Android Netbook with RockChip processor

One of the more interesting gadget finds that you can find in China right now is a mini laptop that uses the Google Android OS. This ARM based netbook is different from the other Android based netbooks that has been released in China in the past few years. First difference is the use of the [...]

Arnova 10 specs and video review

Arnova Tablets will be arriving very soon. The first ones are the lower end Arnova 8 and Arnova 10 inch resistive touch screen tablets as well as the higher end capacitive touch tablet that uses a faster single core 1.2GHz Rockchip RK2918. The tablets are bound for release by May. Arnova 10 runs on Android [...]

Archos 8 Home Tablet

The Archos 8 was unveiled during the Archos 7 Home Tablet launch. The Archos 8, just like Archos 7 Home Tablet is powered by the Rockchip RK2808 processor. The Archos 8 comes with all the goodies that one would expect from a modern MID – Wireless Internet, web-browsing, email client, photo viewing, weather and stocking [...]

China-edition iPad

This Android-powered tablet promises to give some competition to the Apple’s iPad. Sporting a 7-inch WVGA display, it is powered by an ARM9 processor that runs at 600MHz clock speed. Being promoted as Chinese iPad, its chip is based on Rockchip’s RK2808 chipset. There is a camera in the front too for video calls.

There is no information on release date and price, but expect it to be available around the Chinese New Year that starts on February 23.

Rockchip MID – More powerful than iPhone! – Great for Mobile Internet on the go

Rockchip is another MID using Google Android operating system that also has multi-touch functionality. The Rockchip comes with RK2800 CPU that runs at 600MHz clock speed and comes with Android OS version 1.5. It has 128MB RAM at its disposal.

The Rockchip MID’s 600MHz processor seems to be even more powerful than the iPhone as it surpassed iPhone in all browser tests. Not only dud the Rockchip MID won the contest, but it won by substantial margin. For example: Rockchip MID took 13.3 seconds to open amazon.com whereas iPhone took 21.2 seconds to open it. To open sina.com.cn, which is a Chinese site, Rockchip MID took 29 seconds and iPhone took 43 seconds. That is quite a difference.

The only gripe is its low RAM. While most of the modern devices in the horizon come with 256MB RAM or more, the Rockchip MID comes with just 128MB RAM. Other than that, it is pretty powerful MID and is great for good Internet experience while on the go.