[Review] FNF Ifive Mini 4s tablet
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I can confirm this works. I disabled this the very first time I turned on the tablet and I have not had a single SOD occurrence.
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Even with 2D option disabled?
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I'm experiencing a different issue anyway.. When I reboot the tablet I have to remove and insert again my SD (Kingston 32GB - Manufacturer Phison - so as long as I know it's a legit one).
Weird.. I used a Samsung 16GB and didn't notice this before.. I should make some test with it again..
Once inserted after booting the device no problem whatsoever with the SD..
Yes, with 2D off. I have very few SoD now (before 2D was every time tablet came idle) but i'm still one trouble.
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I'm not using SD card, sorry
What a big surprise! Battery capacity is 6700mah instead of 4800 mah. => +39% battery life.
No bug with last firmware. Perfect tablet, better than the description.
And only 10 days delivery from HK-2 warehouse to France in colissimo shipping without taxes.
No bug with last firmware. Perfect tablet, better than the description.
And only 10 days delivery from HK-2 warehouse to France in colissimo shipping without taxes.
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It just need more choice for accessories cases and folio in several colors and materials like rubber silicon.
Hi all !!
With this new battery, How many time can you use your tablet (idle and in normal use) before recharge it ?
Does it change anything ?
Its short lifetime, as everyone seemed to said it, has always prevented me to buy it until now ...
Is there any changes, now ?
!!With this new battery, How many time can you use your tablet (idle and in normal use) before recharge it ?
Does it change anything ?
Its short lifetime, as everyone seemed to said it, has always prevented me to buy it until now
...Is there any changes, now ?
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is the buzzing noise over audio jack problem still present on the latest revision?
Hi all
With this new battery, How many time can you use your tablet (idle and in normal use) before recharge it ?
Does it change anything ?
Its short lifetime, as everyone seemed to said it, has always prevented me to buy it until now
Is there any changes, now ?
In sleep mode with all the background apps, 20 days.
Before installing all these app, only lost 4% per 24hours.
In play mode I think at least 4hours with medium light and wifi. But I'm not sure, it is a present for my daughter's Christmas. Only use a few hours to install apps and movies
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I can confirm this too. Knowing there was a problem and listening for it hard, I can't detect any sound issues with a Nov. 2017 vintage tablet.
Battery life is much like earlier reviews but perfectly usable for a few hours eyeball time. Camera is still shockingly bad, but the screen is the jewel in the crown for this price point.
What I don't get about the design (same for ipad mini):
So you have the larger bottom/top bezels for gripping the device while gaming in landscape mode. But...
This 4:3 ratio is supposed to be great for reading/browsing but you've got no side grip in portrait mode because of the thin bezels. So you've got to wrap you hand around the entire device. Fine for short periods but unless you've got Chuck Berry hands, it's not comfortable for long.
Also, when you buy a tablet, it would naturally be the go-to device for occasional nav. Scrap these worthless cameras once and for all and put in gps, that would be a smarter design imo.
So you have the larger bottom/top bezels for gripping the device while gaming in landscape mode. But...
This 4:3 ratio is supposed to be great for reading/browsing but you've got no side grip in portrait mode because of the thin bezels. So you've got to wrap you hand around the entire device. Fine for short periods but unless you've got Chuck Berry hands, it's not comfortable for long.
Also, when you buy a tablet, it would naturally be the go-to device for occasional nav. Scrap these worthless cameras once and for all and put in gps, that would be a smarter design imo.
I still have the same issue after disabling 2D hardware acceleration, can you help me?
I'm still using sod killer now
Thanks for the review!
A few quick questions!
Are you still happy with this tablet after your review?
About the memory (2GB+32GB) are these memories handled as a "unified storage" (single storage) meaning you can install all apps on the whole memory area and not only on the 2GB RAM ?
I know my older chinese tablets did not have unified storage, resulting I only have possibility to install Apps in the tiny 1 or 2 GB RAM.
Regards, Mikael
A few quick questions!
Are you still happy with this tablet after your review?
About the memory (2GB+32GB) are these memories handled as a "unified storage" (single storage) meaning you can install all apps on the whole memory area and not only on the 2GB RAM ?
I know my older chinese tablets did not have unified storage, resulting I only have possibility to install Apps in the tiny 1 or 2 GB RAM.
Regards, Mikael
brainvision
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What? There's no device that will install apps or program into RAM (that is per definition a non written memory)
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Hi
I have just received the "new" version of tablet w S/N CCM10... and latest firmware 1.11.
Battery is still the same 4800 mAh, I have measured it while charging (5->100% = 4700 mAh), so AIDA is reporting wrong capacity (6700).
Second proof is that, if You go to Android battery settings it will show that miscellaneous is using a lot of battery and this is the difference between battery capacity reported by Android (6700) and system measured used capacity.
I have just received the "new" version of tablet w S/N CCM10... and latest firmware 1.11.
Battery is still the same 4800 mAh, I have measured it while charging (5->100% = 4700 mAh), so AIDA is reporting wrong capacity (6700).
Second proof is that, if You go to Android battery settings it will show that miscellaneous is using a lot of battery and this is the difference between battery capacity reported by Android (6700) and system measured used capacity.
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11I have now had my FNF Ifive Mini 4s, that i ordered from China, since March 7th (Shipping took only 14 days) so i think it is time for a review
Key features
- Android 6.0
- 7.85" 2048*1536 display
- RK3288 Quad Core CPU at 1.8Ghz
- Mail-T764 GPU
- 2 GB DDR3 RAM
- 32 GB Internal storage
- 4800mAh Li-Po battery
- SD-Card slot
- 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4Ghz+5Ghz WIFI
- Bluetooth 4.0
Disadvantages
- Batterylife is only around 2 hours of screen on time with maximum brightness.
- Bottom speakers instead of front-facing.
Design and build quality
I really like the bezels on this device. They are nice and small on the sides and a little bigger on the top and bottom. This makes using the tablet for media consumption really comfortable, since there is just enough space for your thumbs on each side of the tablet when it is tilted to the side.
The front of the tablet is all glass. The frame is made of metal and the back has glass in the top and bottom and plastic inbetween. This combined makes an overall sturdy tablet. The tablet has no flex at all when trying to bend it or press down on different spots, so this makes me confident it wont break on normal use.
The buttons are much better than on other tablets at this price point. They dont wobble too much and I am confident they wont fall out or get stuck. The MicroSD-slot works nicely and so does the 3.5mm headphone jack.
The dimentions are 230 x 169 x 7 mm.
Display and screen
The display on this tablet was what made me buy it in the first place. A 2048*1536 display on a 150 USD tablet seemed crazy, so i bought it to see for myself. The display is truly great and very enjoyable to look at, even for long periods of time. In the time I have had it, I have seen severeal movies on it and even read an e-book. Since the screen is 7.85" it has a pixel density of 326.11 PPI
Android 6.0.1
The tablet comes with stock Android 6.0.1. It comes with no bloatware at all which I appreciate alot and it is updated regularly. In the time I have had it, I have gotten 3 updates, which fixed the small amounts of problems it had when I first recieved it. The ROM runs smoothly with no stutters at all thanks to the RK3288 CPU and Mail-T764 GPU.
Camera
The camera is not that good, only 8MP in the rear and 2MP in thefront. I can not really see a use for a camera in a tablet anyway, since I think it is too big for that, so this does not matter to me.
Benchmarks
Antutu
Basemark OS II
Battery Life
When the brightness is set to max and the tablet is used normally I get around 2 hours of screen on time. When the screen is set to the minimum brightness I get around 5-6 hours of screen on time. The battery life is okay, but I think they should have made the device a little thicker and added a little more battery. With my use I have to charge it either every night or every other night.
Conclusion
I think the FNF Ifive Mini 4s definently is worth its price. It is a great tablet for watching movies and Youtube videos, browsing the internet and playing games (but dont expect a high framerate on titles like Grand Theft Auto). I would definently recommend buying this tablet. It is simply an amazing tablet concidering its price of only approximately 150 USD.
I rate it 8.5 out of 10
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EDIT: I just updated to 1.0.8-W, which should work on all devices, new as old, and this seems to boost perfomance nicely. To update, use this tutorial, but use this tool and img instead of the ones mentioned inside the tutorial Thanks to RVA84 for letting me know this in the comments.2
For you and anyone else complaining about the poor battery life/battery drain:
1. First - The battery is 6700mAh and not 4800mAh as declared everywhere on web so that's should be enough for everyday usage (currently I got 4-5 SOT for web browsing and lite gaming)
2. Upgrade to the latest firmware version 1.06.
3. After upgrade wipe the system cache.
4. Disable ''Keep Wi-Fi during sleep''.
5. Turn on Android's developer mode and disable animations:
-Go to Settings > About, then tap on Build number several times to enable Android developer mode
-Go to Settings > Developer options, and scroll down to Window animation scale, Transition animation scale, and Animator duration scale.
-Tap on each of the animation options and turn them off.
6. For more speed, install a lightweight launcher (for this tablet I prefer Nova Launcher)
Hope this helps.2
