Onda v919 – Seller Impressions and Unboxing w/ Device 1st Impressions

[Ritzie]

I forgot but another thing to add on to the Hardware setup is to connect/install an external Graphic Card
Let’s see if it will improve the performance

If overheating occurs, I’ll think of a way to install a cooling fan.

[Chris G]

Thanks for the hands on and first impressions, very detailed. Good move on switching from the Onda v116w, I found mine overheated to 88 degrees and the build quality is not the best I have seen from a Chinese tablet.

The battery meter should have moved from 68%, maybe on report it would have then reported 50ish %? Battery life I could manage around 5 hours in Windows on my Onda v919. What kinda of usage are you seeing?

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[Ritzie]

Hi Chris,

Just turned on my Onda v919 again (haven’t fully used it as my setup is not complete 😀 … talk about being OC)
It is now at 64% which is weird because, yes, I am expecting 50ish % of battery life….
I haven’t checked the usage yet.
Let me turn it on again and tell you all about it tonight (tomorrow by the time you read this)

[Chris G]

WHen you switch OS do you find the battery meter drops a large amount? I found this issue with my Onda v919

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[Ritzie]

Actually, I was expecting that to be so… but no…
There was no drop in the battery charge

I just turned it on now and it is now at 60%
I’m currently putting it on Standby for further battery tests while shifting between Windows 8 and Android.

[Ritzie]

How the hell were you able to open the card latch?!!!
It’s too damn hard! So tight!

Not only that… The issue you had in your video with the cover/latch on the left side where it pops up is also evident.
It is currently NOT that prominent in my case as it is new but you would definitely notice that it pops up on the left side because the right side is firmly secured and doesn’t “bounce” when pressed.
In addition, you would notice that the latch is NOT in a straight line because the left side is popped out (very slightly in my case but it might be prominent from prolonged usage).

[Chris G]

Yes it’s one of the things I don’t like about the V919, that flat is a poor design choice if you remove sd cards often it going to be an issue in the future.

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[Ritzie]

I’m now feeling the battery burn… LOLZ!
From 60% usage, it went down straight to 48% in just an hour of use…. So I’m estimating that this unit will only last between 4 to 5 hours of regular use based on my mobile lifestyle and 24hr 3G connection.
Good thing I ordered the PowerBank but let’s see how convenient it is when travelling.

[Chris G]

Yes around 5 hours at best. Unlike the Teclast X98 Air 3G which is around 7 hours.

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[Ritzie]

I’m thinking that I’ll only have 3 hours of gaming time and 4 hours of videos and streaming via WiFi
3G surfing and streaming would half it down… quite the annoyance… LOLZ!
Work stuff is not an issue as I need a desk and access to power and WiFi when working.

Again, let’s see how convenient it is when PowerBanks are with you.

[Chris G]

Gaming on most of these tablets is 3 hours, I can almost get maybe 3:45 on my X98 Air 3G.

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[Vasishtha]

@Ritzie
I don’t think an external graphics card will be of any use…the USB 2.0 will bottleneck the s**t out of it. The costs alone for a VGA dock is above 80 dollars I believe (‘village’ brand I think).
I do believe an antivirus is a must (for windows), I’ll look up lightweight antiviruses that won’t drain the battery to much.
I’ll post my findings later on 🙂

[Ritzie]

@Ritzie
I don’t think an external graphics card will be of any use…the USB 2.0 will bottleneck the s**t out of it. The costs alone for a VGA dock is above 80 dollars I believe (‘village’ brand I think).

Eh??!! Too bad… it was a nice thought though…
I was planning to use USB3.0 Hub with 5 ports but I see your point there…
Assuming I have other devices connected to the hub, it will affect the External Graphics card performance.
So, nah… I’ll experiment on this when I have enough money… Im lowering the priority of this for now…

@Ritzie
I do believe an antivirus is a must (for windows), I’ll look up lightweight antiviruses that won’t drain the battery to much.
I’ll post my findings later on 🙂

Please do post your findings on a separate thread so we can discuss it freely 😀
I am interested on lightweight but very reliable antiviruses… so far AVG does its work for me

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