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This 8" tablet on AliExpress seems too good to be true (www.aliexpress.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It claims to have a Dimensity 9000 SoC and if you include 12GB of RAM this seems pretty powerful for a very inexpensive price. I can't find any reviews on it though.

Any thoughts?

Edit: Not sure why the Aliexpress link doesn't work but here's the screenshot and specs

Model No.: Tab14
CPU: Dimensity 9000 Deca Core (Latest 10 Core)
SIM/TF: 2 SIM Card Slots (Nano SIM) + 1 TF Card Slots (Maximum support extension 128GB)
Screen: 8.0 Inch 4K Screen
Resolution :2560*1600
Camera: Front Camera 24MP+ Rear Camera 48MP
Memory: 12GB RAM+512GB ROM/6GB RAM+128GB ROM
System: Android 12 System
Battery: 8800mAh High Density Lithium-ion battery
Unique Back Cover: Hot Bend 3D Plating Gradient Glass Back Cover. It is art, it is also technology!
Net-Work: GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz, 3G: WCDMA850/1900/2100MHz, 4G,5G
Vibration:Support
Multi Media: MP3/MP4/3GP/FM Radio/Bluetooth
Multi Function: Full screen, Face recognition,Screen finger print, Dual SIM, Wifi, GPS, Gravity Sensor, Alarm ,
Calendar,Calculator,Audio recorder ,Video recorder, WAP/MMS/GPR, Image viewer,E-Book,World clock
Languages: Multi-language support

Seems super sus...

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I personally wouldn't buy a technological device from AliExpress, especially if there is no reviews including any photos.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Without actual photoes yeah, but you can buy a lot of awesome things from there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

What would you use it for? There's no way I'd put any of my login credentials on there, or any thing that has any access to payments. Nothing that has access to my personal data or communications, so.... seems like a non-starter for me.

I might get something that connects to my WiFi, but only to the guest network, or a separate network.

Basically assume that it has some irremovable malware in the firmware.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah but I only buy from AliExpress if I am ok with losing the money i paid for in case it's a scam so I've only bought some cheap USBs from there.

Edit: typo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You can buy devices from ali but not anything especially generic devices with insane specs. I got flagship phones from there $200 or $100 less than other places. B

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I know people who have and they're pretty satisfied with their purchases (mostly for audio stuff, though). But I agree i won't buy something there without reviews.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Most likely fake specs, or built from low quality rejects, and filled with spyware and ads.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

No reviews, it's most likely a scam

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've seen this game before. You'll get the tablet, but the specs are all faked in some way or another. Very likely you'll end up with a 1280x800 screen with a Dimensity 900 SoC instead. Yes, the hardware will report 2560x1600 but your eyes will tell you it's definitely 1280x800.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is exactly what I'm suspecting of happening

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

404 on the link, but it's quite possible the specs are just made up, that's pretty common on phones/tablets from weird brands. Software support will also be a huge issue since updates are really unlikely, and it will probably be buggy.

If you want a decent tablet that isn't too expensive, the Samsung Galaxy Tab series is solid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aliexpress link is broken?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I accidentally included the #link part. Should be working...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I just get "Sorry, the page you requested can not be found:(".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Check out Techtablets reviews on YouTube. He does some good reviews on some China brands. Teclast and Dogee seem reputable. Other than the usual Xiaomi, etc.