X70 Rugged Tablet for Motorcycle Bicycle Navigation Camera Field Monitor, 7 Inch 2600nit Ultra Bright Android Tablet, Octa Core 8GB+128GB, FHD IPS Touch Screen, 4G Dual SIM WiFi

I loved everything about this tablet, except for the hefty weight of 1300 grams (3 lbs.). I purchased this tablet for a BMW R1250GSA motorcycle and I have limited space to mount the tablet. The tablet comes with four M3 screw mounts on the back of the device, however they are spaced in a 90mmX100mm hole pattern which is not a VESA standard that I am aware of. Therefore, I was unable to use these mounting holes for my application and ended up returning the device. However, that should not reflect poorly on this tablet because it is the best made rugged Android 13 tablet that I have come across and I think the price point is very good for what you get. The description of the device on Amazon very accurately describes the tablet and if weight, or mounting options, are not an issue, this tablet would make a great choice. Also, since this tablet was going to be used on a motorcycle, I found the 7 inch display to be the perfect size. It's not so big that it covers the instrument cluster, but big enough to see at a glance while your riding. Great product!

UPDATES: I'll update this review as I use it more. There is so much to talk about so everything coulcn't be put into the initial review. All that stands but here are a few updates:As I described below, my use case is as a GPS and other functions while mounted on a motorcycle. Now I'm sure many of you will wear sunglasses (polaraized or not) or tinted helmet visors. Most displays on tablets and phones aren't easily visible when wearing sunglasses, especially if they are polarized. While polarized glasses cut glare they also making reading most displays very difficult. Not so with the X70. From about 30% brightness on up, you can read the X70's display in direct full sunlight as easily as any other tablet that is at its highest settings without sunglasses. The difference is simply amazing.While riding your primary focus is on the road or route ahead and you glance at any phone, tablet or GPS only as needed. Here is where the X70 really shines (no pun intended). That quick glance lets you see the display clearly no matter what. You don't have to visually search the display to find your location on the map or see controls for audio playback (say you stream music), you take a peek and all the information on the display is clear and bright. That help with safety since you aren't taking longer to see the display info that necessary.Here is a hint: For night riding, make sure you use the "dark" theme and set your maps to use the system theme "dark" so that the display is dark and information is contrasted. This is another area where that bright X70 display wins. With a dark theme, many other displays can't produce enough brightness to make the information show well in contrast. The X70 on the otherhand doesn't have this problem. Again, it makes a huge difference. Keep the brightness level to around 30 or 40%, somewhat lower if the route you are on has no street light or is a moonless night.More updates coming soon.As those reading my reviews already know, I do not accept anything for free in exchange for my reviews on Amazon, I purchase what I review so that you can trust what I say knowing what I got is what you would get and not something special or any influence to say good things about the product. I will always give you an honest review. Its simple really, no one who reviews a product they got for free can disregard they got it for nothing, could you? The saying goes you get what you pay for and since I always buy what I review it's worth at least that. I also keep what I buy unless it's defective to the point it can't be used.Background and use case. I wanted a table to put onto one of my motorcycles. I've been using tablets on my motorcycles since tablets were made, going all the way back to before there was an iPad, and iPhone or anything like that. These were Windows Tablet like the Compaq Concerto. There were very heavy, large, had dim displays by todays atandards and could only run on a battery for about an hour, maybe 2. There was no Android or IOS, just Windows 3.x or Pen Computing for Windows 95. I made my own mounts, used crude inverters to run them on a 12V motorcycle system and so on. GPS mapping was handled by an external serial GPS and Windows applications. Top notch stuff at the time.Then I changed as the tech did and moved to Android Tablets and large screen phones like the Hauwei Hero which BTW, is a fantastic phablet and to this day does as good or better than a lot of top tier phones being sold. Then Samsung got into the act with it's enterprise and rugged Tab Active series. They worked well and I've logged many thousands of miles on my bikes that had Tab Active tablets mounted. SOmething was always missing though and that something could not be fixed using different apps. That something is the true daylight in full sun readable display. I tried many other tablets too from very inexpensive to very expensive but none really made reading the display in full bright sun easy. Some were plenty bright but brightness is only half the picture, glare is the other half. On a motorcycle, the chances are with the limited positions where you can mount a tablet, the sun will shine directly on the display. Sun shades simply do not work well as they only provide shade from one angle and none when the sun is at your back and who doesn't like to ride with the early morning sun at your back? Sun shades also only shade part of the display so that just creates another problem to solve which is really unsolvable.That was the use case. I came across the Hard Rock as I searched for rugged full direct sun readable tablets. Honestly, there are some very expensive tablets are provide that feature but now they start to cost about as much as a good used motorcycle. Then as I often do, I search Amazon for the product I've found and researched to see if it's available. Rarely does Amazon dissapoint. I noticed the X70 and it's slightly less feature rich X7 available. SO here we are, the X70 in hand and I've put it through the paces.The first thing you notice is that the box is pretty sturdy itself but unlike so many other phones and tablets these days, it doesn't take a degree in unwrapping to open it up. SOme of you know what I'm talking about where it seems the box and folded up boxes inside boxes were designed by someone who really didn't want you to open them up. Inside is the tablet, a small printed Quick Start manual (more on that later) several cables. The cables are for the magnetic charging port, the USB is self explanatory and a cable that lets you run the tablet directly from a 12V electrical source such as a motosport battery. Ideally you would connect that to a distribution box like a Healtech or similar. That lets you power the X70 without using the magnetic connection charger port or USB. The USB is located behind a screw secured port so using the USB isn't as practical as say most other tablets. This is a double edged proposition because if you want rugged then covering the ports behind panels or plugs is a pretty standard way to do it. The downside is that you need to remove, swivel or pull out of the way the cover or plug. Its not a deal killer especially if you consider the use case which is mounting the tablet on a motosport vehicle like a motorcycle and not carrying it around all the time.I charged the X70 using the magnetic charger before first use which was really simple. It works like most magnetic chargers, get the dongle close to the port and it just snaps in, pretty securly in this case. You won't pull it off by accident which is something thoughtful. With many other devices using magnetic chargers, even a slight touch sepertes the connection and you don't know it. The X70 charged up quickly, about an hour or so and I disconnected it. I let the tablet sit until the next day and found it was still at 100% meaning there is no parasitic drains to worry about. Some devices will lose charge even after just one day, they will show 99 or 98% charge even without being used.WHen you turn the X70 on by pressing the red power dot button, make sure to give it a firm press. It's not a raised buttong so use a finger tip instead of finger pad. I suppose this is designed so that the tablet is not turned on or off by accident. You need to be aware of this because if you set the display to timeout and want to re-energize it, you'll need to make that effort as opposed to the simple slide over for most tablets and phones. Once you know what to do it's routine. If you pack the tablet one thing is certain, it won't turn on just from movement inside a backpack or other luggage. Anyone who travels a lot knows that it can happen that your fully charged device has no charge left because it got turned on as it shifted inside luggage. It still easy to turn the X70 on or refresh the display using gloves though.When the display comes on you almost want to reach for your sunglasses. In fact, if you decide to turn it on in a low light level room, beware that the display is very bright even when set on adaptive lighting. Next to every other tablet I have (about 10 different brands and models including rugged and those with advertised daylight readable screens) the X70 is brighter at 30% than they are at their maximum, everyone except the Samsung Galazy Pro (10.1" model). For inside use, you can set the X70's display level to zero and it's what other tablets and phones will be at 80%. Going outside, at 40% the X70's display is easily readable in direct high noon clear sunlight shining directly on the display. Even changing the angle the X70 was always readable. Readable to me means as easy to read as if indoors under optimum lighting conditions. Turning the display up to full is bright enough and glarefree to the point I can't even imagine a situation where you'd not be able to clearly read the display. There is a super-bright setting which gives you a notice when you select it that it uses a lot of battery charge. While this is true, the large battery capacity of the X70 means it will still last hours and not minutes. So what could the super bright setting be used for? Well, if you were camping it could light up the entire campsite easily. It would also work well as a work light if you has to setup a tent, work on your bike after dark or didn't have a flashlight handy and need to light up a trail or something like that. It is very very bright. It wouldn't be a good idea to use super-bright at night while riding, it would be too distracting but it's nicer to know that if you wanted to run your own drive-in movie you could.The case of the X70 is all about rugged. It's a full wrap case so besides the display, nothing is uncovered, noting is unprotected waiting to get chipoped or cracked. All the ports are secured with sturdy covers held to the case body by screws. While this means taking the covers off requires a tool most of us who travel have at least a basic keychain took that will work. The design part of this that could be improved would be for the screws to be captively heald to the covers so that you wouldn't lose them. They are small and are almost guaranteed to become lost forever if you drop one. Also, if you lose one of the screws you aren't going to find a replacement in most stores, visit an eyeglass shop or watch shop, seriously. The trick is too fully loosen the cover screw and then put a small piece of masking tape over it to hold it in place while you remove the cover. I'll say it again, if you are traveling and remove one of the cover screws such as to access the USB port, that small screw will by magic disappear never to be seen again, trust me. The case is easy to grip and even if your hands are moist or wet, the X70 isn't going to slip out of your hands unless you are more than careless. The color of the case is a sort of two tone affair. It isn't a super high contrast scheme and looks the part of being rugged.Getting into the operation, the system is standard bare bones Android 13 with only minor features to allow for using the super bright setting and so on. There is no bloatware, no ads and just what you'd expect from Android. That makes setting up and using the X70 simple and quick. The touch aspect of th display is good although once in a while my taps on some icon or symbol didn't register and since that never repreated I chalk it up to me and not the display. The display is 7" measured diaganolly and most of my tablets are larger so that could factor in. You'll go through the typical Android setup sequence and then have access to the playstore for apps and updates.I ran the first day using only WiFi from several different routers including Linksys, Arris and Netgear. The connections were quick but once in a while the X70 wouldn't get an address with an error saying the router was full. Rather strange and I had to disconnect and reconnect to the WiFi. How often did this happen? three times over as many days. The X70 always reconnected fine and remained connected so right now they are anomolies and not indicative os a system problem. The WiFi connections were reliable although not as strong as those on my Tab Active tablets. In the same room where I got excellent with the Tab Actives (both 8 and 10") the X70 pulled fair. Speed was good and speed tests using various test sites were approximtely the same. WiFi strength and speed are two different things. There are also lots of variables that affect signal strength so consider that. At no time did it affect functionality, video streamed well, downloads were as expected.The next day I installed various SIMs for cell service and all worked. I included T-Mobile, AT&T and Google FI (using Google APN not T-Mobiles which the sim uses as default). The data speeds were comparable to all my other devices and computers on the same network. Each SIM just worked without any configuration. Only the Google FI needed a small change to use Google instead of it's default setting of T-Mobile. Why this happens is unknown but it is true for many tablets and pohones using Google Fi and not unique the the X70.I tried out the location services using "device only". The GPS on the X70 is impressive and easily on par with those of the Tab Active devices which are always top tier. The sync to satellites is very very fast. There is no lag and accuracy is as good as I've ever seen. Since anyone buying the X70 would typically use it for mapping and location this is important. Even inside a car and truck where the X70 was set on the floor it never lost GPS signal connections. It also didn't matter what position the X70 was in, any side up and it just worked. Many devices will show different locations, slightly changing and even rotating maps back and forth as the device GPS locks on, loses lock and reconnects, Not so weith the X70, it was always 100% stable and refreshed extremely fast. Fast GPS refresh is important because at higher traveling speeds any lag can mean the difference between getting that turn and missing it.There is an indicator LED on the fact of the X70 which is Red while charging and Green when charged. It also turns blue and will flash. I could not find any reference in the quick start manual to tell me what that meant and the obvious thinking it was Bluettooth didn't hold up because it lit blue when Bluetooth was off. Trial and error revealed it was the GPS. When active it will flash blue. Its handly to know the device GPS is working but it can at times be distracting, especially at night. The LED is bright so you'll notice it. A piece of tape will cover it if you ride at night but then you also won't see if the battery is getting critically low or if it's fully charged. The battery has a lot of capacity and usually when the X70 is mounted you'll have one of the charging sources connected anyway. Still, I'd like to see a feature that let you either adjust the intensity of the indicator LED or turn it off for GPS activity.Being a rugged tablet, the speaker is rather typical, passable for such a device but nothing special. I connected the tablet to a bluettooth helmet camera/comms unit which worked well and it's doubtful anyone uses the speakers on a device while riding anyway, the wind and engine sounds are going to make hearing any speaker difficult. If yuou wanted to run an open air sound situation you could always use a bluetooth motorcycle speaker system.A word about eh Quick Start manual. It is small and sparse. It will get you going but besides that you need a bit or trial and error like I discovered about the indicator LED. The good part is that it is written properly in English and also has other languages included.There are two cameras and fairly typical the pictures taken are just a bit over saturated compared to the standard set by Pixel phones. The results are clear and crisp, just the oragnces and reds are a bit over saturated. If you need better pictures perhaps other software might provide closer the Pixel quality and there are plenty of setting in the stock software to adjust.The memory expansion is 256 gigs using SD memory. I'd prefer more, say 1 TB since I always load up service manuals, backup my helmet camera videos during trips and I can reach a 256 gig limit. It's not hard to swap cards but I'd like 512 at least and 1TB as optimum. I don't pack along other tablets or laptops on the road, one tablet is it so added storage memory would be welcome.I connected the X70 to a variety of other devices like a smartwatch, phones, and even Linux computers using Warpinator and everything worked as expected. File transfers went well using both WiFi and Bluetooth.I almost forgot, the X70 comes with a screen protector already installed. Personally, I am not a fan of screen protectors especially on devices that have Gorilla Glass as it seems like protecting something that is already protected but the screen protector on the X70 seems to be a very good one and has zero glare in direct sunlight. That isn't case with most screen protectors and often they also reduce the brightness of the display no matter how clear they claim to be. I found the screen protector to be no hinderance at all and I'm satisfied to leave it on.There are a lot of other features I'd like to review and speak to but for now this review goes out as is. I will update it it after a few weeks as I put the X70 through some real world rugged use situations. FOr now, can I recommend the X70? Sure. If you need a rugged tablet and as a primary consideration a tablet you'll be able to read in any lighting condition, right now the X70 is peerless. There won't be any excuses as to why you can't see the display clealy in any lighting condition. EVerything worked straight out of the box and there is no reason to think it wouldn't do everything you need for use as a tablet for motosports.Would I buy one? I did and so my money is where my mouth is. No freebies, no wink winks, just a review from someone who bought it and is using it.

Overall, this seems like a good tablet for off road or motorcycle applications. The screen is truly excellent, it almost looks like a paper map in bright, direct sunlight. It comes with a matte screen protector already installed. Another nice feature is the direct 12 VDC operation, which bypasses the battery to prevent overheating. Also not advertised is that the screen seems to work OK with non-touch screen compatible gloves. It works better with touchscreen gloves, but it is useable without them. Construction seems very high quality with IP68 waterproofing, vibration tolerance and solid cast aluminum or magnesium chassis.FYI, there are four M3-0.5 mm mounting holes on the back on a 90 mm W x 100 mm H pattern. These are threaded holes in the metal chassis that can be adapted to a custom mounting solution with your own adapter plate. I think that's a better option that the company's mount.There are just a few issues that the manufacturer should improve:1. The Android WiFi driver seems a bit buggy. I think it has issues with WPA3 WiFi security that causes the driver to crash. As a result, I had to toggle off/on WiFi to get it to reconnect every few minutes. I got around this by creating an unsecured guest network.2. Only one of the buttons (gear button) can be remapped in Android. The others are mapped to volume, home and back. I'd like to be able to remap the -/+ buttons to other keys, such as zoom map in/out.3. When running directly off of 12 VDC power, if you disconnect the 12V power (e.g. turn ignition off), the tablet will suddenly shutdown. It doesn't switch over automatically to battery. I find this kind of annoying, since it means I need to have the key turned to ACC to operate the tablet once it switches over to 12VDC. On the other hand, you can boot it up directly from battery with the vehicle off, but once the 12VDC comes on, you can't switch that off or the tablet will immediately loose power. So it handles the switch to 12VDC, but not the other way around. I'd like to see a software option to set this behavior.

Works for what I got it for. I can see the screen in direct sunlight on my boat. My only complaint is the WiFi connectivity. If you have to enter a password to connect to WiFi, it'll constantly lose and regain connection. You have to setup a password free router or Hotspot to use it.