Chinese Android Tablets

pajor

After some discussion on the Chinese Phone Thread, I'm being brave and starting a thread on tablets.

Personally I'm very tempted to get this soon.
http://www.mixeshop.com/tablet-pc-quad-core-amlogic-m802-97-inch-android-43-retina-16gb32gb-onda-v975m_p3655.html

Lucas Hood

I bought a chiwu v88 a few months back very happy with it I am.

droidman123

pajor wrote: »

After some discussion on the Chinese Phone Thread, I'm being brave and starting a thread on tablets.

Personally I'm very tempted to get this soon.

no access to google playstore?

pajor

droidman123 wrote: »

no access to google playstore?

It does, it's in the description.

Ivefoundgod

What tablet is this? Im on mobile and it just links to a picture?

pajor

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

What tablet is this? Im on mobile and it just links to a picture?

Oops, put a hyperlink in the text which doesn't show on the mobile site.

http://www.mixeshop.com/tablet-pc-quad-core-amlogic-m802-97-inch-android-43-retina-16gb32gb-onda-v975m_p3655.html

wiz569

If you are going to purchase a Chinese tablet make sure there are custom ROMs available for it first

pajor

wiz569 wrote: »

If you are going to purchase a Chinese tablet make sure there are custom ROMs available for it first

What's the need?

wiz569

pajor wrote: »

What's the need?

Most of them come with all the Chinese bloatware installed which will need you to be able to root it to remove some of the more stubborn apps,

Plus custom roms are nearly always more up to date and will be more optimised for your tablet

pajor

wiz569 wrote: »

Most of them come with all the Chinese bloatware installed which will need you to be able to root it to remove some of the more stubborn apps,

Plus custom roms are nearly always more up to date and will be more optimised for your tablet

Oh right. Mixeshop will root free of charge. They did with my phone anyway.

Missymoohaa

pajor wrote: »

Oh right. Mixeshop will root free of charge. They did with my phone anyway.

So if I order a tablet from mixeshop it will arrive ready to use? I'm about to buy a 10" for my Dad, so if anyone could advise me, especially if they are ready yo use it would be great.

tallaghtmick

Missymoohaa wrote: »

So if I order a tablet from mixeshop it will arrive ready to use? I'm about to buy a 10" for my Dad, so if anyone could advise me, especially if they are ready yo use it would be great.

Tbh theres a good Hanspree tablet in power city for 140 would probably suit you.

pajor

Missymoohaa wrote: »

So if I order a tablet from mixeshop it will arrive ready to use? I'm about to buy a 10" for my Dad, so if anyone could advise me, especially if they are ready yo use it would be great.

I emailed mixeshop just to be sure. All tablets can be rooted for free, just need to ask for it in comments box when paying.

Thargor

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Tbh theres a good Hanspree tablet in power city for 140 would probably suit you.

Ive never heard a good word about those Hansprees, they always get shouted down when they pop up in Bargain Alerts aswell.

tallaghtmick

Thargor wrote: »

Ive never heard a good word about those Hansprees, they always get shouted down when they pop up in Bargain Alerts aswell.

From personal experience I would recommend one.

Missymoohaa

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Tbh theres a good Hanspree tablet in power city for 140 would probably suit you.

Just bought one from DID Mick, for 150 there were none in Power City, thanks alot for the tip. Thargor, my Dad just wants it for generally use, he's 71 so I think it's ideal for him. The specs are quiet good after all and at least with buying it in DID I have some come back if it doesn't work correctly. Thanks again Guys for the advice much appreciated.

pajor

I think I'll be ordering that Onda in the next few days.

megaten

In terms of the Hannspree's I've had to return two since christmas. The first one just stopped working and the second lost the screen rotation with the update. The third one seems to be working so far but I'd strongly recommend disabling updates and just sticking to the version it has out of the box.

Lucas Hood

I like the look of this
http://www.zdnet.com/xiaomi-launches-the-240-7-9-inch-mi-pad-tablet-7000029539/

pajor

pajor wrote: »

I think I'll be ordering that Onda in the next few days.

Ordered.

Thargor

Which Onda? On a phone so sorry if Im missing something blatantly obvious...

Good deal on an 8 inch Samsung over on Bargain Alerts:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057210371

pajor

Thargor wrote: »

Which Onda? On a phone so sorry if Im missing something blatantly obvious...

Good deal on an 8 inch Samsung over on Bargain Alerts:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057210371

Onda V975m

pajor

pajor wrote: »

Ordered.

Dispatched at last.

pajor

pajor wrote: »

Dispatched at last.

And exactly two weeks later I have it.

tallaghtmick

pajor wrote: »

And exactly two weeks later I have it.

Reviews!!!!

pajor

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Reviews!!!!

Don't worry, I'll report back later!

pajor

Right then. First out of the box impressions are of a solid, well built piece of kit. Metal back casing helps the look a lot. Ordered a HDMI cable and a keyboard case with it. Bit disappointed that the USB connection for the keyboard is the wrong one, need to raise that with mixeshop.

Onda use a custom UI which looks great but is a bit sluggish. Had saw it in a review so it didn't come as a shock, a custom ROM will be researched. Overall the screen quality is pretty good, but the Onda UI icons etc are all a little fuzzy around the edges. Far greater clarity actually in apps. Screen is pretty prone to fingerprints, but wipes clean easily. Despite it having been rooted, there was still a good bit of bloat. Most of it has been uninstalled though, with a few that could only be disabled. Have downloaded a good few apps now and most run well except surprisingly for Chrome. I'm going to mess around with a few browsers though to see which is best. A couple of apps aren't compatible with it, nothing important though except maybe for WhatsApp (which I've read this morning is actually coming soon!). Not needed on my tablet though really.

It arrived with 73% battery and after almost 4 hours of messing around, it's on 20% which I would deem to be more than acceptable. Speakers on it aren't THE best, a little tinny but with decent headphones plugged in I have no complaints about the sound.

One of the most important things IMO is the keyboard, which after typing this out on is excellent. The 4:3 aspect ratio shows up a large keyboard which I like a lot.

Total cost (cos I don't care telling) for tablet, keyboard case, HDMI cable and shipping: €209.46

EDIT: Despite having been told that rooting was free and I did ask for it, tablet wasn't rooted. Explains a lot.

dabl

Any sign of custom ROMs for these new tablets? Many use the Allwinner chipset which is more amenable to ROMs than the Mediatek ones in budget phones. There is a chap on the slatedroid forums who has knocked up ROMs for large numbers of these, but he doesn't seem to have worked his magic for recent tablets.

pajor

dabl wrote: »

Any sign of custom ROMs for these new tablets? Many use the Allwinner chipset which is more amenable to ROMs than the Mediatek ones in budget phones. There is a chap on the slatedroid forums who has knocked up ROMs for large numbers of these, but he doesn't seem to have worked his magic for recent tablets.

Was looking at slatedroid last night, looks like there's a root and upgrade to KitKat available for the Onda.

irishpancake

pajor wrote: »

Right then. First out of the box impressions are of a solid, well built piece of kit. Metal back casing helps the look a lot. Ordered a HDMI cable and a keyboard case with it. Bit disappointed that the USB connection for the keyboard is the wrong one, need to raise that with mixeshop.

Onda use a custom UI which looks great but is a bit sluggish. Had saw it in a review so it didn't come as a shock, a custom ROM will be researched. Overall the screen quality is pretty good, but the Onda UI icons etc are all a little fuzzy around the edges. Far greater clarity actually in apps. Screen is pretty prone to fingerprints, but wipes clean easily. Despite it having been rooted, there was still a good bit of bloat. Most of it has been uninstalled though, with a few that could only be disabled. Have downloaded a good few apps now and most run well except surprisingly for Chrome. I'm going to mess around with a few browsers though to see which is best. A couple of apps aren't compatible with it, nothing important though except maybe for WhatsApp (which I've read this morning is actually coming soon!). Not needed on my tablet though really.

It arrived with 73% battery and after almost 4 hours of messing around, it's on 20% which I would deem to be more than acceptable. Speakers on it aren't THE best, a little tinny but with decent headphones plugged in I have no complaints about the sound.

One of the most important things IMO is the keyboard, which after typing this out on is excellent. The 4:3 aspect ratio shows up a large keyboard which I like a lot.

Total cost (cos I don't care telling) for tablet, keyboard case, HDMI cable and shipping: €209.46

EDIT: Despite having been told that rooting was free and I did ask for it, tablet wasn't rooted. Explains a lot.

I would go here for ROMs rooting, etc

www.arctablet.com/blog/forum/onda-v972/

V975 also there.....

V1 hardware, be careful, they also have V3, it will be shown as part of your S/N.

Also, be sure to check you got the right amount of RAM....

I got stung with a 7" Onda, only 512, advertised with 1MB....took a €15 voucher instead of returning, hassle.

This is All winner, so use Phoenix Suite to flash, its very easy, Arctablet have d/l for latest version, it's fun, and almost impossible to brick!!

Good luck.

kriters8

The price is not very competitive I think.

pajor

Well after a day of mild panic yesterday, all is well.

Downloaded a factory update to KitKat and have it installed now. Didn't work at first and was convinced I had soft bricked it. Android with the red warning triangle and all that.

Everything is running so much smoother now. Will try it for a while before making any more ROM/ root decisions.

kriters8

pajor wrote: »

Well after a day of mild panic yesterday, all is well.

Downloaded a factory update to KitKat and have it installed now. Didn't work at first and was convinced I had soft bricked it. Android with the red warning triangle and all that.

Everything is running so much smoother now. Will try it for a while before making any more ROM/ root decisions.

Great!More details following will be good.

dabl

The ROMs on that arctablet link are just small tweaks to stock ROM. Which is alright if it has what you need, but I'll hold out for Omni or CyanogenMod.

pajor

Onda has been rooted, which hasn't exactly been useful yet.

Was about to install a custom ROM which uses Nova Launcher, but have just downloaded it from the Play Store instead. Will test it out for a while before I decide whether to install it or not.

The 'Onda Desktop' is real glitchy. Keeps adding more home screens and apps from the dock bar just disappear.

Digital Solitude

Anyone looking into the Xiaomi Mipad? I think it looks really sweet, even with the Apple *shudder* design Released on Tuesday as far as I know

BenEadir

I'm in the market for a 7" or 8" tablet and hoping to tap into some of the experience and knowledge in this thread. Key attributes for this tablet will be:-

1. HD screen resolution
2. Micro SD card slot, preferably up to 32GB
3. Long battery life
4. Decent processor

GPS and GSM/3G capability isn't important.

Is there something better than this for €120? http://www.focalprice.com/CE0980W/Freelander_PX3_7.85_10_Point_Capacitive_IPS_G_G_Touch_Screen_1024x768_Android.html

Ben