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The editors liked
Solid industrial design
Mesmerizing and high quality display
Latest version of Sense UI
Unique offering with HTC Scribe technology
Small form factor and pen design is excellent for children
The 1.5GHz processor is blazingly fast
Even for a singlecore CPU
The pen ($50 addon) functions well and is highly accurate
Excellent digital notebook feature
Fun stylus features such as drawing on photos
Sense interface is a breeze to navigate
Good web and social apps...
Fast performance. Clear
Bright screen. Excellent pen input. Sense UI improves on Gingerbread OS. HTC's extra apps are solid
Portable and comfortable to hold
Vibrant display
Improved HTC Sense interface
Syncs handwritten notes with the cloud
Bright screen. Excellent pen input. Sense UI improves on Gingerbread OS. HTC's extra apps are solid.
Easy and fun to use out of the box
Excellent custom software
Optional pen is great for notes and digital drawing
Solid design and build
Great keyboard
Excellent notes app when used with Ntrig pen
Nice aluminium unibody
Attractive user interface and widgets
Bundled case (some markets)
Cool pen functionality
Fullfeatured
If not very powerful. Pleasant interface as long as you don't use the stylus
Extremely well-built
Very polished Sense UI
Stylus adds a new dimension
Over seven hours of battery life
Fans of 7-inch tablets will appreciate the HTC Flyer's screen quality
Durable construction
HD video recording
And unique features
Such as digital pen compatibility and HTC's Sense UI customization
Optional digital pen
Quick boot time
Excellent screen quality
Great-sounding speakers
Great screen size and qualityMagic Pen is both useful and funAluminum construction ensures durability
Design
Unique stylus
Battery life
High quality screen
Automatically rotating controls
Fan / silent operation
5 MP digicam & webcam
Tablet can be used as modem
Access point and DNLA player
Brilliant colors
The editors didn't like
Not so great with taking photos & videos
Somewhat pricey
Because it is such an integral part of the Flyer experience
I think it was cheap of HTC to not include a pen with the WiFi tablet — or at least offer a less expensive digital pen option
I have an issue where I can't seem to hold the stylus without act
Software doesn't solve any pentablet expected functions
And is not suitable for professionals
Small size makes writing on the device more of a hassle than it's worth
There is nowhere to keep the stylus on the Flyer
Prices vary greatly between retailer
Email is not tablet-optimised
HTC’s interface could mean a while before update to Honeycomb is possible
Average design that harks back to its smartphonesLook and Feel...
Outdated
Nontabletspecific version of Android. Google Talk video chat isn't supported in Gingerbread. Slow browser performance. Cluttered default layout. Cameras are only mediocre.
Expensive pen is optional
Easy to lose
No handwriting recognition
Doesn't sync audio recordings with Evernote
Low-quality cameras
Non-tablet-specific version of Android. Google Talk video chat isn't supported in Gingerbread. Slow browser performance. Cluttered default layout. Cameras are only mediocre.
Runs the phone version of Android OS
Has a single core CPU
Though clocked quite high
Has a
Pen not bundled in US
Flyer only runs smartphone apps at launch
Can?t navigate device with pen
Poor camera
Fragile/fiddly rear cover
Sluggish at times
Nowhere to dock stylus without case
Not particularly fast or particularly cheap. Runs Android 2.2
Not 3.1
At least until HTC delivers the promised update. Stylus is a frivolous gimmick
Stylus costs $80
Poor camera quality
No OCR apps supported
The Flyer is small
Thick
And pricey
And isn't running Google's Android 3.0 tablet OS. Its most unique feature
The Magic Pen
May not come included and is expensive to replace
Expensive
Outdated OS
Single-core processor
PriceHeavy and chunkyFew apps optimized for screen size
Published: 2011-05-25, Author: Donald , review by: cnet.com
Fans of 7-inch tablets will appreciate the HTC Flyer's screen quality, durable construction, HD video recording, and unique features, such as digital pen compatibility and HTC's Sense UI customization
The Flyer is small, thick, and pricey, and isn't running Google's Android 3.0 tablet OS. Its most unique feature, the Magic Pen, may not come included and is expensive to replace
The HTC Flyer puts a new spin on the 7-inch Android tablet, but its high price and smartphone-style OS are a tough sell next to its bigger, cheaper Honeycomb kin.
Fast performance. Clear, bright screen. Excellent pen input. Sense UI improves on Gingerbread OS. HTC's extra apps are solid.
Outdated, non-tablet-specific version of Android. Google Talk video chat isn't supported in Gingerbread. Slow browser performance. Cluttered default layout. Cameras are only mediocre.
For artists and hand-writers, the HTC Flyer is a solid tablet thanks to its well-implemented pen-specific features. But if you're not interested in pen input, Android tablets with Google's latest tablet-specific Honeycomb OS are a better bet. Buy it n...
Portable and comfortable to hold, Vibrant display, Improved HTC Sense interface, Syncs handwritten notes with the cloud
Expensive pen is optional, easy to lose, No handwriting recognition, Doesn't sync audio recordings with Evernote, Low-quality cameras
HTC deserves kudos for applying some much-needed innovation to Android tablets. The pen functionality is really compelling, making the Flyer a good productivity partner as well as an entertainment device. We also like the vibrant display, rich Sense in...
Easy and fun to use out of the box, excellent custom software, optional pen is great for notes and digital drawing, Easy and fun to use out of the box, excellent custom software, optional pen is great for notes and digital drawing,
Runs the phone version of Android OS, has a single core CPU, though clocked quite high, Runs the phone version of Android OS, has a single core CPU, though clocked quite high, Runs the phone version of Android OS, has a
Is it an oversized phone (minus voice and 3G) or a really cool tablet? The HTC Flyer is both. It runs the phone version of Android OS and honestly looks like some of HTC's higher end Android smartphones, just bigger. But HTC's software turns this tabl...
This device will be running you $499.99 at Best Buy and, if you’re lucky, you can go in your local store and ask and it might be there right now. Online at the moment I publish this they’re still stuck on pre-orders. Other prices include English gems ...
Abstract: The HTC Flyer is finally available and the 7-inch Android tablet packs some spiffy features which may make it stand out from the packed field. We'll have a full review up in a few days but feel free to take a gander at some of these pictures.If you don't...
Abstract: Just a quick note for those interested in the HTC Flyer that the live review videos are now available. Ill be writing up my review soon.Part 2 is embedded below. You'll find all the videos on the HTC Flyer product page and in the YouTube channel – stevech...
Abstract: HTCs Flyer is one of the first Android Tablets we've seen that could find a place in some new niches; Namely, pen input. From the outset I need to make it clear that the HTC Flyer isn't a professional handwriting recognition product. There is no on-the-fl...
Abstract: Sascha joined me in the studio last night for a full-on 3.5hr marathon testing and discussion session with 10 different tablets. The iPad2, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Acer Iconia Tab A500, HTC Flyer, Blackberry Playbook and Samsung Galaxy Tab were the focu...
All too often we criticize new tablets for trying to take on the iPad by photocopying its specs. Apple’s slate has undoubtedly changed – and dominated – the consumer touch device market, but it seems that sales success has blinkered many rivals to the...
