Review: Pipo M8 Pro Android Tablet
Android tablet PCs from China usually draw their hardware and design inspiration from popular tablets like the Apple iPad, iPad mini, Google Nexus tablets and Samsung tablets. You can almost always tell which popular tablet that the China tablet is “inspired” by. Therefore, it is quite refreshing to come across the Pipo M8 Pro Android tablet. Most of the tablets in Pipo’s current tablet line-up don’t have the obvious clone look but the Pipo M8 Pro look rather different from the rest of its brethren. If I have to pick a popular brand that the Pipo M8 Pro resemble closest to, I would pick Sony. Come to think of it, Sony does come up with rather nice designs for their tablets and I am surprised that it has taken this long for a Sony-like clone to come along. Besides the rather “unique” design, the Pipo M8 Pro also has another distinctive feature. It has a 9.4 inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution. The only other tablet that I have come across that has a similar 9.4 inch display is the Ramos W42. It is obvious that most China tablet manufacturers are cashing in on the popularity of the top-selling iOS and Android tablets. They are targeted at users who are not willing to pay top dollar for the originals and are willing to make compromises. However, the Pipo M8 Pro is rather unique as I found it to be a rather good tablet in its own rights and not because it is a rather good clone. DinoDirect Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk AliExpress Deal Extreme Merimobiles Buy Pipo M8 Pro from Dino Direct DinoDirect.com is a world’s leading cross-border online store with millions of active customers from more than 200 countries. DinoDirect is committed to becoming the best reliable marketplace on the net by offering high quality products with the widest selections, reasonable price, worldwide free shipping and superior 7×24 customer service. Buy from DinoDirect Buy Pipo M8 Pro from Amazon.com PIPO MAX M8 Pro Q940 Tablet PC RK3188 QUAD CORE 1.8GHz 9.4 Inch IPS Touch Screen Android 4.2 WiFi HDMI Dual Camera 2GB RAM 16GB Click Here for Pricing, Pictures and Reviews on Amazon.com Buy from Amazon.com Buy Pipo M8 Pro from Amazon.co.uk 9.4" PIPO M8 tablet PC IPS RK3066 dual core 1.6Ghz 16GB 5.0MP Camera Bluetooth HDMI Click Here for Pricing, Pictures and Reviews on Amazon.co.uk Buy from Amazon.co.uk Buy Pipo M8 Pro from AliExpress AliExpress has numerous retailers that are offering the Pipo M8 Pro at a great price and some even have free international shipping thrown in. Buy from AliExpress Buy Pipo M8 Pro from Deal Extreme...
Review: Ainol Novo 7 Venus Android Tablet
There are so many different versions of the Ainol Novo 7, it is getting a little confusing. The Ainol Novo 7 Venus in this review is quite similar to the Ainol Novo 7 Crystal 2. It has the same Actions ATM7029 quad-core processor with 7″ display and 1GB of RAM. However, the display on the Ainol Novo 7 Venus has a higher resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The storage space has also been doubled from 8GB to 16GB. The price of the Venus is also slightly higher but it is at the very low end of our mid-range budget. From the specification and design, it is obvious that Ainol has aimed the Ainol Novo 7 Venus as a cheaper alternative to the older (2012 version) Google Nexus 7. Like the Nexus 7, the Venus has a quad-core chipset plus a 7″ 1280 x 800 WXGA display. Design wise, it even mimics the Nexus 7’s rubbery textured plastic material at the back of the tablet. The Venus even one ups on the Nexus 7 by offering a 2 MP rear camera. The Nexus 7 has no rear camera. Other additional features that the Venus offers include a microSD slot for up to an additional 32 GB of storage and a HDMI port. With a price tag that is lower than the Nexus 7, the Ainol Novo 7 Venus seems to be a great but, at least on paper. Dino Direct Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk AliExpress Buy Ainol Novo 7 Venus from Dino Direct DinoDirect.com is a world’s leading cross-border online store with millions of active customers from more than 200 countries. DinoDirect is committed to becoming the best reliable marketplace on the net by offering high quality products with the widest selections, reasonable price, worldwide free shipping and superior 7×24 customer service. Buy from DinoDirect Buy Ainol Novo 7 Venus from Amazon.com Ainol Novo7 Venus 16gb Quad Core DDR3 1GB 7inch Capacitive Android 4.1 Dual Camera Hdmi Tablet Pc - Black. Click Here for Pricing, Pictures and Reviews on Amazon.com Buy from Amazon.com Buy Ainol Novo 7 Venus from Amazon.co.uk Ainol Tab Novo7 Venus - 7 Inch (1280*800) IPS HD 10 point multi touch Screen Quad Core 1.5GHz CPU Tablet PC Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 16GB 2MP dual Camera Black. Click Here for Pricing, Pictures and Reviews on Amazon.co.uk Buy from Amazon.co.uk Buy Ainol Novo 7 Venus from AliExpress AliExpress has numerous retailers that are offering the Ainol Novo 7 Venus at a great price and some even have free international shipping thrown in. Buy from AliExpress First Impressions First impressions of the Ainol Novo 7 Venus are good. The tablet is a...
Ramos W42 Android Tablet Review
The Ramos W42 Android tablet is a 9.4″ 1280 x 800 pixel tablet running on the quad-core Samsung Exynos 4412. The 9.4″ display size is not very common. I only know of 2 other popular Android tablets with a 9.4″ screen. The first is the Pipo M8pro and the other is the Sony Xperia Tablet S. The Exynos 4412 used in the Ramos W42 is not very common either among China tablets. The quad-core based tablets are usually powered by either the Rockchip RK3188 or the Allwinner A31, both from China manufacturers. The Exynos 4412 is used in a number of Samsung devices including the highly popular Samsung Galaxy SIII Android phone. It also powers the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Samsung’s 10.1″ 1280 x 800 Android tablet. It is interesting to note that the 16GB WiFi only version of the Samsung Note 10.1 which has a slightly bigger display (10.1″ vs 9.4″) display but with the same resolution, and the very same processor as the W42 retails for about $450. The Samsung Note 10.1 currently ranks first on the list of top rated Tablet PCs on Amazon. The Ramos W42 on the other hand sells for under $250. The Samsung of course has a few additional hardware features such as an extra GB of RAM, GPS receiver and much better quality cameras. However, if you can live without these features, you can save yourself a hefty sum. DinoDirect AliExpress Buy Ramos W42 from Dino Direct DinoDirect.com is a world’s leading cross-border online store with millions of active customers from more than 200 countries. DinoDirect is committed to becoming the best reliable marketplace on the net by offering high quality products with the widest selections, reasonable price, worldwide free shipping and superior 7×24 customer service. Buy from DinoDirect Buy Ramos W42 from AliExpress AliExpress has numerous retailers that are offering the Ramos W42 at a great price and some even have free international shipping thrown in. Buy from AliExpress First Impressions The design of the Ramos W42 is as simple and as generic as you can get. However, the built quality is good and that is what is important in my books. The back of the tablet has an aluminum cover and that is a nice touch as it provides a little more rigidity to the tablet housing. Metal enclosures do cause problem with wireless reception but Ramos solved this problem by having a strip of plastic at the top edge of the back cover where the rear camera is mounted. The WiFi antenna is also housed in this area so it does not get blocked by the metal cover. On the...
Hyundai T7s Android Tablet Review
First, let’s get the big questions out of the way. Yes, the Hyundai T7s Android tablet is by the same company that produces the Korean cars. Yes, that makes the Hyundai T7s a Korean instead of a China tablet. No, it is not really out of place here as the Hyundai T7s is generally targeted at the same target audience as the China tablets. The Hyundai T7s is designed and built like the Hyundai cars of old before they came out with their current line of great looking and best selling designs. That means that you get a device with pretty good hardware that is better than the market leaders at a lower price but compromises on looks and design. This is exactly what you get with the T7s. It is powered by a Samsung Exynos 4412 quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip instead of a China brand processor like Rockchip or Allwinner. The Exynos 4412 is also the same chip that powers most versions of the best selling Samsung Galaxy S3. It has since been replaced by the Galaxy S4 but the Galaxy S3 is still a very powerful smartphone by today’s standards. The display is a fairly decent 7inch 1280 x 800 IPS screen. It is not a retina display but more than adequate for a 7 inch screen. It also comes with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM. Amazon.com AliExpress Merimobiles Buy Hyundai T7s from Amazon.com Hyundai T7S Quad Core 1.4GHz 7 Inch IPS Android 4.0 16GB Tablet Click Here for Pricing, Pictures and Reviews on Amazon.com Buy from Amazon.com Buy Hyundai T7s from AliExpress AliExpress has numerous retailers that are offering the Hyundai T7s at a great price and some even have free international shipping thrown in. Buy from AliExpress Buy Hyundai T7s from Merimobiles Hyundai T7S Exynos 4412 Quad Core 7 Inch IPS 1280*800 with Android 4 2GB RAM+16GB ROM GPS Bluetooth Dual Camera HDMI. Merimobiles.com is a Canadian company with over 7 years' experience in the telecommunication industry as well as customer service. Buy from Merimobiles First Impressions The Hyundai T7s is an update to the T7 with double the RAM and ROM. The other change is that the tablet is now available in blue instead of white. It comes packed in a box together with an AC adpater, a microUSB cable, a pair of earbuds, a manual and a quick tour booklet. Strangely, the quick tour booklet comes with quite a lot more information than the manual itself. The build quality and design of the tablet is average and nothing to shout about. I would say that the overall quality of slightly above...
Pipo M9 Android Tablet Review
The Pipo M9 Android tablet is the predecessor to the new Pipo M9pro. The main differences are the lower resolution 10.1 inch display (1280 x 800) instead of the retina (1920 x 1200) display, and 16GB ROM instead of 32GB on the M9pro. The retina display is a very attractive upgrade but it comes with a price and it is not just in dollars. The quad-core RK3188 is a very powerful chip but a lot of extra power is required to push the extra pixels on the retina screen. In many apps, especially graphically intensive ones like 3D games, the RK3188 struggles and this results is jerkiness which renders some apps unusable. This is less of an issue on the Pipo M9. All the 3D games run well on the tablet although I have to admit that the retina screen on the M9pro does make the graphics look more impressive. The extra storage ROM on the M9pro is a minor update in my opinion as users can easily add more storage by using the microSD memory expansion slot. Memory cards are also cheap with 32GB microSD cards going for under $25. The price difference between the M9 and M9pro is significant. Comparing the WiFi only model on AliExpress, there is about a $30-$40 price difference. If you plan to use the tablet for a lot portable gaming, it might be wiser to stick with the Pipo M9 for compatibility purposes and save some money at the same time. However, if you do not do much gaming and do not mind paying a little more for a better screen, the M9pro is a good buy as well. The rest of the specifications and performance of the M9 is quite similar to the M9pro. For a more detailed review of the Pipo M9 tablet, you can check out my full review on Androydz.com or you can also read up my full review on the M9pro before making a decision. How does the Pipo M9 compare with other tablets? Refer to our Top China Tablets Full Guide comparison matrix with over 40 tablets. Pipo M9 Specifications BrandPipo ModelM9 CPURockchip RK3188 Quad-core ARM Cortex A9 RAM2 GB DDR3 ROM16 GB Nand Flash CameraFront 2MP, Rear 5MP Screen Size10.1 inch Screen TypeIPS Resolution1280 x 800 pixels Wi-Fi802.11 b/g/n 3Gon 3G model only Bluetoothv4.0 GPSYes Battery Type7800 mAh Size248 x 178 x 10mm Weight580 g Operating SystemAndroid 4.2.2 Where to Buy Pipo M9 Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.ca AliExpress Buy Pipo M9 from Amazon.com PIPO M9 Q106 QUAD CORE Tablet PC 10.1 Inch IPS Touch Screen RK3188 Quad Core 1.6GHz Android 4.1 WiFI HDMI Dual Camera 2GB...