- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Coby Kyros 7"
- 7"
- 4 GB
- WiFi
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
#1 in Coby tablets
Released September, 2011
Rated 80% by by Man-Nurse--Man-Nurse (Dec, 2011)This is a great intro tab and obviously isn't a vizio or galaxy s tab but video is crystal clear and screen responds well with touch or stylus.
Conclusion Check out the Coby Kyros 7"
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Coby Kyros 7"
7”
Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Rated 80% by by Kat-P. (Feb, 2012)It's MUCH better than other tablets in it's price range for the picture and sound quality, but it could be a little better with it's responsiveness to touch.
screen size
7"
10.1"
8"
Kyros 7" by J.-Williams--Jim-Williams (Dec, 2011)The tablet does have a resistive display, which, along with some other considerations resulted in my exchanging it for its big brother, the 8127.
Kyros 7" by Krista-Lane--new-to-kindle (Jan, 2012)It is nice and compact, has a nice weight to it and the icons on the screen are large and easy to use.
screen resolution
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB  | 2 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 3 MP   | 3 MP |
Kyros 7" by J.-Thompson (Dec, 2011)The front camera should be a little better because portable video calls are a benefit to tablets over laptops, but again good enough considering the price.
Kyros 7" by BIG_UGLY_MAN (Nov, 2012)The downside: you can't put it on standby, you have to turn it off or the battery will die, this means u have to wait 45 seconds each time you want to use it and this is the biggest issue; the plastic around it is pretty cheap, so put it in a case after u buy it; the camera is .3 megapixel.
processor
Kyros 7" by M.-Gehret--G-Man-ColoradoCoby finally is going to get it totally right~ They will offer Android 4.0, Dual Core Processor, 1GB of Ram, and a far larger internal flash memory.
Kyros 7" by MedsReX (Jan, 2012)The clarity is superb and the load times are decent enough when keeping in mind the 800mhz processor.
Performance Real world tests of Coby Kyros 7"
cpu speed
Kyros 7" by Robert-M (Jun, 2012)The quality is very good it's a solid unit No rattles if you shake it the buttons seem pretty sturdy, the speed was also impressive its not on the same level as say a core duo but it would give the best celeron processors a run for its money, fast streaming youtube videos.
Kyros 7" by Jeffrey-D.-Hill (Mar, 2012)Not satisfied with that, I also rooted the device using SuperOneClick v2.3.3 (might require pressing the reset button on the back), and installed CPU Tuner from the market, and got about another 10% speed boost by setting it to Simple.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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Capacitive -
1 MP -
408 g -
Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality -
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash -
use multiple fingers at once for more complex interactions -
191 x 120 x 12 mm -
Can be operated hands free
cons
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Single core -
7" -
4 GB -
No motion detection -
Can't automatically adjust for changes in ambient light -
Cannot detect when the tablet is rotated -
Cannot automatically pinpoint your location on a map -
Android 2.3 Gingerbread -
800 x 480 -
No sense of direction when standing still -
need wi-fi or wired connection to be online -
133 ppi -
1 MP -
1 GHz -
must unlock manually
Reviews Word on the street
 |   Rated by 584 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Timothy-Norton (Jan, 2013) Rated 80% by by Chantel (Dec, 2011) Rated 100% by by Darren (Apr, 2012) |
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Apps
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 20% by by Meng (Mar, 2012)I needed a device he could listen to music, watch his animations, plays games with the added benefits of some learning apps.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by Bruce-Richardson--Puppetguy (Dec, 2011)The included gallery app isn't so great, I recommend that you find a good app on Amazon to play your videos and music.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 40% by by Rothomp (Dec, 2011)After it connected, I decided to go to the apps market to see what I could download to have some apps ready for xmas morning.
Type
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 40% by by francisco-galian (Jun, 2012)tablet is a beautiful, but the android is useless coby is a android ccon the GOOGLEPLAY unsupported, you can download applications such as: Instagram among others.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by Hayden (Mar, 2012)The Android build for this tablet is designed for a smartphone which prevents you from installing tablet-specific apps, although most smartphone apps (Pandora Radio) work just fine.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 40% by by D.-MosierThe only way to reliably get apps is to open your browser, go to google or other search, "amazon android app" or something similar to get the amazon market.
Screen
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by llee (Dec, 2011)My daughter loves it took a little time to get used to it she plays on my ipod touch all the time so this took some getting used to but now all is good.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by koi (Feb, 2012)The screen is my least favorite feature, but it is pretty responsive.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 60% by by imdevine (Mar, 2012)Screen is good, works best with touch, not stylist.
Battery
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 100% by by T.-PoeIt has no GPS, no 3G, no Bluetooth, and battery life is somewhat limited.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by S.-Allen--in_the_pocketAnd this from a girl who has already broken an MP3 player and the LCD screen on her digital camera...Battery life is adequate, and she only has to charge it 1-2 times each week - about 4-6 hours of heavy app use (Angry Birds, YouTube, etc.) between charges.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by Stephen-A.-Madurski (Jan, 2012)Some have complained about the battery, but I am finding the battery is better than the one on my phone, and the one on my wife's I Phone.
Operating system
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 100% by by Dub715 (Jan, 2012)It has the type of touchscreen I wanted for use with my fingers vs a stylus, it has the OS and OS version I wanted, and it was big enough for my needs but still keeping the small price of less than $150 with shipping included.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by casimone (Aug, 2012)On the model that we have the android market does not work and I do not want to test out unlocking it and perhaps hurting the system.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 40% by by Brian (Nov, 2011)In addition, after a few days I noticed the performance began to decline and the OS crashed on numerous occasions.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Longest battery life Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 vs Coby Kyros 7" |
 | 2 | Acer Iconia Tab W500 Biggest screen Acer Iconia Tab W500 vs Coby Kyros 7" |
 | 3 | Toys”R”Us Tabeo More recent operating system Toys”R”Us Tabeo vs Coby Kyros 7" |
 | 4 | Kobo Vox 4-way tie: Supports voice commands Kobo Vox vs Coby Kyros 7" |
 | 5 | BlackBerry Playbook 4G LTE Really high resolution front camera BlackBerry Playbook 4G LTE vs Coby Kyros 7" |
 | 7 | Ainol Advanced Novo 8 5-way tie: Has an open source operating system Ainol Advanced Novo 8 vs Coby Kyros 7" |
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Editions Editions of the Coby Kyros 7"
| Price | Edition | Android OS | RAM capacity | Has a microphone jack | Manufacturer code | Compare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | Android 2.0 Eclair | 0.25 GB |  | MID7015 | | ||||
 | | Android 2.0 Eclair | 0.5 GB | | MID7024-4GA37 | | ||||
 | | Android 2.0 Eclair | 0.5 GB |  | COBMID70164G | | ||||
 | | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | 0.5 GB | | MID7022-4G | | ||||
 | | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | 1 GB | | MID7012-4G | | ||||
 | | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | 1 GB | | MID7127-4G | | ||||
