Chuwi V88: Magnet & Bluetooth Demos

Did you know there’s a magnet inside the Chuwi V88? I didn’t. It will work with certain covers and cases ala the iPad Mini Smart Cover.

After the break, a video demonstrating it.

Chinese iPad Mini Clone Buying Tips

Google English: [Review / disassemble] ask today domestics 7.9-8 inch IPS Who brought flair? MINI Quad narrow invincible serious concern (snare 23 kinds for gentlemen review)

Extracting the key points:

Raw power:
CPU: RK3188 is best, A31s is next, ATM7029 is weakest
GPU: A31s has the best, RK3188 is next, ATM7029 is weakest

Power Management:
ATM7029 is best, A31s is next, RK3188 is least stingy

AnTuTu Score Range:
Quad-core RK3188 A9 28nm at 1.6GHz with Mail400 MP4 GPU has an AnTuTu score in the 17,000 range.

Quad-core A31s A7 40nm at 1GHz with PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU has an AnTuTu score in the 12,000 range.

Quad-core ATM7029 A5 40nm at 1.2GHz with GC1000 GPU has an AnTuTu score in the 6,000 range.

So in terms of power, the line-up is:

1) Chuwi V88 (RK3188)
2) Onda V818 (A31s)
3) Ramos X10 and HKC Q79 (Quest) (ATM7029)

Retina-Class Screen Tablets From China: Avoid

Even highly-compromised Chinese tech sites have to publish the truth from time to time, if only not to lose all of their slim credibility.

Those of you who have been thinking that a tablet from China with a 9.7-inch Retina-class screen would be a bargain alternative to a Retina iPad had better skip the current offerings.

In short, the present generation of CPUs and GPUs being used just aren’t powerful enough — and that includes the quad-core Rockchip 3188 that otherwise screams in the (non-Retina) iPad Mini clone Chuwi V88.

Chinese Sites Try To Blame Users For AnTuTu Score Fraud

I’m not through checking Chinese tech sites for the day.

But I’ve already come across what amounts to a Party Line on the issue of AnTuTu score fraud. The articles about the fraud lead off with the slant that users are to blame because they want to know the AnTuTu score for their buying decisions.

Avoid The ICOO Fatty 1 iPad Mini Clone

ICOO has announced the prices for its two iPad Mini clones that have the unfortunate name of “Fatty.”

AnTuTu Reveals China Tablet Score Fraud

April 24, 2013: Just How Prevalent Is AnTuTu Score Fraud?

Finally! The fraud I suspected and publicized — with the help of a fellow who did a revealing video — has been officially acknowledged!

May 20, 2013: Massive Cheating Bahavior of Chinese Tablets Manufacturers

Some manufacturers promote they products for profits by using fake benchmarks. In fact, some users are unable to run official version of AnTuTu Benchmark on their devices for manufacturers have modified their products, thus the cheating behavior will not be discovered. These manufacturers passed the buck to AnTuTu, claimed that it is because of the incompatibility of AnTuTu Benchmark. AnTuTu make a solemn statement here that there is no compatibility problems on AnTuTu Benchmark. If AnTuTu Benchmark can not run on your device, or there is no readable words on the interface of AnTuTu Benchmark, and your device is made by Chinese manufacturer, then you should know this is cheating.

Boldfaced emphasis added by me.

Chuwi V88: China’s iPad Mini

The Chuwi V88 got another review in China.

Google English: China’s iPad mini? Chi for V88 quad-core evaluation experience

And what was their AnTuTu score?

Newsmy’s Clone Of An iPad Mini Clone

Chuwi V88:

Newsmy/Newman S8 Color:

I don’t know what’s happening here. Is Newsmy rebranding from Chuwi? Or are both Chuwi and Newsmy sourcing a design from someone else?

Full details are in the Guide To Chinese iPad Mini Clones (jump to the bottom).

Get Android 4.2.2 For The Onda V818 Mini

My own inability earlier this week to get a link to the beta of Android 4.2.2 for the Onda V818 hasn’t stopped others from finding it.

Here are two posts:

English at Arctablet: Onda V818 mini (V1 hardware) Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean root custom firmware V3.0 (2013-05-15) — which requires registration to see links (I wish forums would stop that practice)

Spanish at Forotablets: [TUTORIAL] Actualizar ROM v3.0 en Onda v818 mini. (Android 4.2.2)

Maybe combining the two can do it without registering at Arctablet.

I don’t own an Onda V818 so can neither test this nor vouch for it. Those of a less adventurous nature might want to wait for the final non-beta firmware via OTA notification.

If you do this, run a new AnTuTu test and Comment with the score and other observations.

The Onda V818 runs on an AllWinner A31s CPU. Do not try this firmware with either the HKC Q79 (Quest) or the Chuwi V88!

Previously here:

Onda V818 Gets Android 4.2.2 This Week

Apple Vs. Google

The Epic Battle Between Apple & Google Is All But Over – Who Won?

… given the alarming rate at which consumers worldwide are speaking with their wallets and selecting Android handsets over iOS handsets. With just a few more quarters like this, coupled with the cumulative effect of similar sales data over the past 2-3 years and the likely coming wave of Android-based tablets, it is a given (to me, anyway) that Android will be soon be effectively ubiquitous around the globe.

Google Play Services gives control of Android back to Google

For a minute, forget all the complaining about how Hangouts weren’t instantly available for everyone at the same time. Most everyone should be good to go by now and have their new Hangouts app. Everyone. Think about that — Google Talk, a long staple and core feature of the operating system, was updated with a slew of new features without you getting a system-wide update.

Two interesting posts that somehow fit together. But I can’t concentrate on them right now, so here’s this post for later.