Velocity Micro - Cruz E-Reader - Black
Price range: $79.99
✓
Good Value
Outperforms 24% of tablets at a lower price than 100%.
$80 is 87% below the $600 category median.
$80 is 87% below the $600 category median.
Brand: Velocity Micro
Category: Tablet
The 2011 Velocity Micro Cruz E-Reader is a 7" tablet powered by the MIPS with 4 GB RAM and a 4 GB storage. Its TFT display delivers 1280 × 800 resolution.
PQS: 89 (computed 2026-04-28 07:03)
GTIN-14: 00877935002122
Key specs
A human-friendly subset of populated specs
Storage
4 GB
RAM
4 GB
CPU
MIPS
Display
7", TFT, 1280 × 800
Resolution
1280 x 800
Panel
TFT
Ports
- Audio: Yes
Operating system
Android 2.2 Froyo
Battery
Up to 10 hours
Release
2011
Pros & Cons
Based on quantified comparisons vs. 1347 tablets
✓ Pros
No standout strengths detected
✗ Cons
- Screen Size (7.0) — bottom 0% of tablets
- Storage Space (4.0) — bottom 1% of tablets
How this Tablet compares vs. 1347 tablets
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Spec Profile Radar
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Use-Case Fitness Deterministic
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Productivity
8
Poor
Why this score?
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+7.3 pts
/25.0
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4.0GB
RAM is in the Bottom 71%
of all tablets
(25% weight)
biggest contributor
⚠ drags score down
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+0.3 pts
/25.0
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4.0GB
Storage is in the Bottom 1%
of all tablets
(25% weight)
⚠ drags score down
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+0.1 pts
/30.0
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7.0"
Screen Size is in the Bottom 0%
of all tablets
(30% weight)
⚠ drags score down
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+0.0 pts
/20.0
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battery.capacity_mah is in the Bottom 0%
of all tablets
(20% weight)
⚠ drags score down
Media / Travel
16
Poor
Why this score?
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+16.2 pts
/25.0
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0.45kg
Weight is in the mid-pack (65th pct)
of all tablets
(25% weight)
biggest contributor
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+0.3 pts
/20.0
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4.0GB
Storage is in the Bottom 1%
of all tablets
(20% weight)
⚠ drags score down
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+0.1 pts
/25.0
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7.0"
Screen Size is in the Bottom 0%
of all tablets
(25% weight)
⚠ drags score down
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+0.0 pts
/30.0
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battery.capacity_mah is in the Bottom 0%
of all tablets
(30% weight)
⚠ drags score down
Offers
| Retailer | SKU | Price | Stock | Offer | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Buy | 1552174 | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | View offer → | 2026-04-28 01:25 |
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| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-04-26 01:25 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-04-25 01:22 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-04-24 01:15 |
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| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-20 01:14 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-19 01:15 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-18 01:24 |
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| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-13 01:25 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-12 01:19 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-11 01:17 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-10 01:26 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-09 01:24 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-06 05:20 |
| bestbuy | 79.99 USD | Out of stock | 2026-03-03 01:15 |
Full specs
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| CPU model | MIPS |
|---|---|
| RAM (GB) | 4 |
| Storage (GB) | 4 |
| Screen size (in) | 7.0 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 |
| Panel type | TFT |
| Ports | Audio: Yes |
| OS | Android 2.2 Froyo |
| Release year | 2011 |
| Reconciled at | 2026-03-06 10:56 |
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