<p>Small slate shoppers have a new option to choose this week: Hisense debuted a tablet that looks like a Nexus 7. The Sera 7 Pro tablet uses the same basic hardware as Google's own tablet with a few improvements, even but costs $50 less. WalMart is the exclusive retailer for the Android 4.2 slate, which is priced at $149.</p><p>Most of the base components are the same between the two tablets: An Nvidia Tegra 3 chip, IPS display with 1280 x 800 resolution, 1 GB of memory, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC.</p><p>The Hisense model only comes with half of the storage capacity as the Nexus 7 8 GB vs 16 GB but does include a microSD card slot for storage expansion. Both devices have front facing cameras while the Hisense model adds a rear, 5 megapixel camera. It also supports mini HDMI out for external displays while the Nexus 7 doesn't.</p><p>I'm planning to check out the Sero 7 Pro at my local WalMart and compare the build quality to a Nexus 7. Assuming it's comparable, I could see many people picking up one of these tablets at this price.</p><p><a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/05/25/android-this-week-nexus-7-cloned-for-149-google-edition-htc-one-chrome-beta-updated/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/google-inc-goog-will-this-be-the-one-for-pure-android-149383/">Google Inc (GOOG): Will This Be the &#039;One&#039; for Pure Android?</a> (Insider Monkey (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d1H3or8NFLojRnMNWQ031k0aQ0xAM&ned=us">3 additional articles.</a></p>