4K UHD video play test with Onda V812 tablet (quad-core ARM Cortex A7 Allwinner A31 CPU)

January 8, 2013, 9:31 am

≫ Next: Epic Citadel demo on Android, benchmark on ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD vs Onda V972

HD displays are getting more and more common on high end tablets, most recent processors easily cope with 1080p video content (1920×1080, Blu-ray Disc type resolution) but few of them are capable of playing content in higher definitions.
We have tested 4K UHD (Ultra High Definition) or 2160p content video play on latest Google Nexus 10 tablet and an Onda V812, a cheap Chinese model using latest Allwinner A31 CPU (quad-core Cortex A7 running at 1 GHz). The display on the Nexus 10 offers a resolution of 2560×1600 pixels, on the Onda V812 it’s just 1024×768. Playing 4K UHD on these screens won’t use the full display resolution as the video will be down-sampled to fit on the screen, but we found it interesting to have a look at the decoding capabilities of each device. With our quick test, you will discover how the cheap Onda tablet is really good at decoding 4K UHD video…

4KVideo_intro_b

4K UHD video test details

Test conditions:
The Nexus 10 tablet with Android build JOP40D / kernel 2012/11/06 and default video player (Google Play Movies v 2.3.7), the second video required MX Player application, version 1.7.10
The Onda V812 tablet with firmware and kernel dated 2012/12/27 and default Video Player “4K VideoPlayer” version 1.0.1

ONDA V812 8 inches IPS display 1024x768 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera 0.3 MP & 5.0 MP	Ships out within 3 days	$ 165

ONDA V812

8 inches IPS display 1024x768 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera 0.3 MP & 5.0 MP

Ships out within 3 days

$ 165

4K UHD play test video

Tested Video files specifications, as given by MediaInfo version 0.7.61:
The first test file is a 2160p video at 50 mbps, playing is almost smooth on the Onda V812 while the Nexus 10 is having hard times the video looking like a slide-show with just a few frames rendered every second.

HD.Club-4K-Chimei-inn-60mbps.mp4

	General	Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media / Version 2 File size : 252 MiB Duration : 42s 42ms Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 50.4 Mbps
	Video	Format : MPEG-4 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L5.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Bit rate : 50.0 Mbps Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 29.970 fps Standard : NTSC Color space : YUV
	Audio	Format : AAC Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 317 Kbps Maximum bit rate : 368 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Compression mode : Lossy

The second test file is slow motion 2160p video at 120 mbps taken from a RED camera.
The Onda tablet does a lot of skipping while the Nexus barely can’t play it and just shows a series of pictures.

NoiseRed-25fps-SlowMotion-120mbs.mkv

	General	Format : Matroska Format version : Version 2 File size : 1.40 GiB Duration : 1mn 40s Overall bit rate : 120 Mbps
	Video	Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L5.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames Bit rate : 120 Mbps Width : 3 840 pixels Height : 2 160 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Variable Original frame rate : 25.000 fps Color space : YUV
	Audio	No audio

The final file is actually featuring a smaller resolution of 2560×1440 and plays fine on both tablets.

TimeScapes4K2560p.mp4

	General	Format : MPEG-4 Format profile : Base Media / Version 2 File size : 552 MiB Duration : 2mn 18s Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 33.5 Mbps
	Video	Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L5.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames Duration : 2mn 18s Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 33.1 Mbps Nominal bit rate : 35.0 Mbps Width : 2 560 pixels Height : 1 440 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 fps Standard : NTSC Color space : YUV
	Audio	Audio Format : AAC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Format profile : LC Duration : 2mn 18s Source duration : 2mn 18s Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 317 Kbps Maximum bit rate : 410 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Compression mode : Lossy

Please check back soon for a complete Onda V812 review.

Video files: HD.Club-4K-Chimei-inn-60mbps.mp4 by http://hd.club.tw/
TimeScapes4K2560p.mp4 by timescapes.org
NoiseRed-25fps-SlowMotion-120mbs.mkv by unknown

ONDA V812 8 inches IPS display 1024x768 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera 0.3 MP & 5.0 MP	Ships out within 3 days	$ 165

ONDA V812

8 inches IPS display 1024x768 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera 0.3 MP & 5.0 MP

Ships out within 3 days

$ 165

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Epic Citadel demo on Android, benchmark on ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD vs Onda V972

January 30, 2013, 12:57 pm

≫ Next: Root for Onda V812 / Onda V972 and Allwinner A31 based tablets

≪ Previous: 4K UHD video play test with Onda V812 tablet (quad-core ARM Cortex A7 Allwinner A31 CPU)

Epic Games has just released “Citadel” a real-time demonstration on Android to show their Unreal 3 graphic engine capabilities. This latest version features amazing visuals and special effects such as realistic reflections, animations vertex deformation, realistic lighting and shadows. The Citadel demo also features a benchmark mode, that lets you adjust the rendering resolution percentage and the quality settings, it shows the number of frames per seconds (FPS) to render a few scene of the demo.

ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD vs Onda V 972

Citadel demo appears to be a good opportunity to do some real-world benchmarks on the ARCHOS 97 Titanium, checking how it renders HD (2048×1440) animations compared to an Onda V 972 quad-core CPU tablet.

The benchmarks below were executed with the same settings on both machines (High quality rendering and HD mode 2048×1440 resolution scaled at 100%)

Benchmark results of 42.8 FPS on the Onda V972 vs 25.2 FPS on the ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD, show the limits of the “old” Rockchip RK3066 / Mali 400 GPU (ARCHOS Titanium) over the Boxchip Allwinner A31 quad-core processor on the Onda V972.

ONDA V972 9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera	Ships out within 3 days	$ 220

ONDA V972

9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera

Ships out within 3 days

$ 220

We’ll try to post more benchmarks results from ARCHOS devices, readers please feel free to post your numbers (with full detail, quality and resolution) in the comments section below.

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ARCHOS 80 Titanium		AMAZON UK	Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days	£ 156.54		AMAZON DE	Versandfertig in 3 – 4 Werktagen	184.79 EUR		AMAZON FR	Expédition sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés	188 EUR		AMAZON IT	Generalmente spedito in 1-2 giorni lavorativi	191 EUR

ARCHOS 80 Titanium

AMAZON UK

Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

£ 156.54

AMAZON DE

Versandfertig in 3 – 4 Werktagen

184.79 EUR

AMAZON FR

Expédition sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés

188 EUR

AMAZON IT

Generalmente spedito in 1-2 giorni lavorativi

191 EUR

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Root for Onda V812 / Onda V972 and Allwinner A31 based tablets

February 6, 2013, 6:33 am

≫ Next: PhoenixSuit flashing tutorial for Onda V972, V812 and other Allwinner A31 based tablets

≪ Previous: Epic Citadel demo on Android, benchmark on ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD vs Onda V972

Allwinner A31 CPU based devices such as the Onda V812 or V972 tablets current offer great performance and features for the price. While Onda released their initial firmware with root access, all the subsequent firmware releases would make you loose the root. There is always the option to use OTA RootKeeper free application by supercurio on Google Play Store, but it’s not the most convenient solution, as it requires downgrade to a rooted firmware, then upgrade again if your current does not offer root. There are better options as you will see below…

Few days ago a zip package was released to deploy root on the Onda tablets. Thesito and Tonigo70 members from htcmania.com Spanish forum improved the solution a bit, adding Nova launcher, some cleaning of the default Chinese apps and modifying the boot logo. As we prefer to have a simple and clean package, we modified it so it just offers root with latest SuperSU (currently 1.04) and the Chinese apps removal. This procedure is very easy to follow and just takes a few minutes to execute. It was tested to work on the Onda V812 and V972 models, but should work on other Allwinner A31 CPU based tablets as well.

ONDA V972 9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera	Ships out within 3 days	$ 220

ONDA V972

9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera

Ships out within 3 days

$ 220

Root procedure details

Step 1. Download the root package Onda_Allwinner_A31_root_v1_0.zip

Step 2. Plug in your USB cable to your tablet and computer
If you are using USB mass storage, Turn on USB storage when you see the message on the tablet, so it can be mounted on the computer
Turn_on_USB_Storage

Step 3. Copy Onda_Allwinner_A31_root_v1_0.zip to the root of your tablet
After the new disk drive has appeared on your computer, copy the package Onda_Allwinner_A31_root_v1_0.zip at the root directory of the tablet drive.
When the copy is finished, if you are using USB mass storage, “Turn off USB storage” on the tablet.

Step 4. Run Update application on the tablet
Update_app_icon

Select local update
Update_app_main

Choose file Onda_Allwinner_A31_root_v1_0.zip
Update_app_choose_file

Step 5. Let the update run
After the tablet has installed the update and fully booted, you are rooted !

ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) for Onda V972 and V812

If you are interested in installing CWM on your tablet, please check the details in our forum.

Thanks to thesito and tonigo70 on htcmania.com

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PhoenixSuit flashing tutorial for Onda V972, V812 and other Allwinner A31 based tablets

February 10, 2013, 10:42 am

≫ Next: ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD quick review – part 2 performance (comparing with Onda V972 / ARCHOS 97 Platinum)

≪ Previous: Root for Onda V812 / Onda V972 and Allwinner A31 based tablets

Allwinner A31 based tablets (such as the Onda V812 or V972) currently offer great processing power and value for the price. These devices are still young products which receive frequent firmware updates, that are usually delivered thru incremental OTA (Other The Air) packages, downloaded thru WiFI on the “Update” application. Another update path that is specially useful for a Factory reset and full firmware image flash using Allwinner PhoenixSuit custom Windows application. This tutorial will explain the different steps to successfully flash a tablet based on Allwinner A31 processor.

Step 1. Download and install PhoenixSuit

PhoenixSuit Windows program is usually included with your tablet’s firmware archive.
For convenience, we are including a copy for download here:

PhoenixSuit download	PhoenixSuitPacket_v1.0.6.zip
Older versions for archive: PhoenixSuitPacket_v1.0.5.zip

Install PhoenixSuit by running the installer program PhoenixSuitPacket_v1.0.5.msi (the file name may vary depending on the program version) on your computer. The installer is in Chinese, but it’s quite straightforward pushing next button (situated on the right side) until the installation completes. Have a look on our video below to see the installation process in details.

Step 2. Download firmware image for your tablet and load it in PhoenixSuit

You need to download the firmware for your device. Manufacturers usually provide firmwares on their website. We also hold copies to latest firmwares on our forum. See at the end of this article for references.

Once PhoenixSuit is installed, you can load your tablet firmware. Click on the Firmware button then Image button and locate the .img file on your hard drive corresponding to the firmware you wish to flash.

Step 3. Put the tablet in flash mode

This step may appear a bit tricky as it requires playing with the hardware button on the tablet. Allwinner describes the procedure in the screen below:

Basically you need to do the following:

Disconnect the microUSB cable from your tablet

Shutdown the tablet, either from Android shutdown menu, or by pressing the Power button for about 10 seconds. The tablet screen should be black when the tablet is off.

Press the Home button on the tablet, plug in the micro USB cable on the tablet, while keeping the home button pressed.

While keeping the Home button pressed, make short presses (about half a second duration each) on the Power button for about 10 times or until you see the dialog below on the Windows machine.

Once the tablet has entered in flash mode, you should see the dialog below.

Please click Yes button to allow Format mode.

ONDA V972 9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera	Ships out within 3 days	$ 220

ONDA V972

9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera

Ships out within 3 days

$ 220

Step 4. Flashing the tablet

Step 5. Restart the tablet

Your tablet may start configured in Chinese, please check our video (at position ) on how to set it in English.

The video below goes thru all the steps of this flashing tutorial.

Onda V812 stock and root firmware

Onda V972 stock and root firmware

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ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD quick review – part 2 performance (comparing with Onda V972 / ARCHOS 97 Platinum)

February 18, 2013, 1:25 pm

≫ Next: Onda V972 and V812 Allwinner A31 tablets get major Firmware update 2.0 (also for ARCHOS Platinum)

≪ Previous: PhoenixSuit flashing tutorial for Onda V972, V812 and other Allwinner A31 based tablets

With the 97 Titanium HD, ARCHOS took the challenge to integrate a middle end Rockchip RK3066 processor (as of early 2013 standards) with a high resolution (2048×1536) display. The tablet operates two display modes, a “normal mode” with 1600×1200 resolution and an “HD” mode with 2048×1536. We’ll see from the benchmarks and user experience that the device really offers mixed results based on the device resolution.

titanium_epic_bench_result

ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD benchmark results vs Onda V972

Test conditions:
- ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD retail device with firmware build dated 2013/01/24
- all benchmarks were executed after all tasks have been killed
- test were run multiple times to check for consistent behavior, the results shown here correspond to average values

**ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD vs Onda V972 benchmark results**
	ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD		Onda V972

Display mode	Normal (1600×1200)	HD (2048×1536)	HD (2048×1536)
Test setup Firmware version	stock firmware Linux version 3.0.8+ (cdy@mid-server) #398 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 24 20:11:25 CST 2013 Android 4.1.1 Build archos/RK30A97TIHD/A97TIHD:4.1.1/ JRO03H/20130130.111032:user/release-keys		stock firmware Linux version 3.3.0 (lgm@SzExdroid5) #3 SMP PREEMPT Mon Feb 4 11:38:13 CST 2013 Android 4.1.1 onda/fiber_onda978q9/fiber-onda978q9:4.1.1/ MASTER/20130204:user/test-keys
Antutu Benchmark v3.1.1 higher is faster	Total score: 9808 RAM: 1278 CPU integer: 2291 CPU float-point: 1827 2D graphics: 1026 (1152×1464) 3D graphics: 2688 (1152×1464) Database IO: 560 SD card write: (8.6 MB/s) 86 SD card read: (5.2 MB/s) 52 CPU frequency: 1608 MHz (x2)	Total score: 7953 RAM: 1808 CPU integer: 2440 CPU float-point: 420 2D graphics: 663 (1536×1952) 3D graphics: 1902 (1536×1952) Database IO: 560 SD card write: (10.5 MB/s) 105 SD card read: (5.5 MB/s) 55 CPU frequency: 1608 MHz (x2)	Total score: 10736 RAM: 1480 CPU integer: 2894 CPU float-point: 1840 2D graphics: 866 (1536×1952) 3D graphics: 2804 (1536×1952) Database IO: 500 SD card write: (27.4 MB/s) 150 SD card read: (>50 MB/s) 202 CPU frequency: 1008 MHz (x4)
Linpack Pro v 1.2.9 higher is faster, benchmark run in multi-thread (we took the best numbers we could achieve, there is a lot of variance on these bench results)	84.63 MFLOPS	79.373 MFLOPS	96.546 MFLOPS
CF-Bench v1.2 higher is faster	Native score: 15055 Java Score: 4658 Overall Score: 8816	Native score: 14783 Java Score: 4603 Overall Score: 8675	Native score: 17540 Java Score: 3329 Overall Score: 9013
ArcTools v 0.76 higher is faster	Read: 22677 Kb/s Write: 7952 Kb/s	Read: 23163 Kb/s Write: 7141 Kb/s	Read: 24725 Kb/s Write: 10576 Kb/s
Quadrant Pro v2.1.1 higher is faster	Total: 4220 CPU: 7883 Mem: 4561 I/O: 5640 2D: 765 3D: 2250	Total: 3460 CPU: 7773 Mem: 3877 I/O: 4025 2D: 368 3D: 1257	Total: 3131 CPU: 7518 Mem: 1791 I/O: 3125 2D: 971 3D: 2252
Vellamo v 2.02 higher is faster	HTML5: 1576 Metal: 536 (ran in portrait mode)	HTML5: 1313 Metal: 520 (ran in portrait mode)	HTML5: 1025 Metal: 358 (ran in landscape mode)
EPIC Citadel version 1.05 Benchmark run in high quality mode performance level rendering resolution 100% higher is faster	40.5 FPS (1536×1080)	37.9 FPS (2048×1440)	42.5 FPS (2048×1440)

On the 97 Titanium HD benchmark results, we can observe that the numbers are usually higher in Normal mode compared to HD mode (2048×1536 pixels resolution) which is not really surprising, knowing the tablet processor and architecture wasn’t really designed for such high resolutions. While the results in both resolution show a decent performance compared to other middle range tablets, it doesn’t really reflect the user experience, especially in HD mode where the Android system reacts quite slowly. Touch inputs may take a second or two before the tablet reacts, which is really disturbing for a daily use in high definition.

The following two videos were shot on the stock firmware version, the lag in the Android interface and frame skipping in the video player are easily noticed. The situation has improved a bit since latest firmware update, but there it is still far from being smooth.

In addition to the lag, there is also an unpleasant screen flicker in HD mode, you can clearly see it in our NenaMark2 benchmark video.

Comparing the ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD with the Onda V972 benchmarks figures globally gives a clear advantage to the Onda, but the difference is mainly noticeable in the Android user interface which is really smoother on the Onda, thanks to the 2 GB of RAM and the quad-core Allwinner A31 processor.

ONDA V972 9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera	Ships out within 3 days	$ 220

ONDA V972

9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera

Ships out within 3 days

$ 220

ARCHOS 97 Titanium WIFI performance

This article won’t review the WiFI performance in details. Our first tests and feedback on our forum reported some troubles with the wireless: low sensibility, lots of connections drop and slow transfer speed. We initially made the video below to compare the 97 Titanium WiFI with the Nexus 10.

Since we shot this video, there has been some improvements with latest ARCHOS firmware, we’ll soon review it in a detailed ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD WiFI test.

ARCHOS 80 Titanium		AMAZON UK	Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days	£ 156.54		AMAZON DE	Versandfertig in 3 – 4 Werktagen	184.79 EUR		AMAZON FR	Expédition sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés	188 EUR		AMAZON IT	Generalmente spedito in 1-2 giorni lavorativi	191 EUR

ARCHOS 80 Titanium

AMAZON UK

Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

£ 156.54

AMAZON DE

Versandfertig in 3 – 4 Werktagen

184.79 EUR

AMAZON FR

Expédition sous 1 à 2 jours ouvrés

188 EUR

AMAZON IT

Generalmente spedito in 1-2 giorni lavorativi

191 EUR

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Onda V972 and V812 Allwinner A31 tablets get major Firmware update 2.0 (also for ARCHOS Platinum)

April 2, 2013, 12:39 am

≫ Next: ARCHOS 80 Platinum and 97 Platinum HD available soon

≪ Previous: ARCHOS 97 Titanium HD quick review – part 2 performance (comparing with Onda V972 / ARCHOS 97 Platinum)

Onda has just released a major firmware update for their Onda V972 and V812 tablets based on the Allwinner A31 processor quad-core processor. This new firmware improves the device stability and allows overclocking from 1 GHz to 1.2 GHz. We have built a custom firmware based on version 2.0 updates for the Onda V972 and Onda V812 offering some system cleanup, fixes for a better application compatibility on Google Play Store and pre-installed SuperSU application (free version) to control root access.

Version 2.0 update details

Here is a Ch’English translation of Version 2.0 changes and new features from Ainol forum

SDK 2.0 full Jifh The upgrade mainly to optimize and increase the following characteristics:
1, fully optimized for Retina screen, fluency of up to 60 frames / sec;
2, GPU driver the ability to optimize and upgrade;
3, optimization feature built-in Hawkview ISP;
4, zero-delay camera and quickly focus;
5, support 5M/8M/12M Pixel high-speed continuous shooting;
Support MIPI interface LCD screen and the camera module;
7, optimize application response speed;
8, to further optimize the power consumption, lower power consumption
A31 processor is widely used by the machine manufacturers and SDK 2.0 officially released smash some rumors A31 processor discontinued, the fact that greater than eloquent. Behavior of malicious fabrications and dissemination of false statements, full Jifh will retain the right to pursue the relevant responsibilities.

Overclock Onda V972 or V812 at 1.2 GHz

The system runs at 1 GHz by default. With a rooted firmware, you can easily use Android applications such as the free AnTuTU CPU Master to overclock your device. Settings allow up to 1.44 GHz but such speeds are too high for the hardware, as we found stable operation up to 1.2 GHz.

Antutu benchmark results on the Onda V972 tablet overclocked at 1.2 GHz

ONDA V972 9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera	Ships out within 3 days	$ 220

ONDA V972

9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera

Ships out within 3 days

$ 220

Download custom v 2.0 firmware for the Onda V972 and V812

Our rooted custom firmware features:

root with latest SuperSU 1.25 (free version)

system default setup English

removed most Chinese and unnecessary applications

Google Play Store fixes so more application are visible/compatible

added ArcTools for easy ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) installation, see details here

Download:	For Onda V812: kasty-onda_v812-41-v20-rooted2.zip	For Onda V972: kasty-onda_v972-41-v20-rooted2.zip
Build information	Linux Kernel: Linux version 3.3.0 (lgm@SzExdroid5) (gcc version 4.6.3 20120201 (prerelease) (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-2012.02-20120222 – Linaro GCC 2012.02) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 26 16:07:24 CST 2013 Android system: onda/fiber_onda809q9/fiber-onda809q9:4.1.1/MASTER/20130329:user/test-keys	Linux Kernel: Linux version 3.3.0 (lgm@SzExdroid5) (gcc version 4.6.3 20120201 (prerelease) (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-2012.02-20120222 – Linaro GCC 2012.02) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 26 16:07:24 CST 2013 Android system: onda/fiber_onda978q9/fiber-onda978q9:4.1.1/MASTER/20130330:user/test-keys

Flash with PhoenixSuit tool (tutorial)

Don’t forget to check our forum sections for the Onda V812 or Onda V972 for firmware updates, news and discuss about these devices.

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ARCHOS 80 Platinum and 97 Platinum HD available soon

April 21, 2013, 4:34 am

≫ Next: Android 4.4 KitKat update for Onda quad-core tablets coming this month

≪ Previous: Onda V972 and V812 Allwinner A31 tablets get major Firmware update 2.0 (also for ARCHOS Platinum)

Presented at the CES 2013 show earlier this year, the ARCHOS Platinum tablets are latest models on the ARCHOS Elements product line, which uses the Allwinner A31 quad-core processor running at 1.2 GHz. Platinum models recently started to show up on stores like Conrad Germany.
Based on current product information, the ARCHOS 80 Platinum, the 8″ model (1024×768 resolution) is listed to be available at the end of the month for €199.95, while the 97 Platinum HD, the 9.7″ model (2048×1536 resolution) is delayed until 05/24 at a price of €299.. There are no signs of the 11.6″ model.

ARCHOS Platinum alternatives

If you are in hurry and want a similar tablet, you can always buy the Chinese models, on which the ARCHOS Platinum seems to be based:

the Onda V812 sold at €126 or $165 (+shipping), is similar to the ARCHOS 80 Platinum

ONDA V812 8 inches IPS display 1024x768 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera 0.3 MP & 5.0 MP	Ships out within 3 days	$ 165

ONDA V812

8 inches IPS display 1024x768 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera 0.3 MP & 5.0 MP

Ships out within 3 days

$ 165

The Onda V972, sold at €169 or $220 (+shipping), is similar to the ARCHOS 97 Platinum

ONDA V972 9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera	Ships out within 3 days	$ 220

ONDA V972

9.7 inches IPS retina like display 2048x1536 pixels, Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU,2 GB RAM, Android 4.1, Dual camera

Ships out within 3 days

$ 220

Archos 97 Carbon 16 Gb		AMAZON USA	Usually ships in 1-2 business days	$ 219.99		AMAZON UK	Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days	£ 149.99		AMAZON DE	Versandfertig in 1 – 2 Werktagen	200.03 EUR		AMAZON FR	Expédition sous 2 à 3 jours ouvrés	250.72 EUR

Archos 97 Carbon 16 Gb

AMAZON USA

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

$ 219.99

AMAZON UK

Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

£ 149.99

AMAZON DE

Versandfertig in 1 – 2 Werktagen

200.03 EUR

AMAZON FR

Expédition sous 2 à 3 jours ouvrés

250.72 EUR

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Android 4.4 KitKat update for Onda quad-core tablets coming this month

December 2, 2013, 6:10 am

≪ Previous: ARCHOS 80 Platinum and 97 Platinum HD available soon

According to their manufacturer, Onda tablets based on quad-core Allwinner A31/A31s processors should receive an Android 4.4 (KitKat) update in the coming weeks. Among many features enhancements, latest Android 4.4 also improves memory management and tablet performance for devices with limited memory, that should be a good opporunity for Allwinner A31S machines equipped by 1 GB of RAM.

Onda actually started to deploy a preview update for their Onda V819 tablet

This firmware offers latest Android 4.4 (KRT16S), fingerprints are:

Android: Allwinner-Tablet/fiber_a31st/fiber-a31st:4.4/KRT16S/20131128:eng/test-keys
SDK: ro.reversion.aw_sdk_tag=exdroid4.4_r1.2-a31-v4.4rc1
Kernel: Linux version 3.3.0 (lgm@SzExdroid2) (gcc version 4.6.3 20120201 (prerelease) (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-2012.02-20120222 – Linaro GCC 2012.02) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Nov 28 20:41:22 CST 2013

Onda V975 quad-core Retina like tablet Onda V975 A31 Quad Core Android 4.2 Tablet PC 9.7inch retina like display 2048x1536, 16GB Storage	$190 / ₤120 / €140

Onda V975 quad-core Retina like tablet

Onda V975 A31 Quad Core Android 4.2 Tablet PC 9.7inch retina like display 2048x1536, 16GB Storage

$190 / ₤120 / €140

Check back soon for for Onda firmware updates in our forum:

- 4 hours ago [ROM] ONDA V972_V1 - Kitkat 4.4.2 Rooted (Final release 28.12.2013) by vel2000
- 14 hours ago [ ROM ] Onda V975 / V979 (V1 hardware) Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean root custom firmware V3.3.2 (2013-12-27) by admin
- 14 hours ago [ ROM ] Onda V975 / V979 (V1 hardware) Android 4.4.2 KitKat root custom firmware V4.4 by admin
- 2 days ago Still no custom roms for 4.4 for onda v812 by admin
- 4 days ago Ondav972 can,t access wifi by smithestrada99
- 5 days ago Onda released fresh (2014-03-18) V813 KitKat. Ideas on rooting? by NoOneLt
- 6 days ago TWRP or CWM for kitkat by ssslonnn
- 6 days ago [ ROM ] Onda V712 (V1 hardware) Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean root custom firmware V3.2.1 (2013-07-30) by ondav712
- 1 week ago [ ROM ] Onda V819mini (V1 hardware) Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean root custom firmware V3.3.1 (2013-11-20) by romasz
- 2 weeks ago Android 4.4 now Avalabile on Onda v972 by isnichwahr

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Root procedure details

ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) for Onda V972 and V812

Step 1. Download and install PhoenixSuit

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Step 2. Download firmware image for your tablet and load it in PhoenixSuit

Step 3. Put the tablet in flash mode

Step 4. Flashing the tablet

Step 5. Restart the tablet

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