SmartQ 7 Internet Tablet gets pictured and priced
The SmartQ 7 Tablet that surfaced earlier this week is getting more and more interesting as additional details about the portable device are uncovered. The 7-inch tablet made an appearance on the Chinese website EletroWorld where it was listed with a $189 price tag and the following specs:
- Samsung ARM S3C6410 667MHz processor
- 7-inch Touch-lens screen, 800 x 480 pixel display
- 128MB DDR RAM memory
- 1GB Flash storage memory
- Ubuntu Linux
- Chinese/English/German/French/Portuguese language support
- Memory card slot supporting up to 32GB microSD memory cards
- Supports WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth
- USB 2.0 host supported to connect EDGE/HSDPA network adapters or mobile phones
- Weight: 8.8 ounces
- Battery: 4500mAh
EletroWorld is reporting that they will get their hands on one sample unit on May 12th with a limited production run expected in the next month or two. If the SmartQ 7 turns out to be as good in person as it is on paper, then this tablet may be making its appearance on coffee tables, night stands, and backpacks of device lovers around the world. In fact, that lime one would look quite nice in my living room and would be perfect for those moments of impromptu web browsing.
The SmartQ 7 is now listed in the product database.
[UMPC Portal]This post was written by Kelly Hodgkins, long-time fan of mobile devices and news writer at The Boy Genius Report.
it seems a fake one
download smartq5 newest firmware v2.0 at http://www.jiongtang.com/blog/
The best Ever MID. Kudos Guys.. M in love with it :)
I don’t like it. Something is weird about it, but I cannot place my finger on it…
I honestly don’t see why everyone’s going gaga over this thing. It’s like a slightly souped up Nokia N800. It’s got a faster processor but the same low amount of RAM, which is one of the biggest problems with the N800, IMO. The screen resolution is low, especially if it’s going to use a standard Ubuntu installation, and then there’s the flash disk…1GB? Eh, big enough for an embedded Linux distro but full Ubuntu?!? The price is nice but that’s about it, I’d wait for a version with at least 512MB RAM, a 1024 x 600 screen and a slide out keyboard.
Look at that price tag! I know N810s are only $250 nowadays, but this thing runs a real OS and has a bigger screen and is still $60 cheaper! And built in memory isn’t that important nowadays when SDHC cards are a dime a dozen (unless you’re an evil Apple or Sony object without a proper card slot).
I’m probably gonna get one of these just as a fairly decent e-book reader as it’s probably the only use I would give it, rather than just messing around. And it would be cool if we could get android running on it. I think that way the RAM/ROM limitations are not such a big deal. What you guys think?
there’re people researching android in Q5 now , looking forward to it
it is same as the Q5 , onlt different screen size
same hardware and system
more pictures on
http://www.jiongtang.com/blog/digital-product/smartq7-unboxing-picturewill-you-buy-it/
english language firmware by maemo
:http://www.jiongtang.com/blog/digital-product/smartq5-english-version-firmware-beta/
Guys, the eletroworld.cn website looks veeeery dodgy. There’s no contact info (when you go to contact section, it comes up with “service unavailable”) and there’s no where to place an order for any of their listed products.
As of the Android port for the Q5/7, that would be awsome. I was looking into getting the GiiNii MID with Android built in when it came out, but I realised I’m aiming at a slightly bigger screen, for decent technical PDF reading.
I love this latest product and blog really very nice and cool
Hi evryone, I have got two questions for you
1) has anyone bought this product from eletroworld.cn?
2) has anyone managed to use SmartQ7 with external 3G/GPRS modem? If yes what make and model?
thanks very much for your help
cheers,
Miro
Steve from UMPCPortal bought one from there and is expecting delivery next week. I think Engadget Chinese is also supposed to getting one in for review soon.
looking forward to the review on UMPCPortal. Hopefully Steve wil ltest it with external GPRS modem ;-)
hello,
i have one smartq 7 from eletroworld.
the guys are ok, the shippment from china to romania was fast (via DHL).
i am waiting for Win CE 6 release for smartq 7 because i need to run a flash page on the device.
as i understand i will have to pay for it.
maybe someone that bought this device know how to run a flash page on Smartq 7, please tell me.
have a nice day,
B.