Ainol NOVO tablet

Ainol Electronics, Ltd. was founded in 2004 in Shenzhen, China, and is a household name in China for MP3 and MP4 players. Ainol has it\’s own RD, development, manufacturing facility and sales team. Ainol\’s factory in Shenzhen has more than 32,000 square meters, with state-of-art manufacturing, assembling, and testing equipment.

Ainol entered the Android tablet market in 2010, and have released a number of very popular tablets , such as the Ainol NOVO 7 Basic, NOVO7 Advanced. In December 2011, Ainol released the first Google authorized Android 4 .0 tablet NOVO 7 Paladin based on the MIPS CPU. Then in January 15, 2012, Ainol released another two Android 4 .0 tablets NOVO 7 ELF and NOVO 7 Aurora, both based on AllWinner ’s ARM based many-core CPU A10. NOVO 7 Aurora is the first 7″ tablet with the IPS screen . NOVO 7 Android 4 .0 tablets won the second place of the “Best Tablet Award” at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas in January, 2012. Ainol has appointed uPlay Tablet as its overseas distributor . We offer the lowest wholesale price on Ainol tablets. You will enjoy the factory price when you order 100 units of a model. We also have an Ainol retailer program, where we offer retailers the lowest whole price for ordering 10 units of a model.  If you are interested in selling Ainol tablets or buying Ainol tablets in volume, please contact uPlay Tablet.

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  • Ainol NOVO 10 Captain tablet

    Ainol NOVO 10 Captain

    Ainol Novo 10 Captain will be the third 10.1 inch tablet released by Ainol. It uses a 1280×800 pixel 180 degree viewing angle IPS capacitive screen made by LG and runs Google’s latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (the same OS on Google Nexus 7). NOVO 10 Captain is powered by  a 1.5GHz ACT-ATM7029 ARM 2nd generation Cortex-A9 based quad-core CPU with built-in dual-core GC 1000. The RAM is 2GB super fast DDR 3. It has dual-cameras – 0.3MP front facing webcam and 2MP rear facing camera. NOVO 10 Captain has HDMI port so that you can play video and games on your big screen HD TV. Ainol NOVO 10 Captain has Google Play (Android Market) pre-installed. It supports bluetooth 2.1, so you can connect it with bluetooth keyboard (like our uPlay wireless keyboard case) and bluetooth game controller. Ainol NOVO 10 Captain has a supper large 11000 mAh battery, so you can enjoy playing game or surfing web for 10 hours without charge.

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    Ainol NOVO 9 Spark

    NOVO 9 Spark is the first 9.7 inch tablet with a retina 180 degree viewing angle IPS capacitive screen (same screen as the iPad 4), powered by ARM A13 Quad-Core CPU with built-in 8 core PowerVR SGX GPU, and runs the latest Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean –  it’s basically  ”iPad 4″ running Android with half price. Other key features include 4K HDMI output, 2 MP front and 5MP rear cameras with auto focus, OTG port to connect keyboard, mouse, and hard drive, and 1000 mAh battery – the largest one seen on the market.

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    Ainol NOVO 10 Hero II

    Ainol Novo 10 Hero II (2) is the first quad-core 10.1 inch tablet released by Ainol. NOVO 10 Hero II is powered by  a 1.5GHz AMLogic ARM 2nd generation Cortex-A9 based quad-core CPU with built-in quad-core Mali 400 GPU, which can play 6 videos simultaneously while you can still open apps in the background. The highest HD video it can play is 4x HD, and it can output 1080P 3D video directly.  Ainol NOVO 10 Hero II has an unique Quick Boot feature, it can be turned on from sleep mode in 1 second. The full boot only takes 10 seconds. The 4 CPU cores are turned on and off independently to save batery.  It uses the 1280×800 pixel 180 degree viewing angle IPS capacitive screen made by Samsung (the same screen used on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10) and runs Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (the same OS on Google Nexus 7).  The Smart Backlight automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen according the ambient light. It has dual-cameras – 0.3MP front facing webcam and 2MP rear facing camera. NOVO 10 Hero II has HDMI port so that you can play video and games on your big screen HD TV. Ainol NOVO 10 Hero II has Google Play (Android Market) pre-installed. Ainol NOVO 10 Hero II has a supper large 8000 mAh battery, so you can enjoy playing game or surfing web for 8 hours without charge.

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    Ainol NOVO 7 Crystal

    Ainol NOVO 7 Crystal is the first tablet with dual-core CPU and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The dua-core CPU is AMLogic 8726-M6, ARM Cortex-A9 based dual-core 1.4GHz CPU with integrated quad-core Mali 400 GPU. The NOVO Crystal runs the latest Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, and features a multi-touch 7-inch high resolution 1024 x 600 pixel all-angle IPS display.

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    Ainol NOVO 7 Flame

    the Ainol Novo 7 Flame (aka Fire, Burning) is the newest and the only 7″ tablet with 1280×800 pixel 180 degree viewing angle IPS capacitive screen (same screen as the Google Nexus 7) and runs Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich. NOVO 7 Flame (Burning) is powered by  a 1.5GHz AMLogic ARM 2nd generation Cortex-A9 based dual-core CPU. It has dual-camera – 2MP front facing webcam and 5MP rear facing camera. NOVO 7 Flame (Fire, Burning) has HDMI port to let you play video on your big screen HD TV. It is the only one with ultra-thin metal case in all Ainol tablet models. Ainol NOVO 7 Flame (Fire, Burning) has Google Play (Android Market) pre-installed. Ainol added bluetooth support and increased the battery capacity to 5000 mAh in the last minute.

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    Ainol NOVO 10 Hero

    Ainol Novo 10 Hero is the first 10.1 inch tablet released by Ainol. It uses the 1280×800 pixel 180 degree viewing angle IPS capacitive screen made by Samsung (the same screen used on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10) and runs Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (the same OS on Google Nexus 7). NOVO 10 Hero is powered by a 1.5GHz AMLogic ARM 2nd generation Cortex-A9 based dual-core CPU with built-in quad-core Mali 400 GPU. It has dual-cameras – 0.3MP front facing webcam and 2MP rear facing camera. NOVO 10 Hero has HDMI port so that you can play video and games on your big screen HD TV. Ainol NOVO 10 Hero has Google Play (Android Market) pre-installed. It supports bluetooth 2.1, so you can connect it with bluetooth keyboard (like our uPlay wireless keyboard case) and bluetooth game controller. Ainol NOVO 10 Hero has a supper large 8000 mAh battery, so you can enjoy playing game or surfing web for 8 hours without charge.

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    Ainol NOVO 7 Venus

    Ainol NOVO 7 Venus is the first quad-core 7 inch tablet released by Ainol. It uses high resolution 1280×800 pixel 180 degree viewing angle IPS capacitive screen and runs Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (the same OS on Google Nexus 7). NOVO 7 Venus is powered by  a 1.5GHz ACT-ATM7029 ARM 2nd generation Cortex-A9 based dual-core CPU with built-in dual-core GC 1000.  It has dual-cameras – 0.3MP front facing webcam and 2MP rear facing camera. NOVO 7 Venus has HDMI port so that you can play video and games on your big screen HD TV. Ainol NOVO 7 Venus has Google Play (Android Market) pre-installed. It supports bluetooth 2.1, so you can connect it with bluetooth keyboard (like our uPlay wireless keyboard case) and bluetooth game controller. Ainol NOVO 7 Venus has a large 4000 mAh battery, so you can enjoy playing game or surfing web for 8 hours without charge.

  • uPlay Android Smart Watch Z4 Unbox Video

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    uPlay Android Smart Watch Z4 is a white label Android smart watch with 1.5″ capacitive touch screen 240×240 pixels, steel enclosure with curved glass screen, powered by dual-core CPU JZ4775, and runs Google Android 4.0 ICS – It is basically a color version of the popular Pebble smart watch. It[...]

  • uPlay Smart Watch Z2 Un-box Video and How to Change the Language to English

    Android Smart Watch Phone Z2

    This is the un-box video of uPlay smart watch Z2 . Z2′s default language is set in Chinese. This video also shows you how to change it to English. uPlay Android Smart Watch Phone ( white label ) Z2 is a white label Android smart watch 3G unlocked world phone with[...]

  • Z3 smart watch is upgraded to Z4 – upgraded enclosure to steel

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    uPlay Smart Watch Z3 is finally released. It also got a face lifting – the plastic enclosure is replaced with a high class enclosure made of steel. The official name of this new smart watch is Z4. The final sale price of Z4 is set to be $149. We cannot honor[...]

  • Z2 smart watch’s sale price is reduced from $349 to $279 (retail price $499)

    Android Smart Watch Phone Z2

    Z2 is now entered mass production, the cost is down from a month ago. Therefore, we are glad to let you know the sales price of Z2 is reduced from $349.99 to $279.99. If you pre-ordered Z2 and haven’t canceled your order, we offer you a special price $249.99 to[...]

  • uPlay PhonePad Gen 3 Factory Reset and Firmware Upgrade Guide

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    In case you cannot boot up your uPlay PhonePad Gen 3 , or you want to flash the firmware , please follow this instruction : 1. Prepare a micro-SD card (TF card), copy the firmware onto it. Ideally the micro-SD card should have at least 500MB space. 2. Press and[...]

  • Smart Watch Z3 is released

    uPlay Android Smart Watch Z3

    Finally Smart Watch Z3 is released. However, the final retail price is set to be $149. We cannot honor the pre-order price, but we will offer our pre-order customer a special price $129.99. For customer who pre-ordered Smart Watch Z3, you just need to pay the price difference, then we[...]

  • Z2 smart watch is released, retail price $499. Z3 release is postponed

    Android Smart Watch Phone Z2

    Z2 smart watch is finally released, the retail price is set for $499. Unfortunately we have to cancel and refund all Z2 pre-orders. For customer who pre-ordered Z2 smart watch, we would recommend you to switch to S5, we will refund you the price difference and give you free upgrade[...]

  • Mediatek octa-core MT6592 vs Qualcomm SnapDragon 800

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    Starting from this year many of our tablet and smart watch models will be powered by MediaTek octa-core CPU. Mediatek has recently launched it’s newest product, MT6592 which is referred to as the first true octa-core processor in the world. With the terms of “true eight-core” processors are certainly a[...]

  • How to fix – Ainol NOVO Captain cannot be turned on (cannot boot)

    Ainol NOVO 10 Captain tablet

    If you cannot turn on Ainol NOVO 10 Captain, you can try the following: Plug it with charger for 5 mins. Press and hold the Power button for 20~30 seconds, then release Press the power button for 1~2 seconds, then wait. You should see a battery charging icon displayed. Wait[...]

  • Z2 smart watch release is postponed. The retail price is set at $499

    Android Smart Watch Phone Z2

    We just confirmed with our factory making Z2 smart watch. Unfortunately they have to postpone the release date . No specific date is set at this point, although most likely it will be in January, 2014. The retail price of Z2 smart watch is set at $499. For customers who[...]

  • uPlay Android Smart Watch Z4 Unbox Video

    uPlay Android Smart Watch Z4 is a white label Android smart watch with 1.5″ capacitive touch screen 240×240 pixels, steel enclosure with curved glass screen, powered by dual-core CPU JZ4775, and runs Google Android 4.0 ICS – It is basically a color version of the popular Pebble smart watch. It[...]

  • uPlay Smart Watch Z2 Un-box Video and How to Change the Language to English

    This is the un-box video of uPlay smart watch Z2 . Z2′s default language is set in Chinese. This video also shows you how to change it to English. uPlay Android Smart Watch Phone (white label) Z2 is a white label Android smart watch 3G unlocked world phone with GPS and[...]

  • Z3 smart watch is upgraded to Z4 – upgraded enclosure to steel

    uPlay Smart Watch Z3 is finally released. It also got a face lifting – the plastic enclosure is replaced with a high class enclosure made of steel. The official name of this new smart watch is Z4. The final sale price of Z4 is set to be $149. We cannot honor[...]

  • Z2 smart watch’s sale price is reduced from $349 to $279 (retail price $499)

    Z2 is now entered mass production, the cost is down from a month ago. Therefore, we are glad to let you know the sales price of Z2 is reduced from $349.99 to $279.99. If you pre-ordered Z2 and haven’t canceled your order, we offer you a special price $249.99 to[...]

  • uPlay PhonePad Gen 3 Factory Reset and Firmware Upgrade Guide

    In case you cannot boot up your uPlay PhonePad Gen 3 , or you want to flash the firmware, please follow this instruction : 1. Prepare a micro-SD card (TF card), copy the firmware onto it. Ideally the micro-SD card should have at least 500MB space. 2. Press and hold[...]

  • Smart Watch Z3 is released

    Finally Smart Watch Z3 is released. However, the final retail price is set to be $149. We cannot honor the pre-order price, but we will offer our pre-order customer a special price $129.99. For customer who pre-ordered Smart Watch Z3, you just need to pay the price difference, then we[...]

  • Z2 smart watch is released, retail price $499. Z3 release is postponed

    Z2 smart watch is finally released, the retail price is set for $499. Unfortunately we have to cancel and refund all Z2 pre-orders. For customer who pre-ordered Z2 smart watch, we would recommend you to switch to S5, we will refund you the price difference and give you free upgrade[...]

  • Mediatek octa-core MT6592 vs Qualcomm SnapDragon 800

    Starting from this year many of our tablet and smart watch models will be powered by MediaTek octa-core CPU. Mediatek has recently launched it’s newest product, MT6592 which is referred to as the first true octa-core processor in the world. With the terms of “true eight-core” processors are certainly a[...]

  • How to fix – Ainol NOVO Captain cannot be turned on (cannot boot)

    If you cannot turn on Ainol NOVO 10 Captain, you can try the following: Plug it with charger for 5 mins. Press and hold the Power button for 20~30 seconds, then release Press the power button for 1~2 seconds, then wait. You should see a battery charging icon displayed. Wait[...]

  • Z2 smart watch release is postponed. The retail price is set at $499

    We just confirmed with our factory making Z2 smart watch. Unfortunately they have to postpone the release date. No specific date is set at this point, although most likely it will be in January, 2014. The retail price of Z2 smart watch is set at $499. For customers who pre-ordered[...]

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  • Ainol NOVO 10 Captain tablet

    How to fix – Ainol NOVO Captain cannot be turned on (cannot boot)

    If you cannot turn on Ainol NOVO 10 Captain, you can try the following: Plug it with charger for 5 mins. Press and hold the Power button for 20~30 seconds, then release Press the power button for 1~2 seconds, then wait. You should see a battery charging icon displayed. Wait[...]

  • Ainol NOVO 10 Captain tablet

    Ainol NOVO 10 Captain, NOVO 10 Hero II, and NOVO 7 Venus Firmware Upgrade – Step by Step Guide

    Ainol NOVO 10 Captain, NOVO 10 Hero II , and NOVO 7 Venus are all using the same quad-core APU from Actions Semiconductor. They follow the same firmware upgrade procedure. Thanks Darklore on Tablet Republic for translating the original Ainol guide in Chinese into this detailed instruction . Tip: Take note[...]

  • Ainol NOVO 10 Captain tablet

    How to fix Ainol NOVO 10 Captain not completing boot problem

    Problem description: You can turn on Captain, but it hangs at Ainol logo and cannot get into Android home screen Solution: Use the USB cable that comes with Ainol NOVO 10 Captain . Plug in the micro-USB side into Captain. Press and hold volume – button, plug the other end[...]

  • Ainol NOVO 10 Captain tablet

    Ainol NOVO 10 Captain tablet firmware (08/20/2013 V2) and firmware upgrade tool/instruction

    This is the firmware to fix the battery display related issue on Ainol NOVO 10 Captain . If you bought Ainol NOVO 10 Captain from us, you already have this version of firmware. PLEASE DO NOT flash firmware unless you have a problem. Do it at your own risk. Flashing[...]

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    Yet another Ainol NOVO 7 Venus firmware upgrade guide

    Here is another video showing you how to upgrade Ainol NOVO 7 Venus tablet firmware to Android v4.2. Click here to submit your review. Submit your review Name: *Email: Review Title: * Rating: 12345 Review: * Required Field Check this box to confirm you are human.

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    Ainol NOVO 7 Venus tablet firmware upgrade video guide – part 2

    cpuken put a nice step-by-step video guide to upgrade Ainol NOVO 7 Venus Firmware to Android v4.2. This is the part 2. Click here to submit your review. Submit your review Name: *Email: Review Title: * Rating: 12345 Review: * Required Field Check this box to confirm you are human.

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    Ainol NOVO 7 Venus Firmware Upgrade – Part 1

    cpuken put a nice step-by-step video guide to upgrade Ainol NOVO 7 Venus Firmware. Click here to submit your review. Submit your review Name: *Email: Review Title: * Rating: 12345 Review: * Required Field Check this box to confirm you are human.

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    How to delete (disable) the pre-installed Chinese apps on Ainol NOVO 10 Hero

    The Ainol NOVO 10 Hero we sell is the English Edition for oversea market, you can tell from the package box and reference manual – they are all in English. However, not like Flame, where Ainol has a special English version of firmware, Ainol uses the same firmware on both[...]

  • Ainol NOVO 7 Aurora II, ELF II, Mars, and Tornados Firmware Upgrade Instruction

    Ainol NOVO 7 Aurora II , ELF II , Mars, and Tornados follow the same firmware upgrade steps, since they all use AMLogic CPUs. Here is the instruction: You need to scroll up and down, and select certain options during firmware upgrade. Here is the mapping of keys: Scroll up:[...]

  • Ainol NOVO 7 Aurora English User Manual

    Ainol has released the official English User Manual for NOVO 7 Aurora . This User Manual should work for both the original Aurora and the new Aurora English Limited Edition with LG IPS screen . Here is the link to download it. novo7 Aurora User Manual Click here to submit[...]

  • How to change language and input method from Chinese to English on Ainol NOVO 7 Aurora and ELF

    Ainol NOVO 7 Aurora and ELF’s stock firmware is in Chinese. You can change language and input method from Chinese to English on Ainol NOVO 7 Aurora and ELF. Here shows you how to do it. Click here to submit your review. Submit your review Name: *Email: Review Title: *[...]

  • How to upgrade Ainol NOVO 7 Aurora and ELF firmware (ROM)

    Ainol NOVO 7 Aurora and ELF are both running AllWinner A10 CPU. You need to use AllWinner ’s LiveSuite.exe to install driver and upgrade firmware. Preparation: 1. Required files: Novo7 firmware image: Aurora 4.0.3 Chinese version (Factory update) firmware, Aurora Android 4.0.3 English version (uPlay Tablet) firmware, ELF stock firmware[...]