NOVO7
| Manufacturer | Ainol Electronics Co |
|---|---|
| Type | Tablet computer |
| Retail availability | December 2011 to Present |
| Operating system | Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| CPU | 1 GHz Ingenic JZ4770, MIPS-based or 1.2 GHz All Winner A10 ARM-based |
| Memory | 512 MB or 1GB RAM |
| Storage |
Flash memory Internal: 8 or 16 GB flash External: miniSDHC card |
| Display | 800 × 480 px, 1024 × 600 or 1280 × 800 px 7 in (18 cm) diagonal capacitive touchscreen |
| Sound | Built-in microphone; Built-in speaker; 3.5mm stereo jack |
| Input | Multi-touch Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Camera | None or 2.0 Megapixel |
| Connectivity |
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), miniUSB |
| Power | 3700 or 5000 mAh Li-Po battery |
| Website | www |
The NOVO7 is a series of Android tablet computers manufactured by the Chinese company Ainol Electronics. The "7" represents the size of the tablet's screen (7 inches); Ainol's other products include the Novo 5 and Novo 8.
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. Its specifications were similar to the Novo 7 Basic, having a 7-inch touch screen, 1 GHz MIPS processor, 512 MB RAM, 8 to 16 GB of internal flash storage, external microSDHC slot, miniUSB, and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n). Two more tablets, the Aurora and the Elf, were added to the range soon afterwards; both of these tablets used ARM CPUs.
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.
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