Mediatek Helio X20 (MT6797) deca-core processor was announced about 3 years ago, and made into various smartphones – such as Vernee Apollo Lite – as well as MediaTek X20 Android development board.
However so far, I did not see any proper tablets based on the processor, but VOYO i8 Max tablet with a 10.1″ display and 4G LTE connectivity has just started to sell for $199.99 and up including shipping. [Update: price drops to US$162.99 with GKB89VW coupon. valid until 2018/7/24]
Voyo i8 Max specifications:
- SoC – Mediatek Helio X20 deca-core processor with two Arm Cortex A72 cores @ 2.1 GHz, four Cortex A53 @ 1.95 GHz, four Cortex A53 @ 1.4 GHz, and Arm Mali-T880 GPU @ 800 MHz
- System Memory – 4GB RAM
- Storage – 64GB eMMC flash + micro SD slot up to 64/128GB
- Display – 10.1″ 1920×1200 IPS display with stylus support
- Audio – 3.5mm audio jack, built-in stereo speaker and microphone
- Connectivity – Dual band 802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- Cellular Connectivity
- 2G – GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; GPRS class 12/Edge
- 3G – WCDMA: B1 B2 B5 B8; HSPA+,HSDPA 21M,HSUPA 5.76M
- 4G
- FDD LTE: B1 B3 B7
- TDD LTE: B38 B39 B40 B41
- SIM card slot
- Camera – 13MP rear camera, 3MP (or maybe 1.3MP) front-facing camera
- USB – 1x micro USB OTG port
- Sensor – G-sensor
- Misc – Power, and volume buttons; reset pinhole ; multi-position kickstand on back cover
- Battery – 5,000 to 6,000 mAh Li-Ion battery
- Dimensions – 242 x 172 x 10 mm
- Weight – 580 grams
The tablet runs Android 7.1, can be docked to a Bluetooth magnetic keyboard, and support a 2048-level stylus to take note, paint, etc…
$199.99 will only get you the tablet however, and if you want the Bluetooth keyboard too, you’d have to spend $289.99 overall, and adding the stylus brings the total price to $299.99. Somehow, there’s no option to get the tablet with the stylus only.
Voyo i8 Max is not the only Mediatek X20 tablet recently launched, as you’ll also find Chuwi 9 Air for $199.99 and up. It does not appears to sell with Bluetooth keyboard however, but has the advantage of featuring a 2K (2560×1600) 10.1″ display, and a larger 8,000 mAh battery, as well as somehow running a more recent Android 8.x operating system.
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Interesting at first, but it’s a 3g tablet really. It’s a common disappointment w CNX reviews as 4g refers to TD-lte only avail in Asia. Most of you’re readers are elsewhere. The tablet? 90$ max on eBay
No.
FDD LTE: B1 B3 B7
Wrecked
My Voyo i8 Max can connect 4G LTE/VoLTE no problem, here in New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a seriously nice phablet that even out runs my Huawei Mate 9. I sold the Mate 9 and use my up for all my communications. Very nice.