...and One Week with the Hisense Sero 7 Pro

So, I did actually buy the Hisense Sero 7 Pro, and yes, I did take back the Sero 7 Lite and got a refund.  So, I got to try out the Lite for a week, as I discussed in my last post, and now I have spent a week with the Hisense Sero Pro 7.

So, after a week, and I can say it is just as good as the Sero 7 Lite, which if you will remember, or just read right below this, I liked a lot.  The screen on the Sero 7 Pro is gorgeous, though to be quite honest I cannot see what all the fuss is about.  Is the 1280 x800 screen better than the 1024x600 screen?  Yes, but I really do not see a big difference.  Is the 7 Pro faster?  Probably, but not so that I would really notice.  Is the battery life better?  To be honest, I have not really noticed, but then I have not had time this week to really put it through its paces.

What will you really notice as differences between the Lite and the Pro?  Well, there is the pebbly back on the Pro, while the Lite had a back of smooth, some would say slippery, plastic.  The pebbly back is nice and grippy, but it also makes the tablet feel a little thicker.  Overall, yes the pebbly back is better.  The other difference you will notice is that there is a cover over the SD card slot...and it does not fit perfectly.  Oh, it fits well enough, but it is not completely smooth with the top of the tablet, when there is a disk in the slot. 

Now, if you were to hold them in your hand, you would notice something else.  The Sero 7 Lite has the power and volume buttons on the left side.  The Sero 7 Pro has the two buttons on the right side.  Obviously, you won't really notice that unless you hold them both.

So, the last difference to note is the camera on the back.  I have taken only one picture, and it was okay, but I do not plan to run around and take pictures with my tablet.  I did not mind that the Lite did not have a rear facing camera.

My conclusion is that Hisense has hit a homerun on their first try at a tablet.  Both of the Hisense Sero 7s are good tablets.  One is the equivalent of the HP Slate 7 or ASUS MeMo Pad 7 but you save $50-70.  The other is the equivalent of the Nexus 7, and you save $50 there.  In both cases, you get less storage, but you have the SD card to make up for that.  I think Walmart has a winner on its hands.