Ainol tablets are attractive because it has a good balance of features and price and it’s not too shabby in the build department. When the Google Nexus 7 tablet came out, I thought it spelled doom for tablets like Ainol’s Novo 7 Aurora since the Nexus 7 is so aggressively priced it seems no longer practical to get an Ainol tablet.
Ainol apparently doesn’t want to easily go down without putting up a good fight. The Chinese tablet manufacturer is going to start offering the Ainol Novo 7 Crystal, a 7-inch tablet that runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean that only costs $139. That’s $60 dollars cheaper than the $199 Nexus 7. Suddenly, Ainol seems to have a good fighting chance.
In terms of design, the Novo 7 Crystal seems to share the design of the Novo 7 Aurora. If it’s the same build and materials, it’s actually good news since I have reviewed the Aurora and I liked its build quality. The Novo 7 Crystal comes in white and black colors.
The Novo 7 Crystal is not bad when it comes to hardware specs. The cheap price tag gets you a new dual-core 1.5GHz Amlogic 8726-M6 Cortex A9 processor, a Mali 400 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, Wi-Fi connectivity, a microSD card slot, a mini-USB port and a mini-HDMI. The 7-inch IPS display has 1,024 x 600 resolution which means it has wide viewing angles compared to non-IPS displays. The Novo 7 Crystal will be WiFi-only so if you’re looking for 3G, this is not for you. For the $139 price however, the lack of 3G connectivity should really not be an issue.
The Ainol Novo 7 Crystal starts shipping on September 28, though there’s no word if the Philippines will get the tablet immediately at launch.
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looks nice, do you know
http://www.ainol.co.il ?
i love using ainol tablets.. since they have released the novo7 Paladin.. :) i think this one is better..
avail na sa FB page nila PH 5,999 promo for crystal, 6,999 for the fire
According to their site this is just an upgrade of the elf line. The price of this device is really promising but i would rather buy ainol fire. Fire is better and more economical in every aspect. Better screen(HD IPS 1280by800), Dual Cam(2mp frontcam and 5mp with flash back cam), More Internal storage(16gb), Backmetal plate(for a rigid and sturdy feel),
5000 mAh Combining with smart power management (Stanby time with screen saver is 25 days)and many more.
Ainol made a lot of changes to better suit the needs of their loyal customers. They have delayed the release of this product for almost 5 months now because of past problems.
The only advantage of crystal is that it is running jelly bean. But flame will be having a jellybean update as soon as the second wave of ainol flame is released.(The first batch had a lot of incompatibility issues that is why it is delayed)
thanks for the input…1k lang kasi dagdag kung better specs naman.. sana ics na yung dadating this october
erratum…
thanks for the input…1k lang kasi dagdag kung better specs naman.. sana jellybean na yung dadating this october
It will be available and it is now on pre-order on some online stores.