Toshiba Thrive 7 / Toshiba Thrive 7 inch / Toshiba Thrive 7" tablet

High-res display ; Great size, easy to hold

Exceptionally short battery life ; Cheap build quality ; Similarly priced tablets are faster ; Taking photos is a slowgoing process

Thanks to its short battery life and chintzy build quality, the Thrive 7" is bested by other tablets in its price range, and even some budget models.

Superb 1280-by-800-pixel display. Stable performance.

Inaccurate touch input. Disappointing battery life.

Conclusions Although the Toshiba Thrive 7 eliminates a lot of its bigger sibling's bulk, it also eliminates some features that made the original Thrive stand out, like the full-sized ports and removable battery. The screen on the Thrive 7 is superb and...

High resolution, 7-inch display ; Good port selection for the size ; Nice size and form factor

Poorly made, plastic creaks ; Can get very sluggish ; Less than five hours of battery life ; Camera placement makes no sense

A good display isn't enough to make this tablet a good choice

Verizon 4G LTE network is incredibly fast, 32GB microSD card included, Integrated kickstand works in portrait and landscape

Battery life is among the worst we�ve ever seen, No 4G LTE power toggle option, Kickstand in landscape orientation blocks microUSB port

The Toshiba Thrive 7 is a reasonably good tablet with very nice display, a decent processor, and the ability to run a wide range of Android apps. It’s more portable than the larger 10 inch tablets that have flooded the market over the last year and...

Sharp high res display, rugged design

Not much sets it apart from other 7" tablets, thicker and heavier than most

The Toshiba Thrive 7 is a solid but not standout 7" Android tablet. It relies on 2011's standard 1GHz Tegra 2 CPU for good but not breathtaking performance, and it has a rugged and comfortable design. We wish it had a full size USB port and a...