Coby Kyros 7"

$180
  • 7"
  • 4 GB
  • WiFi
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
#1 in Coby tablets
Released September, 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.
Rated 80% by by Man-Nurse--Man-Nurse (Dec, 2011)

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First reviewed December, 2011

Features Key features of the Coby Kyros 7"

Front view of Coby Kyros 7"

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Android 2.3 Gingerbread

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.
Rated 80% by by Kat-P. (Feb, 2012)

screen size

7"
10.1"
8"
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 J.-Williams--Jim-Williams (Dec, 2011)
It is nice and compact, has a nice weight to it and the icons on the screen are large and easy to use.
Kyros 7" by Krista-Lane--new-to-kindle (Jan, 2012)

screen resolution

Coby Kyros 7"
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
Acer Iconia Tab W500
I was really surprised at the quality and sharpness for the money.
Kyros 7" by MommyLuv (Jan, 2012)
The screen is good,but not high res.
Kyros 7" by darrellr (Feb, 2013)

memory

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camera resolution

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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 J.-Thompson (Dec, 2011)
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.
Kyros 7" by BIG_UGLY_MAN (Nov, 2012)

processor

Coby Kyros 7"
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
Acer Iconia Tab W500
Coby 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 M.-Gehret--G-Man-Colorado
The clarity is superb and the load times are decent enough when keeping in mind the 800mhz processor.
Kyros 7" by MedsReX (Jan, 2012)
 

Performance Real world tests of Coby Kyros 7"

cpu speed

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 Robert-M (Jun, 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.
Kyros 7" by Jeffrey-D.-Hill (Mar, 2012)
 

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

  • 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

  • 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 61% by 584 users at amazon.com
Wifi is the only way to communicate with the world so I installed text plus gold and now they can text each other, and my wife and I. Amazing how fast an 8 year old can type now compared to when we were kids.
Rated 80% by by BDT--NEPA-Hunter (Jan, 2012)
It can do ebooks well, youtube suprisingly well, simple games and web pages well.
Rated 80% by by Timothy-Norton (Jan, 2013)
The actual function of the tablet was acceptable for the price, but obviously durability or quality is suspect.
Rated 40% by by Mad-Tanker (Jan, 2012)

Apps

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 20% by by Meng (Mar, 2012)
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 80% by by Bruce-Richardson--Puppetguy (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.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 40% by by Rothomp (Dec, 2011)

Operating System

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 40% by by francisco-galian (Jun, 2012)
Should know better's: no GPS; no back camera; screen is not hi-res; Android 2.3 looks low-rent these days.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 60% by by isvana--Part-time-shopper (Mar, 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 80% by by casimone (Aug, 2012)

Screen

The screen is colorful and bright and is excellent for reading and displaying photos.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by L.-Chambers (Mar, 2012)
A nice color screen and price but the touch screen is non-responsive to touch most of the time.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 20% by by Jeffrey-M.-Barr (Jan, 2012)
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 llee (Dec, 2011)

Battery

And 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 S.-Allen--in_the_pocket
has one charge on it prob played with it about 3 or 4 hours worth and is only reads 1/4 gone so not to bad i guess.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by k9 (Oct, 2011)
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.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 80% by by Stephen-A.-Madurski (Jan, 2012)

Operating system

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 100% by by Dub715 (Jan, 2012)
In addition, after a few days I noticed the performance began to decline and the OS crashed on numerous occasions.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 40% by by Brian (Nov, 2011)
Android can mean any app written to perform on the Android Operating System.
Coby Kyros 7" MID7127 | Rated 20% by by Hillarie-Meenach (Dec, 2011)

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Editions Editions of the Coby Kyros 7"

Price Edition Android OS RAM capacity Has a microphone jack Manufacturer code Compare
$93
Android 2.0 Eclair 0.25 GB MID7015
 
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Android 2.0 Eclair 0.5 GB MID7024-4GA37
 
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Android 2.0 Eclair 0.5 GB COBMID70164G
 
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$95
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 0.5 GB MID7022-4G
 
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$65
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 1 GB MID7012-4G
 
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$180
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 1 GB MID7127-4G
 
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