Meet the Voyo VBook V1, a tablet that also wants to be laptop

After tasting success shipping their devices with Windows, Chinese tablet makers are now shifting focus towards productivity laptops.

In the recent past, we’ve seen a tonne of new tablets come out which feature ‘hybrid’ designs, mostly borrowed from the Lenovo Yoga series.

The Voyo VBook V1 is the newest of the lot. There’s a very recognisable pattern in these new tablets; they’re all hybrid, have Intel processors (most often the Z8300), and are fairly affordable.

In this case, the VBook V1 is just over $200.

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It comes with: an Intel Cherry Trail Z8300 1.44GHz quad-core processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM, a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800p display, 8000mAh battery, and a 2 mega-pixel front camera for video calls and the like.

It actually looks like one of the better offerings that have made their way on to GizChina in the recent weeks… mainly because of the 4GB RAM. If there was something I could change about the tablet, it would most likely be the display resolution. 1920 x 1080p would be more like it according to some, perhaps.

I’m going to try and source a review sample, so keep posted. Meanwhile, let us know what you think about the VBook V1 in the comments section below!

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- March 5, 2016
  It’s been all “Inspire” lately more than “Inovate”, so I am not so surprised 🙂 But I am sure it will have some fans tho.
Iudas
March 5, 2016
More than one month using Voyo A1 Plus Ultimate. Compared to this, the only one difference is 11,6inch display with 1920×1080. Price was $275 shipped from Europe. There are few things I am still fighting with, but For that price I would recommend this. Definitely!!
luděk
- Can you tell me the shop?
- Omer
  March 6, 2016
  - lesmil
    March 6, 2016
- Wondercool
  March 7, 2016
  This is interesting too, brand new. Better CPU (dunno how much better and slightly bigger format – which I like). I held off until I see some reviews
  http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_328661.html
  - Omer
    March 7, 2016
    Ok, but then you’re talking 350 euros.. Not saying you can get a decent fhd laptop for that price, but still: it is serious money for this type of stuff.
roni24
March 5, 2016
more resulotion,4GB, bigger screen- 12 plus, and better newer faster cpu
for less then 300$, any ideas?
- pa5t1s
  March 6, 2016
  Pipo W9S (14,1′ but same resolution and same CPU)… I ain’t seen something meeting your 4 criteria so far… but we are only in March 🙂
Anon
March 5, 2016
Could you review the 14 inch version instead? It seems like there a lot of problems with voyo vbooks.
balcobomber25
March 5, 2016
Looks like a knockoff Dell Inspiron, even the logo looks like Dells.
- denkem
  March 5, 2016
  It’s been all “Inspire” lately more than “Inovate”, so I am not so surprised 🙂 But I am sure it will have some fans tho.
Guest
March 5, 2016
More than one month using Voyo A1 Plus Ultimate. Compared to this, the only one difference is 11,6inch display with 1920×1080. Price was $275 shipped from Europe. There are few things I am still fighting with, but For that price I would recommend this. Definitely!!
luděk
- Can you tell me the shop?
- Omer
  March 6, 2016
  Yes Ludas, please tell us where you got it.
- Guest
  March 6, 2016
  I think it was gearbest…http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_254200.html?wid=3
- Wondercool
  March 7, 2016
  This is interesting too, brand new. Better CPU (dunno how much better and slightly bigger format – which I like). I held off until I see some reviews
  http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_328661.html
- Omer
  March 7, 2016
  Ok, but then you’re talking 350 euros.. Not saying you can get a decent fhd laptop for that price, but still: it is serious money for this type of stuff.

Guest
March 5, 2016
more resulotion,4GB, bigger screen- 12 plus, and better newer faster cpu
for less then 300$, any ideas?
- pa5t1s
  March 6, 2016
  Pipo W9S (14,1′ but same resolution and same CPU)… I ain’t seen something meeting your 4 criteria so far… but we are only in March 🙂
Stef
March 5, 2016
The return of netbooks. IMO that’s a sad development, probably it’s laptops comeuppance for keeping the prices way too high for too long. But really , atom processors, single channel ram, practically no external ports , low resolution … ought not to cut it.
The netbooks are back with a vengeance, I hope it would push laptop manufacturers to create better priced products, but I honestly fear that they simply emulate them on what netbooks are bad at. Low processing power, fewer external ports… we’d see

Guest
March 5, 2016
Could you review the 14 inch version instead? It seems like there a lot of problems with voyo vbooks.

Stef
March 6, 2016
The return of netbooks. IMO that’s a sad development, probably it’s laptops comeuppance for keeping the prices way too high for too long. But really , atom processors, single channel ram, practically no external ports , low resolution … ought not to cut it.
The netbooks are back with a vengeance, I hope it would push laptop manufacturers to create better priced products, but I honestly fear that they simply emulate them on what netbooks are bad at. Low processing power, fewer external ports… we’d see
realjjj
March 6, 2016
4GB RAM doesn’t stand out, that’s the min you see nowadays in these products.
Atom is so tired at this point, luckily AMD’s Stoney Ridge is arriving soon.Not a direct competitor, kinda like SD650 vs 8xA53, higher power and price but more appealing. Will cover the gap between Atom and low end dual core Skylake – there is a big perf and price gap there.
- Roberto Tomás
  March 6, 2016
  Well it does kinda stand out. 2gb 1080p tablets for 100 to 150 are pretty common right now. But I agree, 4gb is minimum for a usable win10 pc. This one has a ridiculuous screen, and although they call it a hybrid it doesnt look detachable to me…
  - realjjj
    March 6, 2016
    Looks like a flip not detachable. As for 4GB, that’s pretty standard now on new devices like this one (not android tabs), as RAM prices are very good. Screen wise, there is some 10$ cost difference between HD and FHD, so not difficult to go FHD but this model aims to be cheaper.
    But my main point was AMD Stoney Ridge as it should target sub 400$ laptops at up to 15W and will arrive this year.
    The top Stoney Ridge part vs Atom http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/5528154?baseline=5129061
    vs Skylake Pentium http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/5390636?baseline=5129061
    Intel lists those 2 parts at 35$ and 161$, ofc large OEMs pay a lot less for the Pentium but still a large price gap that Stoney Ridge can exploit and allow us to escape the Atom single core perf.

Joel Adames
March 6, 2016
I would really like someone to copy that BLACKBERRY Priv.
I know there are a bunch of people that would like a physical keyboard on their android devices. That goes for that PASSPORT device as well.
To the PRIV, then give it a back fingerprint reader to fix the empty space some people say some have in the back, and upgrade front camera and upgrade the speaker AND either an Exynos or an Sd820 geeez even a MtK-X20 could do a better trick that the 808 (yeah I know is a good processor but if it is going to go main sail it needs to have everything top shelf (from either companies/suppliers) to claim that kind of price….)
The same goes for the real PRIV 2
🙂
‘Cuz I was talking from a copy company from China, 😉
- balcobomber25
  March 6, 2016
  I think most companies are going to wait for the long term sales numbers of the Priv before offering something similar. Many of the initial sales were from long time Blackberry fans who would have bought anything with the BB name on it (like they did with the Z series). If it continues to sell well you will see competitors.
  - Joel Adames
    March 6, 2016
    I would have saved my money for it but the SoC didn’t truly convince me and it turned out to be good according to reviewers and so but would be ending my saving about this time then and still having to wait for those thing I said in the 1st comment.
    …(there are some bad reviews but those did not update their devices, even when its been out for more than 4 months and about 5 updates have been released)
    - Muhammad Yasir
      March 6, 2016
      are u sure ? how much did the Priv cost ? i guess it was a criminal price in MY country (nearly 0.1 million PKR )
      - Joel Adames
        March 6, 2016
        It is still going around USD$ 700.00 for a new one, given that the new Galaxies are out I guess that price should drop a little …
        Muhammad Yasir
        March 7, 2016
        a little ?!
        it should drop by a LOT considering the solid fan base the samsung series have
- Muhammad Yasir
  March 6, 2016
  im actually HOPING for a respectable BB PRiv copy from China !
  please Meizu , xiaomi , DOogee and co. listen to our prayers !
  - Joel Adames
    March 6, 2016
    I think doogee is the more bold from those but in their case their device would come in a mediatek X20 version (hopefully) so maybe that could reduce pricing….
    - Muhammad Yasir
      March 7, 2016
- MattD
  March 6, 2016
  I’m SO waiting for something like that, even before priv came out… It could be an hell of a device because it wouldn’t be slim anyway, so they can feed us with a big camera sensor and a fat battery… Couple it with a decent soc (this year the best choices look sd650 and 652 to me) and front facing speakers, and it’s a total beast!
  - Joel Adames
    March 6, 2016
    It already has front facing speakers, but not loud enough. The Priv is around $700 USD so for a SoC I either want top one from either of the 3 for raw power to play “”angry birds”” ;-). But you are on the same track as I am.
    - MattD
      March 6, 2016
      I was talking about an hypothetical phone from whatever brand, not about the priv specifically, thus my point about front facing speakers… That BB sure is overpriced (like every BB phone), so yeah, at that price point I too would want a top notch soc… But at a 200-250$ price tag I would gladly stick with a sd650 device having all of those other specs ?

realjjj
March 6, 2016
4GB RAM doesn’t stand out, that’s the min you see nowadays in these products.
Atom is so tired at this point, luckily AMD’s Stoney Ridge is arriving soon.Not a direct competitor, kinda like SD650 vs 8xA53, higher power and price but more appealing. Will cover the gap between Atom and low end dual core Skylake – there is a big perf and price gap there.
- Roberto Tomás
  March 6, 2016
  Well it does kinda stand out. 2gb 1080p tablets for 100 to 150 are pretty common right now. But I agree, 4gb is minimum for a usable win10 pc. This one has a ridiculuous screen, and although they call it a hybrid it doesnt look detachable to me…
- realjjj
  March 6, 2016
  Looks like a flip not detachable. As for 4GB, that’s pretty standard now on new devices like this one (not android tabs), as RAM prices are very good. Screen wise, there is some 10$ cost difference between HD and FHD, so not difficult to go FHD but this model aims to be cheaper.
  But my main point was AMD Stoney Ridge as it should target sub 400$ laptops at up to 15W and will arrive this year.
  The top Stoney Ridge part vs Atom http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/5528154?baseline=5129061
  vs Skylake Pentium http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/5390636?baseline=5129061
  Intel lists those 2 parts at 35$ and 161$, ofc large OEMs pay a lot less for the Pentium but still a large price gap that Stoney Ridge can exploit and allow us to escape the very weak Atom single core perf. First compelling APU in years from AMD, should be interesting if OEMs get some decent machines out there.

Joel Adames
March 6, 2016
I would really like someone to copy that BLACKBERRY Priv.
I know there are a bunch of people that would like a physical keyboard on their android devices. That goes for that PASSPORT device as well.
To the PRIV, then give it a back fingerprint reader to fix the empty space some people say some have in the back, and upgrade front camera and upgrade the speaker AND either an Exynos or an Sd820 geeez even a MtK-X20 could do a better trick that the 808 (yeah I know is a good processor but if it is going to go main sail it needs to have everything top shelf (from either companies/suppliers) to claim that kind of price….)
The same goes for the real PRIV 2
🙂
‘Cuz I was talking from a copy company from China, 😉
- balcobomber25
  March 6, 2016
  I think most companies are going to wait for the long term sales numbers of the Priv before offering something similar. Many of the initial sales were from long time Blackberry fans who would have bought anything with the BB name on it (like they did with the Z series). If it continues to sell well you will see competitors.
- Joel Adames
  March 6, 2016
  I would have saved my money for it but the SoC didn’t truly convince me and it turned out to be good according to reviewers and so but would be ending my saving about this time then and still having to wait for those thing I said in the 1st comment.
  …(there are some bad reviews but those did not update their devices, even when its been out for more than 4 months and about 5 updates have been released)
- Guest
  March 6, 2016
  im actually HOPING for a respectable BB PRiv copy from China !
  please Meizu , xiaomi , DOogee and co. listen to our prayers !
- Guest
  March 6, 2016
  are u sure ? how much did the Priv cost ? i guess it was a criminal price in MY country (nearly 0.1 million PKR )
- MattD
  March 6, 2016
  I’m SO waiting for something like that, even before priv came out… It could be an hell of a device because it wouldn’t be slim anyway, so they can feed us with a big camera sensor and a fat battery… Couple it with a decent soc (this year the best choices look sd650 and 652 to me) and front facing speakers, and it’s a total beast!
- Joel Adames
  March 6, 2016
  It already has front facing speakers, but not loud enough. The Priv is around $700 USD so for a SoC I either want top one from either of the 3 for raw power to play “”angry birds”” ;-). But you are on the same track as I am.
- Joel Adames
  March 6, 2016
  I think doogee is the more bold from those but in their case their device would come in a mediatek X20 version (hopefully) so maybe that could reduce pricing….
- Joel Adames
  March 6, 2016
  It is still going around USD$ 700.00 for a new one, given that the new Galaxies are out I guess that price should drop a little …
- MattD
  March 6, 2016
  I was talking about an hypothetical phone from whatever brand, not about the priv specifically, thus my point about front facing speakers… That BB sure is overpriced (like every BB phone), so yeah, at that price point I too would want a top notch soc… But at a 200-250$ price tag I would gladly stick with a sd650 device having all of those other specs 😁
- Guest
  March 7, 2016
  yeah … here’s to hoping bro !
- Guest
  March 7, 2016
  a little ?!
  it should drop by a LOT considering the solid fan base the samsung series have
Muhammad Yasir
March 6, 2016
no discrete GPU means no Laptop … its a freak of technology , a genetic mis match between a tab and a notebook and a VERY underpowered one !
Laptop’s should be capable of running PC games !
- Stef
  March 6, 2016
  Like I say about most 2in1s: Bad Laptops, bad tablets,
  I don’t get why all the Chinese makers started making them. You either have to make them big like Microsoft (pack a serious punch in them in the form of i7 and ssds) or not at all. Those half-hearted attempts are good for very few, I don’t know what imaginary need do they think that they cover by pumping out merchandise of marginal use…
  - Muhammad Yasir
    March 7, 2016
    agreed !
    im hoping to see MORE chinese companies jump into ACTUAL pc market and make ACTUAL laptops and PCs … Xiaomi are rumored to be making something with a 4th Gen i7 , a GTX 760m and 8GB RAM .. for a very affordable rate. all quite enough for RESPECTABLE gaming at mid-high gaming at 30+ FPS stable !
    now if more companies could start thinking like this , they could have a whole new market to wage an economical war on ! think how interesting and exciting would THAT be instead of half-assed attempts at making psuedo-tablet mockups !
- Waron Sanguanwongwan
  July 28, 2016
  - Muhammad Yasir
    July 28, 2016
Guest
March 6, 2016
no discrete GPU means no Laptop … its a freak of technology , a genetic mis match between a tab and a notebook and a VERY underpowered one !
Laptop’s should be capable of running PC games !
- Stef
  March 7, 2016
  Like I say about most 2in1s: Bad Laptops, bad tablets,
  I don’t get why all the Chinese makers started making them. You either have to make them big like Microsoft (pack a serious punch in them in the form of i7 and ssds) or not at all. Those half-hearted attempts are good for very few, I don’t know what imaginary need do they think that they cover by pumping out merchandise of marginal use…
- Guest
  March 7, 2016
  agreed !
  im hoping to see MORE chinese companies jump into ACTUAL pc market and make ACTUAL laptops and PCs … Xiaomi are rumored to be making something with a 4th Gen i7 , a GTX 760m and 8GB RAM .. for a very affordable rate. all quite enough for RESPECTABLE gaming at mid-high gaming at 30+ FPS stable !
  now if more companies could start thinking like this , they could have a whole new market to wage an economical war on ! think how interesting and exciting would THAT be instead of half-assed attempts at making psuedo-tablet mockups !
- Waron Sanguanwongwan
  July 28, 2016
  it’s a net book. If anyone want a netbook, this is a good choice.
- Guest
  July 28, 2016
  k den … (aint nobody got money fo that !)
Ylletroja
March 7, 2016
Everything that is important in this “laptop” is just too poor:
– Screen resolution
– RAM
– CPU
Else it could have been a great travel comapnion.
Ylletroja
March 7, 2016
Everything that is important in this “laptop” is just too poor:
– Screen resolution
– RAM
– CPU
Else it could have been a great travel comapnion.

bluevaping
March 18, 2016
It weights less then detachable tablets of the same size. 1.7 pounds. Don’t have to play with resolution and DPI scaling, sounds good to me.
bluevaping
March 19, 2016
It weights less then detachable tablets of the same size. 1.7 pounds. Don’t have to play with resolution and DPI scaling, sounds good to me.

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