[Device Reviews and Information] TeutonJon78:
FNF iFive Air 9.7" Tablet​

CPU: Rockchip RK3288 Quad-core Cortex-A17 processor, 1.8 GHz (seems to be locked to 1.6 GHz for heat/battery concerns without much loss in performance, maybe lower binned processor)

GPU: Mali-T764 (or Mali-T760MP4 - 4 core GPU)

Screen: 9.7", 2048 x 1536 (4:3), Capacitive, Retina, IPS, 10-point multi-touch

Memory: 2 GB DDR3 RAM (not sure if LP or not), 16/32 GB eMMC, microSD, OTG

Networking: WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, Miracast

Camera: 8MP back camera , 2MP front camera

Sensors: Gravity Sensor, Gyroscope

Battery: 8200mAh

Net weight: 534 g / 18.84 oz

Size: 240 x 168 x 7.5 mm (review measured at 240 x 168 x 7.8 mm)

OS: Android 4.4.4 (RK3288 are supposed to get 5.0, so this device might as well)

Rebranded versions: HaierPad 971 in Europe

Official Links

Main Page

Product Page (Tab Order: Info / Pics / Specs / Intro Video / Firmware / 16 GB TMall / 32 GB TMall)

5Fans Subforum

Reviews

iambillbil (Chinese - use your favorite translator -- Chrome built-in or Bing seem to work well, Google Translate is slower)

Appearance

Hardware Evaluation

Performance Evaluation

Game Evaluation

Endurance Evaluation

Other

iFive Air Skin Review

Mu-Yun's Review

iMP3.net Review

Videos

Official Intro Video (YouTube Version)

Unboxing

Unboxing and Tactile Test from HongKongGeek

Accessories

Cases

There is an "official" case for the tablet -- it's a PU leather flip case in 5 colors (black, white, blue, pink, and gold) that can be found on AliExpress and other similar sites searching for "iFive Air case". There are two brands of the case that can be found -- one with a brown interior with volume holes that seem off to one side based on the pictures. The other one has a gray interior with centered volume holes. I got the gray one and it actually fits quite well. There are some areas that aren't protected well (mostly the lower right corner. I ordered the "black" one, which is actually much more of a dark gray. It actually really looks good with the white front and light gray back. The cutouts match very well (better than it looks in the pictures).

iPad Air/iPad 5 cases -- as the dimensions are close (240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm), some of those cases might work as long as you take care to get the ones that leave the top part of the tablet exposed for the different port layout -- they may also not work. According to iambillbil in his "Appearance" review, you can use the iPad Air hard plastic and silicone covers as the buttons and cameras line up (although, from his pictures, not quite exactly) but not the Apple shell covers (I assume he means the magnetic attach ones, but I'm not sure). I ordered an iPad Air Origami case from AliExpress. Even thought the dimensions match, the side profile of the tablet is different from the iPad Air, so it didn't fit in the case at all. The case needed the slightly more rounded profile shape.

universal 9.7" tablet cases

Screen Protectors

The tablet comes with a screen protector installed. iPad Air protectors should work as well, but they will generally have a cutout for the home button which is unneeded for this tablet.

ROMS

Official Firmware

Official 4.4.x Firmware

Official 5.1.x Firmware

Official 6.0.x Firmware

Official Alternative Firmware

My Custom ROMs

4.4.x

iFive Air 32GB Nexus v1.1.0.x (Bare Base)

iFive Air 32GB Nexus v1.1.2.x (Bare Base)

5.1.x

iFive Air 32GB Nexus v2.0.6.x (Bare Base)

CrewRKTablets' ROMs (Thanks Oma!!)

4.4.x

Oma's Customized Stock v1.x

Oma's Customized Stock v2.x

Oma's OmniROM (RK32xx Generic)

Oma's Air AOSP

5.1.x

Oma's AOSP 5.1.1 v1.1

Oma's CM12.1 v1.2.1

Oma's 5.1.1 Custom Stock v1.0 (based on 2.0.3)

6.0.x

Oma's 6.0.x AOSP Based

Oma's CM13 Based

Custom Recovery (Thanks CrewRKTables!)

CWM 6.0.5.1 / TWRP 2.8.3.0

CWM 6.0.5.1 / TWRP 2.8.4.0

TWRP 2.8.4.0 for 5.x+

TWRP 3.0.0 for 6.0+

Known Issues and Bugs (All ROMs)

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Tutorials

Official Firmware Flashing Instructions (Translated)

Firmware Customization Tutorial

Rooting the iFive Air

Resources

RK3288 Specs

Mali-T760 Specs

CNX-Software RK32xx News

Dev Resources

Firefly Dev Board Wiki

Linux Rockchip Wiki

Androtab

Linuxium

CrewRKTablets Dev Forum

Freaktab

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