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Design

It’s quite obvious that Ramos took a look at Apple’s PMP offerings: the Ramos W7 looks a lot like the second generation iPod Touch. The curved chrome backside, black front and a large screen all look quite familiar. However, the screen is bigger and it has more buttons. Besides the power button, there are three Android buttons on the side and two volume buttons on top of the device. These are very useful, but feel cheap compared to the rest of the device. Besides the three buttons on the right side, there’s also a micro-SD card slot. On the left side, there is a non standard port. For some strange reason, Ramos decided to drop all ports and using a LG 12 PIN port for charging, USB connection and connecting the headphones. There is no 3.5mm audio output, which is quite disappointing. To connect a regular headphone, you’ll need an adapter cable which costs $2.07 at YeSuprise.

Touchscreen

The Ramos W7 has hands down the best screen found on a device from a Chinese brand. Screen quality of the 4.8″ 800×480 display is great and it’s the first MID from China that’s using a capacitive touchscreen. Personally, I think this is a must-have feature on a Android device and it works very well on the W7. On the 3.7″ screen of my Android phone I struggle a lot when using the onscreen keyboard, but on the bigger screen of the W7 I barely make any typos.

CPU

The Ramos W7 is powered by the Rockchip RK2808 ARM processor. According to the specifications, the device should be clocked at 600MHz, but according to some system info apps, the Ramos W7 is only running at 299MHz. The CaffeineMark benchmark tool confirms this. The Ramos W7 received an overall score of 554, while my Motorola Milestone (running at 550MHz) got a score of 1000. It’s unclear why Ramos decided to underclock the device. The RK2808 is capable of running at higher speeds, so hopefully Ramos will unleash it’s full power in a firmware update.

Wifi

Besides Wifi, connectivity is limited to a non standard port on the side of the device. It’s used for charging, USB connection and connecting the headset. No Bluetooth, USB OTG, HDMI or GPS on the Ramos W7.

Battery life

You’ll get about 3 hours worth of battery life out of the Ramos W7 under heavy use with Wifi turned on and about 15 hours of stand by time with Wifi turned off.

Accelerometer

The Ramos W7 has an accelerometer which works as expected. It’s sensitive enough to play some tilt based games and automatic screen rotation works fine.

Specifications

Screen:	4.8″ 800×600 capacitive touchscreen, 16 million colors
CPU:	ARM 600MHz (currently clocked at 299MHz)
Memory:	128MB RAM
Connectivity:	802.11b/g WiFi
Storage:	8/16 GB Flash, micro-SD (max 32GB)
Battery:	1500mAH NiMH
Dimensions:	120×81x11mm
Weight:	About 200g

1. Introduction
2. Hardware and design
3. Android and applications
4. Conclusion

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Tags: android, ramos w7, tablet

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