Sylvania SYNET7LP 7-Inch Mini Tablet (Black)

by Sylvania

• Android 2.1 OS, Samsung ARM 11 Mobile Processor
• 2GB Flash Memory
• Wifi 802.11b/g

Product Description

The Sylvania 7" Tablet will allow you to surf the net anywhere and anytime. Compact and ultra light with a touch screen puts all of your web browsing at your fingertips. The Android 2.1 OS allows you access to thousands of apps to make your tablet your own. You can also store and view your music, movies and pictures through the tablets on board micro SD slot. You can turn this tablet into the ultimate media player and still surf the web. Installed Features. Movie Player. Music Player. E-Book Reader. Picture Viewer Web Browser. Calculator . Touch Screen. WiFi. Processor: Arm 11, 1GHz. 7" High Res Screen (800 x 480 pixels). 256MB RAM. 2GB Flash Memory. Micro SD Card(Up to 16GB). 2 Mini USB Slots. HDMI output. Android 2.1 System Updates The system updates feature on this tablet enables you to conveniently update your software so you don't miss a beat. Whenever updates and features are released, update you're your Mini Tablet so you can keep up with ever changing tech, including the upcoming Android 2.2 OS update!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

144 of 154 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Not great, not bad. Don't depend on it as your primary mobile device. January 20, 2011

By squashpup

I like this tablet, and I keep it on my night stand for evening web surfing before I go to bed. Works great for casual use like that. I find that using the stylus is not necessary and do everything with the tips of my fingernails/thumbnails. No finger touches work, however, but I quickly got used to the method I now use.

But, when I go out, I still take my netbook. This device lets me keep the netbook downstairs where I use it most and still browse when I'm in bed without lugging anything around.

There's a good assortment of apps on it, plus a software installer (package manager, for those familiar with Linux) that comes with pre-installed. Limited apps of questionable quality, for the most part. Hint: Download Opera, and use the App Store built into that. Most of the apps are free, there's a much better selection, and heck, Opera is the browser to use anyway.

No Flash, as another user mentioned, but you can watch online videos with the included Skyfire browser, which can pull embedded video and play it in a new window. Works pretty slick, if a bit annoying to switch back and forth between it and other browsers.

There's also a Youtube app, which is handy. Beware that video really sucks the battery, which is OK for browsing (can last several hours), but runs down quickly with video.

Screen rotates. Keyboard works OK, but the enter key doesn't always work correctly, resulting in extra letters added to what you type.

Yes, it requires a microSD card if you want to install anything. Kinda chintzy, and really means that to make the tablet usable, you'll have to make an extra investment, but considering you can find this thing for around $150, it isn't a dealbreaker.

I've never used an Ipad. This is probably not a competitor in any sense of the word. Don't get me wrong, Android is one slick OS, and I'd like to see it optimized for a bigger screen, with a real touch screen. But, if you're wanting an Ipad, get that instead.

I tend to think of the Sylvania tablet as the successor to the handy Nokia tablets of a few years ago, but in a bigger, more usable size, at half the price. And, in that regard, the internet tablet for casual use is becoming ubiquitous, and that's a good thing.

136 of 149 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but no iPad January 7, 2011

By M. Koo

I purchased the Sylvania mini tablet in December 2010, but it has a better processor than the Augen tablet.

Android 2.1 was optimized for smartphones with smaller screens, and is not optimized for tablet devices. The Sylvania mini tablet can do the following:

1) Has an accelerometer, but you can also use a setting to manual shift the screen orientation.
2) Can only use 16GB micro SD cards or smaller. The box even states 16GB micro SD cards, and not 32GB micro SD cards.
3) Use the stylus and not your finger, which is due to the problems of Android 2.1 on a tablet device.
4) Comes with a pre-installed music app and a picture/video app.
5) If you enable the third party install option, the following apps work without any problem: Angry Birds, Kindle, ASTRO File Manager, and Flash 10.1. I have problems with the ComiXology app.
6) Device has WiFi for web browsing, e-mail, and other apps that require it.
7) Two web browsers were installed, where links default to Skyfire instead of the Android brower. Skyfire does not like working with airport WiFi or other WiFi that requires an acceptance sign-in.

In general, the device works as my eReader, music player, and video player. If that's what you want, then this tablet is for you. If you want an iPad, wait until the better tablets from CES 2011 are released.

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a beginner November 3, 2011

By pepsiloveshotdogs

I purchased this tablet for my 11-year-old who has never had any experience with a tablet before. It was easy to set up and works great. It is a little slow but not bad. All the negative reviews on this product are because people are too eager to compare this to an iPad or other higher end product. For the money you pay you get a solid product made for a beginner.