NOVO7

The NOVO7 is a series of Android tablet computers manufactured by the Chinese company Ainol Electronics.[1] The "7" represents the size of the tablet's screen (7 inches); Ainol's other products include the Novo 5 and Novo 8.

NOVO7
ManufacturerAinol Electronics Co
TypeTablet computer
LifespanDecember 2011
to Present
Operating systemAndroid v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
CPU1 GHz Ingenic JZ4770, MIPS-based[1][2] or
1.2 GHz Allwinner A10 ARM-based
Memory512 MB or 1GB RAM
StorageFlash memory
Internal: 8 or 16 GB flash
External: miniSDHC card
Display800 × 480 px, 1024 × 600 or 1280 × 800 px
7 in (18 cm) diagonal capacitive touchscreen
SoundBuilt-in microphone; Built-in speaker; 3.5 mm stereo jack
InputMulti-touch Capacitive Touchscreen
CameraNone or 2.0 Megapixel
ConnectivityWi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n),
miniUSB
Power3700 or 5000 mAh Li-Po battery
Websitewww.ainovo.com
The internal components of an Ainol NOVO7 Elf tablet computer.

History

The first tablets in the Novo 7 line were the Novo 7 Basic and Novo 7 Advanced, released in early 2011. Unlike most competing tablets, the Novo 7 Basic used a MIPS based CPU (1 GHz Ingenic JZ4770 XBurst), while the Advanced had a more common ARM CPU. Both had 800x480 pixel touch screens and were launched with Android 2.2, although the company later released updates to Android 3 and Android 4.

The company released the Novo 7 Paladin in late 2011, which became the world's first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) tablet.[3][4] Its specifications were similar to the Novo 7 Basic, having a 7-inch touch screen, 1 GHz MIPS processor,[2] 512 MB RAM, 8 to 16 GB of internal flash storage, external microSDHC slot, miniUSB, and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n).[1] Two more tablets, the Aurora and the Elf, were added to the range soon afterwards; both of these tablets used ARM CPUs.[5]

Ainol's latest Novo 7 tablets are the Tornado, Mars, Elf II and Aurora II. These all have ARM processors, 8GB of internal storage (Elf II also has 16 GB model and all Aurora II – 16 GB) and 7 inch screens. The main difference between the models is the CPU speed and screen resolution: the Tornado has a 1 GHz single-core processor and an 800x480 screen, the Mars has the same processor but a 1024x600 pixel screen, and the Elf II/Aurora II has a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor (currently limited to 1.32 GHz) as well as a 1024x600 screen.

All Novo 7 models have been budget based tablets, having lower specifications than other tablets released at the same time but also a cheaper price. They have all supported Wi-Fi, but none of them have had built-in 3G support.

In August 2012, Ainol released a new flagship tablet, the Novo 7 Fire / Flame, with features that compete with and even exceed many features of other recently released and popular consumer tablets, including the Google Nexus 7 tablet and Kindle Fire. Features of the Novo 7 Fire / Flame include a high-resolution 1280×800 IPS display with a 5-point capacitive multi-touch screen, Full HD 1080p support, 16 GB memory / 1 GB RAM, Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, official access to Google Play (Google Market), a 1.5 GHz AMLogic ARM 2nd generation Cortex-A9 based dual-core CPU, a micro SD storage card slot, an HDMI port, a micro-USB port, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth wireless connection, 3G access through an external dongle USB device, a 5 MP rear-facing camera with AF and auto flash, and 2 MP front-facing webcam. It also provides for hardware accelerated Flash (access to Flash-based video), features a 3-axis gravity sensor, and contains a 5000 mAh battery.

In September 2012, Ainol announced the release of the Novo 7 Crystal with the latest Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean. The tablet is set to be made available, for shipment, on 28 September.[6] Novo7 Crystal matches and surpasses the specifications of the Novo 7 Elf II and looks to replace its predecessor. It has a special 7-inch MVA screen with 1024×600 pixel resolution and wide 170° viewing angle.

Software

Android operating system

On 28 March 2012, Ainol released updates to Android 4.0.3 v1.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) for NOVO7 series. It fixes most of the bugs for [v4.0.3 v0.9] firmware that was released in 7 March 2012.

Community support

Some users are trying to hack and create scripts to enhance the compatibility of the NOVO7 tablets.

At least two ports of CyanogenMod 9 (Android 4.0.4) have been made and they are said to make the tablets much smoother and faster than the initial ROM: one by Feiyu,[7] and one by Quarx2k[8]

Specifications


(Note: no GPS )

NOVO7 Devices Table
Model NOVO7 Paladin[9][10] NOVO7 Legend[11][12] NOVO7 Elf[13] NOVO7 Aurora[14] NOVO7 Advanced II[15] NOVO7 Tornado[16] NOVO7 Mars[17] NOVO7 Elf II[18] NOVO7 Aurora II[19] NOVO7 Fire[20] NOVO7 Crystal[21]
Display Size:7-inch7-inch7-inch7-inch7-inch7-inch7-inch7-inch7-inch7-inch7-inch
Display Pixels:800 × 480800 × 6001024 × 6001024 × 600800 × 480800 × 4801024 × 6001024 × 6001024 × 6001280 × 8001024 × 600
Display Type:TNTNTNIPS TNTNTNTNTNIPSIPSIPS
CPU:1 GHz, Ingenic JZ4770,
MIPS-based		1 GHz, Allwinner A13,
Single-Core-ARM-based		1.2 GHz, Allwinner A10,
ARM-based		1.2 GHz, Allwinner A10,
ARM-based		1.2 GHz, Allwinner A10,
ARM-based		1 GHz, AML8726-M3 Cortex-A9
ARM-based		1 GHz, AML8726-M3 Cortex-A9
ARM-based		1.5 GHz, AML8726-M6 Cortex-A9
Dual-Core-ARM		1.5 GHz, AML8726-M6 Cortex-A9
Dual-Core-ARM		1.5 GHz, AML8726-MX Cortex-A9
Dual-Core-ARM		1.5 GHz, AML8726-M6 Cortex-A9
Dual-Core-ARM
GPU:GC860MALI-400MALI-400MALI-400MALI-400MALI-400MALI-400 3DMALI-400x2MALI-400x2MALI-400x4MALI-400x2
RAM:512 MB DDR2512 MB DDR31 GB DDR31 GB DDR3512 MB DDR31 GB DDR31 GB DDR31 GB DDR31 GB DDR31 GB DDR31 GB DDR3
Internal Storage:8 / 16 GB flash8 GB flash8 GB flash8 / 16 GB flash8 GB flash8 / 16 GB flash8 GB flash8 / 16 GB flash16 GB flash16 GB flash8 GB flash
External Storage:microSDHC cardmicroSDHC cardmicroSDHC cardmicroSDHC cardmicroSDHC cardmicroSDHC cardmicroSDHC cardmicroSDHC cardmicroSDHC cardmicroSDHC cardmicroSDHC card
Camera:None0.3 Megapixel (front)2.0 Megapixel (front)2.0 Megapixel (front)2.0 Megapixel (front)0.3 Megapixel (front)0.3 Megapixel (front)2.0 Megapixel (front)2.0 Megapixel (front)2.0 MP (front), 5.0 MP (back)2.0 Megapixel (front)
Video Out:NoneNoneMini-HDMIMini-HDMIMini-HDMINoneNoneMini-HDMIMini-HDMIMini-HDMIMini-HDMI
Wireless:WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth v2.1 HSP/HFP/A2DP/AVRCP supportedWiFi (802.11 b/g/n)
Wired:miniUSB (supports OTG), 3.5 mm jack (audio)miniUSB (supports OTG), 3.5 mm jack (audio)miniUSB (supports OTG), 3.5 mm jack (audio)miniUSB, 3.5 mm jack (audio)miniUSB, 3.5 mm jack (audio)miniUSB, 3.5 mm jack (audio)miniUSB, 3.5 mm jack (audio)miniUSB, 3.5 mm jack (audio)miniUSB, 3.5 mm jack (audio)microUSB, 3.5 mm jack (audio)microUSB, 3.5 mm jack (audio)
G-Sensor(Gravity sensor):3 way4 way3 way3 way3 way3 way3 way3 way3 way3 way3 way
Battery:4000 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		3700 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		3700 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		3700 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		3700 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		3700 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		3700 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		3700 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		3700 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		5000 mAh
lithium-ion polymer		3700 mAh
lithium-ion polymer
Size:176 × 110 × 13.2mm190 × 120 × 12mm189.3 × 120 × 11.2mm189.5 × 122.66 × 9.9mm187 × 111 × 12mm187 × 111 × 12mm191 × 125 × 10.9mm189.3 × 120 × 11.2mm186 × 120 × 11.9mm186.6 × 126.93 × 10.6mm189.3 × 120.93 × 11.2mm
Weight:420g360g360g313g320g336g360g333g342g336g328g
Notes for NOVO7 Crystal

While it is advertised as 1.5 GHz, the actual CPU speed is only 1.2 GHz. Verified on stock ROM (batch 3, chengnen.tan kernel).

See also

References
  1. NOVO7 Product List; Ainovo. Archived 29 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "JZ4770 Processor Technical Information; Ingenic Semiconductor". Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. Brad Molen (5 December 2011). "Ainol launches the NOVO7, the world's first Android 4.0 tablet, for $100 plus shipping". Engadget.
  4. How to upgrade to Android 4.0.1; Ainovo.
  5. Ainol Webpage Archived 23 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Feiyu's CyanogenMod 9.
  8. Quarx2k's CyanogenMod 9.
  9. NOVO7 Paladin Technical Specifications; Ainovo. Archived 10 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "NOVO7 Paladin Product Information; Ainol". Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  11. NOVO7 Legend Technical Specifications; Ainovo. Archived 30 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "NOVO7 Legend Product Information; Ainol". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  13. "NOVO7 Elf Product Information; Ainol". Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  14. "NOVO7 Aurora Product Information; Ainol". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  15. NOVO7 Advanced II Product Information; Ecrater.
  16. "NOVO7 Tornado; Ainol Novo". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  17. "NOVO7 Mars; Ainol Novo". Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  18. "NOVO7 Elf II; Ainol Novo". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  19. "NOVO7 Aurora II; Ainol Novo". Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  20. NOVO7 Fire; Ainol Novo
  21. "NOVO7 Crystal; Ainol Novo". Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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