Alldocube iPlay 40 review: an all-around tablet with some minor compromises
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Hi,
Could anyone explain to me what am I missing please.
1. I managed to unlock the bootloader thanks to reg66's guide
2. I've got the tablet reset to defaults, I enabled USB debugging
3. Now I'm struggling with this step to reflash the tablet:
Select option 1 and hit enter, then option 0 for fastbootd and enter. Device should now reboot to fastbootd. Hit enter again to return to main menu. Select option 3 and enter. Should get flashing messages in Utility-T1020S_v02 window. Keep window open for later…
When I execute run.bat I see the serial number of my iplay40, I can select option 1 and then 0. The tablet reboots but at this point it looks like it's got no connectivity with the run.bat script (ADB server).
I can then manually enter Recovery using volume keys and then select "Install update from ADB". run.bat starts responding again by the looks of it but no matter what option I chose the tablet immediately reboots to fastbootd menu.
thanks in advance,
Mike
Could anyone explain to me what am I missing please.
1. I managed to unlock the bootloader thanks to reg66's guide
2. I've got the tablet reset to defaults, I enabled USB debugging
3. Now I'm struggling with this step to reflash the tablet:
Select option 1 and hit enter, then option 0 for fastbootd and enter. Device should now reboot to fastbootd. Hit enter again to return to main menu. Select option 3 and enter. Should get flashing messages in Utility-T1020S_v02 window. Keep window open for later…
When I execute run.bat I see the serial number of my iplay40, I can select option 1 and then 0. The tablet reboots but at this point it looks like it's got no connectivity with the run.bat script (ADB server).
I can then manually enter Recovery using volume keys and then select "Install update from ADB". run.bat starts responding again by the looks of it but no matter what option I chose the tablet immediately reboots to fastbootd menu.
thanks in advance,
Mike
Try with latest adb fastboot. It should boot to fastbootd with the utility numbers. I'll have a look to see which version I'm using later
Hi again,
Using the latest ADB tools I managed to get a bit further but I cannot flash vendor.img (all img files are from Utility-T1020S_v02)
C:\adb>fastboot flash boot boot.img
Warning: skip copying boot image avb footer (boot partition size: 0, boot image size: 18601984).
Sending 'boot' (18166 KB) OKAY [ 0.793s]
Writing 'boot' OKAY [ 0.476s]
Finished. Total time: 1.285s
C:\adb>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Warning: skip copying recovery image avb footer (recovery partition size: 0, recovery image size: 41943040).
Sending 'recovery' (40960 KB) OKAY [ 1.834s]
Writing 'recovery' OKAY [ 1.253s]
Finished. Total time: 3.102s
C:\adb>fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
Sending 'vbmeta' (1024 KB) OKAY [ 0.050s]
Writing 'vbmeta' OKAY [ 0.182s]
Finished. Total time: 0.233s
C:\adb>fastboot flash vendor vendor\vendor.img
Sending 'vendor' (438252 KB) OKAY [ 19.039s]
Writing 'vendor' FAILED (remote: 'unknown reason')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Is there another way to push out vendor.img?
I can now boot to TWRP fastboot (nothing else seems to work).
Using the latest ADB tools I managed to get a bit further but I cannot flash vendor.img (all img files are from Utility-T1020S_v02)
C:\adb>fastboot flash boot boot.img
Warning: skip copying boot image avb footer (boot partition size: 0, boot image size: 18601984).
Sending 'boot' (18166 KB) OKAY [ 0.793s]
Writing 'boot' OKAY [ 0.476s]
Finished. Total time: 1.285s
C:\adb>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Warning: skip copying recovery image avb footer (recovery partition size: 0, recovery image size: 41943040).
Sending 'recovery' (40960 KB) OKAY [ 1.834s]
Writing 'recovery' OKAY [ 1.253s]
Finished. Total time: 3.102s
C:\adb>fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
Sending 'vbmeta' (1024 KB) OKAY [ 0.050s]
Writing 'vbmeta' OKAY [ 0.182s]
Finished. Total time: 0.233s
C:\adb>fastboot flash vendor vendor\vendor.img
Sending 'vendor' (438252 KB) OKAY [ 19.039s]
Writing 'vendor' FAILED (remote: 'unknown reason')
fastboot: error: Command failed
Is there another way to push out vendor.img?
I can now boot to TWRP fastboot (nothing else seems to work).
"new" iplay 50 = iplay 40h
with android 12
and less ram rom
maybe we could install iplay 50 rom (android 12) to iplay 40h ?
www.alldocube.com
with android 12
and less ram rom
maybe we could install iplay 50 rom (android 12) to iplay 40h ?
Alldocube iPlay50(T1030) firmware download
www.alldocube.com
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55I was able to enable Gaps on build system-squeak-arm64-ab-vndklite-gapps.img.xz
Need to change
/system/build.prop
/system/system_ext/etc/build.prop
/system/product/etc/build.prop
These lines
ro.product.product.brand=Alldocube
ro.product.product.device=T1020S
ro.product.product.manufacturer=Alldocube
ro.product.product.model=iPlay_40
ro.product.product.name=iPlay_40
ro.product.board=ums512_1h10
ro.board.platform=ums512
ro.product.build.fingerprint=Alldocube/iPlay_40/T1020S:12/SP1A.211105.004/211103:userdebug/test-keys5TWRP and ModSuper for gsi only for the IPlay40 (t1020s) model
You need to unlock the bootloader https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-some-minor-compromises.4212541/post-85850877
install Disable encryption in Utility-T1020S_v01Alldocube iPlay 40 review: an all-around tablet with some minor compromises
The good: 1. Great build quality. 2. Clear and...
forum.xda-developers.com
You need to download:
ModSuper for gsi https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-some-minor-compromises.4212541/post-86307695
In addition, you will need a micro SD card in order to move these files to it.
Copy the unpacked files mod_super_gsi-v1.img and gsi rom to the memory card
restart adb recovery
install for section super mod.super.gsi.sparse.v2.img
wipe factory reset
reboot recovery
install for section system gsi android 10 or 12 arm64 a/b pre-unpack from archive https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki/Generic-System-Image-(GSI)-list
restart system
configure gsi rom
restart adb recovery
install gapps android 10 arm64 pico https://opengapps.org/ or android 12 https://www.pling.com/p/1462970/
restart system3
This is the best build 12 https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases
You can add a line to the file debug.sf.latch_unsignaled=0 in /system/build.prop. This removes graphic artifacts, but not all
Used assembly system-squeak-arm64-ab-vndklite-floss.img.xz alternativ gapps
Very fast assembly
After flashing gsi 12, format data - yes and rebooting, twrp stops working
To change something in the system sections, vndklite assemblies are needed3Solid performance
The Alldocube iPlay 40 is powered by Unisoc’s T618 processor, which has an octa-core CPU (2 Cores of Cortex-A75 clocked at 2.0GHz and 6 cores of Cortex-A55 clocked at 2.0GHz) and ARM’s Mali-G52MP GPU.
This chipset was released in 2020 and built on 12nm process, so it is relatively new, and it offers better performance than MediaTek’s P60 or Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 66X, which are the most commonly used SoC. In budget and midrange tablets. There’s also 8GB LPDDR4 RAM inside the slate to handle multitasking.
The iPlay 40 has easily beaten other budget tablets in Antutu and Geekbench 5. Even the Teclast M40, which is powered by the same Unisoc T618 chipset, scored significantly lower than the iPlay 40 in both tests.
In the GPU-focused 3DMark Slingshot Extreme test, the iPlay 40 was also returned with decent scores.
The storage inside of the iPlay 40 is relatively slow. The Sequential Read speed is only 106.27mb/s in Androbench’s readings, falling behind most other entry-level tablets including Alldocube’s very own iPlay 30, which was released three months ago. But in comparison, Teclast uses even lower-quality storage in both of their M40 and P20HD.
In the real-world use, the Unisoc T618 processor actually offers more than enough horsepower to drive the tablet for the tasks it is intended for. The iPlay 40 is smooth and responsive most of the time, I had no issues watching 4K YouTube videos in Chrome, with many other image-heavy webpages loading at the same time. The slate is also capable of keeping many big applications running in the background, thanks to its whooping 8GB RAM.
However, the iPlay 40 isn’t the best video decoder, as it scored only 827 in Antutu video tester, but for those normal video formats, you always have the choice to use software decoding. I’ve tried many clips and the slate can play all of them smoothly.
Gaming should not be your main reason to buy a tablet. With that said, the iPlay 40 can run most games installed from Play Store without issues. I tried Asphalt 9, PUBG and Arena of Valor, all of them can run smoothly at moderate settings.
Superb connectivity
The iPlay 40 supports dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, 4G and full phone functionalities. It won’t have fancy features like 5G and WiFi-6, but we don’t expect it to.
The 128GB internal storage should be sufficient for most users. For those who need more, the tablet supports a TF card of up to 2TB!
Basic cameras
There are two cameras on the iPlay 40, a front-facing 5MP camera and an 8MP main camera. Those cameras can be useful for unlocking, video-chatting, and scanning QR code, but you won’t want to “archive your life” with them. Even in perfectly-lit conditions, most photos I took with the main camera were either over-exposed or under-exposed, and there wasn’t much life to them. In low light, the photos were simply horrible. In an era when most entry-level smartphones come with dual or triple camera setups, there is really no place for tablet photography.
Subpar battery life and charging speed
The Alldocube iPlay 40 houses a 6000mAh Li-Po battery, smaller than the capacity of most of its peers. Even with a more power-efficient processor, the iPlay 40 still only gives me around 7 hours’ screen time on a full charge.
With display brightness and speaker volume both set at 50%, the iplay 40 lasted 7 hours and 55 minutes in our battery rundown test, where we played a 1080P video on loop.
This iPlay 40 doesn’t support any form of quick charge. The supplied wall charger is rated 10W (5V-2A), a full charge (0%→100%) takes about 4 hours. In comparison, the Lenovo Tab P11 comes with a 20W QC3.0 charger, while the Smasung Galaxy Tab A7 supports 15W charging.
Verdict: an all-around tablet with some minor compromises
The Alldocube iPlay 40 isn’t designed to break any new grounds, but it is an Android tablet which gets a lot of essential things right. It has a sharp and colorful display, which makes it ideral for video streaming, web-browsing and even light gaming. The T618 processor offers more than enough power for everyday tasks. 4G and phone functionalities means the tablet can be a serviceable phone whenever needed.
The absence of a fingerprint reader, slow storage and low battery capacity could all be potential deal breakers for many, but for a tablet priced as low as the iPlay 40, it’s really unfair to ask for perfection. With UFS 2.1 storage, higher quality speakers and much, much better cameras, the Lenovo Tab P11 is still a superior piece of tech in many aspects. But if horsepower is on top of your priorities when choosing a tablet, you won’t get anything better than the iPlay 40 in the same price range.
