Likes and Dislikes Sero 7 Pro

I purchased the tablet the first day it was released, and use it daily. I pretty much agree with your " likes and dislikes;" except it's my understanding that not being able to move apps to an SD card is a function of Android jellybean, and not something done by Hisense. I would say the biggest negative is the 8gb of internal storage, but the "dislikes"are all pretty nit-picky, especially compared to the "likes." All in all it's the best 7" tablet, for $150, on the current market.

 

I rooted the tablet, inserted a 64GB SD card and installed FolderMount.apk. Cannot be happier for this $149 tablet.

 

Ya honestly there is only one thing that I could think of that somewhat is a dislike. The back rubber plate kind of creeks and you can push it in a little. Its minimal noise that is definitely not a big deal. Its a great tablet especially for the price. Does any one know where the development threads or forums are located for Roms and stuff?

 

Look no further:

Sero 7 Pro - All Things Root - Android Forums

 

$15 2 year replacement warranty, including accidental damage is a bonus from walmart. I never buy warranties, but that one I bought.

Only issue so far is it is a fingerprint magnet. Otherwise everything I wanted.

 

I have been keeping my Sero 7 plugged in to power at home when not using it to keep it charged up and limiting full charge cycles which can limit battery life. This is what I've done with my Thrive AT 100 for 2+ years. What I'm finding though on the Sero is the connection at the micro USB port is getting loose. My advice is to not use this method and let the battery run a full cycle to minimize a failure at the connection. FWIW.

 

Have you tried a different cable? This plug is just the tiniest bit bigger than anything else we have; the Hisense cable is a very snug fit in my S2, for example.

 

Nook simple touch cable is slightly tighter. Just received USB OTG cable with micro USB is much tighter. Will use the Nook cable and look through my others.

 

The rubbery material on the back and sides makes the tablet somewhat easier to hold, but I'm not sure how I should clean it. I don't want to use my microfiber cloth on it because little pieces of the rubbery material might flake off and foul the cloth. When I clean the glass, I'm careful not to rub the rubbery material that surrounds it for fear it will transfer to the cloth and to the glass. For ease of cleaning, it might have been better for the back to be made from hard, slick, undimpled plastic.
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I would think the safest thing would be the simplest, a damp cloth soaked in lukewarm water (damp just enough to accomplish the task).

For more stubborn dirt, ad a dab of mild hand soap, not so much lather that it would be difficult to "mop" it up.

Without having a track record for Hisense to judge by; since they seem to be new to the market (for me at least) I too would be concerned about how the surface would react to any harsher cleaning than what I proposed.

I will add that we keep a despensor handy, of those "Huggy" wet wipe things (towelettes I quess you'd call'em) and I've used them for years for wiping down the plastic parts and the rubberized lid cover of my Thinkpad laptops and to no adverse effect I've noticed (YMMV). It's worth mentioning not to use the real soggy ones from the bottom of the bag or plastic despensor.

-Dave