[Review] Cube Free Young X5 Review

[Blinky]

Cube Free Young X5 3GB 32GB MTK8783 Octa Core Android 7.0 4G Phablet 8.0 Inch 1920*1200 13MP Gray




Hi Guys.Now we have something different from a tv box to review.We have the new Cube Free Young X5 8.0 Inch Octa Core Android 7.0 4G Phablet from cube.http://www.cube-tablet.com/cube-fei-young-x5.html

The tablet arrived to the UK in 5 working days via DHL with £18 customs to pay.

Front of the X5



Rear



Sim card slot + Micro SD slot



Micro USB Charging port = 3.5mm headphone jack



Rear Camera



Power Button, volume up & down rocker



And the speaker on the bottom




Some specks from the webpage

Main Features:
- 8.0 inch, 1920*1200 pixels display
- 64Bit MTK8783 Octa Core
- 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM
- 13.0MP back camera + 5.0MP front camera
- Android 7.0 OS

Specifications:
Brand: ALLDOCUBE / CUBE Free Young X5 T8 Pro
Color: Gray
Material of back cover: Plastic + Metal
OS: Android 7.0
CPU: MTK8783 octa core
GPU: Mali-T720 MP3
Band:
4G FDD LTE 1800/2100MHz (B1/B3); TDD B38/B39/B40/B41
3G WCDMA 2100MHz; TD-SCDMA: 1900/2100MHz
2G GSM 900/1800MHz
SIM Card Slot: Dual SIM Card dual standby ( One Micro SIM + One Standard SIM)
RAM: 3GB
ROM: 32GB
Screen type: IPS
Screen size: 8 inch
Screen resolution: 1920*1200 (WUXGA)
External Memory: Support TF card up to 128GB (not included)
Camera: Dual cameras, 5.0MP front camera, 13MP back camera with flash light and auto focus

Basic Function:
Music format: AAC, APE, FLAC, MP3, WAV, WMA
Video format: H.263, H.264, MPEG4
Picture format: BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG
MS Office format: Excel, PPT, Word
Earphone Port: 3.5mm
GPS: Yes
WIFI: 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth: Yes, V 4.0
G-sensor: Support
Speaker: Supported
MIC: Supported
FLASH: FLASH 11
HTML5: Support
Multi-touch: Yes, 10 points touch
Multi-language: Supported
Additional Features: 3G, Alarm, Bluetooth, Browser, Calculator, Calendar, FM, GPS, Gravity Sensing System, OTG, People, Phone, Wi-Fi
Battery Capacity(mAh): 3.7V / 3800mAh, Li-ion polymer battery
Size: 20.00 x 14.00 x 1.00 cm
Weight: 200g

The Free young x5 is powered by an octa-core 1.5 GHz MediaTek MTK8783 processor & Mali-T720 GPU, with 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage

The x5 has a 8-inch screen also Full HD 1920 x 1200 resolution, and is comes with a 13MP rear camera with LED flash light,A 5MP front camera.Dual-SIM 2G/3G/4G,(1 Micro sim & 1 full sized sim) dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.0. The x5 only has two ports one being the micro USB 2.0 port and the other is the 3.5mm audio jack. Sensors on the x5 are the g-sensor, light sensor,proximity sensor and GPS.

On unboxing the tablet i was surprissed to see there was no power addaptor,Just the USB Charging lead ,the x5 tablet and the instructions.

On the first boot the tablet was in chinese so i downloaded the English language pack uninstalled the chinese one.That seemed to work for most things but some things were still in chinese + there was no google play store installed (Tried lots of ways to side load it with out any luck)I then asked my the guys at cube if there was any new firmware and hip hip hooray we now have a fully English free young X5 with a working google play store (English Firmware below)


Flash tool

https://androidmtk.com/smart-phone-flash-tool

Firmware

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1sl0mnPN

Password: mon3

A quick look video Review



The Free young x5 has a metal shell in silver,The power button & volume up and down buttons are on the right hand side,Speaker and mic on the bottom,USB Charging port & 3.5mm head phone jack are on the top edge of the tablet.On the rear on the x5 is the 13MP camera and behind that via unclipping the plastic cover is the sim card slots and the SD card slot.

The battery is only a 3800 mAh of capacity giving the average user about 3 to 4 hours battery life watching video etc.

From 100% full charge,I watched a 2 hour youtube video over wifi that took me down to 59% battery,I then loaded up another 2 hour movie again over wifi and that gave me a low battery warning 15% after a hour and a half.I was able to fully watch the 2nd movie leaving me 9% of battery so overall im happy with the battery life on this tablet.

The device itself respond's quite fast also apps and game's load up in little to no time.Iv been playing ashphalt 8 today witch the x5 handels fine.When a sim card is inserted the device works just like a mobile phone (Ok you wont be putting this in your jeans pocket as its a little on the large side) Sorry i cant test the 4g network as mine runs on band 20 the 800mhz and the x5 dont have the band 20 capability.

A few photos from the 13MP rear cammera























Some tech stuff

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Wifi



GPS





Basic Unboxing Video



Whats in the box

1 x Cube X5 Tablet

Instruction manual

USB Charging lead

[davysal28]

Hi Blinky,

Thanks for the great review!!

I've just got mine too. But worked all weekend to get Google Play Store working!
Not able too..

You posted a link to firmware with store in it..

Can you answer these following questions :

1) Is there a faster link where I can download firmware?
2) anyway to root device?

Thanks,
Davy

[Blinky]

Hi Blinky,

Thanks for the great review!!

I've just got mine too. But worked all weekend to get Google Play Store working!
Not able too..

You posted a link to firmware with store in it..

Can you answer these following questions :

1) Is there a faster link where I can download firmware?
2) anyway to root device?

Thanks,
Davy

Hi Davy,Sure iv just uploaded it to mega for you as baidu can be slow sometimes.

English Firmware with working play store

https://mega.nz/#!IShmERBQ!XbEBlvxo2S-Yi...MXph08h0nA

Flashing instructions can be found here

https://androidmtk.com/flash-stock-rom-u...flash-tool

Iv not yet found a root solution as of yet,Once I find one I will post it here and if you could do the same I would be greatfull.

Blinky

[davysal28]

Hi Blinky,

Thanks!
Downloading it now..
Worked all week to get play store working!

If I find a root solution I'll post it here too.

Keep it up with the posts! Very nice.

Thanks,
Davy

[Zoeluo]

Hi, Is it possible to install linux?
http://www.cube-tablet.com/cube-fei-young-x5.html