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Intex Envy Android tablet lands, priced at Php6,995

This review unit of an Intex Envy Android tablet arrived last week. It’s an affordable 7-inch Froyo tablet that comes with a resistive screen (reason why they’re able to make it that cheap).

For Php6,995 you’re getting a Cortex A9 chip running at 1GHz. See complete specs below:

Intex Envy M709MR Android Tablet
7-inch resistive display @ 800×480 pixels
Amlogic 8726M with Cortex A9 Core 1GHz
ARM Mali-400 graphics with 3D acceleration support
512MB RAM
512MB ROM
8GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g
micro-USB port
mini-HDMI port
Flash 10.1 support
3750mAh battery
Android 2.2 Froyo

It’s got an HDMI port that allows you to play up to 1080P full HD videos to an external display. Weird though that the OS is looking for cellular service when there’s no SIM card slot embedded in the tablet.

The battery like isn’t the best and only lasts for about 4 hours on WiFi.

Not the most impressive tablet in its category but for the really budget-conscious (I mean, those who don’t have Php10k and above to spare for a tablet), this is more than enough. Would be interesting to compare it with that popular Kingcom Joypad.

Suggested retail price is Php6,995.

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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.

39 Responses

  1. Avatar for Joe Joe says:

    got this from hello in sm north. i think it’s the best entry tablet out there if you’re on a budget( especially for people like me who’s not always after the best and latest gadgets). the responsiveness of the touchscreen isn’t as good as Samsung’s or the Ipad, but isn’t as bad as you might think either. besides, it came w/ a free stylus. wifi is pretty fast. was good for about 7 hours playing games and videos. might be less if wifi was on all the time though. personally, i think it’s a great buy.

  2. Avatar for anti-BS anti-BS says:

    Sorry for my post ^ I didn’t really take the time to reconsider the price but this is still not worth it.

    Tablets are made for portability that this android version and 4 hours battery life is just lame. I recommend to buy a netbook instead.

  3. Avatar for anti-BS anti-BS says:

    Why are these companies keep releasing outdated crap? froyo? this is DOA

  4. Avatar for aze aze says:

    sir Yuga i know po that this is off topic, but can i request that you create a blog post about smart phones at 10-15k range that would be available at the end of november or early november. I am planning po of buying 1, but then i dont know what to buy, siguro po kahit mga november nyo an i post para available na yung mga phones :):) thanks po in advance.

  5. Avatar for Josh Josh says:

    Hello Yuga!

    Hope you can also make a review of Kingcom’s Joypad… I’m actually thinking of buying one for my dad, he’s really fond of using touchscreen devices, and doesn’t care if it is capacitive or resistive and I think the Joypad’s a real good pick for my budget… :>

  6. Avatar for Ace Ace says:

    Resistive is the spec that makes you “resist” this tablet…

  7. Avatar for JmBalicano JmBalicano says:

    Hi, does anyone know where to find this? This is the glorified ebook reader I’ve been looking for!

  8. Avatar for Kyle Kyle says:

    Looks like crap. Shame about the specs though. That Cortex A9 with a Mali-400 GPU (same as the SGS II’s GPU) is juicy as hell. I would gladly pay more for a capacitive touchscreen, WSVGA res, and better battery life.

    • Avatar for Abe Olandres Abe Olandres says:

      If that’s the case, then I suggest you get the 7″ Galaxy Tab WiFi at 15k.

    • Avatar for Kyle Kyle says:

      Why would I bother with a Cortex-A8 device? not to mention a crippled version of the original Galaxy Tab 3G with a downgraded GPU. S5PC110 > OMAP 3630. That’s a bad recommendation you just made.

      If anything, it’s the upcoming Acer Iconia A100 for me (if I can live with the battery life…), Archos 80 G9 (very competitive specs overall regardless of which tablet you compare it to), or the upcoming Lenovo IdeaPad A1 which is basically Galaxy Tab Wifi 7″ specs for $199.

    • Avatar for Abe Olandres Abe Olandres says:

      @kyle because that’s the closest to what you described and the ones you really wanted are not yet available in the Philippines. Can’t recommend devices that aren’t available locally.

      If you like Archos, try the Archos 70 as well at 14k. It’s also available in the Philippines.

  9. Avatar for Pinoy Persuasion Pinoy Persuasion says:

    No, thank you!

  10. Avatar for lawrence lawrence says:

    However you rub it, some people will still buy this thing. This is the better alternative for the china-made ones, primarily because the warranty and the processor. Keep in mind that you cannot get a 1Ghz from a decent OEM for under 10K. And 1ghz is a make or break for an android tablet, because of the Flash support.

    The resistive screen though would really make a huge difference. It can really downgrade the android experience. Some people won’t care though.

    I think if they made this capacitive, the price won’t mark up that high.3K difference would be enough, I guess, so they better release a capacitive variant.

  11. Avatar for such a shame such a shame says:

    what a waste of a decent processor.

    froyo + resistive + 4 hour battery + a bezel that looks like it’s just asking for scratch marks

    it would have been great 2 years ago. passable a year ago. but this year, with the tablets that are already out, no way. there are more decent (china even) ones out there at that price.

    just because you get a review unit doesn’t mean you gotta recommend it everytime, you know? even for budget-conscious buyers.

    • Avatar for Abe Olandres Abe Olandres says:

      Kingcom’s JoyPad is actually among the most popular tablet under Php10k so I think it’s reasonable that this unit can compete in that price range.

    • Avatar for a a says:

      you really think you can rank your website for that keyword? good luck

  12. Avatar for YuYu YuYu says:

    how’s the resistive screen? parang V9 ba?

  13. Avatar for Ed Ed says:

    Sir Yuga? Capacitive or Resistive?

  14. Avatar for ay ay says:

    i would probably buy one if its offered at yugadeals for 5thousand or less :)

  15. Avatar for intersectRaven intersectRaven says:

    If this used a capacitive touchscreen it would’ve been a no-brainer to buy. The difference between capacitive and resistive touchscreens are hugely noticeable upon usage. :(

  16. Avatar for nameless nameless says:

    Waaah! The indians are invading the world! What about us filipinos?

  17. Avatar for Ric Ric says:

    What’s it like playing Angry Birds on a resistive screen? Anyone know?

  18. Avatar for kyflo kyflo says:

    Specs is already good but they should also have a variant that has a capacitive touchscreen display and runs with 3.1 Honeycomb OS.

  19. Avatar for rnovino rnovino says:

    hi sir yuga where can I buy this ??

    • Avatar for joanarose joanarose says:

      Hi, this unit is already out and available in the market. You may get it Hello mobile Stores in SM Moa, Megamall and SM annex

  20. Avatar for Eason Eason says:

    wow it looks nice for a cheap froyo tablet, the specs are good too. Just like Coby tablets but it looks better

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