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Android 13 with 8GB RAM. I'm not familiar with the MediaTek Helio G99 CPU. Will this perform well or just be another underpowered tablet for $800?

15155 2y ago
I haven't been impressed by any Mediatek part to date.
- boochiboo12 2y ago
  This Xiaomi tablet uses the same chip as us It’s pretty decent performance, and what makes it special is how good battery life is Check the notebook check review https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Redmi-Pad-review-Affordable-Android-tablet-with-90-Hz-and-4-speakers.673345.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Redmi-Pad-review-Afford...
  - sparrish 2y ago
    Who's "us"? Are you affiliated with Daylight Computer?
    - jv95 2y ago
      Based on their other post in this thread they’re the founder of daylight computer.
    - Workaccount2 2y ago
      Its the founder.
dtx1 2y ago
> 2x Arm Cortex-A76 up to 2.2GHz > 6x Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0GHz > LPDDR4X > Arm Mali-G57 MC2 Not great, not terrible. I'd say lower middle class phone, roughly equivalent to the Snapdragon 680. The real question is longterm software and security support. I'd bet good money this will se one android update and security patches late or never at best.
- helf 2y ago
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- xnx 2y ago
  They've said the bootloader is unlocked so it should never be totally obsolete.
  - snvzz 2y ago
    comments here promise an unlocking tool in the future. This is very different from shipping unlocked. Until the tool is available, I would not go anywhere near this.
bottom999mottob 2y ago
At this price point, I'd much rather have an portable e-paper external display at a cheaper price. Seems quite underpowered
- floundy 2y ago
  Indeed! A Waveshare portable e-ink monitor is $499.99 for the 10.3" size, almost identical to the Daylight's 10.5" display. The external display would also outlast this tablet device for sure. And if I'm reading the MediaTek Helio G99 specs correctly, it seems to have similar raw performance to a Raspberry Pi 5. One could easily put together a little "productivity PC" using a Pi (or a Windows mini PC), a power bank, and have the added benefit of full-fledged desktop apps rather than Android versions of them. I wanted to want to impulse buy this thing. But the above analysis, as well as the lack of any real hands-on 3rd party video-based reviews will be a no from me.
  - boochiboo12 2y ago
    if you make something comparable for $729, i will buy it from you x 10 not kidding its hard to get things made at low batch sizes with good economics! (third party video based reviews coming in the weeks ahead! youtubers hopefully will actually reply to us now after the attention of this launch) PS this review does a good job of describing the perf / tradeoffs of the G99 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Redmi-Pad-review-Affordable-Android-tablet-with-90-Hz-and-4-speakers.673345.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Redmi-Pad-review-Afford... we're gadget nerds, its not as bad as you think :) in fact, no early users have complained about performance at all, either to us or on twitter we're open to feedback on how to improve the next gen! all we ask is to judge based on actual performance on intended workloads and not specs nor crysis lol
    - xnx 2y ago
      I hope MKBHD does a review of it.
ranger_danger 2y ago
define well
jeffhuys 2y ago
8GB is underpowered on Android? Oof.

15155 2y ago

I haven't been impressed by any Mediatek part to date.

boochiboo12 2y ago
This Xiaomi tablet uses the same chip as us It’s pretty decent performance, and what makes it special is how good battery life is Check the notebook check review https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Redmi-Pad-review-Affordable-Android-tablet-with-90-Hz-and-4-speakers.673345.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Redmi-Pad-review-Afford...
- sparrish 2y ago
  Who's "us"? Are you affiliated with Daylight Computer?
  - jv95 2y ago
    Based on their other post in this thread they’re the founder of daylight computer.
  - Workaccount2 2y ago
    Its the founder.

dtx1 2y ago

> 2x Arm Cortex-A76 up to 2.2GHz > 6x Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0GHz > LPDDR4X > Arm Mali-G57 MC2 Not great, not terrible. I'd say lower middle class phone, roughly equivalent to the Snapdragon 680. The real question is longterm software and security support. I'd bet good money this will se one android update and security patches late or never at best.

helf 2y ago
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xnx 2y ago
They've said the bootloader is unlocked so it should never be totally obsolete.
- snvzz 2y ago
  comments here promise an unlocking tool in the future. This is very different from shipping unlocked. Until the tool is available, I would not go anywhere near this.

bottom999mottob 2y ago

At this price point, I'd much rather have an portable e-paper external display at a cheaper price. Seems quite underpowered

floundy 2y ago
Indeed! A Waveshare portable e-ink monitor is $499.99 for the 10.3" size, almost identical to the Daylight's 10.5" display. The external display would also outlast this tablet device for sure. And if I'm reading the MediaTek Helio G99 specs correctly, it seems to have similar raw performance to a Raspberry Pi 5. One could easily put together a little "productivity PC" using a Pi (or a Windows mini PC), a power bank, and have the added benefit of full-fledged desktop apps rather than Android versions of them. I wanted to want to impulse buy this thing. But the above analysis, as well as the lack of any real hands-on 3rd party video-based reviews will be a no from me.
- boochiboo12 2y ago
  if you make something comparable for $729, i will buy it from you x 10 not kidding its hard to get things made at low batch sizes with good economics! (third party video based reviews coming in the weeks ahead! youtubers hopefully will actually reply to us now after the attention of this launch) PS this review does a good job of describing the perf / tradeoffs of the G99 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Redmi-Pad-review-Affordable-Android-tablet-with-90-Hz-and-4-speakers.673345.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-Redmi-Pad-review-Afford... we're gadget nerds, its not as bad as you think :) in fact, no early users have complained about performance at all, either to us or on twitter we're open to feedback on how to improve the next gen! all we ask is to judge based on actual performance on intended workloads and not specs nor crysis lol
  - xnx 2y ago
    I hope MKBHD does a review of it.

ranger_danger 2y ago

define well

jeffhuys 2y ago

8GB is underpowered on Android? Oof.