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Steve Jobs von Apple hat den Formfaktor von 7 Zoll bei Tablets mit 'dead on arrival' kommentiert. Der schiere Markterfolgt wurde bisher wohl auch nicht dem bekanntesten 7-Zoll-Vertreter, dem Samsung Galaxy Tab, beschert. Nicht ohne Grund macht der Hersteller jetzt den Schritt zu einem größeren Display mit dem Galaxy Tab 10.1. ...

Optisch erinnert das Viewpad 7 von Viewsonic stark an ein vergrößertes iPhone 4. Doch auf dem Tablet mit sieben Zoll großem Touchscreen, einer schwarz-glänzenden Rückseite und einem silbernen Rahmen läuft das Smartphone-Betriebssystem Android. Der Internetzugriff erfolgt per WLAN und UMTS - sogar zum Telefonieren eignet sich das kleine Viewpad.

Of all the recent Android tablets, the ViewSonic ViewPad 10 was among the most interesting, with dual-boot Windows 7 and Android, plus excellent build quality. But it also had serious flaws. For starters, you couldn't access the Android Market, and it had no built-in 3G...

It seems like we've all been waiting for "the iPad killer." It's not that anybody thinks Apple's slate device needs to be knocked off its perch directly, but let's be honest, consumers benefit from competitive options to choose from, whether it be strictly on price or performance and innovation. ...

Don't confuse ViewSonic's Galaxy Tab-sized ViewPad 7 with its bigger and more frustrating brother, the ViewPad 10. Instead of trying to give you the best of both worlds and managing neither, the ViewPad 7 sticks with Android (and almost the most recent version, Android 2.2, at that). ...

The ViewSonic ViewPad 7 is a 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet that, like the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Dell Streak, offers mobile phone features in a device with a large display. It is beautifully designed and comes out of the box nestled in a case reminiscent of an ebook reader, rather than a overly-large phone. ...

The ViewSonic ViewPad 7 is a 7in tablet in the mold of Samsung's smaller copy of the Apple iPad, the Galaxy Tab - and likewise equipped with Google's Android 2.2 mobile phone software.

It may be a bit chubbier and more plastic fantastic than the high-profile Samsung Galaxy Tab or Apple iPad, but what ViewSonic's 7in Android-powered tablet, the Viewpad 7, lacks in refinement it makes up for in utility. It's small, tough and comes with a vinyl Filofax-type cover, and manages to pack in as many means of connection as the top-spec iPad for considerably less cost...

The ViewPad looks very much like an enlarged iPhone 4. It has a similar glossy black finish on the front and rear, with a chrome band running around its circumference. It even shares the iPhone 4's rounded corners.

Wie es der Name bereits vermuten lässt, handelt es sich beim ViewSonic ViewPad 7 um einen Tablet-PC in Tradition des Apple iPad. Sie bedienen das grau-schwarze, auffällig glänzende Gerät über die üblichen Multi-Touch-Fingergesten auf einer sieben Zoll großen Bildschirmoberfläche. ...

There's no doubt about it, Apple's iPad (which gained first place in our Readers' Choice: Product of the Year Awards 2010 and received an honourable mention in our own selection) singlehandedly brought the tablet into the consumer spotlight. Now every major manufacturer is throwing its own challengers into the arena, most based on Google's Android OS. We were somewhat disappointed with Samsung's hotly-anticipated Galaxy Tab, so can ViewSonic's ViewPad 7 make a better case for itself?

With the exception of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, most Andoid tablets we've tested have been marred by poor design, a lack of apps, lackluster performance, or all of the above. The Viewsonic ViewPad 7 ($459 starting in mid-December) is a cut above those also-rans. This device not only looks attractive, it has full access to the Android Market, lasts more than 7 hours on a charge, and can even be used to make calls--when you plug in a SIM card.

After our first video look at ViewSonic's 7in Android tablet from IFA and a more in-depth glance at its specs in the ViewSonic Showcase earlier this month, we now bring you a video look at the unboxing.

ViewSonic is the latest manufacturer to release an Android-powered tablet that will compete with the popular Apple iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab. Described by the company as "a smartphone, computer, game centre and e-book all combined in one," the ViewSonic ViewPad 7 suffers from a slow processor and an inflated price tag.