Category: Tablets

Trend Technology (HK) Ltd does Android Tablets

Posted by – April 14, 2011

A discussion with a Tablet industry salesman at Trend Technology (HK) Ltd about how it works for them to get those tablets made and distributed.

Commax 7″ 4:3 Telechips ARM11 9902 $155 tablets

Posted by – April 14, 2011

Here’s http://commax.cc they also do Telechips ARM11 based tablets.

Archos 7c Home Tablet, RK2918 Capacitive

Posted by – April 13, 2011

Welcome to Archos Shenzhen offices, Sandy Chen is Archos OEM sales director, she introduces the new Archos 7c Home Tablet, an updated Archos Home Tablet with capacitive screen and RK2918 ARM Cortex-A8 performance chip inside.

EkenInd.com new tablets

Posted by – April 13, 2011

Eken shows their newest Android tablets, they also have a nice looking Honeycomb logo at their booth, but no Honeycomb actually in sight. I guess we’re all just waiting waving the honeycomb flags until the Google decides to bring it to us all.

Erathink.com Intel z550 Windows tablet

Posted by – April 13, 2011

Some thin looking Intel Atom x550 tablets, but they are still heavy, probably expensive, and probably don’t get very long battery runtime.

Rayology.com $135 ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-Core 7″ Capacitive Tablet

Posted by – April 12, 2011

This is the first tablet that I have seen that is using the Renesas/NEC 1.2Ghz ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-Core processor platform (Renesas and NEC are collaborating on this ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-Core processor targeted at consumer electronics devices). I wonder how good this $135 Dual-Core Cortex-A9 tablet performs, I’ll try to get a sample to review further for you later during the next few days. Let me know what needs to get tested on this in the comments.

Shenzhen Behind the Scenes 2: utopiacn, Apad Android Tablet maker


See how this small Chinese Android tablet maker makes it happen, how they do it, see UtopiaCN’s boss show his new 10″ Freescale i.MX51 powered Android tablet, with tea and cigarettes, meet the creator of the famous Apad Android Tablets line, he says he was the first to introduce the ipad-copies and that everyone else copied his copies. They specialize in making Freescale i.MX51 and later i.MX53 tablets, and they also have some AmLogic PCBs lying around. Find more information about them and order their products at http://utopiacn.com

Also watch my other videos in my series “Shenzhen Behind the Scenes“:
1: Hongda Factory tour
2: utopiacn, Apad Android Tablet maker
3: Richtechie.com, Freescale i.MX51/53 PCB designer
4: Walking around the Shenzhen smartphone market
5: 3Gnet Factory Tour

Shenzhen Behind the Scenes 3: Richtechie.com, Freescale i.MX51/53 PCB designer


The PCB is the motherboard, it includes the ARM Processor, all the main components of an ARM Powered device. The PCB designer designs that PCB according to plan to fit a certain amount of functionality into a given price point. They take the ARM SoC and puts it on a compact motherboard design, one that fits in Android tablets, Smartphones and more. In this video you can see some of the young engineers working at http://richtechie.com on the current and future Freescale i.MX51 and i.MX53 designs that this PCB makers customers want to release to the market.

Also watch my other videos in my series “Shenzhen Behind the Scenes“:
1: Hongda Factory tour
2: utopiacn, Apad Android Tablet maker
3: Richtechie.com, Freescale i.MX51/53 PCB designer
4: Walking around the Shenzhen smartphone market
5: 3Gnet Factory Tour

Thinkbook RK2818 Capacitive Froyo $100 tablets

Posted by – April 10, 2011

Thinkbook T-718 uses Rockchip 2818 with a 7″ capacitive touch screen, Froyo, for about $100 ordered in bulk. They also make it in 8″ and 10″ sizes, all capacitive.

NewWay Freescale i.MX515 Capacitive $244 Tablet


szppm is showing this 9.7″ same quality as iPad1 LG touch screen, based on the Freescale i.MX515 it’s sold for $244 at retail price, thus can be gotten from them for a bunch cheaper in bulk.

vdiscovery makes $45 Infotmic ARM11 imapx210 PCB

Posted by – April 10, 2011

Here’s an interesting interview with http://www.vdiscovery.cn where they explain what else is needed to be added to create a tablet with the ARM Powered PCBA that they deliver based on the Infotmic imapx210 ARM11 processor for just $45 or cheaper depending on quantity.

MID Joyplus shows new Wondermedia, Rockchip, Telechips and Samsung Tablets


MID Joyplus is showing new Wondermedia WM8652 based 9.7″ tablet, a Rockchip Rk2818 10.1″ design and a 8″ 4:3 capacitive Telechips tablet. They still also have the Samsung Hummingbird 7″ for around $150.

Urbetter makes $73 Samsung PCB for Android Tablets

Posted by – April 10, 2011

Here’s a company who makes the Samsung Hummingbird ARM Cortex-A8 based PCBA for about $73 or cheaper depending on quantity, to put into those nice capacitive 7″ or larger Samsung Hummingbird tablets that are coming out.

MID123.com Hummingbird Gingerbread Tablet

Posted by – April 10, 2011

Samsung Hummingbird based capacitive 7″ tablet runs Gingerbread, more info at http://www.mid123.com

$95 Cortex-A9 Tablet Review, Kinstone KS-UMD070A9


World’s cheapest ARM Cortex-A9 Tablet thus far (single core), it is to be sold at $95 FOB Shenzhen, meaning for orders of at least 500 pieces. Add taxes, import, licences, profit margins and the retail price in Europe and USA may be around $149/149€.

Here are the specs:

AmLogic 8726-M ARM Cortex-A9 Single Core 800Mhz
ARM Mali-400 graphics
Android 2.2 (2.3, 3.0 updates possible, depends on Google policies)
512MB RAM
4GB Flash
7″ resistive (capacitive available for about $30 extra)
WiFi, Bluetooth, Accelerometer
1800mAh battery
USB 2 host/device connector
HDMI output with 1080p full video codecs support (maximum video bitrate to be tested later.. Do you know of online benchmarks for video playback on this AmLogic, please write in comments)
Flash 10.1, 3G Dongle, GPS (optional, requires extra module)

Find more information or contact the manufacturer at http://www.kinstone.net

Szqhsc.com $65 Telechips Android tablet


Cheap Android tablets presented by http://www.szqhsc.com at the Shenzhen Electronics Fair.

Synrgic Dreambook Freescale i.MX515 Android tablet

Posted by – April 9, 2011

Here’s a cheap Android tablet presented by Synrgic at the Shenzhen Electronics Fair.

huashiguang.com Telechips 8803 Cortex-A8 tablet

Posted by – April 9, 2011

Here’s the new snappier ARM Cortex-A8 processor from Telechips running Gingerbread software already, bringing in faster processing speed, still keeping the price below $122 for this one.

Moonse AmLogic Cortex-A9 irobot tablet

Posted by – April 9, 2011

www.moonse.com.cn is showing this 7″ AmLogic 800mhz ARM Cortex-A9 based tablet. Showing some of its impressive Mali-400 graphics capabilities on a HDTV, basically it’s like having a PS3 console in your pocket. They are also making 8″ 4:3 and 10.1″ 16:9 versions as well.

Catwalk girls show Tablets and Smartphones in Shenzhen

Posted by – April 8, 2011

Special Show for Tablets and Smartphones indeed. These girls are walking the catwalk on funky music to show the collection of the latest Chinese tablets and smartphones being launched at the Shenzhen Electronics Fair. Fun! Now we just need subtitles. The first to recognize and list all the tablets and smartphones in this catwalk in the comments can win a donut.