Back in January, I posted this article on Hyudai T7 tablet:
Hyundai offers an interesting 7" 1280x800 IPS Exynos 4412 based tablet through Pandawill online store at $165.99 with free worldwide shipping. This pricing means at least one thing: the tablet sells in China for about $145. Hyndai T7 sports the following specs:
| Model | Hyundai T7 Quad Core Tablet PC | |
| CPU | Samsung Exynos 4412, 1.4GHz, Cortex A9 quad core; GPU: Mali 400 MP4 | |
| Operation System | Android 4.0.4 | |
| RAM | 1GB (DDR 3) | |
| ROM（Memory） | 8GB Nand Flash | |
| Shell Material | Plastic | |
| Screen | Size | 7 Inch |
| Type | Capacitive Screen, IPS | |
| Display | LCD | |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800px | |
| Visible Angle | 178° | |
| Extend Card | Support TF card up to 32GB extended | |
| Camera | Dual camera, front is 0.3 megapixels and back is 2.0 megapixels with a flashlight | |
| Gravity Sensor | Yes | |
| Multi-Touch | Yes, 5 points touch | |
| GPS | Yes | |
| Play Store | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| Video | 1080P, AVI/MOV/MP4/RMVB/FLV/MKV… | |
| Music | MP3/WMA/WAV/APE/AAC/FLAC/OGG | |
| Ebook | UMD, TXT, PDF, HTML, RTF, FB2… | |
| Skype | Yes | |
| OTG | Yes | |
| Email and Browser | Yes, built in | |
| WIFI | Yes, 802.11 b/g/n | |
| 3G | Not built in, support external 3G dongle: E1916, ZTE AC2736, HUAWEI E1750, HUAWEI EC122, HUAWEI EM770W | |
| Earphone Interface | 3.5mm | |
| Work Time | Up to 5 hours | |
| Battery | 3300mAh | |
| Language | Czech, Dansk, German, English, Spanish, Russian, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polski, Greek, Portuguese, Svenska, Turkey, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese | |
| Other Applications | File Manager, OfficeSuite, Google Search, Task Manager, Browser, Gallery, Android Webkit, Clock, Calculator, Calendar, iReader, Gmail… | |
| Product Size | 196 x 118 x 10.9mm | |
| Product Weight | 303g | |
| Extend Port | 1 x TF card slot; 1 x HDMI port | |
| 1 x Micro USB port | ||
| 1 x 3.5mm Earphone port | ||
| Package including | 1 x Charger | |
| 1 x USB cable | ||
| 1 x User Manual(English, Russian, German, Spanish) | ||
Exynos 4412 is well known in its graphics prowess:
Device/Score
Samsung Nexus 10
Samsung Exynos 5250 1700 MHz (2 cores)
2433LG Nexus 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 1500 MHz (4 cores)
2032Samsung Galaxy Note II (T-Mobile)
Samsung Exynos 4412 1600 MHz (4 cores)
1934Samsung Galaxy Note II
Samsung Exynos 4412 1600 MHz (4 cores)
1927Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 3G
Samsung Exynos 4412 1400 MHz (4 cores)
1767Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung Exynos 4412 1400 MHz (4 cores)
1719Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Samsung Exynos 4412 1400 MHz (4 cores)
1702Samsung Galaxy S III 4G
Samsung Exynos 4412 1400 MHz (4 cores)
1682Samsung Galaxy S III (Korea)
Samsung Exynos 4412 1400 MHz (4 cores)
1673Sony Xperia Tablet S
NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L 1400 MHz (4 cores)
1617Samsung Galaxy S III LTE
Samsung Exynos 4412 1400 MHz (4 cores)
1602HTC One XL
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8960 1500 MHz (2 cores)
1510LG Optimus 4X HD
NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 1500 MHz (4 cores)
1493Acer Iconia Tab A510
NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 1400 MHz (4 cores)
1487Asus Nexus 7
NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L 1300 MHz (4 cores)
1479HTC One S
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8260A 1500 MHz (2 cores)
1469ASUS PadFone
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8260A 1500 MHz (2 cores)
1441HTC One X
NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 1500 MHz (4 cores)
1427Samsung Galaxy S III (North America)
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8960 1500 MHz (2 cores)
1411Fujitsu Arrows X F-10D
NVIDIA Tegra 3 T33 1500 MHz (4 cores)
1384Samsung Galaxy S III (Sprint)
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8960 1500 MHz (2 cores)
1379Samsung Galaxy S III (T-Mobile)
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8960 1500 MHz (2 cores)
1355Samsung Galaxy S III (Verizon)
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8960 1500 MHz (2 cores)
1340Huawei Ascend P1
Ti OMAP 4460 1500 MHz (2 cores)
1227Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Exynos 4210 1400 MHz (2 cores)
1205Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
Samsung Exynos 4210 1400 MHz (2 cores)
1194Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G
Samsung Exynos 4210 1200 MHz (2 cores)
1098Samsung Galaxy S II Attain
Samsung Exynos 4210 1200 MHz (2 cores)
1069Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
Samsung Exynos 4210 1200 MHz (2 cores)
1064Motorola RAZR XT910
Ti OMAP 4430 1200 MHz (2 cores)
1017Xiaomi MI-ONE
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 1500 MHz (2 cores)
1006Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Exynos 4210 1200 MHz (2 cores)
997Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Ti OMAP 4460 1200 MHz (2 cores)
997Sony Xperia S
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 1500 MHz (2 cores)
968Motorola PHOTON 4G
NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H 1000 MHz (2 cores)
953Motorola Atrix 4G
NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H 1000 MHz (2 cores)
937Motorola Droid RAZR
Ti OMAP 4430 1200 MHz (2 cores)
931NOOK Tablet
Ti OMAP 4430 1000 MHz (2 cores)
922Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 1500 MHz (2 cores)
913Dell Streak 7
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
906Samsung Galaxy S II (T-Mobile)
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 1500 MHz (2 cores)
902Acer Iconia Tab A200
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
891LG G2X P999
NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H 1000 MHz (2 cores)
891ASUS Transformer TF101
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
890Acer Iconia Tab A500
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
888Sony Tablet S
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
885Samsung Galaxy Tab
Samsung Exynos 3110 1000 MHz
885Motorola DROID 3
Ti OMAP 4430 1000 MHz (2 cores)
878Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
866Motorola XOOM 3G
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
866Samsung Galaxy Note LTE (Japan)
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 1500 MHz (2 cores)
864Toshiba AT1S0
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
856Samsung Galaxy S Advance
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 1000 MHz (2 cores)
843LG Optimus 2X
NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H 1000 MHz (2 cores)
843Sony Xperia P
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 1000 MHz (2 cores)
834HTC Amaze 4G
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 1500 MHz (2 cores)
810Samsung Galaxy Note LTE
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 1500 MHz (2 cores)
806Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (WiFi)
Ti OMAP 4430 1000 MHz (2 cores)
804HUAWEI MediaPad
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 1200 MHz (2 cores)
790HTC Sensation XE
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 1500 MHz (2 cores)
757Motorola XOOM
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
751HTC Evo 3D
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 1200 MHz (2 cores)
717Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 800 MHz (2 cores)
703Motorola XOOM with Wi-Fi
NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 1000 MHz (2 cores)
702HTC Evo 3D X515m
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 1200 MHz (2 cores)
670Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
Ti OMAP 4430 1000 MHz (2 cores)
656Samsung Galaxy W
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T 1400 MHz
656Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T 1400 MHz
648Samsung Galaxy S Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T 1400 MHz
644HTC Sensation
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 1200 MHz (2 cores)
604HTC Droid Incredible
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8650 1000 MHz
478HTC Nexus One
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 1000 MHz
477Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant
Samsung Exynos 3110 1000 MHz
389Samsung Nexus S 4G
Samsung Exynos 3110 1000 MHz
378Samsung Nexus S
Samsung Exynos 3110 1000 MHz
363What all these benchmarking comparisons with Tegra 3 have to do with the Hyundai T7 tablet? Only one thing: Hyundai T7 is a better deal than Google Nexus 7 on all fronts, except for Nexus 7 runs "native" Android 4.2 (no Adobe Flash) whereas Hyundai T7 runs Android 4.04 of unknown descent, but certainly with Adobe Flash. Hyndai T7 also sports a slot for SD card which Nexus 7 sorely misses.
Sure, cheapo plasticky feel of Hyundai T7 and possibly assembly quality must be nowhere near Nexus 7's, but what the heck? It's $165.99. But buying from China a product of Chinese assembly is generally bad idea, that's true. Apart from all these Cubes, Chuwis, Ainols and Ondas, Hyundai can easily pass T7 through FTC and sell them in US retail.
It's interesting to recall that at one point, there were rumors about $99 Google Nexus 7 tablet as something of a new line in Nexii production. Later on, rumors have started swirling around Nexus 7 with 3G radio, Nexus 7.7, etc. When and if these about materialize, I think the "original" 8 GB Nexus 7 will be offered just like that, at $99. It would be fair price for N7 when better Hyundai T7 will be widely available.
That is, if and when Google Nexus supply problems will be resolved.
One more thing about Hyundai T7: some reviewers have fun calling it "a 7-inch Samsung Galaxy S3". Well, with a matching 3G USB dongle in some areas or WiFi mobile hotspot pocket gizmos, sure it's a "Hulk" phone, it even looks like one, especially from the back. You can laugh at the notion as much as you want, but with this coming Sony 6.44" phone
On a side note, I was talking about blurring the border line between phones, phoblets, phablets and tablets for more than year already, look for my article called Tabletology. So, I won't be surprised if 7" phablets appear on the market very soon.
Call yourself a Hulk to own one.
UPDATE: Similar hardware, except for 9.4" screen is employed by Ramos W42 which shows above 12,000 or even above 14,000 score in Antutu and can be had at $218 if somebody cares to shop around:
The Ainol Novo 10 is comparatively more known (non) entity in US, and so far some simple comparison of Ramos W42 with that Ainol is available:
If anything, the presence of well known Exynos 4412 (and not some Allwinner) in Hyundai T7 and that W42 brings some hope that incredibly bloated Chinese firmware could be eventually replaced by some lean and mean CM10/CM10.1/JB AOKP that are actively developed for SGS3.
That was January 2013. Since then, the tablet didn't gain much in popularity. While its Samsung Exynos 4412 SoC beats Tegra 3 in many benchmarks, the quality of assembly, poor battery and especially very Chinese "Android" 4.0.4 firmware render the tablet seriously less desirable than, say, Google Nexus 7. Of course, things may be different for many hobbyists and tinkerers who considered to play with an ODROID developer platform: here you have a much nicer product. Then, it's quite cheaper: about $165 regularly, and $149 at times and stores.
However, I'd be not so fast in going to all those Alibabas & Pandawills and ordering T7. The reason is that Hyundai T7s is available now. In short, extra $15...$25 buys you extra 8 GB of eMMc, extra 3 MPix for rear camera, a little bit better (?) battery and most important, extra 1 GB of DDR3 RAM. More or less detailed specs sheet is here:
| Model | Hyundai T7S Quad Core Tablet PC | |
| CPU | Samsung Exynos 4412, 1.4GHz, Cortex A9 quad core; GPU: Mali 400 MP4 | |
| Operation System | Android 4.0.4 | |
| RAM | 2GB (DDR 3) | |
| ROM（Memory） | 16GB Nand Flash | |
| Shell Material | Plastic | |
| Screen | Size | 7 Inch |
| Type | Capacitive Screen, IPS | |
| Display | LCD | |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800px | |
| Visible Angle | 178° | |
| Extend Card | Support TF card up to 32GB extended | |
| Camera | Dual camera, front is 0.3 megapixels and back is 5.0 megapixels with a flashlight | |
| Gravity Sensor | Yes | |
| Multi-Touch | Yes, 5 points touch | |
| GPS | Yes | |
| Play Store | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| Video | 1080P, AVI/MOV/MP4/RMVB/FLV/MKV… | |
| Music | MP3/WMA/WAV/APE/AAC/FLAC/OGG | |
| Ebook | UMD, TXT, PDF, HTML, RTF, FB2… | |
| Skype | Yes | |
| OTG | Yes | |
| Email and Browser | Yes, built in | |
| WIFI | Yes, 802.11 b/g/n | |
| 3G | Not built in, support external 3G dongle: E1916, ZTE AC2736, HUAWEI E1750, HUAWEI EC122, HUAWEI EM770W | |
| Earphone Interface | 3.5mm | |
| Work Time | Up to 5 hours | |
| Battery | 3300mAh | |
| Language | Czech, Dansk, German, English, Spanish, Russian, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polski, Greek, Portuguese, Svenska, Turkey, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese | |
| Other Applications | File Manager, OfficeSuite, Google Search, Task Manager, Browser, Gallery, Android Webkit, Clock, Calculator, Calendar, iReader, Gmail… | |
| Product Size | 196 x 118 x 10.9mm(7.71 x 4.64 x 0.42 inch) | |
| Product Weight | 311g | |
| Extend Port | 1 x TF card slot; 1 x Mini HDMI port | |
| 1 x Micro USB port | ||
| 1 x 3.5mm Earphone port | ||
| Package including | 1 x Charger | |
| 1 x USB cable | ||
While current users of T7 and T7s are quite rare, they are also fail to notice that the difference in RAM between T7 and T7s may prove critical when developing CM11 (AOSP Key Lime Pie) for them. In other words, T7 may gain nothing with CM11, while T7s can run palpably better.
Of course, it takes a CM10.1 developed for T7 as a given. Which is not with us just yet, and I'm not aware of any AOKP 4.2.2 project for this Hyundai. Sure it's totally my stretch of imagination, and you are free to believe that 2 GB of T7s is just for boasting rights. With Chinese 4.0.4 firmware, performance difference between T7 and T7s is not even discovered:
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