HTC Flyer Wannabe “PocketBook A7” Coming, Only Sporting Gingerbread

January 25, 2012

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HTC Flyer Wannabe "PocketBook A7" Coming, Only Sporting Gingerbread 4

We hope this doesn't become a reoccurring theme around these parts, but here's yet another tablet being released with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on board instead of Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich. I suppose this isn't worse than putting Gingerbread on a 10.1-inch tablet like some have done, cough cough ViewSonic. But still, Gingerbread on a tablet? This certainly can't appeal to the person looking to be more productive on a daily basis with their newly invested tablet. In steps small manufacturer PocketBook and their new follow up to the 701 model dubbed the PocketBook A7.

The device is hoping to steal as many hearts as possible in the eReader dept but that's not the most interesting part. What's interesting is that this device is extremely reminiscent of HTC's popular Flyer tablet. One odd oddity is that there is no support for standard Google applications. Instead, you'll find a couple of third party applications like Dolphin Browser and Adobe's Digital Editions pre-installed. There's still no price availability yet nor is there an official release date but don't worry about it, we'll find out for you. We assume it will stand somewhere just below the $200 dollar mark if they want to stay relevant in the industry and stand toe to toe with devices like the Amazon Kindle Fire. So, here's to hoping this will be a hit and if not, it may go the way of the Nook in that it could be a secret gem among the dev community as they have their way with it.

A7 Specs:

1 GHz Single -Core CPU
512 MG of RAM
4GB Storage
MicroSD Card Slot
1024 x 600 Res
7-inch Capacitive Touch Display
2MP Front-Facing Camera
Gingerbread 2.3.7

[via Good eReader by Android Community]

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Joe was born in New Jersey and spent most of his childhood moving around from state to state. He eventually made his way to Pennsylvania where he met his Portuguese beauty and made her his wife. He now has three great kids and full access to all of the Portuguese food he can eat. Joe's love for mobile technology began when he bought his first Palm Pilot, a Palm M130 and left it on top of his car, driving off, causing it to smash into a thousand pieces. Forced to buy a new device, he quickly discovered that specs were changing so rapidly he was buying a new device every six months just to keep up. Since then, he has constantly felt the need to have the latest and greatest. When the "smartphone" revolution began and integrating cell phones and PDA's was the norm, he quickly jumped to Windows Mobile for several years until the first Android device was launched, the T-Mobile G1. Joe began appreciating all of the free utilities Google provided and sold his soul (his precious data) to Google long before they got into the mobile OS business. So, there was no hesitation at all for him to jump on board and ride the Android train as an early adopter. And boy has it been a blast. Joe now works in the Engineering & Operations dept for a major mobile carrier where he remotely troubleshoots cell sites and loves being an Editor for TalkAndroid.