what hardware would you like to see wp7 on? - Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Well, we all have our dream phones, with realistic specs what type of hardware would you like to see WP7 on given mangos full range of possible hardware?
I want to see a device similar in style to the venue pro with a much needed update.
I'd like to see it with the 1.5g Qualcomm, at least 512 on the ram, 32 gigs storage under the hood at least, a samoled+ display, a bit thinner and perhaps lighter, a front facing camera, and a nice set of speakers.
I honestly think the dvp is the sexiest piece of hardware on the mobile market, underpowered or not. I essentially just want to see the hardware updated to keep up with the OS.
So, what's your dream windows phone?

More internal memory (32GB+), processor a bit faster (doesn't have to be dual core for my taste) and a bit more RAM to handle future updates/features, up-to-date screen technology (SAMOLED+, LG's new Ultra AMOLED or IPS etc) with higher resolution, great camera, solid and heavy build (I HATE the flimsy phones out there today, and my Omnia 7 feels so nice in the hand).

Iphone size, front is completely display filled, back is completely battery, 3000mah, dual core anything, bluetooth, wifi, LTE, noise cancelling, 720p w nice macro, no lense bezel!, flash, external antennae port (HELLLLLOOOOO), WATER PROOF, and a landscape slider querty.
Also, if its possible:
Dlna
Microsd
All bands gsm, for every carrier, worldwide
Rfid
Ir
Might as well dream huh ?

Unfortunately, Windows CE 6 only allows up to 512 megs of RAM and single core :/ They better get over this hurdle sometime soon.

High resolution SAMOLED 4" screen (none of this 800x480 stuff)
2nd gen Snapdragon - I would actually prefer hummingbird - but I don't think MS supports those.
Aluminum & Rubber body
Thin/sleek keyboardless profile - or I would take the vertical slider form-factor of the Venue Pro
NFC
1500 mAh battery

PG2G said:
Unfortunately, Windows CE 6 only allows up to 512 megs of RAM and single core :/ They better get over this hurdle sometime soon.
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WTF. I didn't know that was the case. Severely limiting spec.

hwalker84 said:
WTF. I didn't know that was the case. Severely limiting spec.
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Yeah, unfortunately: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_CE
They say WP7 is based on Win CE 6.0 with some features from Win CE 7.0. I don't know which features, but the specs we're seeing on these devices are a good hint.
The transition to Windows 8 core can't come soon enough!

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Unfortunately, Windows CE 6 only allows up to 512 megs of RAM and single core :/ They better get over this hurdle sometime soon.
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thats not true (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee483001(v=winembedded.60).aspx) "sory this is for virtual memory"
also wp7 isnt based on win ce 6.0, its based on parts of win ce 7
edit: ys limit for win ce 6.0 is 512 MB http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa913548.aspx sory for false information

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also wp7 isnt based on win ce 6.0, its based on parts of win ce 7
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Considering Win CE 7.0 wasn't out until March 2011, its pretty safe to say that Windows Phone 7 is more Win CE 6.0 than it is Win CE 7.0. The 7.0 parts are probably IE 7.0, Silverlight, and so on.

Forget all the specs...all I want is more phones with PHYSICAL buttons on the front. I can't wait for the day I stop accidentally popping into Bing search...as beautiful as those images are on the home screen

- 1.4/1.5 GHz 2nd gen Qualcomm S2 SoC (Scorpion/Adreno 205 combo) is enough a speed bump from previous gen Snapdragons (+40-50% speed bump, Adreno205 over 2x more capable than 200, 45nm more energy efficient that 65nm Snapdragons). The os doesn't need a dual core SoC, but if that would give us 1080p video decoding/recording, yes please!
- 1930 mAh batteries in top phones, 1500 mAh minimum to the rest
- DLNA to EVERY phone
- miniHDMI
- Front facing camera to EVERY phone
- Displays with sizes covering 3.2'' - 4.5'' spectrum, using newest technologies (Samsung SuperAmoLED Plus, LG NOVA, Nokia ClearBlack)
- WiFi Direct and/or NFC with PushObject functionality on top of the range devices (Nokia will take care of this)
- Quality 8Mpx+ lenses (I think Nokia will do its magic again)
- Stereo Speakers, Voice canceling mics
- Xenon (powerful, not like on Mozart) flash for photographic-centric devices
- Top models with more than 512MB Ram (well if there is a restriction by Windows CE 6.0, ABOLISH it ), more RAM will be needed with Mango multitasking
- 3D glass-free screens (I'm not very demanding about it, but it would be ok to have as an option and catch up with competition)
- 720p video capture @ 30fps (that's sw related but what the heck let's mention it). If we can have dual core chips onboard then give us the 1080p treatment.

chemeng said:
- 1.4/1.5 GHz 2nd gen Qualcomm S2 SoC (Scorpion/Adreno 205 combo) is enough a speed bump from previous gen Snapdragons (+40-50% speed bump, Adreno205 over 2x more capable than 200, 45nm more energy efficient that 65nm Snapdragons). The os doesn't need a dual core SoC, but if that would give us 1080p video decoding/recording, yes please!
- 1930 mAh batteries in top phones, 1500 mAh minimum to the rest
- DLNA to EVERY phone
- miniHDMI
- Front facing camera to EVERY phone
- Displays with sizes covering 3.2'' - 4.5'' spectrum, using newest technologies (Samsung SuperAmoLED Plus, LG NOVA, Nokia ClearBlack)
- WiFi Direct and/or NFC with PushObject functionality on top of the range devices (Nokia will take care of this)
- Quality 8Mpx+ lenses (I think Nokia will do its magic again)
- Stereo Speakers, Voice canceling mics
- Xenon (powerful, not like on Mozart) flash for photographic-centric devices
- Top models with more than 512MB Ram (well if there is a restriction by Windows CE 6.0, ABOLISH it ), more RAM will be needed with Mango multitasking
- 3D glass-free screens (I'm not very demanding about it, but it would be ok to have as an option and catch up with competition)
- 720p video capture @ 30fps (that's sw related but what the heck let's mention it). If we can have dual core chips onboard then give us the 1080p treatment.
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That sounds good to me. I don't care about the 3D screen though.
I'm sure and hope Nokia make some decent wp7 devices with Carl Zeis lenses and xenon flash (Like the N8 but updated obv).

Oh well, at least I can tell you what hardware I don't want to see WP7 on:
http://www.gsmarena.com/leaked_slide_shows_nokia_703_windows_phone_7_handset-news-3075.php
MEH! I'll keep my Omnia 7 if the other phones won't have much better specs than that.

Something like this would be quite okay:
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I'll take the HTC Omega, add a sliding qwerty and at least 16 gigs of mem and maybe a little more ram that 512.

chemeng said:
- 1.4/1.5 GHz 2nd gen Qualcomm S2 SoC (Scorpion/Adreno 205 combo)
- 1930 mAh batteries in top phones, 1500 mAh minimum to the rest
- DLNA to EVERY phone
- miniHDMI
- Front facing camera to EVERY phone
- Displays with sizes covering 3.2'' - 4.5'' spectrum, using newest technologies (Samsung SuperAmoLED Plus, LG NOVA, Nokia ClearBlack)
- Quality 8Mpx+ lenses (I think Nokia will do its magic again)
- Voice canceling mic
- 720p video capture @ 30fps
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So far, from the HTC event in London, those are the new ''features'' that have been confirmed... Battery-wise both devices carry an >1500mAh battery, both devices have a front-facing camera, the high-end model has got mini-HDMI, both handsets support DLNA, the 3.8''/4.5'' selection is ok, and those 28mm lenses should absolutely be an improvement from previous HTC WP7 lenses. The top-end device bears a second microphone for noise cancellation purposes. Video capturing made it to a smoother 30fps, but still no 1080p.
I think it's clear we will NOT see dual-core soc in this second wave of WP7 devices, 1080p video rec, resolutions other than 480x800, more than 512MB of RAM

The things i would realy like with WP7 are:
- A batterie with much more mAh wich would mostly make the phone much bigger
and that wouldn´t be OK for me but if it would be possible i would like to have a
batterie wich wouldn´t be at 1% after playing a few Hours
(you can´t charge your phone in every plane )
- A really big storage most of the phones include just 8GB storage and that is
very bad for me

I thougt Nokia Sea Ray will use an st .ericsoon dualcore cpu , with min 1ghz i thought , and whats about th 576mb ram of the http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2636&c=htc_hd7_t9292_16gb htc hd 7 ? And lg Optimus 7 already uses hardware which is clocked on android devices (HTC Desire HD) to 1,3 ghz and overcloccked, we need only a tool loke setCPU and wp devices are fast enough

http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster yeeah sea ray has 1,5 ghz and nokia says with dual core (ST_ERICSSON CPU) , 30gb ROM,12mp CAM, 1600 mha BATTERY and 4 Loudspeakers ?

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Is the Huawei MediaPad 10.1 FHD the real contender?

After owning 2 units of transformer infinity myself and still keeping my eyes on the infinity forum and seeing so many people having issue with QC, I am start feeling that ASUS vs. (relatively poor reputation) Huawei may not be so different. In fact, Huawei may even be better as their specification seem to demonstrate they are trying to work hard getting their foot into the tablet market.
So for those of you who are still debating infinity vs. galaxy note 10.1, I say hold the thought and perhaps wait couple more weeks to see how Huawei's Mediapad 10.1 FHD plays.
Here is the specification:
Type
Type
Tablet
Platform
Operating System
Android 4.0
Transfer Rate
LTE Cat4 (DL 150Mbps / UL 50Mbps), DC-HSPA+ (DL 84Mbps / UL 42Mbps)
CPU
Cortex-A9 Quad 1.2GHz
Appearance
Dimension (H X W X D)
257.4 × 175.9 × 8.8mm
Weight
~580g
Display
Size
10.1-inch
Resolution
1920*1200 IPS
Camera
Camera resolution
Front: 1.3Mp (720p Video Calling); Rear: 8Mp AF (1080p Camcording), Dual LED Flash
Capacity
Memory
8 / 16 / 32 / 64GB options
RAM
1GB
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
802.11b / 802.11g / 802.11n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 3.0
Entertainment
Video player
[email protected](MPEG-4 / H.264 / VC-1 / WMV-9), with formats of MP4 / 3GP / 3G2 / RM / RMVB / ASF / FLAC / APE / MOV etc.
Music player
MP3 / WMA / FLAC / APE / WAV / RA / Ogg / MIDI / 3GP etc.
Headphone
3.5mm stereo audio jack, 2*Stereo speaker, Build-in MIC
Location
Location
GPS/A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer sensor
Supported
Ambient light sensor
Supported
e-Compass
Supported
Vibrator
Supported
Battery*
Type
Li-Poly
Capacity
6600mAh
Pros:
+ Full HD screen (like infinity)
+ Quad Core CPU with 16 core GPU (like Note)
+ Optional dock (like infinity)
Cons:
- 8 GB storage (but official site says 16,32,64 will be available)
- Huawei (does not have good reputation, but ASUS in my opinion should lose its reputation soon)
- No S-pen
Question:
- Some sites says this got 2GB RAM, which would be awesome, but official site says 1GB RAM
Well, I don't see how a Cortex-A9 Quad 1.2GHz can drive that display and not experience performance issues. That is the problem with the true HD displays. The current mobile CPU's/GPU's simply are not powerful enough to drive them without problems.
Also, you lost me at "no s-pen".
Until the W8 Samsung devices with s-pen begin to appear, there will simply be no competition for the SGN10.1. And once they do begin to appear, they will likely be hundreds more.
I mean it looks like just another plain old 10" tablet . Not even running jb out of box. Not a contender if you ask me. Nothing is unique?
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mitchellvii said:
Well, I don't see how a Cortex-A9 Quad 1.2GHz can drive that display and not experience performance issues. That is the problem with the true HD displays. The current mobile CPU's/GPU's simply are not powerful enough to drive them without problems.
Also, you lost me at "no s-pen".
Until the W8 Samsung devices with s-pen begin to appear, there will simply be no competition for the SGN10.1. And once they do begin to appear, they will likely be hundreds more.
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If your primarily reason for getting Note was indeed S-pen, I totally agree. There is no competition. As far as W8 pen support, my understanding is they are only supported for Windows 8 Pro version NOT RT version. So all devices are just as you said in the price range of ultrabook, which are like $700-$1100. Then battery life on the upper end pro version is horrible (like Samsung Ativ Smart Pro), and heavy.
So Galaxy Note will remain of its kind for a while.
I personally love Note not because of S-pen but rest of its power. Stability and speed mainly.
As for Cortex 9 Quad Core, I don't think CPU is the issue. Remember new Ipad driving even higher resolution has only dual core with 1GHz. The difference is GPU. If you look at Infinity's benchmark, it is essentially superior in many tests over the new Ipad for CPU itself but GPU is far inferior. Galaxy' Note's Exynos is currently the closest to the A5X, but even then still far behind (but with current resolution, I don't think Galaxy Note need any higher GPU). So my hope on MediaPad is GPU, which uses 16 cores rather than 12 cores on Tegra 3.
But who knows. I had a hope on Transformer Infinity before its released... I had a hope on IFA for big announcement that could be my ideal machine (essentially what's galaxy note 10.1 is + FHD). But nothing came true so far... and now I am giving hope to reputation lacking company.
DJsCrIBbLe said:
I mean it looks like just another plain old 10" tablet . Not even running jb out of box. Not a contender if you ask me. Nothing is unique?
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Personally, I don't think uniqueness is a key at this point. My dream machine as I stated above is the android tablet that has Galaxy Note's 10.1's stability, speed, and FHD.
No Digitized pen = No contest
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Yeah, not really seeing how this is a competitor to the Note with no digitizer. Its a shot across ASUS' bow. On paper its a good one but how often are these Chinese "off brands" real competitors to name brand hardware in the long run.
The problem with these off brands is that while their top line hardware may be name brand they use cheap components. This just sounds like a "me too" product.
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Vostok 7 said:
Its a shot across ASUS' bow. On paper its a good one but how often are these Chinese "off brands" real competitors to name brand hardware in the long run.
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mitchellvii said:
The problem with these off brands is that while their top line hardware may be name brand they use cheap components. This just sounds like a "me too" product.
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Exactly. Read the below link which provides Anand's comments on some of the components Asus uses. If this is what the number four tablet maker is doing can you imagine what type of components Huawei being based in China will use? If Coby decided to move upscale and introduce a FHD quad-core tablet would anyone be excited? I wouldn't. Pretty on the outside doesn't mean pretty on the inside.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6073/the-google-nexus-7-review/6
Also, service and support have to be considered. Samsung pays roundtrip two-day shipping if a product needs warranty work with a door-to-door turnaround time of seven days. If parts aren't available they'll replace the device, usually with a brand new one. Read some of the stories on the Asus boards about their outsourced repair facility in TX. Who's going to service and support a Huawei device? Personally, I’ll stick with Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Motorola. I’ll skip LG, Acer, and Asus based on my experiences and observing the experiences of others. As for Huawei, you guys can be the beta-tester’s. If they end up rising like Hyundai has I'll check their products out in about five years.
The other thing with off-brands is when they put an OS on their devices, they do very little if any optimization for the hardware. So even if the hardware specs are good, they don't run as good as even a lower spec comparable name brand device.
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The other thing with off-brands is when they put an OS on their devices, they do very little if any optimization for the hardware. So even if the hardware specs are good, they don't run as good as even a lower spec comparable name brand device.
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Or worse, they create something like this. This is their new Emotion UI where they've ditched Google's app drawer and replaced it with their own.
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Or worse, they create something like this. This is their new Emotion UI where they've ditched Google's app drawer and replaced it with their own.
http://thedroidguy.com/2012/09/huaweis-new-emotion-ui/
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This is actually very interesting. Whether good or bad aside, it proves huawei is doing something serious based in their belief. Just like touchwiz. I was actually more worried that they dont have capability of software tuning so release as non touched version of ics. Though small i am still hoping this would be the one until p10 releases in next year.
The number one reason this tablet will fail is that you'll never pick up chicks telling them you drive a Huawei.
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mitchellvii said:
Well, I don't see how a Cortex-A9 Quad 1.2GHz can drive that display and not experience performance issues. That is the problem with the true HD displays. The current mobile CPU's/GPU's simply are not powerful enough to drive them without problems.
Also, you lost me at "no s-pen".
Until the W8 Samsung devices with s-pen begin to appear, there will simply be no competition for the SGN10.1. And once they do begin to appear, they will likely be hundreds more.
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It's not a contender:
1) Any FHD tablet is fundamentally a non-contender until the next generation of mobile GPUs. Quad 1.2 looks like they picked an el-cheapo CPU (maybe a lowend tegra3) and we know for a fact that can't drive FHD properly.
2) It's Huawei. Their hardware is decent, but their software quality is even more atrocious than Samsung and their support is HORRIFIC. Their response to USA customers who wanted Froyo on the Huawei S7 was "buy the S7 Slim". Mind you, the S7 Slim had half the bugs the S7 did (like orientation sensor having X and Y swapped which broke many apps). Also, it took forever to get them to comply with the GPL with the kernel. Seriously, even if you practically GIVE the Chinese something (Linux kernel), they'll still find a way to manage to steal it (Fail to release the source for their modified version).
Here is an Interview Video about the CPU and GPU:
http://armdevices.net/2012/02/27/hisilicon-k3v2-quad-core-40nm-arm-cortex-a9/

Black Fashion - Ployer MOMO19 Quad-Core Tablet Review

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The new Ployer MOMO19 is an Allwinner A31 powered slate with a below average 9.7 inch IPS screen. Yes, this device is all about the chipset, and I’m talking about a quad-core processor based on Cortex-A7 frame. And until the RK3188 powered PIPO M9 goes on sale at the end of this month, this is probably the most powerful Chinese tablet you can get your hands on.
Key Features
◇9.7” 16M-color IPS display of XGA resolution (1024X768 pixels)
◇Weighs 630g, 238.4mm*185.5mm*9.3mm in size.
◇Allwinner A31 chipset: Quad-core 1.2GHZ ARM Cortex-A7 processor; 2GB of DDR3 RAM; PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU
◇Stock Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
◇16GB of built-in-memory
◇VGA front facing camera; 5.0MP rear-facing camera
◇ACC Stereo speaker
◇HDMI TV-out
◇USB host
◇MicroSD card slot
◇Standard 3.5mm audio jack
◇Adobe Flash 11 support
◇2160p video playback
◇8000mAh Li-Po rechargeable battery
Retail Package
The tablet is packed in an extremely slim paperback box.
Along with the tablet itself, I also found those things in the paperback box.
Design
My first and lasting impression of the MOMO19 was one of a well-constructed and durable machine. The tablet's brilliant In-Plane Switching (IPS) screen is a premium panel that's fronted by damage-resistant Glass, and the back side is black aluminum. These two sides of the slate give it a look and feel that instills confidence when you hold it in your hand.
At 630g and 9.3mm thick, it's not the lightest or thinnest option around, though ployer isn't exactly known for churning out ultra-slim tablets. Still, the MOMO19 feels great in hands, and that extra bit of thickness lends the device a solid, reassuring grip.
Similar to other Chinese Android tablets, I have seen a strong showing of ports and slots. Besides the Micro USB data port and 3.5mm audio jack, there is also a Mini-HDMI connector, a 2.5mm charging connector, and a microSD card slot to augment the 16GB of internal storage. What should be mentioned is that Ployer has carefully covered the micro SD card slot and HDMI, USB port with the dust-proof lid. As for hardware controls, there are only a power/standby switch and a back button. You have to use the touch screen to control the volume of the device.
Display and Sound
As for the 9.7 inch display itself, it can hardly be described as eye-catching. The resolution stays XGA standard with a PPI of 132, easily dwarfed by those tablets with Retina or FHD displays. However, I would still say it’s a decent choice since the Soc. manufacturers haven’t made that much progress in the GPU department of the chipset to work a retina display perfectly.
The IPS display on the MOMO19 has great viewing angles and vibrant colors, but the brightness of the screen is quite weak, making it almost impossible to use the device outdoor.
Despite having only one speaker gate, this model played music clearly. We tested it with Fun’s energetic "We are Young" and Lana Del Rey's soft and melodic "Video Games", not only was the music comprehensible, the volume was also quite pleasant. The ACC enhancement gives the sound some stereo effect, too. I have already streamed many clips of online videos since I received the tablet two weeks ago.
Software
I've rehashed Jelly Bean so many times that it feels downright superfluous to spend more than a few sentences outlining this tablet's Android 4.1.1 software. Still, with Google I/O around the corner, the prospect of Jelly Bean looms, and it's worth mentioning that newer devices such as the MOMO19 will probably get a 4.2 update at some point.
As with many other Chinese Android tablets, the volume rocker sits on the system bar. Ployer didn't exercise more restraint than usual with the software pre-load on this tablet. Booting the tablet up for the first time, you'll be greeted with Dopool, Chinese perpetual calendar, YouTube, QQ music, Winrar, Baidu Input and 4k video player app-- not to mention the full Google suite of apps and a bundle of productivity programs including MOMO HD app market and Documents to go -- in the app menu. Never fear, though: you can cut down on the bloat by disabling what you don't need under Settings.
Navigating the Android 4.1 interface is very fluid and easy, I have never encountered any glitches with the tablet's responsiveness. Even when I was scrolling through photo-heavy sites, the MOMO19 stayed smooth and sloppy.
Performance
We're getting quite used to seeing Chinese tablets that serve up Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean with smooth, fast performance now, and the MOMO19 belongs to this breed, thanks to the all new quad-core Allwinner A31 CPU, which is based on ARM Cortex-A7 frame and used 40nm workmanship, The main frequency of each core can reach the speed of 1.2GHZ. The choice of PowerVR SGX544MP2 as its GPU made A31 one of the most graphically powerful chipset ever made for Android devices.
As a tablet using a brand new chipset, MOMO19 has done pretty well in most of the benchmark tests. In Nenamark2 and Antutu benchmark tests, MOMO19 has beaten all the Cortex-A9 dual core tablets. Although the scores of HTML5 and Metal tests through Vellamo seem somewhat disappointing, but I seriously doubt it’s due to the lack of optimization for this new chipset, and I hope there will soon be firmware updates which help unleash all the powers of this new quad-core tablet.
The Ployer MOMO19 is a much stronger performer than those benchmark score numbers illustrate. Everything—opening apps, multitasking, playing games, browsing the Web, streaming HD videos—on this device happened quickly and smoothly, without lag. In my crazy multitasking test, running a few online-chatting applications in the background, streaming several online HD videos in the stock browser which has already opened more than 20 tabs of image-heavy web pages, and I am also using the 4K player to run 4 HD videos on different floating windows at the same time, The MOMO19 remained very responsive.
Thanks to the impeccable PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU, playing games on the MOMO19 is even more pleasurable than it is on Exynos 4412 powered tablets such as the Benyi Miracle One, everything happens faster with more graphic contents. I have already been very skilled in playing games such as “Crazy Cars” and “Asphalt 7” on RK3066 and Exynos 4412 tablets, but with the MOMO19, I have to readapt coz everything comes in more frames within the same amount of time.
When it comes to video playback, MOMO19 is even more powerful, the Allwinner Soc in it can easily support different formats of clips to 2160P, and the 4K video player app can enable playing 4 clips of HD videos in 4 different floating windows. The IPS display and the ACC stereo speaker make my video watching experience with MOMO19 the most enjoyable ever!
Camera​
The MOMO19 has been treated by Ployer with a 5.0 Mega-pixels rear facing camera and a VGA front facing video-chatting camera. For a tablet, the rear side camera can shoot above average images, but the front-facing camera is more or less a disappointment, it cannot even do a decent job of producing clear facial images during video-chatting.
Photoes taken by rear side camera
Photo taken by front-facing camera
Battery Life​
The MOMO19's 8000mAh battery really helped the slate stand out on my Battery Rundown Test, which involves running a 720P definition video on loop with the screen brightness at 30 percent, speaker volume at 50%, and WiFi off. The unit ran for 10 hours and 2 minutes until the battery died. It is quite decent since RK3066 tablets with the same screen size and battery capacity can only last a little more than 8 hours in the same test.
Of course, this is still no match for the Benyi Miracle one’s 12:40, but it definitely outruns most of the Chinese Android tablets currently on the scene. That the MOMO19 delivered this number while using a more powerful, faster processor than the dual core generation of tablets makes this even more remarkable.
Wrap-up
I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from a tablet engineered around a brand new A7 frame quad-core processor. But I can say with confidence that the MOMO19 is an excellent tablet. It comes with the latest technology, generous storage, abundant ports and slots, exceptional battery life, a nice screen, and a high quality rear-facing camera—all for a very competitive price.
Ever since the A31 chipset hit the market, there has been fierce debate whether quad-core A7 processor can outdo dual core A9 processors such as RK3066 and Amlogic MX in raw processing power, and how it will compare to existent quad-core chipsets such as Exynos 4412 and Tegra3. I may not be entitled to tell you on the most scientific level whether A31 beats RK3066, but I can say that A31 processor can produce far more than enough power for running any android application smoothly, at least that’s what you can expect MOMO19 to do!
If the MOMO19 is the bellwether, though, 2013 promises to be an exciting time for tablet enthusiasts. Since the generation of quad-core Android tablets is evolving right before our eyes, I might suggest waiting to see what comes next before dropping down your dollars for a vanguard machine like this one. However, I can say with confidence that the MOMO19 is a good-looking, strong-performing tablet that seems poised to stand proudly with the rest of the 2013 tablet pack.
does it charge by USB?
zeroBPM said:
does it charge by USB?
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nope, it's charged through a 2.5mm dc port.
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it's a decent choice.
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momo19hd
Has Any one found any firmware or a .img to update momo19hd tablet . or even a stock rom with only android applications and google apps if some one can find any images that work plese post a link here //and also im sorry if i have posted this in the wrong section ..
New firmware 4.2.2
shashank9000 said:
Has Any one found any firmware or a .img to update momo19hd tablet . or even a stock rom with only android applications and google apps if some one can find any images that work plese post a link here //and also im sorry if i have posted this in the wrong section ..
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Firmware - android 4.2.2 for momo ployer 19HD(boards v02, v03)
Release: 16.07.2013
download.ployer.cn/downdetail.asp?id=795
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BTW: Working better, than previous version, but camera don't work with any application on board v01. (camera not working in Skype).
How to install?
Download from upper link firmware image.
Download Phoenix suit 1.0.6 (this version I tested. Have Chinese install, but English menu)
Install it. In tablet settings - developer options - enable USB debugging for install correct drivers. Tablet leave run.
Run Phoenix suit and recognize device. then select downloaded image and click to update.
Done
I have big problem with this momo19 quad core tablet.
I try to update with MOMO19 quad-core 4.2 firmware 20.130.723 from ployer.cn
Now tablet boot, but black screen. Touch is OK, but no image...
How can I resolve my problem?

Small, but Powerful – ICOO ICOU7GT Quad Core Tablet Hands-on Review

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Last year, ICOO has made quite an impact with the ICOU7, the cheapest dual core tablet with an IPS display. I bought one for my dad right after it was on sale. The experience with the ICOU7 is nice, but far from perfect. I grew fond of the smoothness it brought, yet constantly bewildered by its terrible battery life.
This year, ICOO brought us the updated version of the ICOU7: the quad core ICOU7GT, which is powered by the Allwinner A31 quad core chipset and 2GB memory, and also features a 7 inch IPS display at the resolution of 1280*800. While the RK3188 is still struggling to get into a 7 inch slate, the ICOU7GT definitely appeared right on time!
Key Features
◇7 inch 16M-color IPS display at WXGA resolution (1280*800 pixels)
◇Weighs 296g, 188*114*8.8mm in size.
◇Allwinner A31 SoC., quad core Cortex-A7 processor, PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU, 2GB memory
◇Stock Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, will soon be updated to Android 4.2
◇16GB of built-in-storage
◇VGA front facing camera; 5.0MP rear-facing camera
◇Stereo speaker
◇Bluetooth2.1
◇HDMI TV-out
◇USB host
◇MicroSD card slot
◇Standard 3.5mm audio jack
◇2160p video playback
◇3600mAh Li-Po rechargeable battery
Retail Package: Parsimonious
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The ICOU7GT is packaged in a gorgeous paperback box, which also plays host to a USB data/charging cable, an OTG cable, and an earphone, along with the user manual and warranty card. The absence of the charger is quite a shame, who would want a crappy bundled earphone instead a charger?
Design: Fashionable
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Like the other members of the 7 inch gang, the ICOU7GT employs the minimalist design. Its front surface is adorned with a glossy glass screen, surrounded by a small pure white matte bezel. A VGA front-facing camera designed for video-chatting sits comfortably above the screen.
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On the back, there's a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera located in the top left with a Logo right in the center. Although the back is made of plastic, the frosted design of it doesn’t feel cheap at all.
All the buttons and connectors are reasonably placed, you will find on its top edge (Portrait Mode) a Micro USB port for charging and data transmission, a Micro HDMI port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a Micro SD card slot which supports cards up to 32GB.
The speaker gate sits on the bottom edge, according to my test, it has a decent volume.
And the left side of the slate plays host to the two and only hardware keys: a power/standby key and a volume rocker. Personally, I love the minimalist approach ICOO took with the buttons, as we can find the other controls in the status bar of the system UI, why do we need the physical version of them on the device?
The slate is only 8.8mm thick, and weighs less than 300 grams, so it’s very comfortable to hold in just one hand.
Display: Eye Watering
The ICOU7GT sports a 7 inch IPS at the resolution of 1280*800, a pixel density of 216PPI. That’s clearly identical to the Nexus 7’s screen.
Specs aside, the ICOU7GT provided one of the sharpest, most-colorful pictures I've seen from a 7 inch tablet. When I look at the same pictures on both the ICOU7GT and an iFive Mini2, colors were noticeably more vibrant on the ICOU7GT.
System & UI: No Surprise​
The ICOU7GT ships with Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), and ICOO promised an Android 4.2 firmware update will come to the device very soon. There’s not much to talk about the system and user interface, as it’s almost 100% stock Android with the full line of google apps. Third party applications are kept to the minimum, and none of them is ICOO-exclusive.
Probably the only thing I should mention again is the 4K player app designed exclusively for tablets with the Allwinner A31 Soc. It is capable of playing 4 clips of HD videos in different floating windows simultaneously. As much as it shows the video decoding and multi-tasking ability of the A31 chipset, it actually is useless on a screen-tight 7 inch tablet.
Performance: Impeccable
The ICOU7GT is powered by the Allwinner A31 Soc., which is built on quad core of Cortex-A7 processors and 40nm process, each core can speed up to 1.2GHZ. It is also paired with the Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU and 2GB of DDR3 memory.
Whether I was navigating around the OS, playing an HD video or racing around the car in "NFS 17", the ICOU7GT and its quad core A31 chipset provided smooth performance.
On Antutu, a synthetic test that measures overall system performance, the ICOU7GT scored a solid 12,671, even better than the tegra3 powered ASUS Transformer Prime and almost twice as much as the tablet category average. However, the PIPO M9 and its quad-core A9 RK3188 CPU scored a much-higher 17226.
On Nenamark2, a graphics benchmark, the ICOU7GT scored an incredible 59.1FPS, far better than the rest of the quad core tablet gang, thanks to its impeccable SGX544MP2 GPU.
The only benchmark which the ICOU7GT didn’t do very well with is Vellamo, of which the HTML5 Chapter evaluates mobile web browser performance and the Metal Chapter measures the CPU subsystem performance of mobile processors. The 1128 of HTML5 and 363 of Metal even lag behind the scores of some dual core tablets.
Scores can’t tell everything about this slate, in real use, the ICOU7GT’s performance transcends its benchmark scores. The PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU is really astonishing when it comes to running graphic-intense games. I’ve never experienced such speediness during playing “Need for Speed 17: the Most Wanted” and “Asphalt7”. Also, you can never find another chipset more capable of video decoding, all formats of 3840*2160 videos can be played smoothly on the ICOU7GT, and you can even output the image to a larger screen via an HDMI cable.
However, what stuns me the most is its capability of multi-tasking. I did some insane tests on the ICOU7GT, streaming three HD videos in different floating windows, running several apps in the background, and try to play “virtua tennis” and then “fruit Ninja” on the ICOU7GT, and guess what, ICOU7GT coped with them all very well. Only when I was streaming 4 HD videos and play the more power-demanding “IRON MAN 3”, the ICOU7GT started to struggle with smoothness.
Cameras: A Joke
The ICOU7GT has featured a 5MP rear-facing camera, but don’t get fooled by the numbers. Even with good lighting, photos shot by the ICOU7GT can turn out fairly grainy and noisy. The front-facing camera is of VGA standard, and it is even worse than the rear side camera.
Connectivity: Solid
There's not a great deal of connectivity options adorning the ICOU7GT, with the Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth standards making their typical appearances. The wifi reception is solid, yet not so strong as the Samsung P1000, but far better than slates like the CUBE U9GT3 and Aiwa AW920.
Battery Life: Too short
The greatest disappointment of the ICOU7GT is the battery life, as the 3600mAh capacity suggests, the ICOU7GT can barely make it to 5 hours of on screen use. During my video playback test, it lasts 4 hours and 48 minutes before it automatically shuts down due to battery drain, and holds its ground for less than 4 hours streaming online. I don’t care if the 3,600mAh battery capacity is a result of its 8.8mm body, a battery life of less than 5 hours is just too short by any standard!
Verdict​
The ICOO ICOU7GT is the first 7 inch tablet that features the Allwinner A31 quad core chipset, and overall, it is a nice slate, if you can get over its crappy battery life. However, its competitiveness is questionable, as slates like the Hyundai T7 and Viewsonic N710 with more mainstream quad core Soc.s and similar screens are at the same price point.
The Good:
Fashionable design, one of the best-looking 7 inchers around.
Excellent build quality.
7 inch IPS display at the resolution of 1280*800.
Decent overall performance.
The bad:
The rear-facing camera is probably the worst 5MP camera I’ve seen.
The battery life is simply toooooooo short.
The price (USD 145) is not reasonable enough.
I recently purchased it, and it works great, but ... i get HDMI errors.
Connected to my TV using HDMI the screen rotation is wrong, and the image is enlarged.
I tested a lot of software to rotate the screen but nothing, they don't work fine in the HDMI rotation.
I reset the tablet to factory defaults but nothing.
Now Im trying to flash the firmaware again, but the instrutions are in Chinese language, and the translator don't help.
I don't know it is happends with all tablet.
I flashed mine yesterday to the version 0409 and followed the instructions in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If3uUnnypx8
I have it now for one day and it is quite fast but sometimes in applications like Firefox or Maps it does not scroll and rotates smooth but stutters a little bit. Antutu scores a fine over 12000 but this stuttering is a little nerving.
themacboy said:
I recently purchased it, and it works great, but ... i get HDMI errors.
Connected to my TV using HDMI the screen rotation is wrong, and the image is enlarged.
I tested a lot of software to rotate the screen but nothing, they don't work fine in the HDMI rotation.
I reset the tablet to factory defaults but nothing.
Now Im trying to flash the firmaware again, but the instrutions are in Chinese language, and the translator don't help.
I don't know it is happends with all tablet.
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I may be late to read it, but I simply enjoyed this thorough review of the device.
Thanks and keep it up
Now getting a lot of problems with Wi-fi On, all the tablet slow down or freeze.

Cube i6 Air 3G Dual OS hands-on review

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As the tablet market continues shrinking, many Chinese tablet manufacturers are now focused on finding new business opportunities, marketing other digital stuffs such as wearable gadgets, mini PCs and TV boxes. Brands such as ifive and Beneve haven’t even released any new products for months. However, as the leading brand in the Chinese tablet market, Cube still manages to release new slates every month, including budget tablets such as the iWork 8 Dual OS Edition and high-end business-focused slate such as the Cube i7. The Cube i6 Air 3G Dual OS we are reviewing here is a revised version of the original Cube i6 Air 3G, which was released in the end of last year. Besides the added capability of running and switching between two operating systems, there is no other noticeable difference from the original model.
Cube i6 main specs:
OS: Android 4.4 & Windows 8.1 with Bing
Display: 9.7-inch IPS, 10-point multi-touch, IGZO
Screen Resolution: 2048 x 1536 (4:3)
CPU: Intel Atom Baytrail-T Z3735F Quad-core Processor
CPU Frequency: 1.8GHz
GPU: Intel HD Graphic
RAM / Storage: 2GB / 32GB
Function: WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, OTG, Miracast
WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot
3G: WCDMA 900MHz, WCDMA 2100MHz
2G: Network Frequency: 900MHz, 1800MHz
Camera: 5MP back camera, 2MP front camera
Battery: 8000mAh
Extend Port: TF Card Slot, SIM Card Slot, Micro USB Port, 3.5mm Headphone Jack
Weight & Size: 500 g / 237 x 170 x 8.8 mm
Design & build
The Cube i6 Air 3G Dual OS has the exact same design as the original i6 Air 3G: built upon premium looking metal materials, the feel of the tablet is very solid in hand and there are no obvious gaps or noises when handling where the front and rear panels meet.
The front is dominated by a 9.7-inch IPS capacitive screen, with a 2MP camera above (in portrait), there is a speaker gate, a rear-facing camera and some branding on the Aluminium back.
Physical keys, ports and slots are all on the sides of the tablet body. A Micro USB port (for charging and data transmission) and a 3.5mm headphone jack is on the top side.
While a power button, a volume rocker, a Micro SIM card slot and a Micro SD card slot are located on the right side.
The Micro SIM tray can be easily pulled out with our own fingers, no need of an awkward ejection tool some of the tablets and smartphones require.
The tablet isn’t the lightest 9.7-incher I have picked up, but it’s still what I would consider an okay weight for this category at 500 grams, especially considering that it has a metallic rear. At 8.8mm thin it’s not chunky, nor is it super slim.
Screen and sound
The i6 Air 3G Dual OS sports a 9.7-inch IPS display at the resolution of 2048*1536, by Apple’s standards, this is a Retina display. The screen is extremely sharp and clear, the colors are rich and vivid. Viewing angles are good, generally as what you would expect from an IPS screen. And the brightness is decent, as well, but due to the reflectiveness of the screen it would be nice if it could go a few notches higher, especially when used outdoors.
I encountered no fixed or dead pixels on my unit, unlike the Teclast P98 Air I reviewed which had two fixed/stuck pixels. I noticed no light bleed on the i6 Air 3G Dual OS’ display, either.
With that said, this is still far from being the best tablet display we have laid our eyes on. Already spoiled by the Quad HD PLS displays on the SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 and the super vibrant AMOLED displays on the SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S series, the i6’s display could only be rated “good” by our standards now, even though it is better than most of the displays on tablets priced under $200.
The 5-point capacitive touch screen was highly sensitive to our gestures, allowing us to pinch-zoom, swipe with ease and draw with all the fingers on one hand in Windows Paint.
The T100's speakers delivered audio that was loud enough to fill a large room. Whether we were playing Ed Sheeran’s bass-heavy "Sing" or the Toni Braxton' guitar-centric "Spanish Guitar", the sound was fairly accurate, though a bit hollow and tinny. The 3.5mm audio jack has a good loud volume output with plenty of bass and clarity. However I heard a buzz of electrical interference every now and then over my headphones when not playing music or videos. When there was active audio output, the issue was not as noticeable.
Storage
The i6 Air 3G Dual OS only comes with a 32GB eMMc storage option at this stage and this is unlikely to change. Our unit has an eMMc flash chip, which produced some good speed and very nice 4K random write scores for an eMMc drive. But here also comes a sign of oddity if you look at the default partition scheme. The 32GB of eMMc storage integrated is split up into two partitions: Windows is on one (24GB), Android 4.4.4 is on another (8GB). There's no direct, automatic sharing of photos, documents, or other app data between the two operating systems. The explanation by Cube makes sense – it is to prevent users from deleting important system files of one OS while they are running on the other OS. Fortunately, the Micro SD card slot supports cards up to 64GB, and is the only mean for the two operating systems to share files.
Connectivity
As the model name indicates, this is a cellular tablet which has access to 3G network (WCDMA and GSM). The reason why Cube doesn’t give a 2015 tablet 4G support is probably due to the cost of making this device. Still, it does offer enough data speed for most tasks such as web browsing, social network feeds and online chatting.
Besides 3G and Wi-Fi, the i6 Air 3G Dual OS also offers a lot of other connectivity options: the built-in Bluetooth 4.0 makes it easy for us to connect the tablet with headphones or input devices, the GPS can be used to precisely tell your location.
The Micro USB port on board supports USB on the go, and connect USB storage or input devices via an adapter.
Operating system
With most of the dual boot tablets, you get a boot screen selector with a choice of Android or Windows when you boot them, but with the i6 Air 3G Dual OS, you don’t. The tablet will automatically enter the operating system from which you shut the tablet down.
Below is an OS switching video on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ue0WeIKH-o
Switching between the two operating systems is conveniently accomplished by tapping a software icon on the screen. The switch isn't instantaneous, the tablet need to perform a full reboot to enter the other operating system, but fortunately it only takes less than half a minute.
Cube has done zero customization to both operating systems, so you get a clean Windows 8.1 and a stock Android 4.4, which is not a bad thing, especially for people driven insane by the poorly designed UI on some of the Chinese budget smartphones.
Performance
Powered by an Intel Bay-trail Z3735F with a clock speed of 1.3GHZ and a maximum boost speed of 1.8GHz and coupled with 2GB of RAM, this dual boot tablet can tackle basic office and web tasks with ease. It can even play 4k video, but the screen doesn’t match the full 4K resolution, and there isn’t HDMI port on board to output the graphics to a larger display.
Intel's integrated graphics pale in comparison to high-end cards from AMD and Nvidia, but they're still a lot quicker than even the best-of-the-best integrated GPUs from the ARM chipmakers. In the 3D Mark Ice Storm test, the i6 Air 3G Dual OS returned a score of “maxed out”. In other benchmarks’ 2D and 3D segment, the i6 also got relatively high marks.
Benchmarks aside, in the real world use, the i6 performed like a boss in Android, handling even the heaviest Android tasks with ease. In Windows, things are a little different, all the apps installed from the Windows 8 app store ran smoothly on the i6, with no lag or stutters at all; the i6 did struggle a little bit with some of the demanding Windows desktop applications such as graphic-intense 3D games as well as image and video editing software. Fortunately, the most important productivity tool – the Microsoft Office, which was perfectly compatible with touchscreen operations, ran smoothly on this slate. Even better, the retail version of the i6 Air 3G Dual Boot includes 1 year subscription of Microsoft Office 365, making the tablet an even better bargain.
Battery life
Cube claims the i6 Air 3G Dual OS can get 6 hours of battery life in video playback, and that’s almost exactly what we got during our time with this slate. The tablet packs an 8,000mAh irremovable Li-Po battery, which is the standard for a Chinese tablet this size. With 30% brightness (which is more than sufficient for indoor use) and Wi-Fi on surfing the internet and dong a few light tasks, I was able to get around 6 hours from the i6 Air in Windows or around 5.5 hours in Android. In our standard cngadget battery rundown test, the tablet lasted 6 hours and 19 minutes looping a 1080P MP4 video in Android before shutdown due to battery drain.
Cameras
The i6 Air 3G Dual OS has two cameras on board, one on the front and one on the rear. You don’t need anything better than the front-facing 2MP camera for video chatting, and the rear-facing 5MP camera also takes decent photos for Facebook and Instagram updates, and the shots even better those taken by some budget smartphones in overall image quality. But we would still not recommend anyone use a tablet this big as their main camera device.
Photos taken by the rear camera.
Wrap-up
The Cube i6 Air 3G Dual OS is one of the better bargains in Chinese tech today. For only RMB999 ($161), you get a full licensed Windows 8.1 running on a 9.7-inch Retina IPS display, one year of Microsoft Office 365, 3G connectivity and access to all your favorite applications in Android Google Play. That's not to say this tablet is perfect. The 24GB storage partition for Windows 8.1 is too small, the battery life isn’t all that satisfactory, you cannot actively choose the OS you want to enter in boot screen and there isn’t a hardware Windows Key on board.
If you want a more premium Windows slate today, you'll need to go for a much more expensive Intel Core-powered tablet, such as the $581 Cube i7 or the $403 PIPO Work-W8. However, if you want a 9.7-inch Windows 8.1 tablet that's good enough for most everyday tasks or a power Android slate, the i6 Air 3G Dual OS is an extremely compelling choice.
The good
Nice design and solid build.
Amazing display.
Licensed Windows 8.1 and one year subscription of Office 365.
Powerful performance in Android and decent performance in Windows 8.1.
Cellular network access and phone functions.
The bad
Audible buzz of electrical interference with headphones.
Below-average battery life.
No physical Windows key.
No OS selector in bootscreen.
No HDMI output.
Android storage
Hi, for Cube i6, is it possible to install apps on external SD card on android?
Hi, thx for the nice review. If you had to choose between the Cube , the Teclast, or the Onda , which one would you pick ?
Have you tried making an actual phone call ? If so what was the quality ? If not could you still try that ? And maybe also try with a bluetooth headset ? Thanks .
kevivs said:
Hi, for Cube i6, is it possible to install apps on external SD card on android?
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I don't think so, but it is possible to store the data packages of big applications on the SD card
xkinkykongx said:
Have you tried making an actual phone call ? If so what was the quality ? If not could you still try that ? And maybe also try with a bluetooth headset ? Thanks .
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I did try to make a phone call with a headphone and a Bluetooth speaker, the quality is good enough.
xkinkykongx said:
Hi, thx for the nice review. If you had to choose between the Cube , the Teclast, or the Onda , which one would you pick ?
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Definitely Cube, the best among the second-tier Chinese brands, the first tier includes Huawei, Lenovo and ZTE.
Hi, Thanks for the answer, I already ordered the cube after long deliberation and research... Looking for some not too big wireless headset and a ' man bag' , and hopefully I'll have my 'all-in-one ' solution. Thinking of reviewing it myself in my own language, and also showing making a actual phone call in android and windows, I'll be the first ! Dunno why nobody seems to be interested in that, allthough the suc6 of the sales suggest otherwise..
Ι 'm about to buy one of these ... can it be rooted?
WindowsNT said:
Ι 'm about to buy one of these ... can it be rooted?
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yeah, use VRoot or Romaster, try it
@jupiter2012
Any News About Update firmware ( windows 10 + Android 5 )
@jupiter2012
For Wifi problem ( in windows 8.1 )
i install this version of driver and singnal is better now
3845_Network_Driver_PPJT0_WN_3007.7.915.2014_A01 (Dell Venue 8 Pro 3845)
and about Maximum size of SD support :
i installed Sandisk MicroSD 200GB
it work n win & android

Cube T6 hands-on review: the cheapest 4G tablet

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The Cube T7 and T9 have enjoyed great reception from the users, and now Cube introduces a new slate from the T-series to the world – the Cube T6. Like the T7 and T9, the T6 has 4G access and phone functions. However, unlike the other two models which have some advanced features and were once marketed as flagship tablets, the T6 is really just an entry-level slate with a TN screen, some low-end internal specs as well as a RMB399 ($64) price tag.
Cube T6 Specs
OS: Android 5.1
Display: 6.98-inch TN, 5-point multi-touch
Screen Resolution: 1024 x 600
CPU: 64-bit MT8735 quad-core processor (4 cores of Cortex-A53)
CPU Frequency: 1.0GHz
GPU: Mali-720MP2
RAM / Storage: 1GB / 8GB
Function: WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, OTG, Miracast, FM Radio
WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot
GSM: band2, band3, band5, band8
WCDMA: band1, band5
FDD: band1, band3, band7
Camera: 2MP back camera, VGA front camera
Battery: 2,600mAh
Extend Port: Micro SD card card slot, Micro SIM Card Slot 1, Micro SIM card slot 2, Micro USB port, 3.5mm Headphone Jack
Weight & Size: 240 g / 191*99*9.5mm
Design and build
The main design element is the size of the tablet. Although the T6 is just one of the many 7-inch tablets we have seen from Cube, it is certainly the smallest. It’s almost like holding a phone because the device is so small and slender – holding it one-handed is a breeze. The silver frame looks nice, so does the rounded curves of the cover. However, the proportions of the slate looks extremely weird and lanky, I would prefer if the bezel was a little bit bigger.
The T6 has a plastic rear cover which matches that of the Cube T7 and T9, as well as the Samsung Galaxy Tab S. It may look better than the plain plastic back from the U25GT and Talk 7X, and provide better grip than the metal chassis, but it still feels cheap.
The T6 has the minimum number of ports and buttons. The only physical controls you’ll find are the power/lock key and the volume rocker switch on the right hand side of the slate (when held in portrait). The 3.5mm headphone jack and Micro USB port are on the top side of the tablet, while the Micro SD card slot, and the two Micro SIM card slots can only be accessed after removing the cover on the top.
The tablet weighs 240g, not much heavier than many of the large phones, long period of one-handed operation wouldn’t be much of a problem. However, at 9.5mm, it isn’t a slim tablet by today’s standards.
Decent build quality has been maintained with no signs of unwanted gaps in the casing or wobbly buttons. The lack of premium materials such as aluminum is hardly unexpected, given the $64 price tag attached to it.
Display and sound
Here comes the greatest weakness of the Cube T6: a 7-inch TN display at the resolution of 1024*600. Taking the price of this tablet into account, we wouldn’t mind a low-resolution display if they are giving us a PLS or IPS panel to look at. But a TN display is really something we cannot tolerate, especially when lower-end tablet such as the U25GT ($32) are now featuring a Samsung PLS display.
The nice thing is that the TN panel on the T6 looks better than those seen on the tablets released in 2011, as it has better color saturation, brightness and contrast.
However, when compared to better LCD panels such as MVA, PLS and IPS, which we are already accustomed to see on smartphones and tablets, the TN panel doesn’t have equally wide viewing angles.
The colors appear distorted especially when looking at the display from the left (in landscape). Generally the response time of the TN display is also not as short as that of the IPS or PLS displays, but that’s much more difficult to notice than the viewing angles.
Compared to the disappointing camera, the rear-facing speaker is one of the few areas where the T6 unexpectedly impresses. It is loud enough to hear in a quiet room, although the sound quality is not as good as that of high-end slate such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4. I was okay with the sound the speaker produced while watching YouTube videos, but I was still in desperate need of connecting the T6 to my Monster Clarity HD Bluetooth sound box or plugging in one of my Astrotec headphones whenever I was listening to music.
System and apps
The Cube T6 runs the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, with light customizations on top. Preinstalled applications are kept to the minimum, and you can uninstall most of them without rooting the device.
Although there remains a dearth of tablet apps for Android, especially when you compare it to the wealth of high-quality apps made for the iPad. 7-inch tablets don’t really suffer that much as almost all phone apps still work brilliantly on this smaller tablet screen.
Performance
The Cube T6 is powered by a 64-bit quad-core 1.0GHz MediaTek MT8735 processor with 1GB RAM. It is now the new basic setup for a tablet with 4G and phone functions. As the processor is quite new to us, we need some benchmarks to evaluate the T6’s real horsepower and see where it fits in the spectrum of tablet performance.
Antutu V5.0 returned a score of 18,583, putting the T6 behind most of the budget smartphones and tablets released recently, and Geekbench 3 reported scores of 477 single-core and 1,336 multi-core, which is not good, but decent. The CF-bench test resulted in a score of 17,911, and the Quadrant Advanced gave the T6 a mark of 9,248.
In the more graphic-focused 3D Mark test, the T6 was returned 3,329 in Ice Storm and 1,682 in Ice Storm Extreme, which are expected for a tablet in this price range.
In real day to day use, apps open swiftly, video playback is smooth, and Web browsing doesn't disappoint. However, running too many applications simultaneously in the background could cause significant slowdowns. Having two browser windows open, for instance, makes both load at a slower clip, while the virtual keyboard can take a moment to pop up.
I did also notice some compatibility issues of the GPU, as some of the 3D games weren’t able to run on the T6, and a few graphic-intense games such as Zombie Wood and Asphalt 7 ran at a very low frame rate. Luckily my personal favorite: Virtua Tennis, Crazy Cars and Banana Jungle were very smooth.
Connectivity
Like other tablets from Cube’s T series, the T6 has 4G access and full phone functionalities. While the higher-end T7 and T9 supports both FDD and TDD, the T6 only supports FDD-LTE, but it is not really an issue for people who don’t live in China, as TDD-LTE is currently only used by China Mobile.
Voice calls worked as fine as it was on my HTC Desire, and I could easily pair it with a Bluetooth headphone. Wi-Fi reception was also nice as I had no problem streaming online music and videos several meters and a wall away from the router.
Battery Life
The T6 houses a 2,600mAh Li-Po battery, which is less capacity than in most of today’s smartphones. With varied usage including frequent e-mails, some video, a few games and a good deal web browsing, the T6 lasts 6 hours on average, which was pretty good given the battery capacity. In our standard cngadget battery test, where we loop a 1080P video with 30% screen brightness and 50% volume, the tablet lasted 8 hours and 35 minutes, much better than other entry-level slates.
Cameras
The rear camera is simply bad and can't really do much either in photo or video mode. It is funny that Cube even gives an LED flash to this low-end tablet, instead of giving it to the more capable T7. The front webcam will do the job for online video chatting, as long as you're in good lighting; otherwise the lags quickly add up.
Photo by the rear camera
Verdict
This T6 doesn’t really impress in almost every respect. The only exceptions are the OS and 4G access, as the Android 5.1 brings a lot of new nit features to the table, and the 4G voice call and data can really be quite useful on some occasions. With that said, the TN screen is something that should not be used on a 2015 tablet. According to Cube, an enhanced version of the T6 will be released soon, and the new slate will feature a much better PLS display and possibly a larger battery.
Overall, the T6 is a reasonably priced budget product that can handle the basics, but because of the display I would still suggest that you wait for the enhanced version.
The good
Reasonable price.
Android 5.1 OS.
Decent overall performance.
Nice battery life.
The bad
Low-resolution TN display.
Poor cameras.
Thank you very much for the great review
Krystyna said:
Thank you very much for the great review
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Thank you for reading it!
if anyone can explain root for this tablet please for friend useur stuck google services http://www.tablette-chinoise.net/forum/cube-t6-4g-t7219/page10.html
cube t6 good phablet but very low internal memory
Hi all
has anyone tryied to root or repartition the size of internal memory beacause this tablet has very small internal memory partitioned
after a few stock apps google play, gmail,gdrive cannot instasll any app
"there is not enough space to install app"
any idea what to do ?
tryed link2sd but without root cant resolve my problem
or am i alone whit this phablet?
tried kingoroot, supeonclick, kingroot, framaroot ....an a lot more
no succes
regards Steven
LoLaTiOn said:
if anyone can explain root for this tablet please for friend useur stuck google services http://www.tablette-chinoise.net/forum/cube-t6-4g-t7219/page10.html
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Hi LoL, your friend managed root yet ? Tried iroot yet?
Anyone managed root yet??
Just received an ota for the cube T6-C, dated 26.11.15,not used it for a while.
Did have the 30.06.15 before.
Wasn't able to get root , hopefully will able to with this update due to complaints about storage probs,anyone else have oneof these managed it yet ? :*(
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Hi guys, i'm new here. I'm italian so sorry for my english.
I have got a cube t6 tablet. I can't able in noway to root it. Did someone do? I just tried all methods founded on the web but noone working. I knew that for rooting it we need a custom recovery twrp for our tablet. I think it's the only way to root but i can't compile and on web i can't find a working twrp for t6. There's someone here that can help me? If yes what device info do you need for compiling recovery? Thanks

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