Ainol Novo 7 Mars - A Decent 7-inch Android Tablet for 4.5K

You should consider this tablets if you main use is web browsing, social networking and gaming. They are small and light to carry and have a decent four hours or more of battery life. Some tablets are so inexpensive that it really makes access to mobile computing really inexpensive.  There are plenty of low cost tablets these days from manufacturers like Ainol, Archos, BMorn and Onda to name a few.  These tablets can be found with screen sizes from 7, 8 and 9.7-inch screens. Price ranges starting at Php3,000 to over Php10,000.

On the lower end of the price spectrum is the Ainol Novo 7 Mars at Php4,500. I was able to take a look at one of these in Digitag, while there to buy a hard disk power control module, and was pleasantly surprised at what it offered.


The Ainol Novo 7 Mars is a WiFi tablet with a 7-inch display with a decent 1024 x 600 resolution. Most tablets in this price range have a lower 800 x 480 pixel resolution. Inside is a 1 GHz processor, Mali 400 Graphics, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal storage and a 3700 mAh battery. Storage is expandable via a MicroSD card, with support for cards of up to 32 GB. The Ainol Novo 7 Mars comes with Android 4.0.3 pre-installed and has access to the Android Market. 


Some other things you might be looking for are not there. The Aino Novo 7 Mars does not have a primary camera, Bluetooth, GPS and HDMI out. Still not bad for the money.


Do we recommend these China tablets? Sure. The hardware not bad for what you pay. Build quality is so so, but they do work. Warranty is only three months. Still, for the asking price it is not a bad deal. 

There are lots of cheap tablet to avoid in this category. Don't buy anything running Android 2.3 or earlier. Do not buy those with 800 x 480 displays. The Ainol Novo 7 Mars is a cheap tablet worth buying.