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Viliv S5 Premium 3G in the flesh!

Name: Viliv S5 Premium 3G in the flesh!
Brand: Viliv
Rating: 4.3 (1 reviews)

Abe Olandres March 17, 2010 · 2 min read

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First time I ever heard of the Viliv MID was right around CES last year and never really expected it would be introduced here in the Philippines.

So it was a bit of a surprise when I was contacted by their distributor, CosmoTech, to check out their Viliv line-up.

viliv s5

They showed me the 7-inch Viliv X70 mobile internet device last week and was able to borrow the 5-inch model, the Viliv S5. This neat little device sits between a smartphone and a netbook and comes with all the features you’d hope for.

Specs: Viliv S5 Premium 3G
4.8″ touch screen @ 1024×600 pixels
Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz
1GB DDR2 RAM
32GB SSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g
3G/HSPA
Bluetooth 2.0
GPS
USB, TV & VGA out

The Viliv S5 runs Windows XP out of the box and has a 30Wh battery that promises 200 hours of standby time or 6 hours of video playback.

So far, the MID performs really well and very responsive running Windows XP and the screen got haptic feedback. I still need to play around with it for some time before I can post a full review. The suggested retail price of the Viliv S5 3G is Php49,990 while the Viliv X70 is Php56,990.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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55 Comments

ZHC · 15 years ago

maganda sana kung nilagyan nila ng sim slot ^_^
para umpc na cellphone heheheheh ^_^

ayan · 16 years ago

hi, how much is Viliv S5 and X70 nowadays?

And any cosmotech email address inquiry please?

thanks

Gino · 16 years ago

I visit again the store in Alabang, May promo sila sa mga product, S5 = 43,990 X70 = 49,990… I think worth na yung price nila… ehehe

michel_08 · 16 years ago

wow! , but are all MID/UMPC really in that price range?
tska sir, ok naman po ba yung performance nia based sa kanyang price?
Kelan po lalabas yung full review? :)) TY

Paolo · 16 years ago

Well, in my opinion, i rather get an iPad this april.

or wait for the HP Envy 15.

ed · 16 years ago

hey, isn’t a device like this and the likes a threat to internet cafe owners like you, Mr. Yuga Tech.

mukhang ang mga gadgets na ganito ang sinasabi nilang death of PCs.

anong comment mo mr. yuga tech?

Gino · 16 years ago

I’ve checked the store in Festival Mall, the store no longer exist, but I’ve seen a display in Alabang Town Center, the S5 and a bigger one i think it’s X70 with 7-inch screen. Those device are cool!! I can’t imagine myself harvesting in farmville with that gadget :P ahaha

Frank · 16 years ago

Hm.. this would be a problem with old dudes with large glasses, and its very expensive. Might as well stick with a netbook. The only good thing about it is you can put it in your pocket, period.

symbiandreamsdotcom · 16 years ago

wow. caught my attention. really these devices are handsome and silly. handsome for like muscled gadget but with a high price. how about some Sony Vaio Pseries? Anyone?

PunkAs · 16 years ago

I rather buy an Apple iPad. Around 30K lang 3G and wifi na Apple OS pa.

fred · 16 years ago

so expensive!! i think it would be better if the existing installed operating system in this mobile internet device is Windows 7. Windows XP is nearly obsolete ..Microsoft has changed it OS for the better in Windows 7. lol

Jojo Arevalo · 16 years ago

If I am not mistaken there is a V5 and V7 sold in one of the shops (actually the shop is not a computer shop but more telecom / digital instrumentation)in Festival Mall Alabang. I forgot the shop’s name but it is the one near cdrking. Both are in the 40K range.

Lon · 16 years ago

sir yung sa amazon ata hindi pa 3G, mas astig kung 3G,
It’s nice! pero it’s expensive !! LOL

Wendal · 16 years ago

where are all the cheap Android tablets coming out of China?

we were promised!

Adrian · 16 years ago

mabigat po ba? para kasing mabigat sa picture.

Henry · 16 years ago

just ask any of your friends from states to buy that for you so that you can have big big savings
with that kind of amount you can buy the viliv s5 with 128GB solid state drive or 2 viliv s5 na
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.dynamism.com

Henry · 16 years ago

too expensive around $549 = P25K sa http://www.amazon.com

Sanctuarian06 · 16 years ago

Eh bakit ka pa jan magtitiis magfarmville, kung may desktop or laptop naman. Tehehe. Pero pinaguusapan dito ang MOBILITY? Ok? Kaya siguro kamahal may basis, maliliit kaya ung chipsets na ginamit jan.

nitecrawler · 16 years ago

I Cant Viliv they cost that much.. LOL.. S70 is as expensive as Entry Level Apple Macbook

boowee · 16 years ago

pwedeng kabitan ng keyboard or there’s a built-in?

laptoper · 16 years ago

the price is about that of a full-sized laptop and almost twice of some netbooks. tsk tsk

fr0stbyte · 16 years ago

I saw this cheap tablet alternative named “Hott MID-500”. Distributor price runs at $92 (whoa!) though local distribution is probably questionable. It sports a 5″ touch screen, Android, USB connection, and Wifi. Awful battery life though. Five hours! Once they improve it with longer battery life and 3G then it should prove it’s worth as a cheap iPad competitor.

BrianB · 16 years ago

You going to do a full review?

Too expensive though. At PMP Today, we have discussed how this compares with the Mbook M1, a 5-inch mini-laptop. Would you use this instead of a netbook?