RAM. The display of the device is a 5.5” QHD unit. A 16MP camera with optical image stabilization, 3,500mAh battery, and stereo speakers with Bose tech round up the leaked specs.

The specs you see above appear legitimate for a flagship smartphone, though we advise you to take a pinch of salt when you read through them. Quite frankly, we will be surprised if the Taiwanese manufacturer’s next flagship doesn’t ship with 64-bit Snapdragon 810 silicon.

A “Prime” version of the upcoming device is also mentioned in the rumor. However, there are no details about it beyond its name.

Source (in Chinese) | Via

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Smartphones

About a month ago I finally grew so vexed with HTC/Android/Vodafone that I destroyed my phone and switched to Nokia/Windows/EE.

More precisely, Nokia Lumia 530. It sucks. That’s fine. I like it.

For instance, you install the Amazon Kindle app. It duly syncs the books you’ve bought from Amazon. But forget about its syncing the .doc files you emailed to your Kindle address, which appeared converted on your (physical) Kindle. Forget about downloading a .mobi file from gutenberg.org. The app won’t find it. Or you try the BBC News app, only to find out that, all things considered, it’s more convenient to go to their website in your browser.

And so on.

This is good. Because, what does an old fogey like me expect from his mobile? The basics: time, date and alarm clock(s); texts, emails and phone calls; calculator; camera and MP3 player; browser. Possibly calendar and maps. All the rest is unnecessary and only irritates one by its slowness and/or unreliability.

And if your phone is so unreliable that you stop even trying all those ‘useful’ apps . . . it saves a lot of time for more important things.

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iFive Air Performance Evaluations

iFive Air Performance Evaluations

iFive Air: iambillbil Hardware & Performance Evaluations


iambillbil completes his examination of the new iFive Air at the IMP3Net forum with his Hardware Evaluation [Google Translate] and Performance Evaluation [Google Translate].
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1 Million YouTube Subscriber Special Giveaway!

We at Android Authority have been working diligently to make the finest videos in all things Android and mobile technology. And, we have some great news to announce; we’re about hit one million subscribers! And we’re extremely grateful.

This week, we have a special Sunday giveaway to celebrate as Android Authority is hitting one million subscribers on YouTube. We wouldn’t have been able accomplish this without you, our fans, and we truly appreciate the support you give us!

To celebrate this huge milestone, we are giving away a ton of cool prizes away for all our followers around the world!

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Razer Nabu Smartband available on Tuesday for $99.99

The time has come for those of you North American residents waiting for the Razer Nabu Smartband, as the company has just announced its availability. The band will be available beginning on Tuesday, December 2nd for $99.99.

Wishing for an even lower price? There is an opportunity to get one even cheaper, as early adopters of the Beta program will be able to pick theirs up for $79.99 on launch day. If you’re one of the Nabu Beta testers and signed up for the program before September 2014, you’re all set. You should be receiving an email shortly with your pre-order link to get the product for the discounted price. Unfortunately, the pre-order page for non-Beta testers is already closed, but that doesn’t mean you’re completely out of luck.

The device will be available for purchase from Razer’s online store for $99.99, and will be available in small/medium and medium/large sizes. The first ones to be available are the black versions, though Razer plans to introduce the green, white, and orange versions sometime in the near future. For those unaware, the Razer Nabu is a smartband made from hypoallergenic materials, and is compatible with Android devices (running 4.3 and above). It offers notifications, fitness statistics, and more. Oh, and the company is quoting 7-day battery life on a single charge.

Do you plan to order a Razer Nabu? Tell us what you think!

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What is Mystery of Fortune?apps review

What is Mystery of Fortune?


Mystery of Fortune is a strategy RPG that is actually done by the same people who did Rebirth of Fortune 2 which we reviewed a couple of days ago. Yes, we’re on a strategy RPG kick this week. This title is $2.77 with in app purchases in the Google Play Store.

Much like its predecessor, there is a lot of content in Mystery of Fortune. There are 25 characters you can have on your side and over 35 enemies you can face. There is also a bunch of stuff to do and levels to complete. There are also more customization options like giving characters macros so they’ll automatically heal themselves if they’ve lost so much health. These newer elements helps give a more well-rounded strategy aspect to the game.

Unfortunately, this title plays a little more like a time waster style game (like Angry Birds) than it does a strategy RPG. The story line is thin much like its predecessor and that’s a consistent weakness in these games. Thankfully, all of the other parts of it are fun so it makes up for the lack of deep story a little bit. This is definitely geared more for the casual gamer than it is for hardcore fans of the genre.


A solid time waster with familiar mechanics.

PROS

• Decent graphics and familiar mechanics make this game feel like a strategy RPG.
• The lack of story may dissuade some people but there is a perk in that playing the game for smaller increments of time is much easier.
• Much like other titles in this series, there is a lot of content to play through and collect.
• Some deeper game play elements like character macros are a nice touch.

CONS

• Geared more toward casual gamers than hardcore fans of the genre which is disappointing because the game looks really good.
• In app purchases can get expensive and are a little stereotypical.
• No Google Play Games achievements or cloud saving.

7.0
Overall, it’s a solid title if you want to waste some time. Fan of strategy RPGs like Final Fantasy tactics would probably prefer a game like this over something like Temple Run but they still won’t be fulfilled in the same way they would have been playing a game like Final Fantasy Tactics. It’s $2.77 which isn’t a bad price and you can get it by clicking the button below.


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iRulu R1710 7” Allwinner A31 Tablet

[Freaktab Developer Review] iRulu R1710 7” Allwinner A31 Tablet

The other day I was browsing through the new posts here on Freaktab…as I do multiple times a day…and I ran across a new sponsor…iRulu. I approached them about maybe doing a product review on one of their newer models so that our users could get more acquainted with the brand.

Jason from iRulu graciously agreed to send me an iRulu R1710 to try. Here’s a link to their product page so you can see what they say about it: http://goo.gl/MOi1Yz iRulu is a new brand name to us on Freaktab...and they have a nice variety of tablets and smart phones available.



Here is a link to my YouTube video showing examples of the tablet's performance:

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One great thing about getting this tablet was that iRulu was able to ship from their warehouse in Ohio…here in the USA, so it just took a few days to reach me in Arkansas via UPS. A quick trip to Walmart revealed just a few Android tablets in the same price range, but all had only 1024x768 screen resolution. This tablet comes with a full HD 1920x1200 screen…which is a big plus.

Let me rant just a second on my displeasure with major box stores in the US trying to sell old technology to the masses (that don't know any better) at the same prices you can get much newer, higher quality stuff directly from the manufacturers or online stores in China. I can't believe that people are still buying that two year old crap...when this newer stuff is readily available. This is a case in point.

The colors of my headings will give you an indication of the pro’s and con’s. Pro’s in green. Con’s inred. 

First Impressions

I’ll dispense with the whole unboxing cliché by just saying that the box was secure and safe…no damage whatsoever. Inside the box was…the tablet, a stylus pen, a standard USB cable and an OTG cable, an AC charger…and a user manual in English. The factory charger is a micro USB cable hard wired into the AC/DC adapter...but I've found that the tablet charges OK with a standard phone charger with a micro USB cable.

Screen Size

It’s been quite a while since I’ve had a 7” tablet to mess with. It’s kind of handy. I haven’t invested in a tablet case yet…but it’s always a good idea to eventually add a case to protect it. While the tablet gives me the impression that it is very sturdy…it’s also surprisingly light in weight. While I generally prefer the 10.1" or 9.7" tablets for daily use, my 80 year old father likes the 7" devices because they are easier to hold. You have to wear your glasses to read them, though if you're old, like me. Screen size is a highly personal preference. iRulu also carries the larger sizes at reasonable prices.

This is a solid little tablet with a molded metal back cover with plastic trim around the front display. It comes with a shipping screen protector intended to be removed on first use. Another, more substantial screen protector remains in place to protect the screen from scratches during use. It also comes with a plastic scratch protector on the back cover.

The business end of the tablet has 1 micro USB port, 1 mini USB OTG port, a microphone hole and a headphone jack. The tablet charges through the micro USB port…so you can use a standard phone charger, a USB battery pack or with the included charger which has a permanently mounted micro USB cable.


The back includes the rear camera and one speaker.



The bottom…if you are viewing landscape has one slot for a micro SD card. The top has the power button and the volume rocker. The button design gives you a good firm strong feel when you press them, unlike the cheap fragile feeling you get with some inexpensive tablets.

Along with the display, there's the standard front camera for video calling.

Testing

Turning the power on for the first time, you see the iRulu boot screen with animation and a cool boot sound is played. The boot process takes very little time…maybe 30 seconds…if that. You do have the option of going to a quick boot when you power off the tablet.



The desktop has the standard Allwinner background screen. The launcher places the app drawer and shortcuts on the right side of the screen. The notification bar at the top is standard KitKat. The navigation bar at the bottom is a little different from the Rockchip screens. The home button is in the center with the recent apps button to the left of it and the back button to the right. The volume buttons are split on both ends of the navigation bar instead of placed together. I couldn't find a screenshot feature in settings...so no screenshot button.

Wifi – turns on and connects well to my home and work routers. No problems noted.

After entering my Gmail account, the first thing I did was log into Google Play Store and install the Antutu Benchmark 5 app. I got a score of 16245. Not bad…but not great considering that the RK3288’s now post scores near 40,000…and the Allwinner A80 is posting scores around 50,000. Now, I realize that total evaluation shouldn’t be based on benchmarks alone…but when you compare scores…it puts this device somewhere between RK3066 and RK3188. I don't put a lot of weight on benchmark scores. To me, its all about the hand's on user experience.

This is my very first Allwinner device, so I don’t personally have other Allwinner’s to compare it to. Please consider the price point as an important factor. We are talking about a less than $100 tablet…those other models are in the above $200 range…so let’s keep our perspective. This is a VERY good $100 tablet.



Subjectively, however…since I’ve played around with it for a few days, I HAVE NOT experienced any lag or any trouble running my usual test apps. I watched a few hours of Netflix shows and some YouTube videos…and didn’t experience a single hiccup. This is a very good tablet for below $100 US.

This tablet is surprisingly free of the wad of bloatware you usually find on tablets these days. iRulu only adds a Game app and a Store app to a very barebones set of apps. You get the standard browser, calculator, calendar, camera, clock, downloads, email, file manager, gallery, Google, Google Piny Keyboard, Google settings, Google PlayMusic, Google Play Store, system settings, sound recorder, 4K video player, and voice search. That’s it.

For now, I’ve only added Antutu Benchmark, Netflix and X-plore File Manager for the purposes of this review.



Video Quality
While I did mention they included a 4K Video Player…they didn’t included any 4K sample videos to view. While this is completely subjective…I’d just say that downloaded 4K samples are brilliant and sharp. Compared with the RK3066 and RK3188 tablets, the screen colors are richer and more brilliant. The R1710 provides about the same as my experience with RK3288’s which have a much more powerful GPU. That’s where I think Allwinner excels over the older Rockchip’s.

Factory Specs:

CPU Processor	Allwinner A31 Cortex-A7 Quad core 1.0GHz
GPU	POWER VR SGX 544 MP2 8 engines Brilliant Colors
Operating System	Google Android 4.4 KitKat
Size	7" WUXGA (16:10 Screen) Capacitive
Resolution	1200*1920 Retina IPS screen
Touch Screen	Full Size, 5 Point OGS Capacitive Touch Screen
RAM	1GB DDR3 quick, but could use 2GB
Capacity	8GB not much room for apps/data
Camera	Dual Cameras(0.3M Front/2.0MP back)
Input Device	Built-in Microphone
Output Device	Built-in Loud Speaker mounted on the rear...hard to hear...low volume.
WIFI	Support (IEEE 802.11b/g)
LAN	External Fast 10/100 Mbps if equipped with an Ethernet Adapter
USB dongle 3G	Support WCDMA、CDMA2000、TD-SCDMA(3G Dongle Not Included in Package)
Card Reader Slot	TF/MMC Card slot X 1
AC Power Adaptor	Input AC100-240V, 50-60Hz, Output 5V 1.5A
Battery Pack	3.7V 3100mAh Li-Polymer rechargeable battery, "enjoy longer running time" Not so much...
Dimension	106*186*7.5mm
Weight	235g
Picture Viewer	Support JPG, JPEG, GIF.....
Media File Audio	MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, OGG, FLAC
Video Player	Support AVI, RM, MKV, WMV, MOV, MP4,PMP,MPEG, MPG, FLV, 3GP, MPG, H.264, etc（Support PIP）
Music Player	Support MP3, WMA, MP2, OGG, AAC, M4A, MA4, FLAC, APE, 3GP, WAV, support playlist
G Sensor	Yes
Languages	English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Greek, Russian, Italian, Indonesian, Norwegian, Polish,Hungarian, Swedish, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified)
Software	Fring, QQ, MSN, Youtube, Google Map, Document to go, Multimedia Player,Application Store (Bloatware)
Input/Output Ports	Power Jack*1, 3.5mm Headphone Jack*1, Micro USB 2.0 port*1, HDMI port*1, TF Card Slot(Max to 32GB)*1
Accessories	USB Cable, OTG Cable, User Manual, AC Charger, Stylus Pen

Disk Space
The tablet is advertised as a 8GB/1GB device. While settings states there is a total of 8GB storage…the root/system partition is 1GB and the internal SD card is 4.5GB. There is only 1GB space for installing apps in the userdata partition. I’m not aware of a way to increase the userdata partition on an Allwinner device like I do in my Rockchip and MTK ROM’s….so there is a space limitation for apps.

Battery Consumption
Considering this tablet has such good performance and is running a brilliant 1920/1200 screen…you have to realize that there is a down side somewhere…and in this tablet’s case…it’s battery consumption. This is one thing that I noticed right away. You can literally watch the battery drain from the notification bar like a clock. That’s even with brightness turned way down. I was able to watch about 2 hours of Netflix on a single battery charge. One way around this poor battery performance is to have a USB battery pack available. I happen to have a 10000mAh battery that charges the tablet in about 30 minutes and contains enough power to put 2 whole charges on the tablet while away from an AC charger…so I wouldn’t completely call the battery situation a total deal breaker….but you have to make note of it in your decision to purchase this product. Those battery packs are around $20 from multiple suppliers. I keep 2 of them charged and ready at all times…with as many electronic devices as I have.

If you are a stickler for long battery life…don’t bother with this tablet because you will be very disappointed. You may as well spend some more money on one with better battery life.
However, if you are one of those people who put the tablet down and let it sleep between uses…it appears that the battery doesn’t drain a whole lot in sleep mode.

Game Play (Really Yellow...if it showed up better on the site)

There’s a game called “Don’t Touch the White Tiles” that you can play side by side with another device. Placed next to a Samsung Galaxy S5…the scrolling effect of the game is a little choppy compared to the S5. While games are playable, they are noticeably slower on the R1710. Stick Hero and Minecraft play perfectly on the R1710…just to test a few games. Again, we’re talking a $100 tablet…not a $200 or $300 tablet or phone…so keep that in mind.

Custom Firmware Support

One factor people take into account before making a purchase is the availability of custom firmware and community support for a device.

I’ve done hundreds of custom ROM’s for mainly Rockchip devices and some MTK devices and I have yet to do an Allwinner ROM. But the process of doing an Allwinner ROM doesn’t seem to be that much different…when you get down to the basics of rooting and tweaking. So I am planning on doing a custom ROM for this device very soon. Actually, I’ve done some practice runs with a ROM kitchen I’ve written and everything seems to run smoothly…I just haven’t tested the end product as of yet. I didn’t want to change this tablet from the stock configuration for the purpose of this review. So now that I’m almost complete…it’s time to get to work. Stay tuned for some Allwinner RileyROM’s for iRulu tablets…and hopefully more product reviews featuring their other products.

My recommendation

If you are looking for a Christmas stocking stuffer for someone special…or an alternative media device to the much more expensive and high end devices…yes…I think you will be happy with this tablet. Screen size is a personal preference and the 7” devices are a very popular option. This tablet has a really nice display and does everything I like to do…surf the internet and watch movies and YouTube videos. Game play is possible…but not if the player is used to playing the same games on faster devices…but there’s plenty of games that function very well on this tablet. If you have a battery pack, or don’t mind connecting the charger frequently…this tablet is a very good option. Don't expect Bluetooth 3G, or HDMI output...because it isn't available....but if you want a tablet that's reliable...this is a good one for the price.