So here is one more entrant in the already getting popular 7 inch tab category. So after Christmas cheer spread by Asus I was also given a product to use and review in the new year. 🙂 🙂
The ASUS ZenPad 7.0 Z370CG is the latest mainstream 7″ tab from ASUS. It claims to be the world’s first tablet to have interchangeable rear elements allowing you to add a longer lasting battery or an integrated speaker within a protective tablet cover. Premium design, high specification technology in an affordable price. Whats more is that it features a fantastic DTS HD Premium sound to give you a wonderful gaming and movie watching experience.
Remember after all Asus built both the versions of Nexus – 7 which remain one of the best Android Tablets ever built. This Zenpad 7.0 is powered by the 64-bit Intel processor, Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, 3G network compatibility and a HD Screen!! You can get the complete specifications and feature description on the Asus site here.
Okay so we now go about my experience of using the tablet. Without its flip cover it looks like your standard tablet, but once you apply the flip cover that is powered by Dts Sound the whole scenario changes, be it music, gaming or movies they suddenly look that much more watchable on a tablet than otherwise. It has 6 speakers including one sub woofer to provide not just clarity but depth to the sound system. The flip cover can be separately charged and delivers for over 5 hours of continuous performance. I watched a couple of episodes of Sherlock on it and the resolution of the HD screen is brilliant and the sound system give you a great experience. Youtube streaming on the phone was also pretty upto the mark. Apparently now a days we sit on the dining table to eat dinner with a youtube video playing. Its like our own portable tv!
The touch seemed quite responsive and left nothing to be desired, the side panel has the volume and power buttons which help when you have placed the screen attached to the speakers and are watching. Very easy to handle.
Kids will love handling this piece of machine
Perhaps slightly bulky is the flip cover owing to the speakers yielding Dts sound, however, when moving and not listening to music, games or movies you can detach the flip cover and apply the other normal cover and get on the move.
The screen is brilliant, the sharpness, contrast, colour and brightness left me pretty satisfied.
Ideally tablets are not for photography, however, if you are intent on using this well the Zenpad 7.0 Z370CG comes with a 8 mega pixel rear camera, powerful yet not as powerful as your smart phone camera’s would be. Here is one picture I took with the tab.
Overall I would say in the kind of budget that it seems to have been placed it works up pretty well. The fact that it has a wonderful speaker system that is detachable makes it more than the usual tab’s and probably one feature that will probably make me select it over some of the other tablets in the same price range.
Asus ZenPad 7.0 [Z370CG] tablet was launched in January 2015. The tablet comes with a 7.00-inch display offering a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. Asus ZenPad 7.0 [Z370CG] is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Intel Atom x3-C3230 processor. It comes with 1GB of RAM.
As far as the cameras are concerned, the Asus ZenPad 7.0 [Z370CG] on the rear packs 5-megapixel camera. It sports a 0.3-megapixel camera on the front for selfies.
The Asus ZenPad 7.0 [Z370CG] runs Zen UI is based on Android 5.0 and packs 8GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card [up to 128GB]. The Asus ZenPad 7.0 [Z370CG] is a single SIM [GSM] tablet that accepts a Micro-SIM card. The Asus ZenPad 7.0 [Z370CG] measures 189.00 x 110.90 x 8.70mm [height x width x thickness] and weighs 272.00 grams. It was launched in Black, White, and Aurora Metallic colours.
Connectivity options on the Asus ZenPad 7.0 [Z370CG] include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, and 3G. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, and compass/ magnetometer.
It's good for watching YouTube, weather, Calendar, browsing the web. It's not powerful, but it works. Been using mine for light use for years.
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- Beethoven
- 7R{
- 12 Nov 2020
I still have this tablet and its working fine 💪
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- Kamil
- 6p}
- 03 Mar 2020
There are no any Dial pad in my ASUS Zen pad . How can I get it
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- Anonymous
- RJ2
- 15 Dec 2017
This Price This tab , what you expect? like samsung tab?
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- AnonD-710548
- vL%
- 25 Oct 2017
nothing is wrong with the phone expect that it do off sometimes when am watching movies or doi... not sometimes bro..is ALWAYS
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- AnonD-710548
- vL%
- 25 Oct 2017
Don't waste your money and time for this tab. Totally useless. When i see youtube there's suddenly RESTART . Even not playing youtube..playing MX Player also the same. This was laggy device and always restart. Latest firmware still the same
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- AnonD-710247
- bxd
- 24 Oct 2017
After using the unit for 1year, sent to service centre to repair battery charging board. Took months for the repair. Just reapize the audio jet having problem, but i decided not to send for repair because of the repair time taking months. Half year later, the battery become unstable, charging but the power did not sustainable. Opening apps like wechat, fb which will draw more power resulting cut off power.
I'm decided to replace the battery by myself, how ever no replacement battery found in the market for this model.
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- AnonD-699653
- TSF
- 12 Sep 2017
a bit slow at times, some apps crashes, wish it was LTE, and battery life is awful. so-so performance for a tablet.
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- Alex
- vpd
- 26 Aug 2017
No good
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- Pip
- t7C
- 14 Aug 2017
This unit should not have left the drawing board. But, asus instead opt to make us all guinea pigs by letting us test lousy overheating intel atom processors in tablets all for the benefit of their R and D. This tablet has been a pain the a55 since day one. Twice I sent it back to the service center. The intel atom processor is just plain not suitable for tablets. It's too power hungry and sluggish. The tablet is too hot for comfort. Heating is a very big issue.
Asus, why did you guys let unit out? This is a blot in your good name.
I've rigged mine with a 10000 mAh powerbank directly connected to the powerbank internal battery pack. Attached a fan on top of its overheating cpu. Still testing it. Am converting it into a table top fixture.
Asus, this one really sncks. Fire the engineer who let this out. This is a low budget tab. Which means you let a lot of poor people down. I bought this for my kid taken from my end of the year bonus. Imagine that. I chose your brand to part with my only happens once in a year bonus. And all you gave me is trouble since day one.
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- Anonymous
- mye
- 06 Jul 2017
Really good tab for the price x
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- Gwaps
- Rxc
- 02 Jun 2017
All negative comments that you guys posted, its the same thing happened to my ZenPad 7.0 ..no good asus :-[
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- jaykay
- Nug
- 07 May 2017
nothing is wrong with the phone expect that it do off sometimes when am watching movies or doing other things with it.
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- Anonymous
- gMC
- 01 Apr 2017
Anonymous, 03 Dec 2016true, i hope there will be an update on this software...It's really cheap product .
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- Anonymous
- RIE
- 18 Mar 2017
The customer service is very worst. It cheats customer actually coz it does not replace anything. On my report,it says replaced battery,after I open it and check, it still the same. You guys don't believe them.let us boycott asus device with only 3 hours battery life!!!!! What a waste!!
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- AnonD-131401
- wYI
- 07 Mar 2017
i have been using this device for almost a year. i must say, the only issue i had with this was its battery. maybe some of u guys bought the unit with defect. hmm
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- wc6
- 11 Jan 2017
Faced the same problems as mentioned 1. Hang when using 2. Auto restart especially when charging 3. Poor battery life and WiFi connection
And the worst is the poor, weak customer service. Have sent back 4 times and everytime I still need to follow up. Even though changed the board twice, still cannot fix the problem. It has been 4 months plus and don't think this issue can be fixed. Very disappointed and has given up. Will most likely not buy from Asus again in the future.
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- Anonymous
- PBb
- 08 Jan 2017
same problem...batt only can be use only for 2 untill 3 hours and have a poor wi fi connection
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- D3
- t7A
- 03 Jan 2017
Just bought 1, I was hoping that it will work like my zenfone max. But I was wrong, its laggy and now after a week I can't use it anymore. Touch won't respond, always rebooting. And to compare it with other brands its much more expensive. Please ASUS do something about this.
Why did Asus stop making tablets?
Android tablets do not enjoy the same popularity as iPads and perhaps that looks to be the only reason why ASUS has reportedly decided to exit the tablet market. This is rather surprising, as the company considered one of the key players in the tablet market when it came to devices with somewhat of an affordable price.
When was Asus ZenPad 10 released?
Asus Zenpad 10 tablet was launched in May 2017.
What is Asus ZenPad 10?
ASUS ZenPad 10 delivers exceptional performance with Quad-core processor, 2GB memory and 16GB on board storage. It also has any-way-up USB-C, rapid fingerprint security, and high-capacity 4680mAh battery to keep the entertainment going.
Does Asus tablet use Android?
Asus Z300C-1L053A ZenPad 10 Z300C 10.1-Inch Tablet [Intel Atom X3-75210RK, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB Storage, Camera, Android 5.0]