Bluepanther Thunder 7" Marvell Tablet with GPS, Android 2.2

[lgstoian]

I haven't recieve mine yet but when I do I'll give it a proper review.
Yah it does come with all google apps.
As soon as I root this thing and get some way of flashing it working I'll start porting android 2.3.

Astonishing that it took them months and have really gotten very little traction with this nifty device.

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[xaueious]

That would be nice (Android 2.3)

When I first saw this back on shanzhaiben in August this year, I was not aware of the GPS functionality. The article actually calls it an HTC phone clone. They tested 720p playback, which does not evidently work with this chipset anyways. But seeing that Youtube works in a respectable manner, I think this thing is going to do just fine. This is one of the only devices where they managed to get all the buttons right. I liked the concept back when I saw it, especially when the market was being flooded with 3 button 7" iPad clones.

I would really like to know if this will be (or is already) adopted for any foreign markets to be sold locally, because that is when a shanzhai device really can start to blossom.




Specs (from Leader):

Key Features
·Quick access to the Internet experience
Marvell PXA 166 800MHZ frequency CPU， memory 256DDR2 and Google Android1.6 or above version enables fast and stable internet connection

·7 inch wide screen
7-inch wide screen touch, allowing you to use more convenient.

·Wi-Fi/3G, wireless Internet access
Built-in wifi capabilities, whether offices, hotels, cafes or airports, as long as there are places where wireless Internet hotspot for free internet access at any time, open the computer can surf the web, stock, office, wireless office to do the real Internet to achieve the ultra-portable features.

·GPS Navigation
Built-in GPS high sensitivity receiver 42 channel,
Hot start: <=3s (in open place,-130dBm)
Warm start: <=32s (in open place,-130dBm)
Cold start: < =38s (in open place,-130dBm)

·Battery capacity
High-capacity battery 7.4V, 2400mAh, long standby time 400 hours, 5-6 hours battery life time on full power.

Hardware Specifications
·CPU: Marvell PXA166-800MHz
·OS: Android 1.6(Extend up to Android2.1/2.2)
·Screen:7 inch TFT with 800X480 resolution
·Memory: NAND Flash support 1GB to 8GB, RAM: 256MB DDR2
·GPS Module: Built-in GPS high sensitivity receiver 42 channel,
·Antenna: built-in antenna
·Wifi: Support 802.11 b/g
·3Gptional through usb host
·G-Sensor: Built-in
·Camera: Built-in camera for Video call, 0.3M pixel
·Input/Output:Touch Panel: Resistive type touch panel
Speaker: Builtin loud speaker
Headphone: 3.5mm stereo jack
MIC: Built-in Internal MIC-phone
SD / MMC: TF slot, capacity up to 8GB (support TF HC)
USB :USB2.0 Host , USB Slave
Dock: Include USB host, USB Slave, Charge_in , MIC.
·KEY:Power,Vol+/-,BACK,HOME,MENU,SEARCH andUP/DOWN / LIFT/ RIGHT / OK
·Battery:Type: Built-in 7.4V 2400mAh Li polymer
Active: System continues with backlight setting on middle range &
video play back function on full power mode about 5~6 hrs Charger:
Rechargeable battery
·Physicalimension:205.4*110.92*14mm
Weight: 400g

[lgstoian]

Finally got the tablet and have been playing with it. Got it rooted; updated the g-app except market, getting FC with 2.2.6 or 2.2.7; enabled jit which is running without any troubles; added the gingerbread keyboard.
I'm stuck now at getting the calendar app and the new market to work.

The cpu is listed as marvell pxa 168 and not 166 as is stated by the maker ( Marvell Mohawk rev 0 (v5l)), bogoMips 796.26 .

I'm going to continue tweaking it and probably gonna make some custom rom for it.
So any other users out there of this MID ?

Specs/Mini review, kinda sorta .. :
Marvell pxa 168 800 mhz ;
247 mb ram out of which I get 50 mb free after I kill all apps ;
262.94 mb internal memory which will be used for installing apps and around 1600 mb for whatever other purpose you want ;
Runs Android 2.2.1 FRG83 , kernel 2.6.34 ;
Screen resolution 480x800 7 inches , bright with good viewing angles ;
Front facing cam 0.3 mega pixels of doubtful quality to say the least ;
The touchscreen is quite precise as long as u do the calibration with a pen ;
Can't really say much about battery life yet ;
Doesn't get hot under use ;
Fells heavy and well built, makes you think it would survive a fall but I'm sure it wouldn't. The plastic has a rubbery feel to it ;
Having all the android hardware buttons does help with navigation ;
Gps works well with g-maps 5. Can see the new 3d buildings but have no idea how to rotate the view without multi-touch ;
Till now all the apps that didn't work from the market were the ones requiring a gpu and of course no adobe flash 10.1, dough I am hopping for some flash lite love ;
Really annoying proprietary cable which is used for charging and usb ;
The accelerometer is quite snappy ;
Will run 480p video without problems but I haven't tried yet anything higher ;
I will continue to add to this here grocery list as impresions acumulate and change .

Personal note: The punctuate android mascot vent thing on the back of the tablet is freaking cool .
Also has the worst battery discharging sound I ever heard, sounds like a goose in heat or something.

Benchmark scores using Benchmark benchmarking app for benchmarking :
Tablet died before I can post them so they are coming after the break.

Linpack - 5.1 MFlops. Thats not bad considering that the via chips have 1.25MFlops , Rockchip 2808 2.5MFlops , Rockchip 2818 3MFlops and Telechips 3.5MFlops

[lgstoian]

A little update : I got full market to work and adh-hoc support.

[lgstoian]

Well it seems in the end its using the Marvell PXA168 preprocessor. Can any other owners confirm this ?

[lgstoian]

Hello fellow owner. Mine came with g-apps, I just upgraded them to the latest ones and got the market to display all apps.
So I suspect yours didn't come with any applications from google. I can try giving you my gapps and framework and then you can adb push them on the X2.
Dough first thing first get adb working. I suspect you know how to do this or not ?
Also does your run on the PXA 168 or 166 check using a system info app.

[Tesztelo]

A little update : I got full market to work and adh-hoc support.

It's nice, but where did you write down how do to do? I mean rooting, updating g-apps, full market, etc.

[Nowis]

After checking the system info the hardware seams to be pretty much the same as yours. Without the market I only found "quick system info" to view system information, but for me it seems to be a pxa168
Using ADB is no problem, so I really would be glad to get your gapps.
I have attached complete systeminformation below. Output is partial in german, but should be readable

[lgstoian]

Yah it is identical to mine. I guess in the end all use the pxa168. This morning I'll be quite busy wit work but when I get back home I'll make a tutorial and upload the gapps for it.

[Nowis]

I'm really looking forward to that