Teclast X98 Pro 4GB RAM Windows 10 tablet costs $258


We’re starting to see some genuinely powerful budget tablets coming out of China. After Rockchip, Allwinner and MediaTek, Chinese tablet makers seem to have found the right combination in the Windows OS and an Intel SoC.

The Teclast X98 Pro is a new device that does the aforementioned and more. If you missed it, let me quickly take you through the specifications.

The X98 Pro comes with a 9.7-inch  2048 x 1536 QXGA IPS display, an Intel Cherry Trail T4 Z8500 quad-core processor @2.24GHz, 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM. If you care, there’s also a couple of cameras in a 5 mega-pixel rear camera and a 2 mega-pixel front facing camera.

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It is quite clear that the X98 Pro is pretty high spec’d. Out of the box, the device is supposed to run Windows 10 which should save you the process of upgrading.

The X98 Pro is on pre-order at Gearbest for US$258. You can check out the listing by following this link. Teclast also offer a Microsoft Surface-esque keyboard case and a stylus pen if you want to get the most out of the device.

We’ve a review sample on our way to us, and a review should follow soon.

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51 Comments

  1. sudione
    August 27, 2015

    Where is modem LTE?:(

    • Crake
      August 27, 2015

      Yes Man, nowadays how can people buy a tablet without 4G, LTE, or any other names ???

      • Андрей Драбчук
        August 27, 2015

        Very simple) In Ukraine we have very rare 3G network) And it is very expensive for ukrainian people. Our goverment starts 4G in 2018 ))) So …

        • Dante
          August 28, 2015

          Oh man you are incredibly unlucky – the 5g project begins in 2018 lol

      • Flaat
        August 27, 2015

        Becuase we hava a phone with LTE and turn on the wifi hotspot….

    • Freeje
      August 27, 2015

      There is a 3G model called Air 3G and it is being sold for about $175.

    • steelicon
      August 28, 2015

      Supposedly coming 2016 Q1 or late 2015 Q4. Hope it is World Dual LTE-A pentaband.

  2. Natsumi
    August 27, 2015

    Stop using windows so buyers have to spend much more money…. for gosh’s sake!!!!!!!! Ò___Ó

    • jasonx
      August 27, 2015

      Microsoft license is free for small OEMs. how do you think there’s crap ton of chinese brands offer Win8 and now Win10

      • Natsumi
        August 27, 2015

        I assumed it was enough cheap. Either way, I don’t like backdoors full of worms and espionage agains users. Crap no thanks.

        • hans
          August 27, 2015

          yes, android and apple are much better there, come on grow up

          • Natsumi
            August 28, 2015

            I prefer gnu/linux, not apple. You grow up XD

            • hans
              August 28, 2015

              a tablet with ubuntu , please, I would like that

        • hans
          August 27, 2015

          and you get upgrades on windows, even more than you want

          • Natsumi
            August 28, 2015

            don’t want them

  3. roni24
    August 27, 2015

    if it was 12′ or bigger, i would have buy it, because i have been looking for something like this for a long time.
    tablet pc with strong cpu and windows, just connect keybord and mouse and you have a laptop that wight less then a 1kg and big battery for 10 hours, all for a small price of 260$, it worth it.
    too bad, i will wait for the next thing…….

    • Max
      August 28, 2015

      12″ tablets are pretty scarce tho. i personally know of no one with decent specs at least.

      • Hans
        August 29, 2015

        Have a look at the new onda v116 with intel core m, not cheap

        • Max
          August 29, 2015

          it’s 11,6″ and doesn’t have pc or notebook replacing specs with 2GB of Ram, tho the rest is pretty good. but the poster above me asked for 12″ or more. no tablet will ever replace a decent speced notebook or even a desktop and on top of that NEVER EVER for less money than a decent notebook. will you get a decent notebook for 260$? no. so you’ll never get a decent tablet able to replace a notebook for less.

  4. sudione
    August 27, 2015

    Where is modem LTE?:(

    • Guest
      August 27, 2015

      Yes Man, nowadays how can people buy a tablet without 4G, LTE, or any other names ???

    • Андрей Драбчук
      August 27, 2015

      Very simple) In Ukraine we have very rare 3G network) And it is very expensive for ukrainian people. Our goverment starts 4G in 2018 ))) So …

    • Flaat
      August 27, 2015

      Becuase we hava a phone with LTE and turn on the wifi hotspot….

    • Guest
      August 28, 2015

      There is a 3G model called Air 3G and it is being sold for about $175.

    • steelicon
      August 28, 2015

      Supposedly coming 2016 Q1 or late 2015 Q4. Hope it is World Dual LTE-A pentaband.

    • Dante
      August 28, 2015

      Oh man you are incredibly unlucky – the 5g project begins in 2018 lol

  5. Natsumi
    August 27, 2015

    Stop using windows so buyers have to spend much more money…. for gosh’s sake!!!!!!!! Ò___Ó

    • jasonx
      August 27, 2015

      Microsoft license is free for small OEMs. how do you think there’s crap ton of chinese brands offer Win8 and now Win10

    • Natsumi
      August 28, 2015

      I assumed it was enough cheap. Either way, I don’t like backdoors full of worms and espionage agains users. Crap no thanks.

    • Guest
      August 28, 2015

      yes, android and apple are much better there, come on grow up

    • Guest
      August 28, 2015

      and you get upgrades on windows, even more than you want

    • Natsumi
      August 28, 2015

      don’t want them

    • Natsumi
      August 28, 2015

      I prefer gnu/linux, not apple. You grow up XD

    • Guest
      August 28, 2015

      a tablet with ubuntu , please, I would like that

  6. Guest
    August 27, 2015

    if it was 12′ or bigger, i would have buy it, because i have been looking for something like this for a long time.
    tablet pc with strong cpu and windows, just connect keybord and mouse and you have a laptop that wight less then a 1kg and big battery for 10 hours, all for a small price of 260$, it worth it.
    too bad, i will wait for the next thing…….

    • Max
      August 28, 2015

      12″ tablets are pretty scarce tho. i personally know of no one with decent specs at least.

    • Guest
      August 29, 2015

      Have a look at the new onda v116 with intel core m, not cheap

    • Max
      August 29, 2015

      it’s 11,6″ and doesn’t have pc or notebook replacing specs with 2GB of Ram, tho the rest is pretty good. but the poster above me asked for 12″ or more. no tablet will ever replace a decent speced notebook or even a desktop and on top of that NEVER EVER for less money than a decent notebook. will you get a decent notebook for 260$? no. so you’ll never get a decent tablet able to replace a notebook for less.

  7. August 28, 2015

    I wonder if it’s worth it to pay $100 more to get the Cube i7 Stylus with the Core-M instead.

    • Dante
      August 28, 2015

      Yea – i wondered about that too

  8. 10basetom
    August 28, 2015

    I wonder if it’s worth it to pay $100 more to get the Cube i7 Stylus with the Core-M instead.

    • Dante
      August 28, 2015

      Yea – i wondered about that too

  9. SPLEND1D
    August 29, 2015

    marvellous indeed

  10. SPLEND1D
    August 29, 2015

    marvellous indeed

  11. TabletMode
    September 7, 2015

    no GPS,

    no Gyroscope
    no LTE

  12. Guest
    September 7, 2015

    no GPS,

    no Gyroscope
    no LTE

  13. Vytautas Bogdan
    September 11, 2015

    “Teclast also offer a Microsoft Surface-esque keyboard case and a stylus pen if you want to get the most out of the device” – where can I find it?!

    • September 11, 2015

      Most reseller stores such as gearbest, geekbuying, everbuying and some aliexpress sellers should have it, but you’ll probably have to wait a bit.

  14. Vytautas Bogdan
    September 11, 2015

    “Teclast also offer a Microsoft Surface-esque keyboard case and a stylus pen if you want to get the most out of the device” – where can I find it?!

    • Yash Garg
      September 11, 2015

      Most reseller stores such as gearbest, geekbuying, everbuying and some aliexpress sellers should have it, but you’ll probably have to wait a bit.

  15. Billator
    September 26, 2015

    Best price for teclast x98 pro at 237.69$ (8 pcs left)
    http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_231370.html?vip=47824